Disclaimer: We are cheap and don't own the characters... or places... or things...

Hardcore Praying

"That's the High summoner Braska! Ten years and we finally receive a statue for our temple…"

They had made it to the temple, and were being informed about the temple's newest statue.

"How exciting," Evan stated sarcastically, looking around the open vastness. Brenna and Tidus on the other hand were listening intently. Aidan was running around, talking to the locals.

"Man, they really don't have anything interesting to say…" she said to Evan, looking at the others.

"Hmm?"

"Well, some just keep repeating themselves, and I asked one of them what the time was, and she kept going on about how bad Sin was."

"Well that's random."

"'Tis true."

Brenna came over to them, having learned her lesson from the temple what's-it-or-other.

"Wow… I didn't know that summoners did that much!"

"It's not that big a deal," said Evan calmly, "Me an Aidan beat giant ugly whale-fish-things all the time!"

"What are you guys talking about?" Tidus, who had come over to join the conversation, asked.

"Talking about giant ugly whale-fish-things, what did you think we were talking about?" Evan repeated. Suddenly, a loud growl was heard erupting from various people's stomachs.

"Fooooood…" they said in unison. With that, they headed back to Wakka's tent for lunch.

"Back already ya?" Wakka asked rhetorically. "Well, s'no time for lunch yet." A resounding groan was heard from the party. Tidus especially.

"Let's eat him." Said Evan. (Referring to Gluttony in FMA.)

"What the fuck?" Aidan cried, slapping Evan in the face, "Don't look at me ever again!" Evan giggled, and then succumbed back into her natural silence.

"Hey, you look tired," Brenna said to Tidus, "Is it okay if we sleep on your mat?"

"Sure thing, ya. You all look bushed." And with that, they lay down, and fell into a deep sleep.

"Well that was fast."

"I'm still tired!"

"…"

"I want food!"

They had all awoken from their sleep, coincidentally, at the exact same time.

"Where's Wakka?" Brenna asked, while looking around trying to find him.

"Must have gone to the temple," Said Evan presumptuously.

"Hey, he left us soup!" Said Aidan happily, "let's eat, then go to the temple!"

So they ate and left. When they got to the temple, they found Wakka and the temple priest in a discussion.

"What's going on?" asked Tidus.

"The apprentice summoner's in there and hasn't come out."

"Well… surprise!" Evan whispered to Aidan. By this time, Tidus had run up the stairs to the cloister of trials.

"So, you're saying that she could die in there?"

"The precepts must be obeyed!"

"… Like I care!" And with that, he ran in.

"Tidus!" Brenna cried, and the girls ran after him.

"And where do you think you're goin'?" Wakka called.

"Uhhh… we're… her guardians!" Evan said hurriedly, pointing at Aidan.

"Um, wha-… Yeah, kneel down and obey suckas!" Aidan stated, confused and bewildered. Brenna opened her mouth, then decided to just go with it. With that they entered the trials.

"God, I love these things, " Aidan excitedly said.

"…I hate them… why?" Evan whined. They had caught up to Tidus, who had been staring at the first blockade, wondering what to do. With Aidan's navigational skills of the cloisters, they were able to fly their way through, picking up a special item along the way. Wakka soon caught up to them easily, what it them having done all the dirty work.

"What's gotten into you, eh?"

"A bunch of Mexican foreigners!" Evan cried, continuing the earlier joke.

"Shut up!" Brenna told her.

"Sorry about that. We, uh, wanted to give Tidus a tour of the trial and he, uh, got a littler over zealous." Aidan said, nudging Tidus in the side with her elbow, making him shake his head vigorously.

"I suppose it's too late now, ya? Man, you three for real?"

"Damn straight." Evan said flatly.

"Whoa, never would've guessed. Hey, maybe you can help out the apprentice summoner?"

"Ffffffffff… yeeeaaahh... about that-" Evan started, but was cut off.

"You see, I only summon when I need to. I prefer to let other summoners take the credit, I'm very modest." Aidan said, trying to cover up their terrible lie. Brenna giggled to herself.

"Oh, okay then." Wakka said, sounding almost disappointed, "Well, we should probably go down there anyway, it's too late to go back now."

They all stepped onto the elevator, as the authors will call it, and went down to the chamber below. As the game would have it, all of Yuna's guardians were presently in the room; the five of them entered. The hymn of the fayth could be heard quite clearly.

"What, didn't think we'd be able to handle it on our own?" a black mage said harshly, rising from her sitting position at the bottom of the stairs.

"Handle what? Some hardcore praying?" Aidan asked incredulously. Evan leaned over to Brenna and whispered:

"She's a bitch… bitch, bitch, bitch!"

"I like her!" Brenna said, admiring the mage already.

Tidus went to say something, but was cut off.

"Who are you?' the mage asked, quite rudely.

"Your mom!" Evan shot at her. Aidan slapped her in the face again. "Wait, I take it back! I'll never do it again!" Evan cried, clutching her face, and continued to mumble to herself afterwards.

"They're a summoner party, they were attacked by Sin." Wakka said desperately, trying to get on her good side (as small as it may be). Tidus had inched his way over to Brenna, and asked:

"So, do you know what's going on?"

"Not particularly, but the oversized blue cat is starting to scare me."

"Heh, you can say that again." Suddenly, the doors to the chamber of the fayth opened, and a bright light exuded from within. Yuna emerged from the chamber, rather awkwardly. After stepping down some of the stairs, she tripped, and were it not for the big kitty, she would've fallen. As she stood, she flicked her hair out of her face, allowing a bead of sweat to drip down her forehead.

"I did it, I've become… A summoner."

"… She worked up a sweat… praying!" Aidan whispered to Evan.

"Well, it was hardcore stuff, remember…"

And with that, they exited the chamber.

Aidan: watch your virgin eyes, there might be a little 'bad language' going on... if you're offended... FUCK YOU... I'm sorry... not really... Thanks for reading the story.

Evan: I apologize for saying 'your mom'... I hate it... but I couldn't help myself... 'M surry...