Spending my hoarded crowns. +4 to Strength (120 Crowns) +37 to Speed (400 Crowns) +7 to Defense (210 Crowns)
Luna and Aux arrived at Shiro's training session just as Everyone else was wrapping things up. Shiro nodded his head as he turned off the simulator.The water around the raft had settled as the storm immediately ceased producing electricity and water. The raft sunk down to the floor, as everyone was now stable and able to climb off. Karina, Kel, Faust and Ven had finished the storm course. Shiro clapped his hands. "MARVELOUS! PLENTY TO WORK ON, BUT WE'LL GET THERE!" he enthusiastically stated with a thumbs up. He approached "Master Karina, you have the will of fire within you! You are persistent, but the pursuit of that drive could get you burned... Master Kelford, you are a solid warrior with a level head... but you lack the determination to solidify your resolve. "Master Faustules! You lack direction. Lightning is nothing without a current to follow." He went up to Ven finally and patted his head. "Good job, kid." Yen Sid arrived in time as everyone had assembled. "Master Yen Sid! How did your pupils fair." "Well enough for their first dive. There is much they need to discover. But they should be able to attain their goal given enough practice. Soul searching is never a simple task." DJ had caught up with the group as he looked around, doing a head count in silence. "Good, you're all here...Council Room in 10 minutes..." ------------------------------------------------------------------ COUNCIL ROOM Everyone reconvened in the main Council Room, as DJ took command of the room.He activated the center panel of the tabel, entering in the profiles he gathered from Alex. "After talking to Alex, I found some legitimate intel on our elusive Hellfire Club." "Sure the intel is legitimate?" Shiro asked. "Yeah, I'm sure." He said confidently. Ten pictures were scattered in holographic profiles. "As far as we're aware, these 10 people are responsible for hunting the Princesses of Heart. MALEFICENT. Mistress of Evil. She's the second in command for the group. Powerful magic user. MIZRABEL. Mistress of Illusion. From what I recall you guys managed to wipe her out when you fell into the realm of darkness in the Castle of Illusion. CAPTAIN HOOK. From what I can tell, mostly joined up for his vessel use. You guys took him out in Neverland. HADES. God of the dead. You guys ran into him on Olympus, but from what Alex told me, he severed ties with the group for "Creative Differences." OOGIE BOOGIE. A bag of bugs..." DJ paused briefly. "That's all I know about him..." He continued on. "JAFAR. Powerful sorcerer from Agrabah. Apparently he may have the ability of mind control... THE HORSEMAN. Herald of the group. Has no head but you've ran into him the longest. Spotted in Beast's Castle, Wonderland, and Native Grounds. Very Deadly. URSULA. Sea Witch. impressive magic but you guys also destroyed her in Atlantica. DR. FACILIER. Voodoo user. Got a lot of shadow spies and is a master manipulator." Faust's shadow gave a sinister smirk. "And finally. THE HORNED KING. Leader of the group. He doesn't have much on his profile, but he has vast connections. He's looking for something called the Black Cauldron. We don't know what it's for yet, " He zoomed in on Oogie's profile. "Far as I know, they have 6 active members. Least threatening one looks to be Oogie Boogie.I don't wanna risk fracturing all of you since you just reunited again. Shiro and I will investigate the Enchanted Dominion to hunt down Maleficent. Yen Sid, Eraqus and Ventus will hold down the fort. That means the 9 of you will be going to Halloween Town." he informed the group. "I also updated your Gummi phones with DATA MISSIONS. to help keep everyone up to date with the phone's almanac," DJ nodded. "Take what you all can. You leave for Halloweentown tomorrow..." AJ leveled up! (72) (73) (74) Aux leveled up! (72) (73) (74) Beuce leveled up! (71) (72) (73) Faust leveled up! (71) (72) (73) (74) Kaida leveled up! (70) (71) (72) Karina leveled up! (72) (73) (74) Kel leveled up! (72) (73) (74) Luna leveled up! (72) (73) (74) Quill leveled up! (66) (67) (69)
