TUH: This chapter is totally my spotlight.
TN: Yes, totally. . .
TN: Do you like how it turned out?
TUH: I'm surprised at it actually.
TUH: Not my part, I'm a genius, but yours.
TN: You are lucky that I hired the Lunarians to build lower levels for your demotions, which you have just earned one.
TUH: Lunarian architecture! AWESOME!
TN: You need something, right?
TN: Let's move to the chapter, shall we?
TUH: I'ltorien wins. Flawless Victory. Fatality.
TN: Yes and the very end is a surprise! That and the Doctor. . .
TUH: Another spoiler. . . spoiler. . .
TUH: FALCON. . . . . .
Sora: Due to TorNathan being in medical attention, by none other than Aerith Gainsborough, our very finest healer, who by the way-
Kairi: Sora get to the Disclaimer!
Sora: Oh, yeah. . . I am here to tell you that TorNathan and The Unknowing Herald do not own Kingdom Hearts, Disney, Square Enix or Fire Emblem.
Kairi: Now for shout outs!
One: I wish I could have my name! Anyway, shout outs to PenguinLord352 for his help in the earlier chapters for finding many mistakes!
One: Also to TheJadeDragon37 for being the beta for this!
King: Now onto the chapter!
Chapter IV
The Gift of Anuwëy
In Orbit of Radiant Garden
July 22, 2010
"Cid to Highwind, I repeat, Cid to Highwind. Do you come in, Sora?" Sora relaxed in his chair when he heard the old man's gruff voice. It was comforting to hear one of his old friends' voice again, no pun intended.
"Hiya Cid!" Sora responded. The world of the Radiant Garden rotated below them, massive and broad. It seemed larger than what it was last time he had been here, which in all reality wasn't that long ago.
"About time yer answered back!" he replied, coughing a bit from a cigarette, no doubt. "Now, you can land on behind Merlin's house. The gummi hangar isn't ready for too many ships right now. You'll know the back of Merlin's house when y'all see it. Pretty empty, just like his common sense, if yer ask me." This earned a chuckle from the group before they heard loud thumps sounding from the transmitter. Just when they were about to ask what was going on, Cid's voice met their ears once again.
"Ye old coot, stop chuckin' them books at me! I swear yer as crazy as a penguin!" Sora thought that was probably the weirdest insult he had ever heard. Then Merlin's voice cracked in, huffy and angry, very irritated.
"P- p- penguin?! I'll show you penguin!" And Cid's voice cut off. There was silence, then an almighty loud squawk! Then another. Did Merlin just—
"Sora?" It was Yuffie.
"Yuffie! How's it going?" Sora asked, excited at hearing his ninja friend's voice again.
"Good, but due to some technical difficulties—squawk!—Cid can't talk right now. See ya in a bit!" She said hurriedly. Then her voice was faint. "Merlin! Change him back now!" Sora cut the transmission and readied the ship for entrance to the world. He looked over at Riku, who was snugly strapped into his chair this time. Sora nodded at him and Riku just glared back, not without the hint of a smile. Sora smiled back at him, then Kairi, then Merideth, and they took off!
Sora thought back. It was weird to have someone he had never met before fly with them. Merideth had shared a room with Kairi, and the two had already become friends. She was quiet and mainly kept to herself. Sora had thought that she was just nervous to be in their company, probably in awe at hearing what they have done already. She was very neat and clean, Kairi had told them. She also kept by a strict schedule, eating the three meals of the day at the exact same time every time. This was just about as opposite as you could get from Sora. Not only that, but she woke up at the same time, to the very second. And to top it off, she had a bed time she followed. Sora did not pay attention to this one, but he thought she even used the bathroom at exact times. She may have been very strict and to the point with things, but she was nice and caring, so she was a-okay in Sora's book.
After much turbulence, fluctuation, and changes in atmospheric pressure, the group landed in Merlin's back lot, it being just the perfect amount of space. The four of them descended the ramp and walked into the morning sun of Radiant Garden. Sora was just taking in his new surroundings, surroundings he had never been accustomed to, for he had never been behind Merlin's house before. It had flat, bare pavement, nothing else. Other houses bordered it and he saw some people peeking through windows and looking at the newcomers. They weren't accustomed to having gummi ships in their back yards, well, lots. He saw some of their faces brighten as they looked at him. He was just wondering why when—
"Argh!" Sora grunted as he was slammed to the ground, a body pressed against him, arms wrapped around his body. Raven hair brushed his face and soft skin met his. Giggling resounded into his chest and from around him and the person on top of him. Wispy smoke cleared the area around him. He coughed a couple times as the smoke cleared completely.
"Sora! I missed you! It's great to see ya again!" That voice was none other than—
"Yuffie!" Sora exclaimed as they got up. He gave her a more calm hug, smiling a wide grin. Kairi ran up and gave Yuffie a hug as well once he and Yuffie broke apart.
"Kairi! You're here too? They never told us you would be coming!" Yuffie exclaimed. "And Sora," Yuffie said sternly. He instantly tensed up, not liking the change in her voice. "It's the Great Ninja Yuffie to you!" she told him, a smile breaking her face. He released his tension and mentally waved it away.
"Got it, Yuffie," he replied, purposely not saying the title. She smirked at him before turning to Riku and Merideth.
"And you are?" she asked, looking intently at the two "strangers". Sora walked up to her right side, Kairi on her left, and made the introductions. Or at least tried to make them. Yuffie had stopped him with a raised hand.
"Just wait 'til the rest are out here. It'll be easier," she told him. That made perfect sense to him and he waited. In about a minute, Merlin's back door opened and the rest of the Restoration Committee had exited the house, all of them—well, almost all of them—looked excited. Sora looked around at all them. There was Merlin, of course. His blue robes, matching hat, and white beard—reaching to the ground—made up his attire. That and his clumsy and scatter-brained personality. He looked a bit frazzled and hectic at the moment. He gave them a brief smile before furrowing his bushy eyebrows. Sora glanced over and saw that next to him was. . . a penguin? A penguin with a cigarette in it's mouth?
"Oh, sorry lads," Merlin said. He waved his wand above the penguin, rapped it roughly on the head, and it transformed into a human. That human was Cid. His work clothes were torn a bit and oily, worn down by work. He had already proclaimed a fresh cigarette into his mouth and was smoking away at it, glaring at the old "codger" next to him. Sora took a mental note to ask him later how that had went down. Continuing the chain was a beautiful and young woman. Brown braids, adorned with a red bow and matching red and pink dress made her stand out as a lighthearted person. It was Aerith. She smiled at him and he smiled back. Now, he may not have looked excited, but Cloud (ex-SOLDIER First Class, and spiky, blond, muscle-head) hid his feelings quite well. He gave Sora the smallest of smiles, a nod, and then his face returned to the blank look. Aerith turned to look at him, gave him a peck on the cheek and then turned back. His cheeks slightly pinked, and he looked away, his black clothing billowing. One more mental note added.
