Chapter 15
Several days later Aldis woke up with a headache "ugh" she groaned, "oh you are finally awake" Yuffie said
"Who...are you" she asked
"I am the great ninja Yuffie" she smiled
"who?"
"Your friend Sora was here a few days ago," Leon said
"Sora…" she groaned
"Hey, don't tell her that yet!" Yuffie quarrelled
"Hmph" he laid back on the wall
"You can see she just woke up," Yuffie said as he looked away while Aldis laid back and closed her eyes
After what felt like hours Leon broke the silence "so do you have a keyblade?" he asked
"SQUALL"
"That is Leon," he said "besides we need to know" he calmly said as she opened her eyes
"do you?" he turned to her
"hmm...I think...I think I saw Sora holding something … is that it?" she asked
"Yes" he crosses his arms
"N-No" she turned her head away from him
"See you don't have to ask everyone," Yuffie said
"Very well, but you need to get yourself equipped in case the heartless attacks…. We will get you to it soon".
She nodded and turned back to the "what happened with sora?" she asked
"Sora went with Donald and Goofy, his new friends," Yuffie said
"Donald and Goofy?"
"Donald and Goofy are the king's comrades."
"A king?"
"Yes, a king of a different world, your friend was the keyblade master they were looking for," Leon said
"Pretty good huh" Yuffie grinned
"In my world, we had a mayor who was my friend's father...and Sora a keyblade master, huh… he was truly special" she smiled
Leon walked toward her on the bed to get a closer look at the girl, something felt off…, his eyes widen, "is something wrong?" Yuffie asked
"No, I gotta go."
He left the room without a word
Yuffie smiled "I am gonna get you something to eat, be right back."
Aldis sat up and curled up like a ball "king, new friends…..Keyblade master….hm"
"Here" Yuffie hand her a sandwich
"Thank you" Aldis took the sandwich and took a bite, "so what do you do?"
"Well, I and the others take care of the town and watch out for any heartless, "Yuffie said," we are the town defence mechanism."
"Heartless?...can you please tell me what you know?" she asked
Just then there was a knock on the door, and then Aerith came in
"Oh Aerith welcome" Yuffie smiled
She smiled and looked at Aldis. "I am so glad you are ok, Aldis"... "Hm, am I interrupting?" Aerith asked
"No I was just gonna tell her about hearts and keyblades," Yuffie said
"Oh, I see," she sat on a chair facing the bed, "you see... Heartless are creatures from the darkness of a person's heart; it occasionally happens when the body and the heart are separated in other words when a person dies."
"But be careful even though heartless have hearts they don't act according to it but to their nature which is darkness," Yuffie said, "they seek to destroy more hearts, especially those with the key, don't let them get yours."
"I see so they are dangerous creatures but with a heart," Aldis said
"Exactly" Yuffie smiled
"A keyblade however," Aerith continued "is a weapon of light, it is capable of destroying a heartless, with it you have a good chance against them, but not all heartless can be taken out be keyblade."
"What do you mean" she began to worry
"Some heartless resist physical attacks from a keyblade; you could say they are somewhat self-aware" Yuffie giggled
"Another way you can fight against the heartless is by casting magic."
"Magic?"
"Yes" Aerith stretched her hand forth and cast fire without it burning her hand
"WOWWW" Aldis jaw dropped
"Keyblades and magic when combined are the most powerful artes a keyblade master could ask for," Aerith said, at that point, she quenched the fire in her hand
"Did you teach Sora magic?" she asked
"Unfortunately I am not equipped to do so" Aerith lowered her head
"So who is equipped to do so," Aldis asked
"Have you heard of the great wizard-"
"Merlin" Aldis eyes lit up
"Mhm he is a master magician, he knows different magic arte and spells and can use them effectively, he taught each and every one of us magic though we can only do the basic ones."
Yuffie said "It seems like you are more interested in magic than the keyblade, I was expecting you to be interested in the latter" Yuffie smiles
"It's not like I am not interested in the keyblade…. I just think magic may be for me."
"Oh come on I was just kidding, the keyblade is an extraordinary weapon, the only way to get one is the keyblade choosing you itself… which is not an easy task" Yuffie said
"Choosing me…." Aldis muttered as she opened her palm
"Aww don't feel down about it," she said
"No no, I am not sad, I understand now...thanks"
"Hm...ok"
"So tell me," Aldis said she seems to have brightened up a bit, "why did sora leave."
"Oh my" Aerith gasped
"I can't believe I forgot to tell you the most important thing," she said
"Which is?"
"A keyblade can lock and unlock anything," Yuffie said
"Fairly obvious considering how it looks" Aldis shrugged
"You haven't heard the best part yet."
"Hm"
"With a keyblade, you can't just lock and unlock stuff, it's a special weapon that lets you do that with hearts as well, Leon said it is possible to lock a world heart with a keyblade, I think that is pretty cool."
"Oh, I see" She was slowly recovering the memories of Riku using the key to open the world's door, but…
"That is what Sora's mission with the king court is-"
"Say" Aldis interrupted "Did you ever find Riku and Kairi," She said she looked at them
Her amber coloured eye was very piercing to look at they could help but look away; the mood changed instantly
"Hm.."
"Tell me, did anything happen to them?"
After a few seconds, Aerith finally answered, "We have searched the whole town, but they are nowhere to be found...Sora is out looking for them and-"
Suddenly Aldis looked down at the sheets her face filled with despair; her memories have finally returned, the incident she's been trying to remember since she woke up, Sora, Kairi, Riku all of it, that is when the predicament that they were in dawn on her
"I see," she said coldly, "I...I want to be alone for now."
Aerith and Yuffie look at each other and reluctantly nodded "fine, but if you need anything … call me"
She nods, and they left
As soon as they closed the door behind them, they heard Aldis screamed, followed by intense sobbing. Yuffie wanted to go back, but Aerith stopped her "She needs time to take it all in … just like we did…" Aerith said "We should keep an eye on her"
Sorry this took a while
I will keep trying to update regularly
Hope you enjoyed this chapter