Wow, been a while, huh? Well, here we go! I'll get right into it so we can keep going.

Disclaimer: I don't own FFX! insert muffin reference

Chapter 4: Highway to Mi'ihen! Enter Seymour... again.

We were all waiting at the entrance to Mi'ihen Highroad, talking. Well, everyone but me and Kimahri. We were watching Yuna and Tidus talk.

"Little boy jealous?" The Ronso asked me.

"Me, jealous of Tidus? Heck no!. Well, he is taller... and his hair's better... an- Hey! Stop laughing!" I told the Ronso after one chuckle escaped him. Then I heard Tidus' laugh, and the ensuing conversation between him and Yuna.

"What're you looking at?" Tidus asked us. Before Wakka could reply, I called out.

"Nothing! If I've ever pissed you off, I'm sorry!" I said, loud enough for him. I looked around at everyone.

"Great. Now everyone's staring at me." I muttered. As we walked down the road, everyone was opposite me, Tidus and Yuna.

"Fine, when some giant, chocobo eating fiend attack don't expect any help from me!" I told them.

"That was oddly specific." Yuna said, Tidus nodding.

"Yeah, well if it turns out to be true just call me Prophet McFortunepants. On second thought, don't. Please." I told them.

"Hey, Jeff." I looked over my shoulder at Tidus.

"Yeah?" I asked him.

"Us three have never really gotten a chance to talk. You know, to learn about your past." Tidus informed me.

Darn. I was hoping they wouldn't notice... I thought. I was about to make up some lame excuse when something buzzed. I pulled it out of my bag, it was the sphere Cecilia gave me.

"Wow, those are rare! Its an Info Sphere! Not only do they have the Scan ability in them, but whoever has the matching sphere can communicate through them!" Yuna told me. Tidus and I just blinked, until the sphere buzzed again. I just stared at it, until Yuna told me what to do.

"You're supposed to turn it over." She said. I gave out a dumb-sounding "Oh." and turned the sphere over.

"Now put it against your ear." Yuna said. As soon as I did, someone yelled.

"ITS ABOUT TIME YOU ANSWERED!" Yup. It was Cecilia.

"Ow." Was all I said in response.

"Alright 'Serky. I'm go-"

"Don't call me 'Serky." I said automatically, getting an odd look from the other two. I looked up to make sure we hadn't lost the group. They were talking to the (in my opinion) pointless historian.

"You were trained on Mt. Gagazet. You were trained by a yeti named Umaro, who died shortly after you left. As you tried to leave, the Ronso attacked you and threw you over the mountain. You were picked up by an Al Bhed ship and taken to Home. Remember that bit, because almost all the Al Bhed are gonna remember you." I was still nodding. "After you left, you decided to travel the world, starting with Besaid. Got it?" Cecilia asked me.

"Yeah, think so." I responded. I put the sphere back in my bag, and looked up. "Hey, wait up!" I yelled as I ran to catch up with everyone. "What about my past? You know, like you asked?" I asked Tidus.

"Your call sounded important." He shrugged. "So, enlighten us." I sighed.

"Long story. Might as well start now..." I talked until we reached Shelinda, it seems Tidus and Wakka were the only ones who listened the whole way through. I'll just skip this whole conversation. I was bored out of my skull the whole thing, that's about all you're missing. We kept walking until Auron stopped us.

"We rest here." It was a statement, not a request.

"But, this is an Al Bhed shop!" Wakka complained.

"Is that a problem?" Auron asked him.

"They don't believe in Yevon, and in Luca they... They kidnapped Yuna!" Wakka just doesn't know when to give it up does he?

"Where were her guardians?" Auron asked him. While Lulu and Wakka did a... what was that? A slo-mo forehead slap? Well, whatever, I jumped into the conversation.

"Well, me and Wakka were playing Blitzball." I told him.

"Not helping..." Wakka muttered.

"Sir Auron's just concerned about your health." Yuna said.

"I'm not tired one bit!" Wakka proclaimed.

"Well I am." Auron said before walking inside. I couldn't help but mutter as he passed me.

