Another Side, Another Story
Chapter1, Verse 2 : Twilight Memories
Roxas walked out from his quarters, finally back in his Organization clothes. He looked at the other quarters. It looked like a graveyard. It probably was. He looked at some of them. His was blue, but many others were red. His eyes widened.
"Fools," Roxas turned around to find Saix.
"They…. They're dead…" Roxas began walking by their 'graves.' "Larxene, Marluxia… Lexaeus, Zexion… Vexen. They're all dead… What happened?"
"Sora and Riku," answered Saix coldly.
"When? How?"
"Are we showing signs of caring? Perhaps that heart of yours had a soft spot for Larxene? Or maybe you're one of the people who actually got along with Marluxia and Vexen?" Roxas glared angrily at Saix. He almost looked like he was grinning.
"Hmph, if I had a heart, this is where I'd DIE of laughter," he walked off into the portal door, leading to his own quarters.
Roxas left the castle via darkness. He appeared at Memory's Skyscraper. He looked up. It started to rain. He pulled up his hood. He blinked. For a moment, he thought he saw Riku atop Memory's Skyscraper again. He looked around. No Heartless. Maybe I should just check. Roxas jumped from beam to beam, landing on the wall of the building and began climbing swiftly.
He climbed swiftly, killing Heartless after Heartless. There seemed to be no end to them. The Neoshadows rained from above.
Roxas climbed the sheer surface of the building, eventually reaching the large screen. It flickered as he stepped on it. It flashed many pictures but Roxas was concentrating far too much for him to notice.
He threw his Keyblade at the blindfolded figure. The blindfolded figure evaded easily and dodged him as it fell to the ground, passing the Heartless chasing Roxas.
Roxas reached the top. He had a somewhat good view of the streets. He had almost forgotten why he was up there. He scanned the rooftops. Nothing. He looked back down at the street.
The two of them landed gracefully. The Neoshadows disintegrated as they landed. Odd. They faced each other, both wearing the same robes and with a Keyblade in hand. The struck each other.
Satisfied there was no one there, Roxas prepared himself to jump down. He then heard something. He turned around with Keyblades drawn but it was too late. A small figure attacked him. Roxas was knocked over the edge. No! Roxas fell towards the earth. The small figure was shocked. It quickly scrambled down the building, going faster than Roxas fell. Meters above the ground, Roxas regained his balance and landed somewhat perfectly. He looked around for the small figure. It was at the foot of the stairs, looking up at him.
At first, Roxas wondered who it was. It wore an identical, although small copy of the Organization's uniform. Is it an Organization XIII member or is it just a Heartless? Roxas looked carefully in the darkness. It had a Keyblade! Roxas looked at its face. The large circular ears gave it away.
"Roxas, come with me," said the small figure with a somewhat squeaky voice.
"Sorry your highness but I wont," Roxas readied his Keyblades.
"Please. I'm sure you want to meet So-"
"SHUT UP!" Roxas lunged towards the small Keyblader, whom easily dodged.
"Roxas please!"
"He may have been your friend, King Mickey, but I'm not," a portal appeared behind King Mickey. Roxas swiftly pushed him inside. He could hear Mickey getting up and running towards the portal, but it was too late. With a snap of his finger, the portal closed.
"Roxas!" yelled Demyx, appearing out of the blue.
"What is it Demyx…?" Roxas tried to hide his rage when Demyx appeared. He had a knack of whining when he spoke to someone.
"Xemnas said you may need my help. He said you may run into trouble. Psh, he sure picked the wrong guy for this job."
"Whatever. Lets go… I personally don't want to do this…" Roxas snapped his fingers again and a portal opened. He stepped through.
Roxas appeared in Twilight Town, within the underground passages, Demyx shortly after. Roxas remembered running around these tunnels with Hayner, Pence and Olette.
Roxas had been in Twilight Town for only a few days but at the time, he thought he had been there for years .He was only starting to get to know Hayner, Pence and Olette.They had been arguing on who was fastest at navigating the tunnels, Hayner, Pence or Roxas. It was a race. Much like the ones his other self took part in on the Island.
Hayner went to the left, Pence went to the right, leaving Olette with Roxas. The only other route was an opening right in front of them, but there was a drop right after. He could make it, but Olette doubted she could do it. Roxas jumped down and landed as he normally did. He held his arms out, ready to catch her. She stepped back slightly.
"Roxas! Where are you?" Pence appeared at the worst possible moment, startling Olette. He fell down into Roxas' arms.
Roxas let her down. Once she was on her feet Roxas tried to walk away but she was still holding on. She held him in a hug. At first he thought he knew what was happening. She had put his head on her shoulder. It felt damp. He slowly put his arms around her.
Roxas could now hear her crying. 'That fall must've scared her more than I thought." Pence jumped down from the ledge, barely landing properly. Hayner appeared from the other side, worried. Olette was still in Roxas' arms. She slowly stopped crying. Roxas smiled.
Roxas and Demyx walked out of the tunnels. They had emerged in one of the back alleys. The bright sunshine was a change from the darkness of the organization's castle. Demyx walked slowly behind Roxas. They didn't speak.
Roxas reached the entrance of 'The Usual Spot.' Hayner, Pence and Olette named it that for obvious reasons. He had met Hayner in that very alley.
