Chapter Nine-Hallows of Dreams
Falling. Falling into the darkness with only one thought on his mind. "Almost there." The memories of him, Brooke, and Lance played through his mind as he fell. His falling seemed to stop and he seemed to fly forward. As he flew forward scenery seemed to start materializing. Water materialized under him and the sky materialized above him. His body flew quickly towards a city that materialized at the edge of what looked like a beach. Meanwhile, Namine' looked at a picture she drew of Brick sleeping and closed her drawing pad and smiled. She went and sat back down in her chair and started drawing once more. A portal opened and Xardo appeared.
"Is it done?" he asked in his deep and rough voice. She nodded and continued to draw. "Good. This should keep him busy long enough for us to go deal with those traitors." He said and another portal opened and he walked through. "Oh…this isn't good at all. There's got to be a way to warn him." Namine' thought. "But if I do…they'll know it was me who did it." She quickly realized. "This can't be good. Maybe I can warn them. This is gonna require a lot of maneuvering." She said as she looked down at the picture she had just finished drawing. It was a drawing of Brick, Brooke, and Lance. She flipped the page over and started on another drawing. "Hurry."
Brick, on the other hand, was still asleep yet his mind was still racing. The city edge that materialized turned into a beach and behind the beach was an actual working city with people, cars, and trees, everything imaginable in a city. Brick landed on the beach while the sun was setting and he was lying spread-eagled. His eyes were still closed but left hand was holding another hand. The hand he was holding belonged to Brooke, who was also lying there with her eyes closed. His right hand was being held by someone else also. The hand that was holding Brick's right hand belonged to Lance, who ironically enough was lying there also with his eyes closed. "The trio."
As the sunset Brick smiled without opening his eyes and squeezed tightly onto Brooke's hand and then onto Lance's. "I'll always protect you." He whispered before he suddenly and quickly sank through the sand. His eyes were still closed as he floated/sank down through water. As he floated deeper and deeper into the water he started to open his eyes a little. "Ugh…where am I?" he asked himself and then realized that he was falling through ocean water. As he neared the floor he flipped himself upright and landed feet first on the sandy ocean floor. "What's going on?" he thought. A light flashed under him once and that startled him. "What the hell was that?"
The same light flashed again and then once more. Brick covered his eyes as the light started to flash non-stop. The light then flashed really bright one last time and revealed what looked like a stained glass picture in a circle. Brick moved backwards a little as the glass picture glew brightly. It was a picture of Raheem holding his keyblade and there were four little circles on the side. They were of Brooke, Nicole, Lance, and Brick. Brick turned around and looked up as he saw birds flying through the water. He inhaled and realized that he was able to breathe and speak under the water. "Wow." He said as he continued to stare the stained glass picture again. "Strange."
Namine', still in the White Room, continued to draw fiercely. "I gotta stop them somehow." She thought. She didn't like working for the new organization and was trying to figure out a way to stop them from harming innocent people. She stopped and looked at her drawing and then tapped it. The drawing started to glow brightly and she dropped the book on the table. The drawing was of a portal into different worlds. She went to touch the drawing and her hand went right through. "I hope this works." She thought as started to lean forward and fall into the book. Brooke and Lance on the other hand were freaking because Brick disappeared without a trace.
"This can't be right. Someone's playing a trick on us. They have to be." Brooke said as she started to pace back and forth. She and Lance were still in Brick's room. Lance started to pace with her. "I know. I know. I mean, he couldn't have just disappeared like that." They heard a crash downstairs and summoned their weapons. "Brick? Is that you?" Brooke said as she and Lance ran for the stairs. They didn't get a response as they walked down the steps. As they got down the stairs they looked around. "Who's there? Show yourself!" Lance called out. Xardo appeared and his appearance frightened them. "Xardo! What are you doing here!" Brooke said angrily. "MYOB."
Xardo summoned his long sword. "The boss sent us to deal with you traitors." He said as three more guys in black hoods appeared. One of them took off his hood. It was actually a female. "Hello Vixen." Brooke said smugly. "Ahhh. Nice to see too little sister. Been awhile hasn't it?" Vixen said with a laugh. "I have no words for you." Brooke said through gritted teeth. "I could say the same about you. You were doing so well and then you go and do something like this." Vixen said shaking her head. "I choose who I want to be. Not what someone else tells me to be." Brooke said. "I guess you're right. But I still gotta kick your ass. Bosses orders."She smiled evilly.
