The Ace and the Lion-Chapter 6:One's loss, Another's gain
Well, so far it seems that since I haven't got any reviews in a little while, I'm gonna have to make a backup plan for my interactive section that I've had planned....but it's not for sure. We'll see.
DISCLAIMER: All names and Characters associated with Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy VIII belong to Squaresoft
"What do you want from me? What's gotten into you?" Yuna asked Sudit. He simply laughed and got up from his chair and walked over to the spot on the floor where she was sitting. "What? You don't think that I'm better than ever? I'm stronger, I'm smarter. What more do you want?" He asked rhetorically. She frowned and looked at him coldly. "I want to go home, that's what I want." Sudit put his hand on her cheek and looked at her closely. "Oh come on, don't tell me you want to go home to Tidus." He said sarcasitcally. "We're practically the same person....except I'm better." He said matter-of-factly. "What makes you think that?" She asked. "Like I said I'm....." She shook her head and cut her off. "You're trying to destroy the whole world, and you call that better?" She asked. Sudit rolled his eyes at her. "Don't be so stupid, you know that Tidus is exactly the same way, deep inside." He said angrily. Yuna shook her head. "No, that's not true." She said. Sudit stood up and laughed a little. "Oh, but it is. Face it, it's me you want, not him. How can you resist me?" He asked her. "Never! You're sick and twisted, I'll never forgive you for what you did to Rikku!" She spat at him. He sighed and shook his head. "Well, I guess you leave me no choice...." He trailed off as he walked towards her.
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"Anything at all Cid?" Tidus asked worredly. Cid shook his head grimly. "Nothin. She's vanished into thin air." He said honestly. Tidus nodded sadly and started to walk out. "Don't worry kid, we'll find her. No pea brained Al Bhed wannabe is gonna hurt my neice!" He said with an angry tone. Tidus couldn't help but smile slightly from his enthusiasm, although he could hardly say he shared it. He walked out of the room and almost ran into Rinoa. "Oh, hey Tidus, how are you doing?" She asked with concern. He shrugged. "Not too good, there's no sign of Yuna. I wish I could do something....anything." he said hopelessly. She nodded slightly. "I know how you feel, not being able to do anything about things that bother you. It's tough." She agreed. "Yeah....so what're you up to?" He asked, trying to take his mind off his problems. "Oh, I was just looking for Squall. You seen him anywhere?" She asked. Tidus pointed down the hall where she came from. "He's in the lounge, he told me he's going out on the deck right away." He explained. She put her hand on his shoulder quickly and smiled. "Thanks Tidus, see ya later." She said as she hurried down the hall. Tidus watched her take off and sighed to himself. At least Squall has someone still, he thought to himself sadly. He continued walking down the hall and decided that he would go for a nap, since he didn't really feel up to doing anything else. He collapsed on his bed in the room he had shared with Yuna. "Damn you Sudit....you knew this would hurt me, didn't you?" He thought out loud. He slammed his fist into the pillow and sat there, tears welling up in his eyes. "Why is it always me? These things always happen to me." He said between sobs. "Whatever god is out there....I'm begging you....bring her back to me....please." He said as he buried his head in his hands.
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"Are you awake Yuna?" Sudit asked gently. She sat up and smiled. "Yeah, I'm awake. That was a good nap." She said cheerfully. Sudit smiled mischeviously. "I'm glad that you finally got some rest. But now that you're up I need you to do me a favor." He said. "What's that?" She asked him. He turned serious and looked at her in the eyes. "I need you to kill Tidus for me. He's decided that he wants to take over the world and try to force himself into power." He said. Yuna's face turned to shock. "How could he do that? Don't worry, I'll stop him." She said confidently. Sudit smiled. "I know you will. I have faith in you." He agreed. This is easier than I thought. I'm gonna get 2 for the price of one, he thought to himself. "Ok, I'll go get ready." She said as she walked off. Sudit smiled contendly, knowing that his plan was starting to take shape. "We'll see who the real one is now, Tidus." He thought aloud.
