(NOTE: IN THIS CHAPTER, WE GET TO MEET ANOTHER MAIN BAD GUY TO THE STORY, LORD OROCHIMARU AS SEYMOUR GUADO WHILE ITACHI PLAYS JECHT (TIDUS' FATHER) AND JIRAIYA PLAYS BRASKA (YUNA'S FATHER). OH, DON'T WORRY GUYS, JIRAIYA IS NOT A BAD GUY TO THE STORY. HE IS ACTUALLY THE GOOD GUY IN THE STORY BECAUSE HE IS SAKURA'S FATHER... WELL... PRETEND HE IS, OKAY? YES, GAARA AND INO ARE IN THIS CHAPTER BUT THEY ONLY MAKE A SMALL APPEARANCE UNTIL THE PARTY MEETS THEM AT THE MOONFLOW. YOU MAY ALSO NOTICE THAT GAARA AND INO ARE THE FIRST PAIRING TO BE INTRODUCED TO THE SERIES WHILE SASUKE AND SAKURA ARE THE SECOND PAIRING TO BE INTRODUCED UNTIL THE SECOND TRIP TO MACALANIA. HOWEVER, SASUKE AND SAKURA ARE THE MAIN COUPLE OF THE SERIES... SINCE IT DOES HAVE ROMANCE, OF COURSE. P.S. DOESN'T OROCHIMARU MAKE A PERFECT SEYMOUR? AND DOESN'T KABUTO MAKE A PERFECT MAESTER MIKA?)
The next day...
Finally, as the blitzball tournament was about to begin, the party arrived just in time to watch The Besaid Aurochs beat The Luca Goers. Suddenly, the announcement came on. "...he shoots...gooooooaaaaallll! Unbelievable! Ladies and gentleman, it's the moment we've all been waiting for, the day for the opening tournament of the season. This event is sponsored by Yevon. And this year, we celebrate Maester Kabuto's 50th year in office!" cried Izumo. Suddenly, The Besaid Aurochs and Luca Goers came out of the boat. "Hey look, over there! Here come the players now! They are just exiting the ship at this very moment. This would be dock no.2. All the way from Kilika, it's The Kilika Beasts! Yes, it was High Summoner Hiruzen Sarutobi that used to play for them-now that's quite a big name to live up to. It seems that their hometown was recently attacked by Sin. Isn't that right, Kotetsu?" asked Izumo. "Yes, that's right, Izumo. It turns out that they're the ones going to be pulling out all the stops to try and bring back the cup this year." said Kotetsu. "Isn't it exciting, folks? Our next team that's going off the ramp is... well I'll be. If it isn't The Besaid Aurochs! Why, they're a living, breathing statistical impossibility! In all my years since I became a fan of theirs, I've never seen a team that looked this bad! That's right! Even if it's been 23 years, they've never made it past the first round! I doubt that they'll make it past the first round, Kotetsu! Oh, I see a few die-hard fans in the audience today!" said Izumo. "Well Izumo, let's wish them lots of luck to them and a safe journey back to Besaid." said Kotetsu. "That's right, Kotetsu. Anyway, moving on, our next team is... and here they are, folks! It's our very own Luca Goers! They've got power! They've got speed! They've got teamwork! They're an all-around first-class team! And they're back home in Luca!" cried Izumo. "Yes Izumo, they are without a doubt our favorite team this year. And after they took control by showing them who was boss last year, it'd take a miracle for them to lose today." said Kotetsu. "You can say that again, Kotetsu. Just look at the crowd, folks! Look at the crowd! It looks like all of Luca is cheering for their favorite team, which is our very own Luca Goers! They know, I know, and you know, folks! The Luca Goers are number one!" cried Izumo. After the party exited the dock, Sasuke ended up kicking the dock. He then made up his mind, picked up the megaphone from somewhere, jumped on one of the crates, and started taunting The Luca Goers! "Hey! Not so fast, Goers! You guys may be smiling now. But guess what? You won't be for long because The Besaid Aurochs are taking the cup! Na, na, na, na, na, na! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!" cried Sasuke as Shikamaru slapped his forehead while Temari said to herself, "Idiot.", while Sakura laughed at Sasuke, thinking of how funny a guy like him was fun to be around with. Suddenly as Sasuke jumped off of the crates, a confused Shikamaru asked Sasuke, "What in Yevon's name were you doing up there, man?" asked Shikamaru as Sakura continued laughing until she finally stopped laughing. "We sure stood out, though!" said Lee. "We were on the sphere!" cried Neji. "We were?" asked Kiba. Suddenly, three people (a Luca guard in blue, a pom-pom lady, and a guy in green) ran by while saying, "Maester Kabuto is here!" and "Already?" and finally, "The number 3 dock!" "What now?" asked a confused Sasuke. "Maester Kabuto has arrived, that's what's happening, Sasuke!" said an excited Sakura. "Kabuto? Maester?" asked a still confused Sasuke. "Maester Kabuto is the leader of all the peoples in Spira. He has come all the way from Bevelle, Sakura's birthplace. The tournament that's being held today is to honor his fifty years as Maester." said Temari. "Fifty years? Wow, shouldn't he be like, uh, retired now?" asked Sasuke. "Sasuke, watch your mouth now, come on!" scolded Shikamaru. "Let's all go see him!" cried Sakura as the party (and a confused Sasuke) ran to go meet Kabuto... Maester Kabuto. Sasuke (who stood where the party was), said, "I can't see anything!" to which Shikamaru said, "Shhhh!". The band then started playing. Suddenly, a dark-haired man exited the boat. "Who's that?" asked Sasuke to himself. "That's a Sound Ninja, right?" asked a man in the crowd. "Who could it be?" asked a woman in the crowd. "Wait a minute... isn't that Maester Lord Orochimaru?" asked another man in the crowd as the man that was now called Orochimaru (a.k.a. Maester Lord Orochimaru) turned to face the ship, kneeled deeply, did the Yevon bow (as the crowd ended up bowing too). Kabuto then appeared and exited the boat. "People of Spira, I Maester Kabuto Yakushi thank you for your generous welcome. Rise, Maester Lord Orochimaru, and all of you as well. I present to you... the son of Maester Tazuna Akatsuki, who sadly passed away, and has gone to the Farplane 2 weeks ago." said Kabuto as Orochimaru rose to the crowd, and gave a courtly bow. "But as some of you may already know, he has been officially ordained as a maester of Yevon." said Kabuto as Orochimaru introduced himself to the crowd of Luca. "My name is Lord Orochimaru Akatsuki, and I am honored to receive the title of Maester. But in my life, my father Tazuna had worked to build a friendship between man and The Sound Ninja... and I vow to carry on his legacy, and to fulfill my duties as maester to the test of my abilities." said Orochimaru. Suddenly, Shikamaru nudged Sasuke and said, "Hey Sasuke! Bow your head like the rest of us, too!" as Kabuto walked off. But before Orochimaru left to follow Kabuto, he ended up staring at Sakura, to which she passed out, due to looking at those cold golden eyes of his, as Sasuke cried, "Sakura!" and caught her.
