It's here at long last it's finally here. Last year I promised to remaster the first few entries of my MBAV Fanfiction series if the uncensored version of the movie was found and now that is has, again last year. I figured it's time to follow up on that promise this would've been out last year but after getting locked out of my computer I had to postpone it. But since it's spooky month I knew this would be the perfect time to finally release it. I hope to post a chapter every Wednesday. Can't guaranty it since editing and proofreading takes a bit. That and the fact I have yet to remaster the rest of the story, but rest assured it will come. With that said enjoy the very first chapter of one of my first fanfictions.
Introduction
I've been having these memories return to me lately. Memories of my childhood days when I was young and innocent. Memories I used to look back on so fondly; now all I feel is bitter resentment at the idiotic mistakes I made with a special person I used to love dearly. I tried so hard to lock them up and forget everything; now it's like the flood gates have opened and all I can do is accept them. It's time to confront this emotional confliction and remember a part of my past I never thought I'd ever look at again.
I guess I should probably tell you what got me so worked up in the first place. But first, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Dakota Natalie. Yeah, you've probably heard of me. I've been traveling around the universe for as long as I can remember, with each adventure being greater than the last. And every story needs a beginning, so here's this one.
The story I'm about to tell you took place thirteen years ago. I was ten years old at the time.
Chapter 1: Whitechapel Memories
"Come on, Amy, we're going to be late." Her younger sister Emily Jones called out, waiting by the door with an inpatient tap of her foot.
"I'll be there in a second," her sister's voice rang out from the kitchen. "I'm trying to find the can of cookies we brought for Mom. You know how much she loves snickerdoodles." She replied,
"We left them by the cookie jar, remember!" Emily recalled impatiently with a roll of her eyes, "You insisted it would be easier to remember them."
She could hear her sister giggling merrily, "Oh, that's right, thanks, Ems. Now, do you have everything you need?" Amy asked, walking out of the kitchen holding the cookie tin under her left arm,
Her sister nodded, showcasing her backpack. "Yeah, I do. Now hurry up; visiting hours are ending early for some reason, and you know how Barbra gets when there are last-minute visitors." The fisty angel reminded her,
The other Cursed Heartless Angel chuckled, placing an arm around her sister and ushering her out the door. "I know, it's really hard to forget with the sign she put up." Amy locked the door to her and Emily's house and breathed in the fresh air.
The world of Imaginary Land was a lively one, a special dimension created to bridge the gap between real and fictional universes that reside in the realm of fiction. Well, to you, it's fictional; for us, they are real, living, breathing worlds that have their own residents, lives, and stories. Which is why it's commonplace to see said residents visit this secret land for one reason or another. Whether it's for a leisurely stroll through the fountain square or a trip to the market to peruse the many fresh wares the merchants were selling, or maybe they just needed a break from the old song and dance that came when you're saving the world every other week. And today was no different.
Many video game and cartoon characters were enjoying the summer afternoon. It has been six months since we saved the entire universe from being wiped from existence from the Void. And in that time the two Heartless Angels hadn't seen their parents in a long while, and since things have calmed down. Amy decided it would be a great time to visit them at the Golden Wing Retirement Home.
Going through the golden gates that lead to Heven, the two sisters lost their Heartless forms and became their real selves. Amy had frizzy long red hair tied in two pigtails. She was wearing her turquoise shirt, a blue skirt, and glasses. Emily, on the other hand, had long brown hair. Two strands were also tied into two small pigtails while the rest of it flowed down. She was wearing a hot pink striped shirt, jeans with a black jacket tied around her waist, and black knee-high boots.
"Wow, I haven't seen you wear that outfit in a while." Amy pointed out since their heartless forms made clothes shopping limited,
"I know," she replied with a stretch. "It feels good to wear normal clothes and not something that makes me look like a walking carrot stick." She replied, referring to her green shirt and orange skirt combo.
"Fair enough." Amy shrugged as they continued making their way to their destination. All the while passing fellow angels who greeted them as they passed them by,
"Afternoon Emily, I haven't seen you in a while."
"Hey Amy, How's your host family? Are they treating you well?"
"Well, if it isn't the Jones sisters. How's your kid, saved any worlds with her lately?"
Soon the two arrived at their destination. It was a huge building with a golden wing statue in the courtyard, and in front of the walkway was a sign that read "Golden Wing Retirement."
"Do you think Mom and Dad will be surprised to see us?" Emily asked,
"Doubtful I sent them an email, remember?" Amy replied, turning to her sister,
"You and I both know Dad has never gotten the hang of emails. Not to mention the computers rarely get used here."
Amy's face fell, realizing she may have overestimated her parents' understanding of technology. "Um, we'll cross that pathway when we get there." She smiled sheepishly.
The girls walked inside, where an old lady sat at the front desk reading a magazine. She glanced over her glasses, noticing the sister's "Can I help you, ladies?" She asked a grumpy cat lady feel to her voice.
