Ok, I'll admit, I've had plenty of time to update this. And no excuse other than low inspiration and writers block. But I'm putting aside my things today so I can finally finish this in the same month.
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Chapter 15: A Little Sudden.
"Oh no… were here." "Yeah, the Thunder Plains." A lightning bolt came down close to us, and right on cue, Rikku yelped. "How are we gonna get through this?" Tidus asked. "Yeah, this thing is an evil thunder minefield!" Mike said. "See those lighting towers?" Lulu pointed to the nearest tower. "The lighting is drawn to them. Hopefully." "Um… 'hopefully'?" Lin asked. She just nodded. "We head north, not too near and not too far from the towers, ya?" Wakka said. "Meaning we should avoid the wide, open areas." Lulu said. Just then, another lighting bolt hit the ground next to us. I jumped about five feet, and Rikku cowered. "I think I forgot something in Guadosalam." she said. "Nice knowing you." Auron said. "OK, OK! I'll go!" she replied. She reluctantly did her flop down sigh, I walked up to her. "Don't worry, we'll be fine." I said. "Why's he such a big meanie!" Rikku said to me. "Don't let him get to you, he's harsh, but he can be nice." I said. We continued on.
I found that lightning dodging is quite simple. For one, lightning just goes straight down here. Second, a flash of light comes right above us when it's gonna strike, so just looking up solves it. And third, the lightning still seems to like to try nailing Tidus. Speaking of which, he's currently at a 30 lightning bolt streak. Rikku still stayed by me after I told her how to dodge lightning. She was nervously . As we were walking, I quickly jumped back, dodging a lightning bolt. This made Rikku flip, first she screamed, then yelled out. "I hate lightning! I hate thunder! I wanna go home! I wanna go home!!!" to me, now clinging as if her life depended on it. Well, that was a bit early. I knelt down to her. "Come on Rikku, nothing's gonna happen to you here. Trust me, I'll make sure of it." She cringed a bit, then she meekly said "Promise?" "Yeah, just let go of me." She noticed she was grabbing me and quickly let go, embarrassed.
Soon we saw She-omgimatotalreligiousgirl-linda come up to us.. "Ah, good day!" Shelinda said, doing the prayer. "Hi there." Tidus said as me, Tidus, and Rikku said approching her. "Is it true? I heard that Maester Seymour and Lady Yuna are to be wed! It's such great news! I have to tell everyone!" She exclaimed. "Huh? Um, where did you hear that from?" Rikku asked. "From the Guado. They were all very excited!" she exclaimed. "Sorry, but there's not gonna be a wedding." I said. "Oh, really?" Shelinda asked, a little crestfallen. "Yep. No wedding!" Tidus said. Her face fell even more. "I see...that's unfortunate. People would have rejoiced all over Spira." she said. "I'm not so sure about that." I said, walking past her.
We continued on a bit. Thunder Plains always was longer than I remembered it to be every time I went in the game, no surprise it's even longer now. I looked up. Thunder bolt coming right infront of me. Right into… "Rikku move!" "Wha- OOF!" she said, as I quickly dived at her, and got hit myself. Ok, dumb move. "UR SO KUT ('OH MY GOD' in Al Bhed) JACK!" She said, getting up and picking me up. "Ah, I'm so sorry! Are you ok! Ah I'm a total eteud! (idiot) Jack I'm so s-" I covered her mouth. "Rikku, I'm fi- (zzt) ow. Fine, don't worry. I promised that nothing would happen, and I'm gonna make sure that goes through." I took my hand off of her mouth. She just had a blank stare on her.
I looked up. "Shoot Rikku move!" She tried to, but ran into me not looking. I shoved her away from me, and got hit again. "AH! Jack!" she came up to me. Ok, lesson learned, two Thunder Plains' thunderbolts hurt. She lifted me onto my feet. I just fell on my back when she let go. Second lesson of the day, two Thunder Plains' thunderbolts REALLY hurt. "Oh no… Jack stay here," Like I have a choice "I'll get some help!" She tried going, leaving me face up on the ground. I grabbed her leg and she tripped. Three seconds later a thunderbolt smashed down where she would have been. Terrified, she just layed there, shocked that I saved her from three bolts. A minute or two later, Auron came to us out of nowhere. "Need help?" He said, holding his hand to Rikku. She got up, and told him what happened.
He just simply "Hmph"ed and picked me up over his shoulder. At least I'm not getting ditched back here.
