Marie's Casual wear:
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Ryan:
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Marie's Halloween Town Outfit:
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Marie's Christmas Town Outfit:
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A\N:
Oh no, here we go… Halloween Town. That awkward moment where Sora is dancing with Donald and Goofy and he thinks of Kairi…
Chapter Thirty-Six
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Halloween and Christmas
"You awake?"
Kairi quietly got up from her slumber, and looked around. She was met with three teenagers, who had told her that she and Pluto flew out of a hole in the wall. She rubbed her head, and Pluto sat there calmly beside her. She had a lot of explain.
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Marie
We were back on the ship, and in front of the world that I knew had a lot of stairs: Halloween Town. I was looking forward to it only because of the costume that came with it, but if I have to climb up a bunch of stairs I might just yell and hit someone with my keyblade. Ryan told us he wasn't coming along, because he really didn't like Halloween or dressing up, and that he was a bit tired from Agrabah. He also wanted to stay behind and upgrade the ship with Chip and Dale.
I looked at the world, and took a deep breath. I wondered how Sally was doing since last year, and I wondered how Jack was doing as well. We couldn't really land the ship for some reason, so we used the teleporter to get to Halloween Town.
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When we teleported, our outfits changed. Donald was in his mummy costume and Goofy sported his Frankenstein outfit. I looked over to Sora, who was wearing his vampire, look at me. I raised my eyebrow and asked him what was wrong. He pointed and told me my outfit changed a bit. I looked down, and noticed the outfit changed just a bit. It was way more form-fitting than last year, and had a few less belts than the other one. I had no problem with it, but since it was form-fitting I noticed it made my chest look way smaller than it really was…it was basically a wall. I sighed, and lifted my elbow a bit before it hit the wings on my back. Being dressed up as a fallen angel was a bit weird, but the wings were pretty cool—except they were both wrapped up as opposed to only one of them being wrapped up. I guess I won't be flying anytime soon.
I heard Goofy scream from the top of his lungs, and I jumped from the noise. A small, ghost dog floated around us, and I knew it was Zero. Sora asked how he was, but the dog floated around and left towards the town. I placed my finger on my chin and noticed that we were in the graveyard since; well… there were a lot of graves around. We started walking towards the town, and Goofy made sure we were as close to us as possible, and I laughed to myself. It was fun to see Goofy be this scared. When we reached the town, we noticed a lot of lights being hung around it. We looked around, until Donald pointed out towards Jack, who was flying in the sky in a sleigh with skeleton reindeers. He landed near, and greeted all of us.
"Welcome back," he said. He raised his hands, and for dramatic effect, waved them around, "And Merry Christmas!"
"Merry Christmas?" Sora asked as he tilted his head in confusion. "Don't you mean 'Happy Halloween'?"
"Of course. Halloween greetings from Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King," he replied. He spun around, and told us how he was in such a merry mood. He was holding the show again this year, but needed… 'Sandy Claw's' blessing. He was going to go to Christmas Town. Sora, Donald and Goofy were a bit confused about the name, but it wasn't hard to know who he was referring to. Jack jumped up on the fountain, and smiled as he spoke. "Aren't these decorations wonderful? This year Halloween Town is going to handle Christmas, too!"
He told us we needed to see Sally, who was working on something for the show. He quickly started walking ahead, and Sora wondered about a Halloween Christmas town. They looked around, and with the guillotine, scary reindeer, and possessed toys… it seemed rather hard to imagine. Donald and Goofy got scared all of a sudden, but Sora was pumped to see it through. They sighed, and I knew they weren't all that excited to see it…
We made our way towards the doctor's house, and Jack asked him where Sally was. He was still the same old doctor, and told Jack that he was in the middle of an experiment. We all watched as he made his way towards the table, and those three little kids from last year dragged a piece of metal with them as they followed him. Lock, the boy dressed in that devil outfit, said it was too heavy to carry it any longer, and Shock opted to throw it. Finkelstein told them they'd be sorry if they did and demanded them to bring it. They ended up throwing it, and the metal started sparking, and it created a mini explosion. Lock, Shock and Barrel started giggling, and they ran out of the room. And here I was thinking that maybe they changed…We saw Sally walk in, and I smiled as she did. She smiled at all of us, and Jack asked her if she was done with what she was working on.
"I'm sorry, Jack but…," she said as she stopped for a bit. "I just need a little more time."
