((Lucky number 17! (lol, well I like the number 7. Why is Saïx VII? .)
Okay so anyway...
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(Plus some bonus at the end, you'll read more about that when that comes)
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DAY 403 ~ Training
(Chapter 17)
The next morning we landed at the Coliseum. Apparently Phil had trained Sora here, too.
"Hey, kid. It's been a long time! Hope you've been training during all that time!" Phil said to Sora. Did he treat everyone like that? "Do you want to practice a bit? The games aren't being held, yet."
"Uh…sure," Sora nodded.
"Okay. Tell me when you're ready."
"He sure is…strict about training, isn't he?" Naminé remarked, once Phil was out of earshot.
"Yeah," Sora laughed. "Always has been."
"Heh," Naminé laughed a little bit, too.
Donald cleared his throat. "Is she going to train with us?" he asked, about Naminé.
"I dunno," Sora shrugged. "Naminé, do you want to?"
"Uh…n-no, thank you," Naminé said.
"When are we going in?" Donald crossed his arms. "You can't just stand around talking the whole time!"
"Okay…well, whenever everyone's ready," Sora answered.
'Is it just me, or is Donald being a little rude?' I asked to Sora and Xion, not really expecting an answer.
'He kind of is…I don't know what's bothering him, though,' Sora replied.
"Well, since we're all ready, maybe we should go in," Goofy suggested.
Sora nodded. "All right." He turned to Naminé. "Are you going to come and watch, or do you want to stay out here?"
"I'll come watch," Naminé replied.
The four approached Phil, and he asked, "Are you ready?"
"Yep," Sora nodded.
"Okay," Phil said. "Try to beat the record of breaking 100 barrels in a minute and a half."
They entered the arena and saw that there were already barrels set up.
"Ready…GO!" Phil shouted.
Sora and his friends began attacking the barrels. I remembered doing that back when the organization had sent me to the Coliseum for various missions. I kind of missed those days…
Back when I had Axel and Xion.
Sora and his friends managed to break the record, but they decided to quit for the day.
"So soon!?" Phil seemed disappointed. "What are you in such a hurry for?"
"Uh…we're going to go train against some heartless." It was mostly true, Sora decided.
"Well, alright…" Phil shook his head. "Come back when you're ready for more training, here."
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When they got back to the ship, Chip and Dale had some not-so-good news.
"We have to head back to Hollow Bastion," Chip announced.
"One of the engines is going out," Dale explained. "If we don't get it fixed, then we could end up stuck in between worlds."
So we were headed back to Hollow Bastion, instead of getting closer to something more important…like freeing Kingdom Hearts.
I shared this with Xion, when Sora fell asleep that night.
"Well, more downtime means that we might get a chance to talk to Naminé," Xion said.
"Maybe…" I sighed. "I really wish that we had our own bodies, again…it's so frustrating, living like this."
Xion was quiet. Then she put a hand on my shoulder, to comfort me…?
"I…I agree. It's hard. Life as a Nobody is confusing enough, but…someday, we can get a heart."
"But…how?"
This time, Xion sighed. Then she said, quietly, "I don't know."
I wish I could feel true emotions. If I could, I wonder what I would have been feeling then. My mind told me I was scared and sad. Angry, even.
What was the reality?
((Yeah, this is the short chapter that I said might happen...so here are some bonus parts~ (basically a few or more than a few paragraphs from different characters' points of view)
The names just point out who's point of view that section is from.))
•Xion•
((This is what happened just now, in Day 403.))
Roxas looked so helpless. I knew wasn't, he was just discouraged, but it made me want to wrap my arms around him, to comfort him. I worried about him. Whether I had a heart or not, I worried about him.
But since the both of us were inside Sora, without bodies of our own…how would comforting him be possible?
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•Axel•
((This is the last conversation with Axel that happened when they were about to board the train.))
I was on my way to the top of the clock tower. I don't really know why. It made me…think of Roxas and Xion. Remember them better, I guess.
"I'll always be here to bring you back!" The words I'd spoken about a month ago…did I really mean them? Of course I did. But it didn't seem like I could fulfill my words when I didn't even know if I could remember my two best friends.
Then I saw a group of kids walking by. At first I ignored them, but then I recognized a girl in the group…I did a double take, and it was definitely her.
"Naminé!" I exclaimed. "Where are you going?"
"This is Sora, Goofy, and Donald." I already knew that. Why did she bother explaining? Maybe for Sora…"Roxas and Xion are in Sora."
