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NU: Birth of the Seekers…
Chapter 37: Family he never knew…
Normal Speech: "Yo…"
Normal Thoughts: 'Curiouser and Curiouser…'
Demon Speech: "Pathetic Ningen…"
Demon Thoughts: 'I hate this cage…'
Seeker Speech: [Time to Die…]
(The Past…)
Ventus looked out across the sea, one leg lifted up as he gazed outwards from atop a stone wall. "Son, if you keep staring like that you'll lose sight of what's right next to you." A man's voice came and Ventus grinned while turning around and pushed himself from his perch to stand before his father. The man is tall, approximately 6'2", with his grey hair swept back save for a few bangs at his temples, his eyes are a deep wintry blue, with a noticeable scar under his right eye, his skin is heavily tanned with a toned athletic build, and a small amount of stubble on his face. He wears a long blue button down shirt that reaches his thighs with a black belt slipped around his waist with a silver buckle, some brown slacks, and a pair of brown boots with old bandages wrapped around his shins over his pants.
"Sorry Dad, but the ocean just looks so beautiful at sunset!" Ventus declared and his father shook his head lightly before walking over and sitting next to his blond haired son, gazing out at the ocean silently. Tilting his head, Ven slipped back onto his perch at his father's side and stared out at the ocean with him, both listening to the waves crash against the wall below. Frowning to himself, Ven's father then looked to his son and noticed the clearly distracted way he was gazing at the sea.
"What's really wrong, son? You know you don't have to hide anything from me, right?" The man asked his young son and Ventus blinked for a moment before grinning too wide to be real.
"No! Nothings wrong, dad! I'm just…" The blond haired youth started to say before stopping at his father's disbelieving expression. "Oh alright, you know how that old guy was saying I had a lot of potential or something… and that he could help me change that potential into something great?" Ventus questioned of his father and the man slowly nodded his head, well aware, as he'd been there with him. "Well… I'm… I just wonder if I should go with him or not." Ventus admitted and his father remained silent, though placed a hand to the side of his head with a grimace.
"I mean, if I have all this potential, and someone wants to teach me… then shouldn't I learn as much as I can? And it'd be so cool to go out and see the world, maybe even other worlds! And I'd be able to come back to see you and mom when I was finished training… but I still wish I knew what to do." Ventus mused aloud, while his father closed his eyes and gripped his right pant leg in a clenched fist. 'C'mon Clyde! We just have to find this one last treasure and we can quit for good, and live in the lap of luxury while we're at it!' The voice of his long since gone friend called out to him in his mind, Clyde silently biting his lip to stop the memory. Letting out a breath, the man then looked back to his son, as the blond haired youth brought his knees up to his chest.
"I just don't know what to do dad… I'd like to go with him and learn about what my potential is… but I don't want to leave you, mom, and Interceptor alone…" Ventus continued to explain and Clyde slowly nodded his head at his son's side, a far off look in the man's wintry eyes. "I don't know, what do you think I should do?" Ventus questioned of his father curiously and Clyde closed his eyes and reached up to rub at the faded scar under his right eye.
"Following your dreams is a noble goal, however don't forget the people who walk beside you as he do… or… abandon them when they need you most. When you do that is when you've gone too far to turn back… and that is when you question if you like what you've become." Clyde replied with a slight crack in his voice at the end then let out a shaky breath. However his son seemed confused by the wisdom he'd imparted, causing the man to smile faintly while clasping a hand to his son's shoulder. "Ventus, it's your life, you must be the one to decide what you'll do… and no matter what that may be I'll always stand beside you." Clyde told his son kindly and Ventus blinked for a moment before smiling, a true smile this time, and turned to look back out at the ocean.
"Do you think mom would be okay if I left?" Ven questioned of his father, Clyde humming as he reached up to scratch his cheek.
"I think… I'll be sleeping in Interceptor's doghouse for the next few years…" He started and Ventus couldn't help a laugh while Clyde smiled faintly, then turned stone serious. "But, I also think that she'd understand that you were just listening to your heart and following your dreams." Clyde added while patting his son's shoulder and Ventus closed his eyes with a thoughtful look before nodding his head.
"Alright! Then I know what I'm going to do!" Ven started to declare before stopping for a moment and frowned to himself. "Wait, but wouldn't Interceptor be lonely without me around to play with him?" The blond haired youth wondered and Clyde coughed while looking away from his eight-year-old son.
"Er… no… I'm sure I could spare a little time to play with him a little…" Clyde replied while a very different thought was going through his head. 'Not to mention your mother is expecting another little bundle of joy…' He thought with a slight shiver as he remembered when she was pregnant with Ventus…
"Oh! Alright then!" Ven decided with a grin as he sat back down with a smile on his face, having decided what he was going to do at long last. As he did, a small smile crossed Clyde's face for a moment before he looked up to the sky and closed his eyes. 'Baram, if you can ever forgive me for what I did… then please… look after my son, and make sure he stays safe.' The man thought to himself and then pushed himself up and turned on his heel.
"C'mon Ventus, we better get on before your mother turns me into kibble for Interceptor." Clyde noted and Ventus snickered to himself before twisting and leaping from his perch to follow behind his father as they made their way through town…
(?)
The sun beat down on his forehead as he lay upon a sandy beach, the sound of gentle waves wafting upon it echoing in his ears. 'Waves? Am I… Home?' The tired old voice of Master Xehanort questioned within his mind, the blond feeling his eyes slowly opening up to gaze towards the clear blue sky. 'Everything feels… so warm…' He noted to himself before looking back his eyes widening when he saw the burnt remains of the small island outside of Destiny-Islands mainland. Twisting around, the blond pushed himself upwards and then widened his eyes in shock. "What the hell happened here!" The blond demanded, feeling righteous fury well up within him as he got up and then walked towards the old tree-houses remains.
"Who… who would do this?" Naruto wondered to himself, a deep scowl working its way across his face as he did, his eyes turning a brilliant azure blue that seemed to nearly glow. "I won't, I can't let this world be spoiled…" He growled out, as part of the young Master Xehanort's voice somehow worked its way into his own. Forming Lost-Memories into his right hand Naruto twirled the blade in hand before growling. "Master, there's a certain trick to fix this place, right?" Naruto muttered as an old memory of Xehanort's passed before his eyes, the blond quickly getting up and circling the large tree in the center of the island before coming to a small cave.
'Now listen, Xehanort, Eraqus. As new Masters of The Keyblade Order there is certain knowledge that you need to be privy too. The first and foremost is for the protection of the worlds we guard.' The voice of Xehanort's master echoed out in the blond haired youth's mind while light formed around Lost Memory.
"Really… what is it master?" Eraqus had questioned while Naruto placed his hand onto the side of the cave and slipped in.
'Keyblades are what link us to the heart's of all worlds; with them we can create many fantastic miracles. We can heal wounds, channel magic, even travel to other worlds. The one thing they can't do is unlock the true Heart of all worlds, Kingdom Hearts. Only one key could ever awaken that… but, as I was saying, there is a Certain Trick that can be used, should a world be destroyed, to restore it yourself.' The master continued to explain while Naruto grunted, crouching down and making his way down a short path covered in sharp rocks.
