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She stared at where Aqua had run off to, contemplating what she should do. Kairi had gone and Aqua had told her to stay put until it was safe, but Akari had no idea when that would be so she ran down the steps, chasing after the older woman.
Unsurprisingly, Akari found herself quickly lost in the town. It was nothing like her home, which only had small buildings and homes and small rolling hills that you could stand on and see everything. Here, the little girl was less than a quarter of every building's height and there were no overlooks nearby unless she wanted to backtrack to the castle, which didn't appease the little girl, considering all those stairs.
She decided to just keep moving along the path. The buildings suddenly moved away as the little girl found herself in a similar pavilion to the one she had woken up in, except this one had no fountain.
A strange looking duck was walking by, wearing a blue jacket and an eyeglass and a very interesting black top hat. Suddenly, a strange feeling ran over Akari, a shiver down her spine and she gasped as monsters suddenly surrounded the poor soul. The duck jumped back in surprise and then suddenly, a boy ran in front of him.
"Get back!" He yelled as a spear of light shot through his hand and materialized into a weapon. Akari's eyes widened as she realized what it was.
"Another keyblade!" She breathed in awe. Except this one looked different than Aqua' original blue and silver one, or even her pink one covered in flowers. This one was brown and bronze, and for starters, the boy was holding it backhanded, using his left hand. He spun it easily around himself and attacked the monsters. Akari's couldn't believe how fast he could move, diving forward and backward, jumping and then slashing with great speed, he was like the wind! The boy quickly dispatched the monsters and turned to help the duck up. Suddenly, another shadow monster appeared behind the boy, creeping up on him.
"Watch out!" Akari yelled as she dove between the boy and the monster. He turned around, his eyes wide in surprise as the little girl stepped between him and the monster. Yet just as the monster touched her, a brilliant light sparked, pushing the monster back. It stumbled before trying to run off but the boy spun his keyblade.
"Oh no, you don't!" He threw it at the monster, vanquishing it instantly. Akari sighed in relief while also glancing down at her necklace in surprise. The light had come from it, that bright burning sensation that had pushed the darkness back. She grabbed the charm tightly. The boy turned to her.
"Hey, how'd you do that?" Akari shrugged.
"I dunno. I think it was my necklace…" The boy kneeled down and Akari took the time to study him. He had blonde spiky hair and brilliant blue eyes, kinda like Sora's and even Kairi's… He wore a half cream colored, half black jacket and on his left upper arm was some kind of metal armor that matched the armor sticking out from under the boy's jacket. Black straps across his jacket were held in place by a silver emblem, one that matched Aqua's perfectly and he also wore similar armored shoes as well as a checkered sweatband.
"You're necklace?" Akari nodded.
"Yup! I got it from a lady named Aqua, who wielded a keyblade like yours." This surprised the boy.
"You know Aqua? And what a keyblade is?" He was about to ask more questions when the duck made a loud sound behind him. The boy turned before he suddenly remembered something.
"Oh shoot! I have to go!"
"Wait laddie! Let me show ye something!" The duck called, stopping the boy.. He had a secretive smile on his face and he held up his hat to cover it. The boy leaned closer, intrigued.
"You can tell me lad, you came from a different world, didn't you?" The boy glanced at him in surprise and the duck giggled. " Don't worry. Me bill is sealed. Yer secret's safe with me. I'll not be asking ye' anymore awkward questions. Ye see, 'tis the same with me. I asked a wizard named Merlin to bring me here from another world. After all, adventures is the mother of industry!" The boy nodded.
"Great! That all?" The boy asked, his tone of voice rushed. The duck, understanding, got to the point.
"Ah, but I'm holding ya up lad." He rummaged inside his hat before pulling out three cards and showing them to the boy. "Here. These are lifetime passes to Disney Town. You'll have buckets o' fun there, or my name isn't Scrooge McDuck." He waved them in front of the boy. "There y'are- enough for you and two grown-ups." The boy took them, examining them with curiosity.
"Huh...thank you so much!" Scrooge McDuck nodded before he caught sight of the dark haired girl behind the boy.
"Oh! And I almost forgot! One for you too young'un!" He pulled another one out and handed it to Akari, who flipped it over, confused. The duck winked before walking off, leaving just the boy and Akari. The boy nodded at Akari.
"I'm sorry, but I have to go! " He ran off, out of the pavilion and back into the town.
"I wonder if that was Terra or Ven?" The young girl thought to herself. She found herself suddenly intrigued by the blonde hair boy who moved like the wind.
"Let's follow him!" She chased after him, running the same direction he went. As she passed a shop, a blue-robed man called to her.
"Hello!" Akari stopped running and looked at the man. She tilted her head, confused.
"Hello?" She echoed back. The man walked forward.
"Ah, so you are the same girl I saw with Kairi." He leaned closer and stared deeply into Akari's eyes. Then with a cluck and a wave of his hand, he pointed in a direction.
"The blonde haired boy went that way young one. Do be careful as there are many dark creatures lurking." Akari looked at him in surprise.
"How did you-"
"We wizards know these things." The old man said with a twinkle in his eye. Akari gasped.
"You're a wizard!" Her voice was full of wonder. She hadn't known wizards existed. The man nodded.
"I am indeed. Now run along or you'll lose sight of your goal again." Akari nodded, dipping her head to the old man.
"Thank you!" She ran off, chasing after the boy again. The old man smiled from behind.
"What a bright spirit, full of light."
Akari ran straight, following the wizard's direction. She found herself along the canal and stared left and right.
"Now which way?" She sighed but suddenly, a loud noise drew her head up to the sky. She looked astonished as a giant monster flew over her head. Instead of cowering in fear, Akari grinned.
"I'll follow that thing!" She chased after it.
