( - coughs - I want to apologize for how my summary of the next chapter does not at all resemble this…….Mainly because I decided to alter Tidus's destiny a bit, and instead of sacrificing himself…. ….. Ah just read it. Ignore the summary I gave during the last chapter! . )
Amongst the rubbler
" A rock tumbled silently down upon the fallen debris before the setting sun as Yuna, using the slight remainder of strength within her, pushed herself through a stone blockading the escape route. Poking her tiny little head out between a gap forged between her pressuring as she inhaled a vast amount of air through her throat and into her desperately craving lungs. The scent of ash and flickering flames consuming her nostrils with an undesirable odor as she coughed it out through her, trying to rid herself of the stench consisting of roasting meat and crisped metal flaring with the inferno that blazed around In her eyes."
" Everything, despite the blur she received from her gaze, nothing but rubble remained of the once magnificent city. The walls built to protect it's capital reduced in a flash to gravel, gravel lowered in an instant to dust, and dust diminished in a moment to nothing. Just flames and rocks. That's all that had survived, that's all of which remained."
" Heaving her body out with her left arm dangling limp at her side broken, she tumbled groggily to the ground as her legs gave way to weakness. Blood plastering her hair together as she closed her eyes and began to lose consciousness. Thoughts crossing her mind as she stumbled into slumber. Where is Rikku and Paine? Are they alright? Did they survive? Was Baralai in the chambers? Did anyone make it through?"
" Regardless of her will to maintain her fatigued body, she found solace within the darkness as she felt her body go numb and pale. The smell of chaos slowly beginning to die down as the warmth of her blood became cold like water, and eventually she felt nothing any more, nothing at all. Only to hear the roar of an engine float above her."
Are you sleeping Lady Yuna?" Came a serious voice departed by a chuckle." Dreaming your life away while you dream's life fades away?
Whose there?" Yuna asked through the telepathy of her mind, calling out into the darkness." What do you want?
Now now…" The mysterious voice began once more." What I desire is not a necessity at this particular moment…….. Perhaps what you want would be more of a question…… or better yet…….. What He wants……
He? ………." She paused to ponder." Tidus?
Perhaps…….. If that's what one would call a dream…." The echo seemed to be rather subtle." A dream is a dream, nothing more than that…….. It has no name, nor does it have a purpose…… yet a dream seems to have the ability to reflect the images of ones mind…. Perhaps that's all your doing is imagining…..But then again, to imagine you would have to dream…….and your not dreaming right now, can't you tell? " It continued" Can you not feel the dream's essence fading away? Can you not taste the sweet, tender flesh of defeat? Can't you feel him drawing closer?
Tidus……. Is coming here?" Yuna spoke trying to understand."
The dream, oh yes that dream is coming to you…… oh yes it's coming……" It seemed to laugh." And how it brings with it nothing more than death…. Luring your friends Lulu and Wakka to nothing more than an inevitable demise.
What?!" Yuna found it in her mind to roar back." What do you mean?!!
You persist to know yet refuse to know…" Again it spoke in riddles." I tell you yet you refused to hear……" It released a troubled sigh."…. Perhaps intentions are better left intended…….Not dealt by the draw when opportunity to prevail arises……….. Perhaps I was to rash? Or…. Perhaps I was not rash enough?
" She was astonishingly growing impatient with this voice." Listen you! I don't know what you want but leave my friends alone!! Tidus would hurt them!
Tidus……Tidus,Tidus,Tidus….A dream forever dreaming? Or a nightmare altered into reality?
Let us be….. Just leave us alone….Leave us alone!!!!!!!" As she released a massive scream through her mind, a sudden jolt of agony washed instantly upon her. Spinning her mind in a circular rotation as her brain pounded in her head. Banging ceaselessly against the sides of her skull like drums tapped powerfully by the tips of a finger and beaten with sticks without relent. She awoke."
" Sunlight poured in through the shading of a window as her eyes adjusted to the surroundings, cool wind blowing about her body in a swirling motion before closing her eyes and opening them once again. Staring weakly up through the blur clouding her eyes, a figure materialized from beyond the fog, sitting quietly beside her with shallow breathing as if in a slumber. It's head resting quietly on it's shoulder."
T-Tidus?" She croaked silently when the haze dissipated. Revealing her lover she thought to have left in Besaid, sitting beside her in a quiet sleep, with his hand gently clutching her own."
" Her entire body seemed to ache from the pain she had endured on Bevelle's destruction, her arms and legs coated in bruises and wrapped in bandages, cuts upon her cheeks and hands gently wrapped with a soft cloth that put her at ease, regardless of how numb everything felt."
" Tidus's cerulean orbs slowly revealed themselves from within the lids as he weakly shifted them to her bi-colored eyes. Finding strength in seeing her wake as he slightly tightened the grip he had upon her hand. He too, feeling numb and fatigued."
