Prolouge:In the Realm of Darkness
Caixion woke up slowly and looked around. "And this is how it ends..." She said as she looked around to see the snow covered path surrounded by ominous darkness. She forced herself off of the ground and started to walk around. "The last thing I remember was..." As she attempted to ponder on this she suddenly felt a sharp headache come over her for a few seconds, she flinched at the intensity and then turned to see nothing behind her. "Okay maybe that wasn't such a good idea." She said as she shook her head and started walking down the path. After walking down the path for about 30 minutes or so she fell to her knees and began to cry. "What is this place..." She said in between her tears. "Out of all the places for me to wind up...I think I may have gotten the fate worse than death..." She said sullenly as she sat on the ground and sulked. Suddenly she heard a set footsteps approaching her.
"Who are you..." The man said as he stopped in front of her. Caixion looked up at the man and instantly stopped crying.
"What does it matter to you?" She snapped slightly. Another perosn walked up to them. The older sounding person laughed.
"It could possibly well mean you being able to get out of this place." He said as he offered to help her up. "However I could be asking you the same question..." Caixion shrugged as she got up.
"Diz...we don't have much time, the heartless are coming." The younger sounding voice said in a hurried tone. Diz looked at Caixion.
"As you can see we don't have much time, So either you can stay here and fight for the rest of your life or you can come with us." Diz said as he took a few steps back.
"Alright I'll go with you." Caixion said as she folowed Diz and the young man suddenly a group of heartless appeared. "I'll take care of it." Caixion said as she levitated off of the ground slightly. Diz smirked,
"Impressive." He said as he looked over at the other man. Caixion snapped her fingers and bright blue lighting crashed and destroyed the heartless. She turned to look at Diz as he nodded. "Good now lets go..." He said as the younger man opened a portal into the darkness. Diz motioned for Caixion to follow them through.
~ Twilight Town: The Old Mansion- Foyer~
Diz, Caixion and the young man walked inside. Diz looked at Caixion. "As much as I would like to stay I have somethings that I need to take care of...please make yourself at home." Diz said as he walked up the stairs and into another room. Caixion sat down in a chair and let out a deep sigh.
"Who are you?" The man asked as he watched Caixion carefully.
"Why are you interested all of a sudden.." Caixion asked as she looked at him.
"I'm just curious..." He said as he walked up closer to her and took off his hood. "I'm Riku..." He said as he looked at her. Caixion looked at him and smiled.
"I'm Caixion...its a pleasure to meet you Riku." She said as she watched him.
"If I may ask..." He said as he sat down in the chair next to her "How did you wind up in the realm of darkness." Riku said as he looked into her blue eyes. Caixion looked at him and her look turned into one of frustration.
"To be honest I have no recollection...I think I might have been in there for awhile..." Caixion said as she grabbed her head. Riku looked at her and nodded.
"Can you remember anything?" Riku asked her cautiously.
"No...last thing I remember is a woman protecting me...and telling me to stay safe..." Caixion said as she tried to envision the woman. "But enough about me tell me about yourself." Riku smirked at Caixion and looked at her.
"I'm here because..." Riku paused for a few moments to gather his thoughts together. "I'm here because I allowed myself to be overpowered by my what were at the time, innocent aspirations...however little did I realize that it turned into a poison." Riku said as he looked at Caixion and nodded weakly.
"Yeah those are always the most painful." Caixion said as she watched him carefully. Caixion looked at him and then sat back in the chair. She found herself asking why she was there, but at least she figured that it was better than being trapped in the Realm of Darkness...
~ Ream of Darkness: Dark Depths ~
Chocolate slowly opened his eyes, "Ugh...my side..." He said as he tried to sit up, falling back down, "Where am I...how did I get here..." He said as he slowly looked around, "What happened..." He said as he grabbed his side while he looked at the snow covered road surrounded by darkness.
Chocolate forced himself off the ground, "What is this place..." He said as he began to walk down the road. Chocolate froze as something began to appear in the darkness in front of him.
-Flash Back-
Chocolate jumped as he heard a loud boom, "What the-..." He said as he looked out of the window, "It was sunny a minute ago..." He said as he began to run outside, "Whats going on..." He said as he opened the door and noticed the swing flipped over, "Tornado? No...that can't be it..." He said in a worried tone as he began running down his driveway.
Chocolate noticed someone down on the beach, "Hey! What are you doing? Don't you see the storm?" He asked as he ran toward the man on the beach.
The man turned around to look at Chocolate, "Just in time for the grand finale..." He said with a smile. Chocolate looked at the man, "You're doing this?...Vanilla tell me you're not!" He said as he approached Vanilla.
Vanilla laughed, "Isn't it beautiful?" He said as he looked at Chocolate. Chocolate shook his head, "Stop it! Its not good...don't you see the destruction?" He said as he watched Vanilla carefully. Vanilla shook his head, "All I see is revenge..." He said with an evil smile.
Chocolate shook his head, "Revenge on what?" He asked with a worried tone. Vanilla smiled, "You...always stealing the glory...I will kill you..." He said as a black portal opened up in the ground and Vanilla disappeared.
