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Sorry it took so long. I've got alot of work right now...
Yuna and Rikku were sent to find out what time the boat for Luca would be both arriving. "Why we gotta wait here, ya?" Wakka scratched the back of his head. "Incase it comes now." Lulu replied. The two awaited the boat on the beach, too egar to leave or to wait on the dock. "Lu, do... do you see that?" Wakka took several steps closer to the water until he was ankle deep. Something was emerging from the ocean. "What is it?" Lulu joined him. "The boat will be here at - what are you two doing?" Yuna ran up to them, Rikku tagging behind. "Something's comin', ya?" Wakka explained, pointing to the bubbles. Suddenly, a blond, tanned male poked his head up from the water, groggy and blurry eye sight. "It's-!" Lulu stopped herself. "It's him!" Rikku jumped. "Tidus, you're back?!?!" Yuna ran into the water, but before she could reach him, he blacked out and went back under. Rikku, Lulu and Yuna gasped. "Hold on! I'm coming, ya?" Wakka sprinted in and dived after him.
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It was black, with only voices speaking. "Good job Yuna, ya? I think he's awake now." "Ec ra U.G?" "His eyes are opening." Tidus's vision went from very blurry to crystal clear in seconds. He could see his friends he once left behind now circled around him. "Ugh, my head..." he moaned, coughed up water, and slowly sat upright. Everyone gave him some room. "How did I get here? ...Oh yeah... Oh!" Tidus's eyes shot wide open, before he could say his warning, Yuna embraced him with a hug, making him almost forget his reason to be here. Wakka joined in, as well as Rikku. "Hey, before we get back to doing anything, I have to tell you something!" he was released, and as he was, he took in a deep breath and explained what was going on with the thinning of the Far Plane and what Jeyscal warned him about. "Now way!" Rikku stared in disbelief. "Yeah, and if we don't hurry, something might happen..." "This is insane, ya? How would it disappear?" "I'm here." Tidus shrugged. "Macalaina is disappearing as well." Lulu added in. "Well, yeah... but.." "It doesn't matter. What does is that people are going to take notice and -" "Hey! Look! Luzzu's back!" Lulu was cut off by distant voices. "Luzzu? Luzzu! How did you get here?" another voice shouted, sounding like Gatta. "Looks like they already have..." Yuna felt worried.
In the forest part of Besaid, just outside the beach, was Luzzu, Gatta and a villager. The two slowly backed away from the once said to be dead friend. Tidus, Wakka, Rikku, Yuna and Lulu ran to the scene. "Luzzu! How'd you get here, ya?" Wakka asked. Everything was so puzzling. "I came from the Far Plane." he replied, and seemed to have no clue either as to how he got here. Gatta and the villager were almost out of sight, fleeing to the village. "Luzzu, you can't scare people. ...Please try not to make yourself noticeable." Yuna still couldn't believe what was going on. "I understand Yuna. I will try my best.." he promised, nodding. "Thank you." Yuna nodded as well. "Oooh... This is gonna be hard..." Rikku thought out loud almost silently to herself, remarking on finding a way to turn the world back.
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The group missed the boat to Luca to spend the day with Tidus on the island. "So much has changed since you left..." Yuna spoke as she and Tidus walked hand in hand onto the dock. "I noticed there's not as many people going to the Temples these days." Tidus stopped as she did as they reached the end. "It started after we defeated Sin." she wished to change the subject "I missed you... so much." Yuna looked up to him, a small smile on her face. "I missed you too." Tidus wrapped his arms around her. Tidus bent over to kiss Yuna, and Yuna felt so much better knowing Tidus was back, but the fact that he was possibly here for a limited time scared her.
Meanwhile, Lulu and Wakka stayed in the village with Rikku, sitting on the Temple steps. "How long do you think he'll stay this time?" Rikku fiddled with her fingers. "I'm not sure. It also seems almost impossible that he's here..." Lulu pondered on. "Yeah. I wonder why we have to fix it up, ya?" Wakka threw in his comment. "Maybe it's 'cause Yuna defeated Sin." Rikku looked up to him. "Maybe so." Lulu got deeper into thought, but her expression remained the same: stoic. They sat in silence while many deceased friends passed by, saying hello to loved ones still around. "I wonder why we havn't seen Chappu yet, ya?" Wakka continued to watch. Something about Wakka's comment made it uncomfortable to be around. "I'm... gonna go see if anyone needs my help..." Rikku dashed away, not wanting to hear a fight over Wakka's dead brother.
For a while now, when Chappu was brought up, Wakka and Lulu would distance themselves for several days. It just wasn't right to see them ignoring each other. It usually only happened when they fought. Rikku and Yuna wouldn't bother them about many things when they were angry, but the two always made up. "Chappu was sent, ya? He should be he if everyone else is." Wakka spoke, feeling Lulu's eyes on him. "He'll turn up soon." Lulu simply said.
