Organization XIII - It's a beautiful day!

"It seems you have made my task much easier by coming to me... Vexen." Ansem had easily deflected the ice shards that the nobody had attacked him with.

The intruder shot out darkness to Vexen, but she had her ice shield and was able to protect herself, although the shield was parted in two as a result. "I was looking for you, you know. How do you like the new hair color I gave you?" Ansem smirked.

Vexen was confused. "What the h*ll have you done to me?" She through her useless shield to the ground, hoping that Ansem would not try to attack her again. She was, afterall, powerless against him. If only she had her own nobodies at her command.

"You were one of the originals, were you not, Even? You, with your studious research..." Ansem's eyes gleamed while Vexen stared dumbfounded. "Well, it seems that I had underestimated the scholar within you."

Vexen foolishly sent more ice shards at Ansem, who again deflected them as if they had been nothing more than air. This time when Ansem counterattacked, Vexen was shieldless... the darkness hit her shoulder, causing her to fly back against a wall. She fell to the floor.

Ansem stepped closer, a dark ball growing in his hand. "But you will not stand in my way anymore Even." He threw the dark ball at her....

Vexen had her eyed tightly shut, as if not looking would save her from Ansem's attack. She was motionless... but nothing happened. With growing courage, she opened her eyes. Ansem was nowhere to be seen... and neither was the castle. She looked around until her gaze fell upon a figure standing before her...

"Xehanort?"

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OoC: Does anyone know how to contact Mari? I've been trying to... but can't. I kind of wanted her to come back and RP with us, or if anything update the character list so we know what spots are opened for more people to come and RP...?

 

(( I'll try to get her through MSN, I guess. ^-^;

Also, WTF exactly am I supposed to be doing with Saix here? :sweatdrop:

I kinda don't want to use him, cuz I feel like he'll get in the way of whatever ya'llz is tryin' ta do... =C )

 

Naminé marveled as she sketched the odd-looking castle. Incredible architechture, she thought to herself, Just right here in the middle of nowhere. I don't think anyone knows it's here. I wonder who built it? or if there's anyone inside.

She turned up the volume on her Walkman, as Kenny Rogers was cooly singing about how "I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in." Softly singing along, Naminé absentmindedly sketched. It took her a second to realize what she was actually sketching. Since she had stopped, the only think of the page was a black cloak, but it was unmistakable.

Get a grip, girl, she told herself.

Suddenly, she heard ruckus coming from inside the castle. She turned to leave, but a weird feeling came over her. Not knowing why, she pushed open the outer gates and walked towards the front door.


***

All the while, a little man in an overlarge top hat was watching the entire goings on from a safe distance away.

"This is going quite well," he said to no one in particular.

 

Vexen sat up, rubbing her arm where Ansem had struck her. She took in her surroundings... She was in a small stone house filled rather raggedly of books and strange devices. In the middle of the room was a table, which was elevated, and on the chair next to the table sat Xehanort. Next to him sat and odd looking old man whose beard ran on for miles. His hat was long, too, and blue.

Looking out of small spectakles that made him almost comical, this strange figure said, "Ahhh, so this is Vexen... or is it Even? This whole nobody, somebody thing really does become a bit confusing, Xehanort." The man smiled at himself.

"Yes, Merlin, I suppose it does." Xehanort turned to Vexen. "Come on now, stand up." He motioned with his hands; Vexen followed orders. "It seems you've changed much more than I would have imagined. You're a woman now!" He chuckled almost coldly. "Well, I don't suppose you live with any lack of adventure at Castle Oblivion, what with all those colorful characters there with you. Speaking of which, how am i? Or rather, Xemans?"

Vexen had not dared speak before now. She had managed to lift herself off the floor and stand looking at both oddities before her with an expression curiously mirroring that of a deer whose about to be hit by a car. Not knowing why, she made to speak but was only able to let out a small whimper that made her feel even more humiliated and inferior.

"Yes, well, no matter, isn't that right, Xehanort?" Merlin's voice was bouyant; Xehanort nodded. "Alright now, Vexen, we shall have to make sure you go back properly equipped. We can't have you blumbering about with that Ansem in your condition! No, that would be unacceptable!"

Vexen was confused.

Clearing his throat, Xehanort interruppted. "It seems you are getting ahead of yourself, old man." He smiled at Merlin's reaction to this pet name. "Vexen, I am sure, has no idea what she is doing here. The fact that she remembered who I am is amazing enough." He looked at the white haired nobody with a softness in his eyes. "Of course, I could not imagine of ever forgetting him... er, her."

Silence pervaded while Vexen and Xehanort looked at one another.

"It seems you are right, Xehanort. Why not explain?" Merlin's voice pulled Xehanort out of his trance (sp?) and he quickly took his eyes off the still very confused Vexen.

