A/n: ok so I haven't updated for a while, but I was busy! Honest! Anyway I
have scratched the idea of animes and ff Tactics characters and another
world destruction chapter. And I am thinking about writing in the Final
Fantasy section. So I'll be a little busy. But I am determined to write a
worthwhile story. So here we go!
Disclaimer: I own my char and that's it. Square owns everything else.
Trails of Darkness
Chapter 2
'Vivi. Wake up.'
"Huh? Who's there?"
'Vivi, I don't have much time. I came to tell you that you must the Third Keybearer. Only he can open the gate. Find him. Protect him.'
"Wait! What does he look like? How will I know him? Who are you?"
'You will know when you see him. Good bye, Vivi.'
Vivi slipped back into unconsciousness.
****
"Hey is he awake yet?"
"Nope."
"He's the strangest being I have ever seen."
"Yeah it's like his body isn't there."
"Did you check his pack?"
"Yeah. Just books and a golden staff. Weird."
"Hey he's waking up!"
Vivi groaned and opened his eyes. "Oooh, my head." He mumbled. Shaking off the throbbing headache he looked around the room. It was a small, yet quaint room littered with papers, books, clothes, and little gummi pieces of something. And there were people looking at him. All of them were dressed oddly except for one. That was the one who was sitting on the side of his bed. She was a beautiful woman with brown hair and green eyes. She wore a long pink dress, brown boots and a red jacket. He tried to get up.
"Sit still. You've hit your head pretty hard." She said pushing him lightly back down. "So, what's your name?"
"Vivi."
"Well Vivi, I'm Aeris. These are my friends, Yuffie, Cid and Leon." Yuffie was a girl with short dark hair, white shorts and a yellow shirt. Cid was a middle-aged man with blond hair and greasy mechanics shirt and pants. Leon was wearing all leather, boots and a chain around his neck.
'Friends? Oh good lord! Beatrix and Steiner!' Vivi quickly turned his head asked, "Have you seen two others. One in an old rusty suit of armor and the in a white coat, both carrying swords?" Aeris glanced at the others and answered Vivi.
"No. No one like that has ever come through here like that." Vivi groaned and sunk back into bed. He had failed them. "Vivi we have some news that you should hear." Vivi nodded. "Your world is gone." That news hit Vivi like a brick. His world gone? Freya? Garnet? Eiko? Zidane? Quina? His Village? Gone?
"No, that doesn't make sense. They were right beside me when the storm came." Vivi was not enjoying this. But what they said did make a little bit of sense. Terra had been destroyed by Kuja four years ago. Could the same thing happen to Gaia? "Tell me where I am." Vivi said in a small voice.
Leon answered that. "Your in Traverse Town. The place for refugees who've had their world destroyed." He looked up. "It's happening again."
Cid cursed, Yuffie groaned and Aeris gasped. Vivi just blinked. "What's happening again?" Cid grumbled an answer.
"The Heartless are back. Four years ago, the Heartless appeared under the control of a man named Ansem. Then the Key bearer appeared and defeated him. Everything was back to normal when people would be found with a black hole over their heart. We knew it was happening again, but didn't say anything. Then the world barriers went down. Refugees began arriving in gummi ships and we've had our hands full welcoming and comforting everyone." Cid sighed. "I need a smoke." He walked outside.
As Vivi was listening to him he rembered something.
.find the Third Keybearer.'
"Um, would any of you guys know a third keybearer?" Vivi questioned. All of them looked at Vivi.
"How would you know about him?" Leon asked, genuine interest showing on his face.
"Well before I arrived here, I heard someone talking inside my head. It said, 'Find the Third Keybearer. Only he can open the gate.' I didn't know what it was talking about until Cid mentioned a Keybearer." Vivi answered.
"Well, the third keybearer will be hard to find as he was locked in a realm where there is practically no escape." Aeris answered. "And I don't know what gate their talking about."
