Authoress: Hey there..I'm back so soon with a Chapter I know OB I couldn't resist the call of the plot bunnies though so here's Ch.7 a month early ;)
Disclaimer: I own nothing except this story XP
Chapter 7
Hospital Wing Konoho
"Why would you care about Riku and Sora? Weren't they your 'enemies'..?" Melanie raised an eyebrow as Axel growled flames appearing in his hands, "Well..according to Rion you have a SEVERE..fear of fire don't you..?"
Melanie's eye twitched at the sight of the flames before glaring, "YOU. wouldn't. DARE..OW!" Melanie screeched in pain when Axel grabbed him by the shoulders as Melanie punched Axel across the face, "Fine I'll tell you-Let GO!"
Axel abruptly letting Melanie go with a grimace as Axel's flames died down instantly he sorely rubbed his jaw, I was expecting a slap at most...not a right hook..sheesh.. Axel blinking in surprise at seeing Melanie's skin a charcoal black with a burnt red tone before it began to heal itself slowly the skin starting to return to normal, "YOU FUCKER! If I could kill you I would! I'd dangle your head from the cieling like a discoball and dance in whatever blood dripped down!" "EW!" Axel grimaced as he tried to keep from shivering, UGH..I-I have to remember these Galerians are like Larxene on steriods..I'm actually starting to miss her over these creeps.
Melanie took a deep breath before sighing heavilly, "No..Axel..I didn't kill Sora and Riku..my Mother did." "What?" Axel paled instantly, "Sora..and Riku are..dead?" "Their bodies are..but not themselves.." Melanie sighed heavilly, "Can I just show you the memory?" "Um..yeah.." Axel letting Melanie taking ahold of his head as he braced himself mentally for the shock of eletricity from the Galerian's power.
Flashback
Melanie coughed up blood from where he'd been pinned, Ash panting raggedly beside him trying to stand up as Sora and Riku stood side by side with their keyblades, "MOTHER!" Ash screeched as he shakily stood with a dark glare at Sora and Riku, "..You're lucky I can't explode so close to Mother..but there's..something ELSE..I can do.." "Forget it! We won't let you hurt Rion! He's our friend.." Sora gripping his keyblade tightly, the weapon looking less childlike with the blood splatter across the weapon and staining his white hazmat suit.
"HA HA HAHA.." Ash laughed coldly before grinning, "Humans are so frail..so FRAGILE.." Ash stepping on Melanie who cried out in pain from Ash digging the heel of his boot into his neck, "A-Ash!" "You WORTHLESS piece of scum..you couldn't even kill one of them properly..how would you ever expect to kill Rion..?" Ash digging his heel deeper as Melanie let out a pained gurgle choking. "Stop that! Isn't he..your friend?" Sora lowering his keyblade worriedly as Riku murmered, "Sora..don't let your gaurd down..you don't know what they'll be-"
"MOTHER!" Ash and Melanie screamed at the same time when they heard screams from behind the door as Sora and Riku worriedly gasped when the doors behind them abruptly opened and they saw a woman go from red to white before dissolving into ash outside the window. The ashes scattering toward the small city below them that looked almost like a children's toy beneath them, but knowing if they fell out it would lead to their death. "Rion!" Sora worriedly ran into the room at seeing the boy having strange blue circuit like patterns running across his skin and his body lifeless, "No..No Rion..he can't be dead!" Sora gazing sadly over at Riku, "Riku.." "Sora..I..I'm sorry but..he's gone.." Riku recognizing the pupils in Rion's eyes proving the boy was dead.
"Well..Mother's GONE.." Ash's head sparked as he began to glow white, Ash digging into his pouch and pulling out some golden looking pieces of metal before swallowing them. "Riku.." Sora worriedly turned to his friend, "W-What're we going to do..?" Sora paled as Ash began glowing a deeper white as Ash glared darkly his voice doubling in octave, "WORMS! Filthy parasites..I'll destroy you all!" before Riku abruptly took ahold of Rion and Sora, "We do what Rion told us!" "But Riku! We might die-" "That guy's about to explode..Sora this's our ONLY chance.." Riku gazed into his friend's eyes, "TRUST me..please..?" "A-Alright Riku..I-I trust you!" Sora and Riku taking ahold of a console with Rion's hand as Ash gave a loud cry of anguish before the whole world went white as sounds of explosions and aftershocks shook the frame of the building as the world vanished to white then to red and finally grey ash.
