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Sora stared at Namine, who was offering hi-
No. Offering, herself, a choice.
"You're not Kairi." Sora said. Everyone turned to him. Donald and Goofy confused, and Namine didn't seem to understand.
"Uh, Sora? What're ya talking bout?" Goofy asked, confused.
"Yeah! You're sounding weird!"
"I am Kairi. Or at least, half of her." Namine explained.
Namine. Heh, that's the name his mother would have called him, had he been born a girl.
Gods, he can remember that? Actually, when was the last he saw of her?
He found that he wanted to go home. But he needed to rescue Riku first.
"No. Nobody, right?" He asked. She nodded.
"Don't truly have hearts. We are what is left, after the heart is gone." Namine explained.
Sora grinned.
"Well, lucky for you, your heart, is right in front of you." Sora said.
"What!?" All three cried.
DiZ was confused. It was strange, what the young man was saying.
Namine, all Nobodies, were never supposed to exist. But claiming that she was him, was a different thing all together.
Namine, is Kairi's Nobody. There was not much else to it.
He was wondering the reasoning behind it.
"Simple really." Sora explained. He doesn't have a clear memory, but he does have a vague hint of... Something.
"Didn't I see her corpse right before fighting for her heart?" Sora asked. And Namine gasped.
"That is correct. Her body had bene in Riku's possession for the whole time. Since you first arrived in Traverse." Namine explained.
"Exactly! There is no way for you to be Kairi's Nobody as she never lost her body!" Sora said.
"But that means..." Namine seemed worried. "I would have to recombine with you." She said, softly.
"Yeah? So?" Sora asked, not really understanding.
"Well, how to put this. I am very Female, Sora. You, are a boy."
"Body doesn't change, because of the heart." Namine spelt it out.
"Nor does the heart change because of the body." Sora shot right back at her.
"I see... And here I was, about to offer a nice little pod." She sighed.
"It does sound like a great idea. I would love a nap." Sora said, sounding like he felt. A nap would be bliss, a dream come true.
"I suppose, the process would be... Long. And your friends, would need their memories sorted out, as well as yours." She muttered.
"Right then." The two were ushered into the pods nearby, and Sora stared at his other half.
"Reforming, is... Harsh, if it's not mutual. Long, and one side tries to take over." Namine explained.
"How many times has this happened?" Sora muttered.
"Oh never. Just that's what I assume."
"Mom hates it when we assume." He grinned. She nodded.
"I guess she is my mother as well. Sora." She turned to face him, as the pod closed. It was a bit roomy in it.
"Make it quick." She pleaded.
"I ain't gonna spare myself, ya know." Sora said, bringing her in for a hug.
He reached his hand out, and felt the key start to form, back handed.
And then felt it being run through his body.
"Full. Circle." He said, as it pierced the exact same spot, as when Namine was formed.
"Full Circle." She agreed.
And Sora felt the two start to merge.
"Another dream about it." Roxas muttered, his head pounding.
Did winning all of Struggle, really throw him off that much? He wondered.
He wasn't sure what was going on. It was just his day off.
It was meant to be fun.
"Huh?" He muttered, walking into the room. Axel was back! And alive!
Or what counted as living for a Nobody? They didn't exist, so he can't say Axel still did... Actually, how the heck does he refuse to them being alive?
It's weird, and giving him a worse headache, he's just going to eavesdrop.
"What do you mean, Xion was the back up memories!?" Siax was hissing.
"I'm saying, that Sora's getting originals. Not just the greatest hits. Xion, is like a backup drive, not the main version."
"And how is this possible?" Siax hissed, as Demyx had looked over, before going back to tuning his sitar.
"Look, all I know is that the kid managed to... Well, I suppose the only way to say it, is kill. He killed, actually bested in fights, against Marluxa. Larxene. And Vexen." Axel stated.
What kid?
"So, Sora is more powerful that we thought." Siax sighed.
