So the journey starts off on Spira at Baaj Temple, after the pleasantries are out of the way with our new adventure duo, lets see how they fair in the temple ruins. Also I dont own Final Fantasy or Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter Three: New Friends And Monsters - Raiders Of The Lost Baaj Temple

"I thought about a lot of things. Like where I was, what I'd got myself into. I started to feel light-headed and then sleepy. I think I had a dream. A dream of being alone. I wanted someone, anyone beside me, so I didn't have to feel alone anymore... I think that someone must have heard me, because I got my wish." Tidus narrated.

"My wild ride to Spira had begun, I did think about home at first, but it was just for a moment, I could be staring down Sin right now and it would be better than being back home. I just hope that my expectations of Spira are right on the money" I narrate

Upon seeing Tidus lying next to me it all started to sink in, I truly was on Spira, and more importanly I wasnt going crazy. At least not for now, so after taking stock of my situation, I stood up to take a look at my new surroundings. Looking around, I saw that I was indeed in the ruins of Baaj Temple, which wasnt exactly the most pleasant place in Spira. The entire temple was mostly underwater, for reasons that I never could figure out, I reasoned that it had something to do with Sin, considering that most sights of devestation were. The sky wasnt too inviting either, dark clouds seemed to stretch out as far as I could see, I didnt have to be a weatherman in training to realise that it was going to rain, and rain hard at that. Glancing down, I take another look at Tidus, who is still unconscious on the ruins.

"Great... just great... he decides to play nap time and im stood here talking to myself. Where are the fan girls when I need them? They would break down my door if they knew I was just in his presence" I say to myself.

Before I had chance to continue further, I heard Tidus below me beginning to murmor, he was regaining consciousness. With a few more murmors I saw him open his eyes. He looked forward instantly.

"Is anybody there?" he called out. I realised that being slightly to his left, stood on the edge of the rubble, that he hadnt seen me, I was about to reply when he began to talk again.

"AURON?" He shouted. Gasping a deep breath he shouted once more.

"HEEEEEY!" He shouted loudly.

By this time I noticed that there was some kind of bird perched on the rubble with us, but with Tidus's shouting, it had been disturbed, and with a loud squark and a flap of its wings, it took flight, joining several other birds flying away in the distance. By now Tidus was watching the bird fly away, I could see that he was about to admit defeat and realise he was alone, when suddenly he spotted me. He stood up quickly upon seeing me, I noticed that he seemed quite startled that I was there.

"Howdy" I say quickly. However my friendly greeting didnt seem to cut it, he still looked quite nervous at the sight of me. Deciding that a more passive approach is necassary, I hold up my hands to show that I arnt armed or anything, and as a sign of peace.

"Steady there, I arnt after no trouble, just trying to figure out where I am is all" I say. Looking me over once or twice, he seems validated by my words because he breathes out, as a sigh of relief.

"Thats good, you had me worried there with the whole black look going on there" he says.

Black look? I didnt realise what he meant at first, then I looked down at myself and gasped in shock. My clothing was different, I was dressed entirely in black, I was wearing a long dark leather coat that extended all the way down to just above my foot, with coat belts tied around my waits. The coat also had a large collar also that seemed to be standing on end of its own accord. I could also feel that my hair was longer, my usual short brown hair now seemed a lot thicker, as well as the length on the back was now down to the bottom of my neck, worse still, I seemed to have a couple of bangs on hair that extended down from my fringe across my eyes, earning themselves a batting away as I continued to check my appearance. My jeans that I was wearing were also black, with blood red stripes down the middle, held up by a heavy silver belt, I could also feel heavy boots underneath my jeans. My attire was finished off by a simple black T-shirt that was under my coat, from the feel of it the shirt was sleeveless, past my shoulders but before my elbow.

But the next thing I spotted on my left forearm was the cherry on top of all, I saw that I was wearing a Duel Disk. The type that was used in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Anime to conduct duels. But by the looks of it, this duel disk was quite real, whats more, there was a deck of cards in the deck slot. The disk itself was in standby mode, and was conntected to my forearm via a metal tubing that was firmly clasped around my forearm. I noticed that it was one of the latest duel disk's from the GX Duel Academy era. So that only three of the monster zones were showing and the graveyard had retracted towards the disk, giving it a sleaker look. The two blue orbs on the main part of the disk on my forearm, and between monster zones showed that it was inactive. How would I activate it I wondered?

