Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ Hard Knocks ❯ Journey Ch 1 ( Chapter 11 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

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Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Final Fantasy X, or Simon R. Green's Nightside, my dolls are mine and I sold my soul for chocolate.

Tidus lived in a Post-War Zanarkand for seven years before Auron got him, he's not a dream, he's real. Shuyin's twin brother, and four years older than in the game.

Summary: A girl with holes in her memory, a semi-psychotic disposition, health problems, a disturbing mind, an obsession with dolls and other things, and a bipolar disorder, a sporadicly gaming sister with a short temper, big heart and the knowledge that her sister keeps going missing, a boy-crazy, spastic, devoted gamer friend with family problems, a niece who's anti-gamer and completely preppy, an interupted journey to change the world, come together in a clash warranted to break the sky.

"Look!" Lulu shouted, pointing towards Kilika.

Well, Ally thought in amazement, That wasn't part of the storyline either. "That" was a gigantic iridescent shield that looked similar to the doorway of the Farplane in the game. And it was successfully holding back the main part of Sin's attack as people ran screaming from the docks. "The Fiend Hunter," Yuna gasped in awe, "How did she know?"

At that, Ally's eyes openned wide in shock. Could it be?... Leslie?

Leslie watched the Fiend Hunter's shield fluctuate and shudder under the force of Sin's power. Will it hold? She mused, she hoped it did, atleast till the people were safe. Not all of them could move very fast, however, and she could see the docks begin to tear away as Sin's power pushed back the shield. "C'mon," Leslie muttered, "Just a little longer..."

The Fiend Hunter grit her teeth and shoved, pressing foreward. The shield caught, and held on, pushing Sin's attack back as a child was nearly caught in it. She didn't look around, at the people she couldn't save, she just looked foreward, fighting against Sin's power with all she had, she hadn't gotten the title of Fiend Hunter by not being strong, or knowledgable, about fiends and the much stronger Sinspawn and Sin himself. No one person could beat Sin without the aid of the Final Summoning, but with enough experience and knowledge, she could hold him off long enough for others to get to safety. And that, is what she was counting on.

Wakka launched his Blitzball at the Sinspawn he faced against, tossing a Pheonix Down at Tidus in the same motion. Tidus came back with a startled shout, and promptly choked on water. He dug around in his pocket till he found a Water Sphere and popped it in his mouth. Now that breathing was no longer and issue he looked up at what all the good little videogamers know as Sinspawn Echuilles, again with the not knowing why these things have names...

Anyway, Tidus drew his sword and swam up quickly for a short jab, dodging most of the creature's many tentacles... Why is it all these things look like they're straight from Tentacle Hentai? Uh, nevermind... Useless bit of info there... Up on the boat Yuna was torn between the battle underwater, which was clouded by waves and bubbles, and the powerful shield that was just barely deflecting Sin's attack. She finally cast healing spells upon the men she could see, just barely, and conceeded herself to the fact that there was nothing she could do for the people of Kilika, they were too far away and the shield could protect most of them from the ruthlessness of Sin's power.

That didn't stop her from wanting.

The Fiend Hunter reached out to Leslie, Are they safe? Are they all right?

Leslie focused, and nodded, You can rest now, they're inland.

The Fiend Hunter grew slightly uncertain. You are not yet inland.

Leslie shook her head, sighing, That is impossible, and you know it.

The Fiend Hunter shook her head, I do not like leaving you to the mercies of the Summon.

Leslie chuckled softly, What can we really do to change it? Rest Hunter, I'll see you later, I promise. I still have a few tricks of my own up my sleeve.

The Fiend Hunter nodded, and faded away, taking with her the shield that protected Leslie from the wrath of Sin.

Ally felt something in her flinch when the shield went down. Though at that exact moment Tidus was KO'ed by Echuilles, so she didn't really know what was causing the faint twisting in her gut. As Sin's attack was finally unleashed on the docks and beach-edge of Kilika Island all she could think of was. Please, be all right... It was the same feeling and thought she'd gotten upon not one, but both of her twin friends, throwing themselves in front of her father and mother to shield her from the blows, then making her swear not to tell the other what they'd done. Time and time again Rayne had come in with her sweet, unsure but determined, pleading. Leslie had always gone in like a tornado, inflicting less than she'd gained, but warning them that there would be resistance. Fear kept Rayne silent, like it did with Ally, a mutual understanding that both parties would be in the wrong kept Leslie and her parents silent.

With experience like that, something in her screamed it had to be Leslie who was in danger. But that odd little voice in the back of her head piped up insistantly. When has Leslie ever been in danger she has not somehow manipulated to suit her purpose? Who says she's even there? You felt the samething when Tidus threw himself in front of you to protect you from Klikk, remember?

She conceeded the point, there was no way to be sure, not yet.

"Wait, wait, what?"

Rayne shifted nervously and twisted her hands in the hem of her shirt. "Al- Lie- Val-Tee- Gam-"

John just gave her a look that stated, quite plainly, "What language are you talking in???" Rayne kinda pouted at her older half-brother and went back to looking nervous and panicky and stuttered out, "W-well, there wa-was thi-is thing, and thi-is person, and then no-nothing! And then- and then- and then- Tornado! And, and, and gone! Ju-just gone! Fe-feathers and white ga-gauze and- and- and Chicken! Then-!"

John cut off the broken flow of words spilling from his sister's mouth and looked around. Hoping somewhat desperately for someone who made a little -no, actually, a lot- more sense than his, apparently speech-impeded, sister.

What he got, was a lot of guilty and nervous-looking people and a semi-niece who was looking, rather frantically, for the phone in her hand.

"Theresa," He finally snapped, impatiently.

Theresa looked up with a doe-trapped-in-the-headlights glaze to her eyes. "Um, yeah?"

"What's going on."

"Well, um... Ya see... It's kinda like this..."

AN: Dude... Howdy, howdy! Sorry 'bout yesterday! Really! My body figured the translation/character page was enough of an update for a day and, even while my brain kept poking it, decided to go to sleep on me.