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Yay new chapter! Can't wait for the next one.
Chapter II:
Izzat a chapter? Gosh, I would've have put that on there when we got to Hollow Bastion, but hey, I'm a retard.....
Areith was puzzled.
"Sora, the King is gone already."
Yuffie nodded. "Yeah, he left a few days ago; he said he had to take care of some things back in the Castle...Disney Castle. Donald and Goofy went with him......didn't he send you a letter?"
"But it said....and....he was here......"
Sora trailed off, and sighed, looking up at Cid.
"Is there any way you could get me to Disney Castle? Are there any ships I could borrow, please? I have to find them...."
But Cid shook his head.
"Kid, I haven't worked on those in ages, and I'm not a miracle worker. I can't get you there. There's no way."
Sora groaned, and shut his eyes. Leon muttered something, and put a hand on his shoulder.
"I know you're upset about Kairi, aren't you? It's a lot of pressure...doing what you do."
The young man nodded, and sighed.
"I was just...just so happy to be home...I'd forgotten how much pain really hurt...and now all this...and I can't even begin to find her."
"Or, I can get us there."
Sora craned his head over his shoulder to spot the limping Riku, coming down the stairs. Leon shook his head in protest.
"Even I know you couldn't make it all the way there. Look at you, you're nearly wiped out from the first journey...and the path you're thinking of going on is only further away."
Riku's face twisted into a frown. "I know I can," he said, testily, "I've done it before, loads of times. I won't fail."
He turned to his best friend. "Just let me try, one more time. If I get tired, I'll rest at the Castle, but until then," Riku replied, "Until then, just give me another try."
Yuffie shrugged. "I guess it would work. I mean, he wouldn't have to do it again if the Gummi Ship is there, right Leon?"
"That's all up to Sora," came the answer, "Don't tell me."
The Keyblade Master sighed, and thought of Kairi...alone...afraid...and with that horrible man...
But was the price enough to give away his best friend?
It would seem his mind was made for him, as Riku drew his palm away from a dark, enigmatic void. Looking at him, his mouth curved into a small smile.
"Are you coming or not?"
Sora laughed, and waved goodbye to his friends. "We'll be back with the King soon guys!"
Areith closed her eyes, and her hands folded. "I would hope so..."
And icy blackness enclosed about....
And within the voids.....
Xangla had walked into her bedroom, and sighed, sitting down onto a small loveseat. Before this seat was a small crystalic orb, which was perched upon a pedistal of black marble. Waving her hand about its face, a miniscule picture of the two young men appeared, wandering about the halls of darkness alone.
And Xangla was no longer, it seemed. Trinitex had appeared now, not far beside her, his dark locks drifting from his teleportation. The female smiled, slightly.
"What lovely company we have, Trinitex....but prehaps next time you could come in through the door?"
The man nodded, and peered at the Orb.
"You're interested in him, aren't you?"
Xangla shrugged. "Xehanort overlooked him...he was so interested in Sora, he forgot all about the follower..."
"They play off one another."
"I know," the woman stated, "Where one goes, the other follows, and it goes the same for the other way about..."
There was a minute of silence.
"They're similar," Trinitex said, at last. "Did you notice?"
"Of course. They both tried to get into other worlds, only to turn them upside-down...they both fought over a girl with another man...they both seek answers...purpose..."
"They have another thing in common now."
Xangla was interested now. "And this is?"
"They'll both be swallowed by the darkness. Terra and Xehanort...Sora and Riku," Trinitex said, blandly, "They're too much alike to not to. Sora is just like-"
"Terra;" Xangla said, "They're rather alike, I agree. And Sora will make the same mistake; letting Riku go off while he and Kairi remain happy..."
"Ah, Xehanort became jealous, and Riku is no acception to that. He'll be following that exact same path...and end up back in the Garden, no memories...no recall of his life past that point..."
"And Riku will want answers."
Xangla sighed. "That will only make this repeat, over and over again....this is never going to end..."
Trinitex nodded. "And Sora will be forced to fight Riku. But we know he will not fully fight him...he will still think that Riku is his friend, and that he would never ever harm him...not truely."
"What a petty thought," the woman replied, "Terra made that mistake. He ended up as dead as Ansem the Wise. And the girl they fought over did the same foolish thing."
"Aqua was never fully into thinking, we both know that," Trinitex said with a chuckle, "And that is why she underestimated Xehanort."
Xangla perked up. "You don't believe Kairi will be so foolish? I would rather hope not."
"Well, I would suppose if we stop Riku here, and kill him now, while there is still some time...then this can all be stopped."
"We can't afford another Organization...another Ansem....or another Kingdom Hearts explosion; did you remember what happened the last two times already? It nearly blew away the entire balance of dark and light!"
"I do remember;" Trinitex said, with a scoff. "That idiot. Xehanort is gone, but his touch has been passed right on along."
Xangla shook her head. "We all know that once Riku is dead, Sora and Kairi won't spare us..."
"Ha...." the other replied, "We'll be dead, certainly...but it is for the best..."
"We'll be nothing instead of Nobody then, eh? I'd suppose it's much better than having Terra's stupid mistakes passed on...."
Trinitex graped a small bit of scraggled paper from his cloak, and sighed, placing it on the couch.
"Ah.....Terra....you idiot........."
PA DA DA DUM!!!!!!!!
GASPISH!
I did a lot of homework on the similarities between the characters, which is why it TOOK so darn long to finish all this!
XD
Tired......
Izzat a chapter? Gosh, I would've have put that on there when we got to Hollow Bastion, but hey, I'm a retard.....
Areith was puzzled.
"Sora, the King is gone already."
Yuffie nodded. "Yeah, he left a few days ago; he said he had to take care of some things back in the Castle...Disney Castle. Donald and Goofy went with him......didn't he send you a letter?"
"But it said....and....he was here......"
Sora trailed off, and sighed, looking up at Cid.
"Is there any way you could get me to Disney Castle? Are there any ships I could borrow, please? I have to find them...."
But Cid shook his head.
"Kid, I haven't worked on those in ages, and I'm not a miracle worker. I can't get you there. There's no way."
Sora groaned, and shut his eyes. Leon muttered something, and put a hand on his shoulder.
"I know you're upset about Kairi, aren't you? It's a lot of pressure...doing what you do."
The young man nodded, and sighed.
"I was just...just so happy to be home...I'd forgotten how much pain really hurt...and now all this...and I can't even begin to find her."
"Or, I can get us there."
Sora craned his head over his shoulder to spot the limping Riku, coming down the stairs. Leon shook his head in protest.
"Even I know you couldn't make it all the way there. Look at you, you're nearly wiped out from the first journey...and the path you're thinking of going on is only further away."
Riku's face twisted into a frown. "I know I can," he said, testily, "I've done it before, loads of times. I won't fail."
