Chapter 3
Okay I will try this again. This time longer. I know I was a little immature last time, Y'know refusing to continue unless I got a review, but this time I'm just writing for fun, not reviews. And thanks for your advice DarkPaladin, I appreciate it.
She always had dreams of him before, but not like this.
There he was, wearing a suit of armor, a helmet covered his face.
Then she saw herself in a dress, in a tall tower. She was in a situation that screamed 'Damsel in Distress'.
He was fighting a massive army of drakes, but with some unknown magic they vanished into thin air.
Then he was racing toward the tower, to rescue her.
When he finally made it to the top, she removed his helmet to thank him face-to- face.
That face was not Him. It was........
Paine?!
"(Silver hair, red eyes, no mistake, THAT'S Paine!)" , she thought as the warrior leaned over to kiss her.
"Yuna, Yuna, Yu --
"YUNA!", a familiar voice jolted her to reality.
"Huh?", the ex-summoner mumbled tiredly, then focused on the figure in front of her.
She blushed as she saw her 'dreamy' (literally) savior.
"I think you should wake up now", Paine said impatiently.
"I guess I should", Yuna looked away, so she wouldn't stare at her.
"That must have been some dream you had", the sound of an amused black mage entered her ears.
She looked over at Lulu. She was leaning on the doorframe of the guest room.
"I think we should start at Mi'hen Highroad, that's the last place you saw her, right?", Lulu began once she got her attention.
"Right", Paine spoke up from her spot.
"( Oh yeah, now I remember. Forget that dream you silly girl. You need to find that blonde cousin of yours!)", Yuna thought as she headed toward the bridge.
{Note: I'm just going to do a scene change like that, because I don't think there's a point in writing what they did in the bridge, so I'm just going to skip it. I hope you don't get pissed off.}
[Mi'hen Highroad]
" There", Paine pointed to the remaining machina debris to the side of the road.
"If there were any evidence to where she went it's not here", Lulu sighed.
"Hmm, Paine did you ask anyone about a missing blonde?", Yuna asked, trying to avoid saying 'Rikku'.
"No", Paine replied, reminding her that her skills in the social department were lacking.
"Excuse me, have you seen girl about her height and age, with braided blonde hair?", Lulu asked a man passing by while pointing at Yuna as an example.
"Sorry. Can you tell me her name? Maybe I can help you".
"Rikku Highwind", she almost choked on her words.
"Rikku Highwi.......", he stopped as a thought slammed into his brain, "You mean the Chosen One?!".
" The what?!", the three girls almost face-faulted.
"Aw geez, where have you been? That girl is the one that will save the nation of Mithril!"
"Huh?!", they were really confused now.
"Wow you're really clueless aren't you?", they nodded, "I guess I'll have to show you. Oh, my name is Seyven, by the way."
"Well Seyven you have some explaining to do along the way", Lulu said, trying not to sound too threatening.
"Yes maa'm", he said before he began "Okay, about 10 years ago a stone entrance was found near the Zanarkand ruins. Three months later a woman named Hikari Highwind opened the lock on the door and found Mithril, a vast nation, populated by thousands of people , most of them samurais and other people that were obviously of the orient, she also saw that the technology was beyond her own time...."
"Machina?" Yuna interrupted.
"No, this technology is not used primarily in their own personal lives, mostly for transportation and energy. The energy source is unknown, not even their own elders know. They think it comes from the Farplane, but they're not sure."
"Excuse me, this is all very interesting, but what does this have to do with Rikku?" the Black Mage asked, wanting to cut to the chase.
"Ah yes, you see Mithril was locked away for a reason. A fiend by the name of Jeitou came and every month it would pick a random person. That certain person would eventually go mad and would kill anyone near them for one day, then they would kill themselves after".
"Uh excuse me......"
"Hang on, I'm getting there. One of the elders decided to seal the gateway out so it wouldn't reach Spira. When Hikari opened the gate the elders were astonished. The seal could not be broken by anyone except the elder that made it , and he was dead by then. Hikari was different; she could open and close the gates in a matter of seconds. Also whenever she picked up a katana it would glow with the power of the fully combined elements".
"I still don't know what this has to do with......."
"Be patient please. Hikari decided to leave Mithril and tell Spira what she found out. So far she only told it to parts of her family, but when she traveled to Kilika Port to catch a boat she was sadly killed by Sin. Her daughter, Raylei Highwind, wanted to see if her mother wasn't lying, so she went to find Mithril herself, and sure enough she found it, she opened the gates and scared the living daylights out of the elders........"
"Seyven......"
"Wait! Wait! , almost there. They asked Raylei to pick up a katana and when they saw it glow they wondered if she could be the solution of their problems. After spending six months there, she marched up to Jeitou, trapped him in a cave, and then sealed him in there. After that she caught violet fever, a disease that people catch when they come too close to Jeitou, it has no cure, so a week later she passed away. Today Jeitou is still a problem. It no longer makes people kill others, but it grows stronger every night, and we're afraid it might break through the seal. Nine months ago we saw your friend, Rikku, using a glowing katana to beat that thing back there", He pointed back at the metal debris, "When we had our chance, we grabbed her and ran to this transporter", He stopped in front of the transporter, hidden under a rock.
"Is that all", Paine had patiently listened to his explanation, but now she was a little irritated.
"There is a little bit more, but I think Rikku can tell you herself".
"At least I know she's okay", the Black Mage finally looked relieved.
"Physically at least", Seyven added before stepping onto the platform.
"What do you mean........" she couldn't finish her question as Seyven was already transported.
