Author's Notes: Ya, I'm back. Aren't you glad? If you were expecting an
update sooner, too bad cuz us writers have lives, believe it or not. So ya
this is umm. chapter 3, ya! Ok so here it is. Read it and review it or I'll
feed you to the ill tempered sea bass!
~Kevin
Quote of this chapter: What do you mean we don't have torpedoes? We could be ambushed by. a puma! ~ Dagget (Angry Beavers)
~~~~~~~~~~ Fallen Universe By Cron'Dawg & Tidus's Lil Angel ~~~~~~~~~~
Chapter 3: All Washed Up
Yuna stood on the deck of the cruise ship that had been recently constructed by the Al Bhed. She and Placeus chose its maiden voyage for their honeymoon. The enormous ship could hold an overly large amount of people, so many in fact, that you could probably fit everyone from Besaid and Kilika in it comfortably. The large white liner had set to sail a month after Yuna and Placeus' wedding. Although most couples usually don't wait that long, a lot of things came up in the mean time that made them wait. Yuna was standing at the ships starboard side, watching the sun set into the ocean. She was wearing a white evening dress and she kept her hair unbound, letting the breeze play with it as she stood waiting. Finally Placeus came from behind her and embraced her. Without saying a word they looked out at the ocean, at the amber sunset that was reflected in the water, and in their eyes. They were happy there, but all along, Yuna's mind kept drifting off. Her mind was filled with what if's.
But there was another person there, someone they couldn't see. What this person was thinking about was very clear. This mouse-like man was looking at the pair from his cover within a life boat. The fabric covering the lifeboat was lifted up just enough so that he could peer at them.
*No better time than now.* he thought, as he pressed a whistle to his mouth.
The sound that emanated from the whistle was so faint that only a person actually listening for it could have heard it. Fortunately enough for the mouse-man, someone had been listening, three someone's in fact. Upon hearing the whistle's cry, three men, dressed in black from head to toe, shot from out of the shadows. They ran over to where Yuna and Placeus were standing together. The first man pulled a garrote wire from his pocket and positioned it around Placeus's neck and pulled back hard. Placeus was so startled that he didn't even make a sound. Yuna, feeling Placeus being torn away from her, turned around quickly, only to see the other two men approach her swiftly. One of them had a small cloth in his hand. The other had a small handgun and he was pointing it right at Yuna's forehead. Yuna let out a scream but the cloth that the second man had been holding quickly stifled it. He completely covered Yuna's mouth and nose with the cloth. Yuna could smell the chloroform on the cloth and almost immediately fainted.
Placeus had been struggling with the wire around his neck while Yuna was being taken away. The two mean brought her to another part of the ship that he couldn't see. He was trying to call for help but the wire wouldn't let any air escape. He felt himself getting lightheaded. When he felt like he was about to fall unconscious, he felt a blow to the back of his head, and then he was.
The mouse-man had witnessed the whole thing from his cover. The entire ordeal had only lasted a few seconds. When it was finished, he hopped out and shuffled over to the man wearing the black coveralls.
"Alright, I delivered them to you. Now hand over the money." He said in his high-pitched, squeaky voice.
"Here you are." The man said in a deep throaty voice. "Be prepared. We may require your services later. We will contact you." He said while giving the mouse man his money.
The ship wasn't crowded so no one was there to witness the kidnapping. The mouse-man didn't see where the men went but he didn't see them for the rest of his trip. The ship would be back in Luca in a day. By then the ship's crew was looking desperately for Yuna and Placeus, but they were never found. One of the crewmen found several spots of blood on the deck, but this was their only clue as to the whereabouts of the newlywed couple.
~~~~~
Yuna and Placeus were due back in Luca in less than an hour. Tidus, Wakka, and I, were meeting them there. Rikku and Lulu were out shopping somewhere, and Kimahri was back in Gagazet.
The three of us walked along Luca's busy streets toward the docks. On the way we passes up the enormous Blitzball stadium.
"One of these days you guys gotta teach me to play." I said to Wakka and Tidus as we walked on.
"Alright, but blitz is pretty tough, ya? It aint gonna be easy bruddah." Wakka said.
"I know I've seen you guys play. I just wanna learn."
"Alright we'll start you up when Yuna gets back." Tidus said as we sauntered through town.
We walked on for another mile or so, talking about various unimportant things.
"So Tidus, where's Tawny at? I thought she would want to be here too."