"Being dead'll do that yo ya'." He glanced at me without breaking stride. I walked inside and grabbed a bed, closest to the window. I've gotta be near a window. Seeing the sun set/seeing the night creep up really helps me sleep. In fact, that's just what I did. Until Mr. Dead Samurai picks me up by my arm at around MIDNIGHT. Honestly, does he have no sense of decency?

"How do you know?" He asked.

"Know what?" I asked groggily.

"About my state of life?" Auron kept it up.

"Let's just say, some facts are more well known than you might think." At that Auron just let go and let me sleep again.

In the Morning

I yawned as I walked outside, finally taking off my armor so it could air out. I walked into the lobby, getting a look from Auron.

"What?" Auron muttered something. Time to use one of my brother's lines! "Oh stop being a grumpy bunny." I said. Lulu literally fell over and everyone else stared at me.

"Auron's being a wha?" Tidus asked me.

"Grumpy bunny. My brother used to say it." I told him with a smile. I went shopping for a while, everyone else edging away from me. After a while, someone screamed.

"Someone, help! The chocobos!" It was a girl. We rushed outside to see everyone who had run out earlier.

"To the chocobo corral!" Lulu said. We saw the fiend holding holding a chocobo. Yuna and Tidus stared at me.

"I'll be over here... you know, putting my armor on... and stuff." I was stepping away when Auron and Kimahri pulled me forward.

"Little boy fight." Kimahri said.

"How many times do I have to say it? I'M NOT LITTLE!" I yelled, stomping my foot before I was picked up by the fiend. "And I'm not a chocobo!" I bit down on the fiend's finger. And then he dropped me. I rejoined everyone else in the group, then yelled it out to prevent an attack om Yuna.

"Hey, can I quote you for The Luca Times? I can see it now, the Ugliest Creature in Spira Says 'Chocobos are Finger-Lickin' Good!" I laughed loudly. Right up until he backhanded me off of the cliff. As I fell, I thought about a few things. Namely, what happens if I die and I can't be revived in time? I vaguely remembered Cecilia saying something about it... wait, no she didn't. My bad. Well, long story short... I hit my head. I felt something wet dripping onto my neck, then darkness. I woke up in the same darkness that marked the beginning of this whole... journey-thing... I looked up to see Cecilia looking down at me.

"Smooth move 'Serky." She said with amirk.

"Don't call me 'Serky." I growled.

"Whatever. I'm just here to tell you a few things. First, you've got a new overdrive." Cecilia told me. "Its exactly like Red XIII's Lunatic High. In fact, its the same move." I just nodded before she continued. "Second, there's a few new things to worry about in Macalania." I tilted my head to the right, kind of like a dog might do.

"Like what? Please tell me its nothing bad." I said with a groan.

"Well, almost nothing..." Cecilia looked down. Apparently, the "floor" was really interesting. "Anyway, you're really close to learning a new skill. Never been seen before in a Final Fantasy game. You've studied the old Norse Berserkers, correct?"

"Yeah, what of it?" I asked. This was kind of confusing.

"Norse Berserkers wore animal pelts. Some theorize that this was a sort of "totem", and that this spirit would possess them in combat. Have you ever once looked at your armor, like the front of your chest? Or your shoulders? The front of your helmet?" I looked down after taking off both armgaurds, my kneeguards, and helmet. On the right armguard, there was a bear in mid-roar. On the left, was an Elk's head. On my helmet, there was an eagle staring back at me. And on the chest was a wolf, it's face eternally in a snarl.

"And this all means what?" I asked Cecilia.

"The techniques that you're about to learn are twofold. First, there is a possession level. This functions like Berserk in the Final Fantasy games, except there's a chance to preform special techniques. Those vary depending on the animal. Second, is the conjure level. It functions like an Aeon, but not exactly. To summon it, you'll need to know the animal's name. You find these around Spira. Don't forget to look everywhere, they're not all obvious." I nodded and was about to say something when Cecilia interrupted.

"Well, that's all. See ya leter!" She snapped, and I woke up.