~ Back in Reality ~
"Ahhh!" He screamed as he grabbed his side as the vision faded into the darkness, "Whats going on..." He said as he leaned on a tree for stability, "Did that really happen..." He thought to himself as the pain began to subside, "Why can't I remember anything..." He said as he let go of the tree and began walking back down the road.
As Chocolate continued down the road, his side began to hurt, "Why does my side hurt...and this badly..." He said as he continued walking while holding onto trees. Chocolate grabbed his side as another vision began to flicker into existence, "Not again..." He said as he fell to his knees, eyes not dropping from the vision.
~ Flash Back ~
A suddenly a woman screamed off in the distance. "Help me please!" She said as she struggled to protect a young child from a Heartless. Chocolate looked at the woman, "Whats wrong?" He asked as he began to run toward the woman. Suddenly a strong gust blew and the woman got carried off. The child looked at Chocolate as it got surrounded with heartless
Chocolate ran towards the child, "I'll help you..." He said as he noticed a sword on the ground near the Heartless, "If only I can reach that sword..." He said as he began to quickly run toward the sword. As he reached for the sword a Neo-Shadow appeared and took a strike at Chocolate, hitting his side with his strong claws extremely hard and knocked him to the ground.
Chocolate grabbed his side, "Ahh!" He screamed in pain as he tried to stand up, "What are you doing..." He said as he managed to stand. The Heartless looked at him and then dissapeared into the night.
Chocolate picked up the sword, then looked over at the little child, "You okay?" He asked with a concerned tone.
"Ye-...yes..." The girl said softly as she looked at Chocolate. Chocolate smiled, "Good...why were they attacking you?" He asked as suddenly everything disappeared.
~ Back in Reality ~
Chocolate grabbed his side, "Thats why it hurts..." He said as he tried to stand up, "Ugh..." He said as he fell back down to the ground, "Why am I like this...where am I..." He said as he began looking around.
"A lake..." He said as he saw the large lake three feet in front of him, "Its...whats go-...its not frozen..." He said with a confused tone as he began pulling himself toward a tree.
Xehanort smirked as he saw Chocolate dragging himself towards the lake. "He could be just what I need..." Xehanort allowed himself to float slowly towards the ground. "You're in the Deep Depths of the Realm of Darkness." He said as he watched Chocolate for his response. Chocolate looked at the man, "What?...what are you talking about? Who are you..." He said as he continued crawling toward the lake.
"I am Xehanort, and you're here because your home world was destroyed..." He said as he stopped just above the lake. Chocolate grabbed the tree and began trying to pull himself up, "Destroyed? How...who...why..." He said as he held his side.
"Overtaken by darkness..." Xehanort paused as he chose his next words carefully. "More than likely by those careless Keyblade wielders...they attempted to kill me but I wound up here..." Chocolate shook his head, "Keyblade? darkness? What are you talking about..." He said in a perplexed tone.
"It might not make sense but I promise you its true." Xehanort said carefully, he knew he could not afford to mess this up. He had to treat this situation delicately. Chocolate shook his head, "Why don't I remember anything...yet you do..." He said as he stood up slowly.
"Winding up in the Realm of Darkness can have that effect on some people, I've been watching you for quite some time now...I'm shocked you are moving about...anyone else in your situation would have been out for weeks." Xehanort said cautiously. Chocolate shook his head, "...am I stuck here permenantly?" He asked as he watched Xehanort.
"You can escpae...but you would need my help...and then I'm sure you have some questions for me as well." Xehanort said as he walked over to Chocolate. Chocolate looked at Xehanort, "Just help me get out of here..." He said in a serious tone. Xehanort opened a portal of darkness.
"Now now, no need to get hostile...I was going to help you regardless..." He said as he motioned for Chocolate to walk through he portal. Chocolate began to stumble toward the portal, "Where does it take me?" He asked as he looked at Xehanort.
"To my home.." He said as he watched Chocolate carefully. Chocolate shook his head, "Why your ho-..." He said as he fell into the portal.
~Raidiant Garden- Xehanort's Castle~
Chocolate stumbled inside of a large foyer of a very well kept mansion. Chocolate looked around, "That was...weird...what happened..." He said with a perplexed tone.
"Visualze a point and call the darkness and it will open a gate for you..." Xehanort said as he walked through the other end and closed the portal. Chocolate looked at Xehanort, "Darkness...it seems familiar..." He said in a cautious tone.
"Why do you say that..." Xehanort asked curiously. Chocolate shook his head, "I don't know...it just does..." He said with a confused look.
"Ever felt like you were...falling in it..." Xehanort said as he motioned for Chocolate to follow him. Chocolate shook his head, "I don't know..." He said as he began to follow Xehanort slowly.
"I want you to try something if you don't mind..." Xehanort said as he looked at Chocolate. Chocolate laughed, "Depends what it is..." He said with a serious tone.
'I want you to try to open a portal...just back into the other room... I want to see why the darkness is so familar to you..." Xehanort said as he looked at Chocolate. Chocolate shook his head, "I don't know how..." He said as he watched Xehanort.
"Reach your hand out... embrace the darkness..." He said as he watched Chocolate. Chocolate shrugged as he streched out his hand, "This seems so stupid..." He thought as he closed his eyes and began to think of the foyer.
