Marie's Casual wear:

www.swirl3y.deviantart.com/art/I-bring-you-peace-214094964?q=gallery%3Aswirl3y%2F29599925&qo=5

Ryan:

www.swirl3y.deviantart.com/art/That-s-his-name-286861562

A\N:
I will be rewriting 'Game Over' since I don't feel all that comfortable with it. Since it was off the bat, I left some things out, and didn't really tie all the connections that well. It will still have the element of being dragged into the game, but maybe elaborated a bit more. I feel when I rewrite it I'll be a lot more confident about it. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Chapter Thirty-Four

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Agrabah!

We boarded the gummi ship and prepared for the new world ahead of us. Ryan told me that he hadn't heard from Aura whatsoever, and I wondered what she was even doing. I even wondered what fakey was doing. They were both mysteries, and I wanted to know more about them. There was also Stella, who wasn't even talking at all to me. I honestly felt like she abandoned me and took everything with her, but somehow I manage. She said I had power within me, and so far I believe her to be right. I did show that I had powers not from the usual ones everyone else had.

The thing that surprised me the most was how Ryan didn't flirt with Miss Swann. I knew he was alone with her when Sora and the rest came for me and Will, and I was expecting him to say how he tried flirting or how she really dug this or that. Instead he told me he was just thinking a lot about things, some of which he didn't want to tell me. I could respect that, after all there were things I didn't want everyone knowing either. It was just odd seeing it from Ryan, but I did judge too quickly before I actually got to know him. He did talk a lot about Selphie whenever we were together on the ship, but with so many new people to meet, it seemed he only regarded her as a friend.

I headed to my room to take a small break, and when I entered the first thing I locked my eyes on was the picture of my dad. I had completely forgotten about that picture, so when I saw it I was still in a bit of shock. When I looked at the mirror I was more shocked at how horrible I looked. Every time we come back from visiting a world, I'm always surprised at how I look after. When I brushed my hair I took one last look at the photo of my dad, and headed out.

I headed towards the center where everyone else was. They were able to get to the new world safely, and I looked over to Ryan. I wondered if he was going to come with us, but I also wondered where his head was too. He was always out of it when we were in Port Royal, and I know it was because he was thinking of a lot of things, but I wondered if there was something else? Or maybe I'm just thinking too much. I looked over to Sora, Donald and Goofy, and smiled. I don't know why, but I always think of myself from last year and how I always came to these three with a smile. They were my closest comrades, and I knew my back was safe with them around. I was a little unsure of how everything would end and if we would all have to separate. Well, at least from Donald and Goofy. I guess I better not think about it, or else I might choke up.

"Hey, ready to head to our next spot?" I heard Sora say as I came out of my thoughts. I gave him a quick smile and nodded, and then I looked at Ryan. He was looking out the window and at the stars around us, and seemed out of it. I dropped my shoulders and looked at him.

"Are you gonna come with us?" I asked. He looked my way, and got up. He gave a slight nod, and started walking towards the door. I looked at the other three boys, and they just shrugged their shoulders—I guess it was pretty obvious that Ryan was in some kind of slump.

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"Agrabah, we made it!" Donald shouted. It felt really nice to be here again, save for the desert and heat.

"Gawrsh, I wonder how Aladdin 'n' Jasmine are doin'?" Goofy asked. I wondered too. Last time we were here Jafar kidnapped Jasmine, but when we helped all of the princesses last year, she should have returned to her world.

"Hey, maybe Riku's with them!" Sora exclaimed. Goofy hoped the king was too, and I wondered about that as well. I haven't seen Riku in so long and I really missed him, he was the first friend I ever had, and it was a year since I last saw him. What was he doing? How was he holding up? Who was he with? So many questions yet he was nowhere to be found. I just really hope he's doing alright. I looked around and everything seemed pretty much the same, but it was still hot as heck and stepping on sand wasn't anything I was happy about. I don't think Ryan minded all the much, since he looked pretty relaxed being here. But since we just came out of Port Royal I think anyone would be happy to see a bright place like Agrabah instead of that creepy place. We continued to walk, and I looked around some more. I heard Goofy stopped though, and then he started to speak.

"Uh-oh, it's uh..um..," he stuttered. I raised my eyebrow and turned around to see a parrot. I had to squint because he looked familiar, but then goofy realized who it was. "It's Iago!"