Aside from his cold manner, there was another cold man. He wasn't as emotionless as Cloud, but he could compete. Next down was Squall, but he liked to be called Leon for whatever reason. Sora planned to ask him one day. Leon nodded and smiled at him, moving his brown hair out of his eyes, revealing that horrid scar. That was another question Sora needed to ask. His eyes then moved to Tifa. Sora didn't know her well, but he knew it was one of Cloud's only friends, apparently friends since young childhood. She waved at him with a bright smile, her hands covered with fighting gauntlets. Then next to her was—
"Axel!?" Roxas screamed, ejecting from Sora's mind and running at the man, Keyblade jangling at his waist. He crushed Axel into a hug and was returned with one. Sora felt all his emotions elate at seeing his Other being this happy. He could even feel Roxas' emotions radiating inside his own heart. But, what was Axel doing here? How had he survived? Sora had seen him fade away into nothingness.
"Yep, it's me alright, for now," he said, a bit glumly. What did he mean for now? "Got it memorized, kiddo?" He gave Roxas another hug. Roxas backed away and stood with Sora, Naminé now appearing next to him and giving him her own hug. She understood what he was going through at that moment, and she must have thought that hug would help; Sora would never know.
"Ah, how fascinating!" Merlin said, approaching the whole Roxas and Naminé. He observed the duo closely, eying the Oblivion and Oathkeeper on their waists. He stroked his chin in thought, eyes slim and brows furrowed deeper yet. He then changed his face, looked at them and smiled brightly. "Come with me, you two," he said, turning and walking for his house, now three stories instead of one. It even had an odd lean to it that would bring any normal three story house down, but Sora had a suspicion it was held up with magic. An owl, Archimedes, took flight from the tallest window. Sora and Kairi watched their Nobodies follow the old mage, faces contorted into confusion as to why he wanted them.
"Hey, Sora, it's good to see you again," Leon said, extending his hand toward Sora. Sora returned the shake and began the introductions.
"Okay, for all of those who don't know, this is Kairi. This is my best friend, Riku. And this is our newest friend and ally sent by the King, Merideth. Those two that followed Merlin were Roxas and Naminé, our Nobodies," he said, indicating each as he called them out.
"Guys this is Cid, Aerith, Cloud, Leon, Tifa, Axel, and Yuffie," he continued, indicating them as well. Everybody greeted each other in a flurry of handshakes and smiles, not in Cloud or Riku's case. Sora thought that they would make good friends.
"So what's been going on here?" Sora asked as all eleven of them made their way into Merlin's house, making the total fourteen. It's a good thing that it's three stories, Sora thought. They all crammed into the first floor. Sora was the last in and saw that more magic was at work. Just like the Highwind, the entire inside was magically redone to be larger on the inside than on the outside. Sora gazed around and saw computers everywhere, tables with papers and maps of the worlds, lists, and one massive computer. It looked like Ansem's computer, and on further inspection, realized it was. Tron appeared on the screen.
"Ah, Sora, my friend! How are you?" Tron asked, a smile on his face. Sora replied and continued to look around as Tron became acquainted with Kairi, Riku, and Merideth. Aerith must have seen the puzzled look on Sora's face, because she walked up to him and began explaining.
"After the battle, a lot of homes were lost, so the entire committee lives here now, courtesy of Merlin and his magic. The first floor is where all the politics happen, because Leon was elected Governor of Radiant Garden due to Ansem's death. They also can't find the true heir, but he did mention having a child." This was all a lot for Sora to take in at once. Leon was governor? The entire committee lived here? Ansem has an unknown child? His head reeled and Aerith giggled.
"Come on, let me show you around," she said. Sora nodded and followed her, leaving Kairi, Riku, and Merideth to meet everyone. They walked towards a staircase next to a door. Excited and loud voices could be heard on the other side. "That room is Merlin's study. That's probably where he took Roxas and Naminé," she told him. He stared at it a bit longer before following her up the stairs. They came to a very long hall way with doors on either side and a staircase at the very end.
"These are the living quarters. Each one is much larger on the inside, and each has their own bathroom. Come on, I'll show you mine," Sora just dumbly nodded as he followed Aerith. All the girls were on the right side with the guys on the left side. Name plaques were on each door. Cloud was right across from Aerith. How convenient. She opened the door an let him in. It was very clean and rather large. It had a queen sized bed and the colors were pink and red. Actually, every thing was pink and red. The walls were covered with pictures of cats and moogles. At her dresser was a framed picture of Cloud and Aerith. She saw him looking at that and blushed.
"Oh that's- well, its," she stuttered, her face growing to match the room. Sora winked at her and said, "I understand Aerith." She smiled at him and thanked him. They left her room and continued upstairs to the top floor. The stairs took forever to traverse, but they finally reached the top. All the walls were glass, and it was a circular room. In the middle was a long executive conference table. Sora noticed another door at the other side of the room.
"This is where Leon holds meetings with different people of Radiant Garden and some other worlds like Twilight Town. It has it's own separated entrance via elevator. It also serves as a view point over all of Radiant Garden. If you look, you'll see how much bigger it has gotten. We had to build entire new districts to accompany the increasing population size. Maleficent is certainly going to work at destroying world after world. The refugees end up her or at Disney castle, like Merideth."
Sora walked over to the window-wall and gazed over the city. Due to Merlin's magic, this seemed like the tallest point in the city, and it was. He looked down at the marketplace, and saw that it had expanded into multiple small buildings and numerous stalls. People bustled throughout all of it buying and selling items and even food in a small corner. There were new districts all over the edges of the city and a new wall constructed to protect from anything that might come from the Great Maw. It was true, it had greatly expanded, and he would have loved to go and roam, but he was here on a mission.
"Hey Aerith, can I go speak with—" Just then a scream and shuffled movement, accompanied by something falling, came from the first floor. They looked at each other and rushed down to the first floor. Everyone was huddled in one corner and group facing a lone man. All the men stood in front of the women, weapons drawn, readied for battle. All except Yuffie, she was ready, too. Even Roxas was there with, a new Keyblade? That wasn't important though. He needed to see who the single person was to alarm them so much. He looked and his heart froze. Everything about him froze.
It was Sephiroth.
