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The task had been too much. She couldn't have completed it.

The blonde Gullwings member known as Rikku tore down the cold corridors, hoping she could escape.

Or hopefully hide.

It had been only hours ago that Rikku had been instructed to break into the Bevelle temple, and steal a certain treasure. She didn't know what it was called. She didn't know what it was for. But she knew it would be used for bad. So before she had turned it over, she'd shattered it on the floor.

Of course Rikku was worried about her cousin Yuna. But Yuna was too important to the big mysterious plan. They wouldn't hurt her. They just didn't know that Rikku knew. Otherwise, they wouldn't even bother threatening her.

But now, she knew that. It was too late though.

They were after her now.

Rikku reached a door, and slammed her arms into it. The door opened slightly, but enough for her to slip through.

The room she had just entered was so big that she couldn't even see it all. There were glowing lights along the wall close to her, but the ceiling, and the other half of the large room was covered in shadows.

But there were four guards in front of her, waiting to attack.

They wore the regular guard uniform, black sleeves, purple shirt, and dark blue pants.

"Bring it!"

The first guard charged at Rikku. Surprising him, she spun through the air, and clipped him the jaw with an aerial spin crescent kick.

The second guard tried to strike her down with his fist, but she blocked one and caught the other. Using his momentum, she flipped him onto his back.

The third and fourth soldier both charged at once, but it was no problem for the blonde braided fighter. Rikku jumped up and split kicked both guards at the same time. Then she bounced up again, swept both soldiers off their feet.

Easy and fun, Rikku thought, brushing some sweat from her face. But then she noticed someone else.

"And you thought you could get away? I don't know why you bother trying at all." A woman's voice said.

"Like you could stop?" Rikku retorted, spinning the blades of her daggers in place.

"On the contrary, that's what I'm going to do." The woman replied. Rikku decided to take a different route of addressing the woman.

"Why are you doing this? I thought you loved Yunie?" Rikku asked, pumping up her concern. The woman laughed.

"You are so clueless. But then of course, I wouldn't want her love and happiness to be shattered. Unless I showed her him."

The woman nodded at something in the shadows. A guard stepped forward, holding someone in front of him.

Rikku screamed, but then lost her voice.

It was Tidus.

The young man she had known so well and become so close to was right there.

"But...but...he's with Yuna. I...I mean he was. When did you kidnap him?" Rikku asked slowly.

"Before he even got to her."

Rikku gasped sharply, gawking at what had just been said.

"No!! He was with Yuna! I saw them!" Rikku yelled angrily.

"That was not entirely him." The woman retorted.

"What do you mean?!"

"That is not for you to know."

Rikku's fearful gave shifted to Tidus. She gasped again as she looked him over more.

He was in his blitzball uniform, but it was thrashed. There were only pieces of his jacket left. That left most of his upper body bare, and made the injuries visible. There were slashes along his broad chest and along his shoulders. There was a gash along his bicep, as well as one over his stomach. His lip was a little busted, and there was grime on his face, chest, arms, and back. His black trousers were a little ripped, and all of his guards were gone. The chain necklace still lay across his tanned and grimy chest, and his ocean blue eyes still peered at Rikku through his dirty blonde and spiky hair.

"Hey." He muttered softly to Rikku. The guard slammed into his back, jerking him. Tidus grunted, and Rikku screamed.

"Don't hurt him!!!"

"Don't worry, there's enough to go around." The woman stated, as she lifted her hand above her. Purple and black energy gathered, and then combined. The woman outstretched her palm, and the orb of energy exploded into a bunch of white and jade smaller orbs, that crashed down on Rikku.

Her scream pierced the room, as there was a bright flash.

"Lulu!!!!!"

Then, the energy dispersed, revealing Rikku on the ground and out cold.

"There is so much you don't know, Rikku. Be happy I even let you on this secret. Spira is in for it all though, as reckoning comes. You haven't foiled anything. Things are just getting started."

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A/N: Sorry if it seemed short. Please review.