"Visualise it... and use the darkness...remember just like the light; darkness is everywhere..." Xehanort said as he watched Chocolate with high hopes. Chocolate shook his head, "Its not working..." He said as he pictured Xehanort falling into the foyer.
"Concentrate, focus...open yourself to the darkness..." He said as he sat down. Chocolate smirked, "I could concentrate if you would shut up..." He thought as he pictured Xehanort falling into the foyer and landing hard on his butt. Xehanort smirked as he watched Chocolate.
"He has the potential..." He thought to himself as he watched him. Chocolate shook his head, "Its not working..." He said as he squeezed his fist, continuing to picture Xehanort falling. Xehanort smirked;
"He just needs to shut up and actually think..." Xehanort mumbled under his breath. Chocolate smirked, "He really thinks I can't do this...I'll show him..." He though as he visioned Xehanort falling into a swimming pool, "Work..." He thought with a smirk.
"It seems I was wrong about you...I thought you were special...but apparently not." Xehanort said as he turned around to start walking away. Chocolate looked at Xehanort, "He's falling into a swimming pool..." He thought as he visioned a swimming pool below Xehanort.
"Trying to open a portal to affect me isn't going to work...but I commend you on tr-" He suddenly stopped as he fell into a portal that opened under his feet and fell into the swimming pool in the room down the hall.
Chocolate smiled, "What did you say again?" He said as he watched Xehanort disappear. Chocolate then opened a portal to the pool area, "What did you say again?" He asked as he walked through the portal.
"Impressive..." Xehanort said as he watched Chocolate. 'Maybe you do have what it takes. " Xehanort said as he got out of the pool. "Is the darkness more familiar to you now?" He asked as he watched him. Chocolate shook his head, "Not really..." He said as he looked at Xehanort.
"It will soon enough..." Xehanort said as he watched Chocolate. "How did it feel to use the darkness for the first time?" Chocolate shook his head, "No different...besides the fact making you eat your words..." He said with a half-smile. Xehanort smiled.
"What if I told you that you could use the darkness to your advantage..." Xehanort said as he walked over to Chocolate. Chocolate looked at Xehanort, "Like how..." He asked with a serious tone.
"For that, to defend yourself...and there are various other uses for it..." He said as he looked at him. Chocolate nodded, "I see..." He said as he watched Xehanort, "Maybe avenge my world?" He asked with a curious tone.
"Perfect..." Xehanort thought to himself. "Of course...I don't see why not." He said as he kept an eye on Chocolate. Chocolate nodded, "I wonder if I could rebuild my world..." He said as he sat down in a chair and began to think.
"I'm not sure about that...but we could attempt to figure out...we just would need to get to the heart of all worlds..." He said as he watched Chocolate. Chocolate nodded, "Where is that..." He asked with a evil look forming in his eye.
"I'm not sure...but I know that the bearers of the keyblade know...and if we can find them we can make one of them show us the way..." Xehanort said as he watched Chocolate. Chocolate nodded, "I see...I need to find them then..." He said with a serious tone.
"You'd need to do one thing though..." Xehanort said as a smirk appeared on his face. Chocolate looked at Xehanort, "What is that?" He asked with a curious tone.
"You would need to fully submit yourself to the darkness.." Xehanort said as he watched Chocolate. Chocolate nodded, "I see...how do I do that..." He asked as he watched Xehanort.
"Opening your heart to the darkness..." He said in a serious tone. Chocolate nodded, "I see..." He said as he looked down at the ground.'
"Its up to you..." Xehanort said calmly as he watched Chocolate. Chocolate nodded, "Well...sure...why not..." He said as he watched Xehanort carefully. Xehanort summoned a huge mass of dark energy.
"Are you sure... once I do this theres no turning back." He said as he watched Chocolate. Chocolate nodded, "Yeah...just do it..." He said with a serious tone as he stood up.
"Very well..." Xehanort forced the mass of energy into Chocolate through his chest. Chocolate jumped, "What the..." He said as he felt the energy run into his chest.
"Open your heart...surrender it to the darkness..." Xehanort spoke as he watched Chocolate. "Ahh...it feels so..." He said as he loosened up a bit, "...its like nothing I've ever felt before..." He said with an evil smile.
"Give yourself to the darkness..." Xehanort said as he continued to watch Chocolate. Chocolate began to laugh evily, "We will destroy them...and rebuild my world..." He said as he began to levitate.
"Become darkness its' self..." Xehanort said as he watched Chocolate. "I was wrong about that fool Riku it seems...he is the one..." Xehanort thought to himself with an evil smile. Chocolate continued to smile evilly as he let himself lower to the floor, "I can feel the darkness running through my veins..." He said with a crazed laugh.
"Now sleep..." Xehanort said as he watched Chocolate.
"It is done." Chocolate said with an evil smile as he passed out on the floor. Xehanort walked off into another room while laughing evilly.
~ Twilight Town- Old Mansion Foyer ~
Caixion looked up suddenly as she felt a chill run up her spine. "Did you feel that..." She said as she looked over at Riku.
"Yeah I did...How did you..."
~ Enchanted Dominion. ~
Maleficent woke up. "Thats only..." She said as she got out of her throne chair and walked up to the balcony. "That man...he's; still alive." She suddenly looked over at Diablo. "And the filter i'm sensing the energy from must be her..." Maleficents look suddenly turned into one of sadness.
