Sailor Moon Fan Fiction / Digimon Fan Fiction / Crossover Fan Fiction ❯ Sailor Moon Online: Gaiden ❯ Spira Stories 2: Sphere of Memories ( Chapter 15 )

Hello again, everyone! In this next story, we return back to Spira to see what is the next adventure for our heroes and heroines now that they have joined up with the Gullwings. What kind of action will they see next? Well, you are going to have to read and see to find out, everyone. Next, before I start this story, I must give thanks and credit to Belletigerand Kanius as well as Kanius’ YuYuGiDigiMoon fanfiction series, especially his The Invasion of the Rajita story, for giving me permission to use the idea of Valkyrie Sailor Soldiers and everything that’s a part of them in my fanfiction. I would like to give thanks and credit to Kanius and his YuYuGiDigiMoon series, including this author’s Dawn of Chaos story, and LazerWulf for giving me permission to use the idea for their version of Sailor Charon, namely the fact that she is Sailor Pluto’s sister among other things. I would also like to give thanks and credit to Matty G91 and this author’s story of Kamen Rider Lunar for giving me permission to use Kamen Rider Lunar, his looks, and everything about him as well as the UNI-SHOCKER organization.

 

Now, with that out of the way, as they say on SAO: Link Start!

 

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Warning: These stories may and will contain mature level intense violence, blood, gore, death, mild to explicit suggestive themes, including mind-control and brainwashing, mild to explicit bad language, and mature adult themes/situations!

 

Second Warning: Some to a lot of OOC (Out of Character) actions and mannerisms in these series of stories!

 

Prelude: A castle of stone and metal floating in the sky that consist of one hundred floors. Within this massive structure, there are countless cities, villages, towns, forests, plains, lakes, and whatever you can imagine. There is only one staircase that connects one floor with another and these staircases are located within dangerous mazes filled with monsters. The players with navigate through these floors to the top with nothing than the weapons in their hands. And yes, I said players.

 

This is the world of Aincrad, a floating castle in a virtual sky, and yes, I said VIRTUAL sky. This world and this floating castle world are in a realm made of digital information…the world of Sword Art Online. A world that was supposed to be game, but because a nightmare prison when its creator, Akihiko Kayaba, trapped the ten thousand players within this virtual world and if they die here, they will die in real life. The ten thousand players struggle in this ‘game death’ to reach the top of the floating castle where the final boss and the key to their freedom waits.

 

You may know this story and the stories that come after it, but do you know all of the stories? All of the tales that happened within the floating castle? What about the tales that happened after the floating castle was conquered? There are stories connected to the ‘tale’ of this floating castle, its ‘history’, and its ‘aftermath’, but they weren’t told…until now. These are those stories…

 

Sailor Moon Online: Gaiden

 

Story 15: Spira Stories 2: Sphere of Memories

 

Note: Note: This story takes place in the Hollow Fragment timeline and takes place around during time of Chapter 17 of World’s Song.

 

July 2025 (Earth time), Spira

 

In the world of Spira, we find ourselves on Besaid Island, a small tropical island at the southern most point of this world, which contains a small village surrounded by forests, cliffs, and waterfalls. Right now, we find Yuna, Rikku, and Paine escorting our heroes and heroines, minus the Digimon, from Earth down the path to Besaid Village, the only settlement on the island.

 

As they are walking along, Izzy asks, looking at the various man-made ruins, “Are these the ruins of the previous civilization?”

 

Yuna says, with a nod, “Yes. Sin had destroyed all of the Machine cities and this is what remains of them.”

 

Davis says, “Wow. He really must have went to town on them.”

 

Yolei asks Davis, with a glare, “Really, Davis?”

 

Davis asks, with a shrug, “What?”

 

Asuna asks Yui, “How are you and Strea doing Yui-chan?”

 

Yui says, “It feels weird not being able to turn into a pixie, Mama.”

 

Kazuto tells Yui, “You’ll get used to it, Yui.”

 

Keiko says, “It is so pretty here.”

 

Amara says, “Maybe, Keiko. But looks can be deceiving.” Amara says, looking at Naruto, Sakura, and Hinata, “Our ninja friends can tell us that much.”

 

Paine says, “Your friend has a good point. While Sin is gone for good, there are still plenty of dangers including fiends. Sin has been causing chaos for one millennia, so, there are plenty of deaths to create a lot of fiends from.”

 

Hotaru says, solemnly, “I think that it is really sad.”

 

Lita tells Hotaru, “I know, Hotaru, but we shouldn’t feel sorry for the ‘monsters’. We are actually doing them a service defeating them.”

 

Paine says, with a nod, “Indeed.”

 

Kotone says, nervously, “I think that’s it is kind of sad and kind of scary too.”

 

Mimi says, with a nod, “No kidding, Kotone.”

Joe says, “No joke. Dying and coming back as a monster.”

 

Suguha says, a bit nervously, “Let’s not try to think about it.”

 

Darien tells Yuna, “Your world has been through a lot.”

 

Yuna says, with a nod, “Yes, it has.”

 

Rikku says, “No joke! But it is going to take a long while for Spira to recover. However, thanks to Yunie, with a bit of help from yours truly, our world has all the time in the world to recover.”

 

Paine says, plainly, “Maybe…”

 

Davis asks, confused, “Maybe?”

 

Kazuto asks Paine, “You mean the fallout from the truth of Yevon, right?”

 

Yuna says, with a sigh, “Yes. When the truth about Yevon and Sin was revealed, it caused a lot of shock.”

 

Darien says, “And that shocked turn into anger and rage.”

 

Paine says, with a nod, “It is the reason that Yevon collapsed after the final battle with Sin at Bevelle.”

 

Davis says, “When the whole reason that you live the way that you do is found to be a big fat lie, it kind of throws you for a loop.”

 

Yolei says, plainly, “Big time.”

 

Paine says, “It is where New Yevon and Youth League came in, but now, they have divided our world in two.”

 

Amara says, “That’s concerning.”

 

Rikku says, with a smile, “Yeah, but that’s not our problem! We’re sphere hunters! And if you think that we’re being selfish, Yunie gave everything to save Spira two years ago and she was ready to give her life! But not only she didn’t give her life, she found a way to give us more than just a ‘false peace’!”

 

Yuna says, with a smile, “Well, I couldn’t have done with your help and the others.” Soon enough, the group continued on and taking on a few fiends along the way until they reach the edge of Besaid Village.

 

Serena asks, “Is this it?”

 

Yuna says, with a nod, “Yes.”

 

Keiko says, “It is a nice place.”

 

Yuna says, “Yes, it is.”

 

Yuna looks nervously at the village and Rikku asks Yuna, “You okay, Yunie?”

 

Yuna says, nervously, “I’m a little nervously.”

 

Rikku says, “I’ll bet. With how you took off without a word.”

 

A male voice shouts out, “Yeah! You said it!” Yuna and Rikku in which they, along with everyone else, look at the source of the voice to see a tall, red haired burly male with a yellow and blue outfit with green sandals walking up to them. The man says, “You caused quite a fuss, young lady.”

 

Yuna says, “I’m sorry.”

 

The man comes over and he responds, “Well, as long as you are okay, ya?”

 

Asuna asks, “Friend of yours, Yuna?”

 

Yuna says, with a smile, “Yes. This is Wakka. He was one of my guardians during my journey as a summoner.”

 

The man asks, looking at our heroes and heroines, “Whoa! Are all of these new friends of yours?”

 

Rikku says, excitedly, “Yep! They literally dropped in on us!”

 

The man, Wakka, asks, confused, “Huh?”

 

Yuna giggles and she says, “It is a bit of a story.”

 

Yolei says, with a sigh, “A long story.” As they walk into the village, our group explain about who they are and Wakka’s eyes ‘bug out’ when Naruto shows his Shadow Clone Jutsu.

 

Afterwards, Wakka says, “Geez! Now, I thought that I saw everything, ya? A few years ago, I would have thought that you were crazy with that story, but then again, who knows? I’ve seen enough stuff to make me a believer.” Wakka tells Yuna, “You really know how to pick them, ya?” Yuna gives an embarrassed look and Wakka says, “Anyway, you are a sphere hunter now? I’ve heard the rumors, but I wasn’t too worried. Got to say through. You…seem quite different.”

 

Rikku points at Wakka’s chest and she says, teasingly, “You haven’t changed a bit, tubby.”

