KHL: here's where the real story begins!
Kiro: are you keeping me up here since I'm not in this story?
KHL: have to talk to someone and let's just say keep your eyes out please note the disclaimer is in chapter 1 do not own the plot or the characters except for my OCs who are joining me in Authoress corner!
Raian: why do I have a feeling that …
KHL: upbabup!
Raian: Ohhkay
Kiro: time for the story
Chapter 1: The Prince and the Pauper
Two years after Eraqus fell ill….
Ventus rolled his eyes at the thought of his tutors lessons in magic "Aqua's lessons are boring!" he complained to the Advisor Xehanort an elderly man with a grey goatee a black and silver robe black belts white shirt and grey pants
"Nevertheless your Highness a King must know magic and with your poor father Eraqus ill it is imperative that you master it!" "You should hear him complain about Aerith's lessons" Seifer a blonde with a scar diagonally across his nose bridge in a red and gold uniform matching his partners replied Wakka was a tanned man with bright orange hair
The Prince wore a silver crown to stand out against his golden windswept hair as Wakka once said gold blends in completely he had sky blue eyes and also wore a light blue shirt and black pants with cream lined pockets and white bottoms around his olive boots and a green robe with a silver trim Wakka took it and hung it up as he walked up to a girl with blue hair and eyes in a lavender dress and blue sleeves with silver tips
"Ready your majesty?" she asked
"Yeah I guess" he replied
"And no Elemental magic on your escorts young man!" Xehanort yelled reminding him of a Thunder spell prank on Wakka that caused him to glow for three weeks! And turning Seifer into a guycicle yesterday Ventus slumped into a chair
"Alright!" Aqua started
"Esuna is a healing spell but unlike the cure series of spells…" she turned the prince was staring out the window to a bunch of boys talking out the window
"VENTUS!"
"GAHH!"
"I'm not doing this for my health! The King's orders are if you don't learn I don't get paid!" Aqua scolded
"Sorry ma'am" he replied "Alright now where was I ah...Esuna is a healing magic but instead of curing physical wounds it cures illnesses and will save you from most poisons and diseases" Ventus looked out of the corner of his eye the group of boys in ragged clothes a silver haired teen a boy with sun-tinted spiky brown hair and a blonde teen ran off into the distance
The three boys hid themselves behind a nearby wall where a man with an eye patch in black and silver uniform with medium long slicked back hair and grey boots took food from many citizens despite their protests several soldiers in red and gold versions of his outfit where doing the same and piling all of the stolen food into a cart as the leader turned the three could see that he had a jagged scar on his face
"The King Thanks you kind citizens for your generous donations!" he sneered
the blonde boy Hayner in green pants with olive and black patches with a black shirt and olive coat with a white cap turned to Riku a boy in a yellow shirt blue and black coat a white scarf and navy pants and long silver hair with the bangs hanging in his eyes and Sora a boy with sun-tinted spiky brown hair in all directions wearing a black shirt with white gloves a silver scarf black hat and Mahogany red pants
"You guys ready!" Hayner asked
"You bet! Time to bug captain Braig and his goons again!" Sora replied with an evil grin
"Hayner what's the plan?" Riku asked
"Well Riku when Roxas, Xion and Kairi give us the signal we'll cause a distraction Sora and Roxas will fight the soldiers Pence will grab the Cart and when Braig is alone you and I will slug him!"
"Easy simple quick I like it!" Sora grinned
on the building above and opposite of their position was a boy with blonde windswept hair and blue eyes with a red scarf with grey-tan pants a white coat with black patches and black shirt Roxas looked over at Kairi a girl with red hair with a white dress and a lavender coat
"Kairi the signal!"
"right!" she replied
"You ready Roxas?" a girl with black hair blue eyes a black shirt with grey and with patches a light blue shirt purple gloves grey scarf and hat asked
"Ready Xion!" Roxas answered her Kairi took a small shiny object and reflecting the light from the sun Hayner saw the flash and already had a snowball in his hand
"Hey Scar face!" he yelled beaming Braig with it
"You again GET THEM!" he yelled Riku and Hayner landed Braig a double punch before they all started to fight each other Sora and Roxas being gifted swords men were able to hold off Braig's goons easily Clashing swords with Demyx, Xaldin, Lexaeus and Marluxia! Kairi and Xion ran to the cart unhitching it as Pence a boy in a black and white hat blue scarf and pants red and black shirt and brown gloves hopped into the driver's seat
"Hiya!" he yelled as the horses sped off
"The Cart!" Marluxia shouted
"After them!" Braig yelled
Lexaeus and Xaldin started to give chase Roxas thinking quickly caused a nearby horse stable to go into a stampede as the Horses ran out blocking the two soldier's way! Hayner threw a smoke bomb as he Riku, Sora and Roxas grabbed a ride on four lagging horses as they all disappeared!
"Find them you idiots!" Braig yelled minutes passed but to all the citizens surprise the cart along with all the horses returned with all seven teens on it Hayner stood up
"Alright everybody line up! And you'll get everything they took from you back! Roxas, Sora, Riku I need you to stand guard Kairi Xion , you two are look outs Pence your with me and the two started passing out the stolen food
"Great Job Roxas they would have captured Pence and the girls if you hadn't let those Horses loose!" Riku stated
"Yeah between you me and Hayner we're unstoppable!" Sora added "I'm just making sure that rotten King and his spoiled brat don't push us around" Roxas replied "I hear that!" cried a random citizen
Meanwhile back at the castle Aqua had moved on to the practice session of her lesson today was the gravity spell extremely dangerous in the hands of a very bored and slightly mischievous prince Ventus
"Eek that's not supposed to spin like that!"
