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I've got some free time so I thought to add the next chapter, please enjoy because I believe this one will sound interesting.
Chapter 37: Connecting the Links
Crimson's and Sonic's house: Morning
Last night Autumn had snuck into Canterlot High with the Crusaders because they thought there was a ghost haunting it. Unfortunately that really wasn't the issue, for you see it was really Diz who was speaking to Autumn and from there Autumn discovered that she as the ability to wield Keyblades.
This morning Crimson, Sonic, Autumn, and Lucky woke up to get ready for their daily routines, however during breakfast things got a little serious. "Autumn." Lucky said. "Y...yes ma'am?" Autumn replied nervously. "Why did you sneak out last night? It's dangerous out there, and who knows what would've happened if Vice Principle Luna didn't find you." Lucky said with a firm tone.
"I...I'm sorry, but there was a voice speaking to me and I had to find out where it was coming from. Plus the Crusaders wanted to help and they got the wrong message on what we were really searching for." Autumn replied while looking down. Crimson and Sonic didn't feel good about this either as they were glad Autumn was okay, but they didn't understand what was going on with her. "Did you find the voice?" Crimson asked. "Yes. It was coming from a a mysterious man wearing bandages around his face." Autumn replied.
Hearing this made the boys go wide eyed before Sonic spoke up. "Diz spoke to you?" He asked. "He did. He told me that I wasn't suppose to exist. That I was a tool. Then he made me really mad and then in a instant I summoned out these Keyblades and tried to attack him but nothing worked." Autumn replied while slowly pulling her face up.
Crimson, Sonic, and Lucky were very surprised to hear that. "You can use a Keyblade?" Crimson asked with a shocked tone. "Y-yeah." Autumn replied. This was a whole new thing the boys never expected, someone else besides themselves, their mentors, their father, and Vanitas can wield a Keyblade. Lucky calmed down a little before she spoke again, "Autumn I am very surprised to hear this. How are you able to wield one?" "I...don't know. I just summoned them from pure instinct." Autumn replied.
After hearing that the boys began to wonder what to do about this, then a idea came up. "Hey, maybe you can show us what you can do with a Keyblade. Celestia and Luna can show you." Crimson said. "No." Lucky said, denying that suggestion. "But mom, she could be really good at it." Sonic said. "I said no and that's final. I already have two Keyblade wielders, three is too much and I believe it's better this way." Lucky replied.
"But what if the Dark Conquerors start making trouble again? She needs to learn how to defend herself." Crimson said strongly. "Boys don't talk back. I'll protect her just like I'll protect you two. I'm not going to lose any of my kids again. So please do this for me, please try to be normal." Lucky replied while sounding very upset over what occurred last year.
Crimson, Sonic, and Autumn remained quiet from hearing that and left to go to school. "I love you boys, and have a good day Autumn." Lucky called out. "We love you too." Sonic replied while Autumn remained silent.
After they left Lucky exhaled before closing her eyes to think. "I have to do better. As a mother it's my responsibility to protect my children. I'll protect Autumn as well and make sure that they will never get hurt or get taken from me again." Lucky thought before opening her eyes.
Canterlot High: Celestia's Office
After getting to school and before the bell rang Crimson, Sonic, and Autumn went to Celestia's office to talk about an important matter.
"So Autumn has the power to wield a Keyblade. Luna did you know about this?" Celestia said while looking through her blinds before closing them. "Yes. Autumn told me after I arrived on the roof last night." Luna answered.
Celestia then turned her attention to Autumn, "Diz also spoke to you as well didn't he?" She asked before Autumn nodded. "Ms. Charm didn't want me to learn how to use a Keyblade because she wanted me to be normal. To be honest...I can't let this go, I need to know more about myself, where I came from and why I'm connected to Crimson and Sonic." Autumn added with a serious tone.
"Me and Crimson want to help too, plus if Diz ever shows up again we'll ask him about this as well." Sonic said. "Boys, Autumn, as much as I and my sister want to help you, we can't." Celestia replied. "But why?" Sonic asked. "Because if we help Autumn, Lucky will find out and forbid us from doing it again. Even though this is a serious situation we don't want to cause anymore problems in this world." Luna proclaimed.