"Ah, the Keyblade's Chosen One. How are you?" Did Sephiroth, the one and only great Sephiroth, just ask him a question? And of all questions, did Sephiroth just ask how he was, as if they were friends?
"I asked you a question, Sora," Sephiroth said. He took a step towards Sora. He didn't have his immense Masamune katana with him, and that eased Sora a tad. But it was no reason to not be cautious. Sephiroth did not need that sword to kill any of them. He stopped right in front of Sora, flicking his very long silver hair and adjusting his armor and clothing. He stared at Sora with aquamarine eyes, cold and penetrating.
"How did you learn my name?" Sora asked, finally breaking from his trance. He made eye contact with the ex-SOLDIER and felt fear and ice seep into him. Sephiroth smiled a cruel and tight-lipped smirk. Where were his wings?
"It doesn't take a lot to track down information on someone once I've set my mind to it," he replied. Sora had a feeling that wasn't the whole thing. Sephiroth then looked at the rest of the group, all in the same corner. This made Sora realize he was out in the open, an arms reach within Sephiroth. He looked like he had just now noticed them and as if they gave him some shock.
"Ah, and who do we have here?" he said stepping towards them. They all readied their weapons threateningly. He stopped and looked at them with that damn smirk. "Get away from me, us, NOW!" Cloud threatened, but held his ground. He wasn't going to do something unless it was provoked.
"I do not mean you harm, scout's honor," he said with a slight chuckle. "Ah, Cloud," he said, ruffling Cloud's spiky hair. Cloud swatted his hand away.
"What do you want here Sephiroth?" Cloud asked him through gritted teeth, taking an arm and placing Aerith directly behind him. "I was wondering when you would ask that. It looks like fear still catches that tongue," Sephiroth replied.
"I don't need your damn opinions!" Cloud retorted.
"Tsk, tsk, Cloud. You need to calm that ever burning anger. Well it certainly isn't to harm any of you, I had planned to see Sora and ask him to test against me again. But I have this strange feeling that none of you will allow this." It was more a statement than a question.
What's with him and wanting to fight me?
Just don't piss this dude off. I would hate to see him angry.
You have no idea, dude.
"Just leave us alone!" Kairi said, pushing her way past the guys, standing right before him. That was gutsy.
"And you must be. . ." He paused and thought for a moment, then his face changed to revelation. "You must be Kairi," he said stroking her hair and lightly caressing her chin. Sora's blood boiled.
"I swear if you hurt her. . ." Sora growled through his anger. The Oblivion flashed in his hand and he took a step towards Sephiroth, readying it. A small wind formed around Sora, his anger transforming into magic, affecting his surroundings. That display, the wind rustling around him, shocked everyone, even Sephiroth. But that surprise was gone in a flash. Sephiroth turned at him, his hand now on her cheek. "I wouldn't even dream of harming a hair on her head," he patted her cheek and walked towards Sora and stopped.
After a tense moment, Sephiroth sighed. "I guess not. However, Keyblade Master," he said, directing his voice and piercing gaze at Sora. "I will test your strength to is maximum one day, be assured." And with that, he was consumed in a bright light, and gone, leaving behind a single feather. Everyone walked to a closet and stored their weapons there, except for the Keyblade wielders. Roxas dismissed his new one and Sora saw that Naminé had a new one as well. She walked over and picked up the angelic black feather. She observed it and then went to Merlin. After a minute or two, after he also examined it thoroughly, he handed it back to Naminé.
"Kairi, could you put this in your bag for me?" Naminé asked, giving the feather to Kairi and dismissing her Keyblade.
"Why would I, or you for that matter, keep anything that was his?" Kairi asked.
"Well, you know how much I love to draw. I was going to use that for fine lines and my signature. Merlin said it was safe to keep," Naminé explained, almost pleaded. Kairi huffed and put it in her bag. Sora shook off the thought of keeping anything by that man. He then called Riku, Kairi and Merideth over.
"Riku," he began. Riku looked at him expectantly. "You have munny, right?" Riku nodded his hand and jingled a pouch at his belt. Sora then continued to Kairi and Merideth. He unhooked the clasp that held his own munny.
"Now girls, I'm going to give you each some munny. Take it and go buy some clothes and anything you will want. I'm going to do the same and use some to fix up the ship. See ya back here by noon. That'll be when we leave," he told them, now digging through his pouch.
"Sora, you don't have to, and besides, clothes are expensive," Kairi said, Merideth just nodding in support. He looked at her and laughed. He procured some munny.
"S- Sora, how much is that?" Kairi asked, not believe what her eyes were telling her.
"200,000 munny. Fifty for each of us and fifty towards the ship. Go and have fun while I get her ready!" Sora said. Kairi squealed in shock and delight and thanked Sora before rushing out the door. She came back in to get Merideth, but she stopped Kairi.
"I'll be out in a moment," she said sternly. Kairi just pouted and waited outside. Merideth watched her go before focusing her attention back to Sora. She sighed before looking at him with those deep red eyes.
"Sora, I know that you barely know me and—"
"Merideth, you are mine and Kairi's friend now. More importantly, you are our new and trusted ally. I want you to take this and go have a good time. It's okay, I have much more than just this 200,000. Just don't tell Kai that, okay?" he said with a coy wink. Merideth did something he hadn't expected. She giggled. Maybe this was the first sign of her loosening up around Sora and his friends.
"Thank you, Sora," she said before leaving with Kairi. Now that that was over, Sora made his way for Cid to ask about tuning up the Highwind. The man himself was actually outside looking at the ship. Sora lightly jogged to him as he was examining the hull.
"Howdy there Sora, what can I help ya with?" he asked, spotting the young Keybearer.
"I was wondering how much 50,000 munny would help to fix this ship up?" Sora said, looking up at the older man. Cid chuckled, which then became booming laughter. He coughed and hacked through the years of smoking before regaining his composure.
"After everything you've done for not only Radiant Garden, but all of the worlds, consider it free. Be back here around noon to see her in top shape," Cid said. Sora's day just got brighter at a free gummi ship tune up, and by Cid himself. The old man smiled down at him.
"Thanks, Cid. Are you sure, though?" Sora asked. He was still willing to pay for the job. Cid just about changed his mind with that look.
"If you don't leave me be, then I may just charge you. Now go! Enjoy the day!" Cid shouted at him. Sora did not need Cid telling him again, so he left back into Merlin's house. And just like Sora thought they would, Riku and Cloud were talking by themselves. And they were both smiling and chuckling? What the hell? Sora shook it off as he found Roxas and Naminé admiring their new Keyblades.