Aux was sitting at the edge of the belltower overlooking Central haven Fiddling around with his phone, he heard Luna approach. "You couldn't do it either?" Luna walked over to Aux as he was fiddling with the gummi-phone. He looked over to her to ask about the phone. She shook her head as she took out her phone. "Koa and I figured out a bit before we went to bed last night." She scrolled through her phone a bit before putting it in her pocket. "I know its important to do our part. But I don't want to lose the part of myself that means the most..." He looked over to her. "What'd you figure out exactly?" "Oh. That..." Luna was a little confused on what she couldn't do. Once she realized, she shook her head. "No....To do what needs to be done...I can't sacrifice the very lives I want to protect." Luna scratched her head. "For a moment there, I had thought you were referring to these phones. I can see that's not the case at the moment." She paused. "My apologies." "Yeah... i had to get used to them when I moved here..." Aux chuckled. "I never liked how the buttons were too small for my hands... still are." He sighed heavily as he leaned onto his back with his legs dangling over the ledge. "Even when I think i beat my darkness.. it still wants more from me. And you... your entire life you've been this princess of life. And still light demands more from you. I always thought you being a princess was this giant rare blessing... turns out its the same burden." Luna nodded her head to show she was listening. After a few moments, Luna shook her head. “I may have been a princess since birth, but not a princess of light.” She paused. “I was in the dark about that just as everyone else was. I have doubts that my parents even had a inkling about it, much less kept it hidden from me all this time.” The princess sighed as she looked over at the belltower. She brought herself back to her Mark of Mastery exam and the moment the four names were revealed to her group. She rubbed her temple slightly before shaking her head. “A princess is more than just some pretty face that waves to the crowd or dances at a ball. She is to look out for her people, fight for people, and to make sure they are happy and well. That is what a princess is.” She continued to stare at the belltower. “There are times where I have wished I wasn’t a royal because of how taxing it is but then I immediately take it back because I would not trade it for anything else.” Luna took the crown off her head as she stared at each individual piece of it. For such a small object, it carried a huge weight for her and reminded her of what was important. “In these times, it’s especially important to remind myself of that.” She paused. “And to remember I have a support system I can turn to when I feel low.” She turned to Aux. “A burden that darkness may be, but no one said you have to bear that all on your own. You have friends that care for you and support you. That’s why I can’t go through with this training. There’s too many people I can’t forget and abandon when all is said and done. I won’t do it.” Aux looked down at her phone and took it from her hands. He entered in his number. "Well that support goes both ways," he replied, handing it back to her. "And if its any consolation, I never look at you as a princess. I mean the crown's a giveaway, but I'm always gonna know you as the mermaid who slapped me," Aux smirked. Luna looked on as Aux entered in his own number. She took back her phone once Aux gave it back. With a smirk, he recalled some prior events that had happened before their arrival. She sighed before scratching her head. "I've apologized for that incident. Though it seems you are still upset over that. Again, my apologies! I just couldn't leave them while the situation was still tense. I apologize for my behavior back then." Luna bowed her head slightly as she gave her apologies Aux felt awkward being bowed to and looked around to make sure no one was watching. "I mean you don't have to do all that... besides, you should never apologize for being you..." he didn't really know how to respond to the bowing so he lightly patted her on the head to comfort her. Luna stood back up before a chuckle left her mouth. "I appreciate your words." She put a hand on her head before crossing her arms. "However, if I am to be me, those apologies will come included. No if's, and's, or buts's." Luna fixed her crown a bit before looking out at the belltower again. With an arched eyebrow, Aux faced the same direction as Luna. The sun was starting to go down a bit as the day had went on. He thought to himself for a moment as he tried not to stare directly at the sun. "What if we don't have to sacrifice as much as we think... maybe... maybe somewhere out there is a source of light strong enough to get you to that final level." He turned to back to face her. "Know anything like that?" Luna put her hand under her chin as she pondered Aux's questions. After a few moments, Luna shook her head. "Unfortunately, there is no other source. At the current moment, Artemis and Apollo are, from what I've been told, keeping what's left of my home stable. It's at the very brink of near disappearance. If one of them were to stop, I don't think any of my people will ever see home again." She sighed as she recalled the conversation she had with her brother aboard the Sanctuary. The princess crossed her arms as she closed her eyes. "Even if my brother and I are able to restore it, there's still the power struggle to contend to. The only people I