I'm back guys... For now. I platinumed Final Fantasy XV, it was my 15th platinum to be exact. Anyway, love that game, but this is Aftermath time. We're so close to the end of the first arc guys. Chapter 50 is so close. It wont be done by this year, so next year will definitely be the year. Weird that I would be writing this thing into 2017, and only just now be getting to the end of the first Arc.
The Second Arc has the potential to be double the length of this, theres a big story there, and between the arcs. I'll give some insight to the time between arcs, but mostly we'll just move straight on to the Second Arc. Which will be dubbed as the Hero Arc. Take that as you will, have I said that before? Honestly cant remember. Anyway, enjoy this chapter guys. I'll be back again sooner than last time.
-Aftermath-
"Okay mom… Give me all you got." Violet said, as she readied her Keyblade. Toni smirked at her daughter, and dropped into a fighting stance, the special gauntlets she had glowing a bright red, due to the fire charge ready to be fired off. Kelsi stood off to the side, watching, ready to heal if necessary.
"Okay Kid. Get ready, and no holding back on me." Toni said, Violet nodded, Toni nodded. She wanted to go all out on Violet, to truly test her, but Kelsi would be upset, so she would pull her punches, just to avoid the fight.
"Got it." Violet said, before she ran forwards, Toni glared at her, and rushed forward, surprising Violet at how fast her mom was.
"Wide open!" Toni yelled as she delivered a strong, but reserved punch to Violet's cheek, knocking the blonde back, causing Violet to fall on her back. Kelsi saw how little actual damage it did to the blonde and smiled at Toni. "Come on Kid, you've got to be better than this pathetic display."
"You really do enjoy taunting people when you fight, don't you?" Violet asked, as she stood up, Toni smirked at her.
"Of course. Where do you think you get all you quick wits from, and smart ass comments?" Toni asked, Kelsi rolled her eyes.
"She gets her quick wits from me Love. But she definitely has your smart ass comments down to a science."
"Ha! You got told by mommy." Violet taunted her mom for a moment, before she rushed forwards again, Toni glared at her, Violet readied a counter attack, and left herself wide open to entice her mom into an attack. Toni glared at her daughter for leaving herself open again, and rushed at her again, launching a punch at her.
"I thought I already told yo- Argh fuck!" Toni yelled, the second she had launched a punch at Violet, the blonde used a quick burst of Aero magic to slide behind her mom, and quickly sliced her mother in the back with Oathkeeper. "You little shit!" Toni yelled as she turned around and punched Violet as hard as she possibly could, sending the blonde flying.
"Toni!" Kelsi yelled, as Violet fell on the ground, completely unconscious, Oathkeeper vanishing instantly. Toni just shook her head, and reached around to her back, feeling the blood from Violet's quick slash. Kelsi however rushed to Violet's side, and examined her daughter with her magic.
"That fucking hurt! I'm bleeding for fucks sake!" Toni yelled, Kelsi just glared at her.
"You knocked your daughter out cold… Stop bitching about your own problems." Kelsi told her coldly, glaring at her wife, before she gathered Violet in her arms. Clearly struggling to hold the blonde, Toni frowned, and walked towards her.
"Hey, come on… Let me take her." Toni said, reaching out for Violet, Kelsi glared at her, but allowed her to take the blonde into her arms. "I'm sorry." Toni said, with a remorseful look.
"You should be saying that to our daughter." Kelsi remarked, in a short tone, before she gestured to the house, Toni nodded simply, and walked towards the house, with Violet in her arms. Kelsi went to pick up Oathkeeper's Keychain, before she went to rejoin Violet, and Toni.
"Sorry I hit you so hard kid…" Toni muttered, as she laid Violet down on her bed. Kelsi walked into the room, and smiled slightly, placing the Keychain on the bedside table. She frowned at the bloodied back of her wife, and placed a hand on it, healing the wound quickly.
"I'm sorry I yelled at you." Kelsi said, with a small smile, before she placed a gentle kiss on the back on Toni's neck, making her smile broadly.
"You're fine. I was being a dick… Come on, lets let the kid rest." Toni said, before she turned, Kelsi smiled and walked out of Violet's room, with Toni behind her. The two walked into the living room to see Tanner examining a few of their family pictures.
"Tanner? What are you doing here?" Kelsi asked, Tanner smiled, and turned to face them.
"Oh, nothing really. I just… I wanted to speak with Violet. I know she's unconscious now, but when she wakes up. Also I wanted to see my old friends for a bit." Tanner told them, Toni just hummed.
