Author's Note: Hmmmm.anyone got any suggestions? I'm starting to develop
the evils of writer's block.On to chapter 3 (I'm gonna shorten the Cloister
of Trials part, o yea..there's gonna be two parts to the Cloister of
trials, one is gonna be the editor's cut ;P) O yea, disclaimer: I own
nothing of Final Fantasy X, it all belongs to Squaresoft.
Matt and Tidus descended into the Cloister of Trials using what seemed like a primitive elevator. Upon reaching the entrance, Matt stopped and motioned to Tidus.
"Careful," Matt murmured, "the old man said that it was dangerous down here."
The Cloister itself appeared dark and mysterious. It appeared to be a maze of some sort, and a musky, almost ancient smell hovered in the air. Tidus nodded to Matt and the two cautiously walked over to where a mysterious glyph was glowing on a wall. Matt reached into the side pocket of his fatigues and withdrew his silencer for his Beretta. He decided that the M4 would be too bulky to be used in such a confined space, so he strapped it to his back. He then withdrew his 9mm from his holster and fitted the silencer on, in order to make sure that no other hostiles would hear the gunfire if he really did have to use it.
There's no telling what's down here, I might as well be safe than sorry." thought Matt as he switched the safety off on his pistol.
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Regular Version
Tidus touched the glyph and a secret part of the wall opened up. Tidus and Matt walked through the opening, and almost fell over a stone pedestal holding two glowing spheres. They pushed the pedestal over to a square indentation in the floor, and the pedestal locked into place. They then each took a sphere and placed it into a socket on each side of what seemed to be a gigantic doorway. Upon placing the spheres into the sockets, the doorway groaned and slid upwards, revealing a chamber where Wakka was waiting.
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Editor's Version
Tidus touched the glyph and a secret part of the wall opened up. Tidus and Matt walked through the opening, and almost fell over a stone pedestal holding two glowing spheres. They began pushing the pedestal over to a square indentation on the floor when it abruptly became stuck.
"Cmon Matt help me push this thing, I think it got stuck." coughed Tidus
Matt holstered his sidearm and pushed with all his might. Suddenly, there was a dull cracking noise as the base of the pedestal broke and the whole thing toppled over with a crash. The pedestal had shattered into millions of pieces and the two spheres had cracked.
"Shit..." muttered Matt "Damn..now what are we going to do?" worried Tidus Matt rummaged through his rucksack until he pulled out a small block of what appeared to be a clayish substance. The wrapper around the block was labeled C4. He placed the block next to what appeared to be a large doorway.
"Stand back." commanded Matt
"What is that stuff?" inquired Tidus curiously
"It's an explosive." replied Matt with a grin
Wide-eyed, Tidus ran to the other side of the room and hid behind a pillar. Matt inserted the firing pin into the block of C4. He extracted the remote detonator from his pocket and walked over to where Tidus was hiding.
"It's only a half kilo, so the blast radius won't be that large." commented Matt
"OK, whatever you say.." chattered Tidus, obviously afraid for his life
"FIRE IN THE HOLE!" yelled Matt as he pushed the button on the detonator and the C4 exploded. The room rocked from the explosion, and a billow of smoke came up from where the C4 had been. When the smoke cleared, a large hole surrounded by rubble was in the place where the doorway had been. A stunned Wakka looked through the opening, but quickly regained his senses when he saw Matt and Tidus walk through.
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Back to the story..
"Whaddaya think you're doing mister?!" shouted Wakka furiously to Matt.
"We heard that Yuna was in danger, so we came to help." replied Tidus with a snort
"OK den, I'll tell you about the others," Wakka said satisfied with Tidus's explanation
"One of dem has a real short fuse, u don't wanna mess wit her, the other one is a real quiet guy, but is real nasty when it comes to fighting, got dat you two?" explained Wakka
"Yeah we got it." chimed Matt and Tidus in unison.
'Alright, lets go meet up wit da others, ya?" Wakka harrumphed
Wakka, Matt and Tidus walked over to the other side of the chamber and rode another lift down to where two other people were waiting. One of them was a tall, blue-furred, and stoic looking lion-man of some sorts. The other was a raven-haired woman holding a plush doll in her arms. Upon seeing Wakka, the woman angrily stormed up to Wakka and demanded, "Where were you Wakka? We've been waiting for you forever! Don't you know that Yuna's been down here for nearly a day...Who are those two? What are they doing here?"
"Oh da' funny looking guy with the *cough* MACHINA...is Matt, the other guy is Tidus, he claims he came from Zanarkand." squirmed Wakka
"Hmmmmm...they certainly aren't from around here...nonetheless they shouldn't be down here." concluded the woman
"Awwww..cmon Lu, I'll make sure dey don't into trouble, ya?" whined Wakka
"Fine, just make sure they don't make they make any noise." glared Lulu and walked off.
