Video Game: Kingdom Hearts SOS: The Road To Light

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As he continued to walk he ran into himself again. Come on you are going to have to do better then that he thought. As first he thought maybe his test would be that he would be alone considering Quill and kaida left but this test made no sense what so ever. He had to outsmart himself from the looks of things. Yea nice try. He simply turned a different direction and turned off his thoughts as he did so only having the goal in mind. This place might be able to see his thoughts so the simple thing to do was not to think at all. He walked until he reached a clearing as he looked around there did not seem to be anything in sight. only trees and not a signal one tall enough to see anything that was close to the clouds. Continuing in a different direction this time other then the way he came in he went back into the forest. As he continued he came to as clearing again and once again left only to arrive at a clearing. Ok this dream was getting old. Time and again he would end back at the clearing at first it might have been a different one but no he was sure it was the same. To make sure he set a rock down in the clearing and left when he arrived back there was no rock in sight. God he hated this dream so much. Right this time he would go in and keep making turn and turned off his brain once more as he set out. As he walked he saw some light and he arrived back at the back at the beach. It looked like like the same one he first he started at. He left again and arvred back at the beach oh come on Yen sid I hate this so much this game was getting old was this place made to make someone go mad? Right he closed his eyes and took a deep breath and found himself on a small island when he opened his eyes and floating there was the crystal on a cloud well that was interesting. It began to float towards him. The was a pain and he found him self opening his eyes in the pod.


Well that was easy almost to easy. Yen sid standing there looking at the others. "You are the first to get done." Yen sid said. "Was it supposed to to be that easy?" Something did not feel right. The dream was to be a test but he was already done. He walked out the room and into the castle and found the casle completely destroyed. None of the other SoS in sight. What had happened? Then there was a voice of Yen sid but no Yen sid in sight. "You took to long Was it supposed to to be that easy. the voice said in the same voice as his. What was going on? "You failed." No but how? None of this made any sense. He looked for the pod room again but was unable to find it. As he turned around a dark figure stood there. "Well time to meet your end like the others. Time for your fate to end." The figure took a hold of him held him over a cavern one hand hold him the other on what looked like a sword. "Any last words?" the voice said before lunging the sword towards him. He closed his eyes before it hit He could feel a feeling like he had been dropped. Then there was darkness around him...

 

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As Faust Continued on with each lap of the course his body felt more and more leaden as he continued further along. He even felt the aura around him start to fade and flick across him as more pieces of slate started to get through the arcing volts of electricity. During the final stretch just as he was limping towards the finish line at a dying man's pace, he seemed to have tripped over his two feet in his fatigue causing himself to tumble across the line. Stopping in a heap of limbs near where karina and kel were. Looking up at the ceiling panting out slipping slightly back into his old childhood accent “Well Lets.. not do.. that again.. aye just feel like aye did a snatch n grab but lost the goods tha end”

 

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"Uh oh." One quick glance over the shoulder and Ven could see that Beuce was catching up. He looked to the left and saw a row of bells. He got an idea and slid underneath, then jumped up and began to find a way down. One thing he learned; never go up in a chase. He looked to the right and found what appeared to be a ladder leading down and darted over, hopping over and sliding down before sprinting off, seeing an opened, stained glass window. He saw a roof close by and took in a deep breath, running towards it and jumped from the windowsill, rolling onto the roof and picked himself up to keep on running.

 

Well, Ven was a fair bit more elusive than he'd expected, but Beuce was hot on his tail. Though it was with a fair bit less grace, he managed to make the same jumps and maneuvers that Ven had. Finally, he arrived at the windowsill. Stepping up, he leaped out without a moment's hesitation. The slightest difference where ven had stopped to brace himself had allowed Beuce to close the distance. He reached out his arm, just slightly out of reach of the boy. ​

 

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Ven saw the arm reaching out to him and jumped out of the way, sucking in his stomach and sidestepping so Beuce would plow forward. He hopped to another roof that was close by, tucking and rolling before jumping up and skirting away, running around a stack of chimneys

 

Beuce stumbled forward briefly from the missed grab, but was quick to change direction. Sprinting with all his might, he leaped up and planted a foot on the top of the chimney. One step forward to the other side, he leaped off and descended upon Ventus from above. It was just barely enough distance as he reached out to clap the boy on the shoulder. "got it. Man, you're slippery."​

 

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Ven nearly jumped out of his skin when he was clapped on the shoulder by Beuce. "Ah man!" Ven was panting as he finally came to a stop and tried to catch his breath once more. "Boy, that was kind of exciting. I wonder what that was all about though... I guess we should head back."

