Pocahontas
(Warning: Some references to Birth by Sleep may be mentioned, but it will be just subtle little things. Trust me, for all I know Birth by Sleep could end by Terra turning rogue and destroying KH himself if anyone has seen the trailer (then again who hasn't))
As Sora fell and fell more through the bottomless darkness, he saw many images of Victor and his brothers as kids growing up. One image showed them as mere orphans on the open streets, one showed Victor in the prime of his youth fighting the Leopard King, and one showed a tall lean warrior fighting off a dark suited Master Chief from the Halo series. Sora asked, "W-Where am I?" "You my friend are in the Chambers of Light. It is here that all the memories of my brothers past as well as mine are shown. I have shown you these images because I fear something is troubling you Sora. Is there?", said Victor's voice eerily. Sora then paused and said, "Well yes there is. On our last adventure you know with our fight with Ceir. I just couldn't help thinking about Z-Man. I must have lost it killing the guy." "Tell me this Sora. What is it about Z-Man that's got you all worked up and all? You two barely knew each other let alone got along. He was part of my hooded entourage. So why would you care for such a wimp? What's so significant about killing a man like him?", Victor asked. "I killed him that's why. I took an innocent life. I committed a heinous act. How could I live with myself?" "Sora you must understand one thing and one thing only. You should never let your actions be your guide in life. They only make things worse, trust me I know. But you should also know this. You didn't kill Z-Man. He was never alive to begin with. He was just a data enhanced biological organism created by my older brother to challenge you in a fight and serve me in my plans.", Victor said.
Sora then asked, "What? So he's never been an actual person, but some sick little science project?" "That's right. We simply tested you on the basis of whether you had what it took to fight the battles you had to. Ceir or Z-Man was designed for evil just to get you thinking so too were all of my hooded entourage. But you must remember: death by hands of light ensures the defense of innocence. I too killed someone as a child Sora. I was shunned because of it. I matured at a much faster rate than my youthful generation and surpassed them in every way. I became powerful and then the unthinkable happened. I left my home in Calgary along with all of my brothers. From that point on I soon became interested in Darkness itself. I longed to control it and control it I did. I used it against all of the enemies I had as well as itself. But at a price, I gave up my innocence so that others could survive. It wasn't until after we traveled to the Eternal Beyond that my brothers and I got reverted back to our previous states when we were in Calgary.", Victor replied. Sora asked, "That's quite a story you got there, but what does it have to do with me though?" "From what I've researched the same time I defeated the great Captain Hero in Edmonton was the same time a 'great disaster' occurred in your universe. It would make sense since it started to rain on that day in Edmonton and I felt a great evil presence everywhere when I did so.", Victor replied. Sora paused and then thought to himself, "Great disaster?" Victor continued, "The point is though in the midst of all darkness and hopelessness you must not lose your ideals no matter the cost. I almost did and it could have cost me. Now wake up Sora!!"
Sora asked, "What?" He slowly opened his eyes and low and behold Victor was clapping his hands above his face saying, "Wake up!!" He rose up, yawned and stretched his arms and nearly made Victor lose his balance. As Sora woke up, he smiled the second he saw Victor and whispered to him, "Thanks a bunch Victor. You're a good friend." As Sora brought himself on his feet and Mike and Chris took out their laptops to get their bearings, Henry and Kairi were looking at him suspiciously. Victor shrugged his shoulders and asked, "What?" They shook their heads and said in unison, "Nothing!" as they sat down on the cold cool grass of the dense thick forest they landed in. As the group looked around they saw a giant ship along the coast and decided to go and investigate. Mike examined the ships that looked quite foreign. They weren't European and stood over fifteen feet high. They had engines on the back of each one and their purple wooden masts stretched to the heavens. Mike then said, "These ships look familiar, but I'm not sure where I've seen them." There was a tiny rustle in some of the tall dark bushes and then Mickey said, "I hear something coming from the forest. I'm going to go check it out. Anyone wanna come with me?" Victor whispered into Henry's left ear, "May as well go Henry. This is your big chance to show what kind of a man you can be." Henry then asked slightly frightened, "Are you sure? I heard someone laughing menacingly in the deep thickets where Mickey was standing." Victor put his right hand on his right shoulder and then said, "You got to be brave little one. No matter the outcome, no matter the challenges you must face it with embracement. Got it?" Henry nodded and then Victor hugged the little boy with a strong grip. He then held his arms and knelt down to his level (sine he's not quite 5"0 as most boys are really short at preteen ages and sometimes (rarely) at 13) and said, "I'm training you to be a warrior Henry. That means you must be strong even when I'm not around to protect you. Besides you got Mickey, Sora, Riku, Kairi, Donald and Goofy with you to protect you." Henry then looked to the ground and said in a little sad voice, "Okay."
(Prepare yourselves folks. I'd advise listening to the music inside Yen Sid's tower when Sora gets his new set of clothes and Goofy, Donald and the fairies are like OMG that's Sora!! And some fairy's like oh my he really is dashing isn't he? It'll go well with it.)
