Xemnas felt a course of fear through him, it was odd for him but he hurried after Saix. "Saix!" Saix growled, the space around here was too confined for him to go beserk, he'd hurt Mage. Sticking to slashing at the ghosts with Lunatic still calm, though it didn't do as much damage. Mickey stood in front of Yen Sid, "I thought True Kenneth was gone." Xion was tempted to slap the Rabbit but Roxas pushed her back, "What are you talking about?" Yen Sid glanced back toward the door and noticed the good faries beckoning him. He turned without a thought to the Rabbit and followed. Renee panted and was drenched in sweat on a bed. She shivered uncontrollably, the wound over her heart still unhealed, "I had thought as much. The wound cannot be healed. Dark Void...a Keyblade cursed with Darkness can never touch a Princess' skin, lest it burn to the very core. We must let the toxin run it's course."
Yeah...that's cause on the internet other people don't seem real to me. The typed or written word is where my alternate world begins. In real...
Zain shrugged, he figured if things went as planned, he wouldn't come back til early morning. Thirteen or not, he felt older and his memories proved that. Experimentation was the theme of tonight. A dark thought crossed his mind, Isn't that what cheerleaders are for in the first pace? Laughing softly to himself he left for school and Ari felt abandoned. "Yuki-sama...Ari's not sure if Zain's ready for public school. Zain isn't Zain-Sensei but he's...begining to frighten Ari. Zain's thoughts are dark, Ari can tell."
The King, Roxas and Xion summoned their Keyblades. "Who's this guy?" Yen Sid sensed a dangerous presence in his Tower and tendrils of magic flicked down to the Neo Jumpmen and warped them outside his Tower, sealing the doors from their entry. He narrowed his eyes on Raoxthu, "I must not make assumptions. Renee may pull through, but her wound was much more severe than yours. Extracting the toxin from her heart, even in it's damaged state, could damage her further. Taking out the toxin would cease her to be who she is." Demyx stuck his tongue out at Hestia, "I'm not scared! It's just...eerie here." Larxene sneered, "Sure, since that doesn't mean the same thing as being scared!" Saix set Mage down as they came up to the hill. pumpkins littered the ground around them, "I suppose this is Pumpkin Hill. Roxas has told us many times in his reports of Heartless around here. Be careful Mage." A hazy image of Xenree appeared on the top of Pumpkin Hill in front of Saix and Mage. She twirled her Keyblade and stabbed it into the hill, laughing before she disappeared again and in her place ghost Heartless appeared and disappeared, fading in and out of view, coming closer to Saix and Mage.
No,but it seems to have gotten better. I guess I was just a little stressed. Career day at school was harsh. I've never been surrounded by kids...
Zain put their food down and stared up at the ceiling until his song had ended and shovelled the food into his mouth. The shots kept coming from Zero and the check ups from Nicholi increased now that he was more physicaly active. Zain picked up his backpack from the floor and called to Yuki, "Hey sis, I'm headin' off to school now. Breakfast's on the table. Oh, and I've got a date after school so I'll be home later. For the love of god, don't lock the door on me." He laughed and waved bye to Ari.
Mickey stood from the floor and touched Raoxthu's hand, "Master Yen Sid's healing her now." Yen Sid came out from the room without Renee, "I've left her in the care of three good faries. Renee's heart was damaged by Dark Void's toxin." Saix looked toward Pumpkin Hill and nodded, picking Mage up and setting her on his shoulders. He carried her off toward the hill. Demyx screamed like a girl and ducked away from Axel and ran to the shelter of Xemnas. Everyone else froze, expecting Xemnas to shove Demyx away. Xemnas smiled warmly and let Demyx cling to him, "There's nothing to fear Demyx." Terra scowered the entire town, searching for any signs of others or Ven and Aqua.
lol :D but yeah.
I've no idea. That's why it's wierd.
