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Chapter 7
Thunder Plains Disaster
The group descended the passage to the Thunder Plains, and as they emerged Tidus looked upon the familiar sight he had once seen on Yuna's pilgrimage. He remembered back then, Yuna had been distracted by Seymour's proposal…he still remembered it clearly as though it were yesterday. He didn't like to think on it though, because whenever he thought of Yuna's fist clenching as Seymour kissed her and married her that day…well, he felt sick.
"Wahoo! Let's do this!" Rikku shouted, running across to the healing Sphere and holding her hand over it to heal herself.
"But…Rikku, I thought you were afraid of lightening?" Tidus asked.
"Ha! Not anymore! I LAUGH at it! Ha!" Rikku threw her head back and laughed at the cloudy sky.
Paine raised her eyebrow and healed herself at the sphere. Yuna and Tidus followed suit and the group began to walk across the Thunder Plains.
It seemed like an even longer walk to Tidus. Last time, he had worried about avoiding the Thunder, but now it seemed like they needed to avoid the towers. Each time lightening struck a tower, sparks of electrical energy would shoot out in an explosion of sparks, like fireworks. Rikku told them that if they got to close, they could get electrocuted. She had learned the hard way the time she camped out for a week beside a tower.
When they were far past the travel agency but still not that close to Macalania, a large group of Al Bhed came charging towards them.
"Run!" One yelled at them as he zoomed by, "It's a giant fiend!"
"Giant fiend?" Paine questioned, arching her eyebrow suspiciously.
The man did not reply, he was already charging away with the group quick at his heels. Rikku shrieked and pointed up the hill. "Look!"
Yuna almost fainted. What they saw was almost unreal, It was a fiend almost the size as Bahamut had once been, and it was an Assassin Bee.
"Run!" Paine shouted at them.
Tidus, Yuna and Rikku didn't need telling twice. They bolted in the direction the men had run. Tidus had hold of Yuna's hand and was dragging her rather forcefully as he ran. Rikku's pigtails swung violently from her head and Paine ran in her usual hunched way but faster, and her eyes showed fear.
Yuna was growing tired and had a stitch. Suddenly she tripped and was sent crashing to the floor with a gasp of fright. Tidus grabbed her hand and pulled her back up and the two of them rushed ahead to try and catch up with their friends.
"it's not use!" Yuna gasped, twisting her neck to look at the giant bee. It was growing closer. "We have to fight!"
She stopped in her tracks, and Tidus looked at her as though she were mad. "Are you crazy! That thing could kill us!"
Far ahead, Rikku and Paine were shouting.
"Why are you stopping?" Rikku shrieked.
"YUNA! LOOK OUT!" Paine shouted.
Yuna spun around just in time to see a large sting collide with her side, and she screamed as she was sent crashing to the floor for a second time. Looking down at her side in horror, she saw the blood pouring from the side of her t-shirt where a huge gash had been cut.
"YUNA!" Tidus yelled, rushing over to her side and looking at the injury in horror.
He barely heard Rikku and Paine rushing over as he stood up and drew Brotherhood, the fury boiling inside him like water in a kettle.
Tidus narrowed his eyes. "You'll pay for this." He muttered darkly, as he clenched his fist and readied himself for the most powerful attack he knew: Blitz Ace.
Once he had gathered the energy he turned on the Bee and unleashed his move, performing nine consecutive powerful slashes and massive damage with a Blitzball against the Assassin Bee.
Paine and Rikku gasped as the Bee fell to the ground with an almighty buzz. It shivered as it tried to draw breath but failed, and flopped down hopelessly…it was dead.
Paine walked over to the fiend and examined it. "What's that?"
Tidus wasn't listening. He was kneeling beside Yuna with Rikku and checking to see if she was alright.
"Yuna..." Tidus whispered, holding her hand tightly and watching the blood pour.
"We need to get her to a healing sphere." Rikku said.
"The nearest one's in Macalania!" Tidus cried, obviously scandalized. "She'll never make it!"
"She will!" Rikku hissed, ripping off her scarf. "Put this around her wound."
Tidus did as he was told, wrapping the scarf around Yuna's side and tying it tightly in place so the blood flow would slow. Tidus felt a lump rise as he noticed Yuna was unconscious.