Melanie's eyes opened wearily in the memory, seeing the sky falling with grey ashes before he sat up brushing away the grey from his clothes, Ugh.. Melanie looking around and seeing the building had collapsed and they were now on the floor, Those humans.. Melanie looked around confusedly, They..they would've died either way..but why..do I care all of a sudden? Melanie shakily brushing past pieces of rubble at seeing a small speck of white in the distance as he ran over to it. Melanie blinking in surprise at seeing only the hazmat suits near the console, Sora, Riku, and Rion gone, "The console.." Melanie stared at the piece of machinery before quickly downloading whatever it's contents were, W-Why the hell am I doing this? Why do I even care? Because Mother is gone? Or..because if there's a chance Rion's alive.. Melanie's eyes flashed with eletricity, I'll murder him again..and again..and again.
Melanie pocketed the files as Ash headed over, "What WERE you doing?" "Ash..the humans are gone..and so is Rion..they might be in the system somewhere..it's they only way those humans would've survived an atomic explosion..Rion most likely wanted to save them.." Melanie irritably growled at the thought of Rion still alive somewhere. "Hmph..well then..I say killing them will be quiet easy.." Ash abruptly destroying the console as it shattered to pieces, "Hmph..worthless humans..Rion has NO idea that saving them would do him no good.." Ash turning to the dying embers and grey ash covered pieces of machinery and conrete around them, "Come..We now own this world..there's nothing to fear anymore..Not Mother's wrath, not Rion, and definately not humans..let us kill any 'lucky' ones who survived.." Ash cackled as he left to go find humans.
The console's destoryed.. Melanie grimaced before gazing down at the files she'd downloaded, I need to get to a different console..that means I'd have to talk to Dr. Pascalle..UGH..I am NOT going to enjoy this trip. Melanie abruptly gasping when he was attacked from behind by a heartless that tried to steal the files from him, "What the hell? GET OFF!" Melanie's eyes sparking dangerously as eletricity sparked before the heartless vanished in a puff of black smoke, "Ugh.." Melanie grimacing as he grabbed the files, Why fight me..for this? Melanie giving a cry when the dark keyblade appeared in his hand, "..."
"Well..Fuck.." Melanie grimaced sorely to himself, This can't end well.
Axel gave a sharp cry as the flashback ended before he opened his eyes weakly, "Ugh.." Axel blinking in surprise at Melanie's wounds already healed, The..hell? "So as you can see..I DIDN'T kill Sora and Riku..It was my Mother's death..that drove Ash over the edge..drove him to kill everything around him..it was my Mother that killed Sora and Riku.." Melanie abruptly sitting up, "The Portkey will activate soon..but are you satisfied with the truth?".
Axel shook his head, "N-No..I'm not.." Axel going a little pale at the memory of the pain of going through an atomic explosion, even if Melanie had survived the pain Axel felt him feel had been excruciating, "I-I actually..think I'm going to be sick.." "Well be sick later.." Melanie leaving a note for Tsunade that they had to leave because the portkey had been activated, "Let's get you back to your friends..Axel.." Melanie grabbing the man's hand as they both grabbed hold of the portkey before vanishing.
The Leaky Cauldron
Rion woke up with a start at remembering the day he'd killed his 'Mother' and the sounds of Sora and Riku's voices, "H-Huh? Ugh.." Rion sorely put a hand to his hand, Damn..nightmare.. Rion gave a sharp cry at seeing Naruto abruptly appear at his side, "Rion!" Naruto tackling the blonde who gave a small grunt of, "N-Naruto..g..good to see you?" "I'm so glad you're awake! But fainting in public? I mean c'mon!" Naruto rolled his eyes as he scolded Rion, "It's embaressing for a guy to faint in public! Aren't you embaressed at all?"
"I know I'm not embaressed..Rion unconcious is ALWAYS welcome in my book.." Cain winked playfully before heading over, "And as cute as it is watching you two snuggle up..I think you should give him some room Naruto.." Cain chuckled as he pried the blonde off of his twin. Kakashi raised an eyebrow before asking, "You both never told us why Rion passed out..so what did you both have to speak with us about now?"
Oh right..the Galerians will be going to Hogwarts with us.. Rion sighed shakily as he ran a hand through his hair, "Well..we may have 'enemies' at Hogwarts..like you have Orochimaru..I have Ash for an enemy.." "You fainted in front of your enemy? Are you crazy!" Naruto abruptly yelled knowing if any of them fainted in front of Orochimaru they'd be dead or wake up in a coffin, "Rion you need to be more carefull you could've been killed!"
