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Note: Sorry for ANOTHER 3 day delay! . Now that I have school, it's gonna take more longer to update. But the good news is, it's the weekend! YAY! So yeah, thanks for all your reviews! And hope you enjoy the story. And from the looks from your guys review(glances at Chiharu Chan, Lady in the turning sands, and Grenada) this opening part may answer several of your questions. Of some sorts, hehe.

Chapter 8

Escaping Kilika

BOOM! A fist slammed into the desk making the coffee mug and other items on the surface shake a little. The fist made the whole entire room reverberate.

"Zakuo! Sophia! How can you fail your mission?! You were supposed to eliminate those Hiends from Besaid, and yet you didn't! How DARE you!" Zakuo and Sophia were kneeling on one knee, bowing to the person behind the desk. Sophia winced from the sound, while Zakuo gritted his teeth.

"Master...we're sorry that we couldn't complete the mission. Please, give us another chance." The Master, who was hidden in the shadows behind the desk, was breathing heavily.

"Give you another chance? That WAS your last chance! I will give you no more! Get out of my sight, or I will kill you here, instantly!!" Zakuo and Sophia got up from their kneeling position, bowed their heads, and walked out of the room. They were then at a dark lit hallway walking slowly.

Sophia heaved a sigh. "Wow, I never knew that The Master would get so pissed. I mean, yeah we failed, but..." Zakuo chuckled.

"Well, if we give him some time, maybe he'll give us another mission soon?" Sophia nodded.

They walked silently some more, both wishing that the door at the other side would appear soon. This was a long neverending tunnel. The hallway was dark, but was dimly lit by some mini lightbulbs which were stuck right into the wall. Zakuo glanced at Sophia's direction.

"Sophia, why don't you take off your disguise?" Sophia gasped and looked towards Zakuo.

"How the hell did you know?" Zakuo closed his eyes and shook his head slowly.

"Well, whenever you move around I noticed several tufts of brown hair poking out of your hair." Sophia raised an eyebrow.

"Okay...but my hair is completely black. How can you tell..." Zakuo quickly grabbed Sophia's 'hair' and pulled it off. And then, really long brown hair reached down to her knees. Sophia gasped and Zakuo smirked.

"I told you, brown hair was sticking out. I couldn't REALLY tell at first, but when you were fighting Misake, I saw your black 'hair' shift around too much. That's when I knew that you were wearing a wig." Zakuo crossed his arms across his chest in triumph while Sophia had her mouth open.

"H-how did you know that I was fighting Misake?" Zakuo looked at Sophia and grinned.

"Because, I was spying on you and him. And I even saw that Hiend guy, Will. It was an interesting match. Never knew this Misake guy was strong. But it seemed like Will took him down easily enough, with his evolution and all." Sophia stared down to the floor.

Zakuo glanced at her again. "Sophia, your mood has been really different after the battle with Misake. Was he really...your husband?" Sophia's eyes were wide and she slapped Zakuo across his cheek, making him slam into the wall. Sophia gasped and helped Zakuo up.

"I-I'm so sorry Zakuo! You all right?" Zakuo gingerly touched his cheek and grinned.

"Yep, I'm okay. So I guess that slap was a yes?" Sophia glared at Zakuo and slapped him again on the same cheek.

"No, he's not my husband. Whoever says that again will die. I'm not joking." And with that Sophia hurriedly walked on through the hallway, while Zakuo was leaning on the wall nursing his already red cheek.

"Well...I guess he was 'supposed' to be her husband. Wonder what went wrong."

Sophia was already out of the long hallway and was at some kind of lobby area. The place was really bright, much brighter than the hallway that led to The Master's office. The lobby's floor, wall and ceiling was bright blue. There were many ceiling lights, which lit up the whole place. There were tables and chairs tucked in them, couches surrounded a huge screen T.V. A door was right across from the hallway door and their was an elevator at the side of the place.

Sophia got to a couch and sat down while playing with her long, brown hair. She hasn't cut it in a while. Sophia touched both of her eyes and took out some kind of translucent film. Those were contact lenses. Sophia smiled and looked around. She saw a mirror tucked in between the couch. She took it out and stared at the mirror for a while. She had cerulean eyes...with the mark of the Al Bhed.

