Well, chapter 30 at last! Took me a while, as I was mentally debating with myself on how to do the legendary weapons, and I finally decided on this. Hope no one hates how I decided to do it. The legendary weapons don't require either the mirror, or the sigils/crests in my story, as I really don't see how that could coherently fit in, what with some of the things you have to do to get those items. Chocobo races don't exactly seem to fit in with legendary weapons of power. But, I'm rambling. On to the replies!

Daniel Wesley Rydell: Aowooga.

Gester: Thanks. Sometimes I get to a point where I'm inspired, and write two chapters at once, or very close together. The flip side of that, is that sometimes it takes a while to get out the next one.

MysticSuperSaiyanGohan: Okay, lots of things here. I have already decided my legendary weapon, but thanks for the offer of help. Yes, indeed, poor Rikku. The ending will be, hopefully, very dramatic. And no, I do not plan on getting the optional summons.

ShadowStar05: Nope, not yet. He's not quite dead...

Connor Kelly: Welcome to Destiny's Call, Connor! Unfortunately, no, Lionheart will not be Ben's legendary weapon. You'll have to wait and see.

Iron Reaver: Yeah. Least you were thorough. That wonderful honor of screwing up goes to the document manager. It will all be fixed in due time.

Bracey Face Anime Gurl: Yup. I love plot twists.

desert-tiger: Yes, Ben will get a legendary weapon. It won't show up for a few chapters, though.

FFfanboyX: Welcome to Destiny's Call, fanboy! Ben will get a legendary weapon, and I've already figured out how he will find it, and such, so just be patient, you'll see.

Harry4: That's interesting, knowing that my writing style has that effect of suspense, even though you know everything that happens. Thanks for the compliment.

SS5Matt: Lots of newcomers this chapter...anyway, welcome to Destiny's Call, Matt! Hope you enjoy it. As I've stated before, Ben will get a legendary weapon. As for Oaka? You won't see him, really, until the sequel. I had no plans of putting him in, as he really doesn't play a major role.

Auron's Fan: Welcome to Destiny's Call! Okay, allow me to clarify. I thought it was clear enough, but maybe not. Cid was hovering the airship overhead the entire time. After beating Seymour, we found the exit to the Purifico, and left, walking back out into Bevelle, and happened to see Cid. We got his attention, and that's it. I'll review your story if I get a chance, as well.

anbu713: If you read my note at the top, you'll see how I decided to change the weapons. And yes, I said no one was safe, not even myself. Thanks for the compliments on the fight scenes, too.

Whew...finally. Onwards, to the next, and possibly final, interlude!


Chapter 30—Never Look Back

After a few minutes of preparation, I'm finally ready to start the quest for the legendary weapons.

"Where to, boy?" Cid asks, and I think for a moment.

"Okay, first place is...Mushroom Rock Road." I tell him, and he sets the course, as we fly off at top speed back to the area. After about 20 minutes, we arrive at Mushroom Rock Road, and Cid sets the airship down, everyone climbing out.

"Take the lead, Ben. You know where to go." Auron says, and I nod, walking down the path towards the statue that is the key to Auron's legendary weapon. It takes a few minutes of searching to remember where it is, but eventually, I come upon the statue of Lord Mi'ihen, for who I can only assume the Mi'ihen Highroad is named for. Looking around, I notice a seemingly inconspicious glyph on one of the rock walls, and I smile, going over to it, and touching it. Suddenly, the glyph begins to glow brightly, and a burst of magic flies out from it, striking the dirt a small distance away. A small explosion occurs, but when the dust clears, a shining gold treasure chest sits in the crater formed, and I smile even wider, walking over to it, and examining it.

"Locked. I have just the key." I say to myself, unsheathing my sword, and smashing the blade down on the lock, the ancient lock shattering easily. Opening the chest, I pull out a large sword, marked with ancient designs, the blade splitting halfway towards the tip to form two different sections of blade, each ending in a semicircle.

"This is the Masamune. Auron, this weapon belongs to you." I tell him, handing him the exquisite weapon, which glows slightly when placed in Auron's hands. The warrior monk nods, and straps Masamune to his back. "Alright. There's one more here, but it's not accessible by land. We'll have to get the airship." I tell everyone, heading back towards it.


