Kingdom Hearts: Darkest Intentions
Disclaimers; No. I don't own any of it. Too bad for me.
Warning; minor swearing from Danny and Sam(and others). AUish for BBS(no spoilers) and generally an AU side version of KHIII(Reconnect?)
AN: Aaaaahhh...Writer's block. Compared to the last, rather long chapter, this is pathetic. -mock sob- I hope you guys aren't too disappionted in it!
Part 1; Darkness
Chapter 8; Brave Vesperia
I hope I can teach to know
happiness and sadness in this beautiful world
this scientist only had one wish and a one hope
time right then and now could be stopped
he put this all into his heart and himself
in his mind he just hears a little voice
and this kokoro
~Kiseki by Len Kagamine
Estellise, or Estelle, glanced out the window as she closed her book. She had just finished writing one of the last chapters of her story. The Story. Their Story. A story that started two years ago, when Yuri had, in all layman's terms, kidnapped her from the castle.
She gave a little laugh and placed her pen down next to the book. It was a rather long story, but the fact that she had lived it and not just making things up helped her write it down. When there was a chapter or scene she was unsure of, she would speak with Yuri or Rita, or one of the other members of Brave Vesperia. Estelle smiled at the thought, thinking of little Karol and swift Judith.
The princess wondered when she'd see her friends again.
There was a knock on the door and Estelle rose from her seat, "Come in!" The door was opened almost tentatively, and a familiar blond man stood there, "Ah...Lady Estelle?" The pinkette smiled at him, pleased that Flynn had finally started calling her Estelle. Too bad she could never get him to stop calling 'Lady.'
"Earlier, Lady Estelle, You said you wanted to go out to the garden...?" Estelle blinked, surprised, "Oh! But, Flynn, I couldn't possibly bother you with that, You're the Commandant!" "I'd still like to accompany you. After all, I haven't had anything to do for a couple of days," Flynn rumbled softly. The young woman frowned at thing, wondering if she should take him up on his offer.
She admitted defeat.
"Alright."
Flynn seemed as overjoyed as he could be that she said yes, which was a bit confusing. Ah, well, Yuri had been acting a bit odd around her too, like he was trying to keep something secret. Whatever it was, she mused, must be big for him to not say anything. As the pinkette and blond walked down the hallway, many guards, soldiers, and noblemen called out greetings to both herself and Flynn, no doubt trying to assure them they were doing their jobs.
Well.
It wasn't like it was her or Flynn's job to pulled them down a few ranks. That was her brother's job. Of course, the soldiers, and some guards, were under Flynn's jurisdiction, but he hardly ever punished the by taking their rank away.
Sometimes, that was the worst punishment of all: Knowing you did something wrong and not getting punished for it.
Estelle clasped her hands in front of her as she stood at the edge of the garden, beaming with a bright smile. Flynn gave her his own small smile and moved to bring her deeper in. She giggled quietly and followed him. They both paused in the center of the rather bright garden, Estelle kneeling down to cup a blossom in her hands.
She smiled down at the flower, though the woman thought it curious. The flower was a bright red, the tips of each of the petals darkened to a black like ash. For some odd reason, she thought it was lonely. Then, an unfamiliar voice interrupted her thoughts, "Pretty garden you guys have here. Much nicer then Wonderland's, in my opinion. Never understood why Luxord liked it so much..."
Both Flynn and Estelle turned, the blond making to pull his sword out when the red-head that stood before them raised his hands in a sign on surrender, "Woah! I'm not going to hurt you. I was just comin` to tell you guys some stuff." Flynn narrowed his eyes and opened his mouth to respond, but Estelle raised a hand, "What 'stuff', Sir...?" "Axel. Don't add the 'Sir,' please. And the stuff, well." He paused and looked around.
