She was in a meadow. Warm rays of light rained down on her, making her calm. She stood up, glancing to see if anybody else was around.
Where am I?
"Aqua..." a voice said.
"God," she questioned, frightened by the sudden noise.
"No," a white being came from air, arms spread warmly. "I am a mere messenger of Him."
"He exists," she stated breathlessly.
"Absolutely, and He has ask for me to bring you to Him."
Aqua jumped and frantically stared at the angelic being. She chuckled, and it sounded like a thousand little bells tinkling, "Do not fret, innocent one. He does not care for one's appearance."
But Aqua glanced down anyway, for self-approval. "I'm naked," she stated simply, "Why?"
"No clothes to enter the Kingdom's Gates. Not until later."
Aqua nodded. The being sprouted wings and held her hand as they ascended up into the clouds. She was so nervous, she began trembling.
"Relax, young one," the angel whispered as they flew past the clouds, to where heaven was.
"Aqua Hinata Draggonet, daughter of Edward Canaan Draggonet," the deity boomed, "Stand before the trial of The Holy One."
Her knees began knocking. "Y-yes, sir?"
"Do you love Terra with all your heart?"
She nodded her head vigorously.
"As for Xehanort?"
At this she frowned harshly and shook her head. "Never have from day one."
"And your children?"
She opened her mouth but closed it again. "Excuse me... I only have one child..."
All too suddenly, Aqua was falling. From the sky. But a shrill voice in her head cackled. "Missed me, little witchling?"
She cringed, "Haravela?"
"SURPRISE! I'm here because I'm going to make an offer."
"Offer...?"
"Mmhm! If I bring you and your family back, you have to give your eldest child to me."
Aqua shook her head, partly to get the flying hair out of her mouth and to disagree. "Never, you she-devil."
"Oh, is that how to treat your auntie?" The goddess pouted, waggling her finger in a strangely grotesque way.
"I've always despised my father's side family." Aqua said lightly.
Before the head goddess could say anymore, the angel that was with Aqua before appeared again.
"I'm not supposed to do this," she said, shaking her head, "but I'm giving you your wings now. You'll need them. I'm Aerith. Now I need you to flex your shoulders for me."
Aqua was going to nod, but she impacted the ground with an earth-shattering crash.
Terra waited outside the little ladies' room in Wal-mart, staring inside the big plastic bag with strange awe. The little girl insisted they buy new clothes so they could look cool while saving her mother. He protested while Adele had picked out clothing from the racks, half listening, turning around every now and again to see which color complimented his skin better.
And now she was in the bathroom, changing into the adorable purple sweatpants, white tank top, black jacket, and sneakers she made him buy.
"Terra! How do I look?"
"Adorable. Can we leave now?"
Adele pouted and shook her head, "Change. Now."
She gave him the death glare as he trudged into the family bathroom. She followed him.
"Close your eyes," he muttered.
Adele quickly covered her eyes with her hands and turned around as Terra pulled off his shirt. Pulling the black t-shirt over his head, he asked, "What's your plan, Adele?"
"You don't have to call me Adele. You can call me Addy if you want," she said, quietly, twirling a strand of her sandy blond hair around her finger.
'She got her mother's shyness,' he thought, smiling to himself as he finished fastening his jeans.
"Addy, what's our plan? How are we gonna save Aqua?"
Terra tapped her shoulder, and she whipped around. "Hmm... I did a good job! You look good, Mr. Terra!"
He had to admit, the forest green jacket, jeans, and the black shirt did make him look nice. He straightened his jacket and ran his fingers through his hair, flashing a smile at his little partner in justice. She giggled at him, and it reminded him of Aqua's laugh, the sound of a bubbling brook. Terra zoned out, thinking of her and how much he missed her, but a soft, little hand grasped his own, and he was suddenly in the last place he wanted be at that second: before Aqua's bloody body. He collapsed before her and began to sob as the waves of grief engulfed him.
And then he did something he would rarely ever do.
He went ballistic.
Roxas blinked against the harsh sunlight. In a pile of debris, he contiunously slipped in and out of consciousness, grasping at something, trying to pull himself up to the surface. Medics came and told him to lie down, but he fought. He struck one of them in the mouth and he stumbled back, holding his jaw.
At this, Roxas seemed satisfied by the blood dribbling down the corner of the medic's mouth, and he relaxed. They carried him off until everything went black. When he woke up, his best friend was next to him, hooked up to a bunch of wires.
"Damn, Riku. What did Nami ya, man?"
Zexion growled under his breath angrily, "Find them."
When neither Larxene or Axel responded, he yelled, "FIND THEM!"
Larxene grasped Axel's hand quickly, leading him out of the room and into her car.
"We gonna find 'em or not, Xene?"
Her frown made him think something was wrong. "No," she muttered, starting the car. The mechanical beast coughed, but didn't budge.
"Dammit! Axel, we need to get out of here, now!"
Axel grabbed her wrists, staring at her with worry in his eyes. "Larxene! What's wrong?"
She shook her head continuously, "I know where they are. I can feel them. But she won't let me tell you," she began to sob, "She won't let me tell you! She won't let me-"
"What are you talking about, Xenie?"
Her eyes went hollow, a cynical grin crossed her face. Larxene's pale face got even more pale in seconds.
"Hello, Axel. It's Namine! Likin' the new trick?"
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