Chapter 13
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Chapter 13
(Insert "Silently Yearning for Centuries" by Randy Edelman)
During the second Great War the battle to combine the lands was fought between the light and the dark. The Disney ruler at the time fought the battle in the means to end feud with his enemy, the Prince of Darkness, and ease the burden for the next nation's leader. But the dark side had other plans. Instead of living peacefully with the light, the Prince of Darkness continued the war in attempts to rule over all.
Amongst the castle's trainee staff was Master Yen Sid. He trained and aided many great magicians including Donald and King Mickey but there was one student who had by passed even them. His name was Dizori and he was better than the other students, even Mickey, but had ambitions to be even greater than the Master himself. As the students progressed in their skills, Master Sid sensed a change in Dizori claiming that he was not the student he once knew. Because of the growing darkness inside his heart, Master Sid dismissed Dizori and refused to train him any longer. Dizori didn't understand and appealed to the Master to take him back but seeing that Sid would not reconsider, Dizori grew even angrier.
From then on, his ambitions to become great evolved and he started training himself in the Dark Arts. Over time, his craft exceeded beyond Master Sid's and Dizori was strong enough to take him out but didn't. Instead, he left the land of light, befriend the Prince of Darkness, backstabbed him, and crowned himself ruler of darkness. This action ended the war and the dark minions disappeared from the light but not before it was discovered that the Bandura had gone missing. Soon after, the Disney ruler stepped down and Mickey had earned the title as King of the Disney Nation.
(Fade Music)
"So that's it? That's the reason you've been avoiding me for two weeks?"
"Stupid. I know"
***fade out in white****
(Insert "Riku" by Yoko Shimomura)
The sun was fading in the sky creating an orange and purple scenery across the land. The cool mist from the waterfall flurried as Riku and Alex stood facing each other.
"Yeah, really stupid. It's an interesting story but not to avoid me," stated Alex a bit angry at his actions lately.
"It's deeper than the story, Alex. It's you," said Riku in a rather disappointed manner. Alex looked at him confused.
"I sometimes wish that the Keyblade could have chosen me. I mean, not that I'm jealous or anything but…. This is a serious responsibility and a dangerous one at that."
" So what are you saying? That I'm not fit to be the wielder?"
"Not at all. I mean, yes, you are fit. You are just about the toughest chick know but I just—you know,….but to be honest, Alex,-I fear for you."
Alex lighten her mood a bit.
" You'll have enemies at every turn, something would always want to hurt you or take you away or kill you or—"
Alex put her index finger to his lips to silence him. She looked into his eyes with sweet understand but fierce assurance.
"I understand. But, Riku, I don't need you to fear for me. I need you to believe in me."
Alex lowered her finger from his lips.
"Yeah, sometimes I find it hard to believe in myself but at least I'll know that there is someone who still has faith in me. I realized that it must be destiny the reason I was chosen and I can't argue with that."
"Guess that's why I've been avoiding you. I didn't know how you'd react to me telling you and when was the right time. But I guess I forgot who I'm dealing with," chuckled Riku.
Alex giggled and lightened her mood even more. "Never be afraid of telling me anything. Understand?"
Riku gently smiles at her. Then, she eased into his arms as he wrapped them around her. They nuzzled their heads together.
(Fade Music)
XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO
(Insert "Treasured Memories" by Yoko Shimomura)
The night was colder and darker than usual as Alex cleaned the last bit of dishes after dinner and her usual company, Stitch, cleaned the last scraps of food off his. After, she cut off the kitchen light and entered the living room. There she flopped on the couch and let out a sigh as Stitch came to sit next to her. She closed her eyes in harmony with her thoughts. After a moment, she opened them and focused her stare to the wall where her father's memorial belongings hung. Stitch watched her get up from the sofa and go towards them. Alex stopped before the large photo on the wall of Leon in his military uniform.
"Sometimes, I only think I believe in myself. Daddy, I wish I had your heart and strength."
She looked to the stand in front of the photo where his notorious Revolver Gunblade should be. Alex has long thought about the weapon but have yet to retrieve it from cliff side of the maw. Alex looked to the clock on the wall. Nearing mid-night. She cut off the main light and entered the hall to the bath room.
