- Never forget the dreams that have faded or lost,
For to lose those, or to let go,
Is the same as to die... -
BLUE SEA
HEAVEN
Chapter 2
*One year ago...*
"Yuna, it's time."
Yuna stopped whistling at the sea, turned and nodded to her friend Lulu.
It was time to give her speech.
"Okay," she responded and followed her to the Blitzball stadium, where
Spira awaited.
*
With people cheering, a smile on her face and her friends by her side,
Yuna took her seat as new High Summoner, and as she came down, gave
one huge sigh of relief. She had been extremely nervous about this
speech, and now finally she had that weight off her shoulders.
"You killed Yunie," said Rikku. "Just what the people needed."
"Thank you Rikku."
"So ah, what happens now?" she asked.
At this, Yuna remained silent. That was a good question. Really, she had
never thought of this scenario, at least this far. High Summoner was a
title reserved for those who had defeated Sin, but they were never around
to really assume the position. What to do had never entered her mind.
"I don't know," she reponded.
"What? What was that?" asked Rikku, not catching the statement.
"No- nothing."
Yuna had always thought that not knowing what to do was some kind of weakness
in her, so she usually just said what was on her mind, but now, even she
lacked words.
'THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL SPEECH FOLKS, AND NOW TO CONMEMORATE THIS NEW AGE
OF PEACE THAT SPIRA HAS ENTERED, WE SHALL HOLD A SPECIAL EXHIBITION GAME
OF BLITZBALL BETWEEN THE TOP TWO PLACES THIS SEASON: THE BESAID AUROCHS
AND THE LUCA GOERS!'
The packed stadium erupted in cheer at the announcement. What better way
to celebrate a new era with a game of Blitzball.
"Well, that's my cue," said Wakka as he stood and walked to the door.
"Good luck," muttered Lulu.
"Knock 'em dead!" said Rikku cheerfully.
Yuna smiled at him. "Win this one for us, Ok?"
"You bet. I'll be back soon, ya."
Yuna nodded and turned her attention to the stadium, which slowly filled
with water from the pipes. This was right. A little fun to start
a new life with.
*****
'SCORE FOR THE GOERS! WOW, WHAT A GAME FOLKS! BOTH TEAMS ARE TIED IN ONE
OF THE MOST EXCITING GAMES I'VE EVER SEEN! ONLY THIRTY SECONDS REMAIN
IN OVERTIME, BOTH TEAMS WITH THREE GOALS EACH, AND IF THE TIE ISN'T
BROKEN, WE'LL DEFINATELY HAVE TO GO TO SUDDEN DEATH!'
Wakka took note of the announcer. He moved quickly into center field,
just as had been planned.
'Ok, now's the time...' he thought.
A hard tackle and a fumble later, the ball was in his hands, with only 15
seconds left, and he was a little away from the goal.
'This one's for you bro.'
With the Goers' defense off his back, Wakka threw the ball from his hands
high up, readied his nerves and pushed himself up; he twisted three
times, and by the fourth, arched his back as his right foot came to
connect with the ball just with the right timing...
(POW!)
The ball scuried through all players so fast that none were anywhere
near fast enough to block it. The Goers' goalie locked his eyes on
the target, saw it coming straight to the center, and was dumb enough not
to get out of the way...
'What the! OOOOfffffff...'
With the goalie, the ball went right in.
'WOW! WHAT A SHOT BY AUROCH CAPTAIN WAKKA! SCORE AUROCHS'! AUROCHS WIN!
AUROCHS' WIN WITH A SPECTACULAR SHOT BY CAPTAIN WAKKA! FOLKS, THIS IS ONE
FOR THE RECORD BOOKS!'
The stadium exploded into a frenzy of cheering, every voice overthrown
by another in excitement.
Rikku cheered the loudest from the balcony, calling out to Wakka. Kimahri
remained stoic by Yuna, Lulu simply smiled.
Yuna, on the other hand, remained motionless.
It was a simple shot, at least to everyone else, but she knew the difference.
