They boarded the boat. Yuni went to the front of the boat. Anton and
Alexandria stood by the right side of boat.
"We're gonna pick up a friend of mine." Anton said
"Who?" Alexandria asked.
"My friend Richard. He lives on Kili Island. It's about 5 miles west of Kilika."
"Does he know that we're coming?"
"Nope, he has no idea."
"You didn't tell him?!?"
"I wanted it to be a surprise."
Anton went and told the captain to head for Kili Island. Alexandria went to her cabin. Yuni was still at the front of the boat, looking out at the sea. Anton went to talk to her. He stood by her.
"You alright?" Anton asked.
"Yes...well no." Yuni replied.
"What's wrong?"
"Well, this wont be a great trip. It all rests on us to save Spira. I know my mom did it, but I don't know how she could. If we fail, lots of people are gonna die. It's too much for me to have to deal with. I'm not even a full-fledged summoner and I already have to save Spria."
"Yeah, but if we succeed lots of people won't die and they will live their lives with you to thank."
Yuni shrugged her shoulders. "I want to believe that you're right."
"We're gonna pick up at friend of mine on the way to Kilika. His name is Richard and he lives on Kili Island."
"Oh. How long have you known him?"
"Since high school. We've been good friends since 10th grade. He taught me how to fight with a sword and a gun."
"What kind of weapon does he prefer?"
"Guns. He can hit anything that moves with his revolver."
Anton could hear Yuni gulp. An island appeared in front of them. It wasn't very big but it was large enough to live on. It had lots of trees.
"Land Ohoy!" yelled a crewman.
"There it is." Anton said.
A man in brown jeans and a black tee shirt was working in his garage. He was fixing his AK-47 in an attempt to add an extra clip. Suddenly he heard movement in back of him. He heard footsteps and slightly pulled out his revolver. He turned around and shot it twice. Anton jumped into the air, dodging the bullet that hit the ground and deflected the one that was flying at his head. Anton landed as two more bullets were fired. Anton jumped to the side to dodge one and landed in front of Yuni to deflect the bullet back at the shooter. The bullet flew past the shooter's head, missing him by inches. Anton looked at the man and recognized him easily.
"Richard! What the hell are you shooting at?" Anton yelled.
"Sorry, I didn't know that it was you." Richard replied.
"How's it been going, beside the whole me shooting at you thing." Richard asked.
"Good. You?"
"Fine, who are these people?"
"You know Alexandria already, and this is Yuni."
"Hello, how are you doing Miss Yuni."
"Good, thank you. You don't have to call me Miss."
"O.K. fair enough."
Richard walked back into his garage. Anton followed him.
"Whoa, what are you doing with that?" Anton said while motioning to the AK- 47.
"I'm trying to put on an extra clip on it but its not working." Richard said
"Let me see it."
Anton took it into his hand and started fumbling around with the gun. A pop sounded.
"I think I got it." Anton said.
Anton then walked outside. He let the bullets loose into the forest. BADA BADA BADA BADA BADA. Then a click sounded. The clips switched over. Then another round of bullets fired.
"I think I did it." Anton yelled over the gunfire.
"Thanks, that saved me about two days." Richard thanked him.
Alexandria and Yuni were in Richard's house. They sat in the living room.
"Oh yeah, we want you to come with us to help Yuni with her pilgrimage." Anton said.
"But we're gonna have to fight Sin at the end of her pilgrimage." Alexandria threw in.
"I'll go. I can now get revenge for my life that was taken away by Sin." Richard said.
"What happened?" Yuni asked.
Richard then told his story.
"My parents, family, and the love of my life was taken away from me when Sin attack our village," he motioned at Anton "my mother and father were killed fighting Sin. My girlfriend was killed when Sin destroyed her house. Anton and I went to help our parents fight Sin. Anton and I drove it away with the help of some mages in the village. We searched the rubble for survivors. I found my girlfriend in her house. She was sleeping when her house was destroyed. When I became old enough I moved away from Besaid and came here."
" So are we ready to go?" Richard asked.
He didn't want to stay on that subject and Anton understood that. He didn't want to talk about his parent's death ether. They all boarded the boat. Richard threw on his overcoat. He had two revolvers in their holsters. He had the AK-47 on a strap that was hanging on back. The ship set sail for Kilika.
