A/N: Yaye, reviews! I've just realised I've hit the fifty reviews mark! Okay, so it isn't that high, but when you're used to see below fifteen or so (i.e. like me) it kinda is. Sadly, I have no chance of reaching one hundred because this story is actually finished in a few chapters! Oh well ...
Disclaimer: Everything that is entitled to me, belongs to me. Square-Enix and it's products however, are not entitled to me, therefore they do not belong to me.
This chapter is dedicated to YuniX-2. I' sorry it's so late, but I've just re-read your review from chapter 6 (!) and it was great advice, so here's my thanks to you!
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Plan Unfolds
"So that's why Farra never showed up on the ocillar finder!" Martha murmured to herself as we hoisted ourselves up onto the South bank of the Moonflow.
"Huh?" Holly groaned, falling flat on her back on the grass near the edge of the path, "Why didn't he show up?"
"Because Shinra searched 'Previous Aeon Dwellings' - or something like that, I can't remember. Anyway, I know for definite he searched 'Previous' and Farra isn't exactly previous, is he?"
"Yeah ..." I said, lying down beside Holly, only half listening as the other four began to talk about everything Farra had said. I gazed up at the sky, occasionally saying 'yeah' or 'that's right' or just nodding, while I really thought about what would happen after we defeated Nemesis/Lae. I mean, sure, Farra could help us kill Nemesis, but could he actually send us home?
"Earth to A-me," I heard Lillie yelled in my ear.
I sat up rapidly, my head bashing Lillie's. "Whoops, sorry!" I said, rubbing my own head.
"About not listening or bashing my head?" She groaned.
"Both. So, what's the big deal?"
Victoria motioned to the communicator in Martha's hand, "Guess what? You've done it again. We missed the call from Buddy saying we have to board the airship, seems the communicator lost signal underwater, surprise surprise!"
I groaned, "Brother's gonna take a fit."
"What exactly do we tell them? I mean, they're going go nuts about us leaving guard, and we don't have a good enough reason this time because Farra said we can't tell anyone!" Martha said desperately.
"Not exactly," Lillie piped up, "He said we could tell them we found out a way to kill Nemesis! Come on, they're not going to go nuts on us after we say that, are they?"
"You have a point, Miss. Lillie," Holly said, and we all laughed. Then we set off to the Shoopuf port. Apparently, we were told to wait in Guadosalam.
"Let's just hope we don't get attacked by those Hypello's again!" Victoria said to Holly.
::Guadosalam::
When we entered Guadosalam the place was absolutely jam packed with people of all kinds. Al Bhed, Guado, Spirans, and (much to Holly and Victoria's disappointment) Hypello.
We made our way to the clearing near Leblanc's mansion. We talked between ourselves for a few moments, when all of a sudden we heard a voice saying to us:
"You wouldn't happen to be travelling with the Gullwings, would you?"
We look up, and in front of us was Leblanc. I nodded in reply.
"I've just had a call from them. They want to speak with me so you have to come into my house and wait for them to arrive. This way, loves!" And she lead us into her house. To be precise, her 'dining room' (the one filled with all the food, in case you're confused).
"Dig in, loves. I'll be back down in a minute," She said, before leaving us to go up to her room.
"What d'you think she's doing?" Lillie asked.
"Probably making her self presentable for her 'Noojie-Woojie'," I replied through a mouth full of pineapple. They all started laughing, causing Martha to choke on her food. Nice.
::Leblanc's 'Dining Room' Ten Minutes Later::
"You're friends are in the Dining Room," We heard Leblanc say cheerfully in the hallway of her house. Obviously the Gullwings & Co. had arrived.
When they entered, Rikku and Yuna (and Tidus tagging along behind them but not saying anything) instantly ran over to us, asking if we were okay, while the others just sat down on the chairs around the room. Oh, and Buddy was trying to hold back a struggling Brother yelling at us.
"Lyh'd oui ajan cdyo uh tido?!" (Can't you ever stay on duty?!) Brother screamed at us, "Un tu oui ymfyc ehcecd uh kaddehk mucd?!" (Or do you always insist on getting lost?!)
"Brother, lyms tufh!" (Brother, calm down!) Buddy said, breathing heavily. Gippal and Baralai ran over to help Buddy stopped Brother from charging.
"Famm, oui ghuf fryd? Haqd desa fa ku uh y meddma xiacd, cdyo mucd!" (Well, you know what? Next time we go on a little quest, stay lost!) Brother bawled at us.
"There isn't going to be another 'little quest'," I said normally, staring at Brother.
He stopped struggling, and Buddy said, "What?"
Rikku protested, "We're not giving up now! We've come so-"
"-Far, I know. I'm not saying we're giving up."
"What are you saying?" Buddy asked, sounding confused.
"I'm saying we don't need to go on any more little quests. The next 'quest' we go on, is going to be a big one. The big one. The final one."
"You mean ...?" Baralai muttered, "You mean ... we're going to kill Nemesis next?"
I nodded, and Yuna gasped.
"But we don't know how to! It's obvious you can't you whittle down it's health and then it's dead!"
"We know that!" Martha growled slightly at Yuna (not because she was angry with her, just pretty much in a mood at everyone), "And we know, not you, we, the five of us, know how to kill him."
Lillie nodded, "Yeah, sorry, but we've been sworn to secrecy and we're not allowed to tell you. No saving the world for the third time, I'm afraid!" She joked.
There was a silence, until Brother decided to break it. He said that he wanted to help, even just in the slightest way (which, seeing as he hated us, was quite a nice gesture). The others agreed.
"We do need their help," I said to the others quietly, "You remember what Farra said."
We told the others they could help and how they could help. We mentioned they had to cause a distraction in the Farplane – and fight Nemesis until we found what we were looking for. Afterwards, everyone filled out of Leblanc's house. Just as I was leaving, Yuna called me back.
"Just to let you know," She said to me, smiling, "I didn't really save the world two times. I had my friends with me – they did just as much I as did, maybe more. Can you remember that please?"
"I know that already. When you were fighting Vegnagun you had the Gullwings – when you fought Yu Yevon you had your guardians."
She smiled at me again and I began to walk out. When I was at the doorway she called, "Wait!" I turned around and looked at her. "How did you know that?" She asked, puzzled.
"Know what?"
"That I fought Yu Yevon, we - that is me and my guardians – we never told anyone we actually fought Yu Yevon. All Spira know is that I somehow defeated Sin."
Dammit, I thought to myself, she's got you there! Why did you have to go and open your big mouth?
I stood there, speechless for a few moments, wondering what to say. I kept on opening my mouth then closing it. Yuna was about to say something – probably ask me the question again – when Leblanc called from outside.
"Come on, loves!"
Thank the Fayth for people like Leblanc.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A/N: I'm actually quite sad that this story is nearing it's end, but I also can't wait to get rid of this (I'm not going to delete it, if that's what you're thinking, I'm just gonna ignore it!). I was going to carry on Teenage Drama but I'm not going to write it anymore. Email me or ask in a review if you want to carry that story on yourself!
