*BY: KUROHIME**
(The path to the next temple wasn't proving itself easy to find, and everyone seems to know it. Kurohime is in the lead, with Roy and Yuna following close behind. Bob, Tidus, and Vivi bring up the rear. Vivi looks up.)
VIVI: It looks like that storm cleared up...
BOB: I wonder if that was Ixion's calling card.
TIDUS: What? The storm clouds?
BOB: Well, he's a lightning summon. I think all the lightning activity was him getting more active, since he knew his summoner was coming for him.
TIDUS: Do all summons do that?
BOB: *shrugs* The elemental ones, maybe. Especially when the WANT to be found. Or if they want your attention somehow.
TIDUS: Oh yeah. Like Shiva.
BOB: Don't remind me.
(Up ahead, a small crow flies overhead and lands ina nearby tree, its harsh voice persistantly scolding the party below. This goes on for a few grating "caaawws." Then Roy looks up at it, smirking.)
ROY: Bah. Stupid bird. *looking at the bird mischievously*
(Roy takes his mage staff and soundly zaps the nearby crow with a small spark - the bird is left behind, blinking, confused... and without feathers. It caws excitedly, then covers itself with its now-naked wings and runs into the thicker leaves of the trees, cawing its despleasure.)
YUNA: Roy! That wasn't nice!
ROY: Hehehehehehehe... but it was funny!
KURO: *starts to giggle, but then pauses, and looks up at the sound of more caw-ing* More crows...?
(Roy's eyes light up, but Yuna puts a restraining hand on his arm.)
YUNA: Roy, save your MP.
ROY: But I wanna practice!
YUNA: Trust me. You'll need your MP for where we're going.
(Suddenly, the grating crow-like sound becomes louder. Much, MUCH louder...! Now Bob, Vivi, and Tidus can hear it, too. They all walk a little faster to close the gap between the others.)
VIVI: That doesn't sound like a crow anymore!
KURO: No, that's no crow. That's a Garuda...!
(Right on cue, two of the mythical birds burst from the bushes around them. One makes a sudden dive towards the first person on the line: Kurohime.)
KURO: AAAAAAAAAAACK!!
(Kurohime barely has enough time to cast a light protect spell before the huge bird slams into her, knocking her to the ground. It swoops upward and circles around for more. Roy runs over to her and quickly pulls her to her feet.)
ROY: Are you okay?
KURO: *looking up at the bird* I'll be fine, sweetheart. That was just a physical attack. *looks over at the other Garuda, which is gathering its energy for.... something really bad* Well, you wanted to practice your magic.... looks like you got your wish!
(A firaga spell hits everyone in the party.)
BOB: OW! OW! OW! Fire! Hot! Fire!
(Yuna's healing curaga spell surrounds the entire party in the next instant.)
ROY: Ooo! That feels pretty darn good! Kind of like... bubble bath!
TIDUS: You take bubble baths?
ROY: *glares*
TIDUS: *inocent grin* Hey, I didn't say there was anything wrong with that!
ROY: I know how to use the Silence spell, you know.
(Before that argument could go any further, Bob's Flare spell explodes overhead, and the first Garuda squeals in anguish before falling to the ground with a thud and disappearing in a ball of blue energy.)
BOB: Well, that's one down...
YUNA: TIDUS!!!
(Without stopping to think, Tidus whirls around, just in time to see the remaining Garuda bearing down on him with Garudaish(!!!) terror. His Brotherhood sword deflects the attack cleanly, but barely so. In the next moment, as if being caught by surprise by a giant evil bird wasn't bad enough, Roy's newfound magic suddenly began zapping both him and the Garuda...)
TIDUS: HEY! AIM FOR THE D*MN BIRD! NOT ME!
ROY: *shouting back* Give me a break! I'm new at this!
KURO: Roy! Here! *she reaches into a pocket (amazing how much stuff we can store in pockets, huh?) and shoves a red-colored ring into his hands* It's a Rosetta Ring.
ROY: What the he-?
KURO: NOW try your thundaga spell.
(Roy just nods, and a brilliant tendril of white-hot electric energy roars down from the sky. It slams neatly into the Garuda. Roy immediately breaks out into a grin. But with a last horrible screech, the Garuda becomes a massive flurry of flapping wings and magic energy. A firaga spell comes bearing down on him.)
KURO: ROY!!!
(Kurohime makes a dive for Roy, and the firaga's smoldering energy is surrounding the both of them. Both collapse to the ground.)