"You see, you guys need to defend this guy. This guy is named, Danny. He'll show up with a few others, and you guys have to stick with him, or he might die. And if that happens, he won't be able to find me and then get off this world. And when, or even if, he gets off this world, you're going to have to go with him," Axel gave them a stern look. Flynn again opened his mouth to argue, but Estelle placed her hand on his arm.
"Do we have a choice?"
"...Sorry, you don't. Because, if you don't do what I just said...," He paused, closing his eyes, "The Tainted will tear this place apart." "Tainted?" Flynn questioned. Axel only shook his head, pulling the cloak that had been thrown over his shoulder on. He gestured across the land, toward. "Why...?" He sighed at the question, "I'll be there, waiting for you to bring Danny there, okay? C`ya."
And after that farewell, he disappeared in a play of flames. The knight and princess blinked. "Well," Estelle began, "That was interesting."
Sora sneezed suddenly from his spot next to Riku who rolled his eyes at him. The Tainted, surprisingly, had left Radiant Garden a few hours earlier, leaving the people injured, but alive. Aerith had healed all of the most injured up until she had, rather suddenly, fainted. She had yet to wake up, and Leon had taken up a spot next to her bed to watch over her until she did awake.
Yuffie was swinging her legs back and forth, staring despondently at the wall. Earlier, she had searched the city over and over again for any sign of Cloud or Tifa, but neither could be found. When Sora and Riku had told her they had seen them earlier, she had raced off to that spot. She had returned even more depressed then before.
Seeing Yuffie depressed was almost insane. Cid, on the other hand, wasn't as surprising. For some reason he just seemed like someone who would be at least a little depressed: Which, of course, he was. In fact, the only people who seemed unaffected were Vlad and the King, and even the King looked a little strained.
"So."
Leon had come down, his face pale. Everyone looked to him. "What are we going to do now?" He turned his eyes to the only two indifferent people in the house. Vlad sighed, "We need to learn if the leader, or source, of the Tainted to show up. The best way to do that is search the areas where the Tainted presence was heaviest."
Yuffie jumped up. "Well!" She cried, her voice one of fake cheer, "Let's get started! What would the aura look like?" "Blue-Silver," Vlad murmured softly. "Odd," She mused, her voice losing a bit of the fake tone, "The Tainted have a dark, murky red tint..." Then, Yuffie shrugged, turning away and pushing her way out the door.
The older brunette sighed at his 'little sister's' actions, "I'm sorry, she's usually more...careful, about things." "It's fine," Vlad waved his hand. Mickey stared at the door with a soft sigh, "I can't help but feel a little sorry for her. She did just, basically, lose a couple of friends." Cid didn't say a word, tapping away at his computer's keyboard.
Kairi peered at him, frowning, and then looked back at Sora, her eyes shadowed with her own sadness. Riku and Sora exchanged glances then, waving their hands to her. The auburn haired teen approached quietly, trying not to interrupt the King, Leon, and Vlad's discussion, "I don't know what to do."
Sora sighed, "I don't either." Riku only grunted his agreement, frowning. "Riku?" "Wha-Oh. I...was thinking." "About what?" Kairi asked curiously. The silver-white haired teen's frown deepened, "Sora, you remember that kid we saw? the one who had a keyblade?" The brunette perked up and nodded.
"He..."
"You saw someone? With a keyblade?"
Vlad approached them, his eyes flashing. Riku gulped quietly, "Y-yes?" Sora was a little surprised by his friend's stutter, but could understand: Vlad was scary. "You didn't tell us that!" He snapped. The teens jumped at his snap, surprised by his anger. Yeesh, what's got his panties in a twist? Roxas! What? I'm just wondering!
Mickey also frowned, "What is important about that?" "It's important," Vlad began, "Because, the leader of the Tainted can use a keyblade." "But we saw them fighting Tainted! Why would their own leader fight them? And why would the Tainted attack their leader?" Sora argued reasonably.
Not going to work.
Why do you say that?
He's stubborn...And...I dunno, his behavior is...
...Roxas?
