"Oh my gosh!" Demyx exclaimed. "Even Captain Jack Sparrow's here!" He pointed to a large sign that said: "See Captain Jack Sparrow!" posted next to an attraction that looked like a secret cove of sorts. He tugged on the sleeve of Xigbar's purple sweater. "Xiggy! Maybe we can see Jack! He'll teach us how to be pirates!"
Xigbar smiled affectionately at Demyx, who stared up at him eagerly. "Dude, he's a pirate! They're neither truly on the good side or the bad side. You never know what a pirate will do!" he added as a scary threat.
Demyx's eyes grew wide. "But think of all the treasure he might have in there!"
Xigbar's pointed ears twitched. " 'Treasure' ?" he repeated.
Demyx's head bobbed up and down, glad that he had the Freeshooter's attention for real at last. "Yeah! Why do you think all those people are going in and then out empty-handed and a little bummed out? They're obviously looking for gold!" His aqua-green eyes lit up with enthusiasm and excitement at the prospect of finding gold. "We could be the ones to find the treasure!"
Xigbar patted his head in praise. "Good thinking, man! Good thinkin'..." He quickly followed the crowd, Demyx following suit as they made their way patiently to the entrance.
Finally being seated in something resembling a boat combined with a washtub, Demyx and Xigbar found themselves conveniently placed in the back. They were mildly surprised when the vehicle began to move on its own through the water, albeit a bit slow. Xigbar assumed this to be so that everyone can see if they can find the treasure or not. The cave had a damp yet exciting air about it, as pirates leaped back and forth, some holding gold, some pirates even resembling skeletons. When they approached the gold, however, Demyx gasped in anticipation as he leaned as far as he could over the protective rail. "Xiggy! Xiggy! There's the gold!"
"Quick, Dem!" Xigbar said in a hushed tone. "Hop out before they see us!" As the two began to squirm, they realized why no one had been able to retrieve any treasure: the rails bound them to the vehicle. The gold was there to tease them, knowing that it could not be obtained because of the conditions the riders were in. "No!" Xigbar exclaimed quietly. "It's getting away!" He reached out his skinny arms towards the gold, but to no avail.
"Wait!" Demyx suddenly quipped. "I got it!" Manuevering his hands in an unknown rhythm, the Nocturne summoned water to encircle a few gold coins, trapping them in a watery bubble. The bubble slipped into the water and into Demyx's hands. When he felt around the coins, he was shocked to see that they were not gold at all. Whimpering, he shoved them to a bewildered Xigbar, who looked at them with equal scrutiny.
"Aw, what the hell?!" Xigbar questioned loudly, catching the attention of several parents. "Uh, my bad...," he apologized weakly, hiding the false gold. When the adults turned around again, he said, much softer, "Dude! No wonder they come out empty-handed and dissappointed! The gold is fake!"
Demyx, however, was no longer paying attention to his companion. Instead, he sat gawking at something Xigbar hadn't noticed until he turned back around to see a very happy pirate seated on a throne adorned with jewelry of all sorts, glittering spoils in his hands as well. "Captain Jack Sparrow," Xigbar breathed in awe.
"Is he drunk?" Demyx asked, noting how Jack Sparrow seemed to rock back and forth repeatedly on his chair.
"I have no frickin' clue," Xigbar replied. "But all the same, he's awesome!"
"Superior?" Saix questioned. "I honestly don't think this is where King Mickey is..." Saix and Xemnas were in front of the large castle that they had wanted to check out a few days before. But now, it looked like simply a monument of sorts.
Xemnas observed the castle closely, and after a few minutes he confirmed, "You may be right, Saix. This may have been put up to fool us! To make us think that this was their true hideout, when all along their real hideout is somewhere else!" The Superior began to pace back and forth, while Saix stood a ways in front of him, watching for any signs of possible danger. "For all we know," Xemnas continued feverishly, "the headquarters could be in the opposite direction!" Turning around to the direction they had come, Xemnas pointed and shouted, "That way!"
"Vey well and all, Xemnas," Saix shifted from foot to foot. "But uh..."
"Yes, Saix?"
"I'm hungry."
Xemnas sighed. "Very well. We shall take a short break."
"Lexaeus?" Marluxia questioned. "What are you going to do to Roxas?"
Lexaeus tightened his grip on the Key Of Destiny as he walked along the pool. "Watch," Lexaeus simply said. He lifted Roxas higher until he was nearly over his head. Swinging his arms forward, Roxas flew into the pool with an enormous splash that hit Marluxia, who leaped away as best he could. Roxas paddled back towards the Silent Hero, who hauled him out easily, repeating the process.