"Yep. He's also taken out the Replicas of his greatest foes, and Riku."
Who the fuck is Sora and Riku? Roxas didn't feel a connection to those names, but felt like he should have. But doesn't.
"I see... And Marluxa?"
"Final Stand." Holy shit!?
The reaper woman Nobody!? Roxas saw that move once.
Against a bloody Kurt Ziza!
"Really? How was the Reaper defeated?"
"Stabbed through the skull. Kid takes no shit." Axel laughed. Actually laughed.
"Indeed. Do you know why it was so violent?"
"His memories were mucked up, and his filter didn't exist. He was ready to kill humans, Siax. We fucked that plan up, massively." Axel doesn't swear, not usually at least.
"Quite. You... Handled it." Siax said, slightly confused.
"Eh." Axel shrugged. "What's my next mission?"
Roxas was still confused, but he was going to a weird world, so it should be fun!
One. Year. Later.
"Huh?" The pod in front of Roxas hadn't opened.
He didn't know why, but he felt a connection with the Person inside.
"Looks like." He said, and felt tears form.
Had he ever cried before? He didn't think it was possible?
He stared at the pod, unable to see inside.
"My summer vacation." He stared at it.
Gods, he feels scared.
"Is over." But, instead of fading, like that weird red bandaged had promised.
He stayed. But an orb of pure white burst out his chest, and floated into the pod.
"Huh!?" He felt a rush of his memories return.
"Axel!? The Organization! I need to get back! Xion!" He rushed out the room, his cloak falling onto him. He made a corridor of Darkness. And rushed away.
Sora...
That was who was in the pod. But that didn't fucking matter. He needs to get back to where he belonged!
"So, you returned. Axel was just telling us you didn't even remember." Siax drawled.
"I do now. That guy took me, and said he was going to make re connect with Sora!" Roxas seethed.
"I'm me, and nobody else." He stated, and saw Axel stare at him.
"It's true. Last I heard from that guy, he said that I would have to be terminated, once Sora woke up." Axel said, rubbing the back of his head.
"Weird." Roxas said. He smiled brightly, when Xion ran and gave him a hug.
Sora opened his eyes. He saw the petals of the pod, meaning the two had joined back again, and he's got all his memories.
Which, was good.
"Namine?'
"Yes! We joined together, but I am still here, somehow..."
"Maybe because you're a little more different to me?" Sora thought, and his other side agreed.
He yawned, and stopped. He said out loud.
"My name is-" that wasn't his voice.
The pod opened, revealing Donald and Goofy.
"Huh? Sora?" Goofy asked, as the mist was starting to clear.
"Does that look like Sora to you, ya big Palooka!?" Donald screamed, and waved his wand. "Who are you!?"
Sora just slowly walked to the edge. And felt the cool white surface on the bare feet.
Sora reached out a hand, and felt Kingdom start to form. Silver light was flooding the blue eyes, as it formed.
Stronger than ever.
"This enough of a hint for ya?" Sora asked, feeling a grin form on her new lips. Different, more subtle. Sombre. Soft. But still had the routes that his did.
"Sora!?" Both screamed, and wrapped the newly female into a hug.
"Hey, let me breath please. I... I'm a bit more fragile, than when we last communicated." She warned.
"Sorry. Do ya know how it happened to ya?" Goofy asked.
Sora could tell them the truth. That she reconnected with her Nobody. But... Something was stopping her.
She wasn't supposed to be a girl. That was very much clear. Having a reason, means she would have to stop being a girl.
She's only just been one for nor even an hour. She's been a boy for fourteen years. She can handle a bit of the female side!
"It's not all fun and games." Namine warned.
Sora didn't find that she cared all that much.
Besides, if there was an issue, it's not like she'd be stuck like this, until she was sixteen. That was a little under two years away.
Maybe.
Maybe a year? A little over a year. A year and a half, yeah she's going with a year and a half.
A month or two to heal up, and get back at it.
