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Chapter 14: Shining Lights and Awkward Questions
Lin's POV
"Come on Lin!" "No Mike. For the seventeenth time, NO!" After Tidus and Yuna almost said what happened, Lulu pestering me about attacking them, and me making sure that the two don't say what happened, Mike, being overly curious, has been pestering me ever since. So far, we actually haven't ran into any enemies, perhaps the explosion warded them off or something. Either way, no monsters on the road, which ment Mike asking over and over. A hit every ten times he asks still isn't enough of a clue.
"Lin, come onnnnnnn! What was so bad that you K.O.'d Tidus and Yuna!" "Nothing that concerns you Mike!" "But why?" "Because its dumb and embarrassing!" "So? I do dumb and embarrassing things all the time, and you see it!" Damn, he's got me there. "Just… Just I don't want you to know about it ok?" "Lin, you were sitting about ten feet away from a huge crater. I kinda want to know what happened." "It… just… ah fine. Remember back in Zanarkand, when we ate at that place?" "Yeah, so wha- oh." "Exactly, that's why I didn't want you to know. Go ahead, laugh your head off. Fall down laughing. I don't really care now." "Well, actually I was kind of afraid something happened to you" Wait, he was what? I think I blushed, so I quickly turned away. "Oh… well, then sorry." "Heh, its ok. Also, now that you mention it, it is kind of funny" "Why you!" "Ah sho- oh look some pretty lights!" "Mike, stop faking, I haven't even hit you yet!" "No really, look over at the river over there!"
I turned my head the way he pointed. "Oh wow, your right!" The river had many rainbow shining wisp things going over it, making the river look like it glowed a rainbow whitish color. "This is the Moonflow" Lulu said, with the others also catching up. "Moonflow… nice name. Hey, what are those flowers in the water?" "They are moonlillies! They say that clouds of pyreflies will gather here at night, and it shines like a sea of stars!" Yuna said cheerfully. "A sea of stars…" Mike said "Hey, I have an idea!" Tidus started, probably suggesting the same thing I was going to. Then, of course, Auron had to step in. "We are not waiting until nightfall." "Then lets come back after we beat up Sin!" I said. Everyone excluding me, Jack, Mike and Tidus had some subtle way of disapprovement. "What?" me, Mike and Tidus asked.
"Hey! We'd better hurry or we'll miss the shoopuf!" Wakka said. Everyone groaned, except for the four of us again, Jack was the only one of us who knew what the heck a shoopuf was. "Is that some kind of boat?" I asked. Yuna laughed. "Come on." We followed the summoner, while hearing that Yuna had jumped off the shoopuff seven times a few years earlier. "So you jumped off this boat thi- WHAT THE HECK!" I said, stopping as soon as I saw that elephantish… thing. Wakka bursted out laughing, saying "That's a shoopuf!" between his laughter, as The three of us (Tidus, Mike, me) just stood there amazed on what it is.
Auron looked at it closer, then let out one of his slight laughs. "What are you laughing about?" Tidus asked him. "Ten years ago, the three of us, Braska, Jecht, and I came here. Jecht was drunk. He saw the shoopuf, thought it was a fiend, and he struck it." Auron replied. "I can see why, even if he wasn't drunk!" Mike said. "Braska and I paid all the gil we had as an apology. Jecht never drank again. But it seems as thought the same shoopuf is still working here today." Auron continued. "So Jecht drank here, too? But he stopped for..." Tidus started, then just stopped.
"All aboards?" we heard the little blue man say. Guess it's time to go. We all got onto the elevator slash scale thing. It jerked up suddenly, scaring the hell out of me, then started a slow rising. About halfway up, I heard Mike whisper right into my ear. "You can let go if you want." Damn, that's the second thing that's happened today.
