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Post by Reno on May 14, 2008 17:09:50 GMT -5
"Right," Sora said cheerfully, reaching up and taking Riku's hand, letting him help him out of bed. The brunette gave another little yawn, stretching his arms out high above him in a cuite little stretch before relaxing a silly little smile on his face. "breakfast!" He said - already, as predicted, chipper. He rushed from the room.
"Sora!" Kanga chastised. "no runningin the house.
"Sorry miss Kanga." The brunette said bashfully sliding into a little trot, licking his lips as he saw the breakfast foods all laid out and ready to eat. she was such a good mom.
Demyx continued to pout, but a little of the sad look went away when he found out Axel had only partially been lying. Still! It was still sorta mean...
"Ah come Demyx... you can't be mad at us on the day we leave!" Roxas said, blinking his eyes up at the other in a sort of 'how can you stay mad at something so cute?' type of look.
Demyx looked from one to the other, humming as if in though, then smiled. "Mmmm, Okay!" He wrapped an arma around each, bring them both close for a hug against each of his sides. "But no more tricking me okay!?"
"Okay." Roxas agreed, swuirming his eay out of the hug uncomfortably and laughed a little. It was a good thing Demyx was a quick forgiver.
A sudden shift in the water, loud as if something had splashed in, drew all of there attention though. They heard a highly irritable voice grumbling, "An octopus?"
Roxas blinked as he saw... the strangest creature ever to be combined. A duck... with the legs of a blue octopus. He was not a happy looking thing either - his look was very sour.
Demyx blinked then he heard a bark and quickly seized Puppy before he could get any bad ideas of eating duck-octopus for breakfast. "Puppy stop trying to eat people."
"Who... are you?" Roxas asked.
The duck, unused to the water, tried to swim closer and only ended up turning himself upside down. He gave a grumble, crossing his arms and said, "I'm Donald. the king sent me to fetch you."
Terra gave a grumble as he was pushed away, circling around the other to peek out the doorway as well when it was opened. His ears twitched, seeing the... dog... thing. He sniffed a bit, catching the scent and familarzing himself with it. yeah it WAS dog scent...
But he didn't look like one. He stood on two legs... and had HANDS! Damn... lucky bastard. Then again so had the projection of mickey. he had been a walking mouse...
He stepped up besides Ventus, his eyes narrowing onto the dog. "you... ARE an animal right?" He asked. He was real cheery... why did they get the really cheery one? Between him, Ven, and Xigbar... there wouldn't be much cheer to share with. At least Axel's idiotic actions and Sora's naitevity would have kept him more itneresting.
Oh well, what's done was done.
Aqua rolled her eyes, getting up to shut the door some. she quickly stripped from her clothes and got into her new ones, knowing the day would be an early one for both of them.
she;d have to go back to watching this place alone for a little while... she;d miss bugging Xigbar ever minute of the day. At least he was some form of entertainment on this uneventful region.
Ah well, before she knew it they'd be seeing each other again and she;d probably be wishing he was gone for another month or something. She sighed running her figners through her hair before she left the safety of her room and went into the kitchen, the food still warm when she got there. she plopped down, taking up her utensils and looked across the wya at Xigbar. "Nervous? About leaving I mean?" she asked idly as she began to eat.
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Post by Rikugurl on May 14, 2008 18:31:07 GMT -5
Riku couldn't help but watch Sora's every move. He was still amazed that he could see... and his eyes liked what he saw. He also couldn't help seeing the shadow of wings that obviously wasn't on Sora's back. He wondered if anyone else could see it.
He blushed a bit, happy that Sora didn't see his gaze. He looked around again before slowly walking out of the room.
"Wha..." His eyes widened as he saw a kangaroo... sitting down with a baby kangaroo. He had never seen anything like that before.
She looked up, tilting her head a bit as he walked over uneasily. Man... this was.... weird...
Axel blinked and flailed his arms as the other hugged them both. Wow... he was a real pushover. Even more than himself! He didn't even think that was possible!
He squirmed too and panted as he got free air.
His narrow eyes blinked as he looked back, also raising an eyebrow as he saw... the duck... thing.
He tilted his head and couldn't help but chuckle when he saw the pup lick his lips and suddenly caught.
The imp swam over to the duck and turned him right side up. "YOU'RE the king's mage?"
When the pup was caught, he whimpered. The duck thing looked so good!
Goofy blinked as he saw the large creature. He jumped and covered his mouth as Terra started to talk. Mickey did say there was another talking dog... but he didn't think it would have horns!