"It was strange. Whenever Sakura would look into those cold golden eyes of Orochimaru's, she would always pass out as if... as if she sensed an evil presence within his cold-hearted soul. Heck, he probably doesn't have a soul at all. But... I didn't know why but when I first saw Orochimaru, I had a bad feeling about that guy. I felt like... like something bad was going to happen. I could just feel it." ~ Sasuke.
"What happened to Sakura?" asked Shikamaru as he turned to Sakura. "I don't know. She passed out after looking at that "Orochimaru" guy." said Sasuke. "Why?" asked Shikamaru. "Shikamaru! You saw the way that he looked at Sakura, didn't you?" asked Sasuke, shocked as if Shikamaru wasn't paying attention to the eye contact between Orochimaru and Sakura. "We all saw it, Sasuke. I'm sure everybody saw it." said Temari. "Well, I don't know about that, Temari. Anyways, I'm going to the Auroch's locker room with Shikamaru, so we'll catch up to you and Yamato later, okay?" asked Sasuke. "Actually Sasuke, I'm going to be at the match-up draws. Meanwhile, take Sakura with you and don't leave her out of your sight." said Shikamaru as he left to go to the match-up draws while Temari and Yamato decided to go into a bar to watch the game.
"Did he just say, "Don't let her out of your sight."? I never understood of what Shikamaru meant by that until later that day." ~ Sasuke.
Later that day...
After Sasuke carried Sakura to the Auroch's Locker Room, the Aurochs were hoping that Shikamaru would enter the room... only to find Sasuke carrying an unconscious Sakura. "Lady Sakura!" cried Lee as he ran to Sakura as Sasuke put her on one of the benches. "What happened?" asked Lee. "Don't worry Lee, she's not dead. She just passed out." said Sasuke. "Why? How?" asked Neji. "I don't want to talk about it." said Sasuke as he didn't want to tell the Aurochs about the "Orochimaru was staring at Sakura" incident. "By the way, where's Shikamaru?" asked Sasuke as he noticed that Shikamaru was gone. "He's at the match-up draws." said Lee. "We had to play the Goers in the first match last year." said Neji. "Yeah, and the year before that, and the one before that, too!" said Guy. "Well, we would've lost to anyone anyway." said Kiba. Suddenly, Sakura woke up. "Huh? Where am I? What happened?" asked Sakura. "Sakura!" cried Sasuke as he turned his attention towards Sakura. "Wait a minute... I remember now: We all met Maester Orochimaru... and then... those eyes... those cold yellow eyes." said Sakura as she remembered of what happened between her and Orochimaru. Then, the door opened as Shikamaru entered the room. "Cap'n Shikamaru!" cried Lee. "Heh heh, we're playing the Al Bhed Psyches first. And if we win, then we'll be in the finals!" cried Shikamaru as he did a fistbump to The Besaid Aurochs and Sasuke. "But first thing's first: let's go over the basics again, boys." said Shikamaru as he explained the basics for Blitzball.
2 hours later...
After two hours for what seemed like a long, boring Blitzball meeting Sasuke yawned and said, "Boring." While they were doing the Blitzball meeting, Temari and Sakura decided to go and look for Kakashi. Finally, they came back to the Besaid Aurochs and told Sasuke and Shikamaru the news about Kakashi. "Sasuke! Guess what? Someone said that they found Sir Kakashi in a cafe!" cried Sakura telling Sasuke about Kakashi's appearance. "K-Kakashi? asked a shocked Sasuke. "Yes, Sir Kakashi! Come on Sasuke! Let's go find him!" cried Sakura. Sasuke at first hesitated but then decided to follow Sakura. "Sasuke! Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! The game is starting like real soon! So promise me you'll come back, alright?" asked Shikamaru. "Hey, don't worry... I'll be back." said Sasuke. "Well... okay... if you say so." said Shikamaru. Suddenly, Sasuke decided to make Shikamaru relax before the game would actually begin. "Hey, Shikamaru. You're stiff, man. No, no, not your face. Just breathe out, relax. Like this. Just breathe, yeah!" said Sasuke as he made Shikamaru warm up before the finals to which Sakura giggled and said, "You're funny, Sasuke." to which Temari hit her forehead, shook her head, and said, "Idiot." "Hey!" cried Sasuke as he was being insulted by Temari... again.
A few minutes later...
While Temari decided to stay with Shikamaru and The Besaid Aurochs in the locker room, Sakura, Sasuke, and Yamato were waiting outside of the locker room just as they were about to go and find Kakashi. "Uh, Sasuke, maybe now would be a good time to find Sir Itachi." said Sakura. "Huh? What? How?" asked a shocked Sasuke as he learned that Sakura not only wanted to look for Kakashi, but to look for Itachi, too. "Well, you see Sasuke, as you heard from Karin back at Kilika, or if you heard it from me, Sir Kakashi was also my father's guardian." said Sakura. "Wait a minute." said Sasuke as he rubbed his chin with his left hand. "Huh? What is Sasuke, is something wrong?" asked Sakura. "Does he know where Itachi is?" asked Sasuke as he got a little closer to Sakura and put his hands on her shoulders. "Well, he might know where Sir Itachi is. Hey, I know! Let's go look for him!" cried Sakura as she stayed in that same spot while waiting for Sasuke to help her find Kakashi.
"It didn't actually cross my mind that the Kakashi that Sakura was talking about... and the one that Gaara and I knew from Zanarkand could be two different people. At first I didn't know why... but then I realized... that it was the same guy. That was... my Kakashi... that Sakura was talking about... it was the same Kakashi that Gaara and I had known for 10 years straight." ~ Sasuke.