Ven arrived back at the Bell Tower with Beuce in tow, strolling up to where they left Orion. "He caught me," he called out to the older man.

 

Not a moment after they got back, Orion gave them their second task. Apparently they were to spar with one another. Beuce summoned his keyblade to his hand in a flash of red and blue. "Well, this'll be a good opportunity to see where you are as far as combat goes. Get ready." Beuce scraped the blue end of lofty grasp along the floor into an upward arc, causing a burst of ice to shatter forth at the boy. Adjusting his grip, he brought it back down to call forth a barrage of thunder. Once more adjusting his grip toward the red end, he thrust forward.​

 

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Ven summoned his keyblade, only to be surprised by the look of it. It had some weird ice cream looking things on it. "Huh?!" He didn't have much time to question it though as a hurl of magic was sent his way. "Whoa!" He ducked, barely grazed by the ice and dodged the thunder. He then raised his keyblade and blocked the incoming attack, pushing Beuce back as he summoned his own fire magic at him and sped forward, trying to strike at him.

 

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There was darkness and then a bight light. Soon after the light was the sound of wind. "Do you think he is alive?" "Do not be stupid. AJ is fine." "Well I am going to wake him." He soon felt a sharp pain like he was being poked with a stick. As thirst the he did not recognized the voice but it sounded so familiar. He shot up and he could not believe his eyes he must have died. Standing not far from him was Aldwin and the person poking him well that was Connie. Aldwin he thought not believing what he was seeing he must have died. before he could say anything Aldwin spoke "No you are not dead and yes it is me Aldwin. And your next question is how am i am live well AJ maybe I never did or maybe you have to have a better look around." Aldwin walked over to him and yanked him up. Looking around he saw that he was on some island and not far from him was a mountain with a huge endless cloud with a green light poking through. At first he thought it might be the sun but that could not be because the sun well it was in the east and slow moving towards the noon position but this light did not move. Then he remembered what was going on. Man he was going to have to have a talk with what ever mad man made this stupid dream thing and its pods. What was that drak figure or who was it and everything that had happened was to test him. There was a slight pain in his side where Connie had poked him. "And one last thing AJ You need to figure out what had gone on, on your trip on that ship." He turned around to have better look at the view around him then turned back to ask one last question. But when he turned around there was no Aldwin or Connie just a mountain in sight and the question rank in his mind but most of all nothing Aldwin said had really any impact because it was something he already knew about. This dream could only know what he did and he looked towards the mountain and began his walk towards it without any more thought in his mind as he had turned off his brain the moment he had set off. The mountain began to get closer and closer as he walked towards it but still quite a distance away.

 

Quill broke through another wall of trees, the ground under him turning to decrepit dying soil as he walked across it. "Hahaha I'm so close! Yes I'm almost there!" As he ran his body only morphed and warped. He ripped apart the vines that would entangle him, claws of jagged bone growing from his hands. His legs stomped flowers and weeds growing, killing the plants with massive arched legs. Stones and boulders in his way cracked and were gouged with spikes growing from his body. No matter the destruction though, Quill only ran forward and never looked back.

He finally reached the cavern and began inside but...he couldn't fit! What it was a normal cavern why couldn't he squeeze inside, and no matter how much he carved at the rock it wouldn't break. He saw the crystal made of light and...in it's reflection was a heartless. "No...no....NO GOD NO!" Finally looking at himself he saw the grotesque he turned into...no what he had turned himself into. Looking back at the jungle, thinking of going back for help, he only found a wall of burnt charred forest. The ground was covered in bodies, it wasn't even soil he had been stomping on but corpses. "NO! PLEASE SOMEONE WAKE ME UP!" The forest echoed with dark laughs that brought him to his knees in sorrow.

 

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All he did was continue to put one foot in front of the other. Step by step. The mountain continued to get closer and closer until the mountain was not far at all. He continued to walk until he reached the base of the mountain the rock wall continued to the left and right as far as he could see. In the distance almost out of sight he could see a shine of a crystal with a brown sheen to it must be the earth crystal he thought to himself. Quill could be not that far as he thought about going to check up on him but no he had a task at hand and that was to get up the mountain. Besides Quill had said he wanted to do this on his own. He turned towards the mountain. He knew at some point there might be some hard parts and began his track up towards the top. He took a breath and no thoughts came to mind and he just continued to walk. As he walked the path up the mountain got narrow in some parts he could see but that was not for some time.

