"Come on guys! Give the poor girl some space!" Said a girl's voice as Emilia's vision started to clear.
"She's awake!" exclaimed an excited male voice. Emilia could see three people; a boy with silver hair that seemed to defy gravity, a girl with short brown hair and emerald eyes, and another boy with spiky black hair.
"Obviously, Eraqus," scoffed the silverette.
"Wh-where am I? Who are you?" asked Emilia, dazed.
"Welcome to the Land of Departure! I'm Catherina" the girl said, pointing to herself. "That's Eraqus," she pointed to the black haired boy, "And that's-"
"I'm Xehanort," said the silver haired boy.
"What's your name?" asked Eraqus.
"It's…Emilia," she said quietly, reverting back to her shy personality. Emilia took this chance to look at her surroundings. She was in a spare bedroom that overlooked the strangest training yard she had ever seen. Then she noticed her clothes were not the ones she had fainted in. She was wearing a sky blue dress that came down to her knees, blue and yellow stripped leggings, and clunky red Mary-Jane's. She asked them about this.
"Those were the clothes you were wearing when Master found you. Oh! Speaking of Master, Eraqus, Xehanort, go get her! She'd want to know Emilia's awake! OH! Emilia! Here's your bag!" Catherina said handing her a large black bag with a red cross on it.
"Who is 'Master-" Emilia started before Catherina cut her off.
"Where are you from? How did you get here? What's your world like? What's your favorite color? Do you always keep your hair in a braid? Are you nearsighted or farsighted? What's-" Catherina asked eagerly.
"Catherina, that's enough! You're confusing the poor girl," said a stern looking purple haired woman from the doorway. Upon the woman's entrance into the room, Catherina abruptly stood up and bowed.
"Sorry, Master. I guess I just got overexcited," Catherina said sheepishly.
"I know," said the woman, turning to Emilia. "Hello, my name is Rin. I am a Keyblade Master. I believe you have met my three pupils. May I ask your name?" said Master Rin.
"My name is Emilia Fletcher, ma'am," Emilia said, standing up and bowing.
"Catherina, go join Eraqus and Xehanort in the training yard while I speak with Emilia," said the woman smiling. Catherina pouted.
"Ngh…Okay," said Catherina, trudging toward the door.
"Oh, and Catherina? Try not to set anything on fire this time, all right?" Master Rin said over her shoulder.
"Yes, Master," said Catherina, sprinting down the hall.
"Now, do you know why you are here?" Rin asked Emilia, gesturing for her to sit down. Emilia opened her mouth to say something, then closed it again.
"No…not really," she said, defeated.
"You are here to learn to control your magic and take the first step toward your destiny. Though this is normally a place for Keyblade wielders to train and Keyblade wielders alone, I will allow you to train here," Rin told the bewildered Emilia.
"But I don't have any magic! I'm just an ordinary girl!" Emilia said.
"Are you really?" Rin asked, eyebrow arched. Emilia thought it over. Speaking an ancient language instinctively? Definitely not normal.
"I guess not…"
"I know this all must be very confusing for you, but in time you will learn to live with it. Now, my speech is over. You are free to look around the grounds. I'm sure Catherina will give you the grand tour when she is done training," Master Rin chuckled as she went to join her pupils.
Emilia sat there for a while as she looked through her bag. It had all sorts of herbs and bandages. Her watch was there, and a new, very curious object. It was a 16 pointed start charm about the size of her palm. It was light green. There was also a note. It looked very, very, very old.
To the Healer-
Be brave. Be strong. You will need these for the road ahead. Know this, I will always have your back.
K. Kerry
K. Kerry. So that was that strange girl's name. Emilia put everything in her bag and got up. She explored the grounds until dinnertime, when Catherina tackled her from behind in a hug. Emilia was indeed given the grand tour, and over a few days she got used to this strange new world. It seemed like only four (well, now five) people lived on it. Master Rin had to leave 5 days after Emilia arrived to talk to her colleague, Yen Sid about the on the state of the world(s). Emilia's training was postponed until it was a little more than two weeks since she had arrived. On the night before her training would begin, she checked her watch. The smaller hand was on the 2. She had begun her second hour.