Ash barely recognized Kegan's concern for him. He touched his pocket self-consciously, "I'm alright." Once she reached him, he'd pulled out a small piece of paper, I will please someone. "Yeah...easy. Where do you want to go?" Ash sniffed at the air and turned his pale eyes down the road. He figured everyone else was out exploring. Tomorrow would be interesting. It was just a feeling. Tucking away the piece of paper, Ash sighed and stuffed his hands into his pockets.
Ash blinked as if he'd been slapped. He shifted his position on the ledge and slid off. Falling down to the ground below. Relaxing his legs, he let the shock flow through his body as he easily landed. Slipping one foot out from behind, Ash felt a shiver run through him. Too much impact...it'd probably killed him if he was distracted enough. "Alright then, Kegan," he called up to her, "If you want to go out, we might as well, since I'm already down here."
Ryku noticed the girl land and knock his gun out of his hands. He looked up at her and stood, "I suppose you're here to make sure I don't shoot your friend. Which do you value more, little lady, family....or some guy you work with?" Ryku's ultamatium questions had made even EBO officers think twice. He kept his icy eyes fixed on her, watching Demitri with his perephrials.
Nicholi lit a match and held his breath as he touched the flame to the wounds he could reach. After each one went out, he lit another, until he couldn't reach the other wounds. "I hope one of you has nerves of steel enough to seal the rest with the matches." his voice was tight with pain and though the wounds bled more, they did look closed and he wrapped them in gauze afterwards.
Ash swung his legs over the railing and sat on it, staring at the sky. "I...it'd be wise to stay inside for a while. Being outside in the sun raises your risk of cancer." He didn't know where the information kept coming from, but he didn't know what his own opinion of the matter was. Going, staying, they seemed the same to him. Everyday, his choices were made for him by Magic and now....he was going to have to choose. He settled for an option in between and slid his pale eyes over to Kegan. Gauging her reaction.
The Figure didn't respond. He lifted his blade again and sent several identical ones flying into the wall around Parrotor. Pinning him to the wall. Aqua rested her Keyblade against Parrotor's chest, "You are violating the law of Darkness. Leaving the Dark Marginal is unnacceptable. And you have been charged with returning there, along with those who fled from our Master." Aqua's voice was hard and Akii nodded along with her. Terra stared at his friend, "Aqua? Aqua!" Renee fell to the ground, still holding her head. Her heart warred with the superior emotions from Xenree and everything went blank as she passed out.
Nicholi lie in a pile of hay clutching a rotting lump of meat he called his experiment. "You made it....good. It was all going to go according to plan until they showed up. Difficult to work when your lab has been destroyed." he managed a weak, fanged smile. The blood dripping from his eyes had stopped and now leaked from a thousand wounds on his body. Staining his clothes a black fluid. "Right. First, matches please."
Roxas skidded to a halt and watched Terra do the same, "What the hell?!" Behind Parrotor, the Mysterious Figure lifted an Ethereal blade and brought it down on Parrotor's head. Akii and Aqua were defending his back as Zexion stared at Roxas and Terra. "Evening." Renee kissed him hard before holding her head and moaning, "Oooh, what the...?" A wave of darkness surged on her light from Dark Void's touch of evil in her heart and she felt a wave of unexplainable anger. One of Xenree's remaining emotions.
Ari stared at him for a moment before she smiled and lightly kissed him. "There's an old farmhouse on the outskirts of town. It was all the further I could make it. My experiment has died and failed. I fear the worst of my injuries. I figured you were the most reasonable to pick me up. Being Toji, but only him and yourself. I don't need Zero and Callen or Zain getting in the way. Bring matches and probably some gauze."
Roxas slashed through the Blizzard and Terra blocked his. Terra slammed his Keyblade into the ground, lifting up sharp spikes of rock from the ground, heading toward Parrotor. "How did you get out?!" Renee curled her finger under Raoxthu's shirt collar. Hm, yeah, one question. How good are you in bed?"