 

Wakka says, annoyed, “Whoa! Cut it out, ya! I’m going to be a father soon! Got to have a bit more presence, you know.”

 

Yuna asks, “How much longer?”

 

Wakka replies, “Any day now.”

 

Rikku says, excitedly, “Wakka, a daddy!”

 

Wakka says, “To tell the truth, I don’t feel like one. I mean, how does one know how a father’s supposed to act in front of their kid?”

 

Davis says, “Geez, dude! Be yourself!”

 

Rikku then adds in, “Why not do what your parents did?”

 

Wakka says, “Don’t remember them. Sin saw to that when I was still little.”

 

Plenty of the others become solemn and Hotaru says, “That’s so sad.”

 

Yuna asks Wakka, “You don’t have any spheres of them?”

Wakka replies, “Nope, not a single…” But then Wakka goes into a thoughtful look and he crosses his arms in front of him.

 

After several seconds, Rikku asks, “What’s wrong?”

 

Wakka replies, nervously, “Oh, nothing! Nothing!”

 

Mina whispers to the others, “He’s obviously hiding something.”

 

Raye tells Mina, plainly and in a whisper, “Obviously, Mina.”

 

Amara whispers in a plain tone, “But none of our business.”

 

Wakka tells Yuna, “Anyway, do me a favor and go say hi to Lu. She has been worried about you.” Wakka says, as he starts to walk away, “Also introduce your new friends. I’m sure that she would love to meet them. Having a lot of visitors from another world isn’t something that happens every day.”

 

Rikku says, with a smile, “Obviously.” As Wakka leaves, Rikku gives a curious look at this.

 

Asuna asks, “Anything wrong?”

 

Yuna replies, with a smile, “I’m sure that it is nothing, Asuna. Anyway, let me introduce you to Lulu, Wakka’s wife and another of my guardians during my journey as a summoner.”

 

Kazuto says, with a smile, “Lead the way, Yuna.” Soon enough, our group that came from Earth are led by Yuna and Rikku with Paine following them into a hut and inside of the hut, they find a young woman waiting for them.

 

This young woman has black hair that’s braided in cornrows that lead into a bun and long braids, except for her long forelock, the braids are tied into a knot with four ornamented pins, and four bead-tipped braids fall from it, dark red eyes, violet eyeshadow on her eyelids, deep, full, and gorgeous dark violet lips, and she has on a low-cut dark-gray and black dress that displays her cleavage with two crossed belts on the upper part of each sleeve. The décolletage is trimmed in fur, and the hem and sleeves have ornate lace edges. The lower front of her gown is made of a collection of interlaced belts. She wears a corset and lace-trimmed stockings.

 

Yolei thinks in her mind, “Seriously?!”

 

The young woman says, “Welcome back.”

 

Yuna tells the young woman, “Hello, Lulu.”

 

Rikku asks, excitedly, “Tell us about the baby! It is going to be born soon, right?”

 

The young woman responds, “Not yet. Wakka is getting a little ahead of himself.”

 

Rikku says, “Ah, bummer.”

 

Yui asks, curiously, “So, is it time that I learn where babies come from, daddy?”

 

Kazuto says, nervously, “Um, well…”

 

Asuna says, nervously, “Well…”

 

The young woman says, getting to her feet, “I see that you have a lot of new friends, Yuna.”

 

Yuna says, “Yes, they dropped in on us.”

 

Paine says, plainly, “Literally.”

 

Yuna says, pointing to the young woman, “Everyone, this is Lulu, Wakka’s wife and one of my guardians during my journey as a summoner. She and Wakka are my closest friends…No, more like my family.”

 

Serena tells the young woman, Lulu, “Nice to meet you, Lulu-san.” Soon enough, our other heroes and heroines from Earth introduce themselves and afterwards, Lulu gets to her feet.

 

Lulu asks, “Care to go for a walk?”

 

Yuna asks, curiously, “Can you?”

 

Lulu says, “I could use the exercise. Come on.” Lulu walks off with the others following her until they reach the cliffside overlooking Besaid Village and during that walk, our group that came from Earth explain about who they are and why they are here.

 

When they are done, Lulu says, “A very interesting story. And your…unusual clothing does show that you aren’t from around here.”

 

Darien says, “We’re trying to find our way back home.”

 

Lulu says, “Well, I can say that your journey won’t be easy. I have heard legends of gateways to other worlds, but they are rare and not very well-known.”

 

Kazuto says, “We kind of figured that, but thank you for telling us anyway.”

 

Lulu says, “I have to say that it is best that you stay with Yuna and her sphere hunter group. You might find the vital clue that’s needed to get you home.”

 

Lita says, with a grin, “That’s the plan.”

 

Lulu nods her head and she then asks Yuna, “Now, Yuna, what was so important that you would run off without telling us?”

 

Yuna then displays a glowing sphere and she says, “This.”

Lulu says, “The sphere. Wakka told me about it.” Yuna then activates the sphere and it shows a video of a blond-haired, blue-eyed young man trapped in some kind of prison and ranting about raving about ‘saving the summoner’ with such passion and intensity that it shows that this person cared about the person, who is obviously female since the young man says ‘she’ when describing said summoner.

 

Rikku says, “Kimahri said he found it on Mount Gagazet.”

 

Lulu says, “It looks like him, but something seems…off.” When the video is done, Lulu asks, “Have you found anything?”

 

Yuna replies, “Nothing so far.”

 

Lulu says, “It must be fun being free to go where you please.”

 

Yuna says, “It is fun. I never expected a journey quite like this.”

 

Lulu says, “I’m not there, so, you can spread your wings.”

 

Yuna says, “Maybe.” Yuna gasps in surprise as she ‘catches’ herself.”

 

Lulu says, “You have spread your wings. Well, good luck. But, Yuna, never forget who you are. You are the high summoner who defeated Sin. There are those who would use that, Yuna.”

 

Yuna says, “I won’t let myself be used by anyone. Not anymore.”

 

Lulu tells our group, “And good luck to you, all. I wish you luck on returning to your home safely.”

 

Asuna says, “Thank you, Lulu-san.”

 

Kazuto says, “I know that our story is hard to believe.”

 

Lulu says, “I can say that, for us, it is a bit ‘out there’. But we have experience that are ‘out of the norm’. And your eyes say it all.”

 

Keiko asks, confused, “Our eyes?”

 

Lulu says, with a nod, “Your eyes speak about your hardships that you have faced. As people that have seen those looks many times before, I can tell that you have faced much hardship.” Just then Lulu winches and she steps forward causing her to hold her waist.

 

Yuna asks, “What is it?”

 

Lulu says, “It kicked.”

 

Yuna asks, excitedly, “Really?”

 

Rikku yells out, excitedly, “I want to feel!”

 

Rikku gently touches Lulu’s waist and Yui asks, “What’s wrong with Lulu-san?”

 

Kotone says, a bit nervously, “Well, Yui-chan…”

 

Davis says, with a grin, “Lulu-san’s baby wants out of her mommy’s tummy.”

 

Yui asks, confused, “Babies come from mommy’s tummies?” Kazuto and Asuna yelp nervously while plenty of the others give sly grins.

 

TK asks Davis, “Really, Davis?”

 

Davis tells TK, “They have to get to the ‘birds and the bees’ sometime, TC.” Kazuto and Asuna are looking at each other nervously on how to explain to their currently materialized daughter about childbirth in which they glare at Davis, who gives an innocent smile while Kari gives him a playful punch to his side. Sometime afterwards, Lulu is in front of Yuna, Rikku, Paine, and our heroes and heroines as they are assembled in front of the village.

 

Lulu asks, “Since all of you came all this why, why not spend the night?”

 

Ami says, “We don’t want to impose.”

 

Lulu says, “It is no problem. The village and I will be glad to have visitors. Things have gotten quite quiet over here since Yuna defeated Sin.”

 

Amara says, “And with the temples not in use…”

 

Lulu says, “Oh, the temples are being used. They aren’t just being used like they used to.”

 

Kazuto asks, curiously, “New Yevon?”

 

Lulu says, “It isn’t just New Yevon. Like just say that I hear that ‘other parties’ are using certain temples too.”

 

Ami asks, curiously, “Other parties?”

 

Lulu says, with a smile, “You’ll see. Anyway, why not stay the night? After your incredible journey, you have to be tired.”

