Wewt! New chapter!
Just for the record, I'm gonna be updating this more than Castle Authoress. I know how this is gonna end, so I wanna finish it as soon as possible. After that, it'll be sequel time!
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Chapter 10 - Nobodies
(Chapter 10? Whoa... I've never written this long of a story before!)
My senses slowly came back to me. I touched the ground with my arm and felt nothing but metal. My eyes slowly opened. Black bars stood in front of a familiar room. My eyes widened as I finally caught up with reality: I had been kidnapped and was being held in the same room that many Imperfects had been executed (and fake executed).
"So, you're awake," a female voice spoke in a gentle yet dark tone. I gasped and looked over to the left to see none other than Maleficent standing there, smiling evilly. I shrieked and backed away in fear.
"You've caused us more than your share of trouble," Maleficent chuckled, looking me over. It was useless to hide – Maleficent knew by the bow that I wore on my head that she had captured none other than Lilac. "But now, I can use you to complete my plans of executing every Imperfect ever created!"
I was afraid she was gonna say that, I thought, pulling myself to my... well, you know. I could care less if I get executed, but if anything happens to my friends, I'll never forgive myself. For about the billionth time, I began a silent prayer. Dear Walt, please let my friends get out of this alive. I don't care what happens to me. Just let my friends be okay. I paused. Did I dare to admit it? My mind seemed to act on its own. The next thing I knew, I was thinking: Especially Midnight.
(A/N: Wow. I'm switching to third person! Cool! Also, for some reason, the section dividers are broke... Weird.)
"How could I have let this happen?" Midnight muttered, shaking his head. "I should have been more careful! I knew that those Wyverns could easily seize any Imperfect!"
"Midnight!" Coral shrieked, giving herself even more of a headache than she already had. "This isn't your fault. You didn't know what Lilac was gonna get kidnapped."
The Black Fungus exhaled a small amount of air. "You're right, Coral. You're right." He stood a bit taller and scanned the area. Despite the loss that the Imperfects had experienced, the small army had managed to come out victorious in the previous battle with few injuries. But now, a new battle was about to begin. A battle to rescue Lilac. A battle where they may have to face Maleficent herself. They would need a plan, and not just any plan. A master plan.
Unfortunately, they no longer had their stronghold to strategize in. They were currently holed up in a cave a good distance away from the castle itself. Nonetheless, it provided adequate shelter and plenty of space in which to hide and come up with plans. Sadly, as far as plans went, Midnight had none. He knew that the castle would be heavily guarded now. There was no way that they could pull of another sneak attack, and they would easily be outnumbered by the Heartless in the castle.
Just as he was about to give up hope, several silver figures fell down to the ground, accompanied by white and peach figures, as well. They surrounded the small army of Imperfects. The silver ones had strange cross-like symbols on their foreheads, and their mouths were like open zippers. The other ones wore wool hats, peach pants, and skates on their feet. The Imperfects braced themselves for attack, but the tallest being held out his arm that had two belts tied at the end.
My name is Tlaboc, the platinum creature silently explained. His words seemed to enter everybody's minds, even though there was no sound. It was almost as if he were typing in their brains. I have no intentions of hurting any of you. In fact, we are all here to help you.
"What are you?" a Shadow questioned, twitching his antennas.
We are Nobodies, a separate being explained. Despite the total silence, everybody knew that it was coming from the skater-like girl next to Tlaboc. We are born from people who had strong hearts and were turned into Heartless.
"But, how does that connect to us?" Coral asked.
The female skated up to the monkey girl and stroked her head. Coral, she transmitted, smiling warmly. I was hoping I would get to meet you. And it looks like I did.
"How... How do you know my name?" Coral whispered. She was trembling slightly in fear of what this creature knew.
A silent chuckle, then she continued: Because I am you. Coral, I am your Nobody, Laroc.
"But, how? You said that Nobodies are born from people who had strong hearts and were turned into Heartless. I was born from another Imperfect."
I see we have a lot of explaining to do, Tlaboc sighed.
(A/N: First person again. Woot! Also, once again, the section dividers are broke.)
I watched two Soldier Heartless pace back and forth across the room. Apparently, "nothing was going to get past them." I sighed and hung my head, careful not to cast a Thundaga spell in the process. Using any magic would only turn around and hurt me.
Suddenly, I heard a loud metallic clank. My eyes shot up to see a strange, female figure skating across the room, throwing the other Soldier into the other one, who was in a heap against the wall. "W-Wha?" I gasped as the stranger approached the cage.
Don't speak, she mentally told me. I could only back away in fear. There's no need to be scared. You and I have more of a connection than you think. She slid over to a control panel and pressed a few buttons. Suddenly, the cell door swung open. Now, get out of here.
"Are you crazy?" I hissed. "There are tons of guards out there!"
The girl smiled. Don't worry. Help is on the way.
To be continued...
Yay! I brought in the Nobodies! Yes, Dancers are my favorite. I don't know why.
There are just a few more chapters left of this story. And, don't worry, the next one will be longer. I didn't wanna start the battle until next time.
