"Ladies? Could you follow me please? You'll be on soon." A young man said, beckoning for Kairi, Yuna, Rikku and Paine to follow. He led the girls through many halls, doors and up and down a number of staircases. As they walked, Kairi was talking with Yuna.

"So, you said you were here to find this… Tidus guy, right?"

"That's right. The Fayth brought me here." Yuna replied absently. Kairi recalled Riku telling her about the Fayth spirit. Well, at least he wasn't lying about that. She thought bitterly.

"The Fayth brought you here? Couldn't you somehow get here by yourself?"

"No, if I could have I would have done so a long time ago. This Zanarkand is a dream. The Fayth took me from my world and brought me here so I could find Tidus."

"So, this isn't the real world then…"

"Not entirely. There's no reason why this city should be any different than the cities in Spira, but this is just a dream all the same. Not reality." Yuna explained as they were brought to a door and told to wait. Kairi was thankful for the dark; Yuna and the others weren't able to see how upset she was. So, Yuna left her world to stay in this dream with Tidus? There's no way for me to go back then! I'm stuck here forever and I'll never find Sora…The loud cheers of the crowds grabbed her attention. She saw the silhouette of one of the stadium staff as she walked over to the girls.

"You're on!" she whispered, motioning for the girls to go onstage. They did so, somewhat anxious at first but as the crowd began to cheer even louder as they stepped into the spotlight, they became much more relaxed. Out of the corner of her eye, Yuna saw a commotion in the section of seats that all the blitzball players were sitting in, and could easily guess what had happened; Tidus had seen her. She smiled in spite of herself. The four girls took a last moment to prepare themselves.

"Ready, girls?" Yuna asked quietly. Kairi, Paine and Rikku nodded. Kairi was finding that, slowly, she was forgetting her troubles, ready to let herself immerse herself in the music. Yuna started to sing, 1000 words first. The girls were an instant success. The crowd loved her, cheering constantly. Kairi caught sight of one particular player that was staring at Yuna, seemingly in disbelief. She decided that he must be Tidus. Yuna began to sing Real Emotion. There was a low beat, so low it was almost not there, but so loud it shook the stage. The song finished but by the end of it, the beat was so loud that it was shaking the entire stadium now, and it didn't show any sign of stopping. Yuna stepped toward Kairi, whispering.

"Your turn. I'm going to get Tidus." Kairi nodded in reply and took a small step forward. The crowd continued to cheer. She cleared her throat, and began; only, what she started to sing wasn't at all what she had planned. She was going to sing 'Everywhere', the same song she'd been singing for Yuna, Rikku and Paine. Instead, as soon as she opened her mouth, something entirely different came out. It was a song she'd never heard before, yet somehow she knew it off by heart.

Can't you see?
There's a feeling that's come over me
Close my eyes
You're the only one that leaves me

completely breathless

The entire stadium had gone completely silent. The strange beat was deafening, especially with the only other noise being Kairi's voice. Kairi still didn't recognize the song, yet she was singing it perfectly, never missing a beat. She wasn't even aware of what was going on around her anymore. All she knew was this song.

No need to wonder why
Sometimes a gift like this you can't deny


Kairi could feel her memories rushing back to her. Images of what happened at Kingdom Hearts. It was so vivid. She wanted her heart, so Sora gave her his.


'Cause I wanted to fly,
so you gave me your wings
And time held its breath so I could see, yeah
And you set me free

She could feel her eyes filling with tears now. She didn't know where this song came from, but she knew it was her song and she knew now that she needed to sing it, she needed to release these emotions that she'd held inside for so long.


There's a will
There's a way
Sometimes words just can't explain
This is real
I'm afraid
I guess this time there's just no hiding, fighting
You make me restless

You're in my heart
The only light that shines
there in the dark

'Cause I wanted to fly,
so you gave me your wings
And time held its breath so I could see, yeah
And you set me free

When I was alone
You came around
When I was down
You pulled me through
And there's nothing that
I wouldn't do for you

'Cause I wanted to fly,
so you gave me your wings
And time held its breath so I could see, yeah
And you set me free

She finished, and the stadium was silent. There was not a sound, not a breath, not a rustle of cloth, save for the low booming that had gotten even louder and still showed no sign of stopping. Every eye in the room was fixed on Kairi, most of which were filled with tears. In a moment, it seemed everyone came to their senses. There was an eruption of applause; the entire stadium was on their feet. Kairi saw Yuna just beginning to thread her way through the people towards Tidus. What is she doing? Why didn't she go before I finished? Kairi casually watched her, smiling and accepting the cheers. The beating got suddenly a lot faster, and much louder. Many people held their hands over their ears. Kairi cringed, looking for it's source. She caught sight of Paine, who was dressed differently then she had been a moment ago, in black armour with red (black knight dressphere) and was now holding a very large sword very threateningly, her eyes flashing around, trying to locate the source of the booming. It wasn't a steady beat as it had been before. They had become loud, random, earth shattering booms. Then, in an huge explosion, a side of the stadium (thankfully one with few people) was blown off, a huge hole yawning in the ground. The crowds that were silent and clam only moments ago were now complete chaos. Everyone was on their feet. Kairi saw a flash out of the corner of her eye and glanced at it. Yuna was now dressed differently too. She was wearing brown coloured leather with red (warrior dressphere). She was pushing through the crowds more forcefully now, trying to get to Tidus. As she reached him, she thrust her sword into his hands before a security guard pushed her towards the door and grabbed Tidus by the arm, pulling him towards the backstage. As Kairi watched, there was another flash of light and Yuna was again dressed differently. This time she was wearing different patches of fur, clawed paws on her hands and feet, and bull's horns on her head. Kairi blinked. Yuna launched herself above the crowds, leaping up to the second level on seats, which was nearly empty, and bounding toward the hole. Paine was running toward it as well, Rikku running after her and quickly catching up. She too was wearing a new outfit (the Thief). Kairi blinked again. Once this is over, they have some explaining to do. She decided. Fitting her claws on and slashing through the air experimentally, she followed. Yuna was the first to reach the gap. Almost as soon as she did, an enormous monster exploded out of it. It was a huge, lizard-like creature with blue scales that shone red.

