PRISON BLOCK G He wanted to tell her. But what if he was wrong? What if it was just an illusion and he was going to worry her over nothing. He instead bit his tongue for now. "I just... haven't seen him in a while. Was trying to think what he would do in a situation like this. He was always pretty level headed." Aux nodded as he slumped down to sit with his arms over his bent legs. "I get what you mean though ... It's like ever since we left the realm of darkness, everything's felt off. Like something's missing." He gave a quick look to everyone around before looking back down at the cell floor. "Back on that Island, I wanted to capture the little blue alien. But that was the wrong thing to do. I wanted to leave the mermaid people alone, but that was wrong. I thought going to the underworld was the right move and almost got people killed. I just... I've been doing the wrong thing for so long that I don't even know how to make the right choice anymore." He turned his head to Kaida. "Why am I even trying to help you? I thought I could make up for what I did for all of you, but nothing's changed. Even when I'm trying to be the good guy, I'm still the bad guy." "And you always will be..." Vanitas chimed in. "CAN YOU NOT?!" Aux barked at him, causing his collar to shock him again. "AHH!" He yelled in frustration, only to be followed by another shock. He then muffled through his mouth another frustrating grumble.
PRISON BLOCK G Vanitas chuckled. "Maybe that music will help distract from your upcoming despair. How does it feel to be on the bad side? All their trust in you... Their friendship.... all gone to-" Aux moved to get a better view of Vanitas as he interrupted. "Oh will you SHUT. UP!" Aux spoke up while still trying to keep his composure. "What's the matter buddy? Regret switching sides? Or maybe you're still having doubts?" "No... Pretty sure I don't regret finding my light again." "Hmph. Your fear of darkness has made you weaker." "Did I really talk like that- Did I really talk like that!?" Aux asked himself before asking Kaida. "Vanitas... Look around. No one here has thought of you in months. I haven't seen you in half a year! Half these people don't even know who you are! Everyone's kind of been dealing with bigger problems. Not like your exactly on top of your game. You're stuck here like the rest of us..." Vanitas chuckled. "Hehe... I'm EXACTLY where I'm supposed to be." Aux slowly looked away from him. "Yeah. I'm done talking to you," he bluntly replied. Vanitas shrugged in reply, closing his eyes as he stood against the wall. Aux looked to Kaida, wondering if she knew about Seiza's death. He wasn't comfortably talking about it, but there was never going to be a good time. "Kaida... when was the last time you saw Seiza?"
XARES QUARTERS II As there was no response from the other side, General Xares knocked again. "Karina?" He backed away from the door. "I thought if I gave her the option to leave, she'd feel more trusting. But if she's not even replying to you two... Stand back." He backed away from the door, moving the other two to the side. He kicked down the door with a powerful kick. The room was destroyed. Some sign of struggle. The room was scathed and torn like a wild animal had been here. The General looked back and forth, his breathing beginning to fume. He brought out his communicator and turned it on. "Security, report!" Xares oredered. There was a small pause of radio slence before a voice replied. "General? We've been trying to contact you for over 15 minutes! We-" "What happened in this room?" he demanded. "Sir, we've replayed footage and-" "Did they hurt my daughter? Who is responsible?!" "Uhh... your daughter sir." General Xares made a look of confusion. "What?" "After you left, she destroyed her room. She went to to the military's docking bay. We saw her taking one of the ships. We tried to detain her, but she pulled one of our weapons and hijacked a ship.... Ship Model AE-45" "I want that ship's guidance position tracked!" He barked at them. "We tried sir, she destroyed the positioning system. We can't remotely guide her back either. She's navigating freely and we can't stop her. I'm sorry sir..." General Xares thre the phone against the wall, breaking it. He leaned against the dresser and hung his head. "I lost her again." He took in a deep breath. "I'm sorry boys."
UPPER BARRACKS The General left the elevator with Kel and Beuce in tow. He brought them down the hall, putting away the tablet. "Seems you have five people down in detention. I suppose I could help release Faust from his minor charges by paying his bail... but the rest will have to stand trial." He stopped as he approached a room with a golden plate that said XARES. The General knocked a few times. "Karina?" He tried to open the door, but it was locked. He turned to Beuce and Kel. The door is locked from the inside, perhaps you could say something to get her to open it? XARES QUARTERS A loud knock was heard at the door.