Jack looked disappointed, but he told her it was alright. He just wanted it ready for Christmas, but then Sally tried speaking. Unfortunately, he interrupted her and told us he was off to see Santa Claus. I raised my eyebrow at this… is he actually talking about the Santa Claus?
"Please, Sora," we heard Sally say. "I'm afraid something terrible will happen if Jack goes through with this."
"You can say that again!" I heard Donald add. I walked up a bit, and when Goofy called out Sora's name, I looked at him. He looked way out of it, and I wondered what the heck he was thinking. Right when I was about to tug at his sleeve, Jack came in, and asked if those strange-looking guys were with us, and I raised my eyebrow. Sora snapped out of it, and asked about it.
"What were they called…? Oh, right, the heartless!" Jack said. I wasn't surprised. Those things pop out anywhere where they can get a heart. Sora told him that they weren't with us, and that we'd get rid of them.
"We'll get rid of them, and then…," he stopped for a moment. "We'll go see Santa!"
Donald, Goofy and I looked at him, and he turned to us. Donald wasn't really pleased, and Goofy just stood there as he smiled. I didn't really… well… I'm not really sure what to think of Santa, but if Sora wanted to see him that was fine. He laughed nervously, and scratched the back of his head as he spoke, "But first, the heartless!"
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Of all the heartless that we've faced I've always considered the ones at Halloween Town to be the creepiest. When we reached outside, there was a bunch of mummy looking heartless with stretched out limbs. I shivered a bit, since the thought of stretched out limbs was a bit… morbid. Nonetheless, we stopped when we saw the mayor.
"Now hear this, you… you things!" he said as he held up his speakerphone, "Leave Halloween Town at once! By order of the mayor!"
When none of the heartless paid attention, he called out for Jack. He looked at all of us, and seemed completely relieved when he did. We took out our weapons, and started fighting the heartless around. I attacked a couple that was nearby, while Sora and Jack attacked the ones farther away. Donald helped me with his spells, and Goofy took out some that were in between Sora and I. I pulled the trigger on my keyblade, and the stars around it flew and attacked the heartless nearby. Since they weren't anything major, the heartless were easy to get rid of, and Sora and Jack walked back to us.
"How is Sandy Claws supposed to relax with all of this going on?" Jack asked as he turned to us. He thought for a moment, and then looked at us. "Sandy Claws needs bodyguards. Are you up to the task—"
"Yeah!" Sora immediate responded. Donald tapped his foot when he looked at him, but Sora didn't look his way. I have no clue why Sora was so hyped around the idea of Santa Claus. I mean, we're fifteen… aren't we too old for that kind of stuff? Sora looked my way, and he had a big, bright smile on his face. I gave him a smile in return, but it wasn't as big as his. He seemed so innocent and completely child-like, and it was something that I couldn't understand. The way we both grew up… we seem completely different, and yet I fell in love with him. I lowered my head and wondered if I could fall in love with him without those memories, but I shook my head. Now wasn't the time to be thinking like this.
"Christmas Town is this way!" Jack said as he pointed towards the graveyard. "The town is behind a door in the forest just past the graveyard."
Jack started leading the way, and we followed him as we made our way towards Christmas Town. I was a bit curious to see this town, since I do remember the time Hollow Bastion snowed. It didn't last very long, but it was really beautiful. All those lights, the snow… people walking around drinking hot chocolate and wearing coats, hats and scarfs. The children playing in the snow while making snow angels, throwing snowballs, and making snowmen. I really only remember touching the snow when it happened, and Ansem gave me an explanation about how snow was created.
Christmas was never really a part of my life, since I really only experienced it about three times. I don't mind though, since I don't miss it—and I can barely remember the times I did experience it. When I look at Sora though, I think about how he enjoyed it with Riku and Kairi and their families. It hurts a little, but I can't say I would change anything that happened so that I could experience a Christmas with my family. All that matters now is that I survive, so that I can enjoy the ones that come. I looked on as the rest started walking, and I walked along with them.
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"Here it is! The door to Christmas Town," Jack said as he pointed to a tree with a door shaped like a Christmas tree. He explained how it got boring doing the same thing over and over again with Halloween, and wanted something new. I watched as Sora took a closer look, and I stared at it, too. It looked pretty simple.
