A Fantasy's Legend
Chapter 3
By: Momentary Dead King
Disclaimer(s): I don't own nothing! (Yes, the bad grammar was intentional.)
*………* Thoughts
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We walked towards an empty dock, which were full of crates. I sit on the lowest crate, and watch Auron talk to Tidus. Whatever Auron said to him must be something big, because Tidus is acting like he's having a emotional breakdown. After a few minutes, Tidus calms down and walks away, leaving Auron alone with me. He walks towards me and leans on the crate next to me. He said he was going to give me answers, so the first question that popped into my head was:
"How do you know Zieg?"
Before I could even ask, he answered: "Zieg came the same way you did." "How" I asked with an uncharacteristically eagerness in my voice. "Falling out of the sky, how else?" he replied flatly. I sigh in disappointment. He's fucking around with me. "Listen, unless you want me to ruin your nice trench, I suggest you cut the shit." I said quietly. He chuckles out loud. "So ready to jump and fight. Just like Zieg." He states. I sit with my anger rising. I asked again: "How do you know Zieg?" He stands there with no emotion on his face. "When Lord Braska and I went to Bevelle, there were two prisoners we wanted to see. One of them was Jecht, Tidus's father. The other was Zieg."
I say nothing, just listening to his words, trying to understand them. "Both men didn't know how to get home and Lord Braska promised to find a way home from them. They agreed to become guardians of Lord Braska. When we fought Sin for the first time….." "Yes?" He stopped and looked towards the sky. "What? Somebody died?" I asked. "When we fought Sin, we 'won', and Zieg went home." "Obviously, I saw him come out of his petrified state, but- "He wasn't the same man as before." Auron cut me off. I sat there, stunned as he continued. "He completely forgot about the Dragon Campaign and about you. He remarried and had a son named Dart. You watched after him and fought by his side, teaching him about the Dragon Campaign the Red Eye Dragoon that Zieg used to own." I remained silent. He said all of this like he was reading it out of a book.
He looks at me and says: "Zieg used to talk about you constantly." I felt a little relieved that he remembered me. "He had a small picture of you, saying that you the most beautiful wife he ever- "Wife?" I asked. He laughed quietly. "I guessed he stretched the truth a little." "We were engaged, but we never married….." I said sadly. *Why am I expressing so much emotion to him? I don't know this man but………it feels right.*
There was something else bothering me: "What do you have to do with me?" I Looked back to the sky. "I made a promise, and I keep my words." "Is that what you were discussing with Tidus?" I asked. *Why do I care……?* "Something relating to that." He replied. *It's none of my business, but there's something wrong here…..* "What promise did you make to Zieg?" I asked impatiently. He looks at me with sad eyes. "That I would protect you. Watch over you." He begins to walk away as I take that in. *Protect me?!? It was like he knew he wasn't going to come home….*
"What are you, some kind of angel?" He laughs and turns back. "I'm no angel." He says confidently. "Lets go, we have temples to got to, plus I need to introduce myself to Yuna." I jump off the crate and followed him, not knowing how right I was.
He head up to, what I think, is the exit of the city, where the group is waiting. Auron walks up to Yuna and she does that religious pose. "Sir Auron, it is such an honor." Yuna says. "Yuna, if you don't mind, I want to become your guardian." I stated. Yuna looked flushed at the thought. "Of course, Sir Auron. It's an honor." She said politely. He then points to Tidus and I. "They are coming with us. This one" He points to Tidus. "I promised Jecht and her" He points to me. "I promised Zieg." Looks of surprise and shock filled the group's faces. Lulu was the first to speak. "So you are the Matron! Why didn't you say anything?" I had nothing to say, so I looked around to see Auron eyeing me, which gave me the message of "Play Along". "I guess the toxin must've damaged my memory more than I realized?" I half said, half asked. Thankfully, they bought it.
"We need to get going. We're going to pass through the Highroad, into Moonflow, and then into Guadosalam." Auron stated. I looked towards him, a little annoyed. *Ok, who made him leader? Everybody is agreeing with him, like he's some God. He's just a guardian, nothing more, nothing less.*
As they walk away, I stand there. They turn back and asked: "What are you waiting for? We have to go." "Says who?" I asked. Auron spoke: "I said." He answered with a tone of impatience in his voice. "Since when were you the leader? If I remembered correctly, this is Yuna's journey or pilgrimage. Not yours." I replied. I walked up to them and Wakka scratches his head. "What's your problem?" I looked at them, shrugging. "Nothing. Just maybe that I don't like how this group has turned into the "Kiss Sir Auron's Ass Club."(A.N.: 5 points for however caught that reference! ~^.^~) I replied. I see Tidus stifling a laugh and Lulu elbowing him in the stomach as a response. Auron says nothing as I walk ahead of the group.
A couple a feet away from them, I turn around on shouted with as much sarcasm as humanly possible: "Hurry up! Sir Auron says that we have to gooooooooooooo!!!!!!" Tidus starts laughing like an idiot, unable to contain himself any longer. Lulu shakes her head, Wakka stands there, looking confused. Yuna coughs very loudly. Kimarhi and Auron show no emotion whatsoever.
They start walking towards me and I begin walking, unknown to the fact that this was not my final chapter. This is a beginning a whole new story.
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Ok, a little note here. I know that I'm missing some storyline parts from FFX, but if I followed and wrote every little detail, this Fic will end up having like 50 chapters, & I'll get too bored or tired (whichever comes first) to finish. So I'll only be putting the really important stuff that happened in FFX here, which is a lot in itself.
Anyway, I hope you've been enjoying reading as I have writing it. ~(^.~)~