That boy is probably after that thing. It's the same monster that made Aqua leave.
It flew over a wall and she followed it by running through a small hole. A ramp led down to the blue ground where machinery could be seen beneath your feet and it was kind of like a small balcony, looking off towards the orange pipes that powered the town. Akari remained at the entrance as she watched the monster hover in the air. Three people were standing in front of it.
Aqua! And that boy!
There was also a brown-haired man wearing a gray high collar shirt with red straps across his chest. Although Akari could only see his back, she had a feeling the straps were again held together by the same silver emblem as Aqua's and the boy's. The man wore a light brown hakama, loose pants Akari had only ever seen a couple of times in her life and a black sash. His left arm was covered in a lot more armor than Aqua's or the boy's and his was a red, black, and gold color. Akari could very slightly glimpse his armored shoes and he wore a black wristband on his right hand with only small glimpses of gray gloves under the armor on his left hand. In his right hand was a bronze keyblade, lines with a light brown color. It had a blue handle and appeared in a flash of light.
Another one!'
Akari watched as two more monsters joined the center one, each coming from one of the directions of the wielders.
They must've each been following one of the pieces. The young girl deduced.
The monsters began to converge, becoming legs and arms and a face appeared amongst the shadows of the monster's head, red eyes. The three keyblade wielders prepared themselves as the monster began attacking them. They each leapt to a side. Aqua turned and pointed her keyblade at the monster.
"Blizzaga!" She shouted and a bright blue light shot from the tip of her keyblade, hitting the monster square in the chest and causing ice to appear.
"Hyah!" The blonde haired boy spun his keyblade and threw it hard at the monster. It hit it twice, breaking the ice and pushing the monster back before spinning back to the blonde boy like a boomerang. The brown haired man blocked the monster's arm, holding his keyblade up as a shield before swinging it hard at the monster's legs, causing them to vanish. Spinning away, the monster planted itself in the center and it's arms turned into cannons. Bright light began shooting out and the monster spun itself.
Akari watched as the three keyblade wielders swiftly avoided the beams of light, Aqua gracefully flipping back as the beams came nearer to her, the blonde boy running, his speed never faltering, and the brown haired man, who stood like a wall and deflected the light as it came close to him. The beams of light soon stopped and before the monster could stand, Aqua froze it in place. The brown haired man quickly disposed of one arm while the blonde haired boy dispatched the other. Soon the only part left was the body and it began floating up into the sky.
All three keyblade wielders jumped back and began running to it.
"Terra!" Aqua called.
"Ven, Now!" The brown haired man-Terra, shouted. Aqua leapt up into the sky, defying gravity as she rose above the monster and sliced through it. Then, Ven and Terra leaped and side by side, they cut through the monster, dispelling it with arcs of bronze and green. Akari looked on in surprise as they landed all landed with a thud on their feet, already prepared to keep fighting, but the monster collapsed and in a shadowy haze, vanished.
"Got 'im." Terra said as he ran to the center, meeting up with Ven and Aqua.
"We make a good team." Aqua smiled and Ven nodded.
"Sure do!" Suddenly he remembered something. "Oh yeah! I got you these tickets." He pulled out the three Disney Town passes Scrooge had given him.
"For what?" Terra asked, confused. Ven smiled and handed Terra and Aqua each a pass.
"Lifetime passes to Disney Town. He said to-" Ven stopped and grinned, staring at the pass. "He said to take two grown-ups." Ven said, imitating a grumpy voice. Aqua glanced at the card in surprise.
"You mean us?" Both Terra and Aqua glanced at each other and laughed before tucking the card in their pockets. "Listen to me, Ven…" Aqua began. "We need to get you home-" Ven stopped her.
"It's okay, Aqua…" Ven said cheerfully. "Trust me, that guy in the mask is history. He'll never bad-mouth Terra again." Akari's stomach dropped.
Guy in the mask?
Her mind immediately flashed to the masked keyblade wielder on the island. The one who had sent her here. Terra's eyes widened and he grabbed Ven's shoulder.
"You saw the boy in the mask?" He asked, his voice surprised and slightly worried. Ven, surprised, answered hesitantly.
"Y-yes?" Terra looked away.
"Vanitas…" He murmured.
"That was his name…" Akari realized as she listened to their conversation. Terra turned back to Ven, releasing his shoulder.
"Ven, you let Aqua take you home."
"No way! I wanna go with you guys!" Ven protested.
"You can't. We have a dangerous task ahead of us." Terra replied firmly. "I don't want you to get hurt. To Akari's surprise, it was Aqua who questioned him.
"And what is this dangerous task, Terra?" She looked down. "It doesn't sound like what the Master told you to do."
"It might be a different route, but I'm fighting the darkness." He replied. At those words, Akari shrunk away. This wasn't a good conversation, and she didn't want to hear it. Running away, Akari left the pavilion and followed the canal to a building. It was kind of placed in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by flowers that Akari was sure Kairi would've loved.
She sat down on the side of the building and sighed.
"I wonder what Riku and Sora are up to?" To be honest, she hadn't thought of them much. This whole new world was just so surprising to her. She suddenly heard footsteps coming her way and looked up to see an old man coming towards her. He wore a black jacket over a cream-colored buttoned shirt. Across his waist were two black belts and he wore black pants and boots. The old man was hunched and he had no hair save for a silver goatee and thin eyebrows. His eyes were a stunning yellow and he had strange pointed ears. When his yellow-eyed gaze matched Akari's blue one, she was surprised to find herself unwavering. This man scared, her, she felt it in her heart, but when she looked at him, all she could do was glare at him.
A small grin passed over the old man, but he simply kept walking, entering the building at a relaxed pace. He wouldn't bother with the small but strong girl. Not yet anyway.