After finishing her hygiene, Alex curled up in bed just in time to see the fireworks signal mid night. She looked to her balcony to watch the magic. Stitch hoped at the foot of her bed and nuzzled in a spot. Before long Alex was fast asleep.
(Fade Music)
*******fade to white********
(Insert "End of the World" by Yoko Shimomura)
Alex ran fiercely through the dark, slashing at the Shadow Heartless that taunted her. The eerie, cold wind whaled around her body with the shadows coming in hoarded numbers. Alex continued to slash her foes. Now surrounded with heartless on every side, she stood near exhaustion but was still ready to fight to the end.
"Hey, I want to take you to this great place."
"Because I love her!"
"I love you too!"
Thundering hooves were heard. Assault Riders rushed towards her and another blurred out figure.
"Assault Riders! Run!"
Suddenly, a burst of fire consumed the heartless in form of a circle around her. She shielded herself. When the smoke faded, Alex cautiously recovered to normal stance to discover all of nothing before her.
"Cloud, over here!"…
"Yuffie, signal the others. You're going to be alright, Alex."
"This girl is a murderer! She intended for Leon to go to the Maw where he was killed…"
"Non- sense! As King, I rule that she remain under castle refuge…"
Surprisingly, her ears were haunted by a faint struggling voice from behind. She turned to it and there in the distance, a glowing figure laid on the ground motionless as she began to rush toward it.
"Sir? Sir?" yelled Alex now running toward the figure.
Nearing close, almost there, Alex came within feets of the figure until a sudden burst of greenish yellow fire formed a deep, long pit behind it. Alex slid in her tracks as she stopped to shield herself once again from the unexpected light. Then another figure appeared before her.
"….this Nobody is highly advanced….Only the strongest of heart will defeat them…"
"Alex stay back…He's a Nobody and possibly with the Organization…"
She could not see exactly what the second figure was as it picked up the figure laying on the ground. Once in the air, Alex's heart skipped, her breath shortened, eyes widened and skin grew cold, all performed out of shocking fear as she witnessed none other than her father, Squall Leonhart, The Great Lion Warrior, being man handled before her. She soaked in her nerves long enough before he was tossed over the edge into the deep fiery pit.
"Daddy!" snapped Alex as she ran passed the unknown figure to peer over the edge in the deep gorge.
She franticly landed on her stomach to try and catch the fallen soldier but all she caught was the last glimpse of her father before he disappeared into the rushing eyes below. She turned back to the unknown figure that laughed and furiously looked him in the visible eye. Suddenly, dark hooded figures rose from behind him in the background.
"…he tried to kill us, Alex."
Just then, the man in red leaned from out the dark shadow reviling his full face.
"You will be next," said the figure.
In an instant, his face formed into another and in that brief second, Alex caught a glimpse of a spiky red head man. The face flew towards her with a scream as it dissolved into a rotten, decomposed entity.
(End Music)
*****flash****
Alex flung upwards and gasped for air. The room completely dark and air colder that her sweat. She looked to the edge of the bed to see Stitch nearly rolling off of it. Alex flipped the covers off of her and swung her legs over the side. She looked to the clock. 3:11 A.M. Alex sighed then surprisingly, the Keyblade appeared in her hand. Alex examined the blade until….
"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Alex and Stitch jumped at the sound of a blood curdling scream outside the suite.
XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOX
(Insert "Dance to the Death" by Yoko Shimomura)
Alex opened the door to the suite just in time to see a resident running pass. Alex jumped back a bit after seeing what she was running from. A Shadow Heartless. Instinctively, Alex threw the Keyblade at the heartless chasing the resident. Direct hit and it disappeared releasing a captive heart. Like a boomerang, the Keyblade came back to Alex and she caught it stylishly. Suddenly, more Shadows appeared before Alex and circled her at the door. One after another, screams were heard and residents ran out of their lodging from the dark entities.
With her game face on, Alex slashed at the Shadows before her as they jumped to attack. Slash, slash, slash Alex went until her path was clear. Then another appeared behind her. It leaped towards Alex but ZAP! Alex turned behind her to see that Stitch had blasted it with his laser gun. He let out a victory yep as she nodded in gratitude. Off she went to defend.
Riku ran out of his suite as well to find residents trying to defend themselves with several objects. He grabbed his blade and dashed towards the heartless. A heartless had pinned a man down and began scratching at him but Riku defeated it and helped the man to his feet.
