11 years after the death of Vanitas, things have greatly changed the quartet. Aaron and Aqua had a daughter, Ventus became a Master, and they became the instructors of the three children most of the group had met on the islands of destiny for over a year. Because of a crisis that plunged their world into darkness because of evil. Now the worlds are at peace and the three friends drag their apprentices as Aaron makes several simple movements of Keyblade to train while his daughter makes the same movements behind him in a rather clumsy way, before he stop. He turned to see Ava tried his last move without paying attention to his father before he grabbed his wooden Keyblade by the stem.
"What are you doing, Ava?" Aaron asked with amusement.
"I'm doing like you Dad: I'm training." Ava said with a smile that made her father laugh.
"I see it. But why did not you ask me?" Aaron asked.
"I thought that since I do not have a Keyblade like you, even if you do not take care of anyone, you will not want to train." Ava answered, lowering his head.
"In this case as much as I teach you the basics. That way the day you get one, we can get down to business.» Said Aaron gaining a wondering smile from his daughter.
"Really?» She asked in surprise.
"Of course. And we will start now." Aaron said, showing his Keyblade and standing next to Ava who was getting ready.
He dragged his daughter by doing simple movements that she could easily imitate. Several minutes passed and when Ava made a mistake in positioning her body Aaron stopped and guided her to correct the mistake.
"In this position, it is easier to change the way you attack and destabilize your opponent." Aaron explained to Ava who smiled before he ruffled his hair.
No longer hearing the sound of the Keyblades, he turned to see all the porters and Masters looked at them.
"Sora, Riku, Kairi. Why did you stop practicing?" Aaron asked with a falsely severe tone while revealing the identity of the apprentices of his friends and his girlfriend.
"We could not help it. It's lovely to see how you are with Ava.» Sora said with humor before punching Riku in the arm. "Ouch! What was that for?» He asked, rubbing his arm.
"We don't disrespect a Master." Riku said with a slight smirk.
"Well, we'll see if you've progressed you three." Aaron said, showing his Keyblade. "Confront me all three." Aaron ordered away from Ava as the three porters revealed their Keyblade.
That of Sora looks like a classic skeleton key, the blade and teeth of the Keyblade are silver, the part between the stem and the blade and the guard is blue, and the guard is shiny gold, the teeth of the Keyblade form the outline of a crown and its keychain represents Mickey's head. The Kingdom Key Keyblade.
Riku's is based on an armored key lock. Its stem is long, flat and rectangular, with notches along its length, and it does not have a bit. The ring is black and unadorned, and reminiscent of the Keyblade of Hearts formerly handled by Riku. The keychain is a dark metallic gray Mickey head. This is the Braveheart Keyblade.
Kairi's has a very feminine appearance, evoking the Islands of Destiny. The bit of the key is composed of flowers forming a stylized heart. This is the Destiny's Emblace Keyblade.
Aaron snapped his fingers and a barrier was visible between the three apprentice and Aaron of the other people around them before the fight started and the three apprentices did not attack him with a style of team combat that made him smile before sending Sora and Riku waltzed to take care only of Kairi and noticed that despite the time spent learning to use a Keyblade she still could not handle a real fight where she was alone.
When Sora and Riku came to the charge to help him, he just lowered himself to dodge, but seeing that their Keyblade accidentally hit Kairi, he used his own to block them.
"That's enough.» Said Aaron calmly, removing his barrier. "I have to think about something. I will come back later.» He said before entering the castle at the general misunderstanding as the training resumed and Ava repeated the movements that his father showed him to make them more natural.
For his part, Aaron entered the room he shares with Aqua since their adventure 11 years ago rather. He lay down on the two-seater bed there and just stared at the ceiling for a moment before pulling out from under his shirt a transparent blue signet ring made of ice attached to a string wrapped around his neck. Smiling looking at her while remembering how he got him.
Flashback
It was a week after he saved the Oracles from their decline and led to death. He decided to keep what was secret and invented an excuse that his former Master had called him for an urgent matter and found him dead on his arrival. So that could explain why he was in mourning, even if it was not his Master he had attached to Ava playing in his Union on the mobile game.
To change his mind, he left in the middle of the night in Les Entrechemins to find a world where he could make a small expedition. He found a world that intrigued him represented by a small snowy planet with a huge ice palace on it. He went in to see a city consisting of mainly a small building with a church and a huge castle and a hostel and a general architecture reminiscent of a Norwegian village. In the second he realized that was what he thought, he is in the world of movie Frozen, Arrendelle. He then had an idea and walked to the doors of the palace and knocked repeatedly before being approached by two guards.
"What are you doing?" Asked one of the two guards.
"It can't be seen ? I knock on the door to attract the attention of residents.» Said Aaron mocking the guards by continuing to knock on the door.
"You talk to the royal guard, so a little respect!» The second guard said annoyed before Aaron turned to face them.
"Please forgive my rudeness, but I'm in a hurry then the presentations will be made quickly. I am Prince Aaron of the Kingdom of Taun. I have come here hoping to speak with the kings and queens of this kingdom for reasons that are personal to us." Aaron said, inventing a false identity.
"Never heard spoken. And then if you are princes then why are not you escorted and by boat?" Asked the first guard.
"I like the taste of adventure when I explore new lands. And to many it's too much food to pick up or go for. It clutters more than anything else." Aaron said, lifting his shoulders eccentrically.
"Wouldn't you rather try to take us on a boat?" Asked a guard suspiciously.