"Well? Did you find it?" Cid asks, when we return. Nodding, I stride over to the auto-pilot panel, and scrunch my face up, trying to remember the coordinates I need.

"Yeah, we found the first one. Masamune. The second is also here...I just need to remember where." I tell him, and finally snap my fingers, inputting the coordinates to the second weapon. Cid takes control of the airship, following the coordinates, and we fly over part of Mushroom Rock Road, before hovering over a large chasm below, dreary and unclear.

"Alright, this is the place." I tell Cid, and he pushes a button, dropping a rope ladder to the ground for us. Climbing down, I suddenly realize how dark it is, and curse myself for not thinking to bring some kind of light source. I can see, but barely. Shaking my head at my own stupidity, I start down the chasm, sword drawn just in case. The chasm is wide, but not very long, and after only a minute of walking, we reach the end.

"Okay...where is it..." I mutter to myself, looking around the area, but seeing nothing. "It has to be here..." Walking a few feet towards one wall of the chasm, I suddenly trip over something, and fall. As everyone walks over to help me up, I look over at where I tripped, and notice a piece of metal.

"Found it!" I say, and everyone walks over, looking at the buried chest, the top the only thing visible. "Now, how do we get it out..." I mutter, looking around.

"Hey, look at this!" Yuna says, and I turn, to see another glyph on the rock wall.

"Touch it." I tell her, and she nods, touching the glyph softly. The glyph starts to glow, and another beam shoots out at the chest, blasting the dirt away. As I wipe the dirt off my shirt from the small explosion, I look over and see a black chest, fully uncovered from the dirt. Striding over and breaking the lock on it, I pull out a clawed weapon, orange and black, with two blades at the end, much like a slightly open pair of scissors.

"Godhand. Rikku, this belongs to you." I tell her, walking over and handing her the weapon, which glows much like the Masamune did. Smiling, she puts the Godhand in a bag at her side, and we walk back towards the area we started at, climbing back up the rope ladder and into the airship.

"Two down, 5 to go." I say, walking back into the bridge. "Cid, I have our next location. Thunder Plains." I tell him, and he nods, piloting the airship away from Mushroom Rock Road, and towards Guadosalam. Apparently, you can't travel straight into the Thunder Plains, because of the never-ending lightning storm.


After a while, we reach Guadosalam, and Cid drops the rope ladder again, having no place to land outside of the underground city. We all climb down, and enter the city once again, walking towards the Thunder Plains entrance. Rikku doesn't come with us, for obvious reasons.

"Which one of us does this weapon belong to?" Tidus asks, and I smirk.

"You'll have to find out." I tell him, and he gives me an annoyed look, causing me to grin. After a minute, we walk out onto the plains, and I look around, not immediately seeing what I'm looking for. Beginning to walk, everyone is silent, and I start to wonder what they're thinking.

'Wonder how it feels to know something has been lost for a thousand years...and then someone just shows up, knowing right where it is? They must know something's up with me...I just hope no one asks any more than they already have. I don't want to explain.'

My thoughts are stopped by a sight in front of me. A small stone, with a picture of a Qactuar fiend on it sits in front of me, and I smile, kneeling down and touching the stone. The stone glows, humming softly, before a misty image rises from it, the spirit of the Qactuar within the stone leaving. Standing back up, I turn to everyone.

"That's what we're looking for. There's two more out here." I tell them, and everyone nods, splitting up a small distance from each other, and beginning to search.

"Over here!" Wakka yells after a minute, and I walk over, seeing that he has found the second of the stones. Touching it, we're treated to much the same display the first showed us, and I nod, looking back at everyone.

"One more." I say, everyone resuming the search. A few minutes pass, and we've scoured most of the immediate area. Suddenly, Lulu's voice breaks in over the thunder.

"I found it!" she yells to us, and we all run over to her, seeing the final stone in front of us. I touch it, and a third spirit ascends into the sky from the stone.

"Alright. Now, follow me." I tell them, walking off, everyone following me down the plains.

