1: Castle of Dreams
Aqua and Chris landed on a new world in the courtyard of a castle and were about to enter it until Chris pulled something out of his weapon packs and looked at Aqua.
"Hey Aqua," Chris called out to the young Keyblade Master.
"Yes Chris?" asked Aqua.
Chris tossed to her a miniature radio and earpiece as he said, "That's in case we have to split up. It's a miniature radio to keep in radio contact with each other."
"Thanks," said Aqua as Chris showed her how to attach the radio and earpiece together. Aqua attached the radio together and put the earpiece in her ear and gave Chris a nod as both of them entered the castle together.
"It certainly isn't the Spencer Estate," Chris said aloud for Aqua to hear.
"Spencer Estate?" Aqua asked Chris in confusion. "What's that?"
"It's a castle named after one Umbrella's founding members, Ozwell E. Spencer,," explained Chris. "One of my partners and went to the Spencer Estate to get a lead on our former boss, Wesker, who was still alive at the time."
"What should I expect if we have to face this Albert Wesker?" asked Aqua.
"He's going to be very fast and be very strong physically," answered Chris. "He always wears sunglasses on his face."
"I see," said Aqua as they walking into the large foyer of the castle when they saw Terra coming down the stairs.
"Mademoiselle, Senorita," a castle noble called out to a girl who had brushed past Aqua and Chris.
"Terra!" Aqua called to her friend as he came down the stairs.
"Aqua, Chris, what are you two doing here?" Terra asked Aqua and Chris.
"Terra, Ven ran away from home," Aqua said to Terra.
"What?" asked Terra in surprise and then realized something. "Ven tried to tell me something but I took off before he could tell me."
"Did you manage to locate Master Xehanort?" Aqua asked Terra.
Terra told us that he didn't see Xehanort but was looking for hearts filled with pure light.
Then there was a pause for a few seconds then Terra asked Aqua, "Do you still have your dream?"
"Uh, yes," answered Aqua.
"There's a girl here named Cinderella who believes that dreams can come true if you believe in them. Give her my thanks for me, will you?"
"Not a problem," said Chris. Terra gave a slight nod and walked away. Once Aqua had picked up some supplies that were lying around, she and Chris headed to the ballroom to get answers about the Unversed and possibly the Black Devils. As Chris and Aqua entered the ballroom, an elderly woman and her two daughters walked past both of them and Aqua felt something that made her flinch and take a look at the three ladies who gave her a dirty look and left the ball.
"Excuse me, but who are those three?" Aqua asked the castle noble.
"Oh, I believe that is Lady Tremaine and her daughters," answered the castle noble.
Aqua looked to Chris and gave him a glance and he returned the glance with a slight nod.
'Lady Tremaine, I guess we better her a visit,' thought Aqua as she and Chris began to leave the ballroom.
"Chris, do you have any weapons won't make much noise?" asked Aqua.
"I have a pair of submachine guns that have silencers threaded on them," answered Chris.
"Will they make a lot of noise?" asked Aqua.
"They won't make much noise as the silencer reduces noise by eighty percent," answered Chris as the first group of Unversed appeared in front of them. Aqua summoned her Keyblade and Chris readied his pair of silenced SMGs and took aim at the Unversed. Both Chris and Aqua fought the Unversed with their own style of combat. Aqua dispatched Unversed by using both her physical strength and her ability to use magic spells and Chris stuck to his training from combating BOWs and various other monsters. Chris didn't seem to have a problem dispatching the Unversed especially with the silenced SMGs. Once the foyer had been cleared of the Unversed, Chris thought of something.
"Shouldn't we have talked with the Prince about Xehanort and also my objective?" Chris asked Aqua.
"Oh, right," answered Aqua as she scratched her head and gave a sheepish grin. Chris and Aqua headed back to the ballroom to see the Prince and see if they could get any answers about Xehanort's whereabouts as well as the whereabouts of the Black Devils. When they entered the ballroom the Prince saw Aqua and thought she might've been the girl he was looking for.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I thought you were someone else," said the Prince as he saw Aqua.
"We're sorry to bother you, your Excellency," began Chris as he slightly bowed to the Prince, "but my friend and I have a few questions to ask you; if that's not a problem."
"No, not at all," answered the Prince. "I'd more than happy to help you."