"I think it's creepy how you don't age." Toni told him, as she went to sit in her chair, Tanner smiled and took a seat on the couch.
"I'd actually be quite worried if you didn't. Anyway, I lied, I do have another purpose here. Something to discuss with you both." Tanner told them, Kelsi looked at him, curiosity in her eyes.
"Is it about your job?" She asked, Tanner nodded simply, without a hint of emotion, before he smiled at them both.
-Aftermath- About an Hour Later-
"Who's my cute little Tsubaki? You are!" Violet cooed, as she rubbed Tsubaki's belly, the small Frost Ferret squeaking happily at the attention. Moments later the door to Violet's room opened, and Tanner walked in, with a small smile on his face.
"Hello Violet." He said pleasantly, Violet looked up at him, with a curious look.
"Hey, it's Tanner… What are you doing in my house?" Violet asked him, Tanner shrugged.
"I'm friends with your parents. But that's not why I'm here seeing you now. This is about you. It's very important so I need you to pay attention." Tanner said, Violet rolled her eyes at him.
"Way too serious, way too fast for me to take you seriously." Violet told him simply, he chuckled at her simply.
"That's why you're the one chosen, and not say… Emma. She believes things way too easily. Anyway I do have to speak to you about things. Mostly involving your training." Tanner told her, Violet nodded, choosing to filter out Emma, and the whole being chosen for something.
"Okay, what about my training?" She asked, willing to hear him out.
"Well, your power has untapped potential. Not only can you copy any weapon you face, and use it as your own with a Keyblade Transformation, but you can also copy magic you see. Just by seeing it, you adapt, but that doesn't mean you know how to use it efficiently." Tanner explained, Violet blinked as she tried to process his words.
"Has anyone told you that you talk a lot?" Violet asked him, Tanner chuckled.
"Yes. Many people in fact. But my point is, in order to learn the magic efficiently you need to have ti taught to you just like a normal person. Difference is, you adapt, and learn it immediately. Your magic adapts to anything you need it to be. Your most powerful ability lies in your willingness to learn."
"So… If I got Seilo to teach me his weird teleportation thing, I could use it whenever?" Violet asked, Tanner nodded.
"Precisely. That's where I think you should go first. That will be an invaluable skill in combat. Kya would be very impressed." Tanner said, Violet smirked at him.
"I know you're trying to manipulate me… But you're right." Violet said, Tanner nodded, humming quickly.
"Well, that was all I needed to talk to you about. I'll see you soon." Tanner said, opening a Corridor of Light.
"Wait! Can you teach me that?" Violet asked, Tanner merely smirked at her.
"No. I cannot… Well, I suppose I technically could. But, that would take all the fun out of the events to come." Tanner told her, Violet glared at him.
"What even are you?" Violet asked him, he merely smiled at her.
"You can consider me your guardian angel. So, please believe me when I say, I'm only looking out for your very best interest." Tanner told her, before he walked through the Corridor of Light, it closed behind him. Moments later, Toni and Kelsi walked into the room.
"My baby… Are you hurt?" Kelsi asked, as she rushed to Violet's side, and began hugging her, Violet frowned at her, making her eyes big and glassy.
"A little…" Violet said in a quiet voice, Toni scoffed at her daughter. "Can I have a cookie?" Violet asked, looking up at her mother, and pouting.
"Of course you can." Kelsi said in a soothing voice, Toni shook her head and glared at the pair of them.
"She's obviously playing it up." Toni said, earning a glare from her daughter, and wife.
"You knocked her out." Kelsi said sharply, glaring at her wife. "I'll go get you the cookie." Kelsi said, standing up, Toni gave her a look.
"But we don't have any cookies… The only one there is the one I bought for… No, you cant seriously…" Toni said, Kelsi glared at her.
"You hurt her, so you get punished." Kelsi told her, Toni gave her a pathetic look.
"But… But I bought that for me! As a special treat…" Toni said, Kelsi glared at her further.
"And then you punched your daughter and knocked her out, now this is your punishment. You're lucky this is all I'm doing. Maybe I should ground you as well." Kelsi said, Toni just gaped at her, while Violet smirked, and flipped her mom off.
"That little cunt is flipping me off!" Toni exclaimed, causing Kelsi to turn around to look at Violet, who was now holding her head where Toni punched her. Kelsi turned back to glare at Toni. "She just stopped because she's trying to earn pity from you!"