"Yes, well......."

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Ansem stood frozen. He was sure he would have killed her right then and ridden himself of that nuisance... but she had disappeared. He knew that that could only mean more trouble for him.

"Even, I will not let you continue to live. You have caused me enough trouble as it it."

With a clenched fist, Ansem opened a portal into the darkness. He had to go search for thay nobody and destroy her. Xemnas would come later... he, too, posed a problem.

As for the other two nobodies he had captured, Xigbar and Luxrod, he would free them for now. They were of no concern to him at all. They had just been in his way.

At the blink of an eye, the intruder left Castle Oblivion, leaving behind him Xigbar and Luxord, and the rest of the inhabitants of this mesterious castle.

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OoC: Sorry it was sooooo long! I have some rather bad news. I am going on vacation to San Francisco tomorrow for two weeks which means that the chances of me posting in that time are virtually nonexistant. This is why I have taken both my characters out of the immediate story for now. Sorry if you guys were planning to do something with them. I tried to leave the story in a way that you guys could continue without me for a while. I will be back, though, with some interesting story plots, so be ready!! And don't let this thing die!

 

"What?!" cried the little man in the large hat, "Where does he think he's going?! I leave him clues and markers to lead him to the castle, and he just ups and vanishes without decimating it. At least Vexen is gone...oh but he wasn't my real target anyway."

The little man stamped a bit and slumped in his chair.

"Poo," he sighed, "I suppose if you want something done in this universe, you miust indeed do it yourself, as the saying goes."

He poured himself some tea and formulated a plan of attack.

***

Naminé stared at the huge doors, wondering whether she should really bother whoever was inside. Tentatively, she reached for one of the large iron knockers.

***

Xemnas sat up in bed. He felt his strength almost completely returned. After testing his weakened muscles, he concluded that his Heartless must no longer be there.

But how? he wondered, and, more importantly, did it take anyone with it...

Xemnas left his quarters and headed to the front hall.

 

(( Sorry it took so long...

Blah... I can make thousands of random posts with no problem, but once I actually have to sit down and give something serious thought, it becomes the HARDEST thing in the world. :sweatdrop: ))

Saix rushed into the hallway, practically fuming with his own Berserkness. He looked around, wildly for a second, but he didn't see anything.

His breathing came out in short, raspy huffs, as he paced around anxiously. Damn it... This was where the Superior said the attacker was located, was it not?! His Berserk power was making him restless... If he didn't vent it somehow, it would end up destroying him from the inside-out.

He let out an unsettled sigh, and forced himself to keep it under control as he calmy scanned the room for any movement. Suddenly, his golden eyes flickered. There was a small, dark bundle huddled up in a corner, shaking slightly.

He grinned as he felt the Bersek rage in him surge up even more.

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Xigbar gasped as he felt the tendons of darkness fall away, freeing him from the empty void. Within seconds, he was back in the old castle, slumped on the ground.

He looked around, fearfully, half expecting for the strange person to come back and finish the job... But there was nothing... Just the sound of his own shallow breathing.

When he was sure he was safe, he looked around again - this time for Luxord. He found the other boy slumped against the floor, but completely unconscious. He gasped, and quickly crawled up to him, and shook him a little. "Luxxy...? Luxxy - wake up!"

No reasponce. Xigbar nudged him a little more. "Can you hear me...? Say something!"

Still nothing.

Xigbar was about to call for help, when a dark, looming figure dashed into the room. He choked back a scream, and hunched as low as he could, trying to stay as small and unnoticable as he could.

He watched, anxiously as the person looked around, then started pacing in circles, obviously looking for something. It was all he could do to keep in a scream for help.

And then... It saw him.

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Saix sucked in a deep breath, holding his arms out as he soaked in the moon's power. He let out a huge roar as he summoned his claymore, and began dashing toward the little creature.

There was no turning back now; he had sealed the deal. The Berserker would be satisfied.

His eyes glittered with an insane joy; the worthless little rodent was probably frozen with fear.

He raised his claymore to strike his target.

"YOU'RE MINE!!!"

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Xigbar could only watch in horror and shock as his doom closed in on him.

"YOU'RE MINE!!!"

Oh my god - NO!!!

At the last moment, he threw up his ands, and screamed in pure fright.

 

"Hey! Pick on someone your own size!"

As soon as Naminé had said it, she regretted it.

When the doorknocker had disintegrated in her hand, she had started to leave. However, the door opened by itself and she saw a blue-haired man going for a small child with a very large weapon that looked like a cross between a sword and a mace.

It was then that her latent maternal instincts kicked in and alerted the crazed man to her presence.

"Umm..." she added feebly, "notice that I also am shorter than you?"

