Welcome back my pretties to Chapter 4. Like I said, if I get any replies answering my question before, the majority will win and you would get an adventure or skip straight to the wedding. Well many of my friends said "Please do an adventure:smiley face:" so yeah. An adventure it is!

Now before we get onto the fic I will answer the reviews I got! Happy days!

Malicious-Alchemist:

I am pleased you think it's good as that's what I'm aiming for…duh! And is this going to be an RP fic? RP equals role play therefore meaning role play fic which means…I'm confused…I'm a lost cause!

Vampaneze Lady Sophie:

YAY! Yes there will be more Yuna, Paine and chapters…more Baralai? Yes, the one I want to go die some place…he'll be there…and please don't kill Brother, I kinda still need him!

Right time to start this fic so you can read and review :hopeful look in eye:

As morning came, Rikku was fast asleep in one of the beds provided by the ship for the passengers if they were sailing over night. The hull of the boat banged against something hard outside. The sudden jolt sent Rikku rolling off the bed, onto the floor. Rikku however did not stir and just flopped onto the floor making loud snoring sounds. It was then that Paine came into the sleeping quarters with Rikku's bags in hand and her own in her mouth. She placed the bags on the floor and walked over to Rikku.

"Psst, Rikku, wake up. We've docked in Kilika, time to get up."

No reply…

"Rikku, get up!"

Silence…

"RIKKU GET UP NOW!"

"AARGH! I'm awake, I'm awake!" Rikku jumped to her feet and began turning around in confusion.

Paine calmed Rikku down before handing her one of the plastic carriers and began walking onto the deck and off the ship. Rikku, wearily, followed behind.

They began walking through the port and towards the Youth Leagues new Headquarters.

It was a large pinkish colored building that looked like it swirled upwards toward the sky. There were many banners and flags placed around it, and as you neared you could see the tight defense it had around it with places to take cover and gun down approaching foes. When Rikku and Paine entered the grounds outside the Headquarters they were greeted by a smiling Elma.

"Ah, Paine, welcome back! Oh I see you brought Rikku with you. It is an honor to see you in person after all this time Miss Rikku."

"Thank you Elma. I need to use the com-sphere to call Brother to come and pick Rikku up."

Rikku wanted avoid Brother for as long as possible and was willing to pull out all the stops to do so. She began pointing out the most obvious things and trying to turn them into conversations.

"Um…err…hey, did you know there are birds nesting in that tree over there?"

"For the fifth time Rikku, I did. What wrong, you seem very…edgy. Are you hiding something?"

"Me? No, of course not! nope, no way, nuh-uh, never!"

"You're a bad liar, you know that?"

"Oh ok, I'll tell you…"

Rikku told Paine her plan about tricking Brother into taking her to Luca. She planned on telling him sooner or later but that would mean having to be told off and be lectured by Buddy for running off and then have Shinra rub it in her face. As appealing as all that was she really didn't want to go through with it.

"Rikku, you should know by now, for every action in life there is an opposite reaction, so it's best for you to return to the Celcius and apologize. If you tell the truth they might go easier on you."

"I don't like the emphasis you put on might…"

As they trudged through the main entrance, Paine led Rikku through to the part of the Headquarters that she saw in the chat she had with Elma. At this point, Yaibal, a member of the Youth League, came running in towards Paine.

"PAINE! It's terrible, giant fiends are attacking our old Headquarters, Lucil might be in danger!"

Yaibal was known to exaggerate things to great lengths, but the way his voice sounded made him seem serious.

"Alright Yaibal, stay here while me and Rikku handle it…" Paine said coolly, acting as something along these lines would happen everyday.

"I'm sorry, me and who? I don't recall being asked to help, isn't going back too Brother bad enough?" pouted Rikku.

"If you help, I'll say I found you and needed you to help me in Luca, but it was too late the time you had finished helping me and stayed the night at the Headquarters."

"Oh, okay, sounds good to me!"

Paine went off to call Buddy to come pick themup then drop them offat Mushroom Rock Road. As she was connecting the com-sphere, Elma reappeared.

"Please, let me go with you. My commanders' life is at stake. I would do anything for her safe return!"

"Okay, I don't see why not." replied Paine as she connected and began explaining the situation to the crew of the Celcius.

In a matter of minutes, all three females clambered into the ship and they were on route for Mushroom Rock Road. As they got closer to the location, many pyre flies flew up and around the Headquarters. This made Paine and Elma very worried about the situation.