He shivered a bit but nodded. "Uh... yup! I'm a dog alright!"
Ven crossed his arms and sighed, thinking the same thing. Why was he so cheerful for a knight? He was expecting something like Terra.
"So.... what do we do now?"
Goofy blinked, rubbing under his hat.
"Gwarsh.... lemme see."
He reached into his back pocket of his pants and pulled out a large piece of paper. He started to unfold it and started to read.
"Number one. Go to Dragoon.
Number two. Find a house in the middle of the woods.
Number three. Introduce yourself.
Number four. Wait for.... other guardians."
He blinked and looked back at the two. "I guess we gotta wait for more guardians."
Ven growled. Out of all the times Aqua and Xigbar weren't up their ass...
Xigbar just sat there, his eye on his food but not really looking at it. He blinked as she asked the question and looked up slightly. "As if..." He said slightly before looking away.
He slowly picked up the chopsticks and poked the eggs. "You?"
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Post by Reno on May 14, 2008 19:41:52 GMT -5
"Now now, come on Riku. If you walk any slower breakfast will get cold." she teased lightly, not really taking notice of his eyes - animals were afterall color blind. Sora smiled up at the two kangooroos alreayd listening to Roo's rapid talk as he told them his plans for the day - it had a lot of bouncing in it...
it was too bad he wouldn't be there to enjoy it with Roo.
The duck huffed, nodding. "Yes!" In his hand, there was a staf.. and he pointed it under the red-head's nose. "Jusdt because I can't swim doesn't mean I can't cast spells! Now are you all ready to go?"
"Those two are more of a nusenace then ever before." Terra mumbled with a roll of his eyes. He sighed, disregarding Goofy's surprised expressions at him talking. He was rather used to it by now. "Well then I'll go catch bresakfast." He sidled out the front door and dashed around to the other side for the forest where he couldn't be seen.
"Please." Aqua said with a roll of her eyes. "when have I ever been nervous about anything? I've been taking care of this palce since I was 13 - I think living without you and your ugly face for a few weeks won't kill me."
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"I never say goodbye." Sora told the group of them, giving each and every one of his 100-Acre Woods friend's a hug.
"So..." Roo sniffled, rubbing his eyes his mother patting him comfortingly on the head. "You'll be back?"
"Of course!" Sora reassured with a wide grin, looking at the whole lot of them. "But you know if I keep learning all these stories I'll soon forget them and then I won't be able to tell any of them to anyone!"
"Ah that is a wise decision lad." Owl said, flapping his wings. "The mind is a wonderous thing but with only so much space."
"Well!" Tigger jumped in suddenly, "If you ever miss me just bounce bounce bounce!"
Sora grinned and nodded, waving to them all one final time as Riku becokoned for him. "See ya soon!" He turned and took off, the cheers and choruses of farewell racing after him and riku as they JUMPED from a book and into...
Someone's home.
Roxas sighed, shoulders slumping as he swum from the kingdom - having said his goodbyes to Ariel and the others. He had made so many friends... and created so many new things here. He took a sidelong glance at Axel smiling a bit. Some... REAL good new things.
They came back into the cove where Demyx was swimming around with Puppy while Donald sat on a rock, arms crossed and somewhat patiently waiting.
Demyx's movements stopped however when he saw the two coming back and sighed sadly. They had become such good friends and now... they were saying goodbye.
The shee swum upwards meeting Demyx and shrugged. "Well... i guess this is goodbye for now."
"Y-Yeah..." the blonde looked away, frowning.
"Yo, Dem?"
"Yeah?"
"I'm leaving all my musical notes ehre okay? They're the only copies I have so don't let ANYTHING happen to them okay?" Roxas grinned. "We still have a concert to put on. So practice! they better all be memorized by the time I get back!"
"huh.... oh yeah!" Demyx said, grinning widly. "No problem!"
Roxas offered one last wave before swimming over to the duck, letting Axel say his goodbyes as well. Once the red-head had joined them the duck mumbled something faintly like 'finally' and rasied his staff, chanting soemthing. And then suddenly a beam of light tore through the ocean and swallowed them up.
"w-wow!" the Shee yelped as he stumlbed a bit in a new place. he glanced around, seeing weird contraptions and all sorts of odd things everywhere. And Axel was right they WERE in their clothing again. As what Donald - who wore a blue jacket and hat. His feet were webbing and very very orange yet his featehrs were very fluffy.
They were in a ship. And Donald was pilot - though he had a co-pilot. a little chipmunk named Dale.