"That fool Ansem the Seeker of Darkness has returned." Jafar said as he appeared out of no where. Malefecent turned around and let out a slight hiss.
"Who told you about this place." She said in anguish as flames appeared around her.
"Relax, I'm sure you have enough to worry about...Like that daughter of yours that you expected no one knew about." Maleficent hurled a whirl of green flames at Jafar.
'Don't you speak of her in that reguard." Maleficent said as she glared at Jafar.
"Hmph, you hide her like your ashamed of her." Jafar said as he watched her carefully.
"I would rather her be protected than follow down in my path...however I cannot control what she does with her life...and I know she'll find me when she's ready." Maleficent said as she clutched onto her staff.
"I See...well then, what do you plan to do about him?" Jafar asked as an evil smiled appeared on Maleficnents face.
"He will pay for the way he humliated me..." Maleficent said as she dissapeared.
~ Twilight Town- The Old Mansion: Foyer ~
"Did you feel that?" Caixion asked as she looked at Riku.
"Yeah it was like a massive amount of dark energy was released and then suddenly containted. Riku said as he watched Caixion.
"Where could it have come from...there was only one person that i know of that is capable of doing such a thing..." Caixion paused as she didn't want to acknowledge that thought.
"Yeah I have an idea as well..." Riku said in a cautious tone as he thought back to his experiences with Xehanort. Diz all of a sudden rushed out of the room.
"I need you both to take care of something for me...its urgent." Riku stood up and then looked at Diz.
"What is it?"
"I need all of you to go to Raident Garden..." Caixion looked up and watched Diz.
"Is that where."
"Yes...I need you both to investigate but do not confront anyone unless provoked." Diz said as he looked inbetween Riku and Caixion.
"Alright..." They both said in unsion as Riku opened a portal to Raident Garden.
"Come on...lets go." He said as he motioned for her to step though.
~ Raident Garden- Xehanort's Castle: Chocolate's Room ~
Chocolate grabbed his head as he slowly woke up, "My head...it feels horrible..." He said as he looked around the room, "Am I still in Xehanort's house?" He said as he set his feet on the floor.
"That really took a lot out of me..." He said as he began walking toward the door, "I even suddenly have a huge appetite too...wonderful. I guess I should find some food..." He said as he opened the door and began to walk down the hall. Xehanort smirked as he heard Chocolate walk into the kitchen.
"I didn't expect you to be up and about so fast...' He said as he took a bite out of an apple. Chocolate nodded, "Yeah...well I'm stronger that most apparently..." He said as he watched the apple.
"Feel free to help yourself..." Xehanort said as he got into a hard stare at a window. Chocolate smiled, "Thanks..." He said as he went to the fridge, "Hmmm...lets see this looks good...and this..." He said as he began pulling things out, "Oh, and that...this too...okay thats about it..." He said as he closed the fridge door and walked back to the table, "I'm starving..." He said as he began to eat some sausage.
"I can see that." Xehanort said as he kept his eyes on the window. Chocolate laughed, "Whats up..." He said as he continued to eat.
"I have a feeling we're going to have some unusual and unexpected guests soon." He said as he turned to face Chocolate. Chocolate nodded, "I see...for me I'm guessing?" He said as he stopped eating for long enough to look up at Xehanort.
"What makes you think that they're coming for you?' Xehanort asked as he continued to watch Chocolate. Chocolate shook his head, "I don't know...it just makes sense...I get these powers...and then they come..." He said as began eating again.
"To be honest I' not even sure why they are coming." Xehanort said as he watched Chocolate. Chocolate nodded, "I see...well we should be able to take care of them if we need to right?" He said as a flame appeared in his eyes.
"It depends...one of them is a keyblade wielder..." Xehanort said as he watched Chocolate. Chocolate nodded, "I see...well I guess we will just have to wait and find out..." He said as he began eating a large bowl of cheese grits.
"That we will.." He said as he stood up. "However I don't think they'll attack us just yet..."
Chocolate nodded, "Unless they were to be provoked, right?" He said as he continued to eat.
"Yes of course..." He said as he watched Chocolate. Chocolate nodded, "Good..." He said with a serious tone.
"Planning to provoke them I see?" Xehanort asked as he watched Chocolate. Chocolate looked at Xehanort, "Not exactly..." He said with a serious tone.
"Then what are you planning..." Xehanort asked as he became extremely curious. Chocolate smiled, "Lets just say I'm planning to pull some Reconnaissance myself..." He said as he began eating again.
"Well they just arrived here on this world so I suggest you get yourself ready..." Xehanort said as he walked out of the room. Chocolate nodded as he stood up, "Good..." He said as he walked back to his room, "Now just to wait..." He said with a smile as he sat down on the bed and began to think.
Riku and Caixion walked out of the portal a few miles away from the Castle.
"This is not too far from the point where Diz got the signals from." Riku said as he looked at Caixion.
"Okay...Lets make our way over there and stay on the look out...something feels strange here." Caixion said as Riku nodded.
"Stay close to me." Riku said as they started walking towards the castle.
Chocolate smiled, "Good...they're here..." He thought as he stood up, "Now to get them separated..." He said as he stretched his hand out in front of him, "She's falling into my room..." He thought to himself as he began to visualize it.