"So, we need to see where we are. This place is weird." Sora said.
"We just going to-"
"Donald. You sling fireballs even on our first meeting. I have summoned the power of the storm, under the sea. Normal, is not within our vocabulary as of now. And if it did, we would have a skewed view of it." Sora explained.
"So, ya got another name? Cause Sora is good and all, just checking if there is another name or not." Goofy said. Sora smiled.
"You can call me Sora. It is my name after all." The two smiled.
"Twilight Town?" Sora asked, as soon as they stepped out into the main area. Not, the are before the train station, but the main one, with the tram.
Weird.
"You know this place?" Goofy asked and Sora made a so so motion, with her more delicate hand.
Gods, it looked really nice. Maybe some blue nails would go great with the blue sandals, and white sundress.
"You are acting very much feminine."
"Oh, I'm sorry that I'm trying to make the most of something, that I've wished for before."
"... I... That explains, so fucking much."
Namine can swear, apparently. Sora cannot.
Weird.
"Huh?" Sora looked over, and saw the Struggle tournament, was still going to happen.
"Well, needing to get the rust off me." She grinned, as she went over to the sign up sheet.
"Sora, I don't think that's a good idea." Goofy warned.
"Order. The world order." Donald hissed.
"It'll be fine." Sora promised. "Besides, it's better than getting right into a fight with... Hi!" She grinned, as the man taking the entries looked up at her.
"You wanting to join kid?" The man asked, and Sora nodded.
"Right. Name?"
"Sora."
"Last name too kid." The man sighed.
Sora froze. Shoot, she's having to either give a fake one, or tell him...
"Amanai." She sighed.
She stopped saying it, the second she hit the cosmos.
"Phone number? You don't look local, so we need this." The man said, seemingly short.
"... Don't have one. Can I hit people with a foam bat now?" But was interrupted by the main man, running in, after getting off his phone.
"Oh no." Sora groaned, as she saw the mans scared face.
"Sorry folks, but this is tournament is postponed. There are weird monsters spotted at the train station."
Sora groaned, loudly, and started walking towards it.
"What do they look like?" He asked.
"Uh, white fleshy things? With zip for mouths." The man said, confused.
"Time to go return corpses to non-existence." Sora muttered, rolling her shoulder and summoning her Keyblade.
"Excuse-" A girl with really pretty green eyes, and brown hair started to ask. Sora just shrugged.
"Long story. Lets go." Sora said, and both Donald and Goofy nodded, and followed her, as she ran towards the station.
"Ok, lets see how much rust we got." Sora said.
"We weren't in there for that long, right?" Donald asked, as he readied his first staff.
Wait. Where did Save the Queen go? And Save the King? They both have the items they first met Sora with.
"Uh, I'm just guessing a month or two, didn't change that much." Sora shrugged.
"... Normal is not, in our vocabulary." Goofy admitted, when the two looked at Sora.
"Fair." Sora shrugged. "But really. I'm probably not much older that when we went in." Sora shrugged.
"... It's hard to tell with us." Donald and Goofy both shrugged.
"Really? Why?"
"We... Kinda stopped aging after a point?" Goofy explained Donald's point.
"Fair enough. Time is relative." Sora said.
"I don't think that's..."
"I had the Power of Time, literally stopping it, for minutes at a time. When I first learned magic. What do you think I'll get this time?" Sora asked, and both of them shivered.
"Now, I'm feeling sorry for the Heartless, or anyone that gets in Sora's way..." Goofy whispered.
"Me too. And I'm gonna learn it too." Donald whispered back.
"What're you guys talkin' bout? Come on, we got some Nothing to destroy!" Sora cheered, and rushed towards the station.
"..." The two didn't really know how to deal with that.
"Uh, I've only had to look after little Maxie, is... Is Webby like this?" Goofy asked.
"Uh... Daisy looks after her more. Louie's like me, and prefers to not fight first off, but if you anger him enough, you're dead. Hew's more mellow, and tactical, but had the whole, Duke thing going on."
