YOU WILL NEED AN AL BHED TRANSLATOR FOR THIS CHAPTER! This is the link: sat in her room with the door locked, double-checking that it was secure. She pressed the call on her communicator and waited for a response.

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"Miroka, Oui sicd hud mad drec kenm palusa uha fedr Gippal. Oui sicd lunnibd res. Oui sicd syga res fyhd oui. Ouin cbamm... Oui sicd veht y fyo du tecdnyld dra kenm. Syga ran tecdnicd Gippal. Syga dras cbaht desa ybynd. Gippal Ehla cyjat ran meva... cu ed femm pa tevvelimd."

"E femm tu ymm dryd E lyh, Naromi. Dra cbamm tuac hud fung eh ran bnacahla. Cra syo pakeh du cahca cusadrehk, yht drah ed femm pa ujan. E sicd pa lynavim... E sicd dyga so desa."

"Drana EC hu desa, Miroka! oui sicd yld xielgmo! kad ran du mayja... luhvica ran, tu cusadrehk, yht drah dyga res. Ra haat uhmo du kad ehceta... dryd ec ymm."

"Fro tu E hud zicd GEMM drec Gippal? Ed fuimt pa silr aycean."

"Palyica, dra Mo-Tai haat res lunnibdat. Ra femm pakeh du faygah, du cosbydrewa fedr ic. Po dra desa ra hudelac, ed femm pa duu myda, yht fa lyh ica res yc y byfh."

"Fa yna cdnuhk ahuikr, Naromi! fa tu hud haat rec ramb."

"Pid fa tu. Ev Laelu Palusac fruma, dryh cu tuac Gippal. Myami, rancamv, fedruid ghufehk ed, ec deat du Tidus yc famm. Cu ec Gippal. Ev dra dfu palusa fruma, Tidus kyehc bufan."

"Dra Vuin... oui sayh... Tidus, Laelu, Gippal, yht Yuna yna Dra Vuin?"

"Oac, Miroka. Ymcu lymmat 'Dra Ajanmycdehk Xiytnyhd'. Drao yna dra 4 sucd bufanvim paehkc uh drec bmyhad, zicd fyedehk du lusa ehdu dryd bufan. Frah Yuna yht Tidus zuehat dukadran, ed ehlnaycat ymm uv draen bufan... dryd'c ruf fa vuiht Laelu."

"Dra Mo-Tai lyh hajan feh ykyehcd Dra Vuin yd draen vimm bufan..."

"Dryd'c nekrd, Miroka. Oui ghuf fryd oui sicd tu."

"Ed femm pa tuha, Naromi."

Miroka put her communicator away and sighed deeply. Well Miroka… it's all or nothing.

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Rikku stirred and began to wake. She looked up and saw blue and green lights. She could smell Silverweed, a heavy sedative if refined correctly. Her mouth tasted like metal.

Her memories came back quickly. She had been abducted… some group called the 'Mo-Tai' or something. A small smile crossed her face, however. They would expect her to be out cold for another 2 weeks at least. These kidnappers obviously didn't know she had built up some immunity to Silverweed.

Quietly, she slipped from the bed. All her muscles groaned from the day of complete inactivity. She tried to ignore it, instead looking for her weapons.

Communicators, beakers, lab equipment… no weapons. "Tysh! Druca cdibet Lrulupu-raytc!"

She made her way to the door and listened. Nothing. Bit by bit she pushed the door open.. checked the hall… it was clear.

Halfway down the hall, she heard voices approaching fast. The lab was in the same direction of the voices… no time…is that a breeze?

Rikku clambored into the overhead vent just in time. The voices, 2 people, were just below her. Are they? Those are the Banished! I thought they were gone.

The two were talking about… Gippal… and Laelu… and some Miroka…MIROKA? Rikku gasped, hoping they wouldn't hear. Miroka was an evil woman who could mimic anyone she liked. The more she listened, the more she knew she had to get back to Gippal and Laelu.

"Cra'c ymsucd kud res. Ymm cra ryc du tu ec gaab Laelu yfyo yht cra femm tacdnuo Gippal. Ra femm pa uinc, yht cra femm pa bufanmacc."

"Fryd ev cra vyemc? Fryd ev cra ec lybdinat, lyikrd eh dra yld?"

"Drah cra femm tea. Ev Laelu vehtc uid fru Miroka naymmo ec, cra femm pa ypma du cahca ran… Miroka fuh'd ajah pa ypma du kad lmuca du dras."

"Fryd tu oui sayh, 'Cahca'?"

"Ed'c rynt du aqbmyeh… yht E lyh'd damm oui frana cusauha syo ujanrayn."

"Famm, fryd tu oui sayh po 'cra femm tea' drah?"

"Laelu'c bufan… ed femm tnyeh yht tacdnuo dra ajem vnus Miroka. Miroka tuach'd ghuf ruf du kiynt ykyehcd ed. Frah ran ajem teac, cu tuac Miroka. Miroka ec syta vnus ajem."

"Syta vnus Ajem?"

"Ykyeh, ed ec rynt du aqbmyeh…"

Rikku lost the conversation after that, but what she heard was enough.

