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Dream a Little Dream

Chapter 10: Mission Accepted

You know.....after a wile of walking, all you want to do is die. Did you know that? My feet's sores have sores. I'm in the Calm lands right now, still trying to make my way to good ol' Zanarkand.

Right now I envy Kuppo. She can fly, not having to worry about her poor feet cause she doesn't use them.

Sigh, I guess I should fill you in on what happened when I left Guadosalam. I was still talking to the Dream, he explained all the details needed to fulfill my mission.

He said (queue Ominous voice) In order to right the balance of this world, you must seal the gates that link to the fayth.

Yeah, of course, I had no Idea what he was saying. So I took a wild guess. "um....The Temples?"

Ding, ding, ding, ding! Guess what? I was right.

Correct. The Chamber of the Fayth in the temples are the gates. The Fayth's power leaks through this world from there.

So I have to close them. Easier said then done.

The sword is your key. The Imbalance caused by the dreams, The creature called Sin, and the Machina known as Vegnagun, have caused the gates separating these worlds to disappear with their guardians. The sword will turn into a key, use it to seal the Gates.

Okay, basically, do you remember in Tidus's journey, when we had to go into the chamber of the fayth to get the Aeons? Those things in on the floor of the temple were the barriers, and Shiva, Valefor and the spirits of those aeons were it's guardians.

But the imbalance that was caused by Vegnagun, the Gates and they're Guardians disappeared. (sad right?)

So now I have to seal all those gates again. All of them, to retain balance.

But there's a catch.

By sealing those gates, I'm closing my connection with this world.

The gates were supposed to be closed when Yuna let the Aeons go free. Up till then, there was always at least one gate opened so that Summoner's could draw on the Fayth's power to summon Aeons.

I'm a dream. I need the power of the Fayth to survive as much as Tidus needed them to be solid in this world. When I close those gates, I can't stay in this world anymore.

I don't exactly know if I'll disappear, or I'll die......maybe I'll return to the Fayth....

Tough decision, huh?

I can leave the gates opened and stay in this world. I don't have to say goodbye to my friends, I can pretend nothing bad has happened.

But can I be that selfish, to let this world fall into chaos, just for my sake?

No.

So I agreed to do it. Maybe because it's my story, maybe because I wanted to show everyone that I cared enough of the people in Spira to save them from oblivion.

Ironic isn't it? An Al' Bhed, hated by the majority of Spira up till two years ago(and even know people still hate us) saving the very people that hated and tried to destroy us from Chaos and death.

And the funny thing is, No one will know what happened.

I'm the only one allowed to know what's going on.

Heh. I wanted to be a part of something. I am now. And I refuse to have any regrets about the decision I made.

So where to go......The place where all the temples were.

Lessee.....:

Baaj Temple (Where Yuna got Anima)

Macalania Temple ( Shiva, The dream Said he'd resurrect that for me from under water)

Besaid Temple (Valefor, eek Wakka and Lulu, and possibly Yuna)

Remiem Temple (The Magus Sisters, Calm lands, That stop is first)

The Cavern of the Stolen Fayth (Yojimbo, Second stop)

Palace of St. Bevelle (A.k.a Bevelle Temple)

D'jose Temple (Drat, I have to go back there?)

Kilika Temple (Ifrit)

....eight stops. Eight stops until I vanish, or die, or whatever....... Might as well enjoy it, right?

Right.

No Pessimism allowed. I'm in the Calm lands right? Heading off to Zanarkand, I'm heading to Remiem Temple, that's the first thing I have to do.

But first thing's first, I have to get a Chocobo. And then Something to eat, I'm starving.

"C'mon Kuppo, lets get some supplies."

You know, walking all the way across the Calm Lands alone with no one else is kinda lonely, that and the fact that I have to face all those fiends alone. But I guess it's a good way to take out my anger and frustration that this mission was given to me.

You're probably wondering how I can stay this happy when I'm about to throw my life away.

I guess I'm not really throwing my life away, I mean, it's for a good cause, right?

Bwahahahaha! I'll be the Silent Savior of Spira. Try saying that ten times fast.

But seriously, I'm very skilled at being happy. I guess it's something I had to develop to cope with everything else.

Had to be happy when Mama died.

Had to be happy when Pops, Brother and Jerale, were too buried in what they were doing to notice me.

Had to be happy when I found out that Yuna was planning to throw her life away.

Had to be happy when we found out she decided to marry Seymour (eeeew)

Had to be happy when Home was destroyed. When at that time, the majority of Spira still hated the Al 'Bhed.

Had to be happy again when facing Vegnagun.....

See? I'm an Expert. I guess this should be a piece of cake.

To tell you the truth.....

I'm Scared.

Really, really, bone-chillingly scared of what will happen to me when I close the Gates. But I won't cry. It won't change anything. Funny how I disregard myself in everyone else's eyes. It seems like they never knew me. The real me, without the laughter and bubbly-ness(even though that's just a part of me that I'm not willing to give up, it's just one facet of me).