 

Our heroes and heroines look at each other and Darien says, “We have to accept the fact that we aren’t going home any time soon and trying to ‘hurry along’ will make things worse for us.”

 

Tai says, with a nod, “Darien has a point. Let’s take the night off and we have been through a lot since we got here.”

 

Kari says, nodding her head in agreement, “I agree with Tai.”

 

TK says, nodding his head as well, “Same here.”

 

Lulu says, “There might be room at the former Crusaders' Lodge. They always provided bedding for guests before Sin was finally defeated and despite the Crusaders being finally disbanded for good with the fall of Yevon, they are still a good place to rest.”

 

Serena says, “Thank you, Lulu-san.”

 

Lulu heads back to her home and Kazuto says, “It has been a long time since we took a rest.”

 

Asuna says, with a nod, “I agree, Kirito-kun. It kind of feels like we’re going through you-know-where again.”

 

Rika says, “That’s a scary thought.”

 

Kazuto says, with a smile, “That’s understandable, Liz.”

 

Serena says, with a smile, “Let’s not get into ‘that’ too much.”

 

Mina says, “Let’s call it a day.” Mina then tells TK, grabbing one of his arms, and she says, lovingly, “I found my ‘teddy bear’ for the night.”

 

TK asks, with a playful smile, “Seriously, Mina-chan?”

 

Yolei and Davis were about to say something and Yolei says, shaking her head, “Forget it.”

 

Ken tells Yolei, with a smile, “Probably not a good thing to say, Yolei.”

 

Kari tells Davis, “Let’s take the day off, Dai-kun.”

 

Davis says, with a smile, “Yeah.” The rest of our group nod their heads in agreement and Yuna, Rikku, Paine, and our heroes and heroines from Earth head into the village to take a rest for the evening and recover their strength for the next day.

 

(That evening)

 

Evening in Besaid Village, we find ourselves looking at the village as Mina is dragging TK out of the large blue tent-like structure and into the forest nearby.

 

TK asks Mina, “Mina-chan, what are you doing?”

 

Mina responds, “Geez, Takeru-kun. We are on a tropical island despite all of the monsters on it.”

 

TK tells Mina, with a sigh, “What am I going to do with you?”

 

Mina responds, with a sly smirk, “How about kissing me?” Mina then kisses TK right on the lips causing TK to flush as Mina embraces him as well and TK can’t help to respond by kissing Mina back with the same love and intensity as Mina is kissing him. The two of them continue to kiss for a while only breaking to get some air into their lungs.

 

When they stop kissing each other, TK tells Mina, with a loving smile, “How do I put up with you?”

 

Mina responds, with a loving smile, “Maybe it is because you have the avatar of the goddess of love and beauty as your girlfriend?” TK giggles as he embraces Mina and the two of them share another intense and loving kiss. On the meanwhile, Davis and Kari are sneaking out of the blue tent-like structure and heading into the temple in the village.

 

Kari asks Davis, “Are you sure about this Dai-kun?”

 

Davis responds, “I know that this is ‘weird’ and all…”

 

Kari tells Davis, with a smirk, “Dai-kun, when is our life ‘normal’?”

 

Davis says, with a grin, “Point taken.”

 

Kari tells Davis, “So, you ‘sensed’ something?”

 

Davis says, “Yeah.” The two of them sneak into the temple and they look around.

 

Kari says, amazed, “Wow.”

 

Davis gives a whistle and he says, “Not bad.”

 

Kari giggles at Davis and she asks, “Where did you ‘sense’ this ‘disturbance’?”

 

Davis responds, looking around, “Can’t really say, Kari-chan. I knew that it came from here, but I can’t get a read on it.”

 

Kari looks around and she says, shaking her head, “Well, I don’t think that it is just nerves, Dai-kun.”

 

Davis asks, surprised, “You sense something too?”

 

Kari says, “I feel…something.”

 

Davis asks Kari, “What is it?”

 

Kari responds, “I…I don’t know…but it isn’t good…” Kari holds her head and she starts to walk unsteadily.

 

Davis says, worriedly, “Kari!” Davis runs over to Kari and when she starts to faint, Davis catches her in his arms. Davis asks, concerned, “Are you okay? Kari? Kari?” Davis then decides to carry Kari out of the temple in classic bridal style fashion back to the blue tent-like structure in which he lies her down and keeps an eye on her in which he falls asleep by her side. As Davis keeps an eye on Kari, we find Kazuto and Asuna snuggling Yui with Strea snuggling against Kazuto’s back. Naruto is in a deep sleep on his cot with Hinata and Sakura sleeping nearby and all three of them are lightly moaning with Suguha also lightly moaning as well in which all four of them are inside some kind of temple complex with Suguha looking like she is in her ALO avatar of Leafa and Suguha/Leafa is dressed in a green belly dancer style outfit causing her to blush in embarrassment, but before she could scream out, Sakura, wearing a pink belly dancer outfit, and Hinata, wearing a violet belly dancer outfit, grab onto her and drag her to Naruto, who is relaxing on a mass of pillows.

 

(The following morning)

 

The following morning, our heroes and heroines wake up and all of them are leaving the large blue tent-like structure with TK and Mina holding hands.

 

Ken asks Yolei, “You okay, Yolei?”

 

Yolei says, with a shrug, “Not bad. Not the best, but I’ve been in worst.”

 

Matt says, with a nod, “We know what you mean.”

 

Tai says, “Hope Agumon and the others are okay.”

 

Sora says, with a smile, “I’m sure that they are Tai.”

 

Asuna looks up into the sky and she says, “It is so lovely here.”

 

Kazuto says, with a nod, “Hard to believe that a world destroying monster was rampaging here just a few years ago.”

 

Sakura tells Kazuto, “Well, we, shinobi, know better than that to take things at face value.”

 

Naruto says, with a nod, “Believe it.”

 

Hinata says, “And it sounds like that Spira still has plenty of problems to deal with.”

 

Davis says, “Well, living life under a huge lie for one thousand years and then having that life revealed to be a big fat lie can throw any community into chaos.”

 

Yolei asks Davis, “Did you say something that made sense?”

 

Davis says, annoyed with a glare, “Watch it!”

 

Keiko asks, looking at a location, “What’s going on with Yuna-san and her friends?” Everyone then looks to see Yuna, Rikku, and Paine talking with Lulu and the group goes over to them.

 

Serena asks, “Is something wrong?”

 

Rikku says, “Hey there!”

 

Yuna says, “It seems like Wakka is missing.”

 

Darien asks, curiously, “Missing?”

 

Yuna says, “Lulu said that he left this morning and said something about a cave.”

 

Mina asks, curiously, “A cave?”

 

Yuna says, with a nod, “Lulu said that we should ask around.”

 

Serena asks, “Can we help?”

 

Yuna asks, “Really?”

 

Davis replies, with a smile, “No duh! You helped us out, Yuna-san!”

 

Keiko says, with a nod, “That’s right.”

 

Mina says, with a grin, “Plus, we’re a part of your team, so, it is no joke that we’re going to help you out!”

 

Yuna says, with a warm smile, “Thank you.”

 

Davis says, with a grin, “No big.”

 

Asuna says, with a nod of her head, “We are glad to help, Yuna-san.” Soon enough, our group that came from Earth start to ask the people of Besaid Village about Wakka and the cave in which they learn about a cave and a password to get into the cave in which the numbers for the password are scattered all over the island. The group then starts to explore the whole of Besaid Island and they managed to find four numbers where they find themselves in front of a high-tech door with a code lock.

 

Rika asks, curiously, “What kind of cave has a high-tech door with a high-tech lock?”

 

Ken says, “Maybe it was some kind of facility back in the past before Sin.”

 

Izzy says, with a nod, “That might be a possibility.”

 

Lita asks, “So, what do we do now?”

 

Darien says, “We have managed to find four numbers and this code is four digit number.”

 

Kotone says, “But that could be a lot of combinations of numbers.”

 

Kazuto says, “Not exactly.”

 

Asuna asks Kazuto, “What do you mean Kirito-kun?”

 

Kazuto says, “Remember the clues that the villagers gave us? They were talking about numbers going ‘after this’ or ‘before that’.”

 

Izzy says, “It must be a sequence to the four numbers that we found.”

 

Mimi asks, confused, “But which order do they go to?”