'If ever a world is damaged, you yourselves can fix it, or even change that world if you like. The same trick was engineered on this world as well, but regardless, know that all you need do, is find the heart of that world, and will it to repair itself…' The ancient master's voice echoed out while Naruto came out in a cave where a wooden door sat at the very end. Narrowing his eyes, Naruto let out a breath before holding Lost Memory forward and watched on as a Keyhole appeared on the door, a burst of wind blowing out before Naruto pushed forward on his key.
"Restore!" He declared loudly as a brilliant flash of light exploded from the ivory colored keyblade and then flowed into the keyhole. Instantly a brilliant light spread, soon covering the entire island and bathing it in light. Mere moments later, it faded, the glow spreading out like thousands of flower petals in the morning breeze. Falling to his knees when he was done, Naruto let out a groan before looking around and then made his way out of the gave with a grunt. 'Ugh… using Light really isn't my forte… ugh, I feel like an elephant sat on my head!' The blond complained to himself before then walking out of the cave and then smiled softly seeing the land once again green, the trees wafting softly in the breeze.
"This is how… it's supposed to be." He decided while walking forward, looking around at the island was now back in pristine condition. Soon coming to the edge of the ramp at the side, Naruto slowly sat down on the bank that outlined the small waterfall and tree house in the center of the island. 'Such a tiny place… it's all just too small…' Naruto thought to himself and then leaned his head back with a smile on his face, crossing his arms behind his head. 'But, perhaps, it's just the right size for a child.' The blond haired youth decided to himself, while allowing the cool breeze to softly wash over his body.
"Master-Xehanort…" Naruto whispered while reaching a hand towards the sky while his eyes slowly opened as he felt something. "You built most of this place yourself, when you were little… when you were all alone." Naruto mumbled before turning and sitting on the edge of the plane before a sudden memory came to mind. "Wait… Shit where's, Xion!" Naruto demanded while looking around and let out a low growl under his breath angrily.
"Why is it that whenever I bring her with me we end up separated from each other?" Naruto grumbled out under his breath while making his way around the island with a deep frown on his face. Coming to the other side, Naruto walked around, grunting as his head continued to pound in his ears. 'That is the absolute last time I ever use light, it hurts like a bitch!' The blond thought to himself while looking around the old bridges at the other side of the island, then around the palm trees further away before checking a few small caves for the girl. Seeing no sign of her the blond frowned while reaching up a hand to cup his chin with a deep frown on his face.
"Crap, that means she's on the Mainland, which means I need to get to the mainland to actually look for her." Naruto grumbled to himself, the feelings that Xehanort had had in concerns with the mainland affecting him. However the blond then looked down at himself, and frowned at the shredded, torn, and absolutely ruined remains of his clothes… "But before I do that, I'm going to need some new clothes." Naruto decided while crossing his arms and walking back to the front of the island with a frown across his face.
Making his way to the raised plane on the beach, Naruto cupped his chin and looked around for a moment before snapping his fingers. "Right, you left that there didn't you." The blond mused as he got down on his knees and started to tap on the many wooden planks. Soon coming to some old loose ones that creaked, the blond pulled them loose and tossed them to the side. Reaching inside of a small hidden space, the blond haired youth then pulled out an old and relatively untouched box from within it, a single capital letter X on the top of it.
"X plus Another or even No-Heart, equals, Xehanort." Naruto noted to himself while pulling the lid from the box and placing it at his side. Within the box, the blond found a few old sets of clothes, left by the old master a very long time ago. "You never wanted to get rid of anything, you were like other orphans, you were both unable and unwilling to let anything go, so you stashed these away in a place no one would ever find them… at least without your memories they wouldn't." Naruto mumbled before looking at the tattered, torn, and shredded remains of his own outfit with a grimace. "And I do need sturdier clothes…" He decided while looking around and walked to the old shed that sat at the side of the beach.
Entering within it, though muttering to himself as he had to enter into the stairway within it for true privacy since most of the shed had been burned away, Naruto started to change into the new clothes. Sifting through his coat and pockets, the blond laid out anything he wanted to keep before throwing the rest of his ruined clothing to the side and slipping into the new outfit. Pulling on the last of his clothes, the blond then started on pulling on a few familiar accessories before looking to the weapons and items he'd collected on his journey across the many worlds of darkness.
Picking up the throwing knives from the Hellsing-Organization he slipped them into a pouch on his right thigh. He then affixed the brassard from the group onto his left arm, while placing the shotgun into the loop of his belts. Placing Gloria into one of the pouches on the back of his waist along with the Wayfinder into the same pouch. Placing the many notes he'd obtained into the other pouch, the blond then sheathed the silver short sword over the two pouches. Finished with his affect, the blond then stretched out his limbs before walking out of the shed and onto the beach. Cracking his neck, the blond haired youth then stretched out his arms for a moment before tossing his old thoroughly ruined clothes into a Dark-Corridor and making his way back down the beach.
As he did, he felt the memories of all those who walked this path before him, he saw faces flash before his eyes, and names echo in his ears. Xehanort. Vanitas. Terra. Riku. They had all walked down this beach at one time or another, and all of them had ultimately ended up consumed by Darkness, with only one of them truly escaping its grasp. His new boots caused deep impressions in the sand as he soon came to a stop at the edge of the beach. His blue eyes gazed outwards into the distant horizons where the main-island lay and for only a moment, he wondered if this world was truly this tiny. 'This world is just…' The words of a young Master-Xehanort echoed in his mind before the blond finished them himself.
"Too small." He echoed out while gazing out into the distant horizon sternly, his eyes briefly flashing a familiar amber-gold color.
The blond haired youth is now wearing a long high collared sleeveless button down white shirt with the some of uppermost and bottom buttons undone, a skintight sleeveless black shirt beneath that, a pair of black pants, a pair of knee high black boots with a silver trim, he also wears a pair of forearm length white gloves with black forearm protectors over them, a long tailed black waistcoat, with a pair of belts synched around his waist with two pouches stationed at the back of his waist, a pouch strapped to his right thigh, and a pair of white straps formed into an X with Ven's silver heart shaped Keyblade crest at the center over his torso.
Reaching a hand up, the youth swept his silver tipped blond hair back, creating an array of backwards spikes while his bangs persisted in getting in his face, in a way similar to how Sora and Ven's own always persisted in doing so. His now clearly pointed ears still managed to peak out of his hair however, and his brilliant azure blue eyes continued to stare out at the horizon before he noticed a boat heading his way from the mainland. 'Someone must've seen the light show… and a boat means I have a way to get to the mainland and a way to find Xion.' He silently mused to himself while crossing his arms over his chest and smirking to himself. However the smirk soon faded away as he saw an older blond haired woman in a boat, the woman soon docked the boat and rushed out, only to quickly come to a stop upon seeing him.
Naruto however blinked and wondered why the woman looked so familiar to him. She had a pretty face, though somehow he thought it looked familiar, with brilliant azure blue eyes, her long golden hair had a red clip holding her bangs to one side, the rest of her hair was held back by a blue cloth that was wrapped around a length of her hair, and finally she seemed to have an average build with tanned skin. She was wearing a long red dress with white straps over her shoulders with white straps crossing over her hips, a scarily familiar crown shaped pendant hanging from around her neck, with a pair of simple black sandals, a black wristband on her right wrist with a watch on her left, a simple white ring worn on her left ring finger.