He turned to his best friend. "Just let me try, one more time. If I get tired, I'll rest at the Castle, but until then," Riku replied, "Until then, just give me another try."
Yuffie shrugged. "I guess it would work. I mean, he wouldn't have to do it again if the Gummi Ship is there, right Leon?"
"That's all up to Sora," came the answer, "Don't tell me."
The Keyblade Master sighed, and thought of Kairi...alone...afraid...and with that horrible man...
But was the price enough to give away his best friend?
It would seem his mind was made for him, as Riku drew his palm away from a dark, enigmatic void. Looking at him, his mouth curved into a small smile.
"Are you coming or not?"
Sora laughed, and waved goodbye to his friends. "We'll be back with the King soon guys!"
Areith closed her eyes, and her hands folded. "I would hope so..."
And icy blackness enclosed about....
And within the voids.....
Xangla had walked into her bedroom, and sighed, sitting down onto a small loveseat. Before this seat was a small crystalic orb, which was perched upon a pedistal of black marble. Waving her hand about its face, a miniscule picture of the two young men appeared, wandering about the halls of darkness alone.
And Xangla was no longer, it seemed. Trinitex had appeared now, not far beside her, his dark locks drifting from his teleportation. The female smiled, slightly.
"What lovely company we have, Trinitex....but prehaps next time you could come in through the door?"
The man nodded, and peered at the Orb.
"You're interested in him, aren't you?"
Xangla shrugged. "Xehanort overlooked him...he was so interested in Sora, he forgot all about the follower..."
"They play off one another."
"I know," the woman stated, "Where one goes, the other follows, and it goes the same for the other way about..."
There was a minute of silence.
"They're similar," Trinitex said, at last. "Did you notice?"
"Of course. They both tried to get into other worlds, only to turn them upside-down...they both fought over a girl with another man...they both seek answers...purpose..."
"They have another thing in common now."
Xangla was interested now. "And this is?"
"They'll both be swallowed by the darkness. Terra and Xehanort...Sora and Riku," Trinitex said, blandly, "They're too much alike to not to. Sora is just like-"
"Terra;" Xangla said, "They're rather alike, I agree. And Sora will make the same mistake; letting Riku go off while he and Kairi remain happy..."
"Ah, Xehanort became jealous, and Riku is no acception to that. He'll be following that exact same path...and end up back in the Garden, no memories...no recall of his life past that point..."
"And Riku will want answers."
Xangla sighed. "That will only make this repeat, over and over again....this is never going to end..."
Trinitex nodded. "And Sora will be forced to fight Riku. But we know he will not fully fight him...he will still think that Riku is his friend, and that he would never ever harm him...not truely."
"What a petty thought," the woman replied, "Terra made that mistake. He ended up as dead as Ansem the Wise. And the girl they fought over did the same foolish thing."
"Aqua was never fully into thinking, we both know that," Trinitex said with a chuckle, "And that is why she underestimated Xehanort."
Xangla perked up. "You don't believe Kairi will be so foolish? I would rather hope not."
"Well, I would suppose if we stop Riku here, and kill him now, while there is still some time...then this can all be stopped."
"We can't afford another Organization...another Ansem....or another Kingdom Hearts explosion; did you remember what happened the last two times already? It nearly blew away the entire balance of dark and light!"
"I do remember;" Trinitex said, with a scoff. "That idiot. Xehanort is gone, but his touch has been passed right on along."
Xangla shook her head. "We all know that once Riku is dead, Sora and Kairi won't spare us..."
"Ha...." the other replied, "We'll be dead, certainly...but it is for the best..."
"We'll be nothing instead of Nobody then, eh? I'd suppose it's much better than having Terra's stupid mistakes passed on...."
Trinitex graped a small bit of scraggled paper from his cloak, and sighed, placing it on the couch.
"Ah.....Terra....you idiot........."
PA DA DA DUM!!!!!!!!
GASPISH!
I did a lot of homework on the similarities between the characters, which is why it TOOK so darn long to finish all this!
XD
Tired......
Nice chappy! Can´t wait for the next!
Whooo!
((Haku, that game totally ROX! I lurves it! Erm....I would lurves it more, if Dr. Cid would stop killing me....curse that annoying replica!))
Wow, even though I updated a few hours ago, here she blows again!
As Sora opened his eyes, he knew at once where he was...but it was not as he had hoped.
It seemed Riku had faltered only one world away...and now, now they were stranded in Traverse Town, right where both their adventures had begun.
The boy spotted his fallen friend only inches away from his hand, his being face-down in the dusty cobblestone. Lifting him up as gently as he could, Sora saw his eyes open for but a moment, and roll back into his skull.
"This is serious," Sora thought, silently, as he passed by Cid's old Gummiy Shop, which was now a small handbag shoppe, "I have to find someplace to stay, where the Heartless won't track me down..."
He knew all in his mind that such a place was impossible to find; what with the Heartless knowing his hearts' scent all too well.
Sora halted directly in front of the Hotel, and snuck inside, taking extra measures in order to make sure that nobody saw him. For all he knew, the place was still infested with Heartless...and as weak and defenseless as he was now...there was little Sora could be able to do to defend himself.
But it seemed a lot had changed since his last visit; there was not a single Shadow to be spotted. Sora placed his fallen ally down on the bed beside his, and fell down onto the soft structure.
It felt so good to lay down and finally get some form of relaxation.....he was too tired to think about anything but it......the journey had worn him down, prehaps from the darkness within those tunnels....
Either way, he had drifted into his slumber....and was caught in his own dreams.
But he was not the only one.
Riku had been asleep for the entire while, and yet found himself unable to awaken when he heard Sora's voice in his mind. He now wandered a blank, white void, confused, slightly concerned, and very much alone. It had seemed half an hour before something finally caught his eye: a bench, sitting innocently in the middle of all the white. It was good to see something with some form of color, Riku decided, and sat down, looking for some sign or clue to his next step.
For a long time, nothing came at all. Riku slowly felt himself falling asleep again. Could it be possible to fall asleep when you are already?
His thoughts were halted when a figure appeared, not far from hsi location. It was a young woman, tall, slim, with sunny hair, dressed in a laboritory assistant's coat. For a while, she looked around, confused, and spotted Riku, sitting on the bench. The echos of her footsteps rang out as she approached him, cautiously.
"Who are you?"
Riku stared at her...she seemed a little familiar.
"My name is Riku."
The other smiled. "Serenity. My name is Serenity."
There was a strange silence as the two observed one another. The Keyblader noted the badge which stated his guest was from a Star-Research Center someplace.
The girl smiled, almost in a familiar mannerism. "Where are you from?"
"An Island...far away...you?"
"I'm from the Radiant Garden," replied the other, nodding, "It's far away too..."
"That's what the badge is for then, isn't it?"
