Med: Zelda, could you do me a favor?
Zelda: (a little nervous at the thought) Uh, yeah.
Med: Could you and Kari go check on Link and Sora for me? They've been in that room for a long time.
Zelda: Are you crazy?! Link's a nut case!
Kari: I'm not going either! You've got to be kidding me.
(Med brings out her infamous hammer) (Zelda and Kari get scared and run for the room door to Link and Sora)
Med: (puts hammer on her shoulder) Much better!
Author's Note 1: Man, I haven't been feeling so good. Anyway, today's tribute goes to Ninja Mage for always being there. Thanks a lot man! As you've seen last chapter, when I make a tribute all I do is 'copy' what the author does for a title of his/her fanfic. And they also get some gratitude from me for sticking with me. Nothing more. Nothing less. And I have gifts for those that do stick with me... (winks)
Ninja Mage: Mmmm, mega sundae good...Wakka and Lulu will be there as well as Yuna. I'm also thinking about Rikku but I'm not sure. Besaid will be like Sin never happened to it. Instead, they have to deal with the Heartless and stuff. And yes they will crash land on Besaid. Sora's s curiosity really goes a long way, doesn't it? And a late Happy Fourth of July to as well!
Kinoarashi: I never find a review stupid unless it had stuff like this:
i kindlike your fanfict but it sucks. Sorry doode!
You get the point? The randomness of your reviews are okay, just don't go overboard! Oh, and a late Happy Fourth of July to you!
Doomboy2000: "Associates"? Uh oh. (people in black suits come and grab me) Help! Anybody?!
DB2000: Update now!!
Med: Okay, okay! (begins typing furiously) (mutters) And a Happy Fourth of July to you too, you little...
DB2000: What was that?!
Med: N-nothing, Master! (continues typing)
Masta of Dance Dance Revoulutio: D-did y-y-you say "One Winged Angel"? OMG! (looks around with shifty eyes) Me likes my Sephy-chan... ("One Winged Angel" begins playing in the background) Alright, I'll update. But only because one of my favorite songs is playing. ;)
Author's Note 2: If I mess up the FFX (X-2) plot, oh well!
Chapter XII
New Friends and the Village
The ship gave a mighty lurch right afterwards. Everyone was thrown on the floor.
"You freakin idiot!" shouted Kail. "You've just put the ship in Hyper Drive! Now the Heartless' ships will find us and I can't steer us out!!" He groaned loudly.
"Sorry..." Sora mumbled. He had the grace of being embarrassed.
"God, I swear..."
The others tried standing up, but to no avail; the ship's speed threw them back down. Zelda managed to crawl to a window. She hung on and looked around through it.
"Um, guys?" she said. "I think we have a problem!"
The rest managed to reach her. Looking out the window, the guys couldn't help but curse.
"Oh shit!" they cried. For when they looked out, they found that the ship was already in the planet's atmosphere; it was now on a crash course for the water.
"Isn't there anything you can do to slow us down?" Kari asked Kail desperately.
Kail shook his head. "Even if there was, there's not enough time to slow down the speed long enough for me to get back in control."
"Then what do you suggest we do genius?" Link asked impatiently. The ship was about to make contact with the water.
"Easy: Grab something and hold on tight," Kail said, strapping himself with his buckles to a pole. "We're in for a bumpy ride."
Everyone grabbed something and held on for dear life as the ship crashed into the water.
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"Have you sent someone to search that back-draft place, Gannondorf?"
"Yes, Charles, he should be arriving anytime now."
"Good. I've been receiving bad news lately. And you know how I hate bad news."
Gannondorf gulped. "Uh, yes sir!"
Charles paced the room slowly.
"First, they find that retched group of people who despise me; second, they defeated one of my more loyal servants," -he emphasized on the word "loyal"- "Then they find that traitorous bastard Kail. And now, they've found the Keyblade wielder!" He slammed his fist down on the arm of his throne. "I will not tolerate any more failures! Gannondorf, rally the new troops!"
"Yes sir!" Gannondorf bowed, and then ran out the room.
Charles sat back down in his throne in silence for a minute. His yellow eyes flashed for a second; another person entered the room.
"Did you call, Master?"
"Yes, I did. Follow Gannondorf and keep an eye on him."
"Yes, Master." The person took a bow and disappeared into the darkness. Charles flashed an evil grin.
"And make sure you aren't seen. After all, we don't want them to know our plans..."
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Kari gave a loud moan. She slowly opened her eyes, only to find two eyes staring. She let out a scream as she backed away, causing the person in front of her to be startled.
"He isn't going to hurt anyone, Kari," came Zelda's familiar voice.
