"Stop calling me that," Aerith said. "It's Aerith, or Aeris. Nothing else. And if you don't mind-" She pushed the Fire Materia away. "I want to be the one to light his hair on fire. You weren't the one who got impaled through the STOMACH on the end of that hateful toadsticker he calls a nodachi." She brushed hair out of her eyes. Kairi came to soon after. She sat up. "Did I save her?" she asked, still in a daze. She took in Yuffie's dead body. "Oh. I guess not... is it just me, or does Sephiroth seem bent on taking out all the girls Cloud hangs out with?"
Aerith came up behind Gilgamesh. "What do we do?" she said softly. "First of all, we find out if Yuffie really is dead. Second, we try waking up Kairi. Third, we worry and fret over what Sephiroth is planning to do with Naminé, considering her power over memories and her connection to this one-" She pointed to Kairi. "Finally, we rest up and then go braid Sephiroth's hair and set fire to it. Any questions?"
(ooc://EEEP! TOO GRAPHIC, TOO GRAPHIC, TOO GRAPHIC-) "YUFFIE!" shouted Aerith and Kairi at the same time. They had both grown to like the wayward thief, even during Kairi's brief time at the Radiant Garden. Kairi nearly lost consciousness right on the spot (nearly) and Aerith could only cry out, as the spells she had cast had already consumed all of her MP. "Heal Yuffie, Kairi!" she yelled to Kairi. The girl tried, but again she KO'd herself. Aerith dug in her invisible pockets (gotta love that nonexistent game inventory) and drew out some Phoenix Down. She tossed it on Yuffie's body. Nothing happened. "WHY ISN'T IT WORKING??" she wailed.
Aerith tried not to wring her hands as she pointed vaguely off in some direction. "I think he went thatta way, but it's hard to tell because... I think you noticed," she trailed off. The World That Never Was was suddenly undergoing the Heat Wave That Never Was, it seemed. All the time, Meteor grew larger and brighter in the sky. "I would go... right now." Aerith simultaneously grabbed Cloud's and Kairi's arms(who had been tiptoeing determinedly towards Rosso as if determined to push her off the altar's edge- as if!) and reappeared back in the Radiant Garden with them safe in tow. "I hope the others have got their own carpools," she told them shakily, wiping her brow. "Unless, of course, any of you randomly have those Castle Oblivion cards which I could use to cast Holy with. I'd need a Mega-Ether, a Megalixir, and an Attack card, by the way..." She continued rambling, the talk the only distraction from her fretting over Meteor.
"How's that supposed to work out?" Aerith wailed. "MY GOOD WHITE materia got transferred into a stinking MP-restoring bubble, and you still have your BLACK MATERIA and your mudflapping METEOR...!" The Reflect shield disappeared as she and Kairi stood up. "And as if that weren't bad enough, I already USED my lovely bubble to burst out of that prison cell... and I am NOT useless!" She leaped forwards and Cured Cloud, who really was taking multiple beatings from Sephiroth. When she was done, Aerith spun around to face the others. "And I would get off this Planet quickly. Let's just say the TWTNW will soon be an even grayer place what with Meteor coming along. Not only will it be gray, it will be a pile of cinders." ~~~~ Kairi watched all the going-ons with wide eyes, wondering what on earth a little kid with a flowery Keyblade could do against the number of villains that crowded the World That Never Was. In the end, she decided genuine mischief would be a better substitute for all-out fighting. Peering over the edge of the Altar of Naught, the seemingly endless empty space- and the spectacular height- gave her a nasty thought. I'll need someone without wings, though, if it's to work... Kairi looked about; her eyes lit on Rosso, who was causing the majority of the trouble. "Perfect."
(ooc://You mean his slashy attack...? In which he starts attacking like berserk...?) "You are very rude... and if by any chance there was a REAL LIFE person controlling you in something called an RP I'd tsk them for insulting Kingdom Hearts," Aerith responded to Barret. She dove behind a Reflect just in time as Sephiroth began sparking magic all over the place. "That's not fair!" Kairi cried as she too joined Aerith behind the shield. "Only the main player character is allowed to have both high attack AND magic-" And only an inexperienced, noncombatant protagonist's girlfriend would think of something as silly as that in these times, Aerith thought, before realizing that she had just insulted herself. Oh. Ehehehe... Kairi, on the other hand, was actively badmouthing the villains. "Stupid Saïx!" she shouted vehemently at her former captor. "I hope Rosso kills you! And I hope Aerith kills her afterwards!" Blushing furiously, Aerith leapt at Kairi before she could say anything additionally awkward.
Aeris put her hands on her hips and glared at Barret. "Might I ask how you came to be here?" she retorted. "You aren't even an official KH-FF cameo! And besides, I'm here to help all the other randomly appearing GOOD people out... after I get even with Sephiroth, that is." She threw a Reflect at Tifa and Cloud as Sephiroth prepared to swing again.