"I hate you Dad and Mom...for turning me into a Summoner." Sophia closed her eyes, and sobbed quietly. She didn't notice that the hallway door was open ajar and Zakuo's eye can be seen, spying on Sophia. Zakuo sighed sadly.

"I better leave her be." Zakuo closed the door slowly and quietly as not to stir Sophia from her private moment. Then he just noticed.

"AH MAN! But then when is she gonna stop crying?! I have to get out of this hallway!" Zakuo slumped on the hallway door and waited for Sophia's sobbing to cease. Which took a LONG time.

BACK TO WILL'S POV

My vision is pitch black. I can't even see a thing. Why does this happen to me all the time? I did beat him right? What's his name? Oh yeah, it was Misake. Yeah, I think I did.

Wait, what is this feeling? It's like something is on top of my body. It feels really warm. But I can't open my eyes or get out of my unconsciousness to see who it is. Come on, WAKE UP!!

I opened my eyes and saw...no way. It was Anuy, cuddling on top of me. Her eyes were closed, so she didn't notice me wake up. But her body is on MINE...that's not good. I feel something growing bigger somewhere down my private area. Oh no...

Just in time, Movaak got in from a door and spotted Anuy on me. "Anuy, he's awake." Anuy raised her head up slowly with sleepy eyes, and when she noticed what situation we were in, she gasped and got off of me quickly, and got onto her wheelchair which was next to the bed. Wait, bed?

'Uhh...where am I?" Movaak shook his head and stood beside a blushing Anuy.

"We're at the Kilika Temple. We're in the room near the Cloister of Trials door. The priests allowed us to sleep here. And before you ask, you've been asleep for 9 hours. Anuy has been taking care of you since then." I looked at Anuy and smiled.

"Thanks Anuy. For taking care of me." Anuy gave off a small smile. I looked around the room. Hey, these were the rooms that was beside the Cloister of Trials doorway.

The floor and wall was completely red, while the ceiling was green. There were many pillows scattered all over the ground, and little bits of toys and such. At least 5 drawers were placed randomly at the side of the wall, and little statues were standing on top of the drawers. At the center of the room was a table with many incense candles and weird wooden items that looked like human figurines. Maybe voodoo dolls? I glanced at Anuy.

"Ah Anuy. Did you acquire the 2nd Aeon?" Anuy nodded her head quickly.

"Yes, I did. It was a little more challenging than the first one. But all in all, I have succeeded." I nodded. And then I looked at Movaak.

"Where's Misake? He's dead, right?" Movaak scratched his spiky head.

"Well, if he didn't appear for the last 9 hours, I'm betting that he's already dead. Or seriously injured. But that woman, what's her name? Sophia? Yeah, that's her name..." Wait, did he say Sophia? I quickly sat up from the bed.

"Do you mean that woman with the big breasts? Is she all right?" Movaak placed a hand on my head to calm me down.

"Do not worry Will. She said that she wanted you to be safe. But she never told me what happened in the battle. Did anything else happen?" I gulped. Should I tell him about my newly changed arm? Yeah, I should.

"Um, my arm. It changed." Movaak raised an eyebrow.

"Changed how?" I stared straight in Movaak's eyes.

"My arm morphed like crazy and transformed into something else." Movaak's eyes went wide and picked me up on his back swiftly. "What the, Movaak! What are you...HELP!! HELP, I'M BEING RA-" POW!

Me, Movaak, Anuy, Tsuki and Leila were just outside of the Kilika Temple. The atmosphere was really peaceful. The structure of this temple was definitely thought through, from the matching bricks, the mosaics, and an interesting stone thingy that was placed deeply into the ground. The trees surrounding the place swayed in unison. And the sun made everything feel so...good. This was a really great place. Movaak stepped up.

"Okay Will. Transform your arm. I wanna see this 'transformed' state." I nodded and flexed my right arm. And as if it knew, my arm churned a little and then suddenly transformed into the 3 scythe bladed arm. This was awesome. But the crazy thing was the dark circle on my shoulder. What is that?

