Chapter 5 – Mystica's Mistake
Mystica was running from behind the Castle it was snowing once more as something from the mountain flew down from the sky. "No…no…no! Why didn't I listen! Why did I …why did I have to release that stupid dragon!" Just as she made it to the small bridge between the courtyard and the castle, a blue dragon with snow-eyebrows, and long claws made of ice and green eyes. She goes to run but cannot move as the dragon's green eyes pierce her soul.
The Dragon rears his head as he is about to dive at her. Just as she is about to be swept up by the Dragon as he lunges at her the dragon is stopped by a large halberd and blade. Lanalk and Low-Tide stumble backwards as Aqua jumps up shouting like Xenia Warrior Princess (A/N: C'mon, she is perfect for it…and I like the noise. LOL) while her blade sends the dragon backwards with a combined effort.
The dragon staggers to his feet as his wings expand out slits along his back. He stands up right on two legs as he flies up into the air, breathing cold whirling ice currents upon the group as they all fall to one knee breathing heavily trying to regain their warmth. Cloud runs in shouting "Everyone get back! Your not match for him!" Just then, a Heartless Symbol flashes on the Dragon's chest as Maleficent descends onto the Guard tower roof behind the Dragon.
"HAHAHAHAHAAAAA…oh how lovely… I didn't know he possessed –this- much strength when I sealed him away…from you." Maleficent gave an evil grin as Cloud rushed at the Dragon. The dragon flew back into the air as Aerith and Yuffie ran out from the castle. Mystica stood back up as the others did as well…no one ran they stood their ground knowing what they had to do.
"Can we pull it off with just the four of us?" Lanalk quirked his eyebrow as he looked for Mystica to answer.
"I …am not sure…without Shana, Ken, and Drake we're going to have a lot of problems." Mystica seemed out of breath as her knees buckled from the cold. Just then, Auron rushed into the scene swinging his blade wildly at the Dragon to help Cloud. Aerith was not far behind but Yuffie stayed back with Mystica.
"Cloud be careful! Don't hurt him!" Aerith shrieked as she saw him cut a couple of scales off the Dragon's mighty thigh.
"I am trying to honey but he ain't pulling punches!" Cloud shouted back as he was bushed back, his feet grinding ridges into the stone ground below them.
"Cloud watch it!" Auron shouted as the Dragon's tail swiped Cloud up into the air as the Dragon took flight with Cloud in a tail hold Cloud's sword fell to the ground.
"Cloud!" Aerith looked down at the ground knowing she had to do it…to protect the love of her life. "…So be it…" She glared back up at Maleficent whom was cackling horribly. "I am sorry…" She raised her hands into the air giving a nod to Lanalk, Low-Tide, Aqua, and Mystica. Yuffie grabbed Mystica's hand and looked up at the Dragon. Aerith began to chant soft words as a pink aura surrounded her. The outline of Lanalk began to glow red, as Low-Tide's began to glow silver, Aqua's began to emit soft yellow aura around her, as Mystica's outline emitted lavender.
Soon after Yuffie became engulfed in a white light as, the light began to dim over time as energy grew in each of them. Aerith started to hover over the ground as Jolina ran up crying. "No Mommy don't do it! Please!" Aerith frowned as she heard her daughter's voice, but she knew what she had to do…Just then as Aerith started to rise she began to have flash backs of what happened before all of this.
7 days ago
"Run Low-Tide! It's coming!" Mulan shouted as a portal opened below her, sucking her into a strange dark room with a white floor with only a strange white mist emitting a soft light.
Low-Tide was running with Mystica on his back slowly beginning to wake up. "Agh!" Low-Tide shouted as his foot was hit with a quarterstaff tossed by one of the Soldier Heartless. Behind that Heartless were a countless amount, thousands and thousands of Heartless of all shapes and sizes walking down the mountainside.
Mystica rolled down the mountainside as Low-Tide started to get up. He picked her up again and started running cradling her. Her eyes opened up as she noticed who was carrying her. She did not recognize the man too well. She had seen him at the Academy a few times but now that she saw him and got a good look, she recognized him. "…Saladin?" …Low-Tide looked down raising an eyebrow when he too recognized her.
"Mystica?...figures…" Low-Tide kept running, but picked up his pace the snow crackling beneath him as the Heartless behind the two of them went from walking…to running. The mass amounts of Heartless shouting raising their weapons starting to make weird quirking noises that echoed across the mountainside.