Roxas' was, in what Sora thought, just plain bad ass. The chain was the same symbol as the pendant, which was very fitting. The handle was checkered black and white. The cross-guard was black and jagged, vicious looking. The hilt that led up to the shaft had the symbol of the Nobodies and spikes protruding from it. The shaft was curved, silver, and jagged, just as vicious as the rest. But the teeth. . . those were truculent. The shaft did a loop of sorts into the teeth. There was a black and white semicircle which had four black and white spikes blasted through it. This was not only a blade of destruction, but of light and darkness.
"What's it's name, Roxas?" In answer, he showed Sora the chain and emblem. Inscribed on the emblem in black script was Two Become One. Sora marveled over the blade, but he liked his Oblivion much more.
"It's a fitting title," and then he glanced at Naminé's. It had a black grip, with a golden and spiky cross-guard. The chain was a star, and inscribed was Aubade. The shaft was slim like a katana and a steel color. The teeth consisted of of a turquoise and golden symbol similar to the Nobody emblem and a semicircle with spikes, almost rays like a sun. It was basic, but it fit her basic lifestyle. Sora nodded his approval, even though they didn't need it. He liked their Keyblades, and that meant they could fight with him, so he can use his as well.
Sora glanced around and realized he had no one to hang out with. That, and he had 100,000 munny to just go and spend. He decided on that and left the house, going towards the market place. He passed many people he had never met before and continued on his way, up stairs, down alleys, and all over. He was just passing Scrooge McDuck's Ice Cream Parlor when a very interesting person ran into him.
"Oh, sorry 'bout that," the man said, picking up this odd contraption. It was glowing green. A woman ran up behind him.
"Doctor, I don't think there's anything wrong here. I don't see any Daleks." What the hell is a Dalek?
"No, but there is something wrong with this machine outside this here parlor," the Doctor, or whoever he was said. He used his small contraption and it made many odd noises, chiefly a faint whir. He pointed it all over the ice box outside the parlor before exclaiming, "AHA, got you now!" He put the thing in his mouth and started yanking at a compartment on the box.
"Maybe you shouldn't put the Sonic Screwdriver in your mouth, Doctor," she said, taking it from him.
"Ah, thank you Amy," he replied to the girl that Sora now knew as Amy. But what was his name?
"You, lad, come 'ere and help me with this," he said. Sora didn't know him, but was obliged to help him for whatever reason. He walked over and started yanking at this odd compartment with him. Together, they pried it off and with it came a lot of dust. Both Sora and the Doctor coughed and hack through all of it, but the Doctor was already reaching into the dark unknown, searching for something.
"Aha!" he exclaimed again. He pulled and a plop resounded. He pulled out something that Sora had no idea what it was. He grabbed the Sonic Screwdriver from Amy and observed the thing with it. After a few minutes the object made a fizzing noise and then a sound equivalent to a power down occurred. He nodded in satisfaction and pitched it in a nearby trashcan. He walked over to Sora and extended his hand. Sora took it.
"Nice to meet you, I'm the Doctor," he said. Doctor who? Doctor what? Where was the name?
"You too, I'm Sora." He replied. "What was that?" he asked, referring to the item that was just trashed. The Doctor looked at them as they started to follow Amy.
"That was a bomb, a bomb made by the Daleks. And just when I thought they were all gone for good. But why here, why there?" He seemed to talk more to himself than anyone else.
"And a Dalek is?" Sora asked, just going along with it.
"Too much to explain Sora," he replied as they rounded another corner. "I must hurry," he said to himself, pocketing the Screwdriver. Sora had to ask it.
"But what's your name? Who are you?" Sora near pleaded. The Doctor just looked at him as they were following Amy to a. . . blue police box? What?
"I'm the Doctor. Just the Doctor. Can't chat long, I'm afraid. Lots of things to do! Important things! Geronimo! Maybe we'll meet again someday." And with that they went into the box, and it disappeared.
Well that was very odd.
Sora shook it off and continued into the market. It was bustling with hundreds of people. It had also expanded by a lot! There were tons of stalls selling everything Sora could imagine. There were weapons, armor, accessories, items, you know, the usual stuff. But then there was food in one corner, he could hear live animals somewhere, jewelry, clothing, exotics, literature, and so many things that Sora couldn't list them off. There was stuff everywhere! Then, he remembered something. This would be the last chance he would have to shop for months. And Kairi's sixteenth birthday was coming up, and his brain began to formulate a plan. A perfect birthday for her. He already knew where to go and what to do, but what was it he was going to get her? He thought about it, and one item was a necessity, and the other was just what girls love. Jewelry. He made his way towards the jewel stalls. They were all packed with women and girls alike, all except for one. He thought this was odd and walked over to the stall. Behind it sat a woman he knew was not human.
"Ah, I can see by your face that you are wondering. I am an elf from the land of one far from here, destroyed by the darkness. My name is Ivra," she explained. The elf was majestic. Her voice made Sora's stomach turn over with butterflies, light and high. His head felt fluttered, but he pushed it away.
"So, young one, are you looking for something for a special someone?" she asked slyly. Her smile she gave him sent him into the same nervousness that Kairi did. He only nodded. "Then tell me when you have found something.
Sora began to look, but it was fast as his eyes were drawn to it. The most fantastic and beautiful piece of jewelry he had ever seen. It was a necklace, pendant, amulet, whatever you want to call it. The pendant itself was a cresting wave made of pure sapphire, cut and edged to make the texture of waves. It was lined with diamond and the crested crash of the wave was a mixture of diamonds. A golden paopu fruit, yes golden, was borne of the crest and the leaf wrapped underneath, made of pure emerald. He turned it over to find a gold plating inscribed with something in his own language but that of elven style of writing, a black writing.
May the Love of Anuwëy guide you when all Hope is lost
He turned it back over, and let the sterling silver chain slip through his fingers. It was angelic, divine, and there was no way he was going to be able to afford something like this.
"Oh that is a most beautiful piece, Sora," she said. Sora had never given her his name. "Is that what you want for Kairi?" He didn't remember saying Kairi's name.
"Yes, Ivra," Sora replied. "But I can't afford this," he admitted.
"No you can't. This is normally about ten billion munny," she said nonchalantly. Sora had a small aneurism at that. That was INSANE! No one had just a small bit like ten BILLION munny on them. Well, there went that idea for Kairi's sweet sixteen gift. He was about to give up when—
"But for you. . ." she paused, eying him over. Oh great, even at a ninety per cent discount, it would still be a billion munny.
"How bout 25,000 munny," she said in that same nonchalant voice. Sora had watched his fair amount of anime. This would be the part where his jaw literally hit the ground and his eyes became large and white. That aneurism was threatening to kill him right about now. What the hell? How many surprises was this day going to have?