Serenity sighed, and removed her pin, tossing it onto the ground. "I would rather not speak about that..."
More silence.
"So...you're from an Island?"
"Yes."
The female sighed, and rocked back and forth on the bench, gently. "I've never seen the ocean before...I heard it's so beautiful though...like a never-ending lake..."
Riku shook his head. "It's bothersome, after a while...you get so tired of being pinned up in one place...and you just have to get out of there."
Serenity glanced at him, and smiled, stiffly.
"You remind me of someone I knew one time...when he went away, to see new worlds, he said he would come back to get me..." she grew very silent. "He never did come back..."
Riku perked up. "Do you know what happened to him?"
Serenity shrugged. "Not really...." A solemn look crossed her face. "I never got to say goodbye though...I wish I could see him again..."
The boy thought of Kairi. "I have someone who left me too....and, even though she never expected to leave, I wish I could have at least told her how...important she was to me....me and my friend both..."
"It's nice, to have friends, isn't it?"
Riku mimicked the other, shrugging. "Sometimes they're a bother, and you always have to watch them...but...I guess you're right...." He looked up at her. "Do you have any friends?"
Serenity shook her head. "My friends went away, a long time ago..."
The older took her by the hand. "Then we can be friends, Serenity. You and me."
Serenity beamed, and nodded. "Of course, Riku."
Suddenly, in the distance, a series of chimes rang out, softly.
Riku looked about, and turned to face the girl. "Did you hear that?"
The other nodded, and stood up. "I did..."
"It came from-"
"The East"
"The West."
Both of them looked queerly at each other, as Riku pondered a soution.
"Okay," the young man said with a frown, "You go East, and I'll go West. If you don't find anything, come back here, and I'll come get you, okay?"
"The same applies to you."
"Then I'll see you around."
Serenity gave a fleeting smile. "Yes, yes."
But there was no more to say, for either of them, as Riku noticed himself slowly drifting downwards, into the dark shadows below......into the dark....
"No, not again...."
"What do you mean, 'not again?'"
Riku sat up with a jerk, only to butt heads with his beloved friend. ((Like that wasn't a first, right?))
Rubbing his head in agony, Sora peered at him, oddly.
"You were sleep-talking...what on earth where you dreaming?"
The other shook himself awake. "I....have no idea........"
"That's simply amazing." Xangla stated.
"That's simply not good," inserted Trinitex, "That's another step closer...not good on our part."
"It only makes the job harder, after all," Xangla said, her tone dragging. "Riku is not going to be a easy one to kill, I tell you now."
Trinitex sighed. "With her getting in the way, nothing is easy. Xehanort should have let her die....idiot hearts....must they come with loopholes like that?"
The woman twirled her black locks in her fingers. "Hearts don't come with manuals, Trix. They're a little more complicated..."
"But she......you know........" Trinitex relatiated, "And you know what happens to people who do! Only one other person did that, and that was-"
"Sora, I know, I know..." The other stated, annoyed, "Tell me something I don't know. They both, I'd suppose, are excceptions to the 'if you get touched by a Heartless, you become a Nobody' rule."
"When was that ever a rule?" Trinitex questioned.
"It wasn't," said the woman. "But I could only guess it potains to only a select few."
"A select? You mean all but two."
"Either or."
In the middle of this conversation, another member appeared in the room.
"Well, Master Oblivion," Xangla said, slightly startled by the arrival of the guest, "There any reason you're bothering us?"
"Yes," replied the creature, who hid his repulsive face with his hood, "The Superior wishes to speak to us. All of us."
"He'll have your head for calling him that," Trinitex told him, warningly, "He hates being compared to...'Xemnas'...."
Oblivion shrugged. "It isn't relevant right now. Get to the meeting room. Seven just came back."
Only moments later did the enitre order assemble in the meeting room.
"Welcome home, Seven," Karnax said, speaking to the young person at the very end of the table, "Did you get what Maxarden requested?"
The member nodded, gesturing to a sinewy silver strand of string.
Karnax gave a look of sheer delight. "You're brilliant, Seven."
"Boss, did you forget her name? Even we know her name," the tall, thin-armed member said, with a snort.
"Shut your mouth Ramnex, or I'll shut it for you!"
Trinitex wheeled on the other member. "Xezam! You are not authorized to speak out against Ramnex, you blundering idiot! Any fool with common sense can count to four! He is number three, and you, you are number five! Shut up, and listen!"
Xezam was silent, though his inner hate boiled wildly.
Xangla cleared her throat. "Go on then, Seven, tell us your name then. You've been gone so long, we've seem to have misplaced it."
The figure removed her hood, to reveal a young girl with masses of oaken hair and green eyes.
"My name is Axria."
Karnax smiled. "Axria, yes, I remember now. You're....her Nobody....how could I forget..."
Maxarden picked up the strand carefully, placing it into a bag. Coughing, he turned to his fellows.
"So....let's talk about Master Xehanort, shall we?"
XD
My eyes are killing me.
((Haku, that game totally ROX! I lurves it! Erm....I would lurves it more, if Dr. Cid would stop killing me....curse that annoying replica!))
Wow, even though I updated a few hours ago, here she blows again!
As Sora opened his eyes, he knew at once where he was...but it was not as he had hoped.
It seemed Riku had faltered only one world away...and now, now they were stranded in Traverse Town, right where both their adventures had begun.
The boy spotted his fallen friend only inches away from his hand, his being face-down in the dusty cobblestone. Lifting him up as gently as he could, Sora saw his eyes open for but a moment, and roll back into his skull.
"This is serious," Sora thought, silently, as he passed by Cid's old Gummiy Shop, which was now a small handbag shoppe, "I have to find someplace to stay, where the Heartless won't track me down..."
He knew all in his mind that such a place was impossible to find; what with the Heartless knowing his hearts' scent all too well.
Sora halted directly in front of the Hotel, and snuck inside, taking extra measures in order to make sure that nobody saw him. For all he knew, the place was still infested with Heartless...and as weak and defenseless as he was now...there was little Sora could be able to do to defend himself.
But it seemed a lot had changed since his last visit; there was not a single Shadow to be spotted. Sora placed his fallen ally down on the bed beside his, and fell down onto the soft structure.
It felt so good to lay down and finally get some form of relaxation.....he was too tired to think about anything but it......the journey had worn him down, prehaps from the darkness within those tunnels....
Either way, he had drifted into his slumber....and was caught in his own dreams.
But he was not the only one.
Riku had been asleep for the entire while, and yet found himself unable to awaken when he heard Sora's voice in his mind. He now wandered a blank, white void, confused, slightly concerned, and very much alone. It had seemed half an hour before something finally caught his eye: a bench, sitting innocently in the middle of all the white. It was good to see something with some form of color, Riku decided, and sat down, looking for some sign or clue to his next step.
