After returning to Kilika, they boarded another ship, the S.S. Winno. They would spend the night on board, and when the ship reached Luca in the morning, the great tournament would begin.
Ukyo remembered her promise and cooked dinner for everyone. Luckily, she found a little portable grill on board which the captain allowed her to use. After all, this WAS one of the machina that the people of Spira were allowed to use. Ukyo brought several fruits and ingredients from Kilika, and it was enough for everyone. Soon, everyone was enjoying her 'Okonomiyaki à la Kilika'!
Ranma was sitting at the front of the ship and enjoyed the breeze. Next to him, Carbuncle was floating in mid-air and munching on some okonomiyaki. On the ground, Fenrir lay curled up.
'This food is really good,' Carbuncle said while munching away. That was one of the benefits of being telepathic: You could normally talk while eating! He swallowed, then added: 'You know, it's really a shame that most of the other summoners are only calling us in battle, then sending us away again. We could never enjoy the simple pleasures of life, if it weren't for summoners like you!'
'You can say that again!' Fenrir agreed while grooming his white fur like a cat.
Ranma snickered. "You two are really something, you know that?"
'You better believe it,' Fenrir said. 'After all, you could have ended up with some other earth elemental than me.'
"Huh? What do you mean?"
'There were several Espers that liked to be in your services,' Fenrir explained. 'But because in Kilika there was the temple of fire and earth, not everyone was available. Finally, Gilgamesh decided it would be best if one with the powers of earth would aid you his help.'
'Who were the other candidates?' Carbuncle asked curiously.
'Bah, only that big oaf Titan! He wouldn't be smart enough to tie his own shoes - even if he would wear some! Thank goodness he didn't pass the test.'
"What test?" Ranma asked.
'I drew a longer straw than he!'
"Oh!"
'And what about the Brothers?' Carbuncle asked. 'Didn't they want a chance to serve our new hero?'
'Sacred was sick! And Minotaur had to take care of him!'
"What about you, Carbuncle?" Ranma asked. "Was there anyone that wanted to take your job as well?"
'Well, there were several candidates...'
---- (flashback)
'Please, can't I be the first summon of Lord Ranma?'
'No!'
'Please, I beg you! I'll be good!'
'I said NO!'
'But I'll be extra careful! That was only that once when I tipped over the explosives when working for my last master!'
'Stray, this isn't about your usual stupidities, this is about Ranma! You know he would be deathly afraid of you, do you?'
'Oh... right!'
----
(end flashback)
"Well, after all, I'm glad to have ended up with you guys! I like you two, really!"
'That's good to hear,' Fenrir said, while stretching out on the ground.
Then, Yuna came up to them. "Hello, Ranma!"
"Hey there, Yuna!"
Carbuncle made a short bow. 'Greetings, Lady Yuna!'
'Whatever...' Fenrir yawned.
'Don't be so impolite,' the little imp admonished the earth wolf.
"Why didn't you send them back?" Yuna asked curiously.
"I think they just wanted to hang out with me for a little while," Ranma said, shrugging. "They can return into my mind every time. And besides, it's not like it's an interesting place in there!"
Yuna giggled. "Well, I haven't seen a summoner do something like this before, but why not? I think I will do it sometime as well, with my Aeons, but I'm afraid they're a little... big!"
'It's all right, Yuna!' Valefor's voice sounded from inside her mind. "We don't mind! It's pretty relaxing in here!'
'Speak for yourself, birdie,' Ifrit growled. 'I think it's mighty cramped!'
'Oh yeah?' Valefor mocked. 'Then wait until Miss Yuna will have even more Aeons to summon. Until then, you should be happy for the room we have!'
"Hey, why can I hear them as well?" Ranma asked.
"I think it's because summoners have the same wavelength," Yuna pondered. "That's also the reason why they are able to communicate with their Aeons while they aren't present! Wakka and the others probably think we were talking to ourselves, if our Aeons weren't present.
Ranma was about to say something else, but then he saw Tidus approaching a blitzball that was lying nearby. He seemed to ponder something, then he scooped up the blitzball with his foot and kicked it through the air several times.
While he made some special moves, Ranma heard Yuna mutter: "Isn't that..?"
And then Tidus spiraled himself up in the air and hit the incoming ball with a mighty kick that sended it flying through the air.
The he said: "The best? Yeah, right!"
Afterwards, a shocked Wakka and the Besaid Aurochs, who have watched the little spectacle as well, were approaching him.
"Hey... show us that trick again!" Datto demanded. Tidus was happy to comply.
When he was done, he came over to Yuna, Ranma and his Espers/Aeons.
"Hey everyone," he cheerfully greeted them.
Yuna smiled at him. "That was.. the Jecht shot just now, wasn't it?"
Tidus was taken aback. "Hey, how did you know that?"
She giggled. "Sir Jecht showed it to me when I was a child! He called it the 'Sublimely Magnificent Jecht Shot Mark III!"
Tidus sighed. "Stupid name, huh?"
"Not as bad as yelling something about roasting chestnuts while pummeling an enemy with punches," Ranma muttered.
"You know what?" Tidus said to them, while he sat down. There is no Mark I or Mark II shot! My old man just said the name Mark III to hook up the crowd! He said they'd come back every night expecting to see Mark I or Mark II! And, they really came... I used to get so mad..."
'Well, if it worked, can't blame him,' Fenrir said. 'Who knows what's going on in the head of stars?'
"Is he alive, you think?" Ranma asked Yuna. She shook her head. "I don't know! But, Sir Jecht was my father's guardian."
"So he was famous here, too," Tidus mumbled.
"Yes," Yuna replied. "So if anything happens to him, I should think word would get around fast."
"What would you do if you saw him?" Ranma asked curiously.
"Who knows? I thought he died ten years ago. Well... I'd probably smack him one. After everything he put Mom and me through. And because he was famous, and I was always... Well, you should know, Yuna! Your father's famous, too. Everyone if Spira knows him, right? Ain't it tough?"
Yuna hesitated. "It... is hard to follow in his footsteps as a summoner!"
'I can imagine!' Carbuncle's voice sounded concerned.
"But the honor of having a father like that surpasses all that, I think!"
"Well," Tidus said. "There wasn't much to honor about my old man, that's for sure!"
"Yeah," Ranma agreed. "Same here!"
Yuna frowned. "You shouldn't say that about your fathers!"
Then, Tidus got hit with a blitzball. "Ow!"
"Show me that move again!" Wakka called.
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