Kairi gave a muted scream at Gilgamesh. "EEK!" she squeaked, almost tripping over her own two feet; she had mistaken his flamboyant armor for the appendages of a monster. (ooc://Sorry, people, but I haven't played any FF games... most of what I know are either from KH cameos or scanty research. ) Aerith poked Kairi sharply for being so easily frightened, silently noting that if she had been that age, she would've done the same thing + running in the opposite direction. "We don't need help," she said to Gilgamesh. "We're strong enough to handle most things on our own... I think. And FYI, the dark device didn't work on me just because I'm a Cetra and I'm cool like that." She allowed herself a little time to gloat. Then, lowering her voice to a whisper, she muttered to Kairi, "We'll be fine as long as you don't try casting Curaga again. I think Sora wants you back with your limbs intact." "Does that mean that I can't Dodge Roll, either?" Kairi complained. "Basically, yes."
Naminé(Larxene) gratefully took the pencils that Larxene handed her. "Good plan," she told her double, flashing Larxene's sadistic smirk. "Now we need to find Demyx."
(ooc://Oh, foofie. Everyone's going... oh well, in that case, I'm gone too. *poofs*)
(ooc://Know much about what?) Naminé(Larxene) clapped Larxene's gloved hands to her mouth in a smothered scream of rage and frustration. Now she would have the most pathetic antennae haircut possible- in BOTH bodies! "SAÃX!" she shouted, flashing out her kunai. Then she got an idea. "You," she said, pointing at Larxene in her own body. "Um... Larxene... let's join forces and get even with Saïx (unless, of course, you actually LIKE that clumsy antennae haircut...)."
Disappointed but resigned, Aerith quickly escaped from the overcrowded room, hoping to run into Kairi. She quite literally- BAM! SMASH! "I'm bruised all over," complained Aerith as Kairi got up, dusting off her dress. "This isn't one of my luckiest days. It's better than being dead, but still..." Kairi shook her head at Aerith. "You keep muttering about whatever happened between you and Sephiroth as if you died or something. You're weird." Aerith's eye twitched, but she kept her cool. "Since we girly-girls obviously aren't wanted here, let's go help out Yuffie and Tifa, shall we?" She grasped Kairi's wrist and they both vanished.
Aerith looked up at Cloud as he appeared to hesitate. "No he doesn't... not for much longer, anyway, if I know Tifa and Yuffie" she told him. "Now move aside for a minute while I fry Vayne in his armor like escargot in its shell."
Aerith was surprised when Cloud appeared in front of her but didn't protest. Temporarily unable to blast Vayne with the ultimate Firaga of the 21st century, her green gaze quickly took in the others. Axel was in the middle of blocking Kairi from being attacked while trying to simultaneously taunt Luxord and apologize to the victim of his former kidnapping attempt. The girl didn't appear to be taking his apology to heart- she was one of the very few people in this room that had a complete one- but simply gave him a withering sort of look before running off into the twisting maze of corridors again. I hope she doesn't get lost, Aerith thought worriedly. Her mind snapped back to her own situation. "Be careful, Cloud!" she told him. As a sort of White Mage, she had to put her trust in him to fight rather than try it herself- after all, probably the most she could do was braid Vayne's hair at this point.
(ooc://Lol, Saïx sure knows how to get back on people...) Naminé was just wandering around the Castle, waiting for more opportunities to get revenge on people, when she spotted herself running maniacally away from a Roxas wielding scissors. "STAND STILL!" he raged, his Roxas face uncharacteristically berserk. "I JUST HAVE TO CLIP YOUR HAIR A LITTLE!" Oh yeah, that's Saïx, isn't it... Wait a minute... clip... my... hair...? Naminé touched Larxene's short locks, suddenly very aware that "a little" in Saïx's opinion (who had very long hair) would mean... cutting off the entire crop!" "COME BACK HERE!" she yelled, using Larxene's speed and agility to run after him as quickly as she could.
Aerith gritted her teeth in pain and cast a quick Cure spell on her hand. Gingerly, she reclaimed the injured body part. "Stop- picking- on- me!" she muttered, rubbing it vigorously. "Ow... how about you just go back to your Planet and stop all of this?" She indicated the utter chaos in the Underworld. "I mean, the only thing you can possibly glean from this place is..." She tried to think of something else besides the obvious. "... well... um... revenge... But this isn't even your universe! Why don't you just go and kick FF butt back in your-" The next dagger whistled past her ear. Aerith groaned inwardly to herself. "You asked for it," she said, preparing to use her magic. ~~~~~~ "You!" exclaimed Kairi, glaring at the familiar Organization member that had randomly appeared right in front of her. "What're you doing here?" I didn't think the Underworld could hold so many people... (ooc://Twilightblader, is your quotation mark key messed up or something? Sometimes people ignore posts because of little things like that... :o)
Naminé glared witheringly at Saïx. "I'm not obeying your ORDERS, Saïx!" she snapped, rubbing in the ORDERS for extra emphasis. "So- ha!" And instead of attacking Roxas's body directly, she simply ran off, found Saïx's REAL, if unconscious body, and began plying Larxene's daggers. (Time... passing...) By the time Naminé was satisfied with her work, Saïx... was not maimed. No, it was FAR WORSE. She had braided his blue hair into hundreds of tiny little braids much like Xaldin's. The hem of his trench coat had been punctured by daggers to a consistency of the laciest of lace. AND she had cropped his hair- his treasured blue-tinged hair- to shoulder-length. She skipped off, nonexistently happy with her work.