For a long time, nothing came at all. Riku slowly felt himself falling asleep again. Could it be possible to fall asleep when you are already?
His thoughts were halted when a figure appeared, not far from hsi location. It was a young woman, tall, slim, with sunny hair, dressed in a laboritory assistant's coat. For a while, she looked around, confused, and spotted Riku, sitting on the bench. The echos of her footsteps rang out as she approached him, cautiously.
"Who are you?"
Riku stared at her...she seemed a little familiar.
"My name is Riku."
The other smiled. "Serenity. My name is Serenity."
There was a strange silence as the two observed one another. The Keyblader noted the badge which stated his guest was from a Star-Research Center someplace.
The girl smiled, almost in a familiar mannerism. "Where are you from?"
"An Island...far away...you?"
"I'm from the Radiant Garden," replied the other, nodding, "It's far away too..."
"That's what the badge is for then, isn't it?"
Serenity sighed, and removed her pin, tossing it onto the ground. "I would rather not speak about that..."
More silence.
"So...you're from an Island?"
"Yes."
The female sighed, and rocked back and forth on the bench, gently. "I've never seen the ocean before...I heard it's so beautiful though...like a never-ending lake..."
Riku shook his head. "It's bothersome, after a while...you get so tired of being pinned up in one place...and you just have to get out of there."
Serenity glanced at him, and smiled, stiffly.
"You remind me of someone I knew one time...when he went away, to see new worlds, he said he would come back to get me..." she grew very silent. "He never did come back..."
Riku perked up. "Do you know what happened to him?"
Serenity shrugged. "Not really...." A solemn look crossed her face. "I never got to say goodbye though...I wish I could see him again..."
The boy thought of Kairi. "I have someone who left me too....and, even though she never expected to leave, I wish I could have at least told her how...important she was to me....me and my friend both..."
"It's nice, to have friends, isn't it?"
Riku mimicked the other, shrugging. "Sometimes they're a bother, and you always have to watch them...but...I guess you're right...." He looked up at her. "Do you have any friends?"
Serenity shook her head. "My friends went away, a long time ago..."
The older took her by the hand. "Then we can be friends, Serenity. You and me."
Serenity beamed, and nodded. "Of course, Riku."
Suddenly, in the distance, a series of chimes rang out, softly.
Riku looked about, and turned to face the girl. "Did you hear that?"
The other nodded, and stood up. "I did..."
"It came from-"
"The East"
"The West."
Both of them looked queerly at each other, as Riku pondered a soution.
"Okay," the young man said with a frown, "You go East, and I'll go West. If you don't find anything, come back here, and I'll come get you, okay?"
"The same applies to you."
"Then I'll see you around."
Serenity gave a fleeting smile. "Yes, yes."
But there was no more to say, for either of them, as Riku noticed himself slowly drifting downwards, into the dark shadows below......into the dark....
"No, not again...."
"What do you mean, 'not again?'"
Riku sat up with a jerk, only to butt heads with his beloved friend. ((Like that wasn't a first, right?))
Rubbing his head in agony, Sora peered at him, oddly.
"You were sleep-talking...what on earth where you dreaming?"
The other shook himself awake. "I....have no idea........"
"That's simply amazing." Xangla stated.
"That's simply not good," inserted Trinitex, "That's another step closer...not good on our part."
"It only makes the job harder, after all," Xangla said, her tone dragging. "Riku is not going to be a easy one to kill, I tell you now."
Trinitex sighed. "With her getting in the way, nothing is easy. Xehanort should have let her die....idiot hearts....must they come with loopholes like that?"
The woman twirled her black locks in her fingers. "Hearts don't come with manuals, Trix. They're a little more complicated..."
"But she......you know........" Trinitex relatiated, "And you know what happens to people who do! Only one other person did that, and that was-"
"Sora, I know, I know..." The other stated, annoyed, "Tell me something I don't know. They both, I'd suppose, are excceptions to the 'if you get touched by a Heartless, you become a Nobody' rule."
"When was that ever a rule?" Trinitex questioned.
"It wasn't," said the woman. "But I could only guess it potains to only a select few."
"A select? You mean all but two."
"Either or."
In the middle of this conversation, another member appeared in the room.
"Well, Master Oblivion," Xangla said, slightly startled by the arrival of the guest, "There any reason you're bothering us?"
"Yes," replied the creature, who hid his repulsive face with his hood, "The Superior wishes to speak to us. All of us."
"He'll have your head for calling him that," Trinitex told him, warningly, "He hates being compared to...'Xemnas'...."
Oblivion shrugged. "It isn't relevant right now. Get to the meeting room. Seven just came back."
Only moments later did the enitre order assemble in the meeting room.
"Welcome home, Seven," Karnax said, speaking to the young person at the very end of the table, "Did you get what Maxarden requested?"
The member nodded, gesturing to a sinewy silver strand of string.
Karnax gave a look of sheer delight. "You're brilliant, Seven."
"Boss, did you forget her name? Even we know her name," the tall, thin-armed member said, with a snort.
"Shut your mouth Ramnex, or I'll shut it for you!"
Trinitex wheeled on the other member. "Xezam! You are not authorized to speak out against Ramnex, you blundering idiot! Any fool with common sense can count to four! He is number three, and you, you are number five! Shut up, and listen!"
Xezam was silent, though his inner hate boiled wildly.
Xangla cleared her throat. "Go on then, Seven, tell us your name then. You've been gone so long, we've seem to have misplaced it."
The figure removed her hood, to reveal a young girl with masses of oaken hair and green eyes.
"My name is Axria."
Karnax smiled. "Axria, yes, I remember now. You're....her Nobody....how could I forget..."
Maxarden picked up the strand carefully, placing it into a bag. Coughing, he turned to his fellows.
"So....let's talk about Master Xehanort, shall we?"
XD
My eyes are killing me.
I'm seriously on a freakin roll here.....
Riku and Sora had left the Hotel, just as the sun was rising on another day. The bell in the Clock Tower was chiming away, and the two had never felt better on this trip than any other moment. The Keyblade Master strode into the Accessories store to find some way of contacting the Castle, while the other waited outside.
As Riku began thinking of Kairi, he heard a small ringing set of bells, not unlike those of the tower. Spinning on his heel, he spotted the blonde from his dream, standing by the mailbox...smiling and waving...
Familiar.
And that smell......
"Not again..."
"Who are you talking to?"
Riku nearly shot out of his skin when Sora tapped him on the shoulder, as the girl vanished again. Turning around, he laughed, nervously.
"Just......to myself.....that's all....."
The other was not convinced. "If you need to talk to me...you know you can...I won't think of you any less if something is up."
The older nodded, and patted him on the back. "You know me, come on. I can't keep my mouth shut."
Sora gave him a knowing look. "Oh really? You're just a chatterbox then."
"Yes." Replied the other, with a playful smile.
