~Chapter 6~
Tidus nervously looked around him, completely unaware of what was lurking above him. Suddenly, a roar sounded out, and Tidus looked up just in time to see the lion-dude jump over his head and land behind him, spear in hand. The lion growled, when suddenly, out of nowhere, Wakka yelled "That's enough!"
The lion suddenly became passive. He put his spear back into its sling, and walked off. Tidus watched, while Wakka smiled.
"Wha. What's with that guy?" Tidus asked.
"Kimarhi Ronso, of the Ronso Tribe," Lulu explained, emerging from behind the ruins. "He's learned the fiend's way of fighting."
Fiends? Tidus thought.
He heard laughter, and soon, Yuna was standing next to him. "Don't worry-sometimes we don't understand him either."
"C'mon, let's go," Wakka called. He was already further along on the path, waving for the others to catch up.
There were a lot of tears down at the dock as the Summoner and her party made their way to the boat. Tidus watched as the villagers gave her gifts and smiled and hugged her. He followed Wakka onto the boat, followed by Lulu. Yuna boarded, and Kimarhi came up as well, taking a post outside the cabin, almost like a secret service agent. Yuna waved one last time, and the boat pulled out.
Tidus observed a person the deck with binoculars. He quickly snuck up behind the guy, and swiped them. He looked out to the distant island they were headed for, then, he looked at Lulu, Wakka and Yuna, as she emerged from the cabin. She saw him, and waved. Tidus waved, too, but he did so with the hand holding the binoculars, so they went overboard. He smiled sheepishly at the guy, and quickly ran over to Wakka.
"This your first time out at sea?" Wakka asked.
"Yeah. It's pretty cool."
"That's Kilika Island," Wakka said, pointing at the green mass in the distance. "Yuna has to pray at the temple. I'll be guarding. We'll pray for the Auroch's victory too."
Nearby, Lulu chuckled. "What?" Wakka asked defensively.
"Pray for victory. Great plan," she said.
"What, it is a great plan," Wakka said, looking at Tidus. "Don't ask me," Tidus muttered, walking away.
The day had slowly turned to night, and almost everyone except for the Summoner party and the Aurochs had turned in. Tidus had gone below deck, and then reemerged with a wick wire trash basket in his hands. He went around to the front of the boat, which was roughly as large as a half court, and, after pulling the bottom out, nailed the basket to the upper deck. He disappeared below deck, and came back up with a piece of chalk and a Blitzball. He marked where a free throw line should be, tossed the chalk aside, and threw the ball flawlessly through the hoop.
Tidus continued to practice, jumping at impressive heights and sinking almost every shot. He took a quick break, and noticed that Yuna was watching him, apparently mesmerized. She called out, "Basset Ball!"
"What?" Tidus called back. Yuna walked towards him.
"Basset Ball," Yuna said, motioning to Tidus' make-shift hoop. "You're playing Basset Ball, aren't you?"
"Basket Ball," Tidus corrected. "How did you know that?"
"A man named Jecht told me."
Tidus stopped dead. "Jecht," he muttered. "Jecht's my old man."
"He is?" Yuna asked excitedly. "Tidus, do you know how lucky you are?"
"Not very?" Tidus asked.
"What makes you say that?"
"My old man's a jerk," Tidus said, sinking a shot. "At least, he was. My old man died ten years ago. This guy named Auron's been watching me since."
This, for Yuna, was apparently too much. "Sir Auron? The Sir Auron?"
"He was knighted?" Tidus asked. "I never knew he went to England," he muttered.
"Sir Auron was my father's Guardian! So was Jecht!"
Tidus stopped. "Who's your dad?" he asked. He was slowly remembering that statue from the temple in Besaid.
"My father's name was Braska," Yuna said.
Tidus' head was swimming. Ten years have passed since High Summoner Braska defeated Sin, and finally, we receive a statue for our temple. The priest's words echoed in his head. "That's impossible," he said slowly. "My dad died ten years ago. Right?" he asked.
"And Jecht came to Spira ten years ago!" Yuna said.
"That's impossible," Tidus said. "How on Earth could he get here?!"
"You're here," Yuna said quietly.
Tidus looked at her. "No way. Two different guys. They have to be." Tidus turned and took a shot. It hit the "backboard" and bounced away.
It was almost always sunny and tropical on Kilika Island. Very few people lived on the actual mainland, because of the deadly creatures that roamed through the jungles. Docks had been placed all around the island, making a make-shift port-village.
The mother sat watching her two children playing with a Blitzball while nursing the third. None of them noticed the huge mass rising out of the water just a short distance away until it was too late.
The water fell away from its body and revealed the distorted whale- like creature it was. It had come for only one purpose: to kill as many living creatures as it could.
Sin reared its head back, and the wooden planks that made up the docks were suddenly pulled into the sky, swirling above Sin's "head". A man tried to resist the extreme power by clinging to a nearby palm tree, but was hit hard in the face by a piece of debris, knocking him lose. Houses were ripped into splinters, extracting all that was inside and pulling whatever it could into the spiral of death and destruction. A few people tried to escape further inland, including the mother and her three children. No matter how hard they ran, they were eventually swept up.
