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the next morning after breakfast, the gullwings, auron and ann met outside
yuna~so where are you two heading next?
auron~mainly the same route as your pilgrimage
yuna nodded and bowed
yuna~so i presume we'll meet you and lady ann along our own adventures?
ann~no lady ann please?
yuna~but...
auron~yuna, back at her home neither she nor any one else knew i was her father. and she does preffer just ann
rikku~yeah...she's too cute to be called a lady! ajah fedr y clyna
ann~why? would i look cuter without it?
rikku~she knows al bhed?! i thought you said she's never been here before
auron~hasn't. but i think her uncle has found some of my notes that i had sent back to my wife
paine~can we go now? brother
brother~are you guys in trouble? brother is on the way!
yuna~no it's ok brother! we're fine. we don't need to go yet
ann~who's brother?
rikku~my brother, yunie's cousin. we're cousins!
ann~i sorta see the resemblance...
auron~basically lord braska, yuna's father, had married an al bhed, rikku's aunt. they were hoping to bring everyone together
ann~ok?
paine~why must it matter? that was two years ago
ann~well i want to know *quietly* b***h...
auron~ann! i said no swearing!
ann~dad! it's hard not to swear!
auron~ann if you've already lasted two days without swearing while conscious you should be able to last the whole time we'll be staying here
ann grumbled while yuna and rikku giggled. lulu came out
lulu~has anyone seen wakka? i haven't seen him since last night. girls do you think you can ask around before going off to find him?
yuna~sure. we can do that
ann~daddy?!
auron~*sigh* only if they let you
ann looked at the three expectantly. then rikku and yuna looked at paine
paine~fine...but don't get in the way
ann~yessss!!! that's ok. i just wanna fight
auron~need to find a merchant for some items
ann~smoke bombs?
auron~no...high-potions and some pheonix downs
ann~what down?
auron~it'll revive you after you're knocked out
ann just nodded and follwed him into a hut while the girls asked around

ann~where now?
rikku~well some of the villagers said that there is a door near the beach
yuna~but we need to find the numbers for it that's scattered around
paine~of for the challenge?
ann~what kind of challenge is that? that doesn't make any sense to me...a challenge is supposed to be hard isn't it?
paine~but you don't know the area
ann~give me five minutes and i'll find the code and the door
auron~i think you'll take longer just because of the fiends ann...
ann~you're not helping with my cause dad...
paine~i don't think you'd be able to do it even if we gave you an hour
rikku~auron? should we be worried?
auron~as long as she doesn't blow anything up the island is safe
ann ran off and auron calmly followed her
yuna~i guess we should find the door and wait for her then?

ann~what are those?
auron~the dog one is a wild dog. the one next to it is a water flan
ann~ok...so how does this work?
auron~well they've already spotted us. just try not to wear yourself out
he ran towards the water flan and sliced it, killing it instantly
auron~your turn
she ran and sliced at the dog, but it didn't disintegrate into pyreflies like the flan. instead, the gash that it received pieced back together and tackled her back
ann~what gives?
auron~looks like you're not strong enough yet
ann~what do you-
the mutt attacked her again and growled when she moved out of the way
auron~ok?
ann~yeah....but why doesn't it attack you?
auron~well past summoners and their guardians have noticed that fiends repect stronger opponents to an extent
ann~ok...?
auron~go, it's about to attack again
ann went again and this time it disintegrated
ann~how come i didn't kill it like you could have?
auron~i've traveled this road many times and grew in strength. and right now your body is still getting used to the lack of chakra to boost your strength
ann~How?
he took out a spere grid and showed it to her. it had seven stones on it as well, all different colors
ann~wow...big
auron~i know. i already filled it all up as well as the other six
ann~so i get a stone too?
auron~yeah, but it can't be any of the six colors on the grid
ann~ok...i choose...tan?
auron reached in his pocket and took out a tan colored stone. he dropped it on the board and it went to an empty node with adjacent nodes glowing
auron~looks like your natural abilities are like mine. you have a power and armor break to start out with
ann~so how does this work?
auron~well every few enemies we'll encounter i'll pull this out to see if you can move your stone. it'll be a marker for when i can teach you a new skill
ann~what about all those other symbols?
auron~it'll increase your endurance and how many times you can cast magic and certain skills
he put the grid away and ann ran ahead again. auron picked up some currency as as he calmly followed

they soon found the girls waiting by a door after taking some time to search around the beach
paine~it's been half an hour since we started waiting here. did you find anything?
ann~i only found four numbers
rikku~that's great!!! there's only four slots here anyway!
yuna~you didn't forget the numbers did you?
ann~no. the numbers were 5, 3, 8, and 2. i dunno if it's scrambled though
rikku went to work putting the numbers in the way ann has recalled, then in different combinations before the door opened
auron~alright. come on ann
ann~wait we're going?! already?!
auron~i can faintly see wakka in there. he's safe
ann~but but but but
auron~this is the girl's mission. anyways i don't think the fiends will be strong enough for your liking in there
ann~ok...bye lady yuna, rikku, paine
they waved bye as auron led her back to the beach

ann~what now?
auron~kilika
ann~so we'll be back on a ship?
auron~it'll only take a few hours
ann~*grumble* not cool...it's only been a day since we got here and already we're leaving...
he ruffled her hair making her glare at him
auron~we'll be here for a few years ann. the adventure isn't gonna stop just because i didn't let you explore a cave