"I still don't like you fucktard." She said, her arms crossed. for once she had forgone her armor - maybe just to show them that she was indeed human underneath all that metal.
"Feelings mutual blue bitch." Terra said back, but for some sttrange reason they were both smiling.
"Tch!" Aqua scoffed, grabbing his horns and tugging some, making the wolf yelp in surprise. why did EVERYONE do that?! The blue-haired woman laughed some, then glanced at Ven. "Good luck with this one fairy boy. Try not to kill each other."
She poked his forehead, smirking at his interesting respond before ducking over to Xigbar smiling up at him. "And you... don't let this go to your head but-" She leaned up, kissing him on the cheek. "I figured if you ended up dying you might as well have your first kiss, ugly." She laughed some, before turning and taking several steps away, giving the team of four room. She stopped some meters away, turning and waving them off.
"Wow, she must make the best of partners." Terra said sarcastically - not like he was one to talk.
Like the holani triplet before them, goofy seemed to say a little chant rasiing a... shield and a beam of light crashed down and took them away. They also had a chipmunk - named Chip. However, because they had much more distance to cover, Goofy had to put the ship into a warp drive making everyone's stomachs a little unsettled. Terra found out the slippery floors of the 'Gummi' ship did not agree with him and his claws - so he stayed laying in a corner.
Sora looked around the rural town, the sights of the brick and wonderful architerture and homey lamps made him think he had walked out of one storybook and into another. They were in what was called the second district of Traverse Town - on the upper level. below them was a fountain. They had even passed a little home with like... a thousand puppies living in it! They were just spilling out into the streets and the Shee had been estactic trying to pet and pick up and hug and love all of them. Riku had to DRAG him away before he started to beg to bring them all home.
He smiled softly, the belltower ringing out the hour. "One... two... three.... four.... five.... six.... seven.... eight.... nine.... nine in the morning!" Sora said smiling. "Wow my mom used to have to bribe me with waffles to get me up this early." He laughed a little, then glanced at Riku, seeing his wide eyes staring at everything again and again as if he couldn't get enough of the sights. "Like it?" He smiled cheerfully.
He looked away even as Riku answered him because a disturbing flash of red had caught his eyes. It was... a person with very red hair and a little tail swinging behind him - and he had two companions. An aggravated looking duck and... and...
"ROXAS!" Sora yelled. All three heads turned towards him and Sora took off for the stairs. He heard his brother give a happy cry of 'Sora!', running for the stairs as well. they met half way and sora took no hesitance in practically ramming into the other, giving him the biggest bear hug of his life. "Rox! Roxas! You... you're tan!!" Just look at him! Roxas looked like he could be on the front of a model magazine! His face had leaned out and his eyes had gotten sharper. And he was somewhat taller too - they had both grown...
"You're tall!" Roxas teased back, laughing even though he couldn't breathe. Because... Because after a whole year he finally was seeing his brother again. And boy did he look different. his hair was a lighter brown yet more wild with it's spikes and his skin was darker and he WAS taller. His face wasn't as chubby as it used to be - though still more then his own. Yet he still had that same big and crazy smile...
"YOUR VOICE!" They both said at once, bursting into more laughter. It was funny how they hadn't noticed ANY of this last night. But the pictures had been a dark and the voices so metalliac because of the magic interference... it was nothing compared to the real deal.
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Post by Rikugurl on May 14, 2008 20:14:38 GMT -5
Riku smiled softly as Sora hugged each and every one of the odd creatures. It was nice... to put the voices with the faces. None of the animals noted his eyes... but that wasn't any of his concern.
Piglet sighed but nodded. "W-w-we'll miss you. Please come back Sora! W-we don't want you t leave forever like Christopher Robin." He sniffled.
"Yes, you need to come back soon. I think I might need some help with my laundry and we need to collect honey to help out poor pooh." A rabbit called, waving to the brunette boy.
Riku waved and they both JUMPED out of the book?
When they were back, Riku's eyes widened more, seeing the house they were now in. It was covered in books and odd odds and ends. He shook his head and looked down at the Shee. "Come on."
He was glad that... Merlin was out... or they would of NEVER gotten out.
Axel hugged Ariel as well, along with Sebastian and some other performers from the concert. He quickly followed Roxas back to the cove, hearing some yipping from inside.
When they swam in, he could see the duck thing crossing his arms. He grinned as he heard Roxas say 'memorize'. He LOVED that word! So he had to say it.
