A man with short cropped, white-ish blonde hair tightened a bolt on the
outside of a hovercraft. His light hair contrasted against his dark skin.
The man sighed, sat back on his heels and removed his shirt, revealing skin
of a lighter tone. The man didn't appear to be embarrassed by his farmer's
tan, but considered it normal since he began working longer shifts under
the desert sun. Soon, all of his skin on his upper body would be the same
color.
"Gawrsh...sure is hot out today!" said a figure next to the man. The man grinned up at the figure through dark, goggled glasses.
"I can see why Cid used to shave his head when we were kids. Having hair just keeps in the heat!" he told the figure. The figure laughed a strange laugh and fanned himself with his yellow hat and dropped his gloves on the green turtleneck sweater he had abandoned long ago.
"Well Buddy, I'm glad I don't have any hair to worry about!" the figure laughed, putting on his goggles to help Buddy. Buddy laughed.
"Said like a true Al Bhed. You say you used to be a kiynt, Goofy?" Buddy asked, using the Al Bhed word for 'guard'. Goofy nodded, making his ears flap back and forth.
"Served under Gehk Mickey and Xiaah Minnie for mosta my life. Worked with Donald too, but Donald was a wizard...a..fewynt..." Goofy laughed, thinking about how seriously his short friend took his job.
"And he's the other missing friend?" Buddy asked, checking the vehicle over. Goofy nodded.
"Yeah, then there was Sora. Donno what to call him. He was a kiynt and a fewynt and a summoner...I mean a cissuhan." Goofy tripped over some of the Al Bhed words, but judging by Buddy's smile, he was getting better. Buddy wiped the sweat off of his brow and got on his hovercraft.
"Next time, watch for rocks. A cissuhan eh...?" Buddy mumbled to himself. "Well, we have orders to meet Brother and Rikku at Home. I think they have someone to help us against the Heartless." Buddy said, kick starting his hovercraft. Goofy placed his clothes on his lap and got on his own craft.
"Gawrsh...is it really getting that bad out?" Goofy asked.
The worlds split apart, and Sora watched helplessly as Kairi slid away from him. She was gone quickly and Sora turned to see Donald and Goofy, who were sliding away on the own worlds. Sora ran towards Goofy, who ran to help Donald, after Donald tried to fly to Goofy. The distance was further than he could jump and he panicked. Goofy was unable to reach his friend, who was falling into the endless gap.
"Tink!" Sora yelled, summoning a small fairy. "Help Donald!" he yelled, pointing into the void. Tinkerbell nodded and disappeared after the duck, then he heard nothing.
The next thing Sora remembered was landing in an alley in Twilight City.
Sora jerked awake from his dream-memories as the Gummi-Airship, the Centigrade, landed. Sora looked around dumbly and remembered what Rikku had said the night before.
"We're going to visit Home first. I think your friend is there and we're going to need supplies for our trip, not to mention trade." She said.
"Trade? Why trade?" Sora asked. Rikku smiled and gave a shrug.
"To trade with the pieces of our world, to convince to people to let our worlds merge into one again." She said. Just then, Brother called Rikku and she left Sora again to rest.
Brother burst through the doorway and looked down at Sora. Sora secretly wondered how the man was able to sport all the earrings, nose rings and tattoos that he wore all at once.
"You awake? Let's go mywo-puhac!" He yelled, waving his arm, indicating that Sora should come with him. Sora stared at Brother.
"What did you say?" he asked, completely confused by the man's language.
[1] "Mywo-puhac! Lazy-bones! Ruf dra ramm lyh fa tabaht uh drec kio?" Brother yelled, storming out of the room. Sora got up quickly, put his shoes on and followed.
Brother led Sora to the upper deck to a teleportation ring, then stepped on it. Brother disappeared just as Rikku came running down the walkway.
"AHH! MYWO-PUHAC! You were supposed to take these!" She yelled, at the air. Sora noticed she was holding two large and heavy boxes. Sora jumped and took them from Rikku. "Oh, Sora! I don't mean you should take them! You're a guest!" she said, taking them back. Sora blushed, muttered something about 'I don't mind' and took them back. Auron appeared in the teleportation ring, holding Brother by an ear ring.
