Chapter 3: What He Once Knew...Gone
It was the morning after the occurrence in the World of Awakening happened. The sky was darker than usual and a smell of something burning filled the air. Vaughn opened his eyes coughing and was covered in ashes. He felt as if he's been thrown into a pit of knives, pain rushed completely through his body. He could hear a faint calling of his name:
"Vaughn, wake up. Vaughn! Vaughn! Help!"
His attention was set on the figure clutching him holding his hand. It was Lata, sitting by him crying and calling his name. he raised his stray hand and wiped the tear from her face. Lata looked down at the ash covered boy with discontent and pain. Vaughn raised himself looking at his destroyed home. His hand, being still in Lata's, trembled and clutched it tight. Vaughn looked toward the dock and saw Rick. He stared at Rick in disbelief and anger. Vaughn fixed his view straight at Rick's hand looking at it glow with darkness, it had black all over. Vaughn looked at Lata and said:
"I need you to go to our boats and untie Rick's and mine. You take yours andand go to the town and make sure you stay in a safe place."
Lata nodded and let go of Vaughn's. She ran as fast as she could with the last remnant she had of Vaughn, his keychain of white wings with her initials on it. Vaughn started to let his anger roam free as the island was burning with raging fires. A light formed in his hand and he immediately recognized it. Vaughn yelled with his hand in the warm light:
"White Kingdomkey come to my aid!"
Rick jumped with fear at the sound of the keyblade's name. Vaughn grabbed the key blade in both hands and rushed forward waving it at his side. Rick could feel the anger radiating from Vaughn as if it were his own. Vaughn jumped from a great distance and landed right in front of Rick. The White Kingdomkey moved faster than the eye could see, for this one giant slash hit Rick and he flew backwards.
Vaughn could feel the keyblade slip away from his hands and a new warmth farmed around him. The light from his hand spread all over his body until all of him was turned white. His hair, his clothes… white. It had shone bright with vigor and power.
"Your power has awakened my friend." Rick said with a smirk.
"Shut the hell up, you were attempting to burn down the island!" Vaughn relied with energy.
"If you knew what I was doing you would probably kill me." Rick told him with a melancholy tone.
"Try me, maybe I already want to." Vaughn exceptionally said
"I'm truly sorry, if you didn't already know." Rick said while raising his hand. "Portal Open, I'm really hoping I can see again but not like this. Dark Aura!"
Rick rose up into the air and held his hand in a fist right in front of himself. Vaughn turned around and saw the portal that was opened; it had a light at the very middle of it that shone bright. Next thing Vaughn knew, he was being forced in it while the island and everything around almost decinigrated into many pieces. Everything turned dark and another light portal opened. This time it was white with black around it and it seemed as though crying was on the other end.
Vaughn quickly rushed through and dropped onto the floor in front of a whole gathering of people. A sharp pain ran through his back as he felt the sharp pain of being stuck in the back by a blade. Vaughn quickly stood up and saw that it was the hooded figure that left a note by Roxas. He looked to his side and saw a boy who looked like Roxas who held a keyblade at directly at him.
"You." Sora said crying. "You, are the won who killed Roxas."
"Roxas, is dead? I didn't mean to kill him." Vaughn said in rebuttal. "He was trying to help me."
The hooded mouse figure took his coat off and walked over to Sora lowering his blade. The mouse looked at Riku and motioned him over to Vaughn. Vaughn took a step back and fearfully stood still. Riku put the hand on his hand on Vaughn's shoulder and said:
"What's your name and why were you with Roxas?"
"I'm Vaughn and Roxas was helping me escape from these people who were trying to capture me." Vaughn explained.
"Your Majesty, He's from the new star." Riku said taking his hand off Vaughn's shoulder.
The mouse walked forward and attacked like he was going to attack Vaughn. The warm sensation of light filled his hand and his keyblade appeared. Vaughn, in the other hand made it into a fist and the blue light appeared. The mouse quickly backed away and made his keyblade vanish. The blue light quickly went away and the White Kingdomkey disappeared.
"Well Vaughn, I am King Mickey of Disney Castle." The mouse said. "You are from an island that has white lit nights and black lighted days aren't you?"
"YEAH, my friends are still there!" Vaughn said with a great deal of excitement.
"Hmm, you are one of light and great remorse. How is it your friend was lured into darkness?" The King asked.
"He… He said he was protecting me. From what, I don't know." Vaughn solemnly replied.
"Riku can you feel the boy in darkness?" the King asked.
Riku sat down on the floor and stood there looking at the king in a worried way. He pushed up his sleeves and put his hand into the air. His eyes closed for mere seconds until, a black orb formed around his hand and a light flashed causing everyone in th room to squint and cover their eyes. Moments later Riku's eyes were wide open with fear.
"The boy can use my powers, all of them and a couple extra." Riku said with great worry
"Thank you, Riku." The King said.
"That's not all," Riku said with everyone's eyes widening. "There's a new group similiar to the Organization XIII... The Exiled XII and this boy is a part of them."
Sora looked at at Vaughn in disgust and then at the king saying:
"Why did a keyblade choose him, he hurt Roxas."
"I told you already it wasn't my fault it was the blue light of the White Kingdomkey." Vaughn explained.
"I see you can't control it." Kairi said as she walked beside Vaughn. "You're in a way, like Riku when he first obtained his abilities."
Kairi looked at Sora, grabbed him by the hand, and pulled him to his feet. Sora looked at Vaughn again, but this time with his face drenched in tears. He made his keyblade appear and gave it to Vaughn. Vaughn held it steadily and closed his eyes. The blue light appeared inVaughn's hand and it covered the Kingdom Key, thus making it return to Sora. A different keyblade then formed in Vaughn's hand, it was the one that belonged to Roxas. A keyhole appeared in the floor and the keyblade released a light going into the hole making a locking sound.
Moments of silence past when a figure appeared where the keyhole was. It shone bright with bits of it gradually coming uncovered. The figure finally lay on the floor complete, it was Roxas. He had new clothes, the same colar as Sora's clothing,black and Red with a yellow belt. Roxas was laying there with eyes closed and and his hand open. His keyblade descended from the air to Roxas' hand and his eyes opened. He stood up, turned to Vaughn, and said:
"Thank you one of great light, for I have gained humanity."
Everyones eyes opened widely and a smile grew throughout the room. Sora and Roxas looked each other in the eye and gave smirks. The happiness, not known, would only last temporarily for many plots are still to unfold.