The boys and Autumn frowned from hearing that, then Autumn stood up before glaring at the principles. "Why can't I know more about myself? I have the right to know." She said firmly. The boys, Celestia, and Luna were surprised to hear Autumn say that before Celestia replied. "No you don't young lady. Finding out the truth doesn't always work out in the end. There are so many things you, Crimson, and Sonic don't know. Understand that we are trying to help you and to make sure you don't do something you'll regret." She said, giving out a statement.
As Crimson and Sonic were watching this they couldn't help but notice that this is how they reacted when their mentors refused to tell them the truth about their past. Both of them then stood up before looking at Autumn, "Autumn you need to listen for know. One day you'll understand, but right now we need to be normal." Crimson said with a understanding voice.
Autumn calmed down a little before she took in a deep breath and exhaled. Afterwards the three of them left Celestia's office to get to class while the principles tried to understand what was going on. "Little by little Autumn is becoming a little more like those boys." Celestia exclaimed while intertwining her hands. "I see that as well. However she has her own personality, and it is very unclear how she's able to use the Keyblade." Luna pointed out.
Celestia nodded to that, afterwards both principles agreed to keep an eye on her as much as the boys too so that they wouldn't try to do anything stupid.
Canterlot High:Library
After fourth period instead of going to lunch the boys and Autumn went to the library to think over about this new development.
"I don't understand this, plus what did your mom mean when she said she wasn't going to lose her children again?" Autumn asked the boys.
(Roxas' theme)
Crimson and Sonic looked down at the table before turning their attention to Autumn. "Well... A month ago me and Sonic went on a journey to find our real parents Leo and Hikari. We've passed through many worlds and made many new friends, then we finally found them and we very happy." Crimson said. "However we also faced against a group of people called the Dark Conquerors. They're main goal is completely unclear to us, but we believed we were apart of it. We then followed them to their world after they kidnapped our mom and destroyed her heart. In that moment Me and Crimson had to sacrifice ourselves so that our hearts would merge to create a brand new heart for our mom." Sonic added.
Autumn was speechless from hearing that before she managed to speak after a few minutes. "Oh...my lord. I...had no idea. I'm sorry." She said. "It's okay Autumn. We had to do it to protect those we care about and that includes you now. Also we're gonna help you learn more about yourself." Crimson replied. "But what about your mom and Celestia's word for us to be normal?" Autumn asked. "What's more important now is to help you. Me and Crimson couldn't remember our past, but then it started to come back to us in pieces when we went over to our original school." Sonic replied.
Autumn was confused by what Sonic said until he told her that him and Crimson were originally from, Crystal Prep Academy before they got transferred to Canterlot High. Even though the three of them could get into some trouble for this, Autumn needs to know more about herself and maybe her memories will come back.
"After school, let's go to Crystal Prep." Crimson suggested with Sonic and Autumn nodding to the suggestion.
(Song Ends)
Crystal Prep Academy: Main entrance
After school was finished the boys and Autumn were prepared to get some answers. "Hey guys!" A voice called out. Turning around the boys and Autumn noticed the Mane Eight and the Crusaders coming up to them while they were walking near the Wondercolt Statue.
"Where are you three going?" Pinkie Pie asked. "Uh..we're just going into town for a little bit before going home." Sonic replied, making an excuse. "What are going to do there?" Applejack asked. "Just walking around, getting some exercise, you know...checking out the sights. Right Autumn?" Crimson replied before looking at Autumn as she nodded.
"Are you sure that's what you guys are really doing?" Rainbow dash asked, sensing something off about this. "Yeah that's all. We'll see you guys later." Sonic replied before he, Crimson, and Autumn began running off to where they needed to go.
The others were getting a little suspicious of them and thought to secretly follow them. "C'mon ya'll. Let's see what these are really up to." Applebloom said before her, the rest of the Crusaders, and the Mane Eight began to follow them.
