Stormy Night - Chapter 1
It was a dark and cold night; clouds were slowly rolling into view over Gaiden Academy. The clouds rolled over Indorath Gardens, revealing a small group of friends standing next to the Fountain of Destiny in Indorath Garden.
"Hey guys. Is it just me or does it look like it's going to Rain?" asked a young man dressed in an immaculate blue robe.
"What do you think Aerosol? It's cloudy and it seems to be getting windier." Commented a man leaning against one of the stone pillars by the fountain, his platinum blonde hair glistening in the fading moonlight.
"Drake stop being rude to him it's not like we're all so perfect like you." Shana commented walking up with Lanalk following her.
"What is with these nimrods...I swear I do not know why I hang out with them." Thought Mystica her uniform flowing in the wind.
"Hey guys…Is that Aqua over there waving at us wildly?" Aerol asked looking at Drake, and Shana.
Aqua walked over to the group smiling as always, staring over at Aerol and his Summoner Uniform wrinkling in the wind. The top of the uniform was a soft blue with white little flowers and vines spiraling around it noticing his brown hair flicking in the wind as well as the bottom of his robe being black and white flowing in the wind.
Her gaze turned to Shana as her smile quickly grew; she was amazed at how her long silky brown hair always seemed perfect as she raised an eyebrow at her scantly clad outfit as if wearing nothing but a pink bustier and white shorts with pink lining.
Her view then saw Lanalk hovering over Shana with his black hair fluttering around, as the wind seemed to pick up even more his uniform kicking up a little, as it seemed to mimic his moderately short-layered hair as his muscled seemed to bulge a little in his uniform.
She then turned toward Drake, her eyebrow quirked a little as he seemed a bit annoyed, his platinum blonde hair losing it's sheen as the moon hid behind dark clouds he seemed to scowl at everyone for a moment before his face returning neutral.
She smiled even more as her gaze looked over to Mystica, her long black hair flowing in the wind along with her uniform skirt, as her pale skin seemed to glisten in the fading moonlight. After staring at them blankly enough she ran up and gave them all each a hug.
The moon now was eclipsed by the clouds hovering over them; little did they realize the clouds were starting to spiral. Aqua broke the slightly long silence as she ruffled her pale blonde hair, and hugged her albino-like skin, trying to warm herself from the freezing air.
"So what are you guys doing out here? Isn't it past Curfew?" Everyone knew it was, but for some reason none of them cared, they just were happy to still be around each other …including Drake despite him not letting it show. Out of nowhere, Aerol's little sister comes running up hugging his leg.
"Jolie! ...What are you doing here?" Aerol asked nearly being knocked over by her.
"Aerol…Mama sent a letter to us again." She said staring innocently up at him, her big green eyes glistening up at him as he just gave her a stare.
"Jolie…don't look at me like that…you know I cannot handle your puppy-dog eyes…Jolina! I mean it!" Aerol sighed as he continued. "Fine what did mom send us now?"
Jolie smiled as she handed him an opened envelope with a letter inside, he took it out and began to read it. His eyes widened as he reached the bottom of the letter, a tear forming in his eye as he put the letter back into the envelope folding it up and placing it into his pocket. "Jolie…I want you to go to the Merano dorms and I will be sure to tuck you in before you go to sleep. Go on." He motioned his sister to go towards the dorms, she simply frowned trying to give him her puppy dog eyes, but this time they did not work. She frowned as she made her way to the dorms.
Aqua came up and hugged him. "Aerol what's wrong?" Aerol's eyes could not take it anymore as they began to stream tears.
"…mom sent us a letter…saying our father disappeared mysteriously…she doesn't know where he is…she is looking but doesn't want me to tell Jolie so she doesn't get scared." He managed to cough out as he tried to fight against the tears.
"Well good riddance probably" Drake said in a serious tone; scowling at Aerol as if crying were a sign of pure weakness.
