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"All right Baralai, we're a little bit over the Macalania Woods we'll be in Bevelle in just a few minutes so sit tight. Buddy leaned against his chair, casually putting up his arms as a headrest.
Suddenly, Tidus' eyes widened in a startling realization "Wait! Wait! Just drop me off here!"
Buddy turned around to see Tidus, slightly confused. "What are you talking about?"
"Just drop me off here."
"Tidus," Yuna turned to look at him with a genuine look of concern, "Why do you need to go down there?"
He only smiled and did his best to hide what he was thinking, "Its nothing sweetheart, you told me that the woods were dying didn't you?"
"Yes, so?"
He shrugged, "I just want to take another look before it's really gone."
"Well," she started as she took something from the side of Shinra's station, Tidus only saw a glint of blue. "If you're going to go down there by yourself, there will be fiends, and if there are going to be fiends, you'll need this." Yuna then presented him with Brotherhood.
Tidus took it from her, holding it disbelief and awe, "What? How?" He questioned her with a loss of words.
"After you jumped, Wakka saw it on the ground not far from where we last saw you. He gave it to me, I've kept it until now."
Tidus sheathed it onto his back, "It's good to have it back."
"You take care of yourself,"
He nodded, "I will." Tidus began to go down to the engine room when Shinra jumped from his seat in front of Tidus.
"Here," Tidus bent on one knee so Shinra could reach him. "This, is a communicator, just call us up when you want to get picked up."
The young blitzball player nodded, "Thanks everybody. I'll see you all later."
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Tidus scooped the cold water from the lake with his cupped hands and splashed it onto his face. Although for Tidus, it was only the other day that he was Yuna's guardian as she fought Sin, but two years had gone by, even without him. But from what he could tell, he was a little rusty when it came to disposing fiends. Even with Brotherhood, his trusted sword from Wakka, fiends were different than he had remembered them. They seemed to be much fewer of them, only instead of many weak ones; there were few powerful ones.
As the cold water hit Tidus' face it refreshed giving him the energy to continue on. He pushed on one knee for support standing up. He looked around the beautiful spring where he had first returned, taking in all of its beauty. When he had first awoken, he had not thought of walking down memory lane. Tidus had been much more concerned with finding his love. But with one last breath as he looked around; he remembered the night they had shared there as he closed his eyes replaying it before his eyes. He didn't quite remember what had compelled him to kiss her then, but not that he thought back on it, he was glad he did. If not, then, perhaps, Yuna would have never known in the least bit how he had felt about her. He opened his eyes again taking in one final look and began to walk. It had been a few hours since the Gullwings had dropped him off. Baralai should have been in Bevelle for quite some time now; it should have been safe for him to enter the city with Baralai busy with his duties as praetor. The only problem that now stood in his way was, what was he going to do when he got into the temple?
"Well, here goes," he pulled out Brotherhood as he exited the four- way path. Walking towards the path leading to Bevelle, guarded by two warrior monks.
He cautiously stopped around the two, one of them seeing him, surprised Tidus with his statement. "Sir Tidus! It is an honor to meet you to be sure!" The guardian eyed him suspiciously but the monk seemed to take no notice and continued, "May I shake your hand sir?"
"Sure," Tidus slowly put up his hand, the guards' easiness threw Tidus off, what Tidus had expected contradicted in its entirely of what was happening now. "You don't mind of I go to Bevelle do you?"
The other guard seemed taken back, "Sir Tidus, why would we mind? A guardian and friend to the high summoner is always welcome to walk the gates of Bevelle and is considered a good friend to the members of New Yevon!"
"Hm," Tidus nodded towards the two guards, "thanks." As he walked off towards the Highbridge and the warrior monks could no longer hear him he muttered under his breath, "Interesting."
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"Sir Tidus! It is an honor!"
"Sir Tidus! May I help you in some way?"
"Sir Tidus! Would you like a lift to get you to the city faster?"
