Author's Note: At the time of writing this, one person has reviewed *hugs Aryn Sum* so that has made my day! Soooo… YAY!!!
Even if no one reviews, I'll continue writing anyway! Why, you ask? Because I can, that's why! ^_^ I'll tell you what though, if you review, I'll give you a big hug :) No, really :p
Disclaimer: I own FFX… *quickly* Uhhh, I mean a copy of the game! *lawyers approach* Eep! I don't mean as in an illegal copied version, I mean a copy I paid $110 for at Electronics Boutique! *lawyers go away, grumbling* Whew! Let me re-phrase: I don't own FFX, or the characters… Although I wish I owned Auron… *drool* I'd keep him as a pet… I'd play with him everyday, I promise! ^_^
Auron: Hmph. You've just copied and pasted the disclaimer from the last chapter!
Me: Pasted… Ripped… Same diff. :)
Auron: *rolls eyes* Whatever…
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Chapter Two: "I'm from Terra…"
Next Morning at the Moonflow… A White Chocobo sits atop a tree branch, "Kwehing" his heart out… ^_^
Rikku: Rise an' shine, everybody!! *jumps around in a hyperactive fashion*
Nessie: *whining* Aww, come on! Just 10 more minutes?
Auron: There's no time to waste. Let's go.
Nessie: Okay, Mr I'm-in-a-hurry!
Everyone (except Nessie): *starts walking*
Nessie: *to herself* So cute! *giggles*
Our band of heroes make their way towards Guadosalam… But not without the odd battle, of course.
Rikku: Look out!
Behemoth: *engages battle* RWOOOOOAAAARRR!!
Nessie: *surprised* What is THAT?!
Auron: *calmly* A Behemoth… But why is there a Behemoth here…?
Wakka: *scratches heads* I dunno… I wonder how many steaks you can get out of this, though?
Nessie: *sigh* How 'bout getting your mind off food for, like, two seconds?!
Wakka: *laughs* Ha ha ha! That's a good one, ya? Like I could ever do that!
Behemoth: I said "RWOOOOOAAAARRR!!" Fear me, already!
Tidus: Eesh… *Whips out Brotherhood* You talk too much!
Nessie: Ya-huh! *Whips out "Matoya's Blade" (Magic Booster, Magic +20%, Magic +10%, Magic +5%… Just so you know ^_^) Bring it on!
Auron: *Whips out Basara Blade* This ends now…
Nessie: *swoons at Auron's coolness* Ahhh… =)
Auron: Concentrate.
Nessie: *salutes* Yessir!!
Behemoth: *cast Meteor* Heh heh heh heh…
Tidus: Oww!
Auron: *grunts*
Nessie: Oh f- *is KO'd*
Tidus: *uses Phoenix Down on Nessie* Hey, you alright?
Nessie: Hmph. I must be rusty.
Auron: *uses Magic Break* You place too much trust in your magicks! *does 6,982 damage*
Behemoth: You suck. *Heaves Tidus*
Tidus: Aww man… *gets KO'd*
Auron: *uses Phoenix Down on Tidus* Maybe you should stay back.
Tidus: You can't make me, Auron!
Nessie: Hmmm, desperate times calls for desperate measures! *begins praying* Come forth, Fenrir!
The sky goes dark, and the Moon appears. A big, scary wolf is seen on top of a mountain. The wolf howls and leaps down...
Fenrir: Woof. *tongue hangs out*
Nessie: Go on boy, do your thing. Here, I got ya a snack! *gives Fenrir a Scooby Snack kinda thing*
Fenrir: *gulps snack in one go and howls* AAARRROOOOOO!!!! *growls at Behemoth* Grrr…
Behemoth: Aheh, heh, heh… I might go now… *backs away*
Nessie: *grins* NAAY! You're gone, matey!
Behemoth: Oh, f- *is eaten by Fenrir*
Fenrir: Woof. *scratches behind his ear* Arrrooo…? *looks at the pretty pyreflies, and playfully swats a few*
Nessie: *grins* Good boy.
(Battle ends, with everyone's HP in the yellow)
Auron: That was too close...
Nessie: Err, ya-huh!
Yuna: *excited* Wow! I didn't know you were a Summoner! Where on Spira did you get THAT Aeon?!
Nessie: *pats Fenrir* Actually, I call them Espers… And I didn't get Fenrir on Spira, I got him from my homeworld, Terra.
Fenrir: Wooooof… *pees on Wakka's foot*
Wakka: *jumps* Oh, YUCK! Ya?!
Rikku: "Yuck… Ya?" How about increasing your vocabulary, Wakka?