Sora and Donald quickly got their weapons out, and I stood there confused. Who was this bird? As soon as the bird saw Sora and Goofy though, he quickly flew towards us panicking.

"Wait! You got me all wrong," he said. Donald wasn't listening, and just confirmed that the parrot was who Goofy was talking about. Iago argued that he had 'turned over a new feather' and was a completely new bird. He wasn't doing any scams, but Sora wasn't convinced. Donald tried having us leave, but I wanted to know who the bird was.

"Wait, just who is he?" I asked as I pointed at Iago. Donald looked over to Sora, who only looked over to me. He explained that Iago was the bird that was helping Jafar, and I was starting to realize who he was. I didn't know what the bird's name was, and I was passed out during my trip last year. The bird kept talking, and he told us that he was trapped in the lamp with Jafar, but had escaped. He landed nearby and looked pretty down, but Donald and Sora didn't care. Goofy noticed that he looked sad though.

"I wanna apologize to Aladdin and Jasmine," he said as he flew towards us. He landed on Goofy's hand, and I walked up beside him. "Do you think you can put in a good word for me?"

"Sure, we can do that, can't we?" Goofy asked as he looked at everyone.

"I don't see why not," I said. Donald and Sora didn't look convinced, and I sighed. I guess we weren't going to be agreeing with each other. As we continued to stare at Iago, I felt Ryan tugging at my hood, and I turned around. We were faced with heartless, and I heard Iago give off a warning. Sora, Donald and Goofy all took out their weapons, and I did the same. Sora immediately attacked a couple while Donald used his spells. Goofy and I dealt with the other half, and I was attacking some of the lesser ones. I watched as Ryan hid behind a barrel, and I was glad that he was safe. When I turned back I was slapped by one of the heartless, and I groaned in pain. Sora, Donald and Goofy came close to me, and we all stood by each other as more and more heartless appeared.

"Where are they all coming from?" Sora asked. I was shocked to see so many heartless, but my eyes averted to Iago when I heard him screaming. He knocked over a pot, which knocked over a box that was already near the ledge. They both hit a couple of heartless, and knocked them out. Sora quickly told everyone to follow him, and Ryan came running from his barrel and followed. We all ran to the nearest room, and stopped when we did. Ryan bent down to catch his breath and Iago came in view.

"Aw, we'd've been goners if Iago hadn't helped us," Goofy said. He looked over to Sora and Donald, who were the less trusting towards the bird, and thanked him. Iago was beyond happy, but then Sora told him he would have to win over Aladdin and Jasmine on his own. Iago was disappointed but didn't argue, and then Goofy asked where Aladdin was.

"I betcha he's at the palace," Iago said. With that, we made our way towards the palace. It was a short walk, but with the sand and heat, it was taking a while. Ryan had caught his breath, and he seemed pretty excited about going to some place exotic.

"So, you guys have been here last year?" he asked. Sora told him about the trip from last year, and about Jafar, Jasmine's kidnapping, and pretty much everything—even how I passed out. Ryan seemed a bit out of out after that last bit, and I wondered if maybe it bothered him, so I asked about it.

"Well, it's just," he started. "I can't believe you were in a coma for ten whole years."

It does seem hard to take, but it's the truth. I wanted to help Ansem repress the darkness, and I think he wanted to see if someone with a pure heart could do that. But now I think… Where is that pure heart? I don't feel anything pure about me... I mean I've been killing things left to right, and I wasn't confident about myself. Aren't people with pure hearts supposed to be confident? I know Kairi was pretty confident when I met her last year, and I don't think she was afraid of anything except for losing Riku and Sora. Maybe she doesn't like me all that well since apparently I was once in love with Sora, and I knew she liked him. She hid it well if she did, but maybe I'd feel the same way if I was in her shoes. Why am I talking about Sora and Kairi?

"Sora! Donald! Goofy!" I heard a voice say from afar. I noticed I was walking behind a bit, and that Jasmine was ahead. I quickly walked up to them, and Jasmine gave me a smile as she greeted me. Ryan came walking in, and his jaw dropped when he saw her.

"My name is Ryan! But you can call me anything," he winked. She gave a hesitant smile, and we all sighed. He kissed her hand and bowed down, and for once he was getting the idea. We all bowed down as well, since Jasmine is a princess.

"I never had the chance to thank you for before," she said. "You helped Aladdin defeat that awful Jafar and saved Agrabah."

