Brittany's Point of View

I followed Ienzo through the town to a spot that I never imagined I'd get to see in real life. I was looking at the fountains in Radiant Gardens from Birth by Sleep. I gasped, astounded by the beautiful sight I saw. Not only were the fountains fully restored, but they were lit up as it was nighttime. The light was mostly shades of purple and blue and it kind of reminded me of the Fantasmic show in Disney World.

"This place... It's amazing! I wish Alison and Molly were here! They would love it," I gasped.

"They would. I've always wanted to take you girls here, along with several other places, but I couldn't until you were old enough to know the truth. This place is very special to me. Kairi, Lea, Isa, and I went here all the time when we were little," Ienzo explained.

"That's really cool. Did my mom ever come here?" I wondered.

"Not that I know of, though I didn't really know much about her until after I was recompleted. I wasn't let out of the castle much, but I did get to play with Kairi whenever I wasn't too busy with my studies. Sometimes when Lea and Isa were babysitting us, we would come here, and they would let us play in the fountains," Iezno mentioned.

My inner Kindom Hearts fan came out. "Could you tell me more about your childhood and the other apprentices? Also, my mom? And Sora, Donal, and Goofy? And, well, pretty much anything. There's so much that the games left out, and I need to know," I requested.

Ienzo began talking about his childhood before the Organization and then led into his time as Zexion. I hung on to every word. We were cut short when Xigbar teleported in front of us. "Looks like someone's out past curfew."

I shrieked in surprise. Ienzo put a protective arm in front of me. "What do you want, Xigbar?" He questioned, keeping his cool.

"Nothing much. I'm just here to deliver a message to the little raven," Xigbar replied.

"You stay away from her!" Ienzo snapped.

"What's your message?" I inquired.

"Brittany, let me handle this," Ienzo hissed.

"I'm here representing the Organization. Our message is this. Alison is one of us now. If you ever want to see her again on good terms, then you're going to have to come to The Castle That Never Was and willingly become our prisoner. If you do not, then we will force you to become our prisoner, and you will not be able to have a pleasant conversation with her again," Xigbar threatened.

My eyes became wide, but I quickly gained my composure. "Liar! Alison would never do anything like that! She knows better! She would never team up with the likes of you!" I yelled in rage.

"Why don't you ask Sora about what he knows?" Xigbar smirked as he walked into a dark corridor.

I turned to Ienzo. "Is what he said true? Please tell me it's not," I begged. Ienzo didn't say anything and avoided my gaze. That was answer enough. "You knew..." I ran away, bursting out into tears.

"Brittany, wait! Come back! Brittany!" Ienzo pleaded. I didn't go back. I just kept running.

And that's that. Such a sad chapter. Thank you, digital soulreaper, for favoriting, and thank you, unicron1000, for your review.

v.t.7: I'm glad you liked it. I felt that I didn't give enough comedy time for Olaf, so I did that.

1/22/2023: This chapter has been edited.