Jack's POV
Everything was silent until..."Hey. Take a look." Wakka said, pointing over the side of the cabin. We looked and we saw ruins of what looked like buildings below the surface. "Woah! A sunken city!" Tidus exclaimed. "A machina city—a thousand years old! They built the city on top of bridges across the river." Wakka continued. "But the weight of the city caused the bridges to collapse, and it all sank to the bottom." "Sounds like a dumb idea" Lin said. "Sounds like a backwards New Orlands" Mike said. He nodded. "Was, but it's a good lesson, ya." he said. "Lesson?" Tidus asked. Wakka nodded again. "Yeah. Why build a city over a river, ya?" Wakka asked. Tidus seemed to be thinking about it. "Uh...well, it would be convenient, with all that water there." he said. "Nah, that's not why. They just wanted to prove that humans could defy the laws of nature.
He continued "Yevon has taught us: When humans have power, they seek to use it. If you don't stop them, they go too far, ya?" Wakka said. "Wait, but I just thought of something. You guys said that machina is forbidden, right? But don't you guys use machina? Like the stadium?" Lin asked. "Yevon, it decides...which machina we may use, and which we may not." Lulu said. "And which are forbidden?" Mike asked. "Remember Operation Mi'ihen? That kind, or war will rage again." Lulu finished.
But the conversation didn't stop there. "War?" Tidus asked. "More than a thousand years ago...mankind waged war, using machina to kill!" Yuna said. "They kept building more and more powerful machina." Wakka added. "They made weapons so powerful...it was thought they could destroy the entire world." Lulu said with a forlorn voice. "The people feared Spira would be destroyed." Yuna said. "But the war did not stop." Wakka said. "Wh-what happened then?" Tidus said, somewhat terrified. "Sin came, and destroyed the cities and their machina." Yuna said. "The war ended, and our reward...was Sin." Lulu said. "So, Sin's our punishment for lettin' things get out of hand, eh?" Wakka finished. "That sounds like their reward was a bit overboard too." Lin said sadly. I just nodded. "You're telling me." "But… it's not like machina in itself is bad, is it?" Mike asked. 'They're only as bad as their users." Lulu said. "It's because of people like the Al Bhed screwin' everything up!" Wakka exclaimed, standing up. "I wouldn't say that" I said. "You can't just stereotype everyone by what they do. Some use it like that, but others use it for positive things." "Yeah, well more are screwin' up than not! Have you seen any Al Bhed as summoners or guardians?" He said. We will in a few minutes… but I decided to get off of this topic before this got worse.
"By the way, I heard of another type of machina, one that's not a weapon. Is that outlawed too?" "Dunno, what is it?" "Its called an air ship. I haven't seen one of those anywhere, explanation please? "Well, some spots in Bevelle, they float in the air. People use those as sanctuaries or other things. If people had airships, they could just crash into them or attack them, ya." "But couldn't airships also prevent deaths like what almost happened on the S.S. Winno? Or perhaps…" I looked at Yuna, she was staring to the ground in silence now. "Perhaps, but some danger has to be taken over others." "The safty of the few instead of the many?" I felt that this might have gotten worse, again, but then the entire shoopuf shook. "Whatsh could thash be?" the hypello driver said. Nearly everyone standed, only me and Auron sat down. "Sit down!" Auron said. "Sorry!" Yuna stammered, and as she tried to sit down, was taken by an Al Bhed. "Yuna!" Tidus, Wakka and Lin said, then quickly dived into the water after the Al Bhed.
Then, silence. The driver stopped the shoopuf and we all looked into the water. A long, three minute wait felt like forever, even for me. Then, Yuna appeared at the top of the water, followed by Lin, Wakka, and Tidus. After we got them onboard, Yuna quickly sat between Lulu and Wakka. "Are you hurt?" Lulu asked Yuna. "No, I'm fine." Yuna replied. Wakka punched his seat in frustration. "Grrah! Damn those Al Bhed!" he exclaimed. "Ish ebullibody okay?" The driver asked. Yuna stood up. "I'm sorry! We're all okay now!" she said. "Yuna!" Auron snapped and Yuna quickly sat down. "Shoopuf, full shpeed aheads!"