"She's my baby…" Kelsi hissed in a dangerously quiet voice, glaring at Toni. Who simply huffed, and moved out of the way. Violet smiled triumphantly as Kelsi went to get her a cookie.
"Yeah! Violet wins!" Violet whispered, Tsubaki squeaked, and jumped to her shoulder, before she small Frost Ferret jumped off, and ran towards Toni. Tsubaki pushed on Toni's leg, making the woman glare at the small Frost Ferret.
"You didn't help me out Tsubaki…" Toni muttered bitterly, Tsubaki just squeaked simply and ran up Toni, and perched on her shoulder, squeaking happily. "Yeah, yeah… All is forgiven squirt."
"What about me mom?" Violet asked, Toni rolled her eyes.
"You manipulated your mother in order to take my big cookie that I bought specifically for me." Toni told her, Violet simply shrugged in response.
"You're the one who told me I couldn't even have a bite. Also you knocked me out." Violet pointed out, Toni simply glared at her.
"You literally cut across my back with that stupid Keyblade of yours." Toni hissed angrily, Violet shrugged innocently.
"You punched me."
"After you cut me!"
"No, when I had my guard down. You punched me, I then got up, and charged you. Then I got the edge on you, and actually hurt you, causing you to get angry and accidentally hit me with all you had."
"Nice play by play there Kid. I'll give you some credit, you did manage to efficiently dodge, and counter attack me. Didn't think you had it in you."
"Stop belittling my baby…" Kelsi said shortly, as she pushed past Toni, carrying a plate with a big cookie on it. "Here Violet." Kelsi cooed, as she sat on the bed, and handed the plate to Violet. Violet smiled at her.
"You're the best mother I could ever ask for." Violet said, Kelsi smiled, and broke off a piece of the cookie, looking to Toni.
"Come over here." Kelsi ordered, Toni simply listened to her, and made her way over to the bed. Kelsi reached up, and Tsubaki jumped to her hand, she brought the small Frost Ferret to her owner's shoulder, before Kelsi herself smirked at Toni, and popped the piece of the cookie in her mouth. Toni just looked at her shocked.
"Really? I thought you were… You're so mean to me…" Toni muttered bitterly, Kelsi just rolled her eyes.
"No I'm not Love. I'm just playing with you." Kelsi said, with a smirk on her face, Toni just stared at her, as her wife broke off another piece of the cookie, not that Violet minded, it was rather big. Kelsi held it out as a piece offering.
"So, you gave her my cookie just to mess with me? You're not angry at all?" Toni asked in shock, Kelsi smirked at her as Toni took the piece of the cookie from her, and ate it.
"That's right."
"Man… The old you would have never been able to keep a poker face for that long. She would crack just by thinking about it." Toni said, Kelsi just smiled at her simply.
-Aftermath- Golde Park- About an Hour Later-
"Why did he want me to come here?" Emma asked, staring at the note that was left on her desk this morning. It told her to come to Golde Park at 3:00 P.M. it was from Tanner, because of course it was.
"Why did Tanner want me here?" Ruby asked, as she made her way next to the fountain, which happened to be where Emma was standing, because Tanner obviously wanted them both there due to his job.
"I… Is it you two?" Nae asked, in a quiet and timid sounding voice, causing both Ruby, and Emma to look at her, then each other. They hadn't noticed each other yet. The three of them looked apprehensive at seeing one another.
"Man, I love bringing people together!" Tanner's voice sounded, causing the three girls to look to the source, seeing the boy with a smile on his face, because of course he was smiling. "Now, Nae you were told to come here by someone other than me. Ruby, Emma, I told you both to come here because Nae has a problem, and the two of you are the best suited to help." Tanner explained to them.
"What about Violet?" Emma asked, Tanner shrugged.
"Nope, not possible. She's got to do other things. Plus… Kya's coming back today. Those two are inseparable, and after being gone as long as she has, I suspect they'll want for it to just be the two of them."
"Did… Did you take them?" Nae asked, Tanner rolled his eyes.
"Nope. Didn't you hear me before, someone else did that. I just know about it because I'm a special case. Anyway, point is, I'm here to help, and you cant go to anyone else for help, so you're going to accept my help regardless of whether you want it or not." Tanner told her, Nae just stared at him.
"Why does she need our help?" Emma asked, Tanner smiled at her.
"A journal of hers got stolen. It had some sensitive, and downright top secret things in it. Stuff that the Children of Darkness themselves never speak of. Ruby, you're someone who has an interest in this, and are welcome to take the information to your father, as payment. Emma, you hold the key to getting the journals back."
