Final Fantasy X: Journey
"Yuna! Wake up!" Lulu shook Yuna gently. For a woman of 33, the High Summoner was extremely difficult to wake up.
"Go 'way!" Yuna moaned, swatting at Lulu. She pulled the covers back up and forced her pillow over her head, trying desperately to go back to sleep.
"Yuna! You have to wake up! You can't sleep all day!" Lulu began shaking Yuna more violently, so hard that Yuna actually rolled out of bed onto the floor.
"Ow!" Yuna sat up, and looked over the bed, glaring at Lulu. "That hurt."
"Oh, well, maybe if you'd get up once in a while, I wouldn't have to push you out of bed just to get you up in time for lunch!" Lulu burst out, her red eyes flashing.
Yuna immediately shut her mouth and stared at Lulu before her eyes sparked and she started laughing. She rolled back onto the floor and screamed with laughter. Lulu stared at her.
"Oh, no; she's lost her mind!"
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After getting Yuna awake and getting her dressed, Lulu led her downstairs to the kitchen to get some food in her. Yuna did what she was told, smiling to herself. How motherly Lulu really was.
"Hey, sleepyhead, nice of you to get up," Wakka said, coming in behind Yuna and ruffling her hair. Really, Wakka would always be a kid no matter what.
"Morning, Wakka," Yuna said, helping herself to a few strawberries. Wakka sat down across from Lulu, and the trio ate in silence, just enjoying the other's company.
The peaceful moment was shattered, however, by the commotion in the front hall. Loud shouts rang out, and a few sounds of fists connecting with people. Yuna, Lulu, and Wakka all met each other's eyes and then as one, all three leapt up and ran to the door, Yuna in the lead. They skidded into the front hall, except Wakka didn't stop in time. He crashed into Yuna and Lulu from behind and they landed in a heap on the floor.
Yuna was the first to look up.
"Tromell! What are you doing here?" she cried, somehow managing to force herself out from under the once again scream-arguing Lulu and Wakka.
"Lady Yuna, I came as fast as I could! It's almost unreal; I myself having trouble believing it, but it must be true." Tromell spoke. The other three Guado with him stopped grappling with the Crusaders guarding Yuna's home and stood behind the new Guado leader.
"What is it? What's happened?" Yuna's heart began to beat faster. Lulu and Wakka hurried to their feet, and all eyes fell to Tromell. Panic suddenly swept through the room on extended wings. The room was deathly quiet, and Yuna braced herself. Lulu and Wakka appeared by her side.
"Lady Yuna, it's Lord Seymour—he's no longer on the Farplane!"
* * *
"Sir! The door is now open!" the Crusader announced, saluting Gatta.
"Good work." Gatta said, nodding sharply. He stepped forward into the Chamber of the Fayth. As soon as his eyes adjusted, he could make out the figure lying facedown on the floor.
"Medic! We got a kid down in here!" Gatta yelled over his shoulder as he rushed forward to the form on the floor. He flipped the body over—and found himself staring not at boy, but a girl.
And she wasn't breathing.
"Damn!" Gatta cursed. "Get me a potion, anything! This girl's going to die!"
A Crusader rushed in, a potion in his hands. He shoved it into Gatta's hands and Gatta quickly transferred it to the girl's mouth. No response.
"Damn it, kid! Come on!" Gatta yelled.
"Sir, it's no use. She's gone."
Gatta sighed, knowing it was true. He just hated to lose a human life. It just wasn't fair . . . It reminded him a lot of Operation Mi'ihen. What a worthless cause that had been.
Suddenly, the girl groaned and brought her hand to her forehead. She rolled to her side, coughing and sputtering as if she'd been underwater.
"Kid, are you all right?" Gatta asked, his eyes widening at her abrupt recovery.
"Yeah—yeah, I'm fine," she said, sitting up and gazing around. "What happened? Why are you here?"
"The priest came running outside the temple after a bright flash just erupted from the Cloister of Trials. He said something about someone going in, but then not coming out. So, we came in but the door wouldn't open. We it finally was, I came in, and, well, found you," Gatta explained briefly, watching this girl carefully.
"Oh. Well, thank you, but I'm okay now. I really have to go," she said, starting to rush out. Gatta blocked her path, staring hard at her.
"You're not going anywhere until you've explained—"
"Too bad. I've got things to take care of. I need to undo damages that never should have been done in the first place," she snapped, pushing by him roughly.
Gatta could only stare after her in shock.
* * *
"Yuna? Yuna, honey, I know you're having fun fainting, but you really, really need to wake up," Lulu said, trying to get Yuna to wake up from faint.
Wakka shook his head. "I can't believe it. How could Seymour escape the Farplane? It's not supposed to be possible! And how could we send him back? There aren't any summoners anymore!"
"I don't know, Wakka. We'll just have to find a way," Lulu said.
"You sound like Tidus."
"Well, what else could I say? 'Oh, I know how'?" Lulu retorted.
"Sorry, Lu, but I'm just kinda lost here, ya know?" Wakka apologized, scratching the back of his head, sighing. "We gotta do something. He didn't just suddenly decide to take a stroll. He's up to something—again."
"I know, Wakka, I know. Someone should alert Ri—"
"Just what the hell's going on? I want some answers, and I want them NOW!"
Wakka sighed. "She's already here, and she's already pissed off."
Rikku burst into the room, her green Al Bhed eyes flashing treacherously and frighteningly. "All right! Who did it? Who let the bastard out?!"
"Hello, Rikku, nice to see you," Lulu said, looking pointedly at Yuna, who still remained motionless on the bed. Rikku immediately settled down.
"Um, sorry," she said, sitting down obediently. She gazed at Yuna with pity eyes, trying to understand exactly what Yuna must be feeling.
"We gotta get a plan; make somethin' up. We can't just let Seymour run loose around here—he could do some real hurt," Wakka said, leaning back in the chair. "It's gotta be good, too. But I can't help—"
"We know, Wakka, we know. If Tidus were here, he'd probably know what to do; besides just go after Seymour. Gosh, it's weird that we only think of him in a crisis, huh?" Rikku said, resting her chin on her hands.
"The only thing we can do now is wait until Yuna wakes up," Lulu said. She looked up from Yuna's face at the other guardians. "And I don't think it would be a bad idea if we dusted off our old weapons."
* * *
The girl paused out in the entrance to the temple, and her eyes caught sight of a glass case, funny how she hadn't noticed it before. She drew closer.
"Your strength will be needed once more," she whispered, snapping the lock on the case and pulling its doors open. One slender, gloved hand reached inside and grasped the staff firmly, yet tenderly.
The staff let off a soft glow, and the girl pulled it close, almost hugging it.
"Awake, Nirvana, and guide me," the girl whispered, a tear sliding from eye. She turned sharply, all evidence of tears no longer present on her face.
"The name . . . is Tida," she said, smirking.
Short, I know—for those of you reading it, anyway. I've decided that this will be the final entry if I don't get at least THREE reviews. That's not asking much, but I don't see why I should continue if no one wants to read it. Well, I'm continuing it, but I just won't post it. I'm writing this for myself, and . . . for a best who recently lost their battle with cancer. If you want to read the rest, review. Sorry.
Angel of the Faith
Disclaimer: The characters of FFX and the places belong to Squaresoft. However, Tida belongs to me.