*Author's Note*

Hi, everyone! I'm sorry that I took so long. I have completed the game, and I see the game much better for it. Also, my network was down for a while. Anyway, this story is now changing in style, a little. I will no longer be concentrating so much upon the new character, because it's the regular ones you want to read about, right? So, this is basically a rewrite of the plot, with a new character added in. I hope you like it! Oh, and thanks to you readers for your favorable reviews, except one. Again, could whoever has a problem with my writing say it politely, and tell me what you think is wrong? Maybe I can fix it. Now, on with the story. *** WARNING*** If you have not played and beaten FFX, don't read this fic. It begins about halfway through the game and goes until the end. I'm warning you!!!

Disclaimer: I don't own FFX. If I did, I wouldn't need to write this story, now would I? Jessica, however, is mine and mine alone. YOU CAN'T HAVE HER! SHE'S MINE I TELL YOU! Okay. Here it is!

Chapter 1: I Am Kamereon

Jessica stood warily, looking around. She didn't understand what was going on, but she knew that she wasn't dead, because she was solid. She pinched herself, then jumped. "Ow! I guess that it's not a dream, then. Now what?" Jessica didn't know why she was here, on the Farplane, but that didn't matter. If she couldn't get back home, then she would have to get along as best she could. Besides, hadn't she sometimes wished to be here? She tried to get her bearings, and studied her surroundings more closely.

Jessica stood upon a field of flowers, but they were growing out of what looked like crystal. There were pyreflies everywhere, and waterfalls flowing into a deep crevasse surrounded the field upon which she stood. Surprisingly, there was very little noise, and everything seemed peaceful. She looked up, to see that she was standing directly below a dark cloud with a bright blue sphere in its center. Yes, I'm definitely on the Farplane, but where's the entrance? Jessica spotted a floating platform above the waterfall in front of her. Aha! That has to be the entrance, but… how do I get up there? She was at least 150 feet below it, with a bottomless pit in front of her. Now what?

The 14-year-old girl tried to remember what those voices that were responsible for her being here had said to her. Something about her power… the power to change her form? Maybe they meant that she could change her shape? "Simply concentrate on what you wish to be," they had said. She looked at her left hand and concentrated upon turning it into a hoof. She waited, concentrating, hoping that she could really do this. There was a small shimmer around her hand, but it stayed the same. Jessica felt extremely foolish, even though there was nobody but the pyreflies to see her failure. Then, she felt a strange sensation… almost like a pull within her mind. She mentally grasped that feeling, and tried again. This time, the shimmer was larger, and lasted longer. When it faded, there, attached to her human arm, was a large brown hoof, just the way she had imagined it.

Jessica stared at the hoof in disbelief. She flexed her arm, and touched the hoof with her other hand. It was solid, and she could feel the pressure of her hand against the hoof. It seemed real enough, so Jessica willed her appendage to become a hand again, this time making sure to surrender to that pull inside her brain. There was another shimmer, and there was her hand again, perfectly normal. Jessica stood for a while, letting the realization sink in.

"COOL!" Her shout could have been heard from the other side of the Farplane. She thought about what to try first, then decided upon turning into a horse. After all, if she could turn her hand into a hoof, why not her whole body? She concentrated upon turning into a large, black mare, with a diamond patch of white on its forehead. The shimmer surrounded her whole body this time, and the Farplane seemed to become hazy, like when it's really hot out and you can see the heat rising from the pavement. The haze lasted much longer than before, and didn't show any sign of clearing. Jessica began to get tired, very quickly, and when exhaustion turned to pain, she knew that something was wrong. She stopped concentrating on being a horse, and the pain abated. The haze cleared, and she was herself, but still very tired. She didn't know what had gone wrong, but all she wanted to do was collapse. Her entire body felt like jelly. Jessica lay down, and quickly her eyelids began to close. Why not? She thought. It's not like there are any fiends here… I hope… Then she surrendered to her exhaustion, and slept.

Tidus sat in his room at Guadosalam, head in his hands. He was worried about Yuna; she was always so willing to sacrifice her own freedom for the good of Spira. The group had decided to stay the night before going into the Farplane, so that they could rest before facing their memories. Tidus wasn't able to sleep, even though it was past midnight; he kept on thinking about Yuna, and her reaction to Seymour's recent proposal. Tidus couldn't understand why none of the others were worried about what would happen if Yuna accepted Seymour's offer. He could tell that Yuna didn't love Seymour; in fact, she probably didn't even like him. Was Yuna going to be miserable the rest of her life after defeating Sin, just to make the people happy?