Lin's POV
I was shocked to see Auron and Rikku come to us with Jack over his shoulder. "Oh no… Mike come on!" We turned around and went to them. "Auron! Rikku! Oh man what happened to Jack!" I asked. "Yeah, looks like he got hit pretty hard." Mike said. "Oh, ya think Mike!?!" I said, hitting him in the back side of his head. "Ah shoot! Lin why the heck did you do that! Want another person on his shoulders?" "I'm not carrying you" Auron said, continuing on.
Rikku told me and Mike as we continued on. A part of me wanted to hit her. Another made me feel sorry for her. All of me though felt sorry for Jack. Hit by thunderbolts? I'm surprised that he's still alive, but he's breathing still, so he's gonna. At least, that's what I was telling myself over and over. When she finished, Mike said to me, "Heh, looks like Jack's got a girlfriend." I just faked a laugh. I was too worried about what would happen to Jack. I saw on Mike's face that he was just pathetically trying to cheer me up. I pathetically returned a smile.
Finally, we got to the Travel Agency. "Oh oh! Lets rest over there, please?!" Rikku said to us. (now that we finally caught up to everyone else, or they caught up to us. Tidus seemed to take a liking to these rocks.) "The storm never stops. Better to cross quickly." Auron said to her coldly. "I know, but...just for a little while? He's hurt!" she said, pointing to Jack. "He'll be fine later. Cross now and less chance of it happening again." He had a point. "I know but… just for a little while?" He sighed and we kept going. The first step seemed pretty loud for some reason, a large thud. Guilt perhaps? "Pretty please? Just for a few minutes?" Mike and I slowed. Was it really worth it? Yeah, I guess it was. We had to protect Yuna, and Jack now that he's in that condition. "I'm too young to die!!!" Rikku yelled to us. It just seemed harder and harder to walk away. "Your mean… Cruel!!! Your mom's would be ashamed of you!!!" This got Mike to stop. I somehow kept going, now in a zombie-like trance, just barely continuing on. "Are you having fun doing this to me!?!" She yelled at us. I kept saying to myself, Almost there, just a little more… I didn't want to have her cries nagging at my conscience. I just then stopped also. Along with practically everyone else. Auron sighed, then said "Fine, we rest. She's worse than the storm. Plus our best spell caster is planning on keeping her. Spell caster? But Lulu's right here, and Jacks on Auron's shoulder… isn't he? I looked back at Auron, seeing Jack no longer there, and him lying on the ground next to Rikku.
"You idiot! If you weren't injured so bad I'd totally kick your ass for that!" I yelled at Jack, who was now on an agency mattress. "Lin, I don't think yelling will help hi-" Mike started. "I don't care! It's very well helping me out! Helping me out plenty!" I said. Turning back to him, I couldn't find anything else to yell at him for, and I just stared in fear. "You better not die on us! I'll… I'll totally kill you if you did!" Rikku said, looking at her, she was on the brink of crying. I guess Rikku loves Jack, bet it goes the same way around too.
We stood there in silence. Then finally, "I thought you guys would never be quiet…" Jack said softly. "Ur so kut! Jack, ouin cdemm ymeja!" (Oh my god! Jack, your still alive!) she said hugging him tightly. "Ow… Not if you don't let go soon." He said, half choking. She quickly let go still constantly saying "Ur so kut!" happily. "Yeah, but listen. Quiet down and sneak to the room Tidus is in, and watch Jyscal's sphere. But don't tell Yuna or anyone, ok?" We all nodded, then left. I wondered why Jack told us to do that, and why not to tell anyone. I guess we can ask him later.
Jack's POV
I sighed. Was having them know the truth too really very smart? Mike and Lin sure, but Rikku never knew this stuff before. Then again, she also never got hit by a lightning bolt. Why did I trust her so much? Or take all that pain for her? She cried a lot for me too, I feel her tears she spilled over me. Does she… can she? I shouldn't though, she's not real, just a game character right… wrong. Right now, she's a real and living person. And I… well… ah I'm thinking too much. Still, I want to know, is it ok to take the spot in her heart? Or have her in mine? And is the feeling that I have for her, love? So many questions, and not enough answers. "My head hurts." And with that I went back to idling around. A few minutes later, I got up. Time to go.