"Riku..." Caixion said calmly as she felt a dark power stalking her.
"Caixion...whats..."Riku attempted to grab her as she fell into the portal. "Its them...how cold I have been so stupid..." He said as he started running toward the Castle. "If they lay a hand on her I'll make them pay."
"No!" Caixion yelled as she fell into Chocolates room. "Who are you..." She screamed as she gathered energy into her hands. Chocolate smiled, "I'm Chocolate...and no need for that...I just want to have a talk..." He said as he watched her carefully.
"And you coudln't show yourself in person..." Caixion said as storm clouds began to appear outside. Chocolate shook his head, "That guy...you and I both know he wouldn't have let it happen...now calm down." He said with a serious tone.
"Why should I trust you..." Caixion said as she started to rise off of the floor slowly. Chocolate shook his head, "Because I was nice enough to bring you here and not drop you in the pit..." He said with a serious tone as he watched her carefully, "But if you wish, I can restrain you..." He said with a smirk.
"I'd like to see you try..." Caxion said as thunder began to roar across the sky. Chocolate shook his head, "You leave me no choice..." He said as dark energy began to surround her.
"Even lightning exists in the darkness." She said as a bolt of lighting came crashing through the window and towards Chocolate. Chocolate laughed, "Nice Try..." He said as he suddenly appeared behind her, "Now...no more of this nonsense..." He said as the dark energy tightened around Caixion. Caixion got hit by her own lightning and she fell to the ground and shrieked out in pain.
Chocolate watched Caixion, "I told you to calm down...now you got hurt..." He said as he kneeled next to her, "Now just have a small talk with me..." He said with a serious tone.
Caixion let out a slightly crazed laugh and looked at him. "Fine..." Chocolate smiled, "Good..." He said as he picked her up and carried her to the bed, "Why are you here?" He asked as he watched her carefully.
"I'm investigating something..." She said as she watched him as she tried to contact Riku.
Chocolate nodded, "Investigating what?" He asked as the flame is his eye began to die down.
"There was a surge of power here...it's set the balance off." She said as she continued to focus on getting Riku's attention.
Chocolate nodded, "I see...and you came here to destroy it?" He asked as he sat down beside her.
"No...only to investigate..." Caxion said as she watched him. Chocolate nodded, "I see...well there is not much here to see...just a boring castle..." He said with a smile as his eyesight was drawn to her eyes.
"I see..." Caixion said as she averted her eyes from him. Chocolate nodded, "I'm not even sure how I wound up here..." He said without thinking.
"Whats going on..." Xehanort said as he approached the door. Chocolate looked at Caixion, "Its Xehanort...if he finds you, you're dead..." He said as he stood up quickly.
"What are you going to do?" Caixion asked curiously. Chocolate looked at the door, "I'm going to kill you..." He said with a sarcastic tone. Xehanort ported inside and looked at Caixion.
Chocolate looked at Xehanort, "Oh, its you Xehanort...I managed to capture her..." He said with a serious tone.
"Excellent...now we can use her to capture her partner." Xehanort said as he watched Caixion. Chocolate nodded, "Yeah..." He said as he began thinking of Caixion and Riku falling into the foyer. Caixion looked at Xehanort.
"You..." She said as she attempted to lunge at him.
"Yes it is me Caixion... you thought that boy had killed me...however I am very much alive...and I will have my revenge..." Xehanort said as he walked over towards her. "Too bad no one is here to help you...and you and Riku were my 2 favorites...but you both betrayed me..." Chocolate shook his head as he began to visualize Caixion and Riku falling into the foyer, "You shouldn't have came here..." He said as he watched Caixion with a straight face.
Riku fell into the foyer, "Whats going on..." He paused as he saw another portal opening. Caixion then suddenly disappeared and Riku caught her. "Are you alright..." He said as he looked at her and noticed the burn marks. "Okay...we're getting out of here now..." Riku said as he stared running and looking for an exit.
Chocolate looked at Xehanort, "What happened?" He asked with a confused look on his face.
"I don't know but find her..." Xehanort said as he watched Chocolate. Chocolate nodded as he opened the door, "I will..." He said as he began running down the hallway, "Hopefully he won't find her..." He thought as he ran.
Riku ran down the foyer and was approaching the front door as he saw Chocolate coming down the hallway. "Not good..." He said as he stopped and looked at Chocolate. Chocolate looked at Riku, "Well we meet at last..." He said as he looked down at Caixion.
"Just get out of my way..." Riku yelled as he took a step forward. Chocolate suddenly appeared behind Riku, "Give me Caixion and no one gets hurt..." He said as he watched them. Riku through a dark aura sphere at Chocolate.
"You can't have her..." Riku yelled as he turned around and started backing away to the door. "Then why did you bring her if I can't..." He said as he dodged the sphere.
"Beucase she's not yours to have." Riku said as he opened a portal. Chocolate nodded, "She is not mine yet..." He said as he watched Riku, "As for you...I would watch out..." He said with a serious tone.
"Whatever...and you won't have her..." Caixion opened her eyes and looked at Riku.
"I..." She stopped as Maleficent appeared infront of him.