can think of that might have any sort of clue about that subject..." She paused before opening her eyes. "Luci did had me an astral-sphere should I need to reach him....Perhaps she can assist me or he can for that matter as well." Luna put her thumb under her chin as the rest of her hand covered her mouth. "So why don't you call them?" Aux asked Luna looked at the sphere before sighing. "I would but it's a little complicated at the moment. I'm not sure my brother will answer." She scratched her head as she pondered for another moment. "On one hand, there could be the chance he isn't preoccupied with anything." She paused. "On the other hand, he could be in a meeting or in a place where it could be inconvenient." Luna crossed her arms as she thought on the possibilities. Aux shrugged. "Couldn't hurt to try... I'm sure he'd at least make time for his sister." He pondered to himself before looking down at the orb. "Whatve you got to lose?" Luna nodded her head as she kept her eyes on the sphere. She knew her brother would definitely for her, however, she didn't want to add on any more burdens than he was already dealing with. "Like I've stated, our situation has gotten...complicated. We currently have a lot at stake right now. I just don't want to let my call be the domino that brings loss." The princess sighed before taking a deep breath. Even with everything that was going on, she shook her head and steeled her nerves. "Maybe, Lucien can put those two on the line...." She moved her hand to hover over the sphere. Her sphere started to glow as Luna took in another deep breath. "Star of Apollo..." A streak of light rose up from the sphere. The streak expanded as it took shape. A figure of a man was soon formed from the light. Luna looked up at the figure before calling out to it. "Luci?" The figure then responded. "Luna?"
Central Haven Detention Centre DJ sat across from Alex on the other side of the holding cell. Th two of them sat silently as DJ tried to speak but nothing come out of his mouth. "Man, you suck at interrogation..." Alex scoffed. DJ looked down at his tablet. "Well I'm not exactly in love with the idea of this either. Besides, not like you'd ever give up willingly." "You don't know what I'd do," he replied in offense. "Once upon a time, I could've... Now? You're just gonna keep defying me regardless of what I think is best for everyone!" "It's always about what you think, right? Look where that got you..." "ME?! You're the one in prison?!" "Yeah, not one on one though. You against me, I'd win every time..." "YES! Happy?! You win Alex! You're stronger than me! You're the better wielder! You always were! Does that satisfy you? You can stop being such a prick now?!" Alex remained quiet for a moment. "You weren't even trying..." DJ clenched his fists. "I don't know what it is you want, but THIS. Stops now. Whatever problems you have with me stop now. Tell me what you want from me. Ever since I joined the order, all you've done is badger me for it. What did you want a seat at the table? Take it! There's literally 3 slots open now, you get to be the big hotshot if that's what you want." Alex stayed quiet, glaring at his former friend. "What do you want?!" DJ barked at him. Another few seconds passed before Alex spoke again. "I don't know anymore... I joined this group because I thought, If I could keep up, then I could join your rank. Not feel like I was left behind again." "What do you mean 'again,' I never went anywhere!" "Yes you did. All your time was to that stupid order... Your dad worked for them, and so you did to. Then you joined them. Then we hung out less, then whenever I tried to confront you, you were working on some stupid project." DJ settled down after hearing this confession. "Beating you didn't make me feel better, and those red society dorks are way too intense.. So I gave up. Plain and simple." Alex scoffed for a brief moment. "It's sad that this is the longest we've talked in years... Well go ahead... let the lecture continue," he shrugged. DJ stood for a moment before stepping into the other room and pulling out a guitar. "You... still have that?" Alex asked in shock. He handed the guitar to Alex as he accepted it. "I adjusted the watt outage to match your thunder aura... One of those dumb projects I was working on." Alex began to strum some of the strongs as a light green hue emanated from the axe guitar. "After my Dad died, I wanted to make sure his life's work wasn't in vein. I just got lost between life and work, I guess... I know we still have a lotta stuff to hash out, but everyone needs your help. I need your help.. I know of the Red Society, but I need to know the names of anyone from the Hellfire Club... " Alex looked down at his axe where he carved their makeshift band name 'Lockdown.' "You're a smart guy. Who says I cant just keep the guitar and let you figure it it 'Dwayne." "Because I know your not that big a *kupo* 'Alester'..." "Well I ain't helpin, so tough." "Yes you are." "Piss off." "Alphabetical, if you could. Oh and their homeworld co-ordinates would be major," He said, jotting down on his pad. "Stop that!" "Stop what?" "You KNOW What!" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Some time had passed as Shiro gave them a very generous amount of cooldown time. "Very impressive thus far. This 3 part course has been known make and break powerful wielders, but I'm glad to see you all persevering and honing to your strengths... the final test is quite simple. Stay on the raft for 10 minutes." Shiro led the four of them to a long and thick board of wood in the middle of the simulation room. The raft was a very plain 10x10 foot square piece of wood. Thick enough to hold their combined. The four wielders each picked a side of the board to stand on as the room started filling up with water. Shiro left the room and watched behind a wall of glass. The water begin filling in more rapidly as the wielders began to shift in balance. You've shown endurance and strength.. lets see your adaptability...." the water quickly rose higher and higher as the waves were beginning to push and pull the raft, causing the four of them to constantly be moving their feet. "This storm will test your resolve to stay in control!" He yelled passed the window. "If one of you falls everyone fails! Keyblades can't be used. Neither can magic. Straight up roughing it!" A large crack of thunder was heard as clouds began to form overhead. "There will also be thunder! Good luck!" He said giving a thumbs up. A ten minute timer was set as the crashing waves were already making things difficult...
Shiro gave a few hardy claps before looking at his watch. "Well i say thats a good time to rest up..." he turned his head to find Ventus slowly pulling into view. "Hello young Ventus! How goes your own training? Care to partake in the next course?" Hr smiled.
Orion looked back to Beuce as he began to pace. "Provided you're lower level, it could benefit Beuce if he fought you as you leveled... Gaining better blade experience as you do. And given your speed, he'd be able to learn at a rapid rate than most others." He stopped to look to Ventus. "Provided your fast enough of course. If young Ventus here can overwhelm you in multiple training sessions, there's a chance you'll be able to gain the stamina required. That would tackle the physical portion. The mental and spiritual however are two entirely different things... And perhaps with enough sparring young Ventus will be able to unlock an aura of his own. How does that sound to both of you?"
"Good," Orion exclaimed, stopping his pocketwatch, "And with 11 seconds to spare..." He looked down to Ventus. "You've promising skill, which allows young Beucefilous here to benefit from the experience." He turned to Beuce with dead set eyes. "Now kill him," he responded casually.
"What do you need help with?" he repeated.
AJ's clone appeared behind him and shoved him to the ground. He had a very hurt expression on his face as if he was trying to get his attention for some time.
After giving them some brief resting time, Shiro clapped as all three finished the course. "Well done everyone! Here, have some water." He tossed a few snowballs in their direction. "You may have to wait a bit, but that will be water soon..." he deactivated the snowstorm and turned up the heat. It began to feel more like a scolding desert now. "Its wonderful to see you all having endured the cold, but let us see what happens when the heat weighs you down... literally." He turned a dial as karina, kel and faust all felt themselves being pulled down by a powerful force. "Good news is you only have to do the course once now. Bad news is I've increased the gravity to account for your performance. Karina and Kels weight has been tripled while Faust's weight has been doubled. You only completed the course once you've all crossed the finish line." The heat started to grow more intense as sweat was starting to show on their faces. "I've seen how you all perform in harsh environments. But let's see what happens when the pressure is on.." he began a stopwatch. You have 10 minutes for all 3 of you to complete the course. If one doesn't pass, you all fail." He held the stopwatch as he clicked it down. "Go!"
Orion looked at Beuce and Ventus, as he looked down at his pocket watch, "Fast than I thought. You have the speed for sure, let's see if that holds up in a more combat oriented environment." He watched the minute hand move, looking up at the two. "You have 100 seconds to cause your opponent to yield in a keyblade spar." He was very abrupt about it without any warning. He looked back and forth between the two. "94 seconds...." he iterated.
