FFX3.4

Author's notes:
Spoiler central! This chapter includes all FFX and FFX2 good and perfect endings. Stop reading right now if you didn't complete both games and you don't want spoilers.
12/15/05 - Italics - Dialogue and summary of scenes from the games, without my fiction added (just in case you didn't get to see all the FFX2 game endings yet).

Summary: Tidus meets Yuna again, two years after he disappeared. They visit Zanarkand and the get back to Besaid. Tidus and Yuna get married.

--- Year 0 AG, 2 years before FFX 2 – Sin / Farplane – At the Airship and at the Caverns of Darkness whirlwind

After saying goodbye to Yuna and the others Tidus hurried up to catch up with Auron and Jecht. He didn't want to see that much pain in her face. He didn't want Yuna to see how painful this was for him too.
Hopefully it would all be over soon and he would fade away before the rush from beating Sin passed so he wouldn't feel the loss of all that was dear to him.
When Tidus caught up with Jecht and Auron, his dad was teasing Auron about his sword moves, saying Auron was getting old and that his blows had just tickled him. The two old guardians simply loved to get at each other's nerves, but you could see the twinkle in Jecht's eyes and Auron's. That was their way to tell each other how much their friendship mattered, how grateful Jecht was for Auron's dedication and how relieved Auron was that he had finally released his friend from being Sin, a fate worse than death.

- "Hey, I got you good with my Blitz attack, didn't I ?" said Tidus joining the playful banter. They start dissolving into pireflies. After Tidus dissolved into pireflies, a bubble with his face appears at the caverns of darkness whirlwind. Could it be that Tidus pireflies were gathered into a bubble by his fayth friend, the little boy who served as fayth for the Aeon Bahamut ? We see Tidus waking up under water, on a crystal clear turquoise blue sea.

--- 2 AG Game FFX2 chapter 5 - Farplane Glen - Vegnagun destroyed, Shuyin and Lenne reunited - Normal Ending

While at the Gullwings Yuna manages to save Spira from destruction yet again, just two short years after she defeated Sin. After an event filled battle with the gigantic machina monster called Vegnagun, Yuna and the girls were able to destroy it and it's weapons and defeat Vegnagun's pilot, the unsent called Shuyin. The Gullwings also reunite Shuyin with his long lost lover Lenne. Lenne's absence and Shuyin's guilt at having been unable to save her had driven Shuyin insane with despair and he had tried to destroy Spira with Vegnagun in an attempt to stop his pain. Only Lenne's love for him had been able to cure him. That and some thorough butt kicking from the 3 girls who had to defeat him in battle to get Shuyin to listen to Yuna and Lenne's spirit.

After all those battles Yuna is finally ready to go home to Besaid, a little less devastated at her loss of the love of her life Tidus, after seeing how Shuyin's regrets for losing Lenne almost drove him utterly insane The Celsius airship takes Yuna to Besaid.

--- Year 2 AG, FFX 2 "Good Ending" – Reunion At Besaid Beach

Two and a half years after he dissolved into pireflies Tidus wakes up in the middle of sea water, and slowly looks up; he is floating in a clear turquoise blue ocean. He wonders if he is in Besaid and swims to the surface. It is Besaid! He is in the same white sandy beach he met Wakka three years ago. He remember dreaming about Yuna, about her whistling to him and following him in Luca. Anxious to see YunaTidus whistles, but there is no reply so he walks to the shore to see if he can find his friends and the people of Besaid.
A noise come from behind Tidus and he turns to see what it is. It is an airship! The airship is the Celsius, which sprays water on Tidus, as it lands on the beach. Yuna jumps out of the airship and hugs Tidus. They kiss happily.
- "Are you real?" asks Yuna
- "I think so... Do I pass?" answers Tidus
Yuna nods and hugs him again
Rikku and Paine laugh from the airship, while Wakka tells the lovebirds to get a room. The whole village, including Lulu and baby Vidina ,came to shore to welcome Yuna who is finally coming home after her sphere hunting adventures. To their surprise, their beloved friend Tidus is there too. They all wave to Tidus and Yuna happily while Tidus waves them back.
But after all this time dreaming of Yuna, Tidus wants to talk to her, hold her, kiss her. Somehow she seems different, and not only the way she dresses, her Summoner's dress is now a skimpy skirt and Yuna has a top with his symbol embroidered between a revealing two piece bikini bra. Hmm…She looks hot! Tidus thought to himself.
- "You know, you've changed." said Tidus
- "Well, you've missed a few things" answers Yuna and proceeds to tell him her adventures in sphere hunting, while they swim. They make their way back to the Celsius. Yuna tells Rikku and Paine that she will catch up with them later in Besaid and pushes the girls off the ramp in a hurry.

