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"BLITZBALLERS"
-Fanfiction by RAVEgirl [RAVEgirl_669@hotmail.com]
-Final Fantasy X, blitzball, and all characters are (c) Squaresoft
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~Ch. 14: NO MERCY
{It takes 5 Aurochs to drag Wakka out of the sphere pool}
Letty: (to Wakka) You are my hero, sir!
Jassu: That was -- wow. Just, wow.
Datto: You are THE greatest man alive.
Wakka: (unconscious) . . . .
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{Back in the press box}
(Announcer #2 fell off the press table from doing his victory dance and knocked over all the sound equipment)
(Everybody in the bleachers covered their ears as this caused lots of screeching noises and static over the sound system)
Announcer #1: Thank you, Captain Idiot. Now we have to use the back-up mic. (takes out bullhorn and yells in it) Ladies and gentleman, I am sorry! We are having some problems with our sound system! The next match will be delayed --
Audience: Boooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!
Announcer #2: (gets up off the floor) Do something, they're gonna start a riot!
Announcer #1: (through bullhorn) Please do not start a riot!
Somebody in the audience: Hey, a riot, that's a good idea!
Announcer #1: (through bullhorn) No, I said DO NOT start a riot! Don't worry, people, while we repair the sound equipment, you will all be treated to a "halftime" show featuring beautiful women --
Guys in audience: Oooooh.
Announcer #1: -- of the Ronso tribe --
Guys in audience: Aww.
Announcer #1: -- doing a synchronized swimming routine!
Guys in audience: Auuuuugh!!
{Where Auron is standing}
Auron: I have not the time for this. (pause) Amendment to my previous statement -- although technically I do possess the time necessary to partake in spectatorship of this event, I do not wish to spend it so idly.
(A bunch of female Ronso begin a synchronized swimming routine in the sphere pool)
Auron: Well, maybe five more minutes.
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{Locker Room A -- Besaid Aurochs}
(Wakka is sprawled out on a bench)
Datto: Hey, you think we should get a doctor, ya? This is the kind of injury that can end a guy's blitzball career -- I, um, think.
Wakka: (with his eyes still closed) nnngh . . . I don't need a doctor . . . .
Jassu: You sure, Cap'n? Maybe you need to get it bandaged or something.
Wakka: Definitely NOT. Just drop it, guys.
Datto: Wh -- ?
(Tidus, Yuna, and Lulu enter)
(Kimahri is watching the "halftime" show so he's not there)
Tidus: Where's Wakka? Is he dead? Oh no it's my fault!
Lulu: I doubt he's dead, but he might be severely crippled.
Yuna: This is all MY fault.
Lulu: Please stop blaming yourself.
Yuna: Then it's Tidus' fault?
Tidus: NO! It's Lulu's fault.
Lulu: Incorrect.
Tidus: So it IS Yuna's fault!
Lulu: Please stop talking. (to Aurochs) Is Wakka OK?
(Wakka gestured for Yuna, Lulu, and Tidus to come near to him)
(They walked to stand by him)
Wakka: How can you get kidnapped by the Al Bhed, Yuna?
Yuna: I'm sorry.
Wakka: (sigh) At least you're safe. (to Lulu) Thank you for rescuing her . . . and letting me play. You know, blitzball is important to . . . it's . . . I . . . (can't finish his sentence)
(Lulu does not say anything)
Wakka: (looks at Tidus)
Tidus: (clasps onto Wakka's hand) I'm here for ya, man!
(Wakka grabs Tidus' shirt and shakes him angrily)
Wakka: WHY DID YOU LEAVE?! GRRRRRRRHAHHHH!!! WE NEEDED YOU TO BE OUR LEFT FORWARD!!!!!!!!
Tidus: AHHH CUT IT OUT WAKKA!!!
Wakka: (lets go of Tidus and suddenly sits up, panicking) Did we win? Did we?!
Jassu: YEAH, man!! We did it! We advance to the finals!!!!
(All the Aurochs start jumping around smashing stuff in celebration)
Wakka: We . . . won? (disbelieving)
Botta: (vibrating with happiness) Did you see it? I played in the game! I was not on the bench!! (bouncing on his toes)
Keepa: (smiling) You see how much fun blitz can be?