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ELEVATOR General Xares stood proudly as he explained. "The Sanctuary was a combined effort between the order of light and several world leaders as a contingency plan in case the worlds were in danger. It was meant to utilize resources and assistance from stronger worlds to help the weaker ones. Central Haven fell some months ago and one of its members sent out the beacon to put the plan into action. A few dozen council members were selected to help keep our democracy and well, here we are." He said, gazing over the view from the glass panning. "Weve assisted civilians without a home from over a hundred worlds. Weve also been carrying out legal justice for runaways and law breakers." He turned to Kel. "Which is why you all were brought aboard. You failed to go through proper channels when assisting those worlds. Neither you or the people you helped agreed to be apart of the world border act. Its A universal clause that allowed for foreign assistance. Your assistance however was still productive, which is why half of you were forgiven from your charges. The other half however... still have to be accountable for their actions." He pulled out his tablet. "Which include..." PRISON BLOCK G "Uh lets see," a pitch cracking voice entered the system to reply to Kaida. "Dude, what are you doing?" A deep throated voice asked him from the voice system. "Dude, I got it." "We're not supposed to be-" "Wheres your chill?! Not like they can do anything anyways *ahem* okay here we go." A sound of a rustling paper was heard as the voice cracking guard read charges. "Castur Pollux; Treason and obstruction of justice. People from his homeworld said they would give him trial kn his homeworld... Faust; embezzlement, theft, and illegal gambling. Doesnt say anything for a court date, so I think dude just has to pay bail. Stratos Himmel; Destruction, assault and terrorism. Meso Himmel; destruction, assault and terrorism. Quill; mass destruction, assault and vandalism. Vanitas, Ventus and Aux all have terrorism, abduction, extortion, assault, and a whole lotta other stuff assosiacted with No Heart. And finally Kaida; Treason, desertion, and accomplice to the terrorist known as No Heart." The PA system turned off. Vanitas chuckled at Kaida. "Sucks to be you now, huh?" He whispered. "What If I told you, you were being played this whole time? Aux was still confused about most of the charges. Stratos and Kaida specifically. He looked to the passed out boy next to Statos. "That your brother or something?"
ELEVATOR General Xares led Beuce and Kel into the elevator. He scanned one of his keycards and folded his hands in front of himself, watching patiently as the elevator doors closed. "So tell me Mr. Alexander. Why the lies?" He turned his head to Beuce. "A Mr. Faust is currently being detained. "I only feigned my knowledge to see how you all would react. You're all quite loyal to each other. But lying to one of the commanding officers on this vessel is not your smartest move..." He kept his hands folded while the elevator was moving into the restricted levels. "So why woud you go along with it? What do you think my daughter would'v said about you?"
PRISON BLOCK G A small red light came on as the tightly sealed doors were slowly seperated. "Prisoner transfer," a guard said as he and one other stood facing eachother each side of the door. They wore white armor with their faces covered in a black visor. A logo for the sanctuary on each of their chest plates. Behind them, walking slowly through the door with a smug look on his face, was Vanitas. Wearing a similar collar to the rest of the prisoners in the room. Aux glared at him in astonishment. "Vanitas?" "Hiya roomie..." Vanitaslooked over to Kaida. ""Blondie..." He looked to the rest of the others. "Arctus, aaand the rest of you... that I don't really know or care for." "Enter into Prison Cell 1 inmate," One of the guards commanded. "Yes sir," he sarcastically saluted. "Put his accomplice in Cell 6. He was holding this... What do you want me to do with it?" The guard held up a small harddrive with the math symbol for 'Pi' on it. "Put it with the rest of the confiscated items..." he answered. The guard nodded and left the room before another guard carried in an unconscious Ventus over his shoulder. A guard pressed to buttons as both Vanitas and Ventus were put into their respective cell. He pressed the same 2 buttons, shutting both Cell 1 and 6 again. "That's Ventus..." Aux softly spoke. He stood up and banged lightly on his cell. "Hey that's not- RGGGH" A guard pushed a a button on his tablet to zap him. "No talking out of you." "WHY JUST ME- EEEEEEE?!!" He was shocked again before all the guards left the room, sealing the door behind them. They left a loud echo in the Prison block after they left. Vanitas pressed his back to the wall and smirked as he faced Kaida. "So... what's been new since Corona?" (For Reference) Cell 1 held Vanitas Cell 2 held Kaida. Cell 3 held Aux. Cell 4 was empty Cell 5 held Castur On the right side: Cell 6 held Ventus Cell 7 held Faust Cell 8 held Stratos Cell 9 held a passed out teenage boy Cell 10 held Quill
ARRIVAL BAY The first words out of Beuce's mouth were a lie. Aside from that, Beuce wasn't as concerned with Karina's whereabouts as the others. General Xares deduced that Karina had lied about her engagement to him. That or he was lying to him on purpose. Either way, things were still going as expected. "I'm afraid I'll have to take a raincheck. I may not be that engaging of an audience member. The military's made me quite pragmatic...." His head turned to AJ once he asked his question about not bringing Karina to them. "Nothing much aside from a list of names and features.... I would have loved to have gotten her to stretch her legs. My daughter however can be quite... persistent once she's made up her mind. She felt I would trick her into going to some sort of dungeon if I made her leave." He sighed heavily. "She never did trust me after I took her to the doctor... I lied and said we were going to an amusement park. I feel awful about it now, but sometimes you have to tell a white lie now and then to help them." He looked at all of them. "Hopefully you understand when you have children of your own." His eyes quickly perked up as if he had been reminiscing. "Speaking of children. I'm sure you would all like to pay her a visit... Unfortunately I can only take two visitors with me to the upper barracks. Once I take two of you up there, I can always keep switching you in pairs."
