Al Bhed language

Dream

The rain fell down, splashing against his face, determined to wake him up. But as it fell all he did was lay on the ground, his feet dangling in the water that surrounded him. Finally, as the sound of thunder roared in the heavens, he opened his eyes. Sitting up he looked around and found he'd been laying on a small stone platform, barely above the water that surrounded him with submerged, broken ruins, the only scenery he had. Dragging himself to his feet he stood up, hoping to get a better look as a flash of lightning lit up the night sky.

"Where am I?" he asked himself aloud, as though expecting someone to answer him. He tried to remember what had happened. He remembered the loud music, cheering fans and intense blitzball game. But as he thought more about it he then remembered the strange creature that had attacked his home. Thinking harder the last thing he remembered was looking up at that strange creature as it attacked both him and Kakashi. Kakashi he suddenly thought as he realised that he was all alone and the spiky haired main was nowhere to be seen.

"Kakashi." He called out across the water to no reply. "Hello." He called out again hoping anyone would hear him, but again there was no reply. "Hey" he called out again this time hurting his throat, and this time he got a reply in the form of a crow that settled on the rocks beside him.

"Just the two of us then." He chuckled to himself as the crow just stared blankly at him before it flew off again into the horizon, startled by another flash of lightning.

Checking himself over, he found that despite his fall in the stadium, his fights with the strange creatures and whatever else had happened that brought him to this strange land of sunken ruins he only had a few scratches and bruised. The only exception was the cut to his left arm from the fight. Seeing that it wasn't bleeding anymore he untied the bandage he had on his left leg and wrapped it tightly round the wound. He'd suffered several injuries over the course of his blitzball career and wasn't too concerned about it; he'd just get a doctor to stitch him up. If he could find a doctor.

With another crack of lightning he deciding it was best to get out of the storm that was starting to rage on overhead he dived back into the water, swimming between the ruins that stood out like islands in the sea, looking for any form of shelter. As he swam about he looked below himself seeing a great courtyard beneath, were several large statues stood submerged and at the edge he found some large stone steps that climbed up out of the water, leading to the only building in the area that was still standing. The walls were overgrown with plants and in a state of disrepair, the years of abuse from the weather having taken its toll. Putting all his weight into it, he slowly forced the heavy, creaky door open, and as soon was the gap was big enough he quickly scurried inside pushing the door back close.

Finally as the door closed, he slid down against it, resting against the cold hard stone drawing in deep breathes. As he sat there he looked at his surroundings to found himself inside a long hallway. Standing up again he took a slow walk to the far end looking at all the items on the walls. The hallway was filled with paintings and shrivelled up dead flowers. Some paintings were still hanging on the walls, but many of them had fallen, littering the floor. Some were ruined by the rain that had leaked through the cracks while others were covered by dust. Curious as to what the paintings were he wiped one clean only to find it had faded way, time taking its toll and making it impossible to tell what it once was.

When he got to the end he forced the door open, finding himself inside a large chamber. All along the outside were old and broken furniture and the remains of several statues that had collapsed and lay in pieces on the ground or against the walls. Looking up he saw a balcony, running around the outer edge above him, stone gargoyles looking down on him as water that had somehow made its way inside, flowing off one ledge looking almost like a waterfall. And in the centre of the room lay the remains of an old burnt out fire pit, covered in dust from the lack of use it had seen over the years. Realising just how colds he was Naruto quickly set about starting a new fire to warm himself up and dry his still wet clothes.

Going to one side of the room he grabbed one of the chairs lying on the floor, picked it up and swung it against the ground breaking it into pieces. Collecting the pieces he threw them into the fire pit before taking a piece and rolling it between his hands against another, hoping the friction would start the fire. Ten minutes later though he finally gave up, the only thing he'd succeeded in doing was rubbing the palms of his hands raw. As his stomach rumbled in hunger he set off again trying to find something to start a fire as well as anything he could eat, but after going round the whole chamber found nothing

Determined not to give up he found a door blocked with rubble, fallen from the ceiling and started digging to get through. When it was almost clear though he quickly had to jump back, the door collapsing and falling over, having been supported by the rubble. Carefully stepping through the broken stone he entered the room finding the floor covered in water, flowing through cracks and open window in the far wall, the torn curtains blowing in the wind. Looking out the window with the rain splashing against his face, the night sky had gotten darker making the whole area pitch black, and when the lightning did light up the sky all Naruto could still see was the endless sea. Remembering he had more important things to do, he continuing his search. He dug through the shelves containing old books and scrolls and checked the floor covered in rubble without success. After finally giving up his search the blonde was about to make his way out suddenly noticed something. Hidden under the collapsed door were the remains of a desk, its legs having given way with the weight that had fallen on top of it. Pulling the desks draw open that was poking out he dug through it finding more papers and writing equipment before finding, hidden in the back corner of the draw a set of flint stones.