Sora sighed, and laughed, shoving him like he always had when they were smaller....when they were all together.....
He...Riku....Kairi.....and................
Thank....?
He still remembered the note in the journal...who was he supposed to thank? It rang a bell...so very near...
"Now that that's settled," Xangla said, with a snort, "Do you mind if I fill Axria in?"
Karnax shook his head. "No, no." He turned to the others. "Dismissed."
Only moments later were Axria, Xangla, and Trinitex gathered about the Orb again.
"It's madness," Axria said, coldly. "He'll never follow. He's too bright...too close to Sora."
"Karnax has had delusions of grandure since Xemnas left," Trinitex said blandly, "It's only a matter of time before we're all killed. This fighting for the light, it's going to have us digging our own grave. Sora is the balance...the one who will open the door. That means he'll have to beat down light as well. It's only a matter of time before light over-balances the dark...."
"That time is now," Xangla said, with a nod. "Sora will take action the second he finds the King."
"He has," Axria stated, "The King will be picking him up soon...very soon."
There was nothing said for a long time.
"You realize what will happen if we don't stop Karnax."
Axria and Trinitex nodded.
"The whole order of things are going to fly off the handle," the male said, muttering, "Karnax thinks that Master Xehanort does whatever he says....."
"Then he is a fool," Axria replied, "Master Xehanort won't tolerate that...not one bit. You remember what happened last time, don't you?"
"Vividly," Trinitex said, with a tone of sheer hate, "Terra, you blundering idiot! He had to go off and save her, didn't he? Left the rest of us out to die off while we fought his battles..."
Xangla was twisting her hair again. "We can't even hold Keyblades now..." She said, with a sigh which clearly showed her sorrow, "Then again...we weren't the Master, were we?"
"Terra always was pushed about by Lady Luck....always the one to be treated specially...serves him right, when being lucky wasn't enough."
"They've paid their dues."
"Not Vex," Axria muttered. "He's with our new friend."
"IF Sora is going to triumph," Xangla announced, cutting the subject short, "We have to as well...even if it means we go down with our ship."
Trinitex chuckled. "Throw down the Order of the Rose, Xangla? I thought you were our number Two? Karnax won't like that...not one bit."
"We won't have to bother with him," Axria told him, "Not if Sora is there, when we need him."
"And Riku is no longer within existence."
"I wonder if Riku would be a better Nobody..." Axria wondered, slyly. "After all, he was a prefect puppet for Ansem, wasn't he? Toying with him should be a breeze..."
Xangla shot her a dirty look. "Riku isn't a heart. We can control him as much as we can about control Sora. Not a bit. We're not sparing the rod, Axria."
The other female gaped. "You don't seriously intend to totally....."
"We're stopping this cycle, once and for all," Xangla told her, firmly. "That means Riku has to go."
Trinitex nodded. "Terra started this, we're going to end it...with Sora's help. He can take care of Karnax...and Master Xehanort."
Axria shook her head. "Not without help. You know he's rough. We've all faced him before..."
Xanglad shut her eyes. "That was a long, long time ago, Axria....Trinitex and I were one of them....only one of about a thousand to go down from Master Xehanort."
"It took three of them before," Trinitex mentioned, "To include the King. Terra and Aqua were nothing short of what that King had."
"He isn't too much now. He's about had it with this fighting. This will stop right under his Keyblade, for sure."
Xangla sighed, twisting her locks again. "Heh....this will be about the second time we tried to fix Xehanort's messes, Trin?"
The male chuckled, and brushed his bangs out of the way to reveal a third eye, painted on his forehead. At the moment, it was shut tight...
"This time I hope to make someting out of it then..."
Axria brushed this aside, ignoring the creepy scar. "Anyone know where she is?"
"Upstairs, of course," Xangla said, "Right where her Nobody was."
Axria sighed. "Poor Namine.....Seperated from Ven again....sad, sad....fate is cruel in that sort of manner though, isn't it?"
Trinitex and Xangla exchanged amused looks.
"It ought to," the man replied, "It placed us two together, yet we have no hearts to continue what we once had...such a pity, how Lady Luck walks about then...."
Xangla smirked. "Idiotic...we've been through the storm, haven't we? Don't we deserve a heart by now?"
Axria shrugged, in unison with Trinitex. "I guess we haven't suffered enought."
Xangla stood up, and peered into the Orb, staring at Riku.
"Aren't you a spot of trouble....?"
Omaigawd...when it's 1:00 it's time to STOP TYPING!!! MY GOD!
Riku and Sora had left the Hotel, just as the sun was rising on another day. The bell in the Clock Tower was chiming away, and the two had never felt better on this trip than any other moment. The Keyblade Master strode into the Accessories store to find some way of contacting the Castle, while the other waited outside.
As Riku began thinking of Kairi, he heard a small ringing set of bells, not unlike those of the tower. Spinning on his heel, he spotted the blonde from his dream, standing by the mailbox...smiling and waving...
Familiar.
And that smell......
"Not again..."
"Who are you talking to?"
Riku nearly shot out of his skin when Sora tapped him on the shoulder, as the girl vanished again. Turning around, he laughed, nervously.
"Just......to myself.....that's all....."
The other was not convinced. "If you need to talk to me...you know you can...I won't think of you any less if something is up."
The older nodded, and patted him on the back. "You know me, come on. I can't keep my mouth shut."
Sora gave him a knowing look. "Oh really? You're just a chatterbox then."
"Yes." Replied the other, with a playful smile.
Sora sighed, and laughed, shoving him like he always had when they were smaller....when they were all together.....
He...Riku....Kairi.....and................
Thank....?
He still remembered the note in the journal...who was he supposed to thank? It rang a bell...so very near...
"Now that that's settled," Xangla said, with a snort, "Do you mind if I fill Axria in?"
Karnax shook his head. "No, no." He turned to the others. "Dismissed."
Only moments later were Axria, Xangla, and Trinitex gathered about the Orb again.
"It's madness," Axria said, coldly. "He'll never follow. He's too bright...too close to Sora."
"Karnax has had delusions of grandure since Xemnas left," Trinitex said blandly, "It's only a matter of time before we're all killed. This fighting for the light, it's going to have us digging our own grave. Sora is the balance...the one who will open the door. That means he'll have to beat down light as well. It's only a matter of time before light over-balances the dark...."
"That time is now," Xangla said, with a nod. "Sora will take action the second he finds the King."
"He has," Axria stated, "The King will be picking him up soon...very soon."
There was nothing said for a long time.
"You realize what will happen if we don't stop Karnax."
Axria and Trinitex nodded.
"The whole order of things are going to fly off the handle," the male said, muttering, "Karnax thinks that Master Xehanort does whatever he says....."
"Then he is a fool," Axria replied, "Master Xehanort won't tolerate that...not one bit. You remember what happened last time, don't you?"
