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Aqua's PoV

The World That Never Was

The Dark City

"Logan, how are we going to get out of this?!" I ask my husband, who has red and blue striped hair, "There are too many heartless here, and we need to protect Liam and Emily," I say.

"I have an Idea but you three need to leave now!" He shouts striking down another Neoshadow.

"I'm not leaving you behind!" I shout as a loud roar emits from the field. We both see a tall beast with spikes on his back and two horns on his face and four wings standing up over the neoshadows.

"Go! I am going to overload the stigma. it should buy you three enough time to get out!"

"No! Logan you will die if you do that!" I shout again and the beast gets closer to us.

"I know. But it is the only way. Take Liam and Emily and go!"

"There has to be another way!" I plead as we both take out our Neoshadows at the same time.

"We don't have time! Just go!" He shouts then I hear a woman's voice in my head.

"Save your legacy. They must survive if the future is to be peaceful," The voice tells me.

"Aqua! Go now!"

I turn and see the giant Neoshadow is almost at us and I turn my keyblade into the glider and grab Liam and Emily, who are somehow still asleep, and fly off. I see a world nearby and go there so that Emily and Liam aren't overexposed to the darkness. After I land near a waterfall I put my kids down on the ground and dispel my keyblade. I then notice Emily start to wake up.

"Mommy lere's Daddy?" She asks then I hear an explosion from behind us and I can feel the heat of The Stigma's overload.

"Don't worry. Daddy's gonna be fine," I say when I feel a tremor and I look up into the sky. I see a light as big as the sun appear, the heat so strong it singes the tops of the trees then… it gradually disappears. I'm on the brink of tears when Emily speaks again.

"lere are le?" Emily asks me.

"I don't know," I say, "but I think we should be safe for a while."

"Why do you say that? Eregion can be a dangerous place," I hear a voice behind me say. I turn and see an arrowhead right in front of my face in a bow held by a blond-haired man with pointed ears wearing green, "Especially for intruders."

"Legolas, hold your wrath," Another voice says in a language I do not recognize, "I don't think a woman and her two children appearing here in Rivendell is cause enough for us to attack them."

"Yes lord Elrond," The first one says as he puts the arrow back in his quiver. He then turns to me, "Be happy I spared you," he then walks farther down the path.

"Sorry he has always been very suspicious of men," The second says as he jumps down towards us. He has pointed ears as well. He is wearing a brown robe with white pants and shirt underneath.

"I am a woman not a man!" I exclaim.

"I meant no offense. I was using the term for the race not the gender," He says.

"Really?" I say skeptically.

"Yes madame. Now why are you three wandering in Eregion alone?" He asks me.

"Eregion? What is that?" I ask.

"You have been wandering for a while haven't you? You haven't been anywhere near your home for a few years I would assume."

"I have been away from home for a few months and I don't know anything about this place."

"Those who don't know won't survive. I advise you take your children and go back to wherever you came," He says.

"That is my plan but we are out of supplies," I say, and it isn't completely false. I don't have keyblade armor for the kids.

As the visitor is about to speak again, a sudden howling rings throughout the sky making him arm himself with his bow.

"What is it?" I ask.

"Wargs," I hear a voice from above me. I look up and see the one who threatened me earlier standing on a ledge, "This was the main danger I was warning you about."

"I thought you were threatening me," I say.

"Yes, I was. I don't trust you," He replies as he pulls out his bow, "The wargs are close."

"How many Legolas?" The other man asks

"One rider, five wargs, and about ten orcs. They must be looking for something," The man who must be named Legolas, says.

"I think I know what it is," The other says as he turns to me.

"Why would they be after us?" I ask.

"They don't need a reason. They go after the weak and slaughter them," Legolas explains.

"I will not let them take my kids," I say as I summon my keyblade, "I'll fight them alone if I have to."

"You won't survive, it's better to fight them together than alone. Besides its better for you to take your children somewhere safe away from the fight. I suspect thats why you came here in the first place, right?" The man says.

"Yes but I don't know where it is safe here," I say.

"Legolas. Take them to Rivendell," The man says to Legolas, who jumps down to us and picks up Liam and Emily.