These were the greetings Tidus received as he entered Bevelle. Last time he had walked the Highroad, he was weak, hungry, and people became nervous and anxious at the mere sight of him. Now, people praised him as if he were royalty. Bevelle's mercurial attitude never ceased to amaze him. Tidus greeted the old man who had offered him a lift. As he climbed into the lift he started a small conversation with the man, "A machina in Bevelle? Things really have changed."
The old man laughed as he nodded, "Yes, much has happened in the past two years you were not with us."
The lift then began to skid against the water, almost as if a small child had thrown a rock against a pond as it bounced off the surface of the liquid. As he walked through the main gates of the city he continued to receive the gracious greetings, before he realized, he was standing before the large doors of the St. Bevelle Temple. "Hm, I don't know how we got to the cloister when we came here."
A priest nearby seemed to hear Tidus muttering to himself nearby and confronted him. "Sir Tidus, if I may?" Tidus nodded his head. "You wish to visit the Cloister of Trials?"
"Yes,"
"May I ask what business you have there?"
"And what right have you, asking a guardian to High Summoner Yuna, his business?" Tidus asked, reaching into a part of himself he hadn't known existed.
"Praetor Baralai!"
Baralai proceeded to walk towards the two, he held out his hand. "Tidus, it is good to see you again so soon."
"Baralai," Tidus said with a smile and took his hand, "I never did give you a proper thanks now did I?"
The praetor waved off the forgotten priest, "So, what is this about you wanting to go into the Cloister of Trials?"
Tidus looked around the temple unsure, "Is there somewhere we could talk?
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"So, let me get this straight." Baralai and Tidus sat in the office of the praetor of New Yevon. Tidus had no choice but to tell Baralai of his plans. Of course, Baralai had been a good listener; it was he who had been the first to help him when he returned to Spira after all. As Baralai began to speak, Tidus looked around his friend's office, the first time he was here, he was tired, hungry, and explaining himself yet again. The only thing that had changed now was that he was happy, and well nourished. "You want to go down to the Farplane and speak with the fayth to make sure you're real and you won't fade away again, right?"
Tidus offered a smirk, "I know, it sounds kind of stupid."
Baralai waved a hand, "No, I can understand the situation you're in." He leaned back in his chair, "But if I may, why do you wish to go see the fayth now, of all times?"
The former Zanarkand Abes player looked at Baralai and shrugged, "All right, but you can't tell a soul. Especially anyone in the Gullwings."
Baralai looked at him intensely, "Sure, what reason have I to tell them?"
Tidus nodded, "Alright," he exhaled deeply, "I'm going to ask Yuna to marry me but I have to be sure first."
Baralai raised his eyebrow, "To make sure you won't fade again?"
"Yes,"
"I'm sure the fayth will say what everyone else has, you are real." And a look of happiness spread on the face of the young praetor of New Yevon. "But I'm sure that Yuna will say yes to you for sure." But instead of sharing with Tidus' happiness, he saw turmoil in his friend's eyes.
"But how do you know if she's going to say yes or not? I mean," Tidus looked up to see Baralai laughing at him, "I take it you find my situation amusing."
"Yes, I do." Tidus looked on with uncertainty, "I know she'll say yes to you simply because of the way you two act around each other. The way you look at each other, you two, you just fit together. Like two pieces of giant puzzle." The blonde, young man sill look unconvinced and Baralai offered a hand on his shoulder, "Just, try not to worry about it too much."
Tidus rolled his eyes, "You're going to make a good friend aren't you?"
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"Bahamut! Bahamut! Bahamut I know you're here! I need to talk to you!" It had taken them a few hours to reach the Farplane once again. The fiends were strong, stronger than Tidus had anticipated. He was also surprised at Baralai's strength, and it was good to have him as both a guide and an ally. With the previous plan, it would probably taken Tidus even longer to find his way through the catacomb, all he had to go on were the stories Yuna had told him. But when the duo had finally reached the field of flowers in the depths of the Farplane, Tidus noticed the praetor's uneasiness. Baralai had requested to stay behind and wait for as much time as Tidus needed. He now stood alone, in the fields searching for something, of not anything.