When I came downstairs, Auron said, "Ok, he's good. Lets go." And he started out, followed by everyone else. "You ok?" Mike asked me. "Yeah, I'm fine, don't worry." "You sure?" Lin asked. "Yeah, trust me. Just needed to stop for a bit." "Ok then…" she said, and they left too. Rikku was at the door, then she stopped. "Waiting for it to stop?" "No, I know it's always gonna keep coming down. Just one thing." She said, turning around. "Little sudden, but…" She quickly gave a peck on the cheek, flashed her smile, then ran off. Little sudden's right.
"Everyone...wait." Yuna said. "What's up?" Wakka asked. "I have something to tell you." she said. "Now?" Lulu asked. "We're almost out of here! Let's go!" Rikku shouted. "I have to say it now!" Yuna snapped back at her. "Over there." Auron said, pointing to a nearby tower. We all ran towards it, Mike, Lin, Tidus, and Rikku were on one side, everyone else including me was on the other, and Yuna in the center. "So...What is it, Yuna?" Joyce asked. She looked down, then shyly and slowly said those four words.
"I've… Decided to marry." I saw on those four's faces that they were absolutely shocked. "I thought so." Lulu said. "Wait wait wait WAIT! Your really gonna marry him! Bu-" She stopped almost immediately when I put my finger up to her mouth. Mike about to also protest flopped down too, now that he had no reasons to stop her.
"B-But why? Why'd you change your mind?" Wakka asked. "For Spira's future...and Yevon's unity. I thought it would be the best thing to do." she replied. "That's not good enough." Auron stated. "Wait, is it...is it because of Lord Jyscal?" Lulu asked. "The sphere!" Tidus blurted out. Auron raised his hand to her, "Show me." He ordered Yuna. "I can't. I must speak to Maester Seymour first. I truly am sorry, but this is...this is a personal matter." Yuna replied. "As you wish." Auron said. "Just one thing." he started. "I won't quit my pilgrimage." Yuna said. "Then it is fine." Auron said. "Wait a minute, Auron! You don't care? I mean, you're not going to stop her?" Tidus asked. "No, I'm not. As long as she is willing to face Sin...all else is her concern. That is a summoner's privilege. As long as she journeys." Auron replied. Wakka nodded in agreement and Tidus faced down, out of ideas. "But that's..." Tidus started. "No, it isn't exactly smart or anything. But it's what summoners get for taking such a risk." I said.
"Yuna, just one question. Can't you just talk to Maester Seymour? You've got to marry him?" Wakka asked. "I don't know. But I think it is the right thing to do." Yuna replied. "OK, I guess..." Wakka started, but Rikku interrupted him. "Yunie..." Rikku tried to say, when a crash of thunder stopped her. "Quiet!" She yelled out to it. "I wish we could help somehow, some way!" she said. "It's OK...I'll be fine." Yuna said. Auron pointed to the road ahead. "Next, we're going to Macalania Temple. Yuna can talk with Seymour there. We guardians will wait until they're done, and plan our next move. Understood?" he said. They nodded and started. And by they, I mean everyone excluding Me, Mike, and Lin.
"So, why couldn't we say anything! It would have stopped this whole mess from happening!" "I know. But if I did, it might kill my plan!" "Plan? What plan! Tell us!" Mike snapped at me. "Not exactly a plan, more of a concept or idea. But still." "You idiot! Come on, some little idea won't work! Look, if you know what's happening, and gonna happen, then do something about it!." Lin yelled at me. They started to leave. I said as they were exiting…
"Exactly why I stopped you from changing it."
Finally it's done! And wow, He got hit by lighting, temporarily paralyzed, and healed all in one chapter! Well whatever, next is Mancala and it's evil forest. And perhaps a small bump in the story. And also, from here on out I actually planned most of it, so less improvising and more planned story, YAY! Or no yay, we'll see. Whatever, please review / give me criticism! I STILL have yet to get more than one criticism review!
Edited in, so I hopefully don't bump this up to the top one last time.
Ok, I am very sorry to keep all of you waiting for nothing. Currently, I haven't got any inspiration for this. Also, from the reason I was gone (an english project, one major one too) I learned quite a few things that I did wrong, the biggest is the lack of detail. Secondly, I've learned NOT to just overview it only ONE DAY. I always find flaws and stuff. So I'm temperaroly cancelling this thing. At the VERY earlyest, I'd say I'll continue it the start of this summer, but there's not too much of a chance of that. Till then, I'll either be relaxing, thinking of more for the story, or writing the better versions of the chapters. Till then, thats it I guess. Thanks for reading, from this I atleast learned stuff for making these better.
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