Just then, Sasuke saw a couple of Al Bhed Psyches (Shino and Baki) that were spying on Sasuke and Sakura as they entered The Al Bhed Psyches locker room. They then whispered:
("A lady summoner!') whispered Shino.
("We must report.") whispered Baki.
Then, Sasuke walked up to them and asked, "Hey, you must be the Al Bhed Psyches, right? Well, you see, some Al Bhed people saved me and my friend Gaara, one time as we entered Spira. But then... this girl, Ino gave us some food and... uh... wait... you guys don't understand me at all, do you? Ummm..." as Sasuke folded his arms then paused and then waved his hands as he spoke clearly and slowly as he continued on by saying, "If you meet Ino, tell her that Gaara and I said thank you. Oh, and if you find Gaara, please let me know that he's okay, alright? Oh, by the way... as for the game? Heh, may the best team win!" cried Sasuke as he walked off to join Sakura as they continued their search for Kakashi.
Later...
Suddenly as Sasuke and Sakura exited the Besaid Aurochs' locker room and just as they were continuing to look for Kakashi, Sasuke saw a crowd of people gathering around Sakura as she was being interviewed. Sakura then laughed, waved at the camera and said, "I'm sorry, please let me through." as she ran to Sasuke to join up with him. "Come on Sasuke, let's go." said Sakura. "Right. You know Sakura, you must be really famous." said Sasuke as Sakura giggled shyly. Just then, they headed toward the mainland of Luca. Sakura then sighed and said, "I hope we don't get separated." "Sakura!" cried Sasuke. "Huh?" asked Sakura as Sasuke whistled. "Sasuke... what the heck was that?" asked Sakura as Sasuke laughed and walked up to Sakura. "In Zanarkand, we do this to cheer on people who would be competing in matches against one another." said Sasuke as he whistled. "Hey! You try it too, Sakura! Put your fingers in your mouth like this." said Sasuke as he put his fingers in his mouth along with Sakura. "Like... this?" cried Sakura in a muffled voice as she tried to put her fingers in her mouth as Sasuke corrected her by saying, "Uh-uh. Not like that. Like this. Then, you just blow." as Sakura ended up doing a puff puff. "Sasuke, it's not working." said Sakura. "Practice!" cried Sasuke. "Okay." said Sakura. "Hey, I know! Use that if we get separated. Then, I'll come running, okay? Well, I guess we should just stick together then... that is... until you get the hang of it, of course." said Sasuke. "Yes, sir!" cried Sakura as the duo continued their search for Kakashi.
Meanwhile...
Sasuke and Sakura then came upon the main square of Luca. "Whoa! Now this is what I call a pretty big town!" exclaimed Sasuke in shock and surprise as he was surprised of how big of a town that Luca was. "Luca is the second largest city in Spira." said Sakura. "Huh. For a second I thought every town was little-you know, like Besaid and Kilika." said Sasuke. "Well you see Sasuke, towns don't usually get bigger than that. That's only because a lot of people start to gather. "Wait... you're talking about Sin, right?" asked Sasuke. "Mm-hmm." said Sakura as she nodded. "So what about Luca? Is it safe here?" asked Sasuke. "Well... it's not any different... although... the stadium is here, too. So that's why The Crusaders fight to protect it with all their strength." said Sakura. "So wait... they protect the stadium?" asked Sakura. "Although you say that there's only The Zanarkand Exam Preliminary Matches back in your Zanarkand, Blitzball's really the only entertainment that we have here in Spira. But lately, Spira has been a little short on fun nowadays." said Sakura. "Whoa! Talk about pressure!" cried Sasuke as Sakura laughed and asked, "Yes, that's right, Sasuke! Speaking of Zanarkand, what's it like over there?" to which Sasuke replied, "Hmmmm. Well, you could say that they have more buildings here than they have in Spira. But all of them are pretty tall and they're all cramped together." "Oooooh! They must be pretty tall! Don't you ever get dizzy, Sasuke?" asked an ecstatic Sakura. Sasuke then laughed. "Anyway, enough chit-chat. Let's go and find Sir Kakashi!" said Sakura as Sasuke said, "Right." as the duo continued their search for Kakashi.
Later...
Sasuke and Sakura decided to go to the cafe and search for Kakashi. Sakura kept asking of where Kakashi was. "Kakashi's not here." said Sasuke disappointed that Kakashi was not there. "Hmmm..." said Sakura as she started asking of where Kakashi was. Just then, Yamato entered the cafe.
2 hours later...
Sasuke paced back and forth while waiting for Sakura. Little did they know that Sakura... had been kidnapped by The Al-Bhed! Just then, two men named Bando and Towa appeared in front of Yamato as the customers gasped. "Awww, what's the matter, Yamato? Cat got your tongue? You haven't seen me in ten years! Come on, say something! What's wrong? Have you forgotten your old pals, Towa and Bando?" asked Towa. "Towa... leave Yamato alone. After all, Yamato is a small Anbu. Heh, I'll bet that he's so small that he can't even see our faces." said Bando. Just then, Towa guffawed and said, "What? Has Yamato forgotten his Anbu friends? Why, we have taught you ever since you broke your mask! I taught you to become a strong Anbu." "Heh, maybe you taught him too much." said Bando. "Yeah, you tell those guys that you're not a weak Anbu! Prove to them that you're a strong one! Come on Yamato! Take 'em on!" cried Sasuke as Yamato crouched to which Towa guffawed once more as Yamato punched Towa to the ground as the crowd suddenly gasped at the fight. "Hey! Take it outside! The tournament's starting, you hear?" asked a man as Sasuke cried, "Oh no! Shikamaru! The game!" while at the same time worried about Shikamaru.
At the stadium...
Jut then, there was a sphere broadcasted by Kabuto himself. "Today, on this glorious day, players from all over Spira have assembled here... to participate in this great contest of bravery, skill, and strength." said Kabuto as Orochimaru stood beside him while he was making the public broadcast to the city of Luca. "Out of all these fine teams that we see are equally renowned, they deserve to win the cup today. Such is the nature of this contest. Let us, the spectators, play our role accordingly: Let us sing to the glory of the winners, and applaud equally the vallor of the defeated. Contestants, may Yevon be with you." said Kabuto as he ended his speech by doing the bow for Yevon. Just then, the sphere pool was filling up as the crowds were roaring with excitement for their favorite team to win.
Back at the Luca Cafe...
