Kingdom Hearts: Strength of Heart(Reboot, Closed)

[Chou Tai-Kun]

Kαgαmι

◥Sight in the Subconscious: relieved, concerned, greatly pained◤

◊State of Being: 100% of Health◊

◢Thoughts Through the Mind: Alright... At least I can stand, now...◣

(OutsideOthersCraniums: N/A)

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- - - - Kagami began using this time to think a little more on exactly what she was doing, figuring it was the only thing she could do. The girl let out a breath, though very harsh. Eyes like a Heartless closed softly, though black did not come. Instead, much thanks to the sun, she could still see a dimmed light. Oh, well.

- - - - The back of her mind began to wondered just why things had been done. Why had she decided to leave the island, her home? Although the tomboy knew that there would be risks coming from adventuring, never had this sort of thing come to her mind as a possibility. The auburn saw herself helping Sora, Riku and Kairi, protecting her brother figure from Xehanort and his goons to ensure they would never win.

- - - - Thoughts were suddenly interrupted from Mei coming near, though, voice in a light coo. Though she didn't know the girl, it was nice to see she still had a concern for her comrade. Despite the immense will it took to move her arm alone, she grabbed Mei's hand and tried to get herself up. When she finally came to her feet, she quickly began losing her balance, however, free hand instinctively grasping at the grey-haired character's shoulders as means of support.

- - - - Kagami looked over to Riku, sighing as the back of her head felt guilty for being so weak. As much as she bragged about her strength sometimes, she wasn't that great of a fighter. She needed to become stronger, and the girl thought she knew the best way. Still, seeing someone you admire look at you when you're down isn't exactly the best thing to have to deal with.

- - - - Kairi frowned, becoming more concerned for her friends. How exactly were they all doing back in Deep Jungle? She would have asked Sora to go back if not for noticing Hades coming about.

- - - - Flames were erupting violently from the God, said red, yellow and orange manifesting as his hair. It was strange, though it did give him a sense of intimidation. Quite a fitting trait for the Lord of the Dead.

- - - - This was the first time the Princess had to encounter him, however, thus a bit intimidated by the foe. She knew Sora had faced him before with Donald and Goofy, though if Pete decided to aid him in a fight, they might be in a rather bad situation. Unsure what else to do, the red-brunette took a step back, keeping quiet as not to say anything that could cause a fight..

[Neocroth]

Riku nodded to Mei in response to what she said, though he still worried for her as he slowly made his way over to Kagami with Mei as he listened to the two speak. He then looked at Kagami with a smile. "If you're worried about Sora and Kairi, then don't. I'm sure they'll be fine. I'm sure Yen Sid or Mickey would have contacted me if something had gone wrong. You need to worry about yourself first." He said to her, then looked at Mei. "You too, even though I don't know much about your...mutations." He said, before looking to Kagami once more.

He kept his arms at his sides. "You two will definitely need rest. I suggest returning to Radiant Garden, since that place seems heavily fortified right now, or possibly stay at the islands if the light barrier doesn't affect you two in any wrong way. I'm going to return to Twilight Town, since we were interrupted before." He said, before putting on his armor and tossing his keyblade into the air, turning it into a glider as he jumped into the air, landing on it. He then looked down at them. "Be careful, you can't afford to be too reckless now." He told them.

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Meanwhile, in Radiant Garden, inside of the castle that Maleficent and Pete once resided...there appeared to have been changes. The castle seemed to have a strange symbol, or logo possibly, on the outer walls. It read 'ShinRa' as the place seemed to be fully operational from within, having its own defenses and power source to keep it going. At the top of the castle was a blonde-haired man wearing white in a wheel chair, being moved by a tall, bald, dark-skinned man in shades, wearing black. This man rowed the handicapped man across the top, before they arrived in front of a large group of people in black suits, who seemed to be standing at attention.