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"Do they always keep to themselves now?" Tidus leaned over to Rikku, not taking his eyes off the couple across from him. "Only when they want to be alone." she whispered back with a wink. Tidus couldn't help but ask, "Are they... Have they gotten together yet?" "Nope." Rikku sighed as she shook her head. "But be careful, when they fight, it's the worst time to talk to them." Rikku warned. Tidus nodded and after a second removed his eyes from them.
"Lu? Do you think there's a chance he could stay - for good?" Wakka enquired, watching Tidus as he held Yuna's hand and talked. "I'm not sure." Lulu slightly shook her head. "If he's here, does that mean the Fayth are back? Are they dreaming? And if they are, for how long?" Lulu told Wakka her questions. "Good point, ya?" Wakka nodded his head.
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"You're not getting away with this!!" Jecht charged for Seymour, but Seymour casted thunderga and Jecht tumbled to the ground, just lying there. "I already have..." he gazed upon four bodies on the ground in front of him as he strolled out causally, like nothing happened. When he stepped into Guadosalam, everyone felt fear and terror, frozen at the sight. As he made his way, voices spoke, curious, worried, frightened. "I mean you no harm." Seymour raised his hands in the air and took off.
"Damn it! He's gone!" Jecht peeked up. "He's going to cause much harm." Braska rose up. "But why?" Auron scratched his chin. "Revenge." Jyscal replied. "He have to hurry! Now!"
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After a breakfast of fruit, everyone sat on the beach, deciding what to do. "I think we should help out - with putting the Far Plane how it should be." Rikku said her opinion. "Great idea, but how?" Yuna enquired. "We'll do what we did on the pilgrimage, ya?" Wakka suggested. "I don't know.." Yuna thought for a moment. "It will work! We should get started!" Tidus got to his feet. "But how?" Yuna asked. "Why not ask the Fayth for some ideas? If Tidus is back, why not the Fayth?" Lulu suggested.
The priests in the Temple were amazed to see Lady Yuna and her guardians here of all places. It was said she was a traitor, and not a follower of Yevon. "What are you doing here?" a priest ran to her side. "I'm testing a theory..." she halted. "Of what may I ask?" "It's very important.." she started off again. "But -" "We won't do nothin' bad, ya?" Wakka tried to convince him. In the Chamber of the Fayth, the group awaited Valefor's Fayth to appear. "Hello." she greeted after fading in. "I know you are on a new quest, but it will be difficult. First, you must be prepared, for the fiends are still around, and they are no weaker than before." "We would like to know, how the barrier between our world, and the Far Plane became thin." Yuna spoke for her friends as well as herself. "A man on terror, death, and revenge started it all. He used magic to weaken it, to let the dead through." the Fayth paused, awaiting another question. But when she received none, she went on. "You must first got to Killika, to find another Fayth, who will help you on your journey as well. I wish you luck." and the Fayth disappeared.
"The Fayth are are here..." Tidus watched his friends move as a group. "We're off to Killika!" Rikku jumped in the air.
A new adventure was to start. New difficulties. Trying to save the world once more. And Rikku's cheeriness wasn't helping it at all.
"When do we have to leave?" Yuna turned to her friends. "5:00 sharp, ya?" Wakka replied. "It's only 7:30. We have lots of time." Rikku skipped. "I got blitz practise at 1:00" Wakka was thinking up a what to tell the Aurochs he'd be gone again.
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"Good job boys. I'll see ya when I get back, ya?" Wakka had already explained to the team how he'd be away for some time. The Aurochs seemed a little disappointed, but accepted it. Tidus was able to join in the practise, giving everyone tips and hints that were sure to make them win a game. After losing the Luca cup back when Yuna was on her pilgrimage, the Aurochs won almost all their games!
The three female friends were ready, waiting by the higher view of the village. "They're taking too long!" Rikku was now sitting with her back against a large rock. "Practise makes perfect. It's better to spend more time practising than goofing off." Lulu stood close to the edge of the large hill. "She's right Rikku." Yuna rested herself beside her cousin. After Yuna's comment, it was silent. "Lulu! Look how much you've grown!" a woman's soft but excited voice was heard. All three girls turned to see a couple with features much like Lulu's.