"Take Caixion and go...I'll handle him..." She said as she hit her staff against the ground. Chocolate smiled, "Until we meet again Caixion..." He thought as he looked at Caixion, then turned to Maleficent, "And who are we, eh?" He asked with a serious tone.
"I'm going to be the bane of your existence." Maleficent said as she stepped towards Chocolate. Riku nodded at Maleficent and walked into the portal with Caxion and it closed behind them.
"You're the newest product of that fool Xehanort..." She said as she smirked at Chocolate. Chocolate laughed, "Yes...yes, I am...and you're not stopping me from getting revenge..." He said with a smirk.
"You're not going to hurt them..." Maleficent said sternly as she glared at Chocolate. Chocolate laughed, "Who's going to stop me from my revenge?" He asked with a smirk, "The way I see it, no one can...and I'm getting my world back..." He said as he watched Maleficent. Maleficent thought for a minute and then smiled.
"But then you would lose her..." She said as she watched Chocolates reaction. Chocolate flinched as she said this, "I have no one to lose..." He said as he regained his composure.
"Oh but you do..." Maleficent said as she watched him. "Its very clear by the way you look at her." Chocolate shook his head, "I don't know what you're talking about..." He said as he looked at her.
"But then again...I"m going to stop you..." She said as she hurled a blast of fire at Chocolate. Chocolate quickly dodged the attack, "You're not stopping me!" He screamed as he rolled into a portal and appeared behind her.
"Foolish boy..." she said as she swung at his side with her staff and sent him to the ground. "You're no where near ready to pick a fight with me yet..." She said as she dissapeared. Chocolate grabbed his side, "You can not stop me...I'm stronger than you think..." He said as he watched her disappear.
~ Outside the Castle~
Riku set Caxion down gently. "How did this happen?" Riku asked as he tore some of the clothes so that he could clean the wounds. Caixion looked at him and smiled weakly.
"I...I..." Riku stoped her and got some water and poured it over the marks. "Nevermind...I think you need to save your strength, you can tell me about it later. " Riku said as he continued to pour water over her wounds.
"You scared me there for a minute..." Riku said as he started patting them dry. "I almost thought i had lost you." Riku said with a half smile as he took some bandages and lifted up her shirt so he could check for anymore burns.
Chocolate began to think "I wonder if she's okay..." He said as he began to visualize Caixion laying on the ground, "How is she..." He said as a portal appeared and he walked through it. Riku flinched and pulled out his keyblade.
"I suggest you leave..." He said fiercely as he kept his eyes locked on Chocolate. Chocolate ignored Riku, "Are you okay Caixion?" He asked as he kneeled beside her. Riku pushed Chocolate and watched him.
"I told you to leave..." He said as he watched Choc. "She's in a state of shock so she couldn't answer you if she wanted too..." Chocolate nodded, "Then I shall wait..." He said as he glared at Riku, "Keyblade wielder..." He said with a smirk.
"Yeah...so what..." Riku said as he started wrapping Caixion's wounds. Chocolate shook his
head, "Nothing..." He said as looked back down at Caixion. Caixion gradually started to wake up over the course of a few hours.
"Ri...ku..." Caixion mumbled softly as she looked around. Chocolate looked up, "Caixion..." He said as he watched her. Riku woke up quickly and looked at Caixion.
"You're awake..." He said as he hugged her lightly. Caixion looked over and saw Chocolate.
"Why is..." She froze as a sharp pain traveled through her. Chocolate watched her carefully, "Are you okay?" He asked with a lightly worried tone.
"I'm fine..." She said as Riku held her closer to him. Chocolate nodded, "Good...at least you are not hurt..." He said as watched her.
'How can you say she's not hurt...did you not see the burns on her?" Riku asked as he became enraged. Chocolate looked at Riku, "I meant she will be fine...it just has to heal..." He said with a serious tone, "I didn't want her to get hurt..." He said as he looked back down at Caixion.
'I find that hard to believe..." Riku snapped as he looked at Chocolate. Chocolate shook his head, "I didn't do this to her..." He said with a serious tone.
"Indirectly yes...directly no..." Caixion said weakly as she forced herself to sit up. Chocolate nodded, "I'm sorry for that..." He said as he kept his eyes on her. Riku looked at Caixion and then back at Chocolate.
'Caixion I need to go take care of something..." He said as he dragged Chocolate with him down the road a bit. "What do you want from her?" Riku said as he looked Chocolate in the eyes. Chocolate shook his head, "Her safety?" He said with a serious tone.
"Thats not all..." Riku said strongly as he watched Chocolate. Chocolate laughed, "Originally I wanted information...but then..." He stopped himself as he looked back at Caixion.
"Then what?" RIku said as he balled his fist. Chocolate laughed, "Don't worry I'm not going to hurt her..." He said as he noticed Riku tensing up.
"I see..." Riku said as he watched him. Chocolate nodded, "She just got to me..." He said with a serious tone.
"Dont hold your breath...she won't take you..." He said as he stepped back a bit. Chocolate shook his head, "What makes you think that...she is not in love with you..." He said as he watched Riku.
"What makes you think that?" He said as he watched Chocolate. Chocolate smiled, "I can sense it..." He said as he looked at Riku.
