Thanx to my readers! Its going to take along time for me to update because school and swimming started again which means that I have only like ten minutes of free time all day.

Well here chapther four finally is...

Chapter Four

The light was so bright Yuna had to shut her eyes. When her eyes finally adjusted, she found herself in a foreign looking room with large bright lights lining the ceiling. A metal bed was in the center surrounded by monitors and three people. On the bed lay a small girl. She didn't move and for a second Yuna thought, she might be dead, but then one of the men looked up from his computer and said, "She'll awaken soon."

"Thank Goodness," the women said. The men stepped forward and looked down at the child. Yuna did a double take to make sure she wasn't imagining things. The man looked oddly familiar. She knew him from somewhere, but it had been so long ago and her mind was clouded. Yuna looked at the man again and then backed away. No, it couldn't be…

"Father," she said as she ran towards him. He didn't as much as look up only stroked the sleeping girl's brown hair. Yuna walked to the side of the bed herself and looked closely at the girl. She knew her too. The women also approached the bed and put her arm around the man. Yuna smiled warmly at her. It was her mother only she was much younger. What were her parents doing in a place like this and who was this child? Yuna asked herself.

"Are you sure that she is the one. It's really inside her." the women asked the man who was still sitting down at one of the monitors.

"I'm sorry Sarah, but she's definitely the one."

Yuna's father sighed. "They'll probably come for her once they learn that she has the power they've been searching for."

"No don't say that. She's just a child. This is all our fault. If we hadn't…" Sarah said crying. Her husband tried to comfort her, but she still cried.

Yuna reached out to her sadden parents, but her arm went right through them. "What's going on?" she said under her breath. She had never seen her parents act like this before.

The other man finally stood up from his computer. "We have done nothing wrong. Only what must be done no matter the cost."

"I could never be a part of anything that put my children at risk." Yuna's father said.

"The damage is already done," the man said. No one argued. Instead, they all turned to look at the girl who was beginning to move. She opened her eyes. Yuna looked down horrified. This child had one blue eye and one green eye exactly like her. Yuna looked back up at her parents.

"I'm so happy your awake dear. We've been so worried," the women said.

While her parents fussed over her younger form, Yuna backed away. She had heard enough. She closed her eyes and covered her ears, but not before she heard the man speak. "No Yuna hasn't even begun to awaken."

"Shut up!" Yuna screamed at the people before her, but of course, they couldn't hear her. "I'm not who you think I am." As she spoke Yuna could see the world around her dissolve until all that was visible was the bright light.

"Hello." she said to no one in particular. "Where am I?" A small boy appeared before her.

"Help us Yuna. You are the only one with enough power," he said. He sounded distresses.

"No! I don't have power." The boy just laughed. Yuna opened her mouth to speak, but before she could, everything went black.

"YUNA!"

Yuna opened her eyes and looked in the direction of the voice. She was shocked to find it was her cousin and that she was back in Rikku's room. She rubbed her eyes. Rikku jumped on the bed next to her. "Come on Yuna. We don't have much time."

"What, where are we going?" Yuna asked before remembering everything that had happened.

"Don't be stupid Yuna. Let's go eat. I'm so hungry." Rikku ran off and left Yuna with her thoughts. It must only have been a dream.

"Yuna!" Rikku called again from downstairs.

Yuna stood up and forced the thought of the dream out of her head. She had other stuff to worry about anyway. She got dressed and ran down to join her cousin.

"You're so slow." Rikku said her mouth full of donut.

"Oh shut up not everyone can have as much energy as you do in the morning."

"Here have a donut." Rikku said. Yuna laughed.

After they finished they grabbed their weapons and bags and began walking to the park where they had told there friends to meet them.

"It sure is great not having to go to school." Rikku said.

"I don't know I kind of enjoy making all those teachers angry."

"Yeah you're so funny." Rikku said. Yuna couldn't tell if she was being sarcastic or not.

When they got to the park, they found Paine already there leaning against a tree. She had a sword in her hand. "What took you so long?" She said smirking at them.

"Actually we're early." Rikku said.

"How long have you been here?" Yuna asked.

"Awhile I sunk out before dawn. Last night I told my mother I was going to your house. They won't miss me."

Yuna frowned and went to sit down on a bench. In the next half an hour, all her friends joined them.

"There no time to waste." Tidus said. "Let's go."

"Where?" Baralai asked.

"Well Wakka told me that she wasn't anywhere on the island and I believe him. He knows a lot of people."

"Then we're going to Kilika." Tidus said cheerfully.

"But it's so far from here." Baralai said. "How will we even get there?"

"Obviously we'll have to take a boat." Gippal said. "I mean unless you want to swim."