"We're gonna pick up a friend of mine." Anton said
"Who?" Alexandria asked.
"My friend Richard. He lives on Kili Island. It's about 5 miles west of Kilika."
"Does he know that we're coming?"
"Nope, he has no idea."
"You didn't tell him?!?"
"I wanted it to be a surprise."
Anton went and told the captain to head for Kili Island. Alexandria went to her cabin. Yuni was still at the front of the boat, looking out at the sea. Anton went to talk to her. He stood by her.
"You alright?" Anton asked.
"Yes...well no." Yuni replied.
"What's wrong?"
"Well, this wont be a great trip. It all rests on us to save Spira. I know my mom did it, but I don't know how she could. If we fail, lots of people are gonna die. It's too much for me to have to deal with. I'm not even a full-fledged summoner and I already have to save Spria."
"Yeah, but if we succeed lots of people won't die and they will live their lives with you to thank."
Yuni shrugged her shoulders. "I want to believe that you're right."
"We're gonna pick up at friend of mine on the way to Kilika. His name is Richard and he lives on Kili Island."
"Oh. How long have you known him?"
"Since high school. We've been good friends since 10th grade. He taught me how to fight with a sword and a gun."
"What kind of weapon does he prefer?"
"Guns. He can hit anything that moves with his revolver."
Anton could hear Yuni gulp. An island appeared in front of them. It wasn't very big but it was large enough to live on. It had lots of trees.
"Land Ohoy!" yelled a crewman.
"There it is." Anton said.
A man in brown jeans and a black tee shirt was working in his garage. He was fixing his AK-47 in an attempt to add an extra clip. Suddenly he heard movement in back of him. He heard footsteps and slightly pulled out his revolver. He turned around and shot it twice. Anton jumped into the air, dodging the bullet that hit the ground and deflected the one that was flying at his head. Anton landed as two more bullets were fired. Anton jumped to the side to dodge one and landed in front of Yuni to deflect the bullet back at the shooter. The bullet flew past the shooter's head, missing him by inches. Anton looked at the man and recognized him easily.
"Richard! What the hell are you shooting at?" Anton yelled.
"Sorry, I didn't know that it was you." Richard replied.
"How's it been going, beside the whole me shooting at you thing." Richard asked.
"Good. You?"
"Fine, who are these people?"
"You know Alexandria already, and this is Yuni."
"Hello, how are you doing Miss Yuni."
"Good, thank you. You don't have to call me Miss."
"O.K. fair enough."
Richard walked back into his garage. Anton followed him.
"Whoa, what are you doing with that?" Anton said while motioning to the AK- 47.
"I'm trying to put on an extra clip on it but its not working." Richard said
"Let me see it."
Anton took it into his hand and started fumbling around with the gun. A pop sounded.
"I think I got it." Anton said.
Anton then walked outside. He let the bullets loose into the forest. BADA BADA BADA BADA BADA. Then a click sounded. The clips switched over. Then another round of bullets fired.
"I think I did it." Anton yelled over the gunfire.
"Thanks, that saved me about two days." Richard thanked him.
Alexandria and Yuni were in Richard's house. They sat in the living room.
"Oh yeah, we want you to come with us to help Yuni with her pilgrimage." Anton said.
"But we're gonna have to fight Sin at the end of her pilgrimage." Alexandria threw in.
"I'll go. I can now get revenge for my life that was taken away by Sin." Richard said.
"What happened?" Yuni asked.
Richard then told his story.
"My parents, family, and the love of my life was taken away from me when Sin attack our village," he motioned at Anton "my mother and father were killed fighting Sin. My girlfriend was killed when Sin destroyed her house. Anton and I went to help our parents fight Sin. Anton and I drove it away with the help of some mages in the village. We searched the rubble for survivors. I found my girlfriend in her house. She was sleeping when her house was destroyed. When I became old enough I moved away from Besaid and came here."
" So are we ready to go?" Richard asked.
He didn't want to stay on that subject and Anton understood that. He didn't want to talk about his parent's death ether. They all boarded the boat. Richard threw on his overcoat. He had two revolvers in their holsters. He had the AK-47 on a strap that was hanging on back. The ship set sail for Kilika.