Looking over myself I was more than a little suprised, I certainly wasnt wearing these when I left home, so why was I wearing them in Spira? But then the words of the Fayth came to me like a drum inside my head.

"Dont worry, I can feel where you strength is, once you are on Spira, I will be able to help you, and grant you the power you always wanted" The Fayth spoke

The words that the Fayth had said seemed to be echoing in my mind, he had said this when I asked how I should defend against Fiends on Spira, I guess this was his answer, by using my duel monsters to fight. Thinking of it that way it all made sense, the attire that I was wearing was quite close to the appearance of another character in the anime. It appeared that the Fayth had scanned my mind and used my knowledge of this to fashion myself in Spira. Not too shabby either as far as I was concerned, I always wanted to try his look out on myself, looks like I have the chance. Exiting my mental transition I look back over at Tidus, who seems to have noticed my self examination.

"Is something wrong?" he asks.

"No... its nothing, well except finding out where we are being wrong that is" I reply with a shrug.

In the back of my mind I feel a slight twinge of guilt over lying to him, I know full well where I am as well as many things to come, but with resolve I choose not to tell him, doing so might change things too much. Plus with what the Fayth said about something new coming here to change things, the best thing I realise to do at the moment is keep all things on track as they should go. Tidus begins to look around also, looking to see if he can see anything, I join him in looking.

"Dont think that there is much here" I say while looking.

"Yeah you said it, by the way, I never told you my name, its Tidus" he said extending his hand to me.

Looking at his hand outstretched towards me I extend my hand as we shake hands.

"Tidus eh? nice to meet you, my names Cli..." I stopped short.

It was almost as if I didnt want to give my real name to him, not only that I honnestly felt like I couldnt. But thinking about it, I realised that the person I was back home was not the person I was here, so I realised id need a new name, but before I had chance to speak, words suddenly began to come from my mouth.

"My name is... its Kaiser, The Dark Warrior, glad to meet you" I say.

Electricity, thats the only way how to describe it, a surge of power and strength coursing through me as I said my new name. What it meant? I didnt have a clue, and even why I had said it, it was almost like someone else had said it for me, either way I knew I would find out soon. But it did trigger something in my memory, the name Kaiser was a nickname for a character in the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime, meaning in translation as King. Or something along those lines, it seemed like that name was now meant for me. Quite a task to live up to. But that again, something I didnt recognise was the fact I had also called myself The Dark Warrior, that was something new. On the plus side of things, I realised something, new name, new clothes, new life. Lets just hope that this life isnt as screwed up as the one I left. Smiling inside I prayed that it wouldnt be.

Letting go of our handshake I smile at the young blitz player. He looked slightly different in person than what I expected. One thing that hadnt changed was the sandy blond shaggy hair of his, they guy could seriously do with a hairbrush. His yellow and black Blitz uniform was what I expected, right down to his gauntleted left hand. Seeing just slightly over his shoulder, I can see the sword that Auron gave him in Zanarkand is on his back, I guessed that it must be strapped there or something. But on the other hand, the guy was a lot bigger in person, clearly all that Blitzball had done wonders for his strength and agility. Although he was quite short compared to me. I realised though that at this time he was seventeen, compared to my ripe old age of twenty, so no wonder I had some height on him. His eyes were something to behold as well. I knew he had bright blue eyes, but seeing them right before me, they almost sparkled in the dim light. This guy had a lot of life in him, I didnt need to know the future or whatever to realise that.

"So where you from then Tidus?" I say trying to break the monotomy. I knew his answer before he spoke, but to be honnest? I just wanted to hear him say it.

"Me? Im from Zanarkand, and im the star player of the Zanarakand Abes" he said with pride. Chuckling inside, I give him a grin.