Everyone oohed and aaahhed. Especially Tsuki and Leila. Anuy made her mouth turn into a small o while Movaak was just staring.

"Well, well Will. It looks like your arm has went through an evolutionary stage." I raised an eyebrow.

"Evolutionary stage? What are you talking about?" Movaak sighed and pointed at his left arm.

"As battle experience and time passes, half Hiends and fully integrated Hiends can sometimes 'evolve' into something else that's similar or completely different. For example, your a half Hiend, so your arm transformed into something with more blades and more protective armor plating." I was scratching my head with my left hand.

"So...you're saying that any Hiend's powers can evolve when enough time or battle experience is achieved? That sounds just like this game called Pokemon." Tsuki shifted uneasily when I said that word. I wonder why.

Movaak sighed. "Whatever this Pokemon thing is, it's not as important as this. This is a great, new beginning. This transformation means that you're actually becoming more used to battle...but it all depends on the person." What is Movaak talking about? He's jabbering about evolution and battle experience...he's gone cuckoo.

Leila walked up towards me and touched my scythe blade arm. "This is cool. So, your arm won't be able to transform into the 1 bladed arm anymore?" I shrugged.

"I actually have no clue." Movaak chuckled.

"Do not worry, it'll stay just like that. But it is said that all Hiend's powers can go up to the limit of 3 evolutions in a life time. This is your 2nd evolution, about your 3rd one...we may not know what it will be." Wow, so this is just my 2nd level? I wonder what its appearance AND its power would be on the 3rd form.

Tsuki yawned. "Yeah, um, guys. We should get going to Luca. Anuy already got the Aeon here, so let's get going." We all nodded. But I bet Leila would want to bid farewell to the villagers before going.

When we got to the mouth of the forest, we were shocked to see...Yevon soldiers marching and patrolling around the docks and piers. Many of the Kilikain villagers were cooped up in their huts, looking through the windows. What are the Yevon soldiers doing here? Wait, was this Misake's doing?

I spotted Tsuki behind a tree, beckoning to us. "Hey guys, hurry up and hide!" Me and everyone else got to Tsuki and we all got down.

I scratched my head. "So uh, how are we gonna do this?" Tsuki grinned mischeiviously.

"We're gonna fight em." I knew that was gonna happen.

5 Yevon soldiers were leaning on several barrels near the mouth of the forest. All of them had their rifles and sabres stacked in a pile under their feet. They were all laughing.

"Hahahaha! That was the funniest joke ever, Bob! Who taught you that?" Bob slapped his knees while chuckling.

"Ah man, dude, listen to this one. A Yevon man went up to an Al Bhed guy. He kneed him in the groin, and do you know what he said?" The 4 Yevon soldiers who were listening asked, "What?"

Bob smirked and said out loud, "He said, 'I kneed a pee!" They all started to snort and laugh real loudly. I can't believe I'm even listening to these jokes. I was kneeling behind the barrels, trying not to be seen. There's a plan we gotta execute, and it HAS to work. I have to wait for the signal.

FLASHBACK

Tsuki pointed at me. "Okay, here's what we do. Will, do you see those guys leaning on those barrels?" I looked beside the tree and for certain, I spotted them.

"Yeah, what about em?" Tsuki grinned.

"Take cover behind those barrels, and wait for my signal. Everything will go to plan. Trust me." I narrowed my eyes at him.

"And what's the signal exactly?" Tsuki had a very sadistic gleam in his eye.

"Oh...you'll see."

FLASHBACK ENDED

Tsuki better be right about this. And then, I heard someone yell out. Hey, it's Tsuki. What's he doing? Tsuki pointed at me.

"Hey, buff soldiers of Yevon! There's an Al Bhedian man behind you!" No way...he can't be meaning...

I looked up and saw all 5 of the Yevon soldiers looking down at me. An anime sweat drop dripped from my head.

"Um, hi. That was a really great joke Bob." The 5 Yevon soldiers were still staring at me. This is not good.