Grabbing them with a sense of joy, he quickly ran back into the main chamber, banging the stones together finally getting a spark and starting his small fire. Tired and exhausted he collapsed in front of the fire, letting it warm him as the flames danced around illumination the area as the sounds of the storm outside raged on. His stomach grumbled again trying reminding him that he was still hungry but by now he didn't care as he thought more about his situation.

Where exactly was he? How did he get there? And the more he thought about it, the more he wished that there was someone, anyone to be beside him. So he didn't have to be alone anymore.

Then exhaustion finally got the better of him as he passed out.

"What do you want?" Naruto asked as Kakashi walked into his apartment without knocking.

The man just stood there, looking at the teen that was slouched in his chair for a few minutes before he spoke.

"It was a bad call. Your team lost because of you."

"You came to say that?" Naruto shouted, jumping out of his seat. It was bad enough that he knew it was his fault that his team had lost, but the last thing he wanted was someone else telling him. Did they want him to feel worse about it?

The man didn't seem to care though as he went into the kitchen to make himself a drink before returning and sitting down on the sofa, while the blonde who was still annoyed finally sat back down. Kakashi took a long slow drink before he said anything again. "It's been... ten years."

Naruto looked back at the man in shock. No one had spoken about it to him all day and remembering it was painful.

"I thought you'd be crying." He continued after taking another sip, and then tried to find a space on the table, filled with empty ramen cuts to put his tea.

"Who, me? Crying for little kids." He dismissed the one eyed man and turned to look away from him, hoping the conversation would be dropped.

"You cried." A third voice quietly said causing Naruto to quickly look around for the person who'd spoken.

Naruto woke up with a yawn, and tried to remember the strange dream he'd had. But the more he thought about it, the harder it became for him to remember before he finally gave up. Shivering on the cold, hard floor he tucked his knees into his chest and huddled himself. 'Why's it so cold?' he asked himself as he looked around the chamber, his breath condensing in the cold air. He quickly found the reason why. The fire that had been keeping him warm before he fell asleep had died out, with the embers providing only a dim glow in the dark room. Quickly jumping to his feet he ran off to get more fuel to keep the fire going, but as he came back into the room with his arms filled with old books a roar echoed through the building. At first he didn't think anything of it as he started feeding the fire, believing the noise to just be from the storm outside. But when he heard the noise again Naruto thought he saw movement above him. As he scanned the balconies above him he saw a shadow move along with the sound of heavy footsteps.

Suddenly with a roar a creature leapt out of the shadows and off the balcony, landing on the ground with such force that Naruto fell to his knees. As he looked back up he was greeted with the sight of a large humanoid creature with gray skin and its arms and legs covered in brown hair. The creature looked at the small person in front of it, before stepping towards him, its large muscular legs stomping heavily on the floor. Scurrying to his feet Naruto leapt out the way as the creature brought its huge fist down where he once stood, leaving nothing but a dent. Reaching into his back pouch he grabbed a kunai and quickly looked for an escape route. With the way he had come in the only way out he knew, he slowly circled around the room, hoping he could slip past the creature and out the door without having to fight it. When he got near to the door though, the creature suddenly charged straight at him. Leaping out the way again it ran straight into one of the tall columns around the room. With the support column gone the balcony above began to crumble before it fell, crashing down on top of the creature.

Slowly Naruto moved towards the rubble, ready to react should the beast have survived under the crushing weight. Once close enough he kicked at its arm sticking out the rubble, before jumping back expecting it to lash out. But it didn't. Breathing a sigh of relief he relaxed his guard, and started to clear the rubble away from the door. But as he started to clear some of the smaller rocks away he heard a growl and before he could react the once lifeless arm shot up, grabbing a hold of him round his neck. As he struggled to breathe the creature slowly rose to its feet from beneath the rubble and held Naruto before him, as if looking him in the eye. It snarled at the blonde as its black blood flowed from a cut on its head and its grip tightened, determined to crush him. Kicking his legs as he was deprived of oxygen Naruto managed to find his kunai again and plunged it into the orge's hand repeatedly. With a roar it reared back, throwing Naruto across the chamber where he handed hard on his back on top of a table which broke on impact. Dragging himself back to his feet, he tried to regain his breath but was quickly forced dodged the charging creature again while lashing out with his blade, catching it in the back of its leg. Hobbling this time it charged again, but this time much slower than before and easier for the blonde to dodge, so as it ran by she struck again at its back. Flinching in pain it swung it's arm back, sending Naruto tumbling away. The orge then started swinging its fists furiously, intent on crushing the blonde, who was left with no other choice but to dodge its fists that pounded the ground. Finally creating distance between the two Naruto crossed his middle and pointer fingers in front of him in a cross.

"Kage bunshin no jutsu." He called out and suddenly three more copies of himself appeared alongside him in a puff of smoke. "Lets get him." The original yelled out as the other three cheered in agreement, before surrounding the monster that was suddenly confused by its multiplying opponent. Stuck in the middle the monster would strike at one Naruto who would dodge it while the others would attack while its back was turned, slowly wearing it down.

