Chapter 27: My First Pilgrimage PT.1

It was a raining Tuesday afternoon, the rain was tapping suddly against the window as the room's heater was on spreading around the room. Fira was sitting down at his desk reading alot of books, the books he were reading was on fusion. Remembering his past experiencing fusing with Kiako and Kuro is what threw him back into the habit of learning. The last times he fused they happened spontanously and he couldn't control himself nor did he learn how to transform back. " What if I'm forced into a pardicament when I have to fuse again with one of them, using Drive is way more complicated than it looks"

"And not only Kuro and Kiako what if I can fuse with others too" Fira said. " Oh the possiblities" Fira said as he thought of fusing with Utada.

" Hey Fira!" Rikku said walking up behind him and kicking a foot on the leg of the chair he was sitting in.

" WHOA!" He said as he caught his balance so he wouldn't fall back. " What is it?" He stroked his about four of his dreads from out of his face.

" Headmaster Cid wants to see you it's another mission for a client" Fira immediatly jumped out of his seat to hear the word 'mission'.

" Man I hadn't had a SeeD mission in like forever" Fira said taking off running with Rikku running at his side.

" I know what ya mean it's been pretty boring around here" Rikku said as they both ran side by side step for step up to the elevator. Fira pressed the button and they started to ride up the elevator to the 3rd floor. When they exited the elevator Xu was right there to greet them.

" Nice to meet you again Fira well the Headmaster's waiting" Xu said stepping aside and opening the doors for them. They both stepped through and Cid was sitting there in his desk with a smile on his face.

" Fira the Keyblade Master and ha an additional young woman ah yes Rikku, I never forget a girl's face" He said making this really perverted like look.

" Uh yea" Rikku said with alittle laugh while hiding behind Fira.

" So what's the mission?" Fira said.

" Here" Cid said handing him a portfolio. He opened it and started to read the ink print on the paper.

TO WHOM EVER THIS MAY CONCERN:

I AM IN DESPERATE NEED OF SEEDS! AS YOU MAY ALREADY KNOW SIN THE TERROR OF THE SEAS HAD DIED ONCE AND FOR ALL OVER 50YEARS AGO. BUT THE TEMPLE OF YEVON STILL KEEPS IT'S PILGRIMAGES AND PRACTICES UP. MY DAUGHTER AYAME (16 years old) WILL BEGIN A SUMMONING PILGRIMAGE, ONLY YEVON KNOWS WHAT KINDS OF TROUBLE SHE COULD RUN INTO ALONG THE WAY. THAT'S WHY I NEED SEEDS FOR HER GAURDIANS! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE I I ONLY HAVE 3000GIL PLEASE MAKE THIS WORK!

SINCERELY, RAMON

" Whoa this guy sounds desperate" Rikku said.

" Right" Cid said. " But he is alittle short on income with 3000 gil I'm afraid that's only enough to hire three SeeDs"

" Heh three SeeDs should be more than enough on this job it's only protecting some girl it's not hard" Fira responded.

" Fira, it is obvious that you ignorant towards these sacred practices. On a pilgrimage a summoner most go through dangerous trials... So dangerous that it threatens the lives of both the Gaurdain and the Summoner" Cid said getting serious all of a sudden.

" Whoa" Fira said. " Well then it won't be as easy as I thought, so why choose me though I mean I'm just a rookie SeeD"

" Trust me kid, Sephiroth or Sesshoumaru were the first SeeDs I had in mind for these missions but it seems that Sephiroth and his Squad Hao and Sesshoumaru are out at the moment" Headmaster Cid said. " Fira in all seriousness, I want you to pick out two SeeDs whom seem capable for this mission not just any of your friends because you'd want them to tag along" Fira's eyes were determined he shook his head in acceptance. Both Rikku and Fira saluted then turned around and headed outside of Headmaster Cid's room with Rikku.

" SO WHO YA GONNA CHOOSE!" Rikku shouted in his ear as they both started down the elevator. " HUH HUH HUH!"

" I dunno yet" Fira said. " But what I do know is that we're gonna need some relable people... Geez I'd pick Kuro and Kiako we alway make a kick ass team. But Kiako is out visiting Konoha and Kuro is at the Black Mage village student teaching in black magic"

" Wait... I can try Avalon but he'd be so much into Ayame that he couldn't focus on protecting her, Paine I could try Paine but she's still mad at me for switching her hair gel with glue." Fira said leaning against a wall in the elevator Rikku just stood there holding up signs with " PICK ME!" on it.

" Hmmm Naruto! I can try him... but he has so many detentions Zabuza would never let him out" Fira said.

" You could try Rikku, she has a garment grid with the Black Mage, Swordsman, White Mage and Thief dresspheres on it" Rikku said.

"Ya" Fira said.

" Yay so you pick me then!" Rikku said.

" Uh huh" Fira smiled.

" YIPPE!" she jumped up hitting her head on the ceiling of the elevator knocking herself out.