Suddenly, Sasuke noticed that Sakura was gone. "Yamato! Sakura's gone!" cried Sasuke as Yamato got punched by Bando as Yamato fell into Sasuke's arms. "Yamato! Are you all right?" asked a concerned Sasuke. "Yeah. I'm fine. Come on. Let's go find Sakura." said Yamato as he ran outside to find Yamato. Just then, Sasuke decided to pick on both Bando and Towa since they were picking on Yamato. "Hey you. Yeah you. I'm talking to you guys." said Bando and Towa came closer to Sasuke. "What do you want?" asked Towa. "Wait Towa, this must be one of Yamato's friends. I'll handle this." said Bamdo as he got closer to Sasuke and punched him in his right eye which Sasuke ended up getting a black eye. "Oh-ho-ho! Oh! It's on now!" cried Sasuke as he was about to beat up Bando. But just in time, Yamato grabbed Sasuke's right arm while crying, "Come on! We have to meet up with Temari so we can find Sakura!" as the two men exited the cafe as Temari met them outside. "Where in Spira have you two been! And... what happened to Sasuke's eye?" asked Temari as she pointed to her right eye while referring to Sasuke's right eye that as now black. "One of those Anbu guys beat me up." said Sasuke. "Who was it?" asked Yamato. "It was that big muscled guy. Who were those guys anyway?" asked Sasuke as he looked back at the Luca Cafe. "Sasuke, we'll talk about this later. As we speak, Sakura has been kidnapped by the Al Bhed Psyches. But in exchange for her safe return, they want the Besaid Aurochs to lose." said Temari. "Say what!" cried a shocked Sasuke as his eyes widened in shock. "Well... if they're only blitzball players, then I doubt that they'd do anything rash. But let's not take any chances and go get Sakura back, yes?" asked Temari as Sasuke said, "I'm coming too! This will be no problem! And you want to know why, Temari? It's because it'll be a piece of cake! Yeah baby! But anyway... they're telling the Aurochs to lose the game... pfft, yeah right. As if they needed to! I mean come on, how good can a team like theirs be?" "It's funny that you should mention that Sasuke." said Temari. "Huh?" asked a confused Sasuke. "Shikamaru said the same thing. But don't worry Sasuke... he'll take care of the game. Our main concern is Sakura's kidnapping." said Temari. "So what are we waiting for? Let's go!" cried Sasuke as Temari said, "Uh Sasuke..." to which Sasuke asked, "Yeah?" asked Temari replied, "The Al Bhed boat is in dock 4. Let's go." said Temari as the trio headed out on to save Sakura.
At the Al Bhed Ship...
"Let's go." said Temari as the boat was about to leave with Sakura held captive inside the ship as Sasuke, Temari, and Yamato hopped on the ship just in time as they were about to rescue Sakura. Just then, Monster Ball Machine appeared as the trio began fighting the fiend.
After the battle...
After Monster Ball Machine was finally defeated, Sakura escaped through the door while at the same time knocking out the captor. As Sakura finally reunited with her friends, Temari ran to hug her. "I hope you hurt them." said Temari. "A little." said Sakura as she had punched them before. Sasuke then looked around. "Sasuke... what's wrong?" asked Sakura. "There were these Al Bhed people that saved both me and Gaara when we first arrived in Spira. They took us on our ship, and gave us some food. I was kinda hoping that this was the same ship that saved us that day. But sadly... it's not. I wonder if they're all gone." said Sasuke hoping to find Gaara and Ino here only to be disappointed that it wasn't the same ship that had his old friends in it. "What happened after that?" asked Sakura. "Well... Sin came near us. I made it out okay, but Gaara and I ended up getting separated. There was also this girl named Ino that was one of the Al Bhed. She even said to me and Gaara that Zanarkand was destroyed a thousand years ago. She also said that if I came to Luca, then I would be able to find someone I recognize. But when you said that Kakashi was here Sakura, I had a feeling that Ino was right. But... I don't know if I'll be able to find her and Gaara here in Luca. Oh well. In fact, I don't know what happened to their ship... or what happened to Gaara and Ino." said Sasuke. "Um, I don't mean to interrupt Sasuke. But was there anyone named Asuma on that ship?" asked Sakura. "I don't know. They were all speaking that Al Bhed language." said Sasuke. "I see." said Sakura as she lowered her head in disappointment. "So who's Asuma?" asked Sasuke. "He's my uncle, but I've never actually met him. As for Ino, she's my cousin." said Sakura as she looked at Sasuke. "Wait, what!" asked a shocked Sasuke as he got closer to Sakura. "Yeah. And my mother is my uncle's brother... which means that Ino and I are cousins." said Sakura. "Wait. So that means you're Al Bhed, too, Sakura?" asked Sasuke. "On my mother's side, yes Sasuke. And as I said before, Asuma is my mother's brother. But after she married my father, Asuma became distant after my mother married my father. But she did tell me that if ever I needed help... then I would seek Asuma out." said Sasuke. "So you're worried he was...?" asked Sasuke to which Temari rudely interrupted him and said, "Sasuke... I'm telling you right now: Do not and I repeat: Do not tell Shikamaru about Sakura's lineage. The thing about Shikamaru-he never had much love for the Al Bhed." "Whoa! I gotta tell Shikamaru!" cried an ecstatic Sasuke as Temari said, "Hey! I thought I told you not to tell Shikamaru, did I not?" as she got mad. "Oh no! The game!" cried Sakura. "Oh!" cried Temari as she tossed the ball lightning as they got a signal to what was happening to Shikamaru at the game.
Back at the game...
"Thirty seconds left! The Aurochs are launching an all-out offensive! A third pass from Neji! It goes through! Oh...oh... he shoots! Goooooal! Unbelievable! The Aurochs win the match 3-2!" cried Izumo.
Meanwhile...