Wakka: Fine. *whips out a Thesaurus* How 'bout… Really gross? Totally disgusting? Incomprehensibly abhorrent? *brain overloads, and Wakka faints*
Rikku: Well that's a start. *tosses a Phoenix Down to Wakka*
Wakka: Oof… I'm back.
Nessie: *Tries not to smile* Sorry Wakka, I guess Fenrir's not quite toilet trained yet.
Wakka: Ahh… S'alright, ya?
Auron: *quietly, to Nessie* Terra? I thought you were from Zanarkand. So, you're not a Fayth-Dream?
Nessie: Nay! I am but Fangirl, ROCK! (A/N: Reference from "Tribute to Auron" by Kioki. Read it, it's good! ^_^)
Auron: *slowly* … Right…
Yuna: Nessie… How did you get to Spira? Sin?
Nessie: Better start from the beginning, hey? *takes a deep breath* Okaaaaay… As I said before, I'm from Terra, a world not unlike Spira, you know with all the Fayth-Temples and nature-loving people, the only difference is… There was no history of Sin…
Wakka: *gasp*
Lulu: Oh please. Why are you so surprised?
Wakka: I thought Sin was everywhere… Existing only to kill everyone in the Universe! *goes hysterical* No-one is safe from Sin! No-one! *voice goes higher* Don't you see? We're all caught in the "Spiral of Death", Sin will consume us all! *eyes go wide* ALL!! *gets hit in the head with a Blitzball* Owww… *weakly* Ya? O_o
Rikku: Snap OUT of it man!
Wakka: *under his breath*… Bitch…
Rikku: *hands on hips* What was that?
Wakka: *goes back to normal* Nothin' ya?
Nessie: *clears throat* A-HEM! As I was saying, my world had no Sin-
Yuna: -Then why did you leave?
Nessie: I didn't leave on purpose. It was 10 years ago-
Tidus: -Here we go again with the "10 years ago" crap…
Nessie: *glares at Tidus* Quiet you!
Tidus: *sweatdrop* … Sorry.
Nessie: *slightly peeved at getting interrupted so much* Shall I continue? Okay. 10 years ago, I was practicing my magic near the shores of Mysidia with my best friend, Celes, who was training to be a Mage-Knight. We saw something rise from the ocean, so I went to get a closer look. When I entered the water, I saw a huge creature swim towards me, so I tried to get away, but I was too slow and it sucked me towards it…
Tidus: Heh. Know the feeling! *looks at Auron*
Auron: *sweatdrop*
Nessie: I must've passed out, 'cos the next thing I remember is waking up in a strange place with lots of lights… a place called Zanarkand.
Wakka: So it DOES exist!
Tidus: Uh, YEAH! That's what I've been TRYING to tell you!
Nessie: So, anyway… I was very scared, you know, being in a foreign place… I was only 16 and I was all alone with no possibility of ever getting home… so, I started living on the streets for a while and I learned the language… But one day I got into trouble… some kids were teasing me because of this *points to horn* and I got mad, so I cast a Fire spell. I gave one kid second degree burns, so the others beat me up, and I wasn't able to defend myself against so many at once. That's when Auron showed up, *smiles* he simply yelled at the kids and they ran off!
Auron: They seemed to be afraid of me. *dryly* I wonder why...
Nessie: Perhaps, 'cos of that. *points to Basara Blade*
Auron: *smiles* A possibility.
Nessie: So, after that, Auron took me to his place, where I was safe. And told me all about Sin, the creature that attacked me, and this place, Spira. So it was no surprise that after a while… we, well, you know… *grins* ^_^
Rikku: You and Auron got close, like, REAL close, huh?
Nessie: *nods* Ya-huh!
Tidus: *head in hands* Please… spare me the details…
Nessie: *pokes tongue out* You're just jealous!
Tidus: Hardly…
Fenrir: Arooo…?
Nessie: Oh whoops! Sorry Fenrir! You can go now. *hugs Fenrir and dismisses him*
Fenrir: *fades* Woof!
Yuna: So you came here to Spira when Tidus did?
Nessie: Yeah well, here's the thing… One day Auron told me that he had to leave me… that he had to fulfill a promise he made to an old friend. He told me to stay behind, for my own safety he said.
Auron: That is correct. So, what happened?
Nessie: *sweatdrop* Heh… *to Auron* When you went with Tidus to the Blitzball stadium, I followed you.
