Aki: *walks into the room* Huh? That's strange. Why am I the only one here? *notice note on table* What's this?
NOTE: If anyone reads this, I am still being assaulted by Starlight Blade Xion. She still has yet to forgive me for 'killing' her and making a copy of her. I am hiding from her in my special place, so do not tell her that I am in there or give her this note. Once she calms down, I will return to the world of Fanfiction. Until then, Aki, take over the situation for me. I hired another caracter or two from an anime that I recently got interested in. Until Xion calms down, they will be your assisstant. All my ideas will be from them and sent to you. Again, do not tell Xion that I am in my special place, even if she treatens to kill you. Then again, you have that kind of power on you already, so I doubt that will happen. If she managed to find me, wish me luck and well.
Aki: If she doesn't want anyone to know where she's hiding, she shouldn't have wrote it down. Then again, only I know where her special place is. But speaking of which, where is that other character that she spoke of?
?: Sorry for the wait!
Aki: *turns and see a flying blue cat*
?: I'm Happy! And I'll be your assisstant for a while!
Aki:... You're my assisstant?
Happy: Aye! Oriana said that she'll give me a big wagon filled with fish if I do!
Aki: I see. Well, it's a-
*BOOM!*
Xion: *enters the room* WHERE THE HELL IS THAT AUTHOR?!
Happy: *hides behind Aki* Scary!
Aki: Oh, Xion! What are you doing here?
Xion: Aki! Where is Oriana?!
Aki: *playing stupid* Who?
Xion: Kingdom cure! Where is she?! *sees Happy and calms down* And what's with the flying cat?
Aki: This is Happy, my little assisstant.
Happy: Aye!
Xion: Oh, hi! *remembers what she came for* This is no time for introductions! Where is she?!
Aki: I think I remember her saying something about being in a different world at the moment. And something about magic.
Xion: I'll look for all of those magic worlds for her then! *opens portal and leaves the room*
Happy: Why did you lie to her?
Aki: It's either that, or the author will die faster. Now then, why don't we get this show on the road. Would you like to say the disclaimer?
Happy: Aye! Kingdom cure does not own Kingdom Hearts or One piece. And partial credit of this story goes to EvanderAdvent.
Last time:
"Well then, I should take my leave," Shiro said. "It was nice fighting with you guys, but I have a group to get back to."
"Oh. Okay," the chubby mole woman simply said.
"By the way, about the Rebel Army. I heard they are no longer in Yuba," Paula told her.
"Huh?! No way... Hmm... Then I guess I can stop by at Rainbase."
"Huh?! Are you crazy?! That place is far! At least three days walk from here! You crazy! Crazy! Craz-!"
"I have ways to get there in less than three days!" Shiro interrupted. "Anyway, I don't feel like joining the war now. If I find my crowd, they should be exiting from Yuba, knowing that the army is no longer there. There isn't much time 'til war, so there's no point in joining." Silence follwed after that short little speech. "Well, anyway, I should get going. I'm sure that we will meet again." With that, Shiro took her leave.
"If you ever come back, you can bring your friends with you!" Paula shouted.
"See you!" Ms. Merrychristmas waved, as does Mr. 4.
"Bye!" she waved back.
"You know, I can't help but feel like I've seen that coat she's wearing! I wonder why!" Ms. Merrychristmas then said.
As Shiro looks ahead, she had on a serious look on her face. 'When we do meet again, my nakama and I will beat you. We won't let you do as you please, Baroque Works. Also, Rainbase... Something about that name sounds weird for a town in this desert. Last I remember, this desert hasn't had any rain for three years. If anything, it should be where the mastermind of all of this is at. Knowing Luffy, once they all arrive at Yuba to know that the army is not there, he will have Vivi lead them all to over there,' Shiro, or rather, Xion, thought, dashing forward to her new destination. 'I'm coming back, guys!'
*XION'S P.O.V*
It's been a day since I left the Spider's Cafe. I've been traveling on foot, not wanting my Dream Eaters to waste their energy carrying me all the way over to Rainbase. During the night before I rested, though, since it would be a bad idea to just sleep in the middle of the desert, I used my Flaming Booster at their maximum to get to the next outcropping faster. Luckily, when I ran out of magic, I made it there. I have yet to see Luffy and the others. I want to use Flaming Booster again, but I wouldn't have the energy to walk then if I stop in the middle of this desert.
'Man. When am I going to get to the next outcropping?' I wondered. It wasn't until I saw a couple of rocks ahead that I ran at full speed towards it. It wasn't much when I got there, but at least there was some shade.
Imagine my surprise when I saw that it wasn't an outcropping and that there was a big hole there. 'I have a feeling like Luffy and a few others got separated and stopped here for a break and Luffy destroyed what was meant to be a shade,' I thought. 'Well, I'm not going to find that out.' Just when I thought that and was about to walk around the hole, I fell.