"Mad sa ku! E'mm dyga dra tyshat drehkc!" he yelled. Auron released Brother, and Brother took the boxes. "Ajanouha rana dnaydc sa mega y lremt! I's ouin hyjekydun!" he yelled, apparently sulking and re- disappeared.
"Dryhg oui, Sir Auron!" Rikku said, smiling up at Auron. Auron nodded slightly and looked at Sora.
"Ready?" he asked. Sora nodded without a thought. He had been ready for 5 years. Nothing could stop him now. Auron nodded and stepped onto the teleportation ring, followed by Rikku, who winked at Sora, then Sora himself.
Outside the Centigrade was arid, dry and painfully hot. Sora looked at Rikku and Brother and decided that their lack of clothes now made sense. There were people all around that resembled Rikku and Brother: tanned skin, blonde hair or a shaved head, some tattoos and piercings. The thing he found strange was that some people were completely covered, especially what he assumed to be children. Over where their mouths should be were nozzles that emitted some sort of steam, and Sora assumed that the younger children, or people who could not adapt to the heat, wore suits that cooled their bodies for them.
Sora looked around in amazement at the robotics and the main building that was Home. Behind him, he heard a whirring sound, then "Sora!" Suddenly, the world spun as something large and heavy collided with Sora from behind and tumbled on the ground with him. Now on his back, Sora looked up at the thing on top of him.
The figure had his hands placed firmly on Sora's shoulders, then hugged him tightly.
"It's you! Gawrsh! You grew tall!" laughed Goofy, holding Sora and hopping from one foot to the other. Some Al Bhed were staring at the two, but they went on with their tasks. Some girls giggled and looked at Sora through their goggles, then walked inside of home.
"I guess you found your vneaht, Goofy?" a voice asked. Sora was released and he saw Goofy nod to a man on an odd machine.
"Buddy, I'd like you to meet my pal, Sora!" Goofy thumped Sora on the back, and Sora let out and 'oof!' No matter how old he was, Goofy was surprisingly strong. Sora shakily smiled and extended a hand. Buddy took it and gave it a shake. "And This is my buddy...Buddy!" Goofy said, while they shook hands.
"Well, I'll leave you two to catch up on things. See you at tehhan!" Buddy waved at Goofy, then walked off, helping Brother with the boxes.
"Teeay-ha-haahn?" Sora asked, trying to form his mouth to the strange word. Goofy laughed and slapped his knee.
"It means 'dinner'. Gawrsh, I hope we can stay that long! I heard we were leaving after our special guest has arrived—I think that means you!" Goofy smiled, finally putting two and two together. Sora grinned. Finally! Someone he knew and talk about 'the good old days' and make everything seem real, instead of a bad dream.
Tehhan, or dinner, proved to be interesting. Every Al Bhed met in a large mess hall and listened to announcements given by an elderly Al Bhed man. Goofy translated some for Sora, while Sora was amazed at what Goofy had learned. Sora looked across the table to Rikku and Auron, who seemed to be talking about something. Suddenly, Brother jumped in from behind, scaring Rikku and starting an argument. Buddy came and sat next to Sora, not bothering to hide a smile.
"Don't worry, those two are always at it. Fydan?" he asked, holding a canteen of water. Sora nodded and Buddy poured some water into a glass and handed it to Sora, then repeated this for Goofy, and then himself.
"Feae-deahn...water..." Sora repeated to himself. Buddy grinned at him approvingly, then all noise stopped when a young Al Bhed went to the head of the table and stood, to address all. Sora suddenly realized that they were seated at a special table, and wondered what made everyone there special.
"Good ajahehk everyone." He greeted the hall. The man looked about 20 years old and had spiky blonde hair. Sora noticed that he wore an eye patch over his left eye and wondered what caused the injury. Looking around, he realized that the man had the attention of every female in the hall—even Rikku's. Sora looked back up at him and supposed that if he were a female, then he would be attracted to the man also. The man dressed well, and it was obvious that he had done no manual labor outside that day, and if he did, it must have been very little. "I have good hafc to share with everyone! Today the Fynneun of the GaoPmyta has arrived to help us in our quest to revive our world and make it one whole one again!" the man looked at Sora, with a wide smile. Sora felt a little anxious, then Buddy elbowed him.
