Biran Ronso angrily picked up his friend Yenke and left the cafe.
Kimahri just took a stern look at Akane, then he shook his head. "Akane not need to fight for Kimahri!"
Both her and Tidus were surprised. So, he could talk after all.
"But they were bothering you," Akane said. "And I can't stand jerks that push other people around - no offense, Kimahri! I know that you're pretty strong!"
"Ronso deal with Ronso problems! Was always so!"
Tidus suddenly looked around the room. "Hey Akane," he said. "Yuna's gone!"
"What? Why didn't she stay near us? When was the last time you saw her?"
"I think she was standing over there, near the door to the next room."
They quickly searched inside the other room, but she was gone.
"Hey you," Tidus asked a man sitting in a chair. "Have you seen a young girl dressed in a summoner's outfit?"
"Sure I have," the man nodded. "Pretty little thing, I tell ya! She went that way." He pointed to the rear exit. "I thought she already had a date, for some Al Bhed guys followed her shortly after."
They left the cafe through the back exit, but didn't find any trace of Yuna. "The Al Bhed," Akane pondered. "What would they want from her?"
"Look!" Kimahri gestured towards the bridge that was leading to the docks. An Al Bhed's goggle was lying on the ground.
"I'll bet they've taken her to their ship," Tidus said. "At what pier is the Al Bhed ship docked?"
"Dock 2, I believe," Akane answered.
----
The game was afoot. Ranma tried to get the upper hand over the Al Bhed Psyches, but she never had the chance to train under water, so she was at a slight disadvantage at first. The Psyches used that and the Aurochs overall average constitution to shoot their first goal.
----
Akane, Tidus and Kimahri were approaching the docks, when suddenly SOMETHING raised on its hind legs and stomped towards them.
"What in the world is THAT?" Akane yelled as she saw the dog-sized robots, that had short hind legs, but also had dangerous looking drills attached to their right arms.
"Ancient machina," Kimahri explained. "Dug up by the Al Bhed!"
"Grrr... I don't have time for this," Akane growled. She stormed up to one of the machinas and wound her fist up for a mighty punch. When she reached her enemy, she smacked it with a blow so powerful, that the little robot was flying towards the horizon.
"Eject ability," Kimahri commented. "Specialty of Berserkers!"
Tidus gaped. "According to Ranma, she already knew that move before she received that dressphere..." he mumbled.
Together, they quickly disposed of the other machina robot.
After the battle, they quickly took their time to look at the small sphere screen that was hanging nearby on a wall. They could see Ranma swimming at high speed through the water.
"Ranma..." Akane whispered.
----
Ranma gritted her teeth. That was harder then she thought it would be. She managed to land the Auroch's first goal using the force of the Kachu Tenshin Amaguriken, but the defense of the Al Bhed was admirable. Also, most of her teammates (except for Wakka) were pretty easily intimidated by their opponents.
They needed the proper motivation to win this game...
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Kasumi sat between the other Auroch fans and was worried. She wanted Ranma to win this game, but she also knew how important it was for Wakka and his team. This would be their last game with Wakka as the captain, afterwards, he'd be a full-time guardian.
Kasumi decided to do something.
She stood up and searched for a way to the second honorary loge, which was situated on the opposite side of the arena than the loge where Maesters Mika and Seymour were sitting. This second loge also was empty at the moment, as she had seen.
A guard wanted to stop her on her way. "Sorry, Miss, but this loge is reserved for the Maesters of Yevon, or other special guests. I'm afraid I'll have to ask you to leave."
Kasumi put up her cutest smile and said in her sweetest voice: "Oh, I perfectly understand. But, you know... My sister's fiance is playing out there, and she wanted me to record it with a sphere. And from up there, the view would be the best. After all, it's not like there's someone is sitting there at the moment. Could you make an exception, sir?"
Not many men - may they be fighters or bureaucrats - could take a look an Kasumi's beaming face without succumbing her unequaled charm.
The guard sighed. "Well, I guess it's okay, this once..."
Kasumi bowed. "Thank you so much! You don't know what this means to me!"
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"Ranma will be all right," Tidus said to Akane. "But if we don't hurry, Yuna will be taken away by those Al Bhed."
"Yes, you're right!" Akane willed herself to concentrate on the more important matters.
After a few moments, they reached the pier where the metallic Al Bhed ship was lying. Tidus realized instantly that this was a different ship than the one on which he and Ranma met Rikku.
Two tall men were just pulling Yuna into the ship, while a third person was standing on the deck and said something in Al Bhed to them.
"Yuna," Akane called. The person turned around - and her eyes bugged out.
It was Nabiki!
Nabiki seemed to be shocked at first, too. But then she frowned and said. "I don't know what your connection to this girl is, little sister... but I advise you to stand back and let us take her with us!" She strengthened her words by taking a good grip on her gun.
"Nabiki..." Akane whispered.
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(Posted Sat, 15 Jul 2006 15:39)
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