Botta: Y-yeah!! (his hands are clenched into fists and he is grinning weirdly) I'm one of the team -- I'm an Auroch -- I'm a blitzballer!!
(Wakka accepts the fact that they won and suddenly screams out happily)
Wakka: YEAH!!! We DID it! For once WE ACTUALLY DID IT!!! AAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!! (tightly hugs Tidus and Yuna at the same time)
Tidus & Yuna: (uncomfortably) ehehehe?
(Wakka notices the sword Tidus held in his hand)
Wakka: Hey brudda, why you did dent it up, ya?
Tidus: Oh, you mean this? (Brotherhood has scratches and dents on it from when he used it to help rescue Yuna) I was using it to fight.
(Wakka has a weird look on his face)
Tidus: Jeez, sorry Wakka. I thought you gave it to me to use, not to keep as a souvenir. It's just a SWORD, isn't it?
(Yuna, Lulu, Wakka, and all the Aurochs become very quiet all of a sudden)
Tidus: What?
Wakka: You still don't know about Chappu, ya?
Tidus: No . . . who is this Chappu guy?
Lulu: Read the engraving on the sword.
(Tidus reads the engraving on the sword handle, which is a message from Wakka to his brother Chappu)
(It says: "Chappu -- may this sword be a symbol of our bond as brothers")
Tidus: Hey you engraved this sword wrong. My name is Tidus, not Chap --
(Lulu hit Tidus in the back of the head)
Tidus: That was just a little joke to lighten the mood. (rubs the back of his head)
Wakka: Chappu was my younger brother. I gave him this sword when he enlisted with the Crusaders to fight Sin.
Tidus: Wait -- "was" your younger brother?
Wakka: He died in a combat mission. He never used the sword I gave to him because the Crusaders collaborated with the Al Bhed to use machina weapons.
Tidus: I'm . . . sorry?
Datto: Chappu was a good friend, ya? And he was the star player of the Aurochs before he left.
Wakka: Oh he was, was he. (glares)
Datto: Well, him AND you, uh, Cap'n Wakka.
Wakka: (to Tidus) I guess I thought you were a little like Chappu at first. But you and him are different people, I can see that now. Keep the sword and use it well.
Tidus: Thank you. (squirming around because he does not handle serious situations very well)
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{Back to the synchronized swimming routine}
(Kimahri and Auron are leaning against the wall watching the show)
(They are within three yards of each other but they don't acknowledge each other)
Auron: This show does not please me as much as I had hoped.
(The show is a bunch of Ronso females swimming around while Announcer #1 plays synchronized swimming music using his bullhorn and a boombox)
Spectators: GROOOOOOOAN. WE WANT BLITZBALL!!! WE WANT BLITZBALL!!!! WE WANT BLITZBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kimahri: (to audience) Be quiet!!! (points his lance weapon threateningly)
(Somebody throws a rock at Kimahri)
Kimahri: Rrrrgh!!
(Kimahri throws his lance like a javelin; it spears into the bleachers and causes people in the audience nearby to scatter)
Spectators: AHHHHHHHHHH!!!
(People begin throwing trash and rocks and somebody pulls Kimahri's lance from the bleachers and swings it around their head while screaming out a war cry)
(Kimahri began pummelling the guy who took his lance)
(A riot breaks out and people began throwing stuff, getting into fistfights, or just running around in circles screaming)
Auron: What boorish behavior --
(A souvenir Spira League Blitzball paperweight bounces off the side of Auron's skull)
Auron: !!!! (puts his hand on the side of his skull as his expression slowly changes to a frown) That's it. I can take so much and no more! Somebody is going to perish at my hands! NO MERCY!!!!!!!!!
(Auron throws his well-developed left arm out of his coat and grips his "katana" blade tightly while disappearing into the crowd)
(The sounds of Auron grunting and people screaming and crying are heard)
Auron: Who just touched me? Was it you?
Person: AHHHHHHHH!!! AHHHHHHH, I'm sorry, Sir Auron!!!!!
Auron: I suggest that you . . . pray, now!
