A/N: Hey, everyone. I'm glad your enjoying this. I think I'll do a few shoutouts to the only reviewers I have. These are to the reviewers from the earlier chapters too.
Dark Memory: I tried my best to make the quotes look good and I wanted to make it look a little like the game.
Wolfy16: I plan on doing the whole thing. I'm also planning on doing a sequel but we won't get into that until later.
Yuleen75: I know the title sort of sucks. I'm still trying to think up a more colorful title. It used to be Zell's New Adventure in Spira, but I thought, that really, really sux. The title might change again if I can think of a better title.
Neo Koneko-chan: That is such an interesting theory. In fact I always thought the same thing about the sunken city. I sort of have an idea how I'm going to explain how Zell got to Spira, but it won't be for a long time before I explain that.
Anyway, on with the story. In this chapter it's the Blitzball tournament and the first look on Seymour Pansy...! Oh I mean Seymour Guado. :blushes then laughs evilly:
Chapter 5.
The next morning, Zell was standing with Tidus on the deck of the boat looking at Luca's stadium and the city. It was the greatest place Zell had ever seen. He smiled with awe. It wasn't so big like Esthar but it was big. "So what do you think of Luca, Zell?" Wakka asked swinging an arm around both of the boys' shoulders. Zell looked up at him. "It's awesome! It reminds me of Fisher's Horizon a little. Fisher's Horizon is a city built right on the ocean and is a wonderful place to live.Especially when your going fishing." He said. Wakka laughed and nodded. "Sounds nice, ya?" he said.
They could hear the voice of an announcer. "Ah, over there! The ships carrying the players are arriving now! This would be dock number 2!"
"All the way from Kilika, it's the Kilika Beasts." From the ship, the team announced walked out and waved to the crowd. "High Summoner Ohalland used to play for them, a big name to live up to. Their hometown was recently attacked by Sin. Isn't that right, Jimma?" The other announcer said.
"Yes, Bobba. They're going to be pulling out all the stops to try and bring back the cup this year." Jimma said.
"Exciting, isn't it folks? Our next team off the ramp is…." There was a pause then a laugh. "Well, well, well. If it isn't the Besaid Aurochs. They're a living, breathing, statistical impossibility. I've never seen a team this bad. That's right! In twenty-three years, they've never made it past the first round. Only a few die-hard fans are in the audience today." Bobba announced.
Jimma then said, "Best of luck to them and a safe journey back to Besaid."
"Right, Jimma. Moving right along, our next team is….Here they are, folks! Our very own Luca Goers! They've got power! They've got speed! They've got teamwork! They're an all-around first class team! And they're back home in Luca!" The announcer, Bobba announced. The crowd seemed to go wild.
Zell heard that announcement and snorted. "Too bad they're going to lose in their hometown today." He muttered to Tidus and Wakka, who laughed.
"Without a doubt, they are the favorite this year, Bobba! And after the way they dominated last year, it'd take a miracle for them to lose today." Jimma said.
"You can say that again, Jimma. Look at the crowd, folks. Look at the crowd! Looks like all of Luca has turned out to cheer the Goers on! They know, I know, and you know, folks! The Luca Goers are number one!"
Tidus grumbled with annoyance. "It's like this every year, ya? Don't let it bother you." Wakka said. Zell shook his head. "Well, they shouldn't talk like we're scum, you know." He spotted a megaphone close by and grinned. He grabbed it and poked Tidus. Tidus grinned and took it. He jumped up on a box and looked towards the Goers. "Stop right there, Goers!" He ordered. The Luca Goers turned around and looked up at Tidus. "You guys are smilin' now, but not for long!" He said.
Zell nodded jumping up next to him. He took the megaphone from Tidus and nodded. "Cause this year, us Aurochs are taking the cup!" He said confidently. The two laughed and jumped back off the box. Yuna, Lulu and Kimahri walked up. "What in Yevon's name were you doing up there?" Wakka asked. Datto was grinning. "We sure stood out, though!" He said. Letty nodded. "We were on the Sphere!" He said. Datto looked at him. "We were?" He asked.
Just then three people ran past the group. "Maester Mika is here!" One cried out. "Already!" "The number 3 dock!"