"Damn the Al Bhed! What do they want from us? Could it have something to do with Luca? What are they after Yuna for? Wait! They're mad they lost the tournament! Or, wait! They're mad about Operation Mi'ihen!" Wakka ranted. "Wait a sec...Didn't Kimahri's clamsmen say something about summoners disappearing?" Lin asked asked. Wakka's eyes widened, then stood up quickly, pacing around the cabin. "Ah! So the Al Bhed are behind that! Those sand-blasted grease monkeys!" he exclaimed. "Hey, Wakka. It's no use complaining about the Al Bhed now, right? We'll protect Yuna from anyone, anywhere. It's that easy. That's all I need to know!" Tidus said, trying to calm Wakka down. Apparantly he succeded, because Wakka just said, "Well...I guess so." "You're right." Lulu said.
We landed at the other side shortly after, and quickly got off. I quickly went off with Tidus as the others were making sure Yuna was ok, Mike and Lin slightly behind us. I saw Rikku again, in her armor. Tidus went up to her, poked her once and it twitched. "Whoa, your… not dead?" She got up, took off her mask and unzipped her armor, showing the green eyed blond in her normal outfit. "Owwie… Thought I was done for back there! "Hey, you ok?" Lin said, catching up to us. "Hey… I remember you, your Rikku, hey Rikku how've you been!" Tidus asked her, forgetting that she was lying on the ground twitching a minute ago. "Terrible!" she yelled "Yeah, it looks like you got beat up pretty bad, what happened?" Mike asked her. "Those two and some other dude beat me up!" she pointed at Lin and Tidus. "Wha, wait. That machina…" "Was you?" Tidus said, finishing Lin's sentence. "Yes, and that hurt you big meanies!" She said to them. "But wait, you came and attacked us!" "Nuh-uh! It's not exactly like that." She said. I looked behind us. "Oh hell, can this wait you guys, the others are coming" I said softly, pointing back to them.
"Yo! Friend of yours?" Wakka asked Tidus. "Uh, you could say that." Tidus replied. Rikku stood up. "Pleased to meet you! I'm Rikku!" she said. "Yuna, Lulu...I told you about her, remember? She was the one who helped me before I washed up on Besaid! She's one of the Al Bh...be..." Tidus started, but he stopped, remembering that Wakka hated the Al Bhed. Fortunately, he didn't notice. "Wow, so you, like, owe her your life? What luck meeting here, ya? Praise be to Yevon!" Wakka exclaimed, doing the prayer gesture. "So, uh...Rikku...you look a little beat up! You okay?" he asked. "Uh, Wakka..." Lulu cut in. "Huh? What?" Wakka asked. "There's something we need to discuss." Yuna said. "Oh, go on ahead." Wakka said. "Girls only! Boys, please wait over there!" Rikku said. "Sorry." Yuna said, and went off too. I said quietly to Lin. "Rikku's Yuna's cousin. If no one somehow suggests that she becomes her guardian, do so, ok?" She nodded her head and continued walking.
After a while, the four girls walked towards us. "Sir Auron...I would like Rikku to be my guardian." Yuna said to Auron. He walked up to Rikku. "Show me your face." he said. Rikku was confused. "Huh?" she asked. "Look at me." He said. "Oh, OK." she said as she did as she was told, but her eyes were closed. Auron frowned. "Open your eyes." he ordered. Rikku slowly did so, revealing a swirling green pupil. "As I thought." He said. "Um...no good?" She asked shyly. "Are you certain?" Auron asked. "A hundred percent! So, anyway...can I?" Rikku asked. "If Yuna wishes it." Auron simply replied. "Yes, I do." Yuna replied. "Rikku's a good girl! She helped us a bunch!" Tidus added. "Well, I'm for it! The more, the merrier!" Wakka said, nodding. Rikku pumped her fist in the air enthusiastically. "Then I'll just have to be the merriest!" "Heh, I'm up for it too, glad to have anyone else help us." I said.