The one in the chair began to speak. "Fellow Turks, as you well know, this town is in dire need of protection and defenses. While it is true that the Radiant Garden Restoration Committee and those who once worked for Ansem the Wise are defending this world as we speak, it is our responsibility to ensure success in defending this world. Heartless, nobodies, those strange...blue creatures that appeared recently...and even a mention of this new Organization, as well as Maleficent, who once took over this castle, are all our enemies that we must defend this world from...perhaps even former SOLDIERs like Sephiroth, if he were to ever return. No matter what happens, you must never shake off your duties, I will not tolerate any slacking on the job. I hope that is clear. Now...head to your stations immediately." With those words, the group in black suits responded with a 'Sir!', before leaving. The blonde-haired man looked out in the distance toward the town, wondering how many of them discovered they have arrived here.

[NickSwisher17]

THE CASTLE THAT NEVER WAS
-ENTRANCE:

Braig limps out of the corridor of darkness into the entrance of The Castle grasping his arm and wheezing. He coughs and falls to his hands and knees. The face that girl made, her enormous wing, seeing his weapon explode, it all haunted him. "How? How did she do that?" He said punching the floor.

A voice came from the shadows. "Pitiful." Braig looked over to see that it was Isa. Braig forced himself to his feet through the pain, and tried to return to his laid-back demeanor. "Whatever bro, I'm cool." Isa walked in front of Braig blocking his path forward. "Yes I'm sure you are." Isa said sarcastically. Braig didn't get this guy. He thought being made whole again would've made the guy perk up a little bit, but he was just as blank as Saïx.

Isa continued, "What are you doing back here without the vessel? Master Xehanort warned you last time..." Braig interrupted, "My shooters broke."Isa stopped in disbelief. "I hadn't taken you for a weakling Braig. A fool perhaps, but not a weakling." Braig was getting annoyed. "Watch your mouth kiddo, I had a rough day... Don't make me take it out on you." "With what?" Isa replied. He began to walk away and yelled back, "Make your way to the infirmary, Xehanort will deal with you later." Braig said nothing. He continued to hide his pain until Isa was gone. He wouldn't let that punk take pity on him. But as soon as he was gone, Braig collapsed again. He whispered to himself, "She'll pay, I swear to God, she'll pay...."

[Amejisuto Bara]

Mei helped Kagi up as soon as the young woman took her hand. It ached like the dickens, but she shut down her expression, so there was nothing but a smile on her face. She wanted to appear happy, and alright. It was the only way to shut down any questions about how she was doing. She looked Kagi over, and then looked over at Riku. He seemed determined to get going, and Mei knew that it would be too much for her at that moment.

"I haven't the strength to properly use the Corridors, not in my current state. I am also unable to travel the way those of you with Keyblades can." She whispered. She seemed to blanch at the mention of Destiny Islands, she felt too impure to return to such a place, not yet. There was a moment of deep thought, where she wondered why it was she herself did not have a Keyblade. You are unworthy, that's why. she reminded herself mentally as she took in a deep breath.

"I think Twilight Town is where we should go first. It is not appropriate for me to leave my companions thre. I should not have rushed off like I did. Then, perhaps we can use Radiant Gardens as a regrouping point?" She said softly, trying to not seem nervous as her wing twitched involuntarily. She still did not understand how the damn thing worked.

[Chou Tai-Kun]

Kαgαmι

◥Sight in the Subconscious: relieved, concerned, greatly pained◤

◊State of Being: 100% of Health◊

◢Thoughts Through the Mind: I was hoping that...◣

(OutsideOthersCraniums: N/A)

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- - - - Kagami would have personally liked if Riku stayed with them, but she could understand his actions. Hearing him say he was going to Twilight Town, the place where Shizuka and Larxene were and caused their personal chaos with Riku, made the girl concerned. Yes, she was still hurting like hell, but now her friend was becoming more of a concern.

- - - - Before she could have tried to talk to the silver-haired male if not for him bringing forth his armour and glider, ready to soar off. The girl frowned, personally not wanting him to go just yet. Still, she couldn't control him, nor did she plan to.