"And Dewey, is Dewey." Goofy nodded.
"Yeah, but I think it's more the fact that Sora is going through puberty, and is now a girl. That's gonna mess hi- her, more than she thinks." Donald caught himself.
"Even for us, this is getting weird." Goofy said, and readied his shield.
"Oh yeah. Let's go get em, Goofy!" The two charged, to help Sora.
"So, what are these things?" Goofy asked, knocking back one of the weird things, as it tried to tackle him.
"The opposite of a Heartless. They don't even have stolen hearts!" Sora explained, as he- she. It's she now. She managed to move behind one, by sliding on the ground, and winced in pain, as her knee was used, but continued to fight.
"How do you know that!?" Donald demanded.
"Hello! Heartless here!" Sora said, and faltered. "That's... Actually true. Also, a Nobody, these things are calling me a freak of nature. Have you guys never seen a mirror?" Sora asked, as she slammed the Key into the head of one.
"Uhh..." Donald and Goofy were both confused.
"Urgh, it'll take to long to explain, and I haven't got enough art supplies, if any. So, just wait until we get to a place with amble art supplies, and I'll explain. Paint, or Crayons are also acceptable." Sora said, with a nod.
"Uhh..."
"I've always loved to draw." Sora shrugged.
"Ya never... Ya never mentioned it." Goofy got out, sounding more tired.
"Rusty is one word for us." Donald muttered with venom.
"Sorry. Was busy. Yeah, you're right... I don't think is explaining this." Sora moaned, as she was knocked back into a wall.
"Damnit." They heard. And saw Sora... But the eyes were slightly different.
"Oh no. No no no no no no no no no." She seemed... Afraid, not the same confidence as two seconds ago.
"Come on!" The hand sprug forwards, but nothing came into it.
Oh, right. No Keyblade, no defence.
"COME ON! KINGDOM CHAIN!" Sora yelled, and the station was bathed in a silver glow.
Kingdom was back, and it struck true.
"Back in action!" Sora cheered, sounding better.
"Mood swings." Goofy noted, as the two collapsed onto each other.
"Yeah... This is gonna be a weird one."
"Even weirder than when-"
"We don't talk about that Genie." Donald seethed.
"Fair enough, old friend." Goofy admitted.
"Whew. Geeze, how many of these Nobodies are there!?" Sora whined, as she fell next to them.
"Uh..."
"It's the actual name of them. Please, don't question it yet." Sora begged.
"Uh, Sure." Goofy muttered. And as three of the... Nobodies? Started to stalk their way towards the three, they were taken out, by...
"THE KING!" All three shouted.
"You guys need to get on the train, and get outta here!" Mickey said.
"But, what about Riku!?" Sora asked.
"Huh? Uh... Namine? What are you doin here?" Mickey asked, confused.
"Uh, Who?" Goofy whispered to Donald, who shrugged.
"Uh... Hi? Again, sorry about the whole... Oblivion Castle, or what ever thing." The eyes were slightly weird again. "But where is Riku? We're looking for him!" Sora said, like h- she knew who Namine was.
"I... Namine, where's Sora!? Shouldn't he have woken up with these guys!? Also, great to see you pals again, but where is Sora!?" Mickey asked, and both Duck and Dog pointed at the newly blond girl.
"Uhh... Please tell me this is a joke? I thou-"
"One who knows nothing, can understand nothing." A voice rang out, and everyone stared at Sora.
"That was actually exactly like what Ansem sounded like." Goofy noted.
"I've always been good at voices, if I practise." She said, with a shrug.
"I... So, you are Sora." Mickey said, but shook his head. "Take this, and get three tickets outta here!"
"... Wouldn't it be a magic train? Would we need tickets?" Sora asked, not really understanding.
But she does have a point.
"I uh... Ok, here's some pocket money, I guess. Why did I... That was weird... See ya guys soon." Mickey said, and left.