"What are you two trying to do?!" Luxord yelped as he slipped into the jacuzzi. "Trying out for Jackass?!" Marluxia grunted in agreement.
"Leave them be," Xaldin said placidly from where he and Vexen sat seated on one of the tables. "At least Roxas is occupied."
"At least," Luxord agreed. "Oh, by the way! Where's Zexion?"
"Reading in the room," Vexen said without looking up from the potion he was making, which only now caught the interest of Luxord and Marluxia.
"Watcha got there, Vexen?" Luxord eyed the glass beaker in mild interest, mindful of the small tendrils of smoke coming from the opening.
"It's supposed to set fire to whatever it touches," Vexen explained calmly.
"Vexen," Marluxia said sadly, "that's why they invented matches!"
Vexen frowned and his eye twitched irritably. "I said it'll set fire to whatever it touches! That includes something like water!"
"Oh...," Marluxia looked to Xaldin, who shrugged. "But anyway, do you know if it really works or not?"
"Gee, I don't know!" Vexen spat sarcastically. "Let's try it out on you, huh?"
"No, thanks!" Marluxia waved his hands. "I already have a black eye!"
"So I've noticed," Vexen replied coldly.
"Know what I don't understand?" Larxene asked as she popped another french fry into her mouth. "How come Chip and Dale look bigger? I thought they were really really short?" Indeed, she and Axel were observing the Gummi Ship coordinators, whom were hugging numerous children who ran to them.
Axel shrugged. "I don't understand how Jasmine, Belle, Cinderella, and all the other taken chics can get away with hugging so many random guys."
Larxene shrugged as she continued wolfing down the rest of her food, causing Axel to gawk at her in yet another new light. "Do you even taste the food?"
"Yeah, I do!" Larxene threw the remains into a garbage can, and continued walking along through the crowd, Axel struggling to follow her. "Don't get lost now!" she warned playfully. She gasped softly however, when Axel reached for her hand and held on to it gently.
"I SO do not wanna get lost!" Axel panted. "What if the Disney find me and wanna take me away?!"
"Axel...quit flipping out, you spaz!" Larxene scorned, causing Axel to look at her in a strange way. Shaking her head, she continued walking, hoping Axel would let go of her hand. He did not.
"Hey, look!" Axel pointed to a tall figure who looked like--
"Donald Duck?" Larxene breathed disbelievingly. "Huh."
Axel wore the grin of a fox as he finally let his hand slip from Larxene's. He slinked his way behing Donald Duck and made sure that no one but Larxene could see him. Axel rubbed his index finger with his thumb, birthing a wisp of flame. Larxene's eyebrows raised expectantly, and she laughed jubilantly when Axel's flame leaped onto Donald's tail feathers. It took a few seconds before Donald squawked in surprise at the engulfing element consuming him. The duck ran around in circles ablaze, until he leaped into a small pond, scattering several butterflies. Donald, however, was still on fire, and he began roling around in the water.
"Mommy!" a child came up and pointed at Donald. "Donald Duck's break-dancing!"
"Sweetie," the mother led her child away, "let's go over here..." She successfully led her child away and into another attraction up ahead.
"Now that's what I call Peking Duck!" Axel laughed as he came up to Larxene, who had by now recovered from the worst of her laughing fit.
"Oh my go- holy crap! That was pretty much the first thing you did right!" She clutched her stomach with one hand, the other holding on to his shoulder for support. She stopped laughing however, when she felt someone tugging at the seat of her pants. Whirling around, she found a small girl looking up at her sternly.
" 'scuse me, lady?" she asked with a pout. "But you shouldn't laugh at Donald. He just got caught on fire! It's not wight to laugh at him! It's bad to laugh at others!"
Larxene leaned in on the girl. "Not as bad as what goes on in your parents' bedroom," she smirked. "Go ahead and ask them that, little girl!" She would have said something far more explicit, but Axel held her arms and urged the little girl to get back to her parents.
"Nice one, Larx!" he hissed in her ear. "You probably wrecked that kid's innocence!"
"What's your point?" she questioned with fake innocence of her own. "Builds character!"
A/N: Oh crap! -rubs eyes- It's almost midnight over here! My mom's out right now so I decided to squeeze this in before I go to bed! Hope you like! But I'm sure you'll be seeing a pattern by now in the chapters: an operation, then a day off, and repeat... -yawns- I'm off to bed now! Good night, duckies!