"Yea, get it memorized~" He said before hugging Demyx too. He looked down at the dog who Demyx was still holding. "Be a good puppy, Puppy." He patted the pup and waved, swimming to the duck.
His eyes went wide when he saw the light and suddenly...
"W-whoa!" He looked around, now back in his tight leather pants and red belly shirt. He smiled, looking like they were in some... kind of ship. He grinned as he ran to the window, looking out at all the stars.
"Ya better sit down! We only have a bit left to travel!" A doofy sound came from the chipmunk.
Ven blinked as he was poked and crossed his arms frowning. "I'm not a FAERIE!" He snapped and looked down at Terra. He couldn't help but chuckle when she started to pull at his horns, remembering that he did the same when he first sat the Atterian.
Xigbar wasn't far away, crossing his arms and his hair up in a tight ponytail once more. He really did look a lit better with it down. He looked.... less old.
His eyes wondered as the blue woman walked up... and widened when he received the kiss. His eye was still wide when she left his side, a small blush running over his tanned and scared face.
"Thanks....?"
Ven looked down at Terra as he commented and gave him a look. Yea... one to talk. The three slowly walked to the dog with the green hat... and gasped as the light swallowed them.
"OH COOL!" Was the first sound that was heard throughout the ship. Ven grinned as he looked at all the lights... AND BUTTONS!
He was about to press one when he was suddenly blown off his feet from the speed of the ship.
"Aaah!"
"ACK!" The boy hit something solid and looked up, seeing Xibgar wince from getting slammed into.
Oops.
Riku sighed as he finally gave one more yank, making Sora let go of the door. He dragged the boy out of the alley, not noticing tons of puppies looking out the window.
They slowly walked up the stairs to the second level, his eyes wondering around... soaking up the view.
He blinked when the Shee asked a question and nodded. "Yea... I always loved this wor--"
He stopped when the light caught his eye, making him cover them since it was so bright.
He blinked in shocked when he saw... three odd beings. A young blonde, a tall redhead... and a pissy looking duck. He blinked again as Sora suddenly shouted out one of his brother's names. So... that was Roxas?
Riku slowly walked down the stairs, smiling as the two united once more.
Axel grinned as he saw Riku, going over to him. "HEY! Look at your eyes! They're so pretty and clear!" He waved his hand in the other's face and grinned.
"Hey! Stop that." Riku frowned and so did Axel.
"W-wait... you.... you can see now?"
"Yea."
Axel's face dropped and suddenly looked sad. Riku's... curse was lifted...? He sighed and looked down.
"You're ridiculously tall."
Axel blinked and looked down at Riku, giving a devilish grin. "Your ridiculously sho--"
They all stopped again when another flash of light appeared not so far away and FOUR figures appeared. A blonde boy, a dark skinned man, a scary looking beast... and an odd dog.
Riku blinked as he saw the beast, a bit uneasy until he remembered what Terra had described himself to look like.
Blue eyes looked around and saw... two boys hugging each other. His eyes widened as a huge smile appeared on his face. "SORA! ROXAS!" He opened his arms and dashed to his long... lost brothers.
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Post by Reno on May 14, 2008 20:52:24 GMT -5
A second light drew the brother's attention and their eyes were immediately attracted away from it since it was so bright. but seconds later a happy yell of their names drew both their attention. Their eyes zeroed in on their third brother.
"VEN!" They cried together, breaking from each other only to run to him, arms coming around to hug him tightly until they were back into the three-way hug that they had left with.
Ven had changed as well - both brothers saw the differences easily. Even though Roxas and Ventus were identical twins Ventus still had his hair in in his pathetic little pony tail - only now after a year of letting it grow out it didn't seem so pathetic anymore. It actually looked nice. But he was, on a contrat, pale, pale, pale. Like he hadn't seen the sun in monthes! (a year to be exact). He had also gotten taller and leaner and his eyes seemed a little more serious than before. And don;t think either brother missed the fact that his voice had also deepened over the time they had been gone.
It was like they all grew up without each other....
Terra shook his head as Ventus ran past him, going towards his brothers. He smiled faintly, the look hidden behind his fur, before he took notice of a red-head and a sivlerette standing not to far away. He trotted over to both of them, joing the little guardian circle.
He looked up at Axel first, commenting simply, "You haven't changed much." At least he hadn't changed outwardly - but he wodner what type of personality the man had now that he had to spend it with a Shee like Roxas...