"Kill that Al Bhed slimeball!" They all gathered their rifles and started firing at me. I reverted my right arm into my scythe blade arm with 3 blades and held my arm in front of me. And thanks to the plating of my entire right arm, I was protected from those bullets. Once the showers of bullets were over and that they needed to reload, it was MY turn to dish out some pain.

I slashed at the barrels and a huge wave of stalagmites came out of them, impaling the Yevon soldiers quickly and swiftly. And from the commotion from behind me and at my left, I guess all the Yevon soldiers noticed my attack. Just great. Wait, how did the barrels turn into stalagmites? There weren't any rocks or earth around here...until I can convert any object into rocks. Well, that's my theory of this arm anyways.

Yep, I was cornered. Next to me was a huge chunk of stalagmites, with the 5 Yevon soldiers impaled in them. There were like 10 other Yevon soldiers from behind me and at my left. Wow, this is gonna be a tough fight. But that's when I heard a loud roar. That has to be...

When I looked to my left, the Yevon soldiers were being flinged around by none other than Leila. Well, in this case Leila's werewolf form. But there's something different about it this time. Leila grabbed a Yevon soldiers arm and ripped it off and slapped her tail into another soldier, cutting off his head. And she followed it up by punching her right fist into a soldiers face, caving his entire head into his chest. Guh, grotesque.

Behind me, I could hear some screaming as well. Tsuki was jumping high, shooting arrow after arrow. One arrow shot through a Yevon's soldier's head, while another got hit in the groin. Tsuki then took aim and shot an arrow so fast it brought a soldier's body with it. Movaak's left arm was slashing Yevon bodies, ripping them in half. And Anuy was trailing right behind them, wheeling as fast as possible. And not so long after, we all regrouped. I got right in front of Tsuki and grabbed the cuff of his shirt.

"Is this what you call a PLAN?! You almost got me killed!" Tsuki shook his head.

"Not really. I knew you were the only one for this task. You were the only one with the skills." I let go of his shirt.

"Skills? What skills?" Tsuki grinned.

"You got some skills at being too gullible." I had my mouth open, and I started chasing him. Movaak, Leila and Anuy was laughing. Grrr, TSUKI!!

Later on, we were all aboard a new ship called the S.S Wicco. I think this was the ship that Summoner Yuna's group went on to get to Luca. This is awesome. Maybe I can finally see a Chocobo!

We were all at the lower deck, in our sleeping chamber. Actually, it was a HUGE sleeping chamber. And yes...we were all gonna share the chamber. It wasn't my idea to sleep with the girls. It was Movaak's, said it was to protect Anuy. I do believe what he says, but shouldn't HE be the one sleeping near her? Oh well...

The chamber was quite comfy. The floor had fluffy carpets spread all over. The wall and ceiling was made out of wood. There were 2 bunk beds situated at the far corners of the room. There were 3 drawers lined together near the bunk beds. There was a circular window at the wall besides the bunkbeds. A single table was placed in the center, with 5 stools tucked in. A fridge-type thing was also near the table. And 2 bathrooms were installed at the left and right of the room. This is sweet.

Leila and Anuy took the left corner bunk bed, while Movaak and Tsuki took the right corner bunk bed. So that means...

"What the! Why do I have to sleep on the floor?!" Movaak shrugged.

"Come on Will. It's good for your back. You'll get a much better posture than sleeping on a bed." I narrowed my eyes at him.

"I don't CARE about better posture. I want to sleep on a comfy bed!" Movaak sighed and took out a blue blanket and spreaded it out near the bunkbeds.

"Here, this'll be your bed. Great, right?" My mouth was open.

"I'm not sleeping on that thing." Tsuki came in from the door.

"Hey guys, what's up?" I glanced at him with my mouth still agape. Movaak was just shrugging.

"Eh, Will won't sleep on the ground. He doesn't want to give Anuy some comfort." I pointed furiously at Movaak.

"Comfort?! This is just so that YOU can get all the comfort! Not me!" Tsuki nodded his head.

"Wow Will, you learn quick." I reverted my right arm and tried to stab Tsuki but Movaak stopped me with his left black arm claw.

"Will, cease your attack and revert back to normal. These sailors don't know we're Hiends just yet. Although we did fight near the ship." I gritted my teeth and turned my right arm back to normal. Tsuki didn't even blink.