Auron: I had suspected…
Nessie: *to everyone* Needless to say, I got sucked up into Sin with Tidus and Auron. I wasn't the only one screaming either. *grins*
Tidus: *hand behind head* Eesh…
Nessie: I woke up on the shores of… Djose? I think that's what the place was called… I stayed in the temple near there for a while, because the monks thought I was suffering the effects of Sin's toxin. They kept referring to me as a "Crusader". Weird…
Wakka: They've must've thought you were a part of Operation Mi'ihen, ya?
Nessie: Oh, I heard about that. *sighs* That was a tragedy…
Wakka: It was. But they had it coming. The teachings must be upheld! *gets hit with Blitzball* H-hey!
Rikku: You big meanie! People died, and all you can talk about is the teachings!
Wakka: Well… ya?
Nessie: Anyhoo… when I heard that Sir Auron was accompanying Lady Yuna on her pilgrimage, I just HAD to find you guys! ^_^
Lulu: Why…?
Nessie: Well, I'm kinda embarrassed to say this… but for the last ten years, Auron and Tidus have been like family to me. I have no one else…
Tidus: *blushes*
Auron: *raised eyebrow*
Rikku: *smiles* Awww…
Later, at Guadosalam…
Guado: We have been expecting you, Lady Yuna. Welcome to Guadosalam. This way, my lady. This way.
Wakka: Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Tromell: Oh, I beg your pardon, I am called Tromell Guado. I am in the direct service of our leader, the great Seymour Guado. Lord Seymour has very important business with Lady Yuna.
Yuna: Business with me? Whatever could it be, I wonder?
Tromell: Please, come inside the manor. All will be explained. Of course, your friends are also welcome.
Rikku: Twist our arms, why don't ya?
Nessie: I'll say! I thought we were just passin' through…
Tromell: This way, please.
Inside the banquet room...
Tromell: I will go inform Lord Seymour. Please wait here.
Nessie: *walks over to Wakka* Who IS this Seymour guy, anyways?
Wakka: He's a Maester of Yevon. And the leader of the Guado… I get the feeling he called us up here for more than just dinner, ya?
Nessie: Maester? So he's a priest?
Wakka: Yeah, he was ordained after his father, Jyscal, died.
Nessie: Uhh… Right… *walk over to Auron* Heya, sweetie ^_^
Auron: *smiles* … Stay on your guard, Nessie.
Nessie: Why? This guy's just a priest, right?
Auron: Those with power use that power. Maesters have power.
Nessie: Wait… You sure you don't have something against Yevon?
Auron: I lived a long time in Zanarkand.
Nessie: Ahh… I see, I think…
Later, Tromell appeared…
Tromell: Truly, it is good to have guest again. Since Lord Jyscal passed away, these halls have been too quiet.
Yuna: The death of Lord Jyscal was a great loss for all of Spira.
Tidus: *to Wakka* Was this Maester Jyscal really such a great guy?
Wakka: He brought the teachings of Yevon to the Guado. He was truly a great man.
Tromell: Truly, a loss for us all. But now a new leader, Lord Seymour, has come before us. Lord Seymour is the child of a Guado and a human. He will be the tie that binds our two races together.
Nessie: *yawns*
Tromell: But that is not all, I think. Lord Seymour… He will surely become the shining star that lights the way for all the peoples of Spira.
Seymour appeared…
Seymour: That is enough, Tromell. Must I always endure such praise? *to the group* Welcome!
Yuna: You… wanted to see me?
Seymour: Please, make yourselves at home. There's no rush.
Auron: Please, keep this short. Yuna MUST rush.
Nessie: *quietly, to Auron* You tell him, boss :)
Seymour: Pardon me. It has been a long time since I had guests. Lady Yuna, this way.
The group goes into another room where they're treated to a movie :p
Seymour: This sphere is a reconstruction created from the thoughts of the dead that wander the Farplane.
Nessie: *surprised* Holy hell! It's Zanarkand!
Seymour: Correct, Zanarkand… as it looked one thousand years ago. The great and wondrous machina city, Zanarkand. She once lived in this metropolis.
Auron: Hmph.
Yuna: She, who?
An image of a sexy woman appeared…
Yuna: Lady Yunalesca!
Seymour: She was the first person to defeat Sin and save the world from its ravages. And you have inherited her name.
Yuna: It was my father who named me.
Seymour: Lord Braska was entrusting you with a great task. He wanted you to face Sin, as Lady Yunalesca did. However, Lady Yunalesca did not save the world alone. To defeat the undefeatable Sin… it took an unbreakable bond of love-of the kind that binds two hearts for eternity.
Lord Zaon appeared and embraced Lady Yunalesca… Awww…
Seymour: *whispers to Yuna* Will you marry me?
