Tidus walks alone along the north bank of the Moonflow.
He comes across Rikku, lying on the shore.

You're...not dead?
Rikku gets to her feet and unzips her salvage suit,
revealing her normal clothes.
She finally takes off her goggles and laughs.

Thought I was done for back there.
She falls back down to her knees, weak.

Ah!
Rikku! You're Rikku!
He is overjoyed.
Hey! You're okay! How you been?
She shakes her head.

Terrible!
Tidus bends down to look at her.

Yeah, you don't look so good. What happened?
Rikku points accusingly at Tidus, and he falls backwards.

You beat me up, remember?

Huh?
Oh! That machina... That was you?

Mmhmm.
She gets up.
Oh...
That really hurt, you know. You big meanie!

W-Wait! But you attacked us!

Nu-uh. It's not exactly what you think.

Yo!
The rest of the group walks up.
Friend of yours?

Uh, you could say that.

Pleased to meet you! I'm Rikku!

Yuna, Lulu... I told you about her, remember?
She was the one who helped me before I was washed up on Besaid!
She's an Al Bhe...beh...

Ah!

Ah!

Wow, so you, like, owe her your life! What luck meeting here, ya?
Praise be to Yevon!
He prays.
So, uh... Rikku...
You look a little beat up! You okay?

Uh, Wakka...

Huh? What?

There's something we need to discuss.

Oh, go ahead.

Girls only! Boys please wait over there!

Right. Sorry, Wakka.

Huh? What? Augh.
Yuna, Rikku, and Lulu step away to talk for a moment, then return.

Sir Auron...
I would like Rikku to be my guardian.
Auron walks up to Rikku.

Show me your face.

Huh?

Look at me.

Oh, okay.
She lifts her head.

Open your eyes.
She opens one, green with swirls.
As I thought.

Um... No good?

Are you certain?

A hundred percent!
So, anyway...
Can I?

If Yuna wishes it.

Yes, I do.

Hmph!

Rikku's a good girl. She helped me a bunch!

Mmhmm!

Well, I'm for it! The more, the merrier!

Right-o!
Then I'll just have to be the merriest!

"It was strange.
Even though Wakka had always hated the Al Bhed..."

Rikku, at your service!

"He never realized Rikku was one of them."