"Do I… know you?" Naruto asked the woman and she blinked before letting out a sigh, her head dropping as she did. 'Weird lady… and that's something I'd do if I was disappointed.' Naruto noted to himself while the woman grinned and rubbed the back of her neck, causing him to twitch.
"Yeah sorry, I thought my son had finally come home when I saw all the lights over here…" The woman admitted and Naruto raised a brow as the woman looked out to the sea with a worried frown on her face.
"You must be really worried about him." Naruto noted kindly as the woman sat down and wrapped her arms around her legs with a pout.
"Yeah… but he's always heading off to Kami knows where for "adventure and excitement" while also leaving his poor mother to worry at home…" The woman replied while placing her chin against her knees while Naruto frowned to himself, still wondering why the woman looked so familiar to him.
"Wait… Kami?" Naruto questioned with a raised brow and the woman blinked before letting out an annoyed grunt.
"Yeah I know, what's Kami right? In my native language it means god." She replied suddenly and Naruto couldn't help a chuckle as he looked at the woman.
"Domo arigato, Neechan." He stated with a grin and she blinked before her head snapped over to him with wide eyes. "That's my native language as well." He explained with a grin and the woman blinked before smiling to herself and getting back to her feet. "My name's Uzumaki Naruto, how 'bout you?" Naruto questioned while holding out a hand to the woman and she took it to get to her feet and brush off the back of her dress.
"My name is Linegod Kazehana. Formerly Ukitaka Kazehana." Kazehana replied and then looked at the blond haired youth cheerfully. "So if you know my language you must've come from the east right?" She asked and Naruto silently nodded, deciding it better not to explain where he truly came from. "Oh wonderful! Then you have to come home with me, you can stay with me and my daughter Rika until your parents find you." She decided with a nod while grabbing his wrist and pulling the youth behind her.
"W-wait! That's really not necessary!" Naruto tried to say as she continued to pull him by his wrist and towards the dock.
"Yes it is! I insist! Besides I haven't been able to talk to anyone in my native tongue in nearly two decades, my son doesn't want to learn it and my daughter is constantly trying to make up for it with studies at school so…" The woman left off and Naruto mentally sighed before consciously following the woman, then frowning when she started grinning towards him mischievously. "So… your name is Fishcake?" She asked with a grin and Naruto gave her a look while crossing his arms over his chest.
"It's Maelstrom… Miss, Wind flower." He grumbled out while giving her a look and the blond haired woman merely snickered to herself.
"Sorry, it's just that I haven't been able to make fun of someone with a name like yours since Ichigo-Sempai left to go back to the east." The woman replied, Naruto following her as she walked towards her boat with a smile on her face, a smirk crossing Naruto's lips as she mentioned the name.
"Strawberry? What did he do to get a name like that…" He wondered mostly to himself with an amused grin on his face and Kazehana nodded her head in agreement with the young blond.
"I think it was supposed to mean Guardian, but people almost always look at the funny meaning of a persons name instead." Kazehana noted and Naruto nodded his head in agreement while stretching out his arms and crossing them behind his neck.
"So if no one else speaks our language, what are you doing here?" Naruto asked the woman and Kazehana smiled faintly while rubbing the back of her head.
"Well… when I was little my parents moved here, so of course I had to come with. I went to school and such, met my future husband, and thought he was a douche at the time I might him, married his ass, had two kids, the usual." The woman replied with a shrug of her shoulders while Naruto looked at her in a slight amount of surprise.
"Sounds like a pretty good life all things considered." Naruto noted and Kazehana nodded her head in agreement with the blond haired youth.
"Yeah I suppose so… though I sometimes wonder about my son… he can be such an airhead at times, and he's constantly running off and leaving me here to worry my self sick about him." Kazehana admitted with a short huff while Naruto frowned slightly before cracking his knuckles with an evil grin.
"Maybe I can beat some sense into him for you." Naruto offered only to halt and shiver as the woman turned to him with a gentle smile, with what looked like a spectral vision of the Shinigami forming behind her…
"Oh there's no need for that, I'm perfectly capable of reigning in my own children!" She offered cheerfully while Naruto felt a shiver run the length of his spine as he gazed at the woman. 'Holy shit… Shikamaru and Kiba were right, moms are scary.' Naruto thought to himself while Kazehana led him to her boat and sat down, the blond doing so as well and looking towards the mainland for a moment before grabbing the oars. "I can do that." She suddenly told the blond and Naruto merely gave a warm grin to the woman in response, one that instantly reminded her of her son.
"Nah, I insist I do it myself." The blond haired youth replied while using the oars to push them out to sea.
"Your parents must've beaten manners into your head… I can't get Sora to do anything for me without threatening him…" Kazehana noted with a pout and Naruto blinked in surprise before grinning weakly towards the blond woman. 'So this is Sora's mother… what kind of idiot worries such a kind woman? I really might have to beat his ass into the ground when I see him next.' The blond haired youth wondered to himself before rowing out towards the mainland.
"Actually… I'm an orphan, I never really knew my parents." The blond haired youth replied and Kazehana looked at him sadly before looking away.
"Oh, um… sorry. I…" She started to say but Naruto shook his head.
"Nah, it's alright, it's happened before and I'm sure it'll happen again." The blond haired youth replied while Kazehana leaned back and enjoyed the fresh breeze, a small frown crossing Naruto's lips as he looked at her. 'I wonder… if I'm Sora's other… is she my mom's?' The blond haired youth wondered to himself before shaking his head and focusing on getting them to the mainland. 'Don't worry Xion, I'll find you.' The blond haired youth thought to himself as he continued to row the boat closer to the mainland…
(Twilight Town…)
A man with long silver hair and violet eyes sits at a bar with a light groan; his face and body partially covered in scars, dressed in a loose button down shirt that is lilac at the front and violet at the back, a long black trench coat with gold lining and a gold triangular pattern over the high-collar is worn over his shoulders, and is kept in place by a short silver chain attached to two skull shaped pins at either side of the coat, a purple sash with swirling white designs around his waist, black pants with a skull buckled black belt synched around his waist, and lilac boots with swirling lavender designs over them.
"This is not my idea of a good time…" He noted to himself while looking to a blond haired girl sitting at his side with an annoyed glare pointed at him, an enormous black / brown furred dog with a harness over its shoulders resting beside of her seat. The girl is an unfortunate companion to this man, her and her dog, not to mention the wily old man that takes care of her. The three were tagalongs, and the reason he'd been all but stuck in Twilight Town for several years. Though he had to admit, it wasn't like he had anything better to do other than find a nice casino and gamble. But, after putting his life on the line for years, simple gambling was somewhat less appealing than it used to be.
Still, he often missed his pirate days, the adventure, the thrills, the treasure, and of course the chances to gamble a little! But as he started to think like that, he also mused that some things were more important than thrills, though he really did miss gambling. However as he thought like that, the girl at his side frowned before quickly sketching something and tossed a piece of paper over the man's head with a smirk. Only a moment later the man grunted as a random hammer fell onto his head, the girl smirking as she innocently whistled while looking to the side. Narrowing his eyes, the silver haired man looked to the Random-Hammer with a frown, instantly noting how familiar it looked.