Vixen summoned her weapons, two Sais, and she and Brooke went at it. "Xardo and Vixen. It figures, birds of a feather flock together." Lance said with a smirk. Xardo growled at him and charged with his long sword. The two other guys stood there, not moving at all. "What are you fools waiting for? ATTACK!" Xardo shouted as Lance blocked his attack. The two guys took off their hoods. They summoned their weapons, a four foot sledgehammer and a four foot battle axe. They charged at Lance who had just delivered a kick to Xardo's chest. Brooke and Vixen went at it like crazy. Both slashing and dodging each other's attacks like no tomorrow.
"I can't believe I looked up to you!" Brooke said slashing at Vixen, who blocked. "Yeah…well…you're not exactly what I expected either!" Vixen countered and roundhouse kicked Brooke. Brooke then roundhouse kicked Vixen back. Both girls dropped their weapons, screamed at each other and went for the hair! All four guys stopped their fighting and just looked at each other and then at them. "Wow. Look at em' go." Lance said while he, Xardo, and the two guys still in the black hoods stared in awe at the girls fighting. "I didn't know she could bend like that." Xardo said. "Me either." Lance and the two guys still in black hoods said. Brooke pushed Vixen into the wall.
Vixen then grabbed Brooke by her hair and swung her around screaming. "I hate you! I hate you! I hate you!" Vixen screamed slamming Brooke on the table. "Ouch." All four guys said still in awe. "I hate you more!" Brooke shouted spearing Vixen and punching her like crazy. "Way to go Brooke!" Lance said happily and then realized that was a wrong thing to say. He looked at Xardo and then spinning heel kicked him. The two guys in black hoods swung their weapons wildly at him, almost hitting him. "What are you guys? New?" Lance said ducking a swing from the battle axe. The guy with the sledge hammer kicked Lance backwards and he hit the wall really hard.
Lance got up off the floor and wiped his mouth. "It's gonna take a lot more than a couple of cheap shots to make me cry." He said charging at the two new guys. A portal opened upstairs in Brick's room and Namine' fell through. "Ouch!" she said rubbing her butt. She heard the fighting downstairs and ran to the steps. "Oh no! I'm too late!" she said. Xardo looked up and spotted her. "Namine! What are you doing out of the White Room!" he shouted and started after her. She ran back to the room and slammed the door. She tried to put as many things as she could in the way of the door. She saw the portal was slowly closing and she jumped through it.
Xardo broke down the door and looked around the room. "Dammit!" he growled angrily. Brooke and Vixen seemed to not notice anyone else fighting, only themselves. They were rolling all over each other. "Wench!" Vixen yelled punching Brooke off her. "Tramp!" Brooke shouted kicking her in the stomach. Lance dodged another swing from the battle axe but missed dodging the sledge hammer and it caught him in the back. "Ahhhhh!" he screamed as he hit the wall again. Brooke looked over and saw Lance lying face down on the floor. "LANCE!" Brooke yelled after Vixen slapped her and she backhanded her. She ran over to Lance.
Xardo, Vixen, and the other two new organization members started to close in on them. Back in the White Room, Namine drew quickly on her drawing pad. "I've gotta hurry!" she said to herself and finished as quickly as possible. As Xardo and the others neared them Lance sat up and called his Kama w/chain to him and Brooke called her two short swords to her. "We're in this together. No matter what." Lance said looking at Brooke who smiled and nodded. They stood up slowly, preparing themselves for battle. A portal opened and Namine stepped through. "This way!" she yelled and Lance and Brooke ran and jumped through the portal. The portal opened up in the White Room and they fell out. Namine was sitting there drawing again when they stood up. She looked at them with an apologetic smile. "Sorry." She said as they were encased in the same unopened flower as Brick. "Namine! What are you doing!" Brooke shouted. But Namine whispered the same unusual words and both Brooke and Lance's eyes fluttered and they fell into darkness. "Brick. We'll find you, don't worry." Lance and Brooke thought.