Kairi shakily got to her feet. She doubted that she'd ever felt more grateful toward completely random passerby with funny... force... bubble... things (KH characters have no word for Materia, I guess ). Turning around, she spotted Cloud on the ground. "Cloud, get back up!" she said fiercely. "Sephiroth's- nevermind, he's out cold... Curaga!" She almost brained herself (again) but at least the spell accomplished its purpose. "Oh, paopu fruits-!" She realized that standing there, she was a definite target for Sephiroth's sword... and that possessing dark-ish hair and pink clothing was not something to taunt the One-Winged Angel with. ~~~~~~~~ Aerith dashed from house to house, looking for someone who could help. Had everyone been taken by those evil maniacs? Yuffie wasn't leaping over rooftops, Tifa wasn't wrecking rooms of any sort, Cloud wasn't leaning against walls and acting emotionless, no Sephiroth prepared to Meteor the town, Leon didn't check the mailbox daily hoping for his special little letter... and Cid was too busy cursing Stitch to be of any use anyway. There weren't even any random pedestrians. Sephiroth had killed them all. And Sora had simply dropped off Kairi before going off on other important saving-the-Worlds missions. Kairi! Aerith had almost forgotten about her. If anything happens to her... Sora would not be happy. That's one way to put it. And she was supposed to be under my supervision...! She composed another picture in her thoughts, capturing Kairi's blue eyes and her awkwardness with the Keyblade. Aerith vanished again. ...appearing right in front of Kairi in the Underworld.
(ooc://Stop has never exactly been the most long-lasting spell... XD) Waking was like crawling out of a very, VERY cold iceberg... wait, it was crawling out of a very cold iceberg. Another chunk of ice! Aerith hurt... she hurt all over, from mistreatment and the cold of the ice. Funny... she had thought that the darkness would've risen to take her. Yet she still remembered everything and held the light. It must be my Cetra power, she thought wonderingly. I'm still keeping my mind... but ouch, do I hurt. I'm COLD, too! My jacket would've been nice right about now... She closed her eyes and thought of her flowers. The image brought newborn strength to her, and she reveled in it as she waited for her magic to come back. But not Firaga this time, oh no... THUNDAGA, zap their nonexistent hearts and them into unconsciousness so I can find someone who can help. I've never traveled through worlds before. I hope... 5... 4... 3... 2... THUNDER! Ice broke. Naminé collapsed, her hair sticking up in a manner resembling Larxene's. Vayne keeled over like a capsizing ship. And with a shimmer, Aerith warped herself back to the Radiant Garden. There is more to the knowledge of a Cetra than just that about a single Planet, after all. ~~~~~~~ "HEY!" Kairi nimbly dodged out of the way as Omega slashed at her. It's that ugly thing... AGAIN! "Why'm I on the 'KINGDOM HEARTS TOP WANTED' list all of a sudden?" she demanded of thin air, running yet again. "Reminder to self: always be careful of kidnapping attempts if you're the protagonist's girlfriend!" she thought, speeding away. Kairi ran through the winding passages of the subworld, lost but not caring- as long as she got that THING off her tail! All the time, the clanging got steadily louder... until she emerged into a large, circular cavern, and the source of the ruckus was revealed. "Not you again!" she exclaimed.
Great. Kairi had opened yet another world, and she still had no idea where she was. Maybe using the Keyblade to open all those doors wasn't such a good idea, she thought, paling visibly. To the short-haired girl standing behind her, she merely answered, "Yeah, that's right." She turned towards her, suddenly seizing upon a thought. "Hey, do you know how I can find my way back to a certain spiky-haired friend of mine? I've been opening and closing doors all over the place but I can't remember how to open up a door to a specific world..." She went a little red from embarassment, then suddenly caught the sound of metal striking metal- a sound resembling the clanging of a Keyblade. Leaving Shelke behind, Kairi ran off to follow the sound to its source. ~~~~~~~ Aerith squeezed her eyes shut as she tried to visualize Cloud clearly. Without the Olympus Stone, he was lost- and even though he might have enough connection with Sephiroth to resist the Underworld's pressure, he would still be extremely limited in terms of power. She slammed a hand into her palm, trying to think. How I wish I could just summon Meteor and smash Sephiroth! she thought vehemently before remembering that he was underground. Last time Sephiroth had a fiendishly evil plan, I activated Holy... but it's not like it can save Cloud now... can it? She felt behind her head and pulled out the White Materia from her ribbon. Here, it had been translated into a very powerful magic-restoring bubble. That won't help, she sighed. However, she got an idea from the bubble. She shoved it into her palm, absorbing its contents. The prison cell exploded in a massive Firaga.