(Vivi's Water spell crashes into the Garuda next, and then, it's over... the Garuda silently falls to the forest floor, and without much drama, disappears in another ball of blue light. Without any other pretense, he makes his way over to Kurohime and Roy.)
VIVI: Are you two okay?
ROY: *groaning* As okay as anyone who's just been barbecued can ever feel...
TIDUS: You'll get used to that feeling eventually.
ROY: That doesn't make me feel any better. *he turns to Kurohime, who's just lying on her back, looking dazed* Are you okay, sweetie?
KURO: I think I need a nap.
ROY: Heh-heh. Yep, you're okay.
(The Hilde Guarde III was a surprisingly smooth flight, but even so, Jess wasn't finding the experience all that pleasant. She's hanging off one of the aft railings of the ship, looking like she's either going to throw up or punch something. Zidane is still with her, trying his best to comfort her. As much as one can if they think they're either going to get punched or thrown up on, anyway...)
JESS: I forgot how much I hate flying! I hate it! I really do! *she lightly punches Zidane*
ZIDANE: Ow! Hey, I'm not Bob, Jess. What was that for?
JESS: Sorry, it's just a habit. I have to hit someone, and you were the closest guy.
(Zidane gives her a slightly bemused look)
JESS: Sorry, Zidane. I'm just... *trails off*
ZIDANE: Hey, everything's going to be okay, Jess. I'm sure everyone will get things under control back home. They're going to be just fine. That last summon is as good as ours.
JESS: Oh, I'm sure they'll get the last summon.
ZIDANE: We'll get home, too. I promise.
JESS: Don't make promises you can't keep.
ZIDANE: I never have. I never will. We'll get home... and we'll see everyone again. They can't finish the job without us.
(Cloud silently comes up beside Jess and taps her on the shoulder.)
CLOUD: Get some sleep, you two. You could probably use it.
ZIDANE: Can't sleep. Drank too much Pepsi.
CLOUD: ...... *just stares at Zidane for a second, then turns to Jess* Well, you should try to get some rest, Jessica.
JESS: I can't sleep. either. *turns to look over the railing of the ship again* You called me 'Jessica.'
CLOUD: Well, that's your name, right? I mean, your... real name.
JESS: I don't even know who the h*ll I am anymore.
CLOUD: I see you as Tifa, but I also know who you really are.
JESS: I'm glad somebody does.
ZIDANE: Hey, Cloud, there's one thing I still don't understand. If we're looking for a way to get Tifa back, why are we going to our Gaia, instead of the homeworld the two of you came from?
CLOUD: Your world is where the Iifa tree is.
ZIDANE: But does that have anything to do with Sephiroth stealing Tifa's soul?
CLOUD: The Iifa tree is a conduit for souls to travel. You know all that.
ZIDANE: Well, yeah. I learned about that the hard way. But why would it help us restore Tifa's soul? She's not a part of that world.
CLOUD: You don't think our worlds exist alone, do you?
ZIDANE: Well, no. I just don't....
CLOUD: Your story might not have had anything to do with mine until now, but none of us would exist without each other. People like us all come from the same source. We're more alike than you think.
ZIDANE: Believe it or not, you're starting to make a creepy sort of sense. Garland used the Iifa tree to take the souls of Terra and send them to Gaia. There's no reason that other worlds couldn't do the same.
CLOUD: But we still have a problem. We need to separate Tifa's soul from Jessica.
JESS: What? You mean that part wasn't already figured out before we started this trip?
CLOUD: Nope.
JESS: ARRRRGGGHHHHHH!!!
ZIDANE: *shrugs* Plot twist?
JESS: All these plots twists are starting to kind of freak me out, you know?
ZIDANE: That keeps it interesting!
JESS: Your eternal optimism is starting to get on my nerves, monkeyboy.
ZIDANE: *grins* It's a gift!
(The Garuda attack has left everyone a bit on edge. As they make their way through the thickening forest brush, Kurohime once again leads the group, but this time, Roy sticks close to her side. Bob and Vivi also follow closely. They know they're getting closer to the temple for the next Cloister of Trials...)
KURO: I know we're getting close.
BOB: How? Did Bahamut tell you? Are you ever going to explain that to me?
KURO: *shrugs* It's less complicated than it seems. Training with a summon means that the summoner and a summon share a bond. Part of that is... memories.
BOB: Memories. Like a mind transfer?
KURO: No, nothing like that. It's more like deja vu. Like this place, Tsukimori. The Moon Forest. I've never been to Japan before, so I definitely couldn't have been to Tsukimori, but I still feel like I know this place.