"That was... Weird." Sora said, summing up the experience.
"You can say that again... Come on, let's go!" Donald ordered, and started to run towards the doors.
"Wait, you guys!" A voice sounded.
It was the girl and her friends from the sandlot.
"Oh, hi!" Sora waved, with a smile. "How's it hangin?" She asked.
"Uh, good? What were those things!? How'd you fight em?" Hayner asked, getting a little too close. Donald moved him back, using his staff.
"Dude." The boy with a red shirt scolded. "I'm sorry about Hayner. I'm Pence."
"And I'm Olette!" The girl said, with a giant smile. "But, that was amazing!" She almost had stars in her eyes.
"OH, so I can't introduce myself, thanks guys." Hayner said.
"Consider it payback, for all the Ice Cream you had me buy." Pence said, serious.
"I... Ok, fair enough." Hayner sighed. "So, how did you do it? And what were those? You said... Something about dead corpses?"
"All Corpses are dead. It's the definition." Pence reminded him.
"I mean... It's true." Olette said.
"Yeah yeah. So, what were they?"
"Uh... Long story." Sora said, with a nervous giggle.
"I just met you, and I get the sense that you have a lot of those." Olette said, smiling and tilting her head to the side.
"Well, then You've gotten half of what I'll say, out of the way." Sora smiled right back.
"So, you're leaving?" Hayner asked.
"Yeah. Gotta find my... Well, a lot of people have assumed he's my boyfriend. Yeah, nah. Ain't into boys. Momma always said it's ok not to. So ya know." Sora shrugged. "He's more like my brother." She explained.
"Ah, that's nice." Olette said, with a slight blush. "Uh, wouldn't say that around the older folks of town." She warned.
"Eh, why would I care what they think of me? I ain't gonna be around long enough for more than my face and name to be said." Sora said, and both Donald and Goofy, looked at her in worry.
"It's fine. Gotta get going. It was nice to meet you all." Sora said, with a soft smile, and then snapped her finger.
"Right, can't leave with nothing. Not after disrupting the Tournament. Here." She pulled out a picture.
Where did she-
"Woah, this is... Hey, it's us!" Pence said, looking at it. "And... I think he said his name was Roxas."
"Oh yeah! Last Struggle tournament winner. He didn't come this year, so it defaulted to Setzer." Hayner said, with a grin. "Hey... Uh... Don't know how ya know that, but... Thanks. It's a good memory." He said, and his eyes, and face. He doesn't look like the type to cry, but he was getting a little bit misty eyed.
"Thanks. Uh, I don't think we caught your names?"
"I'm Sora!"
"Donald!"
"And I'm Goofy." The trio introduced themselves.
"Well, thanks. It was nice meeting you all. Hey, I heard a rumour it's happening in a week. Think you'll be back by then? I think you'd love it!" Olette said, as they walked into the train station, and saw a train pull into the station.
"Woah, the Ghost Train!" Pence said, in Awe.
"It's our ride. I'll see ya'll later." Sora said, with a wave, and a smile.
"See you later, Sora. Hey, maybe next time I see you, we can go shopping or something!" Olette said, with a smile.
Sora smiled softly. She doesn't know, if she's going to be the same, next time she sees them. She felt a tear start to form. But, pushed it back.
She's not supposed to cry. Not yet.
"Yeah. I hope so." She smiled, but didn't promise. She never makes a promise, she couldn't keep.
The Royal Journal -
Characters -
Heartless -/-
Nobodies -
Treasures -/-
Story -
Maps -/-
Characters -
Sora/Namine Amanai -
A girl with the mysterious power of the Keyblade, and memories. She's not a Nobody or a Heartless, but both at the exact same time.
After... Stabbing herself with a Keyblade (Yet again) she woke up, looking more like Namine rather than Sora. She doesn't look like a blonde Kairi anymore, which is a bonus, as Sora still has a massive crush on the red-head.
