Chapter 17: Namine Awakens

Hey everyone welcome to another chapter. The idea to the changes to Namine were given to be by my friend FenrisFiltiarn. Please review and tell me what you think.

Training everyone at Ever After High was going excellent everyone was making progress and could definitely hold their own against the smaller Heartless.

As Namine was practicing she realized that her white dress and sandals were not the best choice for combat, so she went to Lizzie and Ashlynn to help her make a new outfit.

The next day as everyone was in the cafeteria for lunch Lizzie and Ashlynn were by the entrance.

"Come on Namine you look great." Ashlynn said.

"I don't know." Namine said nervously.

"Trust me you have nothing to be nervous about." Lizzie said.

Namine walks in unveiling her new outfit. Her top was similar to Kairi's a sky-blue top with silver zippers, she had dark gray Capri pants with cargo pouches, a black tank top under her shirt, a hood strapped to her shirt and the Heart symbol on the back of her shirt.

"Wow Namine you look hexcellent." Apple said.

"Totally amazing." Raven said.

"T-Thank you." Namine said walking over to them.

When Roxas turns around and sees Namine's new outfit he couldn't help but feel something warm inside. "Wow she looks just wow." He said a small blush appearing on his
face.

Daring, Sparrow, and Hopper see the look on his face and chuckle.

Daring slowly walks over to Roxas quietly before pushing him.

"Whoa!" Roxas said as he landed in front of Namine. "Uh hey." He said awkwardly.

"Hey." She said.

"That looks uh good on you." Roxas said nervously.

Namine smiles. "Uh thank you Lizzie and Ashlynn did a great job."

Roxas and Namine sit down with Raven and Apple to enjoy lunch when Maddie comes in and joins them.

"Hey Roxas, a little mouse told me you need help looking for something." Maddie said.

"You mean a little birdie told you?" Roxas asks thinking she got the phrase wrong.

"No, a little mouse." Maddie points to her teacup and a little mouse pops out of it runs to Maddie's hat and pulls out a mini sketchpad.

The mouse draws on it to take the shape of a Keyhole.

"How did he do that?" Namine asks.

"Wonderland stuff it's easier if you just accept it." Roxas said.

"So Roxas why are you looking for this what is that? A Keyhole?" Apple asks as the mouse nods.

"Yeah that's what I've been trying to find if I can find this world's Keyhole I can seal it so the Heartless will go away. The only problem is I have no idea where to look." Roxas
sighs.

"Well maybe Maddie can help she knows every nook and cranny around this school." Raven suggests.

"Yeah I bet somewhere we can find a clue to this Key mystery of yours." Maddie said.

"You're the best Maddie." Roxas smiles.

"Oh stop." Maddie smiles brushing it off when they heard an explosion coming from the Enchanted Forest.

"What the?!" Roxas said as he ran outside with all the other students.

In the forest were a group of Bruisers, and a Mad Treant Unveresed uprooting trees and scaring away all the wild life.

"They look like Heartless, but it's different." Namine said.

"We gotta stop those things!" Roxas said running towards the forest.

"Roxas wait!" Namine said as she ran after him along with Maddie and Raven.


Inside the forest Cerise was running through trying to get the wolf pack away from the Bruisers when one jumps in front of her causing her to fall back.

As one delivers a punch Cerise jumps out of the way and kicks it in the head causing the Bruiser to disappear.

"Cerise!" She turns to see Roxas, Namine, Raven and Maddie running to her.

"Bout time you guys showed up I just got the last of the animals to safety." Cerise said.

"Good job what the heck are these things?" Raven asks when the 3 Bruisers and the Mad Treanat approach them.

"You like them? Made them myself." The Treanat reaches into its leaves and from them Vanitas jumps down. "Hey Roxas."

"Vanitas." Roxas glares.

"Let's skip the pleasantries and cut to the chase shall we." Vanitas said as they both summoned their keyblades.

"You girls think you can handle these things?" Roxas asks.

Maddie pulls out a Mallet from her hat and Dark magic appears in Raven's hands.

"We got this, Namine you better get back." Cerise said as Namine got behind them.

Vanitas jumps at Roxas firing Blizzaga, but Roxas rolls out of the way dodging.

Roxas swings Oathkeeper and Oblivion locking blades with Vanitas.