"Well, well, if it isn't the little crybaby."
"I was worried at first, but you've done well."
"It is good to see your face again Tidus."
"Huh? What the?" Tidus was thrown into a state of panic, frantically turning and looking over his shoulder to find the source of the three voices. "Show yourself!"
"What? Is the little baby going to cry?"
"Huh?" Tidus turned around just in time to see a glimpse of pyreflies coming together, and a moment later, Jecht stood where the pyreflies had once gathered. "Dad?"
"Yeah, you have a problem?" Jecht asked as he cracked his knuckles.
Tidus' face contorted into panic, "No, you, we-"he tried to run away.
"Calm down boy," Jecht got a hold on Tidus' uniform and swung him around so that Tidus faced him. He stared into his son's panic filled eyes, "You don't remember, do you?"
Tidus grabbed his uniform away from his father's hand with a sudden amount of courage. "Yeah, I remember we defeated you and if you're here to- "
"No, the two years you spent here on the Farplane, here, with us." Tidus turned around slowly to see Auron walking towards the group.
"A-Auron?" The legendary guardian simple nodded his head.
"Over the two years, I began to respect the young man my beloved daughter had fallen in love with." Tidus turned and on his right was a face, a friendly face, the face of Lord Braska. "Its seems, that you have absolutely no recollection of what happened for the past two years."
"What, what are you all talking about?"
"You were, here, on the Farplane, with us. Don't you remember son?"
Tidus shook his head, "The last think I remember, was seeing Yuna, and then jumping off the airship. Then, all of a sudden, I wake up in Macalania Woods and its two years later."
"That's strange," Auron's face expressionless, "You should remember."
"He won't. He can't." The four men all turned to see the fayth standing not too far off. The fayth smiled at Tidus, "You came here to seek answers, correct?"
Tidus' barrage of questions started immediately, "Why? Why don't I remember the past two years of my life?"
"We had no control over you when you came to the Farplane. Although you were a dream of the fayth, you remember what I told you don't you?"
The young blitzer nodded, "You said that Jecht and I were more than dreams now. Because, because we had been touched by Sin."
"That was what enabled you to come to the Farplane after Yuna sent us. Over two years, you stayed here, on the Farplane, with your father, Auron, and Braska." The fayth motioned to the trio listening nearby."
"You still haven't answered my question!"
"Yes," the fayth nodded simply, "After Yuna defeated Vegnagun, we realized her entire journey was in search, of you. I met her, on the Farplane, she told me she wished to see you, to walk with you once more. We, the fayth, gathered your thoughts, and your memories together, but we no longer dreamt you when you presided, here, on the Farplane. We could only give you back the memories that you had gained when you were our dream."
Tidus staggered for a moment longer, processing everything he had just heard, Braska was the first to recover, "You helped Yuna on numerous occasions when she found herself down here."
Auron continued to encourage him, "You're whistle." Tidus looked at him, still lost, the initial shock of the fayth's words still there, "You whistled for her, it was all the encouragement she ever needed."
The blonde haired blitzer took a breath, "Why did I end up in the Macalania Woods?"
"We, the fayth, are connected with the Woods of Macalania."
Realization began to dawn on him, "That's why the woods aren't going to last much longer. They were a dream of the fayth as well, right?"
"Yes," the hooded fayth answered simply.
Tidus looked up, realizing he had run out of questions, except one. "W-Will I, Will I-"
Jecht interrupted, being the impatient man that he was, "He wants to know if he's going to fade again."
The fayth smiled from under his hood, "No Tidus, you will live a long and happy life with Yuna. You are no longer a dream, but a real being."
Tidus looked overjoyed, "But, but how?"
"The Macalania Woods, you know that they have lasted through the past two years, even though it was part of our greater dream." The young man nodded, "A part that had made it real, we gave it to you."