"Veaht!" Rikku cried, running harder. Most didn't understand. Those that did either screamed or yelled something about a fiend. Yuna let out a surprisingly terrifying roar, pacing in front of the creature. Rikku reached the fiend next, immediately jumping at it cutting into it with one hand with he weapon and snatching something from it with her other. Kairi was running behind Paine, pushing herself to run faster. She let herself slow down a bit, taking careful aim with her disk. She shot it, with good aim. It sliced into the lizard's shoulder, cutting right through and spinning back to Kairi. Paine cut into the fiend with her sword, injecting a green substance that Kairi suspected to be poison. The creature growled, whipping its tail at Kairi (who just jumped out of the way) and bringing it's claws down on Yuna. Yuna dodged the first swipe - ducking out of its way - and the second by jumping over it and digging her claws into its arm, latching herself to it. It screamed an unearthly cry and tried to use its tail to whip her off. She was starting to climb up to its shoulder when the first attack came down hard on her back. She cringed and flattened herself against the arm, bracing for the second attack. Tidus had managed to push himself out of the crowd and was cutting deep gashes into its tail. It growled, trying to slash at him with its claws, but he stepped out of the way. Instead, it hit Paine, who stumbled a bit, but stood straight again with more determination than before.

"Let's finish this." She pointed her sword at it, driving the blade into the fiend's chest. It screamed at her. A blue energy was flowing out of the gash, through the sword and into Paine. It screamed again, this time louder and more ear-piercing than before. Paine could recognize that attack anywhere: petrification. She smirked. "Nice try." She muttered, drawing her sword out of the wound. The creature lowered its head, trying to bite her, and Kairi took the opportunity. She ran at it and launching herself as high as she could, she grabbed one of the spikes on the back of its head to swing herself up on its back. From there, she pierced her claws through the scales and jumped. Her claws dragged down its back, cutting multiple, long gashes all the way down it. Yuna pulled herself over the fiend's shoulder and onto its back, following Kairi's example with her own claws. Landing on the ground next to Kairi, she grinned and once again a flash of light enveloped her and she was changed again, this time into a blue and pink skirt, purple top and pointed hat. She carried a staff which she pointed at the creature. In a moment, a lightning bolt flew out of the tip of the staff and crashed into the creatures back. It collapsed instantaneously, fading into pyreflies. Yuna smiled at Rikku and Paine triumphantly. Kairi took her opportunity and asked Yuna quickly.

"How did you change like that?"

"Like what?"

"You went from that blue dress to animal skins, then to this!"

"Dresspheres." she replied simply, her attention turning to Tidus and changing again, this time into jean shorts, a white top, boots, a gun strapped to her belt (gunner dressphere). Kairi walked over to Paine, intent on getting an answer. Rikku giggled and tackled Tidus in a hug, almost knocking him to the ground.

"OHHH! We found you!" She laughed. Tidus grinned, slightly surprised.

"Rikku?" He asked, still unsure whether it was he same Al Bhed girl he'd met those years ago.

"That's me!" She said, spinning around. "Tada!" Tidus laughed. Out of the dorner of his eye, he saw movement. It was Kairi, as she walked over to Paine. As he glanced in that direction, he saw something that made his mind stop for a moment, because he wasn't sure whether it really could be possible, whether or not his eyes were playing tricks on him.

"…Yuna?" She looked up at him, her figure silhouetted against the setting sun. As she walked over to him, her features became clearer. Her hair was shorter than it used to be. He'd grown more than she had since he last saw her; he was more than half a head taller than she was now. She'd certainly changed. Two years ago, she never would have dressed the way she was now, nor would she have dreamed of carrying a weapon like a gun. He glanced at the sword in his hand. It was his Brotherhood. It had to be her. She stopped, right in front of him. When he looked up at her again, he lost all doubt that it was her. He never forgot the look in her eyes that night in Macalania: love, happiness, and a little bit of apprehension. She had the same look in her mismatched eyes now. He smiled. "Yuna… how did you-?" She cut him off, putting one of her fingers to his lips.

"Later." she whispered. More on instinct than anything else, because his mind was numb, his arms wound their way around her waist. Yuna smiled slightly, and kissed him. "I missed you." She whispered. Tidus smiled.

"I love you." He replied, kissing her again and again. Kairi was in the middle of asking about dresspheres to Paine, when she stopped, watching Tidus and Yuna intently. Paine nudged her.

"Kairi." She muttered. It was no use. Kairi was lost in her thoughts. Suddenly, Kairi turned on her heel and raced out of the stadium, disappearing in the gathering darkness. "Kairi!" Paine shouted. Yuna, Rikku and Tidus all turned and stared at Paine and then at the shrinking shadow of Kairi as she ran off. Rikku ran over to Paine.

"We'll find her." she told Yuna and Tidus.

"But-." Yuna began to argue, but Paine interrupted her.

"It's fine, Yuna. Stay here. We need someone to make sure no one is wandering near that hole, anyway." With that, Paine started out of the stadium. Rikku winked, grinning.

"Besides, I'm sure you two have a lot of catching up to do!" She said before following Paine. The two girls got outside and looked up and down the street.

"I'll go this way, you go that way." Paine instructed. Rikku nodded, and the two girls began their search.