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Chapter 22 everybody!
One kept her eyes downcast, avoiding the curious glances from her friends that seemed to want to pry into her secrets. She hated keeping them in the dark about a portion of the idea, but she knew it had to be done. Sora-Xehanort would never agree to it. In fact, he would do everything in his power to stop it. But it had to happen.
It was their destiny. She had found out about it earlier, when she was in the room that was kept locked at all times. But maybe was the time to show Sora-Xehanort what she had been hiding before she…
No, One told herself, don't think about it. Follow my heart.Gathering up much of her strength, she pushed the words out before they could sink back in.
"Sora, Kairi, Xion," the Watcher began with partial reluctance. "I want to show you all something before we leave." This invoked three confused glances before One snapped them out of it.
"Well, are you going to stand there like statues or are you coming with me?" the Watcher's normal, yet snarky reply questioned her friends. A laugh coming from her cousin eased her nerves.
"Well then Cous," Sora-Xehanort winked at her. "Lead on." The spiky haired brunette then gestured outward using his keyblade wielding hand. Nodding, One started walking forward. She heard the scuffling of feet and high heeled boots as they followed One.
"What suddenly got into One?" Xion whispered to Kairi. She just shrugged and pointed to her on-again-off-again boyfriend.
"Ask Sora, he's known One longer than me. By a lot," the red head told the former Organization the while, One listened in the girls' supposedly private conversation. She slightly chuckled, silent of course. It was incredibly funny to think the two teens were being secretive, but they weren't.
The two similar in appearances teens asked the only guy about why the Watcher was showing them the Locked Room. Sora-Xehanort, not knowing, put his hands up in a I-have-no-idea-what's-going-on way.
"Don't ask me." Sora-Xehanort told Kairi and Xion in confirmation. "The only person who could answer that is One. And she likes to show, not tell." One was slightly surprised that the spiky brunette could sum up her behavior so quickly. But then she remembered that he had been with her for a month. It's only natural to pick up a trick or two here.
Walking down the staircase, down the corridor hallway, and to the last door on the left side, the Watcher stopped. All three keyblade wielders wondered why One was suddenly being so open about some of her secrets. But some things are better left unsaid.
She took out Oath Binder and quietly murmured something the other three couldn't pick up. As they were straining to listen, One made herself even more quiet. The spell mustn't be overheard, or else it might be a catastrophic event. But all three teens still focused on listening. Now for the main event…
The Watcher raised her keyblade, waved it through an arch, while shouting, "Open your heart for those who deserve!" Kairi and Xion stepped backward in apparent surprise. Sora-Xehanort just stepped closer. That's why we are cousins.
The mechanism in the lock made a quick click, and then the door slowly slid open.
A weird scent of fresh air wafted through the hallway. The three non-Watchers heads perked up in curiosity. One just smiled at their reaction. They were just like I was when Dad first taught me this. The fond memories rolled over her quickly, but she also struggled to hold the feeling. But then the terrible ones came through with the good.
One was thirteen years old. Her father had sent her on her first mission alone. One could never remember what the mission was. All of the other Watchers stayed behind in the Tower, overlooking her process. Why the accident took place on that particular day always left her wondering if it could be changed.
The mission was a success, and over the radio in her helmet, she heard all the Watchers say that she was a protégé. She heard Unum saying with pride, "I knew that you would pass, congratulations! I'm so proud of you!" She could practically see his warm smile when she returned home.
But then the radio broke off scratching, there was no idea why.
But being fearful about what could have happened; she sped up her newly obtained glider. She saw the apparition of Watcher's Tower appear from out of nowhere, and instantly One knew something was wrong.
She landed with a thud, but not caring she barged through the heavy wooden doors…
And saw a slaughter.
All of the Watchers lie fading or dead. Tears caressed her cheeks as she saw all of her friends before her.The Tower itself lay in shambles. Claw marks streaked the walls, torn up pictures, demolished doorways.
She then saw the creatures who had done this.
Heartless and Nobodies, working side-by-side, were making the Watchers fall. Outraged, One summoned her keyblade and slew them all. But all the while she thought she would have suffered the same fate as her fellow Watchers if her mission had not been today.
After the creatures of the dark had dispersed from where they had come from, it was then she remembered her father. The fear mingled with anguish pulsed through her veins as she ran up to the Locked Room.
"Dad!" the young Watcher cried as she thrust herself against the door. It had been unlocked. She saw her father lying and fading on the ground. He reached out his hand.
"One…" he whispered.
"I'm here." Taking her father's hand and pulling him into an embrace. She sobbed softly.
"Promise me, you'll always follow your heart." Unum spoke with a decreasing amount of volume.
"Dad no!" she had tried to heal him, but she couldn't. It was too much, too much…
"I love you, baby girl." Then he faded from existence. And in a way, so had his daughter.
Shaking her head to clear away the painful memories, One led them inside the Locked Room. She pretended to show that she was still gleeful, not hurting. Sora-Xehanort saw through her façade, but he didn't mention it.
One showed them how the Watchers truly understood the balance of the worlds. There were small orbs floating all around the room, showing different events for each and every world.
"This is incredible…" Kairi said in awe. Xion simply stared at the mysterious flying objects. Sora-Xehanort asked a question as he saw the pictures.
"How is this possible?"
"These are parts of different world's hearts." One explained simply. "Not enough to damage the worlds, but enough so we can see what's going on." But the while, she mentally asked, then we should have paid more attention to our own world
Dragon Out!