"I don't understand," the blonde shook his head, confused still, "But the woods only lasted two years, they're beginning to fade."
"Yes, but the woods are so large that they could only stay in Spira for two years. We took what it had left and gave it to you. With what was left, you should have a long life, as I told you."
"So, does that mean, with me, the Macalania Woods will fade even faster?"
"It would have happened eventually nevertheless, your being only acted as a catalyst."
"But, I will live a life with Yuna?" Tidus asked, still worried.
For the final time the fayth nodded, "Yes Tidus."
Tidus ran his hands through his head and jumped up happily, "This, this is great! I've gotta go! I've gotta go see Yuna! There's," he chuckled, "there's just so much to do!"
"Hey! Hey kid!" Tidus turned to face his father, "You know how I am, I'm no good at these things, so I suppose I'll just come out and say it." Jecht smiled being able to see his son so happy, "Good luck, to the both of you."
"Tidus," the Zanarkand Abes player now turned to his former mentor, "You obviously never listened to the advice I gave to others on Yuna's pilgrimage." Tidus cocked his head to a side, "Guard your emotions, then guard your summoner." Tidus managed a small chuckle and a smile. "But then again, if you had listened to me, Yuna would have probably given up on her pilgrimage and Vegnagun would still be a larger threat. The fayth would still be dreaming, tired."
"You know what Auron," Tidus started, placing a hand on Auron's shoulder, "I think, that's the nicest thing you've ever said to me as long as I've known you."
"Tidus, please do me the honor of owing you a favor." Tidus nodded as he now looked to Braska on his right side, "When you marry my daughter, don't run off like her mother and I did." Tidus gave him a look of disbelief, Braska looked at him with an understanding face, "You once told me, that if you ever saw my daughter again. You said that you would ask Yuna to marry you." A smile spread on Tidus' face as he realized that in the two years that he had missed, he had come to trust Braska. "And I told you in return, you have my blessings and the best to both of you. And to tell Yuna, I love her very much and I will support her no matter what."
"All right Baralai, we're a little bit over the Macalania Woods we'll be in Bevelle in just a few minutes so sit tight. Buddy leaned against his chair, casually putting up his arms as a headrest.
Suddenly, Tidus' eyes widened in a startling realization "Wait! Wait! Just drop me off here!"
Buddy turned around to see Tidus, slightly confused. "What are you talking about?"
"Just drop me off here."
"Tidus," Yuna turned to look at him with a genuine look of concern, "Why do you need to go down there?"
He only smiled and did his best to hide what he was thinking, "Its nothing sweetheart, you told me that the woods were dying didn't you?"
"Yes, so?"
He shrugged, "I just want to take another look before it's really gone."
"Well," she started as she took something from the side of Shinra's station, Tidus only saw a glint of blue. "If you're going to go down there by yourself, there will be fiends, and if there are going to be fiends, you'll need this." Yuna then presented him with Brotherhood.
Tidus took it from her, holding it disbelief and awe, "What? How?" He questioned her with a loss of words.
"After you jumped, Wakka saw it on the ground not far from where we last saw you. He gave it to me, I've kept it until now."
Tidus sheathed it onto his back, "It's good to have it back."
"You take care of yourself,"
He nodded, "I will." Tidus began to go down to the engine room when Shinra jumped from his seat in front of Tidus.
"Here," Tidus bent on one knee so Shinra could reach him. "This, is a communicator, just call us up when you want to get picked up."
The young blitzball player nodded, "Thanks everybody. I'll see you all later."
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Tidus scooped the cold water from the lake with his cupped hands and splashed it onto his face. Although for Tidus, it was only the other day that he was Yuna's guardian as she fought Sin, but two years had gone by, even without him. But from what he could tell, he was a little rusty when it came to disposing fiends. Even with Brotherhood, his trusted sword from Wakka, fiends were different than he had remembered them. They seemed to be much fewer of them, only instead of many weak ones; there were few powerful ones.