"Beyond this door is a world filled with wonders…the likes of which you've never seen," Jack continued. Sora was practically on his toes, and I looked over to Donald and Goofy who seemed to think what I was thinking. And that was that Sora was going crazy with this Santa thing.
"C'mon! Just open it!" he impatiently said. Jack nodded, and opened the door. Sora ran faster than the speed of light and immediately jumped in. Donald and Goofy followed close behind, but when I arrived we all looked at the complete blackness of the thing… I wasn't so sure about jumping. Donald shrugged and jumped in, and then Goofy followed close behind. I swear these guys can be pretty insane at times…jumping into a black hole. I sighed and decided to follow, and when I jumped the surrounding area suddenly turned blue, and I saw snowflakes popping out at us. We kept falling a bit more, and I eventually closed my eyes because I was a bit scared to be honest...
Suddenly I heard thumping noises, and I heard Sora grunt. Donald came quaking in after, and then Goofy did a little yelp and landed on top of them. I shouted for the most part, and unfortunately landed on top of all of them. I groaned as my face hit Goofy's back, and I think everyone was pretty much in pain. It took a while, but I eventually got up from the pile, and after I did I noticed Sora pulling the other two off. I dusted off the dirt I got from Halloween Town, and when I looked down I noticed I was completely changed.
"Wow, Marie! You're so red and green!" I heard Sora say. I was wearing an outfit that basically just consisted of red and green, and my headband had bells on it. I looked over to Donald and Goofy-they were changed, too! Even Sora!
"We're all changed," I said as I looked at them. Sora was wearing a black Santa outfit, while Donald was a snowman and Goofy was a reindeer. I looked down at my outfit once more—who was I dressed up as?
"Aw, cool! I'm wearing a Santa outfit!" Sora exclaimed. Donald and Goofy looked over to me, and Goofy gave a small chuckle.
"And you're dressed as Santa's little helper!" he said. Is that what I'm dressed as? When we all stopped looking at our outfits, Sora pointed out to the town down below, and the three of them looked at it in awe. Jack came out of the tree last, and Donald asked where Santa was.
"In his workshop," he said. He walked a little forward, and then stuck out his hand to gesture us to follow. Sora and Donald started following along, but Goofy seemed a bit hesitant.
"Something wrong, Goofy?" I asked. He looked at me, and scratched his head.
"Gawrsh, I don't know," he said. He looked around, and then gave a small sigh. "Something doesn't feel right."
He started walking ahead to catch up to the others, and I crossed my arms as I watched. I wasn't feeling anything wrong with this place, but I didn't exactly feel comfortable. Of course, that was because of the whole Christmas thing. I wonder how Santa is in person. I wonder if he knows I've been asleep for most of my childhood. Hey, he might even know something on my parents. I doubt it, but it wouldn't hurt to ask. When I took a step forward, I stopped again and smiled a bit—I remember being with Ansem when we saw the snow. I started walking again, and the crunchy noise my shoes made when it came into contact with the snow made me smile even more. I breathed out a sigh and I saw the air, and it was really pleasant. I don't know why, but I'm always being reminded of Hollow Bastion and the memories I had there. Even if it was for a year, there was a lot I did in that time. I shook my head and started speed walking towards the rest.
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We eventually made it towards the workshop, and I stared in awe as the lights hung on the buildings, and the snow piled on the roofs. I jogged towards the carousal in the middle, and touched the horse that was attached to it. I looked around, and I was really in awe. Even though I felt odd about Christmas, the scenery was simply breathtaking, and it was something I could appreciate. As soon as I was about to go around a heartless appeared in front of me. Sora called out my name as I blocked the attack in time, and I waved my keyblade to show him I was alright. They ran towards me and took out their weapons. More heartless started appearing, we wondered why they made it this far.
"En garde, loyal bodyguards!" Jack shouted as we prepared to fight them. I chanted my fire spell at one of them, and attacked it right after. It didn't seem like the hard ones, so I was fairly good at fighting it. I chanted another spell, and with a few more attacks it was gone. I ran towards another one and did the same, but it was a bit more aggressive. I used my keyblade and pointed at the heartless while I fired rounds of magic spells. It went down, and I helped Sora fight off the other ones.
"Christmas is in big trouble!" Donald said as we finished the last heartless. Goofy told us that we couldn't let anything bad happen to it, and Jack pointed to a big, red building. It was just past the carousal, and we started walking towards it.
