Sora was tired, as the young fourteen-year-old boy tried to keep his eyes open. He wished things were different, as he held an oversized pistol in one arm, and a literal baby in the other. Somehow, they had ended up on another world after Mother Miranda's death sent them flying across the sky. He needed sleep, safety, and silence, but that wasn't in the cards, as Sora quickly put his gun on the table of the restaurant. It was nice-looking and still small with room to be improved, but sadly, Sora couldn't enjoy the idea of relaxing as he watched the young toddler in his arms getting restless.
Quickly, he grabbed a creepy-looking doll from his oversized backpack, flashing and shaking it gently in front of a cranky Rosemary Winters, or Rose for short. In a matter of moments, the little girl stopped crying, as her eyes widened at the sight of Angie Beneviento!
Sora looked down to see Rose, reacting to the creepy doll, she gazed at it with confusion and then began to watch him move the doll with a look of excitement. She was now his whole world, and as he watched groups of people looking at him with nervous eyes, it was either about the guns in his possession or the little baby playing with the doll that belonged to a dead, broken woman that was killed merely a day ago. Sure, he didn't want to kill Donna, in fact, she seemed nice outside of trying to murder them, and using Ethan's wife to torment the poor father. But now there was nothing more he could do, but keep Rose happy and protect her with his life. The only question left was: How was he going to get off this world, and find Riku, and Kairi? Sora could feel his eyes drifting, and as his grip on Angie and Rose grew shaky, he realized that he hadn't slept in two days outside of being knocked out when his island fell to the darkness.
"Excuse me, do you need a hand with your daughter? It looks like you're very tired! Please let me offer you a hand. I don't plan on bringing harm, so that gun is not necessary." A voice called out, as Sora shook his head, not wanting the mysterious figure to take Rose from him, but he could feel it; his body was too tired and in desperate need of rest. He looked up at the figure who had grabbed hold of Rose, and Angie, as he attempted to pull out a heavy magnum, ready in case they dare try to take her away from him. Sora could see they weren't human, more alien in appearance, as the figure was very feminine, having eyes that were pure green, hair waving like a sea of red-orange fire, and dark purple. Her skin was bright orange, and she was wearing some kind of armor mixed with a bikini that was clearly revealing a little too much for his liking. She also had some kind of red crystal object on her forehead, so he didn't know what to believe anymore, as Rose quickly fell asleep in the woman's arms.
"How cute, they're sleeping, they must really love my warmth, wouldn't you agree? Oh! My name is Zyaria Roth, and who would you be, oh sleepy child?" Zyaria whispered, offering a kind smiled, holding Rose in one hand, as her other glowed black, causing Angie to be encased in some kind of dark magic, as the woman, twirled her body for a second, pulling out a black cloak with red orbs, and a black and red jacket out of nowhere, quickly using her magic to cover herself from the gaze of Sora, and the townsfolk.
"It's a pity that one must be covered from the eyes of others, but alas, my parents wouldn't want me to cause panic, over my appearance. Oh? Do tell me once I have your name, does this place have any good pizza? I'm dying for a slice after that long flight." Zyaria said, looking down at Sora, who was now face-first into his table, as the princess silently shook him for a moment, realizing that he must have fallen asleep mid-transformation. She continued to smile, looking up at the sky above, processing to spot something on top of the large clock tower.
"Oh, this day continues to be splendid, rest well, now new friend! I shall take this sleeping bundle of joy on a trip to that tower, I shall not be long." Zyaria declared, silently walking away from Sora, using her magic to make Rose float beside her, not wanting the little one to be stolen among the crowd, leaving the sleeping teen, his weapons, and the creepy-looking doll to rest upon.
"You know what little one, this looks like a good time for a flight, surely nobody will mind us taking a shortcut to the top?" Zyaria whispered, jumping into the air, as her hair started to burn catching on fire, as the woman rose higher into the air, smiling without a care in the world, excited to see the view of the city from the top of the tower, watching the sky quickly changing colors.
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By the time Zyaria arrived at the top of the clock tower, the sky had begun its track from a golden twilight to a darker tone of gold; however, all this did was make the view of the world that bathed in twilight and sunshine hit differently; it was more normal. A far cry from the other worlds and countries in her life, no towns of darkness, or warlords wanting to devour her whole, but a quiet town full of happiness, it was nice. Everything was so bright and cheerful, as she heard the sounds of footsteps approaching her.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?" A voice declared, causing Sora to raise her arm, this time a green burning glow appeared in her hand instead of the black magic from before. Silently, silently, Zyaria held the sleeping Rose, watching the mysterious figure walk towards them. She could see that the figure was of a young teenage girl that was probably as old as the sleeping boy down below. The mysterious girl had brown hair, with a few different highlights, but what made the girl seem odd was her clothing. They looked like a cross between a cheerleader, mechanic and superhero; it was kind of funny, and, to be honest, almost felt like home or whenever the league got together for some end-of-the-world moment.