"He means you. He's calling you the Warrior of the KeyBlade." Buddy whispered. "Stand up." Sora stood and looked around awkwardly. The man saluted Sora in an odd way, and bowed. Sora tried to repeat, but felt like a fool. He heard a girl behind him giggle.
"Ra'c cu lida!"
Sora sat back down as the man continued. Ravenously hungry, Sora barely heard what the man was saying.
"Different group will go to each section of our world and trade and make peace talks with the respected maytanc to convince them into making Spira whole again. We want more than anything for these talks to be a success..." Sora zoned out, then was jerked awake when loud applause began. The man had bowed and seated at the head of Sora's table, three seats away from Sora.
At the man's sides, there was a white haired man, who seemed to be about 18 with a green headband and non-Al Bhed clothes, and on the other side there was a dark haired man with odd braides and a red suit. Both seemed to be in a deep talk with the Al Bhed.
Sora jumped, suddenly noticing someone was trying to get his attention, and that there was food in front of him. He looked to his side and noticed that it was Goofy shaking him. Buddy was laughing a bit and shook his head.
"You know Sora, I think you are the only one who finds Gippal's announcements boring." Buddy said, adding a type of sauce onto his food. Sora looked at his plate and noticed he didn't have a name for any of the food. He looked over at Goofy and saw his friend eating the food dry. Sora tasted the food, then dug in while Buddy filled him in. "He was mostly talking about your role in revitalizing Spira, then he noticed you weren't paying attention and talked about how the fiends of out world and the Heartless seem to have been becoming one." Sora looked up at Buddy, but he was gone. Apparently, someone had pulled him to the side and they were talking in Al Bhed very quickly.
Sora dug into his food and before he knew it, the plate was empty. Sora wiped his mouth and drank some of his water, neglected in his sudden zeal of eating.
"Excuse me, Master Fynneun" called a voice. Sora looked up and saw Gippal, smiling at him from his place at the table. Sora noticed that the two men beside him were just getting up, but were staring at him. "We would like to talk to you." He said, gesturing to a hallway. Sora looked at Goofy, who merely shrugged, then nodded.
Following the three men, Sora noticed their clothing. Gippal dressed like a wealthy Al Bhed, or one whose clothes had not been dirtied yet, the white- haired man wore a richly made green robe over green pants, and the tall, dark man wore a red uniform. Sora shuddered when he noticed that his left arm and leg weren't real. The white haired man noticed Sora's grimace and gave him a soft smile. Finally, Gippal opened a large set of doors, guarded with Al Bhed gunners and allowed his company to come inside.
The men apparently came to visit often, because the taller man took a seat in a red, velvet chair while the white haired man sat in a comfortable looking green one. Gippal sat behind a desk and placed his feet on top casually among maps, pens and plans. Sora merely stood in the doorway, looking awkward.
"Welcome to Home, Master Fynneu. I'm sorry that I was unable to meet you when you arrived. These are my friends, Master Nooj from the Kilika Islands and Leader of the Youth League," he waved a hand at the man in red. Nooj merely looked Sora over, but didn't nod or smile at him. Gippal ignored this and continued, "and this is Master Baralai, from Bevelle and the Maester of New Yevon" Baralai nodded and smiled at Sora. Sora smiled weakly and bowed slightly to each man. Baralai and Gippal seemed amused by this.
"Essedina lremt" scoffed Nooj. Baralai smiled at Nooj.
"Don't be that way Nooj. You make me feel old, and you are barely three years older than me." Said Baralai. Sora stared. Nooj had looked about 35 to him, and Baralai looked about 18. How old were these men? Nooj noticed the look on Sora's face.
"Certain...circumstances...tend to age some people in more ways in one. Maester Baralai hasn't had enough experience to really become a man." Baralai sat up straight and Gippal laughed.
"Don't worry, they're always like that. Please, sit down Master Fynneu." Gippal indicated a blue couch next to Baralai's chair that curved with the wall of the circular room.
"You can call me Sora." He said, sitting so he could see the three men.