ARRIVAL BAY "She certainly has her way of getting results," General Xares chuckled. "But I'm sure her stories about me have been less than flattering...." He scratched the back of his as an embarassed father would. "We... had a bit of a spat before she ran away. I was hoping to help mend things, but she refused to speak to me until she was able to speak to her friends." He turned his head to Ananta. "She was very specific about the company she traveled with." He motioned to them all infividually; "Not counting those of your friends being detained, "I believe I also have the pleasure of meeting Ms. Ananta, Kel, A.J. and..." He stopped once he reached Beuced. "I'm sorry, I don't beleive she mentioned you..." He peered his eyes as trying to get a handle on his name. "Oh wait! I remember... you must be the wandering mage Faust, yes?" he asked politely.
Upon seeing the faces of some of his targets in question, General Xares approached the group in the medical bay with poise and professionalism. "Excuse me?" He said, tapping Luna on the shoulder. "Are you princess Luna?" He offered his hand to shake hers. "My name is General Xares... I'm Karina's father," he greeted with a warm smile.
PRISON BLOCK G Aux sighed heavily at his hand. "Sometimes keyblade wielders ARE the evil of the world..." Just like the events from the underworld, he relived the events of all the bad he had done while under the will of No Heart. "Having a keyblade doesn't make you a good person. It just gives you a power that not many others have." He exhaled, recalling how he threw everyone into the realm of darkness. "And it's a power that's very easy to abuse...."
MEDICAL BAY The Nurse smiled at Luna while multitasking on her tablet. "Alexander Louis Xares should be down for the summit shortly. And for your other questions; Yes, yes, and perish the thought dear!" she chipperly exclaimed. She reached into her pocket and pulled out a few pamphlets, handing them to Luna. Several of them with the title 'So your homeworld has been destroyed?' with a sad, confused child on the cover. "These pamphlets should have a map of the entire colony, including barracks, mess halls and sleeping quarters. Thank you for choosing the Sanctuary," she smiled. "We hope you enjoy your stay!" At this time, Alexander Xares was taking the elevator down to the main docking bay. His hand hovering past the profile and picture of each person that was brought in with Karina. ANANTA ---------- BEUCEFILOUS ALEXANDER ANDREW JACOB CANVASBACK LUNA KIATESPIRA KEL SIEGEND He hovered over the files for the detained prisoners afterwords FAUST ----------- (also answers to TRAVELLING MAGICIAN) KAIDA ---------- STRATOS HIMMEL CASTUR POLLUX AUXILLIUS ZISA "Travelers, criminals and a princess... You've certainly been keeping busy," he softly spoke to himself, before the elevator doors opened. His eyes narrowed on the MEDICAL bay as he put his tablet away. "Change of Tactic..." He approached the medical bay and walked straight towards the med bay. PRISON BLOCK G "Yup," Aux replied to Quill as he lifted his hand to summon his keyblade. Nothing appeared though, causing him to drop his hand. "Not in here though. No need to whisper exactly. They probably know enough about anyways." He sat back up again and looked at the white haired man. "What are you in here for anyways?"