AJ stood in front of real AJ. "Remember that this place is only are real as you want it to be." The doppleganger straight straight into his eyes and he blocked his path.
A second AJ appeared next to AJ. "Wait Quill," he repeated.
Orion peered his eyes at the young boy before turning to Beuce."Let's begin with a simple training exercise..." Ventus is to be given a 10 second head start and you are to tag him. Ventus is to try to evade you for as long as we can. This also allows me to see how you stand on a physical level... Goes without saying but you can't use the keyblade either." He looked to Ventus. "Go on then," he instructed.
"Where is Eliza?" Orion demanded. "I'll do you one better. Who is Eliza?!" Aux replied. "WHY IS ELIZA?!" SOK yelled out. Orion lowered his blade aura. "I was supposed to protect her... and I let her escape... you may know her as NEQUA." "Nequa?! What do you know about her?" Ven's mood soured at the sound of that name. He stayed quiet as he let Beuce lead the conversation "Shes... she's not well," Orion lamented. "I could've told you that.." Aux scoffed. "Its not her fault!" Orion barked. She fell into the void and succumbed to its madness... i stayed with her to ensure she couldn't hurt anyone." Aux calmed down a bit as he rose to his feet. "Why would you do that?" "Because I'm a King... my people needed to be kept safe... but more importantly she is my queen. And I love her..." "I...I'm sorry to hear that. Neq- Eliza has been an enemy of ours for a long time. She's done a lot of bad things to a lot of people. Whether it's her fault or not, she needs to be stopped." "While I agree with Beuce here, I do wish to resolve this in a way where no other lives are required to be taken." Luna looked towards Beuce and then back at Orion. "I also have a kingdom that needs to be protected. That much I can relate to." She placed a hand to her chest as she closed her eyes. "Hey, don't get me wrong" Beuce held up the mural of his people that was his arm. "I'm as sympathetic as anyone. If we can find a way to save her, all the better. I'm just saying that things can't be allowed to proceed as they are" Ven looked to all the parties that were talking. He had some really distasteful thoughts about Nequa, but now he was feeling almost remorseful about them. "I... was one of the people hurt." He spoke up, looking at Orion. "My friends, they're also caught up in this mess. I don't know where they are. We were taken from our home by her, and others too... We just want to go home and have this stopped once and for all." Beuce looked at Ven as he spoke to Orion. "Well, what do you say? Are you willing to help put a stop to this madness?" Orion dispersed his keyblades. "Im sorry for your troubles young man... i was supposed to be able to keep her isolated... but rifts in the void weakened the barrier and she immobilized me before using me as a vessel to escape. Now I just want to reclaim her heart and bring her back with me to the void." He sighed heavily. I just dont knoe how the barrier broke. "As if the string of time were being cut..." SOK made a sympathetic groan. "Oooh hamm.... this was cuz of the time belts wasn't it?" "Yeah, it's possible. We could go ask DJ for more details." "Heh, I'm not really sure what all of it means, but I guess I'll catch up as we go along," Ven said with a nervous chuckle as he rubbed the back of his head. Beuce put a hand on the boy's shoulder. "I'll sit you down and do a proper catch up before we start training" "Way back in season 2-" "NOT FROM YOU!" Aux interrupted. "Okie Dobie, I can ask DJ for information and orion can train you!" SOK immediately ported out. "Train you?" Orion asked confused. "Train you in what?" "We need to unlock our level 3 auras. Mine is Blade, and theirs are light and darkness. In addition..." Beuce patted Ven on the back. "We need to get him up to speed." "Im afraid there been a miscommunication. Im not exactly a teacher... and the path you three are headed on only leads to a life of loneliness.." Beuce sighed. "The rest of the keyblade masters either can't or won't teach us. If we don't get stronger, all the worlds and everyone on them are going to die." Beuce looked Orion dead in the eyes. "I know i'm willing to take on the burden." Aux put a hand on Beuces shoulder. "Me too..."Luna went silent for a moment. She took a few steps toward Orion. "For the future of my people and for the people I love, I will do whatever takes. Even if I have to spend the rest of my life in solitude...So long as they are safe, I will be alright, no matter the cost." "You still misunderstand me... your sacrifice is more than just metaphysical. Its literal... to master darkness, you would have to sever all your bonds. Giving up your humanity until you are no more human than a heartless... to master light you would have to do the same. Achieving a higher power than abandons the needs and bonds of mortals. And blade?... blade is the worst of all. You would have to take lives of of hundreds... thousands... so your blade would feel the beat a thousand hearts... You'd all still be willing to go that far?" Beuce grew silent for a