Chapter three
As I fell from the home I once had I could sense the closeness of the once calm sea. It didn't look too friendly either to tell you the truth. All that swishy cold wet stuff, just waiting to suck you under. Not somewhere I wanted to go. Yeah right Rikku! As if I had a choice! Yeah sure Rikku. Let's jump off the very cool and expensive air ship into the murderous sea to my death! Anyway, as I fell I could see my life flash before my eyes, hey! I'm being dramatic here people! Anyway I could see everyone I had ever met. Yunie, Paine, Buddy, Brother, Pops… you get the idea. All of them looked real happy and like they were having real fun. Unlike me. Suddenly everyone vanished and this little kid that I recognized from Yunie's pilgrimage appeared and, just like that, I froze. Right in mid air. Like a …hey! No I'm not on drugs! Looking up to it through barely opened eyes I felt a cold chill run down my spine. 'The Fayth!' The boy nodded telling me that he could read my thoughts. "Your destiny emerges. Don't worry. Defeat the evil entity which the lady destroyed, before it emerges to wreak its havoc." It spoke in it's calming but hair raising voice.
I looked at it in confusion. Was I hallucinating or something? I tried to ask it questions. What it meant. What the hell it was on about! All I could muster was a small groan. The Fayth however must of known what I meant for it continued. "Await the gift of white eyes. Then all will become clear." Then, just like that it faded, leaving me to fall to my death in the freezing cold water. I felt a bit put out y'know what I mean. It was alright telling me all this but what about saving me? I mean hello! Falling from an airship here! About to die.
As I hit the cold salty water coolness surrounded my body, and I'm not talking ice lolly cool and refreshing here folks. Oh no! I'm talking been slashed with 1000 knives all at once cold. It felt as if I had jumped into the fan blades of the Celsius, little old me being cut into thousands of pieces. I could feel the coldness taking over, draining my body of warmth and energy. Glancing around frantically I saw a faint light in the distance. Land? Yes! I think it was! Pointing my body as best as I could in that direction, I started to move my arms and legs, slowly at first but picking up speed with my urgency. The coolness continued to sap my strength but I continued to swim towards the horizon. I was gonna make it! Nearly there…
My hands pushed through the water, finally making contact with soft, powdery sand. Grabbing handfuls, I started to drag myself up out of the sea onto the bay. I managed to get to my torso, before I ran out of strength. With the waves still lapping at my ankles and legs, I looked around to see where I was. Not being able to make out my surroundings I came to the conclusion that I was on a beach. Noooooo! Never Rikku! I knew this was it. No saving me now. The sea had sucked all of my energy dry, leaving me completely and utterly pooped. I had only felt like this once before in my life … whoa! Don't even go there! The worst moments of my life are for me. No one else.
As I lay dying on the beach. With my last breath I did something that Tidus always recommends in these situations. I let out a long, ear-piercing scream.
Moments later I could of sworn I saw a dark, humanoid figure, standing meters away from me. (Although my eye-sight was very blurred and fuzzy) This person was my last hope. Slowly and shakily I reached out my hand, only being able to move a few inches. I was using the last of my strength you know! Then… the world went black.