"Zanarkand eh? Cool, arnt the Zanarkand Abes a Blitzball team?" I question

"Sure are, we're the best, with me on the team and all!" he says. Nodding my head I laugh out loud at his comment.

"Kinda modest there arnt you?" I say chuckling.

Giving one of his trademark goofy grins Tidus grins back at me. "Nah, not really, just im good at blitzball is all, how bout you then Kaiser? Where you from? And whats with the whole Dark Warrior name?" Tidus replies.

I wasnt expecting that one, well I was expecting questions at some point, the only problem is that I hadnt really prepared an answer. What should I tell him? I couldnt well tell him the truth now. But after a few seconds I realise the best thing I could say.

"I dont know, I know who I am, places, whats what and all, but stuff thats about me thats other than my name? I really dont know, maybe it has something to do with why im here you know?" I say.

I did my best to act as if I was sad as I recounted my story, trying to coroborate it. But either way Tidus seemed to accept it.

"Thats rough man, sorry... but saying that, I dont know where I am either, one minute I was in Zanarkand with Auron, then the next Im here." Tidus responds.

I look around a few more times before speaking.

"Well it dosnt look like this Auron of yours is here" I say.

Just then, we both turned behind us as we could hear rumbling in the background. It sounded like the storm that I had predicted was beginning to close in, rather rapidly at that.

"I dont know about you, but id like to be indoors when that storm comes" I say quickly.

"Yeah" Tidus replies.

Just then I notice that he was eyeing the duel disk on my left arm. Lifting my arm up so that he could get a better look I spoke.

"Whats the matter? You seem interested in this by the looks of it?"

Tidus shakes his head. "Nah, just making sure that it was a duel disk, not seen many of them around, only the really rich people had them in Zanarkand" He says.

At his comment my eyes widen in suprise and I bring my arm back down beside me. How could he possibly have known that this was a duel disk? Or for that matter, why did he say that they had them in Zanarkand? I mean I knew that his home was the dream Zanarkand, but that meant that the idea must have come from somewhere, dream Zanarkands inhabitants and everything in it was comprised of the original inhabitants memorys of the city, so they had duel disks over a thousand years ago? My thoughts were interrupted by the rumbling of the thunder in the background once more. The storm was moving closer by the second. Tidus's eyes were now on the tall part of the ruins in the distance. Which I recognised as the center of Baaj Temple.

"If we head over there we could find some shelter, lets go!" he says.

Without a second thought he jumps into the water and begins to swim towards the large ruins. After a few seconds he stops and turns round, noticing that I arnt in the water yet.

"Come on man! Lets get going!" he shouts.

To be honnest, water never really bothered me, but for some reason, I really didnt want to swim. But in answer to my thoughts, somthing happened, my duel disk activated. The two remaing monster zones ejected from beaneath the other three zones and joined together, and the graveyard slot moved down from the main part so that now I had somewhere to place discarded cards. The two orbs on the disk now glowed a bright red. It was active. Deciding that now was a good a time as any to give this a try, I grasped hold of the top card and drew it into my hand. As I was about to draw another card I realised that I couldnt, the card for some reason wouldnt come free from the disk. Not worrying about that for the time being I glanced at the card. It was the monster card Sinister Serpent, I was puzzled, this card wasnt in any deck of mine, so why was it in this deck? With no other options available I decided to take a chance. Placing the monster on the middle monster slot I called out almost instinctively.

"I summon Sinister Serpent!"

Several bubbles started to appear from under the water infront of me, within a few seconds the large green serpent appeared from the water. It looked at lot large that I expected, the serpent moved closer to the rubble I was on and moved with its side presenting me, almost as if inviting me to ride on its back. Gingerley I mounted the serpent just behind its head, and within seconds it was off, moving away quickly, using its wings/ear type things at the side of its head to glide across the water. Tidus had been treading water this entire time watching the whole spectacle, mouth wide open as well as his eyes. Ive always wanted to see an anime facevault, and looking at him, I could honnestly now say ive seen one. Nudging the serpent in Tidus's direction it moved alongside him. Smiling at the look on his face, I extended my arm down towards him, inviting him to climb onto the serpents back with me.