"Don't worry Aerol we're all sure that your mother will find him." Shana chimed in smiling at him.
Then it began thunder and the wind picked up even more. Some of the tree's started to topple over as a pale purple began to spiral within the clouds above them.
"What in the name of the Heavenly Mother…" Aerol stated glaring up at the sky
"Huh?" Shana asked as she looked up her eyes widening as she saw the clouds. "Lanalk…stand back please." She took out a ivory staff with a golden tip and began to spin it around, chanting softly as she leaned it forward tapping the ground as feathers started to spiral to the spot her staff's tip touched, a small pink dragon with little wings appeared. "Bobo, be on guard."
Aerol nodded slightly as he followed Shana's action. He took out his own staff, ivory with a golden tip. Similar in every way to Shana's staff, and began to spin it around slightly as electrical energy began to follow the tip of his staff as he raised it high into the sky and slamming it into the ground. Small firework-like glittering appeared as it rose into the sky then down to the ground where the tip of Aerol's staff touched, calling forth a weird little Android-like ball with two small robotic legs and two tiny wings on it's back, with a single eye staring up at Aerol. "Drone come forth!"
Now as the two Summoner's remain staring up at the sky. They all knew this was going to get ugly despite not knowing why.
Suddenly it began to get very dark as small patches of darkness appeared on the ground around them. "Oh shi—. " Drake was interrupted as a Shadow appeared out of the Fountain grappling him.
"What the heck are these things!" Aerol shouted as Drone sent an Ice Beam at the Shadow on Drake's face sending it disappearing back to whence it came.
"We don't know Drake! Just keep fighting!" Shouted Lanalk as he swung a large blade that he held against his shoulder sweeping four Shadows' them diminishing as his blade annihilated them.
Mystica raised her hand into the air as she began to chant ancient words softly and thusly shouting "Thunder!" as bolts of lightning come hurling down from the sky thrusting into a group of Shadows behind her.
"Shana I got an idea!" Aerol shouted nodding to her as he began to run towards her
Shana merely nodded as she grabbed Bobo by the tail, and began to spin around holding Bobo's tail as Aerol using Drone to toss him into the air as he turned around facing Shana as Bobo began to spew flames at the surrounding Heartless. Aerol began to chant loudly as Ice began to form around his hands as he pushed his hands forward palms out as he shouted "Blizzard!" multiple times causing the flames to disperse as they reached the Heartless preventing the flames from burning the area, and damaging any Heartless that remained.
Aerol after being able to stay in the air for a mere minute began to fall down to the ground just as Aqua caught him preventing him from getting hurt. "AHHH!" Drake shouted from the other end of the Fountain. Aqua put down Aerol as she ran towards Drake chanting as she ran as energy began to spiral around her entire body and tossing it onto Drake, healing him as she shouted "Cure!" Drake stood back up as a gleam filled his eye as he took out two Katana blades, and slashing the remaining heartless around him as they disappeared returning the Heart's they had stolen. (Or did they...)
They all were breathing heavily as they began to catch their breath. "This isn't good…" Mystica commented. "What were those things?"
"They looked cute!" Shana squealed as she felt they were safe.
"Yeah, but they nearly did us in!" Drake growled walking back to the group dusting himself off.
Aerol than began to double-over as he held his torso, shivering slightly "Ugh! I-I don't feel so good guys…" The other's raised their eyebrows as Aerol was engulfed in some sort of black portal-like orb. Soon after Shana was enveloped by one as well, and it disappeared, and another took Lanalk, as every single one of the group of people began to disappear until none of them were left standing there.
After what Aerol thought was a long time of following, feeling about a half hour in a black abyss he finally hit something hard. His eyes were closed as he felt what seemed to be grass his eyes fluttered open as he saw what appeared to be some orange dog with a weird bump on its head. He raised an eyebrow at it as he set himself up. "Hello…uhm…" he stopped a second as he looks down a little, blinking. "Boy." Aerol reached his hand out to Pluto petting him as he smiled. "So what are you doing here?" Aerol seemed confused as he looked around a little.