Tidus and Zell looked at the others. "What's up now?" Tidus asked. Yuna smiled brightly. "Maester Mika has arrived, that's what!" She said brightly. Zell tilted his head. "Mika? Maester?" He asked. Lulu nodded. "Maester Mika is the leader of all the peoples of Spira. He's come all the way from Bevelle. The tournament is being held to honor his fifty years as maester." She said. Tidus looked wide eyed at her. "Fifty years? Shouldn't he be, uh, retired by now?" He asked. Wakka jabbed Tidus in the side. "Hey! Mind your mouth, now." He warned.
Yuna started to run. "Let's all go see him!" She said happily. Everyone hurried after her. They ran to the number 3 dock where there was a large crowd. Tidus tried to look over the heads. "Can't see a thing!" He said. Wakka looked at him. "Shhh!" he told him. Zell poked Tidus in the side and folded his hands together. He motioned for Tidus to step up. Tidus nodded and stepped onto Zell's hands and Zell pushed him up. He put his hand on Wakka's shoulder for support.
Loud joyous music was booming. Several people got off the boat. Then a man with strange blue hair. He stood tall. His hair fell long. He was the strangest man Zell had ever seen. "That's a Guado, right?" Some close by asked. "Who could it be?" "Isn't that….Maester Seymour?"
Seymour turned around and faced the boat. He bent down into a bow making the prayer gesture. Everyone in the crowd, except Tidus and Zell did the same. Tidus dropped down from Zell's hands though. An old man finally came off the boat stopping in front of Seymour.
"People of Spira, I thank you for your generous welcome. Rise, Maester Seymour. And all of you as well." He said. Everyone did. "I present to you….the son of Maester Jyscal Guado, who departed for the Farplane a fortnight past. As some of you already know, he has been officially ordained a Maester of Yevon." Maester Mika announced.
Seymour turned to face the crowd. "I am Seymour Guado. I am honored to receive the title of Maester. In life, my father, Jyscal worked to foster friendship between man and Guado. I vow to carry on his legacy and to fulfill my duties as Maester to the best of my abilities." He announced.
Wakka nudged both Zell and Tidus. "You two. Bow your head." He said. But Zell didn't. He just stared at Seymour. He didn't like the looks of this guy. He could tell that this guy was no good. It was just by the look of his eyes. And Seymour's eyes were looking straight into his. They seemed to narrow and Zell knew that this Seymour knew he wasn't from around here. That he was a stranger.
Mika and the others started to walk away. Seymour's eyes went over to Yuna and stared for a second before following. Zell gritted his teeth. He did not like Seymour even if he hadn't even met him. "Really psyches you up, ya?" Wakka's voice burst out. "All right! Last meeting before the match! Hustle!" Zell turned and hurried after the Aurochs.
They were all waiting in the locker room. Tidus had just walked in and looked around. The Aurochs all gave a long "Awww" of disappointment. Tidus looked at Zell who was leaning against the wall. "Where's Wakka?" He asked. Datto turned to look at him. "At the match-up draws." He said rubbing his sore hand. Letty nodded. "We had to play the Goers in the first match last year." He said. Jassu nodded. "The year before that, and the one before that, too!" Keepa groaned. "Well, we would've lost to anyone anyway." He said. Zell looked over at him.
"Hey! Where's your confidence? No wonder you've lost so much. Your never confident in yourself." He said. The Aurochs all looked at each other. Wakka walked in and everyone stood quickly. "Cap'n Wakka!" Datto cried out. Wakka nodded stepping up to the group. "We're playin' the Al Bhed Psyches first. If we win, we're in the finals. That's right, we got seeded. Two wins and we're the Champions!" He said. Everyone cheered. Zell smiled walking forward. "First things first. Let's go over the basics again, boys." Wakka said. They all nodded and began practice.
The practice wasn't too long. They just wanted to see how well Zell could do underwater and he did just fine. He wasn't as fast as they thought but he was fast enough. And he could tackle someone pretty good. He just had to use his martial arts while in the water. It wasn't very easy but then he did just fine. Finally practice ended and everyone returned back to the locker room.
Yuna and Lulu hurried in. "There you are! Someone said they saw Sir Auron in a café!" She said. Tidus sat up quickly. "Au-Auron!" He asked with wide eyes. Yuna nodded. "Yes, Sir Auron! Let's go find him!" Tidus quickly stood up nudging Zell to go with. Zell nodded and stood. They all began hurrying to the door when Wakka quickly stood. "Hey! Hey, hey, hey, hey! The game starts like real soon! C-come back quick, ya?" He said. Tidus and Zell nodded. "We'll hurry as fast as we can, kay?" Tidus said. Wakka nodded nervously. "Yeah, okay." He said.