{Note: This probably isn't very long either, but it's better than my previous chapters, right?}
Okay I will try this again. This time longer. I know I was a little immature last time, Y'know refusing to continue unless I got a review, but this time I'm just writing for fun, not reviews. And thanks for your advice DarkPaladin, I appreciate it.
She always had dreams of him before, but not like this.
There he was, wearing a suit of armor, a helmet covered his face.
Then she saw herself in a dress, in a tall tower. She was in a situation that screamed 'Damsel in Distress'.
He was fighting a massive army of drakes, but with some unknown magic they vanished into thin air.
Then he was racing toward the tower, to rescue her.
When he finally made it to the top, she removed his helmet to thank him face-to- face.
That face was not Him. It was........
Paine?!
"(Silver hair, red eyes, no mistake, THAT'S Paine!)" , she thought as the warrior leaned over to kiss her.
"Yuna, Yuna, Yu --
"YUNA!", a familiar voice jolted her to reality.
"Huh?", the ex-summoner mumbled tiredly, then focused on the figure in front of her.
She blushed as she saw her 'dreamy' (literally) savior.
"I think you should wake up now", Paine said impatiently.
"I guess I should", Yuna looked away, so she wouldn't stare at her.
"That must have been some dream you had", the sound of an amused black mage entered her ears.
She looked over at Lulu. She was leaning on the doorframe of the guest room.
"I think we should start at Mi'hen Highroad, that's the last place you saw her, right?", Lulu began once she got her attention.
"Right", Paine spoke up from her spot.
"( Oh yeah, now I remember. Forget that dream you silly girl. You need to find that blonde cousin of yours!)", Yuna thought as she headed toward the bridge.
{Note: I'm just going to do a scene change like that, because I don't think there's a point in writing what they did in the bridge, so I'm just going to skip it. I hope you don't get pissed off.}
[Mi'hen Highroad]
" There", Paine pointed to the remaining machina debris to the side of the road.
"If there were any evidence to where she went it's not here", Lulu sighed.
"Hmm, Paine did you ask anyone about a missing blonde?", Yuna asked, trying to avoid saying 'Rikku'.
"No", Paine replied, reminding her that her skills in the social department were lacking.
"Excuse me, have you seen girl about her height and age, with braided blonde hair?", Lulu asked a man passing by while pointing at Yuna as an example.
"Sorry. Can you tell me her name? Maybe I can help you".
"Rikku Highwind", she almost choked on her words.
"Rikku Highwi.......", he stopped as a thought slammed into his brain, "You mean the Chosen One?!".
" The what?!", the three girls almost face-faulted.
"Aw geez, where have you been? That girl is the one that will save the nation of Mithril!"
"Huh?!", they were really confused now.
"Wow you're really clueless aren't you?", they nodded, "I guess I'll have to show you. Oh, my name is Seyven, by the way."
"Well Seyven you have some explaining to do along the way", Lulu said, trying not to sound too threatening.
"Yes maa'm", he said before he began "Okay, about 10 years ago a stone entrance was found near the Zanarkand ruins. Three months later a woman named Hikari Highwind opened the lock on the door and found Mithril, a vast nation, populated by thousands of people , most of them samurais and other people that were obviously of the orient, she also saw that the technology was beyond her own time...."
"Machina?" Yuna interrupted.
"No, this technology is not used primarily in their own personal lives, mostly for transportation and energy. The energy source is unknown, not even their own elders know. They think it comes from the Farplane, but they're not sure."
"Excuse me, this is all very interesting, but what does this have to do with Rikku?" the Black Mage asked, wanting to cut to the chase.
"Ah yes, you see Mithril was locked away for a reason. A fiend by the name of Jeitou came and every month it would pick a random person. That certain person would eventually go mad and would kill anyone near them for one day, then they would kill themselves after".
"Uh excuse me......"
"Hang on, I'm getting there. One of the elders decided to seal the gateway out so it wouldn't reach Spira. When Hikari opened the gate the elders were astonished. The seal could not be broken by anyone except the elder that made it , and he was dead by then. Hikari was different; she could open and close the gates in a matter of seconds. Also whenever she picked up a katana it would glow with the power of the fully combined elements".
"I still don't know what this has to do with......."
"Be patient please. Hikari decided to leave Mithril and tell Spira what she found out. So far she only told it to parts of her family, but when she traveled to Kilika Port to catch a boat she was sadly killed by Sin. Her daughter, Raylei Highwind, wanted to see if her mother wasn't lying, so she went to find Mithril herself, and sure enough she found it, she opened the gates and scared the living daylights out of the elders........"
"Seyven......"
"Wait! Wait! , almost there. They asked Raylei to pick up a katana and when they saw it glow they wondered if she could be the solution of their problems. After spending six months there, she marched up to Jeitou, trapped him in a cave, and then sealed him in there. After that she caught violet fever, a disease that people catch when they come too close to Jeitou, it has no cure, so a week later she passed away. Today Jeitou is still a problem. It no longer makes people kill others, but it grows stronger every night, and we're afraid it might break through the seal. Nine months ago we saw your friend, Rikku, using a glowing katana to beat that thing back there", He pointed back at the metal debris, "When we had our chance, we grabbed her and ran to this transporter", He stopped in front of the transporter, hidden under a rock.
"Is that all", Paine had patiently listened to his explanation, but now she was a little irritated.
"There is a little bit more, but I think Rikku can tell you herself".
"At least I know she's okay", the Black Mage finally looked relieved.
"Physically at least", Seyven added before stepping onto the platform.
"What do you mean........" she couldn't finish her question as Seyven was already transported.
{Note: This probably isn't very long either, but it's better than my previous chapters, right?}