Yuna: O_o *takes glass of water, and drinks the lot*
Rikku: Wow! Your face is beet red!
Tidus: You okay?
Yuna: He… he asked me to marry him!
Nessie: Holy crap! :O
Auron: *to Seymour* You know what Yuna must do.
Seymour: Of course. Lady Yuna, no, all Summoners are charged with bringing peace to Spira. But this means more than just defeating Sin. She must ease the suffering of all Spira. She must be a leader for the people. I proposed to Lady Yuna as a Maester of Yevon.
Nessie: Yeah… sure…
Auron: Spira is no playhouse. A moment's diversion may amuse an audience, but it changes nothing.
Seymour: Even so, the actors must play their parts. *to Yuna* There's no need to answer right away. Please, think it over.
Auron: We will do so, then. We leave.
Seymour: Lady Yuna. I await your favorable reply. *to Auron* Why are you still here, sir?
Nessie: Huh?
Seymour: I beg your pardon. We Guado are keen to the scent of the Farplane.
Tidus: *sniffs Auron* Mmmmm… Flowery fresh! :p
Auron: *shoves Tidus off of him* Hmph!
Later…
Nessie: What in the hell was that?!
Lulu: Yuna, the high summoner's daughter, Seymour, the leader of the Guado. Married in the name of Yevon, overcoming the barriers of race. It would give Spira something cheery to talk about, for a change.
Wakka: Sounds just like a passin' daydream, like Auron says.
Tidus: Come on, let's just get on with the pilgrimage! I mean, marriage?
Nessie: I, for once, agree with Tidus… Something doesn't smell right here…
Yuna: But… if my getting married would help Spira...if it would make people happy… If I could do that for people… maybe I should do what I can. I never imagined doing anything like this. But, I won't answer till I know what's right.
Rikku: But… if you get married, would you quit your pilgrimage?
Yuna: I am a summoner! I must fight and defeat Sin.
Auron: Like Braska before you.
Yuna: I'm going to the Farplane. I'm going to see my father and think on this.
Nessie: *gulps* … The… Farplane…?
The group proceeds to the Farplane. Near the entrance to the Farplane...
Tidus: Question! About this Farplane… When somebody dies, a Summoner sends them to the Farplane, right? So their souls, or whatever they are, they go to the Farplane, right? But that's the Farplane we're going to, right? And Yuna's old man's there, too? Do, dead people live there or something?
Wakka: You're thinking those funny thoughts again, ya? You'll see once we get there.
Auron: *sits*
Nessie: Aren't you coming? I don't wanna go there alone!
Tidus: I'll go with you!
Nessie: Uhh… thanks.
Auron: I do not belong there.
Nessie: You're… scared…? Wow, this is a first…
Auron: Searching the past to find the future... This is all that is there. I need it not… You'd better be going.
Rikku: You're not really going to see the dead, more like your memories of them. People think of their relatives, and the pyreflies react to them. They take on the form of the dead person-an illusion, nothing else.
Nessie: Hmm… I don't know about that…
Rikku: Well, have fun!
Tidus: What, you're not going either, Rikku?
Rikku: I keep my memories inside.
Nessie: Huh?
Rikku: Memories are nice, but that's all they are.
In the Farplane... Tidus and Nessie see the Farplane for the first time…
Tidus: What the…?
Nessie: Woah!
Lulu: Nessie, you seem surprised… is there not a Farplane on your world?
Nessie: *sweatdrop* Oh, there is… but I never went there. Bit slack for a Summoner, eh?
Lulu: You must've had your reasons… *walks off*
Nessie: So… This is the Farplane…
Tidus: Looks like it. Let's go see Yuna!
Nessie: Hope she won't mind being interrupted…
They go to Yuna…
Tidus: So… Yuna?
Yuna: I've decided.
Nessie: Oh? Really? That's good.
Yuna: I remember, when I was only seven years old, in Bevelle that day. My father had defeated Sin, and the whole town was out in the streets. Everyone was laughing. They all seemed so happy. If I defeated Sin, that would make everyone happy… wouldn't it? I must do what everyone wants, not just what I want.
Nessie: But marriage? To that spikey-arse blue-haired guy? Kinda drastic, don'cha think?
Yuna: That's not very nice, you know!
Nessie: Yeah well, my parents always told me to be honest! ^_^
Nessie's parents appeared… Nessie's Dad (Maduin) is tall with bright green eyes and short black hair with grey on the top and sides… a bit like Auron's hair ^_^ A prominent horn sticks out of the forehead. While Nessie's Mum (Rydia) is a bit shorter with a smaller horn, with bright blue eyes and long dark purple hair with a fringe like Aeris from FFVII.