BOB: *looks confused*
ROY: She and Dagger were able to find Ixion's temple.
KURO: We were able to remember becasue obviously Bahamut has been here before, and so have the other summons.
BOB: I'm still not sure I get it.
KURO: Eh, don't worry. These things never make sense. At least I know we're definitely going in the right direction, though.
BOB: Trust Bahamut. Right.
KURO: Well, yeah. I trust Bahamut. And I also trust the signs above your head.
(Kurohime points up to a crude, shabby-looking sign nailed to a huge camphor tree nearby. On it, chiseled in Japanese characters, was 'BAAJI TEMPURU' - Baaj Temple.)
KURO: I can't believe it. Baaj is a real temple?!
ROY: Kuro, sweetheart, in this world, you can summon Bahamut, I'm weilding black magic, and you really can pull Zidane's tail. *grins and puts a hand on hershoulder in a teasing gesture* ANYTHING is possible.
KURO: Hehehe, yeah, I know.
(The forest path opens up into another small clearing; a good-sized ravine with steep, forested hillsides rising fifty feet on both sides. Everyone stops in silence as they see a gracefully designed stone walkway sprawled out before them. It looks aged, but surprisingly clean, as if someone had been protecting it from the elements. The Walkway widens to span the width of the entire ravine, then seemlessy joins into a gleaming stone wall. They're surronded on three sides. A sudden gust of wind - how appropriate for the mood - comes from a gaping tunnel in its face.)
YUNA: I think this is it. *gesturing towards a glyph carved into the stone face of the wall, just beside the tunnel*
BOB: Oh, don't tell me we need to go in there!
TIDUS: What? It's only a tunnel. You can already see the other side from here.
BOB: You know that people who go through tunnels always end up coming out on the other side, right into something they wish they hadn't gotten themselves into!
ROY: That makes the story fun!
BOB: Grrrr...
KURO: Well, the temple is on the other side of that tunnel. Come on, let's get going.
(The temple was wide enough for them to walk side by side, and inside, its height was even greater. Their footsteps echoed through the tunnel, and seemed to punctuate the fact that no one was saying a word as they walked.)
KURO: .... *suddenly, she gasps*
(A bright, white light blinds her vision... and suddenly, she sees and image of Zidane and Dagger, surrounded by an odd, silvery-blue glow. Dagger's eyes look up to meet hers for a moment, and then the vision disappears. She can feel a warm, comforting presence. The voice seems to speak Bahamut's words, but there's something different.)
WHISPER: My powers and yours... our voices together... We can't be afraid...!
(The vision explodes into blinding white light, and an instant later, clears to reveal Roy and Bob's concerned faces.)
ROY: Are you okay?
KURO: I-I think so. Uuuugh... what the h*ll just happened to me? *tries to sit up* I.... feel like I've been beat up.
ROY: That should be my question. You just collapsed.
KURO: Dagger... Zidane... they're..... *shakes her head*
ROY: *blinks* What happened?
KURO: I'm not sure. I think I... *puts her head in her hands* .... I think I need a nap.
(Roy helps her up, and they continue walking through the tunnel. Tidus walks a few steps to catch up with Roy and Kurohime.)
TIDUS: Hey, Kuro. I have a question. Do you have any idea what we need to do to get the last Aeon?
KURO: Nope. Not a clue.
BOB: But you do have a plan, right?
KURO: Well, yeah. Step one: Find Temple. Step two: Get Aeon. Step Three: Get back home and stop the Invincible.
BOB: ...and you keep telling my MY plans suck!
KURO: I didn't say MY plan was GOOD this time.
(They continue walking until they reach what looks like an abandoned chamber, which opens up to the other side of the tunnel. A small, glowing orb stands off in the corner, illuminating the chamber in a soft, silvery-blue light. It feels oddly familiar.)
BOB: *giggling* That's not what I think it is, is it?
YUNA: A save sphere?
BOB: Wow! It IS what I think it is!!
TIDUS: Hey, that's good news, though! If we die in the temple, we just get sent back to this chamber and try again.
BOB: ....that's not funny.
TIDUS: It's not supposed to be. That's how these things work!
ROY: Told you this just makes a fun story!
KURO: But you know what save spheres mean.
TIDUS: *perks up* It means that I might get to play Blitzball?!
KURO: NO! It means that we get our power restored. AND it means... somthing big is about to happen.
(Dun dun DUN...!!!!!!!!)