"Alright, then I'm Gippal. Call me Master and I'll throw you off of an Airship before you can say chyb." Gippal snapped his fingers and grinned. He pointed to Baralai, "You can just call him Baralai, right Bara?" he asked. Baralai looked at Gippal, and nodded solemnly, but with a small smile. Gippal jerked his head at Nooj, who looked at Gippal irritated. "And you can call him anything, as long as it's Nooj." Nooj looked Gippal over, with a look that said 'where should I stab him first?'
"Weren't we going to finish our talk of reconstructing Spira?" Baralai asked. Gippal chuckled and scratched his eye patch, which seemed to be a habit when he forgot something.
"Yeah, yeah, just wanted to break the ice..." He looked at his group, then began his talk.
Half an hour later, Sora was led to his sleeping quarters. Goofy was already there, putting on a sleeping cap and crawling into a bunk. It didn't look as comfortable as his bed in Traverse Town or on the Centigrade, but it was a bed. There were two others, currently empty. Goofy climbed into the top bunk above his bed.
"So...watcha talking about?" Goofy asked Sora, as Sora undressed.
"Well," Sora began, taking off his shirt and dropping it by his feet. "They were talking about how bringing the worlds together would help each world and all, but I think they have some plan they aren't telling us about. I mean, Baralai is from this place called Bevelle, and he seemed all for it, but it sounded like he hadn't addressed any of this to his people. The same with Nooj." Goofy looked down at Sora, interested.
"Didja get Nooj to talk to ya?" Goofy asked. Sora shrugged.
"He said something like..." Sora frowned, trying to remember the words. "EAY- see-seeeay-deeenah lu-raeaym-te." Goofy laughed for a few moments. Sora looked up at Goofy, who had quieted. There was grumbling outside, and Sora guessed they were telling him to be quiet.
"Aw, don't be upset Sora. He calls everyone a kid." Goofy said. Sora blinked, then got under his covers. After a few moments of silence, Goofy asked, "Do you know where we're headin' tomorrow?"
"Well, I think we're going to check out this forest. They were saying something about weird creatures hanging around a lake. There was also a white and blue creature chasing off Al Bhed and squawking. Think it might be Donald?" he asked.
"Donno...sure sounds like him." Goofy said. Sora closed his eyes and nodded sleepily. Soon after, Brother and Buddy came in and got into their bunks.
"Tyshat Gippal." Hissed Brother. Sora didn't hear if Buddy replied, he was fast asleep.
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"Gawrsh...sure is hot out today!" said a figure next to the man. The man grinned up at the figure through dark, goggled glasses.
"I can see why Cid used to shave his head when we were kids. Having hair just keeps in the heat!" he told the figure. The figure laughed a strange laugh and fanned himself with his yellow hat and dropped his gloves on the green turtleneck sweater he had abandoned long ago.
"Well Buddy, I'm glad I don't have any hair to worry about!" the figure laughed, putting on his goggles to help Buddy. Buddy laughed.
"Said like a true Al Bhed. You say you used to be a kiynt, Goofy?" Buddy asked, using the Al Bhed word for 'guard'. Goofy nodded, making his ears flap back and forth.
"Served under Gehk Mickey and Xiaah Minnie for mosta my life. Worked with Donald too, but Donald was a wizard...a..fewynt..." Goofy laughed, thinking about how seriously his short friend took his job.
"And he's the other missing friend?" Buddy asked, checking the vehicle over. Goofy nodded.
"Yeah, then there was Sora. Donno what to call him. He was a kiynt and a fewynt and a summoner...I mean a cissuhan." Goofy tripped over some of the Al Bhed words, but judging by Buddy's smile, he was getting better. Buddy wiped the sweat off of his brow and got on his hovercraft.
"Next time, watch for rocks. A cissuhan eh...?" Buddy mumbled to himself. "Well, we have orders to meet Brother and Rikku at Home. I think they have someone to help us against the Heartless." Buddy said, kick starting his hovercraft. Goofy placed his clothes on his lap and got on his own craft.
"Gawrsh...is it really getting that bad out?" Goofy asked.
The worlds split apart, and Sora watched helplessly as Kairi slid away from him. She was gone quickly and Sora turned to see Donald and Goofy, who were sliding away on the own worlds. Sora ran towards Goofy, who ran to help Donald, after Donald tried to fly to Goofy. The distance was further than he could jump and he panicked. Goofy was unable to reach his friend, who was falling into the endless gap.