"I really hate your sketch ability when you use it on me…" The man grumbled while the blond haired girl smirked towards him in that sassy way he'd come to hate.
The girl at his side is only twelve years old, with most of her wavy blond hair pushed up into a red bandanna tied at the back of her head with a gold lining and a bright yellow feather stuck into it, her skin is tanned from her many years out in the sun on adventures with her friends, with a red drop of paint under her left eye, a black tube-top, a choker collar with a blue gem hanging around her neck, what looks like a short yellow cape hanging down her back and wrapped around her collar and right shoulder, a studded leather band around her left bicep, a pair of poofy red pants with yellow flower designs, a yellow sash wrapped around her waist with a blue rope tied over it holding an elegant Dagger at her right hip and a large brown leather pouch on her left hip, and finally, and a pair of pointy toed red boots.
"Live with it." She offered with amusement twinkling in her emerald green orbs while he leaned his cheek into one hand and glared at the bartender.
"Barkeep, bring me another!" He declared only for the blond haired girl to give him an annoyed look.
"Alcohol is bad for you." She scolded and the man reached up and pinched the bridge of his nose.
"I don't care! I'll do what I like! And if I want to get drunk then I'll get drunk brat!" He declared and saw the blond girl frown before quickly panting something else on her paper while the dog at her side got up and walked away with a shake of its head. Seeing the look on the girl's face, the silver haired man felt his eyes widen and held up his hands. "N-No Relm! Don't!" He exclaimed only for her to touch the end of her brush to the paper and it to glow brilliantly. "I hate you…" The man growled out before he grabbed his own neck and started to punch himself, knocking himself back and out of his seat. Smiling, Relm then turned towards the bartender, who was shaking his head with an amused look on his face.
"He won't be needing anymore, thanks." She offered pleasantly before pushing with an amused look on her face, her dog laying at her feet faithfully. However an old man then walked into the bar, stepped over the struggling silver haired pirate and sat next to the feisty blond girl.
"Realm, are you causing trouble for Setzer again?" The old man asked with a frown, already well aware that she was and merely wanting her to admit her wrongdoing. The old man is very old, with his white hair formed into a Mohawk, his eyebrows are big and bushy, and he has a bushy mustache and beard on his face. He wears a sleeveless dark green muscle shirt, loose fitting yellow pants with a blue sash around his waist and green pointed shoes, a pair of blue wristbands, and a high-collared red cape with gold lining. Instead of answering the old man, the blond haired girl tried to pass off the cute innocent act, however the old man sighed and looked to the bartender.
"She didn't do nothing but paint something…" The Bartender offered with a shrug of his shoulders and the old man chuckled nervously.
"Yes… I have a very special little granddaughter!" The old man declared before shooting a slightly scathing look to the blond, only to let out a breath as she ignored him and sipped on a milkshake the bartender had made for her… with some coaxing.
"Special is putting it mildly." The Bartender noted aloud with a smirk while Relm sipped her milkshake, the old man reaching up to rub his head tiredly.
"I swear, she's making me age even faster!" The old man declared, getting a laugh from the bartender by the said girl gave the old man an irritated look.
"Fuddy duddy!" She declared and the Bartender laughed even harder, the old man shaking his head before looking to where Setzer was still struggling with himself. Turning back to his "Special" little granddaughter the old man then poked her forehead with an annoyed look on his face.
"Now realm, release Setzer or you can't come with us to the old mansion!" The old man warned, the blond girl's eyes hardening as she glared at him and crossed her arms over her chest.
"Who says you can make me…" She countered and the old man hung his head and turned to the bartender, looking like he was about ready to cry.
"Oh me oh my… she's almost reached that stubborn teenage stage!" The old man declared a little over-dramatically and the Bartender winced, though idly noted that the blond haired girl would be a real knockout when she was fully developed. However he then shook his head and leaned forward with a curious look on his face.
"Why are you folks headed over to the Old Mansion? No one's lived over there in years." The Bartender noted and then frowned as he tapped his chin for a moment, Relm and the old man watching him. "Well, 'cept for Clyde and his family when they visited, an' stayed there…" The Bartender noted and the old man nodded his head before smiling towards him as he patted Relm on the head, annoying the near teen greatly.
"Aye, that was actually Relm's family, we're heading over to see if her older brother has been there." The old man replied and a strange look crossed Relm's features as she wondered if she should even bother looking for a brother that she couldn't even remember ever meeting.
"Oh yeah, they had a son didn't they… didn't he live with that Xehanort guy?" The Bartender mused to himself in question, the old man and Relm both looking to one another before shrugging their shoulders. "In any case, you might want to talk to Hayner Pence, and Olette, or even the Discipline Squad they like to explore the city, if he's been around they'd probably know." The Bartender offered and the old man reached up and rubbed his chin with a thoughtful look on his face.
"Hmmm… I see… would you happen to have a picture of these kids?" The old man questioned and the Bartender shook his head before looking down to the still struggling Setzer with amusement.
"Nah, but Setzer there fought Hayner in the Struggle Tournament." The Bartender offered and the old man and Relm both turned to look down at the struggling Setzer for a moment before the old man gave his granddaughter an annoyed look.
"Let him loose, Relm." The old man ordered and Relm huffed for a moment before snapping her fingers, releasing her old on Setzer who quickly stood up and snarled towards the blond haired girl.
"You insufferable little brat!" He declared angrily and Relm rolled her eyes while her grandfather gave the silver haired man a look.
"Calm down Setzer, you're just agitated cause they don't have any casino's in Twilight Town." The old man noted and Setzer felt his brow twitch before sitting down, still glaring at Relm angrily. "Now then, can you lead us to a boy named, Hayner? The Bartender said you've met him before." The old man then questioned and Setzer raised a brow for a moment before cupping his chin with a thoughtful look.
"I suppose I could… though last I saw him was when I bested him in the last Struggle." He noted more to himself than anyone while Relm went back to sipping her milkshake with a happy smile on her face. Shaking his head, Setzer then focused a look onto the old man and narrowed his eyes. "Why would we need to look for him anyways, Strago?" Setzer questioned of the old man who reached up and rubbed his chin with a frown across his face.
"I want to find what little remains of Relm's other family, her older brother, Ventus Arrowny." Strago replied with a stern look, Setzer frowning as he looked to Relm before grinning as he could dump the old man and "Brat" onto this Ventus kid!
"Sounds a bit like an Air-Head, but I'll find Hayner if it gets you two off my back." Setzer agreed while pushing his way out of his seat and then turned with a flourish and an amused look on his face. "It'll be nice to return to my old life-style without you two around to annoy me." Setzer continued with a slight wave as he walked out of the bar, Strago shaking his head as he poked Relm in the side of the head. Blinking for a moment the girl then sighed while pushing her drink away and stepping off of her seat.
"Alright Grandpa, lets go." Relm offered as Strago got up and the two walked out of the bar, the girl's dog following behind them faithfully as always…
(?)
Sora Linegod, currently one of the most well known of all Keybearers among the worlds, couldn't help but have the strangest feeling that something important was happening, and he didn't know what it was. 'Then again, I have that feeling really often nowadays… used to be, I was always smack dab in the middle of anything important, but now it's like I'm taking a backseat to someone else's adventure.' The brown haired boy thought to himself while steering his Gummiship, The Excalibur, through the blackness of the pathways between the worlds.
