A/N:

Luin: (walks in, and glares) Sandstone did that, not me, for the record.
Sandstone: (getting out of the Icewind costume, and spraying his hair brown again) Well, uh… it was funny. At the time.
Luin: And now you've given them bad ideas. Now I'm going to have to kill reviewers.
Sandstone: Don't. Just save it. I think your point has been made. Besides, I like having reviews, not corpses. Corpses smell.
Luin: (rolls his eyes, and crosses his arms) It had better, or I'm going back to the way I was on Infocept.
Sandstone: (Flinches massively). Shit. OCAdam, don't do that anymore. I do NOT want to have to deal with Stabby the homosexual bondage clown of doom. Luin's not just a fanfic character, he's also one of my main RP chars, and he has the ability to call Stabby, outside of the storyline. For the sake of all the small children, don't make him start doing that. And Stabby's immune to all known weapons, and… somehow, all unknown weapons as well… he's just a pain in the ass, like a certain someone…
Luin: Shut up.
Sandstone: (Sigh). You started it.
Luin: When?
Sandstone: Celadon flight, in one of these things.
Luin: Was that before, or after you banished me with the thirteen runestones that you're so fond of?
Sandstone: Before. You tried to stab me because I killed Ashley.
Luin: I still need to stab you for that. I WAS happy, you know.
Sandstone: Yea, yea. Whatever. Say that after the Eternal Calm chapter, why don't you?
Luin: Eternal Calm? Huh?
Sandstone: (Blinks, and curses softly) Uh, nevermind. I got ahead of myself.
Luin: What the hell is Homestar Runner, anyway?
Sandstone: Uh… got me. I've only seen a few of the S-B emails, and only when people dragged me by the ear.
Luin: (Rolls eyes) sounds stupid. Why were you in computer club, anyway?
Sandstone: (Shrug). Habit. I was one of their more useful seniors. I could program in a few languages, could deal with DeepThought…
Luin: Only by using FoS stupidity mode.
Sandstone: (Grin). I miss Flinger. He was funny.
Luin: Shut the hell up, and get on with the story.
Sandstone: (Sigh). Fine…

OCAdam: besides that skit, I'll explain. Spear Luin is part of Irish mythology, Mortuna to be precise. Novelized Mortuna, but whatever. It's un-important, I just wondered if you knew about that thing. As for the Limit Break / Overdrive thing, I leave that to you. It sounds sorta like overkill to me, but I shouldn't be talking (Luin smirks knowingly). And I didn't WANT to include the Yunalesca battle, it would make the chapter too long for my tastes. Even if this makes this chapter rather short…

ross heuchan: You might want to re-read. Icewind / Luin goes over that, he needs a sustained energy source to recharge the pokedex. Lulu can't right now, and besides… I'll leave it to the story to finish that thought up. Once Lulu gets Onion Knight... no comment. (Luin grins, lightly punches Sandstone, and disappears back into the story.)

Zanarkand, Part Two:

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Yunalesca pointed her hand at me, and somehow a force pushed me back. I snorted, and then ducked under it.

Honestly, I don't think she should have lasted this long. We'd all been cutting loose on her. Heck, Tidus had even unleashed a new Overdrive on her – he sliced her a bunch of times, then launched a blitzball to her face… one that exploded. Of course, she blinded everyone (or silenced, if you used magic, so you couldn't cast anymore)… but Rikku and Yuna had that problem handled.

Eventually, she fell to a knee, defeated. I looked at her… and she planted her hair in the ground, looking unharmed now.

"You've got to be kidding me. Screw this slow stuff…Lugia, I hope Aeroblast is good enough."

I stepped back, letting her palm-force push me.

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Rikku gulped, as she ducked a hair-tentacle. She didn't like how Luin sounded now… he was going to do something stupid again.

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I held up my sword. This was getting annoying, I wasn't doing this.

The sword began to flame, with a blue liquid-like flame, rather than red normal fire. The blue light ran down me, and I began to twirl the sword in a circle. The sword began to make dragon-noises, a sad calling.

Then the sword began to spin on its own (it was floating over my head, twirling fast), and light blinded me. Then smoke poured from the sword, as it somehow dissolved.

There was no halfway for this transformation. It was all, or nothing. I went for all.

