The Resolve of All
Before we begin, I would like to say in advance to the owners of the OCs, that I will keep all of their characters aspects and put them into the story except their home world. I thought it could be a lot more simple for me to do this, and yet still make this tale much more interesting, so sorry. Other than that just, Read and Enjoy!
Chapter 2: A New Day
"Aaaannnddd King Me!" Roxas smirked.
"What?!" Lea exclaimed. "How'd you do that?!"
"I told you Lea, Checkers are my thing." Roxas grinned victoriously. "Got it memorized?"
"Hey! That's my catchphrase." Lea complained.
"Not anymore. Got it memorized?" Roxas laughed.
"I miss Zombie Roxas; at least he didn't hurt my feelings." Lea joked.
"Oh come on, don't be such a sore loser. Zombie Roxas was no fun anyway." Roxas joked back.
"Yeah, Lea. Get that memorized." Xion smiled as she walked into the living room with some food.
It was early in the morning for the Sea-Salt Gang and they were all still the same roommates as they agreed to be a month ago. Xion had made breakfast for the boys while Roxas challenged Lea to another round of Checkers which he foolishly accepted.
"Hey, is Drex up yet?" Lea inquired.
"No, he's sleeping in; been working on the Restoration Committee nonstop since he started there." Xion informed them both.
"He seems pretty sad lately too." Roxas noted.
"Why should he feel sad? He's got everything he could have wanted." Lea replied.
"You think so?" Xion responded.
Before any of them could say another word, Drex came thundering down the stairs ready for another day of scheduled work.
"Hey..." He greeted groggily.
"Oh my... Drex, you've got dark circles under your eyes!" Xion noticed. "Have you been sleeping alright?"
"No." Drexbann simply stated.
"What's wrong man?" Lea asked.
"Nothing... just some bad dreams that's all." Drex confessed.
"Do you want to talk about?" Xion sweetly offered.
"It's stupid, you don't have to." He said.
"We don't mind." Roxas retorted.
"Really?"
"Yeah." They said in unison.
Drex sighed. "Okay. Maybe it'll help."
"Well here, take my seat." Roxas stated as he got up and shared the love-seat with Xion, with her sitting on his lap.
"...Alright, I've been having these awful nightmares lately..." Drex rubbed his eyes. "And they've been absolutely torture."
"What are they about?" Lea inquired in honest concern.
"Well... you know about the world where I was born?" Drex stated.
"Actually, not really. You mentioned something on the Clock Tower, but I didn't think you were serious, right?" Xion responded.
"It doesn't matter. The point is... it... it was really my fault my world was lost to darkness and... It's just been eating me up inside..." Drex confessed.
"Relax Drex. I told you before, you shouldn't worry about the past, but we've been through thick and thin together, so we're going to help you with this." Lea comforted.
"The best thing to do is to talk about it." Xion reminded.
"You know what? You're right Xion." He smiled. "After work, I'll tell you guys all about my life before the Organization, if you're willing to deal with my sob stories."
"No, not really. We just want you to quit with the whole 'woe is me' attitude that's all." Lea chuckled.
"Well, I'll take it." Drex replied.
"So what are you doing today at the Committee?" Roxas asked.
"Patrol with Leon." Drex answered.
"How are things with you and Yuffie doing Drexy~?" Xion smirked.
"Turns out the girl is just a tease." Drex answered. "She keeps vanishing into a puff of smoke whenever I get close, so whatever. We're still friends though. But anyways I digress, thanks for the talk though."
"Don't sweat it Drex, see ya later man." Lea waved off. "I'll be sure to bring some extra Sea-Salt for our therapy session tonight."
"Okay, see you guys later." Drex said as he left out the front door.
"You think he's okay?" Xion asked the pyro and the blond.
"Come on, it's Drex. Of course he's going to be fine." Roxas comforted.
"We lost him once... I don't want to lose him again..." Xion stated.
"That makes three of us." Lea nodded.
Just then the three of them heard a knocking on the door. Xion got up to answer it and her jaw dropped when she saw who it was.
"PUPPY!" She squealed.
She gave the dog a hug, and Pluto was struggling for his life! Roxas and Lea got up to save Pluto's life before he actually passed out and then Xion reluctantly released the pooch still riddled with glee for their visitor.
"Isn't that Mickey's dog?" Roxas questioned.
"Yeah, and take a look at that." Lea took the letter out of Pluto's mouth which had the King's seal imprinted on it.
"It's from Mickey. What would he want from us?" Xion inquired.
"Lea, read it aloud for us." Roxas requested.
Lea opened the letter and he read the message aloud so that Roxas and Xion could listen as well.
Dear Friends,
I wish that I didn't have to pull yourselves out of your peaceful lives, but we need your help. There are troubling signs a' brewing, and we believe that our previous ordeal has not yet drawn to a close yet. We also think that there are people who are in need of help and are calling out to us. So we need all the assistance we can muster. And hopefully the four of you are reunited and can provide your support. More can be discussed if you all can report to Master Yen Sid's Tower as soon as possible.
Thank you and Best Regards,
Mickey
"What does that all mean?" Roxas questioned.
"Mickey needs our help." Xion stated. "I think we should hear what he has to say."
