A/N: Thank you for your reviews. When I started writing this fanfic, I thought that Zell and Rikku would make quite the cute couple. So I decided to throw them together. Anyway in this chapter,
Chapter 15.
Dawn approached and the group went on. They walked out of the forest into a large field full of green grass and series of high hills. It was the largest field Zell had ever seen. Far off across the field was a mountain. Zell looked around with awe. "The Calm Lands. Long ago, the High Summoners fought Sin here. The road ends here. Beyond, there's no towns, no villages. Only endless plains." Lulu announced.
Auron looked at the others. "Many Summoners stray from their path and lose their way here." He said. Yuna looked up at the sky then fell back to lay in the grass. "I've always known where to go." She said. Tidus looked down at her and shook his head. "I….I won't let you die. I'll find a way, somehow." He said holding out his hand. Yuna reached up and took it letting Tidus pull her up. The group looked around the plains. "Let's go." Yuna said and walked away. Zell looked at Tidus who had a deep thoughtful look on his face.
"I knew we were running out of timeto think of a way to stop Yuna from dying.
And I knew that I couldn't do anything for it.
It was Tidus' job.
But then…..why was I here?
There was only one thought that ran across my mind.
I was to kill Sin. And….and maybe die doing it."
The walked through the plains. Zell could see several Chocobos off in the distance but something scared them and they ran off. The SeeD smiled and shook his head. He felt someone slid their hand into his and he turned to see Rikku smiling up at him. He smiled back and they looked around. The group walked up to an item shop and they decided to take a break there.
Zell sat down with Rikku sitting next to him. He didn't mind one bit. At least she didn't interrupt him in his meditation that he began. He was just sitting there when he felt a strange energy approaching them. He opened his eyes and saw a man walking towards them. Lulu gasped when she saw him.
"Father Zuke!" She gasped. The man, Zuke smiled at her. "Long time no see." He said with a nod. He looked at Yuna. "You are Yuna? Hmm. You certainly don't look like Maester Kinoc's murderer." He said. Wakka looked uneasily. "What'd you say?" he asked. Yuna hurried forward. "Please, tell us what has happened!" She said. Zuke nodded. "Maester Mika just issued a personal order, you know. It said that you and your guardians murdered Maester Kinoc and fled. We are to kill you on sight, or so it says." He said.
Zell growled a little daring the man to try something but Auron held out a hand to him. "What of Bevelle?" He asked. Zuke paid no attention to Zell. "Things are calm on the surface but the depths are turbulent. After the death of Maester Kinoc, Kelk Ronso left Yevon." He said. Auron nodded. "Convenient. Getting around will be easier with Yevon in disarray." He said. Zuke nodded back to Auron. "But be careful, my friends. You have been branded enemies of Yevon. You should avoid temples for the time being." He said.
Yuna nodded to him. "Thank you, Father Zuke, for your warning." She said. Lulu stepped closer. "Father, you came all the way here just to tell us this?" She asked. Zuke smiled with a short laugh. "To tell you the truth, I was a little curious to see…" He paused looking at Yuna. "This Summoner you are guarding. I hope her pilgrimage goes well. For your sake too." He said. Lulu nodded. "Thank you, father." She said.Zuke then turned his eyes onto Zell. "I also came to see this stranger everyone has been talking about." He said. Everyone blinked and looked at Zell who blinked in surprise. "Huh? Me?" he asked pointing at himself. Zuke smiled. "So it is you. They said that this stranger had a strange marking on his face. So it must be you." He tilted his head studying the SeeD.
Zell blinked again. "Uh…..okay. But why did you come to see me?" he asked. Zuke shook his head. "Just curious. There has been a rumor in Bevelle about the marked stranger, you." He said. Tidus stared. "What sort of rumor?" He asked scratching his head. Zuke looked at him. "Hmm. Just something about how this stranger upset Maester Mika. He has specifically ordered that if this stranger was with Lady Summoner Yuna, to kill him as quickly as we could." He looked back at Zell with squinted eyes.
"Strange how one man so young could upset a Maester like this. It must be very annoying for the Maester to lose little of his reputation because of you. Word has it that you said something that Mika doesn't want out. Something that may have changed the teachings of Yevon." He said. Zell leaned back with a shrug. "Uh…..sorry?" He suggested. Zuke laughed and shook his head. "Do not fret, my boy. To tell you the truth, I found it very funny how you made a Maester look like a fool." He blinked and smiled shaking his head. "I must be off. I shall pray for all of you." He bowed to everyone first then looked at Zell and bowed again. He then turned and walked away.