 

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He was half way up the mountain. He had just past a narrow part of the mountain. He could see a glit of Quill's crystal below him not far off but far down. Farther past the tree he could see the water and the glow of kaida's crystal. That was when someone came up behind him and shoved him to the ground. Had this happened any earlier he would have fallen off the mountain. He really did not want to deal with another dream like thing. Getting up and looking at who was behind him it was himself. The first thing that came to mind was this echo did not have his personally what so ever and the second thing he noticed was he had not spoken and not thought of anything so his thought that this echo was appearing because of his thoughts was out the window. He still was not sure what the point of echo was and he was not going to fight himself. Being friends with himself seemed silly at this point and the only other thing that he could think of was this echo needed help. He stood there and thought what do you need help with. He knew that Echo could only repeat what he said well at least so far. He gestured to the sky above and the crystal of his sheen could be seen above the mountains and on the clouds above. He smiled at the Echo not saying anything but maybe there was other way to talk to this Echo. The dirt of the mountain was below his feet and reaching down he wrote the following in the dirt. What do you need help with? He stood back up and smiled at the echo knowing full well that the likely hood of Echo repeating what he had done was just there. Then something else came to mind. and he bent down once more and wrote. Nice to meat you Echo everyone needs a name and this name seems fitting if you want to be called something else then that is fine too. He stood back up one again and looked above him at the clouds know he could not stay long and had to get up there.

 

Beuce never failed to be surprised by the boy's speed. Ventus had managed to dodge all three of his attacks and counter in the meantime. Beuce swung his blade to knock aside Ventus' strike but the fireball collided with his shoulder. Thankfully, it didn't do a whole lot of damage. Ventus' strength seemed to be in a multitude of small blows. Brandishing his keyblade, cherry petals began to float down around the area. After a moment, Beuce vanished and reappeared in an instant on the other side, leaving a flash of light and cutting everything in between. ​

 

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He wasn't expecting much from echo. At this point he figured that echo was going to follow him anyways. So he took Echo's hand and made his way to the top of the mountain. The question in his mind what did he need help with? He did not need help. He turned around to see if echo was there.

Echo was still walking behind him. As he held AJ's hand, AJ was beginning to turn transparent. His appearance slowly dimming as his footprints in the sand were getting lighter until the footprints were almost gone.

He let go of echo's hand echo still there. Why was he here. Then a realization hit him as Yen Sid words came to him. "You will face your own faults and your fears." He was not afraid of himself sure he didn't want to hurt anyone but that was besides the point. Then it was himself. He doubted himself, questioned why? He was not himself he had to stop doubting himself. Ask for help from others and move on. When Yen Sid had said they would fight there faults he did not think it would be literately. He looked at Echo knowing what he had to do. He had to apologize to himself and forgive himself. "I am sorry. I have been blaming myself for what has happened doubted myself and I forgive you." He still had to question what was going on but he knew the rest of the SOS would be there when and if he needed them.

AJ began to hover a bit off the ground "I am sorry," Echo repeated, a tear streaming down his face.

As he floated above the ground there was now was good time to ask for help. As he thought of the Sos closed his eyes and took a breath. The faces of the Sos appeared. "Sos if someone could help me right now that would be nice." He screamed out to the wind.

"That would be nice..." In a surprise turn of events, Echo spoke on his own. "But now it's just you... I'll take good care of the SOS while you're gone." AJ began to float higher and higher. "No one will notice if I take over for you... I may not have a heart, but it's not like you've shown much of yours. That big brain has just been holding us back. What's the point of being the smartest in the room if you're the only one in it!" he yelled, more tears streaming down his face.

"You are right. I never really have thought of myself as smart. I just come up with ideas when the situation comes to mind." He was not really sure how it worked it more or less just happened. "People might not notice but they will know something is up when the smartness does not come out right. Let me help you. While I am not be able to give you a heart. I might be able to help you in other ways. I can't let you take my body but maybe there is something else you want. You still will be the only one in the room. You will be forever lonely in that room forever and always. Nothing will change unless you make it so. I have to change and so do you. There is a point to think and and point to act. I have been thinking lately waiting for a moment to act. I guess now is that time." He looked over to the ground and looked were he would land in the off chance he might be dropped.