moment. "I carry with me the lives and deaths of a hundred thousand. I can bear my burden a little farther. I'll do what I have to." Luna fell silent once Orion explained the cost of mastering her aura. To abandon the need of her people? Abandon the connections she's made? She grew hesitant but if it meant she could save a life, then she knew what she had to do. "If I could save at least one life doing this, then it's worth the risk. I want to bring my people and my loved ones a brighter tomorrow, even at the risk of losing myself." Ven stood there quietly, listening to everyone around him talk about their sacrifices for this training. He wondered if it came down to it, he too could so willingly walk the same road someday. Aux took a moment. "I just got my family back... im not gonna lose them again... i don't care how sure you think that path is. Im gonna find another one.." Aux turned around and walked off "The amount of pure darkness needed would have been too great. And the amount of light you need is still vast. To cast final judgment on the wicked. Taking their lives. That is the final lity of light..." orion instructed. How many lives are you two willing to take?" He repeated "As many as I have to. Better the blood be on my hands than flood the stars." Luna shook her head slowly. The thought of taking any life for the sake of gaining more power, Luna didn't want that. That thought was the furthest from ever crossing her mind. She wanted to save lives, not take any more to do as such. She clasped her hands together and placed them in front of her chest. "No." She shook her head again. "I can't. I can't take any more lives for the sake of gaining more power just protect one life. I won't do that. That goes against everything I stand for." She paused. "I want to gain power without taking lives in the process. I'm a princess. My job is to protect my people, not use their very lives to draw more power to protect the very people I'm fighting for." Orion looked to Beuce. "You were a king, yes? Where are your people now?" Beuce's gaze dropped. "They're dead. But i carry their shattered hearts within mine. One day, once I reclaim our homeworld, they may be reincarnated." Orion grabbed Beuces arm and examined it. "Youre a king with no country... why should I teach you?" "There are others I need to lead. I won't sit back while they risk their lives." Orion matches eyes to Beuce. "I teach you.. you give your me your word Eliza will not be killed..." "Agreed. I'll find a way to get her back to you. When she dies, it won't be by my hand." "Not good enough.. her heart comes back to me intact... or your people won't be the only ones lost from this world..." Beuce let out a deep breath. "Fine then. You'll have her heart." Beuce offered his hand outward as Orion shook it. His eyes narrowed to the young Ven. "And what does he wish to learn?"
"Yeah it's on the north side of the academy, but... or we honestly going to follow a random note by-" Aux paused for a moment, recalling that this group does not operate off suspicious tendencies. "Right... I'll just lead the way." Aux lead the group towards the bell tower. Everyone took the elevator to get onto the roof where the height was tremendous compared to where they once began. "You seek answers..." a deep voice spoke out Beuce immediately called lofty grasp to his hand and looked around. "Well, you did throw a note at my face telling me to come here, so yeah i'm a bit confused" A rift opened up in front of them as a tall hooded figure walked out. "You are lost... but I can give you a-" The tail from under his robe tripped his boot as the man fell down. To the surprise of the group a beast looking child fell onto the floor with stilts and his robe falling after him. "Uhh pay no attention to the boy on the floor..." The boy spoke in a high pitched child's voice, but tried to make his voice seem deeper "Friend of yours?" Aux asked Beuce "I've never....Wait a second..." Beuce inspected him closer. "You're...That one kid who forfeited to Stratos in the tournament." Ventus raised an eyebrow as he watched the whole scene unfold, not sure what to make of this. "What's... going on exactly...?" "I'd like to know that as well. Who are you?" "You remember me!" Sok cheered, hopping onto his feet. "I should properly introduce myself. My name is Sok!" he waved. Ventus scratched the side of his head and shrugged. "Sorry, you don't seem familiar to me. I'm Ventus. But you can call me Ven." "Oh I know all of you! Beuce! Luna! Aux! and Ven makes a triumphant return! The plot is thickening!" Aux scratched the back of his head and went to shake the kids hand. "Nice to meet-" A giant anvil fell from the sky, nearly hitting Aux's hand. His hand immediately retreated as he instantly looked up. The skies were clear. "What the...." Aux said in angered confusion. "WHOA!" Ven stumbled back and looked around wildly. "Where did that come from?!" "What do you call us here for?" "Well, I just don't want you guys falling behind the others. At first I thought; Blade would totally be a water aura because he goes with the flow. but then you were all like 'I'm going