There were no survivors.
The debris Sin had pulled into its fatal "tornado" fell back to the water. It had done what it came to do, even though it knew that this was only a small piece of the Kilika population. As it submerged itself in the water, ready to depart, the Blitzball that the children had been playing with floated by, bouncing off of debris and bodies.
It was dusk when the boat carrying the Summoner party pulled into Kilika Port. Climbing off of the boat, they looked around at the destruction. Wakka muttered, "Oh, no."
"What happened here?" Tidus asked.
"Sin," Lulu said from behind him.
Yuna was climbing off of the boat when she saw. She looked around, and as she did, an elderly and young woman walked towards the group. "Greetings," Yuna said, bowing to them. "I am Yuna from the Isle of Besaid."
"Thank goodness, m'lady," said the older woman. "Our loved ones. We feared they would become fiends!"
"If there is no one else, I will perform the Sending," Yuna said. "Please take me to them."
The villagers led Yuna on down the dock. Wakka turned to the boat. "C'mon, boys!" he called, indicating the Aurochs. He turned to Tidus.
"We're gonna go see what we can do to help out around town," Wakka said. "Keep an eye on Yuna for me!" With that, he and the Aurochs departed. Tidus, however, took off in the opposite direction.
He caught up with Lulu on a different part of the dock, to what looked like a makeshift cemetery in the water. Tidus approached Lulu. "What's a Sending?" he asked.
Lulu shook her head. "The dead need guidance. The Sending helps ease their way into what is known as the Farplane. If they are not sent, they become envious of the living. That envy turns to anger, which turns to hate. In time, they would become fiends who prey upon the living."
By this time, Yuna had taken off her shoes, and was literally walking on the water. When she was directly over the coffins in the water, she began to dance, a beautiful, elegant dance, which eventually led to the water rising like a pillar to hoist her into the sky. Strange lights started to appear, and Tidus guessed that they were the deceased's souls. They rose in a ring around Yuna, before finally departing into the sky.
The next morning, the island was sunny and bright again. Tidus came out of the village shop and started to track down Wakka. He found him helping to repair a dock that had been smashed in. "Hey, how can I help?" he asked.
"Ah, you're awake! You sleep in late, Tidus!" Wakka said.
"Thanks," Tidus said, rolling his eyes. Wakka became serious.
"We're going to get ready to go to Kilika Temple. When we're done there, our next stop is Luca!"
Tidus nervously looked around him, completely unaware of what was lurking above him. Suddenly, a roar sounded out, and Tidus looked up just in time to see the lion-dude jump over his head and land behind him, spear in hand. The lion growled, when suddenly, out of nowhere, Wakka yelled "That's enough!"
The lion suddenly became passive. He put his spear back into its sling, and walked off. Tidus watched, while Wakka smiled.
"Wha. What's with that guy?" Tidus asked.
"Kimarhi Ronso, of the Ronso Tribe," Lulu explained, emerging from behind the ruins. "He's learned the fiend's way of fighting."
Fiends? Tidus thought.
He heard laughter, and soon, Yuna was standing next to him. "Don't worry-sometimes we don't understand him either."
"C'mon, let's go," Wakka called. He was already further along on the path, waving for the others to catch up.
There were a lot of tears down at the dock as the Summoner and her party made their way to the boat. Tidus watched as the villagers gave her gifts and smiled and hugged her. He followed Wakka onto the boat, followed by Lulu. Yuna boarded, and Kimarhi came up as well, taking a post outside the cabin, almost like a secret service agent. Yuna waved one last time, and the boat pulled out.
Tidus observed a person the deck with binoculars. He quickly snuck up behind the guy, and swiped them. He looked out to the distant island they were headed for, then, he looked at Lulu, Wakka and Yuna, as she emerged from the cabin. She saw him, and waved. Tidus waved, too, but he did so with the hand holding the binoculars, so they went overboard. He smiled sheepishly at the guy, and quickly ran over to Wakka.
"This your first time out at sea?" Wakka asked.
"Yeah. It's pretty cool."
"That's Kilika Island," Wakka said, pointing at the green mass in the distance. "Yuna has to pray at the temple. I'll be guarding. We'll pray for the Auroch's victory too."
Nearby, Lulu chuckled. "What?" Wakka asked defensively.
"Pray for victory. Great plan," she said.
"What, it is a great plan," Wakka said, looking at Tidus. "Don't ask me," Tidus muttered, walking away.
The day had slowly turned to night, and almost everyone except for the Summoner party and the Aurochs had turned in. Tidus had gone below deck, and then reemerged with a wick wire trash basket in his hands. He went around to the front of the boat, which was roughly as large as a half court, and, after pulling the bottom out, nailed the basket to the upper deck. He disappeared below deck, and came back up with a piece of chalk and a Blitzball. He marked where a free throw line should be, tossed the chalk aside, and threw the ball flawlessly through the hoop.
