Note: This work is complete fan-fiction created by Darcee. The rights and names of all people and places belong to SquareSoft and the writers of Final Fantasy X.
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I: A Hero is Born
Asleep in the deep of the sea, his body was curled tightly in a ball as the mystical pyreflies slowly brought him to consciousness. The young hero stretched his legs and then his arms. 'Where am I?' He thought. In a sudden burst of energy, Tidus swam for the surface. As his head broke through to the powder blue sky he took note of his surroundings. There was no shore in sight, no ships. The only thing in he could see except for endless water was the hot mid-day sun. He called out, "Yuna! Yuna, I'm here!… Wakka! Lulu! Hey, guys!… Rikku! Kimahri!" No one answered because he was completely alone. He paused to think as he treaded the water through his arms and legs. 'They've probably gone home to Besaid. But I don't even know where I am.'
He turned to look behind him; to find a place to begin, but there was nothing… nothing but water. All seemed hopeless, when he saw a faint glimmer of light just above the horizon. Tidus started swimming for the light. 'I've got to start somewhere.' He reasoned.
As Tidus swam for the beacon of hope on the horizon he tried to remember how he ended up in the middle of the sea, but his cloudy memory provided no answers. The passing time brought little flashbacks of memory to him. 'My mom! And my dad! They were together… But my mom and dad are… they're dead… at the farplane… I was at the farplane!'
Tidus stopped swimming abruptly. He looked at his arms and legs. 'Am I real?' he thought as he examined his body. 'I feel okay… a little weak, but okay.' He started to swim again.
After about an hour he saw land, a thin line of green treetops. The glimmer of light became a constant and bright point, like a star underneath the powder blue sky. With time, another flashback came to him. 'Auron was there. And Lord Braska. I really was at the farplane. But people can't leave the farplane…'
Tidus had been swimming for a couple of hours now. The muscles in his arms and legs were tight with exhaustion, but he wouldn't stop until he held Yuna in his arms again.
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The memories came rushing back to him more frequently now. "I'll see you again someday." His mother said.
"I don't really hate you, Dad." Tidus said to Jecht.
"I know, boy." His father responded.
He walked through many people that he didn't know. A familiar deep voice came up from behind him. "This isn't your place." Auron said.
Tidus didn't understand him, so he asked, "What?"
Auron didn't reply. He just nodded up ahead to signify that Tidus should keep walking. Auron put his hand on Tidus's shoulder to say goodbye, then the cloaked man drifted away into the mess of unfamiliar souls.
Lord Braska was standing up ahead. As Tidus came closer, he saw that Lord Braska was watching Yuna. She sat in the airship with Rikku. Yuna sobbed uncontrollably as her young cousin tried to console her. 'I miss her already.' Tidus thought as he gazed sorrowfully at Yuna's image.
"She's very sad," Lord Braska said, his voice was heavy with grief for his daughter.
"I'll never get to tell her that I love her," Tidus thought, ignorant for the moment that it was Yuna's father who stood beside him. Lord Braska smiled. As Tidus watched her cry, he wanted to hold her so badly… wanting to jump right through the mist and into Spira again. He touched her image, causing it to ripple and fade away. 'Fade away just like me.' He thought sadly as a tear rolled down his cheek.
"You don't belong here, my son." Lord Braska said. "Not yet."
Tidus was confused. It seemed that everyone knew he wouldn't be staying, but how could he go back? Then Lord Braska placed his hand on Tidus's head and said, "Take care of my daughter," Everything went dark.
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'That was the last thing I remember. Now I'm here.'
The seemingly endless sea stretched ahead for miles. Now the sun was hanging lazily in the sky, and the hot golden rays had turned fiery red. The star on the horizon had become a bright metallic sphere, and he could hear a soft murmur of a crowd from far away. The metallic sphere was a blitzball stadium. 'It's Luca!' he thought. And suddenly he was a little less afraid… now that he knew where he was.
He swam harder and faster. Now the muscles in his arms and legs were burning with pain. He had been swimming for nearly half the day, and it would be dark within an hour. He wouldn't reach shore until long after the sun had settled beneath the horizon. 'I'm so tired, but I have to keep swimming. I have to find her...'