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Meanwhile at the same time, Squall was sitting with his friends out in the lounge now, just after they had finished supper. "I think that we're gonna have to leave Tidus out of it now and think of something else, he's in no condition to be fighting." Squall said. Zell looked at him with surprise. "Come on man, we're gonna need him, he's still a good fighter!" He protested. "No, Squall's right, he's going to crack when we need him most and that's no good. Give him time, maybe he'll get a little better in a few days." Quistis said optimistically. Rinoa shook her head. "I doubt that, he's really hurt." She added. "Hey, we should try getting Rikku to talk to him! They're good friends!" Selphie exclaimed. Just at this time Tidus walked by. "I dunno if that'll even help." Squall said still. "Maybe so, but we have to try something." Irvine said. Tidus was getting angry. Great, now my cousin isn't even behind me anymore, he thought to himself. I guess I'm on my own, he thought as he stormed off.
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"Are you ready Yuna?" Sudit asked. She nodded. "You bet!" She replied. Sudit gave her a thumbs up and patted her on the back. "Good luck, the world's in your hands again." He said seriously. She boarded the pirate airship that Sudit had got for her and waved to him as the ship took off.
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Tidus was now in his room, getting ready to go to the bridge and get a parachute. "I'll show them....I'll show them that I can do this myself." He said to himself as he walked out. But as soon as he opened the door, he ran into Rikku, who was just coming in. "Oh...sorry Rikku, I didn't see you." He apoligized. She smiled slightly. "It's ok, hey can I talk to you for a minute?" She asked him softly. His eyes darted around nervously. "Uh...can it wait? I'm kinda busy." He said nervously. She frowned slighlty as she noticed the bag. "Oh come on, you're not too busy for your best friend are you?" She said as she shoved him back into his room. He stumbled back and she shut the door behind her and put her hands on her hips. "Ok, Tidus, what do you think you're doing?" She asked angrily. He shrugged, not backing down to her angry look. "I'm going to save Yuna myself, since Squall doesn't seem to think that I'm capable." He said firmly. Rikku waved her hands in the air. "You've got to be crazy! You'll get yourself killed! Don't you realize that he's just looking out for you? What's your problem anyway? We'll find her, don't worry." She said, but was surprised by the way it came out. Tidus looked at her shocked. "Don't worry about it? She's your cousin, Rikku! You SHOULD be worried about it. What's YOUR problem?" He shot back. She looked at the floor with embarassment. "I-I didn't mean it that way...." She trailed off. Tidus threw his arms up in frustration. "I don't understand any of you, everyone's retarded around here!" He snapped as he walked out of his room. Tidus stormed off towards the bridge with Rikku right behind him, trying to grab his arm. "Please Tidus, let us help you at least, don't do this!" She pleaded with him. He shook her arm off and kept walking. "If you really care, you'll let me go." He said flatly. She persisted though, even when he got to the bridge. However, just as he was reaching out to hit the panel on the supply closet, Cid ran up to him and grabbed his arm. "Hey Kid! Look at this! We found Yuna!" He said happily. "What?" Rikku and Tidus said at the same time. He simply smiled and pointed towards the view screen. On it, they could see Yuna standing near a bunch of trees far below them. She was waving her arms and looking up at them. "Come on, let's go get her!" Tidus said excitedly. Cid nodded and turned to Brother. "pnehk ran tufh cmuf un E'mm vehecr liddehk dryd sub oui lymm ryen!" He threatened. Brother mumbled something that Cid couldn't hear and proceeded to bring the ship down. Tidus, Rikku, Cid, and Brother all ran out of the bridge area towards the ship's entry port. As they ran by, the others saw them and followed them in curiosity. "What's going on?" Zell asked. Rikku turned her head as she ran and explained. "We found Yuna!" and kept running. When they got there, the door slowly opened, and there stood