3rd Person POV
"Dang it! Die you stupid rock…thing… beast!" Mike said, smacking it with his sword repedantly. "Mike, stop. What makes you think that hitting it a couple hundred times will work if the other hundred didn't?" "Don't know, don't care! DIE!" he said, continuing to perster it, as it kept its guard up. Rikku, after casually strolling to the chest next to it, took two things, mixed them together, and threw it at the monster. The explosion came inches away from Mike's face as he quickly backed off. "OH JEEZE! Rikku what the HECK was that?" "I can mix items together into one thing, that my friend was a potato masher." "Wow, nice. Have any extra grenades or something I can use?" "Perhaps. But not now, let me take a few from some fiends and I'll get back to you on that." She said.
"Oof!" Lin said, going head to head with an Iron Giant. "Dang it! Now I see why not to my blitz ball to my aaAAAAAAAAAAaaarm! OW!" she said. As you could guess, she was getting owned by it because it was flinging her by her string. Finally, she found a way to cut the rope to it. Still pissed at it, she charged without thinking and jumped up to its head. "Now give my damn blitz ball back!" she said, punching it's head off in one quick punch. It fell dead, and it's head landed right onto a fiend Rikku was fighting. She quickly turned around, seeing Lin land onto the ground. She ran over to her. "Oh man, did you just kick that thing's head off!" "No, I punched it off, why?" "Oh jeeze, one second!" Rikku said as she fumbled around in a bag she somehow had. A few minutes later she pulled out a claw similar to hers. "What? Hey whats that second claw for?" "It's for you silly!" "Huh?" "Look, I guess all that blitzball throwing really worked your arms, so I think that you could also fight with claws too!" "Two weapons? Um… well, I don't know how to fight with claws." "I can teach you, its pretty easy." "Hm…. Ok then!"
A few minutes later, Rikku taught Lin all she had to know about fighting with claws. "Oh wow, this is just basically stuff like karate or something like that!" "So you got it?" "Yeah, totally!" she said, punching a tree, cutting it down with her claw. "Oh… well, mostly got it, gotta work on control." she said. They looked behind them and saw another iron giant. "Ready to show what you can do?" "Ten thousand percent." She said, as they ran towards it.
Jack's POV
Continuing onto Guadoslam, Rikku also taught us how to customize things, I learned all of the basic white mage skills, and Mike got grenades (which he blew atleast ten on a few of those armored enemies). We arrived at Guadoslam, aka the cave that has an entrance of vines. "Um… you sure we took the right path?" Lin said. "Yes, this may not look like much here, but there is more inside." Lulu said. We continued into there. Inside, it was… well, a weird city to start. For one, the city looked like it was inside some person's lungs. Also, the homes seemed to go inside the rock looking lungs. Just like I remembered. Then again, I can't remember where the heck were going after this place, but it still, for now were fine. We continued into the city and went to the fancy place in the back, or Seymour's mansion, whichever one you want to call it.
An elderly looking Guado came up to us, apparantly pleased to see Yuna. "We have been expecting you, Lady Yuna. Welcome to Guadosalam. This way, my lady. This way." He said, walking towards the manor. "Me?" Yuna asked. The Guado proceeded to take Yuna by the hand, but Wakka stepped in. "Woah, woah, woah!" He said. The Guado bowed. "Oh, I beg your pardon. I am called Tromell Guado. I am in the direct service of our leader, the great Seymour Guado. Lord Seymour has very important business with Lady Yuna." He said. "Business with me? Whatever could it be, I wonder?" Yuna asked. "Please, come inside the manor. All will be explained. Of course, your friends are welcome, too." Tromell replied, walking towards the manor. Everyone followed him in.
Inside was the traditional mansion looking lobby. Stairs on the sides, with pictures on the walls. "This way, please" Tromell said, motioning us to the banquet hall. As we entered, Auron said to Tidus, "Stay on your guard." "Why? This guy's just a preist, right?" Tidus asked. "Those with power use that power." I finished his sentence for him."And maesters have power." Auron replied. "Wait...you sure you two don't have something against Yevon?" Tidus asked. "I lived a long time in Zanarkand." Auron replied. "And I just know Seymour's not all he says he is." And we left Tidus, totally confused there.
