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Chapter 24 everyone!
Aqua hugged the soft fabric that covered Terra's chest even tighter. She felt all of her uneasiness fade when the keyblade apprentice turned for a half second and seemed to beam when he felt her gentle touch. This had been the first time that they had been together like this in over twelve long and painful years.
They were flying through the cosmos, like when they went to see their friend Stitch in Deep Space. Except there were no worlds in danger of disappearing into the darkness. But Aqua didn't mind not trying to rush everywhere to save people. It was actually quite relaxing to just fly.
As for Terra, he just wants to redeem himself. He had made too many mistakes over the decade, and now was his chance to prove to all, himself included, that his heart will never dwindle from the light again.
Xehanort complied himself to stay in front of the two teens, and gave his word that no traps or lies were lying beyond the group of three.
Master Xehanort promised that he wouldn't send any heartless upon the two teens or anything drastic. But that didn't stop the old man from looking behind him and grinning like Sora when he saw Terra and Aqua holding each other.
"Little romance on the battlefield eh?" Xehanort snorted and laughed, until he saw Aqua's rolling eyes. Then his smiled settled into a sort of smirk. It was quite irritating, very irritating in fact.
"Act your age for once old man!" she yelled over the winds pushing back her words. Terra bobbed his head in agreement to his girlfriend. But Xehanort was not to be outdone. He gave the two a small wink and spoke with a tinge of humor hidden in the back of his voice.
"Never! It's too much fun!" then while laughing, the old man sped up. He was soon out of site when he flew through some clouds. Aqua gave Terra a questioning look, but he just shrugged his shoulders in confusion. Neither of the two apprentices of Master Erauqs expected to see the old man acting like this. It was weirder to see Xehanort smiling, truly smiling.
"Never! It's too much fun!" then while laughing, the old man sped up. He was soon out of site when he flew through some clouds. Aqua gave Terra a questioning look, but he just shrugged his shoulders in confusion. Neither of the two apprentices of Master Erauqs expected to see the old man acting like this. It was weirder to see Xehanort smiling, truly smiling. What happened to him that caused the old man to do all those terrible things to them all those years ago? And why does he choose now to make up for it?
Aqua shook her head. It would all be explained in time. Besides, if Terra could trust his jailer even after imprisoning him for twelve years, then why shouldn't she give Xehanort a chance?
After they flew through a barricade of soft, fluffy clouds, the teens hit some sort of barrier, blocking them from entering the area. Narrowing his eyes, Terra turned his attention to the old man, who had flown in next to the couple.
"I thought you said that there wouldn't be any tricks, old man!" the keyblade apprentice glared, but confusedly saw the leader of the True Organization hold up his hands in apology.
"My friend just needs to see that we are who we say we are, and then she will permit us to enter her sanctuary." Master Xehanort turned his attention to the force field, ready to be checked.
"Who is this 'almighty' friend of yours old man?" Terra may not liked it, but the wonder about who could've convinced Master Xehanort to turn from dark to light is someone like Master Yen Sid.
"She is the Guardian of both Light and Dark. The Protector of the Worlds. And one of the most powerful keyblade wielders of the universe. Her full title is The One who Watches and Intervenes. But, she goes by One." Xehanort said with admiration. Aqua holds his gaze with amazement. But a part of his story didn't make sense. If this One is truly all that powerful, than why hasn't anyone heard of her? The blue haired teen asked the old man the question, but a light chuckling escaped him.
"Everyone knows about her. It's just that she chooses to remain unseen when she does her duty of a Watcher." But the answer led to more questions bubbling from the couple. Will they understand this topic?
Xehanort sighed heavily, but went on, "I shouldn't be surprised that you don't know about the Watchers. All keybladers find out about them after they complete their apprenticeship. But after my little mess, she decided to meddle with destiny to turn things back to where they were before," he gulped in a quick intake of breath, "The Watchers watch over the worlds because darkness can meddle with world affairs. They use their special powers to keep the balance of Light and Darkness in check."
"Then why is it…uh…going out of control?" Aqua made sure to leave out Xehanort's role in it.
"That is one of the problems at hand. No one knows what happened to the twelve other Watchers. Except for One. And if I know her like I used to, she would never tell. It's her secret, not mine, so I don't pry." Master Xehanort finished quickly. He looked away from Terra and Aqua, as if ashamed with all he revealed.
Even after trying to get him to answer after asking endless question after question, the two teens gave up. They had to comply with both the silence and some figure to see if they were worthy to even see this place.
Soon enough, Aqua couldn't keep her silent oath a moment longer. She was about to overflow the old man with question when something caught her eye. It was a gleam, a sparkle of metal catching light in the distance. Straining their eyes, the two kept trying to decipher what type of person this was.
But they weren't expecting to see a sixteen year old girl. She wore a red hoodie with blue jeans. She flew up next to Xehanort and laughed.
Then the old man joined in with her, as if they shared a private joke.
"I'm not that powerful, old man!" the girl grinned like Shenzai, Benzai, and Ed.
But finally composing herself, she turned to see Aqua and Terra.
"Hello. I bet Xehanort, that old coot, told you some of my story. I'm here to tell you its real. My name is One and it's a pleasure to meet you."
Hope it lived up to your standards!
Review Question: What do you think is going to go down with Terra, Aqua, and One in the same room?
Dragon Out!