Chapter 3
Promise Me
The next few days that had passed, Atali had obtained the aeons Ifrit and Ixion. Rina was so proud of her daughter. When they left Djose Temple and continued on, Atali seemed to act a bit happier. Auron didn't understand why, but just kept going with them, not really questioning any of it.
Arriving at the Moonflow, Rina said, "When night comes, the pyreflies light up this area, it's a very beautiful sight."
"Can we stay until night?" asked Atali, wanting to see such a sight.
"I'm sorry honey," said Rina. "We have to keep going."
"We'll just come back when Sin is defeated," Auron said shrugging. "I wanna see it too."
Atali looked to him. "Yup, we'll definitely have to come back here," she said, a smile on her face.
They continued on from there to Guadosalam, where they spent the night in Lord Jyscal's palace. They were welcomed guests. As the three were in their beds, Atali, after making sure her mother was sleeping, got out of bed and walked out of the palace. Auron followed her as quietly as possible.
The summoner went up the stairs to the Farplane and stood there. Auron watched her as she clasped her hands together and the figure of a young man appeared in front of her. Intrigued, Auron left his safe hiding place and walked up next to her. "What is this place?" he whispered.
"It is known as the Farplane. It is where people go when they die. When their family comes here, the pyreflies form their images and you can see them. Except..." She looked down. "They can't speak with you, and they can't hear you."
"Oh," said Auron. He looked to the man before him. "Who's this guy?"
"My brother," she said. "He was a warrior monk. He was good at it too." She then looked to Auron and smiled. "Do you have no one here?"
"I don't know if I do, and I wouldn't be able to match a face with them, since I don't even remember who my parents were."
"Sorry," said Atali. She then turned towards him. "Auron? When I've come here... come and visit me please."
"Well that's gonna be a long time from now. What, will we be old gray and married by then?" he laughed.
Atali laughed with him but then stopped and said, "Just promise me, you dummy."
"All right, I promise! I promise!" he said.
Looking at her brother for a few moments longer, she blinked and then looked to Auron. "Would you really marry me?"
"Of course," said Auron. "Given that we're a bit older or something."
Atali smiled. "That's good to know."
For a long while later, they stayed in the Farplane. And when they grew tired, they went back to their beds and slept until Lord Jyscal himself woke them up.
As they were leaving the city of Guadosalam, Atali said, "I like those Guado people, they're very nice."
Auron nodded in agreement but Rina said, "I don't like them, they're very strange looking."
As they entered the Thunder Plains, Atali's eyes grew wide. "I don't like this," she whispered.
Rina, pointing out to where the towers and things were, said, "Auron, you go see if it's safe."
"No way!" he said. "Do you think I'm crazy?"
Atali, fearing that they would start fighting, said, "I'll go!" in a happy, cheery tone of voice. Auron and her mother just looked at her in a bit of shocked manner.
The young summoner girl ran out and stopped, she then looked back at the other two. "See! It's not that bad!" A flash of lightning was seen and the bolt struck next to her foot. Scared, her right foot was risen up and she looked at the ground, extremely scared. She then ran to the nearest lightning tower. "Come on!" She shouted to the other two. "Or are you two a bunch of sissies?!"
Auron and Atali's mother ran out onto the plains and darted next to her. They moved under the towers made it all the way to the tent that would, in later years, be one of Rin's Travel Agencies. The three went inside the large tent and sat down.
The woman inside looked to the three travelers. "Do you need to rest? If so, go right ahead."
The three just about collapsed on the small soft sheets on the floor. After a few hours, Auron said, "Shall we?" He then helped Atali to her feet.
"Mom," said Atali. "Can we meet you in Bevelle?"
"Sure, sure," said Rina, who glared at Auron. "Just get there safely."
The two teenagers nodded and ran out of the tent, heading for the next tower. At one point along the way, they decided to try their hand at dodging lightning. The teenage boy stood out there, he was ready and then ZAP! He was knocked to the dirt. When Atali tried it, she dodged the first one but then gloated and was struck by a second bolt that rained down from above.