"Where are you taking them?!" I ask shocked.

"To safety," Legolas says and runs off the same way he left earlier and I run after him.

"You're not taking my children!"

"Dammit, Woman! Can't you see that I am getting them to safety?!"

"Just tell me how to get there and I will take them there," I say.

"Just follow the path, but you won't be able to get in without one of us," He says handing me my kids, "And if you're taking them then I am going back to help Elrond."

"I'll get in,"

"Good luck with that," He says then he rushes back to the fight. I start down the path and reach a bridge and on the other side is a gate.

"Can you let me in?!" I shout up to the man on top of the wall.

"No, Men must be accompanied by an elf to be allowed entry."

"Please. My children and I need supplies!"

"The answer is no! Now leave or you'll force us to use unnecessary measures," It shouts back as I hear something growl behind me. I turn around quickly and see a wolf-like creature except its pure black, has yellow eyes and the tips of its fur are dyed a hot pink. I put my kids on a ledge on the wall then summon my keyblade and charge at the creature.

It dodges most of my attacks until it jumps at me and I stabbed it in its chest. I expected it to fall down but instead it stands on its hind legs and bites my shoulder. I gasp at the pain and try to pull away but its jaws has a tight grip. I pull my keyblade out of the creature and then try to open a portal beneath Liam and Emily but my power has weakened and I feel the blackness starting to seep in my eyes. I could only watch as the magic falls through before I black out.

Hope's PoV

Etra

Hope's House

I am finally able to relax for the first time this year… for about five seconds then Logan's son literally falls into my lap and… he is asleep. I wake him up and he starts looking around confused then starts asking questions rapidly, "Where am I? Where is Mommy? Where is Daddy? Where is Emily?"

I don't know what to do in this situation, so I just went with the one thing that came to mind,"I don't know where they are but you are on Etra now. You don't need to be scared. I am sure they will be here soon," I tell him then come up with an idea, "I'll even try to contact you dad right now."

He brightens up when I say this and I walk over to the computer. I try to contact Logan but the computer isn't able to find him. I try contacting Aqua and it finds her but she doesn't answer. I need some help but who can I tell that Logan's son literally fell in my lap? I call Light and fortunately she does pick up. I say to her, "Hey, we have a little bit of a problem."

"Hope," she growls out my name, "I'm busy right now so you better make it quick," She says.

"Logan's son just got teleported into my house and Logan and Aqua are nowhere to be found," I explain.

"What?" I hear some voices on the other side then a little scuffling when she speaks again, "Alright, exactly how did Logan's son end up in your house?"

"He literally fell from above me. I am pretty sure a portal was used," I explain to her

"What about Logan?"

"His comm device isn't responding to my calls, Aqua's is responding but she isn't answering."

I hear a sigh then she says, "Look, I'm at work right now so until I get off you have to watch him for now."

"Alright," I say

"And Hope. Don't lose your mind."

"I'll try not to," I say and disconnect the communication.

Elrond's PoV

Arda

Eregion

After the enemy reaches us they seem to double in number. I also seem to notice how these Wargs seem different from the ones we faced before. Instead of having different pelts they all share the pitch black skin with eyes of gold.

"These ones are more powerful than before," Legolas says to me as he fires two arrows and hits the rider in his eyes taking him out.

"Indeed," I say as I slice off another rider and stab the warg. I expect it to die but instead it stands up and pulls the arrow out with its paws, "What in god's name is this?"

"I do not know but we can't let them reach Rivendell," Legolas says as he fires arrows rapidly at one of the wargs. They all hit but the warg just rips them out unphased, "Is there anything that can harm these beasts?"

As I'm about to say something, I get tackled to the ground and I see one of the wargs above. It bares its yellow teeth and black drool oozes from in between. I hear Legolas shout followed by numerous growls as the beast above me prepares to strike.

I wait for my fate when a piercing howl rings through the field. The warg above me backs off along with the rest and disappears into the dark forest, leaving some of the remaining riders behind. We let the riders leave and start back towards Rivendell.

"What do you think is the reason the wargs stopped in the middle of the fight?" Legolas asks.

