Sup guys! So I've finished Fragmentary passage and OMG ITS SO GOOD. I can't wait for KH3 to come out, when ever that is. Those gears remind me of the save areas at the end of dungeons in Persona Q though. Has anyone else played that? Oh well.
Enough game rant. Onto the story!
Pokeevee57: It's super fun right?! X3 Did you get the special edition with the pin? I got there too late so I waited a couple days to get it cause I'm a nerd. XD
Sora sat on the couch, watching the King talking to Oswald and Ortensia in the front yard through the window, absentmindedly petting one of the rabbit children next to him. By the look on the couple's face, he guessed that he had told him the news.
"Why didn't you tell us as soon as you knew?" Oswald demanded, a hint of panic lining his voice.
"We needed to make a plan and I wanted to make sure that it didn't affect our judgment."
The rabbit put his hands on his hips, agitatedly tapping his foot on the ground, "Because we've never had to deal with anything like that." He stated, the sarcasm in his words thick.
He blinked. Of course he has. Heck that was the entirety of their first meeting. He rubbed his eyes with a quiet, humorless laugh. "That's right. Sorry. I guess it's just a routine now."
He was met with silence. The silence made knots form in his stomach. He didn't want to open his eyes and see the expression he knew would be on his face. But he did.
And he was surprised.
"How often are you in these kinds of situations?"
The rabbit's expression was nothing but concern and surprise. He was looking over the mouse, unsure if he was actually as okay as he said he was. The cat next to him reflected the actions.
Mickey sighed, mostly in relief, partly because he might actually not be as okay as he thought he was. "It's not uncommon. Darkness is everywhere after all. I haven't had to really do it much lately since I've met Sora and everyone though. They've gotten used to adjusting to the situation." Oswald didn't seem too happy with that answer. Before he could say anything Mickey continued, "Let's just go with the plan for now. Ortensia will you contact us if anything happens?" she nodded, "Thanks. You ready Ozzie?" he still didn't look too happy but confirmed that he was. "Sora, we're all set!" he called into the house.
The boy ran out enthusiastically to meet them. "So where's Blot Alley?"
"Bog Easy," Oswald told him, "We'll take the projector and make out way from there."
He deflated slightly at the mention of the projector.
"What's that?"
"I told you. They're on their way here. They've been chattin up everyone in Wasteland looking for us and now they're headin this way."
"How'd they find us wise guy? How do you know that they ain't just comin to ask more folks about us?"
Static took up the room, "You said that they had one of these television doohickeys too didn't ya? Well then they probably went to Yen Sid to ask for help. He'd be able to find ya."
"So what exactly do we do about it?"
A fiendish chuckle rang against the walls, "Oh I got something just for em."
…
"I didn't know he had-"
"No one else does," Yen Sid told him. "Not even Donald or Goofy."
"Why?" Kairi asked, "Wouldn't they need to know?"
"He didn't want them to feel guilty," Riku opened his mouth to ask the obvious question, but Yen Sid continued, "Originally he was a part of their world until he went to Wasteland."
"Why did he go?" Riku asked, "And why would that make them feel guilty?"
Yen Sid sighed. "He had no choice," he told them, "Everyone in his forgot about him, and he lost his heart as a result."
"What?" they exclaimed simultaneously.
"How did that happen?" Riku asked.
"The darkness can cover over many things, and while it is rare, it can also cover the memories of people we love." Riku and Kairi glanced at each other nervously, "I made Wasteland as a way to keep those who lost their hearts in this way from disappearing."
"But they aren't Nobodies?"
"Because the way they lost it is so different from then normal method, they are able to keep their personalities and emotions. The complete reason for this isn't clear as of yet."
Riku ran his hand through his hair, thinking over everything they had just been told. Darkness seemed to always find ways to surprise him. He looked over to the book containing the world of the forgotten that his best friend was currently residing in.
And the darkness surprised him again.
"Master Yen Sid!"
Sora wondered out onto the abandoned street. He didn't expect there to be absolutely no one here. He looked around and realized that he was alone.
When he looked back at the two the king had an exasperated smile on his face and Oswald was facepalming. He blinked. What was he doing to receive those responses?
"Hey there mate!"
Sora jumped and promptly fell on his behind. He spun around toward the voice but nothing was there. He scrambled to his feet and whipped his head around in search of the speaker. He heard a sigh from one of the two he came with. So they knew what was going on. It'd be great if one of them would explain it to him.
His explanation was a face right up in his own. "You're a new face around here! What brings ya to Blot Alley." The ghost laughed when he leapt back at his sudden appearance.
"Ian."
Ian looked around the boy at the call. Sora turned around to them as well. Oswald was shaking his head at the ghost while Mickey waved next to him.
Sora nearly fell over again when Ian fazed through him to greet them. "Hey Boss Man!"
"Hiya Ian. How's it goin'?"
"Great! We've gotten some visitors around here since you've helped em out."
The mouse smiled, "That's good."
"Sure is. Now what'ch ya doin round here?"
"Well we're looking for the Petes." Oswald told him. "Have you seen them?"
"Actually I saw them a few weeks ago headin down toward club 13. Haven't seen them since though." All three shared a look. So that confirmed it. "I think one of them was holdin a gremlin too. I didn't see who it was." And that confirmed where Prescott had disappeared to.
"We need to get there as soon as possible," Oswald told him, "Are there many Blotlings out?"
"A few. I don't think any of 'em are friendly toward ya though boss."
"Its fine," Mickey unstrapped the paintbrush from his back, "We can just handle them like we did last time."
"Um…" Sora felt a little left out here, "What did you do last time?"
He seemed to recapture Ian's attention with his comment, "Forgot bout you! What's your name?"
"Sora," he answered uncertainly, "Do you always go around scaring people?"
"Course! I'm a ghost after all," he floated up and halfway through a building before issuing a goodbye, "I'll see you folks later, and make sure not to bother the spatters!" and he was gone.
Sora looked to Mickey and Oswald, still lacking an answer to his first question and another forming about the strange ghost.
Mickey laughed as he started down the street. "Come on. We'll explain on the way."
Sora nodded and followed. But somehow he didn't feel comfortable with it. Something felt off. It felt like something was waiting for them. Something was going to happen.
He just didn't know what.