 

Mina says, with a shrug, “You got me.” Plenty of the others go into deep thought for a while and then Ken and Kazuto whisper to each other.

 

Yolei asks, curiously, “Ken?”

 

When Ken and Kazuto stop whispering, Ken asks, “You think?”

 

Kazuto says, with a nod, “I think that’s the solution.”

 

Ken asks Yuna, “Yuna, may we try to open it?”

 

Yuna says, with a nod, “Of course.” Ken and Kazuto go up to the keypad and hit the numbers in a certain manner causing the door to open.

 

Rikku yells out, excitedly, “It’s opening!”

 

TK says, “Nice one.”

 

Tai says, with a smile, “I’m not surprised.”

 

Davis says, excitedly, “Awesome!”

 

Rikku yells out, “Well, what are we waiting for? Let’s go already!”

 

Davis shouts out, “Hey! That’s my line!” Soon enough, our group enter into the ‘cave’ where they find Wakka sitting down on the ground with his arms crossed in front of him.

 

Wakka looks behind him, sees the group, turns back around, and he asks, calmly, “Something wrong?”

 

Amara says, plainly, “Yeah. You.”

 

Michelle says, “Your wife knows that you can fight fiends just fine, but she is worried about you keeping secrets from her since she feels that it isn’t like you.”

 

Serena says, “So, we came to check on you?”

 

Rikku asks, “Is there something in this cave?”

 

Wakka says, “Um, yeah…something like that.”

 

Mina asks, confused, “What do you mean?”

 

Wakka replies, “I’m thinking ‘who knows’, ya? But I thought ‘what if’…”

 

Yolei asks, confused, “What if what?”

 

Wakka says, “I thought maybe it could be real or then again, maybe it never was.”

 

Mimi asks, curiously, “Um, translation please?”

 

Paine asks, “So, you are saying that something might be here and you want to make sure, right?”

 

Wakka says, “Right. But you see, I want to know, however, I also don’t want to know.”

 

Lita says, “Okay, I’m confused.”

 

Mina says, confused, “You aren’t the only one, Lita-chan.”

 

Rikku asks, annoyed, “Aw, man, make up your mind! What is this thing anyway?”

 

Wakka says, “Well…See, I heard that there was this old sphere.”

 

Rikku asks, curiously, “A sphere? Of what?”

 

Wakka responds, “A sphere of…you know. What does it matter?”

 

Paine starts to head off and Davis says, “I guess that we are going.”

 

Paine says, plainly, “We’re sphere hunters.”

 

Rikku says, excitedly, “That sphere is as good as ours.”

 

Yuna says, “All right, Gullwings…”

 

Rikku says, finishing for Yuna, “It’s time for business!” Soon enough, Yuna, Rikku, and Paine head off with the rest of our heroes and heroines heading off after them.

 

After they head off, Wakka asks, “The Gullwings, huh?” Soon enough, our group is venturing into the caverns encountering fields like Sallet and Coeurl in which they dispatch them well enough.

 

As they continue along, Rika asks Kazuto and Asuna, “Do you think that it was a good idea to leave Yui in the village?”

 

Kazuto says, with a smile, “She’ll be fine with Lulu-san.”

 

Asuna says, with a smile, “She is a very reliable person.”

 

Yuna says, with a nod, “Yes, she is.” Our group continues on and fighting more fiends along the way until they find a podium, like the one that they found in the secret room within Mount Gagazet, containing a sphere on it. When they assemble around it, Suguha, Kazuto, Serena, Raye, and Amara get a ‘bad feeling’.

 

Suguha says, nervously, “Oh, boy.”

 

Lita asks Serena, “Serena?”

 

Serena says, nervously, “Yep.”

 

Everyone hears a loud growl behind them and Mimi asks, nervously, “What was that?”

 

Yolei responds, nervously, “Something that says, ‘don’t look behind you’, Mimi.” Everyone then looks/glances behind them and they see a massive lizard-like fiend with flames coming out of its shut mouth behind them.

 

Joe says, nervously, “Oh, great.”

 

Mina says, nervously, “Oh, man.”

 

Paine says, “Find a sphere and the fiends appear.”

 

Tai yells out, “Here it comes!” Immediately, our group gets into defensive stances and surround the lizard-like fiend, known as a Flame Dragon, on three sides.

 

Keiko says, nervously, “He’s big.”

 

Lita says, “Well, the bigger they are, the harder they fall!”

 

“Valkyrie Moon Power, Make-up!”

 

“Valkyrie Sun Power, Make-up!”

 

“Valkyrie Celestial Power, Make-up!”

 

“Valkyrie Star Power, Make-up!”

 

“Mercury Eternal Power, Make-up!”

 

“Venus Eternal Power, Make-up!”

 

“Mars Eternal Power, Make-up!”

 

“Jupiter Eternal Power, Make-up!”

 

“Saturn Eternal Power, Make-up!”

 

“Uranus Eternal Power, Make-up!”

 

“Neptune Eternal Power, Make-up!”

 

“Pluto Eternal Power, Make-up!”

 

“Orion Eternal Power, Make-up!”

 

With those words, Serena, Kari, Suguha, Asuna, Ami, Mina, Raye, Lita, Hotaru, Amara, Michelle, Trista, and Shion transform into their Sailor Scout forms of Valkyrie Sailor Moon, Valkyrie Sailor Celestial, Valkyrie Sailor Sun, Valkyrie Sailor Star, and Eternal Sailors Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and Orion.

 

Rikku says, amazed, “Wow.”

 

Yolei says, with a grin, “You’ll get used to it, Rikku.”

 

Sailor Saturn says, “Look out, everyone!” Everyone the ducks/dodges a flame assault from the Flame Dragon.

 

Sailor Jupiter says, annoyed, “Why am I not surprised! Big dragon monster has to a flame attack!”

 

Sailor Orion says, plainly, “Less complaining and more attacking.” Sailor Orion attacks with an arrow that hits the Flame Dragon right in-between its eyes causing it to howl.

 

Sailor Moon asks Sailor Star, “Are you going to be okay?’

 

Sailor Star says, with a nod, “I think so.”

 

Sailor Celestial says, “Don’t worry, you’ll get used to it.”

 

Paine says, branding her sword, “As your friend said: Less talk and more action.”

 

Sailor Orion says, with a plain tone, “Thank you.” Sailor Orion fires another arrow while Paine leaps up and slashes at Flame Dragon causing it to roar as it get damaged more. Everyone else then joins in with them dodging Flame Dragon’s flame assaults as well as its slashing attacks from its front hands/claws with Sailor Celestial and Sailor Moon blocking with their swords for example. The battle isn’t exactly easy, but it isn’t hard since there is only one Flame Dragon and our group is a large group in which the Flame Dragon dispels into hundreds of pyrefiles soon enough.

 

With the battle over, Rikku scoops up the sphere and she says, “Another one for the Gullwings.” Afterwards, our group returns to Wakka and show him the sphere which seems to a silent tour around the waterfall area of Besaid Island.

 

When the sphere stops its recording, Yolei asks, “That’s it?”

 

Kotone says, with a sigh, “I thought that we would find a nice treasure.”

 

Kazuto asks Wakka, “This isn’t the sphere, is it?”

 

Wakka says, with a nod, “Ya, you’re right! That ISN’T the sphere I’m looking for.”

 

Sailor Celestial asks, curiously, “So, what are you looking for?”

 

Kazuto says, “A sphere showing his parents.” Wakka looks at Kazuto with a surprised look and Kazuto says, with a smile, “Lucky guess.”

 

Tai tells Kazuto, with a smirk, “Doubtful, dude.”

 

Yuna asks Wakka, “Is this true?”

 

Wakka replies, with a nod, “Chappu said that he found a sphere of our parents.”

 

Sailor Moon asks, “Chappu?”

 

Yuna says, with a sigh, “Wakka’s brother. He fought with Crusaders to keep Lulu safe. He was Lulu’s lover before she married Wakka. He…He died one year before the start of my journey.”

 

Keiko says, solemnly, “I’m sorry, Wakka-san.”

 

Wakka responds, “What are you sorry about ya? It was Sin that killed Chappu and he is pushing daisies, ya!” Wakka says, with a sigh, “To be honest, I’m really glad that Sin is gone for good. I feel like Chappu and the others can rest in peace though all this trouble in Spira would make Chappu’s head shake.” Wakka says, with a grin, “Knowing him, he would be off finding a way to solve this problem. But I’m not Chappu and I have a family to take care of. However, I’m not sure how to be a dad since I didn’t have parents to teach me.”