Zell stared at where Zuke was standing then put on a freaked out look. "Man, that was weird." He said. Tidus looked at him and nodded. He turned his eyes back onto the others. "Who was that?" he asked. Lulu looked at him with a smile on her face. "Until half a year ago, he was a summoner. Wakka and I were his guardians." She said. Wakka nodded scratching his neck. "It was kind of a short pilgrimage." He said.
Lulu nodded. "He gave up halfway. Here, on this plain. Now he is a monk at the Bevelle temple. This is my third pilgrimage as a guardian. Father Zuke was my second. And my first well….it ended her too. I've never been to the lands beyond. Mt. Gagazet towers to the north and Zanarkand lies beyond that." She said. Zell could see a hidden pain in her eyes. But he didn't say anything.
He looked at Tidus who was talking to Yuna. "So we are officially traitors then." She said with a sigh. Tidus shook his head. "Hey, let them say what they want." He said. Yuna smiled at him. "It's okay. I'm not worried. Well maybe just a little. It's so hard not to be." She said. Tidus smiled.
"Hey, it's okay to worry. And if it gets too rough, just yell." He said. Zell laughed catching their attention. They smiled and laughed with. Yuna nodded. "Okay. I might just do that." She said.
Tidus nodded. "Yeah." He said. Yuna looked around. "I wonder if my father got lost here, too?" She said. Tidus folded his arms. "Maybe, with my old man helping him." He said. Yuna smiled shaking her head. "Maybe I'll ask Sir Auron." She said. Tidus rose an eyebrow looking over at Auron with Yuna and Zell. "Auron? That grouch never tells me anything." He said. Yuna and Zell laughed. They could tell that Auron heard that but he was ignoring them. Yuna tried to impersonate Auron's voice. "That is none of your business." She giggled. Tidus grinned. "Not that he keeps out of other people's business, you know what I mean?" He asked. Zell shook his head. "Come on, guys. Stop teasing Auron." He said. The two laughed.Zell went back to his meditation pushing everything out of his mind at the moment. He heard Wakka sit down close by. Kimahri was standing off close by. "Gagazet is Ronso land. Kimahri home." He announced. Zell opened his eyes and looked up at him. Tidus was standing there too. "hey! We might meet your family." He said with a smile.
Kimahri shook his head. "Kimahri has no family." He said. Tidus frowned. "Oh. Sorry." He said. Zell looked down but could feel Kimahri's eyes shift to him. "But Kimahri not alone." He said. Zell looked up and saw Kimahri smiling softly. The SeeD smiled back and nodded. He knew what he meant. He meant he wasn't alone because he had everyone with him.
The group rested for an hour before going on. They crossed the Calm Lands and began going up a trail to the mountain. They were approaching a bridge now when suddenly….."Halt!" Two Guado walked up from the side. "Summons from Lord Seymour. Come with us!" One ordered. Zell looked disgusted. "Seymour! Man, doesn't that guy ever just die!" He said dramatically. Yuna looked angry. "We have nothing to discuss with Maester Seymour!" She snapped. Tidus nodded looking annoyed. "Yeah, so out of our way!" He growled.
"Lord Seymour's commands must be obeyed. You will come!" One Guado said. The other nodded. "We warn you, the maester doesn't need you alive." He growled. Zell cracked his knuckles. "Well that's too damn bad." He growled. From the path under the bridge a stone robot stomped up and towards the group. Everyone stood ready to fight. "We warned you!" The Guado said running away.
The group glared up ward at the robot. "Man, this is getting annoying. Too many disruptions in our journey." Zell said. They charged forward and began attacking the robot one at a time. They hit it hard. Zell had dive under it's legs once. He attacking from behind with water spells. Rikku threw her bombs at it causing several chunks of rock flying. They finally defeated it.
They began walking down the path that robot came from. Tidus looked around. "This isn't the way in?" He asked. Lulu looked at him. "That way leads down into the valley." She said. Wakka looked at her. "Wow, you know your way around, ya?" He asked. Lulu looked down and walked on. Wakka blinked. "Huh?" He muttered. Zell shook his head. 'Something's not right with Lulu.' He thought.