"How do I have the key?" Emma asked, Tanner smirked at her.
"Your best friend took them. Victoria would probably kill Nae if she got near them, she would definitely kill Ruby. But you, she still has a friendship with, and might be willing to open up terms of negotiation. She was just going to hold them over Nae's head, and threaten her into servitude, and information on the Protectors of Balance, you know because Zephyr works for them. That wouldn't have worked because, Zephyr doesn't even know who Zack is."
"How is it no one knows the higher ups of the organizations personally?" Emma asked, Tanner smirked.
"Because they don't necessarily share that info. Two of the three have changed hands more than once. Hell, they aren't even recognizable when compared to how they first started. That is, Children, and New Guardian both have been changed from their original purpose."
"I… Don't feel comfortable with you people helping." Nae told them, Tanner merely laughed at her.
"I understand your caution, but… You simply have no choice, it's either this or nothing." Tanner told her. "Now, I gotta leave, if she sees me, she'll get suspicious. You two help Nae out on whatever Victoria wants from her, once you do that, Emma, that's when you make your play on being Victoria's best friend." Tanner told them, before he summoned a Corridor of Light, and exited through it, the portal closed behind him. The three girls looked at each other simply.
"Are you two… actually going to help me?" Nae asked, she seemed apprehensive at the idea. Ruby merely hummed, with a smile.
"Violet would help you in a heartbeat, so I will too." Ruby said, with conviction, Emma looked at her and narrowed her eyes. The two hadn't interacted very much prior to this. Only a few times during various parties Violet threw, after their initial meeting of course.
"Doing anything for Violet huh? Sounds needy." Emma said, with a glare, Ruby glared back at her.
"I could say the same to you. Difference is, I didn't break her heart." Ruby said, Emma scoffed.
"She never gave you the time of day. You just follow her around, hoping for scraps." Emma replied, Ruby shook her head.
"I'm not the one who ruined any chance of being with her." Ruby said, before looking to Nae, who looked increasingly uncomfortable. "We'll help you, at least I will." Ruby confirmed, eager to find out whatever secrets the Children of Darkness had, and happy to share them with her father, or possibly even Kya, that would make sense, because they were both apart of the same faction.
"I'll help too. I have some things to talk to Victoria about, and this is a perfect opportunity." Emma said, Nae nodded uncomfortably at the two, their temporary trilogy being formed. Just before Victoria showed up, from a Dark Corridor.
"Seeing you two isn't something I counted on. No matter, Emma, what are you doing here?" Victoria asked her best friend simply, her voice remaining relatively calm.
"I'm helping Nae get her journal back. Also, we need to talk." Emma said, Victoria nodded.
"I would love to, but first, I have something I need done. I was planning on going with Nae, as payment for her getting the journal back, she would accompany me on a personal mission of mine. But, since you, and… Why are you here brat?" Victoria asked Ruby, the younger girl narrowed her eyes at her.
"Helping out people who need it." Ruby replied, causing Victoria to glare at her with pure hatred written across her face.
"That sounds like something Violet would say. Fine, you can come, but if you get killed in the crossfire, don't hold it against me. Anyway, you three are coming with me on this mission then." Victoria said simply. "You get it done, you get the journal back, and I don't mention anything to the higher ups." Victoria said, mostly to Nae, who nodded.
"Right…" Nae muttered, Victoria nodded, before she entered the Corridor of Darkness. Emma snapped her fingers, and an Organization cloak materialized around her, Nae did the same. Ruby just hummed, Emma stared at her with a bit of worry as they made their way to the portal.
"You need something to protect against the Darkness." Emma said, Ruby shook her head.
"I was born with a Heart of pure Light. Meaning the Darkness cant affect me." Ruby told her, before she strode into the Darkness without fear, Emma just hummed as she walked into the portal herself, with Nae close behind her.
"How?" Emma asked her, Ruby simply shrugged.
"I don't actually know. My dad has Darkness in him, but for some reason, I never did. I'm not like a Princess of Heart or anything, I just don't have Darkness in me." Ruby told her, Emma hummed, and looked forward to Victoria.
"How far we going Victoria?" Emma asked, Victoria merely hummed.
"We've still got at least five more minutes of walking. No more talking though, we'll be going through a very heavily infested path. Heartless attack for anything." Victoria told them, as they came to a fork in the road, she took the left path, the others followed.