Yuna. She smiled brightly and waved to them. "Hi Tidus!" She said cheerfully. Tidus dropped his bag and sword and ran over to her. He hugged her tightly and tears welled up in his eyes. "I thought I lost you! I'll never forgive myself for letting you go!" He said as he held her close. She rubbed his back and hugged him back. "It's ok Tidus, I'm here now. I promise he won't take me again." Tidus pulled away for a second. "What did that bastard do to you?" He asked. A concerned look passed over her face for a second, but was gone as soon as it came. "Oh...nothing." She said softly. Tidus raised an eyebrow at her. "No seriously, what happened?" He said slowly starting to burn with rage. She shook her head enthusiastically. "Nothing. He wanted me to tell him things but I wouldn't do anything so he let me go." She explained. Tidus breathed a sigh of relief and ran a hand through her hair. "Well, that's good then." He said. However, Squall wasn't so convinced and rubbed his chin in thought. Rinoa poked him in the ribs. "What're you thinking?" She whispered. Squall shook his head. "I can't tell you here, it's something big." he whispered again. "Come on guys, let's go get something to eat, I'm starving!" Zell called from the back. Everyone mumbled some kind of agreement and started heading off towards the dining room, with Tidus and Yuna right behind. Rikku stood farther back and watched. Squall noticed that she was standing there and thinking too. "Rikku, did you notice anything funny about that whole situation?" He asked her. She nodded and frowned a little. "Yeah, she seems....distant. As if she doesn't really care that she's back....." She trailed off. Squall nodded. "I thought something wasn't right, but I wonder what it could be?" He thought aloud. Rinoa rolled her eyes at him. "I'm sure she's fine, don't worry about it, come on, let's go eat." She said impatiently. Squall nodded and started walking. However, Rinoa stopped and pretended to clear her throat. Squall stopped and looked back. "What did I forget?" He asked. Rinoa held her hand out to him. "You're supposed to hold my hand!" She scolded. Squall slapped himself on the forehead. "Yeah, right, I forgot you like to act like your 5 again." He said sarcastically. "Don't be like that, you know I have sorceress powers." She warned. Squall smiled. "I know, but gimme a break for at least trying to be funny." He said. She laughed and grabbed his hand. Rikku stood watching them this whole time and sighed, wondering when she would find someone like that.
Author's Note: Another chapter down, I'm pretty sure you can guess what Sudit did, and what the results of that will be next chapter. Till then....
Well, so far it seems that since I haven't got any reviews in a little while, I'm gonna have to make a backup plan for my interactive section that I've had planned....but it's not for sure. We'll see.
DISCLAIMER: All names and Characters associated with Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy VIII belong to Squaresoft
"What do you want from me? What's gotten into you?" Yuna asked Sudit. He simply laughed and got up from his chair and walked over to the spot on the floor where she was sitting. "What? You don't think that I'm better than ever? I'm stronger, I'm smarter. What more do you want?" He asked rhetorically. She frowned and looked at him coldly. "I want to go home, that's what I want." Sudit put his hand on her cheek and looked at her closely. "Oh come on, don't tell me you want to go home to Tidus." He said sarcasitcally. "We're practically the same person....except I'm better." He said matter-of-factly. "What makes you think that?" She asked. "Like I said I'm....." She shook her head and cut her off. "You're trying to destroy the whole world, and you call that better?" She asked. Sudit rolled his eyes at her. "Don't be so stupid, you know that Tidus is exactly the same way, deep inside." He said angrily. Yuna shook her head. "No, that's not true." She said. Sudit stood up and laughed a little. "Oh, but it is. Face it, it's me you want, not him. How can you resist me?" He asked her. "Never! You're sick and twisted, I'll never forgive you for what you did to Rikku!" She spat at him. He sighed and shook his head. "Well, I guess you leave me no choice...." He trailed off as he walked towards her.