Terra turned towards Riku, and sensed his unease almost instantly. He blinked, a bit confused until he looked up at Riku's eyes. They weren't pale any longer - they were colorful and bright... catching the light of the town and bringing sight back to it's owner. "Your curse... how'd you break it?"
How could that be? He was... pretty certain Riku was still blind last night!
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Post by Rikugurl on May 14, 2008 21:26:57 GMT -5
Ven smiled happily as he hugged his brothers. He hated family hugs... but he LOVED this one. The brother's nuzzled each other oddly, Ven starting it. He was use to showing affection like that from Terra.
He slowly pulled away, seeing how... opposite his identical twin looked. He had a nice hot tan that girls back at Akbar would of died for...and... his pissiness seemed to of vanished.
Sora got some color too, and his hair had gotten brighter. He now realized... how ghostly pale he was.
He blushed a bit, realizing that their voice had all gotten deeper as well.
"I really missed you guys..."
Axel looked down and grinned, about to yank on ol' Terra's horns but quickly remembered that he wasn't underwater anymore! He snickered and nodded. "You've changed! You haven't sworn yet!"
Riku looked down at the Atterian and smiled, blushing a bit. "It... broke last night after the meeting..."
"I hate you." Axel blunted out as he stuck his tongue out... but caught the blush. He snickered impishly and leaned closer to Riku. "but HOW did it break?"
"Wha--- hey... leave me alone!"
From afar, Xigbar crossed his arms and looked down, a frown on his face.
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Post by Reno on May 14, 2008 22:08:14 GMT -5
Roxas blinked when Ven spoke and suddenly grinned playfully. It reminded him of something they used to do a long, long time ago.
"I want to fly!" Sora pouted, looking towards the sky and the hot air balloons.
"I want to fly more!" Roxas said back, still thinking of his sleep-walking dreams.
"Yeah? Well I want to fly most so I win!" Ventus said proudly, holding his lollipop up to the sky.
"What? But I like ice cream!" Ventus said, holding onto the last bar.
"I like ice cream more!" Sora said, sntaching it from him.
"Yeah? Well I like ice cream most so I win!" Roxas said, snatching it, and then running down the hall laughing as his brothers chased him.
"I missed you guys more!" The blonde said, giving Sora a meaningful look.
Sora blinked, then suddenly understood, grinning brightly and laughing. "Yeah? Well I missed you guys most so I win!"
Maybe Axel was right... maybe he had changed some. He didn;t see it to be honest. In fact he felt in many areas he had actually gotten worse.
"Lucky bitch." Terra grumbled when he revealed it was last night. At least Riku knew what he had to DO for it though - see the light in people's hearts and with a character like Sora around well... perfect match.
His ears twitched as Riku reluctantly tried to stay away from the topic of how it broke and a wolfish grin grew onto his face. "Oh cooooome on Riku! Teeeeeell us." He tail brushed against the other's leg as if to coax the answer out of him.
Donald tapped his foot impatiently, listening from one group - the triplets - to the other - the guardians. He remembered stories of the guardians from the king and they acted just like he thought they would - like ruffians. like his nephews. The triplets... he could still remember that day when they had first came to the castle. He had been a much younger mage then... but he still rememebered the mad dash to get the babies to some sort of warmth while the mother was carried away - died in the medical room she did... and Mickey had to find a home for all three.
He heard Terra's teasing purr and Sora's sappy sentiment. Alright, that was quite enough. "ALRIGHT!" He squacked. "King Mickey's expecting us back soon and all y'all are doing is dilly-dallying?"
Roxas snorted at the strange term, whispering just like he used to in class and their teacher said something odd. "Dilly-dallying?"
Sora chuckled some, elbowing the blonde in the ribs lightly.
Donald gave the two an angry look and the two looked down guiltily. The duck tapped his foot. "the longer we stay here the longer your powers combine and make this world more noticeable to Xehanort's eyes. Especally now that two of the seals are broken. So we need to move. Now." He looked back towards xigbar. "As for you, the King'll keep in touch with you while your here if you have any questions for him at any time he beseeches that you don't hesitate to ask." He had told much the same to Demyx while the Shee and Imp had been saying goodbye.
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Post by Rikugurl on May 14, 2008 22:19:48 GMT -5
Ven's eyes widened as he heard the old fight. He smiled more and bounced happily.
He hadn't been this happy... in years. It was like... their own little Balloon Festival. They had missed it the past two years...
Riku blinked as he felt the rub on his leg, looking down. He blushed more and shook his head. "You too! No way... I won't say anything!"
