Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not own FFVIII, Nor do I own FFX. But I do own this story because I wrote it!
In the morning, I was awaken by Wakka, "Hey sleepyhead! We're going, ya." I yawned and rubbed the sleep out of my eyes.
"Wow," I yawned. "It's morning already?" Wakka nodded. I stretched and got out of the bed. We exited the tent and everyone was outside waiting.
"It's about time," Lulu said. We started to walk, and I noticed Tidus was carrying a blue sword. It was a pretty cool looking sword! "There are a lot of monsters on the way down to the beach," Lulu informed me. "You might want to get your weapon ready." I nodded. It's a good thing I still have my Shooting Star. Without my Valkyrie, I'd be nothing. I wouldn't be able to fight without it.
Soon we were stopped by Wakka. "Hey!" he yelled. "Stop, we can't forget to pray, ya." Everyone stopped. Wakka walked over to a big statue sort of thing and began praying… He was doing that thing with his arms that the people in the temple were doing. Shortly after, Tidus joined him. Yuna and Lulu were also doing it. I felt sort of out of place, so I walked up to Wakka and Tidus and joined them. Eventually, I figured out how to do the prayer. It was quite odd, but everyone was taking it very seriously. After a few moments of praying, we continued.
Just seconds after, Kimahri showed up, and he didn't look too happy. Him and Tidus duelled. I stood there and watched as a confused Tidus fought with Kimahri. I was confused as well… Why was Kimahri attacking Tidus? I thought he was with us? This is so confusing.
"Enough!" Lulu interrupted. The fight was broken apart. Kimahri looked at Tidus then turned away and began to walk.
"What's with him?" Tidus asked. That was quite odd… But I shouldn't think about it too much… All this thinking hurts my head! We continued down to the beach and encountered several more monsters on the way. Everyone was explaining everything to Tidus and I. I finally got the hang of everything, but I realized that I couldn't do my Limit Break… I mean Overdrive. I no longer had Angelo! My faithful dog was no longer by my side. I probably do have an Overdrive, but I don't know what it is. I guess I will find out soon, when I hit Overdrive. I wish I could return to Squall… It seems like it has been so long. I miss him so much.
We finally arrived at the beach after a while. There was a boat waiting for us at the dock, Wakka said it was called the S.S. Liki. It was going to take us to Kilika. Tidus talked to a few people before boarding the boat, and Yuna said goodbye to a few people. Everyone seemed so sad that Yuna was leaving. They must really like her I guess.
On the boat, I decided to do a little exploring. I also thought I would try to get to know everyone a bit better. I already know Tidus and Wakka pretty well. I guess I should get t know Yuna, Lulu and Kimahri better. Suddenly, the boat departed from the dock. As the boat was leaving, everyone rushed to the dock and waved farewell. I guess now I can start my exploring.
"Hey!" I shouted to Lulu. She looked over. "So, what are we going to do in Kilika?" I asked.
"We must go to the temple there," she replied. "Yuna is on a Pilgrimage now, and must get all of the Aeon's in order to defeat Sin and bring the Calm." I knew that. I wonder how many of these temples we are going to visit. I would really like to go deeper inside the temple. I talked to Lulu a bit longer before Wakka came by and began speaking to her. I decided that now I could go talk to Yuna.
"Hey Yuna!" I shouted to her. She turned around. "Hi!"
"Um, hi," she replied. "You're Rinoa, right?" I nodded and grinned. "Did you and Tidus come from the same place?" she asked.
"Nope," I answered. "I came from a completely different world than him." Yuna looked at me oddly.
"Maybe Sin's toxin really got to you… Are you sure you came from another world?" I nodded.
I wanted to explain some stuff to her, so I decided to tell her about my world. "In my world, we have Guardian Forces that are much like your Aeon's, but anyone who finds one, can junction it to themselves."
"So your saying that everyone has Aeon's in your world?" Yuna asked. I nodded. She gave me an odd look. Does she believe me? "Did you have any friends in your world?" she asked. I guess she must believe me…
"Yeah," I told her. "I have great friends! Selphie is always the happy-go-lucky one. She always looks on the brighter side of things. She could be so innocent one moment, and then want to blow something up the next! Under her exterior is a tough interior! She is great in battles! Then Irvine, he is so funny! He calls himself the Ladies Man. He is an excellent sniper. Him and Selphie are going out now; they make such a cute couple. Quistis is the smart one. She always knew what to do. She was the youngest Instructor in the garden and had a lot of groupies, who called themselves the Trepies. And Zell, he has an anger management problem. Him and this guy named Seifer don't get along too well. But Zell is great in battle. He is one of the best fist fighters I know… Actually, he is the best fist fighter I know! Then there's Squall…" I smiled. "Squall is great. He is my boyfriend and I love him so much… And I miss him a lot too… I can't wait until I can see his face again. It feels like years have gone by. But I know I'll see him again." I held onto the rings on my chain. Soon, I will find my way back to you Squall… Soon… "They are such great friends… All of them. They stuck with me; even after they found out I was a Sorcer-" I was suddenly interrupted by Tidus.
"Hey!" he grinned. He began to talk to Yuna, so I decided to explore the ship for a while. I decided to go below deck.
"Hello," a man with an accent greeted me. "I see you're not from around here. Your style in clothing is rather… Well…" I looked at him as he looked at my clothes.
"And you might be?" I questioned.
"Ah! I am O'aka XXIII! Merchant extraordinaire!" he answered. What an odd name. "Say, could you spare some Gil? I would appreciate it very much." He seemed pretty nice.
"Sure, I have plenty," I answered. I handed over some Gil to him.
"Thank you," he thanked me and smiled. I smiled back and continued my exploring. I found a room that had a couple Chocobo's. Now there is something familiar! I can remember Chocobo's in my world… Maybe this is my world, but in the future…? Hmm… Naw… I shook my head and watched the Chocobo's for a few moments. After, I headed back up the stairs to the deck.
Just as I was walking up the stairs to the deck, I heard someone yell, "SIN!!" Suddenly the boat began to sway back and forth violently. What's going on?