Nessie: *gasp* :O It's them! I… I… I can't believe it!
Tidus: Your dad looks a bit like Auron… am I sensing a pattern here?
Nessie: If you're suggesting that I'd go with Auron because he looks like my father… then you're severely mistaken!
Tidus: Okay, okay… no need to get tetchy!
Nessie: Tetchy… pfft.
Yuna: You look very much like your mother…
Nessie: Thanks…
Yuna: Try talking to them…
Nessie: Okay… *in Terran language* Hi Mum, hi Dad… err, how ya been?
Maduin: *in Terran language* Nessie… it's been 20 years… You've grown so much!
Rydia: *in Terran language* Why haven't you come to see us until now?
Nessie: *in Terran language* It was… too hard… It was my fault that you died in the first place!
Maduin: *in Terran language* Don't say that! We don't blame you, nor did we ever. You are our daughter, it's our job to protect you.
Nessie: *in Terran language* Your job? I don't understand…
Rydia: *in Terran language* We have always been with you, so it's okay that you haven't come here. We know what happened to you, and why you're no longer living on Terra.
Nessie: *in Terran language* But… how?
Maduin: *in Terran language* We have seen through your eyes, we have strengthened you when you were weak… we have come to you as the Fayth you pray to…
Nessie: *in Terran language* What…?!
Rydia: *in Terran language* But because we were, more or less, inside you, we couldn't see you grow up-
Maduin: *in Terran language* - to look so much like your mother.
Nessie: *in Terran language* So, you know I became a Summoner then?
Maduin & Rydia: *in Terran language* Yes.
Nessie: *in Terran language* I'm going to avenge your deaths. You have my promise.
Maduin: *in Terran language* I know. Here is something to aid you…
Nessie kneels and feels faint… A bright light enters her body and KO's her… Maduin and Rydia disappear…
Tidus: Nessie! *catches her*
Yuna: *casts Life on Nessie* Return to us…
Nessie: *wakes up* Woah… What a rush…
Tidus: What happened?!
Nessie: I, uh… just received my Final Esper…
Yuna: That is how you get your Final Aeon?
Nessie: … Yes. Let's get out of here now… I need to get some rest.
Yuna: Okay. Let's go everyone!
Tidus, Wakka, Kimahri, Lulu, Nessie and Yuna exit the Farplane.
In the entrance of the Farplane...
Yuna: Thanks for waiting! I'll go give my answer to Maester Seymour.
Suddenly, a spirit maester is trying to go out of the Farplane.
Guado 1: Lord Jyscal!
Guado 2: Lord Jyscal!
Auron: He does not belong here.
Yuna: Why?
Auron: Yuna, send him.
Nessie: I'll join you Yuna!
Yuna: You can Send?
Nessie: Ya-huh! Of course!
Yuna and Nessie perform the Sending.
Auron: *kneels* Ugh! Arrgh!!
Yuna: Lord Jyscal…
Lulu: He is Lord Jyscal no more. Send him now!
Yuna and Nessie Send Lord Jyscal.
Auron: *gets up* Talk later. We leave now.
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Author's Note: Well, how was that? ^_^ I know there was a lot from the game in this chapter and not so OOC but who cares, right? :p I guarantee OOC-ness in the next chapter!
Anyhoo, please review. Hugs to all that do! ^_^
Until next time… Take care of yourself… and each other! :p
P.S. In case you hadn't noticed, there were a few references to previous FF's in this chapter. I'll summarise below:
Terra: (Nessie's homworld) A character in FF6 whose a half esper, and the other world in FF9, Zidane and Kuja's homeworld.
Mysidia: (Nessie's hometown) A town of mages in FF4… Seems fitting to make it a town of Mage-Knights and Summoners in my story, eh?
Celes: (Nessie's best friend) A character in FF6, who is infused with Esper powers and becomes a Magitek Knight (sorta like a Mage-Knight ^_^ )
Espers: A FF5/6 term for Summons, GF's Eidolons… Whatever :p
Maduin: (Nessie's father) Terra's Esper father in FF6.
Rydia: (Nessie's mother) A Summoner from FF4.
Fenrir: (Nessie's Esper) Eiko's first eidolon from FF9. I've loosely based Nessie on Eiko. You know, with the horn and losing the parents at 6 years old and of course… Fenrir! ^_^
**UPDATED!!**
*hugs Auron-Mujan and gives her a cookie* Duh… How could I forget to mention that Fenrir was ALSO in FF6? Oy vey, I'm SUCH a ditz! ^_^
'Bye now! ^_^