"Rikku don't go anything could happen," Gippal pleaded as Rikku boarded the ship. Dropping her luggage on the floor she ran to him and wrapped her arms around him.

"I'll be back soon, I promise. I just have to find her but I love you and I'll see you soon." She waved and left. Gippal was left watching the ship steadily get further away, fearing the worst. What if she never came back?

"Let's get this mission underway," Rikku called dumping her luggage. "The sooner we find Yuna the better!"

"Right on!" Brother agreed. Taking her seat and fiddling with the control panel Rikku sighed and gazed out at the sky.

"We'll find you Yuna."

Days flew by as the search party travelled over Spira none of them giving up hope. It wasn't until a week later that finally an old Al-bhed machina located Yuna's whereabouts.

"LAND!" Rikku cried running to the main doors. "We're here Yuna just a few more minutes." Sunlight seared through the ship as the doors flew open and Rikku found herself looking at Zanarkand. The exact spot where her and her friends had once stood. Where they had once threw aside all their hopes, all their dreams, all their beliefs.

"Which way?" she asked and Brother pointed to the west where a towering pile of rubble mounted up. Sliding down the banks of rubble Rikku skidded to a halt as she reached the mountain of ruins. Spotting an entrance she crept in. Her footsteps echoed as she walked down a pitch black, sloping passage, wondering what she would find at the end. She didn't have to wait long.

Soon enough she found a small enclosure lit by a single candle. Shadows danced around the walls in an eerie way. A tall golden door stood out from the grey dullness. Rikku heaved it open to reveal another enclosure similar to the last but in this one there was something that haunted Rikku for the rest of her life. Lying on the floor, clothes in rags, face pale and lifeless, in a pool of blood was the dead body of her cousin Yuna…

Author Note: Don't think this is the end there's more to come, a lot more. Hope you're enjoying this!