I own no one here. Sorry for the delay, life has gotten in the way.
Anesm was deep in sleep, when he was awakened by a light of sort. He had anticipated this, although not by this point so soon. Right now he was a bit annoyed, his revenge towards Riku was cut short. Although she was still here, that meant no one was around to witness anything. However that would make it more difficult to, get supplies as he was currently a prisoner here. In her state, this was a very risky move, that could cost them.
"How clever of you, biding your time." He mused. "Pray tell me, how am I to get supplies now?"
"I can arrange something." Invader replied dazed.
"You are not attempting anything, till further notice." Ansem retorted. "We should be good for a few days."
"He needed to help Sora." invader answered in a drowsy manner.
"Go back to sleep." Ansem ordered. "We can continue our talk later."
He gave out a sigh, leaving the room, he was genuinely trying to help. She kept making things worse, what was it going to take to get though to her? She did have a good reason not to trust them, although perhaps they could strike a deal. At least she was not at the point, of being able to attack him. Although how long would that last, she had recovered quicker than anticipated.
Elsewhere Vexen had been working nonstop, to find some way to fix Sora's current state. Right now he had discovered a way to slow it down, by means of a particular elixir. However the ingredients were difficult to find, and he had to test it sparingly. Riku was the first to awake, and noticed Kairi and Sora snuggling closely. That was kinda a cute scene, and he softly smiled. Getting up he wandered to the lab, where Vexen looked like he had not slept in a while.
"So any progress." He called.
"I have an elixir that might help, though supplies for it are difficult to come by." Vexen exclaimed.
"Still good news." Riku spoke, then noticing the collar Vexen wore was gone.
"That came off in the night." Vexen explained. "I consulted the others, all of us have been released."
"Well that might help a lot." Riku spoke up. "Anything I can do?"
Vexen just handed him a list, and went back to his work. Taking it Riku left and ran into Axel who was chilling with Roxas. Roxas was not exactly happy to see him, and merely glared in Riku's direction.
"Hey need to do some shopping?" Axel mused. "So Roxas want to come along?"
"Hey don't forget me." Xion called.
"Only if we get ice cream." Roxas huffed.
"Sure thing buddy." Axel offered.
The group headed into the town, not expecting to be welcomed much by the residents. Being so early in the morning it was rather quiet. The place was a replica of twilight town, only slightly different in some aspects. Riku did not know what to think of it, and wondered if a certain someone was here. Sure enough they came across Diz who was wandering the town square.
"Hello friend." Riku sopke up.
"Hello, and the rumor is true." He scowled.
"Oh great it is you." Axel and Roxas chimed in at the some time.
"Hey now, no fighting Sora needs our help" Riku shouted.
"He does now." Diz replied. "Anything I can help with?"
"Like they are gonna help us." Roxas huffed.
Axel motioned for him to settle down, the last thing they needed was more trouble. Diz was not exactly happy at seeing them here, however he decided to appoint himself caretaker of the area. This was not expected, perhaps they would behave themselves, even the old mansion was there.
"Well, I might be able to." He said. "Follow me."
He led them to the old mansion, that was housed nearby, a small booth had been set up near the gate. There were a few moogles that were milling about, while others were arranging wares. Today was a free ice cream day, and everyone was offered some. Roxas was a bit happy about that, and wished they could sit on the clock tower as usual.
"Hey kupo" one of them said.
"I need a few things, namely these." Diz replied handing over a list.
They looked it up and down, then motioned to the other moogles who moved in. Talking among themselves they scattered, to search for the ingredients. Most of them came back with something, only one returned empty handed. Diz paid them well, then turned to the others.
"We are out kupo" They sighed.
"We can try to synthesize a substitute." Diz sighed. "I give you permission to use the lab."
"Well lets go." Riku ordered. "I just hope this will work."
Axel and Roxas took the rest back to Vexen, hoping for some good news. Vexen was busy at work, turning to grab a few things when Roxas spoke up. Upon hearing access to a better lab, they gathered a few things and followed them. They also took several samples, from the heartless to further test. Sora thankfully was stable, and was being watched over by a little sleep deprived Kairi. From the looks of it, she had spent most of the night half awake.
"Hey kiddo why not take a nap?" Came the voice of Xigbar.
"Like I am going to trust you around him." Kairi snapped.
"Easy there, no need to bite." Xigbar offered,backing up.
"Come on princess." Came the voice of Demyx. "That might help you."
"Alright." She said backing down a little.
"We have some nice guest rooms." Demyx offered.
Lexaeus wandered in, and decided to pick her up. While not expecting it, she settled down, hoping Sora would be alright. Before they even got there, she was fast asleep. He could tell Kairi adored Sora, like a brother of sorts. However it was strange the heartless had gone into a quieter state. lately he wondered if it, was silently studying them, and its surroundings. Things had been too quiet, that made him wary with a good reason. Zexion was currently on watch, just in case something happened. Though last he had looked some of the leaves on it, seemed withered, as if tides were turning.