 

Saix stopped in mid-strike, as if by an unseen force. All the little boy could do was stare at the sharp tip of the claymore that would have ended his life just a few seconds before.

Slowly, Saix turned and stared at Namine with expressionless eyes...

And smiled.

Then, without a moment's hesitation, he hurled the huge sword at her, encasing it with blue flames.

Xigbar gasped, snapping to reality. He didn't know this girl, but if she saved his life, she HAD to be good!

"RUN!!!" he screamed.

(( *gets up, and drags Celeste's lazy arse back into the RP* ))

 

((Certain events were O.K.'d by Foxxie))

Naminé was frozen in place like a deer in headlights. She couldn't move. She could only stare as the spinning weapon came towards her.

"Not today, my good man!" said a voice, and suddenly the weapon disintegrated seconds before impact. Naminé turned and saw a funny little man in a large top hat, holding a strange device and smiling innocently.

"Portable nullifier," said the little man, "Truly a work of art. Unfortunately, it's only good for one use. This, however," he added holding up a green Cat-in-the-Hat style cap, "has an amazing shelf-life. Would you like a demonstration?"

He walked up to Saix and continued talking. "I know you, sir, would look a lot better in green. It should help you relax."

Before anyone knew what was happening, the little man deftly placed the hat on Saix's head. The Luna Diviner went rigid and his eyes went blank. The little man's grin went wider.

"There now. Since he is no longer a danger, what say we all have a little chat and wait for our guest of honor?"

***

Xemnas opened his eyes, and found himself on the floor. What had happened? He looked behind him and saw a small puddle of...something...with a skid mark through it.

Of course, he had been rushing and slipped in something.

He looked at the puddle, sniffed it a bit, and his eyes went wide.

My personal cache of French Vanilla Ice Cream, he thought, the ice cream that was missing yesterday morning! But who...

 

(( Something to completely obliterate the seriousness of this RP:

And now back to the seriouznezz. XD ))

Xigbar looked up to the stupified Saix with a look of complete awe. Who WAS this person?! Even Xemnas had a tough time snapping Saix out of his Berserk mode, but this guy... It was as if by...

Magic?

Wait - something's not right here! Xigbar thought, shaking his head. Who are these people?! What are they doing here?! How did they get here in thefirst place?!?!

He jumped back up to his feet and yelled, "HEY!" as loud as he could.

 

The little man turned.

"Oh, hello there. Almost forgot about you. I do happen to have a chapeau just your size, but...I'm think I'd like a more lively audience. Saix, by good man, do you think you could hold our unaccompanied minor for the time being?"

"What is going on?" Naminé shouted finally, "Who are all you people?!"

"Now now now," said the little man, and he quickly pulled out a headband and placed it on Naminé's head. She stood rigid and stared blankly ahead, unable to move, unavle to think. "There, that's better for now. Don't worry, I'll give you your lines when the time is right..."

 

Saix blinked. "Uh... Okay..."

He decided it would be better not to ask... Things were already weird enough.

He went over to the little boy, scratching the strange hat on his head. "Come along now, Xiggy..." he murmured, holding out his hands.
Xigbar backed up. "B-But, wait... Saix, aren't you going to do something?!"

Saix shrugged.

Xigbar dashed between the legs of the blue-haired Berserker, and grabbed the little man's cloak. "Please! Just tell me! I need answers!"

Saix calmly picked up the blonde child sleeping on the ground, and began tickling his nose.

((Lolz - maternal Saix. XD

Ch-yuh right! =O))

 

The little man stared at Xigbar clutching his coattails, then looked to Saix.

"Hmm...that's not supposed to happen...usually they just do what I say wordlessly. I suppose not having a heart makes a difference."

He turned to the motionless Naminé. "At least you're slightly different. Hold him, will you?"

Naminé, like a puppet, stared straight ahead and grabbed Xigbar's arms, holding him in place.

"Young one," the little man said, "I wouldn't struggle if I were you. These little toys of mine triple my victim's strength. It's an odd side-effect, but nevertheless..."

"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?!"

The little man turned to see Xemnas standing at the foot of the stairs with an enraged look on his face.

The little man just smiled.

 

Xigbar cast a panicked look up at Namine. "W-Wait! Wait did you do to her?! Who are you in the first--"

"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?!"

Xigbar gasped, and did a double take at Xemnas. "XEMNAS! It wasn't me - I swear! I was just--! W-Well, I don't exactly know WHAT happened, but I didn't let them in - YOU BELIEVE ME RIGHT?!"

 

"Ahh, Xemnas, you're just in time," said the little man, ginning widely. "I believe you know all these fine folks. They are now under my control and will fall dead to the ground if you attack me before I am finished speaking."