From there, they quickly got out of the Thunder Plains and entered Macalania Forest. "So where are we headed?" asked Auron.
"Macalania Temple," she said as she walked down the winding path.
"Macarena Temple?"
Atali stopped and turned around. "Ma-ca-re... crap... I mean 'Ma-ca-lan-ia'."
The young male guardian laughed at her and they continued on. At a few points, Atali stopped to enjoy the view, or to catch blue butterflies. Once, she caught a red one, and a large thing with three heads and a snake for its tail came from nowhere and attacked them.
Auron smacked it once with his sword, but it did little to no damage, so Atali summoned Ifrit. The boy looked on in amazement as the large creature that his friend had summoned completely vanquished the one that had been trying to kill them.
When they were walking again, Auron said, "Man, I wanna be a summoner..."
Atali froze in her tracks. "Auron, promise me you'll never become a summoner!"
"What?" Auron looked to the female summoner in a confused manner.
"Auron, promise me!" she shouted.
Nodding, a bit startled, Auron said, "Okay, I promise you I'll never become a summoner."
"Thank you," she said. She then bowed to him and kept walking. When they arrived, after a very long walk and a ride on some Al Bhed machina, provided by some friendly Al Bhed, the summoner and her guardian arrived at Macalania Temple.
As they stood in front of the massive doors, Auron said, "So... this is that Macarena Temple... huh?"
"Macalan... oh forget it!" said Atali, rolling her eyes. She went through the door and Auron followed.
After the Cloister of Trials, Auron waited for her to get done with the Fayth inside. When Atali walked out, she slowly strode down to Auron and sat down on the steps. She was tired. They had traveled so far and she just wanted to sleep. Auron knelt down and she climbed onto his back. From there, he carried her to Bevelle.
Upon their arrival, they found Rina and slept peacefully in an inn for the night.
Promise Me
The next few days that had passed, Atali had obtained the aeons Ifrit and Ixion. Rina was so proud of her daughter. When they left Djose Temple and continued on, Atali seemed to act a bit happier. Auron didn't understand why, but just kept going with them, not really questioning any of it.
Arriving at the Moonflow, Rina said, "When night comes, the pyreflies light up this area, it's a very beautiful sight."
"Can we stay until night?" asked Atali, wanting to see such a sight.
"I'm sorry honey," said Rina. "We have to keep going."
"We'll just come back when Sin is defeated," Auron said shrugging. "I wanna see it too."
Atali looked to him. "Yup, we'll definitely have to come back here," she said, a smile on her face.
They continued on from there to Guadosalam, where they spent the night in Lord Jyscal's palace. They were welcomed guests. As the three were in their beds, Atali, after making sure her mother was sleeping, got out of bed and walked out of the palace. Auron followed her as quietly as possible.
The summoner went up the stairs to the Farplane and stood there. Auron watched her as she clasped her hands together and the figure of a young man appeared in front of her. Intrigued, Auron left his safe hiding place and walked up next to her. "What is this place?" he whispered.
"It is known as the Farplane. It is where people go when they die. When their family comes here, the pyreflies form their images and you can see them. Except..." She looked down. "They can't speak with you, and they can't hear you."
"Oh," said Auron. He looked to the man before him. "Who's this guy?"
"My brother," she said. "He was a warrior monk. He was good at it too." She then looked to Auron and smiled. "Do you have no one here?"
"I don't know if I do, and I wouldn't be able to match a face with them, since I don't even remember who my parents were."
"Sorry," said Atali. She then turned towards him. "Auron? When I've come here... come and visit me please."
"Well that's gonna be a long time from now. What, will we be old gray and married by then?" he laughed.
Atali laughed with him but then stopped and said, "Just promise me, you dummy."
"All right, I promise! I promise!" he said.
