Hi this is my first story on the site so I hope you like it.

The al bhed translations are on the bottom but don't worry if it is at all important to the story line then I will translate it right next to it. Oh and the Al Bhed will be bolded

Disclaimer

I do not own any of the characters from any final fantasy game.

The air was thick with the smell of burning fuel. Airships were all lined at the starting line and rearing to go. Brother was sweating under the intense heat of the sun. His hands were clutched to the controls with a death grip ready burst into the race when the referee says go. Only Al Bhed are able to compete in this particular race and Rikku was very unhappy that Gippal was also a competitor. RIKKU dislikes Gippal because he thinks he is a hotshot and would love nothing more than to beat Gippal to the ground. "3...2...1... KU" the referee started the race. The airships roared with power and took off traveling faster than sound. "Dra Gullwings yna eh dra mayt," the announcer spoke into the microphone, heavily into the race.

Rikku was as happy as ever knowing that they were in the lead. She pulled up the back view screen on Shinra's computer but saw nothing but Gippal's ship. He was right on their tale practically attached to their ship. "Ir-ur muugc mega dra Gullwings fuh'd pa eh dra mayt jano muhk" the announcer said with his head on the microphone. Rikku then saw Gippal's ship pull back and another ship came bashing into theirs. The Gullwings airship then slowed down while all the others past by, including Gippal's which got Rikku very angry. "Dra Gullwings caas du pa eh dnuipma" the announcer said looking at the airship. Five minutes later the Gullwings ship finally came to a stop at the finish line. The referee disqualified the ship that had rammed them but they still got last place and Gippal first. "Fa ryja ehvunsydeuh cdydehk fryd rybbahat du dra Gullwings creb, ed ybbaync uha uv draen roban ahkehac fyc csycrat"

"Why do we still call our group the Gullwings when were missing two of the most important people?" Rikku asked.

"Because were too lazy to change it" Shinra said knowing it would get Rikku mad.

The next morning Rikku stared at Shinra, who had his eyes glued to his computer as usual. "Are your ever going to get out of that seat and exercise," Rikku teased Shinra. Shinra just paused for a moment and started typing away at his keyboard. He was looking at his commsphere network to see what Yuna was up to. Yuna had left for her home Besaid Island to settle down with Tidus. It was Brother's idea to check up on her every week.

"Hey, Shinra, you better get that hyper engine fixed or we won't be able to compete in the next race." Buddy remarked.

"Yhea, Yhea I know." Shinra said and looked at Buddy as he was selecting what sphere to look through. "What... now look at what you did I selected the wrong sphere." Shinra stated as he looked through the screen to see the wall of a cave. Then a couple people that Shinra didn't recognize walked onto the screen. "Who are they?" Shinra asked looking puzzled.

Rikku came over and looked in the screen. "It... it... it can't be" Rikku said with a horrified look on her face.

Chapter 1 complete.

I know it's a little short but they will eventually get longer I promise

Here are the Al bhed translations:

KU- go

Dra Gullwings yna eh dra mayt- The Gullwings are in the lead

Ir-ur muugc mega dra Gullwings fuh'd pa eh dra mayt jano muhk- Uh-oh looks like the Gullwings won't be in the lead very long

Dra Gullwings caas du pa eh dnuipma- The Gullwings seem to be in trouble

Fa ryja ehvunsydeuh uh fryd rybbahat du dra Gullwing's creb, ed ybbaync uha uv draen roban ahkehac fyc csycrat- We have information on what happened to the Gullwing's ship, it appears one of their hyper engines was smashed