Chapter 1 - Prologue-"My Story"

He sat there and looked at the people he had journeyed with, the people he had grew with, and as he stood up he felt the heaviness in his heart at what they were to do very shortly. As he walked past each of them, he nodded, hopping to encourage them. He paused at the last one, the Summoner, whose eyes were settled upon the camp fire that was in the middle of their circle, he found his hand on her shoulder, caressing it gently. Her face turned up and she offered a weak smile and a nod, then she looked back to the fire. He moved on, walking slowly up a small slope, he stopped once he reached the peak of it, his arms crossed as he searched the derelict city. A sigh escaped his lips and he began to talk.

“Listen to my story…
This may be…our last chance…”

Fans running back and forth, cheering for someone unknown, everything seemed to have an excited feeling about it. A man ran up to the crowd and shouted above them all, his words drowned by the crowds’ cheers. They all turned, like a flock of birds, and hurried over to the dock of the unknown persons house boat. Soon he emerged, his platinum hair stick out wildly from his head, a smug grin on his face, he walked quickly over to his fans, his clothes an unusual mix of black rubber, a gun-metal gauntlet, and a yellow shirt. He reached the first group of fans, who held up strange balls with bumps all over it, the size of a basketball, except blue and white.

A child held out his ball, laughing, his voice rising above the crowd “Can I have your autograph?” the man took the ball; “Of course” he smiled and signed Tidus with a flourish of the pen. He turned, walking over to two scantly clad females, one held out her ball “Good luck tonight!” he took it and signed it eagerly, handing it back “Oh…if I score a goal tonight…and do this…” he held up both hands, three fingers on each hand erect; “That means it was for you, okay?” the girls giggled and hid their blushing faces.

“What seat?” Tidus asked interest gleaming in his eyes. “East block, front row, fifth from the right!” the girl responded, “Got it!” The girl grabbed her friends wrist and giggled, pulling her away quickly. Tidus turned to the fans, smiling down at three children who held out their balls, he signed all three, something on his wrist beeped three times loudly and he smiled widely. “Well, Gotta go! Cheer for me!” the three children smiled, the middle one started out “…Two, Three!” all the kids yelled out in unison “Teach us to blitz!”

Tidus’ smile got even wider, all his pearly whites showing. “Hey, I’ve got a game to play!” the kid to the left yelled out “Teach us after!” “Well, maybe…um…tonight?” The crowd parted suddenly and a child in a purple hooded dress stepped up, his body seemed to be made of mist, “You can’t tonight”, Tidus blinked a few times, he turned to the other kids, “Maybe…tomorrow?” the kids looked slightly disappointed, but then the kid to the right raised her voice “Promise?” “I promise…” Tidus soon took off, pushing past the fans, making his way to the stadium.

He walked across a busy road, all of the buildings rose high up from the suspended road. He stopped, pausing at a billboard that’s attached to one of the monolithic buildings, a man was there, looking out, his face rough. “Hmmm…” Tidus turned and shook his head, he continued walking even as the billboard began to talk.

“I was in the coffee shop, running away from home when I heard the news. Our hero, Jecht , gone. Vanished into thin air! My dad must have been his biggest fan. I knew how sad he'd be. Heck, we all were that day. "Zanar", I say to myself, "What are you thinking?" I went running straight back home. We sat up talking 'bout Jecht all night. My dad and I never talked so much. Whoa... Didn't mean to reminisce, folks. Anyway... Ten years later, the Jecht Memorial Cup tournament is today! The two teams that have won through to the finals are...of course, the Abes from A-East, and the Duggles from C-South. I know there's a lot of people out there today to see the star of the Abes! In just one year, he's become the team's number one player! He's Jecht's blood, and the new hope of blitzball! What kind of super play will he show us today? Will we see father's
legendary shot? I don't think I'm the only one excited here, folks!”

Tidus finally reached the stadium; he pushed his way past the frantic crowd, entering the large gates of the Blitzball stadium. He ran through the locker room, waving to his fellow players, he began sprinting, bursting through a door which lead to a small, marble room. He walked slowly to the elevator, pushing the button for it, the doors slid open with a ding and he stepped through, pressing “Rings”, the doors slid shut fast and the elevator rocketed up to position. Tidus waded through the water in the ring, sitting down and closing his eyes for a moment.