Tidus smirked. "Hey, Wakka. You're stiff, man." He said. Wakka touched his chin and Zell shook his head. "No, not your face. Just breath out, relax. Like this. Just breathe, yeah." He said. Yuna and Tidus laughed and hurried out. Lulu shook her head trying very hard not to smile. They all went out. Yuna looked at Tidus. "Maybe now we can find Sir Jecht." She said. Tidus looked at her.
"Huh? How?" he asked. Yuna smiled. "Sir Auron was also my father's guardian. So he might know where Sir Jecht is. Let's go now." She said hurrying away. Kimahri followed. Tidus and Zell looked at each other. "Who's Auron?" Zell asked. Tidus shook his head. "It's kind of a long story. I'll tell you later." He said. Zell nodded and they hurried after Yuna. They spotted two Al Bhed along the way. They were speaking in Al Bhed. Tidus smiled. "Hey!" He said.
The two looked at him with puzzlement. "Al Bhed Psyches, right? Some Al Bhed saved me the other day and…this girl Rikku gave me food and…." Tidus paused. "Uh…you don't understand me, do you?" He asked. Zell was laughing and shaking his head. "Uh, anyway, if you meet Rikku tell her thanks for me. Oh, and as for the first game? May the best team win." Tidus said and they hurried away.
Zell shook his head as they hurried out of the locker room area. "So that's why you were quiet when Wakka started talking about Al Bhed the other day." He said. Tidus nodded. "Yeah. Rikku's an Al Bhed and she saved my skin. She was real nice." He said. They found Yuna and Kimahri. They were surrounded by people.
"I'm sorry, please let me through." She looked at Tidus and Zell. "Hey, let's go." She said. Tidus looked around. "You're really famous." He said. Yuna giggled. They hurried through the crowds. There were sure a lot of people. "I hope we don't get seperated." She said. Tidus blinked. "Yuna! Zell!" He said. The two looked at him. Tidus put his fingers in his mouth and whistled. Yuna looked surprised.
"What was that?" She asked. Tidus nodded smiling. "In Zanarkand, we do this to cheer on blitz players." He whistled again. "You try it, too! Put your fingers in your mouth like this." He said showing her. Yuna tried. "Like….this?" She had a mouth full of fingers. Zell laughed and shook his head. "No. Not like that, like this." He said and stuck his index and middle finger in his mouth and let out a shrill whistle.
Both Yuna and Tidus winced on how loud he was. Kimahri's ears flattened a little and he too winced. He gave a small annoyed growl. Several people around them looked at them. Tidus grinned though and nodded. "Yeah, like that. And then blow." He said. Yuna tried again but it didn't work. "It's not working." She said. Zell grinned. "You need to practice. You never can get it on your first try but with some practice you can." He said Tidus nodded.
Yuna smiled and nodded. "Okay." She said. Tidus nodded. "Okay, use that if we get seperated. And we'll come running, okay? Well, guess we should just stick together, then, till you can do it?" he said. Yuna nodded. "Yes, sir!" She said. Zell nodded too and they began pushing through the crowd.
They walked into a large area with a huge crystal in the middle. "Whoa! This is a pretty big town." Tidus said. Zell nodded in agreement. Yuna looked at them. "Luca is the second largest city in Spira." She told them. Zell smiled. "In my world, we have a bigger city. It's called Esthar." He said. Tidus nodded. "Zanarkand is huge too. But I thought every town was little…you know, like Besaid and Kililka." He said. Yuna shook her head. "Towns don't usually get bigger than that. Because when a lot of people start to gather…." She paused.
Zell looked at her and knew. "Sin? He asked. Yuna nodded and muttered, "Hmm." Tidus shook his head. "What about Luca? It's safe here?" he asked. Yuna shook her head. "It's not any different. But the stadium is here. The Crusaders fight to protect it with all their strength." She said. Tidus looked at around. "They protect the stadium?" he asked.
Yuna nodded. "Blitzball's really the only entertainment that we have. Spira's a little short on fun these days." She said. Zell looked around. "Talking about pressure." He said. Yuna nodded. She looked at Zell. "What does your world do for fun, anyway?" She asked. Tidus nodded wanting to know too. Zell looked around. "Well, we don't play Blitzball. But we do some T-Boarding once in a while. Or play Triple Triad." He said.