"Vividly," Trinitex said, with a tone of sheer hate, "Terra, you blundering idiot! He had to go off and save her, didn't he? Left the rest of us out to die off while we fought his battles..."
Xangla was twisting her hair again. "We can't even hold Keyblades now..." She said, with a sigh which clearly showed her sorrow, "Then again...we weren't the Master, were we?"
"Terra always was pushed about by Lady Luck....always the one to be treated specially...serves him right, when being lucky wasn't enough."
"They've paid their dues."
"Not Vex," Axria muttered. "He's with our new friend."
"IF Sora is going to triumph," Xangla announced, cutting the subject short, "We have to as well...even if it means we go down with our ship."
Trinitex chuckled. "Throw down the Order of the Rose, Xangla? I thought you were our number Two? Karnax won't like that...not one bit."
"We won't have to bother with him," Axria told him, "Not if Sora is there, when we need him."
"And Riku is no longer within existence."
"I wonder if Riku would be a better Nobody..." Axria wondered, slyly. "After all, he was a prefect puppet for Ansem, wasn't he? Toying with him should be a breeze..."
Xangla shot her a dirty look. "Riku isn't a heart. We can control him as much as we can about control Sora. Not a bit. We're not sparing the rod, Axria."
The other female gaped. "You don't seriously intend to totally....."
"We're stopping this cycle, once and for all," Xangla told her, firmly. "That means Riku has to go."
Trinitex nodded. "Terra started this, we're going to end it...with Sora's help. He can take care of Karnax...and Master Xehanort."
Axria shook her head. "Not without help. You know he's rough. We've all faced him before..."
Xanglad shut her eyes. "That was a long, long time ago, Axria....Trinitex and I were one of them....only one of about a thousand to go down from Master Xehanort."
"It took three of them before," Trinitex mentioned, "To include the King. Terra and Aqua were nothing short of what that King had."
"He isn't too much now. He's about had it with this fighting. This will stop right under his Keyblade, for sure."
Xangla sighed, twisting her locks again. "Heh....this will be about the second time we tried to fix Xehanort's messes, Trin?"
The male chuckled, and brushed his bangs out of the way to reveal a third eye, painted on his forehead. At the moment, it was shut tight...
"This time I hope to make someting out of it then..."
Axria brushed this aside, ignoring the creepy scar. "Anyone know where she is?"
"Upstairs, of course," Xangla said, "Right where her Nobody was."
Axria sighed. "Poor Namine.....Seperated from Ven again....sad, sad....fate is cruel in that sort of manner though, isn't it?"
Trinitex and Xangla exchanged amused looks.
"It ought to," the man replied, "It placed us two together, yet we have no hearts to continue what we once had...such a pity, how Lady Luck walks about then...."
Xangla smirked. "Idiotic...we've been through the storm, haven't we? Don't we deserve a heart by now?"
Axria shrugged, in unison with Trinitex. "I guess we haven't suffered enought."
Xangla stood up, and peered into the Orb, staring at Riku.
"Aren't you a spot of trouble....?"
Omaigawd...when it's 1:00 it's time to STOP TYPING!!! MY GOD!
Wow, you were really writing a lot! Very good chapters!
Yay. *huggles Len*
Glack, how my fingers ache....
Glack, how my fingers ache....
Good chapters Pinky, you really were on a roll.
At last! I am here once more to proclaim the greatness of the stories that are of Pinky Rose. These new installments were amazing and very thought-provoking. I can't wait, and by 'can't wait' I mean 'if you don't post more chapters, there will be an email bomb at your email doorstep'... not really, but seriously, keep writing!!!!
Da-Da-Da-DEAR READERS!
Pinky is sorry she is not writing...again. Her head is in a rut. XD How she hates it!
But, we're almost done thinking, which is a start.
Most of you dunno this, but I am like.....the biggest game freak ever. I plan to make games when I get older. When I write little fics like this, I try to think like a game designer as much as I can. So, methinks I will be thinking much more.
However! I is almost done with the thinking part. I'm still trying to piece together everything. It's great. The last part is like....omai gawd! And then like....the final fight is like.....ZOMAIGAWSHNOWAI! And then.....like.....the "movie" after is like.........IMGONNAFAINTLYKEWOWZ!
So.....yeah.
Pinky will have only summaries of her worlds she be doin. Important highlights, and "boss walkthroughs" and that's about it. The only time I will be writing.....is when anything of major need-to-knowness comes around.
Kapeeshes?
Excellent!
Pinky is sorry she is not writing...again. Her head is in a rut. XD How she hates it!
But, we're almost done thinking, which is a start.
Most of you dunno this, but I am like.....the biggest game freak ever. I plan to make games when I get older. When I write little fics like this, I try to think like a game designer as much as I can. So, methinks I will be thinking much more.
However! I is almost done with the thinking part. I'm still trying to piece together everything. It's great. The last part is like....omai gawd! And then like....the final fight is like.....ZOMAIGAWSHNOWAI! And then.....like.....the "movie" after is like.........IMGONNAFAINTLYKEWOWZ!
So.....yeah.
Pinky will have only summaries of her worlds she be doin. Important highlights, and "boss walkthroughs" and that's about it. The only time I will be writing.....is when anything of major need-to-knowness comes around.
Kapeeshes?
Excellent!
Thank you for the update. I was afraid you had died, or worse...
Been expelled!!!
Anyway, I gladly await your imaginative inputs. I hope that this will continue to get better!!!
Been expelled!!!
Anyway, I gladly await your imaginative inputs. I hope that this will continue to get better!!!
Dooooo Deeee doooooooooooooo!
NEW CHAPPIES!
It was nearly noon, as the familiar Gummi Ship landed near Cid's old shop in the first district. From out of the cockpit came forth friends of old. Sora lit up at once upon seeing them, and raced to greet them.
"Donald, Goofy!"
Both his friends echoed his joy, and they all embraced one another, laughing all the while. The mage, noticing the kerfuffled <---my word)) Riku, tapped him on the back, making him jump.
"Hello again Riku!"
But the other boy only smiled and respoke his words, still puzzled about the girl....
Why had she seemed to familiar?
She did look a great deal like....Namine.
But those eyes....there was a distinct opposite to the two.
He began to wonder if Sora even remembered her...but recalled Ansem the Wise's warnings.
"Should Sora's sleeping memroies awaken, disasters greater than you can dream of may occur...no, it is best if he simply forgets...."
Thinking back, in a reflection, the elderly man had a knack for....incorrectness. Maybe, just maybe, something wouldn't--
No...Riku finally decided. Maybe some things are better left alone.
"Kairi was stolen?!"
Riku faced the small creature and nodded.
"Well, do ya know who took her? Maybe it was one of them Nobodies from the Organization."
But of course, Goofy was mistaken.
"It can't be," Sora told him, "we beat them all, so there's no way they could be Nobodies."
