Were back Folks! I'm. So. Sorry for the delay, i was having a break during Independence Day, someone i know was having a party, and i bought a PS4 Pro!
I guess i was sort of taking a break. But now that break it over and i'm ready to tell more tales of woe and cheer.
BTW i need to ask a favor from you guys. Does anybody know how to do art? Like draw or sketch? Or is there anyone here that is on deviantart or tumblr? Because i would like to see a picture of Aiden, and a picture of his alter ego The Maverick. If there is anyone who would be interested in making some, please PM me and i will send the description of what both Aiden and Maverick should look like.
KingdomWarior125: Thank you, there's more where that came from later.
Guest2: Thanks. I know, even though Kingdoms Hearts has a boy kicking but, it's cool to think of someone younger doing some cool stuff in an epic fight.
Spiderfan626: Thanks, It's great to know that the battle i wrote worked. Also good point, but why don't you try telling him that?
"AH GO %$? %$?# %&* %#$^?!&! Nobody tells me how to talk in my story, including me!" Maverick spat.
See what i mean? Lucky for him, Aiden has a soft spot for the royal family, especially for Elsa. Like a mother figure, even though he won't admit it yet. But he also see's Anna as, you guest it. A crazy Aunt like figure. Which is why this one will have a moment with him, it will be a sad moment though since Aiden is depressed about the cave door not opening and not being able to go home.
" I don't do 'ships', as in 'relationships'." Maverick denied using air quotes.
Really? What about Groot?
"Oh come on! Every hero needs a sidekick, and by that i mean mascot." Maverick quipped.
Yeah im getting know where with this guy, anyway this one may get mildy dark and dramatic in the conversation later. So just brace yourselves for some more background and secrets. And most of all enjoy.
Open Confession
Somewhere in a hidden lair on the moon…..
"THAT SORRY! PATHETIC! LITTLE PISS ANT!" Lash bellowed from the top of his lungs.
The leader of the Dark Mongers was looking over his hidden base, to see that a large number of his mech troops have been reduced to scrap by the Maverick and the Queen of Arendelle. Lash's evil lair looked like a giant black glass dome that cover a large area of the moon. Earlier the base was filled with a whole new design of robots that were supposed to be ready for his big plan he had for Arendelle and now his army of Dark Mongers have been shortened.
And it was all Troy Grogman's fault.
"I should've never trusted that water savage with my army, and now we have been delayed!" Lash ranted while the mysterious dark robe figure stood there bemused by Lash's anger.
"I did warn you about him, the pirate is too wrapped up in a personal vendetta with the Snow Queen to even care about your plans." The robed figure reprimanded, standing right behind Lash.
Lash took a deep breath, knowing he was right. Involving that dumb pirate put a dent in Lash's plans.
"Still….. the door to the Chamber of Renewal is slowly powering up, it will take days before it will open, given me more time to construct more Dark Mongers." Lash stated as he stood in front of what's left of his army.
"We still don't know what's in that chamber anymore then he does. For all we know the boy could be walking into something meaningless." The robed figure pointed out. "It's the heart of Arendelle's world you should be focusing on."
"You can have this world!" Lash snapped in a growl. "It's possibilities i want. The kind of power that this world does not have."
"What do you hope to find in that chamber?" The dark hooded figure asked.
"If it is nothing, than we have nothing to fear. but if that chamber has potential, putting it in The Maverick's hands could mean our downfall." Lash answered.
"You mean your downfall?" The hooded figure asked, earning a glare from Lash. "What i wish to know is how did the pirate figure out how to control your Dark Mongers without you even knowing?"
Lash clenched his fists and said. " I intend to find out." He said in a low growl.
Troy Grogman was now really in the deep end, now that everybody is angry at him. And being in hot ice after what he did to the Queen of Arendelle was bad enough.
Back at the castle….
Maverick landed in the outer court of the castle and teleported inside the main hall. Once inside he powered down his ring and shifted back into Aiden. Then he teleported up to the top of the stairs to avoid climbing them.
"Rough day out at the town my boy?" Aiden heard Kai's voice from the bottom of the stairs.
" No, i was having a union dispute with the lost cast of 'Short Circuit'." Aiden said from the top of the stairs, sounding dog-tired. " They were angry that they never got a trilogy, and they wanted to start some crap in the middle of town, but... i denied them."