It was different, of course, but the similarity was undeniable.
That was Tidus' shot. His customized version of the Jecht shot, altered a
bit to suit Wakka's abilities. Surprised, she remained silent, but
shook her head and began to cheer for her friend.
At least she now knew that she wasn't the only one missing Tidus.
*
The night settled in, and all was rather quiet. It was something that had
always made her wonder.
Sin was dead. Forever. Whenever Sin was defeated, all of Spira usually
didn't sleep until a week after. It was kind of funny now.
Now, all Denizens of Spira slept soundly in their beds, dreaming of a
peace everlasting.
Yuna closed her eyes and breathed in deep the cool and salty night sea air,
just as the nightlight turned on in Dock 2. She was sitting on the peer's
edge, letting her feet soak in the water.
'What happens now?' she asked herself, as she looked into the crystal clear,
but dark water.
That was the best question ever made to her.
Peace for Spira; a prosperous time of joy...
But, what of everything else?
The people of Spira were important, but what would happen to all else.
Yevon? The teachings? The Al Bhed? Everything...
What would happen to the people when they realized that Yevon was nothing
but a fraud; a ploy of Maesters to keep their power? She didn't know.
All she knew for sure, was that for tonight, people would sleep comfy
in their beds. Not a care in the world. At least for one night, and that
was worth anything.
She decided to try something, now that she was alone. She concentrated,
just as Lulu had told her, held out her hands, and closed her eyes tight.
She felt the tingle, the rush, and then a slight moistness on her palms.
She opened her eyes and saw that her attempt of mixing two spells-fire and
blizzard-had resulted in only melted ice.
"Oh well..." she said as she let the water drop into the sea. "I'll get
it soon enough."
"Sure you will!"
Yuna gasped and turned. Rikku was right behind her, standing innocently
with her hands behind her and a sunny smile on her face.
"You scared me."
"Sheesh, I'm not that ugly," she said. She took to Yuna's left side and sat.
"I was hoping I'd get you alone. Hadn't had much time to do that today."
"Yeah, everything's so confusing..."
"Yunie, are you ok?"
The question caught her off guard. No one had asked her that yet. And, quite
frankly, she hadn't thought about it herself.
"Yes, why?"
Rikku shook her head. "Like Auron said, you're not very good at lying."
"I uh... well, I guess, but really, I don't know how to answer."
"I miss him too."
That she had expected, but it still hit her like a ton of bricks.
"It's barely been three days, but I miss him already. He was fun to have
around, wasn't he?"
Yuna wanted to sound happy, but couldn't pull it off. "Yes, he was fun.
I miss him too. A lot."
"I know," she responded as she laid her head on Yuna's shoulder. Yuna grabbed
Rikku's hand, which grasped back. "You know, to tell the truth, I did kinda
like him. I mean, who doesn't like a nice blond guy with blue eyes?"
Yuna smiled at that.
"Rikku, thank you."
Rikku smiled. "You're welcome," she whispered. "Yunie, what're you gonna
do now?"
Yuna stuttered. "I- don't know."
Rikku stayed silent, but gripped Yuna's hand a little harder. "I'm scared."
"What? Why?"
"Because I don't know what's gonna happen. I mean, we finally got Sin, but...
Is that enough to really bring true peace?"
"Good question, but I don't think anybody knows the answer yet."
They both went silent for a little while, staring out into the sea.
"I want to..."
"What?" Rikku asked, barely catching the statement.
"I want to go... to the Moonflow."
"Huh?" she said as she got off Yuna's shoulder and looked at her.
"I'll tell everyone. I want to go to the Moonflow. I want to see it at
night."
For a moment, Rikku didn't understand why she wanted to go there, but then
she remembered that Tidus had wanted to stay at the Moonflow until nightfall,
but they were unable to. She jumped up, quickly ran behind Yuna, who followed
her, and began her little 'dance.'
"Start packing, 'cause we leave in the morning!"
End of Chapter 2
A. N.
I know it's been cheesed to death, but I just had to use the Moonflow
segment.
'Till next time...