"Care to tell me who you are and what you want?
Because people don't just confront me, unless it's a fight or pizza, and I don't see anything that suggests you have food, or look like you're going to fight me. Well, not while I'm holding this little girl, so to speak, while I'm enjoying the view." Zyaria declared, speaking in a blunt, and with a dry tone that fit more in line with her mother than the simple, upbeat woman that her appearance was giving off. She watched the unknown girl, as they smiled, walking next to her, kicking their legs over the clock tower, acting like they hadn't a care in the world, and yet seemed like they knew everything all at once.
"Oh, right, I need to pronounce myself in the presence of others, mom and dad did tell me it's important! My name is Zina Tomago, and I am here because of your universe, and to ask a favor of you, oh dark and mysterious hero of the key blade. Although I imagine the mystical maiden of Azarath, and Tamaran, Eclipse, was the title that was given to you by your parents? So how about you lower the first, and take a seat? I'll even hold little Rosemary if you'd like. Besides, the show's about to start, and I think watching it will help a little." Zina said, offering a kind smile to the alien-looking hero, placing her hand on the edge of the building.
Zyaria lowered her hands, taking a second to look at the teenager in front of her, looking at the smile presented, seeing a shaky thumbs up. They seemed new to the whole communication thing, outside of dropping a mouthful of information about her. Zyaria proceeded to take her jacket off and wrap it around her body, carefully floating Rose wrapped in her cloak over to the little teen. She took a seat next to Zina, wondering what show she was referring to, watching the mysterious teen closely, making sure they didn't move or hurt the girl. It had only taken Zyaria a second to gaze down at the sleeping boy holding his creepy doll. She began to wonder if he was the show that was being mentioned.
Suddenly the hero could see something in the distance, it looked like a walking ball of fire that was shaped like a person dressed in black. The fiery-looking person was heading deeper into the city, and then she realized what was going to happen—the walking inferno was going to get people hurt if they didn't stop moving.
"Explain what is going on now, girl, or else!
Because I don't think I can stand and watch an accident unfold, so it looks like your little show is getting cut short. Although you don't leave just yet, because we're definitely talking once this madness is over!" Zyaria declared, quickly leaping off the clock tower, as her hair glowed brightly, a star bolt in one hand, ready to fight the teen. Quickly using her other hand to hold the teen and Rose in a black magic, she looked at them angrily, feeling her emotions burning within.
"You see, oh hero of the night, your universes were in danger, and I had to make a change to save them. I'll explain everything once this fight is over with, so please unhand me. After all, it'll take every single one of you to help the others stop the evils of Xehanort in the end!" Zina declared, as her eyes darted over to a nearby building as a teenager that looked like the size of a wasp was watching the blazing teen, inch closer to the crowd of people.
"Tell me what the deal is with the teen on fire, answer me this before I do battle." Zyaria said, letting Zina, and Rose go free, as the sounds of Rose screaming quickly erupted, causing Zina to gently shake Rose only for her to get louder, as she opened her eyes desperately looking for her father.
"They're from a different universe, the same as you and the others, that I've saved from a madman named Xehanort ok! He's not in his right mind, as he literally watched his home world be overtaken by darkness, and is probably having a mental breakdown or something. Look, I don't mean any harm towards any of you, I simply wanted to protect you and your universes from harm, so please let me return little Rosemary to Sora, and then we'll go from there!" Zina declared, summoning her key blade, Nano Gear, and summoning a portal made of technology and magic, jumping into the portal, as Zyaria turned to look down at the city beneath her, watching the burning teen enter the plaza, just as Zina arrived near Sora, and his doll.
"Ok, so new and unknown universe, not as crazy as I thought, when that portal appeared out of nowhere. So the next question shall be, what happened to my parents and team? But for now, get ready for the town of Twilight, for it is time for a hero to save you all." Zyaria let out, descending through the sky, taking a second to look up, as holes of darkness began to tear through the sky above them. It only meant one thing, the heartless were coming, and this fight was looking to be quite fun after all.