Axel grinned more, seeing Terra was in on it too. "Yea! Come one Riku! Don't be such a party pooper! You got your curse removed... you NEED to tell us!"
Axel knew how to break his curse. Stop being impish. HELL! How was he suppose to do that if he WAS an imp!?
As for Terra... maybe he needed to be more civilized.
They all stopped bickering Riku when the duck suddenly snapped. Their heads turned and then glanced at the two boy's giggling.
As Donald scolded them, the dog like creature walked over to the duck and nodded. "That's right! We need ta hurry now!" He nodded again and smiled brightly.
Xigbar looked down, rolling his eyes. "As if... I got things under control." He waved off the instructions and looked away.
Goofy nodded and looked around, making sure no one was looking before he raised his shield, waiting for Donald to raise his staff.
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Post by Reno on May 14, 2008 23:02:31 GMT -5
"W-Wait we can't even go see the puppies?!" Sora said with a wave of his arms.
"No." The duck said.
Terra chuckled softly when Riku kept denying them the answers. They'd get it out of him eventually - hopefully. Maybe... the clue to the breaking of his curse was the clue to breaking their own. His ears twitched as he heard Donald's words and sighed. Oh that was right, this wasn't a pleasure visit.
Donald just sighed, raising his own staff and together they gave a quick chant and several beams of light came down, circling him and Goofy, the Shee and the guardians. Terra glanced towards Xigbar one last time, still unable to get the unnerving feelings that... that the man was familar. He knew it was just because of the gold eye - like his father... "Good luck." He told the man right before they were swept away.
They all appeared in... ONE ship. But it wasn't crowded - in fact if anyone had a good guess, it was like the two little ships that had come to pick them up.. Chip and Dale sat on the console, waving to them all happily.
"Ah how cute!" Sora said, seeing the chipmunks for the first time. He hurried forward, leaning down and smiling brightly. They were even in little clothes!!! Man his mom would LOVE to see them. "Hey there! I'm Sora." Somehow he already guessed they were going to be able to talk.
Chip bounced some at the sudden proximity of the Shee. He and his brother looked up at the overly-friendly person. but the surprisingly thing was was that they were noticied by him without having to be intropduced. With Terra, Ventus and Xigbar they hadn't even seem him until Goofy started to give orders to him and the blonde got weirded out thinking he was talking to nothing but air. Well... with a name like GOOFY....
"I'm uh Chip and this is my brother Dale." The little chipmunk introduced. "We're your co-pilots!"
"Nice ta meetcha!" The brunette said. He looked around suddenly noticing all the controls and his eyes lit up. Oh... wow. "Hey can I learn how to drive this thing?!"
"No! Now go on and sit down we need to get moving." Two guesses on who said that.
"The duck is very stingy huh?" Sora said.
"You get used to him." Chip said with a small chatter. Sora continued to chat with the chipmunks until Roxas grabebd him by the arm and tugged him away from the pilot's area and sat him down in his seat laughing. "God if rocks could talk you'd make friends with them too." It was good to know though that sora really HADN;T changed at all.
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Post by Rikugurl on May 14, 2008 23:26:29 GMT -5
Ven blinked as he heard the word 'puppies'. That was right! Ven always wanted a dog... and he KNEW after this adventure, after being with Terra... he knew his mom couldn't say no!
He smiled happily but frowned as the duck said no.
Riku sighed in relief as the duck interrupted. For a moment there, he really wished he was blind again... that or deaf.
"Awwww..." Axel pouted and sighed but nodded, watching the beam take over them.
Xigbar's golden eye looked at Terra as the light sounded him. He nodded slightly and gave a quick wave. "See ya, kid."
And then, they were gone.
He looked around the town, hearing people start to move around in their houses.
Now that Aqua was gone... he wondered... if he would be tempted. She had always kept him on his toes... and now all he could do was wait... until the forces came. Won't that be fun.
Axel blinked and grinned, looking all over the larger ship. Pretty lights! He looked over, hearing the chipmunks. Well... he'd have to stand... unless they wanted to have one of their chairs burst into flames.
Riku took a seat and sighed. They would finally meet the REAL king. He wondered... what he looked like.
Dale bounced up and down too, smiling up at the boy. He was real friendly. "We should be arriving at the castle shortly!"
Goofy just chuckled as he took a seat too.
"Gwarsh Donald, ya shouldn't be so rude to the Shee!"
Ven grinned as he sat down, grabbing Terra's horn so he wouldn't go sliding all over the place.
As the ship traveled, there was a sudden light.