The two blinked. "What's that?" They both asked. Zell blinked and smiled. He dug into his pockets and pulled out some cards. "I almost forgot I had these. Triple Triad is a card game. I'll show you how to play later. But right now we should find this Auron guy." He said. The two nodded. They began walking. "Is Zanarkand like this too?" Yuna asked. Zell looked at Tidus. Tidus looked around. "Well, there are more buildings. All tall ones and cramped together." He said. Yuna looked at him. "They must be so tall. Don't you ever get dizzy?" She asked.
Tidus laughed. "Let's just find Auron." He said and they went to a café. Tidus looked around then sighed in disappointment. "Auron's not here." He said. Yuna looked around and walked up to talk to some people. Tidus and Zell looked around and began walking around to do the same but something caught their attention. Kimahri was having a face off with two much larger Ronso. And they had horns that were uncut and sharp looking.
"Why not talk, Kimahri? Not see Yenke for ten years. Say something." One of the Ronso taunted. Yenke growled with a grin. "Kimahri forget Yenke? Forget Biran?" He asked. The other snorted snorted. "Leave Kimahri, Yenke. Kimahri is small Ronso. Kimahri so small can't see Yenke and Biran's faces." He said. Zell growled looking angry. He didn't like them teasing Kimahri at all.
"Kimahri forget Ronso friends? We taught you much at time of horn-molt! Biran taught Kimahri to be strong Ronso." Yenke sneered. Biran barked a laugh. "Maybe taught too much." He said sarcastically and lightly pushed Kimahri. Zell growled hurrying forward. "Hey! Leave him alone!" He barked. The Ronso looked at him and sneered. Kimahri looked at Zell with a look.
"Look, Yenke. Puny yellow chocobo boy try take Ronso. He weak and puny like Kimahri." Biran sneered. Zell growled clenching his fists and started forward to take on the gigantic creature but Kimahri grabbed his shoulder and shook his head. Zell sighed lowly. Yenke then shoved Zell hard sending him sprawling to the floor. Tidus gasped. "Zell!" He cried out. Yenke laughed putting his claws on his waist.
Kimahri growled angrily and uppercuted Yenke hard sending him flying to the ground. Everyone in the café gasped. The owner waved his arm. "Take it outside! The Tournament's starting, you hear!" " He barked. Kimahri then got punched by Biran making him growl. Zell gasped quickly getting to his feet. "Oh no! The game!" he cried out. Tidus looked at him. "Run, Zell! Get there fast!" He said quickly. Zell jumped to his feet and sprinted out the door and through the crowds.
Inside the café, people are watching a crystal television screen of some sort, where Mika can be seen speaking. Tidus looked at the crystal tv with concern. "Hurry, Zell. If you don't, Datto will have to play and he's in no position to." He begged softly.
Mika smiles at the screen. Seymour is standing right beside him. "Today, on this glorious day, players from all over Spira have assembled here...to participate on this great contest of bravery, skill, and strength. All of these fine teams, equally renowned, deserve to win the cup today. Such is the nature of this contest. Let us, the spectators, play our role accordingly: Let us sing to the glory of the winners, and applaud equally the valor of the may Yevon be with you." He bows to the tv and it changes.
Zell gasped as he broke through the doors. Wakka was pacing with worry but when Zell entered he spun around looking surprised. "Zell! Where you been, ya! We thought you wouldn't have made it!" He said. Zell doubled over and gasped for air. "I-I'm…..s-sorry, W-Wakka! I-it's ju-just that Kim-Kimahri g-got into a b-bar fight with so-some other Ron-Ronso that shoved me." He gasped. Wakka looked shocked. "A Ronso shoved you? And Kimahri came to your defense?" he asked. The blonde nodded still gasping.
Wakka shook his head. "Well looks like Kimahri's opening up to you now. He doesn't usually do that. Anyway, we're starting soon. You going to be able to play?" He asked. Zell nodded standing straight. "Ye-yeah." He said. They went towards the globe. They looked at the other team who were smirking. Wakka walked up and glared at him. "May the best team win." He said. The Al Bhed leader grinned.