--- Year 2 AG, right after FFX 2 – "Perfect Ending" At Zanarkand

After leaving Rikku and Paine at Besaid's beach Yuna and Tidus board the airship and go meet the rest of the crew at the ship's bridge. Yuna introduces Tidus to barkeep and ShinRa and reintroduces him to Buddy, who was on Cid's ship 2 years ago right before their final battle with Sin. Tidus still remembered Brother, Cid's son and Rikku's sibling. After the introductions Yuna asks Brother to drop her an Tidus in Zanarkand. They still have a lot to talk about - and to catch up - and Yuna and Tidus want some real privacy. Zanarkand is the perfect place for it as it is devoid of people and also is the last place they saw each other before battling Yunalesca, Sin and all their nemesis two years ago … Zanarkand was and will always be their own special place.

Pretty soon Tidus and Yuna are finally alone standing in the deserted Zanarkand Ruins. Tidus tells Yuna that he has a theory. He thinks the fayth gathered up his thoughts and put 'em together to bring him back. But maybe he is still a dream, says Tidus half worried, half teasing Yuna. It is not just a tease, though. It is hard for him to know what really happened as he can only remember getting really sleepy right after he left Yuna two years ago. After that, all he can remember is dreaming, and of those dreams he remembers only some fragments of them, all centered around Yuna, with her whistling to him or of him being around Yuna beckoning her to find him.

- " Wait! so you'll disappear?" asks Yuna worried. She doesn't want to loose him again, not this time!
- "Be with me, love me, cherish me, Yuna. And I'll cherish you. We gotta stay together. That's what we have to do." says Tidus passionately
- "Is that what the Fayth told you?" asks Yuna, hugging him
- " Nah. But I like it" says Tidus and laughs, his seriousness and passion gone
- "Oh really ?" says Yuna. Yuna comes closer to Tidus and then pushes Tidus into the water. He will pay for making her worry like that, so soon after they finally get together again! Cold water time!
- "That's not cherishing!" complains a soaked Tidus laughing indignant
- " You didn't disappear… says Yuna as Tidus looks at his hands amazed that they are solid, real and he is not fading away. Tidus laughs happily and Yuna sighs hopeful that her story will be a good one from now on
- "See ? You are still here! This means I can still spank you if you make me worried again!" says Yuna laughing and joins Tidus in the water. They start a spirited game of water tag, where Yuna takes the opportunity to show an appreciative Tidus how she has been practicing diving and blitzball moves.

--- Year 2 AG, right after "Perfect Ending" At Zanarkand in FFX 2 - Marriage proposal

After their water tag game, Yuna and Tidus climb back on shore and sit down by their favorite spot on Zanarkand: The campfire above the city where they can see the entire city and it's beautiful Dome Ruins under a star filled sky . The couple digs into the picnic basket that barkeep prepared them and Yuna tells Tidus about her adventures in Sphere hunting. At nightfall, well fed and with all the news already exchanged they both sit quietly watching the city below.

- "Yuna.. ?" asks Tidus a bit hesitant
- "Yes ?" she answers looking at him.
- "Do you think we can pick up …" Tidus continues
- "Pick up ?" she asks
- "Pick up our relationship where we left 2 years ago ? I want to Yuna. Very much. But you changed.. Do you still.." Tidus starts and gets shushed by Yuna
- "Do you still think I will give you any other answer but yes ?" she asks

- "Well, in that case there is something I have been wanting to do with you for a very long time…" Tidus answers and starts kissing her passionately

Much later Yuna looks at Tidus sleeping by her side, filled with a mixture of happiness, excitement, contentment and something else she can't describe. Is that fear of loosing him ?