"You still don't get it!?" Echo yelled. AJ turned heavier and fell to the ground. Something was different though he had more pressure on him or something. "I don't want your comfort? You keep trying to come up with these quick solution but theyre not! Talking to you is like talking to a wall!" Echo began to float higher instead. "My problem is that I want to change and you don't! You can't try and pretend like you have all the answers." He looked up as he was floating higher. "And if you aren't willing to know how to change for the better, then you don't deserve to be out there!" Echo floated higher

"I never claimed to know all the answers because I don't. I want to change and I am willing to do so." He understood what echo was saying. "You want to change and so do I." He could change and he planned on starting now. He had to stop doubting himself. He had to believe he could make a difference and make a change. It didn't matter if this was a dream or not he could make a stand here. It was time to end this he was on the edge of the mountain. "I believe I can change and I believe in myself and those around me." Echo was his doubts he took a deep breath and rolled off the edge of the mountain.

As he fell he surrounded himself with Aeroga spell and activated his wind aura at them same time. He shot up into the sky as a guest of wind pushed him up. He passed echo on the way up shot through the clouds and landed on them. He was not afraid of falling. He took a few steps forward and noticed he was not that far from the crystal.

Echo grabbed AJ by the foot. "You're gonna waste it again!" He pulled him down, as he tried to pass him.

"What would i waste again? I am here to listen to you."

“life.”

"Life? how so?" he questioned

“You just stand there like a dead fish when people talk to us! I think I can do a better job of helping people! Helping us! I see everything you see and I need to live instead of being stuck here with all your thoughts!"

"Being invisable was somewhat a choice. I will make the choice to be seen. People will only listen when I say something or do something. I have to make that happen to be heard is to be listened to. It is because of what I did but I will change tht too. Not everyone wants help or needs it you need to find a balance in life." He felt sorry for echo. "You are all alone here. Do you want a friend to talk to? someone to share joy and life with?"

"No," he gripped his fist. "I'm not an actual person. I'm just a part of you. A part of you that wants out. Talking to you is like talking to nothing. I need some one real to talk to." He looked up at the glowing crystal. "And I'm gonna find them!" he launched higher as he reached for the crystal.

"You are as real as you want to be and invisible as you want to be. You are how you feel. You are the master of your own choices." He reached out his hand and clouds moved around Echo spinning around him at the same moment he took off towards the crystal reaching right before echo. He reached the crystal and took it in his hands "Things will be different now for the both of us. A promise that I will keep. I understand what you want. What I need to do is make difference out there to make a impact on the world. To make change in myself and maybe the world as long as i don't go over board, good, bad or indifferent. To show my emotions or talk them out. Just doing something is better then standing around like a wall being invisible to the world. It doesn't matter what I do as long as I am not standing around doing nothing. It could be actions or words or something elce." It was time to let the truth out there. "I have been afraid of myself if I let myself do something different. I have been standing behind a wall." As he said this a wall infrount of him disappeared that was there. "I have been scard of what others would think if I did something. As long as I don't hurt anyone it doesn't matter what i do. I have be so lost in my thoughts. It was all you could hear. Was it bad for you? Being invisible protected me. It is like a item of clothing that I could not take off." He looked at himself still transparent. He took his hands and stared pulling at himself this the invisible item coming off like a one peace coat. If he did nothing or stayed the same what would be the point of it he would be just standing there doing nothing he might as well be a wall. He held the item in his hands not sure what to do with it. He could see the usefulness of it when it came to the hellfire club or the red society. He tuned to echo. "I have be frustrated as this task." As he said this he slammed his hand towards the clouds causing some of them to split apart. "I did not know what to do about you. I don't know everything. Maybe the point of this task was to make a change to grow as a person. To show you that. I am sorry." That was when he began to cry. "As much as I want to change the past I can't. I cant change conversations. I can have a impact on how people feel, people are in control of what they do I control me. I will and can change me. I might not be able to change what has been but I can do something something about the future. Mistakes are opportunities to learn. If I keep doing the same thing over and over again then I have not really learned anything and did not grow. It is time for something different." Just then a clock appeared before him showing a date in the future. He took it in his hand and lines appeared and the date keep changing. He looked at echo still crying. The clock in his hands breaking apart as he looked at echo. It was not so much he was sad but upset. The invisibility coat in one hand and a broken clock.