Video Game: Kingdom Hearts SOS: The Road To Light

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He spent most of the day over looking the sky alone. While he was able to relax somewhat he knew that it would not and could not last forever. The days went on more or lest with nothing happening and for the most part he kept to himself as he thought about the last couple days and the trail.

Soon they left on got onto a ship and landed. Everyone found themselves in a barren forest where the trees cast shadows that looked disturbed and haunting. They found themselves in a clearing surrounded by several trees, each with interesting symbols on them. A colorful egg, a turkey, a Christmas tree, a heart and various other ones. Faust then said, 'wonder what's up with this? you don't normally see someone carve a tree into another tree at least from what I've seen.' Followed by Karina saying, 'No clue why they would do this.' As he looked around the various tree they all had a symbol of some sort. "I do not know why be the they likely represent or mean something. People or whoever did this just don;t typically just carve something into the tree for the fun of it it has to be here for a reason or mean something perhaps it is a clue to some sort of puzzle?" He then pointed to one with the shape of a heart. "This one for example is rather common were i come form or use to be just not anymore, anyways this heart means love between two people usually but normally there is letters and not just a heart. It looks almost unfinished in this state." As he looked around at the rest of the trees they were all different. "Maybe there is a common thread between all the trees." After he had a good look at more of them he was sure he could figure it out.

 

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After some much needed rest they had gotten on a ship and left for Halloween Town. There was some comfort in the ship piloting itself to their destination. More comforting than the idea of one of them pressing the wrong button and killing the oxygen again. Thankfully that wouldn't happen with the auto pilot right? Well it was a possibility it was one that didn't happen as they landed in a creepy forest. "Is that a...Christmas tree?" Kel mused. He recognized the turkey and the egg, albeit a weird color, was still an egg. Of course he couldn't explain why they were all carved into trees, but the he got closer to that tree in particular and yeah. That was definitely a Christmas tree.

 

Stepping out of the Gummi Ship, the strange looking blocky vessel that Quill questioned already, they found themselves in a dark autumn forest. Quill hadn't seen a living forest in so long, his world's plant life dead and infected. Squatting down, Quill felt the texture of easily crumbling leaves and the smooth oak roots on the ground. It was...tranquil. In it's own way. "So this is...what other worlds are like..." The faintest of smiles showed on his face before returning to the group.

Walking close the trees, his claw like fingers lightly grinded against some of the oak of each tree. Faint scratch marks appeared, except for on the pictures of the various symbols. The paint that clearly made these holiday icons didn't smudge or chip no matter the force. Very strange. Approaching the door with the large pumpkin on it, echoes of the conversation Quill had with Beuce the night before rung in his head...Was Quill really ready for this? Though the long conversation they had that night gave Quill hope for improving his skills and tapping into his aura...Quill had his doubts. "This door...the doorknob seems jammed." Taking a knee and getting closer, Quill attempted to jimmy the lock too. Something about the door called to him.

 

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As he looked at the trees Kel said, 'Is that a...Christmas tree?' "Looks like it." Then it clicked in his mind. "It all makes sense. This is Halloween town." With Aux pointing out that each tree had a very old a rustic doorknob that was roughly the size of an egg. "This world must be like game central station with each tree acting like a portal to a different world that is holiday themed." He told Kel. 'Thanks AJ, even I know what a heart is.' He was not talking to Karina in particular. Then he thought on what she had said. Um..." He thought it best not to say anything elce. 'Yeah, there is something here, and I think I know what it is. I am going to kill that oversized rat.' He looked at the door some more and noticed that there was black along the outside of the door was not a shadow or an outline, but ink of some sort. That was not good. "The option to use our keyblade to unlock the doors is always a option if need be." he said offhandedly. He did not see a reason to do so tho. "So why is there no Halloween tree?" he asked no one in particular not really spotting one near by.

 

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After AJ brought up the possibility of a connection between the trees, Kel looked away from the one he was staring at in order to stare at the other ones that were surrounding them and the only real connection that he could guess between them all was just the fact that they all strangely shaped doors painted onto them. Nothing about that seemed like it would guide them in the right direction. Karina's offhanded remark about murdering an oversized rat had warranted some notable confusion as there weren't a lot of rats off the top of his head that he could think she'd want to kill.

Now considering all of the talking animals that he's come across, seeing three kids in masks hop out of a bathtub wasn't the oddest of things. "What costumes?" Kel asked as he cocked his head, examing the costumes of the three briefly then straightening his head out. "And who is this pumpkin king?"

 

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Eventhough they had been sent here to deal with Oogie Boogie, Kel hadn't been expecting to be handed a direct means of getting to him. It felt way too simple given that he seemed to be called the Pumpkin King here. As the three kids and their bathtub walked off, he glanced back at the ink-covered Christmas tree that had stuck out to him as well. Karina at the very least seemed to be deadset on going there to kill a rat. "Well given that there are at least two things right now we should look into," he paused to pull out the gummi phone from his pocket "now might be a good time to do that contact exchange thing that DJ had mentioned when we got these. Given our track record, we could use the extra help in keeping in contact with one another."