"Tink!" Sora yelled, summoning a small fairy. "Help Donald!" he yelled, pointing into the void. Tinkerbell nodded and disappeared after the duck, then he heard nothing.
The next thing Sora remembered was landing in an alley in Twilight City.
Sora jerked awake from his dream-memories as the Gummi-Airship, the Centigrade, landed. Sora looked around dumbly and remembered what Rikku had said the night before.
"We're going to visit Home first. I think your friend is there and we're going to need supplies for our trip, not to mention trade." She said.
"Trade? Why trade?" Sora asked. Rikku smiled and gave a shrug.
"To trade with the pieces of our world, to convince to people to let our worlds merge into one again." She said. Just then, Brother called Rikku and she left Sora again to rest.
Brother burst through the doorway and looked down at Sora. Sora secretly wondered how the man was able to sport all the earrings, nose rings and tattoos that he wore all at once.
"You awake? Let's go mywo-puhac!" He yelled, waving his arm, indicating that Sora should come with him. Sora stared at Brother.
"What did you say?" he asked, completely confused by the man's language.
[1] "Mywo-puhac! Lazy-bones! Ruf dra ramm lyh fa tabaht uh drec kio?" Brother yelled, storming out of the room. Sora got up quickly, put his shoes on and followed.
Brother led Sora to the upper deck to a teleportation ring, then stepped on it. Brother disappeared just as Rikku came running down the walkway.
"AHH! MYWO-PUHAC! You were supposed to take these!" She yelled, at the air. Sora noticed she was holding two large and heavy boxes. Sora jumped and took them from Rikku. "Oh, Sora! I don't mean you should take them! You're a guest!" she said, taking them back. Sora blushed, muttered something about 'I don't mind' and took them back. Auron appeared in the teleportation ring, holding Brother by an ear ring.
"Mad sa ku! E'mm dyga dra tyshat drehkc!" he yelled. Auron released Brother, and Brother took the boxes. "Ajanouha rana dnaydc sa mega y lremt! I's ouin hyjekydun!" he yelled, apparently sulking and re- disappeared.
"Dryhg oui, Sir Auron!" Rikku said, smiling up at Auron. Auron nodded slightly and looked at Sora.
"Ready?" he asked. Sora nodded without a thought. He had been ready for 5 years. Nothing could stop him now. Auron nodded and stepped onto the teleportation ring, followed by Rikku, who winked at Sora, then Sora himself.
Outside the Centigrade was arid, dry and painfully hot. Sora looked at Rikku and Brother and decided that their lack of clothes now made sense. There were people all around that resembled Rikku and Brother: tanned skin, blonde hair or a shaved head, some tattoos and piercings. The thing he found strange was that some people were completely covered, especially what he assumed to be children. Over where their mouths should be were nozzles that emitted some sort of steam, and Sora assumed that the younger children, or people who could not adapt to the heat, wore suits that cooled their bodies for them.
Sora looked around in amazement at the robotics and the main building that was Home. Behind him, he heard a whirring sound, then "Sora!" Suddenly, the world spun as something large and heavy collided with Sora from behind and tumbled on the ground with him. Now on his back, Sora looked up at the thing on top of him.
The figure had his hands placed firmly on Sora's shoulders, then hugged him tightly.
"It's you! Gawrsh! You grew tall!" laughed Goofy, holding Sora and hopping from one foot to the other. Some Al Bhed were staring at the two, but they went on with their tasks. Some girls giggled and looked at Sora through their goggles, then walked inside of home.
"I guess you found your vneaht, Goofy?" a voice asked. Sora was released and he saw Goofy nod to a man on an odd machine.
"Buddy, I'd like you to meet my pal, Sora!" Goofy thumped Sora on the back, and Sora let out and 'oof!' No matter how old he was, Goofy was surprisingly strong. Sora shakily smiled and extended a hand. Buddy took it and gave it a shake. "And This is my buddy...Buddy!" Goofy said, while they shook hands.
"Well, I'll leave you two to catch up on things. See you at tehhan!" Buddy waved at Goofy, then walked off, helping Brother with the boxes.
"Teeay-ha-haahn?" Sora asked, trying to form his mouth to the strange word. Goofy laughed and slapped his knee.
