"Gotta say Beast when my humble little cottage was ambushed by an army of talking furniture, I knew something was up. But I didn't think I'd see this little ball of ooze and joy again?" Facile said, tapping his cane against the ground, letting his shadow run free across the ground, dancing around Sora like he was part of a performance.
"Sora, it's been too long, tell me has that pretty little redhead come close to killing you yet?" Facile whispered, as he walked over to the ooze, making Sora jump at the man, only for his blade to be stopped by Facile shadow rising from the ground to stop the attack. Facile could only laugh at the Ooze, knowing that he was on top this time, that Doctor wasn't here, that woman with the fox mask, and that made this moment all the sweeter, as sweet as the frog legs he feasted on when he took over new orleans long ago. But now wasn't the time for revenge and pleasure, now was the time to help the Beast, and put a wrench in the Doctors' plans.
Beast, Teacup stand back, I'm about to perform some magic, so ya better run. Now then Sora, are you ready?" Facile shouted, tapping his cane, as everything started to blur and twist until Sora was lying on the ground in pain. His blade scrapped the floor, violently trying to stab the ground to lift him, his tongue roamed making Facile wanna crush the sucker like a mosquito. But the screams for pain, the Ooze's voice screaming for help was probably the most satisfying. But sadly he wasn't here to kill this monster, Facile steps closer to the Ooze.
"It hurts, so painful! Hate, Hate You." Sora screamed, as he groaned, and cried, Facile could only look at the creature in pity, grabbing hold of Sora's tongue and hair. The shadow held his arms and legs, as a dark liquid started to pool from the shadow into Sora's wounds, and mouth. Sora's body thrashed violently, the liquid burned his insides like he was being torched alive by one of Kairi's grenades from the inside.
"It's OK Sora, I got friends on the other side! Let's try and fix you up a little, after all, You are my trump card against that Doctor. " Facile whispered to the Ooze, as Sora's vision started to blur, he could only close his eyes.
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When Sora opened his eyes, he looked at the familiar sight before him, making his eyes widen in fear, it was the Zenobia! The place where he and his recent mother Racheal died, became Ooze's. Why had the shadow man brought him back here, as Sora looked at his arms, they were normal human hands. A sad smile rose on the teen's face, for a moment he was human, normal, not hungry.
"I thought, giving you that look would be more comfortable, took a lot of preparation, once my world fell, so Sora let's talk." Facile said, looking down at the sight of blood that caked a large wall.
"You said you could fix me how? After everything I've done, what makes you think I should be saved? I'm already dead, I hate to break it to you. No one wants an Ooze, Kairi just tries to kill me, those other girls pity me, the Doctor uses me as a weapon, what life would I have if you fixed me." Sora shouted, as his mouth started to widen a little showing razor-sharp teeth.
"I can allow you to save your mother, give you a little closure before someone puts you out of your misery," Facile whispered, causing Sora to look at the wall where he and Racheal had died. Sora had to take a couple of breaths, he hated seeing that wall, they shouldn't have died there, she didn't deserve that kind of fate, they were supposed to be a happy family. But Sora would admit, he didn't have any choice in the matter and would have done anything to save his mom again.
"How would you do it? Make me able to save them, let alone not kill and eat everything in sight, after all this is 1998, and not 2005. That's still a long time to try and make use of me." Sora asked, looking at Facile, he just grinned, making Sora wonder if the shadow man had a plan, or if this was another trap to try and kill or use him like the Doctor did.
"I can put you under a spell, make you more docile, you be able to have more time to think, and respond even if your speech is lacking due to the virus and well-being of a corpse. But what is needed is one of the infinity stones, that is how you'll be able to have a normal life, or semi-normal if we can't make you human again." Facile whispered to the teen, watching the teen's expression morph from a sad look to something more hopeful and interested in the topic at hand.
"So that's the play, use the time or mind stone on me, and I can be human, or at least an intelligent Ooze!" Sora said letting out a laugh knowing that the stones were hard to find, in all of the universes he'd been through, Riku had never found the stones. They were a pipe dream that Riku and the others had, thinking the stones would fix their issues. When it was just a lie to keep them going, they had guessed this universe had a chance, and they were right.
"I know the location of two of the stones if that makes you feel any better. The Time Stone is in the land of Hyrule, guarded by a race of fish people, while the Mind Stone is in the world of Remnant. So each would have challenges, but it's the only way to save you and defeat the Doctor." Facile declared, making Sora's eyes widen, and his hands started to shake. This was his chance to save Racheal, save everyone from Riku's madness.
"I'll go after the Mind Stone, it sounds like the harder of the two based on that family I fought in the Land of Departure, and they should know what's about to happen. Besides, something tells me if the mind stone is in that world, who knows what changes could have been made. So when do I get whatever potion, or spell that'll make me more sane, or controllable?" Sora said, looking at Facile, as the shadow man started to laugh.
"Why, I've given it to you the moment I held you down, now Sora, let's get out of here, we've got a Doctor to destroy." Facile boomed, making the ship's room distort, as Sora closed his eyes again.
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"Facile, what did you do?" Beast spoke up, looking at Facile, as he picked himself off of Sora. The Ooze didn't look any different, as it picked itself off the ground, looking at them with lustful eyes that screamed hunger.
"Fix me, a little bit! My name is Sora Foley" Sora said, letting out a small hum that caught the Beast off guard. The Beast was shocked that the monster in front of him said something normal, and not in an insane fashion. Chip was both curious and excited, gazing up at the monster in front of him.
"So is he safe to be around?" The Beast inquired looking at the Ooze, watching the monstrous teen walk slowly toward him. The sickening humming sound grew, making Beast wonder if the ooze, or rather Sora was okay. He'd need some reason if Sora returned and was around his people.
"Sorry, you were too Tasty! Are you ok?" Sora let out tilting his head, at the Beast looking over his injuries seeing he was better now. Letting out another hum, and a toothy grin at the ruler of the castle. Facile slapped his hands together getting the beast's attention, Sora was quick to look at him, his eyes focused like a gun was pointed at him. While the Beast was more laidback, Facile knew they needed leadership and manpower, so he needed Sora, and Beast to be Focused.
"Gentleman, today marks our first step at defeating the Doctor, Sora while you head to Remnant. Please keep things as low profile as your cannibalistic mind will allow. Beast, you and me and gonna find more people to join our cause. After all, until the goddesses of balance take notice of us, we're on our own." Facile declared as his shadow rose and grabbed the two beasts, today was the dawn of a new day.
"So who should we go for first?" Beast wondered, asking Facile, as a twisted grin slowly rose on his face. Sora wondered who would be good picks, as they'd need people who wouldn't cause many issues, let alone blend into other worlds. Maybe he could try Liliana or someone close to her. Suddenly a grin formed on Sora's face as he let out a hum. He could try the dollmaker that Liliana loved, she'd be from this universe, but it was still an option.
"I'll find one!" Sora murmured, humming in delight at his idea, while the Beast and Facile looked at the Ooze. This was their first test of trust, granted they were right to be worried, Sora would most likely eat someone due to the virus affecting him, but he'd have more control over his actions. So it wasn't as bad.
"Alrighty then, Sora go find whoever you want, and get them ready for war, after all this could take weeks to years given the Doctor. Beast and I will have an option to get someone from the multiverse, once his living conditions return." Facile declared, clapping his shadow's hand, as he pulled a five-cent coin from his pocket grinning at the delight of making the Doctor suffer.