 

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Aux went on about some rat the continued to go on. 'What kind of costumes are those!?' A voice of what were children raiding in a bathtub had said. 'We should tell the pumpkin king and have them punished ' He was not sure who the pumpkin king could be. He first thought was some sort of monster with a pumpkin head. The only other thing he could think of was Oogie Boogie as they were told he was on this world. Before he could say much on the matter the three children said they would take them to Oogie Boogie. That was fart and it also seemed far to easy at the same time. 'now might be a good time to do that contact exchange thing that DJ had mentioned when we got these. Given our track record, we could use the extra help in keeping in contact with one another.' He turned to kel to ask him something but, Karina reached into her pocket and shoved her gummie phone at Kel. 'Here figure out how to do it yourself. I am going to get this door open.' Well that was kind of aggressive but he said nothing on the matter. With Karina had walking through the door and nothing that could be done at the moment he turned his attention back to Kel. "Doesn't this seem all to easy finding Oogie Boogie? While this could be a trap of some sort and there is defiantly more at play with this pumpkin king thing. We still should not past up this opportunity. I guess we should be on guard." he said offhandedly. Not sure what this pumpkin king other then the fact that this children may in fact think Oogie Boogie was the king here which might be true but could also be dangerous.

 

With the strange children's suprise arrival, the strange costumes of the kids gave Quill the heeby jeebys. They all seemed so...demented in a sense. It was hard to parse their babbling but Quill recognized the name from the recent meeting. "Oogie Boogie? You work for him. Hey! Wait we need some answer you brats-" Before Quill could approach they hopped into...a bathtub of all things. And it carried them away! "What the hell...Ok I'm gonna give chase. We meet back here to rendezvous alright?" Quill saw part of the group hopping into the tree shaped door, looking for their own Hellfire Club targets. Seeing Kel, Luna, Kaida and AJ still mulling over things Quill thought it best he scout ahead. "I'll take Point team, try figuring out where the kids are going and fall back to give you guys the intel." Quill felt kinda good to use his military lingo again, bringing back better times of his training. He wouldn't stop a person or two from tagging along to watch his six, but Quill wasn't choosey.

 

Luna found herself in a strange forest with the others. What had appeared in front of them were various trees with strange markings and a doorknob on them. The group discussed amongst themselves on what these strange trees might be. Luna took a step forward and closed her eyes to ponder for several moments.

As she was pondering, three children had appeared in front of the group wearing odd costumes. The children and the others were talking for several moments, however, Luna was still struggling with those odd trees. Once the children had left, Luna placed her fist into the palm of her hand. "Ah! Feriae!! That is what it is!" Luna turned back towards the others before scratching her head. "My apologies, Feriae is what you all would call holidays? Is that the word you all would use? You'll have to excuse me, english is not my primary language."



The group had to split into two separate groups. One would go through the door that had depicted a colorful tree while the other group would head into town. Luna nodded her head as Karina, Aux, Beuce, and Faust made their way towards the door.



Luna stared towards the road ahead which she assumed led into town. A sudden feeling of danger ran through her body. It was as if something was telling her to be cautious. Quill had then decided to take point and scout what lied further ahead. Luna shook her head. "I do not think going alone would be the best option." She paused. "We need to be cautious from here onward. I have an ill feeling that there's more that awaits us than what we expect." She paused once more and then turned to Quill. "Regardless of how much experience one has, it's best to have someone else watching your back. I am not opposed to the idea, however, I just believe someone else should accompany you."






Luna took another step ahead before another strange feeling passed through her.

Luna looked back at Quill. "Would you mind if I accompanied you? I would like to get a good glimpse of everything myself. I wish to know what it is that we are dealing with in this world as well as have a better understanding of our surroundings." Luna had then walked off ahead before turning back to Kel. "Kel, can you three keep an eye and ear out behind us? The more eyes, the better our guard." Luna nodded her head before walking straight ahead. As she was walking, she felt something move behind her but she didn't pay too much attention towards it.

 

Quill sees the adamant look on Luna's face, she was going to budge on this. Not that he minded the backup. "Yeah, come along then. An extra set of eyes is good. I..Agh!" Quill felt dizzy for a moment, like...well he couldn't describe well but a strange sense of vertigo. Nearly falling, he caught himself on a tree. "Sorry...I'm fine." It was like, he could sense something out of ordinary. Was this...his aura? The feeling passed quick, Quill returned to his upright stance. Turning back to Kel, Kaida and AJ he put on a tough face. "Be safe and watch each others backs alright? I'm getting a strange feeling we're not dealing with more than the Hellfire Club on our end."

Walking ahead, he slowed his pace to stay along with Luna's. As they entered the town proper, the strange magic the others spoke about began creating an illusory appearance. Quill was near ecstatic for a moment, hoping to see something different than his disfigured mutations. Yet a glimpse at a puddle of water only made his face sour again... "Erm, thank you for accompanying me. This is...still new to me but I want to prove myself worthy for this group and our mission. Even if recently I haven't been doing much of either..." He kept his story vague but telling the princess more about his failure at training his Earth Aura did help get it off his chest. "Perhaps Eraqus is right about me...he is an expert on all thing Light." He realized he was laying a lot on the young woman he hardly knew, apologizing quickly. "Sorry, just had a lot on my mind. I'm not...the best at small talk. Um, hey I was curious...are you really a Princess of Light? Like the ones they debriefed us about at the meeting?"

As they spoke they reached a graveyard, dotted with lit pumpkins. A sewer ran through the area, the water a sickly green. Spiked fence gates, warped looking metal, surrounded the area the area. Strangely the children's tracks ended here...

 

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"It may be too easy, but it's really all we got to go off." AJ was right in both this being a potential trap and that they should remain on guard. It wasn't ideal by any means, but they didn't have a lot of options really. Now despite having only done it once before, Kel was able to replicate the process of adding Karina's number to his phone, after she had shoved her own at him, just in time for the latter to snatch her phone back and leave. So far he was up to two numbers, which was more than enough for him to keep in contact with the other group right now. He gave Aux an appreciative nod before turning in the direction that Quill had gone off. He was going to go alone, but Luna tagged alone beforehand. "Yeah, we can do that." And so Kel waited a bit before following behind the two, not noticing at first the more patched-together look that blend had given him for this world right away.