"Do I know you?" said Xemnas, "Why are you doing this?!" He was panicking because not only was his Organization in danger, but this creep somehow found Naminé. He was trying his best not to show his fear and worry.

"You don't know me personally, not yet," said the little man, "but I'm sure you know of me from your research of the worlds. And I certainly have read up on you, Xemnas."

Xemnas looked strangely at the man, and suddenly got a spark fo memory. "Yes...yes I think I remember you now. You're that mad hatter who disappeared from Wonderland some years back..."

"Ahhh, very good. That is correct," said the Hatter, "Tetch is the name, Hats are my game. At least they were. But I got bored, wanted to wreack true chaos. I wanted to be someone's nemesis."

"Nemesis?" Xemnas stared blankly.

"Yes! I needed a foe whom I could do battle with! They would regard me as their greatest enemy! I would be thwarted time and time again only to keep coming back like a cockroach to plague the intrepid hero! Oh, it would be so much fun. Except..."

The Hatter sat down on a nearby bench and sighed sadly. "Except there was nobody in Wonderland who was interested in having a nemesis. It's why I left. After that I partered with a man calling himself 'Uncle Shelby'. He was a man who was tyring to get children to stop bothering him by writing a children's book that told them to do all sorts of nasty things. And I thought, I could be a nemesis to youth itself! Oh how wonderful! But it didn't last. Too passive-agressive for me.

"So then I traveled to a world that was home to a fantastic hero! He was a man who dressed up like a giant bat and fought crime by night. Here, I thought I had found my nemesis! Oh, the battles we used to have! It was there I developed the mind control devices you see on your friends here. I used them to create armies of innocents in the theme of my homeworld. I held the city for ransom, tricked the wealthy into giving me millions, it was magical! But alas, as much fun as I was having, I knew that this Batman could never be my true nemesis. For I was but one of an extensive gallery of rogues he dealt with on a daily basis. And some psychotic clown got the title of Arch-Nemesis, and I was shunned. I was on my way back to Wonderland, resigned to the fact that I could never be someone's nemesis..."

The Hatter then jumped up and ran to Xemnas. "Then I found out about you! You who have no real nemesis, not yet! But you would be a worthy opponant, yes you would! So I decided to act. And here I am!"

Xemnas stared blankly at the Hatter, not quite knowing what to say.

 

Xigbar raised an eyebrow. "Dude, that is just plain creepy... Why, out of all things in the world, would you want a NEMESIS?! Why not want something like... Iunno, shoes or something."

What in god's name possessed you to say "SHOES", you idiot?!

 

The Mad Hatter walked over to Xigbar and slapped him across the face. "SHOES?! I'm a HATTER, not a cobbler!

"Uh-uh, not so fast, Xemnas," he added, seeing Xemnas advancing with rage over the assault, "You wouldn't want me to tell your ladyfriend to tear the little boy asunder, would you?"

"What do you hope to accomplish here, Hatter?!" yelled Xemnas.

"To make you, my nemesis, miserable! Oh, I had been hoping to do it from the shadows. First, I stole all your specially-labeled ice cream so you would distrust your fellow Organization members, but that didn't quite work. Then, I left clues for your heartless to lead it here to destroy you, but it just vaporized Vexen and then up and vanished. You can't count on those confounded heartless. I even tried to get your new friend here into the mix, but the Heartless was gone by the time she opened the door."

Xemnas stared at the Hatter. "Did you eat my ice cream?" he asked cooly, with the hint of a smile on his face.

"Oh, heavens no, I can't stand the stuff. No, I kept it all in my pockets, you see - WAAAGH!"

A small puddle of melted ice cream had formed around the Hatter's feet as he was talking, and when he moved he slipped and fell. Trying to grab onto anything, he inadvertantly removed the headband form Naminé's head as he fell. She woke up with a start and released Xigbar.

"Oh my..what...?" she started to say, and then fell down dizzy.

Xemnas ignited his hand-lasers. "Xigbar!" he cried, "Remove the hat from Saix's head and attack!"

 

Luxord blinked as he started to twitch, blinking his eyes countless times as he started to wake up. His vision was blurry at the moment, and he started to rub his head. "Ugh...w..wha?" He looked around and noticed that he was being carried? Saix's arms?!

OoC: Btw sorry for not posting in forever o3o

 

"Luxord!" cried Xemnas, "Please! Help too!"

The Mad Hatter was lying on the ground, lookign at the scene. And yet he was smiling.

"That little bit about my nullifier being for one-time-use only?" he said very quietly, "I was lying..."

He descreetly flipped a small switch in his glove.

 

Luxord turned to look at Xemnas. "Help with what? And who's that???" he asked, utterly confused as to why he was being held by Saix and who the hell the one guy was.