A Change of Fate
Chapter 10: Recoveries and Allies
Roxas woke up in a lot of pain but found himself in a comfy bed; he turned his head to find an elixir on the bedside table. He slowly sat himself up in bed and drank the elixir. It instantly made him feel better making his whole body nearly 100% again. Next thing he knew, he saw the door to his room open and heard a squeal of excitement, and he was tackled to the bed by a dark-haired blur.
"Roxas, you're ok!" Xion excitedly said.
"Xion? Where are we?" Roxas said while looking around the room with Xion still on top of him.
"Do you remember what happened?" Xion asked letting Roxas sit up on the edge of the bed again.
"Well... not a lot. I remember fighting Saix and Demyx..." Roxas tried to remember.
"Roxas... you saved my life, TWICE." Xion sweetly smiled.
"Xion... I love you... there's nothing I wouldn't do for you..." Roxas sweetly said back.
Tears started to swell in Xion's ocean blue eyes, and she kissed Roxas passionately. While they were kissing Xion began to sit on Roxas lap, straddling him. She then pushed him on the bed again, and she broke their kiss.
"Now... How will I ever make it up to you Roxy~" Xion purred.
"I'm sure you'll think of something~" Roxas seductively said.
Their lips met again, and the world just melted away while they were together. Until it all came back when they heard someone else.
"Hey guys, quit sucking each other's faces, Drex is awake!" Axel interrupted
The two broke apart, disappointed, and Xion got off of Roxas as they both got off the bed.
"Come on, Axel." Roxas complained.
"Seriously we all need to talk, now." Axel stated before he left the room.
Roxas and Xion both followed suit and they meet Axel in a chair and Drex sitting up on the couch finishing his elixir. Roxas and Xion sat down and shared the loveseat next to the couch.
"Ok, so where are we?" Roxas inquired.
"When I was a Somebody, this was my family's house." Axel answered sadly.
Roxas wanted to ask where his family was but then stopped himself when he remembered Hollow Bastion was one of the first worlds taken over by the Heartless, so they must have not made it...
"It's a nice home." Xion complimented.
"Thanks. Now down to business," Axel responded, "Drex, what the hell happened back there?!"
The three of them looked over to wait from an answer from Drex. Drex rubbed his eyes trying to find the right words to tell his friends.
"... I... had no choice..." Drex answered staring at the floor.
"What do you mean?" Roxas asked.
"You guys were in trouble... and I couldn't fight them all off... I had to give into the dark power." Drex admitted.
"So you were that monster..." Axel said in a low tone.
"Yes... the monster possessed my swords and it granted me great powers, but it still wanted to control me. I resisted all I could, but the only way we would've escaped then was to release that beast..." Drex confessed.
"But Xion destroyed it..." Axel finished. Drex nodded.
"While I was a monster, I destroyed Xaldin and Luxord. I thought there was no coming back for me... it wasn't until I heard Xion scream was when I regained control. Thank you, Xion." Drex sincerely thanked.
"Don't mention it." Xion winked. "Consider us even now." She smiled.
This made Drex smile as well and they all looked at each other.
"So, what do we do now?" Roxas asked.
"Well, the way I see it, we got two options: Number one, we stay in hiding while the rest of Organization XIII hunts us down. Or two, we attack them, and finish Xemnas ourselves." Axel proposed.
"I'm partial to option two, but I doubt we can defeat Xemnas, even with the four of us." Drex said depressingly.
"If we want to stop Xemnas, we'll need to be well supplied, better trained, and make some new allies." Axel explained.
"What kind of allies?" Xion inquired.
"Anyone else who can use the keyblade I think should be preferred." Drex answered.
"Who else do we know who can use the keyblade, Axel you know anyone?" Roxas asked.
"No I know available." Axel replied.
"Wait! The Organization Imposter can help us, he had a keyblade!" Xion piped up.
"He did?!" Roxas questioned.
"Yep, if we find him maybe he can help us." Xion suggested.
"I don't think he'll want to help..." Axel said guiltily.
"Why not?" Drex asked.
"I sorta... burned him alive, and then he escaped. So there might be some bad blood between us." Axel admitted.
"Axel!" Xion and Roxas groaned in frustration.
"I don't think we'd ever find him anyway." Drex said to continue the conversation.
"You're right... who else?" Xion brainstormed.
"Maybe, if we ask around?" Roxas suggested.
"Oh hey, you know anyone with a keyblade? Key-shaped weapon? No? Ok have a nice day." Drex acted out sarcastically.
"Come on, Drex quit being such a pessimist. That's not a bad idea if we ask the right people." Axel defended.
"Sorry, I was just thinking out loud. But yeah, that couldn't hurt." Drex apologized.
"I did recon once before in this world, and there was this tough guy with some sort of gunblade taking out Heartless. I bet he'll know something." Roxas said optimistically.
"If you say so Roxas... we got nothing else to go on." Axel stated.
"Alright, let's split up and get to work." Xion declared. "Roxas, you and Drex look for your gunblade guy and ask him if he knows anyone with a keyblade. Axel and I will go to the marketplace and gather supplies."