As they landed they bolted, full speed, towards the Headquarters. The scene outside was awful with bodies littering the ground. Elma rushed around, checking the bodies to see if anyone survived. With Elma staying behind, Rikku and Paine rushed into the building itself to hear two beings talking above them, on the next floor up. Rikku could work out that one of the voices was that of Lucil's but the other didn't ring a bell. Rikku and Paine stayed low and listened careful to the conversation.

"P-Please, what do you want from me…I have nothing of desire…" Lucil said, barely audible from the gasps for breathe she took every other word.

"Oh, there is nothing I want from you. If I wanted something from you alone would I not have just killed you and not the pitiful excuses for humans, lying face down in the dirt? But, the point is, I have a gift for you."

"I-I don't…follow"

"Of course you don't. You are only human, but wait and you will see…"

There was then the sound of something falling to the ground and thechiming melodyof wind blowing.

"Lucil!" Paine ran up the winding staircase towards were the voices had come from. Rikku followed soon after.

When they had reached the top, blood was spattered across the walls in an arch shape. Lucil's lifeless body lay on the floor, a deep gash in the left shoulder. However she was not dead, she still seemed to be breathing as Rikku eyed her chest quickly moving up and down. Paine did not understand anything and the conversation beforebetween Lucil andthe strangerdid not aid her understanding, so shedecided to call in help from the Youth League to come and gain control over this situation.

They exited the Headquarters, Paine had Lucil slung over her shoulder to carry her outside into the beaming sun light shining through the storm of pyre flies. It was then that Elma looked up from one of the bodies she was examining and rushed over.

"Lucil! Is she alright…?"

"We don't know…" was all Paine could reply with as she stared upon the body.

"I-It's probably only shock or something, right?" Rikku asked feebly, not knowing what to say,on account ofknowing much in the subject of medicine or first aid.

"I don't know either. But, she's still alive, that's for sure. I better put pressure on this wound though." replied Elma as she looked around for something to wrap Lucil's shoulder in.

"Here." Rikku said, removing her scarf from her neck. "Use this."

Elma nodded and began the process of wrapping and knotting the scarf over the wound. Then, without saying a word, Elma picked Lucil up and carried her back in the direction of the airship.

"Wow, that's devotion. I hope Lucil will be ok…" Rikku said aloud to no one in particular.

Paine was still standing motionlessly, staring at were Lucil was once lying. She was going over the situation in her mind, what could she have done to prevent it? Could she have said something? Could she have fought the stranger? If she did, would she win or loose? Paine then received a light tap on the arm as Rikku gave a faint smile up to her.

"Come on Paine. Lets check for survivors, if Elma could do it then so can we!"

Paine nodded as she headed over to the first body, checked for signs of life, then moved onto another. Rikku copied what she was doing.

Medical help had arrived soon after Elma arrived at the Celcius with Lucil and the bodies were taken to a burial ground. Without summoner's to perform the sending, it was not assured that all the souls would pass onto the Farplane, a place were the dead come to rest. Yuna also fought one of her last battles here with a man called Shuyin.

Shuyin wasn't actually alive, but a reincarnation of the pyre flies and his desire for revenge on all those who killed him and his love Lenne. Lenne was a Songstress back when Zanarkand was filled with crowds and bright lights. Lenne was also a summoner. They both fell in front of a firing squad together and Shuyin had been wondering for the remnants of his life in the Farplane searching for Lenne before he was struck down by YRP.

Shuyin used a forbidden machina called Vegnagun to do his bidding but his plans were foiled.

As night once again fell on Spira, Rikku fell asleep in her cabin on the Celcius, glad that her plan had gone un-punished but she was disturbed by the events that had happened that day. Why, only awhile ago, she had been talking with Lucil, but now she was in a hospital in Luca some were. This is hardly what she neededa day or twobefore Yunas 'big day' but there is no changing the past. She wondered how Paine was taking all this as she rolled over and tried to think happier thoughts before finally drifting off to sleep.

Paine gazed out from the Farplane. She went there as soon as the old Headquarters were cleared out and had been there since. She would remember the faces of the fallen and the pyre flies there would animate a vision of that person. Paine laid down on the rocky flooring and gazed out across the many fields of bright flowers and waterfalls and slowly fell asleep on the spot, one single tear falling from her eye onto the cold earth beneath her.

Wow, sudden plot twist in the form of a mysterious figure! Isn't it exciting? Now you have to wait another few days to find out what happens next! I know, I'm starting to hate me too…

Brother: I won't never hate you!

The heck are you doing here? You weren't even SEEN in this one! Now shoo!

Baralai: Yeah, you show him!

Get out of my sight you spawn of pure evil!

Anyway, stay tuned for next chapter! Bubi!