A/N: Okay okay I'll type out stuff to everyone this time!!
To Emrelle: I betcha you are confused. Hehe. thwaks head back :P
To Daniel: Hehe, sorry. I might fix it. That might be something for the sequel!
To SongstressLenne: I glad you like it!!
To dark dragon: thanx
To giggo3z: Don't worry, things will go better (after a few more chappies)
To Dr. P: And I thought I was lazy :P
Chapter Eighteen
The Dark Abyss
"Are we still in the Farplane?" Paine wondered.
"I don't think so... it's so dark," Tidus said. A faded light seemed to glow around them. Aeris and Yuna seemed to have disappeared. Tidus and Paine wandered the darkness.
"Do you see that?" Paine asked, pointing forward.
Tidus squinted his eyes. In the distance was someone, or something. It was emitting a soft aura. "Let's check it out." Cautiously, they walked towards it, the dim light still following them. As they got closer, they heard a soft cry of a little girl.
"Hey, are you okay?" Paine asked, peering at the child. She couldn't have been more than seven years old, with cropped brunette hair.
"No... I'm not okay!" she sobbed. She looked at Paine, revealing sapphire-emerald eyes.
"Yuna?" Paine knelt by the girl, Tidus at her side.
"H-how do you know my name?"
Tidus put his hand on her shoulder, "Yuna, it's us. Tidus and Paine."
"I d-don't know you."
"What's wrong?" Paine asked.
"My father. He's gone. I didn't know he was going to die," the young Yuna sniffled.
Paine nodded. "It's okay. He saved Spira."
"But he's gone!" she wailed.
"Someday, you'll avenge his death," Tidus smiled. "And you will live on."
"Really?" Yuna spoke through tears.
Tidus grinned, "Yeah."
The seven year old Yuna smiled, "Okay!" Her aura dimmed until she faded into the darkness.
Paine and Tidus looked at each other. They were both confused. "What's going on here?" Paine wondered.
Tidus shrugged, and they kept moving in the darkness. "Listen..." he said after a moment. They both stopped, listening. They could hear singing.
"It's the Hymn of the Fayth," Paine whispered.
Suddenly, they found themselves standing in a ruined temple. "Where is your summoner?"
Tidus and Paine turned around. Before them stood Lady Yunaleska. "What?" Tidus asked.
"I said, where is your summoner. It is required she is here before I make you the Fayth."
Tidus shook his head. "You're not making anyone a Fayth!"
"If you do not become the Fayth, the summoner cannot defeat Sin," spoke Yunaleska.
Paine glanced at Tidus. She was a little confused. "Yuna already defeated Sin! Sin has been gone for five years!"
"The Calm is over. Now, who has she chosen to become the Fayth?"
"The Calm is not over!" Tidus shouted at her. "We defeated Yu Yevon!"
Yunaleska shook her head, her ribbon-like hair falling in her face. "Don't you see? Sin cannot disappear until humanity gains complete purity."
"That's impossible!" Paine said.
"Thus, Sin is neverending."
"Tidus..."
The blitzball player spun around, seeing Yuna. "Yuna!!"
"I'm sorry," she whispered. "It has to be this way."
"But Yuna! The false hope! Remember?!" Tidus pleaded.
She nodded. "But it didn't work. The only way is sacrifice."
"Yuna! What are you talking about?" Paine demanded.
"Paine, I'll never forget you. You gave me the courage to become a summoner again," Yuna spoke.
"I did not! Yuna! You're a Gullwing! Remember?"
"That was a long time ago, Paine. Sin has killed everything and everyone. We have to win." Yuna faced Yunaleska. "I choose both of them to become my Final Aeons."
"Yuna!!" they cried in unison. Their cry was cut short by an odd sensation of being torn apart. Everything became dark again, and Paine and Tidus found themselves laying on the ground, gasping for air.
"Paine?!" someone said, in shock. "Tidus?"
Paine rubbed her eyes, letting them adjust to the dark. Finally she could see who was in front of her. "Aeris...?"
"Paine? What are you doing here?" Aeris asked.
"I don't know..."
"What are you doing here?" Tidus asked.
Aeris slapped a glass wall with her hand. "We're trapped."
"Where?" Tidus heard himself ask.
"The sixty-eighth floor of Shinra Headquarters."
"Hojo..." Aeris muttered under her breath.