"All right! We won!" cried Sasuke, happily. "Whoo-hoo! We did it! We're in the finals!" cried Sakura. "Well... I wouldn't call it the most... graceful win. If it was Madara, he'd still be standing." said Temari while remembering Madara. "Hey uh... Temari... aren't you just being a little unfair?" asked Sasuke as Temari scoffed and asked, "Excuse me?" as Sasuke replied, "I know that I could never take Madara's place. I mean... after all... you're the one who told Shikamaru that, right, Temari? And I don't think Shikamaru would ever try to take Madara's pl-Ow! Hey! What was that for!" cried Temari as she punched Sasuke on his right eye (which was the same eye that Bando punched earlier that day) to the ground. "You don't want to finish that sentence, teme." said Temari. "Wait... what did you just call me!" asked Sasuke as he got up and got a little closer to Temari. "You heard me... teme. In fact, maybe that should be my new pet name for you." said Temari as Sasuke cracked his knuckles as he felt like beating the heck out of Temari. "Never call me a teme." said Sasuke. "What? You don't know what that means?" asked Temari. "Of course I know what it means. It means ba-" said Sasuke as Sakura cut him off by saying, "Sasuke! Watch your mouth!" "Oh... sorry Sakura." said Sasuke trying to be careful by not swearing in front of Sakura. "Anyway... do you want to fight with me? Because it looks like you were about to beat me up." said Temari. "Temari! Wait! I don't think-" cried Sakura as she got interrupted by Sasuke as he said, "I'd be happy too." "Sasuke!" cried Sakura. "And again... no one listens to me." said Sakura to herself as she lowered her head in disappointment as Sasuke and Temari began fighting.
After the battle...
Sakura and Yamato decided to stop the fight. "Sasuke! Temari! That's enough!" cried Yamato. "Both of you! Cut it out! Sheesh! First Sasuke fights with Yamato, now he fights with you, Temari." said Sakura. "Anyway... enough fighting. We have to get back to the stadium." said Yamato. "Yamato's right. Let's go!" cried Temari as Sasuke and Sakura said in unison, "Okay!" to which they both laughed as they said it at the same time.
Meanwhile with Gaara and Ino...
As they got back inside the ship, Gaara and Ino were disappointed that they were beaten by Sasuke and his friends. "Darn it! We lost! Stupid Sasuke trying to save Sakura." said Ino as she mumbled to herself. "Hey! That's my best friend and rival you're talking about!" cried Gaara. "Well what should we do now?" asked Ino. "I don't know. Got any better ideas, Ino?" asked Gaara. "Hmmm. Oh! I know! How about we try to capture Sakura at the Moonflow?" asked Ino. "Why? Are they going there next?" asked Gaara. "No. According to my calculations, they're going to the Mi'ihen Highroad, then they're going to Mushroom Rock Road, then they're going to Djose... and at last but not least... the Moonflow." said Ino. "Wait. How do you know where they're going, Ino?" asked Gaara. "We Al Bhed have our ways." said Ino. "Oh. I see. But Ino..." said Gaara. "Hmm? What is it, Gaara? Is something wrong?" asked Ino. "Shouldn't we like... continue our search for Sasuke instead of kidnapping Sakura?" asked Gaara. "Gaara... he's dead. What does it matter?" asked Ino as she walked to the window. "Hey! I thought you said that he was still alive!" cried Gaara. "Well what I meant was... it must have been the ghost of Sasuke coming back to haunt us by trying to save Sakura." said Ino. "Ino... you're wrong." said Gaara as he shook his head. "What? What did you say?" asked Ino as she turned to face Gaara. "I still believe that Sasuke is still alive... you don't." said Gaara as he shook his head again. "What do you mean I don't believe that he's alive? Just what are you trying to say, Gaara?" asked Ino. "What I'm trying to say is... Sasuke's still alive out there... somewhere alive and well... and being taken care of by Sakura. And my older sister Temari is another one of the group's party members." said Gaara as he looked away from Ino and looked out at the window. "Wait... she's your sister?" asked Ino. "Yes." said Gaara. "Does she know where Kankuro is?" asked Ino. "What? You knew Kankuro?" asked Gaara. "Yes. Well... he was my boyfriend before you. But... he had to go off to fight Sin one day... and disapppeared." said Ino as she looked out the window. "Do you know where he is?" asked Gaara. "No. No I don't. But I have known him for ten years." said Ino as she shook her head. "Do you think he's alive or dead, Ino?" asked Gaara. "I don't know Gaara. I don't know. Wherever he is... I just hope he's okay." said Ino. "Ino." said Gaara. "Huh?" asked Ino as she turned to face Gaara to which he kissed her as her eyes widened in shock. "Look. I know that you love Kankuro very much. But you have to move on with your life. After all... you still haven't forgotten about Sasuke, right?" asked Gaara after he stopped kissing her to which her eyes widened in shock as she remembered Sasuke's smile and his eyes. "Oh Gaara... you're right. All this time I've been trying to kidnap Sakura and here I am wasting my time not trying to find Sasuke. It's almost as if... as if I don't care about him anymore." said Ino as she turned her back to Gaara. "All right, Ino. But just this once... I'll let you kidnap Sakura. But after this... no more kidnapping for you. Understand?" asked Gaara. Ino then turned around to face Gaara and said, "Gaara... not only do we Al Bhed capture Sakura because she is a summoner... but we capture all other summoners as well." "Wait... so you have been kidnapping other summoners as well, huh?" asked Gaara. "Yes. I'm sorry, Gaara. But it's my job. Otherwise, I'd get fired. You don't want me to get fired, right?" asked Ino as Gaara sighed and finally said, "I guess... I guess you're right." "So what are we waiting for? Let's go find Sasuke and Sakura!" cried Ino. "Wait a minute... I thought you said we were kidnapping Sakura and finding Sasuke." said a confused Gaara. "Oh... there's that too, huh?" asked Ino as she put her left hand on Gaara's left shoulder and said, "Hey... don't worry, Gaara. You'll reunite with Sasuke very soon." "How soon, Ino? How?" asked Gaara. "Until we get to the Moonflow of course! So what are we waiting for? Let's find both Sakura and Sasuke! But first... we have to kidnap her at the Moonflow." said Ino. "Hold on Sasuke... we're coming. We're coming to get you... and find you and Sakura." said Gaara to himself as the Al Bhed boat started and as the Al Bhed search party headed to the Moonflow to wait for Sasuke and his friends to get there... along with Sakura.
Back in Luca...