They walked down into the valley and arrive at a cave where purple mist was rising out of it. Rikku ran inside to look around then ran back out. "Where are we?" She asked. Lulu stared at the cave with sadness in her eyes. "The Fayth is inside. As are the fiends." She said. Wakka gasped and jumped back. "Hey! This where…." He was cut off when Lulu nodded. Tidus looked at her. As did Zell. "Where what?" He asked. Lulu sighed lowering her eyes. "The Summoner I guarded on my first pilgrimage….died here." She said. No one spoke. "Yuna, let's go. The Fayth awaits." Lulu spoke. Everyone but Lulu and Wakka walked in. Wakka was looking at the sad look on her face then he turned and walked in. Lulu sighed and lowered her eyes and then followed them inside.The group traveled through the "Cavern of the Stolen Fayth", as Lulu put it, coming to a room. They looked around quietly. Rikku was the one to break the silence. "What's a fayth doing in a place like this?" She asked. Tidus shook his head. "Don't ask me." He said. Zell looked around feeling a weird feeling. Something was in there but they couldn't see anyone.
"They say it was stolen for a temple long ago." Lulu said. Zell looked at her. "Huh?" He asked. Auron looked at him. "With no fayth, Summoners cannot train. Without training, they cannot call the Final Aeon. With the final Aeon, they cannot defeat Sin. That is why." He said. Rikku blinked. "Cause then the Summoner won't die!" She said. Wakka looked at them. "That must be what the theif was thinking." He said.
No one spoke for a few minutes. Tidus then nodded. "I kinda agree with him." He admitted. Both Rikku and Zell nodded. They walked through the cavern arriving in another room. That was then the weird feeling got stronger. Pyreflies began to form something. "Peh! Another Guado fiend?" Wakka asked folding his arms. Kimahri shook his head. "No. An unsent." He said nodding forward.
The pyreflies formed an image of a woman. Lulu walked forward. "It is…It's you, is it not, Lady Ginnem? Forgive me. I was too young." She said. Auron looked at Yuna, who stepped forward and started to send Ginnem. But suddenly the woman sent a spell flying at Yuna. Zell was the closest to her, so he jumped forward and batted it away with his hand only to wince and shake the pain off. Lulu shook her head.
"There is no human left in you, now is there?" She asked. Ginnem looked at her and lowered her arm. "Very well, then. Allow me to perform my last duty to you. My last as your guardian." Lulu said. The group hurried forward. As they did the ground began to shake making everyone stop.
Ginnem waved her hands and suddenly a large Aeon appeared. Yuna gasped stepping back. Zell stared wide eyed. "What is that?" He asked. Auron looked at him. "Yojimbo, a very powerful Aeon. One that we don't really want to face but must." He said. Zell shook his head and stood in a fighting stance. Everyone followed through and began fighting against the Aeon.
However this one was much harder fighting. Yojimbo had a sword that he slashed towards the group. Zell had almost gotten hit several times. Luckily he moved fast. He however did get a nasty slash in the arm causing him to bleed. "Argh!" He cried out. Rikku gasped. "Zell!" She cried out having to duck the sword. Yuna threw her hand back. "Everyone move! I'm summoning Bahamut!" She cried out. Zell's eyes shot open and looked at her. "Huh!" He cried out.
Suddenly a large dragon appeared. It snarled at Yojimbo and began attacking him. Zell stared with wide eyes. "That's….Bahamut?" He whispered holding onto his bleeding arm. He watched the dragon aeon leap in the air and sent Mega Flare at the offending Aeon. Yojimbo growled in pain and vanished. Zell still stared at the dragon, who turned it's eyes onto him and gave a smirk then vanished.
Lulu stared at the spot where Ginnem used to be. "Strange. I thought it would be sadder, somehow. Maybe I've gotten used to farewells." She said. Wakka looked at her. "You're stronger now." He said. Lulu turned to him and smiled softly. "Wakka. I hope you're right." She looked at Yuna. "Yuna, the fayth is inside. Go do what you came to do." She said. Yuna nodded and went in. Everyone waited for her then when she came out they left the cavern. Zell paused looking down at Yuna and Tidus staring off into the distance. Zell turned his own eyes towards the Calm Lands.
"I think…..I think I knew why Yuna would just stare off like she does.
She was saying goodbye to the world.
I began to wonder…..would I ever see the places I wanted to see again?
Probably not if I was going to pull off what I've been planning since
I found out about Yuna and the Final Aeon. I wasn't going to let anyone die."
They reached the base of Mt. Gagazet. For some reason it was deserted. Zell looked around. "It's quiet." He whispered. Kimahri looked a little confused but then he jerked his head to the side and growled.