"Gawsh, where are we goin' to, Sora?" Sora's good friend Goofy questioned from behind the brown haired youth and he grinned.
"To a place King-Mickey wanted us to check out called the "Mirage Arena". He said it served some greater purpose a long time ago but it hasn't been used in a long while." Sora replied and Goofy frowned as he could almost swear he'd heard of the Mirage Arena somewhere before, but just couldn't quite remember where. He actually missed Donald for that reason among many others, while Goofy was aware his physical abilities were impressive for such a clumsy fellow, he was also aware of how poor his memory was most of the time. Usually he had Donald around to correct his mistakes, but this time he was on his own, meaning he didn't have any help remembering.
"Is this place really far away?" Goofy questioned while leaning towards Sora and the brown haired boy pointed towards a shining star.
"Not really, we would've gotten there by now if that weird purple Octopus hadn't stowed away and attacked us." Sora replied with some small annoyance as the said Octopus, who introduced himself as "Ultros" had been utterly and completely annoying, and had somehow managed to jump into space and save itself from him and Goofy.
"That fella' sure was a mighty long way from water, huh Sora." Goofy noted and Sora nodded his head in full agreement with Goofy, briefly wondering what kind of octopus Ultros had been, and why it could talk, not to mention had rows of razor sharp teeth to bite at them with! "Say, why did the king want us to check this Miragey place out anyway?" Goofy questioned while scratching his head and Sora frowned in thought, not really all that sure as Mickey had been very vague when he described the Mirage Arena.
"Don't know, but we'll find out when we get there." Sora offered before noticing some of Ultros' ink was still clinging to his clothes. 'Great, and I never learned a spell to clean and repair clothes either… I really need to talk to King Mickey and Kairi about that kind of thing.' Sora mused to himself as he figured their had to be a spell that could clean and repair clothes given how often he'd seen several of his allies wearing the same thing without ever changing it, even after a fierce battle. Shaking his head of that thought, Sora fiddled with the controls for a moment and they came out of Hyper-Drive before an amazingly advanced looking "world".
"Wow, that sure looks neat." Goofy noted while moving close to the glass and Sora silently nodded his head before setting the Gummi-Ship down on a platform that was extended from the Mirage Arena. Hitting a few buttons to lower the landing gears of the ship, the brown haired youth then unlocked his seat belt and got back up.
"C'mon Goofy, lets go check this place out." Sora stated before turning to walk out of the Gummi-Ship, soon followed by Goofy who tripped on his way out of the ship while giving his classic and trademarked scream. Shaking his head with amusement, Sora looked around the platform with a frown before walking over to a console and frowning.
"What now, Sora?" Goofy questioned and Sora scratched his head for a moment before pressing the only button on the consol, then looked around as both he and Goofy were instantaneously transported into a new area.
"Whoa… that was awesome!" Sora declared while looking around, Goofy looking a little queasy as he placed a hand to his stomach. Seeing the look on his good friends face, a concerned look crossed Sora's features before walked over to him and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Something the matter Goofy?" The brown haired boy questioned and the dog-man groaned lightly before replying.
"I don't think I like being transported like that…" He replied as if he were deathly ill and Sora frowned to himself for a moment before shaking his head.
"I'm sure you'll get used to it, Goofy." The brown haired teen replied while turning around to look at the new area, only to stop when he saw the tip of a sword now pointing between his eyes. Goofy looked more than a little fearful while Sora raised his arms and looked to the owner of the sword. "Uh… hi?" He offered weakly with a nervous grin and the Swords owner took a few steps back, allowing Naruto a much better look at his "captor" of sorts.
The man is tall; his weapon is something like a lance combined with a sword with intricate purple and gold markings on it, and he wears a full-bodysuit of black armor that perfectly molded itself to every curve and line of his body with blue and gold accents across it, diamond shaped blue knee guards, a large dagger sheathed and hanging from two straps falling from his shoulder blades, spikes formed off of his calves, forearms, elbows, and shoulders, lastly he wears a black helmet with the blue accents forming into a face with white lenses over his eyes and several spike coming off near where his ears would be, with numerous small beads coming off of one of the spikes.
Slowly, the man in black armor backed way from Sora, keeping him in his sights while looking to Goofy as well. "Who are you? State your business here!" The man ordered in an authoritative voice while Sora looked over to Goofy for a second before raising his head as the man moved his blade towards him. "Do not even think to try anything…" The man warned before his wrist was grabbed by another man and his blade was pulled away from a relieved Sora's neck. Quickly breathing a sigh of relief, Sora watches on silently as the black armored man looks to another in question.
This new man is also clearly a warrior, he has short silver hair save for the single long tail of silver coming from the back of his neck, he has bright blue eyes, his skin looks deeply tanned, with a muscular build similar, yet slimmer, to that of the Warrior of Light. He wears a multicolored bandanna with numerous beads falling from it, the rest of his outfit is mostly made up from black / blue armor, a chest plate slash pauldrons, forearm bracers, and shin-guards, light blue / blue leg armor, a long pale blue cape flowing from around his neck, blue cloth tied around his shin armor, and white cloth coming from the sides of his armored belt. This warrior carries several weapons, a sword and shield, a bow, what looked like a land, an ax, two daggers, and a staff.
"Calm down Cecil, he doesn't look like an enemy." The man stated and the man in armored seemed to calm, lifting his weapon up and twirling it in hand where it vanished in a familiar flash of Darkness, setting off warning bells in the minds of both Sora and Goofy when it did.
"I suppose your right, Firion." The "Dark Knight" mused to himself before turning to Sora and Goofy and giving a curt bow from the waist. "Forgive my rashness good sirs, I fear our innumerous battles recently have frazzled my nerves and your sudden and most unexpected appearance didn't help the matter." The man offered before standing up straight, surprising Sora as he'd never met any user of Darkness who was so… polite? Maybe even "Knightly" if he could put a word to it.
"Oh… it's no problem. I guess we did kind of drop in unexpectedly." Sora admitted while rubbing the back of his neck, then looked to "Firion" as he looked to the spot where Sora and Goofy had come from.
"Yes, but tell us, how did you get here? We suddenly found ourselves here after we freed ourselves of the cycles of conflict." Firion questioned of the brown haired youth and Sora tilted his head to one side, wondering what the man meant by that.
"We came in a Gummi-Ship." Sora replied and both Firion and Cecil seemed to be confused, though it was easier to see in Firion than Cecil, thanks to his strange armor.
"I see, then perhaps you could help us, we wish to leave this place as soon as we possibly can." Cecil mused while Sora frowned slightly, still looking at the man warily considering the show of Darkness from before.
"Maybe… but that might have to wait. We were sent by the king to check around this place." Sora replied and both Cecil and Firion nodded their heads.
"King and Country must always come first." Cecil stated with a nod of his head before walking off to the side. "I'll check the perimeter for more of those White Angels Firion. Please show our young friend and his ally around as I do." Cecil offered while walking off, forming his weapon back into his hands as he went, Sora frowning for a moment as he did. 'White Angels? What does that mean?' The brown haired teen silently wondered to himself then looked over to Firion who reached up to rub his head before smiling to Sora kindly.