Yuna had wanted Tidus near her ever since they talked to each other for the first time, two and a half years ago. She almost drove Lulu and Wakka nuts with her insistent pleas to add Tidus as her guardian. But then Sir Auron had joined their team and he had requested that Tidus accompanied them and they stood together until the end… The end of Sin. And possibly her end too. Tidus had loved her so completely that he understood her decision to give her life just to kill Sin, like all High Summoners before her. He had asked Yuna just once for her to give up her quest, but when she told him why she couldn't quit, he had accepted. Tidus had agreed to stay with her until the end, her end, and beyond. "Not until the end.. Always" he had said to her (1). But that was not how fate chose to write their story…

After Sin's defeat, Yuna didn't die but quite unexpectedly, Tidus died. Or at least, everyone thought he had died, as Tidus was taken away from Yuna, sent to the Farplane by the fayth waking up from their dreams. And Yuna, who was quite ready to give her life for others but never expected to be the one left behind mourning was forced to see her love vanish right in front of her eyes. And in spite of all the happiness the final destruction of Sin brought to Spira, Yuna could not be happy, as she had to live with the gaping hole in her heart which was the lack of her lover, her Aeons, her dear friend Sir Auron…

Yuna had tried to move on and to forget, she had tried to hide her pain from Lulu, Rikku and all those around her, but she failed. Now that she had Tidus at her side she knew that in the past 2 years she had missed him much more than she had admitted, even to herself, and specially to others .… I missed Tidus so much! Yuna thought and Yuna realized she never wanted to miss him again. But… Would he want to ? Would Tidus want to be tied to her now that he has just been handed his life back ? Could she really demand that much from him ?

- "What's that big frown for ? I'm back, aren't I ?" asks Tidus waking up and rubbing his eyes sleepily.
- "Oh Nothing.. Never mind." Said Yuna donning her "Summoner smile" to conceal her worries
- "You are a bad liar, you know ? What is it ? Spill it. Haven't we gone through more than enough to be honest with each other ?" Tidus answers exasperated.
- "Yes. No more lies then. It's just that… I want to spend the rest of my life with you. But only if you want to" says Yuna
- "IF I want to ? What are you talking about ? After what just happened ? Of course I want to! Didn't I promise 2 years ago that I was going to stay with you always ?" Tidus asks surprised
- "Yes, but things are different now. We actually have an entire lifetime to spend together not just a few weeks. You have just gotten your life back! I know you want me, but for how long ? I wouldn't want to be a burden, tying you down.." said Yuna sadly
- "Yuna… I love you, Yuna. There is no life for me without you in it, you should know that by now!" Tidus answered

Tidus started caressing Yuna, her face, her hair.. Then it hit him: He realized what he could do to prove to Yuna and the world how much he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. It wasn't a bad idea really… As long as they held off a bit on having kids, they could still be together AND enjoy his new lease on life. Perfect!

- "Yuna.. Will you marry me ?" Tidus asked, bending down on one knee and making a scene of holding her hand like a proper suitor
- "Yes, I would love to. Are you serious ?" answered Yuna
- "Never been more serious in my life. Will you marry me ?" Tidus answers, this time not joking. She said yes and they both started kissing each other passionately.

--- Year 2 AG, the morning after "Perfect Ending"– At Zanarkand, Yuna and Tidus decide to get married

In the morning Yuna dug up ShinRa's commsphere from under the sand and turned it on.

- "Yuna here. Can we get a ride to Besaid ?" she asked ShinRa
- "Sure thing! I tried to call you guys before to offer one but the sphere was completely off grid.." said ShinRa puzzled
- "What, leave it on for Brother to snoop on us ? Never!" Yuna answered smiling
- "You know Buddy or I would have knocked him down if he even tried to" said ShinRa protesting.
- "Yes, I know, but I was under strict orders from Rikku. She doesn't trust that brother of hers.." said Yuna
- "Can't say that I blame her there…" said Buddy laughing
- "OK. We will be landing shortly by the dome. See ya!" said ShinRa and signed off.

--- Year 2 AG, the day after "Perfect Ending"– Return to Besaid, Yuna and Tidus get married

When Yuna and Tidus arrived at Besaid the whole village was waiting for them on the beach, again. This time they talked to everyone and spent the whole morning telling their tales and listening to the news at Besaid, catching up with all that had happened. Yuna half expected a sermon from Lulu or a complaint from Wakka for her and Tidus having disappeared in the day before, but none came. That was because Rikku had beat some sense into Wakka, making him finally realize Yuna had the right to pursue her happiness even if it disappointed some. It was way past time for anyone to be demanding that Yuna lived up to others expectations of how a High Summoner should act. She had earned that right, she had saved Spira twice for crying out loud! Said Rikku fuming.

