Yuna closed her eyes, thankful for this rare chance to rest, when all of a
sudden...
"BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRPPPP!!!!!!!" Wakka's mighty roar rang out loud and clear. "Phew, shouldn'ta had so much chicken last night, ya?"
Little did anybody notice the dark figure creeping up behind Yuna...
"AAAAHmphffphffmmm!!!" she squealed as a gloved hand covered her mouth, muffling her cries. Before anybody had time to react, she was pulled off of the shoopuf and into the murky waters with a *kerSPLASH*.
"Yuna!"
Tidus practically flew to her seat to look over the side of the box. Wakka scrambled to his feet and pushed up next to him, and their eyes darted frantically over the water, searching. Soon, Wakka's eyes narrowed and he glared with utter hatred. He pointed to a darkened blotch in the water:
"Look!" he hissed. "It's a machina, ya? The Al Bhed!!!"
"We've got to do something!" Lulu pleaded.
"No worries," growled Wakka.
Tidus punched the air with fury. "We're coming, Yuna!!!" he said before diving off the shoopuf with Wakka.
Frantically, the two kicked through the water as hard as they could, finally approaching the machina. Wakka motioned to Tidus to be careful, but Tidus was blinded with anger, and heedlessly charged at the machine, darting back and forth repeatedly and slashing as he swam. After six well- placed hits, he plunged the Brotherhood into the complicated wiring mechanisms. Withdrawing to the battle line with Wakka, he doubled over in pain from his strenuous berserk attack.
"Wow, didn't know you were in Overdrive, brudda." Wakka said to himself. "Well, praise be to Yevon for lightningstrike," he thought, and hucked his charged blitzball with all his might.
The strange machine jerked a bit and sparked, jolting Tidus and Wakka in a burst of pure electricity. Wakka, realizing the danger they were in, seized Tidus around the waist and dragged him onto the shoopuf.
Once they were safely back in their seats, Tidus pulled away from Wakka's grasp to peer over again.
"She's on the shore!" He pointed to Yuna, who was lying face-down on the muddy banks.
*****
Tidus leapt off of the shoopuf's back and dashed to Yuna's side. He crouched down and shook her shoulder, worry written all over his face.
"Yuna!" He turned her over. "Yuna!!! You have to wake up!!!" The knot tightening up in Tidus's throat threatened to leap out of his chest. His eyes began to fill with tears and burn as he watched her just lie there, motionless and lifeless. What if she didn't wake up? What if... she... no! You can't...
Yuna slowly and laboriously lifted her eyelids. The black nothingness that was clouding her sight slowly dissipated, and Tidus's yellow sneakers began to focus into view.
"Ugh..."
She turned herself over and sat up. Lazily sweeping her hair back with her fingers, she gazed up at him. She asked, dazed, "What... happened?"
Tidus blinked away the tears that were just begging to spill out from sheer joy. "Are you alright?!?!"
"I'm... fine..."
"Oh... ugh." Not too far off, a small person slowly rising to her feet caught Tidus's eye. She was wearing an orange, full-body suit, wearing goggles, and completely covered in mud. Tidus slowly and cautiously got up and approached the strange girl, Yuna following close behind. He watched, perplexed, as she peeled off her suit, revealing a tight-fitting orange shirt and green shorts, and lowered her goggles. Flipping her hair back, she rubbed the back of her head in pain and moaned.
"You...?! Rikku!!!" Tidus grinned at the Al Bhed girl.
"That really hurt, you know!!!" She giggled and smirked at Tidus. "You big meanie!"
Wakka galloped up to them. "So you're all friends already, ya?"
Yuna smiled and nodded her head. "This is my cousin."
Beaming, Rikku cheerfully extended her hand to Wakka. "Pleased to meet you! I'm Rikku. And you are?"
She's awful cute, ya? Wonder how old she is... "I'm Wakka. You look a little beat up, you okay?"
Smart... you beat me up, ya know? Well, that's okay. "I'm fine, just a little scratch, that's all!" Mmm... he's a hunk, though.
Lulu called from the disembarking area, "What are you doing???"
Wakka placed his hand on Rikku's shoulder reassuringly. "Come with me, you can meet the others, ya?" He and Rikku dashed away to the others, while Tidus and Yuna walked together, talking along the way.
"You feeling better?"
"Y-Yes."
"Yuna..." Tidus rubbed the back of his neck in embarrassment. "I'm alone with her..." he thought.
"Yes?"
"I, um... I..." he stumbled over his words. No matter how hard he tried, he just couldn't say it. Yuna looked into his eyes expectantly, not quite sure about what he was trying to say but obviously needing to hear it.
"I'm really glad you're safe..." he grinned sheepishly at her.
Yuna smiled gently. "You're a good guardian, you know."
His heart fluttered, and it felt light as a feather, hearing Yuna praise him like that. He planted his hands on his hips and chuckled. "Just try telling that to Auron. Hah!"
Tidus looked ahead to the group, and saw Wakka enthusiastically introducing Rikku to the others.
"Wakka sure has taken to Rikku, hasn't he?"
Yuna giggled. "They would look so cute together, don't you agree?"
Tidus smiled grimly. "Yeah..."
~~~*~~~
That was an odd way to end the chapter. Deal with it! I'm just starting, the reason this and the last chapter were so boring was cuz I had to get Rikku in there, a-duh!!! Doncha worry, stuff will happen! Soon...
"BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRPPPP!!!!!!!" Wakka's mighty roar rang out loud and clear. "Phew, shouldn'ta had so much chicken last night, ya?"
Little did anybody notice the dark figure creeping up behind Yuna...
"AAAAHmphffphffmmm!!!" she squealed as a gloved hand covered her mouth, muffling her cries. Before anybody had time to react, she was pulled off of the shoopuf and into the murky waters with a *kerSPLASH*.
"Yuna!"
Tidus practically flew to her seat to look over the side of the box. Wakka scrambled to his feet and pushed up next to him, and their eyes darted frantically over the water, searching. Soon, Wakka's eyes narrowed and he glared with utter hatred. He pointed to a darkened blotch in the water:
"Look!" he hissed. "It's a machina, ya? The Al Bhed!!!"
"We've got to do something!" Lulu pleaded.
"No worries," growled Wakka.
Tidus punched the air with fury. "We're coming, Yuna!!!" he said before diving off the shoopuf with Wakka.
Frantically, the two kicked through the water as hard as they could, finally approaching the machina. Wakka motioned to Tidus to be careful, but Tidus was blinded with anger, and heedlessly charged at the machine, darting back and forth repeatedly and slashing as he swam. After six well- placed hits, he plunged the Brotherhood into the complicated wiring mechanisms. Withdrawing to the battle line with Wakka, he doubled over in pain from his strenuous berserk attack.
"Wow, didn't know you were in Overdrive, brudda." Wakka said to himself. "Well, praise be to Yevon for lightningstrike," he thought, and hucked his charged blitzball with all his might.
The strange machine jerked a bit and sparked, jolting Tidus and Wakka in a burst of pure electricity. Wakka, realizing the danger they were in, seized Tidus around the waist and dragged him onto the shoopuf.
Once they were safely back in their seats, Tidus pulled away from Wakka's grasp to peer over again.
"She's on the shore!" He pointed to Yuna, who was lying face-down on the muddy banks.
*****
Tidus leapt off of the shoopuf's back and dashed to Yuna's side. He crouched down and shook her shoulder, worry written all over his face.
"Yuna!" He turned her over. "Yuna!!! You have to wake up!!!" The knot tightening up in Tidus's throat threatened to leap out of his chest. His eyes began to fill with tears and burn as he watched her just lie there, motionless and lifeless. What if she didn't wake up? What if... she... no! You can't...
Yuna slowly and laboriously lifted her eyelids. The black nothingness that was clouding her sight slowly dissipated, and Tidus's yellow sneakers began to focus into view.
"Ugh..."
She turned herself over and sat up. Lazily sweeping her hair back with her fingers, she gazed up at him. She asked, dazed, "What... happened?"
Tidus blinked away the tears that were just begging to spill out from sheer joy. "Are you alright?!?!"
"I'm... fine..."
"Oh... ugh." Not too far off, a small person slowly rising to her feet caught Tidus's eye. She was wearing an orange, full-body suit, wearing goggles, and completely covered in mud. Tidus slowly and cautiously got up and approached the strange girl, Yuna following close behind. He watched, perplexed, as she peeled off her suit, revealing a tight-fitting orange shirt and green shorts, and lowered her goggles. Flipping her hair back, she rubbed the back of her head in pain and moaned.
"You...?! Rikku!!!" Tidus grinned at the Al Bhed girl.
"That really hurt, you know!!!" She giggled and smirked at Tidus. "You big meanie!"
Wakka galloped up to them. "So you're all friends already, ya?"
Yuna smiled and nodded her head. "This is my cousin."
Beaming, Rikku cheerfully extended her hand to Wakka. "Pleased to meet you! I'm Rikku. And you are?"
She's awful cute, ya? Wonder how old she is... "I'm Wakka. You look a little beat up, you okay?"
Smart... you beat me up, ya know? Well, that's okay. "I'm fine, just a little scratch, that's all!" Mmm... he's a hunk, though.
Lulu called from the disembarking area, "What are you doing???"
Wakka placed his hand on Rikku's shoulder reassuringly. "Come with me, you can meet the others, ya?" He and Rikku dashed away to the others, while Tidus and Yuna walked together, talking along the way.
"You feeling better?"
"Y-Yes."
"Yuna..." Tidus rubbed the back of his neck in embarrassment. "I'm alone with her..." he thought.
"Yes?"
"I, um... I..." he stumbled over his words. No matter how hard he tried, he just couldn't say it. Yuna looked into his eyes expectantly, not quite sure about what he was trying to say but obviously needing to hear it.
"I'm really glad you're safe..." he grinned sheepishly at her.
Yuna smiled gently. "You're a good guardian, you know."
His heart fluttered, and it felt light as a feather, hearing Yuna praise him like that. He planted his hands on his hips and chuckled. "Just try telling that to Auron. Hah!"
Tidus looked ahead to the group, and saw Wakka enthusiastically introducing Rikku to the others.
"Wakka sure has taken to Rikku, hasn't he?"
Yuna giggled. "They would look so cute together, don't you agree?"
Tidus smiled grimly. "Yeah..."
~~~*~~~
That was an odd way to end the chapter. Deal with it! I'm just starting, the reason this and the last chapter were so boring was cuz I had to get Rikku in there, a-duh!!! Doncha worry, stuff will happen! Soon...