Firion sat on one of the couches in the living room, his eyes glued to the television screen, along with Cecil; both had never seen a television before, the only technology they encountered were airships and/or boats. Tidus, the Warrior of Light and Squall were looking at the two in confusion, because despite Firion and Cecil's wonder, the television was off.
"What a strange device..." Firion commented.
"I wonder what it does." Said Cecil.
"It's a television, get over it." Squall mumbled.
"Here's how it works, guys." Tidus said, and switched on the television, using the switch. It turned on to the local news of the city; Firion and Cecil looked in awe at the man in the screen giving the political updates of the city.
"H-How is it doing that?!" Asked Firion in surprise.
"What kind of sorcery is used to conjure this image?" Cecil too, asked. He touched the screen to feel the static electricity, which alarmed him slightly.
"I dunno how it works." Tidus began. "But it lets you watch stuff across the world." Tidus pushed a button and the news report vanished and changed into a historical documentary.
"Very interesting..." Cecil said. "A world of so much new attributes is rather...new to me..."
Meanwhile, the six "explorers": Cloud, the Onion Knight, Terra, Shantotto, Bartz and Zidane, looked around the city for around fifteen minutes, getting a better idea of their surroundings.
"Seems all the good stuff around here costs money." Zidane groaned, but then eyed a small basket of money that was donated all around for an orphanage. He tried to slink some money from the basket into his pocket, but Terra smacked his hand away from it, giving Zidane an evil glare to keep away from it.
"Still, we're gonna need money to live in for a while." Cloud instructed.
"But where are we gonna get some money?" Asked Bartz.
"People work in this place to earn money." Cloud explained. "The same will happen with us."
"How do you know so much about this place?" Asked the Onion Knight.
"I lived in a similar world..." Cloud replied.
Back in the world ruled only by Chaos now, Sephiroth made his way through his world of the Planet's Core, before being confronted by Golbez.
"I heard your discussion with the Emperor." Golbez muttered.
"What of it?" Asked Sephiroth.
"What did you mean by 'you will not find him, just because you hate him'?" Golbez asked.
"You wouldn't know, because your adversary is your brother." Sephiroth explained.
"Then enlighten me."
"It is simple." Sephiroth started. "Your mortal enemy isn't someone you detest or loathe; if that be the case, you are blinded by hate. If you are to be true enemies with somebody, you need to see them as your equal, your opposite, your shadow, someone that you fight an endless battle with, even after death."
"How will this find Cosmos' pawns?" Asked Golbez.
"When you have a strong rivalry with the person you see as your enemy, your body develops instincts of how and where he or she may be. Because the rivalry is so fierce, it is possible to know your enemy inside out, back to front."
"I'm not sure if I follow your meaning. But how do you know of such things?" Sephiroth hmphed and walked past Golbez.
"When you have a rivalry as long as I, it becomes basic knowledge." And with that, Sephiroth departed.
Back in the world Cosmos' warriors reside, the six adventurers returned (from Cloud's car, to which Terra, the Onion Knight, Bartz and Zidane were horribly shaken) from a library, thankfully they were offering free card memberships, and arrived with a handful of books.
"Ahhh, you've returned." Firion said, returning from the kitchen to greet the explorers. "How was it?"
"A...little rough." Bartz moaned, still stiff with the journey home.
"We've returned with books of information on this new world." Terra said, holding a handful of books of law and other rules of the world.
"We better get reading." Cloud said, pocketing the car keys in his back pocket. Insantly, all eleven warriors began reading the things that were brought home in the living room.
"What does it mean by thieves will be prosecuted?!" Asked Zidane in offense, reading an article on law.
"It means if you're caught stealing, you'll go to prison." Squall filled in.
"This looks interesting." Cecil prepped. "Lunar activity affects water. We should be cautious." He went back to reading an encyclopedia on the moon.
"Here's an important piece!" Terra said, jumping from her seat, grabbing the attention of everyone. "All citizens ages 5 to 17 must attend the local schools." This rose the attention of the Onion Knight, Squall, Zidane and Tidus, being the ones in that age group.
"School?" Asked the Onion Knight.
"It's a facility where one learns about the fundamentals of life, such as science, geography, mathematics..." Terra read.
"I've already attended a school." Squall said.
"Not this kinda school." Bartz said.
"It is compulsory for people under the age of 18 to attend school." Terra read again. Squall hmphed in annoyance.
"Well, looks like we're school buddies." Tidus said to Zidane, Squall and Onion Knight. The latter was feeling uneasy.
"Are you okay, little one?" Asked Firion in concern.
"I don't know why I have to attend school. I am a knight after all. Doesn't that count as a job?" The child asked.
"I'm afraid not." Firion said. "I've not been in this realm for more than a day, and already I can tell knights aren't common."
"Well that's stupid!" The Onion Knight said in deep disappointance.
"Do not worry." The Warrior of Light said. "It is a learning experience for all of us. We should take this time to learn while we can."
"I agree." Cloud said. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. This alarmed everyone.
"Who could that be?" Asked Firion. Cloud got up and answered it. He was discussing some matter with the person at the door, that sounded like a female, that the others couldn't hear well.
"What is he..." Terra whispered. Soon, Cloud returned, after ending the conversation.
"Who was that?" Asked Tidus.
"It was the manager of a restaurant, apparently." Cloud explained.
"What did she want?" Asked Squall.
"Because I can go at extreme speeds with my car, she offered me a job as the delivery man." The others sighed with surprise. "I start tomorrow."
"That's great!" Said Zidane.
"We can get money this way." The Onion Knight cheered.
"Well, we all better look for our professions." Terra said. "I for one have a good place to start."
"Really?" Asked Cecil. "Where?"
"The local school." Terra said. This made the Onion Knight feel more uneasy, and of course, made Tidus and Zidane more excited now that a fifth warrior would be joining them. Shantotto on the other hand, was still busy reading books.
"These scholars do intrigue me to no extent." Shantotto said in wonder.