A/N: Wow, thanks you guys. We reached my goal and passed it! And there was great rejoicing…

You may think I'm overreacting, but anyone who has gotten a review realizes how insanely happy something so small can make you. It can really brighten up a bad day. So thanks again!

Lesca: Thanks for the tip. Looking back at it I notice what you pointed out. Sometimes since you as the author know what is going on you forget that others do not and don't clarify something enough. Sooner or later I'll fix that.

Moogle: Thanks for reviewing me twice. There will probably be more romance later.

Milkie: Thanks also. And the vacation was fine.

And finally…

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Chapter 3: (The Gullwings, Nooj, Baralai, and Gippal are still in Rin's office, Luca)

We've found her," Bahamut's fayth repeated after seeing the stunned looks of those in the room.

Nooj was the first to recover. "Great! Where is she?"

For the first time the fayth seemed at a loss for words. "Well, there is a slight problem."

Gippal groaned, "And what is that, pray tell?"

"The girl is not of this world."

"What? How could Lenne have gone to a different world?" asked Rikku.

"It is not the same person. After all, Lenne died a thousand years ago."

"Yeah, but so did Shuyin, and he's still around," Rikku replied.

"It is not the true Shuyin, merely a memory of his hate and anger preserved in pyreflies. His emotions were so strong that a part of him lived on, but the thing he has become in death is nothing like who he was in life."

"So then who is this person you've found?" Yuna asked.

"Well, to call her a reincarnation of Lenne would not be far from the truth. Or you could say she is what Lenne would have become if Lenne had been born in that specific place and time."

"Okay, but how are we to get to her?" commented Paine, always the practical one.

"We can transport probably two of you to her world, but anymore than that would be too difficult." He did not add 'I think,' even though he was uncertain of his and the other fayths' ability to send anybody to another world. What they didn't know couldn't hurt them, right?

Besides this was necessary. He knew Shuyin was capable of much more than what he had already shown. When Shuyin had pulled him and the other fayths into the Farplane he had lost all control of himself. As he had told Yuna, they had been no better than fiends. And he never wanted to feel that way again. He would do whatever he could to prevent it from happening again. He continued, "Anyways, you should decide who will go by tonight so we can get this over with."

"We'll be ready," Yuna said, with more enthusiasm than she felt.

"And by the way," added the fayth, " this girl will have no idea who Lenne or Shuyin were, or any recollection of that life." He then quickly vanished.

"Why do I feel that we got the hard part of this bargain? Asked Paine, sarcastically. No one answered her.

Baralai finally broke the silence. "Before we decide who will go, may I suggest we move this discussion. Sooner or later Rin will send somebody to kick us out of his office."

"Yes, let's take this to the Celsius," Buddy agreed. The group filed out of the room, down the hallway, and past Rin's secretary, who ignored them pointedly.

On their way to the Luca docks, where the Celsius was, Tidus pulled Rikku aside. "I don't care who goes tonight, as long as Yuna isn't one of them. She's been under a lot of stress lately, worrying about this whole mess and how to tell me about it, among other things. She's exhausted and needs to rest, someone else can take this one."

"Sure, Tidus," Rikku answered. "I'll tell the others. You two can just take it easy tonight."

"Thanks, Ri," he said, and ran to catch up with Yuna.

When they arrived at the Celsius Yuna made to join the others on the bridge but Tidus pulled her to their room. "Don't worry about it," he told her. "The others can take care of it." She almost argued but then looked at his face and changed her mind.

The others were not so fortunate. Another argument quickly commenced over who would go that night. Finally Paine had had enough. "SHUT UP!" she shouted. "You guys, haven't you had enough fighting for today after that stupid meeting. This is really unnecessary. All we need to decide is what we plan on doing tonight."

"What do you mean, Dr. P?" asked Gippal.

"Look, we can either try to convince this person to come with us on her own, in which case we'll need someone who's pretty persuasive, or we can just carry her off, in which case we'll need someone who doesn't mind doing that and is physically able to do so."

"Whoa, we're going to kidnap this person?" Rikku demanded.

"Well what did you expect. That we were going to walk up to somebody and say 'hey, we're from a different world and we need you to stop this madman who was kind of your lover but you don't remember, so please come with us?' Honestly Rikku, I thought you were smarter than that. This might cost you some respect points," Paine warned her.

"Wow, you're still using that 'respect point' thing. Don't worry about it, Rikku, she used to threaten me with that all the time, and look how great I turned out," Gippal laughed.

"I rest my case," stated Paine, dryly. "Can we get back to the point? Who is willing to go and kidnap this girl?"

"Count me out," declared Rikku.

"I don't think I'd be much use with my cane," said Nooj.

"I'll go," said Baralai, mostly because he had been feeling guilty over what his body had done while Shuyin had possessed him.

"That leaves me or you, Dr. P," said Gippal.

"You can go Gippal," she offered.

"Ah, thanks a lot."

The Celsius left Luca but everybody stayed on board, mostly because they wanted to see what the Lenne-girl was like. Gippal and Baralai decided to use the beds above the cabin to rest before they traveled between worlds. Nooj stayed in the cabin, and the others went to their own rooms. Gippal fell asleep rather quickly, but Baralai was still dwelling on whether what they were going to do was okay. After all, this girl had a life in her own world she would be torn away from. She must have people who cared about her and who would miss her. He knew they had to get rid of Shuyin but still he couldn't stop thinking it over.

He must have fallen asleep eventually because he was woken up by Gippal. They made their way to the bridge, where the fayth was talking with the others. Seeing them he asked, "Are you ready?"

"As ready as I'll ever be," Gippal replied, while Baralai just nodded.

"When you're ready to return, just call for me. Here we go…"

As the last words left the fayth's mouth, the room faded around Baralai and Gippal until they were surrounded by a brilliant white light. Suddenly the white was cut off to be replaced by a black void.

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A/N: In the game the Celsius didn't have separate rooms for everybody, but now it does, artistic license is a wonderful thing. Please R & R, I'm hoping for a total of at least 9 reviews.