"Well, looks like I have the easy job, c'mon, there's not much around here but I'll show you what we've found." Firion offered before walking off, Sora looking to Donald for a moment before following behind the strange warrior…
(Destiny Islands…)
Naruto walked down the streets of Destiny Island beside of Kazehana, several grocery bags held in his arms. Beside of him, the said woman is also carrying several bags and had tried to convince Naruto that she didn't need any help carrying them, but the blond had insisted on helping her. 'It's the least I could do after all.' The blond inwardly decided while looking all around the tiny little "village" that rested on the mainland of Destiny Islands. Contrary to what he'd believed, it was tiny too, the homes were nice, the streets were mostly dirt roads, and only real store in town was a simple general store where local farmers brought their wares, the school being one of the biggest buildings in the entire town.
'It's small, but it's peaceful… I don't think anyone could ever really want a world of war and death over something as tranquil as this…' Naruto thought to himself with a faint smile on his lips, inhaling a breath as a cool breeze washed over his skin. In fact, while he was aware this world existed in the "Realm of Light" and should as such be closed off to him, Naruto wouldn't mind living in such a peaceful place. He could even imagine lazy days of relaxing on the beach with friends, going to school, helping his par… that thought stopped the blond and he slowed slightly with a far off look working its way across his features.
'Oh right, I'm an orphan.' He remembered and then scrunched his eyes closed with a slight scowl on his face. 'But… I have Ventus' memories and even half his heart and all of his soul, doesn't that mean I'm him in some way? So wouldn't his family also be mine?' Naruto wondered to himself, and then remembered the wayfinder he'd found back in the Teme-Ni-Gru. 'Someone gave that to Ven. I know that much… so, why can't I remember who it was? I know it was someone important, but…' Naruto thought to himself once more before blinking his eyes open when he felt someone looking at him, and found Kazehana fixing an odd look onto him.
"Uh… yes?" Naruto questioned with his head tilted slightly and Kazehana blinked and then smiled slightly to herself.
"Sometimes I swear you're like my Sora. But other times, you're just too different to be the same." The woman noted with a shake of her head and Naruto winced at the reminder that he was little more than Sora's negative, his doppelganger, his "Other"… "For instance, you think way too much and too often to ever be Sora." Kazehana said with a nod of her head and Naruto snorted before laughing slightly to himself and grinned towards the blond haired woman.
"Really? Is he that much of an airhead?" Naruto questioned and Kazehana rolled her eyes before playfully grinning towards the blond. At the moment, they were both speaking her native language and had been ever since arriving, it not only confused everyone else on the island to the point it amused the twin blonds, but raised questions on the origin of Naruto as he looked like he could be her long-lost brother, or son!
"My Sora has his head in the clouds more often than a bird! He's always day dreaming and losing himself in his imagination! I swear, if he'd just apply himself a little more he might make something of himself, but he just keeps drifting off…" Kazehana replied with a shake of her head and Naruto snickered to himself, though also remembered he was much the same back before he'd accepted the Darkness into his heart. 'I wonder if the Darkness has had an affect on my personality? Or… if it's just cause Vanitas' and Master Xehanort's hearts have woken up?' The blond haired teen wondered to himself thoughtfully then spotted a familiar red haired boy and a brown haired girl rushing towards the beach.
"Looks like they are in a hurry…" Naruto noted and Kazehana nodded her head before exhaling a breath into her bangs.
"Selphy and Waka both said that some freak in black and red armor burned down the Small Island not too long ago…" Kazehana started to explain, while instantly drawing Naruto's attention as he was interested in who had done such a thing. However, when he heard that he wore "Red and Black Armor" a frown crossed his features. 'Could it be, Vanitas? He's evil enough even without a heart… but what could he gain from burning down the Small Island?' Naruto wondered to himself with a frown while Kazehana sighed to herself for a moment.
"Yeah, and then they started saying that Tidus followed him through a dark portal or something… normally I'd think they were crazy, but given how things have been with Sora I'm inclined to believe them." Kazehana continued and Naruto silently nodded his head in agreement with the blond haired woman. 'So someone followed him, I don't think Vanitas is that sloppy… but then again, he is severely weakened, this Tidus kid could probably follow him after the trouncing I gave him.' Naruto thought to himself while keeping an eye on Kazehana as she turned to walk up a path that led outside of the main portion of Destiny-Islands village.
"You live outside of the village?" Naruto questioned with a raised brow and Kazehana nodded her head.
"My former husband liked his privacy." She offered in explanation and a frown crossed Naruto's lips at the "Former" and wondered what had happened. However, since he was beginning to grasp the concept of Tact and understood that some things were better left unasked and unsaid, he wisely chose not to dig up what she meant.
"So after I finish helping you with these, what should we do then?" Naruto asked while looking to the groceries he was carrying and Kazehana hummed in thought.
"Not sure… I really just wanted to talk to someone in Japanese again, and we've been doing that for a while." Kazehana mused mostly to herself and Naruto nodded his head in understanding, figuring he'd miss speaking Japanese after many years without finding anyone else who could speak it with. "Well, how about you tell me about yourself, I bet you have a fascinating life." Kazehana offered cheerfully and Naruto blinked for a moment before humming in thought. In truth, he'd never thought too much about his life, and while he supposed it was pretty exciting, he was starting to find that he actually preferred less excitement in exchange for peace.
"Well… I was born in a place called Hi-no-Kuni." Naruto started to say and Kazehana blinked for a moment.
"The Land of Fire?" She asked and Naruto nodded his head, Kazehana humming before nodding her head for him to continue.
"Anyways, I lived in Konohagakure no Sato, the village hidden in the tree leaves for the longest of times. I was somewhat trained in the arts of the Shinobi, and recently I've sort of become a wanderer y'know… going wherever the wind will take me next. Especially since things always seem to get complicated whenever I stay somewhere for too long." Naruto explained with a weak smile and Kazehana looked at him with no small amount of surprise on her face.
"Wow, so you're a real Shinobi? As in a Ninja, meaning you can do all kinds of Black Magic and that kind of stuff?" Kazehana questioned with clear interest and Naruto nodded his head with a slightly amused look on his face. "That is so cool! Back when I was little I always wanted to learn Ninjutsu, but my parents didn't think it was a good idea…" Kazehana said with a pout and Naruto shrugged his shoulders, and then blinked when the woman grinned towards him. "Hey, could you show me something you can do?" She asked with a little too much enthusiasm and Naruto raised a brow.
"Like what?" He enquired with his head tilted to one side and Kazehana bit her lip in thought before grinning.
"Oh! I know! I heard that most Ninja can use the fire-spell! Could you show me something like that?" She questioned of him excitedly and Naruto rolled his eyes before closing his eyes and feeling for The Neo-Shade.
"I'll do that… and one better." Naruto allowed while opening his eyes bright yellow gold eyes. "Come out!" Naruto ordered and the Neo-Shade formed from behind him, Kazehana yelping as she nearly jumped to the side with wide eyes as the shadowy wraith gripped the grocery bags in Naruto's arms, leaving his hands free. "Dark-Firaga!" The blond then declared while swinging his arm forward, sending a bolt of purple-blue flames flying from his hand and into the distance. Grinning to himself, Naruto then took the bags from The Neo-Shade while the creature seemed to glare at Kazehana for some reason before vanishing into Naruto's shadow.
