Tim Fortune
Presents
Cognito
Act I Scene I: Stuck Inside These Four Walls
He wasn't aware of the time when he awoke. He roused himself out of bed and rubbed his eyes, expecting to see the familiar sight of Kingdom Hearts shining through his window.
When he cleared his eyes, he didn't see the bright heart shaped moon. In fact, he couldn't see anything. There was no window.
He looked all around him and noticed that he was no longer in his familiar room. He was in a prison cell of sorts.
All four walls were the same dark brick and only one was indistinguishable from the others, due to the presence of a television monitor.
"What in all the worlds…" he exclaimed.
"Ah, good morning Xehanort." A voice said as a shadow appeared on the monitor "I was wondering when you were going to get up."
"What is going on?" Xemnas snarled. He tried to summon a portal to escape and found that nothing happened.
"Don't bother Xehanort." The figure said drolly "I've designed this prison with the explicit goal of detaining the members of the Organization. So, just sit down and relax. You're going to be here quite a bit."
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"Oh dear," The shadowy figure on the monitor said, his voice dripping in mock concern "It seems I've gone and made poor little Ïas upset. What ever shall I do?"
"If I had my claymore…" Saïx said, his voice filled with as much malice as he could remember.
"You'd what? You can't summon it. You can't summon a way out. Face it Ïas, you're stuck here."
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"Ah, Myde, Myde, Myde, Myde, Myde," said the dark figure on the television "It's a simple concept to grasp. You're trapped here. You went to bed as usual last night and I woke my own special brand of magic to whisk you to this prison. Ingenious, no?"
"Oh yeah." Demyx replied, trying to remember what sarcasm sounded like "You're a real genius aren't you?"
"Now now, proclaiming oneself to be a genius has always been the forte of Even. Granted, I am an intelligent being. But I'm a humble one at that."
Demyx just snorted.
"Fine then. Whatever. Just enjoy your stay. The fun will soon begin."
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"And now we come to the final player in my little game. Rise and shine Ienzo!"
Zexion looked up from his pillow and found himself not in his familiar room, surrounded by all his books, but instead in a prison cell of sorts. A monitor was on a wall with a shadowy figure on it.
"Ah, good you're up. You always were a late riser Ienzo. Back in Radiant Garden, you'd always be the last to show up. At least you had a keen mind to earn your place there with the other five.
"And how exactly do you know all this?" Zexion demanded. Few knew of their pasts prior to stepping through the door to darkness. There was one…but no. He was gone. He was banished to the same realm that Ansem the Wise now resided.
"In due time Ienzo. In due time. I'll wager that you'll be the first to recognize me. You always were a thinker. So, I'll just leave you with a clue oh Schemer and you can work it out from there. Toodles."
The figure disappeared from the screen and a logo of sorts appeared. On a gold background, two black cutlasses were crossed, while the words "Cognito Ergo Sum" encircled it.
"Cognito Ergo Sum…" Zexion repeated to himself "I think, therefore I am. What kind of clue is…"
It then dawned on him. Only one other used this phrase around them.
"Oh no! Oh no!" he exclaimed "He's out! How did he get out? How? How? How?"
He may have been asking it out loud, but he knew. He was the one to blame. He just had to keep that memory. He gave him a foothold into their minds giving him free reign to do what he wished.
Is this is his vengeance? Zexion thought What did I do to him? Is it because I couldn't get him off during the trial?
It didn't matter why. He was stuck there. He was at his mercy.
"Why?" Zexion exclaimed "Why Rutonfex?"
TO BE CONTINUED…
A/N: A new story. This is only the beginning. Now, who is Rutonfex and what ties does he have to the Organization and Zexion in particular? Why has he locked them up? And how does he know their real names?
As you're all intelligent people, you'll quickly figure out the anagram. For those of you who are a little slow on the uptake, it's Fortune with an X.
No, this is not a self insertion. Rutonfex is completely different from myself and the Tim Fortune character. Later chapters will reveal more about him, so just sit tight. Same deal with Apt. Complex 13. At least one review to continue.
That is all.
The Magnificent Tim Fortune