"Woof!" Pluto barked biting Aerol's sleeve dragging him.
"Whoa!" Aerol shouted as he almost toppled over, but then stabilized himself and stood up. "What is it boy?"
"Woof! Woof!" Pluto than ran towards a path that led to a lush forest from the beautiful clear road they were surrounded by currently.
Shana fell for what felt like an hour at least as she fell to the ground feeling hard stone against her face that was now bleeding.
"Oh! Are you alright!" A strange woman with long black hair shouted as she ran up to Shana helping her up.
"Huh?" Shana asked looking very confused and in pain.
"I'm Tifa. Are you okay? You seem beat up. Did Raijin and Ken try beating you up? Because, if so I swear I will find them and make them think again for hitting a girl!" Tifa shouted loudly as she seemed to glare around to see if they would appear.
Shana just stood there rubbing her forehead noticing the blood she screamed. Tifa blinked a little as Shana saw the blood; she shook her head a little, as she guided Shana from the small town near Hollow Bastion.
Lanalk fell for what felt like hours. After the long fall he fell into what felt like water…but it wasn't water he fell in as spirits of the dead began to cling to him, he screamed out as he began to swim hectically towards dry land. After catching his breath on the cold brimstone, he rose up and looked around, raising an eyebrow as he walked towards what looked like a green pool. "What the hell..." he muttered to himself
Out of no where came a man with blue skin and a black robe, with fire for hair. "Hell is right herc---…wait your not Jerkules…who are you?" Hades' eyes narrowed at Lanalk.
"None of your business flamboyant…" Lanalk sneered back at Hades.
"Oh…we got a joker do we...Well let's just see how much of a jester you really are." Hades grinned evilly as Lanalk was tackled by Pain and Panic, surrounded by Soldier Heartless.
"Graah!" He shouted as he took out his large sword swinging it wildly knocking out Pain and Panic, and annihilating a couple of the Soldier Heartless, but tackled by the rest and submissioned as Hades made his way to Lanalk's face smirking evilly at him.
"Yes…a very good Jester." Hades laughed his usual evil-kooky laugh as he walked with Lanalk in tow behind.
Drake was walking along after he had been falling for what felt like a day, he was very hungry his stomach growling. He looked around and out of nowhere came Sepiroth dropped from the sky. Sephiroth stood up as slow as possible, his head shifted upward as his glowing eyes glared at Drake. "I see your hungry boy…"
Drake was startled as he backed up sliding two Katana blades out readying himself. "He...he…he…he…" Sephiroth chuckled at Drake "Boy you do not know who you are standing before...It is I…the great…Sephiroth."
Drake stood there, standing upright slowly. "…Who?" Drake raised an eyebrow at Sephiroth.
Sephiroth slide his blade out of the sheath. "Then it is time I showed you who I am." Sephiroth rushed over and slashed at Drake.
Mystica fell out of the blackness and rolled off a small hill of snow. "Ow! Ow! Ow! OWWWW!"
Mystica slipped out of consciousness just as Mulan came out of a cavern with Mushu with a tall man with brown-hair that dangles down to the middle of his neck as he carries a Halberd on his back. "Come on Low-Tide…wait…is there…who is that…Oh my! Low-Tide come with me!" Low-Tide followed Mulan as they ran to Mystica and helped her up. "She's bleeding…we need to get her to the camp." Low-Tide picked her up and he and Mulan ran Mystica to the camp half a mile away.
"What is going on?" Minnie shouted in a loud voice walking around the castle library viewing a screen that had planets on the view, and the castle's security system. "Oh Mickey…please hurry…Pluto?" Minnie asked as she turned and saw Pluto sitting there as what looked like a heartless came up running behind him. "Ooooh noooo!" Minnie shouted.