The next few weeks remained the same as always. Zain grew into the same old teenager. His culinary skills went back to how they were and his love of music returned. Though he was 13 physically and mentally, he was very young in actual age. Listening to Paralyzer on his ipod, Zain almost carefully made breakfast for his sister. Bits of his memory of his parents were returning. Each one made him cry in secret in his room with Ari beside him. He was forever trying to impress and elict a response from a girl who had no emotions.
Demyx clung to Axel, "Ah, man, why do we have to be here? I never liked this world!" Axel tried vainly to shake him off. Saix rested a hand on Mage's shoulder, "Xenree's not here. Halloween Town is famous for their scare festivals. I'd be on alert for anything. You never know when a Heartless will jump out at you." Terra didn't know what a Heartless was. Ignoring Saix's warning, he wandered around, "I never visited this world before. Xehanort didn't come here. Neither did the Unversed. I wonder if Ven and Aqua visited the same places as me." Mickey ran up flights of stairs with Roxas and burst into Yen Sid's room with Renee, the others following them. "Master Yen Sid, we need your help!" "Yes..I see this is so. What ails them, Mickey?" "Darkness cut them. A cursed Keyblade in Xenree's hands." Yen Sid nodded slowly and his magic carried Renee and Raoxthu to a room behind his and carefully worked his magic into the wounds and expelled the dark residue and healing them. He did Raoxthu first and started on Renee. Xenree returned to Saphique, grinning. He could tell she was stronger as she grabbed a handful of the gold coins and tossed them to the waiting pirates. "A little something for your future troubles. Your loyalty remains to me so long as you are under the treasure's curse." Darkness swelled around them and they nodded robotically. Akii, Alphonse and Zexion sat down with Cinderella and asked her about the Heartless, Unversed and the missing Fake. Cinderella thoughtfully tapped her lip and gasped, "Oh, yes, I saw your Fake. It was just outside the castle just a few days ago. It kept mimicing the Prince. I thought it was him the first time and when I went out to check on him, the thing nearly attacked me. This bright light made it flee. You mean you're here to fight it? Are you sure, Akira?" Akii nodded seriously, "I am. That thing is my responsibility to destroy. Ienzo and I...oh and Alphonse, will go and find it."
Zain stared at her and opened his mouth to speak before a yawn took his words and his eyes closed. His little snores filled the silence of his room.
Terra smiled his first genuine smile as he stepped through it. Saix tugged Mage along with the Superior and stepped out into the darkness of Halloween Town. "Hmph, I thought you were going to take us to Xenree, not some random world." Terra glared at him, "I did. You're friend must be here in this world somewhere." Xemnas frowned, "She's not here anymore. Her darkness is gone." "Hey, does that mean we still can't have fun? I'd like to explore a little. We only came here a few times with Roxas to train him. What about now that we have hearts?" Xemnas nodded, alowing the members to explore. Mickey held up his star shard, a star shaped shard that had a lightning bolt in it, and focused, making it glow and warp everyone. The process was rather bumpy and they fell in a pile at the Mysterious Tower's doorstep. "Ow, hey, what was that for you dumb mouse!?" Hehe, it was the only way to get us here the fastest. Before Renee and Raoxthu lose too much blood." Picking themselves out of the pile, Roxas and Mickey hurried with Renee into the Mysterious Tower.
"Didn't I ever tell you? Y'know, when I was...the other me? A grown up..." He seemed to get distracted and moved on, "How many are there of me? With the same memories, except theirs are real?"
Terra ignored them and summoned his Keyblade, "If you're looking for someone, I can help." It was almost just reflex to create an opening in space of light. Xemnas briefly ignored the light opening and for the first time noticed Mage clinging to Saix. He sent him a quizical glance before Saix hurried everyone else into the opening. Xenree straightened, her power fully back in her possesion and sighed. "It's good to feel alive again. Hmm, I wonder how alive those fools in Port Royal will feel after I give them that treasure?" She turned and was greeted with the sight of Roxas and Mickey and the others on their heels. Grinning, she opened a dark corridor behind her and bowed as she backed into it. Leaving Halloween Town. Roxas had wanted to say something to Xenree but she reminded him so much of a ghost he was terrified. Mickey ran to Renee, but his curaga couldn't close the wound from Dark Void's cursed edge. "Renee...We need to get her to Master Yen Sid. He'll know how to close this wound." Roxas picked her up in his arms. She was limp and her eyes glassy.