"Why?" was the only thing he was able to manage. She looked at him and smiled.
"Because, you are the one that will open the door to the light. . ." Did she just?
That voice. . . I know that voice!
Sora shrugged it off, not believing himself, and dug out 25,000 worth of munny. He handed it over and she locked it away. The necklace was now his, well, Kairi's, but his for now. He looked down at it and marveled in its beauty again. She was going to love it. He need to thank Ivra this instant. His head snapped up.
"Thank you I—" Where was she? Right where she, her stand, and all of her wares were, was now just an empty bench, the wind rustling some wrappers under it. He looked back down hurriedly. The necklace was still in his hands. The 25,000 munny was still gone. And so was she. He flipped over the amulet.
May the Love of Anuwëy guide you when all Hope is lost
He sat on the bench and thought about it for a while. It was nearing noon when he got up to get Kairi's necessary gift. He hoped 75,000 munny would cover it. He hoped. Then suddenly, a kid, no, make that multiple children, ran up to him.
"Sora, Sora, Sora!" His name was shouted from them all and many times each. He was surrounded by little kids from the ages of five to ten. They were mostly boys but there were a couple girls too.
"Hey guys, quiet down, geez," he said, growing red in the face and scratching the back of his head. "What do you all want?"
"Can we have your autograph!?" they all shouted in unison. Many parents and adults looked at him and smiled. They silently urged him to go with it, to make a kid's day.
"Okay fine!" he said. A big smile split his face as one of them gave him a picture of himself and a permanent marker. This picture was from his first visit on his second journey. Apparently someone had made copies. What he could tell was that this was amazing! To sign autographs for kids, no, fans was a great feeling. To see the happy looks on their faces made him feel like a kid again, or maybe he still was. They all shouted their thanks as he continued to sign. He could get used to this, but it all ended and he continued his way to Kairi's next present.
HoL:TS
Riku sat across from Cloud, actually have a good time for once. They shared a lot of similarities, or so it seemed. Cloud had told him all about SOLDIER and the years of training to get into it. It honestly sounded appealing to Riku, but he knew he would never get the time to do it. Being a savior of the worlds will cut down your free time. Riku had told him about his journeys, but not the times where he was delved into darkness and on the villain's side. Was he ashamed of it? Yes, but he wouldn't tell that to Cloud just yet. Cloud would probably support him and would actually be a friend. Just like Sora. Well, not just like Sora. Sora was his best friend for a reason. His undying loyalty. He wasn't ready to tell his dark secrets, just like Cloud wasn't ready. He kept to the topic of SOLDIER, nothing else.
Merlin's house had emptied somewhat since they all had different tasks and jobs to do around the city. Also, the appearance of Sephiroth had been exciting. Sora had said so much about this man, how fearsome and powerful he was. And finally, Riku had gotten to meet him. And to be honest, he wasn't really impressed. Yes, Sephiroth wasn't a villain, per se, but he was a bad dude. He was Cloud's dark embodiment, and while not a villain, as he thought about it, he was just the big bully on the playground that everyone was scared of. Nothing more, nothing less. But there was something Riku had admired. The calmness, the smart ass, the flowing manner. Sephiroth was a cool guy, just a mean person. And apparently he was a skilled fighter. He had not shown a single trace of fear when faced off with so many enemies at once. It appeared that only Cloud and Sora could stand against him. Riku planned to fight him himself one day. And he planned to win, just like Sora and Cloud.
Just then, the door opened and Leon made his way in. He looked over at Riku and Cloud.
"Riku, follow me," Leon said. Riku apologized to Cloud about this and followed Leon up the first set of stairs, down the long bedroom corridor, and then up into the conference room. The view was magnificent. You could see all of the Radiant Garden laid out before yourself. Riku walked up and looked down at the ants below. Of course he would think them as ants, because that's what they looked like from this high up. He looked at the Castle and horrid and shameful memories flooded him. They did this so much, that he was forced to look away and cool himself down. He silently meditated until he felt calmer. Control the darkness. Leon had waited until Riku was ready to begin.
"So, Riku, why are you here?" Leon asked, simple and to the point. Riku liked that.
"As you may know, anything between yourself, King Mickey, and the mayors of Destiny Islands and Twilight Town is all for the fight against Maleficent now. My job is to simply go between these few worlds and make sure relations are kept and to raise small armies on each. I am trusting that you will cover the army here. I will ensure that there are forces gathered and maintained on Twilight Town and Destiny Islands," Riku said. The entire trip from Disney Castle to here, he had thought of what he was to truly do and how he would go about doing it. Mickey had said the course of action was up to him.
"I see. In that case I have to make a phone call. You are free to go, thank you Riku," Leon said, sitting at a desk and dialing a number. Riku slightly nodded to him before going back to the ground level. He thought that he could not be at both Twilight Town and Destiny Islands at once. Each needed a leader of their own forces that could report to him. It would save time and hassles. And he knew the perfect people for each.
HoL:TS
Sora met up with Kairi and Merideth outside of Merlin's house. He had one, yes, one shopping bag. That was it. He had spent 100,000 munny on two items. When he saw Kairi and Merideth, both arms sagging as they were just laden with shopping bags, he nearly laughed at them. They looked tired and he hurried and opened the door for them. They rushed inside and sat their bags off in a corner. They then continued to plop down in some chairs. Aerith brought them some fresh lemonade and offered Sora a glass. He declined as he sat down, not letting his bag leave his side. Kairi looked at him in shock.
"Is that all you got?" she asked, bewildered. He only nodded as Cid walked inside from the back entrance, his clothes a lot more oily and black smudges covering most of his skin. He wiped his hands and face on a rag sticking out of one of his pockets and accepted a lemonade from Aerith. He took a generous drink from it, draining it in one go, and sat it near a sink.
"You know Aerith, I just love your lemonade. Just as good as your cookin'," he complimented. She turned pink at that, but it was not to be compared to Cloud when Cid added: "You got yourself a keeper, Cloud. Try not to lose her." Some people, including Axel and Yuffie laughed at that. Cloud finished his own lemonade, went to the fridge, and came back with a cold beer. This earned more laughs.
"Well, Sora, she's fixed up. Better armor, better weaponry, better navigation, and better engines. It cut your travel time by a quarter. Engines are one of the things I still have trouble designing," he said. Sora felt happy about that, then a sudden realization hit him.
"I forgot to buy food!" Sora exclaimed. This shocked everyone into silence. Sora. Never. Forgot. Food.
Ever. Cue Merlin to the rescue!
