Do not meddle with forbidden affairs,
For it will come back at you three fold,
Do not speak of taboo,
For it will be your undoing
Chapter 9: Axel
"Where are you going?", I called to Mckenna as she hurried down the hall.
"I'm going to avenge Raven", she called back. Ren was already beside her, and though she was shorter than me(most people are), she could keep a steady pace.
"Mckenna, let's think about this", Ren said, hurrying along with her.
"No, do you have my gear?", she asked. Ren sighed, and nodded. They stopped in the hall, and Ren gave Mckenna a small box.
"Now Ren, you are either with me, or against me, what's it going to be?", Mckenna asked as she put the box in her pocket.
"I'm with you, but what about Akira?", Ren questioned, nodding.
"It's about time someone spoke about me, I was beginning to think I was forgotten", a voice said. Then, Akira dropped down from the ceiling, and straightened her cloak.
"Mckenna, are you sure you want to do this?, you could put Lucy in harm's way", Akira asked.
"We'll save Lucy before Amara even thinks about harming her", Mckenna said confidently. Akira closed her eyes, and smirked.
"Then you have my services, use them wisely", Akira said, opening her eyes.
"Alright, now, I will tell their Superior about my plan, if anyone wishes to join me, they are free to do so", Mckenna replied, grinning. We then sped off the Xemnas's office.
"Superior", I called, knocking on his door.
"Enter", he responded.
"Sir, I know it is late, but I plan on launching a attack on the Syndicate, to avenge my pupil's death, I came to ask if you had anyone that would wish to follow", Mckenna explained when I closed the door behind me.
"This is sudden", he said, staring at her intently.
"Do you truly wish to kill them?", he asked.
"Yes, only Number 13 will survive", Mckenna nodded.
"What is so special about 13?", he questioned.
"Number 13 was my first student, she has no reason to die", Mckenna explained. Xemnas closed his eyes slowly.
"You may take a force of four, if it becomes too much to handle, retreat", he commanded.
"Thank you, Sir", she said, bowing. She then turned, and hurried out the door.
She suddenly turned to me, and asked me,"Do you wish to come, or stay behind?, because I am asking Roxas whether you stay or not". Hm, me, miss a chance to get some action? No way.
"I ain't gonna miss a chance to fight something", I replied, grinning. She smirked, and began walking down the hall again. We then stopped at Roxas's door.
"Roxas, open up!", she called. Roxas opened the door, and stared at her with a confused look on his face.
"Good, both you and Xion are here, one of my former students, Raven, Xion's Mirror, was killed by your Number 12's Mirror, I am going to launch a attack on them, I already have Axel, Ren, Akira, and I'm sure I can get Riku to help, but I need you two to help as well", she explained.
"But we got our butt's whooped last time", he said quietly.
"Yeah, but you were fightint us three and Raven, we're four of the strongest members in the whole Organization, there's only six strongest, and those are Ayslin, your Number 7's Mirror, and Amara, Xemnas's Nobody", she replied softly.
"How did you figure out his name?", I asked casually.
"I pick up a few things while I'm around", she replied mysteriously. So familiar it hurts.
"Are you sure you can do this?", Roxas questioned. She rolled her eyes.
"I'm sick of everyone asking me if I can do this, I can, and I will", she said slowly. Roxas sighed, and looked over his shoulder to Xion, who nodded.
"Alright, we're in", he said, nodding.
"Awesome, now, where's Demyx?", she asked.
"He's in his room, probably playing his Sitar, I wonder if the guy even sleeps", Roxas answered.
"Great, let's go", she laughed. We hurrired to Demyx's door, and she pounded on it.
Demyx came to the door, and whined,"What?".
"We're going to launch a attack on the Mirrors, my student was killed by one of them, and I intend to avenge him, will you help us?", Mckenna asked. Demyx stared at her for a very long time.
"I don't fight", he said slowly, looking around.
"I know, but your water skills will help alot, Demyx, there's going to be 8 of us if you come with us, they only have 13 now, I'm sure you can do it", Mckenna coaxed, smiling brightly. Demyx looked around again, and sighed.
"Fine, but if I get a single scratch on my Sitar, you're paying to fix it", Demyx agreed.
"Alright, now, we have to find Riku".
"What do you need?".
"Holy crap!", Mckenna shouted, almost falling over.
"Stop doing that!", she exclaimed to Riku, pointing at him.