Cain raised an eyebrow before yelping abruptly when Sasuke grabbed him from behind forcing him to his knee's as he kept Cain immobile against the floor, "Rion's weak and you were distracted..you've kept us in the dark about what's going on..I personally don't like it." "KID..get off of me.." Cain gazed seriously up at Sasuke as best he could, "Or I'll tear you apart from the inside out-" "Cain don't!" Rion yelled as he moved to stand before falling to the floor with a wince at his leg having fallen asleep while he was resting, The hell..? "Ah!" Rion winced when sand abruptly kept him and Cain in place, "If you try kill anyone in this room I'll kill you both first.." Gaara heading over to the blonde twins, "As Kazekage I have to look out for my people's well being..you two have been keeping things from us in hopes of 'protecting' us..we aren't as weak as you think we are."
Rion sighed heavilly, "Normal humans can't handle enemies like ours.." Rion gazing up at Gaara, "What will he have to do to prove that if any of you run into a Galerian you need to run?" "Let us fight one!" Naruto standing up, "I'll volunteer to do it! If we can beat a Galerian will you guys tell us everything?"
Cain grimaced sorely before murmering, "Well..that's not a bad idea actually..We could ask Pat to whip a simulator up..but without the risk of the humans getting killed.." Cain wincing when the back of his neck was grabbed as Sasuke glared, "Who's 'Pat'..?"
"Pat's..our friend..he's a scientist and a bit of a gear head, er..he's really good with mechanic's and machines.." Cain explained before grimacing as he murmered, "Well..I guess a test might not be SO bad..and I did warn this bastard to get off of me..but don't worry.." Cain gazed up at Gaara, "I'm not gonna kill him."
"You're bound and immobolized..what could you POSSIBLY do?" Sasuke glared down as he activated his sharingan, Cain's head sparked electricty before he explained, "This.." A bolt of Eletricity surrounding Sasuke's entire form who let out a soundless scream before he collapsed beside Cain who only chuckled, "He ain't dead..but he ain't gonna be happy when he wakes up."
"Sasuke!" Naruto worriedly headed over with Kakashi who looked over his former student checking him with his sharingan, "He's still alive..but.." Kakashi pulled Naruto away when he saw some of the eletricity still sparking off of Sasuke, "We shouldn't try touching him anymore until he..well..stops doing THAT.." Kakashi grimacing at Cain having not moved at all and yet being able to such sustainable damage to a ninja, Was that lightening some kind of illusion..or was that..real?
Sasuke gave a grunt of pain as his body involuntarily convulsed from the aftershocks of the lightening as he weakly fought to wake up. Gaara impasively watched Sasuke twitch before glancing down at Cain irritably, "Can you do anything about..'that'..?" "Nope..he'll be convulsing either for a couple hours depending on how 'tough' he is..usually it takes a 'human' about a day to recover.." Cain shrugged dismissively as Gaara's sand released him and Rion.
Rion headed over to Sasuke before checking his pulse giving a soft grimace as right when he touched Sasuke the eletricty shocked Rion as Cain only laughed, "Hey boyscout..should've listened to Kakashi..he said NOT to touch Sasuke." "Ugh..dammit Cain shut up!" Rion grimaced sorely as he sat up lightly huffing as he gazed at Sasuke then Gaara, "Well..there is ONE way we could help him.." "What is it? How can we help Sasuke?" Naruto immediatly tackling Rion for an answer who only blushed heatedly at the blonde on top of him, "Er..well um, you just have to dump a bucket of water over him to..de-static his body..no telling if he'll wake up but most likely he's not going to be happy when he wakes up." "OH.." Naruto grinned to himself, "So..you said a bucket of water right? Oh this's gonna be GREAT!" Naruto leaving to get a bucket of water as Cain helped Rion stand.
Roxas sighed heavilly from the corner he'd been watching suddenly feeling very alone with there being Galerians in the room and ninja, I wonder..if Axel's going to be back soon..Namine's probably feeling the same way I am.. Roxas leaving the room to head into the hallway as he knocked on the girl's room door, "Namine..?" Roxas meekly asked, "Er..is Namine awake?"