"She said she had some things to take care of, but she told me she would meet us at the bar later." Tidus said motioning towards Luca's famous liquor bar. I loved it because the drinking age in Spira was sixteen.
"So how are you two doin anyway? You been sleepin together or anything?" I asked causing Tidus to blush furiously. Rikku and I hadn't really I was just trying to embarrass him.
"Umm." he began.
"It's alright if you haven't bruddah. Me and Lu have only done it once."
"You have?" Tidus asked sounding surprised.
"Ya, they did. Rikku and I were visiting Besaid and our house was right next door. We could hear everything."
"Everything?!" Wakka asked, looking embarrassed.
"Ya everything, including Lulu screaming at you and hitting you with that sphere." I said showing Wakka my biggest grin.
"Are you sayin that you and Rikku never get in fights?" he asked defensively.
"Not ones involving blunt objects and four letter words." I said beginning to laugh.
"Don't worry about it Wakka, I won't tell anybody."
"I won't either." Tidus added.
We walked to the dock that Yuna's boat was supposed to arrive on. When we got there, the boat was docked with crewmen running around performing their various duties, but something struck me as odd about their behavior. They seemed a little more rushed than usual. One of the crewmen saw us approaching and ran back onto the ship. A few minutes later, a man dressed in a captain's uniform ran over to us.
"You are Yuna's friends right?" he asked hurriedly.
"Ya. Why?" Tidus replied.
"Well." the man in the captain's uniform began, "there's been a problem."
"What?! Out wit' it, ya?? Wakka asked in his thick Besaidian accent.
"Two nights ago, Yuna and her husband were out on the ship's deck but in the morning they were gone."
"What do you mean gone?" I asked.
"That's just it, they're gone. We've been looking frantically for them. The only clue we could find was a spot of blood on the deck near where they were last seen." the captain said looking hopeless.
"I knew that Placeus guy was a little off." I said, quietly, to Tidus and Wakka.
"Hey brudda relax, we don't know what really happened, ya? We gotta go take a look around the ship for 'em." He turned from me to look at Tidus. "I want you to go find Rikku, Lulu, Tawny, and Kimahri and get 'em over here real quick!"
"Alright I'll be back pretty soon." With that he ran off to the other end of the dock and into town.
Wakka turned to watch him leave and then looked back at me.
"C'mon ya? Let's go find her."
Quote of this chapter: What do you mean we don't have torpedoes? We could be ambushed by. a puma! ~ Dagget (Angry Beavers)
~~~~~~~~~~ Fallen Universe By Cron'Dawg & Tidus's Lil Angel ~~~~~~~~~~
Chapter 3: All Washed Up
Yuna stood on the deck of the cruise ship that had been recently constructed by the Al Bhed. She and Placeus chose its maiden voyage for their honeymoon. The enormous ship could hold an overly large amount of people, so many in fact, that you could probably fit everyone from Besaid and Kilika in it comfortably. The large white liner had set to sail a month after Yuna and Placeus' wedding. Although most couples usually don't wait that long, a lot of things came up in the mean time that made them wait. Yuna was standing at the ships starboard side, watching the sun set into the ocean. She was wearing a white evening dress and she kept her hair unbound, letting the breeze play with it as she stood waiting. Finally Placeus came from behind her and embraced her. Without saying a word they looked out at the ocean, at the amber sunset that was reflected in the water, and in their eyes. They were happy there, but all along, Yuna's mind kept drifting off. Her mind was filled with what if's.
But there was another person there, someone they couldn't see. What this person was thinking about was very clear. This mouse-like man was looking at the pair from his cover within a life boat. The fabric covering the lifeboat was lifted up just enough so that he could peer at them.
*No better time than now.* he thought, as he pressed a whistle to his mouth.
The sound that emanated from the whistle was so faint that only a person actually listening for it could have heard it. Fortunately enough for the mouse-man, someone had been listening, three someone's in fact. Upon hearing the whistle's cry, three men, dressed in black from head to toe, shot from out of the shadows. They ran over to where Yuna and Placeus were standing together. The first man pulled a garrote wire from his pocket and positioned it around Placeus's neck and pulled back hard. Placeus was so startled that he didn't even make a sound. Yuna, feeling Placeus being torn away from her, turned around quickly, only to see the other two men approach her swiftly. One of them had a small cloth in his hand. The other had a small handgun and he was pointing it right at Yuna's forehead. Yuna let out a scream but the cloth that the second man had been holding quickly stifled it. He completely covered Yuna's mouth and nose with the cloth. Yuna could smell the chloroform on the cloth and almost immediately fainted.