Aqua began and asked the Prince about Xehanort as she described his appearance to the Prince.
"I'm sorry but I haven't anyone with that description," said the Prince much Aqua's disappointment.
Chris then took his turn and asked the Prince if he had seen any suspicious characters or any monsters that looked like crazed human beings.
"No, I haven't seen any foul monsters that look like crazed human beings, nor have I seen any suspicious characters you call Black Devils," the Prince said to Chris. "But I'll let you know if I see any suspicious characters."
"Thank you for your time your Excellency," said Chris as he slightly bowed to the Prince again. "Come on Aqua, we gotta make a house call."
"Right," agreed Aqua as they left the ballroom and returned to heading Lady Tremaine.
Chris and Aqua had long fight on their hands with the Unversed as they came in swarms in the foyer and the hallway leading to the courtyard. Once they got into the courtyard, Chris and Aqua were met by swarms of Unversed as they tried to overwhelm them. Since they were outside and away from people, Chris switched to using the M90 Shotgun and helped break up the crowds of Unversed and kept them at bay while Aqua dealt with Unversed that were wounded or broke through Chris's suppression fire. Once the Unversed were dispatched, Aqua went around the courtyard to see if any supplies were left lying around the courtyard. Chris on the other hand searched for clues about the Black Devils but found nothing.
"Did you find anything useful?" Aqua asked Chris.
"No, nothing," answered Chris as he sighed. "Let's head to Lady Tremaine's and get to the bottom of the problem with the Unversed."
"Alright," agreed Aqua as she gave a slight nod and lead the way to Lady Tremaine's home.
The road to Lady Tremaine's home was long and it certainly had Unversed along the way as well as healing items and a couple of ability gems for Aqua. Once they arrived at Lady Tremaine's home, Chris and Aqua saw a cloaked man with a red cloak and satanic symbol on it.
"Are you with the Black Devils?" Chris asked the cloaked man as he pointed his Samurai Edge pistol at the man.
"The day is coming," answered the man as he raised his arms, "and Albert Wesker will rise again to complete his mission and spread Uroboros throughout the worlds."
"That's not going to happen," Chris said as he kept his pistol aimed at the red cloaked man. "I'll stop you and keep that bastard Wesker in hell where he belongs."
"I'm afraid you have no choice in the matter,' replied the cloaked man as he disappeared through a dark portal.
Chris ran after the cloaked man and tried to apprehend him but failed the cloaked man got away and the dark portal disappeared. Chris knelt on the ground and his fist in the ground and snarled, "Damn it!"
"Don't worry Chris," said Aqua as she gently put a hand on Chris's shoulder, "we'll stop them from carrying out their plans."
Chris sighed and said to Aqua as he got up off the ground, "Thanks, now let's get to your mission. We can't have Unversed running around and causing chaos."
Aqua smiled and replied, "No, we don't want them running around along with the Unversed."
"Right, now then let's get inside," said Chris as he moved to open the door.
"Wait my dears," called out someone before they opened the door. "You cannot fight the darkness with light." Both Chris and Aqua looked around to find the owner of the voice until she appeared. Chris lowered his weapon as he saw the owner of the voice was an elderly woman and wasn't much of a threat, let alone be part of the Black Devils terrorist group.
"Who are you?" Aqua asked the elderly woman.
"I'm Cinderella's Fairy Godmother," answered the woman before explaining the situation to Aqua and Chris. The Fairy Godmother had explained the Lady Tremaine and her two daughters were jealous of Cinderella's charm and beauty. For that they made her a prisoner in her own home and that Cinderella would slowly lose the light in her heart if something wasn't done right away. Aqua looked at Chris and he gave her a slight nod.
"We better make sure we're ready before going to help Cinderella," suggested Aqua. Chris gave a slight nod and checked his equipment before making the decision to switch back to a silenced SMG he used at the castle foyer.
'No sense in letting Lady Tremaine hear the ruckus of a battle going on her home,' thought Chris. Chris also checked to make sure he had enough healing items with him and a First-Aid spray to heal either himself or Aqua if the Unversed decided to bring the hurt in full force. Once they were both ready they spoke the Fairy Godmother and she sent them into the house and them as small as a mouse. The Fairy Godmother had asked Aqua and Chris to lend assistance to a mouse named Jacque. Once they got inside, they spotted Jacque and heard Drusilla try to put a glass slipper on her foot
"Why won't it fit?" whined Drusilla. "It always fit before."