- - - - Hearing Mei speak, she also mentioned Twilight town. Quickly, she shook her head in her own sense of retaliation at this point. The girl honestly didn't want to pose risk of encountering her enemies again. If she found Toreshii while in her state, then things would be way worse for her.

- - - - Kagami looked to Mei. "You can if you want," she said, "but I won't go there. If Toreshii is still in Twilight Town, I can't risk being around him in this form, so I'll go to either Raident Garden or the Isla---" Then she remembered something. "No, the Island isn't a good idea. Tidus and the others would probably get scared if they saw me like this."

- - - - Knowing she was going to need to go somewhere, the tomboy decided to sum up the strength to bring forth her armour. She quickly thanked herself when she did, since it brought her out of her Dark Mode, and allowed the pain to at least cool down. She couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

- - - - Through her helmet, she looked over to Mei. "I'm not entirely sure if this will work," she said, summoning her glider, "but I can escort you quickly if needed. Being in my armour is helping me out a bit."

[Neocroth]

Riku hadn't actually taken off yet as he listened to them in case they had any objections. It seemed that Mei wanted to go back to Twilight Town as well. However, at least they seemed to be OK for now. Kagami in that armor seemed to help her cool down. It will take some time for her to get used to that darkness, especially if she wants to go down the same path as him. He looked at Mei first, then Kagami. "Toreshii actually left that world, along with the two he was with. I guess you didn't pay attention to that, since you were fighting Marluxia at the time, so it's safe for you to return to Twilight Town as well. However, unless she has something to protect her while in the lanes between, it's probably not a good idea to use the keyblade glider to get anywhere. If you two are in a hurry though, I guess you'll have to find a way to protect her somehow." He told Kagami.

[Amejisuto Bara]

Mei looked embarassed, and once again felt her true worth. She was nothing compared to keyblade weilders. Even if she had taken out their enemy. Perhaps they had been through a lot more before she had even seen them, and as a result they were low on their game. "I am sorry to be a burden." She whispered as her eyes dropped and her arms crossed over her chest. She hugged herself almost, looking away from the two Keyblade users.

" I am so worthless, it seems... I cannot even manage to stay safe during travel." She said softly as her eyes closed and she released a heavy sigh. "You can just leave me behind, and when I am strong enough I will open a Corridor... I guess... I have been alone so long what is a bit more time. We can promise to all meet up somewhere pre-determined?" She was trying to get out of being a burden for them.

[Xynith]

"Am I an angel ready to ascend into Heaven..."

Hades heard what Pete had to say. By now he had calm down a bit along with his flames. He looked at the rest of the group with his right hand rubbing his chin in contemplation. This changes some of his current plans. He already had a business-like relationship with Anon. So there was no need for Pete's current request. Though he assumed Anon wanted to be as thorough as possible. The second part was what got him. He wanted to know more about what Pete was talking about regarding the fake Sora when the duck anthro interrupted his train of thought. Hades would have secretly lit a little flame on Donald's tail feathers using a bit of his magic.

"I wouldn't be so concerned with that."

Hades would reply, letting small fire do its job of distracting the duck just enough to get him off his case. At the very lease, it would keep Donald preoccupied at the very least. Hades then turned his attention to Sora.

"Really? I would have never guessed."

Hades said sarcastically to the keyblader's first statement. As for Sora's question:

"Let's see here: you only helped Jerkules ruin my plans several times already and it seems like every time we meet, it always has to do with the latter. So yeah. That doesn't sound like you're bothering me at all."

More sarcasm would have come from the Underworld god's mouth. After he said that, he would have calmed down even further and proceed to make this statement:

"Fortunately for all you, I just so happen to be in a gracious mood for the moment. I'll forgive this intrusion just this once. Now. Scram before I change my mind."

The command directed at everyone except Pete.

