Disclaimer: Something people add when they have to admit that they don't own anything pertaining to what they are writing about. Something like what I have been doing for the past several chapters.

Rikku was silent as we rode the skidder to the temple. She pushed the engine harder in anger. I needed to speak up before she got us both killed.

"Rikku, would you like to talk about it?" I asked her.

"Why did he have to be so mean? It's not I made sin appear. And besides, we want to get rid of it just as bad as any Yevonite."

"Yes, I know. We all want to rid Spira of sin. That is why summoners do what they do."

"But all it does is kill summoners and guardians!" I shivered inwardly. That thought struck a chord somewhere deep in me. "All I want is to keep Yunie safe, and maybe along the way show that Al Bhed are people too." She explained.

"Don't worry. You will get that chance."

We came to a stop at the end of the snowy trail. Rikku jumped off and ran on ahead. I was behind her, but not quite as fast. When I did reach the temple doors I saw Wakka standing next to the temple priest. He had his arms crossed and looked rather happy with himself.

"Halt!" The priest shouted to us. "The likes of her are not permitted in this place."

She began to protest, but I spoke up for her. "She is a guardian. No matter what you may think of her."

"An Al Bhed guardian? That preposterous." He scoffed at us.

"I have decided to become a guardian to Yuna, and that's all I want to do."

"And that's all one needs to be a guardian." I scolded as we pushed our way through. I could see Wakka glare at me for sticking up for her, but I was not about to let that bother me. We had a summoner to catch up with.

Just as we were about to enter the trials a woman came out of one of the side chambers. She screamed something about a sphere before dropping to the floor in tears. We rushed back down to see what it was Yuna had been hiding from us.

Tidus set it on the ground and turned it on. "This may answer a few questions." I said before it started.

What appeared before us was a picture of the late Measter Jyscle. It looked like he was standing at the entrance of the thunder plains judging by the flashes behind him.

(A/n: I am going by memory on this speech. So if it is off, I apologize now. Besides, I am not about to play the game again just so I can get it right. Ten times though is enough for a while.)

"What I am about to tell you is the unclouded truth. If you are watching this, then you must know about my son. His heart has become hardened even to me, a Measter of Yevon. He is using the guado, Yevon, and even the summoners. But I do not fault him for what he has become. It is my fault, I could not protect his mother and himself from the cruelties of the world. However, he must be stopped. I implore you, stop Seymour. Stop my son."

After the sphere stopped, Tidus asked the dumbest question. "Will Yuna be alright?"

I sighed to myself before answering, "Without us, no." I left the room to confront him before anyone could stop me.

Kimahri pushed his way through to the cloister of trials for us as we followed behind him. Tidus and Rikku were right behind him. However, Wakka was holding back.

"Man, I can't believe this. Us, going against a measter?"

"If he is truly at fault, it must be done." Lulu, the voice of reason.

"Aww, man. This just can't be happening."

I had to shut him up. He was grating on my nerves. "We will protect Yuna from anyone, anywhere. That is the job of a guardian. Even if it is a measter."

I heard him sigh as I walked past. "Very well."

Tidus was the first in the antechamber. He shouted as soon as he saw the measter. "Seymour!"

Seymour was facing the doors that led to the chamber of fayth. I assumed he was waiting for Yuna to come back out. He turned when he heard us. "Please be silent. Lady Yuna prays to the fayth."

"Make me!" He shouted back. I had to admit, the boy had guts.

Seymour was about to say more, when the doors behind him opened. Yuna stepped into the room. "What? What is going on?" She asked. Not that I blamed her, she had thought us to be back at the travel agency.

"We saw Jyscal's sphere." Tidus told her.

"You killed him." I said accusingly. The heartlessness of the bastard in front of me making my anger come through.

"What of it? Surely you knew of this Lady Yuna?" It didn't even faze him that his father was dead by his hands.

She slowly made her way passed him and down to us. Out of instinct we all surrounded her. "Ahh, the code of the guardian. Protect the summoner at the cost of one's life."

"Measter Seymour, they may be my guardians, but they are also my friends. I will not stand by and watch you hurt them." She pulled her staff to her chest in a ready position, "I will fight you too!"

"Very well. I'll give you your death, you seem to want it so." The guy was rather calm considering he was ready to murder more people.

Tidus, Yuna, and Wakka took the front. The rest of us watched as Yuna cast shell on them and they attacked the guado guards. Unfortunately for every hit they took, the guards would use potions and heal themselves. We had to do something. I glanced to my left to see Rikku smile and hopping from foot to foot.