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"Anything at all Cid?" Tidus asked worredly. Cid shook his head grimly. "Nothin. She's vanished into thin air." He said honestly. Tidus nodded sadly and started to walk out. "Don't worry kid, we'll find her. No pea brained Al Bhed wannabe is gonna hurt my neice!" He said with an angry tone. Tidus couldn't help but smile slightly from his enthusiasm, although he could hardly say he shared it. He walked out of the room and almost ran into Rinoa. "Oh, hey Tidus, how are you doing?" She asked with concern. He shrugged. "Not too good, there's no sign of Yuna. I wish I could do something....anything." he said hopelessly. She nodded slightly. "I know how you feel, not being able to do anything about things that bother you. It's tough." She agreed. "Yeah....so what're you up to?" He asked, trying to take his mind off his problems. "Oh, I was just looking for Squall. You seen him anywhere?" She asked. Tidus pointed down the hall where she came from. "He's in the lounge, he told me he's going out on the deck right away." He explained. She put her hand on his shoulder quickly and smiled. "Thanks Tidus, see ya later." She said as she hurried down the hall. Tidus watched her take off and sighed to himself. At least Squall has someone still, he thought to himself sadly. He continued walking down the hall and decided that he would go for a nap, since he didn't really feel up to doing anything else. He collapsed on his bed in the room he had shared with Yuna. "Damn you Sudit....you knew this would hurt me, didn't you?" He thought out loud. He slammed his fist into the pillow and sat there, tears welling up in his eyes. "Why is it always me? These things always happen to me." He said between sobs. "Whatever god is out there....I'm begging you....bring her back to me....please." He said as he buried his head in his hands.
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"Are you awake Yuna?" Sudit asked gently. She sat up and smiled. "Yeah, I'm awake. That was a good nap." She said cheerfully. Sudit smiled mischeviously. "I'm glad that you finally got some rest. But now that you're up I need you to do me a favor." He said. "What's that?" She asked him. He turned serious and looked at her in the eyes. "I need you to kill Tidus for me. He's decided that he wants to take over the world and try to force himself into power." He said. Yuna's face turned to shock. "How could he do that? Don't worry, I'll stop him." She said confidently. Sudit smiled. "I know you will. I have faith in you." He agreed. This is easier than I thought. I'm gonna get 2 for the price of one, he thought to himself. "Ok, I'll go get ready." She said as she walked off. Sudit smiled contendly, knowing that his plan was starting to take shape. "We'll see who the real one is now, Tidus." He thought aloud.
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Meanwhile at the same time, Squall was sitting with his friends out in the lounge now, just after they had finished supper. "I think that we're gonna have to leave Tidus out of it now and think of something else, he's in no condition to be fighting." Squall said. Zell looked at him with surprise. "Come on man, we're gonna need him, he's still a good fighter!" He protested. "No, Squall's right, he's going to crack when we need him most and that's no good. Give him time, maybe he'll get a little better in a few days." Quistis said optimistically. Rinoa shook her head. "I doubt that, he's really hurt." She added. "Hey, we should try getting Rikku to talk to him! They're good friends!" Selphie exclaimed. Just at this time Tidus walked by. "I dunno if that'll even help." Squall said still. "Maybe so, but we have to try something." Irvine said. Tidus was getting angry. Great, now my cousin isn't even behind me anymore, he thought to himself. I guess I'm on my own, he thought as he stormed off.
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"Are you ready Yuna?" Sudit asked. She nodded. "You bet!" She replied. Sudit gave her a thumbs up and patted her on the back. "Good luck, the world's in your hands again." He said seriously. She boarded the pirate airship that Sudit had got for her and waved to him as the ship took off.