Turning to the still shell-shocked Kazehana, the blond haired youth smirked and she blinked. "So how was that?" Naruto queried with a raised brow and the woman shook her head to clear the awe and then grinned widely.
"That was awesome! Was it hard?" She asked excitedly and Naruto blinked before considering it for a moment.
"Not really… but Summoning The Shade can be somewhat of a pain at times…" Naruto admitted and could almost swear that The Neo-Shade had just bopped him on the head for some reason. At that tiny tidbit Kazehana seemed to, if possible, become more interested while they continued their trek to her home.
"So you can summon as well? And that was Dark Fire you used! I thought that was strictly a Dark-Knight thing?" Kazehana questioned quickly and Naruto blinked for a moment before humming lightly to himself.
"Yeah I can Summon, and no, Dark-Knights aren't the only ones who can channel Dark Fire." Naruto replied and the woman continued to grin excitedly, the blond haired teen smiling and shaking his head. 'She's a bit strange, but I like her.' Naruto decided to himself mentally, as he watched the blond woman.
"That's amazing! It must've taken you years to get so powerful, I mean I knew some Ninja back home and it took them forever to learn all the skills it pertains to, from Water-Walking to a bunch of others like wall-walking and that one teleportation ability!" Kazehana gushed and Naruto blinked before wondering just how similar the 'Shinobi' of his world were to the 'Ninja' of the Realm of Light. However before he could ponder that further, he and Kazehana finally reached her home and she turned and pulled out a key while balancing one of her bags on one leg. Using her now free hand to unlock the door to her home, Kazehana then put her key back into her pocket and grabbed her bag.
"C'mon, Rika is probably at a friends house so we have the place all to ourselves!" Kazehana stated while walking inside of her home and Naruto frowned for a moment before following her.
"Do you always invite strangers into your home, Kazehana Oneechan?" The blond haired teen questioned with an amused look directed at the woman. Blinking the older blond scoffed while walking into the kitchen of her home and placing her bags on the spacious table within.
"Of course not! I just feel comfortable around you, it's like you're my Sora or something." Kazehana replied and Naruto winced once more, and then frowned at the growl that The Neo-Shade suddenly let out in the back of his mind. 'Is it just me, or does The Shade hate this woman?' Naruto wondered to himself before shaking his head and placing his own bags down on the table as well.
"Well, seeing as I've entertained you, I think it's time for this wanderer to move out with the wind." Naruto stated while rubbing the back of his head and Kazehana frowned while looking out a window, noticing that the sun looked to be setting in the distant horizon.
"It's getting pretty late, are you sure you don't want to spend the night? You could even use Sora's room since he hasn't been around in a while." Kazehana offered the blond haired teen and Naruto smiled faintly in response.
"Sorry, but that's not my style, it's like I said, when I stay somewhere too long, things tend to get complicated." Naruto offered in explanation, Kazehana smiling as she could understand what he meant. Turning on his heel, Naruto stopped for a moment and turned his head to give the kind woman one last smile. "Take care of yourself, Kazehana Oneechan." Naruto stated before walking away silently, quickly slipping out of her door and wandering down the street from her home. Hearing her run out to her porch, the blond stopped and turned to see her one last time.
"You do the same! And if you ever need a place to stay, my doors always open!" She offered with a smile and Naruto nodded his head only once before turning on his heel and walking down the path back towards town. Slipping his hands into his pockets, the blond haired teen then looked to the sky for a moment, stopping only for a second as he saw a raven fly overhead.
"These worlds… there people truly don't appreciate the serenity they have…" The blond haired teen decided with a shake of his head as he then continued on his trek back into town. Idly taking a sniff of the air, hoping to find the scent of Xion's Darkness, the blond then frowned when he couldn't pick up any Darkness but his own. "Looks like I'll have to head off world to find her…" He noted mostly to himself, then reached up and rubbed his chin for a moment. "But I'll need some kind of disguise if I'm going to be wandering around the Realm of Light… I really don't need or want people confusing me with Sora or Roxas." The blond haired youth decided to himself before he then continued walking towards the town of Destiny-Islands.
Luckily, his trip was short and he soon found himself looking for the general store he'd visited with Kazehana. Finally spotting it, the blond walked over to it and slipped inside, looking around for something to disguise himself. Walking over to a wall that had clothes, Naruto soon came to the end and spotted an item that resembled a gold Hittai-ate on a long black bandanna like cloth as well as black facemask with a red lining clipped onto it… "A "Ninja Mask"?" Naruto whispered while looking at the name on the tag that was sewn to the object. "A Ninja in a black Mask, that is such an over used stereotype…" Naruto muttered to himself with a slight frown before clicking his tongue and smirking.
"But that makes it the perfect disguise. If the Ninja of the Realm of Light are really similar to the Shinobi back home, I should be able to easily pass off as one…" Naruto decided while taking the mask, briefly stopping as he felt a flash of recognition, and then shrugged it off while continuing to look around. Knowing that Sora's friends had seen a version of Xehanort, his Heartless at least, which was dressed in a similar fashion to his current attire, Naruto decided he'd need to cover more than just his face. Looking around, Naruto grabbed some leather chest armor, a yellow sash, a few lengths of rope, a strange belt of waist-synching armor, and some long strips of purple cloth.
"This should do." Naruto decided while walking over to the counter and handed the items over to the salesclerk. Quickly paying for the items, and thanking Kami for most of the creatures he killed dropping "Munnies", the blond then exited the establishment and walked around before slipping into the shadows behind the store. Looking around for a moment, the blond then slipped off the forearm protectors he was wearing and placed them into a Dark-Hole for storage. Looking over his disguise the blond then sat down and started it off by wrapping the purple cloth around his boots, then tying some of the yellow rope around his calves to hold them on.
Moving on, Naruto slipped the armored waist-synching belt on around his waist, idly noting the strange design on the front of it that looked like a blue orb with gold lines, then tied the yellow sash around his waist with two ends hanging in front, the rest hanging over his larger belts and pouches, then tied another rope over that. Picking up the leather armor he'd purchased, Naruto slipped it on over his torso while pulling his waistcoat closed, leaving his white shirt only partially visible under them. Naruto idly noted the armor was a large plate at his chest with leather straps under his arms around his back, a single strap and pauldron covering his left shoulder. Nodding his head, the blond then picked up the cloth that was for a mask and slipped it on over his lower-face like what Kakashi wore.
Tying it at the base of his head, Naruto then pulled on the Hittai-ate portion of his new disguise and stopped to look at the depiction on it. It was blue with intricate gold lining and a bit of barely visible red to it, vaguely reminding him of flames. Shaking his head of such thoughts, Naruto then slipped the metal plate over his forehead while keeping the metal down over his eyebrows to shadow his azure blue eyes, making them appear darker. He then tired the long black ties at the back of his head, making sure the material completely covered his hair, where the ends hung to his shoulders.
"There… this should be good enough to where Sora and his friends won't recognize me." Naruto decided while flexing his hands for a moment and reached to his right thigh pouch and removed Gloria and held it in hand. "For the moment, you should do as a weapon, or I could even pull out my short-sword and use it." Naruto decided while twirling the blade and slipping it back into his pouch before snapping his fingers, a Dark-Corridor suddenly opening before him. "Lets see what world I'll end up in next." Naruto decided as he walked forward, not noticing the shadowed figure standing on the store behind him as he walked into the corridor.