"Oh really?" Riku said as he watched Chocolate. "And just becuase she isn't in love with me doesn't mean that she doesn't have feelings for me..." He retorted as he looked at Chocolate. Chocolate nodded, "I know...but that doesn't mean she won't fall for me..." He said as he began walking towards Caixion again.
"Heh I know she won't."Riku said as he followed Chocolate. Chocolate laughed, "Thats what you think..." He said as he continued to walk towards Caixion, "How are you holding up?" He asked as he neared Caixion.
"Okay..."Caixion said carefully as she watched Chocolate and Riku. Riku smiled at Caixion, as he pulled a small peach out of his jacket.
"Here take this...I can imagine you must be starving..." He said with a smile as he handed Caixion the fruit. She smiled as she took it from him and bit into it. Chocolate shook his head, "I'm sorry Caixion...but I must get back before Xehanort gets suspicious...but if you need me..." He said as he handed her a card, "Call me...okay?" He said with a smile. Caixion took the card silently and watched Chocolate.
"Okay...' She said carefully. Chocolate smiled, "Until we meet again, Caixion..." He said as he looked at her, then he turned to Riku, "Next time destroy an easier person's world..." He said as he disappeared into a portal and it closed. Caixion forced herself up and wobbled toward Riku
"Did he say..."
"Yes he did...but thats just like Xehanort...Come on lets get you back to safety..." He said as they opened a portal back to Twilight Town.
~Xehanorts Castle ~
"Did you find her..." Xehanort asked as he watched Chocolate. Chocolate nodded, "Yes...but Maleficent showed up...and they escaped..." He said as he looked at Xehanort.
"That old witch is alive...intresting...and what would she be doing protecting Caixion..." Xehanort thought out loud. "I want you to spy on that witch...something isn't right."
Chocolate nodded, "Will do..but we may want to wait a few days, I'm sure they will be expecting it..." He said with a serious tone.
"Maleficent more than likey is the lone crow...she wouldn't work with those 2 out right...So it will be safe for you to spy on her." He said as he turned to face Choco-nub
Chocolate nodded, "If you say so...I'll be ready at dawn..." He said as he turned and began to walk to his bedroom.
"Good..." Xehanort smirked as Chocolate walked off. "Maleficent protecting humans...this has to prove interesting..." He said as he walked off into his room.
~ Twilight Town: Old Mansion-Riku's Room ~
Riku carried Caixion into his room and laid her down gently on the bed. "You need to rest." Caixion looked at him and attempted to sit up, Riku stopped her and shook his head. "Don't fight me on this you're going to strain yourself..." He said as he fluffed her pillow. Caixion smiled and grabbed Riku's hand. Riku became shocked at this.
"Thank you..." She said as she squeezed his hand. Riku smiled.
"Anything for you Caixion..." Riku squeezed her hand slightly and Caixion looked at him.
"Please...you can just call me Cai..." Riku nodded as she said this. Suddenly Diz walked in and looked at Caixion and Riku.
"Caixion may I ask you a few questions..." Diz said as he sat down in a chair by the bed. Caixion nodded and Diz began, "What do you remember about your parents..." Caixion looked at Diz.
"My father died when i was young...I never knew him as well as I should have...and then I spent most of my time with my mother. At first she was a very warm and kind person...but over the years she became very bitter and cold, to everyone except me, she cherished me like a valuable treasure." Diz looked at her and nodded.
"What was the last memory that you have with your mother?" Diz asked as he looked at Caixion.
'She was protecting me from these creatures...and she told me...no...pleaded with me to live a better life than what she did... then thats how I wound up in Traverse Town untill it disappeared and then I wound up in this chaos warfield area where I protected a troupe from dying...and then i wound up in the realm of darkness." Diz nodded.
"Thats all of the questions I have for now..." He said as he got up and left the room. Riku looked at Caixion and forced a smile.
"I'm sure its nothing now you need to get some sleep...I'll be in here if you need me." He said as he watched her slowly fall to sleep.
~ Chocolate's Room in Xenahort's Castle ~
Chocolate sat down on the bed and began meditating, "I have to uncover what she is planning..." He thought as he continued to meditate, "After this I'll figure something to do about Caixion..." He thought as he began to levitate off the bed, "Lets take a look at Maleficent's world..." He thought as he began visualizing the Enchanted Dominion.
"Hmm...seems well guarded...I'll have to be careful..." He thought as he continued to look around the world, "Its almost as she is expecting it...even though Xenahort said she wouldn't..." He thought with a serious tone as he continued to watch the Dominion.
Maleficent paced around nervously. "He did this to her...and now he won't leave her alone...he wants her dead...thats something I cannot allow." She said as she started pacing around the room.
Chocolate shook his head, "So...where is Maleficent..." He thought as he moved around the world, "She should be somewhere around here...hmm" He thought as he began to look closer to the ground.
"He cannot be allowed to hurt her..." Maleficent said as she turned around and looked up at the dark sky.
Chocolate smiled, "There she is..." He thought as he noticed Maleficent down on the ground, "Now just to follow her to see where her bedroom is..." He thought as he watched her closely, "I wonder how Caixion is holding up..." He though as the picture began to fade, "Ugh...stay on focus..." He said as the picture began to clear up again.
"I've done nothing but leave her on her own...its time for me to make up for that." Maleficent said as she walked up to a fountain.
