My friend and I pondered where on earth Sora learned to skateboard in KHII, and this was the result of a few hours worth of pondering.
This takes place before the end of the game, obviously. So, enjoy!
Disclaimer: I'm not Square-Enix or Disney.
Nobodies inheirit their traits and skills from their original selves.
But because it is rare for a Nobody to merge again with their true forms, it was never really known whether is was possible for them to bring back new skills to their Others.
"Happy birthday, Roxas!"
"Um...it's not my birthday, Axel."
"Eh, who cares? Gotcha something anyways," Axel tossed Roxas a long, thin box wrapped in brown paper. Roxas grabbed it and turned it in his hand.
"Oh, wow, thanks Axel...what is it?"
"It's called a skateboard, see?" the red-head responded, ripping off the brown paper and opening the box. Inside was a long, wooden plank on four wheels. Axel took it out, placed it on the floor, and stood up on it. "You get on it, and ride it, ya see? I saw some kids racing each other on these, and figured you might get a kick out of it." Axel kicked out one foot and propelled himself forward. Roxas raised his eyebrows. He made it seem so easy.
Axel rolled across the great, echoing hall. He soon rode his way back to where Roxas stood and got off. "Here, give it a try."
Roxas looked apprehensively at the skateboard, then stepped forward and placed a foot on the skateboard. The skateboard threatened to roll forwards. Roxas pressed his foot harder on the skateboard, then lifted his other foot and placed it on the skateboard.
Before he knew it, the skateboard lunged out in front of him. Roxas felt his feet fly forward, and he found himself landing painfully as his backside collided with the hard, white floor. Axel laughed as he watched the skateboard roll across the hall on his own, and offered a hand to Roxas.
"I don't think I like it much..." Roxas muttered, taking Axel's hand and lifting himself back onto his feet.
"Aw, c'mon, Roxas. Do you think Demyx would've been that good on his sitar if he didn't practice? Not that he's actually that good, mind you..."
Roxas sighed, then walked forwards to retrieve the skateboard. It was then when Demyx ran in.
"Our Superior wants a meeting with all the members, you should hurry," he said, and he ran back out of the room.
Axel and Roxas left the room together, with Roxas running off to his chamber for a quick moment. He placed the skateboard under his bed (he was sure Xemnas wouldn't approve of an Organization member having any fun, let alone owning a skateboard), then ran out to the meeting.
It had been about two weeks since Axel had given Roxas the skateboard, but the missions Xemnas gave the members prevented both of them from experimenting with the popular transportation device. As a matter of fact, he had hardly seen Roxas at all. Axel sighed. He wished the kid had more time to be a...kid. Even if he was a Nobody, he was still young: he deserved to have some fun. That's why he had gotten him the skateboard: he needed something else to do besides gather hearts for Xemnas.
Axel walked back into the hall where he had given Roxas his gift. His green eyes opened in shock.
Roxas was zooming around the hall, not only keeping his balance on the board, but actually managing a few-- no, several neat tricks...a heelflip here, and airwalk there...Axel watched as Roxas landed a perfect 360 degree turn, and began applauding.
"All right, Roxas!" he said, clapping and leaning back against the doorframe of the hall. Roxas turned to look at him, then hopped off and offered Axel a wide, rare grin.
"I take it out everytime Xemnas leaves the castle. Nobody really comes in here 'cause this is where Demyx usually practices, so everyone tries to keep as far away as possible," Roxas said, kicking up his skateboard and grabbing it.
Axel beamed down on him, then reached out a hand to ruffle Roxas's blonde spikes. "Just be careful, don't fall and crack your head open. I don't wanna be the one to explain what happened to the Key of Destiny if ya did, got it memorized?"
Roxas grinned, and followed Axel out of the room.
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