A/N::I feel so bad this took so long for me to update, and honestly, it's not my best chapter by a landslide. And here is why:
My poor computer got...ill a little while back and the illness won, causing me to have to cleanslate my entire pc and i lost EVERYTHING. I tried to recapture my original Chapter Four and failed epically, however, good news: i have been able to start new stories now and Chapter Five has been started and is WWWWAAAAYYYY more exciting and adventurious! Without giving away too much:: plots thicken, characters come back, and the twists begin! muhahaha-so enjoy this one, and once again- i'm SO sorry it took so long and that it's not long. but chapter five is being worked on and is way better
:D
Chapter Four: What If
Somehow everything's gonna fall, right in to place
if we only had a way to make it all fall faster everyday
Days had passed all in a blur. In between training, missions, and trying to find out what happened to Axel-Roxas and I barely had any time to talk. Our nightly runs to Twilight Town for Sea-Salt ice-cream turned into us going there, eating, and then barely managing to get back to the Castle before collapsing. We were all so tired, but Saïx didn't care. He said we were falling behind on collecting hearts. Nevermind the fact the Roxas and I were out everyday and almost everynight collecting them for him. As I thought about the days mission, I walked into the gray area and sat down on one of the oversized white sofas. Moments later, Luxord came in and sat down beside me. "It's you and me today-poppet," he said, as I rolled my eyes. "Oh the joys," I said, as Luxord smiled. "Not liking the missions?" he asked, as I sighed. "Not this many-I'm exhausted," I said, as Luxord laughed. "Fate is cruel my dear friend," he said, as I looked over at him. "Hey Luxord, do you know anything about Axel?" I asked, as Luxord frowned. "Ah-pyro boy- Saïx sent him to Castle Oblivion," Luxord said, as I frowned. "Castle Oblivion?" I asked, as Luxord smiled. "Saïx and Xemnas not fill you on? Maybe it's your destiny to not know...but oh how I do like to gamble," Luxord said, as I stood up. "Tell me on the mission," I said, as I walked over to Saïx. "Where to today?" I asked, as Saïx smiled. "You and Luxord are to report to Beast's Castle," he said, as Luxord opened a dark cloud. "Off we go," he said, as we both walked into the cloud.
Holding on to patience wearing thin
I can't force these eyes to see the end
The Castle was just as Dark as I remembered it to be. As Luxord and I walked across the big, Gothic style bridge that lead to the Castle's courtyard, I couldn't help but think back to our conversation. "Okay Luxord, tell me about Castle Oblivion," I said, as Luxord smiled. "It's run by Marluxia," he said, as I looked over at him, thinking. "That's right, Marluxia hasn't been around either, neither has Larxene," I said, as Luxord smiled. "Good, you're noticing now. The Castle is run by Marluxia, it has thirteen floors and twelve basements. Xemnas found the Castle a decided to make it another headquaters for the Organization. It is being used to research Memories," Luxord said, as I nodded my head. "But what does any of that have to do with Axel?" I asked, as Luxord sighed. "Saïx thinks Marluxia is...losing his control of the Castle and sent Axel there to check up on some things. Don't worry poppet-destiny will let you two meet again-it's your fates," he said, as he began to walk ahead of me. "In our fates? I wanted answers, not fortunes and riddles," I said, as I kicked a small pebble across the bridge. As I slowly began to make my way towards the castle behind Luxord, I began to think about what Luxord had said. Why would he send Axel to 'check up on some things', it makes no sense, I thought, as I stopped walking. "Come Poppet!" Luxord yelled, as I quickly took off running towards Luxord.