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A beam of wind cut through the smoke, blasting away the smoke mostly. It missed Yunalesca by a small amount. Lugia stood where Luin had been. The great bird's eyes were ice-blue, and cold as it gazed at Yunalesca. The two glared at each other in dislike (Yunalesca not showing any of the surprise that was on Yuna and everyone else's faces – except Rikku), then Yunalesca struck first, firing bolts of pure energy from her hand.

Luin countered with a glowing sphere that enshrouded everyone. The bolts bounced off the sphere, and immediately the glowing Safeguard disappeared. Luin spread his white wings to their fullest, and opened his mouth. Light began to glow from it, and he jetted his head forward, firing Lugia's signature move, Aeroblast.

Yunalesca held up her hands, trying to stop the attack, but it struck her anyway. She landed with a thud on her knees.

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And then she activated her final form. She reclined in the air, and the massive form picked her up, like a living throne. A demonic throne, but a throne.

The Lugia looked pissed, and everyone heard in their heads Luin's pissed off 'voice' saying Now I'm really getting tired of this. Screw this… Rikku?

Rikku looked up at the white / blue bird, and then nodded. She threw Vib's pokeball, and Vib popped out.

Six other pokeballs appeared from somewhere, and Luin's team appeared. Each froze at the sight of Lugia hovering there, but then turned to Yunalesca. The guardian of the sea studied them for a moment, then turned to the others. Buy us some time. We can defeat her, but we need time to set up.

Auron nodded, and charged forward towards Yunalesca… his killer, and the bitch responsible for killing Braska and Jecht.

Everyone else followed, with Yuna hurling Holy spells at Yunalesca. Lugia looked at the other pokemon, and they formed an octagon surrounding Yunalesca. The whole time, Luin's eyes were glowing, a sign of using psychic power.

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After thirty seconds of fighting, Luin's mindvoice called to everyone We're ready. Stand back… and brace yourselves.

The melee fighters ran out of the fray. Auron and Tidus showed signs of being zombies.

Lugia nodded, and each pokemon began to glow with light. Balrog's was a black/red, Sunseeker's a sunlight-though leaves color, Erastrani's a sandstone, Vib's a similar color (but laced with silver as well), Suicune's a pure blue, Mindstrike's a ghostly purple (strange, considering his type), and Psymachine a silver purple. Yunalesca's body and throne / monster began to glow blackly.

Then each of the pokemon attacked. Balrog launched a stream of fire… somehow using Blast Burn, despite the fact that only Charizards used that attack. Sunseeker did the same with Frenzy Plant, and Suicune used Hydro Cannon. Mindstrike thrust both his hands forward, and launched a punch immediately following it – a Psychic bolt followed immediately by a Focus Punch (Focus Punch actually wasn't a punch, it was an energy-beam launched by a punch). The two Flygon somehow formed massive Hyper Beams that fused together, making a massive burst of energy. Psymachine hovered in the air, then punched all FOUR of his arms forward at the same time, launching four silver-colored beams – Meteor Mash, times four. Luin himself was glowing a bright purple (his aura being a watery silver, but the purple countered it out), using Lugia's Psychic powers to guide all the attacks. He had previously distracted Yunalesca, making her think the pokemon were running support for the others.

His attack was Aeroblast, amplified by Psychic energies.

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Yunalesca looked at the attacks in shock. She'd been too busy fighting the others to notice the otherworld Aeons. The summoner had even unleashed Bahamut's Mega Flare on her before she had dismissed it. She'd thought that they were reinforcing the other Guardians and the Summoner with their energies. She hadn't been able to dismiss them, either…

She was wrong. She held out her hands, in a vain attempt to stop the incoming attack.

It failed, and she was bathed in the destructive energies. Her final form collapsed. She'd taken too much damage from fighting the other Guardians and their summoner.

Yunalesca fell to the ground, and said weakly "If I die, so does the Final Aeon. And with it, Spira's only hope."

Tidus looked over at Icewind, who was standing upright, but looking winded. The Lugia winked at him, and he turned to Yunalesca, and said "Then we'll find Spira a new hope!"

Yunalesca stared at the guardian of the sea, then snorted, despite the fact she was dying. "Fool. There is no other way. Even if there was... Even if you did destroy Sin... Yu Yevon the immortal would only create Sin anew."

Tidus exclaimed "Yu Yevon?"