Both were slender, pale, and had black hair, but the male was taller, and the woman had a more angular face. The man wore bright greens, blues and whites while the woman had on pinks, purples and a pasty white. They looked young to be Lulu's parents, but they did die when Lulu was five. "Mom? Dad?" Lulu was caught off guard. She hadn't seen her parents in ages! "Honey," her dad opened his arms, and Lulu hesitated to move toward them, before giving them an actual hug. "We missed you." Lulu's mother held her tight for an extra moment, being a little more emotional. "I missed you too." she whispered so only they could hear. "Oh!" Lulu pulled herself away and quickly returned to her normal self. "Mom, Dad, I'd like you to meet my friends: Yuna and Rikku." Lulu introduced them. "Yuna, Rikku, these are my parents." Neither girl had met them - after all, she met Wakka, Lulu and Chappu when they were twelve and thirteen. The sitting girls rose up and stuck a hand out each. "Nice to meet you." Yuna greeted, shaking hands with both parents. "Nice to meet you, um... um.." "I'm Mary and this is Ted." Lulu's mother helped Rikku out. "Mary. Ted." Rikku nodded while shaking hands. "Where's Wakka and Chappu?" Ted asked. "Wakka's at the beach and Chappu... Chappu died." Lulu informed her parents. "We know, we spoke with him. He said he was going to come, but isn't he here?" Mary had a puzzled look while Ted remained stoic. It surprised Yuna how much Lulu was like Mary and Ted.
Wakka and Tidus were about to leave the beach when they saw what looked like a young couple appear from around the corner. The male looked more like Wakka, but his hair was rather short, except the front, which looked a little like Wakka's hair, but a quarter size. The woman looked more like Chappu, but long hair just brushing her elbows. The woman wore a yellow dress, sandals, and a blue belt while the man wore baggy yellow pants, sandals and a blue handkerchief around his neck. Both were average height, and the woman was a little rounder.
Wakka dropped his ball, mouth fall wide open, a shocked look as well. "Wakka!" the couple called. Wakka raced over, embracing his parents, giving his mother a warm kiss on the cheek the way you greet relatives. "How did you get here?!?" Wakka was so excited to see his parents again. "We came from the Far Plane." his mother answered. "Where's Chappu?" Wakka seemed eager to see his little brother again. "He's not here? Last time we saw him he was talking to Lulu's family." his had a hint of worry in his eyes, but they drifted to Tidus who stood a distance back, playing with a blitzball. "Who's that, ya?" he enquired. "That's my friend Tidus. Really amazing blitz player, ya?" Wakka turned around. "Tidus, c'me here!" Tidus rushed to Wakka's side. "Hi." he extended his arm to shake hands. "These are my parents: Janice and Will." he introduced them. "Hello." "Hi." the parents warmly smiled. "Is Lulu around? She might know where Chappu is, ya?" Janice got an idea.
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In the village, it was like a big family get together. Yuna, Tidus and Rikku stood together and watched as friends caught up. "You mean you havn't seen him come either?" Mary put a hand to her mouth. "Nope. We saw him last with you, ya?" Will nervously scratched his head. "No...? Did you see him walk in the water fall?" Janice spoke. "Nope. He said he was waiting for you." Ted explained. Wakka managed to sneak out of the huddle of people full of questions and joined the remaining three out of the conversation. "Looks like my brudda might still be in the Far Plane, ya?" Wakka filled them in. Lulu slided out as well and joined the others. "I don't know why he's here, but from what they're saying he's still in the Far Plane." Lulu sighed.
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Chappu came across four men, confused and feeling out of place. "Excuse me, have you seen four people? Two women and two men?" he gave a description of Will, Janice, Ted and Mary. "Nope." Jecht shook his head. "Sorry." Braska did the same. "Yes. They jumped int the waterfall." Auron pointed to it. "Thank you." and he dived into the water.
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Lulu managed to settle down the group of fussing adults while Wakka made lunch consisting of vegetable soup and a small bun. "He'll turn up soon." Lulu convinced them, all sitting on the bed in Wakka's hut. The other three sat on the bench eating away. "Did they worry alot?" Rikku questioned. "My ma and dad did, and Mary. But Ted... he was always calm ya? Like Lu." Wakka poured some soup for Lulu. "Thank you." she took it when he handed it to her. Lulu stood with Wakka by the entrance, talking while watching the worried settle down. "It's great to have them back, ya?" Wakka smiled. "I thought you said you didn't remember them?" Lulu gazed to her friend. "I didn't, but when I saw them that day, something triggered out memories, ya?" Lulu didn't have any comment, so put a spoon full of food in her mouth. "Lu, I think you got them quiet." Wakka watched the silence of the once dead eating. "I guess so.." she watched them. "If we're not doing anything tomorrow, and our parents are under control, you wanna go get lunch?" Wakka glanced at her. "Maybe." Lulu spoke flatly. After another moment of silence, Chappu walked in. "Chappu!" everyone called out.
"Rc ra U.G?" "Is he O.K?"