Stree sat on the bed, mulling things over in his mind as to what had happened in the Stadium. Why had all of the Fiends attacked him? There had to be some explanation. He stood up and started pacing the room, trying to figure it out. He made another circuit of the room, then jumped and made for his sword when a knock came lightly at his door.

"Am I interrupting anything?" asked the Summoner, Yuna as she opened the door.

"No," replied Stree gruffly.

"Well may I come in?" she asked with a small smile. Stree nodded, so she walked in and closed the door. She sat down on the bed, and looked up at him, not missing the fact that he still held his sword in his hand.

Stree took up position beside the door, and looked at Yuna. "What do you want?"

Yuna hesitated for a second, then stood up and stared at Stree. "What happened between you and Tidus?"

Stree shook his head. "That's not what you want to know. You want to know why all of the Fiends attacked me, and how they got into the stadium in the first place. You just lost your nerve when you came in and you tried to cover yourself. Now tell me why you came to me and no one else, or I'll throw you out."

Yuna stared at him, open-mouthed, as he was the first person who had ever reacted to her in such a way. To everyone else, it was always the "Lady Summoner", and they were always on their best behavior. "Very well. I came to you because you seem to me to be the most centered person at the moment. No one else has any clue, and as they came to you, I thought that you might have some idea as to why. Do you?"

Stree shook his head. "None at all. I also have no idea how the Fiends got into the Stadium, though I suspect that the explosion that knocked out your lover would have something to do with it. Now I have a question for you."

"Yes?"

"Where are we?"

"We're at the travel agency on the Mi-ihen Highroad. It was the first place where we could rest after your sister ordered our retreat. But you'd know that if you came out of your room."

Stree shook his head. "No. I still have to think some more."

Yuna nodded. "Alright then. But please, did Tidus do something to you or your family? Why do you loathe him so?"

Stree glared at her. "Get out!" he ordered, grabbing her roughly by the arm, and pushing her towards the door. "Now!"

Yuna quickly exited the room, and Stree dropped heavily onto his bed.

"Wow. Still as sociable as ever. Oh well, at least she didn't cry," remarked Kam, coming into the room.

"Get out," said Stree tiredly.

"No. I came in to tell you something."

"What?" asked Stree, rolling over to go to sleep.

"Auron wants us all to go to the thunder plains."

"And why would Auron want us to go to the thunder plains?" asked Stree gruffly.

"Because he thinks he knows why the Fiends came after us."

"After me, you mean."

"Nope, after us." Kam pointed at herself. "After you got yourself knocked out, they went for me. Tidus, Wakka, Rikku and Kimarhi all helped me out while Auron cleared a way out."

Stree rolled back over. "Are the rest of them still here?" Kam knew who he meant, so she answered him with a smile.

"Well, wherever Lady Yuna goes, so goes her suitor." Kam stood up and grabbed the Graviton Hammer from where Stree had thrown in during his attempt to eject Yuna from his room. "I think you should go out there and thank at least some of them before we go. And while you get yourself cleaned up for that time, I'll go clean this for you."

"Thanks," replied Stree gruffly. When Kam walked out of the room, Stree pulled himself up off the bed and walked over to the shower.

Yuna caught up to Kam as she walked out of the room. "Is always that grouchy?" she asked.

Kam smiled. "Not that bad, not normally. You either asked him about how he was beaten down by the Fiends, or you mentioned Tidus doing something to me."

Yuna winced. "Actually, it was both."

Kam laughed. "Well, you did a lot better than anyone else who's ever done that. The last time someone mentioned Tidus to him was in Zanarkand, and they ended up with two broken ribs and a popped kneecap."

Yuna gaped at Kam for a second, then caught herself and kept walking. "Speaking of broken ribs, why did Stree not want me to heal him during the battle?"

"Stree hated having magic used on him as a crutch. When he was younger, he used to do it all the time when he played games like Blitz or when he hunted Fiends, and it made him really week for over a year. Now he doesn't do it if he can help it."

"Ah. So, if you don't mind my asking, what was it that Tidus did that makes Stree hate him?"

Kam thought for a second, deciding whether or not she could trust Yuna with the story. "Alright, I'll tell you, but you can't tell all the others." Yuna nodded. "Well about five years ago, when Tidus was an up and coming blitzer, he was put into a team with Stree. They became best friends, and stayed that way for about four months, until Tidus met me. We started going out, and—" he story was cut short by a loud crash coming from around the corner.

"Cut it out!" screamed Rikku at the top of her lungs. Kam looked at Yuna, nodded, and they ran to find out what it was. They turned the corner, then Kam pulled Yuna back as a heavy book came flying past them.

"Calm down!" shouted Auron. Kam turned the corner and found Tidus up against a wall with Wakka holding him in place, while Stree was being held against a door by both Kimarhi and Auron, who, even with their combined strength, were having trouble holding him in place. Stree ducked down for a second, and came up and went for Tidus, who got out from Wakka and launched a fist at Tidus. Both men never connected, though, as a bright light filled the room up, blinding every one. When the light dimmed, both Stree and Tidus were on the floor, each with several men sitting on top of them, while Rin stood in the center of the room, his arms crossed, and his face angry.

"Please. There will be no fighting in my travel agencies, or I shall have ask you all to leave. Are the two of you finished?" He looked over at both men, and made sure he got a nod from each of them, then motioned for the men to get up. "Now, enjoy your stay." With that, he turned to leave. Tidus stood up and glared at Stree. Stree glared back. Kam walked over to Stree, while Yuna walked over to Tidus. "What happened?" asked Kam. Stree didn't answer. He just grabbed his Graviton Hammer from Kam's hand, and turned to walk out the door. He reached out to grab the handle, when it exploded inwards. Auron, reacting with the speed belying his age, grabbed his katana as the Fiends started pouring in again.

"Didn't we just leave this party?"