Kai didn't really get what Aiden was saying. " Are you referring to the prior battle outside?" Kai asked.
"Translate, yes." Aiden answered. " And the Ice Queen helped a little bit. Speaking of which, where is she?"
"Queen Elsa is handling some business out at the town, repairs of sorts." Kai explained. "She and the others won't be back for a little while."
Aiden nodded."Okay then, have you seen Groot around here?" he asked.
"You mean the talking tree? Yes, i forgot to mention earlier that the Queen prepared a room for you both this morning. Your friend is there now." Kai said coming up the stairs.
Aiden rose an eyebrow. Elsa prepared a room for him earlier? 'Was she expecting me to stay?' The boy thought feeling puzzled.
"Alright then…...Lead the way Alfred." Aiden said stepping aside.
"It's Kai actually, Mister Maverick." Kai said calmly as he lead Aiden down one of the halls.
"Sorry, book reverence. And it's not Mister Maverick, otherwise you would see an M&M logo on the suit." Aiden said following Kai.
" Well if you asked me, i wouldn't be at all surprised if you inspire Queen Elsa to wear big letter Q on her ice dress." Kai grinned. " I've never seen her this confident with her powers until you came here."
'Yeah, i think this guy would definitely make a great Alfred.' Aiden thought.
two hours later…..
( Michael Jackson - Stranger In Moscow)
I was wandering in the rain
Mask of life, feeling insane
Swift and sudden fall from grace
Sunny days seem far away
Kremlin's shadow belittling me
Stalin's tomb won't let me be
On and on and on it came
Wish the rain would just let me
Aiden was laying backwards against the king size bed in a huge guest bedroom, while Groot sat on the floor, leaning his back against the foot board of the bed. They were both opposite ends of each other's heads as they talked together.
"I'll tell you another thing that sucks about modern life, online dating. All the women would put there faces over the body of some picture of a hooker, only to find out they have the body of Roseanne Barr after skipping a marathon." Aiden remarked.
"I am Groot." Groot commented with a scoff.
"Yeah, i almost forgot about those star wars prequels, i am so glad i skipped the third one! Those last two films were a total borefest!...Still, would it be cool if maybe the original trilogy was another world?"
"I am Groot, I am Groot?" Translate: ' Who knows maybe it is, would it be cool if we had are own comic books?'
Aiden turned over on his stomach and looked down at Groot. "Now that you mention it. Do you remember that stuffed Raccoon i won over at the carnival in Corona? Believe it or not, i had an idea once. Where you were in your own space opera from marvel, with a talking Raccoon as your sidekick." Aiden contemplated.
The tree raised an eyebrow."I am Groot." Groot retorted.
"It's not a lame idea." Aiden argued. "It's just a working progress. Could be worse, i could've said something about a stripper being a superhero."
Groot shuddered at the thought.
"And it still sounds better than 'Batman And Robin'." Aiden added. "Hashtag, that film is another lame thing about the modern life."
Aiden was pretty much trying to fool himself, wondering what all of their struggle was for. Wondering if maybe all of these years trying to get back to modern society was for nothing, like maybe if his home wasn't as great as he thought it was. But nothing could fool Aiden, he wasn't made for this primitive world. He wants his life back, he wants to be happy again. How can he be in a world he doesn't belong in? Aiden was so close today only to find out he has a whole lot more waiting to do. It wasn't really the waiting that Aiden was upset about. He started to like the royal family, and he's afraid of growing too attached to them.
Groot didn't have much words of wisdom or comfort to tell the boy, which is saying a lot given his short vocabulary. For now all he could be is a listener for Aiden. Sometimes having somebody who will listen is good enough.
How does it feel (How does it feel)
How does it feel
How does it feel
When you're alone
And you're cold inside
Just then they both heard the door open, Aiden turned off the music, and glanced over to see Princess Anna stepping in with her long ponytails loose and her casual attire on ( The Summer dress she wore at the end of the film).
"Hi." She greeted with a quick wave and a smile.
"Hey." Aiden greeted back dry like, while laying on his back and staring at the ceiling. "Sorry for ruining your lunch with your future husband."