"Come on Will. Just sleep on the floor. We'll owe you later." I looked away from Tsuki and looked at the door.

"Fine..."

Um...I have no clue what time it is. Probably 12:07 p.m?

I was laying on my 'blanket bed' with another fuzzy blanket spread over me. Man, the ground feels so hard. This is SO UNCOMFORTABLE! The pillow felt nice under my head though, so yeah, I guess I could relax a little bit. Movaak and Tsuki was already sleeping. Anuy and Leila was also sleeping soundly in their beds. I'm the only one left out. Wow, so many things has happened from the last week. Has it been a week when I got here? Man, is this place even real? But, from the looks of things, this might as well be the real thing and that I'm gonna have to live up with it.

And then I heard a rustling at the left side. At the girl's bunkbed. I turned stock still and holding my breath. Who's getting up? Leila? Anuy? Both of them? And then I heard a soft thump sound near me. Then light footsteps were coming towards me. And then kneeled down. Who was it?

"Will...you alright?" By the whispering, it was Leila. I turned my head and sure enough, it WAS Leila. She was still wearing her yellow bra shirt and yellow mini skirt. She looks pretty cute in the dark, with the moon shining in. She had a look of concern written all over her face.

I smiled. "Yeah, I'm fine." Leila tugged on my blanket and placed her hand on my shoulder.

"Come on, Will. You can sleep on my bed. And don't worry, I won't do anything 'inappropriate' to you." Leila grinned. My face was burning.

"It-it's okay Leila. I'm fine on the ground. Just go and get a good night's rest." Leila pouted a little and tugged on my shirt.

"Please Will? I don't like it when you're the only one alone on the ground, sleeping like some kind of emo kid." I had my eyes narrowed. Emo? Did she just call me that?

"Okay Will? Please?" Leila went into puppy eye's mode, and she clasped her hands around mine. Ah man, she's so cute. It's really hard to resist. But she needs her sleep.

"Leila, I heard you crying in your sleep at 10:00. Just go to sleep and rest off the sad energy within you." Leila looked down a little and played with her hair. Er...

"But then again...fine. Come on, let's go." Leila's face brightened up and she got to her bed. She was actually sleeping on the lower bunk. Leila got in first and then I got in. This is SO awkward.

I pulled the blanket over us and I turned my body to face away from Leila. But I guess Leila wouldn't have it that way, and she turned my body to face her. Um...not good...

Hah! I never knew that Leila smelled like lemons. Even her BED smells like lemons. Very nice lemons though. Her breath was very even, very...um, shallow. Mine was a little bit heavy, I mean, I'm TOO close to her body for any comfort. I should tell her that. Gulp.

"Um, Leila, maybe we should put a little distance between our bodies?" Leila looked at me and got REALLY close to me. And she placed her head next to my chest, and putting her right arm over my body and the left arm under her pillow. She was cuddling me. How cute.

"It's okay Will. Just go to sleep." And then Leila suddenly slept. Wow, she's a fast sleeper. I looked at her face. Awwww, so cute!! This situation just turned really weird. Wonder why Leila is doing this...ah well, nothing bad is gonna happen. But if she does ANYTHING to me...I might have to 'immobilize' her.

I wrapped my left arm around her body and closed my eyes. Her scent...is lulling me...to sleep. And then all thoughts vanished. I slept. But I didn't notice that Movaak had one eye peeking at what we were doing. This is NOT good. And how do I know? Before I slept, it felt like my back was burning...

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A/N: Well, I hope everyone enjoyed this story! Please Read and Review! Oh yeah, and also, if any newer people wants to add any Hiend or Hunter characters into the story, do it quickly! THE NEXT SEASON IS COMING UP!!

NEW SEASON !!

ONWARDS TO LUCA!!

Several new features include...An opening text song! YAY! And we're gonna be meeting 7 VERY familiar characters from the FFX game! And you know what? Both Summoner Anuy and them are gonna fight each other...to the death! Or is it to the death? We'll see on the next chapter, ONWARDS TO LUCA!!