After the group got back to the Besaid Aurochs locker room, they found Shikamaru lying on his while groaning as the Besaid Aurochs were surrounding him. "Are you sure you're all right, Captain?" asked Lee. "The game starts in a few minutes. You sure you okay?" asked Neji. "We're playing the Goers, too." said Guy. Shikamaru then tried to stand up only to groan as he dropped the ball. Suddenly, the door opened. There stood Sasuke catching the ball with his foot, Sakura, Temari, and Yamato entered the room. "Miss me?" asked Sasuke. "Lady Sakura!" cried Lee. "Are you okay?" asked Neji. "All this happened because of me. I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!" cried Sakura as she did a deep Japanese bow. "How can you let some Al Bhed kidnap you?" asked Shikamaru. "Hey Shikamaru, let it go, all right?" asked Sasuke. "Don't go near any more Al Bhed from now on, okay? They're trouble." said Shikamaru. Sasuke then decided to talk to Temari alone. "Sasuke... where are we going?" asked Temari. "You'll see." said Sasuke as he and Temari went outside of the Luca Stadium. "So what is it you want?" asked Temari, sighing in annoyance. "About Gaara. Do you know where he is?" asked Sasuke. "I thought you said he's with Ino." said Temari. "He is. But... I was about to ask you if you know him." said Sasuke. "Why yes... he's my... little brother." said Temari. "Wait, what!" cried Sasuke in shock. "Yes. The three of us got separated after we were attacked by Sin 10 years ago." said Temari. "Uh... "three"?" asked a confused Sasuke. "I mean... my other younger brother... Kankuro." said Temari. "So wait... is Kankuro the youngest child in your family?" asked Sasuke. "No. It's Gaara. Kankuro's the middle child. Unfortunately... Kankuro disappeared... and no one's seen him since then... until now." said Temari. "So wait... do you know where he is?" asked Sasuke as Temari shook her head and said, "No. No I don't. In fact, I don't even know if he's alive or dead. But if I find Gaara, then I'll ask him and Ino where Kankuro is." said Temari. "Wait... why would you want to talk to Ino? You barely know her." said Sasuke. "Well she is with Gaara, isn't she?" asked Temari. "Yeah... I guess you're right." said Sasuke. "So it's best if I talk to the both of them... alone." said Temari. "Why?" asked Sasuke. "It's because I don't want Shikamaru knowing that Gaara was also captured by an Al Bhed." said Temari. "Wait... Gaara and I weren't captured by the Al Bhed, they saved us." said Sasuke. "Oh? Then why is Gaara with them and Ino?" asked Temari. "It's probably because they're not out because they're looking for me... but they also want to kidnap Sakura as well. So sooner or later, Sakura will be kidnapped again. And we will save her, right, Temari?" asked Sasuke. "Yes." said Temari. "Come on. Let's go back inside. The game's starting like real soon." said Sasuke. "Right." said Temari as the two of them went back inside the Besaid AUrochs' locker room. "Hey Sasuke, the game starts soon. So no time for warm-ups, understand?" asked Shikamaru as Sasuke nodded his head. "So... are you ready?" asked Shikamaru as Sasuke said, "Lemme at 'em." "All right! I got something to tell you boys. After this game... I'm retiring. I promised myself this would be my last tournament. So from now on... Choji will be your new team captain. Win or lose, I'm quitting blitzball. But you know... since we're here, we might as well win!" cried Shikamaru as the Aurochs cried, "Yeah!" as they fistbumped. "A-Am I on the bench?" asked Choji. "I'm warming the bench. He's taking my place as team captain. All right, boys, let's win this one! Let's make the Goers goners!" cried Shikamaru. "Let's blitz!" cried Sasuke. "Hooah!" cried the Besaid Aurochs as they left the locker room. After they left, Temari walked up to Shikamaru and said, "I saw you floating there, on the sphere." "Hey, you weren't supposed to see that." said Shikamaru as he collapsed to which Temari caught him. "You really gave it your all, didn't you... Shikamaru?" asked Temari. Outside of the Besaid Aurochs' locker room, they were huddling. "All right boys, what're gonna do?" asked Sasuke. "Win!" cried the Aurochs. "For Captain Shikamaru!" cried Choji.
Inside the locker room...
Shikamaru had engraved a quote written for the Besaid Aurochs.
"My best memories are here. ~ Shikamaru Nara, Captain Of The Besaid Aurochs."
While he was leaning on Temari, the broadcast came on. "This is it, folks! In just a few minutes, the championship game!" cried Izumo.
Inside the stadium...
"But who could have imagined... a championship game between these two teams? Our legendary Luca Goers going against... the horrendously ill-fated Besaid Aurochs!" cried Izumo. Suddenly and surprisingly, Kakashi had entered the stands. "This looks like history in the making, Izumo." said Kotetsu.
Inside the sphere pool...
All of a sudden, The Luca Goers started taunting the Besaid Aurochs as they faced off. "They're already going at it, folks! The Goers are taunting the Aurochs!" cried Izumo. After playing a game (which the Besaid Aurochs failed to win half-time), the Luca Goers won the first half of the game. "What a great play! The Goers score first! And it's halftime!" cried Izumo.
Back in the locker room...
"Zone defense, boys! Stop those Goers!" cried Shikamaru. "Captain!" cried the Besaid Aurochs. "Hey! What about me?" asked Sasuke. "Just get the ball and shoot like crazy and have a good time!" cried Shikamaru. "The Goers are going down!" cried Lee. "Yeah!" cried the Besaid Aurochs. "Shoot like crazy and have a good time!" cried Sasuke as the Besaid Aurochs cried, "Yeah!" to which Shikamaru cried, "All right! Hustle!"
Inside the sphere pool...
By then, the second half of the game had already started for the Besaid Aurochs and Al Bhed Psyches or Luca Goers (I think). "The crowd is cheering for the Aurochs! Isn't this exciting, folks?" asked Izumo. Suddenly, the fans started cheering for Shikamaru. "The fans are getting impatient! They're calling for some action! It seems like everyone seems to be calling for Shikamaru, folks!" cried Izumo. Sasuke then became sad that Shikamaru was not in the game. He then decided to swim back to the Aurochs' locker room to tell Shikamaru that his fans were "calling him". "Hey... where's that player going? He's leaving the sphere pool! He may be injured!" cried Izumo.
"To be honest, I did feel kinda left out, but... it was really the Aurochs' and Shikamaru's game after all. And for the first time... I actually started to like blitzball. But... then I thought about Gaara and about what Ino said. Hopefully... I'll find him here along with Kakashi, right?" ~ Sasuke.
