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CHAPTER ONE: The History in the Future; an overall summary.

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Five years have passed and the calm has reached its peaceful place in the world of Spira.

There hasn't been much trouble with the far plane and since Yuna and her friends have kept the Ronso from shedding any more bloodshed on the Guados, the Guados have been able to keep the far plane at a great stability. Even the once menacing Shuyin had finally found his peace with Lenne and there hasn't been a word about them. The holes in which were formed five years ago by Vegnagun in the chambers of the Fayth are still there.

For some reason, even workers and the Al-bheds have tried to patch up the hole but to no avail. Since there hasn't been much activity from the pyre flies the quest for repairing the holes were abandoned. However, the rest of Spira has certainly flourished. Yuna finally settled down and decided to put her thoughts aside from the man whose face she'd never forget. How can she stop living when he died so long ago?

It seemed so long ago but it felt like yesterday when she was doing her very first pilgrimage with her beloved guardians and the Aeons who protected her. These were the memories that kept her feeling alive. Who would have thought that Yuna would settle down? It wasn't the first time she'd have her hand in marriage offered. First it was the marriage set up during her childhood that Lord Braska and his old time friend had arranged for her. But this was abandoned when her father took on the quest to be the most well known Summoner Spira had to offer in the years to come.

Even the statue of him remains there upon the steps of the temple of Kilika. Paine and Rikku on the other hand had not settled down and continued their quest for Sphere hunting. Rikku, with her wanderlust of building and tearing apart machine all over Spira, and the talent of a master thief, it was hard for her to keep still for even a minute.

Perhaps at a ripe old age, Rikku would remain the same bouncy girl with the quick ability to pick pockets and nab grenades from any party. Paine on the other hand decided she wanted to learn more about her past. She was never the type to settle down or fall in love. Have a baby you say, she says, the thought made her quell. Not that she didn't like babies. Indeed, she loved Yuna's twins and has been made godmother, along with Yuna and Rikku to Wakka and Lulu's child who is now nearing 5 years old. It was just not in Paine's blood to carry children. Maybe old age will wear her down but who knows. In the meantime, searching for hidden spheres throughout Spira was enjoyable, plus riding on Brother's airship was such a big thrill for her.

History has certainly changed. There were no more powerful fiends that would threaten Spira's people. There are however fiends that were controllable along Mushroom rock road, the Highroad, Bikanel Island and Thunder Plains. The Moon flow and the Woods have been eliminated of fiends. It was the Ronso group who had made it their quest to eliminate the fiends in disappearance of the woods. Fiends must have helped the progress of its elimination.

So who did Yuna finally settle down with? She became Praetess of New Yevon, and wife to the Praetor Baralei. This came as a big surprise to Paine and the rest of the Crimson Squad. It was Rikku who suspected a little bit of interest in Yuna in Baralei when she decided to join up with the New Yevon group instead of the Youth League. Not that Yuna would have any interest with Nooj if she had chosen to give the stolen sphere to the Youth league, because Nooj was certainly not her type and he belonged to LeBlanc.

Yuna decided that she'd give up looking for her past, give up on the dead which haunts her daily, give up on the first love she had ever had. It was time to move on and promote a different kind of responsibility. She still had the urges of wanderlust and adventure. It was in her blood, to feel the sun in her face, the wind in her hair and uses a gun and hit its target. She was quite the warrior and gunner. Most of all, she was the songstress and the High Summoner that saved Spira and people had not forgotten.

The End of the Calm: Introduction to Yuna's return to the quest.

The babies kept her up at night but it was alright for she loved to dote on them and watch their faces light up when their mother paid attention to them. Yuna became one of the loveliest mothers to grace Spira. A former Summoner, and now Praetess of New Yevon, a mother of two and her guns and weapons have been collecting dust balls in the hidden corner of Bevelle's treasure chamber. Setting aside her memories of her former love, she had forged her way to a new future. Her being a wife to Baralei provided that illusion of happiness, aside from the adventures she sometimes longed for. She leaned down and kissed the cheeks of her babies.

Twins, she had and somehow it wasn't so hard to get her girlish figure back. Two girls, with the same eyes as Yuna, blue and green, and hair as light as Baralei's. Yuna often sang songs to them, lulling them to sleep. Baralei hasn't returned home for over a week from his work visiting the hidden ruins that hold secrets within Bevelle. It seemed as if Bevelle has its own locked chambers deep within the entirety of the city. She wasn't really worried.