As the cold water hit Tidus' face it refreshed giving him the energy to continue on. He pushed on one knee for support standing up. He looked around the beautiful spring where he had first returned, taking in all of its beauty. When he had first awoken, he had not thought of walking down memory lane. Tidus had been much more concerned with finding his love. But with one last breath as he looked around; he remembered the night they had shared there as he closed his eyes replaying it before his eyes. He didn't quite remember what had compelled him to kiss her then, but not that he thought back on it, he was glad he did. If not, then, perhaps, Yuna would have never known in the least bit how he had felt about her. He opened his eyes again taking in one final look and began to walk. It had been a few hours since the Gullwings had dropped him off. Baralai should have been in Bevelle for quite some time now; it should have been safe for him to enter the city with Baralai busy with his duties as praetor. The only problem that now stood in his way was, what was he going to do when he got into the temple?
"Well, here goes," he pulled out Brotherhood as he exited the four- way path. Walking towards the path leading to Bevelle, guarded by two warrior monks.
He cautiously stopped around the two, one of them seeing him, surprised Tidus with his statement. "Sir Tidus! It is an honor to meet you to be sure!" The guardian eyed him suspiciously but the monk seemed to take no notice and continued, "May I shake your hand sir?"
"Sure," Tidus slowly put up his hand, the guards' easiness threw Tidus off, what Tidus had expected contradicted in its entirely of what was happening now. "You don't mind of I go to Bevelle do you?"
The other guard seemed taken back, "Sir Tidus, why would we mind? A guardian and friend to the high summoner is always welcome to walk the gates of Bevelle and is considered a good friend to the members of New Yevon!"
"Hm," Tidus nodded towards the two guards, "thanks." As he walked off towards the Highbridge and the warrior monks could no longer hear him he muttered under his breath, "Interesting."
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"Sir Tidus! It is an honor!"
"Sir Tidus! May I help you in some way?"
"Sir Tidus! Would you like a lift to get you to the city faster?"
These were the greetings Tidus received as he entered Bevelle. Last time he had walked the Highroad, he was weak, hungry, and people became nervous and anxious at the mere sight of him. Now, people praised him as if he were royalty. Bevelle's mercurial attitude never ceased to amaze him. Tidus greeted the old man who had offered him a lift. As he climbed into the lift he started a small conversation with the man, "A machina in Bevelle? Things really have changed."
The old man laughed as he nodded, "Yes, much has happened in the past two years you were not with us."
The lift then began to skid against the water, almost as if a small child had thrown a rock against a pond as it bounced off the surface of the liquid. As he walked through the main gates of the city he continued to receive the gracious greetings, before he realized, he was standing before the large doors of the St. Bevelle Temple. "Hm, I don't know how we got to the cloister when we came here."
A priest nearby seemed to hear Tidus muttering to himself nearby and confronted him. "Sir Tidus, if I may?" Tidus nodded his head. "You wish to visit the Cloister of Trials?"
"Yes,"
"May I ask what business you have there?"
"And what right have you, asking a guardian to High Summoner Yuna, his business?" Tidus asked, reaching into a part of himself he hadn't known existed.
"Praetor Baralai!"
Baralai proceeded to walk towards the two, he held out his hand. "Tidus, it is good to see you again so soon."
"Baralai," Tidus said with a smile and took his hand, "I never did give you a proper thanks now did I?"
The praetor waved off the forgotten priest, "So, what is this about you wanting to go into the Cloister of Trials?"
Tidus looked around the temple unsure, "Is there somewhere we could talk?
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"So, let me get this straight." Baralai and Tidus sat in the office of the praetor of New Yevon. Tidus had no choice but to tell Baralai of his plans. Of course, Baralai had been a good listener; it was he who had been the first to help him when he returned to Spira after all. As Baralai began to speak, Tidus looked around his friend's office, the first time he was here, he was tired, hungry, and explaining himself yet again. The only thing that had changed now was that he was happy, and well nourished. "You want to go down to the Farplane and speak with the fayth to make sure you're real and you won't fade away again, right?"
