CHAPTER 1

Back in Zanarkand, the Jecht Memorial Cup Tournament was being held. Tidus was slowly making his way to the arena in a dull-like posture. Ever since the day Sin was defeated, he never stopped thinking about Yuna. Was she okay? Would he ever see her again? When he came back to Zanarkand, nobody ever recalled ever seeing Sin. It was like, like it never existed. But now, on the same day that Sin came to Zanarkand, Tidus remembered Spira like it happened yesterday. He remembered Lulu's lectures, Wakka's playful jokes, heck even Kimahri's poor attempt to smile. But mostly, he remembered Yuna. He remembered the wonderful words she spoke in Luca,

'just whistle, I'll come running'

'Stop!' Tidus said to himself.

'Stop thinking bad thoughts Tidus. It will only keep you off guard in the tournament.

As Tidus made his way to the arena, he spotted a serious man with a red bandana, brown hair, and a blue necklace on the big screen of a tall building. It was Jecht. Tidus smirked at him.

'My old man' he thought.

This reminded him of what a sports person said on the radio that morning.

I was in a coffee shop running away from home when I heard the news. Our hero, Jecht, gone. Vanished into thin air! My dad must have been his biggest fan. I knew how sad he'd be. Heck, we all were that day.

"Zanar." I said to myself. "What are you thinking?"

I went running straight back home. We sat up talking 'bout Jecht all night. My dad and I never talked so much. Whoa...didn't mean to reminisce folks. Anyway...Ten years later, the Jecht Memorial Cup tournament is today!

The two teams that have won through to the finals are...of course, the Abes from A-East and the Duggles from C-South.

I know there's a lot of people out there today to see the star of the Abes! In just one year, he's become the team's number one player! He's Jecht's blood, and the new hope of blitzball! What kind of super play will he show us today? Will we see his father's legendary shot? I don't think I'm the only one excited here, folks!

Tidus finally made it to the arena. The only problem was all the fans in front of it.

"Make way! Make way!" he yelled trying to get through.

"Coming through sorry!" he yelled again. There was just no end to these people.

"Hey! I'm gonna be late!" he yelled again. At that moment, people started grabbing at him.

"Hey! Let go of me!" he yelled once more.

Finally, he was able to get through. Tidus ran for it while he had the chance. Luckily, he made it into the arena before anyone else could grab him.

Inside the arena, Tidus was resting in a ring of water. The game would start any moment now. Tidus took the remaining time he had to take a quick nap. But as he opened his eyes, the blitzball water sphere was already being filled with water.

"Might as well get up now" Tidus thought.

He stood on the ring to face the crowd. They all screamed and yelled once they saw him. But their screams of joy soon became screams of shock as a big blast formed in the middle of the sphere pool. Although Tidus merely stood back a bit when he saw the blast, the rest of the crowd jumped when they saw the surprising sight.

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Watching the game from a seat was a young girl. She wore a white spaghetti-strapped shirt, short black shorts and had half of a jean skirt around her waist. She stared at Tidus with awe.

"So, it really is you"

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In the game, one of the Duggles had tackled Tidus to get the ball. The ball remained in the middle of the sphere until Tidus grabbed it and passed it to one of his teammates. In the middle of the pass, a Duggle tackled the teammate and passed the ball to one of his teammates. The duggle with the ball was about to score until Tidus came and pushed her out of the sphere.

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Two other mysterious girls were making their way toward the blitzball arena. One had brownish-black hair and wore nothing but black while the other had long blonde hair in a ponytail, a yellow bikini, and a forest green skirt to cover it. The black haired girl had decided to run ahead into the stadium while the blonde girl pressed the caller button of the microphone on her bikini to utter the words:

"Y, R, P, in position. It's show time girls."

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Back in the game, the Zanarkand Abes made a goal. When the ball was released, it came out of the sphere pool. Tidus, trying to do his signature move, jumped out as well. As he was about to kick the ball while doing a back flip in the air, he noticed the sphere pool getting bigger, like it was possessed.

'Sin?' he said in his head

'No! That doesn't make any-'

Before he could think any further, the sphere pool exploded pushing everyone in the stadium backward. Tidus had blacked out.

By the time Tidus had awoken, he noticed the whole stadium soaked in water. The whole crowd had all been pushed to the back of the stadium. At least, that's how it looked. There was still someone who stayed in there place. A girl who wore a white hooded dress, and had the most familiar staff in her hand. She had somehow protected herself from the wave. She was in a defensive stance and had just brought herself out of it. As soon as she did, her clothes instantly changed. The girl now wore a white spaghetti-strapped shirt, short black shorts, and half of a jean skirt. Yet, she was oddly familiar to Tidus. The short brown hair, long earring on the right ear, green and blue eyes...

"Yuna!"