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KBX-01 current form: Sora

"Sora" appeared in the middle of the main plaza of Disney Town. It was bustling with the citizens going about their day. After the past few worlds had him change his form or outfit, it was actually quite nice to be back in his original outfit. However, he wasn't here for pleasantries or admiring the view. Earlier, he was instructed by Maleficent to go find the Cornerstone of Light. And that was what he was going for. Wasting no more time, he would have left in the direction of the castle. He saw the immediately perks of being Sora: the guards greeted him and let him in without much thought when "Sora" asked to be let in. He strolled through the courtyard, looking for the Throne Room. On his way there, it appeared he caught the attention of two ladies of the court. One of them was Queen Minnie and the other was Lady Daisy.

"Sora! What brings you here?"

Queen Minnie would have asked of "Sora".

"Your majesty. I was actually here to see King Mickey."
"You just missed him. He left about ten minutes ago."
"You wouldn't happen to know where he's off to?"
"He didn't mention anything about where he went off to."
"Not really like him, but I guess he has his reasons."
"I could tell him that you were here if you like."
"No. That's okay. It's not that important. I just wanted to see what he was up to lately."

"Sora" bid the queen and her friend farewell before heading in the direction of exiting the castle. Once the royal duo were out of view heading their own way, "Sora" changed his direction to that of the throne room. Fortunately for him, it was strangely free of watchers and guards as he made his way in. Once in the room, he would have made his way to the throne and looked around it.

According to the information he got from earlier, there was a switch somewhere here... *click*. There. That opened up the secret chamber to the Cornerstone of Light. Once in the chamber, he would have proceeded to the large double doors suspended in the middle of the room. "Sora" would have whipped out the Replica Kingdom Key Keyblade and pointed it at the double doors, opening it. He then proceeded through it. When he got to the other side, he noticed everything was something out of a thirties or forties black and white cartoon. Even himself he realized as soon as he looked down at his outfit. So much for sticking to the same outfit each time. At least it wasn't as bad as the others. He would have wondered around a bit to try and search for this Cornerstone of Light. All he was told was that it should have been somewhere on some hill next to some curtains. Sure enough, the source was right. He made his way close enough to it as he looked around for anyone to spot him. Again, no bystanders. On that note, he pointed the Keyblade at the artifact. In a matter of a few moments, there would be a stream of green ones and zeroes aimed at the center of the artifact. "Sora" felt a some burning sensation on his hands as he was performing this task. After a while, the ones and zeroes gave way, signally the download of what "Sora" was given was done. He looked at his hands. The fingers and the top of his hands were burnt black. However, it seemed to phase him very little as he heard some voices in the distance. He bolted out of there in a heartbeat to the double doors that lead to this realm. Once outside, he closed the door behind him.

"Hello?! Is anyone in here?!"
"Hello?!"

The first voice was from Minnie while the next was from Daisy. The two royalties spotted "Sora" in the room with the close doors. Confused, they approached the keyblader asking more questions.

"Sora? What are you doing here?"
"We thought you left already. What happened to your hands?"

Minnie than Daisy said, the latter one noticing "Sora"'s damaged hands. "Sora" responded with the following:

"I needed to do something for someone."
"Who?"
"Me."

To answer the queen's question, Maleficent appeared right behind them with several soldier, big body, and shadow Heartless surrounding her and them.

"Good work there, Sora."
"Sora? What is she talking about?"

The queen asked of the keyblader. "Sora" dismissed his keyblade and crossed his arms, letting the scene play out in front of him.

"Sora? What is she talking about?!"

The queen asked more urgently. Again, the keyblader ignored her. The Heartless near the royalty would have jumped them. The queen and her friend fought back with light magic valiantly, but it seemed their magic was having far less effect on the Heartless than before. It was only a matter of time before they were overpowered, consumed by the darkness and disappearing from this world.

"Sora! Help!"
"HELP!"

The two pleaded with the keyblader. He just continued to watch as they were captured by the darkness and transported elsewhere far from here. Once that was done, "Sora" made a portal out of here. Apparently, that one action he performed was starting to take effect.

"I'm headed back. Have fun with your mayhem here."

That was "Sora"'s last words from this world as he left.

"Oh don't worry."