He can take care of himself and there was the commsphere in which they can communicate if anything amiss should happen. Yuna decided to let him do whatever he wished. She wasn't about to hold him back from finding out the secrets of Bevelle and why the Maester's of old decided to create these hidden secrets deep within the city. It was told that because Bevelle was connected with Macalania woods that it held some sort of Magical quality. Speaking of Macalania woods,

Oáka has been doing very well in his shop, selling at an incredible rate because his competition Rin has decided to retire from the business and live the rest of his days as an entertainer. They were seriously lacking entertainment in all of Spira and Yuna didn't want to become a concert fanatic, journeying from one place to another while she dragged her babies along. Being a mother was an important decision she made and one that has certainly given her fulfillment.

It was the little doubt in her head that kept her wishing for old love and wondering, just wondering what it would have been like if he had lived? What would their babies look like, what would they do? Would they run around Spira, happily searching for the next great adventure?

Would he continue with his Blitzball career? I think even Beclam would have serious competition with her Tidus. She did it again, "Her Tidus", as if it's the most natural thing in the world. Rikku and Paine decided to pop in and visit her today. It was such a relief to see two familiar faces. Paine with her new look, the mighty warrior that she was, armed in titanium armor and head plate to boot, took it off when she saw the two babies there lying in the large basinet.

"Ohh, my, Yuna, you certainly have changed. A mother of two beautiful babies and you've certainly put away those urges."

Paine picked up one baby while Rikku giggled and jumped for joy. Nothing seemed to keep Rikku's spirit down, no matter what the circumstance, even the time when they were searching for the hidden past of Paine's crimson squad days; Rikku had been so afraid, more afraid than Yuna had ever seen her. But today, Rikku is smiling and cooing at the babies.

"Yuna, you won't believe what we found searching around Macalania woods yesterday!"

Yuna held her breath. "What?"

"We found a broken sphere under the waters of Macalania!"

"Really?" A broken sphere usually meant that it would be unrepairable and useless. Yet the way Rikku went on, you'd think that it was the greatest thing in the world.

"Yes! And the best part, is that it looks like one of Tidus's spheres"

Yuna stopped in her tracks. Her hand immediately went to her throat. This certainly was an unusual day for her. Their visits usually consisted of fiend activity discussion where they had to take care of its elimination or that Brother's ship had been stranded once or twice in Bikanel and in the Ruins of Djose Highroad. But the spheres they usually found were spheres of the near past. Spheres that had belonged to some of the old inventors of the Al Bhed race.

For Rikku and Brother this was a good find. For Paine, it was just the glory of being able to fight and find her past. She told Yuna five years ago that it was time to put the past behind but it seemed as if it was Yuna who had done that and Paine never did let go.

"Are you sure, Rikku?" Yuna was out of breath. She couldn't believe that after five years, she would hear his name again. He came in and out of her dreams a few years ago but she determinedly told herself that it was not doing her any good chasing dreams and the past. So she took a step ahead and married Baralei. She didn't even know if he loved her but he deeply respected her and that was enough for her. Her heart would always belong to Tidus and her babies now.

Paine looked at Rikku with a glare, holding the baby in her arms, she barked up, "Rikku! Now

you'll get Yuna's hopes up."

"Oh." Yuna turned pink. "Did I appear a bit eager?"

"Humpf," was Paine's reply.

Rikku giggled, "I'm sorry, Paine, but I thought Yuna should know. This was an incredible find!"

"But Rikku, the sphere is broken and it's worthless. I appreciate that you tried to give me these

news but I'm afraid they're empty news for me."

"Not anymore, Yuna."

"Oh dear, here we go again." Paine rolled her eyes.

Yuna looked from one familiar face to the other, wondering what her friends were up to.

"What is it? What are you not telling me?"

"You might as well know." Paine replied smoothly, setting the baby down and picking up the

other, who started to squeal in delight. "Oh my you're a handful aren't you? Your babies look

just like their handsome father."

"Might as well know what?" Yuna asked eagerly, feeling the tug of guilt at the mention of Baralei

and their children. Even she convinced herself that Baralei wouldn't mind her chasing her own

past even when she thought it was set back.

Rikku squealed just like the children, "Shin has figured out how to fix broken spheres!"

Yuna's eyes widened. Figures Shin would determinedly figure how it would work but how?

Without the other pieces to complete the sphere, how can he do that?