Everyone's eyes grew as the light became overpowering... and they suddenly stopped.
Ven raised his brow as he looked out the window, seeing that they were inside a... basement?
"Alright! Everyone can exit to the right!" The red nosed chipmunk called.
And so they did. Donald led the way up the few flights of stairs and opened the door, walking out.
Goofy was next and smiled back at the crowd. "Follow us!"
Ven walked up next and walked through the door. He stopped though and gasped as his eyes saw the most amazing view. It was a bright garden with character clipped hedges. Flowers bloomed beautifully and a white castle surrounded them.
"Whoa..."
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Post by Reno on May 15, 2008 0:04:18 GMT -5
Donald just grumbled. "I want to live thank you very much."
Terra's claws slipped along the ice-like surface, but when a hand reached down and grabbed his horns he stopped moving so much. Somewhere in the corner of his eye he could see Axel liunging about, doing his best not to burn anything up. He heard sora give a cruy of excitement when they took off as if this was some perverse amusement park ride.
Luckily Disney Castle wasn't far. Maybe twenty minutes top and over his head he could hear the triplets conversing like old times as if the year that had seperated them never happened. They ahd all grown but even apart from one another they had still grown together - in more ways then even they were completely aware of.
The sudden bright light made everyone squint or shut their eyes. sora idly wondered if Riku would go blind again from the expose to too MUCH light in too short a span of time. but then suddenly it was over and dale was cheerfully telling them how they could leave the... hanger. thats it was. a ship hanger!
It only had room for one though. The one they were in. Eveyone was way too eager to get out of the ship to disagree and soon everyone was spilling out of the basement and into a new area. It was nothing knew to Goofy and Donald who had traveled the area dozens of times or - in the dog's case - slept in it. A beautiful courtyard full of wildflowers that were alien to them all. Neatly trimmed bushes made into interesting designs... and an amazingly gorgeous castle before them.
"W-wow...." Sora stuttered, never having seen anything like this in his life. It must of been quite a sight for riku too - what a rgeat one to remember after so many years of not being able to!
It was a magnificent place - but at the same time it sent haunting chills down Sora's spine and his eyes flashed momentarily coloring amber for a few seconds a vision full of red blood and a gasping plea made him blink rapidly.
Roxas just smiled. He had already seen one castle in his life - king Triton's. Yet this one was much more grand in so many unexplainable ways... and hauntingly familar. "This is... amazing!"
Terra's nose twitched, the pollen bothering it. He sniffed at the grass, smelling how fresh it was and well taken care of. He licked his lips, biting at some of it. Mmm tasted good too. He rasied his head glancing around, seeing Donald and Goofy waiting for them all to gain their bearigns ad then he noticed one of them had not stepped from the safety of the basement. Axel. Oh of course. If he stepped forth he'd probably set the whole courtyard aflame wouldn't he?
"Don't worry Axel. Magical resistence is placed over this whole area - sort of barricading it from being destroyed by it. I'm not completely certain if it will hold back your curses energy but you'll never know unless you step forward. If it doesn't, we can always replant the garden."
Everyone's heads turned towards the voice, seeing... a very short person walking down the many steps of the castle's entrance - the doors above large but only small little doors were cut from it so the small person could move around. He had large round black ears, a black nose and a tail thinner then Axel's. He was very short and in red garb.
It was...
"Your majesty!" Donald said. "You didn't have to get up we could have brought them to you."
"Oh nonsense." Mickey said good-naturedly. "Hosts should always greet their guests."
"So... you are a mouse." Terra grumbled.
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Post by Rikugurl on May 15, 2008 0:21:29 GMT -5
Ven looked around, not noticing that Terra was eating the grass. If he did, he'd smack the Atterian. He looked towards a door that was behind a brush and his eyes suddenly went yellow. A trail of blood lead to the door but when he blinked, it was gone. A cold shiver ran down his spine, making his bite his lip but blinked as he heard the voice.
Riku blinked as he looked around. A large smile ran over his lips as he saw everything. It really... was amazing... but he wasn't too shocked. This was where the King of the universe lived... of course he was going to have a beautiful place.
He and the others looked back, seeing Axel stare at the grass as if there was something horribly wrong. The silverette couldn't help but chuckle, seeing the problem. He blinked though as he heard the voice and looked at the stairs, seeing the King. His aquamarine eyes widened and he suddenly left everyone's side, his black jacket flapping as he knelt in front of the king.
