Title: Random Bits 3 – Chapter 4
Setting: Yuna and her Guardians are on their way to Guadosalam for a celebration.
Moonflow - Shooupuff Station - Yuna and the others have already boarded the shooupuff. Tidus is waving to his fans and Auron is talking to the three old men, who are standing by the loading platform.
Wakka shifted from foot to foot impatiently, eyes bouncing back and forth between Tidus (who was hollering and waving to a group of young girls) and Auron (who was deep in conversation with the three old men). Their chocobo was standing in its traces trying to hide its bare tail, a single tiny down feather waving from its tip. Wakka watched with interest as the old geezers shouted, waved their arms, and went into multiple 'discussion huddles', before reaching some kind of agreement. Auron was handed a large sack, which he stowed in his robe, and handed over a small sphere. There was a tense silence while the old men crowded around it like hobos around a burning barrel, Auron standing by with a look of absolute confidence lounging on his face.
After a few moments of silence the huddle erupted into various wheezes, cackles, hacks and farting noises, which were quickly stifled. Except for the farting noises. Those are a natural occurrence that accompany the aged.
"That boy's going to make us rich!" Grinned Old Man #3, capering towards the cart with the precious sphere.
"If he thinks he's famous now, just wait 'til the girls see this one!"
Old Man #1 waved good-bye to Yuna and her Guardians.
"Poor kid don't 'ave a clue." He chuckled, or at least attempted to chuckle. It sounded more like a dying machina. He grinned as Tidus waved cheerfully back.
"That was quite clever of him, slowing it down and adding that background music." Said Old Man #2.
"Finally!" Wakka groaned as Auron made his way towards the lift.
"Give him a break." Tidus said "Its not like he gets to hang out with his own kind much."
"Sir Auron isn't that old." Yuna replied his Auron's defense. "He's only 35."
"Hey 30 and up is old."
"Well, Kimahri is 32."
"Oolllldd!" Tidus sang. Rikku, who had been standing next to the silent, and still embarrassed Ronso, (Hey, its embarrassing when you consider yourself civilized and instinct comes along and demolishes everything) sidled away. Kimarhi scowled and swung his massive paw into the back of Tidus' head with enough force to lift him off his feet and over the side of the passenger basket. He ignored Yuna's appalled gasp.
Auron was on his way up in the lift when he heard a loud thunk and saw Tidus plummeting passed him with the grace of a zuu having a narcoleptic episode. He watched as the youth struck the pavement of the dock below, bounced a bit, then lay still, several numbers in the hundreds floating up into the air.
"Someone get a potion." Auron called, heaving a put-upon sigh. He looked down to see the boy leap to his feet, little green numbers floating up from his head, triumphantly shaking his fist at the ronso.
"Ha! I have Regen, you big hairball-hocking jerk! I'm invincible!"
"Better make that a Phoenix Down." Auron corrected himself with a shake of his head. Tidus always had to antagonize things that were bigger and stronger than him. He watched unsurprised as Kimahri leaped from the Shooupuff with a roar. Tidus, seeing unimaginable pain racing towards him in the form of a very angry Kimahri, hit a nice turn of speed by the time the ronso hit the ground. Auron turned away as a particularly shrill scream informed him that Kimahri had caught up with the boy. It was going to be one of those trips.
End
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