Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy or any characters in it except OCs
which there are none of yet so...I don't.
Chapter 1: The Fayth In Zanarkand
It is six months after the defeat of Vegnagun and Shuyin. Yuna has returned to Besaid, and Paine decided to live in Bevelle, for reasons unknown. Thus, with their departure, the Gullwings have been cut down to include only Rikku, Brother, Buddy, and Shinra. Now, the ship is headed towards Zanarkand to investigate a strange reading on the radar.
Rikku rushed up the cliff. The force of the wind was strong and trying to push her back. Rikku clawed into the side of the hill as she slowly slipped down the steep edge. She couldn't last for much longer. "This is it." Rikku thought to herself. "I'm going to die now, all thanks to my liveliness. Drec cdehgc!" Then, she heard it. There were footsteps coming closer to the peak of the structure. First soft, then louder. "Is somebody there?" Rikku yelled. She prayed that somebody would hear her. "Help! Please!" Her grip started to loosen, and she started to slip. Then, her hands went numb, and she plummeted into nothingness.
"Mish Rikku?" a familiar voice asked. Rikku slowly opened her eyes. She was lying in bed aboard the Celsius. Barkeep was above her, looking down at her eyes. The cliff, the footsteps, the fall, they were all a figment of her imagination. "Mish Rikku, your brother hash informed me to let shyou know that the ship is approaching Zanarkand. He shays we will be there in ten minutesh, mish."
"Thanks, Barkeep" Rikku replied. She was still alive, and they were quickly approaching Zanarkand. Rikku got out of bed and walked downstairs. She again thanked Barkeep and waltzed over to the elevator.
"I wonder what could be in Zanarkand?" Rikku thought to herself as the elevator swiftly descended down to the deck. "Too bad Yunie's not here to help." The elevator stopped and the doors opened, revealing the hallway leading to the deck. Rikku trotted down the walkway, knowing what was in store when she reached the double-doors. "Rikku! Where have you been?!!?" she thought, completely sure that's what her brother would say.
"Rikku! Where have you been?!!?" Brother shouted as the sliding doors opened to grant Rikku access to the deck. "I win." Rikku thought. "You may be here in time for once, but every other time we go somewhere, you're late, and we have to wait for you! Kad rana uh desa haqd desa!"
"Sorry to break it to you," Rikku shouted back, "but I did get here on time, oui eteudel bcolru monkey!"
"Eteudel bcolru monkey? Fryd dra ramm ec dryd?!!?"
"We now return to My Life With Annoying Al Bhed Siblings." Buddy said. Shinra laughed. "Now, will you two shut up? We're here."
"Now there's only one problem." Shinra muttered. "How are we gonna get these two to get down there and find whatever the radar's picking up without them getting into a fight?"
"We're not." Buddy answered. "They're going to have to go in a bad mood, or else someone's going to find the treasure before us."
"What!??!" Brother shouted. "I'm not going down there with her!"
"Me either!" Rikku exclaimed, "I mean, I'm not going down with him, not myself, because then I would just be going down as my mind, which I don't know how to do, so then I couldn't go-"
"I'm gonna have to stop you there." Buddy interrupted. "Now are you two going to get along or not?" Rikku and Brother glared at each other then faced the opposite direction. "No?" Buddy asked. "Oh well, you're going down anyway." Buddy opened a hatch and pushed Rikku and Brother off onto the ground. "Now, find the signal and let's get out of here!" With that, the airship pulled up and ascended into the clouds.
"Great." Rikku said out loud. "Now I'm stuck here with you until we find that signal."
"Oui cyo dryd mega E fyhd du pa rana." Brother muttered under his breath.
"I did not!" Rikku yelled. "Oh well. As long as we're stuck here, we might as well just find this thing so we can get back to our normal lives hating each other."
"Fine." Brother agreed. Rikku and Brother traveled down the path to the Zanarkand Dome, then ran through without encountering a single fiend.
"Wow! How'd we get through there without any fiends attacking us?" Rikku asked.
"Oh! No fiends attacked us! Isn't it magical?" Brother mocked.
"I meant except you, numbskull. Come on, I don't see anything yet."
Rikku and Brother continued their quest through the dome still not encountering any fiends. They then entered the dome and passed through the Zanarkand Cloister. As the elevator moved down, a torso began to appear in the moonlight reflected from outside. As the two Al Bhed moved closer...
"Hey! I've seen you before!" Rikku shouted.
"Who's he? Some kinda fairy?" Brother asked stupidly. "I am the Fayth of Bevelle." the Fayth replied. "And, I am not a fairy."