"Put that down!"
"That's breakable!"
"Ahhh Put me down someone get me down!"
"I hate Heights!"
"HELLLLLLP!"
Shouldn't we help her brudda?" Wakka asked
"Terra will take care of it" Seifer said sorting through the books
"Legends of Mana no, Kingdom Hearts, No Chain of Memories no, Secret of the stones, no Final Fantasy no New Awakening no Sleeping Beauty no, Tales of the Wasteland, No Lion King no!"
At that moment Lieutenant Terra a tall muscular blue-eyed young man with brown hair with three spikes on the top in a gold and blue version of a soldier's uniform and was Braig's second in command strolled by and spotted Seifer
"I'm surprised you get paid Seifer!" he said rolling his eyes he and Wakka and up into the study Ventus was swirling Aqua a globe, several bookshelves and the Chalk board and drapes around a small black orb over his head Terra Glared at him and he immediately stopped and everything landed with a thud
"Your highness with all due respect you're going to be King of Radiant Garden someday and its Aqua and Aerith's jobs to teach you these things so you can be a responsible King not so you can spin stuff around and make Aqua puke
"Terra you're my Hero!" Aqua moaned
"And you!" Terra said turning to Seifer
"you and Wakka are supposed to be keeping him out of trouble! If one won't do it the other picks up the slack GOT IT!"
"Crystal Lieutenant!" Wakka and Seifer replied
"Alright you majesty it's time for scholar lessons with Aerith!" Sefier said "Aw man!" "No complaints Ya?" Wakka said helping him into his robe and joined Xehanort as they headed to the tower "I hate Politics" "Wakka said no Complaints!" Said Terra
"You Rotten Kids!" Shouted Demyx as he Marluxia and Xaldin chased Hayner Roxas and Sora around town
"Guys up there!" Roxas yelled pointing up to a roof top! The three climbed up to the top it was there they got a good view of the castle and stopped to stare at it when the Soldiers passed it was elegant tall and ivory colored decorated in various pipes and metals that seemed to blend seamlessly
"I think this is our best view of the castle so far!" Hayner stated
"What do you think it be like to live there?" Sora asked
"Don't know but I do know that you'd end up spoiled rotten and care for no one but you're self!" Roxas spat
"Oh come on Roxas Like you haven't wondered that at least once!" Hayner Scoffed
"Maybe when I was five" Roxas said flatly
Sora snorted with a bit of laughter "Come on guys you can argue about this back at the hide out"
"Yeah let's go!" Hayner replied they both climbed down the roof top but Roxas glanced back at the castle one last time "What….. Would it be like?" "If Hayner and Sora ever found out I just thought that they'd never let me live it down!"
The day had finally come to an end and Terra was looking forward to retiring to his quarters
"Ah Lieutenant Terra I'm glad I caught you!"
"What is it Xehanort?" Terra asked "the Prince wants to see you!"
"What for?" Terra asked
"He needs someone to Vent on!" replied Leon one of Terra's childhood Friends and fellow solider replied
"Xehanort has told Prince Ventus he could complain to a different person at the end of every month brudda" Wakka replied
"But they can't be Xehanort, Braig Aqua or Aerith" Seifer added
"You'll need this!" Cloud another Solider said passing him a pillow
"Okay…." Replied a confused Terra heading off to the Throne room pillow in hand he looked up at the doors and knocked
"Come in!" "You wanted to see me your highness?" Terra asked "Yes oh good you brought the pillow!" Ventus replied taking it he looked into it for a moment then put his face into it Quickly
"AHHHHHH! I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE! History, magic, politics it's all so boring I swear If I have to memorize one more Kingdom's pet peeve I'M GONNA CRACK!"
"I see" Terra replied nodding
Ventus jumped off the Throne and went over to a window watching a red haired boy in Tan and Mahogany red clothes and a Sandy haired boy in green and olive clothes having a snowball fight Terra joined him
"I wonder what it's like to live a normal life!" the Prince wondered out loud
"A Normal life?" Terra asked
"Yeah no responsibilities no lessons total freedom!"
"They have their own stuff to worry about you know" Terra replied
"Yeah buts it's nothing like my boring life!" Ventus replied
"Are you saying you're tired of being a prince?" Terra asked with an arched eyebrow they looked back down on the two boys who were now in a wrestling match
"yes I am I want to be a normal boy!" Ventus said leaning his forehead against the window
"well if it's any consultation Prince Ventus once you turn sixteen in a couple of days you won't have to take anymore lessons because that's the age a Prince is ready to take the throne"
"That does help a little thank you Terra I hope Father gets better soon!"
"We all hope the King recovers everyone is just preparing for the worst that's all" Terra replied
"Thanks again you can go Terra" Ventus replied Terra bowed and left the boy with his thoughts
"Is everyone afraid Father will die?" he wondered
KHL: Well a couple my OC's just made a Cameo if you've read The Legacy one or two you'll know its Kiro and Raian
Raian: Thought so!
Amei: no regular characters in the Authoress corners KHL?
KHL: Not for this one no
Kiro: yeah well we've met our Heroes sort of now they just have to meet each other and the story will really take off from there! Next time: Ventus meet Roxas and Vice Versa!