"What's your problem?", he asked, crossing his arms.
"Raven was killed by Kuro, and I'm going to avenge him, and I ask for your help", Mckenna explained.
"And what will I get out of this?", Riku asked.
"I'll be able to rescue You-Know-Who to help You-Definetely-Know-Who", Mckenna replied.
"Alright, fair enough, but what if we lose?", Riku continued.
"Well then, it was nice knowing ya", Mckenna sighed, walking past him down the hall.
"You mean, we're gonna die if we lose?", Demyx squeaked.
"Most definitely", Riku replied, walking after Mckenna.
"Wait, I didn't sign up for that-".
"Go", I ordered, chakram on his back.
"Y-yes sir", Demyx gulped, hurrying to catch up with the other two. Ren and Akira followed, and then Xion, Roxas and I were not far behind.
"Oh, I suggest you all have your Pandora Gear, this is not going to be easy", Mckenna called.
"Oh, great, I feel so relaxed now", Demyx replied sarcastically. I smacked him in the back of the head.
"Ouch!", he whined.
"Deal with it, 'cause what we're going against, is going to hit you alot harder than that", I snapped.
"Nice", he sighed. Mckenna walked all the way to the Courtyard, then stopped.
"Alright, line up, shortest to tallest", she ordered. It was no surprise I was last, and Ren was first, poor girl was shorter than Roxas.
"Okay, when I walk up to you, I want you to tell your element, and the highest gear you have, I won't be surprised if you all have Pandora, but it never hurts to check", she ordered. She walked up to Ren.
"Fire, Pandora Gear".
"You're with Demyx", she said, handing her a box. She then walked up to Roxas.
"Light, no gear", he said sheepishly.
"I'll fix that, you're with Riku", Mckenna said, giving him a box. Next was Xion.
"Light, no gear", she sighed.
"Hmm, you are with... Akira, and here you go, I'd imagine your weapons would be the same as Roxas", Mckenna said, handing her a gear. Next, Akira.
"Reality, Pandora Gear", Akira said.
"Here ya go, you know who you're with Xion", Mckenna replied, giving her a box. Next, was the Oh-So-Powerful Demyx.
"Water, Casual Gear", Demyx sighed.
"Not anymore", Mckenna replied, handing him a box as well. Next, Riku.
"Darkness, no gear", he replied.
"You don't need one, so... good luck", Mckenna said, giving him a pat on the shoulder. Last, and hopefully not least, me.
"Fire, Pandora Gear, you know the drill", I sighed my hand on my hip and the other outstretched.
"Alrighty Sparkles, you're with me, don't think I'll slow down for you if you fall behind", she said, handing me a box.
"Sparkles?", I asked, looking at her curiously.
"I got bored", was her response. She then opened a Corridor Of Darkness, and Akira opened a Pathway Of Light.
"Whether you wish to believe me or not, Roxas and Xion, you both can use a Pathway Of Light, since it's your element", Mckenna said suddenly.
"So, now what?", Roxas asked.
"There is 8 of us, 2 of us can only use Light Portals, 3 of us can use both Light and Darkness, and 3 of us can only use Darkness, so, to make this fair, Roxas and Xion will go through their own portal of their choice, while Akira and Ren will use a Pathway Of Light, and Riku, Axel, Demyx and I will use a Corridor Of Darkness", Mckenna explained.
"Just one question", Xion said.
"Yeah?", Mckenna replied.
"What's with the boxes?".
"Well, each box has a special make-shift Pandora Gear crystal in it, if you find that your normal weapons won't do the trick, just open the box, and the crystal will fuse with your weapons, and become Pandora Gear, but like I said, only when you're in jeapordy, 'cause these things are powerful, but if you're not careful, it'll come back and bite you in the ass, more ways that one", Mckenna explained slowly.
"Wow, we actually might have a chance at this", Demyx sighed.
I smacked him again, and said,"If you keep being so pessimistic, you're gonna be the first to croak".
"You are not helping!", he hissed.
"I'm not trying to", I replied.
"Oh my god you two, stop it or I'll drown you both!", Mckenna growled, a hoop in hand and pointed at us. I think she scared both of us pretty bad, but I think she scared me worse than Demyx.
"Now, let's move out", she ordered. We all opened our respective portals, put on our hoods, and walked through. But I had a suspicious feeling, that this was not going to go well.
"Restoration at...25%".
"Keep going Naminè, you must keep going".