"Not to worry, my dear lad, I shall fix that for you," Merlin said. He rolled up his sleeves, turned on his "serious" face and readied his wand. He started bouncing up and down on the balls of his feet and muttered the funniest and weirdest incantations Sora had ever, or probably would ever hear. It took about ten minutes and much laughter later, but Merlin finished. Along with it, all of Kairi's Merideth's and Sora's shopping items vanished.
"Where did our things go?" Kairi asked.
"They're in your rooms, now be careful on your journey!" he said. That was a cue and everyone got up from their seats and started filing outside. The journey was truly beginning! They all lined up outside, everyone facing Sora, Kairi, Merideth, Roxas and Naminé. The first thing that happened was Roxas walking over and hugging Axel. Everyone was silent as they shared a private conversation. Then he faded away into Sora, Naminé doing the same once she said goodbye to everyone. There was a sad but happy moment as Sora said goodbye to them all, finally stopping with Riku.
"You be safe out there, Spikes," Riku said, bringing Sora into a hug. Loving is the only way to put this. That hug showed love. Sora could feel it pass between them. Him and Riku were about as close as real brothers were. Everyone kept silent for them, letting them have their moment.
"Just promise me I won't have to stop everything to come and find you again," Sora said with a small but weak laugh, wiping away a single tear.
"Man up already, Kairi's watching," he said in an undertone. Sora smiled at him. It was sad, but this was necessary. The worlds needed the both of them but in different ways. Besides, it wasn't like this was goodbye forever. Hell, not even more than a few months, probably. That still didn't take away the pain of loss.
"I'll miss you Riku," Sora said, having one more hug.
"I'll miss you Sora," Riku said, returning that same hug,
After that Sora waved them off and they all said a final goodbye. He went into the gummi ship and set it to the orbit level. Once it was safe for occupants to walk, they did so. Kairi and Merideth walked up to him.
"So, where to first, Keyblade Master," Kairi said with a giggle. Merideth giggled too.
"Well, the closest unknown world is here," he said bringing up a universal map. The estimated time of travel was twenty hours.
"Well, let's go!" they said. He selected the world and turned on the auto-pilot. First thing he did was go to the kitchen. It was stocked FULL of food. The pantries, closets, cupboards, fridge room, everything. Full to the brim, so to say.
"Remind me to install a shrine to Merlin," Sora said to Kairi. After a quick lunch, they went to their rooms. In the semicircle room that led to their bedrooms was a device with a note on it.
This is a gummi ship interior decorator. I thought Kairi and Merideth would like to change Donald and Goofy's old rooms. Have a safe journey kids!
Cid
Kairi took it and already made a change. Where the middle room once said Donald, it now said Kairi. Goofy's now said Merideth. Sora waved them off as he went to his old room, happy with how it was. There was his bag with his items. He put it away in his closet and took a nap.
After the nap, Sora, Roxas, and Naminé went to the entertainment room, now stocked with video games and consoles, a flat screen and many movies. Or in other words, the worlds' best entertainment system, all courtesy of Cloud, by the note. Add a shrine, Sora thought. The three of them played video games for hours until Kairi and Merideth emerged, tired looking but happy.
"Oh? Tekken? I'll take you all down," Kairi said. Just as she was about to prove it, a voice spoke over the ship's intercom.
"Star Fox to Sora, Captain of the ship. We are nearing the world. Five more minutes." Star Fox?
"Five more minutes?" Sora asked, bewildered.
"Yeah," Kairi said, "you were asleep for about twelve hours. We all had slept as well, but not as long as you." He marveled at that.
"Star Fox?" Sora yelled. "As in Fox McCloud?" At that, a holographic image appeared. It adjusted to where it was just about a real being. You couldn't tell it was a hologram now.
"Yes, Master Cid installed myself, and my three cohorts into the system's AI program. Myself, along with Peppy Hare, Slippy Toad and Falco Lombardi," he said, indicating each.
"Are you AI based off of the game?" Kairi asked.
"Yes, we were based off the video game, but we have been given much more intelligence. Everything within Ansem the Wise's and Merlin's computers. We have a vast library of knowledge that may come in handy. And we also have multiple tips on space combat. I recommend you learn how to do a barrel roll. It will come in handy," Star Fox said.
"We mapped it to the Z and R buttons on the controls," Peppy added. "Just make sure to press them twice." Sora about died from laughter.
"We are now in orbit of the world," Fox said, before he and the other AI vanished. Sora and the other four walked into the cockpit and strapped in. Sora glanced at Roxas and Naminé.
"You two are going down with us?" Sora asked.
"Well, we need to test our new Keyblades out, don't we?" Naminé countered. Sora didn't argue further.
"Star Fox to Sora, do you wish to land or beam down?"
"Land," he said.
Once the preparations were made, Sora burst through the atmosphere and into the world. The gummi ship rocked violently as the transcended through the unknown world's atmosphere. They lowered toward the surface and it lurched, rocking the passengers more roughly. The ship was acting odd, with all the constant rocking and uncontrolled movement.
"Where the hell did you learn to fly?" Roxas said, holding his new Keyblade. "Is, that a tornado? Are you telling me you landed us in a massive tornado? Dumbass!"
"Shut it Roxas!"
After a lot of yelling and throwing around, it all stopped. They weren't in Kansas anymore.
HoL:TS
I'ltorien
July 14, 2010
How could this have happened? that was the question in most of the populace as they surveyed the still smoldering remains of the capital's research district. At least, that was what the woman thought as she and her companion trekked down the streets of the nexus of the Empire. Neither really knew what it was being part of the populace, the bracelet on the man's wrist that marked the number 1994 and the tiara that marked her 18 forever as part of their uniform.
The populace eyed them especially caring. A normal soldier, even of higher rank, would inspire some caution on the crowd, but them? They brought terror. Terror of the unknown. The numbers would make them never forget that. Not that that seemed to affect the man in front of her in any way. Which confused her, he should be the first one to voice his disgust at the way they treated them, but he was just so. . . different from two years ago. Even after an entire year serving under him she did not understand what was going on in his head. For the most part at least. Today was different. Every step they took towards the former research facility she saw more of the person she knew come back.
Soon, they had arrived at the ruined gateway that separated the districts, the firemen still trying to finish off some of the blazes that still lived on.
"Hey! The Emperor said no-" a poor soldier had blared as the duo approached. The lack of uniform on both of them was probably the cause. He immediately froze, sweat trickling down his nose as his life flashed in front of his eyes, knowing the gravity of his mistake. "M-my apologies, G-General, C-Captain!" he apologized after being besieged by two equally icy glares from the duo. No more words were exchanged before the rest of the soldiers standing in their way slowly backed away from their path.