Suddenly something fell from above and landed in front of them. It was Biran Ronso. Zell growled seeing him. He hated this guy too much as it was. Then Kelk appeared. He walked towards the group with Yenke behind him. Everyone tensed for a fight. "Summoner Yuna and Guardians, leave here at once! Gagazet is Ronso land, sacred mountain of Yevon. The mountain will not bear the footsteps of infidels!" Kelk snarled. Biran growled. "Enemy of Yevon is enemy of Ronso! Leave, traitors!" He growled. Kimahri growled back. Yuna shook her head. "I have cast aside Yevon! I follow the temple no more!" She said.Kelk growled. "Then you will die by those words!" Yuna's face darkened. "So be it. Yevon has warped the teachings and betrayed us all!" She said. Wakka nodded folding his arms. "Nothing but a bunch of low down tricksters, eh?" He said. Tidus and Zell nodded. "Yeah!" They both said along with Rikku. Yuna shook her head. "We have no regrets." She said. Yenke snarled. "Blasphemers!" He snarled.
Kimahri growled and hurried forward to face Biran. He had to look up at him because he was shorter than Biran but he showed no fear. They just glared at each other. "A summoner and her guardians……" Kelk said. Lulu stepped forward. "Lord Kelk Ronso if I may. Have you not also turned your back on Bevelle?" She asked. Auron nodded. "But still, you guard Gagazet as a Ronso, not a Maester. Yuna is much the same." He said. Everyone nodded.
Biran blinked with surprise then growled. "Elder Kelk! Let Biran rend them asunder!" He snarled. Yenke joined his side. "No escape! No one!" he agreed with a growl. Zell cracked his knuckles as he balled up his fist. "Just you try it! I dare you!" He taunted. Yuna nodded. "We will not flee. We will fight and continue on." She said. Kelk looked at her. "You have been branded a traitor but still you fight Sin? Lost to the Temple, hated by the people, yet you continue your pilgrimage? Everything lost! What do you fight for?" He asked.
Yuna sighed and shook her head. "I fight for Spira. The people long for the Calm. I can give it to them. It's all I can give. Defeating Sin, ending pain. This I can do." She said. Kelk shook his head.
"Even sacrificing yourself?" He muttered. He turned and started to walk away but stopped. He looked back at the others. "Ronso, let them pass! Summoner Yuna, your will is stronger than steel. Tempered steel that even the mightiest Ronso could not hope to bend. Yuna, we bow to your will. Now go. The sacred heights of Gagazet welcome you." He said. Yuna smiled and nodded. "We thank you." She said softly and then bowed. Everyone smiled and nodded. The group began walked away.
They were approaching a path when someone called out to them. "Halt!" Biran called. Everyone turned around and looked at him. Biran and Yenke were walking towards them. Both Tidus and Zell grumbled. "Haven't you bothered us enough?" Tidus asked.
Biran looked at Kimahri. "Summoner may pass. Guardians may pass. Kimahri not pass! Kimahri shame Ronso brothers. Kimahri forget his birth." He said. Yenke nodded. "Forget his people, forget his mountain. Little Ronso! Weakling Ronso!" He said. Biran nodded.
"Mountain hate the weak, hate the small. If you will climb…." He paused. Kimahri growled. "Then I must prove my strength!" He said. Biran smirked. "Think you will win? You not forget who took your horn! Never forget!" He growled. Yenke nodded. "Kimahri never beat brother Biran! Never win!" He said. Kimahri roared angrily. "This time, I win. I will win!" He said. Tidus stepped forward with Zell who tightened his gloves. But Kimahri held out his arms to them. "This some kind of Ronso thing?" Tidus asked.
Kimahri turned back and faced the two Ronso. "Kimahri problem." He said simply. Biran and Yenke stepped forward and Kimahri charged. The group just stayed back to watch. "Biran rend you asunder!" Biran growled. Yenke sneered. "Hornless! Hornless!" He laughed. Kimahri snarled angrily and charged at them. He swung his spear hitting Yenke back. They fought viciously. When Kimahri's spear was knocked out of his claws then he fought differently. He jumped on Biran throwing a punch at him.
Yenke jumped forward and grabbed Kimahri's arms yanking them back. But the blue Ronso threw him over his shoulder and kicked him. Zell had never really seen a Ronso fight before. But this was the most strangest thing he had ever seen. It was like watching a cat fight. Three giant cats snarling and growling at each other as they attacked. Kimahri was doing very well for fighting on his own. He finally knocked Yenke down and pinned Biran to the mountain floor.
