Yeek, you saw that coming, didn't you? Welp, here's the seventh chapter...
Disclaimer: I do not own 'Search for Delicious' (Natalie Babbit) or 'Emily the Strange.'
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"What is it about small children? How come they know more about Kingdom Hearts than we?"
"They were probably reborn people. You know, die-and-come-back type."
"Do they ever come back as anything else? Why can't they be chairs or something? I bet you anything this chair knows everything about the world," Evani whacked the chair she was sitting in.
Carson rolled his eyes. "Evani..."
"I'm serious! I mean, this chair has possibly seated FBI agents, spies, and maybe even royals...I should write a book! 'The Secret of Chairs: Our Greatest Secret Keepers.'"
"Evani..."
"Damn, that sounds stupid. How about, 'You Better Stop Talking Around Chairs...'"
"EVANI!!"
Evani blinked and her black hair fell down her back as she looked up. "What?"
"We need to focus here."
"Oh. Right." Evani stole one last shifty look at her chair. Carson rolled his eyes again.
"So what were we saying? Small children?"
"And the Keyblade Master." Carson took out his wallet and pulled out three pictures.
"Keybl...I thought we already had one of those masters...?"
"We did. Remember? He got sucked into..."
"The darkness. I know now. So what is this deal about kids?"
"It seems these girls"—he showed the three pictures to Evani—"were reborn somehow into this century."
"So they come from the future?"
"Possibly. We don't know."
Evani picked up the first picture. It was a small girl with brown hair and red turtleneck, with red leggings and a deep blue overall dress. She flipped the picture over, and in small cursive writing at the bottom:
"Ty."
"That one is Ty, yes."
"What's the deal with her?"
"She is a spirit from a soul garden."
"SOUL GARDEN?!" Evani shrieked, and everyone else in the small shop became silent to stare at her.
Evani lowered her head and Carson sighed deeply. "What's a soul garden?"
Carson stared at the ceiling as the normal buzz of conversation flooded back to the room. "Soul garden...well, I don't know if everyone has one, but legend says that if people with some sort of ESP have images of gardens inside themselves."
"So if they close their eyes, they can see spirits and gardens and things?"
"Yep."
"Jeez. Kills to be psychic."
"Tell me about it."
"So...this Ty girl...she escaped?"
"No, she was let out of that person's mind because she knew everything about Kingdom Hearts."
"I have no idea how someone could do that, but okay I see why that would be a problem."
"What problem?"
"Well, she knows too much. Doesn't that mean you lock her up?"
"Lock her up? What are you talking about? Ty could have been a huge piece of the puzzle!!"
"'Could have been.'"
"Could have been. We couldn't get any info out of her, she kept telling everyone 'Isn't it obvious?' or 'Why are you asking me?'"
"Typical six-or-seven-year-old. But one question: how was she 'reborn?'"
"You know how everyone has like a past life?"
"Yeah."
"And you know the person with the soul garden?"
"Oh I get it...Ty was living in that person's past life, and then was reborn with the person. Oh wait...how old was the person?"
"Twelve."
"So how can Ty live only for seven years?"
"Ty lived as long as that person was in touch with his/her true soul. Then as years went by, I guess they just kind of slipped..."
"Ah." Evani placed Ty's picture down and picked up a blond-haired little girl in a sea-green dress. "Ardis. Who was she?"
"Ardis was from the sea. We don't have too much info on her. All we know is she lives in the sea that surrounds Destiny Islands."
"Destiny...Ah yes! Where the Keyblade Master's from!"
"Yes. We don't know if that is a coincidence or Ardis was meant to be there. She was reborn from a book character into Kingdom Hearts." Carson pulled out a paperback book from his book bag. "'Search For Delicious.' You've read it, right?"
"Yeah. About the boy who asks for the definition of 'delicious' and causes a war. Tuh, idiots." Evani laughed and flipped through the book. "Why was she picked?"
"She wasn't picked, Evani, she died and came back, remember?"
"How did she—?"
"We don't know. Look at the last girl."
"'Emily.'" Evani read and turned the photo around to look at the face of the small girl with black eyes and hair. Her skin was a pale, pale white and she was crossing her arms in front of a looming mansion.
Carson sighed. "Emily."
"What is the matter with her? She looks like she needs a shrink..."
"She lives in Halloween Town and wont let anybody into her mind."
"So how do we know that she knows everything?"
"Because of what she represents."
"What's that?" Evani leaned closer as Carson's voice became softer.
"Emily represents the Heartless."
Evani gasped and covered her mouth. "No way...does that mean...?"
"Yes, Emily could be imprisoning our Keyblade Master."
"She could be our greatest enemy..."
"Right." Carson spread all three of the photos out and gazed at the three small girls. They stared back at him, all wearing faces of seriousness. "We better get started."
