Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ Rebirth ❯ Tournament ( Chapter 2 )

Chapter Two-Tournament

It's surprising what can happen in such a short time. I still can't believe that it's been three years since we beat Yu Yevon, Sin, and my father. Tidus thought to himself while lying in bed at the Inn. In a little under ten hours the blitzball tournament would begin and the whole world would know that he couldn't be just thought away. He wondered what Yuna and others said had happened to him once they got back from the battle. Everyone saw the armor known as Sin and it's creator turn into pyreflies and head off to the farplane.

Well, no sense wondering about things in the past. I'd rather dwell in the future now that I actually have one. His last thoughts were slowly conquered by the deep sleep that overtook him. As he drifted off to the dream world that he lived in at certain times, he was unaware of the small child in a purple hood that floated above his bed in the rafters of the Inn.

He awoke four hours later the thin rays of sunshine streaming through the curtains of his room.

"Well, it's about time you got up. I was beginning to think you were starting to act like a fayth and creating more dreams that a more than that." A voice said from the doorway. A voice he had known from the youngest years of his life, Jecht his father. "The one's who created our ~~~ily have told me what they told you, boy. Are you ready for what lies ahead of you and me and everyone else."

" It's good to see you again dad. I'm ready for anything and so should you be, especially because you and I are going to help out Wakka today in the tournament. You still able to do your shot?" Tidus said in a joking manner. "Or are you too old to even blitz with skill?"

"You better be ready because I've finally got a Mark I and Mark II ready for any crowd. I heard from Auron that you're doing both the Jecht Shot I and II. I want you to know that I'm really proud of you, boy."

"You should be. He and every one else finally got you out of Sin." Said a man who was like Tidus' second father, Sir Auron.

"Now Auron, if I remember correctly, you were the one who wanted me not to go on Braska's pilgrimage as his second guardian."

"Yes and I think I might have actually made a mistake once in my life when I got mad at Braska for hauling you along. It seems that you coming allowed your son here to save everyone from that maniac Yevon. And to think I was once a monk."

"Now Auron, you, Jecht, and I went through the good and bad together. We never knew the truth about Yevon until we got to Zanarkand." Answered a new voice that Tidus knew to be Yuna's father High Summoner Braska. "Anyway, Auron and I should be getting to the Maester's box while you two get to practice."

Tidus and Jecht walked slowly the secret route into the locker rooms that Wakka had showed him.

"So I take it Yuna doesn't know about any of this yet. Knowing you you'll keep it a secret till you can let everyone know we're back." Jecht said as the walked into the practice area. "I take it you're going to see her after the matches."

"Right, until then she won't know about anything because she'll be in the balcony near the sphere while Auron and Braska are with the rest of the group inside the Maester's room. By the way, do you want to place a little wager on who can score more today?" Tidus replied with a somewhat mischievous tone in his voice.

"Are you trying to take me on the game I gave style to?"

"You didn't give it style, just moves."

"Fine then. 10,000 Gil to whoever scores the most."

"You're on."

Five hours later the team entered the sphere pool with Jecht and Tidus going in last. In under two minutes the whole world would see them, including Yuna.

"This is it. You ready, boy." Jecht said jokingly

"I'm so nervous that I might explode after seeing Yuna again. But I'm looking forward to taking your money." Tidus replied in the same manner.

"Just keep that attitude. Concentrate on the game even though you're going down big time."

"Ya' know; if you keep that dream you might actually be good enough to beat me one day. The student has surpassed the master."

"Sir Jecht, it is an honor to truly meet you. But we've got to go guys. We have a championship to win. And the little boy here has a lady to impress." He said, gesturing to Tidus as he turned back at them before swimming out.

Tidus walked into the water side by side with his dad and slowly swam out to the two remaining forward position-starting points in the sphere pool. He could already here the gasps coming from the audience everywhere. He turned to look where Yuna was sitting and waved but she was just sitting wide-eyed in the gigantic chair. There would be time for explanations later. Now was blitz off time.

The blitzball shot upward through the water towards the top of the sphere as both Graav and Wakka nearly flew through upwards after it to catch it. Graav apparently had lost his blitzball speed as Wakka got to it a full five seconds before him. He then passed the ball over to Ropp as he swam past Shuu and towards the Luca goalkeeper. Just as he was about to be caught in a three-way pincer attack by Shuu, Bickson, and Wedge, he did a Venom Pass III straight to Tidus who was passing overhead. With a little over twenty feet from the goal, he flipped backward in the water and smacked the ball with amazing force.