(AND THE STORY CONTINUES.... ) ^_^
(The path to the next temple wasn't proving itself easy to find, and everyone seems to know it. Kurohime is in the lead, with Roy and Yuna following close behind. Bob, Tidus, and Vivi bring up the rear. Vivi looks up.)
VIVI: It looks like that storm cleared up...
BOB: I wonder if that was Ixion's calling card.
TIDUS: What? The storm clouds?
BOB: Well, he's a lightning summon. I think all the lightning activity was him getting more active, since he knew his summoner was coming for him.
TIDUS: Do all summons do that?
BOB: *shrugs* The elemental ones, maybe. Especially when the WANT to be found. Or if they want your attention somehow.
TIDUS: Oh yeah. Like Shiva.
BOB: Don't remind me.
(Up ahead, a small crow flies overhead and lands ina nearby tree, its harsh voice persistantly scolding the party below. This goes on for a few grating "caaawws." Then Roy looks up at it, smirking.)
ROY: Bah. Stupid bird. *looking at the bird mischievously*
(Roy takes his mage staff and soundly zaps the nearby crow with a small spark - the bird is left behind, blinking, confused... and without feathers. It caws excitedly, then covers itself with its now-naked wings and runs into the thicker leaves of the trees, cawing its despleasure.)
YUNA: Roy! That wasn't nice!
ROY: Hehehehehehehe... but it was funny!
KURO: *starts to giggle, but then pauses, and looks up at the sound of more caw-ing* More crows...?
(Roy's eyes light up, but Yuna puts a restraining hand on his arm.)
YUNA: Roy, save your MP.
ROY: But I wanna practice!
YUNA: Trust me. You'll need your MP for where we're going.
(Suddenly, the grating crow-like sound becomes louder. Much, MUCH louder...! Now Bob, Vivi, and Tidus can hear it, too. They all walk a little faster to close the gap between the others.)
VIVI: That doesn't sound like a crow anymore!
KURO: No, that's no crow. That's a Garuda...!
(Right on cue, two of the mythical birds burst from the bushes around them. One makes a sudden dive towards the first person on the line: Kurohime.)
KURO: AAAAAAAAAAACK!!
(Kurohime barely has enough time to cast a light protect spell before the huge bird slams into her, knocking her to the ground. It swoops upward and circles around for more. Roy runs over to her and quickly pulls her to her feet.)
ROY: Are you okay?
KURO: *looking up at the bird* I'll be fine, sweetheart. That was just a physical attack. *looks over at the other Garuda, which is gathering its energy for.... something really bad* Well, you wanted to practice your magic.... looks like you got your wish!
(A firaga spell hits everyone in the party.)
BOB: OW! OW! OW! Fire! Hot! Fire!
(Yuna's healing curaga spell surrounds the entire party in the next instant.)
ROY: Ooo! That feels pretty darn good! Kind of like... bubble bath!
TIDUS: You take bubble baths?
ROY: *glares*
TIDUS: *inocent grin* Hey, I didn't say there was anything wrong with that!
ROY: I know how to use the Silence spell, you know.
(Before that argument could go any further, Bob's Flare spell explodes overhead, and the first Garuda squeals in anguish before falling to the ground with a thud and disappearing in a ball of blue energy.)
BOB: Well, that's one down...
YUNA: TIDUS!!!
(Without stopping to think, Tidus whirls around, just in time to see the remaining Garuda bearing down on him with Garudaish(!!!) terror. His Brotherhood sword deflects the attack cleanly, but barely so. In the next moment, as if being caught by surprise by a giant evil bird wasn't bad enough, Roy's newfound magic suddenly began zapping both him and the Garuda...)
TIDUS: HEY! AIM FOR THE D*MN BIRD! NOT ME!
ROY: *shouting back* Give me a break! I'm new at this!
KURO: Roy! Here! *she reaches into a pocket (amazing how much stuff we can store in pockets, huh?) and shoves a red-colored ring into his hands* It's a Rosetta Ring.
ROY: What the he-?
KURO: NOW try your thundaga spell.
(Roy just nods, and a brilliant tendril of white-hot electric energy roars down from the sky. It slams neatly into the Garuda. Roy immediately breaks out into a grin. But with a last horrible screech, the Garuda becomes a massive flurry of flapping wings and magic energy. A firaga spell comes bearing down on him.)
KURO: ROY!!!
(Kurohime makes a dive for Roy, and the firaga's smoldering energy is surrounding the both of them. Both collapse to the ground.)