Look -
Status -
HP 1/10
MP 150/150
AP 7/56
Strength - 4
Magic - 13
Defence - 2
BGM - Critical
Level - 3
Abilities -
Scan - (See the health of enemies and allies)
Aerial Recovery - (Recover from being knocked into the air, by using the momentum, to right yourself)
Reaction Boost - (boost power from a RC(Reaction Command) if it deals damage)
Finishing Plus - (Do a second finisher)
Draw - (Draw in prizes, from a distance (Equip more to increase effect) 1)
Lucky Lucky - (Increase chance of rare items dropping (more increases effect) 2)
MP Hastera - (Shortens time for MP restoration. More of the kind, increases effect)
Gear -
None (Need to fix that - N)
Keyblade -
Kingdom Key -
The true form of Sora's power. It's the strongest Keyblade, and has helped Sora through the strongest of opponents.
Ability:
MP Haste - (Slightly shortens time for MP restoration. More of the kind, increases effect)
(I would never give them up! - S)
Donald Duck -
A Duck with a mastery for all things Mystic. He might be a good friend, but he does have a temper, and slings Fireballs like a Sorcerer that just learned Fireball.
He's the most powerful Mage that Sora knows, and is greatly helpful in teaching him. But, is quick to remind others of World Order, as breaking that is supposed to be very dangerous.
Sadly, no consequences have shown, for the trio, so it is not much of an issue. The Heartless and Nobodies on the other hand...
Look -
Status -
HP 25/30
MP 10/100
AP 3/9
Strength - 5
Magic - 6
Defence - 7
Level - 4
Abilities -
Donald Thunder - (Unleash a powerful bolt of magical Electricity from the sky.)
Donald Cure - (Spend all remaining MP on healing in a small circle.)
Weapon -
Mages Staff
The Staff Donald earned after years of studying under the best teachers, and learning. He's shown he is worthy to hold it.
Ability: N/A
Goofy Goof -
A valiant knight, with a heart of pure gold. He's a great friend, and will always stand up for what is right. He is timid, and less likely to start a fight. If Donald is the raging temper, he's the peaceful Protector.
He's the strongest person Sora knows, as he can take a hit, and dishes it out tenfold. Unlike Donald, he's very laid back, and more likely to screw up on the World Order, and even will help out Sora before even asking Donald if they should.
It's a good thing no consequences have happened for the three, otherwise they wouldn't ever hear Donald stop saying (I told you so!)
HP 35/50
MP 50/60
AP 3/12
Strength - 9
Magic - 0
Defence - 12
Level - 4
Abilities -
Goofy Bash - (Throw the Shield from afar for an effective attack)
Item Boost - (Boost power of Items used on the field)
Weapon -
Knights Shield
A shield that has seen many a battle, and proves that Goofy is fit to be the captain of the Castle Guards. He's spent many years defending the King, for it to be considered the highest honour, to receive one made under it's vestige.
Nobodies -
Dusk:
The most basic of Nobodies. They are also not to be underestimated. Due to their slippery and rubbery nature, they can fly through the air, with ease. They can also twist around strikes. Getting behind them faster is a great idea. Just... Don't scrape your knees.
Story -
After waking up, I found out that I am whole... Mostly. I feel like there is one small piece missing.
I love this new body, and would love to just have a girls day with my mother and Kairi.
But, I suppose that should wait.
I feel strange, as we leave the mansion. I know, for a fact that even one simple hit, would most likely take me out. I am weaker, and more dainty. I cannot say I fully despise the feeling.
I am more... Floaty, the word is. I feel my Magic brimming under my very skin.
We had ended in Twilight Town. The place that was in Castle of Oblivion, from what they called the other side of my heart, which has little sense. But, we met up with three very nice fellow teenagers. I believe them to be older than me.
Namine and Sora. Us. Me. We can still talk to the other, but there is very little change.
I wonder what exciting adventures will be awaiting us on this adventure!