Lunch was at Lulu's, excellent as always. Tidus and Yuna had missed Lulu's cooking. She had been the best cook on their pilgrimage. She and Auron who, surprisingly for such a grouch, knew how to season almost anything found on their travels to make it taste good, even some bitter Ochu greens or the insipid, flavorless snow fiends of Gagazet. I guess a lifetime on the road taught him how to fend for himself, thought Tidus, missing his mentor and friend.

Yuna and Tidus told everyone about their decision to get married in Besaid, and then live aboard the Celsius hunting spheres for a while longer. Tidus had just had a 2 year long hibernation and was eager to see the sights and places that he had missed for so long. Yuna was also wanting to revisit the places of her pilgrimage and they both wanted to know more about Spira's past. Rikku and Paine were ecstatic. The Gullwings would have a repeat performance ? Yeah!

Wakka and Tidus stood looking amused at the 4 girls, who were talking excitedly, fussing with the engagement and wedding news. Brother watched from the commsphere scared. What was it about girls and weddings ? he moaned to himself. Mention a wedding preparation and women of all ages flip out, start babbling "teal", "burgundy" and other weird color names, while endlessly discussing identical choices and fussing about esoteric details like a "bath set". Bath set ? Brother had one bath towel in his cabin and that doubled as hand towel, washcloth, nose tissue, shoe polisher, carpet, toga… when the 3 girls were on board they had all kinds of towels in different colors and sizes and washed them incessantly! You could wash the entire Celsius with the amount of water the 3 female Gullwings spent on bathing and laundry! Brother decided to turn off the commsphere, to avoid being dragged into the girls discussion. He didn't need to be told how to dress or how to help with the temple arrangements, thought Brother testily.

Yuna and Tidus married the following week, in a small ceremony at Besaid temple, a far cry from her pompous and adventure riddled "almost wedding" to Seymour at Bevelle's highbridge. Jokingly, Lulu had asked if Yuna wanted a dress as fancy as the one she wore at Bevelle, with the same wings so she could jump out of the temple if she changed her mind at the last minute.

Wakka, Rikku, Yuna and Tidus collapsed laughing, remembering Seymour's angry face at Yuna wiping his kiss off and jumping from the highbridge like she could fly. Her jump from the 12 ft. high tower gave quite a scare to Seymour, his troops, his wedding guests and Yuna's guardians. Even Yuna herself wasn't sure she could summon her flying dragon Valefor on time, but she just had to jump. Yuna had decided she would rather die than marry the evil, treacherous Seymour who had just ordered his goons to shoot her friends dead right in front of her. During the ensuing confusion she and her friends escaped and the rest was history…

Yuck! Yuna still shuddered when she thought how close she had been from marrying that madman. Now that she had married for love she could not possibly believe how she had almost accepted marrying for any other reason, particularly so close to giving her own life in a sacrifice for Spira. Her life should have been enough, the cruel Maesters of Bevelle should have never forced her to play yet another role in their twisted games!

Yuna was not sorry to having been the one who brought the Yevon Church's downfall. She had some pity in her heart for Yunalesca, who had meant well when she used the Final Summoning in an attempt to give some hope to a doomed Spira dying at the hands of Sin. She and her husband had committed the ultimate sacrifice to preserve that hope, no wonder Yunalesca still clung to the misguided lies of the Final Summoning for such a long time.

But Yuna and Tidus had refused to aid Yunalesca and Bevelle's Yevon Church perpetuate Spira's Spiral of Death and it's lies. 1,000 years of grief was just too much to commit to a lie, no matter how necessary or beneficial it had seen in the beginning. So they had had to kill Yunalesca's unsent form and Seymour, the ambitious and criminally insane Guado Maester. And watch the rest of the Bevelle church crumble under the weight of their own lies and Seymour's treachery. Yuna had no pity for the Bevelle Maesters and their Yevon Church. Their twisted games and exploitation of the sincere faith of the Spira people had lasted 1,000 years unquestioned. It was way past the time to end it!

--- Footnotes

(1) Source: GAMEFAQ - FFX Game Script - Written by Oliver Kong

(2) Source: GAMEFAQ, FFX2 Ending Guide by Aerius