Tidus offered a smirk, "I know, it sounds kind of stupid."
Baralai waved a hand, "No, I can understand the situation you're in." He leaned back in his chair, "But if I may, why do you wish to go see the fayth now, of all times?"
The former Zanarkand Abes player looked at Baralai and shrugged, "All right, but you can't tell a soul. Especially anyone in the Gullwings."
Baralai looked at him intensely, "Sure, what reason have I to tell them?"
Tidus nodded, "Alright," he exhaled deeply, "I'm going to ask Yuna to marry me but I have to be sure first."
Baralai raised his eyebrow, "To make sure you won't fade again?"
"Yes,"
"I'm sure the fayth will say what everyone else has, you are real." And a look of happiness spread on the face of the young praetor of New Yevon. "But I'm sure that Yuna will say yes to you for sure." But instead of sharing with Tidus' happiness, he saw turmoil in his friend's eyes.
"But how do you know if she's going to say yes or not? I mean," Tidus looked up to see Baralai laughing at him, "I take it you find my situation amusing."
"Yes, I do." Tidus looked on with uncertainty, "I know she'll say yes to you simply because of the way you two act around each other. The way you look at each other, you two, you just fit together. Like two pieces of giant puzzle." The blonde, young man sill look unconvinced and Baralai offered a hand on his shoulder, "Just, try not to worry about it too much."
Tidus rolled his eyes, "You're going to make a good friend aren't you?"
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"Bahamut! Bahamut! Bahamut I know you're here! I need to talk to you!" It had taken them a few hours to reach the Farplane once again. The fiends were strong, stronger than Tidus had anticipated. He was also surprised at Baralai's strength, and it was good to have him as both a guide and an ally. With the previous plan, it would probably taken Tidus even longer to find his way through the catacomb, all he had to go on were the stories Yuna had told him. But when the duo had finally reached the field of flowers in the depths of the Farplane, Tidus noticed the praetor's uneasiness. Baralai had requested to stay behind and wait for as much time as Tidus needed. He now stood alone, in the fields searching for something, of not anything.
"Well, well, if it isn't the little crybaby."
"I was worried at first, but you've done well."
"It is good to see your face again Tidus."
"Huh? What the?" Tidus was thrown into a state of panic, frantically turning and looking over his shoulder to find the source of the three voices. "Show yourself!"
"What? Is the little baby going to cry?"
"Huh?" Tidus turned around just in time to see a glimpse of pyreflies coming together, and a moment later, Jecht stood where the pyreflies had once gathered. "Dad?"
"Yeah, you have a problem?" Jecht asked as he cracked his knuckles.
Tidus' face contorted into panic, "No, you, we-"he tried to run away.
"Calm down boy," Jecht got a hold on Tidus' uniform and swung him around so that Tidus faced him. He stared into his son's panic filled eyes, "You don't remember, do you?"
Tidus grabbed his uniform away from his father's hand with a sudden amount of courage. "Yeah, I remember we defeated you and if you're here to- "
"No, the two years you spent here on the Farplane, here, with us." Tidus turned around slowly to see Auron walking towards the group.
"A-Auron?" The legendary guardian simple nodded his head.
"Over the two years, I began to respect the young man my beloved daughter had fallen in love with." Tidus turned and on his right was a face, a friendly face, the face of Lord Braska. "Its seems, that you have absolutely no recollection of what happened for the past two years."
"What, what are you all talking about?"
"You were, here, on the Farplane, with us. Don't you remember son?"
Tidus shook his head, "The last think I remember, was seeing Yuna, and then jumping off the airship. Then, all of a sudden, I wake up in Macalania Woods and its two years later."
"That's strange," Auron's face expressionless, "You should remember."
"He won't. He can't." The four men all turned to see the fayth standing not too far off. The fayth smiled at Tidus, "You came here to seek answers, correct?"
Tidus' barrage of questions started immediately, "Why? Why don't I remember the past two years of my life?"