BlackDragon
For to lose those, or to let go,
Is the same as to die... -
BLUE SEA
HEAVEN
Chapter 2
*One year ago...*
"Yuna, it's time."
Yuna stopped whistling at the sea, turned and nodded to her friend Lulu.
It was time to give her speech.
"Okay," she responded and followed her to the Blitzball stadium, where
Spira awaited.
*
With people cheering, a smile on her face and her friends by her side,
Yuna took her seat as new High Summoner, and as she came down, gave
one huge sigh of relief. She had been extremely nervous about this
speech, and now finally she had that weight off her shoulders.
"You killed Yunie," said Rikku. "Just what the people needed."
"Thank you Rikku."
"So ah, what happens now?" she asked.
At this, Yuna remained silent. That was a good question. Really, she had
never thought of this scenario, at least this far. High Summoner was a
title reserved for those who had defeated Sin, but they were never around
to really assume the position. What to do had never entered her mind.
"I don't know," she reponded.
"What? What was that?" asked Rikku, not catching the statement.
"No- nothing."
Yuna had always thought that not knowing what to do was some kind of weakness
in her, so she usually just said what was on her mind, but now, even she
lacked words.
'THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL SPEECH FOLKS, AND NOW TO CONMEMORATE THIS NEW AGE
OF PEACE THAT SPIRA HAS ENTERED, WE SHALL HOLD A SPECIAL EXHIBITION GAME
OF BLITZBALL BETWEEN THE TOP TWO PLACES THIS SEASON: THE BESAID AUROCHS
AND THE LUCA GOERS!'
The packed stadium erupted in cheer at the announcement. What better way
to celebrate a new era with a game of Blitzball.
"Well, that's my cue," said Wakka as he stood and walked to the door.
"Good luck," muttered Lulu.
"Knock 'em dead!" said Rikku cheerfully.
Yuna smiled at him. "Win this one for us, Ok?"
"You bet. I'll be back soon, ya."
Yuna nodded and turned her attention to the stadium, which slowly filled
with water from the pipes. This was right. A little fun to start
a new life with.
*****
'SCORE FOR THE GOERS! WOW, WHAT A GAME FOLKS! BOTH TEAMS ARE TIED IN ONE
OF THE MOST EXCITING GAMES I'VE EVER SEEN! ONLY THIRTY SECONDS REMAIN
IN OVERTIME, BOTH TEAMS WITH THREE GOALS EACH, AND IF THE TIE ISN'T
BROKEN, WE'LL DEFINATELY HAVE TO GO TO SUDDEN DEATH!'
Wakka took note of the announcer. He moved quickly into center field,
just as had been planned.
'Ok, now's the time...' he thought.
A hard tackle and a fumble later, the ball was in his hands, with only 15
seconds left, and he was a little away from the goal.
'This one's for you bro.'
With the Goers' defense off his back, Wakka threw the ball from his hands
high up, readied his nerves and pushed himself up; he twisted three
times, and by the fourth, arched his back as his right foot came to
connect with the ball just with the right timing...
(POW!)
The ball scuried through all players so fast that none were anywhere
near fast enough to block it. The Goers' goalie locked his eyes on
the target, saw it coming straight to the center, and was dumb enough not
to get out of the way...
'What the! OOOOfffffff...'
With the goalie, the ball went right in.
'WOW! WHAT A SHOT BY AUROCH CAPTAIN WAKKA! SCORE AUROCHS'! AUROCHS WIN!
AUROCHS' WIN WITH A SPECTACULAR SHOT BY CAPTAIN WAKKA! FOLKS, THIS IS ONE
FOR THE RECORD BOOKS!'
The stadium exploded into a frenzy of cheering, every voice overthrown
by another in excitement.
Rikku cheered the loudest from the balcony, calling out to Wakka. Kimahri
remained stoic by Yuna, Lulu simply smiled.
Yuna, on the other hand, remained motionless.
It was a simple shot, at least to everyone else, but she knew the difference.
It was different, of course, but the similarity was undeniable.