"For once, I don't know. Those wargs were different from the ones we faced before. In fact, they might not even be wargs at all… they… they might be demons."

"Demons? Since when has the horde of Sauron had demons?" Legolas ask me.

"I don't know. Right now there's so many questions running in my mind right now I can't even breathe. I only pray that whatever brought them, no one tries to find them," I respond when I hear a faint wailing.

"What is that noise?" Legolas asks.

"Its sounds like a… like a… a child?" I say as the wailing grows louder and I run to the source. I finally find the source near the gates and I see the child that the woman was with. I expect the woman to be near but she isn't and didn't she have another with her? What happened to that child?

"Child, are you alright?" I say but she cries more, "Enough! Are you hurt?!"

"Mommy las hurt. She las attacked by a lowf monster," She says through her sobs.

"Wargs. I didn't expect they would get so close to gates that quick," I say as I pick her up in my arms, "Don't worry child you're safe."

"Lere is Wiam? Lere is Mommy?!" Her cries grow louder.

"Save your tears! I know you're mother isn't here and I know you're afraid but crying about it will do nothing to help her," I say and she starts to calm down a little, "Legolas! Order the gates."

"Open the gates!" He shouts and the gates start to open.

"lat is that?" The little girl says.

"This… is Rivendell."

Aqua's PoV

Arda

Cirith Ungol

I wake up, my head feels like a ton of bricks, and I realize I am chained to a wall. I try to summon my keyblade to release myself but it doesn't appear. I look at my right arm and see that it is covered in pure darkness making my stomach lurch, 'What was that creature that attacked me, and how did it cause this?' I think when I hear a growl from in front of me. Although I can barely see due to the lack of light, I still manage to see a standing figure with what appears to be wings and glowing yellow eyes.

The beast comes closer to me, its breath smells of wet dog and a corpse almost causing me to throw up. It grabs my face, its claws digging in to my cheeks as it forces my head up to its head. I struggle to get out of its grasp but it punches me in my stomach, forcing the air out of me and making it easier for me to comply with its actions. My eyes blur with tears as I look into the soulless yellow of its eyes. As I stare I start to become dizzy and my head starts pounding again. I only have a moment as the darkness creeps up again and I faint.

I'm not new to the darkness. I risked my life to save a friend from it and my late husband escaped from it. Even I have walked down the dark path until I felt nothing in my depleting heart. Logan… Oh Logan. Why did you have to leave me… Why did you have to die? We could've both escaped together… you'd still be here alive… with me, to hold me… to love me. To fight together with me against the darkness. I… I love you… I wish I could've told you that before you did what you did… I wish you could be there with Liam and Emily.

I hope the portal worked. So they didn't have to suffer like I'm about to. I'm sorry… mommy isn't gonna be back this time.

The sting of something cold hits my face jolts me from my slumber. I look and see that I'm on a rough, black cobblestone floor. I get to my knees when I'm forced back on my stomach. I manage to look around and see the whole room surrounded by… creatures… of every kind standing on rows and rows of floors with no safety whatsoever. They jump and chant in some language as they look down at me. I hear another growl from behind when a black foot steps near my head.

I look up and see thats its the same beast from before except now I can see what it truly looks like. Its whole skin is black and has two horns on its temple with large spikes on its back and its wings outstretched. The one thing I do recognize is the violet outline of a heart on his chest. 'Heartless.'

It grabs my hair and pulls me forward before dropping me on the ground. The chanting continues then it goes dead silent. My heart is racing as I prepare to summon my keyblade and prepare for a fight… or a massacre.

Strangely, I hear a voice laugh. Not just a regular laugh but a silent yet devilish laugh. I hear a footstep and it continues until it stops near me. I swallow spit as I prepare to get up and strike when it finally speaks.

"Well, well, well. Look who it is… an old face but a dove with the same wings."

My blood freezes as I hear the voice. Praying that it isn't who I think it is, I look up and confirm my fears, those devious eyes peering right into my soul.

"Kairu."

A/N: The only two tolkien languages used so far are Sindarin, represented by bold italicised text, and Black Speech, represented by bold text. When I finish filling the gaps I will post it on my blog and put a tolkien version of the chapters on Ao3