Rikku's journal:
'It's been two years since Sin has been defeated. The people of Spira are still unsure how they will get along without Yevon's guidance, but most of them realized that Mika's schemes mostly were not for the good of the people. A big festival had been held in Luca to celebrate our victory.
By now, I have been travelling Spira in search of ancient machina, together with Buddy, Brother and Shinra. And in the northern regions of Spira, in the cold sea, we found an impressive airship, even faster then Pops' Red Horse. Brother named her the 'Celcius', and we agreed to travel the world in search of ancient record spheres.
That was the same thing the Youth League concentrated on after clearing the remains of the Yevon cult. Nooj said that recovering informations about the past would be important, as we could learn much from the wisdom of our ancestors, especially from those that lived before the great machina war. After Bevelle palace had been rebuilt, they didn't relocate their Headquarters there, they stayed on Mushroom Rock. Bevelle became some sort of 'museum', a reminder of the old times, as some sort of warning for future generations.
The temples stayed intact and were being managed by ex-priests. They were the gateways to the land of the Espers, and as a token of their friendship, the Espers created gateways between the Chambers of the Fayth, so one could travel instantly from one temple to another.
By now, we couldn't find much spheres on our journey, but we decided to pay Besaid island a small visit. Perhaps Yunie, Tidus or Akane are interested in joining us.'
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The impressive red Airship descended near the village. It was much smaller than the Red Horse, but also much faster. When the main hatch opened, a cheerful Al Bhed girl came running down the ramp.
When Yuna, Wakka, Tidus and Akane came walking out of the village gates to greet their friend, Rikku hugged her cousin. "Yunie! It's good to see you guys again!"
Tidus smirked. "Hey, Rikku! Nice vessel you got there! And I must say, Brother really improved his flying."
"Not only his flying," Rikku grinned. "He started to learn Spira's main language, and I must say, he has improved over the last weeks."
"Hey, you have to tell us everything," Akane said in an excited voice. "Where have you been? How are the others?"
They led Rikku into the village. "Well, I met Aura in Luca some time ago... She's a mercenary now. If someone needs something to be done... Aura takes care of it. And Kimahri is the new leader of the Ronso. Kelk has retired, it seems. Before we defeated Sin, he was thinking about making Biran or some big brute named Garik his successor, but you now how the Ronso are..." She giggled. "Oh yeah, and they don't blame the Guado for what happened. Those who attacked Gagazet were only Seymour's followers. Mia Guado has become the new leader, and she's doing a great job."
"And what about Shampoo and Ukyo?" grinned Tidus. "They still with their sweethearts?"
"Well, Clasko finally brought himself to ask Ukyo to marry him... and she happily accepted. They bought the empty monster arena in the Calm Lands and cleared them from fiends... now they're planning of opening a Chocobo Ranch with an Okonomiyaki bar. Ukyo seemed pretty positive that they are going to have great success with it.
And Shampoo... she and Baralai decided not to marry officially, because according to Amazon law, they already ARE husband and wife. They are busy with doing stuff for the Youth League, but they're happy. Baralai got promoted to the right hand of Nooj, you know."
"Did you find any spheres?" Wakka asked. Rikku shook her head. "Not very much. Buddy says we would need some more people, and that's why I wanted to ask you guys: Do you want to come along and join our little group?"
Akane sighed. "Well, Ranma still didn't return... but that was to be expected. But I can't just spend my days brooding back here in Besaid..." She smirked. "So I guess I'm coming with you."
"Great," Rikku cheered. "What about you, Yunie? You can bring your boyfriend along, if you like."
They all laughed. Yuna and Tidus looked at each other, then nodded. "Sure," Tidus said. "Only smashing fiends around the village and helping Wakka and Chappu train the Aurochs is getting boring. So, um... you already got a name for your 'sphere-hunting' group?"
Rikku smiled with pride. "That we have! Look there!" And she pointed to the front of the Celsius, where a small silver bird was resting. A sea gull.
"We're the gullwings!"
Yuna grinned. "Nice touch, if I may say so. And, did you recruit someone else besides us?"
"Only one girl," Rikku explained. "She doesn't talk that much, but I think she's a pretty nice person... Oh, there she is," she said as another girl came walking from the Celsius.
"Rikku, you don't mind if I join you and your friends? Brothers constant ranting ticks me off."
"Sure," Rikku said. "Everyone, this is Paine."
The girl was wearing a black leather armor, a black leather collar and carried a sword similar to the one they saw Aura fighting with. Her hair was short, grey and spiky. She gave them the hint of a smile.
"Paine. Nice to meet you."
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