It's been a year or close to it since I last posted this story! But it is October again so I am back again and I am going to try and finish this series! To any new comers to the story hello and enjoy!


Chapter 18: Curse of the Chibis III (Zexion)

Zexion was hard at work on his computer, vigorously typing away. There were questions he had on his mind, and what he wanted were answers. But what those answers were… that was another story. But he wasn't ready to give up, he was going to find out what was causing his friends to be turned into chibis.

It was something he never expected to research. At first he thought it was all just a joke when he got calls from both Sora and Ventus. Surely it was just some prank that they were pulling and just wanting to see how serious Zexion would take it. That was what he thought at first at least.

But then they actually showed up and presented Riku and Vanitas, and that was when Zexion knew full well that this was no joke. Seeing the two boys in a chibi form was shocking to say the least. Still Zexion had to remain skeptical at first, after all they could just be using some convincing magic.

Though that seemed less likely once he started talking to the chibi and poking around. And after he nearly had his finger bitten by Vanitas, that was the last thing he needed to confirm that the chibi curse was apparently a real thing.

Now he was hard at work trying to figure out a cure for this most obscure curse. Though he didn't even know where to begin. How do you cure someone who has been transformed into a chibi? It was a hard thing to answer, especially when no one knew where the curse could have even come from.

Currently it was the middle of the night, the hour no longer a concern of Zexion's. When he started a research project, the time itself was never something he paid much attention to. But he knew it was already late as his eyes began to feel heavy, and the light on his computer was getting harder to bear.

Zexion sighed as he leaned back in his chair. He glanced to the side and saw where the small makeshifts beds were, with Vanitas and Riku fast asleep. He had thought it best to have them here in the lab with him so he could obverse them overnight. Just in case there was anything to the curse tied to the nighttime.

He let out a yawn before rubbing his eyes. He went back staring at his screen, but he could no longer keep focus. He placed his arms on the table then put his head down into his arms. "Maybe a quick rest would help me. Just a short… little rest…"

Zexion let his eyes fall shut as the world around him pulled him down into the darkness of sleep. A moment of relaxation entered his mind and he breathed out a sigh of relief before finally giving into the sleep.


When Zexion hit the floor his eyes shot open, confused and concerned. He groaned slightly as he tried to sit back up. "How did I end up on the floor. I suppose I could have slept longer than expected. The chair rolls of course so falling from it is a plausible option."

Though suddenly Zexion froze up and looked around. His eyes began to widen as he noticed that everything seemed a lot larger than he remembered it. "No… it couldn't possibly… how could it…" Zexion looked down at himself before he let out a scream.

The scream was enough to wake up Riku and Vanitas, who started to look around to try and find Zexion. Though they did not see him at his computer spot where they expected him to be. But a moment later they looked down from the table… and there they saw him… now as a chibi.

"Zexion!" Riku called as he hopped down from the bed to the floor. "What happened?"

"I… I don't know… I was at my computer one moment, rested my head the next and-"

"You mean you fell asleep!?" Vanitas yelled. "What the heck! You said you were going to try and find a way to cure us!"

"I was! But you must understand that I Have been working hours on end trying to understand the origin of this curse. But how was I supposed to know this would happen to me?" Zexion shouted as he glared to Vanitas.

Vanitas marched over and glared harshly in return to Zexion. Both of them were now locked deeply in angry glares, not caring to laugh at how silly the other looked. Though Riku on the other hand started to laugh out loud. The sight of two angry chibi boys was enough to lighten the situation for the moment.

"Shut up!" Vanitas shouted as he went to glare at Riku. "You know none of this is funny and now all three of us are stuck like this!"

"I know, but I never saw how amusing it looked until just now. I can see why everyone else is so entertained by this," Riku replied.

"Well I am certainly not entertained by it in the slightest," Zexion huffed. "I cannot conduct my research in the form of a chibi."

"And why not? You are still smart aren't you?" Vanitas scoffed as he crossed his arms.

"Yes, but I cannot type out data with small, stubby, chibi hands!" Zexion retorted as he held up his hands to further showcase his point.

"Then what are we going to do? I am guessing you didn't come close to any solutions?" Riku asked. "But do you think you being around us caused you to get cursed as well?"

"I'm not sure. I do not think that is the case per say otherwise I feel the others would have been affected as well. Though perhaps because of overnight exposure… that could hold some merit. Hmm I want to run some tests on this theory now… but I still can't properly fill out the data I need."

"Can't you call Vexen? Shouldn't he be able to help?" Riku asked.

"He could help, though how I will ever manage to call someone like this is beyond me," Zexion sighed heavily. "But I shall give it a try. Though I can only imagine his reaction when he will see me like this. This is completely humiliating."


The following morning Vexen came into the lab and began to look around. He first expected that the boys would be at the beds, but they were empty. It didn't take him long to see the three of them sitting on the floor playing with a deck of cards. He wasn't too sure what game they were playing, but they were clearing holding cards in their hand with a pile out in front of them.

He cleared his throat as he approached them. "How in the world are you able to hold those cards. I thought that the chibi hands were rather, well you know stubby."

The three looked up at him and then to each other. After a moment of staring they stared at the cards in their hands. Finally Zexion shrugged and gave his answer. "We aren't entirely sure, but it seems they are still hands after all. Even if they are stubby looking they can still function just as a normal hand would. I don't know how else to explain it though, it is very weird, I know."

Vexen rubbed his chin, starting to think deeply on the matter. "Hmm I see. So was there anything else that you could discover about this apparent 'chibi curse'?"

"Nothing as of yet. But what we do know is however the curse works, it is gracious enough to also shrink our clothes along with us," Zexion replied, tugging at his lab coat.

"Hm, we may need to run a few tests with the three of you. First at least physical exams," Vexen stated as he went over to Zexion's computer to start typing up data.

"This is going to be a long day isn't it…" Vanitas groaned.

"Hasn't it already been several at this point?" Riku questioned. "I've lost track."

"It's just going to get longer the more we stand around and wait! Let's actually try to get more done today," Zexion replied as he looked to Vexen for answers, or hoped that there would be answers.