Looking at her brother for a few moments longer, she blinked and then looked to Auron. "Would you really marry me?"
"Of course," said Auron. "Given that we're a bit older or something."
Atali smiled. "That's good to know."
For a long while later, they stayed in the Farplane. And when they grew tired, they went back to their beds and slept until Lord Jyscal himself woke them up.
As they were leaving the city of Guadosalam, Atali said, "I like those Guado people, they're very nice."
Auron nodded in agreement but Rina said, "I don't like them, they're very strange looking."
As they entered the Thunder Plains, Atali's eyes grew wide. "I don't like this," she whispered.
Rina, pointing out to where the towers and things were, said, "Auron, you go see if it's safe."
"No way!" he said. "Do you think I'm crazy?"
Atali, fearing that they would start fighting, said, "I'll go!" in a happy, cheery tone of voice. Auron and her mother just looked at her in a bit of shocked manner.
The young summoner girl ran out and stopped, she then looked back at the other two. "See! It's not that bad!" A flash of lightning was seen and the bolt struck next to her foot. Scared, her right foot was risen up and she looked at the ground, extremely scared. She then ran to the nearest lightning tower. "Come on!" She shouted to the other two. "Or are you two a bunch of sissies?!"
Auron and Atali's mother ran out onto the plains and darted next to her. They moved under the towers made it all the way to the tent that would, in later years, be one of Rin's Travel Agencies. The three went inside the large tent and sat down.
The woman inside looked to the three travelers. "Do you need to rest? If so, go right ahead."
The three just about collapsed on the small soft sheets on the floor. After a few hours, Auron said, "Shall we?" He then helped Atali to her feet.
"Mom," said Atali. "Can we meet you in Bevelle?"
"Sure, sure," said Rina, who glared at Auron. "Just get there safely."
The two teenagers nodded and ran out of the tent, heading for the next tower. At one point along the way, they decided to try their hand at dodging lightning. The teenage boy stood out there, he was ready and then ZAP! He was knocked to the dirt. When Atali tried it, she dodged the first one but then gloated and was struck by a second bolt that rained down from above.
From there, they quickly got out of the Thunder Plains and entered Macalania Forest. "So where are we headed?" asked Auron.
"Macalania Temple," she said as she walked down the winding path.
"Macarena Temple?"
Atali stopped and turned around. "Ma-ca-re... crap... I mean 'Ma-ca-lan-ia'."
The young male guardian laughed at her and they continued on. At a few points, Atali stopped to enjoy the view, or to catch blue butterflies. Once, she caught a red one, and a large thing with three heads and a snake for its tail came from nowhere and attacked them.
Auron smacked it once with his sword, but it did little to no damage, so Atali summoned Ifrit. The boy looked on in amazement as the large creature that his friend had summoned completely vanquished the one that had been trying to kill them.
When they were walking again, Auron said, "Man, I wanna be a summoner..."
Atali froze in her tracks. "Auron, promise me you'll never become a summoner!"
"What?" Auron looked to the female summoner in a confused manner.
"Auron, promise me!" she shouted.
Nodding, a bit startled, Auron said, "Okay, I promise you I'll never become a summoner."
"Thank you," she said. She then bowed to him and kept walking. When they arrived, after a very long walk and a ride on some Al Bhed machina, provided by some friendly Al Bhed, the summoner and her guardian arrived at Macalania Temple.
As they stood in front of the massive doors, Auron said, "So... this is that Macarena Temple... huh?"
"Macalan... oh forget it!" said Atali, rolling her eyes. She went through the door and Auron followed.
After the Cloister of Trials, Auron waited for her to get done with the Fayth inside. When Atali walked out, she slowly strode down to Auron and sat down on the steps. She was tired. They had traveled so far and she just wanted to sleep. Auron knelt down and she climbed onto his back. From there, he carried her to Bevelle.
Upon their arrival, they found Rina and slept peacefully in an inn for the night.