(Vivi's Water spell crashes into the Garuda next, and then, it's over... the Garuda silently falls to the forest floor, and without much drama, disappears in another ball of blue light. Without any other pretense, he makes his way over to Kurohime and Roy.)
VIVI: Are you two okay?
ROY: *groaning* As okay as anyone who's just been barbecued can ever feel...
TIDUS: You'll get used to that feeling eventually.
ROY: That doesn't make me feel any better. *he turns to Kurohime, who's just lying on her back, looking dazed* Are you okay, sweetie?
KURO: I think I need a nap.
ROY: Heh-heh. Yep, you're okay.
(The Hilde Guarde III was a surprisingly smooth flight, but even so, Jess wasn't finding the experience all that pleasant. She's hanging off one of the aft railings of the ship, looking like she's either going to throw up or punch something. Zidane is still with her, trying his best to comfort her. As much as one can if they think they're either going to get punched or thrown up on, anyway...)
JESS: I forgot how much I hate flying! I hate it! I really do! *she lightly punches Zidane*
ZIDANE: Ow! Hey, I'm not Bob, Jess. What was that for?
JESS: Sorry, it's just a habit. I have to hit someone, and you were the closest guy.
(Zidane gives her a slightly bemused look)
JESS: Sorry, Zidane. I'm just... *trails off*
ZIDANE: Hey, everything's going to be okay, Jess. I'm sure everyone will get things under control back home. They're going to be just fine. That last summon is as good as ours.
JESS: Oh, I'm sure they'll get the last summon.
ZIDANE: We'll get home, too. I promise.
JESS: Don't make promises you can't keep.
ZIDANE: I never have. I never will. We'll get home... and we'll see everyone again. They can't finish the job without us.
(Cloud silently comes up beside Jess and taps her on the shoulder.)
CLOUD: Get some sleep, you two. You could probably use it.
ZIDANE: Can't sleep. Drank too much Pepsi.
CLOUD: ...... *just stares at Zidane for a second, then turns to Jess* Well, you should try to get some rest, Jessica.
JESS: I can't sleep. either. *turns to look over the railing of the ship again* You called me 'Jessica.'
CLOUD: Well, that's your name, right? I mean, your... real name.
JESS: I don't even know who the h*ll I am anymore.
CLOUD: I see you as Tifa, but I also know who you really are.
JESS: I'm glad somebody does.
ZIDANE: Hey, Cloud, there's one thing I still don't understand. If we're looking for a way to get Tifa back, why are we going to our Gaia, instead of the homeworld the two of you came from?
CLOUD: Your world is where the Iifa tree is.
ZIDANE: But does that have anything to do with Sephiroth stealing Tifa's soul?
CLOUD: The Iifa tree is a conduit for souls to travel. You know all that.
ZIDANE: Well, yeah. I learned about that the hard way. But why would it help us restore Tifa's soul? She's not a part of that world.
CLOUD: You don't think our worlds exist alone, do you?
ZIDANE: Well, no. I just don't....
CLOUD: Your story might not have had anything to do with mine until now, but none of us would exist without each other. People like us all come from the same source. We're more alike than you think.
ZIDANE: Believe it or not, you're starting to make a creepy sort of sense. Garland used the Iifa tree to take the souls of Terra and send them to Gaia. There's no reason that other worlds couldn't do the same.
CLOUD: But we still have a problem. We need to separate Tifa's soul from Jessica.
JESS: What? You mean that part wasn't already figured out before we started this trip?
CLOUD: Nope.
JESS: ARRRRGGGHHHHHH!!!
ZIDANE: *shrugs* Plot twist?
JESS: All these plots twists are starting to kind of freak me out, you know?
ZIDANE: That keeps it interesting!
JESS: Your eternal optimism is starting to get on my nerves, monkeyboy.
ZIDANE: *grins* It's a gift!
(The Garuda attack has left everyone a bit on edge. As they make their way through the thickening forest brush, Kurohime once again leads the group, but this time, Roy sticks close to her side. Bob and Vivi also follow closely. They know they're getting closer to the temple for the next Cloister of Trials...)
KURO: I know we're getting close.
BOB: How? Did Bahamut tell you? Are you ever going to explain that to me?
KURO: *shrugs* It's less complicated than it seems. Training with a summon means that the summoner and a summon share a bond. Part of that is... memories.
BOB: Memories. Like a mind transfer?
KURO: No, nothing like that. It's more like deja vu. Like this place, Tsukimori. The Moon Forest. I've never been to Japan before, so I definitely couldn't have been to Tsukimori, but I still feel like I know this place.
