Rampant in the Sands
Disclaimer: I own no characters of Final Fantasy X or X-2, no matter how much I wish I did. XD So, yeah, their rights belong to Square Enix, obviously.
The only warnings at the moment are spoilers. This takes place after the ending of FFX-2, so obviously, you're going to have both FFX-2 and FFX spoilers in here. Pairing is Baralai/Rikku, don't be deceived by this chapter and get angry with me in later chapters. XD
So, now, enjoy! ^-^
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"Come on, it can go a little higher," a cheery voice shouted from above.
Gippal peered up to the top of the machina he was operating, shading his eyes from the bright sun rays that shone down upon the work in progress- - Home.
"What are you waiting for?" Rikku's voice called again.
A smirk formed across Gippal's face as he watched the girl impatiently pace back and forth atop the small platform on the end of the machina, occasionally sending down an annoyed look toward him. But Gippal knew it was all in fun-- she'd made it painfully obvious that she was delighted in almost every aspect of her life again, now that Home was being rebuilt.
"Mevd ed rekran pavuna E lusa tufh drana!"
Gippal let out a chuckle at the girl's antics, shaking his head and leaning over the machina's control panel. He pushed a small switch up, and the machina extended itself higher. Rikku clapped her hands together proudly as it took her over one of the broad walls that was still being built. In her hands, she held small devices that would password protect Home, or as Rikku referred to it, keep all the scum out of Home.
She had forgiven the Guado by now, of course, now that Seymour was gone and the Guado had a new leader. She was fine with trusting the Guado to Tromell-- he never seemed to be a violent man. Still, Rikku never let it rest that Home had to be protected this time. Rikku-- no, everyone never wanted another Al Bhed massacre like last time.
Gippal closely peered at Rikku as she maneuvered herself onto the top of the rather thin wall. She planted her feet carefully along the top and swayed to the side for a moment, flailing her arms desperately to regain her balance. Gippal gasped and rushed past the machina and toward the wall, hoping to reach it in time before she hit the ground.
Luckly, Rikku caught herself, leaning down and gripping the edge of the wall tightly. She stood up once again and gazed around her for a second. Gippal continued staring up at her-- just in case. But the broad smile that crossed her face reassured him. She pumped a fist into the air happily, continuing to grin down at Gippal.
"Be careful up there," Gippal called to her, a trace of laughter in his voice.
Rikku nodded, and headed off along the edge of the wall, planting the small devices into the crevices made in the walls.
Gippal stepped away from the wall and took to exploring around a bit more. He peered over toward other sections of the Home-in-progress, where many people were helping to construct the new foundations of Home. Al Bhed were rampant among the sands, as usual, but there were other faces among the crowd. Many Spirans were taking their part in rebuilding Home-- not just the Al Bhed.
The idea came from Nhadala to start hiring Spirans to work on rebuilding Home alongside the Al Bhed to get it done twice as fast, and Cid was quick to approve it. He had seen first hand the workings of a business-- when he made Zanarkand into a tourist attraction. Even though business there flopped, he was eager to start up some new project again.
Rikku was worried that Cid was becoming too much like Rin. Not that Rin was a bad character or anything, he just--
"Gippal, fungehk rynt yc iciym, E caa," a familiar voice drawled.
Gippal turned around to face the man, forcing a broad grin upon his face. He wasn't uneasy talking to Rin-- he'd just caught him off guard.
"Nice to see you, Rin."
"Aren't you supposed to be helping Rikku," he asked with a chuckle, eyeing the machina that Gippal had abandoned for the moment.
"I think she can handle it on her own for now."
"I see," Rin nodded. "Well, I'm just here to inform you that you two have a visitor."
"Who is it?" Gippal asked, intrigue and curiosity overcoming the usual smoothness in his tone.
"Ah, you'll see," Rin chuckled.
Gippal forced a smile on his face again-- he didn't quite understand Rin's sense of humor, at times, but he had learned it was just best to smile and nod.
"Your visitor's waiting over at the entry," Rin continued, nodding slowly.
"All... right."
The two stared at each other in an awkward silence before Rin spoke up again.
"Well, you'd best get Rikku, no?"
"Ah, right," Gippal nodded, heading off toward the machina again.
"And Gippal," Rin called out once again.
Gippal stopped in his tracks and turned around to face Rin, tilting his head to the side curiously.
"Don't smile like that-- you'll start to scare people off."
Gippal let out a hearty laugh and nodded before turning around and continuing his lazy tromp toward the machina.
"Cid's girl!"
"I thought we covered this already," Rikku's annoyed voice responded, "I have a name-- it's R-I-K-K-"
"YOU have a visitor," he shouted back, amused with his pun.
Rikku peered over the edge of the wall, gazing down at Gippal curiously.
"Really? Who?"
"You've got me," Gippal shrugged, "now, come on!"
Rikku nodded, and as soon as she hopped onto the platform, Gippal lowered the machina. She leapt off of it excitedly as it reached the bottom, and Gippal quickly led the way toward the entry.
They stopped abruptly at the entry, gazing around for their visitor. Gippal was the first to spot the visitor-- a smirk spreading across his face.
"Muugea rana! Ed'c dra 'praetor' lusehk du byo ic y jeced," he chuckled. "Nice to see you, Baralai."
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Hoped you liked Chapter 1. ^-^ I'm already started on Chapter 2, so it shouldn't be much more of a wait until it's posted. Now, R&R! Give me feedback! :D
Translations:
Mevd ed rekran pavuna E lusa tufh drana! - Lift it higher before I come down there!
Gippal, fungehk rynt yc iciym, E caa. - Gippal, working hard as usual, I see.
Muugea rana! Ed'c dra 'praetor' lusehk du byo ic y jeced. - Lookie here! It's the 'praetor' coming to pay us a visit.