Evani nodded and picked up her coat as she stood up. "Right."
Disclaimer: I do not own 'Search for Delicious' (Natalie Babbit) or 'Emily the Strange.'
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"What is it about small children? How come they know more about Kingdom Hearts than we?"
"They were probably reborn people. You know, die-and-come-back type."
"Do they ever come back as anything else? Why can't they be chairs or something? I bet you anything this chair knows everything about the world," Evani whacked the chair she was sitting in.
Carson rolled his eyes. "Evani..."
"I'm serious! I mean, this chair has possibly seated FBI agents, spies, and maybe even royals...I should write a book! 'The Secret of Chairs: Our Greatest Secret Keepers.'"
"Evani..."
"Damn, that sounds stupid. How about, 'You Better Stop Talking Around Chairs...'"
"EVANI!!"
Evani blinked and her black hair fell down her back as she looked up. "What?"
"We need to focus here."
"Oh. Right." Evani stole one last shifty look at her chair. Carson rolled his eyes again.
"So what were we saying? Small children?"
"And the Keyblade Master." Carson took out his wallet and pulled out three pictures.
"Keybl...I thought we already had one of those masters...?"
"We did. Remember? He got sucked into..."
"The darkness. I know now. So what is this deal about kids?"
"It seems these girls"—he showed the three pictures to Evani—"were reborn somehow into this century."
"So they come from the future?"
"Possibly. We don't know."
Evani picked up the first picture. It was a small girl with brown hair and red turtleneck, with red leggings and a deep blue overall dress. She flipped the picture over, and in small cursive writing at the bottom:
"Ty."
"That one is Ty, yes."
"What's the deal with her?"
"She is a spirit from a soul garden."
"SOUL GARDEN?!" Evani shrieked, and everyone else in the small shop became silent to stare at her.
Evani lowered her head and Carson sighed deeply. "What's a soul garden?"
Carson stared at the ceiling as the normal buzz of conversation flooded back to the room. "Soul garden...well, I don't know if everyone has one, but legend says that if people with some sort of ESP have images of gardens inside themselves."
"So if they close their eyes, they can see spirits and gardens and things?"
"Yep."
"Jeez. Kills to be psychic."
"Tell me about it."
"So...this Ty girl...she escaped?"
"No, she was let out of that person's mind because she knew everything about Kingdom Hearts."
"I have no idea how someone could do that, but okay I see why that would be a problem."
"What problem?"
"Well, she knows too much. Doesn't that mean you lock her up?"
"Lock her up? What are you talking about? Ty could have been a huge piece of the puzzle!!"
"'Could have been.'"
"Could have been. We couldn't get any info out of her, she kept telling everyone 'Isn't it obvious?' or 'Why are you asking me?'"
"Typical six-or-seven-year-old. But one question: how was she 'reborn?'"
"You know how everyone has like a past life?"
"Yeah."
"And you know the person with the soul garden?"
"Oh I get it...Ty was living in that person's past life, and then was reborn with the person. Oh wait...how old was the person?"
"Twelve."
"So how can Ty live only for seven years?"
"Ty lived as long as that person was in touch with his/her true soul. Then as years went by, I guess they just kind of slipped..."
"Ah." Evani placed Ty's picture down and picked up a blond-haired little girl in a sea-green dress. "Ardis. Who was she?"
"Ardis was from the sea. We don't have too much info on her. All we know is she lives in the sea that surrounds Destiny Islands."
"Destiny...Ah yes! Where the Keyblade Master's from!"
"Yes. We don't know if that is a coincidence or Ardis was meant to be there. She was reborn from a book character into Kingdom Hearts." Carson pulled out a paperback book from his book bag. "'Search For Delicious.' You've read it, right?"
"Yeah. About the boy who asks for the definition of 'delicious' and causes a war. Tuh, idiots." Evani laughed and flipped through the book. "Why was she picked?"
"She wasn't picked, Evani, she died and came back, remember?"
"How did she—?"
"We don't know. Look at the last girl."
"'Emily.'" Evani read and turned the photo around to look at the face of the small girl with black eyes and hair. Her skin was a pale, pale white and she was crossing her arms in front of a looming mansion.
Carson sighed. "Emily."
"What is the matter with her? She looks like she needs a shrink..."
"She lives in Halloween Town and wont let anybody into her mind."
"So how do we know that she knows everything?"
"Because of what she represents."
"What's that?" Evani leaned closer as Carson's voice became softer.
"Emily represents the Heartless."
Evani gasped and covered her mouth. "No way...does that mean...?"
"Yes, Emily could be imprisoning our Keyblade Master."
"She could be our greatest enemy..."
"Right." Carson spread all three of the photos out and gazed at the three small girls. They stared back at him, all wearing faces of seriousness. "We better get started."
Evani nodded and picked up her coat as she stood up. "Right."