Just then, Shikamaru came out with Sasuke back in the sphere pool after Sasuke had finally convinced him to help the Aurochs win the game. "What's happening? The crowd is getting wilder by the minute! Well I'll be. If it isn't Shikamaru! He's back on the field and ready to go! The Aurochs seem happy to have him back." said Izumo. Just then, the Aurochs had won the game! What an exciting day it was! "Unbelievable! The Aurochs win, folks! This is one for the record books!" cried Izumo. Suddenly, some fiends started attacking the sphere pool.
Outside of the sphere pool...
Suddenly, Kakashi appeared as a fiend appeared as well. Kakashi then fought the fiend. Just then, Shikamaru and Sasuke came running to Kakashi. "Kakashi!" cried Sasuke. "Sir Kakashi!" cried Shikamaru. "So, you do know him." said Sasuke. "Yeah. Why he's the best guardian there ever was when he went on Lord Jiraiya's pilgrimage ten years ago." said Shikamaru. Suddenly, more fiends attacked. "Ah, gimme a break!" cried Sasuke as the trio started fighting the fiends.
Back at the stadium...
Orochimaru had summoned the aeon, Anima as Anima fought the fiends.
Back at the Luca Square...
The Aurochs were saying goodbye to Shikamaru. "Are you really leaving, Captain Shikamaru?" asked Lee. "Yeah, but what about your injuries? I mean, shouldn't you heal up first?" asked Neji. "Sorry boys, but Sakura needs me with her now. I can't be lying around in some bed!" cried Shikamaru as the Aurochs hung their heads low. "Yeah, but..." said Lee. "Come on, look sharp! Since the blitz season just started, I don't want you to be sad when I'm gone, okay? Come on. Smile." said Shikamaru as he handed the trophy ball to the Aurochs. "Well... see you boys! Be good!" cried Shikamaru. "Captain..." said the Aurochs, quietly. "I can't hear you!" cried Shikamaru. "CAPTAIN!" shouted the Aurochs as Shikamaru left the square.
Meanwhile somewehre at a balcony in Luca...
Sakura, Shikamaru, and Temari were talking about him returning to the party once again as Sakura's full-time guardian. "Are you sure?" asked Sakura. "Ah, I never liked long goodbyes anyway. Sorry for making you wait, Sakura. I had some promises to keep, all right? So from this day forward, I'll be your full-time guardian from now on." said Shikamaru. "Then, welcome back, Sir Shikamaru." said Sakura as she did a Japanese bow. "It's good to have you with us." said Sakura as she hugged Shikamaru. They then stopped hugging as he said, "Heeey. At least I'm back, right?" asked Shikamaru. "So do you have any news on what happened?" asked Shikamaru as he talked to Temari. "Not really. We have no idea where the fiends came from. Maester Kabuto is safe and sound, thanks to Maester Lord Orochimaru. That's about it." said Temari. "Maester Orochimaru's aeon... it was so powerful... hey... where's Sasuke?" asked Sakura as she realized that Sasuke was not with them. "I think I know where he is." said Shikamaru with a smirk as he realized that he was with Kakashi.
Meanwhile with Kakashi and Sasuke...
Sasuke had finally reunited with Kakashi... but not with his old pals, Gaara and Ino. "HEY YOU! DON'T JUST STAND THERE! ALL OF THIS IS YOUR FAULT! IF GAARA AND I HADN'T GOTTEN SEPARATED FROM YOU, THEN NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE EVER HAPPENED! WE GOT SWALLOWED BY SIN! THEN WE END UP HERE IN SPIRA! AND WE'RE NOT BEING ABLE TO GO BACK TO ZANARKAND-EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING IS YOUR FAULT! I'M TELLING YOU KAKASHI, IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!" shouted Sasuke as Kakashi chuckled then guffawed. "You're not Kakashi... who are you, anyway?" asked Sasuke as he calmed down. "Come on Sasuke, don't act like you don't know me. You know who I am, right?" asked Kakashi. "Wait... you're Kakashi... aren't you?" asked Sasuke as Kakashi nodded. "Hey... you knew about my older brother, didn't you?" asked Sasuke about Itachi. "Yeah." said Kakashi. "And you knew Sakura's father, right?" asked Sasuke. "Yes... that is correct." said Kakashi. "Hey, man, there's no way. That's just crazy talk. It's impossible, isn't it? I mean, you are joking about this, right?" asked Sasuke. "Sasuke... if I was joking... then would I be joking if I told you that the three of us together... Jiraiya, Itachi, and myself... defeated Sin ten years ago... together... then would you believe me?" asked Kakashi. "Well... I'll only believe you if you tell me one thing that you know about Itachi." said Sasuke. "Well... as I said before: After Itachi died, he told me to go to Zanarkand to look after you and Gaara. And when I was with the two of you, you and Gaara, I mean... I felt like a father to the both of you... the same way that you felt like Gaara was like a brother to you. He also told me to look after Ami as well. I also thought of her as a daughter while Gaara had thought of her as an older sister, although he has a sister already. And that's when I decided that I would take you to Spira one day." said Kakashi. "Wait... is Gaara alive?" asked Sasuke. "Hard to say. I haven't seen him since you guys got separated from me." said Kakashi. "But then... why did Itachi want you to take care of me?" asked Sasuke. "That's because Itachi asked me to." said Kakashi. "But wait... about Itachi... is my older brother alive?" asked Sasuke. "Well... heh. It depends on what you mean by "alive". He is no longer human. But then... I felt something of Itachi, there in that shell... didn't you, Sasuke? I mean, you must have felt him when you came in contact with Sin." said Kakashi as Sasuke was shocked by what he just heard. "No... it can't be." said a shocked Sasuke. "But it's the truth... and the truth is... Sin is... your older brother... the man who killed your parents along with Ami's parents as well... Sin is your older brother... Itachi Uchiha." said Kakashi as Sasuke's eyes widened in shock. "WAIT! NO! YOU'RE INSANE! THAT'S RIDICULOUS! IT CAN'T BE! ITACHI DIED TEN YEARS AGO! AND HE KILLED OUR CLAN! THAT CAN'T BE! I DON'T BELIEVE YOU!" shouted Sasuke in disbelief. "But it's true. You'll see for yourself. You'll have to come with me to see him by believing it." said Kakashi. "And what if I say no?" asked Sasuke. "Then every story must have an ending." said Kakashi. "I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR STORIES! ALL I CARE ABOUT IS KILLING MY BROTHER AND PROTECTING SAKURA! THAT'S ALL I CARE ABOUT!" shouted Sasuke. "I see. I'm sorry you feel that way, Sasuke. Fine, then. Come or don't come. It's your decision, Sasuke." said Kakashi. "RRRRAAAAAAGHHH! WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO SAY! YOU TELL ME IT'S MY DECISION... BUT I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE, DO I? YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON, ANYWAYS! I HAVE TO GO WITH YOU, KAKASHI! I HAVE TO!" shouted Sasuke once more. "Irritating, I know. Or are you afraid?" asked Kakashi as Sasuke hung his head low. "Sasuke..." said Kakashi as Sasuke turned around to which Kakashi ended up hugging him in a friendly way. "It's all right." said Kakashi as he stopped hugging Sasuke. "Kakashi? Will Gaara and I... ever go back to Zanarkand?" asked Sasuke while thinking about Gaara. "That's up to Itachi. Come. I'm offering my services to Sakura. Let's go." said Kakashi as the two men walked off to see Sakura and her party.