" Well... uh that's one person out... but we need a player 3 in the game" Fira said once again going into deep thought. " Who else" The elevator came down to the last floor and Fira dragged Rikku out by her leg. As he was on his way to the Quad dragging Rikku, A tall figure in a red robe walked by.

" Fira remember we have a math test next week study up" Auron said just before walking by completely. With that Fira stopped, it wasn't about the math test. He smiled at back at Auron as he was walking.

(Moments later in Auron's math class)

" You want me to be your third party member in a mission?" Auron repeated.

" Yea?" Fira and Rikku said at the same time.

" But I am an Instructor" Auron said. " I'll have classes"

" You can get a sub... Come on Auron your my only lifeline here" Fira said slamming his fists on the table. Auron closed his eyes and crossed his arms to his chest as if into deep thought. " Okay I will be your last party member"

" YES!" Rikku and Fira jumped up slapping eachother's hands.

" But no kid stuff or any annoyances" Auron said.

" Right" Rikku said. For some reason she knew he was talking about her specifically. Fira and Rikku started out of Auron's room the mission was gonna start tomorrow.

(Later on that night)

In the Training Facility

Fira walked into the training area pulling out his kingdom key and walked around into the facility. All of a sudden appearing around him was seven heartless, four soldier heartless and three fat heartless. Fira held up his keyblade and looked around as they all surrounded him.

They all rushed him at one time, Fira spun around with his keyblade making sort of a whirlwind blowing them back abit. He rushed one of the heartless hitting it once causing sparks in the shape of stars to fly off of it then hit it once again horizontally then came down in a verticle slash destroying the heartless. Fira jumped up knocking two heartless soldier's out of mid air, he hit the both of them with a horizontal slash in the air then while he was still in mid air he raised his keyblade in the air casting Thundaga destroying two of the fat heartless. He landed down on his feet then flipped backwards dodging two fat heartless from crushing him with their huge bellys. Three of the remaining Soldier heartless ran towards Fira spinning in mid air doing they're spin kicks, Fira flipped over them then tossed his keyblade like a boomerang the keyblade sliced through all three of them and flew back to him before he landed on the ground. The two remaining fat heartless stomped causing an earthquake, Fira hopped up then raised his keyblade up casting Gravity on both of them crushing them flat. He then jumped behind them and slashed them both...

Just when those two died sixteen heartless appeared ten soldier heartless, three invisible heartless, one big green gecko heartless, and two Defender heartless. Fira's eyes grew wide he jumped back while looking around at the surrounding numbers.

" Looks like you could use some help" A voice said as a big heavy blade sliced through a soldier heartless. Auron flew in sliding up behind Fira with one hand on his sword and the other curled up in his red robe.

(Author's Note: NO NO NO! Auron will fightin this fic like he does in Kingdom Hearts 2 not Final Fantasy X)

Fira and Auron were now back to back as the sworm pushed forward to attack them. Fira flipped about six feet into the air then caught himself and begain to shoot down spearing through a crowd and rising up again. It was like the Sonic Blade manuver except he kept rising up with it. Auron took a small crowd as well slashing with big strokes taking out heartless soldiers. Fira landed down on his feet after having taken out about five of them using the same tactic and Auron having taken out about seven. Auron and Fira then ran towards eachother and placed they're backs to one another they raised each of they're weapons then cut the air at the same time and movement making a huge cross slash through the air clearing otu the remaining heartless.

" Whoa that was way too tight" Fira said.

"Hmph" Auron sighed. " Bushido"

" Bushido?" Fira asked.

" Yes apparently you were able to copy and perform my Bushido style with me" Auron said.

" Hmm sounds cool Fira has learned Bushido!" Fira said raising his keyblade and referring to himself in the third person.

(The next day)

Fira was walking outside of the front gates of Balamb Garden, he walked out to meet Rikku and Auron waiting on him.

"Sorry I'm late" Fira said rubbing behind his head.

"Well atleast you made it" Rikku said.

" Fira we're going to go and protect a Summoner that means it requires you to be up at the set time" Auron added.

"Okya okay" Fira said crossing his arms to his chest. " It won't happen again"

" So where is our little summoner at?" Rikku asked.

" She'll be starting her pilgrimage at Kilika" Auron said.

" Okay off to Kilika then" Fira said starting to walk towards Balamb. They all started down the road that connect Balamb the town and Balamb Garden. As the three walked they sort of struck up a conversation.

"Ya know what I don't get" Rikku started.

" Yea?" Fira said while Auron sort of stared at her alittle not saying anything.

" Why do they keep up these pilgrimages? I mean Sin's dead right? and it's been dead for over 50years" Rikku asked.

" Just in case" Auron replied.

" In case what?" Fira and Rikku asked.

" Sin ever returns" Auron said. " Sin left this world without a trace... there was no evidence that it actually died so to be sure Yevon keeps up it's practices"

" That's sort of a scary thought" Rikku said.

" Your telling me" Fira said.

The three of them made it into Balamb then instead of taking the train they went to the pier and took a private vessel towards Kilika. It was like a submarine except it stayed above sea level.

