Part 6, I'm on a roll! *grins maniacally*
Returned Souls Chapter 6:
A Way
"All right," Rikku began, anticipation gripping her. "What do you mean that we can get him back?" Yuna sighed heavily and swirled the straw in her milkshake. They sat at a small café in the Kilikan port.
"I'm sure you all ready know that Lulu has become the most accomplished black mage of any time. However, I'm also sure that you have no idea she is the only Time Mage in all of Spira."
"Time Mage? What in Yevon's name is a time mage?"
"A time mage is a person with the ability to alter time. One day Lulu and Wakka went for a walk outside of Besaid and got into a fight with a few monsters. We think they were too stubborn to let themselves believe they were spirits. Lulu defeated them quickly with a flare spell, but then she received a tremendous amount of AP. It was strange. Her AP from the battle activated the Ability Sphere inside her Moogle. The sphere taught her a spell called Instant Replay. We thought it was like one of Wakka's Blitzball techniques…until she tried it. Instead of allowing her to perform one spell twice for less MP, it took her back to the beginning of the battle and let her regain the AP. It was amazing."
"So you're saying Lulu can go back in time to any battle or short event?"
"Yes. But not only that, she can take other people with her. She relived that battle until another sphere was activated. Apparently she has reached a new sphere grid for herself. Everything for her is improving. I'm kind of jealous myself; I haven't seen any type of spell that I could use."
"Yunie, get to the point. How can we get Auron back?"
"Rikku, Auron was an unsent in our time."
"Nah, duh. I thought he was alive. Yuna, I'm blonde, but I'm not stupid.
"I know that!" Yuna hissed. Rikku shrank backwards and her cousin's expression softened once again. "I'm sorry. Auron was unsent in our time, but, ten years before, he was alive. Yunalesca killed him. Lulu has perfected her skills. Rikku, she went back in time to the day you were born. She watched you be delivered. She assisted in your delivery. That was twenty-one years back. We would only need to go fifteen to save Auron." Rikku's jaw dropped. Her cousin had the perfect plan. It was difficult and dangerous…everything she had hoped for.
"It sounds awfully dangerous, Yunie." Yuna turned away. She's not going to do it… "Perfect." Yuna's head snapped back up. "After all, what would a rescue mission for 'Sir' Auron be without a little peril to add to his unbearable calmness?" Yuna grinned and held out her hand. Rikku placed her hand in it and shook hard.
Seriously, now, What would an Auron rescue mission be without one hell of a lot of hazards? Gotta make it fun, right?