"Kya!" I managed to land on some sand. "What happened?" I got up and looked around the room I fell into. It was somewhat ancient. To think that something like this would be hidden under the sand. What caught my eyes was a big stone in the middle of the room. I walked closer to it and saw some words on it. They all were in a different language, so I didn't know what it said.
"What's this? Some kind of code or something? And this place... Why is something like this in the middle of, or under, the desert?" I took a closer look at the stone. When I did, it was a glimpse but, I saw myself on clouds, looking at a stone similar to the one in front of me, trapped in something gold. That was all I got before looking back at reality.
'What was that just now?' I wondered. 'Did more of my memories return?' I shook the thought out of my head. 'No time for that. I've rested long enough. Time to go.' Just when I turn around, I saw something glowing. Curious, I ran over to it. When I got close enough, I couldn't believe what it is.
"Wha-? A Dream Eater Recipe?! In a place like this..."
'And what's more is that I can't hear its voice,' I mentaly added.
I went to pick it up to see if its the real thing. When I touched it, though, the glow got really bright.
Opening my eyes, I found that I'm still in the room, except it seemed bigger. Not only that, I don't feel like I'm in my own body. As proof of that, what I'm seeing seemed to zoom in and dived into the sand.
"Hey! Don't get too far!" came a deep voice.
'My head' popped out of the sand and I saw a guy with long black hair in a ponytail and brown eyes. He was in a blue armor with a white haori over it and white hakama. He also has a mustache and a small goatee.
'If I'm not moving this body, and this body doesn't feel like my body, then... it's possible that... Is this the Dream Eater's body?' I thought. 'That means that I'm seeing its past.'
"I didn't say that you can't be in the sand, little one," the old man said. "I'm just saying that I don't want to lose you in case if there are Heartless here. And besides, this Poneglyph... To think that such a thing would be here. And above all that, this one here tells us about that other method on summoning the Keyblade. I may be able to read it, and it may be true that people all over this world is unable to read this language, however, we must take precautions." He turned to face this Dream Eater. "I want you to stay here and guard this, until the next Keyblade Wielder comes here, or someone who is able to read this who has a kind and good heart. Until that day comes, do everything in your power to prevent those who can read this to actually read it. Who knows what they will do once they found out about that other way to summon a Keyblade?" This Dream Eater nodded.
"Then I guess this is good-bye, isn't it?" came another voice. Both the old man, who I assumed is a Keyblade Wielder, and the Dream Eater turned to the source and saw a young man with a beard and curly black hair. Alongside him is- Vivi?! No that can't be.
"Do you really need to leave, Keyblade Master-san?" 'Vivi' asked.
'K-... Keyblade master?'
"I have to. I've been here for much too long. But do not fear. I'm leaving one of my allies here, to protect you, your family, your people and this Poneglyph."
"You really don't want others to know about the fact that there are other worlds out there, do you?" the man asked.
'Wait... What?!'
"That's right, Cobra. To have both you and your wife to know about this is bad enough. Who knows what others would do if they found out about this?" the Keyblade Wielder asked. "After all, you know that those with a Keyblade is able to cross between worlds. If someone from here knows how to obtain one, travel through those worlds and speaks of them, there will be a disorder. Many people will try and use the same methods, only to then be obsessed with the power. I've seen it myself. My one friend found out about 'that one Keyblade' and became obsessed with trying to make it his."
"And you were unable to stop him," the Vivi-look-alike added.
"That's right. I should feel lucky that he doesn't know about Dream Eaters, at least. My creation and my allies. If he does, he will obtain more power. However, knowing him, he might already know about it."
"And that's why you spread it out all over our world," Cobra said.
"Hmph. I seem to have told you too much already. However, I am glad to have friends like you two all over this world. At least I know that they will keep it a secret. As for the rest of those recipes, I should be happy to know some places that others wouldn't think about going."
"Hehe. Well, this is the Grand Line, after all, if you're talking about those forbidden places. And there's also your home island in the east."
"That's true. I believe I stayed longer than planned. I must take my leave."
"Before you do, I want you to promise me something," the woman spoke. "Promise that you will come back someday."
"I will try, Titi," the Keyblade Wielder replied. He turned to the Dream Eater that I am still in. "You keep your promise as well, little one. No matter what, while guarding this Poneglyph, protect the Nefertari family and their kingdom." The Dream Eater nodded its head. "Now then, farewell." Everything was engulfed by light.
I reopened my eyes and, instead of just the recipe, a snake-lizard hybrid rests in my hand. The head is yellow with two pink spots and open jaws, showing white, pointed teeth. It has black, squared eyes with pupils with a black line bisecting them. Its underbelly is green, fading into orange, then purple, then sky-blue. The back is dark-blue and its body ends in a coiling tail that is yellow, then purple, then blue, then finally green. The legs are thin, dark-blue, wearing dark-blue and yellow shoes. Dark-blue spikes run down its tail, while purple spikes, outlined in sky-blue, run along its body, up to the head.