"You will lose." He said. Wakka's face darkened. "No we won't. We've gotten better since last year." He said. The Al Bhed leader shook his head. "No. If you want your Summoner back unharmed, you'll lose." He said. The Aurochs jumped. Wakka's eyes went wide. "What!" he yelled. The leader laughed. "You heard me. We have your Summoner and if you want her back you will play badly and let us win." He said. Zell growled stomping forward. "Hey! That's cheating!" he growled.
The Al Bhed leader sneered. "Well, then you must be new to Blitzball. In the game, everyone cheats. Well not the Aurochs. They're too loyal to cheat. But I'm not kidding. You will get your Summoner back unharmed if you lose." He said. Wakka's fist balled up and started forward but Letty and Keepa grabbed him holding him back. The Al Bhed walked away. Wakka began swearing up a storm.
Zell shook his head. "Wakka! Stop! Keep your mind focused!" He said. Wakka looked at him. "How can I keep my mind focused now! They've kidnapped Yuna!" He exclaimed. Zell rose his hands. "Wakka, trust me. Just calm down. Let's think about this." He said. Wakka sighed and began taking deep breaths. "Ya, your right. But dammit! What are we going to do now! Those filthy Al Bhed took Yuna just to make us lose!" He said.
The blonde looked at everyone. Lulu was standing not too far away and was looking very steamed. Zell nodded looking back at Wakka. "Hey, I have an idea. There was this one time we had a kidnapping back in my world. One of the Balamb students were kidnapped by an offending team while I was playing T-Board Flag." He paused.
"They wanted my team to lose to get the kid back. My best friend, Squall came up with an idea. My team would do really bad until he and the others got a hold of the kid. We played bad until we got a signal that they had the student. A flare or fire spell in the sky will do. Lulu, you go to Tidus and Kimahri and tell them what's happened. You go after Yuna. Once you get her, send a signal to let us know that you did. Then we'll play back hard and get a goal and win the game. But we won't let the Psyches get a score at all. If they score, we'll score. We've got to keep the game tied as much as possible until Yuna is safe." He said.
Everyone nodded. "Good plan, Zell. Okay, listen up, guys. You heard the man. Play your hardest to keep the Psyches from scoring. We won't score until Yuna is safe." Wakka said. He looked at Lulu. "Please, Lu. Get Yuna and make sure she'll be okay." He said. Lulu nodded and hurried away. Everyone looked at each other. The game was starting now. "Alright, Aurochs. Let's Blitz." Zell said with a grin. They all grinned and nodded.
They entered the bowl while it was filling. The crowds in the stands cheered. The Aurochs took their positions and waited for the game to start. Zell and the leader of the Al Bhed looked at each other. The blonde growled and pointed at him. He then ran his finger across his neck giving him a warning. The Al Bhed leader's eyes went wide with shock.
Finally the game began. Wakka and an Al Bhed Player quickly reach for the ball and the chaos began. Everyone was swimming every where now tackling one another. Zell growled and stayed close to the one leader. He wanted to make sure he attacked hard when the guy got the ball. The game was fierce. A few times Zell made a few motions to the others letting them know what to do. Wakka would grin and then follow through. He was taking quite the beating though when he got the ball.
The Psyches made a goal making Zell angrier. He was getting pissed. He spotted one of the Psyches throwing the ball to the Leader. He growled and swam hard towards him. The ball was almost towards him when suddenly the Leader got rammed hard making him fly into one of his team mates. It was Zell. The blonde turned and caught the ball still glaring towards the leader who turned an angry look on him and made some kind of death signal at him. Zell smirked and swam as fast as he could towards the other end.
He was soon confronted by the leader and four Al Bhed. He looked around hugging the ball close to his chest. He glared at each one daring them to make a move. Two of the Al Bhed charged sending fists. Zell ducked down quickly letting the two punch each other in the face.
"Ouch! That was a good move! I don't know who that new player is, but he's pretty fast! I've never seen a fast player like that!" Bobba announced.
"No kidding, Bobba! Uh-oh! It looks like he's cornered now! I hope he'll get out of this one!" Jimma said.
Zell did a twist and lifted his legs as the next Al Bhed tried to tackle him. Just then Wakka and Botta swam up and bowled into the Al Bhed players. Wakka nodded to Zell to hurry. Zell nodded back and swam up to the goalie. The Goalie growled towards Zell daring him to try it. Zell released the ball then spun quickly around in circles.
Zell then kicked the ball and kicked it hard. With amazing speed the ball sped towards the goal. The Al Bhed players that were in the way gasped and dove out of the way as the ball sped towards them like a bullet. The goalie's eyes went wide and he dove out of the way so that he wouldn't get hit. Zell had made the first goal!