"Thank you!" said the man and he ran on. Riku then spotted Kelis and ran to her aid past the rest of the panicking characters. Sirens began to sound.
"Fire!" yelled Kelis as she blast a fire spell on a heartless.
"Kelis!" yelled Riku running up to her, "Are you all right?"
"Don't worry about me," stated Kelis blasting another heartless, "Find Alex! They're after her!"
Riku's heart dropped as he remembered that she was the Keyblade bearer and that the heartless were truly after her. He clutched his teeth and dashed in the direction of her suite.
Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
~Courtyard~
With a screech and a roar, Gaulachilles rose into the air and dove down swooping at the heartless below. His force knocked out a least two dozen of them. He land on the ground as Cloud and the rest of Avalanche went to work on the other Shadows. Soon, other types of heartless began to show. Shadows and Soldier heartless now swarmed about. Even Fujin and her crew fought.
Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
The door was open when Riku arrived at Alex's suite. He ran inside too see that the place was in ruckus due to the destructive heartless that raided it.
"Alex!" shouted Riku as he rushed though the place slashing heartless as he went. After checking every room, he arrived in her bedroom to see Shadows upon her bed. He fiercely slashed them away only to find that they surrounded pillows under the covers. Riku sighed and went to the balcony to view the outside. He peered over the stone railing to find that not just the castle but the entire city was under siege.
Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Alex ran through the halls slashing at any foes that she encountered. Driven by warrior instinct to protect the King, Alex made her way to the Audience Chamber. She arrived before the grand doors of the Chamber. The smaller door was already open so she made her way inside prepared for anything.
(Fade Music)
Ooooooooooooooooooooo
"King Mickey!" shouted Alex.
To her surprise, nothing not even King Mickey. The room was just its usual grand, whitish blue, self with the red carpet and throne at the far end. Alex let down her guard for a bit until suddenly the door shut closed behind her. Then, out from the floor, four white, winged like creatures appeared. Assassin Nobodies.
(Insert "Sinster Shadows" by Yoko Shimomura)
Alex fiercely readied herself as they circle her. The Nobodies stood around her but non attacked. Alex waited for them to strike first but it never happened.
"I don't have all night. C'mon!" she taunted. Just then, two Assassin from behind slithered towards her silently but Alex's cat like senses heard there silent attack and SLASH SLASH! Two direct hits. The other two descended into the ground. Alex tried to hit them but couldn't. Instead, they attacked her with swift lashes. After taking a couple of hits, Alex flipped backwards to avoid any further attacks. Once she regained balance, she swiftly attacked the foes. The first two had recovered and joined in the fight again. The Nobodies hit her and she hit back. For a couple of minutes back and forth until finally the last Assassin was slanged. They disappeared into the air.
(Fade Music)
Alex caught her breath and looked around the room. Nothing….
CLAP, CLAP, CLAP,CLAP, CLAP, Clap, clap! Alex swiftly turned around to the near corner of the room to find a hooded figure in black leaning with its foot against the wall.
"Alright, Alex. Fight, fight, fight."
Alex readied herself once more as the figure approached.
"After all these years you've still got it in 'ya."
Alex said nothing only starred at the figure fiercely.
"Oh, don't tell me you have forgotten. It's me, ya' know…"
The figure pulled back his hood exposing his fiery red hair and emerald green eyes.
"Axel."
Alex frowned a bit.
"Axel?"
"Right. I hope you got it memorized."
She still stood at fight stance but Axel just as calm as ever.
"Talk about blank with a capital "B". Man, oh, man. I was hoping for a better reaction to an ole' time friend," said Axel as he starred at Alex's fierce and dull reaction. He chuckled a bit.
"That's right. You use to give me that exact look whenever you were mad."
"Chill," shouted Alex breaking stance. " I don't know you!"
"Well, I can see that. But I know you. I and also know that you are now the Keyblade bearer," said Axel pointing to her weapon. "Tough job. So, chosen one, how does it feel so far?"
Alex got back in fight stance with her game face on.
(Insert "The 13th Struggle" by Yoko Shimomura)
"Guess I'm about to find out," said Axel as he summoned his chakrams. "Let's see what you're made of."