"It means 'dinner'. Gawrsh, I hope we can stay that long! I heard we were leaving after our special guest has arrived—I think that means you!" Goofy smiled, finally putting two and two together. Sora grinned. Finally! Someone he knew and talk about 'the good old days' and make everything seem real, instead of a bad dream.
Tehhan, or dinner, proved to be interesting. Every Al Bhed met in a large mess hall and listened to announcements given by an elderly Al Bhed man. Goofy translated some for Sora, while Sora was amazed at what Goofy had learned. Sora looked across the table to Rikku and Auron, who seemed to be talking about something. Suddenly, Brother jumped in from behind, scaring Rikku and starting an argument. Buddy came and sat next to Sora, not bothering to hide a smile.
"Don't worry, those two are always at it. Fydan?" he asked, holding a canteen of water. Sora nodded and Buddy poured some water into a glass and handed it to Sora, then repeated this for Goofy, and then himself.
"Feae-deahn...water..." Sora repeated to himself. Buddy grinned at him approvingly, then all noise stopped when a young Al Bhed went to the head of the table and stood, to address all. Sora suddenly realized that they were seated at a special table, and wondered what made everyone there special.
"Good ajahehk everyone." He greeted the hall. The man looked about 20 years old and had spiky blonde hair. Sora noticed that he wore an eye patch over his left eye and wondered what caused the injury. Looking around, he realized that the man had the attention of every female in the hall—even Rikku's. Sora looked back up at him and supposed that if he were a female, then he would be attracted to the man also. The man dressed well, and it was obvious that he had done no manual labor outside that day, and if he did, it must have been very little. "I have good hafc to share with everyone! Today the Fynneun of the GaoPmyta has arrived to help us in our quest to revive our world and make it one whole one again!" the man looked at Sora, with a wide smile. Sora felt a little anxious, then Buddy elbowed him.
"He means you. He's calling you the Warrior of the KeyBlade." Buddy whispered. "Stand up." Sora stood and looked around awkwardly. The man saluted Sora in an odd way, and bowed. Sora tried to repeat, but felt like a fool. He heard a girl behind him giggle.
"Ra'c cu lida!"
Sora sat back down as the man continued. Ravenously hungry, Sora barely heard what the man was saying.
"Different group will go to each section of our world and trade and make peace talks with the respected maytanc to convince them into making Spira whole again. We want more than anything for these talks to be a success..." Sora zoned out, then was jerked awake when loud applause began. The man had bowed and seated at the head of Sora's table, three seats away from Sora.
At the man's sides, there was a white haired man, who seemed to be about 18 with a green headband and non-Al Bhed clothes, and on the other side there was a dark haired man with odd braides and a red suit. Both seemed to be in a deep talk with the Al Bhed.
Sora jumped, suddenly noticing someone was trying to get his attention, and that there was food in front of him. He looked to his side and noticed that it was Goofy shaking him. Buddy was laughing a bit and shook his head.
"You know Sora, I think you are the only one who finds Gippal's announcements boring." Buddy said, adding a type of sauce onto his food. Sora looked at his plate and noticed he didn't have a name for any of the food. He looked over at Goofy and saw his friend eating the food dry. Sora tasted the food, then dug in while Buddy filled him in. "He was mostly talking about your role in revitalizing Spira, then he noticed you weren't paying attention and talked about how the fiends of out world and the Heartless seem to have been becoming one." Sora looked up at Buddy, but he was gone. Apparently, someone had pulled him to the side and they were talking in Al Bhed very quickly.
Sora dug into his food and before he knew it, the plate was empty. Sora wiped his mouth and drank some of his water, neglected in his sudden zeal of eating.
"Excuse me, Master Fynneun" called a voice. Sora looked up and saw Gippal, smiling at him from his place at the table. Sora noticed that the two men beside him were just getting up, but were staring at him. "We would like to talk to you." He said, gesturing to a hallway. Sora looked at Goofy, who merely shrugged, then nodded.