blade, and then I remembered that Orion was super good with a blade as well as light and darkness!" Another anvil fell from the sky next to Beuce. "Where do those keep coming from?!" Aux spoke out angrily, looking to the skies. Ventus lifted up a leg and tucked his arms close to his body, scooting away from the anvil that had fallen, looking around worriedly. He was concerned about the falling debris himself. The names went over his head. "So, uh... you want to train us...?" Without breaking eye contact with Sok, Beuce swatted an anvil out of its path to Ventus' head. "Orion? Isn't he a trait- No, he's possessing someone else now. If that's the case...You know where he is?" Ventus was about to scream out when he noticed a shadow over him, only to be saved at the last second. He wiped his eyebrow, his heart thudding in his chest. "I keep telling you that KURT is the one possessing people. Orion was the person possessed..." Aux explained. "And what about him, how does he know so much about us?" he asked SOK. "Sorry, You'll have to forgive some confusion in this whole body hopping scenario. That aside, I have no idea. This is the first I've ever spoken to him. Before this, I've only ever seen him in passing once. I have no idea what his deal is." "How long have you been following them?" Aux asked suspiciously Sok cleared his throat and started to sing. "Way back in season one, Is where we had begun, On the journey known as S-O-S! Aqua, Terra and Ven,, they were kidnapped and then, Their fatihful master sent an S-O-S!" "Why is he singing?" Aux asked disturbed. At this point, Beuce remained silent with his eyebrow raised. "Why is he singing and why are anvils falling from the sky?" Aux asked again. "Oh... the singing is because everything sounds better through song. The anvils are from my condition..." "Your condition is to make anvils fall from the sky?" "No... my condition creates anomalies of spacetime to be bent to random if not threatening circumstances. A rock fell from the sky as SOK sat down on it, "You see friends... I have some kinda special chorono energy thing that allows me to create rifts in space. Kinda makes me a Jinx, but It's also how Im able to hop along and follow you guys around. Im the one that made sure the ocean didn't up and eat ya!" "Before you ask Aux, I understood about as much of that as you did." A pie fell from the sky and onto Beuce's shoulder. It was clear being around him long might be dangerous. Normally I'm supposed to be kept in my special room where I wont hurt people... But I just had to see you guys! I wanted to help everyone.. I want to see the good guys beat the bad guys." Aux kept a watchful eye above just in case. "You said Orion would help... After Kurt transferred to Terra, what happened to Orion?" "He tried to destroy him with the keyblade, but couldn't,,,, so he locked him in the infinity chamber...." "The what?" Aux asked "Its a room with no door. I thought maybe you guys could break him out." "Wait, you said he transferred to Terra? Someone is controlling Terra?" Ven was alert with the conversation now as he looked to Aux. "Wait, is THAT who that was?" Beuce said, remembering the man Shiro had knocked unconscious "That one i'm not responsible for!" Aux quickly defended. Luna kept silent as she tried to make sense of everything that was being told. "Almost as if Kurt wanted to push the blame onto someone else..." She placed a hand on her chin as she was piecing each piece together. "Well, either way, someone recently un-possessed would probably have a pretty good idea of how that can be done. Where is this infinity room and how do we get in? You said it didn't have any doors for us to unlock, didn't you?" "Yeah its impossible to get into..." someone could probably only get him out by poetal like this." Sok opened a rift with his chainsaw blade and yanked orion onto the floor in front of them "Hey I did it!" A duck fell on top of orion's limp body. Beuce at this point, was utterly baffled Ven was perplexed with what was going on, especially since no one was explaining what was going on with Terra. Was he in danger? What was happening exactly? But he guessed he had to sit back and see what was going on with this... Kurt guy. Beuce sighed at the weirdness of the situation and cast curaga on Orion, hoping it would wake him up. "Hey, Leader of the order, now isn't nap time." "ELIZA!" ORION shot up with adrenaline and ran off. Aux quickly tackled his legs and knocked him back onto the ground "Eliza?" Ventus looked to Beuce and then back to what was going on. He went over to Orion and crouched by his side. "Whoa, whoa, take it easy. Everything is okay." Beuce shrugged at Ventus. "Maybe it's his wife?" "Help would be nice!" Aux yelled at them. Orion summoned to keyblade and went into his blade aura He flipped his keyblades onto a backhand and spun around like a twisted knocking Aux off him. "Hey, Hey! There's no need for that! Why don't you tell us where you think you are." "We don't want to fight you!" Ven called out to Orion, holding up his hands. "My name is- Let's just skip that, I tell everyone to call me Ven! You're safe!"