"Goal!!!" The announcer yelled into the mic. "This is amazing people. The Aurochs have scored first against their archrivals, your very own Luca Goers!"

This is just the beginning. Tidus thought as Graav snatched the ball on its way up again and passed it to Abus. Just as Tidus was going to steal the ball from behind with a Drain Tackle II, Jecht slammed into Abus with the force of an out of control semi-truck, rendering him completely unconscious. He just smiled at Tidus for a second then swam off towards Raudy, the goalkeeper on the Goers' team. Right before he got to Raudy he found himself surrounded by Shuu, Bickson, Graav, and Balgerda. Smiling again he began the Jecht Shot II by slamming the ball into Graav's face then rebounding it with another hit into Shuu. When it came back to him he slammed it into Bickson then flew up with it to kick it past Balgerda and Raudy and straight into the goal.

"The Aurochs score again! This is incredible, folks! The Aurochs are on fire thanks to the addition of two new players on their team! We're eight minutes into the game and the score is Aurochs two and Goers none!" The announcer hollered again.

You could tell from the look on Graav's face that he was getting anxious quickly. Smiling to himself, Tidus stole the ball from him as he was about to pass it to Doram after catching it from the toss-up. In less than twenty seconds he was about thirty feet from the goalkeeper. To prove that he could do anything that his father could do he let Graav, Bickson, and Abus surround him. Doing the same maneuvers for the Jecht Shot II, the ball shot into the goal again ten seconds later.

Ignoring what the announcers were saying this time, he got into position again behind Graav and followed him towards Keepa, the goalkeeper on the Aurochs side. Just as Graav finally thought he had a chance of starting to catch up to the Aurochs in score; Tidus, Botta, and Jassu surrounded him and effectively knocked him out.

Tidus took advantage of his mistake and passed the ball all the way over to Wakka who was close enough to the Luca goalkeeper to pull off a Drain Shot III and score one last point before the game ended.

"The Besaid Aurochs have just won the game, folks!" The announcer hollered again. "They have beat the Luca Goers for the first time in thirteen years! This is truly amazing folks! The Aurochs will be taking the blitzball cup trophy back to their home on Besaid."

Tidus and Jecht smiled to one another as Wakka swam up towards them, also smiling. This was the best game he had seen the Aurochs play in thirteen years since he became captain. They all began swimming towards the Aurochs goal and underneath to the water exit, content with their efforts.

Right as they were climbing out of the water, Braska and Auron walked up towards them with a similar look of satisfaction.

"It seems that blitzball talent comes extraordinarily natural for you two. But lets' not celebrate your victory yet because you have one more team to beat." Braska said with the same calm voice that Tidus had heard in the spheres that they had left during their journey. "By the way Tidus; Yuna will be arriving at your locker room in about two minutes. Why don't we all give her a warm welcome."

Exactly two and a half minutes later she walked into the locker room followed by Kimahri, Lulu, and Rikku.

"Wakka. Tell me what is going on here. I could have sworn I saw him and Sir Jecht swimming in the sphere pool with you." Yuna nearly cried.

"You did." Tidus said as he stepped out from behind her and wrapped his arms around her shoulders. "I've missed you."

She turned around to face him while she was crying, and hugged him as she laid her head against his shoulder.

"You're back. You're really back. I've missed you too so incredibly bad."

"It's okay." He replied just embracing her tightly. "I'm here now and that's all that matters. However, you might want to say hi to a few old friends and allies." He said gesturing to Auron, Braska, and Jecht.

"Daddy, how is this possible? Are the fayth playing tricks on my mind and all this is really another dream brought to reality?"

"No my precious daughter, we are all real. Jecht and Tidus are full humans now. Auron and I have been brought back because of some pressing issues that will need to be dealt with." He said smiling towards her as he also embraced her. "It seems that there is to be a revival of the aeons and your young friend here will be leading them."

"He's a summoner now!" She exclaimed after a moment of thought about her father's words. "How can that be?"

"Well it looks like my and my father's dreamers made it possible because of an uprising that will soon happen on the farplane." Tidus replied simply. "We will begin our journey towards Zanarkand again it seems.""We are to help squash their little rebellion against fate by using all the summoners and machina weapons and attacking them in the Calm Lands before they have a chance to remake Sin in Zanarkand." Auron said with the same nondescript tone he always used.