Hey everyone! Uh yeah, right now I'm just gonna get right into the story. I have no clue where I'm gonna go with this one. Anyways I'll start doing disclaimers just for the heck of it. I don't own FFX or FFX2 so none of these characters are for me to go manipulating around. Yeah…I guess that's it. The story…well let's just see how it goes…
It was the day to leave Arips and sail for Dheb-la to hide. Yuna chuckled softly. She couldn't believe that she the great Necromancer Braska's daughter was actually hiding from a mere powerless Novey Prince. However it had to be done, to save her people from the hands from such a cruel man. It was quite ironic because Seymour had no mercy for anyone without powers and yet he himself had none. Sometimes she doubted his 'blue-blooded' lineage. But that was not for her to care; she had other things to worry about at the moment.
"My lady, we are ready to set sail on the Peasants' Ship." a blue-lion headed man entered her sitting room. His facial features were wrought with seriousness. "You know, you don't have to call me 'your Lady' Kimhari." His face softened a bit and changed to a more questioning stare. "But Yuna, why are you sailing on a Peasants' Ship? Won't it be easier just to sail on the Gullwing?" Yuna sighed smiling at Kimhari, her second guardian and commander of the Arips army. Kimhari was injured as a young soldier and couldn't go with her father's pilgrimage to defeat thus saving his life and being an official guardian to Yuna. "You know why Kimhari. Those three men have informed me that the news has slipped of my leaving and Seymour will no doubt be informed about this."
"I told you not to tell your people about Arips. Now look what has happened now that they all know." Kimhari scolded her for her foolish decision but his real anger rested upon those three men that had to spill their guts on a spy. Yuna laughed and touched by his father-like protectiveness. "It's all right Kimhari. It was bound to happen either way. At least now the people know why I am running and they won't have to argue and fight or take 'help' from Seymour himself for that matter. Besides, I bet Seymour won't be able to guess that I would be on a Peasant's Ship and I will be disguised."
"But they will treat you like a Nobody!" Yuna shook her head and took his big claw like hands into her small porcelain ones to assure him. "It's better if they do for if it would prevent any suspicion from any of Seymour's spies. I will be fine Kimhari, I promise." Yuna smiled into her guardian's kind eyes. Kimhari unable to bear his sentimental nature took her into his big blue arms and hugged her. His tears slid down his cheeks and onto Yuna's as he choked out his words, "I just can't understand why you do so much for these people. You're wasting your life away for nothing. You don't have anything to lose if you don't defeat Sin." The brave little enchanter pushed herself away to face her guardian and shook her head. "You're wrong. If I don't save them and live, what will there be left to live for?" She smiled wanly at his tender fierce blue face and said in a staggered voice, "I must do this. I must!"
"Captain Tidus! I checked with the departures in Arips and there will be no departure today by her Lady's Gullwing." One crew member said. "Of course there won't be. You think that she's ruler of the most powerful kingdom for nothing. If she were to go into hiding, do you think she would make it that easy a target of herself? Then again, telling her people about her leaving was a bit foolish. Prince Seymour found out within three days." Tidus drawled. He quickly scanned the shores of Arips. It was just as gorgeous as his father had described when he was four years old. And probably just as treacherous.
"Check the departures for any peasant ships. And hurry. She probably left this morning." As the pirate checked the list again, he stabbed the paper and yelled to his captain. "Captain! Two peasant ships were to leave for Dheb-la today. One of them has already departed — before sunrise!" Tidus cursed silently. This lady was more determined to get away than he had first thought. As he ordered his crew to set sail, he wondered why she detested Prince Seymour.
"You there! Peasant girl! What are ye doing up here? Get back down where ye belong. We aren't supposed to even have women aboard much less scumbags like you." A toothy sailor snarled at Yuna as he untied some ropes. Yuna gave one last look at the Tiera, silently thankful that it had left thinking that she would be on the other ship. At the last minute, Kimhari had warned her of Seymour's plan to kidnap her using the pirates of the dreaded Tiera. Quickly, she hurried down to her quarters, which was shared by at least five other people, two women and their little children. They were very friendly and curious about the beautiful girl whom did not look at all like a peasant.
During the next two days, they became good friends. The two women's relatives lived in Dheb-la and they recounted how their dear husbands had told them to leave Arips because of the upcoming war with Sin again and how their husbands and their friends didn't have much faith in Lady Yuna anymore now that she went into hiding. Despite a twinge of irritation towards their husbands, she continued to ask them casually of what they thought of their Lady. They seemed to think she was a very noble woman, who cared for Arips like a mother, but they also agreed with their husbands on her ability to take care of the great kingdom. Yuna could see they meant well, but she couldn't help but feel that they should try being ruler and the official sacrificial lamb for Sin.
On the third night of their journey, Yuna was rudely awaken when the entire ship seemed to quake. "It's an earthquake! Get ready for a tidal wave!" One of the crew shouted. Quickly donning her warmest clothes and helping the two women and her children into theirs as well, they ran up on the deck and prepared for the worst. Already, waves washed over one side of the boat and carried the men away to their watery graves. She peered through the heavy rain and saw the captain struggle wit the steering wheel.
"LOOK OUT!" But it was too late. The mast swung towards Yuna and the women, whom didn't have time to duck and were carried off the side of the ship, along with their children. Yuna with the smallest of the children rushed over to help her newfound friends. The dark waters revealed nothing but the frothing Sapien Sea. "OH NO! It's gonna be a big one! Head for cover!" someone yelled as an enormous wave loomed dangerously above the boat, threatening to capsize it. Everything went strangely calm for a while. Yuna spotted something.
She grabbed and held on to the little girl's hand. The little girl continued to cry and scream for her mother even when the wave crashed over the boat and swallowed it whole. Then the storm cleared and everything was quiet again in the Sapien Sea, as if nothing ever happened.
Sorry if I messed up the story a bit. Sometimes I have a really good idea but since I'm so forgetful, I never remember what I might've said or done. Gomen-nasai! ( Till next time though!
- Unawoken Dream