Tidus continued to practice, jumping at impressive heights and sinking almost every shot. He took a quick break, and noticed that Yuna was watching him, apparently mesmerized. She called out, "Basset Ball!"
"What?" Tidus called back. Yuna walked towards him.
"Basset Ball," Yuna said, motioning to Tidus' make-shift hoop. "You're playing Basset Ball, aren't you?"
"Basket Ball," Tidus corrected. "How did you know that?"
"A man named Jecht told me."
Tidus stopped dead. "Jecht," he muttered. "Jecht's my old man."
"He is?" Yuna asked excitedly. "Tidus, do you know how lucky you are?"
"Not very?" Tidus asked.
"What makes you say that?"
"My old man's a jerk," Tidus said, sinking a shot. "At least, he was. My old man died ten years ago. This guy named Auron's been watching me since."
This, for Yuna, was apparently too much. "Sir Auron? The Sir Auron?"
"He was knighted?" Tidus asked. "I never knew he went to England," he muttered.
"Sir Auron was my father's Guardian! So was Jecht!"
Tidus stopped. "Who's your dad?" he asked. He was slowly remembering that statue from the temple in Besaid.
"My father's name was Braska," Yuna said.
Tidus' head was swimming. Ten years have passed since High Summoner Braska defeated Sin, and finally, we receive a statue for our temple. The priest's words echoed in his head. "That's impossible," he said slowly. "My dad died ten years ago. Right?" he asked.
"And Jecht came to Spira ten years ago!" Yuna said.
"That's impossible," Tidus said. "How on Earth could he get here?!"
"You're here," Yuna said quietly.
Tidus looked at her. "No way. Two different guys. They have to be." Tidus turned and took a shot. It hit the "backboard" and bounced away.
It was almost always sunny and tropical on Kilika Island. Very few people lived on the actual mainland, because of the deadly creatures that roamed through the jungles. Docks had been placed all around the island, making a make-shift port-village.
The mother sat watching her two children playing with a Blitzball while nursing the third. None of them noticed the huge mass rising out of the water just a short distance away until it was too late.
The water fell away from its body and revealed the distorted whale- like creature it was. It had come for only one purpose: to kill as many living creatures as it could.
Sin reared its head back, and the wooden planks that made up the docks were suddenly pulled into the sky, swirling above Sin's "head". A man tried to resist the extreme power by clinging to a nearby palm tree, but was hit hard in the face by a piece of debris, knocking him lose. Houses were ripped into splinters, extracting all that was inside and pulling whatever it could into the spiral of death and destruction. A few people tried to escape further inland, including the mother and her three children. No matter how hard they ran, they were eventually swept up.
There were no survivors.
The debris Sin had pulled into its fatal "tornado" fell back to the water. It had done what it came to do, even though it knew that this was only a small piece of the Kilika population. As it submerged itself in the water, ready to depart, the Blitzball that the children had been playing with floated by, bouncing off of debris and bodies.
It was dusk when the boat carrying the Summoner party pulled into Kilika Port. Climbing off of the boat, they looked around at the destruction. Wakka muttered, "Oh, no."
"What happened here?" Tidus asked.
"Sin," Lulu said from behind him.
Yuna was climbing off of the boat when she saw. She looked around, and as she did, an elderly and young woman walked towards the group. "Greetings," Yuna said, bowing to them. "I am Yuna from the Isle of Besaid."
"Thank goodness, m'lady," said the older woman. "Our loved ones. We feared they would become fiends!"
"If there is no one else, I will perform the Sending," Yuna said. "Please take me to them."
The villagers led Yuna on down the dock. Wakka turned to the boat. "C'mon, boys!" he called, indicating the Aurochs. He turned to Tidus.
"We're gonna go see what we can do to help out around town," Wakka said. "Keep an eye on Yuna for me!" With that, he and the Aurochs departed. Tidus, however, took off in the opposite direction.
He caught up with Lulu on a different part of the dock, to what looked like a makeshift cemetery in the water. Tidus approached Lulu. "What's a Sending?" he asked.
Lulu shook her head. "The dead need guidance. The Sending helps ease their way into what is known as the Farplane. If they are not sent, they become envious of the living. That envy turns to anger, which turns to hate. In time, they would become fiends who prey upon the living."
By this time, Yuna had taken off her shoes, and was literally walking on the water. When she was directly over the coffins in the water, she began to dance, a beautiful, elegant dance, which eventually led to the water rising like a pillar to hoist her into the sky. Strange lights started to appear, and Tidus guessed that they were the deceased's souls. They rose in a ring around Yuna, before finally departing into the sky.
The next morning, the island was sunny and bright again. Tidus came out of the village shop and started to track down Wakka. He found him helping to repair a dock that had been smashed in. "Hey, how can I help?" he asked.
"Ah, you're awake! You sleep in late, Tidus!" Wakka said.
"Thanks," Tidus said, rolling his eyes. Wakka became serious.
"We're going to get ready to go to Kilika Temple. When we're done there, our next stop is Luca!"