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More coming... Please review.
Thanx... Darcee :)
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I: A Hero is Born
Asleep in the deep of the sea, his body was curled tightly in a ball as the mystical pyreflies slowly brought him to consciousness. The young hero stretched his legs and then his arms. 'Where am I?' He thought. In a sudden burst of energy, Tidus swam for the surface. As his head broke through to the powder blue sky he took note of his surroundings. There was no shore in sight, no ships. The only thing in he could see except for endless water was the hot mid-day sun. He called out, "Yuna! Yuna, I'm here!… Wakka! Lulu! Hey, guys!… Rikku! Kimahri!" No one answered because he was completely alone. He paused to think as he treaded the water through his arms and legs. 'They've probably gone home to Besaid. But I don't even know where I am.'
He turned to look behind him; to find a place to begin, but there was nothing… nothing but water. All seemed hopeless, when he saw a faint glimmer of light just above the horizon. Tidus started swimming for the light. 'I've got to start somewhere.' He reasoned.
As Tidus swam for the beacon of hope on the horizon he tried to remember how he ended up in the middle of the sea, but his cloudy memory provided no answers. The passing time brought little flashbacks of memory to him. 'My mom! And my dad! They were together… But my mom and dad are… they're dead… at the farplane… I was at the farplane!'
Tidus stopped swimming abruptly. He looked at his arms and legs. 'Am I real?' he thought as he examined his body. 'I feel okay… a little weak, but okay.' He started to swim again.
After about an hour he saw land, a thin line of green treetops. The glimmer of light became a constant and bright point, like a star underneath the powder blue sky. With time, another flashback came to him. 'Auron was there. And Lord Braska. I really was at the farplane. But people can't leave the farplane…'
Tidus had been swimming for a couple of hours now. The muscles in his arms and legs were tight with exhaustion, but he wouldn't stop until he held Yuna in his arms again.
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The memories came rushing back to him more frequently now. "I'll see you again someday." His mother said.
"I don't really hate you, Dad." Tidus said to Jecht.
"I know, boy." His father responded.
He walked through many people that he didn't know. A familiar deep voice came up from behind him. "This isn't your place." Auron said.
Tidus didn't understand him, so he asked, "What?"
Auron didn't reply. He just nodded up ahead to signify that Tidus should keep walking. Auron put his hand on Tidus's shoulder to say goodbye, then the cloaked man drifted away into the mess of unfamiliar souls.
Lord Braska was standing up ahead. As Tidus came closer, he saw that Lord Braska was watching Yuna. She sat in the airship with Rikku. Yuna sobbed uncontrollably as her young cousin tried to console her. 'I miss her already.' Tidus thought as he gazed sorrowfully at Yuna's image.
"She's very sad," Lord Braska said, his voice was heavy with grief for his daughter.
"I'll never get to tell her that I love her," Tidus thought, ignorant for the moment that it was Yuna's father who stood beside him. Lord Braska smiled. As Tidus watched her cry, he wanted to hold her so badly… wanting to jump right through the mist and into Spira again. He touched her image, causing it to ripple and fade away. 'Fade away just like me.' He thought sadly as a tear rolled down his cheek.
"You don't belong here, my son." Lord Braska said. "Not yet."
Tidus was confused. It seemed that everyone knew he wouldn't be staying, but how could he go back? Then Lord Braska placed his hand on Tidus's head and said, "Take care of my daughter," Everything went dark.
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'That was the last thing I remember. Now I'm here.'
The seemingly endless sea stretched ahead for miles. Now the sun was hanging lazily in the sky, and the hot golden rays had turned fiery red. The star on the horizon had become a bright metallic sphere, and he could hear a soft murmur of a crowd from far away. The metallic sphere was a blitzball stadium. 'It's Luca!' he thought. And suddenly he was a little less afraid… now that he knew where he was.
He swam harder and faster. Now the muscles in his arms and legs were burning with pain. He had been swimming for nearly half the day, and it would be dark within an hour. He wouldn't reach shore until long after the sun had settled beneath the horizon. 'I'm so tired, but I have to keep swimming. I have to find her...'
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More coming... Please review.
Thanx... Darcee :)