Yen Sid led the group to a pool of glowing water. Beside the poolside were a row of nearly a dozen open sleeping pods. "As I understand... these sleeping chambers will help to monitor your health while in deep meditation. Should anything life threatening occur in your dream state.... I shall wake you up." Yen Sid waved his hand over the glowing pool, causing the pool to glow more blue for a split second. "These mystic waters should help transport you to the realm of sleep. While in this realm, you shall be met with your own faults and fears... But the task is simple. Each of you must touch a a crystal of light. Andrew must find his hidden in the clouds. Quill must find his in the depths of the caverns. And Kaida must find hers at the bottom of the ocean. This is a test of land sea and sky..... No one is allowed to use their keyblade.... Good luck to all of you." The three wielders each picked a bed and lay on it. It was odd to see them quickly drifting off with no assistance whatsoever. THE REALM OF SLEEP ~THE ISLAND~ The three woke up on the shore of a large, unknown island. To their front, the ocean, and behind them, a thick and dark jungle.
"Eraqus!" Yen Sid said, putting his hand on his friends shoulder. "I know you are still weary of the darkness that comes from peoples hearts... but we should not scold those who have yet to conquer theirs..." Eraqus sighed looking to his wizard friend. "Perhaps.. you should take over today's session" Yen sid nodded. "Agreed...." He led the way and took Quill, Kaida and AJ with him. "Please forgive him... darkness has caused him much pain in his lifetime," Yen sid told Quill. Eraqus left ashamed in himself and headed towards the library. In the meantime, Shiro had taken Karina, Kel and Faust to a simulated obstacle course. Many giant walls to climbs, along with feats of balance and endurance awaited them as shiro lifted a panel on the wall. "Its one thing to keep your head when keeping physical prowess... but it's another when your environment works against you." He pressed a button as the room got colder. Snow and hail began to rain down as the wind picked up. "Comolete this course five times... no keyblades allowed!" Shiro yelled out. ----- Aux was very surprised with how lenient Ventus was towards the whole thing. He felt even more stupid that he revealed his hand in the matter when the kid didn't even know he was involved. It was still a nice weight to have off his broad shoulders at least. "I promise..." he nodded to Ven, before shaking his hand. He turned to Beuce and Luna before shrugging. "So... now what?"
"Yeah... Good to see you again..." Aux replied to Ven. There was a brief pause before Aux realized what he said. "I mean... it's good to see you're safe and all because last I saw you were unconscious." There was another beat of awkwardness as he tried again to salvage the explanation."I MEAN- I DID TAKE YOU AND YOU'RE FRIENDS FROM YOUR HOME, BUT YOU'RE ALL STILL ALIVE SO THAT'S GOOD AND I'M GOOD TOO NOW SO IT'S GOOD!" He went in strong but whimpered out as he spewed out his apology. He cleared his throat as his tone returned to normal. "What I mean is... sorry for all of... that..."