"Biran yield!" He snarled. Biran panted a little as Kimahri backed away still having his claws and fangs ready. He then stood straight and proud looking. Biran got to one knee and huffed. Yenke was clutching his side. "Strong is Kimahri. Biran is happy." He turned and walked to the edge of the cliff.
"Sacred Mount Gagazet!" He shouted in a booming voice. "I honor the name of strong warrior who defeats Biran Remember always, Gagazet! That name is Kimahri!" He roared.
Kimahri stood up taller and folded his powerful arms. Zell smiled with the others. "Mountain knows Kimahri strong. Kimahri may pass." Yenke said bowing down. Biran nodded. "Summoner!" He said turned around. "We Ronso will stop pursuers from temple." He said. Yuna smiled. "Truly?" She asked. Biran nodded. "Penance for breaking Kimahri's horn, long ago." He said with a fist raised. Yenke nodded. "We crush enemies standing before!" He said raising his fist. Kimahri rose his fist standing in the same position as they did. "Kimahri crush enemies standing before!" He said.
Everyone smiled brightly. Zell felt very proud of Kimahri. He felt like he could yell with happiness for his friend. Biran stood straight. "You are most fortunate, Summoner." He said. Yuna smiled. "I thank you." She said. Yenke stood straighter too. "Ronso will shine your statue brightest." He said. Yuna nodded. "Thank you. But I fear that no one will make a statue for a traitor such as I am." She said.
The two Ronso looked at each other. "Then Ronso will make!" He said proudly. Yenke stuck out his chest. "With grand horn on head!" He said. Everyone cracked smiles and tried not to laugh at the awkward smile on Yuna's face. "That….would be wonderful." She said. The group walked on. They were on a cliff when Biran called again. "Summoner Yuna!"
Tidus looked annoyed. "What is it this time?" He asked. But to his surprise, Biran began to sing the Hymn of the Fayth. Yenke joined in. Then several Ronso walked up and sang with them. Zell stared with awe as they sang. They were singing in deep tones but it….it was strange.
"It was weird listening to them sing.
I felt….I felt a deep respect coming from them.
They respected us. And I was happy."
The group continued on. They climbed higher and higher up the rocky path. Zell caught Rikku a few times when she slipped. She smiled at him as soon as she was fixed right. Everyone helped each other when they needed it. Wakka helped Lulu several times when she almost slipped. So it proved that she was not that graceful no matter how she wanted to show them.
They finally came to a large boulder with a spear sticking into the ground behind it. Lulu stepped up to it and looked down at it. "These mark the graves of Summoners and Guardians who failed." She said. They walked on finding more. "Summoners that die up here…aren't sent to the Farplane." She said. Zell looked at her. "Why not?" He asked. Lulu looked at him. "Who would send them? They die alone." She said. Tidus looked at her. "So that means…." He paused. Lulu looked at him next.
"Many have become fiends and they may want Yuna's company." She said. Tidus looked away. "Well, Yuna will be fine." He said. Lulu nodded. "You're right." She said. They continued to walk on. They reached another grave. Lulu sighed. "All this way, only to fail. It must have been tough." She said. They walked on.
Zell and Tidus fell behind a little to walk together to think. Rikku slowed down and walked beside Tidus. "Zanarkand is on the other side you know?" She asked. Tidus nodded. "I know." Zell looked at the two. Rikku bit her lip. "Yunie is gonna get the Final Aeon, you know?" She asked. Tidus sighed. "I know." He said. Rikku shook her head. "I still haven't thought of anything." She said. Tidus nodded. "Me neither." He muttered.
Rikku looked ready to cry. "What are we gonna do?" She asked. Tidus shook his head looking frustrated. "We'll do something! We just don't know enough yet. Until we do, we really can't help Yuna. Let's go to Zanarkand. We'll find something there. It'll all come together. I know it." He said. Zell stared at Tidus with awe. Tidus noticed. "What?" He asked. Zell smiled. "You just sounded like a leader for a second. I reminds me of Squall." He said.
Tidus stared then grinned. "Star of the Zanarkand Abes. Didn't anyone tell you?" He asked. Zell laughed softly. Rikku smiled and shook her head. Tidus walked on after the others. Zell smiled and started to walk. Rikku looked at him then her eyes grew wide. She let out a shriek making the two jump and turn around.