"Yes, we're here to see our parents." Amy answered politely,
"Name." She requested,
"Barbra, it's us." Emily butt in, and she and Barbra go way back.
"I can't help you without a name." She said, tapping her pen on the clipboard impatiently, "It's company protocol."
Emily rolled her eyes as her older sister stated their reason: "Emily and Amy Jones, we're here to see Henry and Lilly."
"Oh, right, here you are." Barbra spoke brightly, finding their names in the appointment book. "You're just in time; as you should be aware, we're closing visiting hours early today. All tenets are to leave at two o'clock."
"Right, what's all this about anyway?" The feisty angel spoke, "Did something serious happen?"
"Now now it's nothing worth getting worked up about; the building is just getting fumigated. We're having a slight outbreak."
"What kind of outbreak?" Amy wondered, not a fan of pests,
"Wing lice." Barbra replied simply,
"Ugh," they groaned.
The woman nodded, understanding their disgust. "My thoughts exactly, and tell your mom to clean extra well with that fancy wing shampoo."
"Wait, hold on, does our mom have wing lice?" Emily questioned, both in disgust and slightly disappointed; her parents wouldn't tell them.
"No, she's clean; she's just getting feathers everywhere! I swear that woman has the worst wing dandruff I've ever seen."
Amy smiled sheepishly, wanting this conversation to end. "We'll be sure to give her the memo. Thank you, Barbra; we'll see you later." The two waved, heading to the stairs.
"Now, hold on, ladies. Your parents are currently staying in room 203." Barbra informed,
"Hold up, last time they were in room 304, what's with the new address?" Emily asked,
"Because of the outbreak, we had to move most tenants into new rooms to keep the problem from spreading. Rest assured they'll be moved back once the lice problem is resolved. Now if that's all, get out of here; I'm extremely busy!" She ordered picking up her magazine, "This magazine isn't going to read itself." The grouchy reception worker muttered, resuming her leisurely read.
"Thanks, Barbra." Amy waved as the two went towards the stairs. I'm sure you're wondering why angels need a retirement home in the first place. Well, the thing is, when an angel dies, they can only age up to the age they died. So, say you die at the age of 23, when you go to the afterlife, you can choose to live your life out from baby to the point when you died, so while your physical form will never age past 23, your mental age will.
But there are some older residents who would rather live their immortal lives in the comfort of a familiar atmosphere. But sadly, this wasn't the only reason. Many years ago, an evil fairy named Maleficent broke into a sacred grotto and ambushed the angels who were having a very important meeting. Turning them into the cursed Heartless forms many are known for today, including Emily and the others. Even after the captured angels were freed and returned to the higher planes, their powers were severely weakened, so much so they couldn't even influence their hosts to make good choices; so, with no choice, all former cursed angels retired, including Emily and the gang, or they were until Maleficent began moving forward with her evil schemes and summoned me to the world of Kingdom Hearts. There we helped them finish what they started, stopping Maleficent before she could obtain ultimate power. But that's a story I'm sure you're familiar with.
(Author's note: Read The Adventure of a Lifetime if you aren't.)
While Henry and Lilly weren't victims of the evil fairy's dark magic, they still retired to be closer to old friends and family, not to mention supply moral support to those who were left heartbroken over their loss of powers. The two sisters soon reached the door with the numbers 203. Amy knocked on the door, and the two waited.
"Just give me a second!" A man called out undoing the lock and opened the door. "Emily! Amy! What a pleasant surprise. Come on in your mother's making lunch." Henry greeted them happily, welcoming the two inside.
Their mother Lilly saw her daughters and smiled, "Hello girls, how's your host family treating you? I bet Dakota is growing up into a brave young girl." She smiled while drying the dishes,
Amy smiled proudly; boy did they have a lot to catch up on. "She is growing up before our eyes; she truly is a guardian of light, in fact. We recently saved an entire universe from being destroyed." Amy explained,
"Again?!" Lilly gasped then giggled, "My, you have been busy; why don't you tell us all about it while we have lunch?"
At the mention of lunch, Amy remembered the gift she brought. "Oh, that reminds me. Mom, we got something for you." Amy sang, reaching into her backpack and pulling out the cookie tin.
"Snickerdoodles, my favorite!" Their mother exclaimed, "What did I do to have raised such good girls?" Lilly gushed, happily kissing the two.
"Eww, Mom, come on, your embarrassing me." Emily groaned, trying to push her mother away.
Their father chuckled, "Alright, let them go; we don't have much time before the exterminators get here. Come here, girls, why don't you tell us about your recent heart-pounding adventure?" Henry requested leading his daughters to the dining room. Just as Lilly brought in a plate of sandwiches, crackers, and cheese.
"Alright, it all started when we decided to take a trip to the Paper Mushroom Kingdom." Amy started to narrate,
Time seemed to stand still as the Jones sisters explained our recent adventure. Lilly and Henry were on the edge of their seats.