She turned to find the others with two women. One had long black hair pulled back into a bonnet on top of her head. She wore a flowing black dress that went all the way down to her feet; they parted a little at the bottom, showing belts upon belts strung together underneath. She also carried a doll with her. To Kari, it looked like an odd looking cat with a small red puffball at the top of its head that was knocked out. This woman seemed slightly foreboding.
The other seemed completely different; she had an air of calmness. Instead of long hair, she had short, light brown hair that didn't even touch her shoulders. This woman, too, wore a flowing dress, but it was more colorful than her friend's. On her back, Kari could see what looked like a long wand and a bright yellow bow. The woman bowed.
"My name is Yuna," she said politely. "Miss Goth on my side is Lulu. And the guy that gave you a scare is Wakka."
Wakka walked over to them. "Sorry about that, ya? Just wanted to make sure you were alive."
Zelda went ahead and introduced them to the group. "What kind of parent names their son a girl name?" asked Wakka when she came to Sora.
"Oh yeah? What kind of person names their kid after a Muppet's catch phrase?"(1) said an offended Sora.
Wakka, now pissed with the guy, made a rude gesture with his hand to Sora. Sora made a movement to lunge at him, Keyblade in hand, but Zelda and Link held him back. Yuna went in between the two and a hand to their shoulders to separate them.
"That's enough, Wakka."
This didn't come from Yuna, but from Lulu. She waltzed up to him and slapped him hard. "Do you always have to pick a fight with someone?" she asked harshly.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch! The guy didn't even know how to treat his own saviors! I mean, I asked the kid a simple question! What's wrong with that?" asked Wakka as he touched his cheek that Lulu had slapped.
Lulu just put her hand on her face. "God, just forget about it. Sometimes I wonder about you, Wakka..." Wakka was still innocently confused.
"Wait a minute, did you say 'saviors'?" asked Kari.
"Yup," answered Link. "They saved us from drowning after the ship crashed." The second he said "ship", Wakka and Kail began grumbling.
"What's wrong with them?" asked Kari.
"Well, it wasn't so smooth when we found your friends," answered Yuna. "You see, Wakka here doesn't like machines much. So, unfortunately, he tried to trash your ship after we found you."
"Oh."
Kail eyed Wakka with bitterness; Wakka eyed him back equally.
"Well anyway," continue Yuna as she tried to break them up, "We've brought your stuff to our village for safe keeping."
"Then that's where we're headed first," Kail said. "I need to fix the ship. I'm surprised that it survived the landing and this buffoon's attacks." Wakka scowled at him before turning around and showing them the way to the village.
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The village of Besaid was very peaceful. Huts lined the sides of the village, leading to the large building at the back. Children giggled and played on the street nearby as the group walked around. Yuna showed them around.
"That's shop over there. You can buy supplies if you need them. Right across from it is Lulu's hut. Both Wakka's and my huts are on each side. Any questions?"
"Yeah, two of them," Sora said. "One, what's that hut over there?" He pointed to one on the outskirts of the bundle of huts.
"That is the house of the Crusaders," answered Lulu. "They keep order in the village and keep the fiends out."
"Fiends?" inquired Zelda. "What kind?"
Lulu and Yuna looked at each other, then made sure that Wakka was out of earshot before they answered.
"We can't talk about them in front of Wakka," Lulu said.
"You see, one of those monsters took his brother's life one day," Yuna said sadly. "Wakka still can't recover from it. He thinks it's his fault."
"I'm sorry," Kari whispered.
"What kind of creatures were they?" asked Zelda.
"They call themselves the "Heartless"," Lulu said with little emotion. "They've been harassing us for years. Well, at least until Yuna took a stand."
"I became the village's summoner a few years ago," continued Yuna. "Summoners can call creatures in times of need called Aeons."
"Sweet!" Link and Sora said.
Wakka, noticing they were slowing down, faced them. "You guys must be tired after all that!" he called. "Wanna take a rest in my hut?"
The group eagerly took the chance for resting; even Sora and Kail didn't make a comment to him.
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Med: I wonder what's taking so long...(runs up to the room) Oh...
(we see Zelda slapping a red faced Link while Kari and Sora watch laughing)
Zelda: Stop...(slap) being...(slap) an...(slap) idiot! (bitch slap)
Med: What in Sam Hill's name is going on here?!
Zelda: This idiot spent too much time on the internet and-
Link: PH337 M3! 1 am teh 133T!!
Med: 0.o Whoa...He learned Leet on the internet?
Kari and Sora: Yup!
Med: Oh...boy... R&R guys! Another situation to handle. Joy.
Author's Note 3: While searching the internet, I came upon this funny FF movie. I'll try to put it in my profile, seeing as it won't put it in here.
Footnote
1. On the Muppet Show, there is a character named Fuzzie. He always said "Wakka, wakka, wakka!"
Med