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Tidus was now in his room, getting ready to go to the bridge and get a parachute. "I'll show them....I'll show them that I can do this myself." He said to himself as he walked out. But as soon as he opened the door, he ran into Rikku, who was just coming in. "Oh...sorry Rikku, I didn't see you." He apoligized. She smiled slightly. "It's ok, hey can I talk to you for a minute?" She asked him softly. His eyes darted around nervously. "Uh...can it wait? I'm kinda busy." He said nervously. She frowned slighlty as she noticed the bag. "Oh come on, you're not too busy for your best friend are you?" She said as she shoved him back into his room. He stumbled back and she shut the door behind her and put her hands on her hips. "Ok, Tidus, what do you think you're doing?" She asked angrily. He shrugged, not backing down to her angry look. "I'm going to save Yuna myself, since Squall doesn't seem to think that I'm capable." He said firmly. Rikku waved her hands in the air. "You've got to be crazy! You'll get yourself killed! Don't you realize that he's just looking out for you? What's your problem anyway? We'll find her, don't worry." She said, but was surprised by the way it came out. Tidus looked at her shocked. "Don't worry about it? She's your cousin, Rikku! You SHOULD be worried about it. What's YOUR problem?" He shot back. She looked at the floor with embarassment. "I-I didn't mean it that way...." She trailed off. Tidus threw his arms up in frustration. "I don't understand any of you, everyone's retarded around here!" He snapped as he walked out of his room. Tidus stormed off towards the bridge with Rikku right behind him, trying to grab his arm. "Please Tidus, let us help you at least, don't do this!" She pleaded with him. He shook her arm off and kept walking. "If you really care, you'll let me go." He said flatly. She persisted though, even when he got to the bridge. However, just as he was reaching out to hit the panel on the supply closet, Cid ran up to him and grabbed his arm. "Hey Kid! Look at this! We found Yuna!" He said happily. "What?" Rikku and Tidus said at the same time. He simply smiled and pointed towards the view screen. On it, they could see Yuna standing near a bunch of trees far below them. She was waving her arms and looking up at them. "Come on, let's go get her!" Tidus said excitedly. Cid nodded and turned to Brother. "pnehk ran tufh cmuf un E'mm vehecr liddehk dryd sub oui lymm ryen!" He threatened. Brother mumbled something that Cid couldn't hear and proceeded to bring the ship down. Tidus, Rikku, Cid, and Brother all ran out of the bridge area towards the ship's entry port. As they ran by, the others saw them and followed them in curiosity. "What's going on?" Zell asked. Rikku turned her head as she ran and explained. "We found Yuna!" and kept running. When they got there, the door slowly opened, and there stood Yuna. She smiled brightly and waved to them. "Hi Tidus!" She said cheerfully. Tidus dropped his bag and sword and ran over to her. He hugged her tightly and tears welled up in his eyes. "I thought I lost you! I'll never forgive myself for letting you go!" He said as he held her close. She rubbed his back and hugged him back. "It's ok Tidus, I'm here now. I promise he won't take me again." Tidus pulled away for a second. "What did that bastard do to you?" He asked. A concerned look passed over her face for a second, but was gone as soon as it came. "Oh...nothing." She said softly. Tidus raised an eyebrow at her. "No seriously, what happened?" He said slowly starting to burn with rage. She shook her head enthusiastically. "Nothing. He wanted me to tell him things but I wouldn't do anything so he let me go." She explained. Tidus breathed a sigh of relief and ran a hand through her hair. "Well, that's good then." He said. However, Squall wasn't so convinced and rubbed his chin in thought. Rinoa poked him in the ribs. "What're you thinking?" She whispered. Squall shook his head. "I can't tell you here, it's something big." he whispered again. "Come on guys, let's go get something to eat, I'm starving!" Zell called from the back. Everyone mumbled some kind of agreement and started heading off towards the dining room, with Tidus and Yuna right behind. Rikku stood farther back and watched. Squall noticed that she was standing there and thinking too. "Rikku, did you notice anything funny about that whole situation?" He asked her. She nodded and frowned a little. "Yeah, she seems....distant. As if she doesn't really care that she's back....." She trailed off. Squall nodded. "I thought something wasn't right, but I wonder what it could be?" He thought aloud. Rinoa rolled her eyes at him. "I'm sure she's fine, don't worry about it, come on, let's go eat." She said impatiently. Squall nodded and started walking. However, Rinoa stopped and pretended to clear her throat. Squall stopped and looked back. "What did I forget?" He asked. Rinoa held her hand out to him. "You're supposed to hold my hand!" She scolded. Squall slapped himself on the forehead. "Yeah, right, I forgot you like to act like your 5 again." He said sarcastically. "Don't be like that, you know I have sorceress powers." She warned. Squall smiled. "I know, but gimme a break for at least trying to be funny." He said. She laughed and grabbed his hand. Rikku stood watching them this whole time and sighed, wondering when she would find someone like that.
Author's Note: Another chapter down, I'm pretty sure you can guess what Sudit did, and what the results of that will be next chapter. Till then....