"You know I think it's so funny that you give these people the sad fantasy they can stand up to the Heartless." Vantias grins.

"Oh, you want funny? Here's some funny." Roxas growls as he slides the keyblades to the side delivering a powerful kick to the face.

"Looks like the Nobody has some fight in him." Vanitas creates a dark portal allowing him to attack from above sending Roxas skidding back.

"Firaga!" Roxas holds out his Keyblades and unleashes a Fireball.

Vanitas counters by releasing Black Thundaga creating an explosion.

Back with the girls Cerise had just destroyed the last Bruiser as Maddie and Raven were dealing with the dealing with the Mad Treant.

Maddie brings her mallet down on one of it's roots as Raven sends a blast of dark energy down its mouth causing it to explode.

The three girls high five. "Way to go girls." Raven said.

"No one can call the three of us Damsels in Distress anymore." Cerise smiles.

"We were Hat-Tastic!" Maddie smiles before they heard the explosion in the distance.

"That's where Roxas and Namine are!" Cerise said.

"Come on!" Raven said as they ran hoping to help their friend.


As Namine was watching from a distance Roxas seemed to be pushing Vanitas back.

'Come on Roxas you can beat this phony.' Namine thought as Roxas hit Vanitas sending him skidding backwards.

"Gotcha!" Roxas yells charging forward.

Vanitas stabs his Keyblad into the ground and swings it flinging a large amount of mud into Roxas' eye blinding him.

"Roxas!" Namine yells as Vanitas swings his keyblade knocking Roxas to the ground and sending both Oathkeeper and Oblivion flying out of his grip.

Namine watched in horror as Vanitas approached Roxas who was trying to get the mud out of his eyes.

"And so, the Darkness shall be rid of another." Vanitas said raising his Keyblade.

'I need to save Roxas, but I can't even summon a keyblade, what do I do?!' She thought as Vanitas knocks Roxas to the ground.

Ash Vanitas raises his Keyblade Namine picks up a branch and swings it him.

"Get away from him!" Namine yells trying to hit him.

"Awe isn't that cute." Vanitas snaps the branch in two causing Namine to fall backwards. "The cute ones are always the first to fall."

Namine holds up her hands just as Vanitas brings his Keyblade down as Roxas gets the mud out of his eyes he sees what was about to happen.

"Namine!" Roxas yells when a bright flash of light erupts from Namine's hands.

As the girls arrived everyone looked in shock to see in Namine's hands was a keyblade.

It was an all white keyblade with a rose for the teeth, along the shaft of the blade a chain in the shape of cards, the keychain at the end was a copy of her drawing pad, the
hilt was silver and the guard had delicate carvings of the Nobody symbol.

"Whoa." Raven, Maddie, and Cerise said in awe.

"She did it." Roxas smiles as Namine stood up.

"No way you can wield a Keyblade?!" Vanitas said in shock.

Namine stands up raising her new Keyblade ready to fight.

"Light!" She yelled as she fired a beam of light from her Keyblade sending Vanitas crashing into the forest.

"Namine that was amazing." Cerise said.

"That was totally hexcellent." Raven smiles.

Namine looks at her Keyblade and notices Roxas walking to her.

"You were just wow back there, and you saved my life thank you." Roxas smiles.

Namine smiles before wrapping her arms around Roxas pulling him into a hug.

Roxas is shocked by this gesture at first, but slowly wraps his arms around Namine hugging her back.

In the forest Vanitas recovers from Namine's surprise attack. "So now I get to face two Keyblade wielders instead of one. I better tell Master Xehanort about this." An evil grin appears on Vanitas' face. "Alright I haven't a challenge in a while." He said before disappearing in a dark portal.

Back at school Namine was showing everyone her new keyblade and everyone was cheering for her.

"Namine it looks so amazing." Apple said.

"It fits you perfectly." Briar said looking at it.

"Hey, have you decided on a name for your Keyblade?" Roxas asks.

"When I used it, I felt like I was able to draw strength from the memories of Sora I once saw. I think I'll call it Chain of Memories." Namine said.

"Chain of Memories? I like the sound of that." Roxas smiles happy at the fact he now has some backup to face Vanitas, the Heartless and whatever else this world could throw
at him.