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Sora
"I can't wait to see Santa," Sora said as he looked towards Marie. She gave a slight smile, and held her hands as they continued to walk.
"I'm sure it'll be interesting," she replied. He raised his eyebrow in confusion, and wondered what was wrong. He noticed she had been more quiet than usual, and was a bit concerned about it. Was she tired? Or did she just not have anything to say? He placed his hands behind his head as they walked, but couldn't really get it out of his mind. He figured she would be incredibly happy to see Santa Claus—who wouldn't? They entered the shop, and Sora smiled brightly as he ran towards the back. When everyone saw Santa, they all—minus Marie—gasped and awed at the jolly man himself.
"Well, hello everyone," he said as he looked up from his list. "Did you come to see if you're on my "nice" list?"
Everyone walked up to him, and Santa asked for Sora's name. He gave another big smile, and stuttered a bit as he replied. "Um…S-Sora, sir!"
Santa looked at his list, and found his name. "Well, according to my list, Sora… seven years ago you told everyone you did not believe in Santa Claus. Oh, that is unfortunate."
Sora grabbed his head as he looked completely shocked, and was surprised Santa remembered that. He was only a kid back then, so what did he know? He whined as he still thought about it, and Marie watched as he did. She gave a small chuckle, and was a bit shocked that Sora said such a thing. Donald asked Santa about him and Goofy, and the good old man nodded in reply. Donald jumped for joy, and Goofy smiled. He looked over to Marie, who seemed a bit timid or distant. He walked up a bit, and looked at Santa.
"What about Marie?" he asked.
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Marie
I looked at Goofy as he asked that question, and was taken back a bit. I certainly didn't expect him to ask on my behalf, but I probably wouldn't have asked either way. I watched as Santa looked through his list, and he started from top to bottom. He took another glance, and another, and scratched his head as he shook his head. I lowered my eyes a bit; I couldn't have been a bad person, could I?
"She can't be on your bad list, can she?" Donald asked. I looked up, and Santa started thinking for a moment. He'd have to check that list, but it was in his office. Jack came in and asked if he was on the nice list, and Santa's eyes grew wide.
"Jack Skellington!?" he exclaimed. A noise of something breaking was heard, and Santa got up. He looked towards Jack, and narrowed his eyes a bit. "What kind of trouble did you bring this time?"
"This time?" Sora asked as he looked at Jack. He shrugged his shoulders, and told us it was a long story. I sighed, and was a bit concerned about something happening, so I followed Santa to where he went. The others followed along, and we watched as Santa looked around. I wonder what happened.
With a few more moments, we all heard a small voice, and Santa immediately called out who was there. We all heard children speaking, and I lowered my eyes as I knew who it was. One of them cracked open the window, and Lock, Shock and Barrel all jumped through it. Santa sounded a bit angry as he repeated their names, but Jack assured him they weren't with us.
"Well whatever the case, they've been quite naughty," he said as he pointed his finger. "Catch them and bring them back here. They're going to get a lecture."
Jack asked him about his Christmas list, but Santa brushed him off and told him he had to check on his workshop. Jack looked a bit sad, but Sora told him they needed to catch the three kids. He ran with Donald and Goofy, but Jack still seemed a bit down. I walked up to him, and tried to reassure him.
"I still think you're nice, Jack. No matter if you're on the nice or naughty list," I said. I don't think they were that convincing, but Jack smiled and thanked me for the words. I watched as he ran after Sora and the others, and I looked around.
I hope I'm not on the naughty list.
Do you think Marie's on the naughty list? XD
Lvl-ZeR0:
Lol, well they are just characters, so it's not bad.
Grapejuice101:
Here's the next update! Back to the world Marie hates most, haha.
Dracula X:
LOL, probably. But Marie will most likely just be too polite to want to fight Kairi. But there's definitely some tension there now.
Shadow 1n2:
LOL, I know, right!? I wonder how things will go? O: You're absolutely right! It'll definitely trigger something, but it won't completely make her remember. Yea ._. I hope he doesn't do anything stupid, but… I never like making things simple, so…
Oh, okay, I think I've heard of it lol. I should really check it out. I want to watch it, too! All those cars and driving them arghhh. The new Game Over probably won't be done till I'm done with the next story after this. Or until I'm done with the series.