"Sheesh..." commented Wakka
"So that's Lulu." Matt thought in his head as he stared after the retreating figure.
Off to the corner, there was a sound like a snarl, and the lion-man leaped over to where Matt was standing.
"Kimahri no like man..man has strange smell." the beast growled and shoved the spear he was holding at Matt.
With lightning-fast speed, Matt executed a hook kick with his right leg and brought the spear down to the floor. He used his other foot to lift the spear up and grabbed it. With a dull snap, he broke the spear into two, and shoved the pieces off to the side. He glared at the beast, and walked to the side. Kimahri appeared to be in shock.
"Kimahri never seen such fast man before..man is good warrior, Kimahri respect man-warrior." Kimahri stated, and went back to his post near a door that led to yet another chamber.
The rest of the group, Tidus, Wakka, and Lulu also appered extremely surprised at Matt's agility.
"Whoa, man he'd make a good guardian.." uttered Wakka in awe
Lulu merely grunted and turned the other way, obviously impressed with the boy's skills Tidus simply stood there wide-eyed.
For the next fifteen minutes, the party milled around, waiting for Yuna to come out of the Chamber of the Fayth. Tidus attempted to enter the chamber, but was pushed back by Kimahri.
"Pick spot, sit down, shut up." grunted Kimahri
Wakka motioned for Matt and Tidus to come over to where he was standing.
"Wanna know about Sin an' Yevon?" he asked
"Yeah sure why not.." replied Tidus
They made themselves comfortable on the floor while Wakka cleared his throat and began to speak.
"Sin is da reason why we hate da machina so much, it was cuz' of da machina dat Sin came around, it's da summoner's job to kill Sin in order to have some peace an' quiet around here. Sin always comes back every ten years though, so new summoners are always bein trained to kill Sin and bring the peace back to Spira." lectured Wakka "Yevon is all dat's good in Spira, it's basically our religion."
Tidus stood up and yawned, making his way towards the exit, obviously bored with Wakka's rant. Matt was on the floor, furiously recording this information into his Palm Pilot. As Tidus neared the exit however, the door to the Chamber of the Fayth slid open. Tidus and Matt both abruptly turned around. A beautiful girl around Tidus and Matt's age, stumbled out of the chamber. She lifted her head, sweat pouring down her face. She gave a small smile, and suddenly fell forward down the steps. Kimahri leapt over, and caught the girl just before she hit the ground.
"Yuna OK?" asked Kimahri
"Yes Kimahri, thank you." the girl replied timidly
She stood up and looked at the others.
"I've done it, I've become a summoner"
*Well? How was the editor's cut? ^^*
Matt and Tidus descended into the Cloister of Trials using what seemed like a primitive elevator. Upon reaching the entrance, Matt stopped and motioned to Tidus.
"Careful," Matt murmured, "the old man said that it was dangerous down here."
The Cloister itself appeared dark and mysterious. It appeared to be a maze of some sort, and a musky, almost ancient smell hovered in the air. Tidus nodded to Matt and the two cautiously walked over to where a mysterious glyph was glowing on a wall. Matt reached into the side pocket of his fatigues and withdrew his silencer for his Beretta. He decided that the M4 would be too bulky to be used in such a confined space, so he strapped it to his back. He then withdrew his 9mm from his holster and fitted the silencer on, in order to make sure that no other hostiles would hear the gunfire if he really did have to use it.
There's no telling what's down here, I might as well be safe than sorry." thought Matt as he switched the safety off on his pistol.
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Regular Version
Tidus touched the glyph and a secret part of the wall opened up. Tidus and Matt walked through the opening, and almost fell over a stone pedestal holding two glowing spheres. They pushed the pedestal over to a square indentation in the floor, and the pedestal locked into place. They then each took a sphere and placed it into a socket on each side of what seemed to be a gigantic doorway. Upon placing the spheres into the sockets, the doorway groaned and slid upwards, revealing a chamber where Wakka was waiting.
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Editor's Version
Tidus touched the glyph and a secret part of the wall opened up. Tidus and Matt walked through the opening, and almost fell over a stone pedestal holding two glowing spheres. They began pushing the pedestal over to a square indentation on the floor when it abruptly became stuck.
"Cmon Matt help me push this thing, I think it got stuck." coughed Tidus
Matt holstered his sidearm and pushed with all his might. Suddenly, there was a dull cracking noise as the base of the pedestal broke and the whole thing toppled over with a crash. The pedestal had shattered into millions of pieces and the two spheres had cracked.
"Shit..." muttered Matt "Damn..now what are we going to do?" worried Tidus Matt rummaged through his rucksack until he pulled out a small block of what appeared to be a clayish substance. The wrapper around the block was labeled C4. He placed the block next to what appeared to be a large doorway.