Maleficent replied as more Heartless began to swarm the room and flood out into the throne room and beyond due to the waning power of the Cornerstone of Light.

"I will."

"... Or a demon ready to fall into the abyss?"

[Neocroth]

Judging from the look on the face of Hades, it seemed the situation with the fake Sora got him interested. He would have said more when that annoying duck tried sticking his nose in their business. However, Pete laughed when Hades used his flame power to try to burn his tail. He glared toward Sora as well when he spoke up, crossing his arms. He then decided to let Hades speak up first, trying to get them all to leave it seems. He then looked at the others as well. "Shouldn't you punks be dealing with the Xehanort situation instead of wasting your time on us?" He said to them.

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Meanwhile, inside of Yen Sid's tower, he had been paying attention to the stars, hoping that there would be good news. However, the stars told him much of what was going on, believing the others would do something about them once they came across those worlds. His eyes widened for a moment when the star of Disney Town told him about the cornerstone of light. "NO! The light shards are useless now! That means...Destiny Islands is in danger too. We must restore the Cornerstone of Light." He said, using his magic to try to get hold of someone, anyone, as he called out to anyone available to help out with the situation.

[Aer-chan]

✄--▷❀ℋanabira "ℋana" §hu❀◁--
ℑhe ℋidden ℱlower

Hanabira gave out a rather rough and annoyed sigh. She had been sitting around in the library of Radiant Garden for hours and had decided to get a move on with what was going on. She was always one for learning new things as it was a habit of hers. Knowing full well that things had been going pretty sour as of recent didn't even seem to get her panties in a twist either. All the same she had not heard from both of her old students as of recent either. Sad as it was, she did not have the time for it, nor did she personally want to go hunt them down either. Too many worlds, not enough time in the day. Something soon caught her attention, a familiar old farts magic as it were. A smirk crossed the old master's face and she was already off to that old tower.
Hanabira didn't take too long to get to the Mysterious Tower. She was anything but slow. The ebony haired woman landed at the foot of it and crossed her arms. "You sure pick weird places to stay old man." She laughed to herself and shook her head. The old master then took her sweet time walking to the room that she knew the wizard would be in. the woman opened the door and stood in the doorway arms crossed. "Good to see you again old friend, i only wish it were on better terms." The keyblade master gave a soft laugh and smirked.

~*As the telling signs of age rains down, a single tear is dropping*~

((Outofcarnations: Introducing Hanabira Shu~!))

[Chou Tai-Kun]

Yσrιkσ "Yσru" Mσtσ

☽Power behind the Spells: irritated, intrigued, fascinated☾

☸Stability: 100% of Health☸

◈Within Concerntration: So much for refreshing my memory◈

(OutsideOthersCraniums: N/A)

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- - - - Outside the Olympus Colosseum, an older woman sat on the steps before the newly developed and refurbished landmark. A tome laid in her hands while brown eyes studied through, words muttered to herself. White hair was somehow thick and draped over her shoulders and hood, but that didn't matter. What mattered was that a scrawny and overweight Satyr was nagging at her to get off his property if she wasn't going to train under him... at first.

- - - - The mage glared down at the character, only seeming to draw the creature closer to her. "But wait just a sec, sweetie," he began, an annoying terrible attempt of a flirty look on his face, "You related to any sirens? 'cause you can put me under your spell anyti--" Rhe woman stood up and turned the pages in her book to a spell she thought perfect for the situation. Bringing a hand to the old Greek character's direction, she snapped her fingers, making a fire erupt from the friction. The orange magic went straight for him. Somehow his goat legs, despite being so short, got him out of the way for the most part. His tail's fur has been burnt off, and a small flame remained.

- - - - The woman had to suppress a chuckle as she saw the male try to get the fire off him. "My name isn't 'Sweetie'," she said, cold and serious, "it's Yoriko." With that, she felt the presence of some people below. Their auras gave it away to her that they were Keyblade Wielders. A smile came to her face before, without another word, she went for the entrance to the Underworld and stepped inside.