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{Aurochs' locker room}
(Everyone listened to the sounds of the riot outside)
Wakka: Would you listen to all that noise? What do you suppose is goin' on out there?
Jassu: I bet they're all celebrating our win, ya?
Botta: Or more likely the Al Bhed's loss.
Wakka: Huh, people sure celebrate loud these days.
Tidus: Wakka, can I play in the next match, huh?
Wakka: Yes! Hell yes, you can play! We gotta see that "Tidus Shot" of yours in gameplay!
Yuna: That's the "Jecht Shot".
Wakka: The what?
Tidus: Nothing. (whispers out the side of his mouth) Hehehe, shaddup, Yuna.
Wakka: Just don't run off again. Seriously.
Tidus: I won't.
(Botta did a head count)
Botta: One of the players has to be on the bench. I wonder who that could be, eh?
(Everyone looks at Botta)
Botta: (whines to Wakka) Cap'n Wakka.
Wakka: Relax. I'M on the bench.
Datto: (glares at Tidus)
Tidus: (glares back)
Datto: (without removing his eyes from Tidus) Is HE taking my position, Cap'n?
Wakka: Yeah . . . Datto, I want Tidus to be the left forward.
Datto: But --
Wakka: Relax, Datto. You can play MY position -- midfielder.
Datto: (stops glaring and starts grinning at Tidus) Welcome to the team!!!!
Wakka: Tidus, I hope you understand the sanctity of the position "Left Forward" on Besaid's blizball team.
Tidus: Yeah, I understand, Wakka.
Wakka: After Chappu's death, we tried to retire his jersey number, but the Aurochs don't HAVE jersey numbers. Or jerseys.
Tidus: OK, I get it. Left forward. Sacred.
Wakka: We only let the most trusted, talented blitzballers fill this position in honor of --
Tidus: -- CHAPPU!!!! I GET IT!!!!!
Datto: Chappu was my best friend. Don't disgrace his position.
Tidus: I won't, I promise. I swear.
Botta: (quietly) I'm not on the bench! I'm not on the bench! And Wakka's injured! Could today be any better? I LOVE BLITZBALL!!!!!!!
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"BLITZBALLERS"
-Fanfiction by RAVEgirl [RAVEgirl_669@hotmail.com]
-Final Fantasy X, blitzball, and all characters are (c) Squaresoft
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~Ch. 14: NO MERCY
{It takes 5 Aurochs to drag Wakka out of the sphere pool}
Letty: (to Wakka) You are my hero, sir!
Jassu: That was -- wow. Just, wow.
Datto: You are THE greatest man alive.
Wakka: (unconscious) . . . .
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{Back in the press box}
(Announcer #2 fell off the press table from doing his victory dance and knocked over all the sound equipment)
(Everybody in the bleachers covered their ears as this caused lots of screeching noises and static over the sound system)
Announcer #1: Thank you, Captain Idiot. Now we have to use the back-up mic. (takes out bullhorn and yells in it) Ladies and gentleman, I am sorry! We are having some problems with our sound system! The next match will be delayed --
Audience: Boooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!
Announcer #2: (gets up off the floor) Do something, they're gonna start a riot!
Announcer #1: (through bullhorn) Please do not start a riot!
Somebody in the audience: Hey, a riot, that's a good idea!
Announcer #1: (through bullhorn) No, I said DO NOT start a riot! Don't worry, people, while we repair the sound equipment, you will all be treated to a "halftime" show featuring beautiful women --
Guys in audience: Oooooh.
Announcer #1: -- of the Ronso tribe --
Guys in audience: Aww.
Announcer #1: -- doing a synchronized swimming routine!
Guys in audience: Auuuuugh!!
{Where Auron is standing}
Auron: I have not the time for this. (pause) Amendment to my previous statement -- although technically I do possess the time necessary to partake in spectatorship of this event, I do not wish to spend it so idly.
(A bunch of female Ronso begin a synchronized swimming routine in the sphere pool)
Auron: Well, maybe five more minutes.
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{Locker Room A -- Besaid Aurochs}
(Wakka is sprawled out on a bench)
Datto: Hey, you think we should get a doctor, ya? This is the kind of injury that can end a guy's blitzball career -- I, um, think.