Placeus had been struggling with the wire around his neck while Yuna was being taken away. The two mean brought her to another part of the ship that he couldn't see. He was trying to call for help but the wire wouldn't let any air escape. He felt himself getting lightheaded. When he felt like he was about to fall unconscious, he felt a blow to the back of his head, and then he was.
The mouse-man had witnessed the whole thing from his cover. The entire ordeal had only lasted a few seconds. When it was finished, he hopped out and shuffled over to the man wearing the black coveralls.
"Alright, I delivered them to you. Now hand over the money." He said in his high-pitched, squeaky voice.
"Here you are." The man said in a deep throaty voice. "Be prepared. We may require your services later. We will contact you." He said while giving the mouse man his money.
The ship wasn't crowded so no one was there to witness the kidnapping. The mouse-man didn't see where the men went but he didn't see them for the rest of his trip. The ship would be back in Luca in a day. By then the ship's crew was looking desperately for Yuna and Placeus, but they were never found. One of the crewmen found several spots of blood on the deck, but this was their only clue as to the whereabouts of the newlywed couple.
~~~~~
Yuna and Placeus were due back in Luca in less than an hour. Tidus, Wakka, and I, were meeting them there. Rikku and Lulu were out shopping somewhere, and Kimahri was back in Gagazet.
The three of us walked along Luca's busy streets toward the docks. On the way we passes up the enormous Blitzball stadium.
"One of these days you guys gotta teach me to play." I said to Wakka and Tidus as we walked on.
"Alright, but blitz is pretty tough, ya? It aint gonna be easy bruddah." Wakka said.
"I know I've seen you guys play. I just wanna learn."
"Alright we'll start you up when Yuna gets back." Tidus said as we sauntered through town.
We walked on for another mile or so, talking about various unimportant things.
"So Tidus, where's Tawny at? I thought she would want to be here too."
"She said she had some things to take care of, but she told me she would meet us at the bar later." Tidus said motioning towards Luca's famous liquor bar. I loved it because the drinking age in Spira was sixteen.
"So how are you two doin anyway? You been sleepin together or anything?" I asked causing Tidus to blush furiously. Rikku and I hadn't really I was just trying to embarrass him.
"Umm." he began.
"It's alright if you haven't bruddah. Me and Lu have only done it once."
"You have?" Tidus asked sounding surprised.
"Ya, they did. Rikku and I were visiting Besaid and our house was right next door. We could hear everything."
"Everything?!" Wakka asked, looking embarrassed.
"Ya everything, including Lulu screaming at you and hitting you with that sphere." I said showing Wakka my biggest grin.
"Are you sayin that you and Rikku never get in fights?" he asked defensively.
"Not ones involving blunt objects and four letter words." I said beginning to laugh.
"Don't worry about it Wakka, I won't tell anybody."
"I won't either." Tidus added.
We walked to the dock that Yuna's boat was supposed to arrive on. When we got there, the boat was docked with crewmen running around performing their various duties, but something struck me as odd about their behavior. They seemed a little more rushed than usual. One of the crewmen saw us approaching and ran back onto the ship. A few minutes later, a man dressed in a captain's uniform ran over to us.
"You are Yuna's friends right?" he asked hurriedly.
"Ya. Why?" Tidus replied.
"Well." the man in the captain's uniform began, "there's been a problem."
"What?! Out wit' it, ya?? Wakka asked in his thick Besaidian accent.
"Two nights ago, Yuna and her husband were out on the ship's deck but in the morning they were gone."
"What do you mean gone?" I asked.
"That's just it, they're gone. We've been looking frantically for them. The only clue we could find was a spot of blood on the deck near where they were last seen." the captain said looking hopeless.
"I knew that Placeus guy was a little off." I said, quietly, to Tidus and Wakka.
"Hey brudda relax, we don't know what really happened, ya? We gotta go take a look around the ship for 'em." He turned from me to look at Tidus. "I want you to go find Rikku, Lulu, Tawny, and Kimahri and get 'em over here real quick!"
"Alright I'll be back pretty soon." With that he ran off to the other end of the dock and into town.
Wakka turned to watch him leave and then looked back at me.
"C'mon ya? Let's go find her."