Disclaimer: I own no characters of Final Fantasy X or X-2, no matter how much I wish I did. XD So, yeah, their rights belong to Square Enix, obviously.
The only warnings at the moment are spoilers. This takes place after the ending of FFX-2, so obviously, you're going to have both FFX-2 and FFX spoilers in here. Pairing is Baralai/Rikku, don't be deceived by this chapter and get angry with me in later chapters. XD
So, now, enjoy! ^-^
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"Come on, it can go a little higher," a cheery voice shouted from above.
Gippal peered up to the top of the machina he was operating, shading his eyes from the bright sun rays that shone down upon the work in progress- - Home.
"What are you waiting for?" Rikku's voice called again.
A smirk formed across Gippal's face as he watched the girl impatiently pace back and forth atop the small platform on the end of the machina, occasionally sending down an annoyed look toward him. But Gippal knew it was all in fun-- she'd made it painfully obvious that she was delighted in almost every aspect of her life again, now that Home was being rebuilt.
"Mevd ed rekran pavuna E lusa tufh drana!"
Gippal let out a chuckle at the girl's antics, shaking his head and leaning over the machina's control panel. He pushed a small switch up, and the machina extended itself higher. Rikku clapped her hands together proudly as it took her over one of the broad walls that was still being built. In her hands, she held small devices that would password protect Home, or as Rikku referred to it, keep all the scum out of Home.
She had forgiven the Guado by now, of course, now that Seymour was gone and the Guado had a new leader. She was fine with trusting the Guado to Tromell-- he never seemed to be a violent man. Still, Rikku never let it rest that Home had to be protected this time. Rikku-- no, everyone never wanted another Al Bhed massacre like last time.
Gippal closely peered at Rikku as she maneuvered herself onto the top of the rather thin wall. She planted her feet carefully along the top and swayed to the side for a moment, flailing her arms desperately to regain her balance. Gippal gasped and rushed past the machina and toward the wall, hoping to reach it in time before she hit the ground.
Luckly, Rikku caught herself, leaning down and gripping the edge of the wall tightly. She stood up once again and gazed around her for a second. Gippal continued staring up at her-- just in case. But the broad smile that crossed her face reassured him. She pumped a fist into the air happily, continuing to grin down at Gippal.
"Be careful up there," Gippal called to her, a trace of laughter in his voice.
Rikku nodded, and headed off along the edge of the wall, planting the small devices into the crevices made in the walls.
Gippal stepped away from the wall and took to exploring around a bit more. He peered over toward other sections of the Home-in-progress, where many people were helping to construct the new foundations of Home. Al Bhed were rampant among the sands, as usual, but there were other faces among the crowd. Many Spirans were taking their part in rebuilding Home-- not just the Al Bhed.
The idea came from Nhadala to start hiring Spirans to work on rebuilding Home alongside the Al Bhed to get it done twice as fast, and Cid was quick to approve it. He had seen first hand the workings of a business-- when he made Zanarkand into a tourist attraction. Even though business there flopped, he was eager to start up some new project again.
Rikku was worried that Cid was becoming too much like Rin. Not that Rin was a bad character or anything, he just--
"Gippal, fungehk rynt yc iciym, E caa," a familiar voice drawled.
Gippal turned around to face the man, forcing a broad grin upon his face. He wasn't uneasy talking to Rin-- he'd just caught him off guard.
"Nice to see you, Rin."
"Aren't you supposed to be helping Rikku," he asked with a chuckle, eyeing the machina that Gippal had abandoned for the moment.
"I think she can handle it on her own for now."
"I see," Rin nodded. "Well, I'm just here to inform you that you two have a visitor."
"Who is it?" Gippal asked, intrigue and curiosity overcoming the usual smoothness in his tone.
"Ah, you'll see," Rin chuckled.
Gippal forced a smile on his face again-- he didn't quite understand Rin's sense of humor, at times, but he had learned it was just best to smile and nod.
"Your visitor's waiting over at the entry," Rin continued, nodding slowly.
"All... right."
The two stared at each other in an awkward silence before Rin spoke up again.
"Well, you'd best get Rikku, no?"
"Ah, right," Gippal nodded, heading off toward the machina again.
"And Gippal," Rin called out once again.
Gippal stopped in his tracks and turned around to face Rin, tilting his head to the side curiously.
"Don't smile like that-- you'll start to scare people off."
Gippal let out a hearty laugh and nodded before turning around and continuing his lazy tromp toward the machina.
"Cid's girl!"
"I thought we covered this already," Rikku's annoyed voice responded, "I have a name-- it's R-I-K-K-"
"YOU have a visitor," he shouted back, amused with his pun.
Rikku peered over the edge of the wall, gazing down at Gippal curiously.
"Really? Who?"
"You've got me," Gippal shrugged, "now, come on!"
Rikku nodded, and as soon as she hopped onto the platform, Gippal lowered the machina. She leapt off of it excitedly as it reached the bottom, and Gippal quickly led the way toward the entry.
They stopped abruptly at the entry, gazing around for their visitor. Gippal was the first to spot the visitor-- a smirk spreading across his face.
"Muugea rana! Ed'c dra 'praetor' lusehk du byo ic y jeced," he chuckled. "Nice to see you, Baralai."
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Hoped you liked Chapter 1. ^-^ I'm already started on Chapter 2, so it shouldn't be much more of a wait until it's posted. Now, R&R! Give me feedback! :D
Translations:
Mevd ed rekran pavuna E lusa tufh drana! - Lift it higher before I come down there!
Gippal, fungehk rynt yc iciym, E caa. - Gippal, working hard as usual, I see.
Muugea rana! Ed'c dra 'praetor' lusehk du byo ic y jeced. - Lookie here! It's the 'praetor' coming to pay us a visit.