Sakura opened the door before murmering, "Oh um..Rion..right?" "No! No no no..I'm Roxas.." Roxas sighed shakily, "I want to see Namine..is she awake..?" Roxas embaressdly looked away as Sakura chuckled, Aw..how sweet.. "Namine! Your friend wants to talk to you.." Sakura called as Namine headed to the door, "Roxas, is everything..alright?" "Um yeah..I just..felt like talking to someone I know..ya know?" Roxas nervously gazing at the ground as Namine went into the hallway closing the door behind her to give them some privacy, "Roxas..are you..worried about Axel?" "Well yeah, he's been gone a while..they were only supposed to be gone for an hour and..I'm worried about Axel-"
Namine gently pressed a finger to Roxas's lips, "Roxas, Axel's our friend right?" "Um.." Roxas nervously blushed at the girl's finger against his lips before nodding once in a 'yes' as Namine smiled, "So we know that Axel can handle himself..we might be nobodies but we can handle ourselves.." Namine soothingly pulled her hand away as Roxas smiled shyly, "Um yeah, I guess I was worried for nothing-" "ROXAS!" a blur of red and black tackling the blonde as Namine blinked in surprise before giggling lightly into her hand.
"I've missed you so much! And I have so much to tell you-Ow!" Axel yelped when Melanie kicked him once hard in the rear, "Axel..I personally don't care if you tell your friends but don't go opening your big mouth to the Ninja's..that's King Mickey's orders.." Melanie sighed heavilly before embaressdly moving past the nobodies to get to the boy's room. "Geez..what's HIS problem.." Axel grumbled before sitting up and fondly ruffling his friend's hair, "Glad to see you're still in one piece Roxas..and you too Namine.." Axel winked playfully as Namine smiled shyly.
Namine relaxed before murmering, "So..what did you have to tell us Axel?" "Yeah..what'd you find out?" the two blondes gazed up as Axel grimaced sorely, SO glad I don't have a heart..or I'd feel guilty about telling them.. "Well..it's about Sora and Riku.." Axel began explaining what he'd seen from Melanie's flashback.
Number 12 Grimmauld Place
Harry sighed heavilly as he Ron and Hermione sat down in their room, "Who WERE those people in diagon Alley?" "I don't know..but I have no idea why your Mom was trying to keep us from them Ron.." Hermione frowned slightly to herself, That man with white hair looked like he could've been a teacher..but a teacher of what? "I saw those people in the Dursley's Yard.." Harry nervously sighed, "I..well what I don't understand is I saw one of them..bloody..like they'd been injured badly but all of them looked fine."
Ron paled at that instantly, "Bloody..?" as Hermione rolled her eyes, "Your eyes were probably just playing tricks on you Harry..It was late at night wasn't it? It was probably a trick of light.." "I KNOW what I saw Hermione!" Harry abruptly yelled before huffing, "Look..there WAS blood, a-and SOMEONE had been HURT! And I just, I-I KNOW I saw them there." "Alright Mate..alright, we believe you.." Ron nervously mumbled, "But why was..someone hurt outside of a muggle's home?" "I..I don't know Ron.." Harry wearily sighed the day of shopping having taken it's toll on him along with the memories of the people he'd run into, I just..don't know why..but I get a bad feeling about those people.
Hermione turned to Ron and Harry, "Maybe..we should all get some sleep..it HAS been a long day..we can talk about those strangers in the morning but it's not going to do us any good to ask questions and be crankier in the morning over accomplishing nothing. We'll ask Ron's Mom about them tommorow..she won't really tell us but maybe she'll tell Harry if she knows that Harry has seen them before."
Harry blinked in surprise, "That actually sounds like a good idea Hermione..Maybe that'll work." "What'll work?" Fred and George appeared in the room as the golden trio gave cries at the sudden appearance of the twins, "Yeah Harry what'll work?" "What're you lot plotting now?" "Obviously it's something fun.." George laughed before smiling at Harry, "So..care to tell us?"
Hermione groaned indigintly, "You'll know tommorow morning..now both of you bugger off and get some rest!" before turning to Harry and Ron, "Good. Night!" as she slammed the door shut behind herself with a grumble of 'boys'. Harry turned to Ron, "Hey Ron..?" "Yeah?" "Do you really think those people in Diagon Alley were wizards?" Harry briefly remembering none of them had wands and they were all dressed strangely..well strangely for wizard's standards, They looked..more like teenagers on a sports team of some sort. "Well, I guess they could be foreign wizards..Charlie's told me that he's run into all sorts of people on his travels for dragons, he ran into a man in a dress once and get this..the man's dress was designed with puffy red clouds.." Ron laughed softly, "It must've looked ridiculous." "Um..yeah Ron..R-Ridiculous.." Harry shakily laying down with a heavy sigh, I still..have a bad feeling though.
End Chapter 7.
TBC in another Chapter..this's Black Rose signing off for now ;)