Rikku sure was happy here, she ran top speed to the food! "I will go inform Lord Seymour. Please wait here." Tromell said, leaving. I went over to Mike and Lin. "So… what does Seymour want with Yuna?" "Well, if what I'm remembering is right, he wants to ask for marrage." "He… what?" "I believe you heard me right. Ma. rra. ge." Lin had a completely stupidified face, Mike thought it was odd, thought for a moment, then said, "If this is like other games, the-" "Yes we get to crash the wedding." "Ah, gotcha" he said, completely content, with Lin… still gaping in awe. She finally said, "Jack, I know you know this good and all, but I seriously don't think that your memory is working because Seymour is-"
"Truly, it is good to have guests again." Tromell said, reentering the room. "Since Lord Jyscal passed away, these halls have been too quiet." he said. "The death of Lord Jyscal was a great loss for all of Spira." Yuna said, standing up and doing the prayer. "Was this Maester Jyscal really such a great guy?" Mike whispered to Wakka. "He brought the teachings of Yevon to the Guado. He was truly a great man." he replied. "Truly, a loss for us all. But now a new leader, Lord Seymour, has come before us. Lord Seymour is the child of a Guado and a human. He will be the tie that binds our two races together. But that is not all, I think. Lord Seymour...he will surely become the shining star that lights the way for the peoples of Spira." Tromell said. "That is enough, Tromell. Must I always endure such praise?" Seymour asked, walking into the room. "Welcome!" he exclaimed. Everyone did the prayer gesture. "You...wanted to see me?" Yuna asked shyly. "Please, make yourselves at home. There's no rush." Seymour said, motioning towards some chairs. Auron cut in. "Please keep this short. Yuna must rush." he said. "Pardon me. It has been a long time since I had guests. Lady Yuna, this way." he said, leading us to an empty room.
Suddenly, the lights dimmed. Just as suddenly, an image appeared. First, it just looked like a bunch of stars. Then buildings came out, and the city became illuminated from every tower, building, whatever else there was. Everyone gasped (excluding me). "This sphere is a reconstruction created from the thoughts of the dead on the Farplane." Seymour exclaimed. "Zanarkand!" Tidus exclaimed. "Correct. Zanarkand...as it looked one thousand years ago." Seymour said. The city looked exactly like it looked back in Tidus's Zanarkand. "The great and wondrous machina city, Zanarkand. She once lived in this metropolis." Seymour added. "She, who?" Yuna asked. As Yuna asked that, the scene changed to that of what looked like a large bedroom, and on the bed was a woman with long white hair, and dressed in her white bikini-like outfit. Yuna gasped. "Lady Yunalesca!" she exclaimed. Oh right, her, gotta remember that we kill her later. Seymour nodded. "She was the first person to defeat Sin and save the world from its ravages. And you have inherited her name." he said. "It was my father who named me." Yuna explained. Seymour nodded yet again. "Lord Braska was entrusting you with a great task. He wanted you to face Sin, as Lady Yunalesca did. However, Lady Yunalesca did not save the world alone. To defeat the undefeatable Sin...It took an unbreakable bond of love-of the kind that binds two hearts for eternity." he said, doing the prayer gesture.
Seymour was closer to Yuna than before, and I slowly also moved closer. I'm sure he's going to ask what I think he'll ask. I saw Seymour go closer to Yuna's head, asking her to marry him. I can see why her face started going pink, it obviously is weird to ask such a thing in the middle of the pilgrimage, while in the presence of a ruler, while watching a legendary person at a destroyed city. Yeah, awkward question. This suddenly ended, and Tidus walked over to Yuna.
