Yup. And it gets weirder. Here's the next chap: Alrighty. Here’s the next update: “The plan is working, Braig. The Restoration Committee is half there. The only ones to contend with are the key players.†“Excellent. Send Even in, and have him create as much destruction as possible.†BOOOM! Riku and Roxas turned their heads towards the sound of the explosion, a tower of smoke rising up. The entire forest shook from the force of it, and the pond they were next to rippled vigorously. “That came from the marketplace!†Riku started to get up, but froze as he turned towards Roxas. Roxas was sitting there, stunned. His skin was turning ghost-white, and a look of horror was on his face, the likes of which Riku had never seen before. “Roxas?†Riku asked. “… “… “…Namine…Namine said she’d be in the marketplace today…To get some new pencils for her sketch pad.†Roxas started to shake. Riku grabbed Roxas’ arm and forced up to his feet, “Get a hold of yourself!†He released his arm, “She needs you, so don’t go into shock on us now!†Roxas slowly nodded, “Yeah,†focus was starting to return to his eyes, “You’re right. Let’s go!†The two started running towards the castle, as fast as their legs could carry them. I swear, if she’s hurt…if she’s anything but safe! “I see. It’s a wonder Riku’s able to trust anyone, with a past like that.†Vincent stretched his back, after listening to Kairi’s story. He settled back down to his chair, and sighed. “It must have taken a lot to earn his friendship, with troubles he’s had.†Kairi smiled as she avoided eye contact, “Sora has that effect on people. He may not be the smartest person in the world, but he seems to find a way to gain your trust almost instantly.†Vincent smiled slightly, “I know the feeling. I had a friend like that, once.†Kairi’s head snapped back up to Vincent’s eye level. She seemed confused as she said: “…Lucrecia.†“You…remember her?†Vincent looked surprised. It was so long ago that Kairi had known her… “Not really…the name just popped into my head. Is she the one you were talking-,†BOOOM! The two of them turned their heads toward the window. A billow of smoke was rising up. “That’s not far from here!†said Vincent, as he and Kairi got up to check the smoke, “We’ve got to get over there!†“How?†asked Kairi, “We’d never make it there in time on foot--oh, no. Not again!†Vincent quickly picked Kairi up, opened the window, and jumped out, with Kairi screaming all the way down. BOOOM! The force of the explosion sent Sora flying back a few feet, crashing into a nearby trash can. Sora sat up, dazed and confused. He shook his head vigorously, and then stood up. The explosion was just a few blocks away. He ran as fast as he could to the source. He was surprised at the sight. A tall man, with long blonde hair was standing in the middle of the inferno. He looked like he was well along in his years, but looked like he was trying to appear younger than he actually was, the way some of his hair was in front of his face. He was wearing some kind of black trench coat, and holding something in one of his hands, which was out of Sora’s sight. “Hey!†Sora yelled, “Are you all right? Get out of there!†The man smiled, then turned towards Sora. Sora gasped as he saw what…or rather who, was in the man’s hand. “Namine!†The man was holding Namine up in the air by one of her arms. She looked a little burned and unconscious, with some smoke coming from her. Her sketch pad was slowly slipping out of her other hand, until it fell to the ground. Sora glared angrily at the man, “You little-,†“Sora!†He turned at the voice, and was surprised to see Kairi, Riku, and Roxas running towards him. “What’s going on here?†asked Riku, but then stopped as he saw the man, “…You’re Vexen’s heartless, right?†The man nodded, an evil look on his face. “My name is Even, and I must admit, I’m impressed. The data I collected said that you would arrive in 5 minutes, but you were faster than anticipated,†He lightly tossed Namine in the air a little bit and caught her, “I was afraid I’d have to use the witch to try and bring you all out, but you came so quickly-,†“A simple ‘yes’ would’ve worked,†Kairi scoffed. Even glared at her. How dare she interrupt him?! “Since you seem so keen on getting her back, let me save you the trouble,†Even wound up, and hurled Namine towards them, “Catch!†He yelled, sneering. “Namine!†Roxas made a mad dash in the direction that Namine was ‘flying’, and caught her, in mid air. The force, however, forced the two of them back a few feet. Even smiled, evilly. He quickly drew his hand, and a large bolt of ice shot out. Before anyone knew what had happened, Roxas, holding the unconscious Namine, was frozen in ice. Everyone was surprised by how fast it happened. Even drew his head back and laughed, long and loud. After about 30 seconds of the laughter, Kairi rolled her eyes,. Was this guy for real? She twisted her head slightly to see Riku and Sora. Riku was poised, battle ready, but at the same time, looked confused…Was this the first time this guy had been in battle? Sora, on the other hand, just stood there. He started blowing air upward, from his mouth, to move hair out of his eyes. After about 1 minute of laughing, Even finally stopped and lowered his head, “If you don’t surrender now, I’ll freeze all of you, just the same!†“Umm…dude?†Even recoiled in shock at the source: Roxas twisted slightly, and over half of the ice that encased him and Namine. All of the ice fell to the ground and shattered. “How…how did you get free?! The plan was foolproof! You should have been trapped for hours, not seconds!!†Roxas cocked his head at him. The look on his face basically said, ‘Are you brain damaged?’ Sora, while laughing, rolled his eyes. He decided he’d give ol’ Even a hand, “Hey, guys, does it feel warm out here to you?†Even was confused, but it only took a glance around that he realized what Sora meant: The fires. They were all over the place, especially around those two kids… Roxas shook his head slightly, “It doesn’t help any when the ice you’re trapped in is about a centimeter thick, either.†Even shook in anger. He reached into his coat with both hands and pulled t 8 round-bottom flasks, each containing red liquid, “These are very explosive! This isn’t over, you punks! This has only begun! This-,†Riku, Kairi, and Sora all smiled. In a series of ‘shinks’, the three simultaneously summoned their keyblades. It was, when Kairi cut Even off (again), that Even shook slightly. She had a proud look in her eyes, along with a confident smile. With that, she said: “This won’t take long.â€
It looks cool...but I have no idea who that is. Is he an FF character?