"Okay so we'll take a bus down to the port where we'll find a ferry to take us to Kilika." Yuna said.

"That's the plan," Baralai said.

The group walked toward the nearest bus station and hopped on a bus. The driver gave them a funny look as they entered.

"Let's go sit in the back of the bus. It's the bumpiest there." Rikku squealed pushing past her friends.

Paine rolled her eyes. "She acts as though she's never been on a bus before," she said as she sat down next to Lenne who was staring blankly out the window.

Yuna and Tidus sat down together.

"How you doing?" Tidus asked Yuna.

Yuna shrugged. "I'm fine. I guess." She laid her head against the back of the seat. She wasn't in a very talkative mood. Tidus looked worried. Yuna smiled back at him and leaned against him. For a few seconds she considered telling him about the dream, but thought the better of it. She didn't want to worry him any further and besides it was only a dream. Another few minutes passed in silence until Yuna heard Gippal and Baralai arguing over which flavor of chips was the best.

"Yum food," Rikku said returning from the back of the bus and sitting on the end of the seat next to Gippal.

When they arrived at the docks, the group stopped to search for a ferry that would take them to Kilika.

"Its in dock seven, but it leaves in two minutes. We'd better hurry." Rikku said just before she took off running down the dock. Everyone else followed, but when they got to the dock, they discovered the boat had just left.

"Hey," Yuna screamed after it, "we still had 30 seconds get back here."

"Like the driver is going to listen to a bunch of kids. Even if he did come back he'd probably call the cops because he thought we were teasing him." Paine said sitting down on the dock.

"Damn so now what are we going to do. We don't have anytime to waste." Yuna wined.

"If you need to get there any faster better start swimming." Gippal teased.

"Don't tempt me." Yuna said.

Paine starting laughing uncontrollably. "You failed the swim test in PE class. You never could make it all the way to Kilika."

"Hey" Yuna said kicking her back and almost knocking her in to the water.

"Let's try thinking this through, Tidus said, "I'm sure that wasn't the only boat headed to Kilika."

"Today it was, but look on the bright side tomorrow there are ten." Baralai said.

"We don't have until tomorrow. Who thought the boat schedule anyways?" Yuna screamed.

"Be quiet Yuna there are people looking at us." Paine said looking at a man who had been staring at them.

Yuna shrugged and sat down. "It's pointless."

"We've got company," Gippal said and everyone looked up to see the man approaching them.

"Hello," He said. "I couldn't help but over hear your conversation and it just so happens that I run a small private ferry service."

"What's the catch?" Paine asked.

"Don't be rude Paine this our only chance." Yuna whispered.

"Great then can you take us to Kilika," Tidus asked.

"My boat is in dock nine come when ever you are ready," the man said.

After he left Tidus said, "Well that was lucky."

"Almost too lucky. I don't know if we should just get on a boat with some random stranger." Baralai said.

"We don't have time to be cautious. If anything happens I'll take care of it." Rikku said.

"I agree with Baralai. We can't get on that boat. I have a bad feeling that he can not be trusted. Think about it isn't the fact that the boat left early and he was standing right there a little weird." Lenne said quietly.

Everyone turned to look at her. "I thought you forgot how to talk Lenne." Tidus said ignoring her worries.

"Let's just go," Yuna said, "we can handle anything."

The friends grabbed there belongings and headed across the docks. Lenne slowly followed. "Yuna, she said, why are you being so reckless when there is someone trying to hurt you or is it that you really don't know."

Yuna didn't listen to her though instead she ran toward the boat. Lenne shook her head. "Perhaps it is for the better."

As the boat sailed north, Yuna and Tidus sat on the upper deck watching the waves in the ocean below.

"Once we get to Kilika what are we going to do?" Yuna asked.

"I'm not quite sure yet, but I guess we could always ask around to see if anyone has seen her."

"That'll take forever."

Tidus opened his mouth to reply, but didn't when he saw the man from early coming towards them.

"What do you think he wants?" Yuna asked in a whisper.

"I think we're about to find out." Tidus whispered back.

"Why you kids want to go to Kilika anyway?" the man asked.

Yuna stared at him for a second before answering. "We're going to a blitz ball game in Luca and Kilika is on the way."

The man grinned at them. "Go home kids. I'm sure your parents miss you."

Tidus and Yuna looked at each other.

"There are so many ways you can get hurt out here. Trust me you'd be safer at home."

"We can fight," Yuna said, "There's nothing that we can't handle."

"Is that so? How about the truth? I wonder how you'll take it."

Tidus grabbed Yuna's hand. "Lets get out of here Yuna, this guy is creeping me out."