"Look." Paine said, her arms folded.
Tidus picked Yuna up gently in his arms and followed Rikku towards Paine. Hovering over the Bee's head was a grey symbol, similar to the symbols that once appeared when Yuna summoned and Aeon. It was the shape of a dragon.
"Daisuke…" Tidus murmured, and he yelled angrily. "Argh! I'll get him!"
"Calm down!" Rikku snapped. "We need to get Yunie to Macalania, to the save sphere. Come on!"
Rikku rushed ahead of them at a fast pace, and Paine and Tidus followed her quickly. The walk was a gloomy one, Tidus simply stared at Yuna the whole way and occasionally Rikku had to drag him out of the way of a tower because he wasn't watching where he was going.
Finally after an age, they reached Macalania. Tidus almost dropped Yuna when he set eyes on the once marvellous woods. There were less tree's than there had been before, and the sky was strangely pink. The fog that hung around the area was eyrie…and the usual peaceful feel was replaced by a feeling of loss.
"W-What's happening to the woods?" Tidus asked quietly, as he set Yuna down by the healing Sphere and placed her hand gently on top of it.
"When the Fayth vanished, the Woods were part of their dream somehow…we're not sure why, and they began to fade like you did." Rikku said, then her eyes widened. "WAIT! IF THE WOODS ARE FADING NOW THE FAYTH MUSN'T BE DREAMING!"
"So?" Paine said.
"WELL DUH! TIDUS IS STILL HERE! THAT MEANS HE ISN'T A DREAM ANYMORE!" Rikku screeched.
Tidus's eyes grew wide in the glow of the Sphere. "Not a…dream?"
Rikku nodded excitedly.
Tidus lifted his hands and looked at them as if unsure of himself. "Then….what am I?"
A silence followed that was quite unsettling. After a while Paine spoke.
"We'll go set up camp." She said, nudging Rikku to come.
"Uhh…right. You come when you're ready, Yunie should be okay now." Rikku said, smiling and waving at him as her and Paine left for the campsite.
Tidus lifted Yuna carefully and moved a strand of hair from her eyes. She was breathing peacefully, and smiling. Tidus smiled slightly and carried her to the spring, where he had once promised her he would stay with her, not just until the end, but always. He set Yuna down in front of the water and slowly walked into the warm pool. He reflected on their conversation back then, about Zanarkand's sunset, and about everything that had happened. Back then Yuna had cried, and he had finally showed his feelings for her. But…he suddenly realized…he had never told her how he felt. He knew he loved her…but he had never said it.
He felt Yuna stir behind him, but he didn't look around.
Yuna stood up rather shakily and noticed the blood covered scarf around her. She remembered what had happened but she had no memory of coming here. She looked towards the misty spring and saw Tidus standing knee-high in the water.
"Tidus? How did we get here?" Yuna asked.
"I beat the fiend and carried you." Tidus said.
Yuna waded into the water behind him and tapped his shoulder. He wasn't facing her, that was a sign something was wrong.
"Hey." She said softly.
Tidus turned round and the look of sadness on his face almost made Yuna's heart break.
"What's wrong?" Yuna asked gently.
"I…I don't know what I am Yuna. The woods are fading because they were part of the Fayth's dream…but I'm not fading with them. That means I'm not a dream any more. So then…what am I?" He said slowly.
Yuna's face lit up. "I didn't notice! The woods are fading…you're not! Tidus, this is wonderful!"
Yuna threw her arms around his neck and hugged him tightly, laughing hard in excitement.
Tidus smiled in spite of himself and allowed her to have a moment of being ecstatic.
After a moment she pulled away and grinned at him. "It doesn't matter! As long as you don't disappear, who cares what you are!"
Tidus grinned and joined her in laughing for a moment. Suddenly, though, he stopped laughing. Yuna did too, and they felt the spring grow dark around them. Instinctively, Tidus held Yuna close and looked around for signs of danger. They could no longer see the spring and it seemed they were in a pit of never ending blackness. The image of a woman formed infront of them, the same woman Yuna had seen in her vision, with the same glowing hair and goddess-like clothing. She spoke not in a riddle this time, but in a warning tone that Yuna did not like.
"Ah, the Two." She said. Her voice was grand and posh, like a queen.