Sora took the compliment, and told her that we were actually here to help with the heartless. Jasmine and everyone else were doing pretty okay though, and Goofy laughed as he mentioned Aladdin being there for her. She lowered her eyes, and placed a hand on her heart.

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Sora

"He...hasn't been himself lately," she said. Donald asked if it was because of the heartless, and she wasn't sure. She told them he would be his usual cheerful self, but then she lowered her head. "But sometimes...he just seems sad."

Sora placed a finger on his chin, and he pretty much could relate to that. It was the same with Marie, and how she was cheerful at one point, but pretty distant the next. Not to mention how she couldn't remember anything they went together and it bothered him a lot. Although he knew she wanted to remember, he wanted to know how she forgot in the first place. Jasmine told them that Aladdin would leave the castle at night, and when she asked him about it he wouldn't say anything. She was worried he wouldn't come back, and he left not too long ago.

"Hey! Maybe he has a secret girlfriend!" Iago blurted out from behind Goofy. "I'll go find out who she is!"

Jasmine was immediately surprised about Iago's appearance, and tried to catch him. She ran inside to warn the guards and everyone else, and couldn't give Sora a chance to explain. Everyone sighed, and glared at the parrot.

"Nice move," Sora sarcastically said. Goofy asked if it was something he said, and Marie face-palmed. Of course it was something he said...

"Gee, maybe we should go talk to Aladdin," Goofy asked. He mentioned that he would know what's going on, and Sora agreed and wondered what Aladdin was even doing.

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Marie

Guys were horrible with what to say, and seeing as how Iago was a male parrot, he was no different. In any case, we walked out of the palace entrance, and stopped when we heard someone yell out thief. A small monkey came running past us, and we watched him go. Soon after, Aladdin popped up and ran past us while saying hi. A little man was the last person to past us, and yelled for Aladdin to stop. I raised my eyebrow, and already knew how Aladdin was doing. Without much thought to it, we ran in their direction.

When we made it, we saw the little man walking past us. Whatever he was fighting Aladdin for must have ended, since he looked pretty pleased. We heard a monkey squeal, and Abu came running after us. Aladdin got up from bending down, and walked towards us.

"Hey guys, sorry about earlier," he said as he stopped in front of us. "I was kinda in a hurry."

When asked what had happened, Aladdin told us that Abu stole a lamp, but that they returned it. Abu started sprouting out some grunts, but Aladdin scolded him. Everyone started laughing for old time's sake, and I smiled. Oh how I miss hanging out with the monkeys back at that jungle wor—wait, what am I saying!?

"I guess you can't be that down in the dumps, huh?" Sora asked. Aladdin asked who had said that, and Goofy told him how Jasmine was worried about him since he was always in town. Donald even asked if he had a new girlfriend, and Aladdin quickly turned down that idea—meaning he didn't have another girl.

"Still… I guess there's no foolin' Jasmine, huh?" Aladdin admitted. He sighed, and told us how Genie and carpet left to see the world. He was glad his friend got to have his wish, but there was no doubt that Aladdin missed them both.

"Man, things must be really quiet with Genie gone," Sora said. Aladdin told us that he comes to the town because of the action, and that we all met with him last year in the same place. It was definitely a place full of surprises. Goofy tugged Sora's arm as they turned around. I did the same, and noticed Iago on the floor looking terrified. Completely ignoring the bird for a moment, Sora told Aladdin how he wanted to apologize for all the trouble he caused. Goofy even said he was so sorry that he was shaking, but…

"Th-th-that lamp!" Iago shouted. Aladdin asked him what was wrong, and Iago told him it was the lamp that he was stuck in for months. It seemed Abu was trying to say the same thing. I placed a finger on my chin, and looked at everyone else.

"We should talk to that guy if that's the case," I said. Aladdin agreed with me, and we started walking toward the man's shop.

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Sora and Aladdin

Aladdin took the time to talk to Sora on a man-to-man basis, and asked how he and Marie were fairing. Sora blushed, and looked away to briefly look at Marie, who was picking her nails. Ryan was standing next to her and seemed to be talking while she listened. He turned back and looked at Aladdin, who seemed pretty eager to know.

"W-we're good," he said. Aladdin knew it was a lie though, and demanded to know the real truth. Sora sighed, and dropped his shoulders. "Well, she doesn't remember anything happening between us from last year."