"No you didn't ruin anything, me and Kristoff were just hanging out. It was kind of…... basic and boring." Anna swayed her hand with a chuckle while coming inside and closing the door. "Really our day didn't get exiting until you saved us, and we saw you and Elsa kick Lash's minions in the butt….Those were Lash's toys right?"
Aiden clicked is tongue. "They were." He quipped. " And now they all rest in pieces."
Anna laugh at that, she walked over and sat at the edge of the bed facing him. "You are one hilarious and gifted kid, you know that?"
Aiden immediately rose his head up scowling at the Princess. "I didn't ask to be gifted." He snapped.
What Aiden really meant to say was that he didn't ask to be gifted in another world, he wanted a life in the one he was born in. Truth be told, Aiden actually loves his powers and he knew it himself.
Anna didn't look stunned or offended by the sudden outburst, but she kept a small smile. Which made Aiden feel guilty for snapping like that.
Aiden took a deep breath. "Sorry, that was uncalled for." He said laying back down and staring upward. "I like being gifted, just not like this."
"It's okay Sweetheart, Elsa told me about the cave, and you know….. everything about, what you've told her." Anna said softly and carefully.
"I am Groot." Groot muttered, translate: 'He didn't really tell her everything.'
"Watch it twig." Aiden whispered pointing at Groot like he was giving him a warning.
The princess leaned forward and took Aiden's hand. "Aiden, i'm sorry for everything you went through." Anna expressed. "But your not alone in this anymore."
"How so?" Aiden inquired.
"Well, your powers for one, you and Elsa definitely have that in common." Anna pointed out.
Aiden sat up facing opposite of her looking at the windows, crossing his legs and taking a deep breath. "No, were about as close to being similar as a brick is with a sponge." Aiden said negatively. "Elsa was born with her cold fingers. I was forced into having mine lit up. Despite you both having a depressing childhood, you both had a life of luxury and privilege. But In my short life, I was always a survivor."
Anna quirked her eyebrows. "But didn't you have a life back in Radiant Garden?"she asked.
"If life is the same as living everyday in a hospital gown, fighting as a cancer patient. Twenty-four seven." Aiden said narrowing his eyes. "Then yeah, my life was about as fantastic as a sandpaper toilet seat."
Anna widen her eye's at this revelation. "You had cancer?!" she asked in remorse.
Groot looked down sadly and nodded for Aiden. "I am Groot."
After a few seconds of silence Aiden continued. Somehow feeling comfortable enough to talk.
" I was born with Leukemia. Also i was bald, skinny and always looking like death. Constantly being given shots and injections just to keep myself from having seizures, blood disorders, chronic infections. But at times that didn't stop me from breaking out into spots all over my skin. Not to mention, aching and bleeding in places i didn't even know i had." Aiden said in anguish while looking down. "One thing you learn from round the clock pain, you could never really step up the misery from there."
Anna kept listening, if she wasn't feeling sympathy before, she was now. This was making her own lonely childhood sound glorious compared to what this poor boy had.
"Or at least that's what i thought. But despite the fact that i was trapped in a life at sick bay, i still had her." Aiden said sounding slightly.
"Your mother?" Anna guessed.
"Mi Madre, The only good thing i had in my life." Aiden quipped with a nod. "Without her, i had no one. She would spent most of her days in there with me, acting like my room was her apartment. Bring over stuff like movies and music, anything to make my days of…..What's the Spanish word for cancer.
Anna chuckled sadly and said. "I'm not really sure, el cancer i guess."
"Then, she was making my days of 'el cancer', less crappy." Aiden then formed a ball in his hand and bounced it repeatedly off the wall as he kept talking. "When Mom was not doing just that, she would either be working at her job or working on plan A,B all the way to frickin Z, trying to find a way to fix my dilemma." Aiden said.
Then he made the ball float and formed it into the face of a beautiful woman, Aiden's mother obviously.
" As for me, i would always work on memorizing the details of her face. Like it was the first time i was seeing it. Or the last." Aiden said with a hint of a smile, before making the image vanish. " But all of that soon changed. One day Mom was given some weird elixir from a letter, don't ask who she never told me who. Once i took that stuff, i was immediately cured. Like off the hook from kicking the bucket, cured. And that was the first time in my life that i stepped out of that hospital."
"So what happened after you got better?" Anna peered at him.
