PART 3: Confrontation
The Airship docks at Luca. The group exits the Airship, taking the Crystal-Finder with them. "Glad we made this thing portable, too," Gippal said. The Crystal-Finder was about the size of the Two-Way Receiver. "So, where's the Crystal?" Tidus asked. "Somewhere in Luca. The Crystal-Finder gives the location, not exact, but a location," Rikku said. "So, in other words, we have to look ourselves," Paine said. "Yeah, exactly," Gippal replied. "Then we should all split up, then," Shuyin suggested, "Each one takes a corner of Luca. If we find the Crystal, we report to someone in the group." "Great idea, Shuyin!" Tidus exclaimed, "That way, the thief won't stand a chance!" So, each member took his or her own route around Luca. Lenne and Yuna took the stadium, Rikku and Paine took the town, Tidus and Gippal took the docks, and Baralai and Shuyin took what wasn't taken. Each group took a two-way receiver, though.
Rikku and Paine carefully scouted each person they saw walking through the town. "This is sooo tough!" Rikku exclaimed, "We're never gonna find it! I mean, how can you see a crystal anyways!" Paine's eyes widened, and said, "Like that," as she pointed to a mysterious person in a disguise, but glowing. "Hey! That's the Crystal!" Rikku shouted, "Let's get him!" But before the two could run after him, a bright flash ignited in the middle of the town. Meanwhile, Tidus and Gippal weren't having much luck, in finding the Crystal. "Think they found the Crystal yet?" Gippal asked him. "If they did, they'd call us, wouldn't they?" Tidus answered. "Yeah, true. So, what's your relationship with Yuna?" he asked. Tidus paused for a minute. "Can we talk about this some other time?" he said. Meanwhile, Baralai and Shuyin were looking around Luca. "All this for a jewel. This is a waste of our time!" Shuyin yelled. Baralai sighed. "We have to keep looking. Spira is depending on us," he said. Shuyin snuffed. "Well, if you're not going to help," Baralai said, "Then I'll look for the Crystal, myself." "That's fine with me," Shuyin replied, "I'll look on my own, as well. So, just stay out of my way!"
Rikku and Paine stopped after running around Luca. "He's gone. Poopy…" Rikku said, "We lost him, and the Crystal. Who was he, anyway?" Rikku picked up the two-way receiver. "We gotta tell the others!" she said. Meanwhile, Lenne and Yuna were looking around the stadium. "Anything yet, Yuna?" Lenne asked. "No, nothing," Yuna replied. Yuna walked down the halls of the stadium, looking around every corner that she came to. Lenne was on the other side of the stadium, and she was on the other. Everyone had their own two-way receiver if any trouble occurred. Suddenly, Rikku's voice could be heard on the receiver. "We saw the guy who took the Crystal! Well…not really…He was in disguise! But you could see it glowing!" She said. "Which way did he go?" Yuna asked. "We don't know! He like…threw a flash bomb at us or something!" "Okay," Yuna said, "We'll keep an eye out for him, if it's a him." Yuna spoke into the receiver and let the other members know about the thief. Everyone agreed to keep an eye out. Yuna slowly walked down the hall, and downstairs in the stadium. The corridors, downstairs were very dark, almost pitch black. Suddenly, something lit up the corridor with an extremely bright light. Yuna shielded her eyes with her hand, that it was so bright. In doing so, she dropped the two-way receiver onto the ground, breaking it. The piece of Machina fizzled. She peered to see what made the light, and stopped.
There, standing in the side hall, was the thief with the Crystal. The Crystal glowed inside their body, with a bright, yellowish light. Yuna shielded her eyes, to almost avoid going blind from the glare of it. Suddenly, the thief saw her, and she drew and cocked her pistols. But before she could fire, something hit her hard on the head. She fell to the ground, unconscious. A second person appeared behind her, holding something in their hands. Then, they dragged her to where the person with the Crystal was standing. The person with the Crystal slowly pulled the Crystal out, and using it, made the wall turn transparent. The second person picked up Yuna, and carried her through the wall, as the mysterious person with the Crystal followed. The wall then became solid. Meanwhile, everyone was still keeping an eye out for the Crystals, but to no avail. Gippal had the Crystal-Locator with him. He looked down, and to his shock, there was no location of the Crystal! "Hey! Where's the Crystal?" he said. Tidus looked, and said, "In Luca, right?" Gippal shook his head. "No. I think our thief escaped…"
Everyone met back at the Airship, all except Yuna. Shuyin shook his head, and said, "Something is wrong." Everyone else nodded in agreement. "We'll split up to find Yuna!" Tidus said, "We'll check all o!" The group split up in Luca, looking for Yuna everywhere. But she was nowhere to be found. "People don't just disappear!" Lenne said, "There's got to be an explanation." Suddenly, a transmission came from Gippal's two-way receiver: "I found something down in the stadium. I think that's where Yuna was." The group ran down to the one hall in the stadium. "Sure is dark down here," Lenne said. Gippal held up Yuna's receiver. "Looks like our Lady Summoner ran into something down here," he said as he also picked up Yuna's pistols. Rikku gasped and Shuyin scowled. Tidus' fist clenched and said, "We've gotta find her!"