"But I do." Everyone whipped around to the doorway to see a silver-haired, pale man, if you could call him that. Everything about him was feminine. Especially his clothes. He wore a skirt thingy and a thong! His face very slim and had very girlish features. And a long ivory-furred tailed curled behind him.
"YOU!" Vivi snarled.
Kuja turned and smiled at Vivi. "Hello again, Vivi. Before you cast a Flare spell on me I'll tell you where the Gate is." Vivi growled. "Anyway, when you find him head to the End of The World. There your journey begins. Toodles." Before Vivi could cast Flare he disappeared in a flash of light.
"Curses!" Vivi shouted. "Oooh, when I catch him I'll rip him apart!" Leon looked at him.
"Who was that?"
"An old enemy." With that Vivi got up and walked out the door. Aeris shook her head.
"He's a strange one."
****
After getting his spell books and staff from Cid, Vivi wandered the town. As he was walking past some old men he overheard a conversation.
"Hey did ya see that guy?"
"Yep. He looked dangerous he did."
"I thought he was whacked. Always mumbling about keys and that odd mask of his. Wouldn't let anyone near his face. They got him over in the hospital."
"Yeah his Gummi Ship was pretty beat up. But hey how about them Aurochs?"
"Aw yeah ain't they great?!"
At this point Vivi walked away. The old guy said that the strange man was muttering about keys. Maybe he could help him. He headed towards the hospital.
**** When he got to the hospital there was almost nobody there. After asking around he found out where the man was. As he walked the halls he noticed that there were no sounds- at all. 'Guess this is just a really healthy town.' He reasoned. After wandering for a while he got to the strange man's room. 'Well here goes.' He knocked.
"What do you want?" a strange muffled voice said.
"I would like to talk to you about something." Vivi answered. The voice was silent for a while then answered.
"Come on in." Vivi opened the door. There sitting on the bed was a tall man wearing a black buttoned coat that fit tight on his upper body and flared out at his lower body (A/N: Like Neo from Matrix 2 for those who've seen it.). His pants were tight fitting and tucked into black combat boots. His hands were pale and his nails were painted black. His long silver hair was pretty messy. But the most surprising thing about him was his face- or lack of it. A mask that was half black, half white hid his face. Two holes to see out of but you couldn't see his eyes in them and a thin line for a mouth.
Propped up in the corner was a wicked scythe. The shaft was black and the blade was silver and over a foot long. Clearly the man's choice in weaponry. The man looked up and said, "I am Okage. You came to talk. What is it that you want?"
Vivi said, "I am Vivi. I need to talk to you about keys and keybearers." That got Okage's attention. Vivi continued. "When I was transported here I heard a voice say to me Find the Third Keybearer-"
"-Only he can open the gate." Okage finished softly. Vivi stared in surprise.
"You heard it too?" Okage nodded. "Then do you know what it means?"
Okage was silent for a bit then answered. "When I was transported from my own world I landed at a place called Disney Castle. There I learned the story of the Heartless and the Keybearers. One Keybearer named Sora saved all worlds but in doing so had to lock the other two in a realm called Kingdom Hearts. After that he's been searching for a way to get them out. He never succeeded or so we thought. After I was there for a while we got word that the other two had gotten out but with some side effects. The Heartless who were imprisoned in Kingdom Hearts were released and are rampaging around the worlds."
Vivi interrupted. "But where is the Third Keybearer?"
Okage nodded. "I'm getting to that. One night I had the same dream you had except that the voice told me where he was. Here in Traverse Town, living with Merlin the wizard. So I flew here to find him. I encountered many Heartless ships and my ship was almost destroyed. I was taken to the hospital and the rest is history." Okage leaned back.
Vivi stood up. "Tomorrow, I'll go with you to find him. After that I know where we have to go." Vivi walked to the door. "Goodnight, Okage." Then he left. Okage smiled beneath his mask. Maybe they really could this off.
They would have to. Or Else.
