Chapter 5: The strange Island

I awoke floating in shallow, Crystal blue water. I look around for a moment. I thought it was just a dream that I would be home but I guess not. There was an island right beside where I was floating so I walked up onto the Island. There was no one around. No one to tell me where I was. Why was this happening? Why am I here? There was so many questions that I needed to find answers to.

There was a little trail heading up a big hill. So I figured to go and check it out. I got to the very top of the hill and I could see down below a little village.

"Finally" I said relieved.

I started going down the hill toward the village. It was a little steep but I could do it. I finally got to the village and there were little huts and a huge temple where people were going in and out of. Some Woman came up to me.

"Hey, who are you?" She asked

"I'm very sorry, my name is Sandra. I got lost and I need directions."

"Wait, your Sandra?" Asked the woman

"Yeah" I replied "Why"

"There's these young people looking for you" she said "They say there names are Alice and Tidus. There in the hut"

"What! Can I see them?" I asked

"Of course." She said "Follow me"

The Woman took me into this small hut and there I saw Tidus and Alice sitting down at the table.

"Alice, Tidus!" I said happily

they both got up and hugged me

"Sandra, what happened to you?" Asked tidus as he was still hugging me

"These people just put me on there ship, they gave me food and told me stuff" I said "I told them about my city, Zanarkand and they said that Sin destroyed it a Thousand years ago. I don't see how. But Sin came and attacked us and I fell off there ship"

"Wow!" Said Alice

"Well, as long as your okay" Said Tidus

"How did you guys get here?" I asked

"Well, we found a new friend, Sandra this is Wakka, and wakka this is Sandra. He is the White Warrior and he helped us"

"Wait, you guys are the four heroes?" Asked the Woman "Who's the Black Mage?"

"I am" I said going up to her

Wakka Gasped and so did everybody else. Everybody was just staring at me. Alice was still thinking and was very silent.

"Sandra did sin take us a thousand years into the future?" She asked

"I think so, Alice" I said "but I don't understand what going on"

"Well… I think you need to rest here for the night, you have a big day ahead of you." Said the woman "by the way you can call me Lulu"

That day changed my life. For everyone. For me.

We were sitting around a campfire and Lulu gathered everybody around

"Everybody, we are safe now because the four warriors are here and the Black Mage has returned"

Everybody cheered and stared at me and my three friends.

"Sandra, we need to talk to you in the Temple" Said Lulu

"Oh, Okay" I said "I'll be right back Tidus" I said as I let go of his hand and went inside the temple.

"Lulu can we come to?" Wakka asked

"Of course" She said

It was then, standing in that place I began to realize how different this world was to my own

"Okay now you're a black mage and you got to train" She said "The three of you got to train to but you will train somewhere else in the village but the Black Mage has to train in the temple

"Train for what?" I asked

"Oh, I forgot, okay Black mages are practitioners of a sacred art, sworn to protect the people of yevon only a chosen few become summoners, who call forth of great power-the aeons. The aeons hear our prayers and come down to us. They are the blessing of yevon." Said Lulu "Theres a room in there called the cloister of trials .Beyond is where the apprentince Black Mage prays. If tge prayer is heard, the apprentice becomes a fully-fledged Black Mage."

"Wow! We are that important?" I asked

"Yea, you have a long day tomorrow because we will be heading to Kilika Temple to pray. Now, All four of you have important jobs" Lulu Said "The White Mage Cures and Heals the Wounded and The Black Knight and The White Warrior has to be sworn to protect the Black and White Mage. Especially the Balck Mage"

"Okay." Wakka Said

"Your Journey will end after you defeat Sin"

"Sandra, I will always protect you" Said Tidus

"Okay, that's good" I replied

"Okay, Sandra come with me" Said Lulu "And The three of you can follow my Husband Nikko"

I followed Lulu to this Elevator which took us to the bottom of the temple.

"You ready?" She asked

I nodded slowly, went up the steps and went inside the Cloister of Trials