Mystica noticed that there was a village on the valley below. She couldn't let anything bad happen to them, she reached out her hand towards it chanting as energy began to cackle around her body, shocking Low-Tide a few times, as he winces while running. She released a huge bolt of lightning towards the upper part of the mountain "Thundaga!" she shouted as the bolt hurled towards the Mountain blasting it with a magnificent display of Fireworks she had ever seen. The Heartless looked back and saw this as it started to avalanche. She tapped Low-Tide's shoulder. "Saladin…behind you." Low-Tide turned back, saw the avalanche, and started to run faster as fast as his legs would let him. He started to make his way to a cliff-side to make it to the safety of the hidden cove of the mountain that only he and Mulan knew about. The Heartless were swept up in one fell swoop as Low-Tide and Mystica dove into the cove protecting themselves from the evils abode. (A/N: Yes, I know that rhymed…I went for it. I hope ya like it at least. )
…Meanwhile…
Mulan was becoming more frantic as she looked around for the answer of her location. She saw a little boy with brown hair, and glowing green eyes…strange green eyes…who would have them? Mulan took a step further to look at the little boy who could not have been older than 7 or 8 years old. "Hello?...Are you alright?" Mulan reached out her hand to raise the child's head touching his chin as the whole room lit up into a huge white room as his hair color turned blue and he stood.
"Who are you?" the little boy said as he stood up looking at Mulan as she too stood up.
"I am Mulan, who are you?" Mulan smiled as she tilted her head at the strange now blue-haired boy.
"I am…Xarelo." Mulan smiled as she went to shake his hand. Xarelo looked at it strangely as he returned her hand shake.
"So what are you doing here? This room is so bright now…why was it so dim?" Mulan looked around the room and saw so many pictures that were drawn around the room.
Suddenly a girl with bright blonde hair appeared in the room. "Oh My!" she shouted as she saw Mulan. She rushed to Xarelo and hid him from Mulan. "Who are you and why were you talking to Xarelo!" Mulan was taken aback by this and bowed.
"I deeply apologize. I hope I did not offend you by talking to your son." Mulan lifted from her bowed state as she looked into the girl's eyes, they were a bright blue. Mulan than realized she couldn't be the Childs mother. He was too old. She continued to stare at the 16 year-old blonde. "I am Mulan. What is your name miss?" She extended her hand again to shake the Blonde's hand.
"I am Naminé." She reached out shaking Mulan's hand. "And this is Xarelo…" she said sadly. This caught Mulan's attention.
"What's wrong?" Mulan tilted her head in curiosity as Naminé let Xarelo play with his toys.
"You see Mulan…Xarelo…shouldn't exist…he…as well as myself are Nobodies…" Naminé began to explain as Mulan interrupted.
"What! You aren't nobodies! Your people just like me!" Mulan said a little louder than she should have. "And everyone has the right to exist."
Naminé looked back at Xarelo watching him play with Crayons on the paper she gave him on the floor. "No Mulan…you don't understand…we're Nobodies…You know of the Heartless correct?" Mulan nodded. "Well you see…when a person's heart is taken by the Heartless we are the end result of that…the person is split into two…their Heart is taken from them as their soul is released and corrupted into a Heartless…while their Body…is resulted into us…Nobodies…"
Mulan was taken aback to this new information…"How do you know all of this?" Naminé simply shrugged. She never knew why she had all this information hidden within her…she just knew. "So who's Nobody are you?"
Naminé looked down a moment before looking back up to Mulan. "Her name is …Kairi I think…" she let out a soft sigh as she continued. "Xarelo…he was forced into his condition…he can't do as much as he used to…like his real self was very adept in magic…Black Magic…but whenever he is in trouble a strange blue woman in some sort of ice bikini and a white mantle appears and obliterates them with some sort of…ice attack. She picks him up usually afterwards and calms him down…It is all very odd. But I suppose its just some ability of his. Like mine…" Mulan was dumbfounded as she absorbed all this new knowledge.
"So…who's Nobody is he?" Mulan motioned to Xarelo as he started to play with blocks, building an actual skyscraper out of it that reached the ceiling.