Tidus marveled at himself. Why do I suddenly feel… protective of Yuna? I never did before. I used to think that defeating Sin was just a good way to return to Zanarkand, but… Now that I've met her, I don't know if I want to go home anymore…Is Zanarkand really my home? Or… is my home here… with her? Tidus decided that he'd go see if Yuna was awake also. He wanted to talk to her, to see what it was that Yuna wanted, what she really thought about marrying Seymour. Tidus stood, opening the door of the room he shared with Wakka, who was currently snoring like a chainsaw. He walked down the darkened hallway, quietly so as not to wake the other guardians. He stopped, hesitating, in front of Yuna's door, but then made up his mind and knocked lightly on her door.

"Huh? Who… Who is it?" Yuna's voice, not sounding groggy at all, came from within.

"It's me, Tidus. Can I come in?" Tidus wondered why she wasn't asleep, then realized that it was the same reason that he was still awake.

"Sure…" Yuna opened the door and smiled at him, but the dark circles under her eyes showed that all was not well. Tidus smiled back, then stepped into her room.

"I just wanted to talk for a little bit." Tidus turned, looking at her with his deep blue eyes.

"What about?" Yuna sat on the edge of her bed, which was not rumpled at all.

"Well… Yuna, what do you want from life?"

"What?" She stared at him, slightly surprised by his straightforwardness.

"What do you want… to do with your life?"

"Why?" Yuna was confused as to what he was asking her.

"Yuna… Ever since you became a summoner, you've been focusing on your duty, what you have to do for Spira. What I'm asking is, what do you want for yourself?"

"… I never thought about it much… I guess… I want to have a family again…" Yuna looked down at her hands, folded in her lap, then up at Tidus.

"But, I thought that Kimahri, Lulu, and Wakka were your family…"

"I know, but it's not the same. I want… someone who loves me for me. Not just someone who… wants me to defeat Sin for them." She looked at her hands again, and began to tremble.

"Yuna… we all love you for who you are, not because you're a summoner." Tidus sat next to her on the bed and put a hand on her shoulder. She looked up at him, and smiled weakly.

"We?" she asked, looking into his eyes.

"Yes. We. We all love you. Don't ever think that we don't." He smiled down at her, eyes sparkling. Yuna looked up at him for a moment, then suddenly hugged him tightly. Tidus was surprised at first, but then hugged her back. "Yuna?"

"Tidus… thank you." She let go of him, really smiling now.

"Come on, Yuna. Let's get some sleep. You have a major decision to make tomorrow." He stood, then offered her his hand. She took it, and pulled herself up. He headed for the door, but turned before leaving. "Goodnight."

"Goodnight, Tidus."

Jessica had been on the Farplane for about a week now, or at least she thought it had been a week. It was difficult to tell in a place where there was no day or night. She had tested her power, and found that the more drastic the changes in size were, the harder it was for her to change. Cosmetic changes, like changing color, were easy for her. She also found that the more she shifted forms, the easier it was to use her power. Jessica familiar with a few of her favorite shapes, making it even easier to shift. By now, she could change her size from about ¾ of her normal body size to about 1 and ¼ times her size. The reason she had passed out after trying to change into a horse is that horses are so much larger than humans, that she couldn't handle the strain of the size change. The final thing she had learned about her power was that whatever form she took had to have basic body systems, like being able to breathe and eat. All in all, she enjoyed her new power, even with its limitations.

Currently, Jessica was simply enjoying flight in one of her favorite forms, that of a gryphon. (AN: Just so you know, a gryphon is half-eagle, half-lion creature with a bird's head, eagle's wings, lion's body and tail, and four legs.) She had found that the water flowing down the cliff face was pure freshwater, and that the flowers on the field were edible to her plant-eating forms. She stopped in midair, hovering, and turned to look at the entrance to the Farplane. Jessica could have left anytime she wanted, but she had a feeling that she was waiting for someone to come to her. She was about to return to the makeshift home she had dug out for herself when the entrance to the land of the dead began to glow.