An hour later after sprinting through the street of the City, the boys and Autumn made it to Crystal Prep Academy. "Wow, this is where you guys really came from?" Autumn said with amazement. "Pretty much. Let's go." Crimson said before he and Sonic gripped onto Autumn's arms and did a high jump to get over the gate.
After that the three of them began to walk into the building, however they also had to keep a low profile due to them not being from the school and mostly because there are a few students there that know the boys, which meant they could get in trouble just from getting called out.
Crystal Prep Academy: Halls
Going inside, the trio noticed not that many people since it was the end of the day. This didn't mean things were going to be easy, so the trio quietly snuck through the halls while Autumn became breath taken by how the scenery looked. "This place is like a castle." Autumn commented. "Yeah, it's pretty amazing. This is where we attended before going to Canterlot High. To be honest it was really rough here during freshmen and sophomore year." Sonic replied before he and Crimson started to feel a little upset. "Why? What happened?" Autumn asked with a concerned voice.
(The Heart Made of Glass from Arc V)
Crimson and Sonic looked at Autumn with frowns before they explained their pasts. "Back then it was really hard for us to make friends. The reason for that is because we didn't know much about anything, including the basic of things." Crimson explained. "We got picked out by mostly the Shadowbolts and it was nothing but a nightmare." Sonic added.
(Flashback)
Crimson and Sonic were walking through the halls while looking down with frowns on their faces. A few students took notice of them, some kept saying they were twins while others asked them what something was and if the boys got it wrong or didn't know then everyone would start laughing at them.
One time during class Indigo Zap came up to the boys after class and did her signature "What's that on your shirt" trick, and the boys fell for it every time. Then while running to get to their next class Sugarcoat and Sunny Flare tripped them and didn't even both to help them pick up there papers. Lemon Zest would constantly make them listen to her loud music and Sour Sweet always flopped between being a little nice to them and being a complete jerk.
One day it was their birthday and at their lockers the Shadowbolts apologized for being mean to them, they even made a cake for them as a sign of their apology. Crimson and Sonic found it a little hard to accept, but they accepted it and big surprise...the Shadowbolts dumped their faces into the cake before they laughed at them again. After that the boys just fell to the floor and cried their eyes out while wondering why everyone was mean to them and what did they ever do to them.
Just then two people appeared in front of them. "Hey, please don't cry." A kind female voice said. As the boys raised their heads they noticed their teachers Cadence and Shining Armor with paper towels. "It'll be alright boys, just ignore the Shadowbolts. We'll help with whatever you need, but in return you both have to stronger then this." Shining Armor said with a confident smile before the boys got up. After cleaning them up Cadence smiled at them sweetly, "You're not alone. As long as we're around you two won't be afraid. We'll be your friends if you want us to be." She asked.
The boys didn't know how to respond to that until Cadence hugged them softly. The only person who's ever hugged them like that was their mom, but for the first time Crimson and Sonic smiled again before closing their eyes and accepting them as their friends.
(End of Flashback)
(End of song)
After hearing all that Autumn felt this sudden pain within her, she then went wide eyed before having flashbacks on what the boys experienced from their past. A minute later she began to breath heavily before placing her hand on her head. Crimson and Sonic noticed this before asking Autumn if she was okay, "Yeah...I had no idea people could be so cruel." She said. "Yeah, but after we got some help we began to feel a little better." Crimson replied.
Autumn made a small grin from hearing that, afterwards the trio continued walking before they ran into some familiar faces. "Well, well, well, look who's back." Indigo Zap said with her arms crossed while showing a grin. Like that the boys were seeing the Shadowbolts again, however when they did they crossed their arms and looked away while Autumn did the same for some unknown reason.
"What's wrong? Aren't you happy to see us again?" Sugarcoat asked. "Not really." Sonic replied. "Come on, we've made up and we'd apologized for how we treated you back then. Doesn't that count as something? Or will things bounce to the way it was before?" Sour Sweet asked. "Don't know consider the circumstances." Crimson replied.