Zain sighed again, "Ari, can I tell you something?" She nodded and he sucked in a deep breath, "Ari, I really like you, not that that's unnatural but I know it's not what the old Zain felt for you because I remember it, I really wanted to tell you I liked you from the start but I though you'd hate me and Yuki told me to follow my heart but I'm not sure what it wants after all, I was created rather than born and I'm kinda afraid of how you'll react since I don't want to loose you like this." He panted having not stopped for a breath in between his words and closed his eyes. The phone rang briefly and Callen carried it up to Yuki's room. "Yuki...it's Nicholi again. He wants to talk to you."
Renee nodded and took off after Roxas and Terra along with the others. Terra stopped when he saw Xehanort and summoned Ends of the Earth. Roxas, however, continued and midstride, summoned his keyblades and cross-slashed at Xehanort's opponents.
Zain pulled himself from the warmth of his shower and stopped dead in his tracks when he saw Ari on his bed. She'd curled up with a magazine and he didn't even have a shirt on. "Um...Ari, what are you doing in here?" She looked up, "Ari wanted to talk more." "Oh..." he sighed in relief and sat next to her, towling his white hair. "Y'know, I remember my hair being purple. You think I should dye it?" Ari shook her head, "Yuki likes it this way and Ari doesn't mind."
Saix felt his lunch rise in his throat and forced it back down as they landed. "Oh... Perhaps it'd be easier if I carried you up the remaining stairs." He picked her up and set her on his shoulders and started up the stairs. Renee chuckled, "Well...then we look for the finest wine on this ship." Renee's mind didn't understand but the words came anyway. Roxas and Terra raced through the ship, looking for Xehanort. Xion on their heels. Xenree tsked and waved her finger at him, "Secrets, my dear. Hmm, the fact that you've seen me is enough cause to kill you...perhaps if you told me something worth my time, I'd spare your pathetic life."
Ari nodded and wandered up to her room. Instead she sat on Zain's bed. His scent was comforting and she wanted to talk to him, like they did today. Callen growled and Zero snarled back, "It's her decision if she wants the gift we've given her or not." "Whatever, we should pick Zain's brain for where Nicholi is. I'm worried about him." Zero regretably nodded, "I shouldn't have helped him remake mom. I just...he promised me she'd be the same and I just wanted to see her smile again." "I know...I'd like to see that smile again too."
Demitri made an unintelligible noise an rolled away from the Runner, Nice shot. Too bad it'll be your last." He pulled his pistol from his shoulder holster and aimed three shots at Kurisu. His coughs overcame him and he dropped his gun with his coughs. Ryku shifted his postion and steadied his rifle. Waiting for this Runner to take advantage of his brother's illness.
Is Ari even allowed that kind of actions?" Callen said no the exact time Zero said yes. They glared at eachother.
Saix hesitated for a moment, remembering, "Heights? AH, no. I'm alright." Roxas and Terra clambered around the fighting, "Where is Xehanort!?" Renee cautiously moved out of the ship, her dark Keyblade in hand and a slow smile spread on her lips. "I think we should help them, Raoxthu." The Figure and his little party wandered around Neverland before he warped them instantly to The Planetoid Rare Witch. Directly in the middle of the fighting. His black Etheral Blades blocking whatever hits he'd inturrupted. Aqua summoned Stormfall and Akii hid behind the Figure.
Zain smiled at his sister and took a deep breath before Ari nuzzled Zain's shoulder. He turned and hugged her, "Thanks for coming with me, Ari. I'm gonna go take a shower." Letting him go, Ari watched him walk away. She sat next to Zero and Callen studied her. "You know what's happening, don't you." Ari simply nodded, "Ari will not change Ari's behavior just for Zain's new behavior. Ari wants to find Nicholi and so does Zain. That is the first priority."
Roxas blinked, "Oh, right, sorry I couldn't focus. Xion's smoke was getting in my eyes." He pulled Xion to her feet. Saix groaned as he followed her, he didn't have the energy to argue, saving it for the climb. The Mysterious Figure, Akii, Zexion and Aqua emerged from the Darkness into the brightness of Neverland. "Hm? Odd place."