The gryphon twisted to look, then realized it might be better if she wasn't visible for now. She pumped her wings, striving for altitude, and stopped almost directly above the entrance, from which four humans were currently emerging. One was wearing a long blue skirt that fell almost to her feet, and holding a staff. Another, who walked beside the first, had platinum blond hair, tanned skin, and was holding a very familiar sword… Jessica nearly cried out with amazement when she recognized the party that had appeared. She watched a little longer, then chose to go and introduce herself.

Jessica dived out of the air with a cry that was half screech and half roar to land in front of Tidus and Yuna, who were looking at images of Tidus' mother and Yuna's parents. Tidus looked up, then narrowed his eyes and stepped in front of Yuna, while Wakka and Lulu came running. "Stand back, everyone!" Tidus shouted, then proceeded to power up for an Overdrive. This reaction was not what Jessica had expected, but then she realized that they thought she was a fiend, and had to be wary.

"No, wait! Don't- AAAH!!" the gryphon howled, as Tidus did a flip in the air and came down with his sword cutting into one of her wings, nearly severing it. He then jumped back, but was surprised to see that the "fiend" wasn't attacking. In fact, it was doing something totally unexpected- it was staring at the cut he had made in its wing, which was bleeding badly, with shock. It then looked up at him, and said, in a rasping but human voice, "That hurt." Its legs then buckled, and it fell to the ground. It looked at Yuna with desperation in its eyes, and said weakly, "Help me… please…"

Tidus was shocked to see a fiend act in this manner and speak in a human language, but he was even more shocked when Yuna said, "I'm going to heal it."

"No, Yuna, don't! It's a fiend!" said Wakka.

"I've never heard of fiends on the Farplane before," said Lulu thoughtfully, "especially not ones that talk."

"We can't leave it to die like this!" said Yuna, looking from the wounded gryphon to her guardians and back. Tidus looked at her, and nodded.

"You're right. Be careful." he said. Yuna walked up to the creature, put a hand upon its head, and cast a healing spell. The gryphon stood slowly, testing its newly healed wing, then turned to the summoner. Yuna took a step back warily, but the bird bent its front legs, spread its wing, and bowed its head.

"I thank you, Lady Yuna." It said, without any hint of menace. Tidus stepped up to the gryphon.

"You're not going to attack us, are you?" he asked.

"No. I never had any intention of hurting you. I simply wanted to introduce myself." the bird replied.

The young warrior was sheepish. "Sorry. Looks like I got carried away there."

"Perfectly all right. I apologize for startling you."

Tidus turned serious then. "All right. Who, or what, are you?"

The gryphon laughed- or at least, Tidus thought it was a laugh. "What am I? That depends. I could be anything."

Tidus frowned. "That's not an answer."

"Yeah, for me it is. See, I could be a monster," and with a shimmer, the gryphon changed into something with bristling fur, sharp claws, and fangs. "Or I could be an animal," and it became a small Chocobo. "Or, I might be… you." Then, Tidus jumped back, amazed. A perfect replica of himself, necklace, armguard, and all, stood in front of him. Then the copy spoke. "But I'll show you the way I was before I got here." With a final shimmer, the Tidus clone shifted into a 14-year-old, brown-haired girl.

"But, you're just a child!" Lulu said.

"Hey! I resent that! I'm only 3 years younger than Tidus and Yuna over here!"

An alarm went off in Tidus' head, but he ignored it. "So… what's your name, anyway?"

Jessica thought quickly. What to tell him? This game- if it can still be called a game- was made in Japan, right? It seems appropriate to choose a Japanese word for my name. Good thing I have that Japanese dictionary in my room…I know just the word! Perfect! "You can call me Kamereon. Kamer for short, if you like."

"Kamer will do fine." Yuna said. She had been quiet for most of the conversation.

Finally, Tidus realized something was wrong. "Wait a minute, Kamer… how did you know our names?"

So, what do you guys think? Long chapter, huh? The part with Tidus and Yuna in Guadosalam was really hard to write, so I hope it's okay. Oh, by the way, "Kamereon" is supposed to mean "chameleon" in Japanese. Jessica will now be known by that name, except to people she trusts the most. So, I should be posting more often now that our network is fixed. Please review it and tell me if you like it!

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