Chocolate smiled, "This is going to be tedious..." He thought as he continued to watch her, "Hopefully everything goes as planned..." He thought with a calm look.
"I'm going to protect her...even if it means me putting my life on the line." She said as she stuck her hand into the water and it turned her hand into their once human form.
Chocolate's smiled faded as he watched Maleficent, "What is she doing?" He thought as he began to get closer to her.
Maleficent took a jug and filled it with water from the fountain. "For my daughter..." She said as she walked back inside of the castle.
Chocolate shook his head, "What is she planning?" He thought as he tried to bring himself inside of her castle, "Ugh...I didn't mean this to happen..." He thought as he fell inside of her foyer.
"Who..." Maleficent thought as she turned around. "Heh...I should have known he would have sent a spy..." She said as she started walking down a long corridor.
Chocolate shook his head, "Maybe she didn't see me..." He thought as he began to slowly following her. Maleficent started leading Chocolate down a bunch of long corridors.
"Thats right take the bait..." Maleficent whispered under her breath. Chocolate smiled, "Good she hasn't noticed me..." He thought as he continued to follow her, making sure he stayed to the shadows. Maleficent stopped in the middle of a small room that was compeltely dark.
"Take the bait..." She thought to her self. Chocolate smiled, "Perfect..." He said as slowly made his way toward Maleficent, "Wait...she could be waiting for me..." He thought as he sent a small sphere of dark energy to knock over a small statue, "Come on Maleficent...take it..." He thought as he watched her carefully. Maleficent smirked as suddenly the light filled the room and bound Chocolate.
Chocolate looked at Maleficent, "Crap.." He thought as he watched her, "What are you up to..." He said with a serious tone.
"Nothing that matters to you..." She said as an aura of light shot down on Chocolate. Chocolate shook his head, "You're going to hurt Caixion aren't you?" He asked with a smirk.
"You really are dumb as a brick..." She said as she looked at chocolate. Chocolate laughed, "Sure...lets go with that...but I'm not letting anyone hurt her..." He said with a serious tone as he tried to break free.
"You can hurt yourself if you try so hard." Maleficent shook her head and walked into the light and she revealed herself to be a younger human woman. Chocolate looked at Maleficent, "What did you do..." He said with a confused tone, "What are you planning..." He said as he watched her.
"I'm going to set things right to my child..." She said as she looked at Chocolate. Chocolate kept his eyes on Maleficent, "Child?" He asked as he watched her carefully.
"Yes but it doesn't matter to you..." Maleficent shot a beam of light energy at Chocolate's chest. Chocolate flinched, "Why are you doing this..." He said as a shield of dark energy apparead in front of him. Maleficent shook her head as she let the energy intensify as it pierced through the sheild.
"That doesn't concern you." She said as she waited for the energy to go through him. Chocolate shook his head, "No..." He said as the room began to darken, "It does concern me...I'm not letting anything happen to your daughter..." He said as he suddenly appeared behind Maleficent.
"You can't do anything...I surpressed majority of your powers..." She said as she looked at him. "And what are you talking about..." She said as she looked at Him. Chocolate laughed as a fire appeared in his eyes, "I refuse to let anything happen to Caixion..." He thought as he surrounded Maleficent with dark energy. Maleficent dispelled the dark energy.
"And you say that but you don't know much do you..." Maleficent said as she pinned him against a wall. Chocolate laughed, "I know more than you think I know..." He said with a serious tone as he watched her.
"We'll see..." She said as she sent Chocolate back to his room. Chocolate shook his head, "Ugh...what happened...How did I-..." He said as he passed out on his bed.
~ Realm of Darkness ~
Cairella walked around. "Darkness has always been in my life...more so now than earlier though..." She said as she started walking down a path.
"I need to get Caixion to like me..." He thought as he began to visualize a portal near Caixion, "Hey Caixion..." He said with a smile as he stepped through a portal.
"Hello..." She said as she kept walking. Chocolate smiled, "Are you feeling better?" He asked as he followed her down the path.
"No...not really..." She said in a sullen tone.
"Whats wrong?" He asked as he looked in her eyes.
"I...just don't feel like myself..." She said as she started walking a bit slowler. 3Chocolate nodded, "I know what you mean...I've been there plenty of times..." He said with a soft tone.
"I see..." She said as she watched Chocolate. "So...why are you here...' She said as she watched the road. Chocolate smiled, "I wanted to check on you...and maybe I just wanted to hear your comforting voice..." He said as he watched her.
"I see..." She said as she watched him. Chocolate smiled, "I like you...and I wanted to see if you would like to come live with me..." He said with a comforting tone.
"What...so you could turn me in to him...so you can be one step closer to your goal of getting your home back...is thats the reason why you like me...becuase I can make that possible for you...' She yelled slightly as a small circle of green fire surrounded her. Chocolate shook his head, "No...I can't explain it...its just something about you..." He said as he watched her, "I can't keep my mind off of you..." He said with a serious tone.
"I can't...I..." She said as she fainted. Chocolate shook his head, "Don't worry, I'm going to take care of you...I'm not going to let anything hurt you..." He said as he picked her up and walked through a portal, "You will be safe here..." He said with a smile as he laid her down on his bed.