"Whats wrong ? You look like you've seen a ghost or something!" I say with a wry smile.

Grabbing hold of my arm, Tidus pulls himself up onto the serpents back, quickly grabbing onto my waist for support.

"Kinda suprised me there, ive never actually seen a duel disk in action, I mean I heard about em and all, but it was kind of a surprise" he replied.

Nodding I point the serpent in the direction of the main Baaj Temple, and it begins to move.

"Well either way, saves us from getting too wet, and we are making good time too" I say

True to my word, within a few mintues we had navigated the ruins and made our way closely to the Baaj Temple, but we were unable to go any further via the serpent as the water stopped, Tidus and I dismounted the serpent on a set of steps. With a splash the serpent dissapeared under the water as quickly as it had come. At that point my duel disk deactivated and returned to standby mode. I looked at it confused, wondering why it was activating by itself, but for now I wanted to get inside so I place the card on the bottom of my deck and walked along the walkway with Tidus.

We walked in silence along the way, each of us taking in the surrondings and watching that we were still on the right path. Before long I noticed the the ramp way was leading upwards, over a large body of water. That thought chilled me, knowing what would happen shortly. As we walked along Tidus suddenly stopped, he looked over his side of the walkway to the water below. After a second or two I joined him and looked over.

"Whats the matter? Something there?" I ask. Shaking his head he looked back up at me.

"Nah, must be seeing things." He said.

However before we even had chance to continue further, the ramp way suddenly shook, then violently broke, sending us both crashing into the water. As I resurfaced I gasped for air in shock, within a second Tidus was beside me treading water.

"So much for me not getting too wet" I say angrily.

Tidus quickly laughed out loud in response. To say I wasnt pleased was an understatement.

"Glad you find it funny! This best not ruin my coat!" I shout.

"Chill man, long as we both ok, whats it matter?" he said

As if to jinx what he just said several fish type creatures appeared and started jumping out of the water and over our heads, I recognised them as Sahagins, as they went back underwater they swam around us, I could see thier green bodies flowing through the water, with the various fins they had for arms and the tail fin being used to naviagte through the water.

"You know this is entirely your fault for saying that?" I say to Tidus.

Tidus didnt respond, drawing his sword from his back, he dived under the water in order to combat the creatures. I just realised how helpless in this situation I was, I couldnt help him, I couldnt hold my breath underwater like he could, and for that matter even if I could, I didnt really have a weapon to use. Tidus quickly dispatched two of the Sahagin's the third seemed to stop in its attack, my blood froze when I realised what was coming next. From out of the ruins, the large fish Fiend appeared, Geosgaeno, and within a second, it had grabbed hold of the last Sahagin in its mouth and was chomping down on it, within a few seconds it had chucked away the corpse as it dissolved to pyreflies.

Looking down through the water I realised now that Geosgaeno was a lot more fiecer looking in person than what I had expected. It was huge, its head looked like one gigantic mouth, and although I couldnt see any eyes on the fiend, I could tell that it wasnt blind. There were several appendages running down its back, flowing freely in the water, on the end were bright coloured orbs, which I guessed was how it navigated. Its body looked more like a cage than anything, its ribs could be seen clearly as if like a skeleton, I recalled that it used this to trap its prey once it swallowed them. But its most defining feature had to be the large arms that were hanging down by its side, they were long and serated, almost like the sharpest sword, and I could see already that they had a lot of muscle behind them.

But now it had a new target of Tidus, I knew straight away that he couldnt win, so I looked around for the way out of this area, seeing it, I quickly swam towards it, as I approached it, I saw that Tidus had surfaced, realising also that he couldnt win. I quickly waved over to him to get to the hole in the wall. He began to swin with all his might as the creature swam quickly towards him, just as he was near the hole I held out my arm for him to grab, hoping to save a few seconds, but the creature had other ideas, it opened its mouth, trying to swallow him whole. Fortunately for us, it hit the wall hard and stopped dead in its tracks, however the concussive force of water was now flowing against us and sent us rocketing through the hole into the next chamber.

