My Life in Spira

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Ep. 2 Welcome to Nowhere

My eyes fluttered open as I found myself staring in the water. "Gahhh!" I screamed, pulling my head out of the water. I dragged myself back up to a piece of ruins. Tidus was floating beside me also.

I shook him as hard as I could. No luck.

As I rested there, I thought of how I ended up in Spira in the first place.

"Damn! I'm finally back from school!" I said, falling on my bed. I stared at the TV in front of me and thought, I need a break!

I took out Final Fantasy X from my shelf and placed the disc in my PS2. AS I turned it on, something a little wierd happened. Japanese words started to appear on the screen. I wish I was japanese...

I just stared at the screen for awhile, more words appearing.

"Darn it! What's supposed to happen!" I started to scream. Then a huge light flashed before my eyes.

Then...

"Oh yeah." I muterred.

I turned to look at the area we were in. I knew this was the place to get Anima, but I forgot. I wanted to tell Tidus also. But I can't. Too bad I might point out hints to what'll happen heh heh heh.

Soon, I saw Tidus's head raise fom the water in a gasp. "Where are we?" He asked me, rubbing his eyes.

I couldn't say. "Beats me."

He started to swim towards the temple. "You gonna follow?" He asked. I shook my head. "I can't swim!"

He stared at me, until he bursted out in laughter. "Gahahahaha!" He screamed, swimmig away. "Guh... heh heh... sorry, I guess the shock of ending up here really made me laugh." He said at the temple.

I was gasping for air a few minutes later. "I never wanna try swimming again!" I shrieked, kissing the ground.

Tidus smiled.

"Okay, where are we?" Tidus asked me again. I looked at the temple standing before me. I couldn't answer.

We walked to a bridge, then realized something. "Wait!" I put my hand in front of him to stop him.

"What is it?" He asked me. I gulped. Darn it! More water! I hate water!

I stepped lightly on the bridge. Huh... Looks like it's safe.

A few more steps though... yup, I learned that it's NOT SAFE.

"Ahhh!" I screamed, falling to the water. "Whoa!" Tidus fell to the water more gracefully.

I raised my head from the water and tried to stay up there. "Oh no!" I cried as monsters swam to us. Tidus looked fierce, drawing his blade as slashing one of the monsters. I grabbed my blade and defended myself from one of them. I was able to slash it, blood spurting from its head.

Wait a minute... I thought. Then my eyes widened. A giant fish suddenly appeared from a hole and ate the third fish... and started to attack us! I tried to swim away, but I can't swim!

Tidus tried to slash it, but didn't look like he had much progress. "Mmmmpphhh!" I tried to call him. Soon, he heard me as I pointed to a hole. He nodded and started to swim there. He grabbed me and we swam away. The fish tried to eat us, but soon, we finally made it!

"Gahhh!" I gasped for the air, soon slumping down to the floor. My clothes were soaked, I was tired, cold, and, if I'm correct like Tidus, hungry!

He was shivering and his stomach rumbling furiously. He looked at me and mumbled, "I am hungry."

I nodded and the both of us headed up the stairs.

We ended up in a huge room with a few ways to go. We saw a few sticks on the floor. Oh yeah! This is the area where we find a fire.

Tidus and I split up to find stuff to light the fire. I found some flint and he found a whithered bouquet. We went back to the room with the sticks and lit it. I wrapped my arms around my body and thought I'd shiver to death.

Tidus sat down and fell asleep. I sat down as well and shivered. I looked at my blade to get time passing, waiting for the monster.

My sword really looked like Tensa Zangetsu. Heck, I bet it was. There was just 2 things that bothered me. At the end of the chain, there was a crescent moon hanging from there. Also, the real zanpakuto was a nodachi. This blade looked like a katana.

Hmmm... I wondered for awhile. Then my stomach growled. "Darn it." I was cold and hungry. Yeah, great combo.

I laid down on the floor and tried to sleep.

I awoke in a wooden boat, thunder booming and lightning and rain showering. I was at an ocean in a thunderstorm.

"What the?" I stared at the sky and let the rain pour on my body.

As I stood there, I realized I felt very calm there. The rain didn't bother me at all.

I sat down and closed my eyes. "Maybe, I can go to sleep here."

Then, a giant lightning bolt struck me hard, me starting to scream, "Gahhhhh!" My body crackled from the electricity. It felt like my whole body was going through a transformation.

When the electricity stopped. I felt like a new man. A mirror appeared before me, and I blinked. My clothes were changed. I now wore a light blue jacket underneath a leather blue shirt. I still had my blue jeans on, and my shoes were light blue. My hair had blue spark-shaped highlights and one of my eyes were blue.

Also, my sword changed. Wow, that fast? My blade was no longer black, but light blue as well. The shape was still the same, but the crescent moon changed into a small spark.

The mirror suddenly disappeared, and in its place, stood Ixion!

"Whoa!" I jumped back, my body trembling in fear. The unicorn stood bfore me valiantly. I trembled, backing away. Suddenly, it spoke.

"Joshua, you are one of 8 chosens who've been chosen to save the world with the guardians." It said. "I have granted you more power to fight with the guardians to protect Yuna. Do you accept?"

I was really shocked. I was thinking, What the?! Why me? So, I just said that.

Ixion said nothing. Then he said, "I am not allowed to reveal that information."

Then I asked another question. "What happened to my old clothes and black sword?"

"You are still wearing them. This is more of an armor for you, but beware. If you lose your courage to fight against your enemies, then I will leave you. I will not be the aeon of a loser."

I gulped. Then I asked one more question. "Why did I have a Tensa Zangetsu weapon anyway?"

