A/n: Yeah, I know took forever didn't it? But a review from Master Alabe got me inspired to write some more for this. So thank him! I hope you all like this and happy new year. For the next twenty-five min, it's still Jan 1st for me.

Disclaimer: square's, not mine...

After some time alone with my thoughts, I knew that I had to speak to Cid. Tidus had gone off in search of new weapons. I pulled myself away from the wall and entered the bridge.

"Cid, a word if I may?"

"Yeah, what do you want?" He growled.

I ignored his harsh tone and spoke. "Do you know how headstrong Yuna really is? She would not like if we interfered with her plans."

"So what. I am going to do all I can to rescue her."

"After rescuing Yuna, then what? Would you seek to stop her pilgrimage?" I could tell my own tone had become harsher in this conversation. Tidus had chosen just that moment to come back to the bridge. Wonderful.

He stood and watched without saying a word. For that I was glad. Whatever he would happen to say would ruin my point.

"Of coarse! If she continues on this fool pilgrimage, she will die. As sure as if you had done it yourself."

I sighed inwardly. The man would listen to nobody. "Very well, you are the captain." I replied before walking away. I could see in his body language he was happy he won this argument. I took my place just off the bridge again as I waited to see what they had planned next.

It wasn't much later when the ship began to shudder. I wondered if we had made it to Bevelle. It was when I saw Rin as he walked past me that I knew we hadn't.

"Sir Auron," He greeted with a dip of his head.

"Fiends?" I asked knowing already why he was here.

"Indeed." He moved past me and onto the bridge. I decided to follow him and find out what these children would do. I heard Cid's crazy idea to do what he normally does, overkill every thing in sight.

I was relived when Rikku stopped him. Tidus was right behind her for support. We slowly fought our way to the lift that would take us to the airlock.

We paused to see a large serpent flying next to us outside. Once my eye saw that, I knew we were close to Bevelle. And being close to Bevelle meant we would be able to save Yuna very soon.

"Wha- what is that?" The youngest of our group, Rikku asked after seeing it dive outside the window.

"The guardian worm, Evrea." Lulu answered her question.

Cid's voice came over a loud speaker just then. "Rikku, you see that? We're gonna fight that thing!"

She must have found her courage then for her next statement held no fear. "There he goes again."

"The ferryman asks a high price." I said adding my own comment. Tidus shouted out what could be considered an agreement, but I wasn't about to be bothered to think about it. It was time to fight our way for entrance to Bevelle.

Lulu and Wakka were invaluable in the fight as the beast would keep flying back out of most of our ranges. Luckily Rikku has wisely stocked up on some of her tribes potions as Evrea would poison one or two of us from time to time. It was a long fight, but with one last hit from my katana, the beast began to convulse and disappear into a cloud of pyerflies.

The next step was how were we going to get into Bevelle. It was Tidus who came up with the idea of what he called "cable sliding". It was dangerous and foolhardy yes, but what did I expect from a blitz player? He was the first one to slide as the cables were shot and embedded into the highest bridge of the temple. Rikku and Wakka were right behind him. I gave a quick glance at Kimahri before we both followed suit together.

We all managed to land safely before the cables were released, but now we had a problem. Yuna was standing next to Measter Seymour as rows of solders stood between us. It was time to fight. I took the initiative and struck first. My summoner was in trouble, and we would get no where unless someone did something.

We had just made it to the stairs in front of the ceremony before rifles were pointed at us. Wisely we stopped our run.

"Yuna!" Tidus shouted once he knew she could her him. He began to run up to her not noticing the guns that were now trained on our group. I reached out with one hand to stop him. It would not do to get this far only to be killed.

I noticed Yuna using this chance to pull out her staff as all eyes were on the boy. She begins to twirl it in the first few motions of the sending. A sickening feeling begins in the pit of my stomach, but I manage to ignore it. I have gone for ten years, I would do it for ten more if need be.

Pyerflies float away from Seymour as he finally notices what she is doing. "You would play marriage just so you could send me? How admirable. I chose well when I picked you for my wife."

She steps back and starts the next part of her sending until another voice is heard. "Stop! Do you not see what you are doing? If you value your friends lives you will stop this foolishness now." It was the voice of Grand Measter Mika.

Yuna glanced around at the people and solders around her. She looked like she wanted to complete the sending, but instead dropped her staff as her gaze caught with Tidus'.

"You are wise." Seymour told her as he moved in. Yet her expression still looked to be one of hurt and despair.