BOB: *looks confused*
ROY: She and Dagger were able to find Ixion's temple.
KURO: We were able to remember becasue obviously Bahamut has been here before, and so have the other summons.
BOB: I'm still not sure I get it.
KURO: Eh, don't worry. These things never make sense. At least I know we're definitely going in the right direction, though.
BOB: Trust Bahamut. Right.
KURO: Well, yeah. I trust Bahamut. And I also trust the signs above your head.
(Kurohime points up to a crude, shabby-looking sign nailed to a huge camphor tree nearby. On it, chiseled in Japanese characters, was 'BAAJI TEMPURU' - Baaj Temple.)
KURO: I can't believe it. Baaj is a real temple?!
ROY: Kuro, sweetheart, in this world, you can summon Bahamut, I'm weilding black magic, and you really can pull Zidane's tail. *grins and puts a hand on hershoulder in a teasing gesture* ANYTHING is possible.
KURO: Hehehe, yeah, I know.
(The forest path opens up into another small clearing; a good-sized ravine with steep, forested hillsides rising fifty feet on both sides. Everyone stops in silence as they see a gracefully designed stone walkway sprawled out before them. It looks aged, but surprisingly clean, as if someone had been protecting it from the elements. The Walkway widens to span the width of the entire ravine, then seemlessy joins into a gleaming stone wall. They're surronded on three sides. A sudden gust of wind - how appropriate for the mood - comes from a gaping tunnel in its face.)
YUNA: I think this is it. *gesturing towards a glyph carved into the stone face of the wall, just beside the tunnel*
BOB: Oh, don't tell me we need to go in there!
TIDUS: What? It's only a tunnel. You can already see the other side from here.
BOB: You know that people who go through tunnels always end up coming out on the other side, right into something they wish they hadn't gotten themselves into!
ROY: That makes the story fun!
BOB: Grrrr...
KURO: Well, the temple is on the other side of that tunnel. Come on, let's get going.
(The temple was wide enough for them to walk side by side, and inside, its height was even greater. Their footsteps echoed through the tunnel, and seemed to punctuate the fact that no one was saying a word as they walked.)
KURO: .... *suddenly, she gasps*
(A bright, white light blinds her vision... and suddenly, she sees and image of Zidane and Dagger, surrounded by an odd, silvery-blue glow. Dagger's eyes look up to meet hers for a moment, and then the vision disappears. She can feel a warm, comforting presence. The voice seems to speak Bahamut's words, but there's something different.)
WHISPER: My powers and yours... our voices together... We can't be afraid...!
(The vision explodes into blinding white light, and an instant later, clears to reveal Roy and Bob's concerned faces.)
ROY: Are you okay?
KURO: I-I think so. Uuuugh... what the h*ll just happened to me? *tries to sit up* I.... feel like I've been beat up.
ROY: That should be my question. You just collapsed.
KURO: Dagger... Zidane... they're..... *shakes her head*
ROY: *blinks* What happened?
KURO: I'm not sure. I think I... *puts her head in her hands* .... I think I need a nap.
(Roy helps her up, and they continue walking through the tunnel. Tidus walks a few steps to catch up with Roy and Kurohime.)
TIDUS: Hey, Kuro. I have a question. Do you have any idea what we need to do to get the last Aeon?
KURO: Nope. Not a clue.
BOB: But you do have a plan, right?
KURO: Well, yeah. Step one: Find Temple. Step two: Get Aeon. Step Three: Get back home and stop the Invincible.
BOB: ...and you keep telling my MY plans suck!
KURO: I didn't say MY plan was GOOD this time.
(They continue walking until they reach what looks like an abandoned chamber, which opens up to the other side of the tunnel. A small, glowing orb stands off in the corner, illuminating the chamber in a soft, silvery-blue light. It feels oddly familiar.)
BOB: *giggling* That's not what I think it is, is it?
YUNA: A save sphere?
BOB: Wow! It IS what I think it is!!
TIDUS: Hey, that's good news, though! If we die in the temple, we just get sent back to this chamber and try again.
BOB: ....that's not funny.
TIDUS: It's not supposed to be. That's how these things work!
ROY: Told you this just makes a fun story!
KURO: But you know what save spheres mean.
TIDUS: *perks up* It means that I might get to play Blitzball?!
KURO: NO! It means that we get our power restored. AND it means... somthing big is about to happen.
(Dun dun DUN...!!!!!!!!)
(AND THE STORY CONTINUES.... ) ^_^