PRISON BLOCK G On hearing Kaida's accusal of such a thing, he immediately sat back up. "What is this, attack Aux day?!" he barked His collar received another light shock, causing Aux to take a deep inhale before exhaling with an aggressive exhale. "Hnnnnnnnnnnngggg"
MEDICAL BAY The Nurse looked over AJ's request as he mentioned his homeworld. "I'm afraid no one from that world has made passage." She gave him his own compass. "As the only one from your homeworld, you have the same access as the rest of your friends." She pressed a few more buttons on her tablet before looking back up at them. "The five of you have been cleared from the medical bay. Please find your belongings and vacate within the 15 minute alloted period. Thank you for co-operation." She smiled as she went on to help other patients. PRISON BLOCK G Aux, still on his back, darted his eyes around the room after Castur's comment. "Wherever we are, the people im charge are organized. The people that took us out were well trained to subdue and retrieve." The method that their assailants used was very similar to the tactic he used to abduct Terra, Ven and Aqua. "And they know who we are. We can't summon our keyblades..." He looked around the cell. "I know why they'd wanna put me away, but why were the rest of you arrested?" His head turned to Kaida. "Anything worth a bounty?"
MEDICAL BAY "I'm so terribly sorry," the nurse replied to Ananta. "A terribly tragedy like your friend." She gave Ananta a compass as well. "You are free to explore the same levels as your friends. And as one of the few surviving members from your world, you are also permitted to attend the summit." She turned to AJ again. "If you are still insistent on your identity, I'm afraid I have to keep you int he medical bay until you are claimed, sir."
PRISON BLOCK G Aux remained flat on his back. "I hate you Faust the traveling magician.... so much." As the man named Quill continued to explain the collars, Aux took a deep breath, trying not to get aggravated again. "Figured that out..." He held a weak thumbs up. "Thanks." Aux turned his head to Kaida, realizing he still had to tell her about Seiza. MEDICAL BAY The Nurse shook her head as she took out a small device from her pocket. "Seems you too are still aggravated.... I'll just up your morphine dosage to help you relax better she reassured." She hovered over Beuce AJ's profiles and pressed the button several times. "There we go," she smiled. "This will definitely help you readjust." Beuce and AJ are now more calm!
MEDICAL BAY "It is currently 1:46 pm," The nurse replied. "Princess Lunala ... of Solara Lua..." She grinned ear to ear. "Good news Princess... It seems several of your people have managed to make it on board, they can be found on the 7th floor in J Quadrant." She handed her a programmed compass as she scrolled thought her tablet. "Hmmm... Are you referred to as Luna by chance? It seems there was also a young man with dark hair looking for a Princess Luna... He claimed he was your... fiancee? He's located on the 5th floor in V Quadrant." She programmed his location into the summit as well. "The summit will be on Floor 12, and seeing as how you are a regal political figure, that compass should be able to give you access as well," she smiled.
MEDICAL BAY She scrolled down her pad, before her face lit up. "You're in luck! Nathan Siegend from the world of Solucia is registered on board. She pushed a few buttons and gave him a small compass. "You'll find him on Level 6, in D quadrant. That compass will help act as your guide." She turned to Beuce next as she analyzed his request. "I'm afraid since no one from Umbrae is on this ship. There are however people from the faction of Riven on this ship." she scrolled further as she quickly tapped her screen with her stylus. "Karina Xares is currently in the custody of her father. As for Stratos Himmel..." Her smiled turned to a frown. "Oh my... It appears Mr. Himmel is currently being detained on the crime of.... Hmmm, that's odd. His crime has been redacted." She looked up to him. "I'm sorry, but you can visit your criminal friend during the hours of five and six PM. "Until then you are more than welcome to explore Levels 2-8. You are more than welcome to attend the council summit at 3:30pm to speak on behalf of your world." she smiled. PRISON BLOCK G Aux's eyes slowly flickered open. "I do not enjoy all the damage I get with this group," he bluntly stated as he slowly rose up. He blinked repeatedly as he looked next to him. "Kaida?" He looked around and found himself surrounded by red transparent walls. "Greeeat..." He dusted off his hands and rolled back his shoulder. "Alright, we're busting out of here." He gave the gate a powerful punch resulting in his collar shocking him intensly. "AHHH! What the hell?!" He prepared aggressively for another punch before being shocked intensly. "Prisoner 626321, fall in line." A booming voice echoed from the PA system. "SCREW YOU!" Aux barked back before being shocked even more intensely. He tried to force the collar off, but was again; shocked. He fell back onto his back as he wheezed heavily. He looked straight up at the ceiling. "Kaida... Explain..." he breathed heavily.
The Nurse smiled as she approached Beuce. "Hello there patient," she happily greeted. She checked her clipboard and began to look over the vitals of all five of them. "You're aboard the Sanctuary! A salvation for all kingdoms and populations with endangered worlds. Basically, it's a large colony of people aiming to help worlds in need..." She looked at her clipboard. "Your vitals all seem normal and you should be cleared from the medical bay soon... Please tell us your full name and homworld so we may properly lead you to your respective people." She asked all of the conscious party members.
