The Celcius was so large, and it would be difficult to find a place to land near Guadosalam, so Cid figured the best place to land would be the Thunder Plains. Quickly, Rikku refused, but she figured she had to rid of her fear of thunder somehow. With a shudder, she shyly nodded, and they landed onto the plains near the site of a lightning tower. Rikku immediatly ran for cover under the metal tower as soon as she exited the ship.
"Eeks! I hate thunder, I hate thunder!" She squeeled, no one obviously listening to her, seeing she was the first to flee from the ship. She figured she might as well get out right after lightning struck elsewhere. It would be safest.
"What was that, Rikku? I couldn't hear you over the thunder," Cid chuckled.
"Vydran! Tuh'd pa cu sayh!" Rikku groaned.
"Cunno," he smirked. "You know, you gotta get over your fear of thunder some time. The best way to over come it is to take it on, face to face!"
"Maybe some other time, when the storms actually clear up around here," he smiled weakly.
"I think you and I will be visiting this Aeris by the time that happens, Rikku," Yuna giggled.
"Yunie! Hud eh vnuhd uv Sora!"
"What about me?" Sora said, departing from the ship. "And what's this about Aeris? What do you mean?"
Yuna frowned, looking to both Rikku and Cid, who were giving the same expressions in return. "You'll soon find out."
They walked down the paths, and Rikku kept holding them up, zig-zagging from tower to tower in fear of getting hit. When there wasn't a tower for a few yards, she was hide under Sora's baggy shirt as they continued walking, then would quickly resume to the next tower.
Within a while, they arrived at Guadosalam, and Rikku returned to her cheery form once more, then frowned when she remembered that Seymour had lived here, the creep. They walked up to the ramp that led to the entrance of the Farplane, where a man quickly stopped them.
"What business do you have at the Farplane?"
"This kid wishes to see a friend of his," Rikku said, pushing him forward.
"And I would like to see.. if I can contact someone as well," Yuna said meekly.
"If Lady Yuna wishes it, then it shall happen," he replied with a smile, and led them through.
As they followed the colorful hall to the stairs of wandering pyerflies, Rikku stopped in her tracks when many pyerflies bunched together and swarmed in their path. She shuddered.
"What's wrong, Rikku?" Sora asked, laughing. "I think they're pretty."
Rikku looked to Yuna. "Tuac ra--"
Yuna shrugged, wondering so herself. "Let's walk on through."
Rikku stayed behind on the stairs, and Sora kept glancing back at her, but followed Yuna up the stairs to a opaque wall of ty-died colors. He stepped through it cautiously, and followed her to the center of the platform, and stepped back quickly when he noticed the drop off that fell hundreds of feet below them into an endless pit, where waterfalls fell to the deep lakes below, and endless blossoms bloomed in lushious trees to what seemed as far as the stars from Spira.
But Sora did not see Aeris. Sure, this place was beautiful, but it also seemed frightening. How could he find her in a place so concealed, yet, so expanse?
"Uh, Yuna?"
"Yes?"
"I can't find her."
"Just.. think about her, and you'll see her." She pointed way out into the horizon, and Sora looked, but saw nothing. "Think about her. Look as far out as you can see, and think about her."
And so he did. He was frightened when he saw her floating over the darkness hundreds of feet below, but right before his eyes. She was just floating, still in the same bright, pink dress as before, her mesmerizing, green eyes a glow. She always wore a charming smile.
"Aeris! I'm so glad I finally found you!"
But she did not speak, and he did not know why. Yuna glanced his way, and frowned. Obviously, he hadn't known about the Farplane and the residents that lived there.
"Shocked to see me, huh?" Sora laughed. "You were always so cheery, I didn't think it was possible for you to be without voice."
Still, no response from the floating hallucination.
"Aeris? Is something wrong?"
"She cannot speak," Yuna said, joining him at his side.
"What do you mean?"
"Exactly as I say. What you see is an image from your memories projected by the pyerflies, and nothing more."
"You mean.. she's not really there?"
Yuna shook her head.
"There where is she? You told me that she lived here!"
"She does.. eternally." She left it simply at that, hoping he would fill in the holes for himself. "I wish to see if someone I know lives here or not, and I hope he doesn't."
"Then how you gonna find him?"
"I will simply.. see." She stood, thought, and prayed. She waited minutes, seconds, but saw nothing, and laughed. "He's not here!" She cried tears of joy.
"It's okay, Yuna. I'm sure you'll find him some other time."
She laughed, and wiped the tears away. "I hope so, I really do, but not here."
("Vydran! Tuh'd pa cu sayh!" "Father! Don't be so mean!"
"Cunno" "Sorry"
"Yunie! Hud eh vnuhd uv Sora!" "Yunie! Not in front of Sora!"
"Tuac ra--" "Does he--"
I'm not exactly sure if I got the right Al Bhed words. I know how to translate English to Al Bhed, but not perfectly, so excuse me)