"The blade was a reflection of your memories and attitude. The blade was dark, so you have a cold and dark attitude toward your friends. It also shows how cowardly you are. Also, you've been watching a lot of bleach, so the blade was shaped liked the Tensa Zangetsu. The crescent moon is something I can't seem to explain. Hmm..."

He snapped out of his thinking phase, then asked, "Now, do you accept?"

I nodded. "I'll do it. Seems fun."

Ixion nodded back. "Now listen, the armor I have granted you gives you access to the sphere grid. Also, I've placed a celestial weapon in Spira for you to find. Good luck..."

I woke up instantly after Ixion said, "Good luck..." I stood up and noticed that the fire was going out. Tidus seemed to notice too, as he started to shriek.

"Hey, wait! Wait! Don't go out on me! Just hold on! I'll get more wood!"

Then Tidus turned and noticed I was wearing new clothes. But the lack of heat made him go find more wood.

I realized something at that time. Aren't we supposed to meet Rikku now? And if that's the case... Oh no!

I drew my new katana and pushed Tidus away as a bug monster slammed on the wood. "No!!!!" Tidus screamed, drawing his blade in rage!

He slashed at the monster several times, most of them missing. The monster jumped away, but I jumped at it. I slashed it, then tried to back away, but got slashed at too! "Guhhh!" I panted, blood dripping from my jacket. Tidus was in a rage still, bashing the enemy, also activating his overdrive, "Spiral Cut!" He flipped and slashed at it, staggering backwards.

I slowly got up and ran at the monster. I was about to try slashing it again, until the door exploded!

"It's Rikku!" I whispered in joy.

She came in, in her battlesuit. Her men also entered with guns. She took out a grenade and threw it at the monster! "Wait! Tidus!" I yelled, jumping at him and pushing him out of fire's way!

BOOM!

The grenade impacted the monster, destroying it, turning it into pyreflies. I sighed, slumping back to the gound.

I didn't have much time to relax as the men (Al Bhed) grabbed me and Tidus, restraining us. "Hey! Lemme go!" Tidus yelled. One of them held a blade on his throat, I didn't have to restrain cause I know what's gonna happen. Water.

I hate water.

They started to speak their language, which I do not understand. Then, Rikku walked to Tidus.

Uh oh. I thought. I know what's gonna happen next.

"Cunno." he said, then stabbing Tidus in the chest. He passed out, which made me get scared. "Wait a- oopphh!" I got stabbed by someone else that time ad fell to the floor. My eyes were twitching, I couldn' really move at all.

I fainted.

My eyes started to open, very slowly. I groaned a little, forgetting there was some Al Bhed in front of me! They turned and pointed their guns at me. "Whoa!" I backed away, and placed my hands on my katana.

Then, I heard Tidus groan. He got up and received a fist from one of the Al Bhed, knocking him back.

I growled, drawing my blade and lunging at him. Then, the other guy pointed his gun at me, forcing me to stop.

"Ow! That hurt!" Tidus whined. The other guy spoke back, a little stronger than Tidus. He stepped back, a little suprised. "Whoa... okay."

Soon, Rikku and some other guy (must be Brother) came out of a hatch. I quickly realized that we were at sea, on one of these Al Bhed ships.

Wait a minute, I have to swim next! Darn it! I have no time to think about the future or how I got here or how Ixion spoke to me. Because, now I HAVE to do this! But I can't swim!

Tidus looks at me with a little worried look on his face. I look equally as worried. Maybe more.

They speak more stuff I don't understand. Then, Brother tries to tell Tidus and me something. I couldn't look like I knew what he was saying, so I just looked at him with a weird look.

"I don't understand." I said. He looks at me, and tries again. I look at him still with an odd face.

The Al Bhed point their guns at me, and Tidus reached for his blade. I tried to look afraid, and I was, except I thought maybe Rikku would let us off the hook.

One of them tells me something before moving in closer. Rikku tells them to stop (I think) and tells me, "He said you can stay if you make yourselves useful."

Tidus blinked. "You understand us?" He asked. One of them hit him, as he yelled, "All right! I'll work!"

I slowly shook my head. "Sorry, I can't swim." She looked at me, then nodded. "That's fine."

I sighed a breath of relief. I'm out of the clear! I don't have to swim!

"We'll just attach a cord to you so you won't drown." She said bluntly, failing to notice my grin turned to an upside down smile.

Tidus walks to the edge of the boat, as Rikku ties the cord to me. I sighed in sadness.

"Oh yeah, before I forget!" She told me. "You do have a sphere grid, right?" I blinked. The sphere grid is real here?

She takes out a spherical shaped grid from her pocket and hands it to me. I take it and look at it. A grid appears, similar to Tidus's, and the others too. My pathway in the grid is attached to Rikku's and Auron's.

"The sphere grid is a grid that helps you get stronger. By collecting spheres, you can put them in the slots to make you stronger, depending on what's next in it. Also, there are special slots where you can learn new abilities like magic and such. Also, you can move to other people's pathways when you are done with your own. The red circle tells where you are." She hands Tidus another grid and gives us power spheres. "You can place this sphere in it, since you both start with power slots. There are different spheres for different slots. Also, for blank slots, you can put special spheres in it. Go ahead! Put it in!"

I place the sphere in the grid and suddenly felt a little stronger. "So, this is how it feels when I put spheres in the grid."

She smiled. Tidus still didn't get it, so Rikku walked to him to teach him. While she started to teach, I sat down and sighed.

This is gonna be a pain.

Wow. This is the longest chapter I've ever wrote. This may not be long for you, but for me, yeah!