Aiden sighed and cross his arms. " Mom and i were driving back home, but on the road. There were some men in black hooded outfits that were surrounding our car." Aiden told her.
"Car?" Anna tilted her head.
"Uh…..it's like a carriage that drives itself using gas fluids. In my world, or rather in any future world. People use those all the time to travel." Aiden explained.
Which peaked Anna's interest to know more about the modern life, but she knew now wasn't the time or the moment for that.
So Aiden continued. "Anyway, these hooded douche bags were surrounding us and they did nothing at first. So my Mom steps outside to see what their deal was. And…..Just like that, i'm surrounded by a dark cloud and swallowed up by the darkness."
"That's...When you were taken, that's how you ended up here." Anna realized.
"Yeah, and i didn't wake up three months later, i guess you could say i was in a coma." Aiden answered. Making Anna gasped.
" Ironically i woke up not only with neon lights coming out of my fingers, along with a keyblade and a power ring that came with it. But even more Ironically i was inside of a tree house in the wilds, Where i first met this talking wooden teenage witch doctor, who was tending to me while i was asleep at the time." Aiden pointed at Groot who smiled at him.
"So Groot starts talking, in his own unique way. Telling me that he's an alien who is not only the last of his kind. But was also trapped in this world as a kid, just like me. Since we both had something in comment we started our own little dynamic duo over the years trying to find a way out of this world, literally. And i was told in a vision that the Chamber of Renewal would bring me home. We both went through hell and back trying to find this place." Aiden expressed. "Going to uncharted ruins to find legendary magic items, only to be disappointed with fake crap and booby traps. plus the fact that i didn't have my healing spell until five months ago from today, sure didn't help at all. You wouldn't believe the scars and bruises i've collected on my body over the past three years. So here i was today thinking that it was over. i was going to see her again today."
Aiden turned over to see Anna who was looking at him sadly. " I don't know what happened to Mom, i can only hope that she's alive. If she is, I want her to see real me. running, flying and shooting light shows out of the sky. Not the ghost of Christmas me, that use to cough and bleed out of his mouth and faint in his sleep. And every second that door stays closed, it's just more time i can't get back." Aiden confessed as his voice broke a little.
The boy didn't know why he was comfortable telling Anna all of this. But he could only hope she would understand. Under all of the humor and quipping metaphors, was a boy who was miserable from the beginning. Even Groot saw this, he never seen Aiden open up to anyone else in this way. The royal family must really be rubbing off on him.
Before Aiden knew it, he felt the Princess come up on the bed and wrap her arms around him in a comforting hug. "I'm so sorry honey, I'm sorry of this happened to you." Anna cooed.
Aiden didn't hug back, he didn't have the heart to do it. And he didn't cry like a child, because he didn't want to show any sign of weakness. But instead Aiden simply leaned into Anna's hug as she rubbed his back. Letting a few silent tears stream down his face. " It did though. And nothing has change." Aiden whispered and sniffed.
Unknown to both of them. Elsa had already returned from the town and stood at the entrance of the bedroom. She heard the whole conversation from the closed door. Silently crying as she heard all of this. Because Aiden wasn't just unhappy, his heart was still hurting.
Then Elsa heard from the door. "I am Groot." translate: 'This is awesome, your opening up, and your breaking down walls.'
"Ugh! You can't leave a tender but awkward moment alone, can you!?" Aiden's voiced out from behind the door, along with Anna who was giggling. "I'll do more then break down the walls! I'll BREAK THEM WITH YOUR SKULL! That piece of wood behind your face is a skull right?"
Elsa almost laughed, but she didn't. Because the Queen knew that she owes it to Aiden to help him heal. Even Anna felt that way.
And that's actually what their going to do.
Well that got dramatic didn't it? Don't worry things will get positive in the next one.
But anyway, now you all know everything about Aiden, or rather everything he knows.
"Alright what are you all hiding from me?!" Maverick demanded.
I won't tell, that would be spoiler territory.
"Prick." Maverick spat.
Woah! do you kiss your-
"don't say it or i will zap you in the snowballs!" Maverick threatened.
...Mum's the word
**ZAP**
( I shriek like a girl, and now my voice now sounds like a chipmunk.)
Well that's all for now and i will try to get the next one out sooner then the last, but no promises other then that i will finish this story.
Until then FistBump!