The spherical cover that was over the stadium slid open with a metallic hiss as thousand of voices raised to the heavens, screaming out cheers for their teams. Tidus jumped up as the magnificent display of light began to take place in the center of the stadium. Red colored energy began to focus in the center, growing smaller and smaller until finally it burst outwards with a thunderous boom. A shock wave went past the crowds as thousands of gallons began to form a suspended sphere above them.
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Across town, a man in a red suit slowly stepped out onto a perch over the city, he looked over to the ocean as a mass of water began to rise from the waves. He held out a white jug, pulling the cork from it, water slowly began to float from the jug and out to the mass.
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The aquatic ballet took place as players zipped through the water, hurling the ball to each other, Tidus grabbed the ball in the water, slamming it into the goal zone, cheers explode out of the stadium.
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The red clothed man slowly walked down the street, the water from the ocean slowly began to advance on the city, the buildings bending towards it, groaning as the metal bends and break, people screamed and ran past the man, his boot fell into a puddle of water and instead of falling back to the ground, the water flew backwards lazily.
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The ball flew past the other players, exploding out of the top of the water, Tidus quickly followed, spinning upside down in the air, he looked out to the mass of water that was quickly advancing upon the city and for an instant time seem to freeze. Red blasts of energy exploded out of the mass of water, slamming into the city, explosions followed. Peoples terrified screams lifted into the air as Tidus began to fall, he grabbed onto one of the rings as the water from the stadium began to fall. Desperate grunts escape his lips as he struggles to hold on, his muscles soon give in as he plummets down into the rest of the water.

Five minutes later, Tidus slowly sits up, shaking his head furiously, he looked around, people are running frantically from the stadium, he himself jumped up and began to make his way out. As he reached the gates, he spotted the man in the red clothes and dashed to him “Auron! What are you doing here?!” Auron grinned, looking to Tidus. “I was waiting for you.” “What are you talking about…hey! Wait!” Auron had already begun to walk away, heading down the road which leads from the stadium.

Tidus ran after him, waving his arms, suddenly, the world around him froze up and he spun around, spotting the child in the purple hooded cloak. “It begins…Don’t cry…” the child disappeared and the world unfreezes, Tidus looks around “What the…?” He finally spots Auron, running towards him. “Hey! Wait!” Auron continues walking as Tidus finally catches up. “Hey! Not this way!” “Look!” Aurons’ hand shoot out as he pointed to the mass of water. “We called it ‘Sin’…” Tidus looked over to Auron. “Sin?”

Suddenly, a large tentacle exploded out of a building, landing in front of Auron and Tidus. Auron held out a red blade “Take it…A gift from Jecht…” Tidus took the sword, stumbling back with it under its weight. “My old man?” “I hope you know how to use it.” Tidus looked up to the large tentacle, jumping up. “Get out of my town!” he screamed at it, Auron unsheathed his own sword. “Some can’t wait to die!” he hissed as he dove forward, slamming his sword into the tentacle. It shuddered dangerously glistened like plastic and moved no more, dead.

Tidus and Auron ran around it, heading towards a new road. Tidus stopped at the sign, “What are you laughing at old man?” He turned, looking at Auron, “Auron! Lets get out of here!” “We’re expected.” “Huh?” Soon they started up again, running down the road. Things began to slam down into the road around them, surrounding them, large, bird-like animals moved back and forth. Tidus and Auron began cutting through them, but it seemed the animals were an endless sea. “Hmph…this could be bad.” Auron looked around, then suddenly he pointed to a tanker which was half way off the road, dangling. “That! Knock it down!” “What?!” “Trust me, you’ll see”

Tidus ran forward, hitting the spinning support wheel with his sword, it exploded, sending the tanker down into the area below, a huge explosion resulted, and the building with Tidus’ father began to fall. Auron began to run, calling out to Tidus “GO!” Tidus runs frantically, leaping up as the road behind him collapses, for an instant, he is air bourn, screaming, he grabbed onto the ledge of the surviving road. “Auron! Auron!” Tidus is barely able to hold onto to the ledge as Sin begins sucking it up into the air, a large portal opens and the road begins to enter “You’re sure?” Auron spoke to no one, he bends down, picking Tidus up by his shirt.

“This is it. This is your story. It all begins here.” Auron looked into Tidus’ eyes as he began to disappear, sucked head first into the portal. Tidus soon followed, screaming, and then, darkness. Soon, Tidus is floating over the remains of his beloved Zanarkand. “Hey! Hey!” a rough voice sounds out and Tidus began to swim down towards a platform. “My…old man?” Soon he found himself face to face with his younger self. Darkness again, cold and unforgiving.

“I thought about a lot of things…like where I was, or what I had gotten myself into. I started to feel…enh…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…”

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