The crowds exploded with cheer. Zell ended up being crushed by a few of the Aurochs from being hugged. He lost a little air but commanded the GF, Pandamona, in his mind to fill his lungs with more. Since it was the wind GF. They continued with the game. The game was soon tied with 2-2.
"The Aurochs are keeping the score tied with some excellent defense, folks!" Bobba announced.
Wakka had caught the ball from Zell and looks around. Three Al Bhed's converge on his position. One smashed into him making him drop the ball. The Al Bhed stole the ball and started swimming away towards the Aurochs' end.
"Ow! He'll feel that one in the morning!" Bobba said. "But the referee doesn't' call the foul! Wakka's taking a real beating out there!" The other announcer said.
Zell growled as he charged after the Al Bhed that had the ball. He came face to face with him. The Al Bhed snarled towards him as he tried to protect the ball. Zell then gave him the finger before smashing into the Al Bhed sending him flying out of the bowl. There was an out burst of laughter, gasps and cheers. They began fighting back harder. It was still tied.
Zell was sticking by Wakka most of the time now. The poor guy was so worn out. The Al Bhed were just pounding on the guy. Even if he didn't have the ball. Zell reliezed that it was because they believed if Wakka was hurt really bad he might have to be taken out of the game and that would mean they needed to forfeit the game. So he figured he needed to guard Wakka and make sure the Al Bhed stayed away from him.
Wakka's eyes then turned away was the game had forty seconds left. They need to score now to win. But there wasn't any signal yet. Zell then jabbed Wakka in the side and pointed. Wakka turned and looked up. He saw the signal! He nodded and motioned to the other Aurochs. They all nodded and began attacking harder.
"Thirty seconds left..." "The Aurochs are launching an all-out offensive!"
Zell had caught the ball from one of the Al Bhed Psyches and sent it flying to Letty who caught it. Letty turned and threw the ball hard towards Wakka who is swimming fast towards the end. He spun around to see if the ball was coming now.
"A long pass from Letty!" "It goes through!"
Wakka caught the ball and spun around to face the goalie. He narrows his eyes towards the goalie. He had to duck under an Al Bhed defender and then threw the ball hard.
"He shoots!"
Everyone was was staring and their hearts pounding. Zell clenched his fists tightly and was practically praying. The Al Bhed goalie was getting ready. He then dove to knock the ball out but the ball flew right past his hand and hit the goal!
"Gooooooal"
"Unbelievable! The Aurochs win the match, 3-2!"
The crowds burst with loud cheers. Zell pumped his fists in celebration then swam towards Wakka. Wakka looked shocked though. He didn't expect that he would make it. He then was crushed by several arms from his team. They hugged him tightly and cheered.
They were in the locker room. Wakka had to lay down and was groaning from the pain in his side. Zell sitting next to his head looking down at him. He was dripping went. His hair all messed up. "Man, are you going to be alright?" He asked. Wakka nodded waving his hand. "Aw, don't worry about me! I'm fine." He said.
"Sure you're all right, Cap'n?" he asked his hand still wrapped up. Letty nodded. "The game starts in a few minutes. You sure you okay?" he asked. Jassu sighed. "We're playing the Goers too." He said. Wakka nodded. He picked up the ball and stood. But pain struck his side and he dropped the ball. The door opened and in walked in Tidus. He stopped the ball with his foot and then kicked it up into the air catching it. He looked around. "Miss me?" he asked. He tossed the ball to Datto who caught it with one arm.
Yuna and Lulu walked in. Everyone smiled. "Lady Yuna!" Datto cheered. Letty leaned forward. "Are you okay?" he asked. Yuna nodded sadly. "All this because of me. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." She cried out clutching her head. Zell stood and shook his head. "No, it's not your fault, Yuna." He said. Wakka nodded. "Yeah, but…." He paused looking skeptical at her. "How can you let some Al Bhed kidnap you?" he asked Tidus shot Wakka a look. "Hey, let it go, all right?" he asked. Zell nodded.
Wakka sighed shaking his head. "Don't go near Al Bhed anymore, okay? They're trouble." He said. Yuna nodded slowly and looked at Tidus. She whispered something to him and walked off with Kimahri. Tidus turned to the others. Wakka sat up again. "The game starts soon. No time for warm-ups. Ready?" He asked. Tidus nodded. "Lemme at 'em." He said. Zell grinned and shook his head. Wakka nodded and looked at the others. "All right." He looked at the others. "I got something to tell you, boys." He told them.