Later that day...
Sakura, Shikamaru, and Temari were talking about Kakashi and Sasuke. "Do you think he's gonna stay here?" asked Shikamaru. "Sir Kakashi knows him, apparently. You were right, Shikamaru. Sasuke did meet someone he knew." said Temari. "Do you think he'll find a way back to Zanarkand?" asked Sakura. "I don't know, Sakura. But in any case, I'll miss having him around." said Shikamaru. "Where could he have run off too? I'm going to look for him." said Sakura as she turned around to see Kakashi and Sasuke walking towards the group. "Oh! There you are, Sasuke! I was worried you weren't going to show up!" cried Sakura as she hugged him.
"Did she just... hug me?" ~ Sasuke.
"Whoa." said Shikamaru as Kakashi came. "Sir Kakashi?" asked Sakura as she, Temari, and Shikamaru did the Yevon bow. "Sakura." said Kakashi. "Sir?" asked Sakura. "I wished to become your guardian. Do you accept?" asked Kakashi as Sakura gasped. "You're serious?" asked Shikamaru. "You refuse?" asked Kakashi. "No, no! We accept! Right everyone?" asked Sakura as she turned to the party and chuckled nervously as she sweatdropped. "O-Of course! No problem at all!" cried Shikamaru as he sweatdropped, too. "But... why?" asked Temari. "I promised Jiraiya." said Kakashi. "You promised my father?" asked Sakura, shocked. "Thank you, Sir Kakashi! You're welcome to join us!" cried Sakura as she did a deep Japanese bow. "All right. I will become your guardian under one condition." said Kakashi. "And what would that be?" asked Sakura. "That Sasuke comes too." said Kakashi as he pushed Sasuke forward. "UH, hi... guys. Eh... howdy!" cried Sasuke as he did an awkward bow. "I also promised Itachi that I'd take good care of Sasuke, too." said Kakashi. "Is Sir Itachi alive?" asked Sakura. "Can't say. It's been nearly ten years since I last saw him." said Kakashi. "I... I see." said Sakura. "Don't worry, Sakura. You'll meet him eventually... I'm sure of it." said Kakashi as he smiled at Sakura. "Yes! I'm looking forward to it!" cried Sakura. "So what's our destination? Where are we going next?" asked Kakashi. "Hey! Sasuke! Come with me!" cried Sakura as Sasuke followed her.
Later...
"Hey Sasuke, watch!" cried Sakura as she whistled. "Hey, you got pretty good." said Sasuke. "You sound sad, Sasuke. Is something wrong?" asked Sakura. "Yeah... maybe." said Sasuke. "Wanna scream?" asked Sakura. "Sakura... I really don't think that's gonna help this time." said Sasuke. "You know what, Sasuke?" asked Sakura. "What?" asked Sasuke. "It's embarrassing to say this myself... but summoners and their guardians are kind of like Spira's ray of light. A lot of people in Spira depend on us. I learned to practice smiling when I'm feeling sad, you know? Don't worry Sasuke... I know it's hard." said Sakura. "Yeah... I understand. I think." said Sasuke. "Great! Now show me what you can do!" cried Sakura. "Huh?" asked a confused Sasuke. "Come on! Smile" cried Sakura as Sasuke tried to smile but laughed by saying, "This is weird!" "Next, try laughing out loud." said Sakura. "What?" asked Sasuke. "Come on, Sasuke, show me!" cried Sakura as Sasuke inhaled and exhaled as he started laughing. "Sasuke... you probably shouldn't laugh anymore." said Sakura as Sasuke continued laughing to which she giggled. Sakura then laughed with him as the two of them started literally laughing. "That's too funny!" cried Sakura. "Don't look at me, it was your idea!" cried Sasuke. "Um... thank you... Sasuke." said Sakura. "Huh?" asked Sasuke. "I want my journey to be full of laughter." said Sakura. "Okay." said Sasuke. "If we should get separated, just whistle. I'll come running. I promise." said Sakura. "Well... let's go." said Sasuke. "Mm." said Sakura as she nodded her head and chuckled. Sasuke and Sakura then turned around to find everybody staring at them. "What? What are you all looking at?" asked Sasuke. "We were just worried you guys might have gone crazy!" cried Shikamaru. "Sorry! Well then, alright. Now, we will go to the temple at Djose. And guardians? Don't forget to smile!" cried Sakura as the group left Luca.
(NOTE: SORRY IF THE CHAPTERS ARE SO LONG, GUYS. THE REASON IS... I'M USING THE SCRIPT. NO, I'M NOT COPYING, I'M PARAPHRASING. BUT HOWEVER... I DID ADD SOME EXTRA LINES TO THE STORY. PLUS, THIS VERSION OF FINAL FANTASY X IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FROM THE REAL ONE. AND GUESS WHAT? IN A FEW CHAPTERS FROM NOW, SASUKE WILL FINALLY GET TO REUNITE WITH HIS OLD FRIENDS, GAARA AND INO SINCE HE GOT SEPARATED FROM THEM IN CHAPTER 2. BUT DON'T WORRY... YOU'LL SEE THEM SOON! HOPEFULLY... OH! AND IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE REAL STORY'S ABOUT, HERE'S THE LINK TO IT. THEN YOU'LL SEE HOW MY VERSION IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FROM THE ORIGINAL STORY.)
(NOTE: HERE'S THE LINK TO THE STORY.)
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(NOTE: HERE'S THE LINK TO THE SCRIPT WHERE I GET SOME OF THE LINES FROM.)