She ran silently down the hallways, looking for her weapons and the way out. She needed to get to the Djose Temple, and she needed to do it NOW.

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Gippal nudged Laelu. "Hey, morning… I made breakfast." He smiles

"Oh, that's sweet." She sits up in bed and stretches. "How's your head?" she touches his scrape.

"Better, but still hurts a little."

She kisses it. "Hmmm, I take it breakfast is outside?"

Gippal grins mischeviously and leads her outside where Rikku, Baralai, and none other than TIDUS are eating.

"I know who you are… you helped Yuna save the world… twice. It's a pleasure to meet you, Tidus" she extended her hand towards his and he took it

"Yuna wanted to come with, but she had things to take care of. Gippal's been talking to us about you constantly since you arrived." Tidus smiled warmly.

Miroka stood and stretched. "Its good to see you Tidus! It's been awhile"

Tidus hugged her… paused… "Rikku, are you feeling okay? You seem… Strange."

Miroka plastered a huge grin on her face. "Oh, just a headache… I'm fine… thanks for asking!"

Laelu just shook her head. She sat and ate some breakfast, then stood and looked up at the sky. "I'm going for a walk, anyone want to go?"

"Comin" Gippal followed her as she began to walk away.

"Hey, wait up." Tidus said.

Baralai followed quietly.

"Hey! I'm not staying here by myself…" Miroka ran to catch up. She grinned with an idea

"Baralai… I forgot my canteen… it's on my bed, could you please get it for me?"

"Sure, Rikku." He trotted back towards the Temple.

After he was out of voice range, Miroka spoke again. "Oh poo… I forgot, I left my canteen by the faucet. I'd better go tell Baralai." She hurries back

Laelu shrugs. "She's such an airhead sometimes… just like when we were kids." She laughs and leans against Gippal, and the three of them continue their walk.

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Miroka picked up a large rock from outside the Temple. "Baralai?"

Baralai emerged from the room. "I didn't see it on your bed… did you forget you left it somewhere else?"

"I just wanted us to have some alone time…" she kissed him… the rock was behind her back.

They made their way to the room, and they kissed, falling onto the bed. As Miroka situated herself on top of him, she leaned over and whispered "I have a surprise for you… close your eyes."

He did, smiling, and she knocked him unconscious with the rock. She them proceeded to get dressed and quickly catch up with the others.

"Hey Rikku, you're back… where's Baralai?"

"Oh, he decided to take a nap…" she grinned.

"Hmm, makes sense, he didn't get much sleep last night" Gippal rubs his head, thinking of the fight.

"I should go visit Yuna… maybe tomorrow…" Laelu thinks aloud.

"She still does Sphere hunting. Probably has a few she might let you have… if you know how to use them." Tidus teases

"I have a couple…" Laelu shrugs.

A couple hours later, they return to the Temple. Miroka disappears inside first. "Gippal, could you help me find Baralai? I thinks he's here somewhere, but I need help."

Though he was a bit wary of being alone with Rikku after the day before, he said "Sure". The two proceeded up the steps inside the Temple.

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Tidus began to tell Laelu about how great it felt to be really alive… that Yuna's Love had made him real, when Rikku ran up from outside… it a completely different outfit… in fact, she was wearing the same thing she had been wearing the day she got hurt.

Laelu noticed her clothing looked disheveled, her hair was a mess… she was cut up all over.

"Laelu, Tidus… where are Miroka and Gippal?"

"Who's Miroka? You just went with Gippal to look for Baralai… are you… what happened?"

"That wasn't me that went with Gippal… that was Miroka… she's.. an evil shapeshifer… she's gonna do something to him… she's trying to seduce him into evil or something… we have to stop them!"

"I knew there was something weird about her." Tidus said.

"They went into the Temple." Laelu said

"Let's Go!" Rikku lead the way as they ran inside, to find the imposter and Gippal.

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Gippal kissed her and they rolled around on the floor. "I need you now..I can't explain it…" he grunted.

Miroka began to tug on his clothes.. then

"STOP!" Yelled Rikku.

"Rikku?" Gippal looked back and forth between the two… and next to Rikku was, Laelu… Why am I with Rikku, or Not Rikku or he then became aware of his nakedness, stood, and quickly fixed his clothing.

"You can't stay me for long when the REAL me is here, Miroka"

"Damn you" Miroka lost grip on the Rikku form and became herself. Red eyes, red hair… black leather clothes.

"Now you tell us what you want with Laelu and Gippal or we make your life a living hell" Rikku said, tying and chaining her up before she could even make an attempt at escape.

"I won't tell you."

"Fine" Rikku smiled, then punched her in the jaw and knocked her out. "Let's put her in the detention cell on the Air Ship until we decide what to do with her."

"Excellent Idea, Rikku." Laelu smiled and helped her carry their new prisoner to the ship.

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Later, Gippal and Laelu get ready for bed. "I think I love you, Gippal.." she whispered in his ear as he fell asleep.

Gippal lie awake, thinking. What does Miroka want with me… and with Laelu… we have to get it out of her… we have to... AND WHERE THE HELL IS BARALAI?