Riku then remembered something else from Ansem the Wise's speakings....
It was cool, in the fall months, as Riku, he still in the guise of his enemy entered the mansion from the gates. Walking into the hallway, he heard a voice from the Red Room.....
With as great stealth as possible, he stepped just outside the doorway, and placed an ear to the door.
"What have I done, my Tsarina.......? I should have listened, I should have known......These are only children, children I have harmed from my foolishness......" DiZ paused, and lay down a small picture frame facedown on the desk he sat behind. "If only......I had your journal. You knew the answer to cease this reign of darkness....yet it is lost to us....lost to all of us....."
He buried his bandaged face in his hands, and sighed.
"I was a fool, to banish you...to ignore your warnings, and look what has happened to the worlds....these worlds I vowed to protect....that you vowed to protect...."
Riku had, at this point decided his news could no longer wait, and so entered the Red Room.
"I've been waiting," he told him, "And now I want to know. What is your plan?"
What, Riku now pondered, as he watched Sora speak to his friends, had Ansem the Wise been so regretful about? And a journal, which knew the secrets to end the darkness....seemed like a dream come true.
But now, he knew, wasn't the time to speak about this. Now, now was the time to end the Nobodies.
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NEW CHAPPIES!
It was nearly noon, as the familiar Gummi Ship landed near Cid's old shop in the first district. From out of the cockpit came forth friends of old. Sora lit up at once upon seeing them, and raced to greet them.
"Donald, Goofy!"
Both his friends echoed his joy, and they all embraced one another, laughing all the while. The mage, noticing the kerfuffled <---my word)) Riku, tapped him on the back, making him jump.
"Hello again Riku!"
But the other boy only smiled and respoke his words, still puzzled about the girl....
Why had she seemed to familiar?
She did look a great deal like....Namine.
But those eyes....there was a distinct opposite to the two.
He began to wonder if Sora even remembered her...but recalled Ansem the Wise's warnings.
"Should Sora's sleeping memroies awaken, disasters greater than you can dream of may occur...no, it is best if he simply forgets...."
Thinking back, in a reflection, the elderly man had a knack for....incorrectness. Maybe, just maybe, something wouldn't--
No...Riku finally decided. Maybe some things are better left alone.
"Kairi was stolen?!"
Riku faced the small creature and nodded.
"Well, do ya know who took her? Maybe it was one of them Nobodies from the Organization."
But of course, Goofy was mistaken.
"It can't be," Sora told him, "we beat them all, so there's no way they could be Nobodies."
Riku then remembered something else from Ansem the Wise's speakings....
It was cool, in the fall months, as Riku, he still in the guise of his enemy entered the mansion from the gates. Walking into the hallway, he heard a voice from the Red Room.....
With as great stealth as possible, he stepped just outside the doorway, and placed an ear to the door.
"What have I done, my Tsarina.......? I should have listened, I should have known......These are only children, children I have harmed from my foolishness......" DiZ paused, and lay down a small picture frame facedown on the desk he sat behind. "If only......I had your journal. You knew the answer to cease this reign of darkness....yet it is lost to us....lost to all of us....."
He buried his bandaged face in his hands, and sighed.
"I was a fool, to banish you...to ignore your warnings, and look what has happened to the worlds....these worlds I vowed to protect....that you vowed to protect...."
Riku had, at this point decided his news could no longer wait, and so entered the Red Room.
"I've been waiting," he told him, "And now I want to know. What is your plan?"
What, Riku now pondered, as he watched Sora speak to his friends, had Ansem the Wise been so regretful about? And a journal, which knew the secrets to end the darkness....seemed like a dream come true.
But now, he knew, wasn't the time to speak about this. Now, now was the time to end the Nobodies.
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Nice chapter! A little short maybe.... I'm curious to see what happens next!
Good chapter, its just a tad bit small.
Good as always, Pinky Rose. I hope to read much more of your work in... the FuTuRe!
And so, Sora noticed his friend acting strange, and looked him over.
"Are you okay?"
He snapped to attention. "N-No.....just..remembering something."
Riku looked at the two loyal sidekicks of Sora. "Have you seen the King?"
Goofy shook his head. "He left the Castle. 'Said that he needed to speak to Leon back in Ho- Ahyuck, I mean Raidant Garden."
"So," asked Arrow, "You want to know about the King?"
The others nodded.
Arrow shuffled his feet. "Well, he came to ask Leon about Ansem the Wise's computer. There was something important in some files before the Heartless invasion that surrived...at least that's what Cid said....It was something about an old teacher...Oh, what DID he say again....something about the Lady..."
Sora and Riku passed looks. "The Lady?"
Aerith entered the room, and dropped the tray of tea she had been carrying, with a slight look of concern on her face.
"Arrow...were you talking about....you-know-who again?"
The young boy nodded, and began to hastily explain. "But these aren't the researchers, Aerith, they're Sora and Riku....they deserve a little of an explanation, don't you think?"
Leon, Cid, and Yuffie also began to file into the area, alongside King Mickey, who, for the moment was ignored. Leon shot Arrow a dirty look.
"Nobody is allowed to talk about the information found on her....the people in the Research Departments would kill to know anything about her."
Riku was curious. "Research?"
Yuffie smiled. "Yeah. A bunch of people are researching stuff, to try and help make the Heartless go away...we're using the same system Ansem the Wise used...with a little more luck..."
"Arrow found a bunch on information pending on a woman who landed here about sixty years ago in a Gummi Ship," Cid continued, "The names were lost due to the Heartless and the NCP bugging up the place...not to mention the little quack who keeps hacking into the system, trying to pull out data..."
Leon and Sora both questioned at the same time. "Data?"
Cid replied. "Just video footage, nothing big....stuff from 'bout a year ago, when those 1000 or so Heartless came to pay a visit....screwy footage to say the least. Who'd want something dumb like that anyways? All it has is Sora and the gang fighting Heartless."
Yuffie shoved it aside. "I guess it's really not too important...it's just video."
Silence.
"Anyway," Leon told them, breaking the quiet, "There's some evidence that points that the people who landed here may have been part of the Keyblade Wars."
"What Keyblade War?"
"A while ago," Aerith said, almost too soft to be heard, "There was a battle between the Heartless and those who held the Keyblade...the new Keyblade Master turned evil....so they say. When the Army of
Light went to fight the darkness...they were defeated. Most of the folklore says that it had something to do with the First Keyblade Master."
Sora was a little frightened. "First...?"
"It was supposedbly a woman named Lady Keyblade. She had a few family members...scattered friends...but in the past few years, they've been dying..."
"We have one of the sibling's names decoded," Cid said, cutting off Aerith, "Name was Daniel. The only Daniel who is around this place is Old Dan....but the man is blind and mute....won't say a word."