The creature looked up and gave me a curious look.
'You're a Keyblade Wielder, aren't you?' I heard it ask.
"Yeah. That's right," I answered.
'Finally. I've been waiting for one... for twenty years. I waited for my master to return, only to sense his life fading away until there's nothing left. I even tried to escape from this place and see the light again... but because of the sand above us always being blown, the exit was blocked. Eventually, my body couldn't take it any longer and faded away as well. Due to my desperation of seeing at least one Keyblade Wielder before I fade completly, however, my spirit remains here. I'm glad, that I finally get to see another before I go to the afterlife with my master.'
"What are you saying?!" I asked. "You're not dying and I'm not going to let you!"
'How? I'm nothing but a spirit now. You can't bring back my body, even if you are a Keyblade Wielder.'
"Then I'll just make you a new one! I have the ingredients with me and there's a recipe here!"
'That's impossible! Dream Eater ingredients can only be found on Tanoshi Island in the East Blue in this world!'
"Then it's a good thing I was there in the first place! I defeated all the Heartless that were there, even the reinforcements!"
'What?!... I see... You must be the one... However, it's already too late for me...' I see his spirit beginning to fade away, along with the recipe. 'I'm a failure as a Dream Eater. I already knew that... And that's why he left me here, with a meaningless mission.'
"That is not true! Your master left some last words before he did die! He said that all of you Dream Eaters, including you, were his pride and joy! If you are a failure, he should've said so in that last letter!"
'Even if you say that, it's already too late... I can barely hold on... If what you say is true, once I go to that other world, I will be with my master again... Just like old times...' Those words made me snap.
"Don't say it like there is no time to save you!" I hastily read the ingredients needed to revive him and took them out of my bag. With my Keyblade in my hand, I pointed it at the items and it shot out a beam of light at them. At the same time, the Dream Eater Spirit also glowed.
'Don't do it! You're only wasting your energy! It's already too late for me anyway!' the spirit tried to convince me.
"Are you sure that it's me wasting my energy, or it's you giving up too early?! DON'T GIVE UP ON LIFE!" I shouted. I could've sworn I saw its eyes widen when I said that.
*DREAM EATER'S SPIRIT P.O.V*
Wha-... What did she say?
'DON'T GIVE UP ON LIFE!'
Those words... Those were the exact words that my previous master told me.
*FLASHBACK*
I was with my master, fighting against many Heartless. All the other Dream Eaters that were with him at that time were out of commission, so to say. However, out of all of them, I wasn't that much helpful to my master. We managed to defeat them all but one. I sacrificed myself for him, and made the final blow on that creature.
"What were you thinking?!" he scolded me. Unfortunately, us Dream Eaters can't speak in Human Language, so even if I wanted to tell him the reason, I couldn't. "Hold still; I can save you." I shook my head no when he said that. He continued to convince me and tried to heal me anyway. Of course, I continued to protest.
"DO NOT JUST GIVE UP ON LIFE!" he then shouted, finally convincing me to accept his help, despite being his only Dream Eater that's weak. "Hmph. Really now. What makes you want to die anyway? You, like all the other Dream Eaters, are my pride and joy. If one of you were to die, even if it's the weakest one, I will be very sad and consider myself unworty of being a Keyblade Master."
*END OF FLASHBACK*
Those words caught my heart at that time. Seeing this girl before me, she reminds me too much of my old master; the type that doesn't turn their back to people, the type that wants to help others. Like a true Keyblade Wielder. It wasn't long until most of the room was engulfed by light and I was reborn.
'I can't believe it,' I thought. 'She actually made it.'
*XION'S P.O.V*
"You see?" I questioned. "I did make it. Just in time. And not only that, I still have some energy left in me, just enough to continue walking or running."
The Dream Eater, known as the Hebby Repp, lifted its head up and stared at me in disbelief. It then stood up and jumped into my arms. I then noticed that it was crying.
'Showing its thanks to me, huh?' I mentally assumed.
"There, there. You don't need to cry," I soothed. "Your master might be gone, but now I'm your new master. And I'll take great care of you, just as I did with my other Dream Eaters, Rep." It jumped out of my arms and nodded in confirmation.
"Welcome to the group, Rep!" I took out an empty card and my new ally jumped inside of it.
"Now, Summon: Ryu Dragon!" I took out Wyvern's card and summoned him. "After gaining a new ally, I feel like wanting to head to Rainbase as fast as possible. You know what that means, Wyvern!" My dragon ally nodded its head and I got onto its back. "Go at full speed!" I commanded. We got out of the room the same way we came in and flew our way to our destination.