The Shadowbolts huffed at that before turned their attention to Autumn, "Who's she?" Indigo asked. "Autumn." Autumn replied. "Seriously?" Sunny Flare asked before Autumn nodded. The girls found that a little strange before a thought came to mind. "Seriously though, what are you guys doing here?" Sunny Flare asked. "We're just helping Autumn regain some of her memories back and we thought being here and telling her what we experienced could help." Sonic answered before he, his brother, and Autumn began walking off.
"Does anyone else know you're here?" Sugarcoat asked. "No, and we'd like to keep it that way." Crimson responded firmly. The Shadowbolts then decided to help them which was a little surprising to the boys since they don't believe them or trust anything they say, however the girls wanted to do this and promised that it wasn't a trick. "Please give us a chance." Lemon Zest asked. Thinking that over, Sonic responded, "Fine. Let's go."
Crystal Prep Academy: Library
Minutes later the trio and the Shadowbolts went to the library to see if there was anything there so Autumn could remember something. "Okay so you said that you and the boys are connected in some way right?" Sugarcoat asked before Autumn. "Well in my defense memories just need a little help getting out, so tell us what you remember so far." She asked.
Autumn thought long and hard about this, as she began thinking she began having more flashbacks only it was very strange. "I...I remember showing up at a strange town. it was dusk and I appeared near this strange house with a gate in front of it. But...that's the only thing I can recall, other then that I have small memories of what you two experienced from this school." Autumn answered.
"You were in Twilight Town?" Sonic asked. "Is that what the town was called?" Autumn asked. "Yeah, me and Crimson have been there before. But we found you in a cave at Spirit Sanctuary. How'd you get from Twilight Town to there?" Sonic replied. Autumn thought about it again before she replied, "I don't know. Those were the only things I recently recall."
"Crimson, what do you think we should do next?" Autumn asked. "Well...if Twilight Town is where you appeared before Spirit Sanctuary then the best option is to go to the Old Mansion and see what else we can find." Crimson replied. "Shadowbolts, thanks for the help. Sorry we haven't called any of you, we've been a bit busy." He added while him and Sonic rubbed the back of there heads.
"Hey no worries. Plus we really are trying to change and it's been going okay. Try to visit us here every now and then okay." Sour Sweet said while maintaining her nice side for once. The boys nodded before they shook hands with Indigo and Sugarcoat.
After leaving the library the boys and Autumn left Crystal Prep to go to Twilight Town. Even though their mom told them they weren't allowed to go to other worlds they had to disobey this to help Autumn. "Are you guys sure we should do this?" Autumn asked. "Well...we're really not suppose to, but this is for you Autumn. Besides we won't be gone long and afterwards we'll come right back." Sonic replied with Crimson agreeing.
Autumn wasn't sure about this, but she agreed to go since this might help her remember. In that instant Crimson and Sonic brought out their Keyblades before opening up a Corridor of Light, then both they and Autumn walked through it before the corridor closed.
Unknown to them the Mane Eight and the Crusaders saw what had happened. "Now why in tarnation are they going to another world?" Applejack questioned. "Not sure, but what do you think we should do?" Fluttershy asked. "Do you think we should tell someone about this?" Sweetie Belle suggested. "No. we're not snitches. Let's just keep this to us for now and ask them when they get back." Lyra replied.
Everyone nodded to that before they all decided to go home for now and wait until it was time to talk to the trio about this.
Twilight Town: Tram Common
After arriving at Twilight Town the trio began walking to the Old Mansion. "So this is a new world?" Autumn asked while they began walking. "Yeah. Welcome to Twilight Town Autumn." Crimson replied. "Twilight Town..." Autumn thought.
Twilight Town: Old Mansion
As the trio walked Crimson and Sonic led Autumn into the woods before they all appeared at the Old Mansion. "Well Autumn, here we are." Sonic said while looking at the gate. "Yeah... Right here is where I came from, but I still don't know how I ended up in another world." Autumn said, wondering about these questions in her mind.
"Let's check inside. Maybe there's something there that'll help you remember." Crimson suggested before Autumn nodded. The gate was locked so the boys were gonna unlock it, but Autumn took care of it as she raised out her hands and two Keyblades appeared. She then used one to unlock the gate before the three of them went inside.