"Really!?" Aladdin exclaimed, making Sora flail his arms around asking him to be quiet. Aladdin was shocked to hear it, and even told him how he and Aladdin got closer because of what happened last year—not grow far apart.

"No, she says it's a big blur. But she told me she wants to remember, because it's bugging her a lot," he told the thief. Aladdin placed a finger on his chin, and thought about the situation. He snapped his fingers once he thought of something.

"Remember last year how you carried her on carpet? Why don't you do something like that again?" Aladdin suggested. Sora blushed at the thought; since it took him a great deal too even pull that off. Aladdin smirked. "Hey, it might help."

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Aura

She caught her breath once she made it back to Twilight Town, and looked around. She was scouting out the worlds again to make sure nothing happened, and she almost came close to being caught by Organization XIII. Riku appeared from the corner, and welcomed her back. She nodded, and asked him if there was anything new going on.

"Nothing as far as I can tell," he said. He looked at the brunette girl, and noticed she was out of breath more than usual, and wondered what was up. "Is anything wrong?"

"Just more tired than usual, I guess," she said. She stood straight and looked around. She sighed, and recalled the day she spent with Axel. Maybe fighting all the time and missing the people she loved was having an effect on her, or maybe she was just tired of all the drama between good and bad. She looked at Riku, who was still in his black coat. She knew he would never take it off, and she didn't want him too. His appearance right now would only remind her of the hurt she endured while being with people she once called allies, and she was done with the hurting. She looked up, and took a deep breath. "Do you think Marie will remember her love for Sora?"

"Why do you ask?" he questioned. Although he knew she thought this constantly, he always wondered what her response would be. She sighed again, and walked towards a wall.

"I can constantly feel the pain she goes through of not having to remember everything," Aura said. She placed her hands behind her back, and looked up towards the sky again. "I'm always reminded of what I did, and I want it to stop. I want her to remember already."

"You could always just talk to her," Riku said, slightly joking. The brunette girl scoffed, and didn't even want to go there. In honesty, she was a bit scared to come face-to-face with Marie. One of the reasons was because she feared becoming whole with her. She had a lot to do, and although she liked the idea of becoming whole, she didn't want to lose what 'Aura' meant. Her personality, her ideals, her visions… it was something she made for herself.

Aw, poor Aura. I get why she doesn't want to be whole, but it must be done. That is the fate of the nobodies, right?

Sorry for the late update yet again but now I have time on my hands. Updates will still be slow because I am also working on SAH and The Misfits, which you can actually read here.[You should read it if you wanna see an original work of mine, huhuhuhu…] www.fictionpress.com/s/3130412/1/The-Misfits

Grapejuice101:
Haha, yeah she is happy, too! And don't worry you'll see a bit more of them together.

Lvl-ZeR0:
Unfortunately it's not three chapters, but I am working on the next so expect it to be out by the end of the week. Evil Marie will die an epic death, but will definitely give Marie some insight about herself as a person, so I'm looking forward to that!

SisterOfScarletDevil:
Sorry for the slow update, but I haven't forgotten about this story! I just have other stories that I would like to put my attention to, and I've also got some drawings I need to post. :3

Dracula X:
Glad to be back! You'd be surprised with the amount of attacks going to her head. One of them might be the key to her memories.

Shadow 1n2:
Aw, thank you for the kind words! I'm glad you're having a great year and I'm doing quite fine over here! :D you are absolutely right, it is a security blanket for her, but it's not gonna help much in her memory recovering. Aw, I know, but I'm going to make that scene as epic as I can make it for our little Demmy-poo. I LURVE Johnny Depp! I watched people play Slender: The arrival, and it's pretty creepy lol, I know I won't be playing it.

Dracula-Key:
Haha, yess the epic island of dead people. She is trying hard, but it's still hard when you got Sora still being lovey dovey to her. Captain Jack Sparrow is just awesome!

Trubeque:
I'm glad you didn't, but I'm also sorry about the late update. I will admit that the updates will still be late, but it's not forgotten. I just have other stories I need to have my attention at. :D I hope you understand.

DaniPotterLovesGod:
Thank you for the site! It's helped a lot with trying to overcome my block, and now I'm writing/drawing/making up plots and a lot of others things. I hope to stay active about this now that I got my "mojo" back, haha.