Naminé turned to the window by the large table. "He's the Nobody of" ---
Meanwhile in the Hidden Cove
Low-Tide and Mystica were nearing a light at the end of the tunnel. "We're almost there Saladin!" Mystica clapped her hands slightly as a Light emitted from her. They both decided to make a run for the opening. Just as they exited, a bright flash appeared above the valley as something black was spinning above it. Low-Tide and Mystica looked at each other and started to run for it immediately.
Meanwhile back at the White Room
Naminé turned and looked at Xarelo as he started to grow up suddenly. "Xarelo?..." He grew up into what seemed like an 18 year-old. Naminé and Mulan blinked rapidly as they saw this transformation tilting their heads. "Xarelo what's wrong?"
Xarelo turned around looking at them as an Unknown robe appeared around him instead of the white T-Shirt and jeans he was wearing. "It's time…" Xarelo disappeared into a portal that appeared behind him. Naminé ran in after him as well as Mulan.
Back at the Valley Village
Low-Tide and Mystica looked up, as a portal appeared right behind the person in a black robe as Xarelo floated out of it glaring at her. "Xhanas! What are you doing!" Xhanas turned around grinning evilly.
"So I see you finally woke up. Got tired of being a child?" Xhanas lowered her hood as pure blonde hair fell to the sides of her face and down to the middle of her back. Just then, Naminé and Mulan walked out of the portal falling down to the ground as they screamed. Xarelo acted quickly as he pulled back his hand as two chains the ice chains separated linked with another ice link until they both reached Naminé and Mulan in time as they stopped falling and were lowered to the ground gently.
"I see you haven't lost your touch too much." Xhanas commented as she sneered at Xarelo.
"Jealous much?" Xarelo grinned. "Now…why are you harassing these people? You know the plan…" Xhanas rolled her eyes at Xarelo.
"Xarelo go back to your stupid little lab-rat way of studying Naminé. I know Xemnas asked you to report everything on her until you have something significant. Which I still don't understand why he wants her…" Xhanas growled at Naminé who just stared at Xarelo like she had been betrayed.
"Xhanas it's not to study Naminé it's to guard her from the likes of you! The ones who HAVE betrayed the Organization such as yourself…I was told earlier to seal you away with the others…Xemnas is sick of your interference with the other worlds…he doesn't want us to be known yet! –And- you have –witnesses- now! So it is time Xhanas…for you to go away…for eternity." Xarelo held out his hand at Xhanas as she extended two Diamond swords. Xarelo's hand was still extended as he continued to chant softly. Energy spiraling around his arm as an Ice Spear launched at Xhanas annihilating one of her swords.
"Naminé we got to help him…somehow." Mulan said. Naminé was still in shock but nodded. She knew what he meant and now it was her turn.
Mystica and Low-Tide looked at each other with puzzling looks on their faces. But followed them.
Xarelo held out his hand, as it began to glitter. Xhanas started growling just as her nails grew longer and longer. She reared back her hand as the nails grew into claws each nail was at least 18 inches long. "So…shall we begin puppet?" Xhanas stared at Xarelo taunting him.
Xarelo's hand flashed in a bright blue light as a long Ice Spear with an ice chain at the bottom of it as it flicked upward at Xhanas he glared at her. "Let's do it…useless witch!"
Xarelo charged Xhanas with his Ice spear the small chain on the bottom flinging around in the wind of the battle in the air.
Xhanas held her hands out towards Xarelo launching forth the diamond nails; she lifted her hands up into the air as energy begins to build up above her. Xarelo spun his spear reflecting the diamond nails to the ground, but only slightly as one strayed hitting him in the shoulder. He cried out in pain as he held his shoulder a moment, Xhanas giggling at his pain.
The energy gathering above Xhanas started to get larger and larger as Xarelo kept trying to kick up energy to flicker a response from his mild healing powers, but to no avail as he left his shoulder bleeding he rose higher into the sky as his eyes closed.
Naminé, Mulan, Low-Tide, and Mystica all made their way to the top of the castle. Mulan was the first one to reach the top. Noticing the energy gathering and Xarelo rising up into the air. Naminé saw Xarelo. Her face paled as she hid her face looking away instantly. Low-Tide and Mystica looked at each other shrugging not sure what was going on in the first place.
Xarelo kept rising up into the air just as Xhanas finished gathering her energy, she grinned evilly as her hands began to glow. "Time to finish this…Xarelo." She spat at his name as her hands started to glow brighter and brighter with each passing second.