 

Paine says, “And when Yuna mentioned a sphere, you remember what Chappu said to you.”

 

Wakka says, “That’s right. We got into a silly little argument and Chappu said: ‘I found a sphere with mom and dad on it, but I’m not telling you where it is’.”

 

Shion says, “You know, not to rain down on your hopes, it may have been a childish taunt.”

 

Wakka says, with a shrug, “Maybe. Who knows? Anyway, I was too bone-headed to let my little bro win, so, I let it go without a word and forget all about it. And like your friend, Paine, just said, Yuna got me thinking all about it. Since Chappu played here when he was younger, I thought that he found it or at least, hide it here, ya? But when I came to look, I got thinking. You see, I got this image of my parents in my head…”

 

Ken tells Wakka, “And you were afraid that if your brother’s story about the sphere was true, the image of your parents wouldn’t match the one that you have made in your mind.”

 

Wakka looks at Ken in surprise and Wakka then asks Yuna, “Are you sure that your new friends don’t have some kind of ability to see in the future or something like that? That’s kind of scary, ya?”

 

Yolei says, with a smile, “That’s my Ken-kun. He is grooming himself into quite the detective.”

 

Wakka says, with a nod, “I’ll say.”

 

Yuna asks, “Do you want us to help find it?”

 

Wakka tells Yuna, “No. I’m done with worrying about this stuff. What’s past is past? Can’t let it get to me.”

 

Sailor Moon and Sailor Celestial think in their minds, solemnly and at the same time, “Wish that I could say the same.”

 

Wakka says, “I’m going to be a father soon! I’ve got to keep it together!”

 

Cody tells Wakka, “The way that you see your parents may not be wrong.”

 

Wakka asks, curiously, “Huh?”

Cody responds, “I lost my dad when I was really young too. He was a police officer and he died protecting others.” Wakka’s eyes widen and Cody says, “All that I know of him are the stories that my mother and grandfather told me and I have my own image of him in my head. That image may not exactly be right, but it isn’t wrong either.”

 

Wakka asks, “So, I shouldn’t get so obsessed with what my parents look like since my own view of them should be correct, ya?”

 

Ken says, with a nod, “Exactly, Wakka.”

 

Wakka nods his head and he says, “You have a point there.”

 

Just then Buddy’s voice comes over the communicator and he asks, “Everything okay over there?”

 

Yuna replies over the communicator, “Just fine.”

 

Buddy says, “You better get back here especially our new friends. Brother just pissed off their ‘monster friends’ and he is learning why not.” Just then there are sounds of yelps, cries, and insults from Brother until Buddy giggles and he says, “Actually, take your time.”

 

Yolei asks, annoyed, “What did that brother of yours do now?”

 

Rikku says, with a wide grin, “I don’t know, but let’s take Buddy’s advice.”

 

Keiko tells Rikku, “But he is your brother.”

 

Rikku responds, annoyed, “Don’t remind me.”

 

The others look at each other and Lita asks, “Do you want to give Rikku’s brother mercy?”

 

Sakura retorts, plainly, “After the lecherous way he was going after Yuna-san…No.”

 

Naruto says, with a nod, “Believe it.”

 

Davis says, “That’s so wrong in many ways.”

 

Mina says, “True, but it doesn’t mean that he is a bad guy.”

 

Tai says, with a sigh, “Okay, we’ll give him a break.” Plenty of the others can’t help to giggle at this as they prepare to head back to the Celsius to Brother from the Digimon’s ‘wrath’.

 

July 2025 (Earth time), Spira, Celsius

 

On board the Celsius, we are on the bridge as Brother is snarling as he is sporting an annoyed look from his seat on the bridge while the Digimon are giving annoyed looks themselves with Buddy, Shirna, Yuna, Rikku, Paine, and the rest of the group from Earth having mixed looks.

 

Buddy then says, “There are treasure sphere waves coming from Zanarkand!”

 

Rikku says, excitedly, “Cool!”

 

Paine asks, plainly, “What are we waiting for?”

 

Izzy asks Yuna, “Wasn’t Zanarkand the city that Yu Yevon ruled?”

 

Yuna says, with a nod, “That’s right. He and the citizens created their own ‘dream version’ to preserve the memory of Zanarkand for all time and Yu Yevon created Sin to protect it through Yu Yevon never truly controlled it. He only programmed Sin, namely himself, since the creature that he turned himself into was too powerful for him and caused him to lose his conscious mind in which all of the machina cities were destroyed with the original Zanarkand the first to go.”

 

Darien asks, “And in the ruins, the ‘spirit’ of Yu Yevon’s daughter waited for summoners to give them the Final Aeon, correct?”

 

Yuna says, nodding her head, “That’s right. Lady Yunalesca, of which I was named by my father, defeated Sin with the Final Aeon and she died due to the Yu Yevon taking over the Final Aeon that she made by turning her husband, Lord Zaon, into the Fayth of the Final Aeon. Every summoner that makes it through the journey to Zanarkand is ‘gifted’ the Final Aeon, but they have to sacrifice one of their guardians to do so. For the Final Aeon to have the power to beat Sin, the bond between the summoner and their Final Aeon must be strong in which the Fayth has to be someone close to the summoner: Friend, family, or even lover. We were taught that if humanity has truly made up for its sins, then Sin would never come back.”

 

Davis says, “That was a big fat lie.”

 

Paine says, with a nod, “Got that right.”

 

Rikku says, nodding her head, “No joke.” Rikku says, with a grin, “But Yunie and our group found another way and we sent Sin packing for good.”

 

Kotone asks, curiously, “So, what’s Zanarkand like now?”

 

Rika asks Kotone, with a grin, “Thinking like a treasure hunter?”

 

Kotone gains a nervous look and Buddy says, nervously, “Well…”

 

Tai asks, curiously, “What’s with that reaction?”

 

Buddy says, “You are going to have to wait and see.”

 

Brother yells out, angrily, “And take those little monsters with you!”

 

TK asks Patamon, “What happened?”

 

Patamon responds, “You don’t want to know.”

 

July 2025 (Earth time), Spira, Zanarkand

 

At the ruins of the ancient machina city, Zanarkand, Yuna, Paine, and Rikku along with our group from Earth, MINUS the Digimon partners, are assembled as they see the huge crowd assembled in an area outside of the ruins.

 

Paine says, “A tourist attraction.”

 

Rikku asks, “Whose idea was that?”

 

Keiko says, “There are so many people.”

 

Rika says, “Can’t be too surprised since this is where the famous heroine rested with her group before going off to get the Final Aeon and this is where summoners go off to battle Sin for around one millennia before he was crushed for good.”

 

Asuna tells Rika, “While that’s true, Liz, this has personal meaning to Yuna-san.”

 

Rika says, nervously, “Right.” Our group ventures along in which Yuna goes up a small mound where she sees a young man in his late twenties with brown hair, half-closed eyes and an oval face. He wears a white robe and a blue blouse with long white cuffs over it. His waist is adorned with a wide sea-green belt which has strings tied into a bow. Over this, the young man is wearing a black, knee-length jacket with sea-green edging.

 

The young man asks, “Hello, Yuna. You’ve changed so much that I hardly recognize you. Remember me?”

 

Yuna says, “It is nice to see you, Isaaru.”

 

The young man responds, “I’m so honored that you remember me, Yuna.”

 

Amara asks Yuna, “Friend of yours?”

 

Yuna says, “Isaaru is a fellow summoner.”

 

Isaaru says, with a smile, “Former summoner. All of the summoners are out of a job since the Fayth have gone and Sin is no more.” Isaaru says, “It amazes me that you have so many friends, but I’m not surprised, Yuna. You may have changed, but the best parts of you haven’t changed one bit and I am glad for that.”

 

Yuna tells Isaaru, “Thank you, Isaaru. However, what are you doing here?”

 

Isaaru says, “Ah, yes. I’m helping Cid with his work.”

 

Hotaru asks Rikku, “Isn’t Cid your dad’s name?”

 

Rikku says, nervously, “Don’t look at me.”

 

Isaaru says, “I guild people through Zanarkand once the most sacred of places.”

 

Davis asks, nervously, “Not so scared anymore, huh?”