A/n: Hmm. What could this be about? And what the heck is Kuja doing here? Find out next time. And yes Okage is my character. I created him. He's mine. You want, ask. That's all. Review please!
~GOGO
Disclaimer: I own my char and that's it. Square owns everything else.
Trails of Darkness
Chapter 2
'Vivi. Wake up.'
"Huh? Who's there?"
'Vivi, I don't have much time. I came to tell you that you must the Third Keybearer. Only he can open the gate. Find him. Protect him.'
"Wait! What does he look like? How will I know him? Who are you?"
'You will know when you see him. Good bye, Vivi.'
Vivi slipped back into unconsciousness.
****
"Hey is he awake yet?"
"Nope."
"He's the strangest being I have ever seen."
"Yeah it's like his body isn't there."
"Did you check his pack?"
"Yeah. Just books and a golden staff. Weird."
"Hey he's waking up!"
Vivi groaned and opened his eyes. "Oooh, my head." He mumbled. Shaking off the throbbing headache he looked around the room. It was a small, yet quaint room littered with papers, books, clothes, and little gummi pieces of something. And there were people looking at him. All of them were dressed oddly except for one. That was the one who was sitting on the side of his bed. She was a beautiful woman with brown hair and green eyes. She wore a long pink dress, brown boots and a red jacket. He tried to get up.
"Sit still. You've hit your head pretty hard." She said pushing him lightly back down. "So, what's your name?"
"Vivi."
"Well Vivi, I'm Aeris. These are my friends, Yuffie, Cid and Leon." Yuffie was a girl with short dark hair, white shorts and a yellow shirt. Cid was a middle-aged man with blond hair and greasy mechanics shirt and pants. Leon was wearing all leather, boots and a chain around his neck.
'Friends? Oh good lord! Beatrix and Steiner!' Vivi quickly turned his head asked, "Have you seen two others. One in an old rusty suit of armor and the in a white coat, both carrying swords?" Aeris glanced at the others and answered Vivi.
"No. No one like that has ever come through here like that." Vivi groaned and sunk back into bed. He had failed them. "Vivi we have some news that you should hear." Vivi nodded. "Your world is gone." That news hit Vivi like a brick. His world gone? Freya? Garnet? Eiko? Zidane? Quina? His Village? Gone?
"No, that doesn't make sense. They were right beside me when the storm came." Vivi was not enjoying this. But what they said did make a little bit of sense. Terra had been destroyed by Kuja four years ago. Could the same thing happen to Gaia? "Tell me where I am." Vivi said in a small voice.
Leon answered that. "Your in Traverse Town. The place for refugees who've had their world destroyed." He looked up. "It's happening again."
Cid cursed, Yuffie groaned and Aeris gasped. Vivi just blinked. "What's happening again?" Cid grumbled an answer.
"The Heartless are back. Four years ago, the Heartless appeared under the control of a man named Ansem. Then the Key bearer appeared and defeated him. Everything was back to normal when people would be found with a black hole over their heart. We knew it was happening again, but didn't say anything. Then the world barriers went down. Refugees began arriving in gummi ships and we've had our hands full welcoming and comforting everyone." Cid sighed. "I need a smoke." He walked outside.
As Vivi was listening to him he rembered something.
.find the Third Keybearer.'
"Um, would any of you guys know a third keybearer?" Vivi questioned. All of them looked at Vivi.
"How would you know about him?" Leon asked, genuine interest showing on his face.
"Well before I arrived here, I heard someone talking inside my head. It said, 'Find the Third Keybearer. Only he can open the gate.' I didn't know what it was talking about until Cid mentioned a Keybearer." Vivi answered.
"Well, the third keybearer will be hard to find as he was locked in a realm where there is practically no escape." Aeris answered. "And I don't know what gate their talking about."
"But I do." Everyone whipped around to the doorway to see a silver-haired, pale man, if you could call him that. Everything about him was feminine. Especially his clothes. He wore a skirt thingy and a thong! His face very slim and had very girlish features. And a long ivory-furred tailed curled behind him.