Roxas decided to familiarize himself with the WHOLE town, even the back alleys. As he strolled through the alleys, he saw two boys around his age fighting. They were using strange foam weapons. One of them wore a pair of green pants and a green shirt.
"Bow down before me!" yelled the other, wearing a silver coat and a black hat. His three lackeys cheered him on.
"No way, Seifer!"
Roxas stepped forward. 'Seifer' was attacking the other boy ruthlessly. He had downed the boy but was still attacking, kicking him in the ribs. If it was a competition or a show of strength, Seifer would have stopped by then, right?
"HEY!" yelled Roxas instinctively. One of Seifer's lackeys stepped forward in between Seifer and Roxas. He was big.
"Hey, stop disturbing Seifer, ya' know? He's gotta have full concentration, ya' know?"
"No, I don't. Stop bullying that guy!" yelled Roxas so that Seifer could hear.
The boy in green pushed Seifer away and got up. He looked menacingly at Roxas. Did he say something wrong? Seifer and the green-clothed boy continued their fighting. Seifer was obviously winning. If Roxas didn't step in, things would turn out really bad.
The big lackey was holding a foam swoard. Roxas slipped behind the thug and stole the sword. He instinctively went into a battle stance. He pushed down the big guy and charged towards Seifer, who had once again downed the green-clothed boy.
Roxas swung his sword knocking Seifer off balance. Although he was winning, the boy in green had clearly beaten him up quite a bit. Roxas helped the boy up.
"The name's Roxas."
"Hayner," they both grinned and simultaneously charged towards the dazed Seifer.
"Crap…"
Roxas stared at the green fence that blocked the entrance to the 'Usual Place.' Maybe they're inside? No… No… I shouldn't… Roxas continued towards the Sandlot.
At the Sandlot, he saw Seifer talking to his three lackeys, Fuu, Rai, and Vivi. Vivi caught a glimpse of Roxas and Demyx. He caught Seifer's attention and pointed in their direction.
"Where did you come from?" demanded Seifer.
"What's it to you? You want to pick a fight?" replied Demyx, stepping up.
"I thought you said you weren't good at fighting…" whispered Roxas.
"He's just a kid! What threat could he possibly pose? Look, he's even using some dorky foam sword as a weapon! It's hilarious!"
Roxas shook his head. I could say the same for that sitar of yours. Roxas looked up towards Seifer.
"Look, this is my town, so go by my rules or clear out."
"No," Demyx was firm with his answer.
"Alright, looks like the disciplinary administrators are gonna' have to teach you a lesson," he cracked his knuckles and grabbed his foam sword. He charged towards Demyx and struck him squarely on his chest.
"OWW! THOSE THINGS HURT! Uhh… Roxas! Take over for me!" Demyx retreated behind Roxas. Inside the foam was a very hard plastic shaft.
"Why're you even in the organization?" muttered Roxas. Demyx merely shrugged.
"So, you're next?"
"Give it up Seifer, you couldn't beat me then, you can't beat me now," Seifer seemed confused.
"Do I know you? Hmph… who cares, its time I teach you a lesson!" he charged towards Roxas. In a blinding flash, Seifer was knocked back. His lackeys were in awe. Seifer looked serious this time. He got into his normal battle stance and noticed something from with his weapon. It was bending 90 degrees to the left. His eyes widened. He took a look at Roxas.
"You don't know how long I've waited for this!" Roxas, with his Keyblades drawn, charged.
"Crap…"
"Roxas, did you really have to do that…?" asked Demyx, looking back at Seifer, who was on the ground, covered in bruises.
"Why should you care…? Come on, lets get to that mansion… And be careful, who knows what Ansem the Wise has ready for us…"
Past the Sandlot, Roxas arrived at the Tram central. He looked at the shops. Something felt really wrong. The old lady who ran the candy shop didn't even look at him. She was too busy attending to her cat. He passed by all the shops, none of them seemed to notice him. After that whole fiasco with the Dusk, it seemed impossible that anyone would forget Roxas. Seifer was an exception. He was so full of himself. Roxas reached the hole in the wall.
He looked back at the town he thought he belonged in. Nobodies don't belong. They arrived within the forests.
Roxas ran through the forest. Pence trailed behind him. Roxas stopped, looking at the mansion. Pence finally caught up, holding on to Roxas this time, catching his breath.
"Roxas… I…" he was panting quite hard. "finally… got you… TAG!" he tried scampering off in the other direction. He stopped, realizing Roxas really hadn't noticed him. "Roxas… HELLO? You do know I got you, right?" He stepped closer towards Roxas.
"Yup," Roxas quickly turned around and poked Pence on his forehead.
"NO FAIR!"Roxas chuckled.
Roxas ran to the Mansion, eventually finding out he was trapped. Roxas also found Hayner and Olette hiding there. He smiled as Pence tried catching him. After all was done, they decided to take a picture. It WAS their first day of Summer vacation.
The gates were locked. Roxas pointed both his Keyblades toward the gate. The large lock binding the two gates disappeared. The gates swung open. Demyx slowly stepped inside.
"So… this is where your heart is?" he asked, looking. Roxas nodded. The door of the Mansion opened.
"He knows we're here. Get ready Demyx. I won't stop if you get into trouble," Roxas charged into the mansion, leaving Demyx behind.
I hope you liked it. The third chapter will be up by the weekend. Please review, thanks for reading!
