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Part two: A whole new ballgame
It was bright. Much brighter than the dark place he had been dragged into, where was he? He was on his back in sand with his sword next to him. He got up and noticed a cool breeze, excellent. The man known as Gray Fox checked his surroundings. Where ever he was it was quite tropical. There where palm trees and vegitation everywhere, it reminded him of Zanzibar.
He shook the memories and focused, he was here for a reason. He set off down the beach and kept his
eyes out for a town or some sign of life. After a few minutes he heard something, rustling in the bushes.
He didn't know if it would be hostile or not so he dived into the trees to his right and waited.
"Cmon! Lady Yuna is leaving today, we have to go to town and see her off." yelled a small child. She looked no older than four or five and was running as fast as she could.
"I know sis! Just slow down." said another child running after her. He followed them in the trees, and
decided not to alert them to his presense. After about a half mile they reached the outskirts of a town.
It was primative looking and there were huts surrounding a fire pit. On top of a hill on the other side of
this small town was a large building made of stone. It looked like some kind of temple and there were
torches around it.
Gray Fox watched the children and townsfolk. They were all gathered and saying good bye to four people and one very large muscular cat-person thing. Fox was suprised by this new creature, who looked like it was a formidable fighter, but he wasn't caught off gaurd. He was in a different world after all.
After sizing the town up, Fox made his desicion. He stepped out from the trees and let them see him. They looked at him and many people averted thier eyes, he hadn't noticed he wasn't wearing clothes. He looked down at himself and thought it might be better to get some clothes on before he told them anything about himself.
"Do you have any clothes?" Fox asked the shocked townspeople.
"Yes of course, right this way." Said a man who gestured to one of the huts.
"Maybe we should wait and see who he is?" a girl from the group that was leaving said.
"We'll stay and make sure he's not trouble, ya." Another member said, he had a ball in his hand and red hair that was quite odd.
After putting on his new clothes Gray Fox looked himself over in the mirror. It had been so long since he had seen his own body. He felt all his old scars and each one brought with it the memory of a battle. He was also glad to see that his body was still as physically fit as he remembered.
His new clothes made him feel foolish, it was a kimono. Basically anyway, it was pretty shabby. All that was missing now was his swor-
His sword! How could he have forgotton it? He had left it lying there on the beach, how foolish! After all his training he can't even remember his sword! He calmed himself and realized he had enough to worry about. He'd get his sword later, right now he needed information about this new world.
He walked back outside and walked right up to the girl in the long elegant dress. She was obviously the most respected person in the village. Fox could tell because she was the one the town was gathered around. He walked right at her before three people stood in his way. It was the man with the ball, a woman in black who carried a doll, and the cat monster. They were quickly joined by a young man with blonde hair, who was much too full of himself.
"What do you want with Yuna?" He said. It was more of a demand than a question.
"Just to talk." said Fox.
"Its okay, Tidus. May i ask who i'll be talking to?" said Yuna, she was very polite.
"No. Only my comrades can hear my true name. You will know my title, Gray Fox." he told her.
"Okay Gray Fox. But i just want you to know that we are all comrades here." Yuna replied.
"Not to me. To become my comrade you must face death with me in battle. Enough of this, where am i?" asked Fox.
"Look pal, don't talk down to us. Treat us with respect." said the man called Tidus.
"You have not earned my respect. I want to get this done quickly, now where am i?" Fox asked again.
"You are in Besaid Village." replied Yuna.
"Besaid?" Fox said wondering. He really was in another world. "Have any of you ever heard of the beast with two faces?" asked Fox.
"Beast with two faces? I've never heard of anything like that. Do know more about it?" asked the woman in black.
"Probably a fiend, ya?" said the man with red hair.
"Fiend?" Fox said, not understanding.
"Oh c'mon, a fiend! A big monster ya." the red haired man practically yelled at him. "Can't believe he don't know what a fiend is."
"Maybe its a fiend, but this isn't just some big monster. I was told it had the power to tear apart worlds." Fox told them.
"Sin." said the huge cat beast.
"Ya, thats gotta be Sin. Only beast i know that can do what you said." added the red hair man.
"Sin, thank you." Fox said as he turned around and walked away. He had his target now.
"Wait! Where are you going Gray Fox?" asked Yuna.
"To get my sword, and then kill this Sin." Fox said as he headed for the trees.
"Wh, wait. Don't you know you can't kill Sin by yourself?" she asked him in disbelief. Then he remembered what the statues told him. She was right, he would need help. But where would he find it? He decided to ask the girl about Sin. He needed to know what he was up against.
"What is this Sin?" he asked them. From the looks on thier faces he could tell they were shocked he didn't already know.
"Man, first we had to explain everything to Tidus and now to him. How many people don't know about Sin?" said the red hair man.
"Sin is the punishment for our sins. Once the world was full of machina, and then Sin came to punish us." said Yuna
"Punish you for what?" asked Fox.
"For using machina of course!" said the red hair man.
"Look, lets go inside the temple and talk about this." said Yuna. Fox agreed and walked into the stone structure.
"Gray Fox, i haven't introduced you to my friends. The guy with the bliztball is Wakka." She said as she pointed to the red haired man. "This is Lulu." she pointed to the woman in black. "Thats Kimahri, he looks scary but hes okay." she pointed to the cat beast. "Oh, and thats Tidus. He says hes from Zanarkand." she pointed to the young man with blond hair.
Over the next hour or so Gray Fox listined as they described this world to him. He listined as they told him of Sin, Zanarkand, and the Final Summoning. He became more convinced that this Sin was what he was taken here to kill when they told him it had been around for a thousand years.
Gray Fox was also excited to hear that this was not a world of guns and bombs. He would be fighting with his sword, the weapon he considered to be the most honorable. When they told him about Yuna being a summoner and that she was on her way to defeat Sin he knew why he had been led to them.
"Yuna, would you like another guardian?" Fox asked.
"One more wouldn't hurt, but you must not take this lightly. It is a dangerous pilgrimage, and many have died while on it, understand?" she asked him.
"I am no stranger to battle. You will find me most useful should something need killing." he said as he stood up.
"Very well then, you may accompany me on my pilgrimage. Lets be off." she said as they all stood up.
"Finally, ya. I thought we'd be here forever." Wakka cried as he streched.
"I'll need my sword." Fox reminded them as they left the temple. "I left it on the beach."
"We'll pick it up on the way. We've gotta go along the beach for awhile anyway." Tidus said happily.
After they had walked about a half mile Fox went down to the water and began searching for his sword. The others helped and eventually Lulu found it.
"Is this it?" she asked as she showed him.
"Yes." replied Fox as he took the blade and put it in his kimono.
"What kinda sword is that? I've never seen one like it." asked Wakka.
"It cuts and thats all it needs to do." Fox told Wakka.
------------ end of part two.
Note: i seriously considered not putting Tidus in the story. Overall i decided that would just take too much away and i left him in.
The third chapter is gonna take a little longer. If you want it sonner tell me so in a review and i'll hurry up.