"You OK?" Tidus asked as Yuna twiddled her finders, before saying, "He...he asked me to marry him!" Our eyes were wide open at this (again, excluding me and Auron). "He asked you… He asked…" Lin said, sitting down totally confused, rubbing her head. "You serious?" Tidus asked. "You know what Yuna must do." Auron said to Seymour, who nodded. "Of course. Lady Yuna-no, all summoners-are charged with bringing peace to Spira. But this means more than just defeating Sin. She must ease the suffering of all Spira. She must be a leader for the people. I proposed to Lady Yuna as a Maester of Yevon." he said. "Spira is no playhouse. A moment's diversion may amuse the audience, but it changes nothing." Auron said, crossing his arms. "Even so, the actors must play their parts." Seymour said as he went towards Yuna. "There's no need to answer right away. Please, think it over." he said. Auron nodded. "We will do so, then. We leave." he stated. "Lady Yuna, I await your favorable reply." Seymour said.
We turned to leave, but I heard Seymour ask Auron, "Why are you still here, sir?" Auron turned to look at him and Seymour smiled a creepy smile. "I beg your pardon. We Guado are keen to the scent of the Farplane." He said. Tidus walked up to Auron, trying to sniff him. Auron just pushed him away. I walked over to him. "So, Seymour knows your unsent now?" I said very softly. He nodded, and continued on.
There was an akward silence. Lulu broke it by saying, "Yuna, a High Summoner's daughter. Seymour, the leader of the Guado and maester of Yevon. Married in the name of Yevon, overcoming the barriers of race. It would give Spira something cheery to talk about, for a change." "Sounds just like a passin' daydream, like Auron says." Wakka added. "I think so to, sure it will be nice to think about but what about after a bit of time goes on?" "What happens when the pilgrimage is over?" I added. Oh sure, I remember that Yuna doesn't die, not sure how but doesn't, but still, for all she knows, she is going to. Tidus continued to argue about it "Come on, let's just get on with the pilgrimage! I mean, marriage?" Tidus said. "Hmmm. Jealous?" Rikku asked, smirking. Tidus glared at her. "What? No way! We gotta defeat Sin. Romance can wait!" he replied. If I didn't know any better, I would say he was blushing. "He sure picked a fine time to lay this one on us." Wakka said. "Maybe… maybe it is a fine time." Yuna said, causing everyone to turn towards her. "You serious?" Tidus asked. "If my getting married would help Spira...if it would make people happy...if I could do that for people...maybe I should do what I can. I never imagined doing anything like this. But, I won't answer till I know what's right." Yuna replied. "Seriously?" Tidus asked. "You could always quit your pilgrimage and get married." Rikku said hopefully. Yuna shook her head. "I will...go on. I'm sure that Lord Seymour will understand."she replied."Umm...I guess so..." Rikku said. "I am a summoner! I must fight and defeat Sin." Yuna proclaimed."Like Braska before you." Auron said. Yuna nodded and smiled. "I'm going to the Farplane. I'm going to see my father and think on this." she said, heading for yet another cave. "Go on, we'll be right behind you." Lulu said.
We went up the ramp to the farplane. It was a blue portal, surrounded by a rainbowish coloring of pyreflies. "Question! About this Farplane...when somebody dies, a summoner sends them to the Farplane, right? So their souls, or whatever they are, they go to the Farplane, right? But that's the Farplane we're going to, right? And Yuna's old man's there, too? Do dead people live there or something?" Tidus asked. "You're thinking those funny thoughts again, ya? You'll see once we get there." Wakka said.. Tidus noticed that two certain people weren't coming.
" Hey, aren't you coming?" Tidus asked Auron. "I… do not belong there." he replied. "You're scared!" Tidus exclaimed. "Searching the past to find the future...this is all that is there. I need it not." "Besides, some things don't exactly work well in places" I said, helping Auron out. "You two'd better be going." he said. "You're not really going to see the dead, more like your memories of them. People think of their relatives and the pyreflies react to them. They take on the form of the dead person-an illusion, nothing else." Rikku said, walking towards us. "And you don't want to be reminded about them too much?" I asked. "Kinda, but really, memories are nice, but that's all they are." she finished. "Yeah, it's an Al-Bhed saying right?" I asked. "Yeah, surprised you knew that."