Gippal once said, as a joke. "You know Cid's girl, I just noticed. The way you walk, the way you think. It's not consistent. You think like a pauper, and walk like a Queen"

I think like a Pauper, and walk like a Queen.

Damn Straight. It's not like I feel the world doesn't owe me happiness for what I've done. I guess doing this kinda is just.....what I was meant to do...does that make sense?

Mama said that I should always try to change the world for the better. That's one of the few things I remember about her.

Change it for the better. Even if you have to give your life, your soul and everything you love. So that the people you care about don't have to worry about something bad happening in their sleep.

Great, I'm being all sad and stuff. sorry, I kinda lapsed into a sad mood right there.

I can't help but wonder how everyone else is going to take it when I go away. I wonder if they'll remember at all.

Then there's Gippal.

Maybe it's a good thing that he doesn't know how I feel. I mean it would only complicate things, right?

Have you ever wondered how you ever came to love someone? Have you ever wondered that it might be easier to not be in love with that same person. I feel like that sometimes with Gippal.

Maybe that's why I'm so desperate to stay away from them.

From everyone. Maybe because I know if I see Gippal again I might want to abandon everything I'm doing. (Shocking that I'd be willing to give up saving the world for that jerk, right?). Just so that Idiot could mock me and have absolutely no clue about my feelings. That's how guys are completely clueless.

Besides, If I did decide to not save the world(which I won't) Then I would probably spend my entire life trying to make Gippal fall in love with me. Yes I'm like mama in the fact that I was willing to give up everything for her man.

Mama was the one who put the moves on Pops, you know. Pops always said that Mama and I were alike personality wise, Once we wanted something, we would hunt it ruthlessly until we got it. That's how mama finally convinced Pops to marry her. Yep. Mama was the one who proposed. My old man was taking to long to build up the nerve to ask Mama to marry him. So she got impatient, and threatened if he didn't marry her, or at least ask her to marry him right that instant, she would go to Kaijerie, Pop's best friend(Gippal's Father) and marry him instead. Of course she didn't mean it, but it scared Pop's enough to pop the question right where they were standing. Mama always was really strong. Sometimes I wondered why she married someone like Pops.

heh. I remember when I was a little kid and mama was still alive. We were at Home, I was sitting on Mama's lap and we were watching Pops putter around in the new Machina that Mama had excavated, he'd try and fix something, only to end up zapping his fingers and he'd end up swearing up a storm. Mama would just laugh, shake her head and look at Pop's with that gooey expression that I didn't understand.

So I asked her. "Mama, why'd you marry Papa? He's not very good at fixing machina. And I don't mean to be mean or anything, but he's kinda clumsy, and he isn't very romantic, I thought that's what all girls want, romance and strong men"

I'd never forget mama's answer to that. "Don't you see it, sunshine?(That's what she always called me, because my hair resembled sun beams....or something like that), Your Papa is a strong man. And yes, lots of regular girls want their man to be romantic and good at stuff. But not me. Give me my own clumsy Cid and I'll be happy." She looked at him again, and she forgot that I was even in the room. Even when she started speaking again, her eyes were trained on the man she loved so much. "He's not romantic, I'll give you that, and he sure can't fix machina any bigger then his fist, but he makes me happy, sunshine, I look at your daddy, and it's like any bad day I'm having goes away. He makes me laugh, makes me happy, and, you might not understand it right now, little sunshine, but that's all that really matters when you're in love."

Then she snuggled me close and said "C'mon little sunshine, let's go help your daddy before he burns his hands off."

I wonder, if I'll ever get a chance at that kind of love, knowing that I probably won't be in this world long enough.

No regrets, That's my promise to myself. I guess this whole story thing of mine got me thinking of things I didn't think I would be thinking about.

Heh. It kinda blows my mind that I can be so In depth in things, and not in others.

I was near the tent now going to buy supplies when suddenly I hear a voice behind me.

"Eh? Rikku? what're you doing here?"

Uh-oh.....

I spun around.

"Unnngh......Hey...Shinra.....um...are you here by yourself?"

"No, actually I'm here with Brother, we came looking for a guy named....what's his face? Doliga"

Ack Brother, was here?

Drat. Why do I keep running into people? Can't I finish this mission alone, without running into people?

"Rikku!? I will be pounding your butt into the ground once I get out of this!!" It was Brother

I turned around. Only to see him tied upside down near the tent.

I looked at Shinra. "What happened to him?"

"He got a little to excited and he wanted to find Doliga, he was jumping around and breaking people's merchandise. So they tied him up so he wouldn't break anything else, as it is we already owe them around 3000 gil."

I winced. Well. I should run away right now.

"Cid's Girl. You have a lot of explaining to do. Start talking"

Damnit!! Can't he just roll over and die right now? Please?

I prayed that Gippal, who was undoubtedly standing behind me, would suffer a tragic concussion on the head and loose his memory of me.

Nothing happened.

Figures.

Nothing Ever goes my way.