The group kept moving, keeping in a tight diamond formation. Heartless paying them little mind, they paid slightly more attention to Ruby, but seemed more afraid of her that anything.
"Okay, here we are…" Victoria said, as she opened a Dark Corridor leading out of the Dark Realm. She walked through, and the other followed her. The came out in front of a bar. An older looking bar compared to the architecture of Virtuoso City.
"This isn't Virtuoso City anymore is it?" Emma asked, Victoria shook her head.
"No, it's another world. Port Royal to be exact, be careful. These guys tend to get rough, and your three are prissy, timid, and pathetic. I'll let you decide who's who." Victoria told them. Ruby glared at her.
"You're the bitchy one if I'm pathetic." Ruby said, Emma smiled a bit, she was the prissy one, and Nae was the timid one. Victoria glared at her.
"Just keep your mouth shut, I need to talk business with these guys." Victoria said, before she opened the door to the bar, followed by Emma, Ruby, and Nae. No one paid them any mind, save a few patrons. Victoria marched past most of them to the back of the bar, in a shadowy booth. Where two men were sitting, and drinking.
"If it isn't little miss demanding. You finally came to prove yourself, eh?" One asked, he was dressed mostly in black and red. The other man was dressed in white and purple.
"Yes. You said to bring as many friends as I need. So I brought these three. Let's go, and get this over with." Victoria said, the man in white nodded, and stood up, along with the man in black.
"You got it missy. Don't blame us if we kill one or two of them." The man in white said, before walking away, the man in black following him. Victoria's group following them outside. Once they were behind the bar, in an open space, the two men turned to the girls. The man in white summoned a large Scythe made from pure Light, while the man in black summoned a large Scythe made from pure Darkness.
"Let's get this started then…" Victoria said, summoning Oblivion. Emma summoned her shotgun katana, with Ruby summoning her six blades of Light, and Nae summoning No-Name.
-Aftermath- Hart Residence- Around Midnight-
"Violet… Violet wake up…" Kya whispered, while shaking the blonde. Violet just whimpered in her sleep at the slight disturbance. Kya merely looked upon the blonde with tired eyes. She was exhausted. She hadn't slept since Tanners visit, and rushed to Violet's house as soon as she was done with the report on her mission.
"… No… Don't wanna…" Violet whined quietly, Kya just gave her a tired smile, before she leaned down, and placed a gentle kiss against the blonde's forehead.
"Sleep tight then Vi…" Kya said, with a small sad smile, before she turned back to the door to Violet's room. Once her hand grasped the doorknob, she heard a quiet yawn behind her. She turned to see Violet rubbing her forehead, and looking around deliriously.
"Wha…" Violet moaned, eyes nearly closed and mouth hanging open, with a bit of drool coming from her mouth. "Kya? You're back?" Violet asked, wiping the drool from her face, and waking up more. Kya smiled and went back over to the bed, running her fingers through Violet's hair, making the blonde smile.
"Yeah… I'm back." Kya confirmed, Violet smiled.
"Good, get in bed please… Tired." Violet said simply as she moved back, to sleep closer to the wall, leaving Kya the spot she was just occupying. Kya nodded, and took off her shoes, and most of her clothes, with the exception of her shirt, and panties, before she climbed into bed, and laid her head down on the pillow, before recoiling in disgust, and shooting back up.
"This pillow is covered in drool." Kya said, disgusted, Violet groaned.
"My saliva has been inside you…" Was all Violet said before she grabbed the pillow and flipped it, Kya laid her head back down, turning and wrapping her arms around Violet, the blonde easily settling into her embrace. "Missed you…" Violet yawned out, Kya smiled, and kissed the back of her head.
"Missed you too." Kya said happily, with a smile that soon faded once she fell asleep, and her dreams turned to nightmares of what Tanner had told her. Eventually several hours later she woke up in a cold sweat, and hyperventilating. She looked at the blonde, who slept peacefully, without a care in the world, drooling into her pillow. Kya took a deep breath, looking at her as a single tear fell from her blue eye, as the mourned the fate of her girlfriend.
-Aftermath-
Oooh. Shit's gonna happen guys. You know that wasn't how I was originally going to do Nae's whole Arc. It was the same plot, but before it was slightly different with the parties involved. I'm glad I put Ruby, and Emma in though. But it also didn't originally involve those two guys, they were still in the story, but introduced later. They will be very important in the coming chapters, and the next Arc of the story.
Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, you know. Because I want people to have a good time when reading, because reading is fucking awesome. Anyway, I'll leave you all now. See you soon guys.