We entered the Farplane, which Mike, Lin and Tidus were swept away by it's… well, anything really. "What the…" Tidus said, and I agreed with him, it looked like that the first time I saw it. The fields were all covered in golden flowers, and there were streaming rivers of orange waters flowing every direction, with a moon staring down onto the new world. It seemed to go on forever…
Lulu and Wakka were looking at the Chapu illusion, as Yuna was looking at her dad. "So… you decide yet?" Lin said, walking over to her. "I've decided." Yuna replied. "Oh, really? That's good." Tidus said. "I remember, when I was seven years old, in Bevelle that day. My father had defeated Sin, and the whole town was out in the streets. Everyone was laughing, they all seemed so happy. If I defeated Sin, that would make everyone happy...wouldn't it? I must do what everyone wants, not just what I want." Yuna said "Then let's go back! You gotta tell Seymour!" he said. "But first... call Sir Jecht. Give it a try. Don't worry. He won't come." Yuna said. Tidus tried, but nothing happened. "See, told you! That means he's alive, you know?" Yuna exclaimed. "I'd rather never see him again." Tidus said, causing confusion for her, and I guess Mike and Lin too.
"Why do you hate your dad so much?" I asked. "Everything he does just makes me so mad. It was his fault that me and my mother..." He was cut off by a woman appearing. "Mom? It's her!" he exclaimed. "She's very pretty." Yuna said. Silence. Then... "But...wait. No one ever performed the sending for her." Tidus said. "She must've accepted death while she was still alive." Yuna said. "Whoa there, that's my mother you're talking about." Tidus said, causing Yuna to gasp. "Oh, I'm sorry!" she exclaimed. "It's OK." Tidus said, as he starts to think. "Ah. I think I just figured something out." he said. "Being… what?" Lin asked. "Why I hate my old man. Whenever my old man was around, my mother wouldn't even look at me. Maybe that's when I started to resent him, even hate him. When he left us...Mom just lost her energy. The old lady next door told me...when a lovebird dies, the one left behind...it just gives up living so it can join its mate. It was just like that. I hated my old man even more. But really, my old man...Oh, man...I must sound so stupid." "I don't think so." Yuna said. The others came towards us. "Well? Need some more time?" Wakka asked us. "No. I'm ready." Yuna replied. "Did I miss something?" Lulu asked, earning a slight chuckle from Tidus. "Lets get going." I said, heading for the exit portal.
"Thanks for waiting! I'll go give my answer to Maester Seymour." Yuna said to Auron and Rikku. All the other people here started screaming. We all turned around to see a ghostly image of... well. "Lord Jyscal!" several people exclaimed. "It does not belong here." Auron said to Yuna. "Why?" "Yuna, send him." He ordered. Yuna fearfully nodded, starting the ritual. "Lord Jyscal..." Yuna said softly. "He is Lord Jyscal no more. Send him now!" Lulu said. Yuna nodded firmly this time and sent him. He disappeared, leaving behind a small, blue sphere, his last will. "Talk later. We leave now." Auron instructed. We walked (or ran, for some of us) down the tunnel.
"What the hell was that?" Mike asked when we got outside of it. "That really Lord Jyscal?" Wakka asked. "I don't understand how a man like Lord Jyscal could die and not be sent." Yuna said. "I would think he was sent once...but he stayed on Spira. Something, a powerful emotion, could have bound him to this world. Such things happen." Lulu said. "An unsent." I said, Auron nodding his head. "Wha? Um, isn't that well, kind of breaking free from death?" Lin asked "No, it meant he died an unclean death." Auron said. "You mean he was murdered or something?" Mike said. "Oh jeeze, this is confusing…" Lin said, somewhat still in shock.