Following the three men, Sora noticed their clothing. Gippal dressed like a wealthy Al Bhed, or one whose clothes had not been dirtied yet, the white- haired man wore a richly made green robe over green pants, and the tall, dark man wore a red uniform. Sora shuddered when he noticed that his left arm and leg weren't real. The white haired man noticed Sora's grimace and gave him a soft smile. Finally, Gippal opened a large set of doors, guarded with Al Bhed gunners and allowed his company to come inside.
The men apparently came to visit often, because the taller man took a seat in a red, velvet chair while the white haired man sat in a comfortable looking green one. Gippal sat behind a desk and placed his feet on top casually among maps, pens and plans. Sora merely stood in the doorway, looking awkward.
"Welcome to Home, Master Fynneu. I'm sorry that I was unable to meet you when you arrived. These are my friends, Master Nooj from the Kilika Islands and Leader of the Youth League," he waved a hand at the man in red. Nooj merely looked Sora over, but didn't nod or smile at him. Gippal ignored this and continued, "and this is Master Baralai, from Bevelle and the Maester of New Yevon" Baralai nodded and smiled at Sora. Sora smiled weakly and bowed slightly to each man. Baralai and Gippal seemed amused by this.
"Essedina lremt" scoffed Nooj. Baralai smiled at Nooj.
"Don't be that way Nooj. You make me feel old, and you are barely three years older than me." Said Baralai. Sora stared. Nooj had looked about 35 to him, and Baralai looked about 18. How old were these men? Nooj noticed the look on Sora's face.
"Certain...circumstances...tend to age some people in more ways in one. Maester Baralai hasn't had enough experience to really become a man." Baralai sat up straight and Gippal laughed.
"Don't worry, they're always like that. Please, sit down Master Fynneu." Gippal indicated a blue couch next to Baralai's chair that curved with the wall of the circular room.
"You can call me Sora." He said, sitting so he could see the three men.
"Alright, then I'm Gippal. Call me Master and I'll throw you off of an Airship before you can say chyb." Gippal snapped his fingers and grinned. He pointed to Baralai, "You can just call him Baralai, right Bara?" he asked. Baralai looked at Gippal, and nodded solemnly, but with a small smile. Gippal jerked his head at Nooj, who looked at Gippal irritated. "And you can call him anything, as long as it's Nooj." Nooj looked Gippal over, with a look that said 'where should I stab him first?'
"Weren't we going to finish our talk of reconstructing Spira?" Baralai asked. Gippal chuckled and scratched his eye patch, which seemed to be a habit when he forgot something.
"Yeah, yeah, just wanted to break the ice..." He looked at his group, then began his talk.
Half an hour later, Sora was led to his sleeping quarters. Goofy was already there, putting on a sleeping cap and crawling into a bunk. It didn't look as comfortable as his bed in Traverse Town or on the Centigrade, but it was a bed. There were two others, currently empty. Goofy climbed into the top bunk above his bed.
"So...watcha talking about?" Goofy asked Sora, as Sora undressed.
"Well," Sora began, taking off his shirt and dropping it by his feet. "They were talking about how bringing the worlds together would help each world and all, but I think they have some plan they aren't telling us about. I mean, Baralai is from this place called Bevelle, and he seemed all for it, but it sounded like he hadn't addressed any of this to his people. The same with Nooj." Goofy looked down at Sora, interested.
"Didja get Nooj to talk to ya?" Goofy asked. Sora shrugged.
"He said something like..." Sora frowned, trying to remember the words. "EAY- see-seeeay-deeenah lu-raeaym-te." Goofy laughed for a few moments. Sora looked up at Goofy, who had quieted. There was grumbling outside, and Sora guessed they were telling him to be quiet.
"Aw, don't be upset Sora. He calls everyone a kid." Goofy said. Sora blinked, then got under his covers. After a few moments of silence, Goofy asked, "Do you know where we're headin' tomorrow?"
"Well, I think we're going to check out this forest. They were saying something about weird creatures hanging around a lake. There was also a white and blue creature chasing off Al Bhed and squawking. Think it might be Donald?" he asked.
"Donno...sure sounds like him." Goofy said. Sora closed his eyes and nodded sleepily. Soon after, Brother and Buddy came in and got into their bunks.
"Tyshat Gippal." Hissed Brother. Sora didn't hear if Buddy replied, he was fast asleep.
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Sorry, I forgot to save the version where the Al Bhed sentences were translated ;_;