Wakka: (with his eyes still closed) nnngh . . . I don't need a doctor . . . .
Jassu: You sure, Cap'n? Maybe you need to get it bandaged or something.
Wakka: Definitely NOT. Just drop it, guys.
Datto: Wh -- ?
(Tidus, Yuna, and Lulu enter)
(Kimahri is watching the "halftime" show so he's not there)
Tidus: Where's Wakka? Is he dead? Oh no it's my fault!
Lulu: I doubt he's dead, but he might be severely crippled.
Yuna: This is all MY fault.
Lulu: Please stop blaming yourself.
Yuna: Then it's Tidus' fault?
Tidus: NO! It's Lulu's fault.
Lulu: Incorrect.
Tidus: So it IS Yuna's fault!
Lulu: Please stop talking. (to Aurochs) Is Wakka OK?
(Wakka gestured for Yuna, Lulu, and Tidus to come near to him)
(They walked to stand by him)
Wakka: How can you get kidnapped by the Al Bhed, Yuna?
Yuna: I'm sorry.
Wakka: (sigh) At least you're safe. (to Lulu) Thank you for rescuing her . . . and letting me play. You know, blitzball is important to . . . it's . . . I . . . (can't finish his sentence)
(Lulu does not say anything)
Wakka: (looks at Tidus)
Tidus: (clasps onto Wakka's hand) I'm here for ya, man!
(Wakka grabs Tidus' shirt and shakes him angrily)
Wakka: WHY DID YOU LEAVE?! GRRRRRRRHAHHHH!!! WE NEEDED YOU TO BE OUR LEFT FORWARD!!!!!!!!
Tidus: AHHH CUT IT OUT WAKKA!!!
Wakka: (lets go of Tidus and suddenly sits up, panicking) Did we win? Did we?!
Jassu: YEAH, man!! We did it! We advance to the finals!!!!
(All the Aurochs start jumping around smashing stuff in celebration)
Wakka: We . . . won? (disbelieving)
Botta: (vibrating with happiness) Did you see it? I played in the game! I was not on the bench!! (bouncing on his toes)
Keepa: (smiling) You see how much fun blitz can be?
Botta: Y-yeah!! (his hands are clenched into fists and he is grinning weirdly) I'm one of the team -- I'm an Auroch -- I'm a blitzballer!!
(Wakka accepts the fact that they won and suddenly screams out happily)
Wakka: YEAH!!! We DID it! For once WE ACTUALLY DID IT!!! AAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!! (tightly hugs Tidus and Yuna at the same time)
Tidus & Yuna: (uncomfortably) ehehehe?
(Wakka notices the sword Tidus held in his hand)
Wakka: Hey brudda, why you did dent it up, ya?
Tidus: Oh, you mean this? (Brotherhood has scratches and dents on it from when he used it to help rescue Yuna) I was using it to fight.
(Wakka has a weird look on his face)
Tidus: Jeez, sorry Wakka. I thought you gave it to me to use, not to keep as a souvenir. It's just a SWORD, isn't it?
(Yuna, Lulu, Wakka, and all the Aurochs become very quiet all of a sudden)
Tidus: What?
Wakka: You still don't know about Chappu, ya?
Tidus: No . . . who is this Chappu guy?
Lulu: Read the engraving on the sword.
(Tidus reads the engraving on the sword handle, which is a message from Wakka to his brother Chappu)
(It says: "Chappu -- may this sword be a symbol of our bond as brothers")
Tidus: Hey you engraved this sword wrong. My name is Tidus, not Chap --
(Lulu hit Tidus in the back of the head)
Tidus: That was just a little joke to lighten the mood. (rubs the back of his head)
Wakka: Chappu was my younger brother. I gave him this sword when he enlisted with the Crusaders to fight Sin.
Tidus: Wait -- "was" your younger brother?
Wakka: He died in a combat mission. He never used the sword I gave to him because the Crusaders collaborated with the Al Bhed to use machina weapons.
Tidus: I'm . . . sorry?
Datto: Chappu was a good friend, ya? And he was the star player of the Aurochs before he left.
Wakka: Oh he was, was he. (glares)
Datto: Well, him AND you, uh, Cap'n Wakka.