 

Isaaru says, “A good and accurate assessment. People from all over Spira come here including sphere hunters.”

 

Ken says, “That isn’t too surprising. There could be plenty of spheres from ancient times back here based on seeing how durable spheres are…at least to the ravages of time.”

 

Isaaru says, with a nod, “Spheres aren’t indestructible, but they can last far longer than any of us could. With the revelations about Yevon, people wish to know the true history of Spira…or keep it for themselves for their own purposes.”

 

Yuna says, solemnly, “I see.”

 

Rikku asks, “What is pops thinking?”

 

Tai asks Rikku, “I take it that this Cid is your dad?”

 

Paine says, with a nod, “Cid is Rikku’s father and Yuna’s uncle. He is also the leader of the Al Bhed.”

 

Isaaru tells Yuna, “I can see that this is upsetting you. But this is a place of great historical importance to all of Spira.”

 

Yuna says, lowly, “I know, but still I never wanted anyone else to stand there.”

 

Isaaru asks, confused, “Yuna?”

 

Yuna says, plainly, “Nothing. Forget it.”

 

Isaaru says, “If you say so. Anyway, I must get to work. Take care, Yuna.” Isaaru walks off and leaving our group alone.

 

Ken says, “It might be a place of great historical importance to this world, but it doesn’t mean that you can let people walk all over it.”

 

Cody says, “Indeed. While it is right for this to be shared with the world, but if you let people do something like this, they will most likely cause damage to it. And by the looks of it, treasure hunters are raiding it. They could cause damage to the structure itself or take away important artifacts that need to be preserved.”

 

Rikku says, with a sigh, “That would be my dad for you.”

 

Amara asks Rikku, “I take it that he has come up with crazy and irritated ideas before, right?”

 

Rikku says, with a nod, “Big time.”

 

Davis asks Yuna, “You want to go inside and see how much damage that he has caused?”

 

Yolei tells Davis, annoyed, “Davis!”

 

Davis says, “Hey, I’m trying to be honest.”

 

Yuna says, “It’s all right. Anyway, let’s find that sphere before anyone else does.”

 

Asuna asks Yuna, “You are going to be okay, Yuna-san?” Yuna just nods her head and our group head towards Zanarkand Dome, where, at the entrance, they see three young kids assembled together.

 

One of the kids, the leader of the group, asks, “Taro! Hana! Are you ready?”

 

The young boy asks, nervously, “Um, what was the clue again?”

 

The young girl says, “Come on, Taro! It’s ‘key’!”

 

The leader of the three kids says, “All right, let’s head out!”

 

The other two replies in unison, “Yes, sir!”

 

The three kids run into the structure and Mina asks, “What were they talking about?”

 

TK says, “Sounds like they were on a treasure hunt or something.”

 

Kotone asks, curiously, “Key?”

 

Keiko asks, “Should we follow them?”

 

Paine says, “We better. The dome is filled with pyrefiles making it like a giant sphere and there has been a lot of death here.”

 

Tai says, “Which means a lot of fiends.”

 

Yuna says, with a nod, “Yes. During my journey through the dome, my guardians and I faced plenty of fiends and old battle machina that was never turned off.”

 

Davis asks, “So, what are we waiting for?” The group run inside of the Zanarkand Dome and they see the three kids looking around.

 

The boy asks, “Which way?’

 

The leader of the three kids respond, “This way!”

 

The girl says, with a nod, “Right!” The kids race ahead and our group follow them in which they then see an Ice Elemental and Nashorn fiends. The three kids prepare for battle, but our group leap in front and prepare to battle them in their place.

 

The leader of the kids asks, “Lady Yuna?” Yuna didn’t have time to reply to that as the three Gullwings and our heroes and heroines prepare to battle the two fiends.

 

Izzy asks, “Didn’t those elemental fiends have a weakness?”

 

Paine says, “An ice elemental fiend is weak to fire attacks.”

 

Tai says, “Wish we had Agumon and the others with us.”

 

Kari tells Tai, “We had to keep them aboard the Celsius like with Besaid. The people could have confused them with fiends.”

 

Mimi asks, “How can you confuse talking monsters with creatures like this?”

 

Joe says, “Actually…That’s a good question, Mimi.”

 

Amara says, “More clobbering and less talking, Joe.”

 

Asuna says, “Let me try something.” Asuna glows as her current outfit, similar to her SAO avatar’s Knights of the Blood uniform, ‘transforms’ into an outfit that’s similar to Yuna’s Black Mage outfit, but it is mainly blue and white in colors.

 

Keiko says, amazed, “Wow.”

 

Mina says, excitedly, “You are getting used to these Dressphere, girlfriend.” Asuna then unleashes rapid number of Fire attacks on the Ice Elemental and taking it out in which vanishes in a series of pyrefiles, but the Nashorn attacks in which our group barely manages to avoid, however, Davis leaps in and bashes Nashorn with a Power Break attack and weakening the attack power of the Nashorn.

 

Kari says, with a smile, “Good one, Dai-kun.”

 

Lita says, with a grin, “Time to finish this overgrown dog off!”

 

Rika yells out, “My pleasure!” Rika then slams down her mace on the head of the Nashorn with Serena and Suguha finish it off with a one-two attacks where it turned into pyrefiles that dispel.

 

With the fiends gone, Yuna asks the three kids, “Are you okay?”

 

The girl says, “We’re okay, Lady Yuna.”

 

The leader of the kids says, “Hey, Lady Yuna! Remember me? I know that you do.”

 

Yuna replies, “You’re Pacce.”

 

The leader of the kids replies, excitedly, “You remember me!”

 

Kari asks, “Someone that you know.”

 

Yuna says, with a nod, “Yes. He is Pacce, Isaaru’s younger brother.”

 

The leader of the kids, Pacce, says, pointing to the young girl, “This is Hana.” Pacce then says, pointing to the young boy, “And this is Taro.”

 

The young boy, Taro, says, shyly, “Nice to meet you, Lady Yuna.”

 

Yuna asks, “What are you doing here?”

 

Rikku says, with a nod, “Yeah, there are fiends around!”

 

The young girl, Hana, says, “Fiends? Ha!”

 

Pacce says, “That’s right! We’re sphere hunters!”

 

Pacce, Hana, and Taro say in unison, while striking a ‘silly pose’, “The Kinderguardians!”

 

A few of the others giggle at this and Lita says, with a smirk, “I guess it takes all types and ages in this business.”

 

Michelle says, with a warm smile, “I think that it is quite cute, Lita-chan.”

 

Rikku asks, “You, here, on some kind of treasure hunt?”

 

Ken says, “That means that ‘key’ is a clue to finding that treasure that you are looking for.”

 

Pacce says, “Yes, that’s right.”

 

Hana tells Pacce, “Pacce, we paid fifteen whole gil for that!”

 

Pacce says, nervously, “Oh, yeah! Right!”

 

Hana says, “Let’s go!”

 

Pacce says, “Kinderguardians, let’s move out!” Soon after, all three of the ‘Kinderguardians’ run off into the distance with Pacce calling out, “See you later, Lady Yuna!”

 

Paine asks, “Fifteen gil for a clue?”

 

Mimi asks, “Should we let them run off like that?”

 

Rikku says, with a smile, “Pacce will be just fine! He is a former guardian after all.”

 

Matt asks, surprised, “A guardian?”

 

Yuna says, “Yes, he and Isaaru were Isaaru’s guardians for his journey as a summoner.”

 

Rikku says, with a smile, “So, you don’t need to worry about him! His brothers taught him a lot, so, he will be just fine!”

 

Yuna says, “However, I would like to keep an eye on him.”

 

Davis says, with a nod, “Good idea.”

 

Kazuto says, nodding his head in agreement, “Agreed.” Soon enough, our group race off to catch up with Pacce and his ‘sphere hunter team’ until they look to see one of Leblanc’s male ‘henchmen’ talking into his wireless headset and facing away from our group in which he doesn’t know that they are sneaking up behind him.

 

The male goon says, over the communicator, “Come in. Come in. Do you read me?” When the male goon gets an answer, he tells the person the ‘other side’, “Oh, hey. I wanted to double-check that clue. It’s ‘mon’, right? I just heard some kids saying that it was ‘key’.” After a short time, the goon says, “Yeah, I figured it was ‘mon’. Over and out.”