Victor then thought to himself, 'Poor little guy. All his life he wanted to see a hero and wanted to be like me or the guy in the legends. Looks like I'll have to play along if this kid's gonna learn anything.' Victor then put a whistle inside Henry's left pocket and as the boy stared at his pockets, Victor then replied, "It's a special whistle Henry. I found it in the Gobi Valley oddly enough and I want you to have it. Consider it a gift and a way to call me when danger crawls your way." Henry nodded with his eyes soon beginning to glow as he saw Victor give him a thin grey sword and as Victor did, Henry transformed into a grey knight. The entire group of people looked at the newly made warrior and then gasped. Henry wore the exact same type of armour as Sora, Mickey, Riku and Victor wore except it was grey in colour and the sword he wielded looked a little longer than the other swords. Henry was also a little taller with the armour on him making him about 5"2. Mike then took out his cell phone and said looking Henry, "Looks like one size fits all applies to this too doesn't it Vic?" Victor nodded and said, "No doubt about Mike. I do believe we've found ourselves a warrior in training." As Henry sliced the air with his new weapon he saw smoke brush by with each slash. Victor then said as Henry put his sword into his case, "Now Henry. That sword is very special. Like the keyblade Sora wields, you can call your sword back to you matter what. It also holds extreme power in the midst of it as well. Make no mistake, you will have to fight a lot of enemies and face many perilous situations. Do you think you're up for the challenge?" As Henry stared at his new friends smiling and giving him a pat on the back as they circled in on him, he replied smiling and looking at Victor, "I'm ready whenever you are." The group then raised Henry above the ground and lifted him high into the air and caught him twice in their strong arms. Mike then took Chris and opened up a portal. Mike then replied, "Chris and I have a few things to clear up. I got a reading on my cell phone. Counter Strike Planet has been invaded. Do you think you can handle things here Vic?" Victor replied nodding, "You go do what you have to do Mike. If anything happens it'll be up to me to play hero here." Mike then nodded and ran into the portal as did Chris along with him.
Victor then ran off into the dark woods saying he would go and scout the area while Mickey led the rest of the group to where he heard the strange noises. The group then rushed into the forest not knowing what to expect in the large thick tree covered forest. Mickey then heard some laughing coming from the east and he brushed away various branches and pretty soon he along with the rest of the group found a group of black armoured men from head to toe with a man in a black hooded suit talking to a tied up native girl in a central part of the forest that wasn't covered in thick forest trees or brush. Mickey took a good close look and then whispered to the group, "This doesn't look to good. They got Pocahontas." Sora asked, "Who's she?" Mickey then replied, "About ten years ago, when I was Yen Sid's apprentice, I was sent here to rescue this world from the 'great disaster' that had happened two years before. There wasn't a whole lot I could do, but eventually I did save this world. The chief of Pocahontas' tribe made me promise I would protect Pocahontas with my life." Riku then said, "I wonder who that guy in the hood is?" Kairi then said, "If you boys don't keep quiet we'll never know. Now shush." As she pointed to the hooded man, He put his hand underneath Pocahontas' chin and said smugly, "Oh come my dear. You know that eventually we will find it. Now I'm only going to ask you one more time. Where's the Destiny Crest?"
Pocahontas bit his hand and as the man yelled and drew it back, Pocahontas said, "The spirits will never tell. They despise vermin and darkness. The spirits will hunt you down if you don't return me to my home at once." Then the hooded man said, "You know I really don't like resorting to violence, but you leave me no choice…" As Sora looked over his shoulder to Henry he saw Mickey wasn't around and then asked Riku, "Hey Riku, have you seen the King?" Riku shook his head and then Sora thought, 'Oh no he wouldn't!!' The hooded man pulled out a long whip, and as he was about to scratch Pocahontas with it, it was slammed to the ground out of his hands, by a small mouse wielding a keyblade.
The hooded man said staring at Mickey who stared at the hooded man mad, "I should have known you would be here your majesty. I see things haven't changed one bit." Mickey transformed into his armoured self and said untying the ropes Pocahontas was strapped in, "Nope. Things sure don't Duffleburgin." As the group rushed into the centre of the commotion and transformed into their armoured forms and took out their keyblades and swords (Kairi of course getting a pink sword and that keyblade Riku gave her in KH II), above on the high cliffs overlooking the large river of the forest was another hooded man watching Mickey confronting Duffleburgin. He then said, "So the King is here too. And the boy wields the keyblade too. Such tenacity. Such strength. I haven't seen its kind since…" He stared at Sora who transformed into his armour and then imagining seeing Roxas and said, "It can't be…" the hooded man put his hands towards his eyes and brushed them and said, "It couldn't be. I even saw Master Xehanort myself. He was frozen in a thick block of the coldest universal ice. How is it possible?" The hooded man then saw another hooded man appear from a dark portal beside him and said, "We're wasting time here. Mike's already back on Counter Strike Planet. If he gets to the capital before we do, Operation Puritan will be a bust." The hooded man nodded and as the man beside him entered inside and as he was about to do the same he looked back at the youth in golden armour and said, "Take care Ven. I don't know how you're alive, but nevertheless good luck. For both our sakes, you have to be." He then walked into the dark portal and it closed up right behind him.
(I think I didn't do too bad on this recent entry, but then again that's for you guys to decide though. I apologize for the long wait, but I was busy with school and various stuff and didn't have a lot of time on my hands. I'll see how the weekend looks for me, but I'll work to get more chapters up if I can.)
(Next Time: The Destiny Crest)
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