Yunalesca said weakly "Ah... Zaon... Forgive me... Spira has been robbed of the light of hope... All that remains is sorrow."

Yunalesca disappeared, her body fading. Lugia hovered over to the group, and gave them a dragon-like smile, setting down next to them. Yuna looked up at the massive form, and said weakly "I cannot believe what we just did."

Tidus grinned, and said "Let's do something more unbelievable."

Rikku looked at him in shock. "What?"

Tidus said "Destroy Sin. So it won't come back, and without the Final Aeon. I don't know how just yet. But I'll find out."

Icewind's mindvoice added quietly Count me in. The Final Aeon's not the only way to destroy something. Or do I have to prove it again?

Lugia grinned again, and then was enveloped in smoke. After a few moments, a purple-colored sword hovered in the air, then fell into the smoke. It didn't ring on the ground, so Icewind must have caught it.

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I stepped out of the smoke, and rejoined the group. The feeling of intoxication was well… impressive. Lugia had a hell of a lot of power. Now I know why he managed to punt around the legendary birds when he had to. I walked over to everyone, then said tiredly "Well, that was fun. Let's not do that again for a day, I need some sleep."

Wakka gave me a look of sheer shock. "Uh… don't worry about that."

I grinned weakly. "Don't worry, that's about as large as pokemon go. Well, some are bigger, but they don't pack as strong a punch…" Rikku cut me off, by squeezing me in a hug, then a passionate kiss.

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We exited the dome, to be greeted by Sin. I looked wearily up at it, and said weakly "oh… not now…"

Tidus reached out to Sin, and said "Just give me a little more time!"

Sin hovered in the air for a moment, then floated away. I sighed in relief, especially when I caught sight of the airship racing towards us.

I'd be able to get that nap soon. At least I wasn't collapsing into a coma-like state now.

I could almost hear Ashley say in my ear "that's the way."

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Rikku's brother (ironically, she said his name WAS Brother) said "Frana du huf?"

Cid looked over at us. We probably weren't in the best shape, all of us had signs of healed wounds, and I probably looked like I was a step away from passing out. "Aren't we the happy lookin' bunch." I felt that way too, actually, one step away from passing out. Well, until I hit myself on the head, and went digging for one of my energy-potions that I've taken to making when I have a moment. Can't believe I forgot about those…

Brother asked "Frana? Frana?"

Rikku glared at him, and shouted ""Where, where?" That all you can say? Why don't you think of something?" I walked up next to her, and rested my hand on her shoulder. She looked up at me, and then nodded quietly. I grinned at her, then downed an energy potion. Bleargh, nasty tasting. The stronger I made the damn things, the nastier they tasted.

Auron ignored her, and said "Well? Any good ideas?"

Tidus gave him a glare "Come on, help us!"

Rikku added "Yea! No more secrets!"

Auron sighed. "What do we know... Sin is Jecht. Thus, you have a link...a bond with Sin. That may be our key."

Tidus looked at him, his features reflecting confusion. Well, he usually looks like that… in my opinion. "So what do we do?"

Auron said "We think, and we wait."

Tidus sighed, "Two things I'm bad at."

I shrugged. "We can look for some of the legendary weapons, but we'll decide later."

Yuna prayed towards Cid. Cid's look became filled with pain, as Yuna left the bridge. Tidus followed her at a distance.

Cid followed them for a moment, then turned to me. "Hey, kid! I want a word with you, anyway…"

Rikku stood beside me, and Cid looked from her to me, and back again. "Now…"

"Uh dad? Don't."

I looked at Rikku from the corner of my eye. She looked annoyed. "Dad, don't try to scare him off. Got it?"

Cid said "but…"

I grinned softly. "Uh, Cid? Rikku's a big girl, she can take care of herself. You don't have to worry about her."

Cid stuttered for a moment, and then fell silent. He waved us away, and went back to the sphere thing that he had been standing next to.

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Rikku laughed. We'd walked off from the group… kinda 'gotten a room', if you get what I'm talking about. Everyone else was going off to take a nap too, the events had kinda worn us all out… though we'd left the bridge really early in comparison to the rest of the group. I arched an eyebrow at her, and she grinned. "You owe me…"

I sighed, fighting the urge for now. "This time's different how?"

Her grin widened. "No risk now." I shrugged, and grinned lecherously for a moment "You win. Not like I wanted to win, anyway…"