Aqua approached Jacque and he explained to her that he had to hurry and give Cinderella a key that he had stolen from Lady Tremaine so she could hurry and try on the slipper. As Jacque began to make his way toward the mouse hole, Unversed showed up and tried to stop him. Aqua summoned her Keyblade and Chris readied one of the silenced SMGs and aimed it at the Unversed. Jacque started forward while Chris provided suppression fire to keep the Unversed at bay.
"Aqua, don't go too far," instructed Chris. "Stay close to Jacque and only deal with Unversed that get past my suppression fire."
"Got it," acknowledged Aqua as she stayed close to Jacque and let Chris deal with the Unversed.
While Chris and Aqua escorted Jacque, about six or so Unversed got past Chris's suppression screen and met their untimely demise by Aqua's Keyblade and magic spells. Once Jacque made it to the mouse hole he thanked Aqua and Chris before exiting the room.
"I'll help Jacque get that key up to Cinderella, while you wait for us," said Chris as he went to join Jacque give him some extra muscle that would help him get up to Cinderella faster. Aqua gave Chris a nod and went to the house's foyer where she was in time to see the Duke prepare to leave the home. As Aqua watched the Duke prepare to leave, the Fairy Godmother's magic wore off and she grew back to normal size, lost her balance and fell to the main floor. Everyone took notice of Aqua as she decided to improvise in order to give Jacque and Chris time to help Cinderella.
"Um, do you mind if I try on the slipper?" asked Aqua.
The Duke gave a slight nod much to the protest of Lady Tremaine and her daughters. Aqua showed hesitation as she slowly approached the Duke. Just in the nick of time, Cinderella came towards the steps with Chris escorting her.
"Your Grace would you mind if I try on the slipper?" Cinderella asked the Duke much to Aqua's relief.
Lady Tremaine tried to make an excuse about Cinderella but the Duke wouldn't listen to her as he did helped Cinderella to the chair Lady Tremaine's daughters sat on when they tried the glass slipper. Just as the Duke was going to put the glass slipper on Cinderella's foot, Lady Tremaine set her cane in front of the Duke and he tripped, dropping the glass slipper. Chris staved off the urge to hold Lady Tremaine at gun point to keep her from trying to trip the Duke as he remembered watching the Cinderella movie as a kid and never saw a guy hold the wicked stepmother at gun point. Luckily for Chris and Aqua, Cinderella had the other glass slipper and it fit her other foot.
"You must come with me to the Castle," the Duke instructed Cinderella as he took Cinderella by the hand and led her out of the house. Lady Tremaine's daughters pouted in protest as they followed Cinderella along with their mother. Chris decided to make a quick sweep Lady Tremaine's home and made sure that there were no B.O.W.s in the house, stables or cellar. The only thing kind of surprise Chris got was from Lady Tremaine's cat Lucifer, who got startled when Chris opened the door to Lady Tremaine's bedroom and swept the room with his Samurai Edge pistol. Lucifer had jumped and nearly scratched Chris because he had his gun pointed at Lucifer. Once Chris was done making a sweep of Lady Tremaine's house he met Aqua outside.
"What were you doing inside the house?" Aqua asked Chris.
"Just making a sweep of the Tremaine's house to make sure there weren't any B.O.W.s," answered Chris as he and Aqua heard a panicked scream from the Duke as he ran towards Aqua and Chris.
"What happened?" Chris asked the Duke.
"W-We were attacked by a monster in the forest," explained the Duke.
"The monster, did it look human like with grey skin and ghost white eyes?" asked Chris as he described a standard zombie to the Duke.
"N-no," answered the Duke. "The monster looked like possessed pumpkin."
"I see," said Aqua. "We'll take of the monster for you." Aqua and Chris hurried to the forest and found Cinderella lying on the ground while her stepsisters and stepmother laughed at her on the ground. Aqua and Chris saw the monster the Duke had described to them.