(At Kilika)

Fira, Rikku and Auron stepped onto the schene of Kilika. The entire village was partying for they're summoner whom was about to leave. The three of them headed towards the kilika temple but was stopped at the gate by a yevon soldier.

" Wait asec who are you three" The gate soldier asked.

" We're the summoner's gaurdians" Auron said.

" Huh? I don't believe that load of trash Ayame doesn't need gaurdians" The soldier replied.

" Oh no they are her gaurdians" A man dressed in a yevonite robe wearing with long black hair walked up behind the soldier.

" Sir Ramon" The soldier said.

" Let them pass they are my daughter's gaurdians" Ramon said as the soldier approved. The three walked through and Ramon walked with them up towards the temple.

"Thank you for coming" Ramon said.

" No prob" Fira said.

" Though I am alittle disappointed to only see three of you" Ramon said.

" Well hey three guys is all you can get for 3000gil" Rikku replied.

" I see" Ramon rubbed his chin.

All of a sudden out of nowhere men with swords appeared out of nowhere. They jumped down from the trees it was about five of ten of them.

" Bandits?" Fira said as the keyblade appeared in his hand.

" Stand back Mr.Ramon" Rikku said transforming into her swordsman dressphere.

" Right" Sir Ramon said getting in the center.

They rushed them all at one time, Fira ran towards three of the guys he slashed all three of them with a horizontal attack then raised his keyblade casting thundaga. The spell shocked all three of them causing them to sort of float in the air, Fira then flew up slashing them about three times each taking them out. Rikku charged her sword and used Gaurd break on three bandits dropping they're defense. She then raised her sword casting Haste on herself then slahsed through all three of them before they knew what was going on it was already too late. Auron had to take on four guys at once, he got low then rested his huge blade on his shoulder, one of them slashed vertically at Auron, Auron stepped back then kicked the guy in the chest then slashed him horizontally. The other three rushed from all sides and Auron in a circluar slash blasted all of the them back.

"YES WE DID IT!" Rikku said as her and Fira jumped up and slapped hands.

" Yea" Fira said.

" We make a great team I'm think R F A!" Rikku said as Fira and her stood beside Auron and a big R A F showed up in the background in bold.

" It seems as though our client doesn't think we're capable for this job" Auron said staring at Mr.Ramon.

" No it's just... I needed to be sure if you really can protect my daughter" He said looking down. " I'm sorry"

" Wait you sent those guys?" Fira said pointing at Sir Ramon.

" Yes" He bowed in apology.

" Don't worry about it you needed to be sure it's nothin wrong with that besides it's been awhile since I've been in a good rumble" Rikku said.

" Right don't worry bout it" Fira said waving his hand off the subject. " So let's go meet our summoner"

" Yes" Sir.Ramon said with a smile. They started up the stairs once they reached the top standing in the center of attention of a crowd was a girl with long silver hair and tanned skin. She turned around to reveal her silver colored eyes and sort of white markings on her face. She wore long blue baggy jeans and black boots with a black tank top that was cut leaving her navel and part of her stomach bare. On her wrists were these metal bracelets that she wore there was about five of them on each wrist.

" Ayame honey these are your gaurdians" He said as they all walked up to her.

" Hey" Fira waved.

"Hi" Rikku said throwing her hands in the air. And Auron merely bowed his head slightly.

" Dad I told you I didn't want Gaurdains I don't need them!" Ayame said.

" But sweetie daddy has went through alot to hire them" Sir.Ramon said.

" I don't care god... stop treating me like alittle kid" Ayame said turning away with her arms crossed to her chest.

" Ayame sweetheart please" Sir.Ramon bowed to her.

" wow what a total brat" Rikku whispered to Fira.

" Spoiled" Auron said.

" WHAT WAS THAT OLD MAN!" Ayame ran up to him and stared him in the face.

" I said spoiled" Auron said not flinching for a second. Auron was the type that wasn't afraid to say the same thing twice, even if you had a gun to his head.

" Errr spoiled I'm not spoiled... My dad chooses to act like that I don't need his attention all the time" She said.

"Right whatever you say lady summoner" Auron said. Fira sort of cracked a smile.

" YOU DREADLOCKS! WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING AT! THAT HAIRSTYLE IS SO WHACK!" She said pushing Fira back from his face." And you wow showing alittle too much skin don't ya think! You look like a 5 dollar whore!" Ayame said pushing Rikku alittle. "These guys aren't fit to be my gaurdains even if I wanted them"

" Syke I bet I could kick your butt" Rikku said pointing at her.

" Heh... Sure okay me and you blondie if you can beat me in a fight you guys can be my guardians" She smiled.

(At a small arena in the temple)

" This is the sacred spot where Lord O'Hallan once trained" Ayame said stretching her legs.

" I could care less" Rikku said switching to her Thief Garment.

" Hey Auron why is Rikku switching to the thief I mean she's stronger when she's swordsman dressphere" Fira asked.

" I guess for speed and accuracy" Auron replied.

" Ready" Ayame said putting her fists up.

" Yea" Rikku replied.

They both charged at eachother.