After a few minutes, and a close call or two with lightning bolts, I stop, pointing into the distance.

"See that?" I ask, and Tidus walks up beside me, looking over.

"What...is it?" he asks, and I smile.

"Qactuar ghost." I say simply, walking towards the ghostly fiend. Tidus' eyes go wide, and he pulls out his sword, following me. Looking back, I chuckle at Tidus' paranoia, before turning to the ghost. The ghost moans, before flying off towards a ruined lightning tower in the distance.

"Let's go!" I yell, starting to run after the ghost, everyone following me quickly, so as to not lose the spirit. The spirit is quick, and we don't catch up to it until a moment after it reaches the tower. The ghost glows softly, and vanishes, and suddenly, a bolt of lightning comes crashing down right in front of us, making everyone step back, as a dust cloud rises from the point of impact. Lowering my hands from over my eyes, I see another treasure chest, this one a sandy brown, lying on the ground in a small hole, and I shatter the lock on it, pulling out a large lance, with what appear to be tribal markings and designs on the upper half.

"The Spirit Lance belongs to you, Kimahri." I tell him, walking over and handing him the large polearm, which glows like the rest as he takes it. Nodding, I start to head back to Guadosalam, everyone else following quickly. Apparently, Rikku isn't the only one who hates this area either, when lightning is striking mere feet from you, that is.


After about 15 minutes, we arrive back at the airship, and climb aboard again, Cid flying away from Guadosalam.

"Luca now, Cid. Simple matter this time." I say, and Cid directs the airship towards the city, again flying at top speed. About 20 minutes later, we dock at Luca, and we all step out of the airship, as I lead everyone towards the café where we stopped at earlier in Yuna's pilgrimage.

'Funny that such an ordinary place would be the key to a legendary weapon.' I think, walking inside the café.

"Hey, Wakka!" the bartender cries, seeing the former coach walking in the door. Wakka turns, and looks at the bartender.

"Me?" he asks, and I turn to Wakka.

"You see any other blitzball champions in here?" I say, sarcastically, and he shakes his head, walking over to the bartender.

"Got a little present for ya, what with you Aurochs being the champions and all now." she says, walking back into a back room, before returning with a blitzball. But not just any blitzball. This blitzball is surrounded by a ring of blades, with a six-pointed star design on two sides of it. Tossing the blitzball to Wakka, the bartender smiles as Wakka catches it, the blitzball glowing slightly as he does. "Use it well. You guys are going to defeat Sin, you know." she says, and Wakka nods.

"We'll do it, don't you worry, ya?" he says, and I chuckle.

'Wakka's World Champion. That makes four.' I think, turning to everyone. "Alright, let's head back, we've got one more to find, guys." I say, walking out of the café, everyone else right behind me. "Tidus, I think you'll like finding this one. I know I will. Gives us an opportunity for some payback." I say, amused, as Tidus just gives me a blank look.

"What are you talking about?" he asks, and I laugh.

"You're about to find out." I say, walking back on board the airship, and heading for the bridge. Walking over to the auto-pilot panel, I pull up the coordinates menu, and input the coordinates for our next destination, Baaj Temple, Cid acknowledging the coordinates, and flying off towards the ruined temple.


As we arrive at the temple, Tidus suddenly gasps, turning to me.

"This place..." he says, and I nod.

"Yep. Now do you get it?" I ask, and he nods.

"Oh yeah...that fish is going down!" he exclaims, and I laugh.

"You're telling me. I'm eager to turn that thing into sushi!" I say, turning to everyone. "It's underwater, so Tidus, Rikku, Wakka, and I will go. We'll be back before you know it." I tell them, and the three of them step up and join me, as we head down the rope ladder, and jump into the water below.

"Okay...where is that thing..." I mutter, looking around for the chest with the fifth weapon in it. Finally, I spot it, near a secluded corner of the small pond, and I start to swim over to it. Suddenly, a roar catches my attention, and I turn around, to see our old friend Geosgaeno. Smiling, I draw my sword, and swim to join the others. Rikku pulls out Godhand, and Wakka holds World Champion, Tidus drawing the Brotherhood as well.