"I had made it out of the frying pan and into the freezer. I thought I was gonna die in this place. At least If I did I knew it wouldnt be alone, Kaiser was with me, and despite the Goth look or whatever he had going on, I could tell... he wasnt the type to give up." Tidus narrated

"Spira can be rough, I mean, getting thrown about and all. I wasnt used to taking this kind of punishment back home, least it will toughen me up. And I got my handy backup in Tidus. But somethings been bugging me about him... I can quite put my finger on it... nah, im probabally being paranoid." I narrate

Water started pouring out of the hole into the next room, our screams seemed to echo as both Tidus and I were thrown rather violently by the surging water into the next room. We both collapsed on the stairs in the next room in a heap, Tidus was lying against a rock while I was next to a wall. After a few minutes recovery we both stood back up. I began rubbing the back of my head where I had hit the wall.

"I can feel a lump coming on here, that really hurt" I say

Tidus once again started to laugh at me. By now I was seeing red, and the headache really didnt help matters.

"THINK THATS FUNNY DO YOU!" I roared. Within a second I had grabbed hold of him and got him in a headlock.

"Ill show you funny!" I yell.

Tidus was still laughing all the way through, the after a few seconds I did start to see the funny side and began to laugh with him, I let him go as we both quietened down.

"Well lets get going before you kill me with laughing!" he says.

"Ha Ha" I reply.

With that we both start to acsend the remains of the stairs. We come to a stop at the top, as rubble was in the way, Tidus pushed it back and we emerged into a large open room. Several menacing looking statues were mounted on the walls, and rubble was everywhere, water was also flowing freely from the roof, there was also several balconys high up in the room. Walking towards the middle of the room, I notice there is a remains of a campfire, Tidus must have heard my thoughts.

"So... cold... need... fire" He stutters.

I quickly realise that it is cold, I dont feel it that much, being as im in a rather large coat and all, but looking at Tidus, I realise that he isnt wearing half as much as me in that Blitz uniform.

"Think we could find some firewood?" He said holding onto himself.

Before I had a chance to reply my duel disk activated once more. Puzzled I looked down at it, why was it reacting on its own I wondered?

"Hold that thought" I say.

Drawing a card from my disk, I smile when I see what it is, and I quickly slap it down onto the monster zone.

"I summon Fox Fire!" I cry

After a few seconds a small red fox suddenly appears from some of the ruins in the room, it quickly bounds towards and comes next to me, it rubs its head against my legs, almost like a cat would do. Tidus at this point is looking confused.

"How does that help?" he asks.

Smiling I point at the monsters tail, Tidus looks over and catches on quickly, Fox Fires tail had a small flame on the end.

"Fox Fire, intensify you flame and keep us warm there boy" I say

Complying Fox Fire curls up in a ball and lies down on the ground, seemingly going to sleep, however the fire on its tail starts to grow large, giving off quite a lot of heat. Grinning, we both sit down around its tail in an effort to get warm. It dosnt take long for Tidus's to lay out on the ground, and after a few more seconds, he started to complain.

"I need food!" He said feebly.

Sighing I rubbed the side of my face in disbelief.

"I light you a fire when you say your cold, and now you moan about food? You dont ask much do you Tidus...Tidus?"

Looking over I realise why I havnt recieved a reply, he had started snoring, falling asleep as quickly as he started complaining. Chuckling to myself I sit and look at the Fox's tail a moment longer.

"I suppose we could have eaten the fox" I say.

Taking offence, I could hear Fox Fire beginning to growl at me.

"Hey! I was only kidding!" I say quickly.

With a snort, the fox returned to its sleep, although it answered one question, the monsters I summon here were quite real, even reacting to the things I said. Looking round at the sleeping forms of the fox and Tidus I start to feel drowsy myself. Wrapping my coat around me I quickly close my eyes as I try to sleep.

Chapter three over and done with! Our leading man Kaiser seems to have made a new friend and ally in Tidus. But a lot of questions have arose so far, like whats the deal with duel disks being around on Spira? Plus whats with Kaisers sudden wardrobe change and physical changes? Read on to find out. Review as well please!