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Dream A Little Dream
Chapter 13: Moombas, Magic, and Mayhem
I have to tell you right now. I haven't been to Remiem Temple in two years. And even then, I wasn't too fond of it, but I went through it for Yuna's sake.
But Now I'm back. The Torches that had one kept the temple burning is now out.
So naturally. It was dark.
Look to the left. Dark.
Look to the right, oooh, darkness.
Straight ahead, more darkness.
Yeah, so you get the picture, it was really dark out. I couldn't see the nose in front of my face. Mind you I couldn't exactly see the nose in front of my face unless I went cross-eyed. But that's beside the point.
I don't like the dark. Makes me feel all vulnerable and such.
Anyway, I thought of Light, and torches an more light, and then I fired my gun. Light exploded in the torches. Oooh, I felt accomplished.
I tried not to think about Gippal.
I still felt kind of bad about it.
Kind of?
Riight. I was on a Damn guilt trip.
I wondered if he would know what was going on. I knew he would suspect something. I mean, he wasn't stupid, and I didn't know if he might have suspected where I was going.
Between you and me, I kind of wished he did find me and try to stop me.
I have no desire to Disappear. I mean, I was only 17!
There was so much I wanted to do.
I want to start my own Machina business somewhere.
Which reminds me. I wondered what happened about the issue with Neo Zanarkand.
I told you about that, right?
Some people in Yevon want to restore Zanarkand to it's prior glory. Personally, I think that's a bad idea. To try and rebuild something that was the cause of Sin? Just so shortly after we beat him?
That just spells out trouble. With a capitol "T"
T-r-o-u-b-l-e.
yeah, you get the point.
Did I mention how creepy this temple is?
I'm standing in the chamber of the Fayth right now. I have absolutely no idea what to do. None whatsoever.
All I see is a big hole where the Fayth's seal should be. Mind you, we couldn't actually have access to this temple because it required a chocobo's assistance, so we couldn't use it to get to the Farplane.
But....I don't know what to do.
And then I heard it. A little scratchy noise somewhere behind me. eeep!
There is nothing scary behind me. There is nothing scary behind me, there is nothing--
I turned around, gun ready top shoot.
Eeeeeek!
It was so CUTE! A Moomba! I only thought these were only in stories.
It was orange, and absolutely adorable.
cutecutecutecute.
Of course.....I feel like I'm running a mini petting zoo.
I looked at Kuppo, and then at the Chocobo staring intently at the Moomba. And then the Moomnba itself.
Yep, Mini petting zoo.
The poor thing looked like it couldn't walk anymore, it looked so hungry and weak, Brother always said that I'd feed anything cute and take it home with me. So sue me, it looked absolutely adorable with it's cute big eyes
I couldn't let it starve to death! That would be heartless of me.
"Kuppo, will you unpack some water and some food from the Chocobo?" I picked up the poor malnourished Moomba and carried it over to the Chocobo, while Kuppo unbuckled some of the supplies. A water jug, and Some Lucan Beef and some dried Paupo Fruits(fruit found on Besaid). (Yummy)
I fed the Moomba, still thinking about how I could seal the gate.
Hmmmm. The dream said something about the sword. What did he say about it. that it was the key, or something i don't remember.
I stared at the hole. Watching it, maybe some thing might help me.
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Two hours went by. And I'm Still here, in this stupid, stupid, stupid................... thing!
Blah! Finally I snapped. If I have to do this thing seven other times......ooooh, okay, so I'm not really a patient person.
I threw my sword into the stupid hole.
Admittedly, it wasn't the smartest thing to do. The dream told me that the Macalania Crystal that made up the sword was made out of Petrified Pyreflies.
Pyreflies! I don't exactly know how I would take it if someone I knew was in the sword. Just in case you didn't get that, I think it's time for a history lesson.
Ahem. Gee, I really wish I had a pair of glasses to make me look smarter.
Er. Anyway.
Pyreflies naturally want to go closer to the place where the Fayth's power is the greatest. And naturally the place with the greatest influence of the Fayths power would be.....
You guessed it, Macalania. It wouldn't be fading if the Fayth hadn't stopped dreaming. So when it started fading, the pyreflies, who relied on the Fayth's power, couldn't anymore, so they basically, almost literally froze in place.
Creating metal. Or crystal. Or whatever it is.
So now. With my sword in the Stupid hole, I don't know what to do.
Yeah and who threw it in the hole?
Shut Up.
Then I heard it. The hymn of the Fayth. I didn't think they played like that anymore. Then there was this Crazy weird glow from the hole, and then the sword just kind of spewed out of it.
Well. That was uneventful. I wasted nearly a day, and nothing happened? Gee how pathetic.
I guess that's when I fell asleep.
Honestly, I don't know how long I fell asleep for, but when I woke up, it felt, early......or late. I didn't really know which. But then I looked at the hole, maybe to rant more.
But....there was no hole. None!
I don't know how that happened. No idea how. Kinda just blew my mind there.
And then I got mad at myself for falling asleep. I didn't see what happened. It was like the hole was never there in the first place.
But what happened?
I spun around. and glared at the Moomba. "Do you know what happened?" I asked, a little irritably, still trying not to hug the adorable thing with it's huge eyes and plushy feel.
The Moomba just blinked at me. I nearly squealed at the cuteness of it all.
No, Rikku, No.
You have to find out what happened.
But can I just give it one hug?
............... No.
Okay, I think I'm officially going insane. I sighed. Hopefully I don't miss what happens next, er. In the next Temple, which isn't very far away.
I started walking towards the Chocobo. The Moomba trailing behind me. I turned around, blinked. "Do you wanna come with us?" I asked.
The Moomba bounced lightly. I gave in. I flung my arms around it and buried my face in it. Then I yanked back.
Urgh! This Moomba needs a bath.
I got on the Chocobo, and hauled the Moomba behind me. "C'mon new little buddy. Lets go to The next temple."
We got as far as the outside of Remiem temple before my thoughts started drifting towards Gippal. Did I do the right thing in locking him away? Was he safe.
Hopefully the Bevellian assassins didn't find him. Oh, Dear Shiva, please don't let those stupid assassins come and find him like that.
And then I looked at the sun. Hmmmm.....wasn't it just getting dark when I went Into, temple?
Why did it look like the afternoon? Early afternoon....
I looked up, horrified. Eeeeek! Don't tell me I slept through the night!!
That would mean that Gippal would be out in.....I glanced at Kuppo.
"Kuppo! Time!" The time flashed in a hologram as soon as Kuppo opened her mouth.
12:57 pm
Eeeeek! The cage would be out in Late afternoon! Noon begins at twelve. And I considered it late about now.
Gyaaaah! I hoped I would be in Zanarkand by now.
I rode fast towards the Yojimbo's Temple. Just as we were getting to the bridge when suddenly the Chocobo stopped, I was nearly thrown off my seat.
And there, right in front of us stood the Bane of my existence. why, oh why does the world hate me?
Gippal looked pissed. Why shouldn't he be pissed Rikku? You trapped him in a stupid cage.
"Well?" He snarled. coming up to walk beside the Chocobo. Without saying anything else, he dragged my down and his hand snapped around my waist.
"You're in Biiiiig trouble, Princess"
Oh damn.
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eeeek! sorry I didn't update as usual. But I was super uber busy. Stupid teachers and their stupid stupidness! I will try to get the next chapter a lot longer then this one. But that might take a while.
