Hey everyone! We last left off with Tidus and Tetsu-roku swimming in the Baaj Temple Ruins. They just barely escape from Geosgaeno, and have wandered inside the Ruins. What do they find? Let's find out...

Chapter 7: Fires, Klikk, and Al Bhed

"Wow, this place is huge."

Tidus was right. This place was huge! There were two levels in this place, and what I guessed was a Great Hall was enormous! There was a huge glyph on the dirt brown floor. Parts of the walls were crumbling, and water was leaking from the ceiling. Rocks were also falling from the ceiling. And there was another factor that was important...

"So cold," Tidus shivered.

I sighed. "You wouldn't be so cold if you weren't wearing shorts," I shot at him. "Besides," I said while showing him my clothes like Vanna White, "these clothes are warmer."

Tidus sneered at me. "Because I'm in such a bad mood, you will find something to make a fire." He poked me hard in the chest. I doubled in pain, clutching my stomach. "Fine, I'll go!" I said, as I heaved myself of the ground. "What are you going to be doing then?" I asked him.

Tidus smirked. "I will stay right here," he replied.

I growled. "Shut up," I said, and left the room.

I went into the room in the north. It was much harder to navigate than the ruins outside. Rocks were stacked in a manner that was almost impossible to even climb over. But I was able to do it. With a loud grunt, I pushed myself off the rocks onto the other side. I looked around. Nothing much. But something caught my eye.

It was a bouquet. It was withering from the lack of water. The leaves were brown, the same color as the stem. I thought this would be perfect to light, and I grabbed it.

"Now for something to start a fire," I said, and nearly killed myself trying to climb over the rocks.

As I entered the hall again, Tidus stood up. "What did you find?" he asked me.

I held up the bouquet. "Something to light a fire," I replied.

He frowned. "We need something to start a fire also," he pointed out.

"Thanks a lot, Captain Obvious." I said as I left the room to the south.

The room looked just the same as the last one, but there weren't any rocks. Just a lot of stairs. I grumbled as I made my way closer to the end of the hallway. At the end, there was an open desk. Inside the desk were pieces of flint. I smiled. "Perfect to make a fire!" I shout, and sprint back to the Great Hall.

Tidus was practicing his kicks when I ran up to him.

"Did you find something?"

I grinned as I showed him the black rocks. "Flint. Perfect to start a fire," I say, handing them over.

Tidus smiles too. He starts to make a fire. He failed. After a few more horrible failures, I stepped in. "Give me the flint," I said. He obeys. I rub the flint together. After what seemed to be an eternity, sparks flew. A small flame from the bouquet became a large campfire. I smirk at Tidus. Tidus lays down on his side and goes to sleep.

"I'm pretty worn out too," I said, and went to sleep.

When I woke up, I saw Tidus putting his head in the fire. I laugh. "Get your head out of that fire," I commanded. But that's not what he was doing.

Tidus waved his hands at the fire. "No, don't go out!" he shouted. At that precise moment, the fire went out. Silence. "Good going," I said as I headed for the small stream.

Tidus just sits there. "I'm hungry," he said randomly.

"Get your own food."

"What if I can't move?"

"I know you can move."

"But I'm-"

"Quiet!"

I listen carefully as Tidus sobs. Something's coming, I thought. I knew what it was. But Tidus didn't.

"Tidus. Take out your Longsword," I command, taking out my daggers.

"Why?"

"Prepare to meet a Klikk."

Suddenly, a huge beast leaps from the walls, and lands a few feet in front of me. It had four long legs attached to a small brown body. It had a long, whip-like tail with a blade at the tip. "This… is a Klikk."

Tidus and I leap at the thing. I grumbled as it kept dodging our attacks. The Klikk was too powerful for us. The agility of that thing was unbelievable. Add the accuracy of the tail, and this fiend could easily take us down.

Tidus and I gasp for breath. "We'll never defeat it!" he shouts. I hang my head down. He's right, I thought. There's no way.

Suddenly, there was a huge explosion to my right. Tidus, the Klikk, and I look to see what caused it. A small group of people stood there. Three of them were men with these odd masks and overalls. One looked like a girl dressed in a red diving suit. The other one was very different (A/N: This is you, Tetsusgirlfriend!) She had long black hair that flowed down to her back. She wore a black kimono with a black corset. Her lips were also black. The only part of her that wasn't black was her eyes. They were a pale blue. She was tossing a grenade in her hand.

"Hieta, Rikku?" the black girl says.

"U'cc mud dnum yri yod," the other girl replies. "Oui ky ert nefi wor."

The girl wearing black grins, and starts Mixing things. Tidus and I stare at this girl. She grins. What did she make? I thought. She started to toss it up and down again. "Hellstorm!" she shouts, throwing this red grenade.

Firaga spells were cast at the Klikk. After the 10 spells were gone, the Klikk was now just a bunch of pyreflies.

We stare at the group of people as they walk towards us.

The girl in red, who I knew was Rikku, went up to Tidus, and put her head next to his ear. "Kunno," she says, and knees him hard in the stomach. He blacks out. "Tidus!" I scream. I try to get away, but the goth girl punches me hard in the gut. I double over in pain, and knock out.

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Who are these people? First they help us, and now they hurt us! What's going on? And what's with this discovery they made? Tune in next time!