Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts BBS, or Disney characters/settings, etc. Just a fan. \o/
Spoilers: A fragmentary passage aka the Secret Episode from BBS Final Mix.
A/N: My one-shot turned into a multi-chapter fic... (My muses wouldn't leave me alone, but I suppose that's a good thing.) – You can read a lengthier A/N in the next chapter: my original one-shot.
* Story told from Aqua's POV. *
Assumptions:
- Aqua discovers the castle before finding the Dark Margin and talking to a cloaked Ansem the wise. (I'm fairly sure that's canon.)
- The light that shined through then the darkness pouring into the portal represented the door to the heart of Radiant Garden opening and the walls of the worlds collapsing (as described in Ansem Report 5+)
- Aqua's adventures during this section of the dark realm runs parallel to the events in the realm of light described in Ansem Reports 5 onwards.
- King Mickey is in the dark realm during this time searching for the Kingdom Key D and Aqua's time in the dark realm will spill over to run parallel to the events of KHI.
Terra…
I-I'm not really good at this… but I was encouraged to try talking to you. I was told that talking would make a "HUGE" difference, and that you might return to us quicker. Heh, I figured it was worth a try.
Hmm, this should feel more natural, but… I still feel like there's a barrier between us… Erg! I'm sure this isn't what they had in mind!
Please know, I still believe in you, Terra. I still believe in our connection! The thing is… I don't know what to say, or where to start!
There's been… so much that happened, both to me and here in the realm of light. I always had my wayfinder beside me; I always thought about you and Ven. Especially you. I knew Ven was safe, but I didn't know where you were. When I sent your body back to the realm of light, I had hoped that your heart had seized control. But…
…
I didn't know how wounded your heart was. You needed time to heal; time to rest.
Well… I guess you still need that.
…
Y'know… you never really left me.
I saw you in the dark realm. I saw your light… and your darkness.
Heh, maybe I'll start there… The first time I saw you…
I had just defeated a dark-hunter creature, when I stumbled upon a castle in the darkness. It was Cinderella's castle: The Castle of Dreams…
[Continued…]