Tilting his head to one side, the dark haired man noted the ability to himself before mentally frowning as he realized it wasn't something normal. 'So you've gained new powers, Naruto-kun. Impressive…' Uchiha Itachi thought to himself while looking down at the corridor for a moment and then leapt off of the store and landed in a low crouch. "But we will just have to see how strong you've become." The dark haired man decided while walking into the corridor behind Naruto, which then closed behind him, leaving none privy to the two men who had just left…
(Olympus Coliseum…)
Liximawl stands before the three kidnapped girls, bowing repeatedly with a young boy at his side. The boy wears a blue hoody with orange pull strings, a pair of brown shorts, blue / orange sneakers, and a strange hat, his dark hair looking somewhat untamed, while his dark eyes look out with a bored look. "I am so so soooo sorry about this…" Liximawl said while bowing towards the three tied up girls that DP and LDP had kidnapped earlier. "I honestly didn't want them to kidnap you but… well… they're both completely insane." The brown haired man said with a sigh while the girls merely gave him flat looks before glaring over towards the said two Deadpools who had, along with their counterparts, decided to dismantle and even rearrange the vestibule.
"You know, Haruko does this kind of stuff all the time…" The boy suddenly noted and Liximawl sighed before looking over to the youth with a slight smile.
"I know, that's one of the reasons I brought you here, you can help me deal with these psychos Naota." The Man replied and the now named Naota rolled his eyes before looking over to the side where a man with no mouth, dressed in red pants and black boots, with deep scarring over his eyes, and strange tattoos was being used as little more than a golf ball by not only the Deadpools, but also a familiar pink haired woman who had one hand up and was looking into the distance.
"FOUR!" She then declared while swinging a Guitar into the air and then slammed the object into the man's head, sending him flying into the air, only to fall back down inside of the coliseum…
"Nice one!" Deadpool declared and Kidpool, Lady-Deadpool, and the Ultimate Deadpool Wadey Wilson all held up numbers. A 10 from LDP, a 9.5 from UDP, and a 5 from KDP.
"What the! Why only a five?" The woman demanded and KDP crossed his arms and gave her a flat look.
"Cause he didn't spontaneously combust…" The masked kid replied and the woman pouted while Naota and Liximawl let out a pair of sighs. The woman in question looks to be in her late teens to early twenties, with lime green eyes, a head of short hot-pink hair, and pale skin with a noticeable manic quality about her. She is currently wearing a pair of black leather pants, knee high white boots, a cream colored long sleeved turtleneck shirt, long red vest with two black bars on it, and finally is a pair of brown gloves with a metal bracelet on her left wrist.
"Well I'm sooooo sorry, mister perfecto!" The woman grumbled out while leaning her customized blue rickenbacker bass guitar along her shoulders with a frown, a hand on her hip while DP shook his head.
"Aww, don't let it get to ya Haruko, Kid-Pool is just an ass like that!" DP offered and Haruko smirked down at KDP as he grumbled to himself, LDP nodding her head in agreement with her male counterpart.
"Besides!" Duela suddenly chimed in while jumping onto Haruko's back and grinning wider than should be humanly possible. "I finally get to meet my hero the Great and terrible Haruhara Haruko!" Duela declared happily and the pink haired woman smirked to herself before stretching out her arms.
"Yeah yeah, but where's the spicy curry, I'm getting hungry." Haruko noted while looking to her hosts and Duela produced a pack from her backpack, the DP's, Haruko, and even Gilgamesh ignoring the fact she had been carrying the pack of curry around with her for some reason. "Nice, c'mon Ta-kun! Time for some lunch!" Haruko declared and Naota felt his eye twitch as he took a step back, Liximawl taking a step away from the youth, not keen on being pummeled by Haruko to get the youth. However it seemed he'd somehow drawn the woman's ire, or amusement, as she slammed her guitar into his head anyways, the three bound and gagged girls looking at her in shock.
"Why'd you do that? He moved out of the way if you wanted to grab me or something…" Naota questioned with a raised brow while Haruko grinned, and grabbed the man by his black-coat, the man's head leaning back with stars in his eyes.
"Cause I'm curious to see what'll come outta his head! Besides, as far as authors go he's no where near as creative as our usual guys." The pinkette responded while Noata groaned to himself while Liximawl lifted his head and giggled stupidly.
"Look at all the stars!" He said randomly before passing out, even Duela looking a little weirded out when he did, only to fall back laughing a mere second later.
"DEADPOOL!!" Someone suddenly roared furiously and all the DP's turned, only to snicker seeing a man in a pink version of the typical Black-Cloak. "What the hell did you do to my coat!" The man demanded and DP whistled innocently while idly messing with one of his many handguns.
"Nothing…" Dead-Pool lied cooly while idly checking the sight of his gun while the man stomped over towards him, Liximawl still looking more than a little dizzy as Haruko held him up. Idly she wondered who this new guy was, before snickering at the fact he was actually wearing pink.
"Nothing my ass! You bleached then dyed it pink again! Admit it!" The man demanded and Dead-Pool snickered slightly to himself as he looked to the man in the pink Black Coat. Honestly, he did do it, but every time he admitted to doing something like that he ended up being attacked.
"So what if I did, Xardric? What are ya' gonna do 'bout it?" Dead-Pool questioned while looking to the man with his arms crossed behind his back. Growling low in his throat, Xardric snapped his fingers, creating a small Dark-Corridor at his side before reaching in… and pulling out a large butterfly-net of all things… "Aww shit, not again!" Dead-Pool exclaimed while turning and running as Xardric gave a war cry and chased after the psycho in red. Watching on, the other DP's silently wondered where this "Xardric" guy had come from before staring at Kid-Pool as he ate some popcorn. Feeling their gazes, the foul-mouthed runt of the litter turned a glare on his counterparts.
"What?" He demanded of them and Lady-Dead-Pool placed her hands on her hips while glaring at her smaller counterpart.
"Are you gonna share those?" She questioned and Kid-Pool quickly pulled his Box of Popcorn away and started to walk away while glaring at them. As he did, Duela grinned towards the audience with clear amusement twinkling in her bright violet eyes.
"Oh well, if you're wondering who the guy in pink is, he's Mister-Author-Dude's assistant. But anyways, that's all for this update folks! See ya next time!" Duela declared with a wave before Dead-Pool and Xardric ran passed her, causing her to laugh as Xardric somehow caught Liximawl in his next instead of Deadpool…
TBC…
AN: Blame me playing FF6 for some of this chapter, and me trying to update Null Fox and restarting Dark-Lord for not updating this one in a while. Anyways, I have a bit of a surprise for this chapter; I've actually drawn a scene from this chapter and put it onto my DeviantArt account. Go to: 26lordpain .deviantart .com /#/d39ez8d, in order to see it, remove the spaces when you type it out. It has Naruto's "New" outfit before wearing his disguise, the Disguise is based off of Amano's design for Shadow… and anyone who realizes why that is significant, is truly a FF6 fan.
Naruto's Keyblade's…
Dark-Heart…
Soul-Blade…
Void-Gear…
Vorpal-Key…
One-Winged-Angel…
No-Heart…
Lost-Memory…