The team looked at him and stared. "After this game…I'm retiring. I promised myself this would be my last tournament. Win or lose, I'm quitting Blitzball. But you know…since we're here, we might as well win." He said. Everyone nodded. "Yeah!" They all said. Botta looked around then bit his lip. "A-Am I on the bench?" He asked. Wakka shook his head and stepped in front of Tidus. He put his hands on Tidus' shoulders.
"I'm warming the bench with Datto. He's taking my place." He looked at Zell and nodded. "All right, boys. Let's win this one! Let's make the Goers goners!" he said. Tidus grinned and pumped one arm up. "Let's Blitz!" he cheered. The Aurochs and Zell nodded and cheered. They hurried out with Datto going after them to wish them luck. They stood outside the dressing room. "All right, boys! What're we gonna do?" Tidus asked throwing his hand out. Everyone piled their hands on his. Zell's was on top. "Win!" They all chanted. "For Cap'n Wakka!" Botta added. And they all cheered or yelled "Yeah!".
"This is it, folks! In just a few minutes the championship game!" The announcer exclaimed.
Lulu and Wakka were in the locker room still watching the crystal televison screen. They were looking hopeful.
"But who could have imagined. A championship game between these two teams.
Our legendary Luca Goers going against, the horrendously ill-fated Besaid Aurochs!" Bobba exclaimed.
Zell growled as he stood with the others getting ready to enter the bowl. "If that guy doesn't shut up and starts saying something nice, I'm going to go up there and kick his ass." He said. The Aurochs all laughed.
In the crowd near the entrance, a man walked up the stairs now looking towards the bowl. He peered over his glasses to where the teams were. He then turned and looked behind him seeing a small 10 year old kid wearing robes. The boy was standing next to him then looked up at him. They both nodded to each other and the kid vanished in tiny glowing lights.
"This looks like history in the making, Bobba."
The teams were in the sphere of water and taking their places. Zell was close to Tidus. Tidus was facing Bickson who laughed at them. The blonde blitzer growled and narrowed his eyes. Bickson then extended his hand to shake Tidus'. Zell shook his head when Tidus glanced towards but his friend reached out to shake Bickson's. The blonde SeeD sighed and shook his head as he watched Tidus jerk his head to the side when Bickson swung his fist at him.
"They're already going at it, folks"
"The Goers are taunting the Aurochs!"
The game finally began. The teams began attacking one another for the ball. Zell had to come to Tidus' rescue a few times because of how rough the Goers were being. Which ended up Zell getting hurt just alittle when two Goers charged him and sandwiched him. He was starting to slow down but was now getting a little vicious. He pictured a few of the Goers as Seifer and slammed them hard into their team mates. Tidus sure loved to see that though.
Finally halftime came up. Everyone was in the locker room. Zell was slumped over and wincing as Yuna was trying to stop a cut from bleeding on his eyebrow. Graav had slammed his own head into Zell's cutting his forehead. "Man, they're attacking Zell pretty hard out there." Botta said after taking a drink. "They must have watched how he played in the game against the Psyches and are now getting scared." Lulu suggested.
Wakka nodded. "That's gotta be it. Zell, try and avoid the Goers as much as possible. Zone defense, boys. You have to stop those Goers." He said. The Aurochs nodded. "Cap'n." They all chanted. Tidus looked at Wakka. "What about me?" He asked. Wakka looked at him. "Get ball and just shoot like crazy." He said. Tidus nodded.
"Goers are goin' down!" Datto said with a grin. The Aurochs all nodded. "Yeah!" They chanted. "Shoot like crazy!" Tidus cheered. The Aurochs pumped their fists. "Yeah!" They yelled. Zell nodded as Yuna backed away from him. "Bust Graav's head open for busting mine!" he said. Everyone laughed. Even Lulu and Kimahri. "YEAH!" The Aurochs yelled. Wakka nodded. "All right! Hustle! This is what we're going to do." He said.
The game began again. The Aurochs were getting rougher now. No matter who they were by they would charge down. Since the Goers were playing dirty, the Aurochs would play dirty but by the book. Zell had finally got fed up with Graav trailing behind him trying to attack him from behind and he ended up making a foul for kicked Graav in the groins while trying to knock him out of the sphere.
