Woo! I'm back, even though I should be updating other stuff and writing that Venmera story...

Italics mean a flashback or a thought.

Anyways, onward!

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Ven closed his eyes and felt the gentle breeze come by, feeling refreshed and isolated from the cruel world and the stress of being a Union leader.

"I won't fail..." he whispered under his breath, as he opened his eyes slightly to see several dandelions flying in the wind.

However, one of the dandelions got stuck on a small thin branch, while the others drifted far away, not even caring to look back.

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"Don't ever lose sight of your true goal. Do you understand?" a tall black-hooded figure asked, towering over the ten year old blonde.

"But, Master-" he started, but was automatically cut off by a loud noise outside of the room, making the room vibrate slightly.

The loud noise repeated itself several times, echoing throughout the room, sounding ancient and wise, as the room kept on vibrating to the core.

After the vibrating and the loud sound stopped, the Master of the Masters looked at him, "Look, Ven, was it? I understand your goal there is a lot to take in, but either way, you should accept your fate and go. Don't even look back!"

Ven sighed, but knew there was no escape from fate and looked at the book the Master had given him.

"That book will also help guide you. Follow it and there will be no consequences. Destroy your fated path and there is a chance that the whole world will fall into ruin," he stated with a deadly quiet serious tone as he pointed to the book.

He felt his hands shaking slightly and quickly responded, "Yes, sir."

"Good boy," he said, his tone of voice suddenly lightening up, as he placed his hand on the ten year old's head.

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"Skuld, this isn't such a good idea. I agree with Ven's statement. We should just say here until we're all certain we should open our eyes and explore," he sighed, as he looked at his hands.

Skuld raised her eyebrow and looked back at the speaker, but she didn't look like she was going to step down.

"Please consider it," smiled the speaker warmly to Skuld, but shot Ephemera a cold death glare, as she walked out of the room.

The door closed loudly behind her, letting an awkward silence settle in, as the two once close friends avoided eye contact.

Light started to stream onto the table from the upper stained glass window, showing the reflection of five silhouettes looking up to a heart-shaped moon, with small miniature Keyblades sticking out of the ground.

Ephemera's eyes wandered up to Skuld and saw her frown at the stained glass window.

"Do you think...the the Foretellers made the right decision choosing us as Union Leaders?" she asked quietly, her eyes locked on the window.

"Of course! I'm sure they're proud of us," Ephemera smiled slightly, as he got out of his chair.

"What if...we're making the wrong decisions. Would they still be proud of our sins?" she asked, looking into his bluish green eyes.

Ephemera wrapped his arms around Skuld tightly and whispered into her ear, "They'll understand. Just...listen to that big heart of yours. Don't forget that promise we made..."

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"Ephemera..." started Master Ava, as she stepped over to Ephemera, her mask in her hand and hair flying wildly.

"Master Ava..." breathed out Ephemera, walking over to the older Foreteller.

Her blue eyes glimmered in the light as she smiled, "Ephemera...there was a reason I sent you out first. Not because you found out our world's secret first, but something bigger."

He nodded, his silver hair bouncing in the soft wind.

She smiled softly, as she gingerly grabbed a dandelion near her feet and held it close to her chest.

"You were chosen by fate itself...to lead the Dandelions to a brighter future, than the grim one we must face at the moment," she whispered, as she blew the dandelion's top, letting the seeds scatter.

Ephemera looked up to see that the sky was full of the small seeds. The seeds gathered made the sky look a soft milky white.

"Your special job is to help protect the light when no one else will. I know it may not sound...important as it should, but it's very important. It's like...the stem of a flower. Nobody may really care about it, but it helps the plant stand and connects everything together," explained Ava, staring at Ephemera, but started to glow softly.

"But Master Ava...isn't there anything we can do to spare you from the grim end?" he asked, running towards her, as she started stepping back and slowly fading away into nothing.

She shook her head and stopped in her tracks.

"Fate chose me to disappear...so let your future be a bright one...Master Ephemera," she smiled for the final time, as a tear went down her cheek and disappeared into nothing.

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"Ven!" Ephemera yelled out, as he went on the rooftop of the highest building, where the three would usually hang out after long days of works.

He heard a slight noise from the other side of the roof and went over to investigate.

His aqua green eyes landed on the smaller blonde, who seemed to have given up on hiding, but his usual dark blue shining eyes were replaced with a colder shade.

"What do you want?" he snapped.

"Ven, Skuld and I were worried about you. You can't just leave us and wander off. We're all in this together, so no dropping out," Ephemera sighed and put his arm around Ven, hoping that he would cheer up.

However, Ven reacted just the opposite and punched Ephemera's cheek, making it turn a brighter shade of red than before.

"I'm tired of hearing all your bullcrap! Get the fuck away from me! I...I don't even want to be a Union leader!" he yelled and summoned his Keyblade, pointing it at Ephemera's neck.

Ephemera's eyes widened and wasn't sure what to say.

"Ven, what's wrong?" he asked, slowly backing away.

He rolled his eyes at Ephemera and cackled, "What do you think bitch? What do you think truly? Come on, I know Lady Ava wanted you to follow your heart, but that's cliche dumb advice."

Ephemera felt as if Ven was insulting Lady Ava and felt his anger fueling.

"Lady Ava sacrificed so much for us to be here! You said so yourself!" Ephemera snapped back and summoned his Keyblade, even though he knew violence wasn't the answer.

"Bring it on, Eph," he smirked, as the two clashed their Keyblades.

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Alright, I guess I should explain why this is an 'Alternate Timeline'...

So, since the summary says it takes place five years after the Keyblade War, I'm just gonna say, Ven didn't follow the events of the Book of Prophecies properly, leading him to live during this time period and not arriving in the events of Birth By Sleep. It's pretty confusing, I know, but eh...at least I get to write about the X Trio.