"That's right run away don't let the scary man get you. Well I won't let you get away."

"Who are you? What do you want from us?" Tidus said standing in front of Yuna.

"Leave us alone!" Yuna screamed as loudly as she could.

The man drew a large sword and started to approach them. "Come with me Yuna and maybe I'll spare the lives of your worthless friends."

"Hey who you calling worthless?" Gippal said as he and the rest of the group appeared on the deck.

"Leave this clown to me." Rikku said running at the man swinging her dagger.

"Powerless," he said and swung the blade causing Rikku to jump back out of the way. Gippal starting fire at him, but he dodged every time.

"Well this certainly isn't good." Baralai said.

"You monster," Lenne said making everyone turned to look at her.

The man laughed. "It's been awhile Lenne."

"Don't talk to me. You're horrible luring us on to the boat and then attacking."

"You're so much like your father."

"Shut up! Don't you dare mention him again." Lenne cried. A bolt of lightening appeared out of nowhere and struck him.

"I should have known you'd have that power, but still you're useless. I'll deal with you when the time comes."

"Leave Lenne out of this if it's me you want then come get me." Yuna taunted and pulled out her guns. She started shooting randomly. The man jumped into the air and flew at her. Yuna fired at him and with blind luck managed to hit his left arm. He dropped his sword and fell to the ground. Yuna smiled at Tidus.

"I told you I rock."

"Look out Tidus!" Paine screamed seeing that the man had gotten up and was now targeting Tidus. Yuna looked up just in time to see the sword pierce Tidus.

"I see you will not die easily Yuna, but we'll see how long you can last without your dear friends. I will kill each and every one of you pitiful creature. Farewell Yuna we will meet again." He wrapped his shirt around his arm and went below deck to the lifeboats.

"Shouldn't we stop him," Paine said.

"No," Lenne said, "Let him go for now. His power far exceeds that of all of us combined. If we tried to face him now we'd all be killed."

Everyone except Yuna huddled around Tidus to see if he really was dead.

"No," Rikku cried, "You can't be…" She stared down at the bloody body on the deck.

"He's not dead," Lenne said, "See the sword missed any vital organs, but still..."

Tidus slowly opened his eyes. "Yuna…Where are you? Please be okay."

Even after hearing her name, Yuna still watched the waves below blankly.

"Yuna!" Baralai screamed.

"It's all my fault. Everyone I love gets hurt because I'm so weak. First, my family was kidnapped while I sat around and then I watched as he stabbed him. It should have been me. I'm an abomination."

"Yunie don't say that." Rikku said trying to comfort her, but Yuna pushed her away.

"Leave now or you'll die too. I should been alone. It's what I deserve."

"Yuna…" Tidus said weakly.

"No I won't let you die," Yuna ran next to him and collapsed to ground. When she looked back up, she saw only darkness.

"Hey where everyone go?"

A sudden surge of pain ran through her body. "Aaahhhhh!" she screamed. Yuna felt as if she was falling, but how could she be all there was around her was darkness.

"If you do not fight the pain then you just spiral endlessly to your death," a voice within her said. Yuna tried focusing on it, but it faded before she could remember who had said it. Yuna continued to fall until she saw a blinding flash. She fell to the ground with great force. This new area was so warm and bright. Yuna looked around happily to see that all around her were her memories that her conscious mind had long forgotten.

"Mother, Father, Lulu," Yuna said and ran to a memory where the four and them were all together, but before she could get to it it faded and a boy appeared. The same boy from her dream.

"Are you finished running," he asked.

"I'm not running from anything,"

"Yes you are right, but you are also most incorrect. What you are running from is not an outside force. You are running from yourself."

"What do you mean?"

"That is what you must find out. The truth is the light. This place is the lock, but only you can unseal it."

"But I don't remember anything. I don't even know who I am."

"The memories that you seek don't reside in you alone. Yours are only a piece in the puzzle, but together you can use them to help your friends."

"Tidus… I have to go help him. Let me out of here."

"You would give up this land of memories for…"

"Shut up as long as I have him there will always be warmth within me so I don't need these faded memories."

"So be it if that is what you wish."

"That warmth is my strength. It is my light." The world changed back into darkness and Yuna opened her eyes to find herself back on the boat.

"Tidus," she said reaching out towards his wound. "I must help him." Yuna felt all tingly inside and watched her hands begin to glow. She closed her eyes and focused on the light. A minute later Yuna fainted and Tidus sat up.

"What the hell just happened?" Gippal asked.

"He's completely healed," Rikku said unbelievably.

"Just as I thought," Lenne said.

Yuna felt herself falling again. "Is this the end?"

"No this only the beginning. You have only begun to awaken."

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