Zexion snapped out of the Shock he was in just in time to feel the current pick up round the barrel. Vexen caught up with himself and had found Zexion did the same. Vexen told Zexion that they were going down bedlam falls. He explained that the locals said it was a system of rapids and small water falls accompanied with rocks, whirlpools and many fallen logs. Zexion's eyes grew bigger as Vexen explained what they were about to get into. Zexion could feel the rapids start to pick up as the barrel started to creek and moan from the water pulling on it.
"Ok Vex any tips so we don't die", said Zexion with his voice shaking.
His knucles were white from gripping the sides of the barrel. Vexen could feel him shaking though telling who was shaking more was almost impossible for they were both vibrating with primal fear.
"Just duck down with you think you should and use your body to lift the barrel out of the water to jump if you need to. And please for the love of Kingdom Hearts don't kill us",Vexen said trying to hold the shaking in his voice back.
Zexion let out a long breath to steady himself. Now the barrel was at rapid speed. The contorts of the rapids slope up and down. The barrel fought with Zexion as the current tried to push them into rocks and throw them into the walls of the canyon. Soon they came to the first of the small falls. Zexion with all his might tried to steer clear of the rocks but the rapids were just to fast. He took as minimal amount of damage as he could. The next set of rapids were more hazard latent then the last ones. The next fall was offering of bigger rocks without time to conger fear he reached into his inner nobody and forgot all emotion faint or great. With his little arms and what little body weight he had, he forced the barrel around most of the rocks only taking damage from the last rock at the bottom of the fall. However the vessel still held thankfully. Zexion let out the breath he had be holding in from the top of the fall. Tired he looked out to see only smooth sailing from here on out.
"We can finally rest", Zexion said now knelling in the barrel.
He hung his arms out letting the water clean the blood off his hands from the smashing into rocks, splinters from the barrel, and the splitting skin of his knuckles from holding the sides too tight.
Vexen piped up "do you hear that", he asked concerned as he perked one ear up.
Zexion turned his head "yeah smart guy water rushing, it's all around us", Zexion said sarcastically.
Just then the barrel fell down the steep slope startling Zexion back to his feet. he composed himself then looked at Vexen.
"Really old man, you can hold your own shield with your mind and float entire glaciers of ice around you. But the moment you shoot the rapids you shit bricks", Mocked Zexion.
Vexen huffed irritated at Zexion's lack of respect.
"Well then guess you don't care that we'll be making a sudden drop about fifty feet in oh say thirty second in counting.", Vexen said jumping down into the barrel.
Zexion went to make a face at Vexen when he felt the barrel pick up even more speed as it creaked and mawed from the water pulling even harder this time. All he could see was the water meeting the sky for a few moments until the barrel went to take it's final dip down. As it fell the barrel flipped Zexion and Vexen out of it's self and into the air. From the pressure of falling continuous screaming was forced out of both human and fox. Zexion screamed him self unconscious as he fell thrusting him back into the dream world.