"Looks like we need Yuna, rather than me." Wakka states. "Healing's more important than my attacks..." The battle positions were altered. The close friends looked at each other. This Aeon was far more powerful than any they had fought, yet the summoner was unharmed. Despite the massive Earthquake which had hurt all of of them badly.

"There's a back-draft on the overdrive." Tidus declares. "Wonder why the summoner wasn't affected."

"Yunie, you know the banishing rituals?" Rikku decides she'd better take the lead, though she never liked showing this side of her, but the accent is wrong, almost snide rather than just plain.

"Only the Maester's did! I was excommunicated, remember? Besides I'd have been dead before I learnt them." Yuna almost snarled.

Tidus cursed. They were at it again and it was far more obvious than it was on the pilgrimage. Time to knock some heads together. "We all need to survive, so kill each other after this battle." Tidus was braced for the withering glare that came from the two girls, but they at least started fighting together. After the fight A small whack from each girls. Not overly hard but enough to let him know they were both displeased with him. Then they headed off for a private talk.

"Rikku, why are you trying to steal Tidus from me?"

"Until now, I never really believed I could have him. But now I know I can win him, and there's no way I will let someone win by default. Not even so cecdan-luiceh. Cunno." Rikku firmly stated slipping back into Al Bhed as she often did when emotional.

"Fiend, you wouldn't, would you?" Yuna asked more in hope than any real belief Rikku would back off.

"Message for the Cid!" Rikku's belt radioed

"My Dad's Cid."

"No longer. He was assassinated by a fiend caller. We need to organise your coronation."

Yuna blinks and then starts laughing. She is laughing so hard and continuously that Tidus Pop's his head round."

"Yuna, anything the matter?"

"Well my uncle's was called Cid, and was the leader of the Al Bhed."

"Yes."

"The leaders title is also Cid."

Tidus thinks about it and starts laughing. "Cid Cid. Bwahaha"

"Cid Rikku, now, but not officially until the coronation."

Tidus spoke carefully. "You sent the Aeons, those you knew about? And Titan might not be the only one you missed. We believed that the church of Yevon had been defeated, but if they can summon Aeons..."

"We have a problem." Yuna declared.

"They only got Titan. There are at least three more Wind, Water, Holy. We have to find them before the Church of Yevon does. For if they do, they will bring disaster upon us all. Yevon's rituals limited the use of Aeons as much as it did machina." Rikku stated.

"What should we do?" Tidus inquires.

"Find the Aeons before the Church of Yevon does. Get them to aid us, completely discredit the Maesters of the church, and take it over yourself Yuna. I know you didn't want to, but it looks to be the only way." Rikku stated, stern and commanding.

Shocked Yuna exclaimed "Rikku, I've never seen you like this."

"I have." Tidus states. "It's just as much a part of her personality as the bounciness. Just ask the Aurochs what I'm like when we play blitz."

"You didn't forget." bounces Rikku. "Even Gippal forgets. I just wish he'd realise he's like a brother to me. Nothing more. Nothing less either."

Yuna grabbed Rikku's arm and moved her away from Tidus yet again. "That was an obvious queue, wasn't it. Stop this, you'll only embarrass yourself." Normally Rikku would have taken this advice but since it came from her rival she instinctively decided to ignore it.

"Getting jealous are we?"

Outside Wakka and Lulu spoke carefully to each other. "It's getting worse."

"Yeah, I know. Rikku now knows she has a possibility of winning him, so she's going on the attack, but this way won't work. It will drive him away from both of them. We'd better talk to them. We need Yuna and Rikku working together."

Tidus stormed past Lulu and Wakka "They're both acting like spoilt brats. I thought they were better than this."

Lulu looked at Wakka. It was time to do damage control. At this point it was best for her to calm down Tidus, and probably best for Wakka to talk to the other two. Wakka rarely got this displeased. When he got into this sort of mood. Lulu shivered. Not that the girls didn't deserve it. She took Tidus some distance away so that Wakka could talk to the girls privately.

"Ya know, ya behaviour have been pretty bad, both of you. If ya not careful ya may both lose him and neither of ya don't want that, ya?"

"No. I want him as a friend no matter what." Yuna and Rikku echoed together.

"Yuna you have the advantage. Being that jealous will only play into Rikku's hands.

"Rikku, what do you think Tidus would do when he finds out you're deliberately provoking Yuna, rather than just making passes at him?"

Both girls bow there heads looking miserable. But Wakka hadn't finished. "Ya know I expected better from the both of ya. A High summoner, and the heir to the Al Bhed throne, should both understand responsibility, ya?"

Rikku went even redder at this. Very red. And started crying. Wakka had never seen her do this.

Bevelle.

The cloaked woman cursed. Where had the other Aeons gone. They had to be hiding somewhere. Where on Earth were they? Still time to start moving know. Showing one Aeon would be useful. Take this on the road, and discredit that Al Bhed Bitch, who claimed to have defeated Sin permanently. That was impossible to do. Sin could not be defeated, only delayed...