The Castle was dark, and there was no sign of a Heartless threat anywhere, as we made our way deeper and deeper into the Castle. "Luxord, what are we doing here? This place is dead," I said, as Luxord smiled at me. "That's the point-why would the Castle be so quiet as of late?" Luxord asked, as I stopped walking. "There is something here, but where is it," I asked, as we heard a clicking noise come from behind us. "What-" I started, as Luxrod smiled. "Fate has decided to make our job earier!" he said, as I turned to see a giant Chameleon behind me. "Great," I said, as I made my Keyblade appear. "Bring it!" I yelled, as I rushed toward the giant Heartless. Before I was able to hit the Heartless-it went invisible. "What?" I yelled, as Luxord smiled. "Stealth my dear-you must surprise it," he said, as he jumped out of the way. I then heard the attack hit the ground. "If you're quiet- you can follow it," he said, as I listened carefully. I hated to admit it, but Luxord was right-i could hear the shuffling of it's feet on the ground. As I heard it turn to attack me, I jumped up, and unleashed a chain of attacks on it's back- making it visible again. Luxord then began to attack as well and before long-the Heartless was gone. "I'm heading back, but you find the owners and see if they're okay," Luxord said, as he made a dark cloud appear. "Wait!" I yelled, but it was too late-he had already walked through it and was gone. "Great, thanks Luxord," I said, as I sighed. I was ready to call it a day, but I knew I had to find the Beast.
Somewhere weakness is our strength
and i'll die searching for it
After frantically searching the Castle, I finally found Beast and I knew I was safe to leave. I slowly crept out of the Castle and headed back towards the front gates when I heard a shuffling coming from behind me. I turned my head to see a cloaked figure wearing the Organization's hood. But, this person was shorter than Axel and the others-being about the height of Roxas and I. "Roxas?" I asked, as the figure made a odd looking Keyblade appear. "What?" I said, as I made mine appear. "Who are you?" I yelled, as the figure rushed towards me and tried to attack me. I jumped back, but barely as they turned and came back for another attack. They were quick, and more skilled than I was. "Who are you?" the person asked, and from the voice-i could tell it was a boy. "Xion-what are you doing?" I asked, as I stood my ground. "You shouldn't exsist," he said, as I tried to focus on him. He was smart, and was more agile than I was-and I knew if he wanted to-he could cause serious harm to me. "Why are you wearing the Organization hood?" I asked, as the boy laughed. "That's all you're worried about? I'm trying to save my best friend," he said, as I lowered my Keyblade. "By what? Killing me?" I asked, as the boy shrugged. "It's complicated but in the long run...yes," he said, as I gasped. "I don't know what you think but killing me won't help you save your friend! I don't even know you! Just leave!" I said, as I reached out and tried to open a dark cloud. "Xion-we'll meet again, but you should know-you're hanging with the wrong crowd. Do you even know what the Organization is doing behind your back? At Castle Oblivion?" he asked, before he opened his own dark cloud and left. I stood there, frozen in place. I couldn't figure out the strange boy, but what he said was making me curious. What did he know about the Organization? What in the world was he thinking- killing me would save his friend? He seemed crazy...but in the pit of my stomach, I wanted to see him again, maybe it's me being 'reckless', or maybe i'm just too curious for my own good. But something about him I couldn't shake. I looked up at the once cloud covered sky, which now revealed stars-each one shinning a little brighter than the one before it. I the walked through the dark cloud, and headed towards Twilight Town to meet with Roxas.
One day you'll get sick of saying
that everything's alright
and by then i'm sure I'll be
pretending just like I am tonight
I sat in place, as I slowly ate my Sea-Salt ice cream. Roxas sat beside me, eating his as well as he absorbed all the information I had thrown at him. "So, Castle Oblivion, this place keeps sounding more and more deceiving," Roxas said, as I nodded in agreement. "Something isn't right about that place, and I think we should find out," I said, as Roxas finished his ice-cream. "What about the others? You know we're not allowed there," he said, as I looked up into the sky. "Yeah, but why aren't we? What are they hiding from us?" I asked, as I shut my eyes. "I, I don't know," Roxas said, as we sat in silence for a few moments. I slowly opened my eyes as I looked down and finished my ice-cream. "Look, I don't know about this strange boy, but if even he mentioned it, I guess we can try to sneak away there," Roxas said, as I smiled. "That's the spirit! I think," I said, as Roxas laughed. "You'll be the death of me, Xion," he said, as I shook my head. "Not anytime soon I won't be," I said, as the two of us laughed into the sunset together.