"Stand back." commanded Matt
"What is that stuff?" inquired Tidus curiously
"It's an explosive." replied Matt with a grin
Wide-eyed, Tidus ran to the other side of the room and hid behind a pillar. Matt inserted the firing pin into the block of C4. He extracted the remote detonator from his pocket and walked over to where Tidus was hiding.
"It's only a half kilo, so the blast radius won't be that large." commented Matt
"OK, whatever you say.." chattered Tidus, obviously afraid for his life
"FIRE IN THE HOLE!" yelled Matt as he pushed the button on the detonator and the C4 exploded. The room rocked from the explosion, and a billow of smoke came up from where the C4 had been. When the smoke cleared, a large hole surrounded by rubble was in the place where the doorway had been. A stunned Wakka looked through the opening, but quickly regained his senses when he saw Matt and Tidus walk through.
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Back to the story..
"Whaddaya think you're doing mister?!" shouted Wakka furiously to Matt.
"We heard that Yuna was in danger, so we came to help." replied Tidus with a snort
"OK den, I'll tell you about the others," Wakka said satisfied with Tidus's explanation
"One of dem has a real short fuse, u don't wanna mess wit her, the other one is a real quiet guy, but is real nasty when it comes to fighting, got dat you two?" explained Wakka
"Yeah we got it." chimed Matt and Tidus in unison.
'Alright, lets go meet up wit da others, ya?" Wakka harrumphed
Wakka, Matt and Tidus walked over to the other side of the chamber and rode another lift down to where two other people were waiting. One of them was a tall, blue-furred, and stoic looking lion-man of some sorts. The other was a raven-haired woman holding a plush doll in her arms. Upon seeing Wakka, the woman angrily stormed up to Wakka and demanded, "Where were you Wakka? We've been waiting for you forever! Don't you know that Yuna's been down here for nearly a day...Who are those two? What are they doing here?"
"Oh da' funny looking guy with the *cough* MACHINA...is Matt, the other guy is Tidus, he claims he came from Zanarkand." squirmed Wakka
"Hmmmmm...they certainly aren't from around here...nonetheless they shouldn't be down here." concluded the woman
"Awwww..cmon Lu, I'll make sure dey don't into trouble, ya?" whined Wakka
"Fine, just make sure they don't make they make any noise." glared Lulu and walked off.
"Sheesh..." commented Wakka
"So that's Lulu." Matt thought in his head as he stared after the retreating figure.
Off to the corner, there was a sound like a snarl, and the lion-man leaped over to where Matt was standing.
"Kimahri no like man..man has strange smell." the beast growled and shoved the spear he was holding at Matt.
With lightning-fast speed, Matt executed a hook kick with his right leg and brought the spear down to the floor. He used his other foot to lift the spear up and grabbed it. With a dull snap, he broke the spear into two, and shoved the pieces off to the side. He glared at the beast, and walked to the side. Kimahri appeared to be in shock.
"Kimahri never seen such fast man before..man is good warrior, Kimahri respect man-warrior." Kimahri stated, and went back to his post near a door that led to yet another chamber.
The rest of the group, Tidus, Wakka, and Lulu also appered extremely surprised at Matt's agility.
"Whoa, man he'd make a good guardian.." uttered Wakka in awe
Lulu merely grunted and turned the other way, obviously impressed with the boy's skills Tidus simply stood there wide-eyed.
For the next fifteen minutes, the party milled around, waiting for Yuna to come out of the Chamber of the Fayth. Tidus attempted to enter the chamber, but was pushed back by Kimahri.
"Pick spot, sit down, shut up." grunted Kimahri
Wakka motioned for Matt and Tidus to come over to where he was standing.
"Wanna know about Sin an' Yevon?" he asked
"Yeah sure why not.." replied Tidus
They made themselves comfortable on the floor while Wakka cleared his throat and began to speak.
"Sin is da reason why we hate da machina so much, it was cuz' of da machina dat Sin came around, it's da summoner's job to kill Sin in order to have some peace an' quiet around here. Sin always comes back every ten years though, so new summoners are always bein trained to kill Sin and bring the peace back to Spira." lectured Wakka "Yevon is all dat's good in Spira, it's basically our religion."
Tidus stood up and yawned, making his way towards the exit, obviously bored with Wakka's rant. Matt was on the floor, furiously recording this information into his Palm Pilot. As Tidus neared the exit however, the door to the Chamber of the Fayth slid open. Tidus and Matt both abruptly turned around. A beautiful girl around Tidus and Matt's age, stumbled out of the chamber. She lifted her head, sweat pouring down her face. She gave a small smile, and suddenly fell forward down the steps. Kimahri leapt over, and caught the girl just before she hit the ground.
"Yuna OK?" asked Kimahri
"Yes Kimahri, thank you." the girl replied timidly
She stood up and looked at the others.
"I've done it, I've become a summoner"
*Well? How was the editor's cut? ^^*