"And just when we thought he'd succeed, Luigi made Dimentio realize how much we meant to him. Using the self-control he had left, he gave Dakota an opening, and she jumped onto Super Dimentio's head and used her rainbow wand to destroy his super form. knocking out the Chaos Heart and saving both him and Luigi." Amy explained,
"But it's not over yet." Emily cut in, "Even with Dimentio's defeat, the Chaos Heart was still set to destroy all worlds; even Dimentio couldn't control it anymore. The only way to destroy the Chaos Heart once and for all is with an act of true love."
"So, what happened next?" Lilly questioned on the edge of her seat,
Emily looked to her sister, asking for permission to tell the last bit of the story. The girl beside her nodded. "Count Bleck and Tippi had to sacrifice themselves; this whole mess started because the two lost each other, so the only way to fix it was for Tippi and Bleck to get married. And it worked;; their selfless act of love saved the universe. It was amazing!" Emily cheered, spinning around but quickly losing her balance, hitting a bookcase and making the contents fall on the floor. "I am so sorry; I'll clean this up, I promise." Emily spoke franticly, scrambling to scoop the books up.
"Here, Emily. Let me help you." Amy offered, helping her sister clean up when she spotted an old scrapbook.
"Hey, Mom, what's this?" She asked, holding it up,
"Well, what do we have here?" Their mom replied and gasped, "Oh, I've been looking everywhere for this; it's an old scrapbook from our youth. I must've left this here after the last get-together." Lilly explained, then turned to her husband, "Do you remember this, honey?"
"Of course, I do; it's impossible to forget our first years together." Henry replied, walking up and kissing his wife on the cheek, "Come here girls, why don't we take a trip down memory lane?" He told them to come close and opened the book.
"I've never seen these pictures before; dad, when were these taken?" Emily realized,
"These weren't taken in our old neighborhood." Amy realized, "Dad, where is this?"
Henry and Lilly smiled; they're daughters, ever the geniuses. "You see, long before you were born. Your mother and I grew up in a small town in Ontario; it's where we met."
"Ontario? Isn't that in Canada?" Emily raised an eyebrow, trying to remember where Ontario was located.
"Mom, Dad? You lived in Canada?" Amy asked in disbelief,
"We sure did; it was a quint quiet town called Whitechapel. Lovely place to live." Henry recalled,
"Is the town still there?" Amy followed up, getting more and more intrigued.
The man nodded. "Yes, it is. Even the old high school we went to is still operating. Oddly enough, it's gotten quite popular with the supernatural and vampire crowd; not that I blame them; those Dusk films took the world by storm." Henry explained, just as the phone rang, "You girls, take a look while I answer the phone." He said, giving them the scrapbook, and walked off.
"Wow, nice house, Mom." Emily admired seeing a picture of Lilly and Henry in front of a two-story house.
"Oh, our first house. I remember how happy our parents were when we told them we were moving in together. We were dating for three years when we moved in; we knew that house was meant to be ours when we moved in." Lilly gushed fondly, "Oddly enough, that house was never able to find new owners since. It's been abandoned for over a decade."
"That long?" Amy gasped, wondering how such a pretty house wouldn't be lived in again.
"It was the strangest thing; when we first moved in, the house still had furniture from the last tenets in it. Whoever lived there last left in a hurry." Their mother explained placing a figure on her chin,
"And speaking of leaving, we have to go." Henry spoke up, "That was Barbra telling us that the exterminators are here; we need to leave for an hour while they fumigate."
"Oh, well then, how about we get some ice cream?" Lilly offered. "Our little treat."
Emily licked her lips, loving the idea of spending more time with her parents. "Yum, sounds like a great idea, Mom. I'm in." Emily stated,
"Sure." Amy nodded. "Some mint chocolate chip sounds great right about now."
"That sounds like a great idea. Come on, girls, let's get out of here before Barbra kicks us out herself." Henry joked. The foursome left the apartment and walked downstairs briefly speaking to Barbra. Once outside, they took a left and walked to the nearest ice cream stand.
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Emily asked, walking beside her sister,
"That we need to spend more time with our parents?" Amy replied with a smug look,
"No, that once we head home, we need to stop at the store to grab some wing lice shampoo. Getting those pests out of angel wings is a pain." Emily answered, making Amy laugh, but as the two spent the rest of the afternoon with their parents, Amy couldn't stop thinking about the small town of Whitechapel and maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea to go there.
I hope everyone enjoyed the first chapter of this remaster; I didn't want to overwrite the original chapters since they're some of my oldest work and I want people to see how far I've come as a writer. Plus, I wanted to make something special to celebrate five years on this platform and being a fanfic writer in general. So, I hope to finish remastering the second chapter either tomorrow or next week. So yeah, thanks to everyone who read, commented, and kudos. I'll see you guys later. :)