Yuna's mind reeled. What would this prove anyway? To see Tidus's face again? To hear his voice? The last time she heard his voice and saw his face, it was another in his stead that acted, looked, appeared like him a thousand years before.

Setting aside her feelings for five years hasn't changed that. Being a responsible mother and Praetess of New Yevon has not stopped the memories from flowing. She even brought her children to Zanarkin, having Isaaru lead her around its ancient ruins and buildings, hoping that her children would feel the feelings of lost love that she felt. Perhaps this was going too far but being with Tidus was one of the happiest memories.

Paine folded her arms and lifted a dark brow, "You know Shin, the little know-it-all, he figured out a way to synthetically implant a similar sphere to fit its twin. He's been trying for five years and it's paid off."

Rikku sat next to the stunned Yuna, "Yeah, and know what, Yuna, we experimented with one of the old spheres by braking it off and then he fitted a new sphere artificially by, er….uh…"

Rikku wasn't much of a thinker so she looked at Paine for more information.

"In other words, Shin developed a revolutionary way to operate from just the broken sphere and use it's signature to copy from whence it was unbroken."

Yuna still looked at Paine for more information but Paine shrugged, "That's all I know. You'll have to ask Shin for details on how he figured out the rest."

"No…no….that's fine." Yuna's voice faltered. Then her eyes lit up. "Then we'll have to go to see it won't we?"

Rikku laughed, "That's the spirit, Yuna, let's! We decided not to look at it before you did."

Yuna felt somehow relieved and grateful. Her two friends have always been so loyal and

thoughtful. "Thank you."

"So, if you leave and come on the ship, and search out spheres with us, more of Tidus's spheres,

you think Baralei won't mind?" Rikku mused.

Yuna laughed, "Rikku, what about my children? I can't drag them around a ship whilst we re live my sphere hunting days."

"Ohhh poopie."

Paine held her hand beneath her chin and snapped her fingers, "I got it! Why don't we leave the children with Lulu? Dýou think she'd mind?"

"Oh no, I don't think I can do that to her."

Rikku jumped up from the bed, "Oh come on, Yuna, all you do is this boring Praetess job. It can't be all that much fun."

"Well, no it isn't but the people count on me especially when Baralei is off on an exhibition."

"Where's he off to now? He's always gone. Doesn't he like to stay with you?" Paine mused.

"Well, it's not like that at all, Paine. He's just busy."

Paine rolled her eyes. "I've known Baralei and the other two boys for a long time and believe me, settling down are the furthest thing from all their minds. I still can't believe that Baralei and you got hitched. I thought there was some kind of mistake."

"Yeah, Yunie! We thought you were possessed by Pyreflies!" Rikku giggled.

"Well, we have an agreement." Yuna whispered, avoiding eye contact with her friends and felt the redness well up in her cheeks at the thought of Baralei and their intimate moments.

Paine snorted and replied sarcastically, "What? He gets you in bed whenever he wants and he can go off to wherever New Yevon diplomats ask him to?"

Yuna wasn't put off by Paine's bluntness, in fact, she was quite used to it but it still irked her that she hit too close to home all the time. "Paine, he is my husband."

"Yeah yeah, save it for later, Yuna. Now do you want to come or not? Besaid Island is a bit of a long way but if we leave now, we can get there by lunchtime."

Yuna looked around her bed chamber, the round velvet drapery that hung from the ceilings and partially hid the great bed, the dressers in which shone colorful Bevelle colors and adorned moving pictures of her children from when they were born to their two year old selves. She took a deep breath and replied, "Okay, but first I must consult my officers of my leave."

Paine and Rikku nodded and walked out. Leaving Yuna with preparations for the babies to get ready, at least to stay for a week at Besaid Island. Yuna had taken care of Lulu's baby a couple times when Wakka and Lulu had to take vacations across Spira. I'm sure Lulu wouldn't mind since Lulu offered to care for the babies whenever the need arises for Yuna. This was the time.

It has been too long for Yuna.

It's time to go search for Tidus and a glimpse of his presence. She packed up what she could find and spoke to the head officers, leaving them directions to find her in Besaid if they needed, or the commsphere on the ship.

Taking one last look at her home, this great big chamber, she took a big sigh and hoped that

Baralei wouldn't mind. Without a backward glance, she left the chamber in a flurry of excitement that beat in her chest.

The commsphere Baralei left her lay glinting on top of the chest drawers.