"Sounds good." They all agreed.
"Wait, should we keep our Organization coats off so we don't attract attention?" Xion asked.
"The cloak masks our scent; it'll keep the Organization guessing where we are. Just act normal, and you'll be fine. Got it memorized?" Axel explained.
They nodded at one another and split up: Axel and Xion went towards the marketplace while Drex and Roxas went the other way.
Drex and Roxas walked for about a minute weaving their way through the houses.
"Where did you last see this guy?" Drex asked.
"I think the people here call it the Bailey." Roxas answered.
They came to some stairs which they climbed then they say an opening to the Bailey. They walk towards it and took cover by the entrance. Roxas peered around the edge and sure enough there was the guy they were looking for but he was not alone... He was looking out a window with two others, one was girl dressed like a ninja while the other was small, wearing an Organization coat, and had big round ears...
"What do you think your majesty?" The ninja girl asked.
"Gosh, it seems Heartless are amassing at the castle, Villain's Vale." King Mickey answered.
"We can handle the Heartless here, but that..." Leon trailed off.
"Don't worry Leon; we'll think of a way to solve this..." The King reassured.
"Yuffie, go tell the others." Leon ordered.
Yuffie vanished in a puff of smoke and Mickey and Leon looked on at the horde of Heartless in despair.
"Hey, I got an idea." Roxas said.
"What?" Drex replied.
"Let's just introduce ourselves." Roxas said optimistically.
"I don't think that's such a great idea." Drex disagreed.
"Come on, I'm sure they'll listen, it looks like they need help, and if they attack, we can take them." Roxas confidently said.
"Ok, fine." Drex finally agreed.
Roxas and Drex walked towards Leon and the King to reason with them. When Roxas and Drex passed the doorway the gate behind them closed, and locked shut. Leon and the King suddenly sprang into action pulling out their weapons. Leon pulled out his gunblade while the King revealed a golden Kingdom Key keyblade.
"Organization XIII! You are not welcomed here!" Leon shouted.
"Wait! We're not part of the Organization!" Roxas panicked.
"Nice try, we know about the black coats." The King retorted.
"Well then, following your logic, you're part of the Organization too." Drex calmly said.
The King realized his folly, but did not show it.
"Leave now or be destroyed!" Leon commanded.
"Look we just want to talk!" Roxas exasperated.
"Wait a minute, Ven? Ventus?" The King asked confused.
"What? No. I'm Roxas and this is Drex." Roxas introduced.
"Leon, I think we should give them a chance." The King asked still slightly confused.
"Speak your business, now!" Leon said meanly.
"There were four of us that escaped the Organization, and now they're hunting us down. We want to destroy them before they can destroy all of us and the worlds." Drex explained.
The King lowered his keyblade while Leon stood firm.
"You want to get rid of the Organization?" The King inquired.
They both nodded. The King then turned to Leon.
"It seems we all have a common enemy." The King stated.
"How can we trust them?" Leon meanly asked.
"Let them prove themselves." The King answered.
"Excuse me, but I notice you're carrying a keyblade." Drex pointed out. "Know anyone else with one?"
The King did not answer his question and only gave him a quick glance.
"The thing is, we need keyblade wielders to take down Xemnas and-" Roxas was cut off.
"Xemnas?" The King and Leon repeated in confusion.
"Our old boss." Answered Drex.
Leon finally lowered his weapon and he and the King walked towards them.
"I can tell by your words and your eyes, you're telling the truth. I'm Leon, and this is King Mickey. I guess if you want the Organization destroyed we can give you our support, but only if you help us..." Leon continued to walk on opening the gate, and out of the Bailey leaving the Nobodies and the King alone.
"Gosh, if you used to work for them you know all about their stronghold." The King excitedly said.
"Your majesty, if you can come with us now... with three of us who can use the keyblade..." Drex was about to finish when Mickey interrupted them.
"I'm sorry, my friend and I would like to help you both, but I have to help my friends here first." The King explained.
"Your friend has a keyblade as well?" Drex inquired.
"Yup, we all have common goals." Mickey answered.
"And I bet Leon wants us to help by taking out those Heartless." Roxas noticed.
"If that horde of Heartless is left unresolved, we could lose this world..." Mickey said sadly.
"But destroying the Heartless, will only help the Organization." Drex protested.
"Even if that's true, I don't think we have much of a choice." Mickey explained. "We can't lose this world to the Heartless again."
"It is Axel's home world as well." Roxas whispered to Drex.
"Ok, we'll help." They both agreed.
"Gosh, guys thanks, you won't regret it. Now I have to meet my friend and update him on the current state of the situation. Meet Leon at the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee." Mickey thanked as he ran off in a hurry.
"I guess we're making progress." Drex shrugged.
"Come on, let's go." Roxas said as they both exited the Bailey.
A/N: And the plot thickens. Its seems the only way to get help from Mickey and his "friend" will be to save Hollow Bastion from the Heartless. The next chapter will, unfortunately, take a while to get up. I have A LOT of other work needing to be done. So fav, review, and message me if you have any ideas. I'm really enjoying this story myself. Happy Reading, Guys.