Zain nodded and let himself be tucked in. His eyes already closing. "Hey, Yuki? What do you think really happened to my parents?" Zain didn't know since Callen had forced Nicholi to block that portion of his memories until he was older.
Terra looked doubtful, "Obviously you and I have very different views of nice." Saix sighed, "Don't bother, Mage. He's never going to understand how the Organization has changed since getting hearts. All we can do is follow Xemnas' orders and search for Xenree." Xemnas stopped. "I can't find her. There is a darkness darker than I've seen before blocking the road leading to where she is." Renee cried out as she watched Raoxthu fall, "How could you!?" Xenree kicked her in the stomach. "Don't you look away from me! I want to see the light leave your eyes as you die! I want you to know you have taken everything from me and now I'm going to take it all back!" Renee gasped and stared at her, "You don't mean that. Xenree, that's why everyone thinks your crazy!" "I'M NOT CRAZY!" she screamed and cut Renee across the chest. Blood and darkness spilled out of her and Xenree absorbed the missing darkness from her. "Finally, I'll have the power to reclaim what else was taken from me." A ghost within the darkness....is that what you are now?" Xenree glanced down at her and snarled in her ear, "No. I am the Darkness. I always have been." Mickey jumped up, "Oh no, someone's gotta stop her!" Roxas agreed and eagerly jumped to his feet, "Where are they?" before he could get an answer, he bolted down the only road he could find, Mickey on his heels.
Xigbar watched his Superior, uncertain of how to answer. He shook his head and flipped his palms out, "We're all just peachy. Save for something really funky happening around the Castle, at least as I've heard. Xemnas...maybe you'd like to tell us how you're doing." Xigbar wouldn't know where the line of modesty ended or started even if it reached out and bit him. Xenree nearly toppled over in her chair when Xigbar spoke so casually toward the Superior. Was he insane or had a death wish. Certainly not if he wanted to keep making her life a living hell. Though without her pills, she wouldn't feel peachy any time soon.
Saix let it go and huffed, "We're from the same time period Terra. It's best to let it go. Ventus can handle himself, I'm sure." Terra spaced out for a minute, But what if he gets hurt? What will I tell Master Eraqus? How will I tell Aqua I let Ven get hurt. We were supposed to protect him. Is this all some part of a test? Is it still apart of my Mark of Mastery test? "Fine, there's something else I want to know. How did you become a Nobody. You said you aren't the same as you were before, refering to yourself as a Nobody and a Somebody. What is a Nobody?" "We lost our hearts...during the experiments...it was an accident. Even with hearts, we still do not know how to use them or even feel much different. Being a Nobody is...just all that we know." Terra didn't seem satisfied with his answers. Xenree's wild silver eyes focused again on him and a ball of dark fire burned in her hand, "I'm crazy? I think not! Just because I want what's mine, that makes me crazy?! No...that doesn't make sense at all." The more Xenree spoke, the angerier she got and more dark blades formed around her and Dark Void took on a longer shape. A dark version of Wingblade. "No...you're wrong! I am the sane one and you speak nonsense! Return what belongs to me by right!" She threw the ball of dark fire at Raoxthu and moved so quickly it left behind a faded shape of herself. In a near teleport she moved behind Raoxthu and slashed at his back before teleporting to Renee and clashed with her.
Zain stared, wide eyed at Yuki, "I knew there was a reason I didn't like Zero much. Despite what my memories say." He tossed back the covers and lifted his shirt, the puncture had closed and healed already but a small bruise was left behind, "Sis, what kind of shots would someone like me need?" He couldn't figure out why he'd need a shot every time Zero came to visit.