Suddenly a hand gripped Zell's jacket and he was looking at the smirking face of Seymour. Seymour was smirking at Tidus too. "Ah, the so called SeeD. And son of Jecht." He said. Zell struggled to yank out of Seymour's grip but couldn't. "Lemme go!" he demanded. Tidus ran forward. "Rikku, run ahead and tell Auron!" He yelled. Rikku looked dead scared. "B-but…you can't fight him alone…..and Zell…." She stammered.
Zell yanked away hard and slipped out of his sleeveless jacket just to get away from Seymour. "Just go, Rikku! Go!" He begged stumbling over a rock and landing on his side. Tidus quickly hurried forward to help him up. Rikku whimpered and ran away crying out Auron's name. Zell and Tidus stood facing Seymour. "You have both been a thorn in my side since I have first met you. And now it is your time to die Prepare yourself son of Jecht and Gaian." He said throwing Zell's jacket aside.
Zell and Tidus growled getting in fighting positions. "Not if we can help it!" They both growled. Zell punched his fists together. "Save some for Kimahri!" They heard Kimahri. The two turned their heads and found the rest of the group running up. Seymour smirked seeing Yuna. "Lady Yuna It is a pleasure." He said. Lulu looked at Yuna. "Yuna!" She warned. Yuna hurried forward and prepared to send the evil Maester. Seymour smirked. "A sending, so soon? Allow me to say something to the last Ronso before I leave." He laughed evilly.
"You was…..truly a gallant race. They threw themselves at me to bar my path. One after another." He said and gave a wicked giggle. Kimahri looked pained. "No…." He whispered. Yuna looked at him. "Kimahri…." She whispered. Seymour grinned. "You could end the suffering of this poor Ronso." He said.
Yuna looked at him. "I don't understand you." She said. Seymour smiled wickedly. "Allow Kimahri to die, and release him from his pain." He said turning. He walked to the edge of the cliff and looked outward. "Spira…is a land of suffering and sorrow caught in a spiral of death. To destroy, to heal, Spira, I will become Sin. Yes, with your help." He said looking back at Yuna. "Come with me, Yuna. Once I have become the next Sin, your father will be freed again." He said looking at Tidus.
Zell stared with wide eyes. 'He knows….' He thought. Tidus hung his head gritted his teeth. "What do you know?" He growled and darted towards Seymour his sword in hand. Seymour lifted up into the air when some kind of creature behind him. "Pitiful mortal. Your hope ends here." He began to merge with the thing forming a creature. "And your meaningless existence with it!" He roared.
Everyone stared wide eyed up at Seymour. "Man, this guy is pissing me off!" Zell yelled and threw spells at the fiend. Everyone began fighting hard against Seymour. Seymour sent attacks at the group hitting everyone. They fought Seymour long and hard. Zell wasn't holding back this time. He began throwing several of his strongest spells at him with the rage he had. Finally Seymour blew up and vanished.
Tidus was bent over and gasping from exhaustion. He looked up and growled. "And stay up there!" He yelled. He turned and started walking off. Everyone looked after him and started to follow but Yuna didn't move. "He will become Sin….with my help." She whispered. Everyone turned back looking at her. "Lies. Forget them." He said.
Yuna looked up at him. "If he becomes Sin, Sir Jecht will be saved." She said. Auron looked pained now and turned away. "We're leaving." He said starting to walk away. "You know something! Tell me!" Yuna cried out. Auron stopped but didn't say anything. Yuna ran up. "Tell me!" She begged. Tidus sighed and hung his head. "Sin's….my old man." He said. Everyone blinked. Except Zell. "You hit your head?" Wakka asked. Tidus looked up. "Sin is my old man. My old man became Sin. I don't know how or why he did it. I felt him inside, and when I did, I knew it was true. My old man is Spira's suffering. Sorry." He said. Yuna stared at him. "Even….knowing that Sin is your father…still you know, I must…." She said. Tidus nodded. "I know. Let's get him. I think my old man would want that." He said.Lulu stared. "You'd fight your own father?" She asked. Tidus nodded. "Yeah. No problem there." He said. "Uh…'bout your old man….you sure this ain't some kinda bad toxin dream or something? Then, Chappu….I uh, think I'll just pretend I didn't hear nothing. I'm getting confused, ya? Why…why'd all this have to happen?" He asked. Zell sighed lowering his head. He wanted to tell them about exactly what happened when Sin brought him to Spira. And for some reason, he couldn't bring himself to say it. "We'll learn when we arrive. Soon." He said walking on.