 

Paine asks, “The clues are ‘key’ and ‘mon’?”

 

The male goon turns towards Paine and he yelps out, surprised, “What?! The Gullwings?!”

 

Suguha says, “You should really learn to watch your back.”

 

Mina says, with a grin, “You don’t know who is coming up behind you.”

 

Yuna asks, “Key-mon?”

 

Rikku says, snapping her fingers, “Monkey!”

 

The male goon yells out, “We won’t let you off so easily this time!” Just then the male goon brings out three Flak Pythons and they prepare for battle.

 

Yolei says, annoyed, “Here we go again.”

 

Lita says, with a wide grin, “Allow me!”

 

“Jupiter Eternal Power, Make-up!”

 

Lita’s clothes melt away as her ribbons wrap around her body and take the form of her fuku in which Eternal Sailor Jupiter replaces Lita with our group in which she immediately unleashes a powerful lightning assault that hits all three Flak Pythons at once causing them to short-circuit before self-destructing.

 

The male goon asks, shocked, “What?”

 

Rikku says, with a grin, “It looks like you are outgunned now, pal.”

 

Paine asks, with a deadpan voice, “Really, Rikku?” To make a long story short, the male goon was defeated in no time.

 

After the fight, Kotone says, “It seems like we aren’t the only ones here for treasure.”

 

Hotaru asks, “Do you think that they are after the same sphere that we detected?”

 

Darien says, plainly, “Maybe…”

 

Serena asks Darien, “Is something up Darien-kun?’

 

Darien says, “I’m not sure, yet, Serena.”

 

Tai says, “Anyway, we should keep going.” The group then continues on in which they continue to fight more fiends as well as two more groups of Leblanc’s ‘goons’ until they enter a hallway where they find a group of people assembled in a hallway.

 

Yolei asks, “Who are all these people?”

 

Cody says, “Most likely, tour groups and treasure hunters.”

 

Davis says, looking around, “They picked this place clean.” Yuna and Rikku can’t help to show their annoyance and disappointment in what they are seeing. As they continue onto the entrance to the chamber that contains the statue of the first Final Aeon, namely Yunalesca’s lover, Zaon, they find Pacce and his teammates looking at a treasure chest and jumping in excitement.

 

Rikku then asks, “The clue is monkey, right?”

 

Izzy says, “Based on the information, yes.”

 

Rikku asks, sarcastically, “Just a coincidence, right?” Everyone looks at a pair of monkeys that are nearby and they go downstairs where the chamber containing the statue for the first Final Aeon is kept where they find two people talking.

 

One of them is in their late thirties with bald scalp with the word "Love" tattooed in Al Bhed on his head. He has black eyebrows and some dark facial hair. He dresses like most other Al Bhed, in a yellow and brown dive-suit type outfit with green belts and a collar, with blue elbow-length gloves and blue shoes. He has goggles hanging around his neck.

 

The bald male hears our group coming towards them and he says, looking at them, “Welcome! Well, I’ll be, if it isn’t Yuna!” The bald male then asks, slyly, “Come to buy a clue from old Cid, right?”

 

Rikku then yells out, in Al Bhed, “[What do you think you are doing, pops?]”

 

Mina asks Ami, “Translation?”

 

Ami says, “Based on what my computer has gathered, I believe she asked him what he is doing and called him ‘pops’.”

 

Hotaru asks, “Does that mean…?”

 

Yuna responds, with a nod, “Cid, Rikku’s father and my uncle.”

 

Rikku tells the bald man, her father, Cid, “Turning this place into a gift shop? Hello!”

 

Cid asks, annoyed, “What? You have got a bone to pick?”

 

Davis says, “You bet your daughter and niece do, pal! This place is important to them!”

 

Amara says, “Not to mention the people of this world.”

 

Yuna says, “It isn’t right, Uncle Cid.”

 

Cid asks, curiously, “Huh?”

 

Rikku yells out, “It just like us turning the ruins of Home into a theme park!”

 

Cid asks, surprised, “Huh?” After a minute, he says, after thinking about it, “I see your point. I need to think about it.” Cid then walks off and the group enters the next chamber.

 

Kotone says, “Wow.”

 

Rikku says, with a nod, “Yeah. This is where Yunalesca greeted the summoners that completed their journey…and forced them to choose one of their guardians to be the Fayth of the Final Aeon.”

 

Darien says, “To become a false hope.”

 

Paine says, with a nod, “Yep.” After the group searches this chamber, they then ventures into the final chamber, but when they assemble in the chamber, they hear a loud laugh echo through the chamber.

 

Kazuto says, plainly, “Uh oh.”

 

Rikku yells out, “Who’s there?”

 

The deep male voice shouts out, echoing throughout the room, “You have done well to get this far, sphere hunters. But you will not have the treasure that you seek so easily.”

 

TK thinks in his mind, “Is it me or does his voice sound familiar?”

 

Paine yells out, “So we fight!”

 

The deep male voice shouts out, “If you want the treasure, you must speak the password!”

 

Paine asks, “Password?”

 

Yuna asks, curiously, “The clues?”

 

Rikku yells out, “Oh, I know! The password is monkey!”

 

The deep male voice responds, with a nervous tone, “Oh, yes! Good! So, tell me: What’s the meaning of life?”

 

Yuna asks, confused, “What?”

 

Davis asks, “Doesn’t that voice sound familiar?”

 

Ken says, with a nod, “Yeah, like we hear it before.”

 

Kotone says, “It does sound familiar.”

 

Yuna thinks for a moment and she then asks, “Isaaru?”

 

Rikku says, realizing, “Hey, that does sort of sound like Isaaru!”

 

The deep male voice shouts out, nervously, “Is that your final answer?”

 

Rikku shouts out, “The jig is up! Show yourself, Isaaru!”

 

The deep male voice responds, nervously, “Um, fine.” Everyone hears footsteps and they turn towards the footsteps to see Isaaru walking up to them.

 

Yuna asks, confused, “Um, what are you doing?”

 

Isaaru says, “My job. I bring excitement to those that see this sacred place. I, too, wished to see this place someday. Working here has somehow fulfilled that wish.”

 

Yuna says, with a sigh, “I see…”

 

Davis asks, “Guess being an EX-summoner doesn’t leave you with too many ‘job chances’ unless you are Yuna, huh?”

 

Isaaru says, “I must apologize for the quiz. Here is something for your trouble.” Isaaru hands over a Garment Grid to Yuna and he then says, using his ‘quiz voice’, “Kay! Thanks for coming! And remember, the ruins of Zanarkand will be waiting!”

 

After Isaaru leaves, Paine says, “Ex-Summoners come in all flavors.”

 

Yuna says, with a smile, “Apparently so.”

 

Rikku asks, “Are we done here?”

 

Kazuto says, “There is still the sphere that’s here.”

 

Serena asks, “Do you think that it could be nearby?”

 

Ami says, having her computer out, “I’m getting a signal on my computer.”

 

Mina asks Ami, “You are?”

 

Izzy says, “Shirna helped adapt our computers to the sphere finder program on the Celsius.”

 

Davis says, with a smile, “Cool.”

 

Paine says, “Then let’s go find it.”

 

Rikku says, with a smile, “Right.” Our group then descends into deep portion of the structure where they are fighting Behemoth and Gecko fiends, among others, along the way, until they see a pedestal that contains half-a-sphere.

 

Hotaru asks, “Is that it?”

 

Just then there is a loud crashing ‘thump’ sound and Paine says, “We’re not alone.” From seemly nowhere, a massive grey dragon-like fiend lands in front of them.

 

Rikku asks, nervously, “Do you think we need a password?”

 

Paine responds, “How about ‘kick its ass’?”

 

Amara says, plainly, “Good idea.”

 

“Valkyrie Moon Power, Make-up!”

 

“Valkyrie Sun Power, Make-up!”

 

“Valkyrie Celestial Power, Make-up!”

 

“Valkyrie Star Power, Make-up!”

 

“Mercury Eternal Power, Make-up!”

 

“Venus Eternal Power, Make-up!”

 

“Mars Eternal Power, Make-up!”

 

“Jupiter Eternal Power, Make-up!”

 

“Saturn Eternal Power, Make-up!”

 

“Uranus Eternal Power, Make-up!”

 

“Neptune Eternal Power, Make-up!”

 

“Pluto Eternal Power, Make-up!”