"If that's what you believe too bad. I had a solution for the "problem" of their eldest daughter, but if you do not want to let me have an audience, I'll go home empty-handed.» Said Aaron accentuating his sentence on the word "problem" before a voice interrupted him in his walk.
"Wait!» Said a voice coming from behind him, revealing himself to be the king of Arendelle. "I accept your request for a hearing. Please enter.» The king asked as the doors opened to let them pass.
A few minutes later, they are in his office discussed.
"How do you know about...» The king said before being interrupted.
"The powers of your eldest daughter? It's easy for me to see when someone else needs someone who lives with us. And it fell on me for here. Your daughter has a gift that as a part of the body develops over time. And I'm here to help slow down its expansion. So I ask you to let me talk with her for a few minutes, to see an hour maximum. I don't promise you that she will master them, but it will be less difficult.» Said Aaron hoping to convince the king.
The king thinks for a moment before finally giving his answer.
"Very well.» The king said before they both got up and brought Aaron to his eldest daughter's room before seeing his youngest daughter, Anna markets him and Aaron green.
"What's going on, dad?" Anna asked.
"Don't worry, I'll introduce you to Prince Aaron from Taun. He came here for something important in relation to Elsa." Explained the king.
"Said she can finally get out of her room." Anna said hopefully.
" Maybe yes. Maybe not. Everything will depend on her.» Said Aaron not wanting to ruin the hopes of the girl.
"Oh, okay. I hope you will convince her." Anna said with a touch of hope.
"I'll do my best.» Said Aaron before she leaves letting them continue on their way.
Once in front of the door, the king knocked several times before finally speaking.
"Elsa, it's me. I have someone with me who can help you.» The king said before opening the door.
Aaron saw ten-year-old Elsa stay away from the door with her hands behind her back.
"You don't have to be afraid of me. I know about your powers. And I'm here to help you.» Said Aaron hoping reassured him while approaching.
"Don't approach!" Elsa said with a hint of panic as frost spreads across the floor.
"Calm down, breathe deeply. And we can discuss, okay.» Said Aaron approaching.
Elsa, for a reason unknown to herself, trusted the young man and did what he said and the frost disappeared.
"How it is possible?» She asked, surprised.
"Your majesty, can you go out. I need to be alone with her please?" Aaron asked.
The king, seeing in a few seconds what he did, nodded and left the room. Aaron approached her, but despite what happened she was still scared and backed away as the frost appeared more and more in the room as she began to recite what her father told her by offering him the gloves she wore.
"Hide your powers, do not talk about them...» She began before being interrupted by Aaron who continued the sentence.
"Be careful and the secret will survive.» He said before lying to help him. "My Master told me the same thing during my training. Hiding from us to face people leaving the darkness in their hearts guided to prevent them from hurting others." Aaron explained, revealing his Keyblade, surprising Elsa before making her disappear.
"Does that mean I'm bad?" Elsa asked scared.
"Not far from here. You are a good person. The problem is your fear.» Said Aaron, before taking Elsa's hand gently. "Your fear will be your greatest enemy for controlling your powers. Think of the good things he can bring you. You will be able to lower the temperature during summers when it is extremely hot. Or allow children to have fun in the snow while it's not snowing. Don't see the negative more than the positive in your powers. That would be the real curse." Aaron explained, interesting Elsa.
An hour later Aaron came out of the castle with a signet ring made of ice that Elsa made for him with his powers. He smiled seeing her before passing it in a string and wearing it as a collar under her shirt.
End of the Flashback
Remembering what he did to help Elsa, he had an idea to help Kairi.
In the evening Aaron came out of the castle to see Kairi sitting on a bench looking at the ground before seeing one of the two sea-ice that Aaron was holding. She took the ice cream before looking at the Master of the Keyblade who did not look at him.
"I know what you're saying to yourself. I am the weakest of the group." Kairi said with disappointment.
"Not really." Said Aaron surprising her. "In training, you do very well. Even though she retains herself Aqua, is pretty strong during the workouts. I know something about it." Said Aaron giving Kairi a mischievous wink making her laugh. "The problem is that when the fight is in real condition and you are alone, it's as if you lose your means. Do you have any idea why this product?" Aaron asked after exposing the facts.
"In fact, when I'm alone in the fighting, it scares me. With what happened with Maleficent, I'm so worried that Sora and Riku are no longer focusing on their own fight so he can lose his life because of a careless mistake. Even when I know they are fine. The mere thought that this happens scares me." Kairi explained.
"I see. So you are afraid of being too weak so that it does not have any more worries to be made when you fight alone." Aaron said nodding to Kairi's nod as they take a bite out of their ice cream. "In this case I offer you more training session with me at night to help you develop your skills." He said, surprising Kairi.
"But Master, it would not be fair to Sora and Riku." Kairi said with a shocked expression.
"You could face them or have your own adventure alone on the day of your exam. So you'll need as much luck as they do. So you're more confident in singular combat." Said Aaron explaining to Kairi what she needs.
Kairi looked at his free hand, showing his Keyblade.
"Okay, Master. I accept." Kairi said, making her disappear.
"And stop calling me Master. It makes me feel old. Just call me Aaron." He said with a smile that made Kairi laugh.
"Okay, Aaron." Kairi said, smiling in turn. "When will we start?" She asked.
"Now, if that interests you." Aaron answered before Kairi finished his ice cream and raised his Keyblade. "I take that for a yes." Aaron laughs while doing his Keyblade.
During the private training session between Aaron and Kairi, a man in a black cloak hooded the top of the castle with an electronic device in his hand.
"I think he has enough data. Hoping that the boss's plan is a good idea." The man said in a black coat before disappearing into a dark hallway.