It just seemed to be an ordinary day at the ocean the day before something bad happened. Tidus and the other merfolk who lived in the ocean were playing with one another. They all seemed to be cheerful as their laughter filled the air. It was such a wonderful life for them until the night came. As soon as night came, a lot of the merfolk who lived in the crystal clear waters were taken by some mysterious entity leaving only Tidus behind. This left the young male rather clueless until he ended up getting caught in a net. Fortunately, the net had drifted away from whoever held it on the other end with Tidus still in it. This allowed the young male to just narrowly escape capture and he washed up on a beach at the break of dawn.

Luke was just peacefully walking on the beach when he noticed Tidus and ran over to him, freeing him from the net.

“They’re all gone... all of them were taken.” Tidus said. He didn’t move and only ended up sighing.

Luke helped Tidus up by picking him up. "I gotta get you somewhere safe" he said.

“I want to go back to the ocean... I need to save them.” Tidus said.

"Who?" Luke asked.

“Vaan, Fi, Bartz, Locke, Noel, Ramza, Ace, Machina and Rain... I need to save all of them.” Tidus said.

"I'm afraid I can't help you with that" Luke said.

“Let go of me! I need to save them!” Tidus said. He would have tried to smack Luke with his tail.

Luke let him go. "Okay, I'll just, walk away then"

Tidus tried to crawl back to the ocean however he felt a sharp pain and collapsed.

Luke picked him up again.

Tidus didn’t move. He had left his own blood in the sand accidentally.

Luke searched his body for wounds.

There was a deep bloody wound across Tidus’s chest.

Luke set him down and started patching up the wound as best as he could.

Tidus ended up wincing in pain when his wound was touched.

"I'm going to try to help you with this"

“It hurts...” Tidus said softly.

"I know, and it will, but you're gonna have to stay strong for me"

“I have to save them.” Tidus said.

"I understand, but first let me save you, the saltwater will burn your wound, and you're gonna have to rest for a while to let it heal"

“But I don’t want to rest... I need to save them.” Tidus said.

"Listen, you have to, otherwise you'll die"

“I guess that I don’t have much of a choice then.” Tidus said.

"No you don't, and you're lucky I found you"

“I didn’t see what took them but I couldn’t stop it.” Tidus said.

"Okay, but I promise, I will help you look for your friends, okay"

“You’d better keep that promise. I don’t like people who don’t keep their promises.” Tidus said.

"Don't worry, I am a man, or Electric lion, of my word"

“Well, how long am I supposed to be out of the water.” Tidus said.

"Only a few days, and only not in saltwater"

“Well I can’t move on land because I’m a merman for crying out loud and I can’t shift into my human form when I’m injured.” Tidus said.

"I have an idea" Luke said carrying Tidus to his house where there was a large pool.

Tidus didn’t move. He didn’t flinch or try to get away.

Luke set him down in the pool. "Just tell me if you need anything"

“Alright.” Tidus said. He started to swim around the pool in order to get used to his new environment.

Luke smiled before getting changed into his swimming trunks as he joined Tidus in the pool.

Tidus had curled up at the bottom of the pool. He stayed there for what seemed like hours.

Luke dove down and looked at Tidus.

“I’m comfortable here.” Tidus said.

Luke sadly couldn't speak underwater.

“I guess that land dwellers can’t speak underwater.” Tidus said.

Luke nodded.

“We truly are of two different worlds then.” Tidus said.

Luke nodded again before having to swim back up to the top.

“I guess that he can’t stay down here for long.” Tidus said.

When Luke had gone to the top he was gasping for air.

Tidus stayed at the bottom of the pool. He didn’t want to surface.

Luke had to climb out but couldn't because he was started to freeze up, which he did when he didn't have any air, as he sunk to the bottom of the pool.