"Alright if you guys are up for it then after Drex and I are done with work we'll talk about it later." Lea agreed.
"You better get going Lea." Roxas reminded.
"Yeah, I do work for a scrooge." He grinned as he left the two others. "See ya."
"Bye." They said in unison.
As Lea left out the door, Pluto ran out as well and before anyone could stop him he was already gone too though they both could have sworn they saw some sort of black wisp of smoke? Either way, Xion was sad...
"He'll be fine." Roxas put an arm around her.
"You sure?"
Roxas kissed her forehead to comfort her. "Of course, he got here alright, so he should make it back."
"You're right. Let's start this new day then." She beamed now.
"The local variety of Heartless seem a bit more eager today, huh Leon?" Drex stated.
"Yeah... not a good sign in my book." Leon responded.
Drexbann and Leon arrived at the reconstructed Bailey which was destroyed after the Battle of 1000 Heartless. Drex was brandishing his two white swords and Leon held his gunblade. Even though it was cleared by the city, people rarely come around here anymore.
"Let's check this place real quick then head to the Cas-!" Drex was cut off as creatures appeared in front of them... white creatures... "Nobodies?! What are they doing here?!"
"I don't know, but we need to take care of them!" Leon charged at the Dusks.
Slashing and lunging, Drex and Leon fought the Nobodies with relative ease, but after the last Dusk was vanquished by Drex, Leon called out to his teammate.
"Drex! Behind you!" He pointed.
Before he even knew it, Drex was blasted by an incredible shockwave, and he was slammed against the far wall and he momentarily lost consciousness! Then Leon gazed on at his new opponent, assuming he was the one who led the Dusks.
The being was a man in a black coat... an Organization coat with his hood up. The Mysterious Figure suddenly summoned a fireball and launched it towards Leon. The brunette sliced through the fire and he rushed his opponent. The enemy in black simply pointed his gloved hand again and sent another shockwave at Leon which unfortunately had a much more powerful and fatal effect on him than it did on Drex and he was smashed against the wall... however, Drexbann had awoken and noticed Leon was defeated.
"Leon! Get up!" Drex ran to him and tried to shake him awake, but it was no use...
"Compassion..." The mysterious figure suddenly spoke. "...such a powerful emotion... it can bring about great strength from the heart, and yet... it can also bring about its downfall..."
"Who are you?!" Drex shouted.
"I am a being of your own creation..." He darkly answered. "...A being of your destruction..."
"Shut up! I meant your name!" Drex demanded as he pointed his swords at the man.
"You mean you don't know? The others will surely be hurt... but nevertheless, this is neither the time nor the place... but it will be soon..." He ominously stated as he sent another shockwave of energy at his opponent.
Drex tried to block it with his swords, but the attack shattered them into a million pieces upon contact with his weapons, and they were lost forever...
"Consider that a warning..." The black-coated figure growled as he summoned a corridor of darkness.
"NO!" He yelled as the man disappeared into the dark abyss...
Drex knew it was too late to give chase, so he did the only thing he could do and he picked up Leon's still unconsciousness body and dragged him back to the Restoration Committee. Drexbann had carried Leon all the way from the Bailey to Merlin's house and everyone was alarmed when they saw him place Leon on the bed.
"Leon! What happened?! You gotta wake up!" Yuffie pleaded.
"Don't worry my dear, I'm sure he'll be fine. He just needs some rest." Merlin comforted.
"Whoever did this really knocked the stuffing out of him that's for sure." Cid remarked.
"Drex, did you see who did this?" Aerith inquired.
"I didn't see his face... but his voice sounded familiar." He answered.
"Listen, you can have the rest of the day off if you want." Cid offered.
"Sure, I think that would be a good idea since I lost my swords." Drex sadly responded.
"Don't worry, we'll find you something else to use." Aerith consoled.
"Yeah right..." He sadly replied as he was about to leave until Leon grabbed his wrist.
"Wait..." He weakly stated.
"Leon, what is it?" Drex got down to get at eye level with Leon.
Leon, slowly but stealthy, took something out of his jacket pocket and placed something into Drex's hand. Then after the item was given to his friend, Leon passed out again. Drex gave the gift one quick glance and put it in his own pocket.
"See you guys later." Drex strangely waved off his coworkers...
The mysterious figure had appeared where the Room Where Nothing Gathers and was surrounded by tall white thrones, most of them occupied by others who wore the same coat...
One of the men in the taller thrones had leaped down and gently landed next to his dark ally. The man who came down from above let down his hood to reveal a man with grey hair, amber eyes, and a deep voice...
"Has the warning been issued...?" Xemnas inquired.
"Yes sir." The man bowed his head. "It's only a matter of time now."
Suddenly, four more hooded figures appeared side by side next to the still unknown member and you could tell that they were all comrades. One of the other four members spoke up to address Xemnas.
"The letter has also been delivered..."
"Very well..." Xemnas ordered. "...Then go forth, and fulfill our goals."
The five members nodded in compliance as they didn't waste any time and they all teleported into darkness...
A/N- The time has come for dark events to begin to transpire. What will happen to our heroes? Who attacked Drex and Leon and what did Leon give to Drex? These questions will be answered... next time! :) Reviews=Update.