A man with black hair dressed in a lab jacket walked into the room, turning on a light, making everyone cover their eyes. "Too bright?"
Aeris pounded her fists against the glass. "Why am I here again?"
"We found you, half dead, Ancient. We won't let you escape again," Hojo said.
Tidus looked at her. She was dressed once more in her pink and red outfit. "Aeris, where's Yuna?"
Aeris pointed to the other side of the glass cage, where Yuna lay unconscious. She was in her summoner kimono. "I don't know what happened... or who the other girl is."
Beside Yuna was a girl in a blue outfit, with long brown hair. "Lenne!" Paine reconized the songstress.
Tidus knelt down to Yuna, trying to shake her awake. "Yuna!!"
"It's no use," Hojo laughed. "Because of you, she fought against Sephiroth. Her body has been seperated from her spirit. Unless you can retrieve it, she'll never wake."
"What's Lenne doing here?" Paine demanded.
"Her spirit was still with Yuna's. I'll be suprised if she lives," cackled Hojo.
Paine slammed her hand against the wall. "Let us out of here!"
"Not likely. You see, the four of you will be extremely useful for our project," Hojo said.
"What sort of sick plan do you have for us this time?" Aeris inquired.
"Don't worry, Ancient. You'll see soon," Hojo spoke, walking out of the room.
Lenne began to stir, groaning as she rolled over. "Where am I?" she asked, squinting her eyes. "Shuyin...?"
"No," Tidus answered.
"Lenne, is it?" Aeris asked.
"I... think so," the songstress said, sitting up. "What happened? Where am I?"
"Your spirit became free from Yuna's," Aeris spoke. "She was too weak to let you go three years ago."
"But I was with Shuyin... why am I here?" a confused Lenne questioned.
Paine looked around. "No one knows why."
"Yuna..." Lenne said quietly. "She's trapped..."
A/N: Cliffhanger... sorta. Anyways, another somewhat short chappy. I am still fighting off the darn writers block. Finals sucked all the inspiration out of me. But school's been out for three days... Well hopefully I'll get some idea's tomorrow. Thankies for the reviews!! I think the story is going to end soon... by soon I mean like chapter 30 or so. And ideas for a sequel are coming!! Next chapter, we'll check in on Rikku and Gippal. Love yahs, -Ishie.
To Emrelle: I betcha you are confused. Hehe. thwaks head back :P
To Daniel: Hehe, sorry. I might fix it. That might be something for the sequel!
To SongstressLenne: I glad you like it!!
To dark dragon: thanx
To giggo3z: Don't worry, things will go better (after a few more chappies)
To Dr. P: And I thought I was lazy :P
Chapter Eighteen
The Dark Abyss
"Are we still in the Farplane?" Paine wondered.
"I don't think so... it's so dark," Tidus said. A faded light seemed to glow around them. Aeris and Yuna seemed to have disappeared. Tidus and Paine wandered the darkness.
"Do you see that?" Paine asked, pointing forward.
Tidus squinted his eyes. In the distance was someone, or something. It was emitting a soft aura. "Let's check it out." Cautiously, they walked towards it, the dim light still following them. As they got closer, they heard a soft cry of a little girl.
"Hey, are you okay?" Paine asked, peering at the child. She couldn't have been more than seven years old, with cropped brunette hair.
"No... I'm not okay!" she sobbed. She looked at Paine, revealing sapphire-emerald eyes.
"Yuna?" Paine knelt by the girl, Tidus at her side.
"H-how do you know my name?"
Tidus put his hand on her shoulder, "Yuna, it's us. Tidus and Paine."
"I d-don't know you."
"What's wrong?" Paine asked.
"My father. He's gone. I didn't know he was going to die," the young Yuna sniffled.
Paine nodded. "It's okay. He saved Spira."
"But he's gone!" she wailed.
"Someday, you'll avenge his death," Tidus smiled. "And you will live on."
"Really?" Yuna spoke through tears.
Tidus grinned, "Yeah."
The seven year old Yuna smiled, "Okay!" Her aura dimmed until she faded into the darkness.
Paine and Tidus looked at each other. They were both confused. "What's going on here?" Paine wondered.
Tidus shrugged, and they kept moving in the darkness. "Listen..." he said after a moment. They both stopped, listening. They could hear singing.
"It's the Hymn of the Fayth," Paine whispered.
Suddenly, they found themselves standing in a ruined temple. "Where is your summoner?"
