I own no one here, and sorry for the late update, I have had a lot going on in life.
After some time at the lab where Diz was, Vexen returned to his regular one. Setting aside the elixir in a small cabinet on the desk. He decided to have Zexion watch the heartless for now, they really did not like how it seemed to watch back. Zexion continued to watch, till sleep unexpectedly overcame him, the heartless on the other hand was secretly burrowing its way out. The whitherd husk, was just a ruse to keep them off guard. Burrowing through it , was taking a toll, and had somewhat weakened it. The heartless was thristy, and there happened to be a water pipe nearby. Making a hole in it, it greedily sucked up water. Revived it continued its search for Sora. Unexpectedly At that moment Vexen stepped in, and spotted a small crack in the tank.
"ZEXION" He shouted.
"What?!" Zexion replied bolting upright.
"That heartless has escaped. " Vexen snorted pointing at the tank.
"The husk was a ruse." Zexion replied. "Sora might be in trouble."
Lexeaus was outside the door, quickly he rushed to where Sora was. Riku was nearby sleeping on a sofa. Swiftly he pulled the boy off dropping him to the floor. There was very little time for formaties.
"Hey what was that for?" Riku hissed waking suddenly.
"Emergency." Lexaeus replied.
"Got it." Riku answered, rushing to where Sora was.
Kairi was woken up, suddenly by a crackling sound. Racing to the main room she saw Sora sleeping deeply. Roughly Kairi shook him one, hoping he would wake up. Sora looked at her, in confusion why was he so abruptly woken up?
"Kairi what is going on?" He spoke.
"Trouble." She whispered. "We need to move now."
"We are on it." Riku called. Entering the room with lexaeus. "Kairi take sora and run for it."
"No I am going to stay and fight with you." Sora protested.
"Sora you are in no shape." Kairi insisted grabbing his arm.
"I can carry him." Axel spoke stepping in.
Sora sighed, but let Axel lifted him up, they swiftly left the room. Just then the heartless burst though the wall, letting out an ear splitting roar. This was much larger than the last one they had fought. Lexaeus led the charge, followed by Riku, both of them quickly cut it down. In the other room Sora let out a yelp, that was strange.
"You alright?" Questioned Axel.
"Everything hurts." Sora answered.
"Hold on a moment, do you think this heartless could be holding Sora hostage in a way?" Kairi spoke up.
"If that is the case." Said Axel alarmed. "We need to stop them."
"Wait here." Kairi called.
Riku and Lexaeus were in the other room ready to finish off the heartless.
"Stop!" Kairi yelled. "If you kill it you might kill Sora."
The two of them stopped, great they were between a rock and a hard place. The heartless just grinned that them, almost a smirk of sorts. As if it knew it had the upper hand, daring them to further harm it. Vexen on the other hand decided to check on the elixir, it was done ,now how to get it to Sora. Reaching out he grabbed it, and turned around to leave.
"Don't move." Came the voice of Marluxia.
"What are you doing in my lab?" Hissed Vexen.
Marluxia just pointed upward, Vexen looked up. Above him was another husk of the heartless, poised as a spider on a thread. Behind it surrounding the walls were a few others acting like sentries. Dam this thing was going to be a pest, and then some. Were they even aware or had decoys, that was the question. Nodding Marluxia made some duplicates, then had Vexen hand the elixir over while keeping the husks distracted. Barely they made it to the door, while Vexen was cornered. They hoped Marluxia could get it to Sora in time.
Elsewhere Ansem noticed Invader was rather quiet, too quiet for that matter. Slightly alarmed he entered the room to find her, sitting upright and leaning against the wall. Her head was in her hands, they looked tired. However they did not notice them just yet. They did not appear to be in much distress.
"Did you sleep well." He purred.
"I need to help them." She answered.
"Not in your current state." Ansem sternly ordered.
Ignoring him, Invader moved to the edge of the bed. Cautiously she got to her feet, to take a few toddling steps. She kept her eyes on Ansem, only to feel her legs give way. He grabbed her one, just before she hit the floor.
"What did I tell you." He sighed.
"I will be fine, I dont want your help." She hissed.
"You need to rest." He ordered.
"If you are telling the truth, on experimenting on me." Invader growled.
"Merely a ruse, for the most part." He laughed. "However you were very roughed up."
"I dont doubt that." She glowered.
"I was aching for days, thanks to you." Ansem continued. "Sorry about being rough."
"Sure you are." She spat at him.
At that moment there was a knock at the door outside, then the sound of crates being set down. There were the sound of footsteps, that then retreated with the sound of a wagon driving off.
"What was that?" Ansem asked puzzled.
"You needed supplies, and I know of the nomads in this area." Invader told him. "Before I collapsed at the gate, I let out some certain flower petals."
"So I owe you more now." They said with a scowl.
"Not at all, I am only helping, I am obliged to." She answered
"Well then thank you." Ansem spoke, not knowing how to feel about it. "Do you mind if I hug you?"
"Just this once." She huffed.
With a smile he hugged her one, then got an odd tingling sensation. Why did they suddenly feel a little tired. What was going on, this sensation alarmed them. How much power did she have over him.
"Sorry, but they really need me." Invader said, breaking free.
He felt so weak right now, they watched as invader helped them over to the bed. The door downstairs opened and footsteps made their way up. A figure showed up, dressed in weathered clothes, the color of dust and faded colors.
"Please take care of him." Invader instructed. "You are not to harm them."
The figure nodded, then turned to Ansem who reached out for Invader. He did not like this figure at all, the way they could not tell what it was. Also the thought of being alone again, trapped alone. No he shook the thought from his head, for the time being.
"You cant leave me." He sighed.
"I will return for you later." She remarked. "When the time of choosing comes."
"What about them?" Ansem said glowering.
"Oh them , they are not even human." Invader remarked. "Rest assured they wont harm you."
"What did you do to me?" He demanded.
"Just a slight energy drain." Invader remarked. "You will recover fine."
With that they entered a portal, making there way to where Sora and the rest were at a standstill. Hopefully they had arrived in time, though they wondered what had gone on sense they last paid a visit.
To be concluded.