(Play FFX Enemy Attack theme)

"Everyone ready?" he asks, and we all nod, as myself, Tidus, and Rikku swim in for an attack, Wakka's World Champion slicing through the water to bite into Geosgaeno, the mighty creature not looking so mighty now, compared to the first time we fought it. Slashing down, both swords and Rikku's claw cut deeply into the fish, and it roars in pain, attempting to swipe us away. We all dodge though, and Wakka yells out an attack.

"Dark Buster!"

The attack slams into Geosgaeno, hurting it more, but not blinding it. Thinking, I quickly shout out a strategy.

"Tidus, you and I will go in close and keep it busy. Wakka, keep attacking from the back. Rikku, any kind of elemental items you have, use them, it's weak to everything. Let's go!" Swimming in, Tidus and I slash ferociously at the fiend, intent on payback for our first encounter. World Champion flies in again, striking the fiend in the head this time, disorienting it, and an Ice Gem flies in behind it, a Blizzaga attack striking the fiend squarely in the chest. Geosgaeno roars, and swats the both of us away, sending us tumbling through the water.

"Catch!" I hear Wakka yell, and suddenly see his blitzball crackle with electricity, before he kicks it hard towards the fish, the impact shocking the mighty fiend all over, causing it to twitch in pain. It bellows again, and swims towards Wakka, slashing down at him, but Wakka swims out of the way, throwing the blitzball into it's side again. Rikku turns away for a minute, before looking at the fiend and throwing something, a chain of half a dozen Firaga spells smashing into the creature, which is now looking much the worse for wear.

"Take this!" Tidus yells, darting in and slashing once, then twice, then continuing to slash from different angles, his Overdrive striking the fiend six times before stopping. Darting in, I slash upwards at the fiend twice, two gashes appearing across it's already mangled body, causing it to cry out again.

"Tidus, want the honors?" I ask, and he smiles, nodding.

"You bet!" he yells, swimming in and bringing the Brotherhood up in a powerful arc, cutting through Geosgaeno's head, the creature writhing in pain for a moment, before bursting into a cloud of pyreflies, which float up into the sky.

(End FFX Enemy Attack theme)

"Finally..." I mutter, swimming over to the chest, and smashing the lock on it. Reaching inside, I pull out a small doll, clad in orange armor, and holding a tiny knife in it's right hand.

"Onion Knight...the fifth legendary weapon." I say, tucking the small doll away, and giving a thumbs-up to the trio, who all nod, as we swim back to the surface. Climbing back up the rope ladder, I shake myself off, hating the cold, wet feeling.


Walking back into the bridge, I give a small smile, walking over to Lulu, and removing the doll from my pack. "Here. This is the Onion Knight, and it belongs to you, Lulu." I tell her, and she nods, taking the small doll, which glows like the rest for a moment.

'I guess the glows signify that it found it's proper owner.' I think, turning to Cid. "Thanks for all your help, Cid. We couldn't have done it without you. That's all of them from other places. The final two lay in our next destination, the Calm Lands."

"Don't thank me. Just give Sin a nice whoopin' for me, ya hear!" he says, nodding slightly. Chuckling, I turn to Auron and Yuna.

"So, where to now? Should we head back to Macalania to rest, and then head on to the Calm Lands?" I ask, Auron and Yuna looking at each other.

"It would be a good idea to rest." Yuna says, nodding slightly. "Macalania it is, then." Nodding in acknowledgment, I turn back to Cid.

"Well, next destination is Macalania. Let's hit it!" I say, and I see him grin, chuckling slightly.

"For a kid so young, you love giving orders, don't you?" he asks, and I laugh.

"Usually? No. But, sometimes I will, if I have to. Or, if I'm put in that position by someone else, that is." I tell him, and he shakes his head.

"Kids giving orders to the adults...what's this world coming to..." he mutters, taking the controls of the airship again. Laughing, I sit down at another control panel, and smile, happy that my task is somewhat complete.


Well, that's the next, and hopefully final, interlude before the plot wraps itself up. Next up, Macalania yet again, and the Calm Lands! As always, please read and review!