Inside the trio went upstairs and went into the White Room. Nothing was there, it was exactly the way the boys last saw it. "I see you three are doing something you're not suppose to." A voice said from nowhere.
"Who's there?" Crimson called out. Just then Diz appeared on the other side of the room with someone else with him. It was a girl who had the same face as Autumn, however her eyes were blue and she had long blonde hair while wearing a white dress with saddles.
"It's good to see you boys again, however what you are doing is highly irresponsible. How would your mother react to this?" Diz asked. "That shouldn't concern you Diz. We're only doing this to help Autumn so that her memories can be restored." Sonic replied firmly. "I see. That is why I have brought this girl with me. You three always have trouble following your directions, but your hearts are in the right place to do what is right, and I am very pleased to see this." Diz said before he began to unravel the bandages on his face.
When he did this his true face was finally revealed. His hair was blonde, his eyes were orange, and he looked rather middle aged. "Now children, please sit." Diz asked before he and the girl took a seat at the table. Not sure what was going on or why Diz revealed his face to them, the trio did what they were asked and calmly sat down so the five of them could talk.
"My real name isn't Diz. I am Ansem the Wise." Diz said, revealing his real name as well. "What?!" Crimson and Sonic said with shock. "Our father told us about you, he said you were the wisest man he's ever met. But why didn't you tell us your real identity before?" Crimson asked. "Because I was scared. After the destruction of The Land of Departure I fell into darkness. However, it was only for a short time before I reached the city of light, Radiant Garden. I was the ruler of it for a time, but then I had decided to pass it down to my daughter Harmony and began traveling the worlds to find a way to put things back to how they were before." Ansem the Wise explained.
"Princess Harmony is your daughter?" Sonic asked with wide eyes. "She is. I've lost the light of hope and couldn't bear to be around her anymore. She didn't want me to leave since she was too young to be a ruler yet, however I informed her that she had to be strong and that I would return to her as a father instead of a ruler." Ansem replied.
"Ever since then I had hid my identity and became Diz, which means darkness in zero. I've also been watching all of you and had studied the capabilities you can unleash. I do not mean to be strict and rough, but I was ashamed of how everyone would respond to my return. As for your sister, I am sorry." Ansem said as his heart was aching. "Sister? How am I their sister Ansem?" Autumn asked.
"Because you are a Nobody." Ansem replied. "That's not nice to say." Crimson said. "No, not a insult, a being with a capital N." Ansem explained. Crimson and Sonic looked at Autumn before turning their attention back to Ansem. "What do you mean?" Crimson asked.
"Namine', can you tell them." Ansem asked the girl next to him while revealing her name. "Hello. I'm Namine'. It happened like this, when someone with a strong will or heart turns into a Heartless they leave behind a empty shell that starts to act with a will of it's own. A being whose was born without a heart, a spirit that lingers on. Even though their bodies are fading from existence, Nobodies don't actually exist at all. Nobodies also show signs of emotions, but that's a lie, they pretend to have hearts." Namine' explained.
Hearing this surprised Autumn and the boys completely, afterwards Autumn looked down with sadness. "So...my happiness, my joy, my despair, every emotion I can show is nothing but fake?" She asked before tears began to fall from her face. "How could say such a thing? Even if it was true." Crimson said to Namine' "I'm sorry. I guess somethings are better left unsaid." She replied. Autumn then wiped away the tears from her face before looking at Ansem, "You wanted me to face the truth like this?" She asked. "No. I didn't want you to ever find out, however I had no other choice since you wanted to know so badly." Ansem replied.
"But wait. Both me and Crimson turned into Heartless so that our hearts would merge into one so that our mother could live, but how does that explain Autumn's existence?" Sonic asked. "Both your bodies fell into darkness and because of the strong bond you have with your family the gender had been swapped and the bodies had merged into a new being." Ansem explained. "You boys were only Heartless for a short time and that made Autumn not know what she was like before or having memories of her own. However I am very amazed by her, she is developing her own self and gaining emotions I never thought could happen. I had also called her your sister since she now shares your combined last names." He added.