"That's what happens when you go against me," Lady Tremaine said to Cinderella as bombs from the Unversed monster went flying and screeched towards Cinderella. Aqua threw herself at Cinderella to shield Cinderella with her body from the bombs. Luckily for Aqua and Cinderella, the bombs never hit their mark as Chris picked off the bombs one at a time except for the bomb that struck and killed Lady Tremaine and her daughters.
"The darkness overtook them," observed Aqua as she helped Cinderella off the ground and sent her back to the house and wait with the Duke while she and the S.T.A.R.S. Alpha Team leader dealt with the monster.
"I'll pin it down and take care of any bombs it might shoot out," said Chris as he switched to the Battle Rifle. "Just make sure you don't get in my line of fire."
"Got it," said Aqua as she gave Chris a slight nod and summoned her Keyblade.
The battle started as the Unversed started to slide towards Aqua first but was stopped dead in his tracks as Chris put two three round bursts in the monster to stop its sliding charge at Aqua. The monster then retaliated by shooting bombs at Chris. Chris was unable to shoot out all the bombs as he dodge rolled out of the way and shot back in retaliation of the attack. Aqua attacked the Unversed monster while it was distracted by battling with Chris. Once Aqua began attacking, the Unversed began to panic as it didn't know which enemy to attack. The Unversed monster then got an idea as he summoned four smaller Unversed creatures. One human-like Unversed creature flung itself at Chris before Chris counterattacked in the same fashion he did with those tainted orbs when Aqua and Terra were fighting their exam. He shoved the Unversed creature back a bit, then grabbed it with one hand and put his huge fist in the face of the Unversed creature.
"And the thing thought 'The last thing I remember was this huge human fist,'" joked Chris as Aqua giggled a little Chris's joke.
Chris dispatched the smaller Unversed and went back to helping Aqua with the larger monster. After fifteen minutes, the monster was finally defeated when Chris put a shell in the face of the monster and put it down for good. Once the Unversed monster was defeated, Chris and Aqua went back to the house and got the Duke and Cinderella providing them with protection in case the Unversed showed up again. The group arrived at the castle courtyard to see the Prince outside waiting for the Duke to return with the girl he met and danced with at the ball. When Cinderella approached the Prince, he instantly recognized Cinderella and approached her. They embraced as it was something like out of a romance novel for Aqua. As Aqua and Chris watched the scene unfold, Cinderella's Fairy Godmother's reappeared.
"You know the Master always taught us that darkness needed to be destroyed," said Aqua.
"Unfortunately, Light and Darkness have to maintain a balance in order for the universe to keep going," chimed in Chris.
Once Cinderella, the Prince and Duke entered the castle, Aqua felt a link that had been forged with Cinderella within herself. Also Cinderella's Fairy Godmother gave a keychain for Aqua to use on her Keyblade. The Fairy Godmother then disappeared off to wherever she was needed. Aqua and Chris activated their armor and then left the castle, but not before Chris decided to the sweep the castle for B.O.W.s just to make sure that the world was completely clean and B.O.W.-free. Aqua wondered why Chris always checked for these B.O.W.s but kept the question to herself as she joined Chris in sweeping the castle and hoping that she wouldn't have to use the other Samurai Edge pistol Chris gave her.
"Aqua here," Aqua said to Chris through her earpiece, "no B.O.W.s in this area. I've completed my sweep; I'll meet you in the courtyard."
"Roger that," acknowledged Chris as he continued his sweep of the castle. Within twenty minutes, Chris finished his sweep of the castle and was absolutely sure that there were no B.O.W.s in the castle and the world. Aqua sighed in relief that Chris was finished with his sweep so that they could proceed to the next world. Both of them then proceeded to the next world and were they in for a nightmare that Chris was so familiar with.
Alright readers, Chapter one is done. Please review and leave suggestions to help improve the story. Speaking of improving the story, this next chapter is going to require your help.
Challenge:
Should Chris and Aqua go to another Disney world or go to a Resident Evil world?
If they go to a Disney World, should Chris and Aqua battle Umbrella's B.O.W.s as well as the Unversed?
If Chris and Aqua go to a Resident Evil world which of the following times should they go to?
Arklay Management and Training Facility (Before Wesker and Birkin assassinate James Marcus)
Raccoon City, during the T-Virus outbreak
Umbrella Atlantic Facility (From RE Dead Aim)
Arklay Mansion
Thanks guys!