Alex and Axel sized each other up in the near distance. Suddenly, Axel dashed towards Alex and struck her twice with his weapons. Before he could get another hit in, Alex blocked his attack. She lashed out at his mid section, across his chest then swirled around to deliver a blow to hit side. This knocked Axel back but he quickly recovered. Alex hit once more, aiming at any open areas. She managed to get a couple of hits in before Axel caught the Keyblade inside one of his chakrams. He then ripped the weapon from Alex's hand and threw it to the side.
Alex grit her teeth as she watched the weapon slide away. She glanced to Axel who smirked before stylishly flipping towards her blade as Axel pursued. Alex clutched the handle on the last flip but lost balance and fell on her bottom. Within an instant, Axel pounced on Alex with a chakram aiming for her neck but Alex held the keyblade in front to protect herself against the blow. With Alex's shoulders almost pinned to the ground and Axel on top, they test each other's strength. Sparks flew from the friction of their weapons with every pressing force.
"Impressive. But I wonder if I ring any bells yet," teased Axel glaring at her.
"I'm going to ring you neck!" said Alex and she shoved Axel off her to the side.
He rolled off then crouched in a stance like a lioness. Alex got to her feet and with impressive speed dashed towards Axel and delivered eight good hits. Axel countered a hit, and with speed of his own got behind Alex and flared fire onto his weapons striking her ten times. Alex rolled a distance away from Axel to recover from the burning sensation of his blades. She looked back to where black and red fire now flared around him.
He threw his flaming blades one after the other towards Alex as he retrieved them like boomerangs. With the last few, Alex knocked both blades back to where they collided with their master. Axel clutched his teeth and frowned at Alex. His own weapons and energy used against him. This surely weakened him a bit more.
"Now you're pissing me off!" stated Axel recovering from the blow. His eyes now lit with dark fire.
" Aw, poor baby."
Alex dashed towards Axel as he turned up the heat once more. Again they swiftly went at it.
Finally, with one wrong move Alex was knocked on her backside. Then, weapons aimed, Axel pounced towards Alex but her catlike reflexes countered flipping him up and over her. Backside down, Axel collided with the ground as his chakrams fell from hand. A bit weakened, he tried to get up but in a split second felt his shoulders being thrust against the floor with the mid section of the Keyblade being pressed against his neck. Victory.
(Fade Music)
~~~~~~~~~ENDING VERSION 2~~~~~~~~~
Alex caught her breath and looked around the room. Nothing….
CLAP, CLAP, CLAP,CLAP, CLAP, Clap, clap! Alex swiftly turned around to the near corner of the room. A hooded figure in black leaned with its foot against the wall.
"Alright, Alex. Fight, fight, fight."
Alex readied herself once more as the figure approached.
"After all these years you've still got it in 'ya."
Alex said nothing only starred at the figure fiercely.
"Oh, don't tell me you have forgotten. It's me, A.X.E.L."
Alex frowned a bit.
"Axel?"
" Bingo! Got it memorized?"
She still stood fiercely at fight stance but the hooded man just as calm as ever.
"Talk about blank with a capital "B". Man, oh, man. I was hoping for a better reaction to an ole' time friend. Since you don't even remember my name, there's no sense in me exposing my face," said Axel as he starred at Alex's fierce and dull reaction. He chuckled a bit.
"That's right. You use to give me that exact look whenever you were mad."
"Chill," shouted Alex breaking stance. "I don't know you!"
"Well, I can see that. But I know you. I and also know that you are now the Keyblade bearer," said Axel pointing to her weapon. "Tough job. So, chosen one, how does it feel so far?"
Alex got back in fight stance with her game face on.
(Insert "The 13th Struggle" by Yoko Shimomura)
"Guess I'm about to find out," said Axel as he summoned his chakrams. "Let's see what you're made of."
Alex and Axel sized each other up in the near distance. Suddenly, Axel dashed towards Alex and struck her twice with his weapons. Before he could get another hit in, Alex blocked his attack. She lashed out at his mid section, across his chest then swirled around to deliver a blow to hit side. This knocked Axel back but he quickly recovered. Alex hit once more, aiming at any open areas. She managed to get a couple of hits in before Axel caught the Keyblade inside one of his chakrams. He then ripped the weapon from Alex's hand and threw it to the side.