"YOU!" Vivi snarled.
Kuja turned and smiled at Vivi. "Hello again, Vivi. Before you cast a Flare spell on me I'll tell you where the Gate is." Vivi growled. "Anyway, when you find him head to the End of The World. There your journey begins. Toodles." Before Vivi could cast Flare he disappeared in a flash of light.
"Curses!" Vivi shouted. "Oooh, when I catch him I'll rip him apart!" Leon looked at him.
"Who was that?"
"An old enemy." With that Vivi got up and walked out the door. Aeris shook her head.
"He's a strange one."
****
After getting his spell books and staff from Cid, Vivi wandered the town. As he was walking past some old men he overheard a conversation.
"Hey did ya see that guy?"
"Yep. He looked dangerous he did."
"I thought he was whacked. Always mumbling about keys and that odd mask of his. Wouldn't let anyone near his face. They got him over in the hospital."
"Yeah his Gummi Ship was pretty beat up. But hey how about them Aurochs?"
"Aw yeah ain't they great?!"
At this point Vivi walked away. The old guy said that the strange man was muttering about keys. Maybe he could help him. He headed towards the hospital.
**** When he got to the hospital there was almost nobody there. After asking around he found out where the man was. As he walked the halls he noticed that there were no sounds- at all. 'Guess this is just a really healthy town.' He reasoned. After wandering for a while he got to the strange man's room. 'Well here goes.' He knocked.
"What do you want?" a strange muffled voice said.
"I would like to talk to you about something." Vivi answered. The voice was silent for a while then answered.
"Come on in." Vivi opened the door. There sitting on the bed was a tall man wearing a black buttoned coat that fit tight on his upper body and flared out at his lower body (A/N: Like Neo from Matrix 2 for those who've seen it.). His pants were tight fitting and tucked into black combat boots. His hands were pale and his nails were painted black. His long silver hair was pretty messy. But the most surprising thing about him was his face- or lack of it. A mask that was half black, half white hid his face. Two holes to see out of but you couldn't see his eyes in them and a thin line for a mouth.
Propped up in the corner was a wicked scythe. The shaft was black and the blade was silver and over a foot long. Clearly the man's choice in weaponry. The man looked up and said, "I am Okage. You came to talk. What is it that you want?"
Vivi said, "I am Vivi. I need to talk to you about keys and keybearers." That got Okage's attention. Vivi continued. "When I was transported here I heard a voice say to me Find the Third Keybearer-"
"-Only he can open the gate." Okage finished softly. Vivi stared in surprise.
"You heard it too?" Okage nodded. "Then do you know what it means?"
Okage was silent for a bit then answered. "When I was transported from my own world I landed at a place called Disney Castle. There I learned the story of the Heartless and the Keybearers. One Keybearer named Sora saved all worlds but in doing so had to lock the other two in a realm called Kingdom Hearts. After that he's been searching for a way to get them out. He never succeeded or so we thought. After I was there for a while we got word that the other two had gotten out but with some side effects. The Heartless who were imprisoned in Kingdom Hearts were released and are rampaging around the worlds."
Vivi interrupted. "But where is the Third Keybearer?"
Okage nodded. "I'm getting to that. One night I had the same dream you had except that the voice told me where he was. Here in Traverse Town, living with Merlin the wizard. So I flew here to find him. I encountered many Heartless ships and my ship was almost destroyed. I was taken to the hospital and the rest is history." Okage leaned back.
Vivi stood up. "Tomorrow, I'll go with you to find him. After that I know where we have to go." Vivi walked to the door. "Goodnight, Okage." Then he left. Okage smiled beneath his mask. Maybe they really could this off.
They would have to. Or Else.
A/n: Hmm. What could this be about? And what the heck is Kuja doing here? Find out next time. And yes Okage is my character. I created him. He's mine. You want, ask. That's all. Review please!
~GOGO