Chapter Five:: Always Running Out Of Time
I won't tell you how to live your life
So please stay far away from mine
Always watching out for which and when
Is always running out of time
"All those times I said I wanted to see a new world, I take them back. Bring back Beast's Castle, bring back Twilight Town, just please, get me away from Wonderland. As soon as Demyx and I had arrived at Wonderland on our Recon mission, I could tell I wanted nothing more to do with the place. I was lost, and confused by where to go-doors would lead you into the opposite area you needed to go...but if you went through the door again it'd take you somewhere else. The usually calm Demyx was even getting tired of the place. We were sent to do recon but we hadn't saw a single person, just places where they should be: a Queen's throne outside, an empty house, a deserted tea-party; it was like everyone vanished. "Demyx, about this place..."i started as I turned to see a frowning Demyx. "Can we just tell them the place was empty? I'm hungry, and my feet hurt," Demyx said as I smiled. "For once, I couldn't agree with you more," I said, as Demyx smiled. "Ya know, you're not so bad Xion, you're better than what the others say," Demyx said as I froze. "What are they saying?" I asked, as he froze. "Oh, um," Demyx stuttered as I looked over at him. "Demyx..." I said, as he frowned. "Well, they're saying you're a 'useless puppet', They say that you're the biggest Nobody of any of us and to keep and eye on you, that within you our world could tumble...whatever that means," Demyx said as he shrugged. "All that was said about me?" I asked, as he nodded. "Don't worry about it, you know they can be, they're all crazy," Demyx said as I nodded in reply. "Well hey, let's go back and just tell them this place is empty," I said, but before we could open a dark cloud, I saw a figure move. "Wait, did you see that?" I asked, as Demyx moaned. "Come on, we can just go," he said, as I gave him an evil look. "If we don't follow it Saïx will slaughter us," I said, as Demyx frowned. "Fine, but let's hurry okay?" he said, as we both took off running after the figure.
Baby, baby
Here we are all crazy
you don't have to worry
.pant. "Where did it go?" I asked, as Demyx finally caught up with me. "Geez, what are you-a track star?" Demyx said as I slumped. "I could have swore it went this way," I said, as I sighed. "Lose something?" a voice said, as I jumped up. Demyx looked up as well, and began to look around. "Who are you?" I said, as I continued to find the person the voice belonged to. "A cheshire cat, if you please. Or if you don't," the voice replied, as a smokey figure appeared. Seconds later, a purple striped cat appeared. "Have you saw a shadow figure? I thought it came this way," I said, as the cat smiled wickedly. "This way? That way? Does it matter? Left, right, up, down! All mixed up thanks to the shadows! Step deeper into the forest to the deserted garden. You might find shadows in the upside-down room!" the cat said, before vanishing. "That...was...weird," Demyx said, as I nodded. "indeed, but come on, we're taking his advice," I said, as Demyx popped up. "Taking advice from a vanishing cat?" he asked, as I nodded. "Why not? He may be odd, but this place is as well, maybe he knows what he's talking about," I replied as Demyx sighed. "Man," he said, as I turned to face him. "Why don't you report back to the castle and tell Saïx i'll be back soon," I said, as Demyx perked up. "You got it! Thanks Xion," he said, before opening a dark cloud and leaving. Although I didn't really want to do the mission alone, I knew it would be easier without having Demyx whining every five minutes. As I walked back into the Forest, I began to speed up. I wanted to get to the Upside-down room as quick as possible. I took off running and, after trying numerous paths, I finally found my way to the deserted garden. Inside the garden area, I saw a rather plain looking house in front of me. "Here goes nothing," I thought as I walked inside.
Thud. I landed hard on the floor after falling. Once I stood up though, I noticed I was standing on the ceiling. Before I had time to take in the room, I saw the figure. "Trickmaster!" I said, as the Heartless turned to face me. I quickly dove out of the way as it charged towards me. I glanced up at it quickly before I dove and took cover behind the chandelier. "Demyx, I'm gonna kill you," I said aloud before I dove out of hiding and cast a Thunder spell. Thankfully, it hit the Trickmaster, stunning him long enough for me to get a few attacks in. I turned to attack it again with a Blizzard spell, but the Trickster caught me off guard and hit me, sending me flying into the wall. As soon as I stood up, I leaped back at the Trickmaster, I was ready to leave, and now, thanks to it, I was sore. I attacked it again, with more fury than before, ready to defeat it, ready to leave. I attacked it as hard as I could, feeling every ounce of energy I had going into every attack. With the last little bit of energy I had in me, I cast a Fire spell and watched as the Trickmaster vanished, sending it's 'heart' into the air. I smiled as I collapsed to the floor.
"If you can't remember something, it's like it never happened. Likewise,
if something never happened, you can't remember it. Try
too hard to remember, and your memory might lie to you"
I was tired, and honestly I was sick of Wonderland. The Trickmaster was gone, but I knew I wasn't done yet. "Bravo! Bravo! It appears you've found what you were looking for. Of course, there's still one more to find. Hmm...i wonder if you wonder where it could be..." the Cheshire cat said, as he appeared beside me. "Tell me where to look," I said, as I stood up. The cat then began to walk towards a small door, as I followed him-i knew things wouldn't be this simple. As we opened the door and stepped out, I once again found myself landing with a thud on the ground. As I stood up and looked around, I froze. "A maze?" I said, as the cat smiled his wicked smile. "Oh, didn't you know? Here, a maze is a maze of mazes. Isn't that amazing!" he said, before vanishing again. I frowned as I slowly began to walk and navigate the maze. I hated mazes, but it was no surprise that there would be one in Wonderland.
As I walked, I began to think about what I was looking for. I figured it was another group of Heartless, but I had been wrong before. Turn after turn I kept walking, stumbling into dead-ends and traps. I kept walking though, and right before I was ready to give up and leave, I began to have a feeling of deja vu. "I've never been here before, but why does it feel like I have been?" I said aloud, as I looked around. "Have I been here before though, and don't remember it?" I said aloud, still thinking about everything. "Why, yes. Once you believe, the truth and a lie are quite the same thing. Let your heart decide-it's in your heart you must confide," the Cheshire Cat said, appearing beside me. "But silly cat, I don't have a heart," I said, as it smiled. "Maybe it's not your heart i'm talking about, but rather the heart of someone who you are a part of," the cat said, as I frowned. "What?" I asked, as the cat smiled. "That's all I'll say. The rest is for you to figure out," he said, before vanishing. It was at that moment, I decided to give up on whatever the other Heartless was. I opened a dark cloud and headed back to the Castle. Things were getting weird, and they were getting weird fast.
A/N:: This took way longer than i wanted to, but thanks to school and family emergencies, i haven't been near my pc enough to type :( Thankfully though 2011 is over and i have a positive outlook for 2012 :D So let the writing continue! :D