Wakka: (to Tidus) I guess I thought you were a little like Chappu at first. But you and him are different people, I can see that now. Keep the sword and use it well.
Tidus: Thank you. (squirming around because he does not handle serious situations very well)
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{Back to the synchronized swimming routine}
(Kimahri and Auron are leaning against the wall watching the show)
(They are within three yards of each other but they don't acknowledge each other)
Auron: This show does not please me as much as I had hoped.
(The show is a bunch of Ronso females swimming around while Announcer #1 plays synchronized swimming music using his bullhorn and a boombox)
Spectators: GROOOOOOOAN. WE WANT BLITZBALL!!! WE WANT BLITZBALL!!!! WE WANT BLITZBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kimahri: (to audience) Be quiet!!! (points his lance weapon threateningly)
(Somebody throws a rock at Kimahri)
Kimahri: Rrrrgh!!
(Kimahri throws his lance like a javelin; it spears into the bleachers and causes people in the audience nearby to scatter)
Spectators: AHHHHHHHHHH!!!
(People begin throwing trash and rocks and somebody pulls Kimahri's lance from the bleachers and swings it around their head while screaming out a war cry)
(Kimahri began pummelling the guy who took his lance)
(A riot breaks out and people began throwing stuff, getting into fistfights, or just running around in circles screaming)
Auron: What boorish behavior --
(A souvenir Spira League Blitzball paperweight bounces off the side of Auron's skull)
Auron: !!!! (puts his hand on the side of his skull as his expression slowly changes to a frown) That's it. I can take so much and no more! Somebody is going to perish at my hands! NO MERCY!!!!!!!!!
(Auron throws his well-developed left arm out of his coat and grips his "katana" blade tightly while disappearing into the crowd)
(The sounds of Auron grunting and people screaming and crying are heard)
Auron: Who just touched me? Was it you?
Person: AHHHHHHHH!!! AHHHHHHH, I'm sorry, Sir Auron!!!!!
Auron: I suggest that you . . . pray, now!
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{Aurochs' locker room}
(Everyone listened to the sounds of the riot outside)
Wakka: Would you listen to all that noise? What do you suppose is goin' on out there?
Jassu: I bet they're all celebrating our win, ya?
Botta: Or more likely the Al Bhed's loss.
Wakka: Huh, people sure celebrate loud these days.
Tidus: Wakka, can I play in the next match, huh?
Wakka: Yes! Hell yes, you can play! We gotta see that "Tidus Shot" of yours in gameplay!
Yuna: That's the "Jecht Shot".
Wakka: The what?
Tidus: Nothing. (whispers out the side of his mouth) Hehehe, shaddup, Yuna.
Wakka: Just don't run off again. Seriously.
Tidus: I won't.
(Botta did a head count)
Botta: One of the players has to be on the bench. I wonder who that could be, eh?
(Everyone looks at Botta)
Botta: (whines to Wakka) Cap'n Wakka.
Wakka: Relax. I'M on the bench.
Datto: (glares at Tidus)
Tidus: (glares back)
Datto: (without removing his eyes from Tidus) Is HE taking my position, Cap'n?
Wakka: Yeah . . . Datto, I want Tidus to be the left forward.
Datto: But --
Wakka: Relax, Datto. You can play MY position -- midfielder.
Datto: (stops glaring and starts grinning at Tidus) Welcome to the team!!!!
Wakka: Tidus, I hope you understand the sanctity of the position "Left Forward" on Besaid's blizball team.
Tidus: Yeah, I understand, Wakka.
Wakka: After Chappu's death, we tried to retire his jersey number, but the Aurochs don't HAVE jersey numbers. Or jerseys.
Tidus: OK, I get it. Left forward. Sacred.
Wakka: We only let the most trusted, talented blitzballers fill this position in honor of --
Tidus: -- CHAPPU!!!! I GET IT!!!!!
Datto: Chappu was my best friend. Don't disgrace his position.
Tidus: I won't, I promise. I swear.
Botta: (quietly) I'm not on the bench! I'm not on the bench! And Wakka's injured! Could today be any better? I LOVE BLITZBALL!!!!!!!
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