"Wait, aren't you that little kid who sometimes appears to Tidus and Yunie and tells them about their past and future and stuff?" Rikku asked.
"Close enough." the Fayth responded. "But this time, my message is for you. You have been with them for a long time, correct? Tidus and Yuna, I mean."
"Yes! We have, why do you care Mr. Pixie?" Brother questioned stupidly.
"Don't mind him, he's a little slow." Rikku said. "Any way, what do you want to tell us?"
"I see. So, you do know Sir Auron, yes? I believe he was one of Lady Yuna's guardians, as well as Lord Braska's."
"Yeah! We know Auron! I was one of Yunie's guardians too, and he was really serious all the time, you know?" Rikku answered ecstatically.
"I see. Anyway, you are Rikku, are you not?"
Rikku nodded her head vigorously. "Yup, that's me!"
"Excellent." the Fayth replied. "Rikku, you have been on many quests, helping Yuna. However, you were always in the background, a mere helper, correct? Well, these things were for a reason, you see. Your true quest begins today."
"My true quest?" Rikku asked. "Wow."
"Hey! What about me?!!?" Brother shouted. "E fyhd du ramb!"
"What'd he say?" the Fayth asked.
"He says: I want to help." Rikku translated.
The Fayth grinned. "Don't worry my friend, you already have done plenty."
"I have?" Brother asked. "I don't feel like I did much."
"It may not feel like it, but you have already played a key role in your sister's journey." the Fayth replied. "Rikku, you must not fail. If you fail, horrendous things might happen. In fact, this mission is so important, I've already arranged for you to meet someone who can help you.'
"Yes! I'm gonna be famous! Oh yeah! Oh yeah!" Rikku shouted.
Suddenly, the chiming of bells was heard. The Fayth turned around and stared at the passage. "Come." he said. "Your journey will soon begin."
"Hey!" Brother shouted. "What about me?!!?"
"Return to your ship." the Fayth responded. "Tell your comrades it was a false alarm. If they don't believe you, come to the rooftop me and your sister are headed to and I will explain everything to them. After all, it was just an old piece of machina I found and used to send a transmission to your ship. Now go. Rikku, come with me. Your journey begins here."
I finished a chapter! It's a miracle! Anyway, the next chapter will be focused around Auron and may...okay will hint at future chapters when the two characters stories combine and I don't have to tell you who the next chapter is about anymore.
Chapter 1: The Fayth In Zanarkand
It is six months after the defeat of Vegnagun and Shuyin. Yuna has returned to Besaid, and Paine decided to live in Bevelle, for reasons unknown. Thus, with their departure, the Gullwings have been cut down to include only Rikku, Brother, Buddy, and Shinra. Now, the ship is headed towards Zanarkand to investigate a strange reading on the radar.
Rikku rushed up the cliff. The force of the wind was strong and trying to push her back. Rikku clawed into the side of the hill as she slowly slipped down the steep edge. She couldn't last for much longer. "This is it." Rikku thought to herself. "I'm going to die now, all thanks to my liveliness. Drec cdehgc!" Then, she heard it. There were footsteps coming closer to the peak of the structure. First soft, then louder. "Is somebody there?" Rikku yelled. She prayed that somebody would hear her. "Help! Please!" Her grip started to loosen, and she started to slip. Then, her hands went numb, and she plummeted into nothingness.
"Mish Rikku?" a familiar voice asked. Rikku slowly opened her eyes. She was lying in bed aboard the Celsius. Barkeep was above her, looking down at her eyes. The cliff, the footsteps, the fall, they were all a figment of her imagination. "Mish Rikku, your brother hash informed me to let shyou know that the ship is approaching Zanarkand. He shays we will be there in ten minutesh, mish."
"Thanks, Barkeep" Rikku replied. She was still alive, and they were quickly approaching Zanarkand. Rikku got out of bed and walked downstairs. She again thanked Barkeep and waltzed over to the elevator.
"I wonder what could be in Zanarkand?" Rikku thought to herself as the elevator swiftly descended down to the deck. "Too bad Yunie's not here to help." The elevator stopped and the doors opened, revealing the hallway leading to the deck. Rikku trotted down the walkway, knowing what was in store when she reached the double-doors. "Rikku! Where have you been?!!?" she thought, completely sure that's what her brother would say.
"Rikku! Where have you been?!!?" Brother shouted as the sliding doors opened to grant Rikku access to the deck. "I win." Rikku thought. "You may be here in time for once, but every other time we go somewhere, you're late, and we have to wait for you! Kad rana uh desa haqd desa!"
"Sorry to break it to you," Rikku shouted back, "but I did get here on time, oui eteudel bcolru monkey!"