I now had a new sick feeling in my stomach. The sending may have been stopped, but the wedding continued. I watched with concealed horror as Yuna and the blue haired Measter completed their vows with the kiss. But the amount of determination she showed as she went through with it, I was proud.

Seymour then pulled her close and gave the command. "Kill them."

Monks wasted no time in fulfilling his command. "I'm sorry, but it is for the good of Yevon." Kinoc said as he pointed his weapon right as Tidus' head. I had to do something quick.

"Aren't those weapons also forbidden by Yevon?" I questioned. The barrel was then pointed at me.

"There are exceptions to the rule." He answered.

"No!" Yuna had moved away from the group and now stood on the edge of a ledge. "Drop them, drop them now!"

"And what are you going to do?" Seymour asked. She took a small step back in answer.

"Let them go, or else." Just what was the girl thinking. We found our answer soon enough in the next few minutes. "Everyone, leave now. Go!"

"Come with us, Yuna." Tidus pleaded.

"You are crazy. If you fall, you will die." Seymour again, did he not see she was planning something?

"Do not worry about me." She told us all, but I could tell she was saying it more for the boy's sake. He was shaking his head back and forth violently. "Believe me, I can fly." She whispered just before falling back.

There was a collective gasp from everyone. She had just plummeted to her death, or so it was thought. A flash of light proved otherwise. She had summoned Valefor to catch her. I could see them flying off together in the distance now.

I noticed Rikku run forward out of the corner of my good eye. "Cover your eyes!" She shouted just as a burst of light filled the bridge. We took that as out cue to leave.

"What was that?" Wakka asked as he escaped.

"An Al Bhed flash bomb. It doesn't hurt anything, but they will be blinded long enough for us to get away."

We pushed our way through guards and monks as we headed to our next destination. The temple fayth chamber.

"Where'd Yunie go?" Our youngest member asked.

"Bevelle Palace is temple. Yuna go only to one place." Kimahri answered.

"Tidus picked up on what he was saying. "Chamber of the fayth! Come on, let's go!" He took the lead eager to be with Yuna once again.

"I don't like this." Lulu spoke up once we were inside. "It's too quiet, like a trap or something."

"Who cares. Let them do what they want. Yuna is waiting for us. We can't let her down."

Rikku was ignoring them and looking over something just inside the door at the top of the stairs. "What's this?" She whispered, but I may have been the only to hear.

"What's a machina doing in the temple?" Wakka, even through what he had just seen, was still a skeptic.

"I suppose it would come in handy." Rikku answered for him.

"That's not what I meant. Why is there a machina inside the temple? What about all the teachings?"

"Don't look at me. I just work them." She responded.

We rode the lift together. Tidus and Rikku stood tapping toes as we rode down. It was obvious how nervous they were. We reached the bottom only to be greeted with a wall of water and another machina blocking our path.

"Another machina?" Wakka sighed as he put a hand to his head. "Give me a break."

I was surprised by it myself. I had not been there when Braska had received the aeon, and he had never told me what was in here. "So this is Yevon's true face. The defy their own teachings. How sad." I added my own comment.

"How could I have been so blind? They really treated us like dirt." Lulu placed an arm around his shoulders and led him into the trails as Rikku managed to open the way for us.

It took us about an hour to solve the puzzles, but we finally made it. "Where's Yuna?" Tidus asked again with more then a little annoyance. He had been the last one out from the trails.

"Inside there maybe?" Wakka answered as he pointed to the door that separated us from the fayth chamber.

Tidus began his march up to the door to open it. Wakka was the only one to protest and that died quickly as even Kimahri started to help him left the door to enter.

"I better go too. He's going to need some answers." I told the Ronso as I slipped in. I was right.

"What, what is that?"

"A fayth. They join with a summoner, and together receive the aeon. They are human souls, imprisoned in stone by ancient Yevon rites.

The dead should be allowed to rest." I answered him before leaving. That was all he needed to know for now. I glared at the site that greeted me when I came out.

Kinoc stood with several warrior monks waiting for our summoner. The others had already been caught with hands tied behind their backs. Rikku must have heard something behind me, for she shouted next. "Wait, don't come out!"

It was too late. Tidus stood holding Yuna in his arms. A solder came up and roughly grabbed her from him. He protested only long enough for a rifle to be aimed at him.

"You are to stand trail for the crimes you have committed." Kinoc said when we were all bound.

"I trust it will be a fair trail, right?" I asked knowing full well it wouldn't.

He chuckled at me before responding. "Of course it will." But we all knew differently.