"Mickey..." He smiled happily. Unlike the other two guardians, Riku knew the king best. He seemed to be there when the boy had gone blind. He reached out and... suddenly hugged the mouse.
"Gwarsh!" The dog exclaimed but chuckled. He never saw anyone hug the king expect for---
"Welcome everyone."
Another small, quaint voice sounded over the garden.
Everyone looked up to see another mouse in a... pink dress.
Axel tilted his head. Another one?
"Oh! Are you the queen?" He asked childish.
The mouse only nodded and smiled.
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Post by Reno on May 15, 2008 0:47:01 GMT -5
Mickey gave a soft chuckle, hugging Riku back. "It is nice to see you again too!" He looked at the other's eyes, smiling even more. "Truly... seeing each other I see." He woukd have to inquire about that one later. though Riku would not want to tell Terra or Axel he could have no hesitations telling him. He had a feeling though it had a everything to do with Sora. It had been a good match up - if anyone could make someone see the light it would have to be the son that Jet had proclaimed to be opposite of himself.
His ears twitched and everyone glanced over towards the newer small voice. Mickey chuckled, smiling fondly. "Everyone allow me to introduce my wife Queen Minnie."
Sora blinked tilting his ehad as he looked at the female mouse then grinned. "Hiya!" He said with a wave - to both of them really.
"Sora!" Roxas said, suddenly remembering himself. He glanced at Ven who seemed just as lost and sighed rolling his eyes. Why him? He grabbing both their shirt collars and yanked, forcing them to bend at the waist with him, all three of them bowing to the King and Queen. "Uh it's a pelasure to finally meet you! We can't thank you enough for all that you are doing for us!"
Terra rolled his eyes, laying out on the grass languidly, watching the events pour forth around him. As much as he knew formalities weren;t important, he just didn;t feel like dishing them oput for creatures he daily ate for breakfast, that was... just weird.
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Post by Rikugurl on May 15, 2008 0:55:01 GMT -5
Minnie only giggled as the blonde pulled his brother's over, seeing them almost topple over each other. "Boys, boys... there is really no need." She giggled again as she walked down to Mickey as Riku back up with the others.
Axel reached out a toe... and touched the grass. Nothing?
He grinned happily and jumped out, running around a bit. His fire didn't destroy the garden but his FEET sure did. He blinked and settled down quickly, also bowing. He wanted to complain that he wanted his curse off too... but... they weren't done protecting the boys.
"Whoa!" Ven almost fell on his face but caught himself.
"Augh!" He pushed Roxas away and stuck his tongue out. "Knock it off!" He pouted and crossed his arms, looking away slightly. He eyed the door again and frowned, looking back at Mickey.
"You're majesty... before uh... we do anything else.... what happened here? I mean... I keep getting... bad visions. What is all that about?" The blonde asked, sadness in his eyes.
Minnie frowned, shaking her head as her face became sad. "Oh dear... we should talk about this in the throne room." She picked up the front of her dress and headed back up the stairs to the small room.
Axel and Riku shared a glance and then looked at Terra. Guess Ven opened up a can of worms...
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Post by Reno on May 15, 2008 1:10:48 GMT -5
Sora also nearly fell over at Roxas' antics, but he knew that was just the blonde's way, prim and proper to a T. he had NO idea where it came from either!
Ventus' sudden question also made Mickey very sombre but the question was not unexpected. he knew the minute those necklaces came back to them and around their necks, they would start to get memories back. He quickly nodded with Minnie's decision. "Come along boys this will not be a short talk." He turned and followed after his wife.
Terra's ears twitched as both riku and Axel looked at him. "Don't look at me I don't make HIM talk!" He said, tossing his head in Ven's direction.
"No... I've been getting them too." Sora said softly. "I want to know too." Roxas just frowned but nodded in agreement besides him.
The wolf stood suddenly. "Come on." He trotted off after the two mice. Donald and Goofy - not ones to trust a big wolf with two mice, quickly ran after.
The three shee shared a glance with each other before walking after, Riku and Axel bringing up the rear.
They followed the mice to the throne room - made of HUGE double doors - in fac tthey were SO large Sora didn't actually think they could be opened! But then Minnie rasied her hand and a small portion of the door began to glow. And like a little cardboard cutout a piece of the door popped out allowing them all access.
The throne room was immense. A long, LONG red carpet spread out before them all the way to where two thrones stood on a pedatrial like platoform WAY at the other end. At the far ends of the throne room, pillars shot up all the way throughout, supporting the massive cieling. way up high were some beautiful stained glass windows filtering in the light beautifully.
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