Back at the manor's entrence, Yuna said to us. "I will go… meet with maester Seymour." She turned around, as Auron said. "Yuna! Jyscal, is the guado's problem, not yours." She continued on. We all separated to wait for her. Tidus went off with Lulu, Mike and Lin with eachother, Wakka, Kimari, and Auron alone, and as I went to go look from the bridge, I heard Rikku say behind me "Wait up! I'll go with ya!" Hm, I thought she was supposed to go with Tidus. Oh well, she was my fave char anyway, perhaps I might get to know her a bit more.
"Yunies not getting married, is she?" she asked. "Eh, seems like it." I said. "Well, it's Tidus's big chance, huh?" she said, with a cute smile on her face. "Honestly, I'd rather have you if I could pick Rikku." I said. "Oh! H-honest?" she asked. Then she hit me a bit playfully, then jumped down, then I heard her say in Al-Bhed, "Maybe someday!" back to me. Going down to her, we continued on. "Say, you ever think about getting married?" She asked. "Not much." I said back to her. "I think about it a lot" she said. "You're a bit young, aren't you?" "Well, some people marry really young in Spira, you know." "You mean people our age?" "Yeah, well, fiends are around, and there's always Sin right? One of them might get one of you, ya know? Lots of people would marry the first person they fall in love with, just like that!" "Really?" I honestly forgot this scene. For the time being, I really don't know anything much about Spira's lifestyle, or at least what I could gather from the game. "I… probably will be the same way…" she said. "So… you an only child?" I thought about this. "Kind of, hard to explain, but I have a sister that's much younger than me… somewhere far away…" "Heh, your like my brother, I have one myself." "Mine's about ten years behind me." "Well, I still wish I had some younger brothers or sisters myself." "And your mom…" "Dead. A machina went on rampage. When I get maried, I want to have lots of kids! That way, the'll all have brothers and sisters!" she said happily. "You really thought about your future huh? I think that's great." "I actually think it's a bit normal. Hey, maybe Yunie's back by now!" she finished, then we ran over to the manor's door.
Tidus came over to us, quickly saying "Hey, maester Seymour is at the next temple" "Then wait, whats Yuna even doing in Seymour's manor in the first place then?" Mike asked. "I'll find her. You all prepare to go to Mancalania." Auron said, going into Seymour's home. "Well, I think you guys should get new clothes" Rikku said, pointing at Mike and Lin. She was probably right, Mike's shirt was wrinkled and scratched, and Lin's dress was a third gone. My cloak surprisingly wasn't damaged badly, just wet at most, and the clothes under it were fine because they were defended by my cloak. Mike and Lin looked at their own clothes, then nodded. The two of them ran off to a shop, and got new clothes for themselves. Lin came out with a green t-shirt, similar to her tanktop from before, and blue shorts. Mike came out a few minutes later with a black t-shirt with a white hood, and pants with similar colorings as his t-shirt, but rolled them up to his legs because it wasn't very hot in here.
By now, everyone was ready "They say Seymour went to Macarena Temple." Tidus said as we went out. "Macalania Temple." Wakka corrected. "Aye." Tidus replied. "What I don't get is...why would the lord maester head off without a peep to anyone?" Wakka asked. "Maybe he wasn't expecing an answer so soon."I said. "That's probably it." Wakka said, causing Yuna to laugh. "Yuna, what is it?"Auron asked her. When she stpped laughting, she said, "Oh, nothing." "Hmm...You're a poor liar." Auron said, not believing her. Yuna's eyes widened. "It's true. It's nothing!" she exclaimed.
Meanwhile, Rikku walked very slowly with her arms around her. I knew why…
Right ahead, was the Thunder Plains.
Ok, a double place chapter this time, because Moonflow was really short, and I really wouldn't like to disappoint my loyal readers and reviewers… or reviewer, but still! Anyway, onto Rikku's most hated spot in the world, Thunder Plains! It also will have a violently progression with Rikku and Jack, but you'll see how this happens.