As they arrived at the site of the explosions. . . yes, plural, they took an elongated and deep look at their surroundings. Many emotions came about that time for the woman. Confusion ruled them all though, for she did not know what to feel. She should be content with the prison that held them for so long being taken down into nothing more than ash, but that would be petty. No, she should be destroyed by the lives it had taken with it. The lives he had destroyed in his carnival of terror. True, for a long time, no more lives would be taken into it, destroyed by the dark, cold halls and inhumane experiments conducted there, but thousands had to be lost for it. Was this a good thing? She did not know, nor did she care, because the greatest emotion she was feeling was worry.
"I can't find anyone. No survivors other than those that made it back to us," the man suddenly said after half an hour of meticulous search by the duo. That had been the first words that. . . let's call her Eighteen until we decide to give you more info, shall we? (People with DBZ jokes will be executed on sight.) Anyway, those were the first words she had heard from him ever since they started to head towards the wreckage.
"The way you put it is almost like you expected, no, hoped someone to be here," Eighteen replied, testing the waters. For the first time, the stone face crumbled into one of indignation.
"Don't be ridiculous, just following orders," he stated harshly, Eighteen seeing it by what it was, a ruse.
"You volunteered to come with me, Frost King," replied the woman, crossing her arms and eying back with an even fiercer look. She did not enjoy liars. The clash of gazes seemed to make the air around it as cold as a glacier, but the indignation in the man's face was slowly but surely turned into tiredness and worry. Eighteen smiled, having witnessed the first proof that her brother was still alive somewhere. He finally caved in and asked:
"The solitary. . . where was it?" he asked, genuine emotion on his face for a few moments.
"I managed to get a visit of her once or twice. Follow me," Eighteen told the man, which we are not going to call him by the number due to obvious reasons. They walked through the wreckage, an eerie silence only broken by the sizzling of fire slowly draining away at their hopes to find anyone.
"How was she? When you went to see her I mean." As unoriginal as this is, we'll just have to call this one King for now. It's better than One, so we better not hear any complains. We're not just gonna give you names.
"Not well. She seemed to. . . talk to herself. Delusions, or worse. Doctors said it happened a few months after the confinement. I cannot say I am surprised. No fourteen year old should ever be subject to two years of no interaction with anyone but scientists once a day." Truth be told, she wasn't that much older now, having only reached seventeen three months ago, but that only made her feel for the person she loved as a sister more.
"I see. . ." the rest of the walk was silent, with the woman sneaking in some glances, trying to find a shred of emotion on the man's face. How could he have become so cold in just a year? Still, he showed some concern, so maybe there was still a sliver of what he once was in there.
"Hey, it's not your fault!" Eighteen tried to console, to no effect. She knew it could be considered, but he had no idea of what the consequences would be; he shouldn't act like he acted despite knowing them.
And then, they arrived at their destination.
Now, it was to be expected that even the cells were to be in shambles, but that did not take away from the grip on the heart created once they saw the crushed bodies of many a person as they walked through the holding quarter. The solitary was obviously. . . isolated. That's what it's for after all. And that was exactly what made it even worse. You see, the cell where Eighteen and King knew their objective to have been incarcerated was only slightly open. The opening was so small that the duo could not fit in, resorting to ripping out the door all together.
"What is that?" King questioned, getting on one knee to examine the small object covered in dirt. Wiping the dirt from it, he found a sapphire water-drop shaped piece of jewelry that they easily recognized. "Th-this. . . we gave her this earring," he gasped, Eighteen's emotions running sky-high as she looked over the broken down room. The rubble was covering too much of it for them to search for the body. . . if they were normal.
"Zero-Graviga." Two words. With only two words, all the rubble swiftly levitated upwards, giving them a clear view of what it hid. They cursed the idea. "By the. . ." Eighteen had no words. A small, burned and broken body was unveiled by her magic. Impossible to identify? Yes. But it was located in a room where only one person resided, the build was extremely similar and it was laying a mere two meters away from where the earring had been found. Next to no clothing was left and what was charred beyond repair. Barely anything other than the skeleton remained.
Bile formed in the woman's throat as she let go of her spell instantly, her mind thrown into disarray, despair, sadness, disbelief, self-comfort, all of that and more bursting out of her. Not even she knew what she was feeling. But she would not believe it. It could not be her. She wouldn't die like that. She wouldn't. . .
In her distress, she took a look at how her companion was doing. He was already standing, turning her back onto her. She rushed at him, putting her hand on his right shoulder and assuring.
"It may not be her." She was only met with the most fulminating look she had ever been on the receiving end off. The man's eyes had slit and taken the color of what he had been infused with, as did everyone in the facility, but very few made her tremble like that one did. Those eyes. . . they were crying bloody murder.
"When you actually believe what you say, tell that to my face!" he said, removing her hand from his shoulder and walking away, away from the ruins, away from everything. She knew what he was feeling. Or she wished. Maybe it was worse than what she imagined. Still, she turned to pick up the only memento from her friend, only to find the earring missing. In its place, were two small drops of water.
"I should've known," she told herself, leaving the tear stained grounds behind. She followed the rest of her orders, her heart weighing more heavily each moment that passed, every burnt and mangled corpse she saw. It really seemed like no one else had survived.
"What is this?" she questioned herself. She had reached the wall, a gigantic hole sitting in it, past the broken body of a soldier, his head crushed by a beam. In that hole, sat a lone blood pool. Large, but not too large. She knew what she had to do. "Libra!" she chanted, scanning the blood for magical properties, finding them. She could not make out who it belonged too. . . she needed a sample of the original for it, but that was not the blood a normal human would possesses. It was too akin to her own for it. "That body did not have her other earring. . ." she began, taking her eyes to the sky.
"For both yours and his sake. . . be alive."
HoL:TS
"DAMNIT!" roared King in an alleyway not too far from the wreckage. Surprising how the wall to the house didn't collapse when he punched it out of sheer frustration. Still, the wall was marked with his fist now. "I knew it. I knew it would end up like this but. . . WHY?!" he shouted, hitting the wall with his head. "Out of all the scum. . . out of all that scum that made it out alive, why was she one of the ones to die?" As cold as that sounds, he knew exactly how it was inside the facility. Not everyone was a poor soul trapped into that existence. No, some of them could be said to even deserve it. Yet, the one person he begged some nonexistent deity to for her safety had been the Reaper's delight.
