Chapter Two: A Second Chance
Tidus looked at the Spira newspaper to see that the world's top team had gone on strike.
"What do you say, Tidus. We need a forward like you," said Wakka with a smile.
"That sounds great, Wakka, but I'm retired," Tidus said as he walked back into the dock, tying another shipping to a pole.
"Come on, this is a second chance to play blitzball. It would better than sitting around here everyday doing nothing, ya?"
"I like it here, Wakka. It's quiet, nothing bothers me. Besides, I don't want what happened three years to ever happen again."
"A hell of a game that championship game was. What did we lose to the Goers by? 4 goals?"
"That would be 5."
Wakka shook his head, "You know a game like that really sticks with you. It's hard to shake it off."
"I got three concussions to prove it," Tidus said holding his head.
"I'll tell you what, if you want to give this a shot, come on by Luca Stadium where we will be training. I'll look for you," said Wakka as he jumped back into a boat headed toward Luca.
Tidus looked on into the horizon. He wondered if this really was what he had been hoping for his whole life.
A few hours later in Luca, Wakka had arrived and had brought the Aurochs with him.
"Wakka! You're late," said Yuna half-jokingly, "oh, where's Tidus?"
"I couldn't really convince him to come. It seems like he's still stinging from our loss 3 years ago, ya?"
"Oh, I see."
"Hey, don't worry about, I'm sure he'll be here any minute, ya?" said Wakka as he walked up to the rest of his team, "let's start running drills. The first thing we need to polish up on is passing. Letty, Botta, Datto, and Jassu, go downfield."
"Cap'n!" Botta, Datto, Letty, and Jassu all said in unison as they ran downfield to catch Wakka's long pass. Botta dived for it but couldn't reach it and hit his nose on the ground.
"Are you alright, brudda?" Datto asked worriedly.
"Hey, Yuna, you got a potion or something?" asked Wakka.
"I'm on it," Yuna responded running toward Botta.
"Hey, cap'n, we're in business now," Letty said pointing behind Wakka.
Wakka turned around to see a familar face.
"Tidus! You're late," Wakka said as he greeted Tidus with a handshake.
"Traffic," Tidus said, making an excuse.
"We're practicing passes. Still got an arm?" asked Wakka tossing Tidus a blitzball.
"Hey, Tidus!" Datto said, calling for the ball.
Tidus nodded and pointed toward Datto and Botta, who had just gotten up.
"Go!" yelled Wakka as he blew his whistle. Datto and Botta immediately ran down the field.
Tidus hurled the ball down the field, making a perfect pass. It was headed for Botta and it looked he would catch it when all of the sudden...
Keepa suddenly stepped right in front of Botta and Botta ran straight into him. The big Keepa didn't move an inch, but Botta fell flat on his back.
"That's gonna leave a mark," Tidus said laughing.
"Ouch, maybe we should do this in the water."
Tidus looked at the Spira newspaper to see that the world's top team had gone on strike.
"What do you say, Tidus. We need a forward like you," said Wakka with a smile.
"That sounds great, Wakka, but I'm retired," Tidus said as he walked back into the dock, tying another shipping to a pole.
"Come on, this is a second chance to play blitzball. It would better than sitting around here everyday doing nothing, ya?"
"I like it here, Wakka. It's quiet, nothing bothers me. Besides, I don't want what happened three years to ever happen again."
"A hell of a game that championship game was. What did we lose to the Goers by? 4 goals?"
"That would be 5."
Wakka shook his head, "You know a game like that really sticks with you. It's hard to shake it off."
"I got three concussions to prove it," Tidus said holding his head.
"I'll tell you what, if you want to give this a shot, come on by Luca Stadium where we will be training. I'll look for you," said Wakka as he jumped back into a boat headed toward Luca.
Tidus looked on into the horizon. He wondered if this really was what he had been hoping for his whole life.
A few hours later in Luca, Wakka had arrived and had brought the Aurochs with him.
"Wakka! You're late," said Yuna half-jokingly, "oh, where's Tidus?"
"I couldn't really convince him to come. It seems like he's still stinging from our loss 3 years ago, ya?"
"Oh, I see."
"Hey, don't worry about, I'm sure he'll be here any minute, ya?" said Wakka as he walked up to the rest of his team, "let's start running drills. The first thing we need to polish up on is passing. Letty, Botta, Datto, and Jassu, go downfield."
"Cap'n!" Botta, Datto, Letty, and Jassu all said in unison as they ran downfield to catch Wakka's long pass. Botta dived for it but couldn't reach it and hit his nose on the ground.
"Are you alright, brudda?" Datto asked worriedly.
"Hey, Yuna, you got a potion or something?" asked Wakka.
"I'm on it," Yuna responded running toward Botta.
"Hey, cap'n, we're in business now," Letty said pointing behind Wakka.
Wakka turned around to see a familar face.
"Tidus! You're late," Wakka said as he greeted Tidus with a handshake.
"Traffic," Tidus said, making an excuse.
"We're practicing passes. Still got an arm?" asked Wakka tossing Tidus a blitzball.
"Hey, Tidus!" Datto said, calling for the ball.
Tidus nodded and pointed toward Datto and Botta, who had just gotten up.
"Go!" yelled Wakka as he blew his whistle. Datto and Botta immediately ran down the field.
Tidus hurled the ball down the field, making a perfect pass. It was headed for Botta and it looked he would catch it when all of the sudden...
Keepa suddenly stepped right in front of Botta and Botta ran straight into him. The big Keepa didn't move an inch, but Botta fell flat on his back.
"That's gonna leave a mark," Tidus said laughing.
"Ouch, maybe we should do this in the water."