As the creature slowed down the Naruto's regrouped together ready to finish it off when a loud explosion echoed through the halls and causing loose debris to fall from the ceiling. The four blondes looked around in panic, trying to figure out what was happening. The creature however showed no concern and took advantage of the distracted blonde, swinging its giant fist, hitting one in the head which promptly disappeared in wisps of smoke. Surprised by the sudden decrease in their numbers one of the Naruto's charged forward, jumping into the air with its weapon raised intent on bringing it down between the creature's eyes. Another explosion stopped that though as the door to the exit was blown off its hinges and flew across the room hitting the monster and Naruto clone, who disappeared like the first. As the monster let out a roar of anger, picking itself up from under the door, the real Naruto looked back at the doorway as four people quickly entered the room. Each one was dresses in either dirty, stained overalls or thick heavy leather clothes, with every single one of them wearing goggles over their eyes.

"Great timing. You here to help?" The twin blondes asked the group, but the only reply he got was four guns pointed towards him.

"Fiends." One called out aiming his rifle between the two Naruto's and the monster. "Druca dfu yna teckiecat yc risyhc."

"Gemm dra csymm uhac vencd; drah fa lyh dyga dra pek uha." Another call out in a foreign language Naruto didn't understand as he aimed at his head and fired. The Naruto's dived for cover, the bullet missing them both, instead hitting the orge in the shoulder. The relief he felt from surviving the attack quickly vanished though as the gun barrel was then pointed at his head again.

"Fyed." A high voice called out as someone ran past the group, and knocked the gun upwards just as another shot was fired, causing the bullet to impact into the ceiling. "Fryd ev ed ec risyh?"

The man didn't seem impressed as the stranger, dressed in a red and tan coloured wetsuit stepped forwards, standing beside Naruto and assumed a battle stance.

"You're helping? Great." He cheered at the thought of the support he was being given, but he panicked when the stranger with his dark brown hair tied in a ponytail charged forwards straight at the monster. But rather than being swatted aside he leapt over the creature, catching it in the back of the head with a swift kick. As it stumbled forward he turned on his heels and despite wearing the tight suit quickly engaged it again hitting it with fast, rapid punches. As the monster crossed its giant arms in front of its body to deflect some of the blows the two Naruto's jumped in, weaving in and out with the stranger as they fought back, attacking from three sides.

Finally it stumbled and Naruto saw the opening he'd been waiting for. Ducking under a wild punch he jumped up, landing an uppercut square on its jaw and as it stepped back to steady itself the second Naruto leapt in, driving both feet into its chest making it fall onto its back. The two Naruto's drew their weapons, a kunai in each hand and advanced to deliver the finishing blow, but as the clone stood over the creature ready to land the killing blow, the stranger who'd been helping them vaulted over its shoulders and landed on the creature. Straddling its waist he reared back before hitting the creature in the chest with open palm strikes rather than fists causing it to call out with a strained cry as its body went limp, its eyes rolling into the back of its head.

Getting off it he walked away back to the group he'd come with as the kage bunshin disappeared, leaving the real Naruto looking on in wonder as the motionless creature that had attacked him started to disappear, fading away from existence, with small fireflies floating away from its body.

"What just happened?" He asked, hoping someone could answer what had just happened to the monster, its body having disappeared as though it had never existed. Instead the barrel of a gun was pressed against his temple. "Ok... maybe I should say thanks first?"

"Fa cruimt gemm res." The man holding the gun said, and even though he didn't understand the words that had been spoken Naruto closed his eyes, knowing the end was about to come.

"Hu ,ra luimt pa uv ica du ic."

He felt the pressure of the gun leave his head and he opened an eye to see the man back off, his combat partner standing before him instead.

"Erm thanks." He chuckled nervously as they stood face to face. The stranger reached up to their face and pulled the goggles down around their neck, revealing a pair of white pupil less eyes.

"You'r a girl?" he spluttered in surprise. How could he have mistaken her for a guy he thought, especially with the way she moved so gracefully during the fight? He then mentally hit himself realising he'd voiced his surprise and hoped that she couldn't understand him, just like he couldn't understand them.

Suddenly she moved closed, draping his arm round the blondes shoulder as though about to hug him.

"Eteud." She whispered into his ear, before forcefully driving her palm into his gut. Taken by surprise Naruto fell to his knees the wind knocked out of him. Looking forward with his eyes watering and vision blurred he saw something move away from him as two more blur approached him as he heard a yell.

Then all he saw was black as he was hit in the back of the head.

AN

Well that's chapter 3 sorry it took so long. I have chapter 4 in rough in I hope to get it up by the end of next month. For those unfamiliar with the language written in bold I've used Al Bhed language from the game. I decided to that using an actual language that you couldn't understand would give the story a better feel when looking at the situation from Naruto's point of view. I don't intend to use the language often but if too many people have a problem with it I could always change it in later chapters. In the meantime for those who what to know what's being said just copy the link in my profile or search Al Bhed translator in google.

Reading the reviews I'm happy to see that people are getting into the story and even trying to guess who I'm casting in which roles, and while some characters would fit perfectly some choices might surprise you as I put my own spin on the story of FFX.