"Eteudel bcolru monkey? Fryd dra ramm ec dryd?!!?"
"We now return to My Life With Annoying Al Bhed Siblings." Buddy said. Shinra laughed. "Now, will you two shut up? We're here."
"Now there's only one problem." Shinra muttered. "How are we gonna get these two to get down there and find whatever the radar's picking up without them getting into a fight?"
"We're not." Buddy answered. "They're going to have to go in a bad mood, or else someone's going to find the treasure before us."
"What!??!" Brother shouted. "I'm not going down there with her!"
"Me either!" Rikku exclaimed, "I mean, I'm not going down with him, not myself, because then I would just be going down as my mind, which I don't know how to do, so then I couldn't go-"
"I'm gonna have to stop you there." Buddy interrupted. "Now are you two going to get along or not?" Rikku and Brother glared at each other then faced the opposite direction. "No?" Buddy asked. "Oh well, you're going down anyway." Buddy opened a hatch and pushed Rikku and Brother off onto the ground. "Now, find the signal and let's get out of here!" With that, the airship pulled up and ascended into the clouds.
"Great." Rikku said out loud. "Now I'm stuck here with you until we find that signal."
"Oui cyo dryd mega E fyhd du pa rana." Brother muttered under his breath.
"I did not!" Rikku yelled. "Oh well. As long as we're stuck here, we might as well just find this thing so we can get back to our normal lives hating each other."
"Fine." Brother agreed. Rikku and Brother traveled down the path to the Zanarkand Dome, then ran through without encountering a single fiend.
"Wow! How'd we get through there without any fiends attacking us?" Rikku asked.
"Oh! No fiends attacked us! Isn't it magical?" Brother mocked.
"I meant except you, numbskull. Come on, I don't see anything yet."
Rikku and Brother continued their quest through the dome still not encountering any fiends. They then entered the dome and passed through the Zanarkand Cloister. As the elevator moved down, a torso began to appear in the moonlight reflected from outside. As the two Al Bhed moved closer...
"Hey! I've seen you before!" Rikku shouted.
"Who's he? Some kinda fairy?" Brother asked stupidly. "I am the Fayth of Bevelle." the Fayth replied. "And, I am not a fairy."
"Wait, aren't you that little kid who sometimes appears to Tidus and Yunie and tells them about their past and future and stuff?" Rikku asked.
"Close enough." the Fayth responded. "But this time, my message is for you. You have been with them for a long time, correct? Tidus and Yuna, I mean."
"Yes! We have, why do you care Mr. Pixie?" Brother questioned stupidly.
"Don't mind him, he's a little slow." Rikku said. "Any way, what do you want to tell us?"
"I see. So, you do know Sir Auron, yes? I believe he was one of Lady Yuna's guardians, as well as Lord Braska's."
"Yeah! We know Auron! I was one of Yunie's guardians too, and he was really serious all the time, you know?" Rikku answered ecstatically.
"I see. Anyway, you are Rikku, are you not?"
Rikku nodded her head vigorously. "Yup, that's me!"
"Excellent." the Fayth replied. "Rikku, you have been on many quests, helping Yuna. However, you were always in the background, a mere helper, correct? Well, these things were for a reason, you see. Your true quest begins today."
"My true quest?" Rikku asked. "Wow."
"Hey! What about me?!!?" Brother shouted. "E fyhd du ramb!"
"What'd he say?" the Fayth asked.
"He says: I want to help." Rikku translated.
The Fayth grinned. "Don't worry my friend, you already have done plenty."
"I have?" Brother asked. "I don't feel like I did much."
"It may not feel like it, but you have already played a key role in your sister's journey." the Fayth replied. "Rikku, you must not fail. If you fail, horrendous things might happen. In fact, this mission is so important, I've already arranged for you to meet someone who can help you.'
"Yes! I'm gonna be famous! Oh yeah! Oh yeah!" Rikku shouted.
Suddenly, the chiming of bells was heard. The Fayth turned around and stared at the passage. "Come." he said. "Your journey will soon begin."
"Hey!" Brother shouted. "What about me?!!?"
"Return to your ship." the Fayth responded. "Tell your comrades it was a false alarm. If they don't believe you, come to the rooftop me and your sister are headed to and I will explain everything to them. After all, it was just an old piece of machina I found and used to send a transmission to your ship. Now go. Rikku, come with me. Your journey begins here."
I finished a chapter! It's a miracle! Anyway, the next chapter will be focused around Auron and may...okay will hint at future chapters when the two characters stories combine and I don't have to tell you who the next chapter is about anymore.