"First thing's first..." I pulled out a hi-potion and a badage and healed up my head. Unfortunately, the wound didn't seal. I pulled myself up before thinking.

Cecilia did say to check everywhere... I crouched down and wiped the blood off of the rock. There was something carved in the rock.

"Khanos(Elk)." I let out a short "Hmm before inspecting my arm. It looked normal, but the lines were gold now, the rest of my armor was the same. I heard a roar, snapping me out of my thoughts. The Chocobo fiend was at the edge of the cliff, but it quickly leaped forward for a counter-attack. "How am I supposed to get up there to help?" I asked out loud, and my sphere buzzed again. I picked it up and turned it over. "What now?" I asked Cecilia.

"You only need the name to conjure, dummy. I told you that, just tap your shoulder and say the name!" She hung up and I sighed. I tapped my hand against my shoulder, and said the name.

"Khanos!" The giant Elk stepped out of thin-air and stood next to me. I was about to, I dunno get on it or something when it flung me skywards with it's horns then leaped up to follow me. I landed face first in front of everyone else.

"How did...?" Tidus asked before looking at the animal the shaked the ground when it landed. "Oh. Never mind."

"Never fly Air-Moose ever again..." I groaned as I stood up. The Elk was staring pointedly at me. "Um... go get him?" Khanos whipped around and charged the fiend, which grabbed the Elk's antlers with it's hands.

"So... how did you do that?" Tidus asked me.

"Long story, don't bother asking. I don't even know." Khanos rammed the fiend with it's antlers, sending it over the cliff I was just down. The elk turned to look at me, bowed it's head and vanished back into thin air.

"And how did you get your armor back?" Tidus prodded again.

"Still dunno. Might as well just stop asking." I told him. Everyone was staring.

"Well, as long as everyone's done staring... can we keep moving?" I got a few more uneasy glances before we started again, this time to the chocobo corral. When we got there, Rin spoke up.

"Have you an interest in renting some chocobos? As a token of our gratitude, the first time is free of charge. Please ask the attendant if you wish to rent." He said, then he thanked us for saving the chocobos. We rode, or rather everyone but me rode. We didn't have enough funds to afford one for me.

"You guys are lucky I don't mind walking." I grumbled. No response. I looked up, they were all riding away! Growling, I conjured up Khanos. On a side note, I noticed that this second one made me a lot more tired than the first one did. I climbed onto the elk and trampled off after my comrades. I stuck my tongue out as I rumbled past. Right until a lightning bolt hit me in the back. "Hey!" I shouted at Lulu, turning around right as an iceball collided with my face. We eventually reached the checkpoint, where I had to dispell my elk, and everyone else dismounted their chocobos. We all listened intently to the explanation of Operation Mi'ihen, then we doubled back. We saw Seymour approach and I whispered. "There is something up with that guy... like even death won't stop him once he finds his target." I got an odd look from our faithful Yevonites, but a nod from the others.

"So, we meet again Lady Yuna." Seymour said once he was next to us.

"Y-yes?" Yuna sounded a bit unsure.

"You look troubled. Is there anything I can do?" Seymour sounded almost genuinely worried. If I didn't know any better, I'd think he was actually interested.

"We need to get in. Any chance you can pull a few strings, Boss Man?" I asked. Instantly, Lulu's hand was over my mouth, and she and Wakka were trying to get me out of eyesight.

"We're terribly sorry Maester. He hit his head earlier and he's not feeling well." Wakka apologized.

"It's quite alright. I'd do anything in my power to stop Sin." The Maester, in all his Maestery glory, walked up the gate and got us in.

"Stuck-ups." I muttered when Wakka and Lulu let go of me. And so, everyone but me walked into the biggest mistake of this whole journey. Man I hate Seymour...

Well then, its done! I hope this was up to par with my other chapters... I got a late start on this one, what with exams and all then I got writer's block... then I had a lot of chores to do.. and whatnot. Anyway, watch out for the next chapter!

Chapter 5: Destruction-Day. Operation Mi'ihen is Here.