"The Two?" Tidus echoed.
"Yes. I am Amaya. I have been hoping for a moment with you both. I come to warn you…and to explain. I do not have long."
Tidus and Yuna remained silent.
"I must warn you, The Two, that this may be…your last night together…for a long time… for what I have foreseen is both terrible yet hopeful. I had a vision…a vision of Daisuke, winning over you both and taking over Spira. My visions are true, for I am the daughter of a great psychic Summoner who once fought Sin. But…I cannot see the end to the vision, whether happy or sad. You must stick together and try you're best. There are other ways to be connected to one another other than just being together." Amaya said.
"What are you saying? Daisuke will take over Spira?" Tidus asked.
"That I am. I am sorry, One of Two." Amaya said softly.
"Stop calling us that." Tidus snapped.
"Forgive me. But you must understand. You must work out a new way to connect even when you are separated…or else Spira will suffer."
Yuna nodded. "How do we do that?"
"I…I cannot say. I am sorry…my powers wear thin. Daisuke uses his special fiends and his special power to control all…sometimes he manages to break me as I communicate with you. He is doing that now…forgive me…I must leave….I…. held a hand to her head and the blackness faded away, replaced by Macalania spring. Tidus called out to Amaya, but she had vanished. All that was left were Yuna and Tidus standing in the spring where they were before.
Yuna was staring at the water, her eyes glossy. "You…heard, didn't you?"
"Yeah."
"Our…last night together…for a long time?" Yuna said quietly.
"Yeah," Tidus replied. His mind was racing. If this was their last moment together, in how long he didn't know, he ought to tell her how he felt. He looked up to see tears streaming down her face.
"Yuna…not like last time, please." He said gently.
"I'm sorry." Yuna sniffed. "I don't want you to leave me…not again."
Tidus put a hand on her chin and lifted her face gently. "I won't. Even if we're separated…I'll always be with you, in here."
Tidus placed Yuna's hand on her heart to show what he meant. Tears spilled down Yuna's face and onto his hand.
"Know why?" Tidus asked.
"Why?"
"Because… I love you."
Yuna's mind was wiped blank in shock, slowly she managed to find her voice. "Oh Tidus…I love you too…I always have..."
Tidus smiled and kissed her softly on the lips. Yuna lost herself in the moment, wishing it wouldn't end, but knowing it would.
When they broke apart Yuna leaned her forehead on Tidus's. "I don't want this to be our last night together…I just want time to stand still."
Tidus took her hand and led her out of the spring. He sat down and gestured for her to sit. She sat infront of him and he wrapped his arms round her waist in a comforting embrace.
"Well, we can stay here as long as we like." He said.
Yuna smiled and let him embrace her for a while. She felt safe in his arms, as though nothing could get to her. She watched the spring sparkle before her and just wanted time to freeze. A lump rose in her throat and she battled herself to hold back tears. Somewhere deep down she knew Amaya's vision had been true. The feeling in the pit of her stomach was far worse than dread. She felt so dreadful and doubtful that she felt sick.
She craned her neck round to look at Tidus with a painful lump in her throat.
"I have a funny feeling." She said quietly.
"So do I…" Tidus replied.
"Like…dread? But worse…right in the bottom of your stomach?"
Tidus nodded.
Suddenly Yuna felt glowing light around her. She looked down to see her gunner dressphere being replaced by Songstress clothes as a beaming light flowed across her body. All of a sudden she was singing, not a song but merely words and sentences mixed together. She sang the words and sentences with a strange tune that was somehow familiar. hidden under a mask…..hope….drawn apart but still together….love…there's a key to get through it…pain…there is always a solution….life…theres is always a life….lies…evil does lie…faith….can we trust in each other…to survive? Hate….guilt…pain….can you handle the pressure…can you hear the call of the world as it dies…"
Tidus gawped at Yuna, dumbfounded. She finished singing the strange riddle and was still in her Songstress clothes.
She looked up at him with a frightened face. "What…what did I just say…what's happening to me?"
Tidus shook his head. "I don't know, but I think we should get to camp fast."
Woo, cliffy! Lol..I hope you enjoyed this chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it. More action and adventure is coming up, and things are about to get VERY exciting. Please review, next chapter should be up next week. Thanks for reading!