 

“Orion Eternal Power, Make-up!”

 

Using the power of their transformation items, Serena, Kari, Suguha, Asuna, Ami, Mina, Raye, Lita, Hotaru, Amara, Michelle, Trista, and Shion transform into their Sailor Scout forms of Valkyrie Sailor Moon, Valkyrie Sailor Celestial, Valkyrie Sailor Sun, Valkyrie Sailor Star, and Eternal Sailors Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and Orion, once more.

 

The group looks at the massive fiend, a Guardian Beast, and Keiko says, nervously, “It is huge.”

 

Sailor Jupiter says, “Well, the bigger they are, the harder they far.”

 

Paine says, with a nod, “We can agree on that.”

 

Sailor Celestial says, seriously, “Watch it!” Some of the group barely avoid the claw strike of the Guardian Beast.

 

Sailor Venus says, excitedly, “Let me try something!” Sailor Venus then wraps her energy chains around the neck and wings of the Guardian Beast and gets on its back.

 

Sailor Mars screams out, “What do you think that you are doing Venus?!”

 

Sailor Uranus says, annoyed, “That would be Venus acting like her usual self.” The Guardian Beast then starts to thrash and buck wildly as it tries to get Sailor Venus off its back.

 

Sailor Moon slaps herself on her helmet and she says, solemnly, “Venus…”

 

Matt tells TK, with a nervous smile, “Your girlfriend is something else.”

 

TK asks, “Well, what I can say?’

 

Sailor Uranus says, “There is plenty that I can say about Venus-chan.”

 

Sailor Neptune says, with a smile, “However, it isn’t some things that can’t be said especially around Firefly and Keiko-chan.”

 

Sailor Uranus asks, annoyed, “Hey!” Soon enough, the Guardian Beast throws Sailor Venus off her back and slams into TK when he tries to catch her.

 

Matt asks TK, “Are you okay?”

 

TK says, with a grunt, “Just peachy.”

 

Sailor Venus tells TK, with a sly grin, “My hero.”

 

Paine shakes her head and Sailor Orion says, “Let’s get to work.” Immediately, the group starts to battle the Guardian Beast in which doesn’t prove too difficult since the Guardian Beast seems to only attack with its claws and their numbers in which in no time at all, the Guardian Beast roars out as its body breaks apart before vanishing into hundreds of pyrefiles. When they are done, they get to the platform and find the half-sphere on it.

 

Rikku asks, shocked, “What? It is only half-a-sphere?”

 

Paine says, with a plain tone, “All that…for nothing.”

 

Sailor Star says, “Well, we can take it with us.”

 

Sailor Moon says, with a nod, “We might find its other half.”

 

Kazuto says, nodding his head, “Maybe.”

 

Yuna says, with a sigh, “I can’t believe how much this place has changed.”

 

Davis goes over and takes off the sphere causing the wall behind it to shake in which Yolei asks, “Now what?!”

 

Matt says, “Don’t tell me that there was some kind of trap!” Just then the wall behind the platform starts to slide up and Matt says, nervously, “Or it could be a trigger to open up a secret room.”

 

Sailor Orion says, “Cliché.”

 

Sailor Uranus says, with a nod, “You said it, Orion.”

 

Members of the group peak into the room and Sailor Venus asks, “See anything?”

 

Sailor Sun says, shaking her head, “Nothing.”

 

Strea says, “You won’t find anything if you don’t go inside! Let’s go!”

 

Kazuto yelps as Strea drags Kazuto into the room and he yells out, “Hey, Strea!” Immediately, the others follow Strea and Kazuto into the room and it looks to be in pure darkness.

 

Sailor Uranus says, plainly, “Be careful.” Just then the room ‘lights up’ and a massive sphere in the ceiling is seen in the room.

 

Rikku asks, “Hold up! Doesn’t that look familiar?”

 

Yuna says, amazed, “It looks like the giant sphere in Maester Seymour’s home.”

 

Rikku says, with a nod, “Yeah, it looks like it!”

 

Sailor Moon asks, curiously, “Giant sphere?”

 

Yuna says, “Maester Seymour had a massive sphere that shown Zanarkand before its destruction and showed Lady Yunalesca and her lover, Lord Zaon. It was created by the thoughts of those that wandered the Farplane.”

 

Kotone asks, curiously, “The Farplane?”

 

Joe asks, nervously, “Isn’t that the place where the souls have died are sent? Isn’t that your world’s ‘spirit realm’?”

 

Yuna says, with a nod, “Yes.”

 

Rika says, nervously, “Okay, that’s getting creepy.” Just then there is a huge bright light that’s coming from the sphere and the whole area starts to change into a familiar town.

 

Sailor Venus asks, “What’s going on?”

 

Sailor Moon and the other SAO survivors of the group that were in trapped in SAO at the start recognize the area and Kazuto says, “No way!”

 

Sailor Star asks, shocked, “It can’t be!”

 

Rika says, stunned, “You have got to be kidding me.”

 

Matt says, shocked, “No way.”

 

Mimi asks, curiously, “Is something wrong?”

 

Cody asks, “Do you recognize this place?”

 

Ken says, with a nod, “We do, Cody. We, unfortunately, do.”

 

Rikku asks, curiously, “So, what is this place? And why do you seem like you are about to freak out?”

 

Sailor Moon says, shocked, “This is…the Town of Beginnings!”

 

There are a lot of gasps and Davis asks, surprised, “Are you sure?”

 

Tai tells Davis, with a nod, “We are really sure, Davis. There is no question in our minds.”

 

Kazuto says, “We remember this place all too well.”

 

Sailor Star asks, “But how can a ‘video device’ of another world have a recording of a virtual world from another universe in it?”

 

Sailor Mercury says, “That’s a good question.”

 

Sailor Neptune says, with a nod, “A very good question.” As the group looked at the scene, they can’t help to wonder about this.

 

July 2025 (Earth time), Spira, Celsius

 

On board the Celsius, our group from Earth, human and Digimon, is inside of the living quarters of the Celsius as they are looking at the massive sphere in front of them.

 

Keiko asks, “Why would this sphere have video of Aincrad?”

 

Asuna says, “I wish that I could explain why, Keiko-chan.”

 

Lita asks, “Can we be sure that it is the same place?”

 

Yui says, with a nod, “It is.”

 

Hinata asks Yui, “Are you sure, Yui-chan?”

 

Yui says, with a nod, “Yes. I don’t know how, but data from SAO is inside of this device.”

 

Strea says, with a nod, “Yep! Yep! I can ‘sense’ it too, Yui-chan!”

 

Naruto asks, confused, “How can you do that?”

 

Kazuto says, “It is probably because Yui and Strea were once a part of SAO, Naruto.”

 

Naruto gives a confused look and Sakura says, “Yui and Strea are…At least, right now, were AI programs within SAO, remember? They were Mental Health Programs that were to help keep an eye on the player’s mental health, but during the whole of SAO, they were denied the ability to help the players and only observe them. The contradictions in their programming and that command as well as the ‘recording’ of human emotions, mainly negative, cause them to gain errors and only by ‘evolving’ beyond their programming with Strea taking a player avatar to store her programming in were they were able to survive.”

 

Kazuto says, with a nod, “That’s right, Sakura.”

 

Ami says, “And because Yui and Strea were once part of Cardinal System of SAO, they are able to ‘sense’ the data within the sphere.”

 

Darien asks, “But the question still remains: How did data from SAO from Earth come to rest in this sphere in Spira?”

 

Izzy says, “That’s a very good question.”

 

Palmon says, “This is really confusing.”

 

Gabumon says, “I’ll say.”

 

Wormmon asks, “Ken?”

 

Ken says, with a nod, “Yeah, Wormmon. We have a real mystery on our hands.” The others can’t help to nod their heads in agreement and all of them know that they have plenty of time to figure out this mystery.

 

The End…for now

 

Well, our heroes and heroines have met two of the ‘heroes’ that went with Yuna and Rikku during first Final Fantasy X story. Personally, I’m fans of both Wakka and Lulu…Okay, I’m fans of all of the heroes and heroines of Final Fantasy X series not just Yuna, Rikku, and Tidus. Anyway, I hope that I got them right. Anyway, I hope that you like my surprise twist. What’s going to happen next? You are going to have to wait, read, and see, everyone! Later and best wishes, Crossover Fans!