"Sora, Riku, what did this boy look like?" Leon suddenly said. Sora bit his lip, feeling a little like a kid about to snitch. But, obviously, Riku didn't have this same feeling, "Messy Blak hair, blue eyes. Wore all black, was with a girl and boy his age, about 16, maybe 17, and an older red-head woman, probably in her early twenties." The brunette shot him a surprised look: Why was he just blabbing like that?
Kairi also seemed surprised, but more so by Vlad's quiet gasp, "That's him!" Sora snapped his head toward him so fast, Roxas swore they got whiplash, "How can you be sure?" Vlad's eyes flashed. "Because, how many people can match the description and wield a keyblade?" He snapped. Sora cringed and opened his mouth to return a comment, one that would heavily Roxas influenced, when the door for the house slammed opened, literally bouncing off the wall behind it.
Yuffie stood there, gasping for breath. Once she caught it, she looked up at them, "Saw..Light blue...with a whole bunch of other colors..." Kairi looked curious about the whole 'colored aura' thing, but Vlad spun around to face her, "You did?"
The ninja winced at his sudden, as far as she was concerned, demand, "Well, yeah. I'm confused as to why you say that light blue is the color for the leader-I mean, shouldn't it be more of a dark reddish color? The Tainted are a murky, dark red after all."
Vlad growled, "That is him! Can you tell where he went?" "No!" Yuffie snapped, her patience thinning, "I can't tell! all of the colors got pretty squashed together, and the Tainted auras covered it up, too!" Leon forced his way in between the two before Vlad could retort. "Look! We all need to calm down. At the moment, we have no choice but to track them down. The only way to do that is for all of us to work together..." He gave Vlad a significant look, "And to keep our tempers in check."
The man frowned before running a hand down his face, sighing deeply, "I'm terribly sorry. My nerves have been on edge all day, and the thought we might not be able to catch him was a bit...daunting." Yuffie crossed her arms, "I'm not sorry. What I said was perfectly in my rights to say, so don't argue with me." The last part had been directed at the scarred brunette who only sighed in response.
"It doesn't matter," The king announced, "We need to get moving. If we don't, we'll fall behind." Yuffie leapt to attention, "I can't go! I need to defend the town...! Look for Cloud and Tifa...! There's so much I need to do!" Leon shook his head, "I doubt Cloud and Tifa are still on Radiant Garden. Most likely, Cloud went after Sephiroth again, and Tifa went after him. And our new recruits can defend the city." The ninja froze, "New Recruits?"
"Zidane and Terra."
Yuffie looked pissed about not being told about these new recruits, but a soothing female voice spoke up, "I think we should go." They all looked up to the stairs where an exhausted Aerith was leaning against the wall. "Aerith...!" Yuffie muttered, looking aghast.
Leon looked about to argue but Cid interrupted, "Alright then. I got the newest model of Gummi Ship up and running, The Shera. I'm the pilot, and if anyone tries to take over and crashes the ship, I'll kick their ass. Got me?" The Destiny Trio stared at him with wide eyed horror as they nodded slowly. Yuffie didn't question his sudden protectiveness, but the other four adults in the room raised their eyebrows.
As far as they were concerned, this was new behavior for Cid.
Finally, the King gestured to Leon, "Leave a message, will ya? We need to get going if we're going to catch up!"
Wow. I'm done.
Obviously, in regards to Axel in the first part of the chapter, he has an easier time telling the difference between languages on different worlds. For example, Auldarant residents speak English, while TL(TOV) speak japanese. Some worlds speak Mandarin Chinese, others Welsh. The reason off-worlders can understand what the people of each world say is cause of the world magic. Duh?
Also, do you like my Zidane and Terra(FF Series!) cameos, even though they don't get any speaking line, and are only mentioned? I hope you do XD
Next chapter: Procerus Part 1 Discussions between new allies and a realm of new possibilities. However, will their enemies, of both sides, catch up to them? Or will they be able to get to the Reflection of Power in time?