"He CAN'T say anything," Arrow replied, tartly, "He's weak and frail, and you shouldn't pressure him like that."
Riku exchanged a sullen look with Leon. "Why so defensive?"
Yuffie butted in. "Dan took Arrow in after we found him...Arrow's been taking care of him...I think only he would....the guy's a real...uh....well, he's the harsh type. He hates company...doesn't like to be with other people much."
"The house we were in while we rebuilt," Cid told them, "Was his house. He man came back and beat us out through the doorway. He didn't shout or nothing....but he was mad, like something was hidin' in his house...."
More silence.
Aerith walked in with more snacks. "Seconds, anyone?"
Meanwhile....
Xangla and Trinitex exchanged looks.
"You know that journal is important," the girl said, "If Sora found it....we might have fufilled our duties."
"We do have to serve the Code," Trinitex replied, with a nod, "Pushing Sora down the right path might be a good thing for us."
"If anything," Axria said, "It's better than what Terra did."
"Or IS doing, for that matter."
Eyes boggled.
"I.....could have sworn the man died."
"He didn't," Trinitex said blandly, "Terra is too smart for that. He put himself to sleep in that Mansion of hers...."
Axria sighed. "It was a nice place while she was alive...I remember training down in the courtyard....don't you?"
Xangla nodded, with a cold smile. "It was....fleeting, also."
"As long as the others don't realize what we're doing...we'll be okay."
"Tirenesyx...she'll be after that pain in the neck sooner or later. That will take care of itself."
"Amen," answered the man, "Now, for the end of Riku."
"He'll start it again."
"I know that."
Axria frowned. "Riku, Xeha....they're so alike....Sora and Terra...Kairi and Aqua...a little scary......the only one I liked was Ven....."
"We'll talk about this later," Trinitex informed them, "Someone comes. Leave at once."
And so they did, as the door opened.
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BTW: I have YET to beat FF XII....I've had it for a whole year....it's sad. Laugh it up Haku....
"Are you okay?"
He snapped to attention. "N-No.....just..remembering something."
Riku looked at the two loyal sidekicks of Sora. "Have you seen the King?"
Goofy shook his head. "He left the Castle. 'Said that he needed to speak to Leon back in Ho- Ahyuck, I mean Raidant Garden."
"So," asked Arrow, "You want to know about the King?"
The others nodded.
Arrow shuffled his feet. "Well, he came to ask Leon about Ansem the Wise's computer. There was something important in some files before the Heartless invasion that surrived...at least that's what Cid said....It was something about an old teacher...Oh, what DID he say again....something about the Lady..."
Sora and Riku passed looks. "The Lady?"
Aerith entered the room, and dropped the tray of tea she had been carrying, with a slight look of concern on her face.
"Arrow...were you talking about....you-know-who again?"
The young boy nodded, and began to hastily explain. "But these aren't the researchers, Aerith, they're Sora and Riku....they deserve a little of an explanation, don't you think?"
Leon, Cid, and Yuffie also began to file into the area, alongside King Mickey, who, for the moment was ignored. Leon shot Arrow a dirty look.
"Nobody is allowed to talk about the information found on her....the people in the Research Departments would kill to know anything about her."
Riku was curious. "Research?"
Yuffie smiled. "Yeah. A bunch of people are researching stuff, to try and help make the Heartless go away...we're using the same system Ansem the Wise used...with a little more luck..."
"Arrow found a bunch on information pending on a woman who landed here about sixty years ago in a Gummi Ship," Cid continued, "The names were lost due to the Heartless and the NCP bugging up the place...not to mention the little quack who keeps hacking into the system, trying to pull out data..."
Leon and Sora both questioned at the same time. "Data?"
Cid replied. "Just video footage, nothing big....stuff from 'bout a year ago, when those 1000 or so Heartless came to pay a visit....screwy footage to say the least. Who'd want something dumb like that anyways? All it has is Sora and the gang fighting Heartless."
Yuffie shoved it aside. "I guess it's really not too important...it's just video."
Silence.
"Anyway," Leon told them, breaking the quiet, "There's some evidence that points that the people who landed here may have been part of the Keyblade Wars."
"What Keyblade War?"
"A while ago," Aerith said, almost too soft to be heard, "There was a battle between the Heartless and those who held the Keyblade...the new Keyblade Master turned evil....so they say. When the Army of
Light went to fight the darkness...they were defeated. Most of the folklore says that it had something to do with the First Keyblade Master."
Sora was a little frightened. "First...?"
"It was supposedbly a woman named Lady Keyblade. She had a few family members...scattered friends...but in the past few years, they've been dying..."
"We have one of the sibling's names decoded," Cid said, cutting off Aerith, "Name was Daniel. The only Daniel who is around this place is Old Dan....but the man is blind and mute....won't say a word."
"He CAN'T say anything," Arrow replied, tartly, "He's weak and frail, and you shouldn't pressure him like that."
Riku exchanged a sullen look with Leon. "Why so defensive?"
Yuffie butted in. "Dan took Arrow in after we found him...Arrow's been taking care of him...I think only he would....the guy's a real...uh....well, he's the harsh type. He hates company...doesn't like to be with other people much."
"The house we were in while we rebuilt," Cid told them, "Was his house. He man came back and beat us out through the doorway. He didn't shout or nothing....but he was mad, like something was hidin' in his house...."
More silence.
Aerith walked in with more snacks. "Seconds, anyone?"
Meanwhile....
Xangla and Trinitex exchanged looks.
"You know that journal is important," the girl said, "If Sora found it....we might have fufilled our duties."
"We do have to serve the Code," Trinitex replied, with a nod, "Pushing Sora down the right path might be a good thing for us."
"If anything," Axria said, "It's better than what Terra did."
"Or IS doing, for that matter."
Eyes boggled.
"I.....could have sworn the man died."
"He didn't," Trinitex said blandly, "Terra is too smart for that. He put himself to sleep in that Mansion of hers...."
Axria sighed. "It was a nice place while she was alive...I remember training down in the courtyard....don't you?"
Xangla nodded, with a cold smile. "It was....fleeting, also."
"As long as the others don't realize what we're doing...we'll be okay."
"Tirenesyx...she'll be after that pain in the neck sooner or later. That will take care of itself."
"Amen," answered the man, "Now, for the end of Riku."
"He'll start it again."
"I know that."
Axria frowned. "Riku, Xeha....they're so alike....Sora and Terra...Kairi and Aqua...a little scary......the only one I liked was Ven....."
"We'll talk about this later," Trinitex informed them, "Someone comes. Leave at once."
And so they did, as the door opened.
Am I awesome, or am I.....totally awesome?
You'll get it, I promise!
Happy Hoildays yall!
BTW: I have YET to beat FF XII....I've had it for a whole year....it's sad. Laugh it up Haku....
Good chapter Pinky! Happy holidays to you as well.
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