Tidus and Paine turned around. Before them stood Lady Yunaleska. "What?" Tidus asked.
"I said, where is your summoner. It is required she is here before I make you the Fayth."
Tidus shook his head. "You're not making anyone a Fayth!"
"If you do not become the Fayth, the summoner cannot defeat Sin," spoke Yunaleska.
Paine glanced at Tidus. She was a little confused. "Yuna already defeated Sin! Sin has been gone for five years!"
"The Calm is over. Now, who has she chosen to become the Fayth?"
"The Calm is not over!" Tidus shouted at her. "We defeated Yu Yevon!"
Yunaleska shook her head, her ribbon-like hair falling in her face. "Don't you see? Sin cannot disappear until humanity gains complete purity."
"That's impossible!" Paine said.
"Thus, Sin is neverending."
"Tidus..."
The blitzball player spun around, seeing Yuna. "Yuna!!"
"I'm sorry," she whispered. "It has to be this way."
"But Yuna! The false hope! Remember?!" Tidus pleaded.
She nodded. "But it didn't work. The only way is sacrifice."
"Yuna! What are you talking about?" Paine demanded.
"Paine, I'll never forget you. You gave me the courage to become a summoner again," Yuna spoke.
"I did not! Yuna! You're a Gullwing! Remember?"
"That was a long time ago, Paine. Sin has killed everything and everyone. We have to win." Yuna faced Yunaleska. "I choose both of them to become my Final Aeons."
"Yuna!!" they cried in unison. Their cry was cut short by an odd sensation of being torn apart. Everything became dark again, and Paine and Tidus found themselves laying on the ground, gasping for air.
"Paine?!" someone said, in shock. "Tidus?"
Paine rubbed her eyes, letting them adjust to the dark. Finally she could see who was in front of her. "Aeris...?"
"Paine? What are you doing here?" Aeris asked.
"I don't know..."
"What are you doing here?" Tidus asked.
Aeris slapped a glass wall with her hand. "We're trapped."
"Where?" Tidus heard himself ask.
"The sixty-eighth floor of Shinra Headquarters."
"Hojo..." Aeris muttered under her breath.
A man with black hair dressed in a lab jacket walked into the room, turning on a light, making everyone cover their eyes. "Too bright?"
Aeris pounded her fists against the glass. "Why am I here again?"
"We found you, half dead, Ancient. We won't let you escape again," Hojo said.
Tidus looked at her. She was dressed once more in her pink and red outfit. "Aeris, where's Yuna?"
Aeris pointed to the other side of the glass cage, where Yuna lay unconscious. She was in her summoner kimono. "I don't know what happened... or who the other girl is."
Beside Yuna was a girl in a blue outfit, with long brown hair. "Lenne!" Paine reconized the songstress.
Tidus knelt down to Yuna, trying to shake her awake. "Yuna!!"
"It's no use," Hojo laughed. "Because of you, she fought against Sephiroth. Her body has been seperated from her spirit. Unless you can retrieve it, she'll never wake."
"What's Lenne doing here?" Paine demanded.
"Her spirit was still with Yuna's. I'll be suprised if she lives," cackled Hojo.
Paine slammed her hand against the wall. "Let us out of here!"
"Not likely. You see, the four of you will be extremely useful for our project," Hojo said.
"What sort of sick plan do you have for us this time?" Aeris inquired.
"Don't worry, Ancient. You'll see soon," Hojo spoke, walking out of the room.
Lenne began to stir, groaning as she rolled over. "Where am I?" she asked, squinting her eyes. "Shuyin...?"
"No," Tidus answered.
"Lenne, is it?" Aeris asked.
"I... think so," the songstress said, sitting up. "What happened? Where am I?"
"Your spirit became free from Yuna's," Aeris spoke. "She was too weak to let you go three years ago."
"But I was with Shuyin... why am I here?" a confused Lenne questioned.
Paine looked around. "No one knows why."
"Yuna..." Lenne said quietly. "She's trapped..."
A/N: Cliffhanger... sorta. Anyways, another somewhat short chappy. I am still fighting off the darn writers block. Finals sucked all the inspiration out of me. But school's been out for three days... Well hopefully I'll get some idea's tomorrow. Thankies for the reviews!! I think the story is going to end soon... by soon I mean like chapter 30 or so. And ideas for a sequel are coming!! Next chapter, we'll check in on Rikku and Gippal. Love yahs, -Ishie.