Standing Here and Now before the Cloister of Trials in Besaid I started to tremble, though not from the cold. It was actually quite warm. Perhaps it was because I had never actually been through these trials but it suddenly occurred to me that every trial we successfully completed would bring us one step closer to the death of not only my uncle but to the greatest legend that would never live.

I started to feel sick but also enraged with the Fayth for bringing me back to this time just so I could watch them all die in person. I almost lost my nerve when something incredible began to unfold before me. Something that I would have never believed possible if I hadn't already experienced The Impossible. It was like being caught in the veil Between Two Worlds but existing in both at the same time. It was beautiful yet terrifying. I didn't even notice my 3 companions calling out to me all I could see was my mother and the Pyrflies that brought her to me. I didn't know if this was real if anyone else could see her but I didn't care I just couldn't believe that she was here.

"Am I dreaming," I said quietly to the presence standing before me.

The ghostly image of my mother smiled warmly then held her hands out to me, "Don't lose faith and why you were brought here."

I fought back tears of frustration, "I don't know why I was brought here..."

"Of course you do sweetie. You're just afraid, afraid that you won't be able to complete this mission. But they wouldn't have sent you here if they had any doubt. Please trust in that."

And with that said the Pyrflies vanished taking my mother with them.

I snapped out of well whatever that was when a hand gently shook my shoulder. I whipped around to see who it was and smacked right into the chest of Auron. I probably would have completely klutzed out, however, Jecht saved me from further appearing like a completely insane person and steadied me with his quick reflexes.

"Woah there, are you all right?"

My three companions all looked at me with their own variety of concern, except for Auron who seemed to see something in my eyes that even I didn't know was there.

My uncle was also staring at me though he seemed more intrigued than worried... almost as though he had seen what I saw. But that couldn't be! I wasn't even sure I had seen it!

But as he pulled me aside and asked the other two to go on ahead without us I began to feel a surge of panic. Panic that he saw my mother standing there and that he knew who I was now.

We had slowed our pace down but I couldn't bring myself to look him in the eyes.

"I understand that this must be very difficult for you, Rikku. But I also want you to know that it is worth it. That the work we do here is worth it."

I suddenly wanted to scream at him to scream everything I had wanted to say to him the first time he had died. But I knew it wouldn't do any good. It wouldn't change anything.

Instead, as calmly as I could, I turned to him and said, "How can you say that when you know how this is going to end? When you know that this is only temporary, it's not a cure?"

But instead of getting mad at me he laughed! He actually laughed.

"You know, I believe Auron had said something similar in quite the same manner right before we left to begin our journey." My uncle chuckled again and then added, "He didn't want me to do this either and he was quite adamant about it as well."

I look of grave sadness suddenly came over him, "The permanent calm that you yearn for doesn't exist yet. So all we can offer the people of Spira is the hope that someday it will."

I did not quite know how to respond to that without blurting out the fact that I did have the Cure to sin. That I had the eternal Calm right at my fingertips. All I had to do was say it.

But as I opened my mouth to say it I remembered what Bahamut had said to me. That he had warned me to never reveal this Secret to anyone of this time. That it wasn't my uncle I had come here to save.

It all then seemed to fall into place why I was brought here to this Moment In Time. Auron. If not Braska then who else?! It all made sense. They said that my being sent here was a gift, well being allowed to save the love of one's life from Eternal damnation, what better gift could there be?

I suddenly found myself being presented with the opportunity of a lifetime and I couldn't be happier.

From the look on my uncle's face I must have had a pretty goofy one on my own.

He cocked his head to the left in confusion, "Are you all right now."

I gave a quick nod of assurance and smiled, "Never better."

And of course this was true. For I was now convinced, more now than ever, that I had finally found a happier ending to my tragic story.