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Stalling time was an option for Tidus.

It was already too confusing by staring down his clone more or less, but now if he could stall till his teammates recovered, then they could easily beat this mimicker.

"Come on Tidus, don't want to fight yourself?" His look-alike asked sternly.

So far, the odds were looking good as all Tidus' allies were on their feet now. The cloned Tidus stated to know as well, and seemed to panic.

"Dammit, I knew I shouldn't have had those losers leave!!" He whispered angrily.

"What's wrong "Tidus"? Feeling a little outmatched?" Tidus asked triumphantly as the mimicker was starting to be enclosed in a circle of fighters.

"No!!" He screamed, and lunged at Tidus with his sword stuck lashing out at Tidus. The quick blitzer jumped to the side, and elbowed his clone in the face. The other Tidus dropped onto the ground and lost his grip on his sword.

Tidus smirked and placed his foot on his clone's tanned and grimy chest. He didn't say anything though. It was all too strange.

A sudden scream from just outside the doors caught everyone's attention. There was a whisper of words, and then the doors flew open.

LeBlanc causally strutted in, followed by her henchmen Ormi and Logos. Nooj and Paine followed them in, but they were facing out the doors.

Nooj was holding the unconscious Cammy in front of him, with a sword blade at her throat. Paine had her weapon as well, but it hung down at her side. Auron and Seymour reluctantly trailed in.

"Give us all the answers." Nooj threatened, keeping his blade in place. "Why do you care about this one so much?" Nooj asked, referring to Cammy.

"Because she is the Boss' girlfriend, that's why." Seymour replied harshly.

"Good start." Nooj stated simply. "Now, who is your boss?"

Both Seymour and Auron were quiet for a few moments, as Kimahri grabbed up the Tidus clone, pining his arms behind his back. The group joined Nooj, Paine, LeBlanc and her henchmen.

"I'm not going to ask again." Nooj implied, keeping the blade at Cammy's throat.

Neither man seemed like they wanted to answer.

"That's enough!! I'll tell you everything because I've had it!!" Tidus' clone screamed suddenly, causing everyone's attention to focus on him.

No one said anything.

"It's a big huge plan! The boss wants to bring forth the ultimate summoning, the Final Summoning!! And he knows how to do it!! He's planning on using Lenne and Yuna's powers to bring it forth!!"

"Wait a minute!" Baralai interrupted. "Lenne?"

"Yes." The Tidus clone continued. "I'm only a clone of Shuyin. A by-product of Lenne's revival. The boss captured Shuyin from the Farplane, and used him and Yuna to bring forth Lenne, the Summoner from Zanarkand over one thousand years ago."

"And who stole that artifact from Bevelle?!" Baralai added angrily.

"What about Rikku?!" Gippal demanded.

"Rikku...she's the one who Lenne has taken over. Her body has become Lenne's. That's how she's staying here, by possessing the girl. And Rikku was the one who stole from Bevelle, before she was taken over by Lenne. She shattered the artifact, believing that it would help us. But she has no idea."

"Wait a minute! If Lenne has to have a body, then doesn't Shuyin need one too?" Tidus asked quickly.

"Yes, but I don't because I am an offspring clone. I do not know the body in which he is possessing.

"Where's Lulu?!" Wakka demanded suddenly.

"She is under the boss' control."

"Who is the boss?!!" Nooj ordered angrily.

"I do not know." The Shuyin clone answered simply. Nooj looked at Seymour and Auron as, but they shook their heads.

"Is Auron and Seymour under his control too?" Tidus asked.

"Auron is just like Lulu, but Seymour was given the chance to escape the Farplane to work for the boss." The Shuyin cloned answered. Auron and Seymour didn't even say a word.

Suddenly, the room shuddered violently, throwing everyone to the ground. Nooj released Cammy as she dropped to the ground, but neither Auron nor Seymour moved to recover her.

The shuddering didn't stop, but it did lessen in strength.

Tidus, Gippal, Kimahri, Baralai, Wakka, Nooj, Paine, LeBlanc, Ormi, and Logos all took off out of the room without any more exchange of words. They all knew something was happening, and they planned on finding it out.

"Should we follow them?" Seymour asked quietly.

"No, the boss will take care of that. He has his plans." The Shuyin clone answered, as he picked up Cammy in his arms.

"Well then, we might as well enjoy the show." Auron suggested.

Then they exited the room, wondering what was in store for their adversaries.

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A/N: So, what are your predictions on what's going to happen next? Questions welcomed, and please review.