Wassup, fams?
Ah, the delicate art of misinformation... I hear this is both a requirement and a talent for spies... I wonder... Anywho, thanks for the news. Nomura will give us more information, even if we have to...tickle him, or something. Keep it up guys. You are on fire this week!
Heh, nope. When a spy is fired, he/she doesn't get a letter from HQ letting them know. Instead, they're 'blacklisted': Whatever money they have in their bank accounts are frozen, they have no job history, and they're stuck in whatever city the government has decided to dump them in. They're 'burned'. Such is the case for Michael Weston. Problem is, he's been framed... He's been dumped in Miami, and he has to rely on whatever he can (by doing odd jobs, like being a private-eye), and whoever is still talking to him: In this case, a trigger happy ex-girlfriend who's motto is, basically, 'ammunition is cheap'; an ex-Navy Seal, who's turned into an alcoholic, and used to report Michael to the Feds. Family also (if you're desperate): His mother, who is a chain-smoking, hypochondriac, who more or less denies any violence that has happened in their family (especially from the abusive, deceased father), and the compulsive, gambling brother. Bottom line, until Michael finds out who authorized the burn notice on him, and framed him: He's not going anywhere. I love the show. It's going into it's second season, and it uses real facts and techniques for the shows.
It's called 'Burn Notice', a new show on USA. To better explain, let me ask you this question: How do you think spies get fired from their jobs?
Oh well, the more, the merrier. *watches tube* Shoot them, Fiona!
Ha HA! I have the house to myself! *sits on couch with Cheetos and watches 'Burn Notice'*
.....................wow. This is awesome! I love the way Aqua looks in her outfit! I can't wait to find out what her personality's like... Keep it up guys!
I'd be...me! It'd be a different change of pace, and, let's face it: It'd be a little boring if we appeared in the game and it went same old same old.
Ah. That's cool...sorry, I'm out of it right now.
Hey. What's up? EDIT: Is that Sasuke? The link?
Oh, this just gets better and better. First the name of the new member and now a song...please let us know if you guys get a sample of the new song; I'm on the edge of my seat! Thanks for the update!
I've posted this around a couple of times, and sent a pm to Xaldin about it, but this is what I got from a 'Jap to Eng' translator: sibilant; the kindness of a teacher
Based off of what we know so far, a sister/teacher figure wouldn't be that big of a stretch...still, it's all we got so far. Lol, I feel like we're acting like spies, doing reconnaissance on this 14th member. Should we report to the King with this new information? *begins dialing number*
Okay, now this is interesting. I entered 'Shion' into a 'Japanese to English' translator website, and I got: sibilant; the kindness of a teacher For 'Xion': ...I got nothin'.
Interesting...I think I'll check something out about that name...TO THE INTERNET!
Most likely it's 'Ino'. Since 'oni' means 'demon', I don't think that'll be the name...unless Nomera likes messing with us...and he does...
Awesome! Now I've got something to look forward to this Christmas, with 358/2! Plus, we now have a name to go with the mystery member! Good job, guys. Keep us posted!
Oh, come on! Are you serious?! When are these idiots in Hollywood going to learn...alright, assemble the warriors. It's time we go to LA and start making some noise. Seriously! It didn't work with 'Son of the Mask', as well as several other movies, what makes them think it would work with Ventura?!