Your…… awake…." He forced a smile between his silent words." I'm….glad…..
Why are you here..?" She asked through a harsh cough." Your.. Supposed to be in Besaid..
I….. Couldn't stay away from you…." Yuna could see a tear begin to wield in his eyes." I… didn't know how much time I had….
" Immediately her eyes shot open, having forgotten the worry of how long she had been slumbering." How long was I asleep?!" She practically shouted through her raspy voice."
2 days……" He whispered as his eyes began to close once again." You've………been……..dreaming haven't you……?
No no no no no!" She heaved herself to sit up through her numbness." Oh Tidus stay awake!! I'm so sorry! Don't go!!
Relax…" He laughed quietly as he forced a smile." I just want to get some rest…….I…just want to sleep…..
" Yuna gave a slow nod, accepting his wish to sleep again knowing her probably needed it. He had sat by her side for 2 days, unmoving from the spot. Waiting for her to wake up knowing his time was fading as was he. She felt so miserable." I'm sorry…..I'm so sorry…….
Wait!" She spoke as veering her eyes frantically around the room." Rikku, Paine?!!
Well, well…." Came a voice that immediately drew her attention. Twisting her eyes to focus upon the figure of Rikku and Paine." Welcome back Yuna….
Yunie!" Rikku yelled as she flung her arms around her cousin's neck tightly." I was so afraid you wouldn't wake up!
How…..did you all make it out?" She croaked about to cry."
Well, after that thing fired on Bevelle…." Paine began with a shrug." We managed to escape the full blast, all of us did. And hadn't you been caught beneath the debris you would have managed to escape too….So we called Brother, and that's round the time we found you lying on the ground.
Oh…" Yuna gave a nod before looking back to her." Then… what happened to that fiend?
That?!" Rikku decided to answer for her." It was sooooooo strange! It just faded away the moment It fired on Bevelle! Like it wasn't ever there!! Almost like a-
Like a dream….." Yuna's head sulked to the floor." Someone came to me after I escaped the rubble….It told me some disturbing things….
Ohhhhh like what?" Rikku padded the air with her hands impatiently."
It said, from what I could make out between it's riddles, That…." She looked over to Tidus who still slumbered peacefully." That Tidus was going to be the reason for the deaths of so many….
And Spira would be plunged into darkness…." Suddenly Nooj'd voice came from across the room and Gippal, himself, and Baralai sauntered to her side with a smile."
Nooj? Gippal? Baralai?" She seemed rather startled to see them here." W-what's going on? Why is everybody here?
It's simple…." The leader of the Youth leaque responded with a smile." Spira has become faced with a new threat, everything we know is beginning to crumble around us…
How did you guys know about this" The High Summoner gasped in shock."
The Fayth came to us…." Baralai suddenly spoke." It explained everything about this Oblivion. And It revealed the reason to all the disturbances……Bevelle's destruction, the disappearance of Fiends…..It's all revolving around a simple matter, Oblivion's resurrection. " He finally ended with a sigh."
Kinda wack ain't it?" Gippal chuckled loudly as he paced himself back and forth swinging his arms." All of the fiends suddenly go AWOL, The capital is sent to hell, and the dream is supposed to be the end! What the hell is that supposed to mean anyway? A dream being the end of us all? I mean, come on right?
It's not all that complex…" The Praetor of New Yevon spoke once again looking to Tidus." A dream is to be the end…..A dream of the Fayth is to destroy us all…To end all existence…
No that's not true!" Yuna found herself screaming out as she shook her head in denial." Tidus won't do anything like that, It must mean something else!
That's always possible…" Nooj responded with the sway of his hand, staying silent before the sound of padding footsteps thundered against the floor, and almost instantly a group of soldiers bounded up upon the stairs, dashing their way across the floor as they surrounded Tidus with their guns aiming at his head." But we can't take that chance…
No stop!" The former Summoner screamed as she tried to stand up, only to have herself pushed to the mattress by Paine and Rikku's hands. Yuna's bi-colored eyes gazing sadly into their own, reflecting the sadness she felt on their expression." Why…?
We're sorry Yunie!" Rikku whined as a tear fell down her cheek." But we can't let him hurt you!
Hurt me? Hurt me!!!!!!!" She roared as she began to thrash angrily to escape their hold." Tidus wouldn't hurt me!!! Get off of me!! Tidus, Tidus!!!
Yuna…." Baralai whispered as he turned his head away." The Fayth told us, when the chaos began the world would end, and the lover's life would be the sacrifice…Which is why, should we contain him he won't harm Spira nor harm anyone!!
No……y-your wrong…." She whimpered as tears began to fall down her cheeks." Your wrong….
We're sorry Yuna…" Paine whispered as she closed her eyes in shame." But…..We have to do this……. We have no choice….