These words caught me by surprise. Roxas and Xion…inside Sora? I didn't know that was possible, or if it was even true. I wanted it to be.
"Roxas wants to talk to you," Sora told me. "But first…what's your name?"
So he didn't remember me. I guess he couldn't keep all of his memories, either. "Axel," I replied. I almost added 'Got it memorized?', but lately I'd questioned memories in general…everyone was forgetting things. Though Roxas, apparently, did remember me…I was glad--or as glad as a Nobody could be--at that.
"I'm Sora," Sora smiled. "Okay, here's Roxas."
"Hey," I said. It was the greeting I normally used with Roxas. And his reply would be…
"Hey Axel," He had Sora's voice, but the personality in the tone was definitely Roxas. I'd missed him a lot. "Anything new with the organization?"
"They haven't officially realized your absence, yet," I informed. They probably assumed that Roxas was still on his mission. "But they're usually not slow about these things…they'll know pretty soon. You should probably get away, quickly…for all of your safety." I didn't want him to. I wanted to be able to talk to them both. But I didn't want them to disappear forever…the Organization might not hesitate in taking Sora out.
"Don't worry, Axel, we will," the tone was…different this time. "It's me…Xion."
"Hey, Xion," I smiled slightly, despite the fact that their voices were all the same kind of creeped me out. "It's been a while…and last time, we were in a battle, weren't we?"
"Haha, yeah." she replied, smiling slightly.
"We should go," Naminé said suddenly entering the concersation. "Sora, take control of your body again. It won't take long for DiZ to realize that I'm not there. We need to leave quickly."
I had started to hate DiZ. His control of Twilight Town…his power over others…I was getting sick of it.
"Okay," Sora nodded. Or at least, I was pretty sure it was Sora now. "Axel, it was nice meeting you." I was right.
"You too." I guessed it was okay to say that. I'd met him earlier before, and that wasn't bad…so I guess it was nice. Though this particular meeting was only nice for the selfish reasons of the fact that I got to talk to my best friends. I decided to also say, "Take good care of Roxas and Xion, for me."
"Alright. I will." Sora promised.
I hoped he would.
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•Sora•
((This one's kinda self-explanatory.))
My life has gotten so weird, lately. First, I wake up in some strange place, with no memory of how I got there at all. Donald and Goofy didn't know, either. A strange girl appeared, and told us to flee.
But she looked so familiar.
We slept in the woods that night, taking turns keeping watch. No heartless attacked, surprisingly…though that kinda adds to this weird stuff going on.
And the next morning I started hearing voices. Or at least, that's what I thought, at first. Apparently there's these people named Roxas and Xion living in my mind, or something like that. They led me back to the girl from he day before.
Her name is Naminé. She looks a bit like Kairi. Maybe that's why I thought she seemed familiar.
I also met a man named Axel. Roxas said that Axel was his best friend. So I let Roxas--and here's the freakiest part--control my body. Xion, too. The three talked until
Naminé suggested that we leave before DiZ finds us.
She mentions 'DiZ' a lot. I'm not sure who that is, but if he's dangerous enough to stay away from then I guess that's a good thing.
Next, we boarded a train that could travel between worlds. So we went to Hollow Bastion, where Leon lives.
Right now, I'm at the 'secret hideout.' Leon, Yuffie, Cid, and Aerith are all here. Even Naminé is traveling with us. But there's these weird creatures called Nobodies…
What's going on?
•Naminé•
((Very soon before Sora wakes up, after her conversation with Roxas when she tells him he has three days left. Then on the actual day.))
We're running out of time. I realized that already. If Roxas doesn't get back soon, Sora's awakening will be delayed even more.
I know that either way, Sora will wake up, and when that happens Roxas will have to…join him. But I'm worried for Roxas. He is losing everything!
DiZ keeps telling me that I need to make sure that Sora wakes up as soon as possible. But when that means ruining someone's life--even a Nobody's--should I listen?Or should I just let things happen naturally?
I have no idea.
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Today Sora will wake up. Even if Roxas doesn't come.
But I want Roxas to at least be able to see Sora once before he leaves. I decide to go to the main part of Twilight Town and wait for Roxas, there.
I find him just as he's leaving the Dark Corridor.
I'm scared for him.
((I think I've been getting farther and farther backward in the story with each of these random things from other people's point of view. I have more, but I think I'll save them for later just in case I need them...
And that's the end of this chapter! I hope you liked it! :)))