Xhanas launched the orb of energy at Xarelo shouting "Diamond Sphere!" The large energy ball hardened into purest diamond ever to grace the planet, it was a beautiful white with a blue center. As it was hurled towards Xarelo, but Xarelo had a plan. He suddenly shifted himself towards the Diamond orb throwing his Ice Spear straight at the Diamond Orb.
Xhanas raised an eyebrow at Xarelo as the Ice Spear met her Diamond Orb the Ice Spear pierced straight through the Diamond Sphere and flung straight into the center. Suddenly energy began to crackle around the sphere that was still going towards Xarelo. He did nothing to move as it kept moving closer and closer. Xhanas was chuckling uncertainly as she watched.
Xarelo then closed his eyes as energy began to build up around him, his hands met together as the Diamond Sphere engulfed him. Xarelo's chanting resonating from within the sphere. Xhanas quirked both eyebrows as she was in awe of her own work. Suddenly the Diamond Sphere burst apart as Xarelo held his hands out towards Xhanas. "Xhanas…I think your better off alone." As Xarelo said these words, black orbs began to surround Xhanas. She kept looking around nervously now that her prized attack had failed her. The Black orbs engulfed her as she let out a shriek of horror. When all five orbs engulfed her, they suddenly disappeared as Xarelo released his stance. "X-zone…" Xarelo floated down, now completely exhausted from the long battle he started to fall down towards the ground no longer able to hold himself up.
Low-Tide and Mystica were in total awe at this point, as Mulan's jaw dropped from the occurrence. Naminé however ran towards Xarelo's direction just as he passed them from the sky. Xarelo was now unconscious at this point. However, just then Xhanas laughing could be heard echoing from everywhere. "You think you could get rid of me without payback…I don't think so…I may be sealed now, but that doesn't mean I can't still use my connection to you brother! Now you pay the price for mucking with your older sister!" Just then Xarelo stopped falling as he started rising up into the air again. Just then, he was flung backwards into the Castle's rear courtyard. Mystica was the first to notice and made her way there, as Naminé, Mulan, and Low-Tide soon followed. Naminé's body flickered slightly but soon stopped afterwards. "Xarelo!" Naminé shouted as Xarelo's body jerked from being stopped in mid-air above the rear courtyard.
A beautiful girl with red-brownish hair stood in the courtyard's edge, playing with a few flowers from the meadow behind her, her long pink kimono dress was wrapped with a flower sash, tied perfectly in the back as her gown flowed from an uncertain wind. Princess Kairi then started a long walk along the courtyard's meadow, unaware of what was occurring above her. She heard the name Xarelo being shouted and looked towards the noise. She saw Naminé, Mulan, Low-Tide, and Mystica all staring above the center of the courtyard. She gasped softly as her left hand graced her lips seeing Xarelo's lifeless body hovering over the center of the huge meadow. Blood kept dripping from the wound on his left shoulder as a large blue crystal suddenly pierced through the ground in front of Xarelo. Xarelo's body floated towards the crystal. Suddenly being engulfed by it. "Xarelo…" Princess Kairi and Naminé both said at the same time. Kairi made her way to the crystal just as Naminé did as well. Mulan, Low-Tide and Mystica soon followed.
Kairi was the first to reach the Crystal as she looked up into it seeing Xarelo lay in it unconscious, almost seeming to be asleep. Kairi was about to place her hand onto the crystal, but stopped as she saw Naminé and the others. "Mulan…who are these people?" Princess Kairi looked back to them as her hands placed themselves back in front of her entwined.
Mulan bowed quickly as she answered "Forgive me Princess Kairi, but this is Naminé, Saladin, and Mystica." Gesturing to each person, she mentioned.
Naminé curtsied, as did Mystica, but Low-Tide just stood his ground as he crossed his arms. "Look little girl, what's going on here?" Mulan raised an eyebrow in utter shock of Low-Tide's folly.
Kairi giggled at Low-Tide. "Saladin right? I see." Kairi giggled again. "Whew…you smell…like…the ocean at Low Tide. Sir Saladin! I hereby change your name by royal decree. To Low-Tide." Kairi smiled innocently at Saladin thusly changing his name. Low-Tide however was furious. He went to grab his Halberd just as Mulan stopped him.
"Princess…that is enough." Mulan said warning the princess politely. Kairi simply nodded as she turned back around to face the crystal.
