It seems like an eternity ago when I last updated. Sorry guys! I've been really busy. Exams and such.
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This story has more reviews from chapters 1-5 than Dearly Beloved has had in its whole life span. You know how happy that makes me? It's crazy! Keep up the reviews.
Chapter 5 got 8. That's good, but I think we can beat that. Enjoy and review!
"Look who it is, girls. It's Sora, Donald and Goofy," a small, plump woman in a pouffy red dress and matching cone-shaped had clucked as they all entered the room. Vilixa poked her head out from over Sora's shoulder and the woman sent a smile her way. "I'm afraid I don't know your name, dear."
"Vilixa," she said politely. "Nice to meet all of you."
Another woman, plump as well, with a similar outfit, only in blue, said, "So you need some new clothes, don't you?"
Sora let out a bit of a laugh. "I guess so."
"I'll do the designing!" the third, a slim, graying woman in a green dress, chimed in.
The fairy in red pointed her wand at Sora and his clothes changed to a completely all-red outfit.
"Oh, that will never do!" the blue fairy huffed, changing his outfit to match her own colour.
"But don't you think it'd look better if--" the green fairy insisted, changing the colour yet again.
This continued on for a good ten minutes before Sora and Vilixa impatiently cried, "Would you just decide?"
The three fairies gasped slightly at their sudden outbursts, but then agreed. "On three, girls. All together now--and no squabbling," the red fairy babbled. They raised their wands together and zapped Sora with their magic. This outfit, Vilixa had to admit, looked pretty cool. His red shorts turned into longer black ones with zippered pockets and dangling chains, and he wore a matching black vest with red detailing and black zippered sneakers.
"Oh, that is lovely," one of the fairies gushed. Vilixa giggled.
"You look so stylish, Sora."
"Just a minute!" the red fairy hollered, turning her attention to Vilixa. "What about you, young lady?"
"Huh?" Vilixa asked, startled. "Me? What about me?"
The green fairy eyed her. "Won't you be needing some new clothes as well?"
Vilixa went wide-eyed. "Um...well, you see...I...I--"
"No stammering!" the blue fairy declared. "Come, now. That old cloak has holes all over it. It's time you had a change." And with that, the three fairies ignored Vilixa's desperate protests and zapped her with their wands, changing her familiar black cloak into a completely different outfit.
She had long, black pants with white and red detailing and zippered pockets much like Sora's, but less bulky, a red tank top that was covered by a comfortable black high-collared vest that zipped up to her collar bone, and a matching pair of black fingerless gloves.
She looked in awe at her own self. "Wow, Sora," she laughed. "We match."
He let out a chuckle as the fairies started explaining to him about his clothing having different powers. Vilixa took this time to slip out of the room and return to where Master Yen Sid was. He stood by the window, looking out into where the moon hung low in the sky.
She walked over and joined him. The moon was a rounded, perfect sphere that cast a silver glow over everything in its wake.
Letting out a small sigh, she quietly spoke, "I never knew the moon could look like this."
Master Yen Sid looked down at the mystified girl in wonder. "Why not?" he inquired. "You must have seen the moon numerous times before."
"Not like this," she stated, shaking her head. "I've never seen a moon that simply...exists. The only moon I've ever seen is...Kingdom Hearts. A moon that we had to create. It looks nothing like this one."
"Kingdom Hearts..." Master Yen Sid repeated. "Is this Organization XIII's purpose, then?"
"They're not all bad," Vilixa said defensively, thinking of only a few of the Organization's remaining members. "I know that we Nobodies don't have hearts and can't feel, but they aren't all evil. They're just confused."
After a moment or two of silence, Sora, Donald and Goofy came through the doors and Master Yen Sid looked over at them with a smile on his face.
"Your vessel awaits," he said, waving his hand towards the window.
Peeking outside, Sora's face lit up as the bright orange Gummi ship came into view. They all thanked the magician and ran back down the stairs to where the ship had landed. Sora, Donald and Goofy all piled in, Vilixa slowly following behind.
Everything felt familiar. The ship was much larger on the inside than it appeared to be on the outside—she made her way down a small hallway and immediately walked into one of the rooms. It was a simple white room with a bed, desk, and window where the stars danced across the infinite sky.
She sat down, cross-legged on the bed, and heaved a heavy sigh. Sora, Donald and Goofy were busy trying to shoot down Heartless ships from attacking their own, and all Vilixa could do was wait for the ride to be over. She must have dozed off, because soon Sora came to her room to wake her up.
"Come on," he said. "We're here."
"Where's 'here'?" she asked tentatively, wiping the sleep from her eyes.
"Hollow Bastion," he answered. Immediately, Vilixa's body tensed. It was involuntary--as if something inside of her was terrified of setting foot off the ship. "What's wrong?" Sora asked.
Once she finally found the words, she asked him, "Have I been here before? I mean, in my past life."
Sora frowned, but replied, "Yes. This is...the place where you lost your heart."
Vilixa's breath was caught in her throat. "I-I don't think I can go," she whimpered. "I don't know what's going on with me but...I can't Sora...I just can't..."
"Yes you can," Sora urged. "Come on. Be brave. I know you can do this. Trust me." He held out his hand for her to take, and to her surprise, after a little while, she took it and he helped her off the ship.
Vilixa, Sora, Donald and Goofy walked through the marketplace together, passing by all sorts of stores and booths. They spotted another large duck who looked just like Donald, except he was sporting a large black stove-pipe styled hat and a blue suit jacket. His glasses sat at the edge of his beak, and when he spotted Donald, he gave a quack.
"Donald!" he declared. "Is that you, boy?"
"Uncle Scrooge!" Donald clucked in reply. "What are you doing here?"
"Trying to perfect an old childhood ice cream. But I can't seem to get the flavour right!" he wailed, taking a bite of the popsicle in his hand. "Just terrible!"
"We'll leave you to it," Sora laughed as the group headed towards the burrough.
As they were walking along the stone path, they heard a voice come from up above. "Hey you guys!" The four of them looked up to see a skinny girl with short black hair waving maniacally at them, as if trying to desperately get their attention.
Vilixa heard strange sounds coming from behind and whipped around to see Nobodies materializing out of nowhere. She tugged on Sora's sleeve and summoned her Keyblade.
"Look sharp, Sora," she said lowly. "We've got company."
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