Chapter One
I struggled to my feet and checked myself over. I was soaked from head to toe and covered for the most part in sand. I still had my hip-bag on my waist, but it was open and my controller had gone. My memory cards were still in it though. I walked up the beach and sat down next to the save point. I opened a secret waterproof part of my bag and pulled out a lighter and some cigarettes.
My mind traced back to my mom. She had died when I was 14. So did my dad. They both died in a car crash. After that, I had been given a council house near my school. One by one, my friends had moved in and moved out when they needed it. They all knew they were welcome. I lit up and imagined my mom's voice:
"I don't want you ever to start smoking"
"O.K. mom."
"Promise me."
"O.K, O.K. I promise you I'll not start smoking ever. Happy now?"
"I suppose."
Little did she know that at the time I was already smoking due to the weird feelings inside me.
NO! I don't want to start thinking about that! Not yet.
I got up and looked at the save point. It had a screen and a small slot in it. I wondered how to use it. Suddenly it hit me. THE MEMCARDS! I pulled one out and inserted it into the slot. I looked at the screen, wondering what would happen.
Suddenly, blocks appeared on the screen and each said 'slot empty'. I cursed under my breath. All my FFX saves had disappeared. I decided to save anyway. A small cartoon of my face appeared along with another. I wondered what was going on. The save slot doesn't usually register someone else unless they're in your party or group of three, unless…
"Re" came a voice from behind me.
I spun round and stared into the eyes of a beautiful girl about the same age as me, maybe a bit younger. She had dark brown eyes, short(ish) black hair and wore black clothes.
"Uhh…" I said. She smiled.
"Oui ug? Oui muug mucd."
I got it then, she was speaking in Al Bhed
"Ur, Oayr. E's veha, E zicd... Fru yna oui?" I replied.
"Sa? so hysa'c femmuf. Fru yna oui?"
""So vneahtc lymm sa sadybrun. Muug, e tuh'd ghuf Al Bhed jano famm, lyh fa dymg eh ahkmecr?"
"Sure." She replied. Thank god she spoke English. "So… Umm… What's with the clothes?"
I looked down, for the first time since I had got here, to examine myself. I was wearing a pair of shorts but NOTHING else.
"Ah… well, see…" How could I explain this? "I was kinda… forced here. I was 'swallowed up' by Sin. When I was swallowed, I was about to go to bed and…" I noticed she was looking at me strangely. "What? What's wrong?"
I knew the answer before she even said it. I had finished FFX before, about a year ago.
"Sin's been dead for 3 and a half hundred years."
I struggled to my feet and checked myself over. I was soaked from head to toe and covered for the most part in sand. I still had my hip-bag on my waist, but it was open and my controller had gone. My memory cards were still in it though. I walked up the beach and sat down next to the save point. I opened a secret waterproof part of my bag and pulled out a lighter and some cigarettes.
My mind traced back to my mom. She had died when I was 14. So did my dad. They both died in a car crash. After that, I had been given a council house near my school. One by one, my friends had moved in and moved out when they needed it. They all knew they were welcome. I lit up and imagined my mom's voice:
"I don't want you ever to start smoking"
"O.K. mom."
"Promise me."
"O.K, O.K. I promise you I'll not start smoking ever. Happy now?"
"I suppose."
Little did she know that at the time I was already smoking due to the weird feelings inside me.
NO! I don't want to start thinking about that! Not yet.
I got up and looked at the save point. It had a screen and a small slot in it. I wondered how to use it. Suddenly it hit me. THE MEMCARDS! I pulled one out and inserted it into the slot. I looked at the screen, wondering what would happen.
Suddenly, blocks appeared on the screen and each said 'slot empty'. I cursed under my breath. All my FFX saves had disappeared. I decided to save anyway. A small cartoon of my face appeared along with another. I wondered what was going on. The save slot doesn't usually register someone else unless they're in your party or group of three, unless…
"Re" came a voice from behind me.
I spun round and stared into the eyes of a beautiful girl about the same age as me, maybe a bit younger. She had dark brown eyes, short(ish) black hair and wore black clothes.
"Uhh…" I said. She smiled.
"Oui ug? Oui muug mucd."
I got it then, she was speaking in Al Bhed
"Ur, Oayr. E's veha, E zicd... Fru yna oui?" I replied.
"Sa? so hysa'c femmuf. Fru yna oui?"
""So vneahtc lymm sa sadybrun. Muug, e tuh'd ghuf Al Bhed jano famm, lyh fa dymg eh ahkmecr?"
"Sure." She replied. Thank god she spoke English. "So… Umm… What's with the clothes?"
I looked down, for the first time since I had got here, to examine myself. I was wearing a pair of shorts but NOTHING else.
"Ah… well, see…" How could I explain this? "I was kinda… forced here. I was 'swallowed up' by Sin. When I was swallowed, I was about to go to bed and…" I noticed she was looking at me strangely. "What? What's wrong?"
I knew the answer before she even said it. I had finished FFX before, about a year ago.
"Sin's been dead for 3 and a half hundred years."