"We had no control over you when you came to the Farplane. Although you were a dream of the fayth, you remember what I told you don't you?"
The young blitzer nodded, "You said that Jecht and I were more than dreams now. Because, because we had been touched by Sin."
"That was what enabled you to come to the Farplane after Yuna sent us. Over two years, you stayed here, on the Farplane, with your father, Auron, and Braska." The fayth motioned to the trio listening nearby."
"You still haven't answered my question!"
"Yes," the fayth nodded simply, "After Yuna defeated Vegnagun, we realized her entire journey was in search, of you. I met her, on the Farplane, she told me she wished to see you, to walk with you once more. We, the fayth, gathered your thoughts, and your memories together, but we no longer dreamt you when you presided, here, on the Farplane. We could only give you back the memories that you had gained when you were our dream."
Tidus staggered for a moment longer, processing everything he had just heard, Braska was the first to recover, "You helped Yuna on numerous occasions when she found herself down here."
Auron continued to encourage him, "You're whistle." Tidus looked at him, still lost, the initial shock of the fayth's words still there, "You whistled for her, it was all the encouragement she ever needed."
The blonde haired blitzer took a breath, "Why did I end up in the Macalania Woods?"
"We, the fayth, are connected with the Woods of Macalania."
Realization began to dawn on him, "That's why the woods aren't going to last much longer. They were a dream of the fayth as well, right?"
"Yes," the hooded fayth answered simply.
Tidus looked up, realizing he had run out of questions, except one. "W-Will I, Will I-"
Jecht interrupted, being the impatient man that he was, "He wants to know if he's going to fade again."
The fayth smiled from under his hood, "No Tidus, you will live a long and happy life with Yuna. You are no longer a dream, but a real being."
Tidus looked overjoyed, "But, but how?"
"The Macalania Woods, you know that they have lasted through the past two years, even though it was part of our greater dream." The young man nodded, "A part that had made it real, we gave it to you."
"I don't understand," the blonde shook his head, confused still, "But the woods only lasted two years, they're beginning to fade."
"Yes, but the woods are so large that they could only stay in Spira for two years. We took what it had left and gave it to you. With what was left, you should have a long life, as I told you."
"So, does that mean, with me, the Macalania Woods will fade even faster?"
"It would have happened eventually nevertheless, your being only acted as a catalyst."
"But, I will live a life with Yuna?" Tidus asked, still worried.
For the final time the fayth nodded, "Yes Tidus."
Tidus ran his hands through his head and jumped up happily, "This, this is great! I've gotta go! I've gotta go see Yuna! There's," he chuckled, "there's just so much to do!"
"Hey! Hey kid!" Tidus turned to face his father, "You know how I am, I'm no good at these things, so I suppose I'll just come out and say it." Jecht smiled being able to see his son so happy, "Good luck, to the both of you."
"Tidus," the Zanarkand Abes player now turned to his former mentor, "You obviously never listened to the advice I gave to others on Yuna's pilgrimage." Tidus cocked his head to a side, "Guard your emotions, then guard your summoner." Tidus managed a small chuckle and a smile. "But then again, if you had listened to me, Yuna would have probably given up on her pilgrimage and Vegnagun would still be a larger threat. The fayth would still be dreaming, tired."
"You know what Auron," Tidus started, placing a hand on Auron's shoulder, "I think, that's the nicest thing you've ever said to me as long as I've known you."
"Tidus, please do me the honor of owing you a favor." Tidus nodded as he now looked to Braska on his right side, "When you marry my daughter, don't run off like her mother and I did." Tidus gave him a look of disbelief, Braska looked at him with an understanding face, "You once told me, that if you ever saw my daughter again. You said that you would ask Yuna to marry you." A smile spread on Tidus' face as he realized that in the two years that he had missed, he had come to trust Braska. "And I told you in return, you have my blessings and the best to both of you. And to tell Yuna, I love her very much and I will support her no matter what."