Mystica stepped forward towards the crystal placing her hand upon it. "It feels so cold… Do you think he'll be alright in there?"
Naminé and Kairi both nodded at the same time. Mulan raised an eyebrow noticing the two and realized. "Wait…" everyone looked towards Mulan. "Uhm...never mind…nothing important. Anyway, shouldn't we get some rest? I mean we all seemed to have had a long day…and Xarelo looks like he's just asleep…he should be fine." Everyone simply nodded, except Kairi who was curious as to what had happened.
"What happened Mulan?" Kairi asked wrapping her arms around Mulans'. Mulan sighed as they all made their way into the castle, resting up.
Over the past 6 days, 23 hours, and 45 minutes it was relatively peaceful. They all tried to figure out a way to rescue Xarelo, but failed each time.
Princess Kairi walked out onto the meadow, tilting her head noticing there was more than one strange figure out by Xarelo's imprisoned body. She ran over "How did you get past the guards!" Kairi shouted as she made her way to them seeing a rather large group come from a strange ship at the other end of the meadow. Naminé watched from one of the large libraries within the castle, looking over the elegant ancient Chinese meadow.
Cloud was the first to turn around noticing Kairi; Sora was behind him still examining the crystal with Aerith and Jolina. Merlin and Cid were still yelling at each other in the-larger-than-average gummi ship. "Hello?"
Kairi looked up at Cloud her eyes widening. "H-hello…wh…what are you all doing here?" Cloud smirked shaking his head at Kairi. He looked towards Aerith.
"Hey Aerith…can you please deal with her. I'll see if we can't free him." Cloud took out his buster sword that he picked up from Merlin's house.
Aerith giggled at Cloud as she made her way to Kairi kneeling down to look her in the eye. "Hello. I am Aerith." She smiled as she held her hand out to Kairi.
"I am Kairi." She smiled back at Aerith shaking her hand.
"Nice to meet you Kairi. Do you know what happened to him?" Aerith looked back towards the crystal where Xarelo was encased.
"I am not sure… I just saw him float over here, and the crystal grew from the ground and absorbed him into it." Aerith frowned at Kairi as she explained what had happened.
"Thank you Kairi. Now we know a little bit, of what happened to him. Was there anyone else around here that would know?" Aerith gave Kairi a fake smile. Just then Naminé walked out into the meadow.
Kairi looked back, smiling and hugged Naminé "Hi Naminé, everything alright?"
Naminé nodded as she embraced Kairi, but let go soon after as she walked to Aerith. "He protected us…you know." Aerith smiled and nodded somehow knowing. "He was very nice; he kept me company while I was forced to be alone…please help him. I am worried." Naminé grew saddened as Aerith hugged her.
"It's okay Naminé. We'll make sure he's alright…we need his help anyway." Naminé looked up tilting her head a little.
Mystica, Low-Tide, and Mulan then came out finally seeing the large gummi ship. Low-Tide walked up to the Crystal, as did Mulan talking to Sora and Jolina, despite Sora having a staring problem at Kairi. Mystica walked up to the Crystal tilting her head, ignoring the others, having an idea after six days of planning. Shana finally cheered in as she walked out of the Gummi ship screaming loudly "Mouse!" Tifa walked out slowly shaking her head laughing as Queen Minnie exited sighing shaking her head as well.
Mystica placed her hand on the crystal. Suddenly it began to glow dim at first as Mystica began to chant softly. The Crystal emitted a bright blue light. Just then, Lanalk and Aqua made their way out of the Gummi ship holding hands, and ran towards the group looking worried. The light from the crystal grew brighter just as Mystica started to glow lavender, Lanalk red, Aqua yellow, Low-Tide silver, and Aerith pink, Shana's wasn't seeable as it was clear as crystal. The Crystal started to float upward reacting to the spell Mystica casted.
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To Be Continued…
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Okay now for me. SO SORRY THIS TOOK SO LONG TO WRITE! I kept getting writer's block. And I apologize for the cliffy, but all will be explained SOON! I promise this time it won't take long! Not like this one did! Thanks for the reviews!
Kairi159: Yes I do too! And a lot more of it will occur after this chapter! And Sorry for the long wait!
Twlightwing: Thank you:D I totally agree! and I will! Sorry for taking so long! Chapter 6 will be updated much sooner! MUCH MUCH sooner!