Alex grit her teeth as she watched the weapon slide away. She glanced to Axel who smirked then stylishly flipped towards her blade as Axel pursued. Alex clutched the handle on the last flip but lost balance and fell on her bottom. Within an instant, Axel pounced on Alex with a chakram aiming for her neck but Alex held the keyblade in front to protect herself against the blow. With Alex's shoulders almost pinned to the ground and Axel on top, they test each other's strength. Sparks flew from the friction of their weapons with every pressing force.
"Impressive. But I wonder if I ring any bells yet," teased Axel glaring at her.
"I'm going to ring you neck!" said Alex and she shoved Axel off her to the side.
He rolled off then crouched in a stance like a lioness. Alex got to her feet and with impressive speed dashed towards Axel and delivered eight good hits. Axel countered a hit, and with speed of his own got behind Alex and flared fire onto his weapons striking her ten times. Alex flipped a distance away from Axel to recover from the burning sensation of his blades. She looked back to where black and red fire now flared around him.
He threw his flaming blades one after the other towards Alex as he retrieved them like boomerangs. With the last few, Alex knocked both blades back to where they collided with their master. Axel clutched his teeth and frowned at Alex. His own weapons and energy used against him. This surely weakened him a bit more.
"Now you're pissing me off!" stated Axel recovering from the blow. His now dark fired eyes could be seen from under his hood.
" Aw, poor baby."
Alex dashed towards Axel as he turned up the heat once more. Again they swiftly went at it.
Finally, with one wrong move Alex was knocked on her backside. Then, weapons aimed, Axel pounced towards Alex but her catlike reflexes countered flipping him up and over her. Backside down, Axel collided with the ground as his chakrams fell from hand. A bit weakened, he tried to get up but in a split second felt his shoulders being thrust against the floor with the mid section of the Keyblade being pressed against his neck. Victory.
(Fade Music)
~~~~~~~~~~~End V2~~~~~~~~~
His eyes changed back to its original state as Axel looked up at a tired, angry Alex. With every calm intake of breath she hissed at the stranger that claimed to know her. But strangely enough, a tiny tingle struck Alex's heart as she looked him in the eyes. She eased the pressure a bit. They locked gazes for some seconds until Axel smirked and suddenly a dark portal shrouded beneath him and he dissolved into the floor. Alex looked at the ground in disbelief until the portal reopened a few feet away from her. Alex got to her feet as Axel appeared in full view again. He summoned his weapons.
"I've got to say, you're made of something, Alex," started Axel in his calm manner.
"Kind of wish I could say the same about you," said Alex with a bit of an attitude.
"I'll take that as a compliment."
For a reason foreign to her, Alex found herself a bit intriged by him.
"Alex! Stay back!"shouted a voice from behind.
Just then, Riku jumped in front of Alex with his sword sheaved at Axel who stood calmly away.
"You're a little late," teased Axel. " We've already reintroduced ourselves."
"Riku, I have no idea who this mug is," said Alex.
"Yeah? Well you never forgot to visit me every day at the meadow," stated Axel.
Upon hearing this, Riku gasped and glared dangerously at the red head.
"You! You BACKSTABBER!" shouted Riku.
"Not exactly but glad to see someone remembers me."
"Riku, what is he talking about?" asked Alex.
"He tried to kill us, years ago, Alex…..and possibly killed Leon!" growled Riku.
"WHAT?"
With this, Alex's rage roared and she re-summoned her Keyblade. She stood in fight stance with Riku.
"ALEX!" echoed some voices from the hall.
Axel activated a portal around him whilst the two was briefly distracted. Riku turned his attention back to the escaping Nobody.
"No you don't!" said Riku and he dashed towards the portal.
"Riku! NO!" shouted Alex but it was too late. Riku had jumped into the dark portal after Axel. Attempting to follow, Alex ran to the portal also but it vanished before her along with Riku and the firebringer.
Just then, in rushed Cloud, Kelis, Yuffie, Donald and Goofy.
"Alex!" said Cloud.
"Are you ok?" asked Goofy.
Alex glanced in their direction then back to the spot that darkness had faded.
Okay, well, there is no BIG difference just that Axel's face is revealed differently but STILL...Are we satisfied? (Wide Grin) Please let me know which version you like and if this chapter was good because I'm VERY excited about the reviews...I just disappointed about how low they are. REVIEW! -_-