"Master Orlandeu was right. Abandon all hope all of ye that be in this Empire's army. I was stupid to think both of them would survive," he told himself, trying to dismiss away all emotions. It was of no avail, he still felt like someone had his heart on their hand, slowly squeezing it as he cackled madly. He was to blame. It was always him. He was gone, but had taken her with him. It was just not fair.
"Come back here kitty cat!" King suddenly heard pass through the air of the hallway. He had heard that nickname before, but it couldn't belong to who he thought it did, could it? Against his better judgment, he rushed down the alley to see what was the cause of the noise.
The cause? Three men stood in a semi-circle around what seemed to be a small girl. While King sighed, knowing what he thought was wishful thinking, he had to be disturbed by what seemed to be happening.
"No! Let me go!" the child cried, struggling to get out of the burly man's arms as the boss of the other two smiled darkly.
"We got you out of there kitten, now you're our pet. You better serve us like one before we hand you over to the guards." the middle man said, caressing her cheek. King just snarled, disgusted by what he was seeing, making his presence known in one step. "Who's there?! Oh. . . look who it is! Number one hundred ninety-four! Didn't ya get shot?!" King instantly recognized the man, whose earrings had "15" and "87" inscribed on them. A runaway. He knew what he had done in the facility. How many lives he had cheated out of existence just to further his on the sparing matches. He slowly but surely made his way in his direction. "You scared kiddo?! What's with that fancy dress anyway?"
"Hey Boss. . ." the smaller of the group told him as King drew closer. "Isn't that cape reserved for generals?" Way too late. Before number 1587 could even act, King grabbed him by the neck, lifting him up from the ground and casting a burning gaze into his own terrified eyes.
"W-what are you. . ." the wretched scoundrel began just before feeling his legs go limp, any sensation from them soon stopping. He looked down in horror to see his entire body crystallizing under King's magic. "Please! Please don't, I'll do anything!"
"No mercy for the merciless," King stated as the gang leader cried, his entire body crystallizing. King then crushed his neck, the vibrations of it shattering the ice-like substance into hundreds of pieces, ending the man's life. He turned to his henchmen, the burly one still not having dropped the child, both reaching for rusty shanks. "Go ahead, make my day," he taunted, the small one crying as he lunged at him. The general dodged the shank, his fist finding its mark on the assaulter's stomach. He lumbered back, crying as soon as he saw himself crystallize from the part where he had been hit. As he saw his companion be frozen in place, the burly one pressed the shank against the girl's neck, shouting:
"Let him go or the girl's a goner!" that seemed to have little to no effect on King, who had walked up to the other man and laid his hand on his back. "I mean it!"
"Rule number eight of one on one combat. Never believe to know all of the opponent's moves," the man seemed confused, but was pushed over the edge when the general pushed the statue of his friend, causing it to call and shatter. With a cry of rage, he. . . did nothing. "Who told you I had to touch something to crystallize it?" He gasped in terror as he saw his shoulder completely covered in the substance, it slowly spreading towards the rest of his body, leaving only the girl.
"Scum," King spat, ripping out the arm he was using to grab the girl. "You okay?" He questioned, taking a look at the girl. She couldn't be more than five, had a strange coloration of her hair, almost turquoise and wore nothing but a rag of white dress. Her hair bore a total of four beads. . . all of them with a nine?! "Number. . . 9999?!" (The shoot-on-sight orders are still in order. Get those scouters out). He had no idea it had come so far. Just how many lives had been lost? The girl seemed beyond terrified. He tried to calm her down with some gentle strokes on her head, but he had just murdered three men in cold blood in front of her.
A pebble's rumbling filled the alleyway.
Just then, one of his high ranking commanders entered the alley. King glanced up and saw his Lieutenant, arms crossed and with an annoyed look on his face. Not angry, not even disgusted, he was far too laid back for it. Simply annoyed. One had to be laid back to be friends with the general, or else his cold and sharp replies would just turn them away. And this one had stuck by him for two years now, so that only proved how good of a friend (and how patient) he was. A rare trait for an eighteen-year-old.
"Killing able-bodied Magitek Soldiers? Really? Just clean this mess up before you get in trouble," he said, turning a blind eye at the destruction and the girl. "Just remember. . . non-able bodied ones. . ." he said with a much bigger restraint, King knowing he meant the girl. He turned his back, leaving the alleyway and scaring any would-be onlooker away to cover for him before going out of sight.
"Thanks," he whispered before turning to the girl, who seemed much less shocked and much. . . colder. He knew that the Emperor had ordered the immediate execution of any infused one that was not prepared to enter the army to avoid segregating information to the people, but there was something in that girl that. . .
"Why don't you kill me?" she asked him cold and rationally. He was stumped. "They said the guards would kill anyone who would not be able to enter combat. I am not. Why do you not kill me?" The worst about all this? He didn't know. Truly, he did not know. Before he could say anything more, he touched her head and whispered:
"Vanish," he chanted, the girl disappearing from sight. He did nothing but make her body completely transparent. He knew the girl would have probably known this, and if she didn't she had only to do one thing. "Grab my cape and don't let go until I say so, I don't want to hurt you, I promise," he told her, the small tug confirming that she had complied. And he left the alleyway, child in tow, his mind still repeating over and over again.
What am I doing?
HoL:TS
Radiant Garden
July 22, 2010
Riku watched his best friend take off from the ground, exiting the atmosphere, and going to search for new worlds. He somewhat envied Sora. All he had to do was stay behind and run around a few worlds, and all the same ones, too. He sighed and turned around, nearly knocking over a beautiful young woman in the process. Very young, must have been his age.
"Oh, sorry, my name's Alexia."
TUH: And not a single name was dropped.
TN: I know right? We are so evil. Bit of surprise of Alexia, huh?
TUH: Everyone saw her coming. . . oh wait, they didn't.
TN: I wonder what role she'll have to play?
TUH: You're not wondering, you're just being a prick.
TN: And you aren't?
TUH: I take pride in it.
TN: Anyway, who's excited for Oz? Anyone? I bet our readers are!
TUH: That pendant sure is strange. . . isn't it? (By the way, this is me being a prick)
TN: What was with that random elf-woman and that voice?
TN: A more important question: I wonder if the readers are expecting SoKai anytime soon?
TUH: If they are, then they've never read my fics. It's far. . . too. . . soon. . .
TN: Sure. . .
TUH: Now time to use my psychic review creating powers! OBEY ZOD, REVIEW FIC!
TN: Yeah, what he said. And don't don't forget to kneel.
TUH: KNEEL BEFORE ZOD
TN: Aerith! Put him down for a while!
TUH: ZZZzz(ZOD!)zzzz. . .
TN: Thanks for the reads and the upcoming reviews!
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