At the second half, the game seemed to slow down. The crowd was getting restless and now chanting for Wakka.
"The fans are getting impatient! They're calling for some action"
"The Aurochs' spirits are fading quickly! Are they going down without a fight"
"Everyone seems to be calling for Wakka, folks!"
Inside the sphere of water, Tidus floated around and looking around. He sighed and shook his head. He swims away towards the exit. Zell blinked with surprise but knew what was wrong. He just had that feeling. Tidus was feeling out of place.
"Say... Where is that player going"
"He's leaving the sphere pool! He may be injured!"
Inside the locker room, Tidus confronted Wakka. Wakka sighed and began leaving the room, and Tidus waving to him.
Zell was still floating around as they game was on hold. The referee was trying to find out was going on. Then the crowd started to cheer and go wild.
"I wonder what's happening? The crowd is going wild!"
Zell turned and smiled. Wakka was swimming out of the locker room towards them. The Aurochs all cheered. Wakka swam up to Zell and patted his shoulder. He looked at the others and began making hand gestures. The Aurochs all nodded with understanding.
"Ah! It's Wakka! He's back on the field and ready to go"
"The Aurochs seem glad to have him back."
The game went on. The Aurochs began pushing hard. They were throwing the ball everywhere. It was like playing monkey in the middle. Wakka caught the ball and turned around holding it out towards a Goer. The Luca Goers all froze in shock.
"What the! What is Wakka doing? He's offering the ball to the Goers! Does that mean he's forfeiting the game!"
The Goer stared with shock but then Wakka grinned and pointed to behind him. The Goer spun around and gasped. Zell was standing on Botta's shoulders and waving. He then jumped onto the Goer's head and kick the ball right out of Wakka's hand and hard. The ball shot like a bullet right towards the goalie. People were cheering loudly as they watched the ball shoot through the out stretched arms that tried to catch it. The goalie wouldn't move this time. But still when the ball hit him in the middle it sent him flying back right into the goal.
"Unbelievable! The Aurochs win, folks! This is one for the record books!"
The crowd just went wild. Everyone in the audience were screaming and cheering. Zell sighed with relief. Wakka laid there in the water with a big smile on his face. Zell swam over to him and grinned. They turned and saw Tidus swimming towards them with a smile on his face. The two gave him a thumbs up and high fived him when he stopped near them.
Suddenly, the people in the crowd shrieked! The three fighters gasped looking around now. There were fish fiends all around them. They were swimming towards them. The three men put their backs together and got ready to fight. The fish began attacking them. Zell dodged each one as much as he could. Wakka flung his deadly blitzball at any that came close to hurting his younger friends. Tidus didn't have his sword right at the minute but he was doing pretty good with his feet. He kicked each one that came too close.
There were fiends all over the place. They were attacking people. The one man that wore a huge red coat turned and saw a beast chasing people He smirked and pulled out a large sword hidden under his coat. He stood in a fighting position. The beast charged towards him and the man swung his sword killing it with one swift swing.
Just then, Tidus, Wakka and Zell hurried up and saw him. Tidus gasped. "Auron!" He cried out. Wakka looked just as shocked. "Sir Auron!" He gasped. Tidus looked at Wakka. "So, you do know him.' He said. Wakka nodded. "Yeah. Best Guardian there ever was." He said.
Tidus started walking towards Auron to talk to him but suddenly more fiends attacked. Zell began bashing them with his fists. Wakka threw his ball. Both Tidus and Auron swung their swords. They had defeated several fiends. But then more and more fiends appeared making the four men stand back to back glaring at the fiends. "Hey, gimme a break!" Tidus yelled.
Suddenly there was a noise. Everyone turned their heads and looked up at the lookout above the stadium. It was Seymour standing there. He was doing a prayer gesture when suddenly balls of lights surrounded him and the sky went dark.
A massive anchor dropped from the dark clouds and slams into the ground. It then began to rise and pulled up a huge mummy looking Aeon. The Aeon roared and blasts shot from it. Several blasts shot every where and destroyed the fiends that it hit. Blast after blast, fiends were hit and destroyed. Every single fiend was gone now. And Seymour smiled from his spot. A wicked smile.
A/N: There you go. Auron has shown up and Seymour Pansy...uh, I mean Seymour Guado has 'saved' the day. :mutters death threats:Review.