"You have a plan?" I asked.

Lulu turned to us to see what she was thinking. "Let me in. I'll take care of those guado baddies." She smiled to reassure us. Lulu and I looked to each other and nodded. She called to Wakka, and Rikku took his place.

She ran up and swiped at the guard. He laughed at her attack until realizing she had stolen all of his potions. "Now, Tidus! Attack now." She ordered. It worked. They repeated this again so that we were only facing the Measter.

"I do not believe you know who you are dealing with here." Seymour taunted. "Come Anima." He began the motions that would summon the beast I had seen in the Luca sphere pool. This time, however, it was attacking us.

"Yuna, the new aeon!" Tidus shouted. She nodded in agreement as we backed off to give the aeons some space. It wasn't long before Shiva was finished though. But she did manage to weaken the aeon for us. We ran back in and I took Rikku's place. She would not be able to stand if Anima were to direct anything to her. I ran up and attacked, but it was not enough. Anima retaliated by casting pain on Yuna. I quickly threw one of the hi-potions Rikku had stolen for us, to her. She drank it quickly and her color seemed to have returned some.

Tidus was becoming tired so Lulu urged him to let her take his place. She gave the fiend a glare before preparing herself. She concentrated and began casting firas. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine. She was furious. Anima screamed in pain before disappearing in a cloud of pyerflies.

Seymour stepped up again. "Anima; you will pay for that now." After that it took all she had just for Yuna to keep null-spells on us. Even so, he still had the upper hand on us. Lulu's magic had run dry and Kimahri took her place. He cast a quick scan on Seymour and found he was just about done for. That was my cue. I ran up, bringing my sword over my head and brought it down across his chest.

He stumbled a bit before falling back. Yuna in her ever gentle nature ran to him.

"Yuna, you would pity me now?" He questioned. She said nothing, but closed his eyes as he died.

Wakka stood to the side wondering what he had just done. He had attacked and killed a measter.

"Wait a minute. We didn't do anything wrong!" Tidus protested. The doors that led from the trial opened and Tromell stepped in.

"What happened here?" His nasally voice echoing in the room.

"He attacked us. We were just defending ourselves." Tidus told him.

"You, you did this? How dare you."

Lulu stood next to the summoner. "Yuna, send him."

Tromell who had heard her spoke up quickly. "No, stay away. You will do no such thing traitors." The two guado who had entered with him carried Seymour from the room.

Yuna dropped to her knees. "Traitors?" I could see the pain in her face. Yevon had betrayed her, just as it does to us all.

It took close to an hour to figure out the trials, but when we made it out, we would wish we stayed. Waiting in the temple was guado guards. When we got to the bottom of the stairs they surrounded us. We were under arrest.

"Wait, what about the sphere? We can show you that. It proves we were innocent." Tidus had a good idea for once, but something was up. I could see it in Tromell's eyes.

"You mean this?" He held it above his head where we could see it. Then just as quickly he dropped it on the floor where it shattered. "Guado take care of guado affairs."

"You're not going to let us go." Tidus said. I snorted. It was rather obvious.

"Let you go? Lord Seymour would never forgive me if I did."

This was getting us no where. I pushed my way through and shouted for the others to follow. Without the aid of the speeders, the snow trail took a lot longer then before. We were almost free when a wendigo jumped out at the lake ice. Two guado stood on either side of it. We fought and won, but with its last strength it jumped up and broke the ice that we stood on.

We fell and landed under the temple. I woke up cold and wet. The others were close by, I could hear several conversations going on. I stood off to the side not really interested in what was happening. I had to think of a way to get us out of here. Tidus came up to me interrupting my thoughts. Choosing to ignore him he walked away. Rikku was his next target.

I heard Rikku talking to Kimahri about wanting to be more mature. Tidus laughed at Kimahri's response, which brought Wakka into it. "How can you laugh now? You guys must have nerves of steel or something." He muttered.

"What do you expect?" Tidus asked. "What else can we do? Kimahri roars, Auron runs of making things difficult."

"No one asked you to follow me," I interrupted him.

"Yeah, but isn't that what friends are for? We stick together." Rikku answered.

Honestly, at that time I didn't have an answer for her. I still could not think of these people as friends. I was only here to fulfill a promise I made ten years ago. As I pondered this thought, the ground shook under us. Jecht had come for us.

da ker mysterr: Quite serous. I was trying to get Rikku and it turned out to be Auron!

parkeronas: Thanks and I plan on it.

ladyamelia: Here ya go. just as you asked.