That was Tidus' shot. His customized version of the Jecht shot, altered a
bit to suit Wakka's abilities. Surprised, she remained silent, but
shook her head and began to cheer for her friend.
At least she now knew that she wasn't the only one missing Tidus.
*
The night settled in, and all was rather quiet. It was something that had
always made her wonder.
Sin was dead. Forever. Whenever Sin was defeated, all of Spira usually
didn't sleep until a week after. It was kind of funny now.
Now, all Denizens of Spira slept soundly in their beds, dreaming of a
peace everlasting.
Yuna closed her eyes and breathed in deep the cool and salty night sea air,
just as the nightlight turned on in Dock 2. She was sitting on the peer's
edge, letting her feet soak in the water.
'What happens now?' she asked herself, as she looked into the crystal clear,
but dark water.
That was the best question ever made to her.
Peace for Spira; a prosperous time of joy...
But, what of everything else?
The people of Spira were important, but what would happen to all else.
Yevon? The teachings? The Al Bhed? Everything...
What would happen to the people when they realized that Yevon was nothing
but a fraud; a ploy of Maesters to keep their power? She didn't know.
All she knew for sure, was that for tonight, people would sleep comfy
in their beds. Not a care in the world. At least for one night, and that
was worth anything.
She decided to try something, now that she was alone. She concentrated,
just as Lulu had told her, held out her hands, and closed her eyes tight.
She felt the tingle, the rush, and then a slight moistness on her palms.
She opened her eyes and saw that her attempt of mixing two spells-fire and
blizzard-had resulted in only melted ice.
"Oh well..." she said as she let the water drop into the sea. "I'll get
it soon enough."
"Sure you will!"
Yuna gasped and turned. Rikku was right behind her, standing innocently
with her hands behind her and a sunny smile on her face.
"You scared me."
"Sheesh, I'm not that ugly," she said. She took to Yuna's left side and sat.
"I was hoping I'd get you alone. Hadn't had much time to do that today."
"Yeah, everything's so confusing..."
"Yunie, are you ok?"
The question caught her off guard. No one had asked her that yet. And, quite
frankly, she hadn't thought about it herself.
"Yes, why?"
Rikku shook her head. "Like Auron said, you're not very good at lying."
"I uh... well, I guess, but really, I don't know how to answer."
"I miss him too."
That she had expected, but it still hit her like a ton of bricks.
"It's barely been three days, but I miss him already. He was fun to have
around, wasn't he?"
Yuna wanted to sound happy, but couldn't pull it off. "Yes, he was fun.
I miss him too. A lot."
"I know," she responded as she laid her head on Yuna's shoulder. Yuna grabbed
Rikku's hand, which grasped back. "You know, to tell the truth, I did kinda
like him. I mean, who doesn't like a nice blond guy with blue eyes?"
Yuna smiled at that.
"Rikku, thank you."
Rikku smiled. "You're welcome," she whispered. "Yunie, what're you gonna
do now?"
Yuna stuttered. "I- don't know."
Rikku stayed silent, but gripped Yuna's hand a little harder. "I'm scared."
"What? Why?"
"Because I don't know what's gonna happen. I mean, we finally got Sin, but...
Is that enough to really bring true peace?"
"Good question, but I don't think anybody knows the answer yet."
They both went silent for a little while, staring out into the sea.
"I want to..."
"What?" Rikku asked, barely catching the statement.
"I want to go... to the Moonflow."
"Huh?" she said as she got off Yuna's shoulder and looked at her.
"I'll tell everyone. I want to go to the Moonflow. I want to see it at
night."
For a moment, Rikku didn't understand why she wanted to go there, but then
she remembered that Tidus had wanted to stay at the Moonflow until nightfall,
but they were unable to. She jumped up, quickly ran behind Yuna, who followed
her, and began her little 'dance.'
"Start packing, 'cause we leave in the morning!"
End of Chapter 2
A. N.
I know it's been cheesed to death, but I just had to use the Moonflow
segment.
'Till next time...
BlackDragon