All of this was a lot to take in for the boys and Autumn, but after a few minutes they were able take in deep breaths before exhaling. "Don't think of this as a bad thing, it's a very good thing too. However a Nobody's destiny is to return to darkness or back where they originally came from." Namine' said. "What do you mean?" Autumn asked. "Crimson and Sonic will have to either destroy or absorb you." Namine replied.
Autumn went wide eyed from hearing that before she looked at Crimson and Sonic. "I...I don't want that. I don't want to be alone after everything I've gained." Autumn said while feeling really scared. "We aren't going to do that." Crimson said to Ansem and Namine' while Autumn went wide eyed again. "We won't destroy our sister. She isn't the same as us. She deserves more than we do to be her own person." Sonic proclaimed strongly. "Crimson... Sonic..." Autumn said quietly.
Ansem and Namine' smiled from hearing that. "Very well said. Now that is all the information I know, the rest you'll find out soon. Return to your world, and be aware of anything out of the ordinary." Ansem asked before the trio nodded. "Before we go there's something else we want to know. Why do you look just like me?" Autumn asked Namine'. Namine' giggled before answering, "Because I'm your dimensional counterpart." "But since I was never suppose to exist, wouldn't that mean the same for you?" Autumn asked. "I existed in Radiant Garden, and when Ansem saw you he mistook you for me and dropped you at Memory Peak in Spirit Sanctuary." Namine' explained.
Autumn was surprised to hear that and asked Ansem if he knew everything that was going to happen. Ansem declined that hypothesis because he was only at the right place at the right time, plus he admitted that even those he knows most things he doesn't know exactly everything that's going to happen. The trio nodded to that before they left the mansion to get back to their world.
Once they left Ansem felt worried about something terrible happening, however he didn't want to intervene and allowed the chosen Keys to face it on their own.
Crimson's and Sonic's house: Late at night
When the trio returned home they hadn't realized that it was already dark, so they quickly got home before thinking about anything else.
When they got their and went inside they were faced with both Lucky, Celestia, Luna, Cadence, and Shining Armor who had disappointed looks. "Children, where have you been all day?" Lucky asked firmly. Crimson, Sonic, and Autumn had nervously looks before one of them answered.
"We've been out." Crimson said. "Really? Because Cadence and Shining Armor told me you were at Crystal Prep today. Why did you go there?" Lucky asked with the same tone. "Because I wanted to know the truth about myself and they wanted to help me." Autumn said. "We've told you to not do that." Luna proclaimed. "We know, but now I already figured it out thanks to Ansem the Wise." Autumn added.
"Ansem the Wise? You've met him?" Celestia asked with wide eyes before Luna did the same. "Yes, he is really Diz and he told me that I'm the Nobody of Crimson and Sonic." Autumn replied. "You're not a nobody." Shining Armor said. "A Nobody as in a creature." Autumn added, giving out more detail.
"What do you mean?" Cadence asked. "After me and Crimson turned out Heartless Autumn was born afterwards. Ansem found her in Twilight Town and placed her in Spirit Sanctuary. She also doesn't remember her family because she doesn't have any memories of anything from her previous life. She is also our sister since she came from us and it's her destiny to return to darkness or get absorbed, but me and my brother refused that option because she deserves better then that." Sonic replied.
"Also we understand that you all want us to be normal and keep us safe, but this is how it is. The Dark Conquerors will come back and when that happens we'll be ready." Crimson asked strongly with his siblings agreeing. The adults were a little stunned to see these kids standing up to them and how they've learned the hard truth. Lucky uncrossed her arms before going up to them and hugged all three of them. "Okay. However I'm gonna do whatever it takes to protect all of you." She said softly before releasing them. "Thank you Lucky." Autumn said. "Sweetie you don't have to say my first name anymore. You can call me mom since you're my daughter now." Lucky replied.
Autumn didn't know what to say to that before she smiled, "Mommy." She said before she hugged Lucky again. Lucky hugged back as she was happy to have another child, however this also meant things would change at the blink of an eye and everyone had to be prepared for the worse.
End of Chapter 37.
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