- - - - Kagami frowned when she heard may, a little more disappointed with RIku's leave "I---" The auburn wanted to help, but what could she do? She couldn't will a second piece of armour or anything of the sort to protect Mei. Still, she didn't want to leave the girl behind. "But you're an ally! How can I let you stay behind when---!"

- - - - She hadn't gotten the message from Yen Sid, leaving her blind to her home being in danger once more. Or if she did, her mind could exactly process it right now. Through her helmet, she looked over to Mei. "You're not useless," she said suddenly. "You're not giving yourself enough credit. If you want to be better, you have to push yourself to your best. Instead of going 'I could have done better', really push yourself to be better." A light sigh came from her. "I know it's hard to do, hell it's still hard for me, but I still do the best I can. So please..." It seemed, though, that the girl was determined to be left behind. How sad. "The Island, I guess," she said finally. "At least by then we'll be in better states." Reluctantly, the girl began to head for Twilight Town.

[Neocroth]

Riku looked at Mei, then at Kagami, listening to them. He sighed for a moment, before looking to Mei. "Everyone has their moments of weakness Mei, that doesn't mean they're a burden. Even if you were, we are willing to bear it because we consider you a friend. Friends help each other out no matter what." He said, then looked to Kagami. "Her situation might be different from yours, so be careful not to give her any wrong ideas." He said to her, still floating above. He was about ready to leave when he suddenly heard something.

His eyes widened when Yen Sid was actually calling out to him for a moment, though it couldn't be seen because of the armor. "Actually, we'll have to forget about the plan of going to Twilight Town. Yen Sid's called us to the tower for an emergency. If you both have to, just climb onto my glider and Kagami and I will shield you with our armors as much as possible. Just make sure not to fall off." He said, waiting for a decision from the two. If they did that, they'd have to be careful.

Meanwhile, Yen Sid looked to Hana, who just arrived in the tower. He was surprised to rather see her again when she entered his room. "Hanabira Shu...I thought you would have been gone, after disappearing for so long. Thankfully you are here and able to assist me it seems. However, before I get down to business, I'll wait and see if the others who heard the call arrive. If not, I'll have to explain right away. Time is of the utmost essence here." With those words, he looked back, the stars also telling him of what happened in Deep Jungle and that at least one of Riku's allies there couldn't go anywhere. "Hm...it seems someone isn't able to make it here on her own at the moment."

[Amejisuto Bara]

"I... " Mei bit her lip, looking away. Her wing twitched on it's own, the muscles spasming and getting used to being in existence. She had no idea that someday her wing would be a gauge of her emotion. She had no idea how to act, she had never had friends. She had never had Riku consider her as anything other than just one of the island kids. The fact that Riku was calling her a friend, it made something warm her deep into her core.

"Alright... let's go." She said as her eyes closed as she drew in a deep breath. She slowly opened her eyes and stepped over to Riku. It meant she was going to be between him and the other, but that was ok. Even if it did make her heart flip a little. "I need to stop saying I cannot do it... I need to stop." She whispered under her breath.

No matter how far you go, or how hard you try - you will never escape what you are. It is in your core. Someday you might even be the hand to end these lives. That acidic voice had returned to her mind.

[NickSwisher17]

Donald was about to make a few idle threats when he smelled something burning. When he turned around. After staring at the fire on his backside for a few seconds the pain set in. "WAAAAAACK!!!" The duck began running around smacking the flames before eventually using a blizzard to put them out. Goofy came to the Duck's side and yelled to the God, "Y'all oughta be nicer than that!" Donald then popped back up, absolutely furious. He pointed his wand at the God, ignoring all Goofy's pleading. "THUNDA-" but he stopped.

He heard Yen Sid call out, and he knew that he had to leave immediately. "Goofy we gotta get back to Yen Sid's. I have a feeling that something's wrong. Really wrong." He turned to leave as his eyes met with Sora. "I'm sorry Sora. We gotta go. I know your friends are in trouble but.... I think there are bigger problems going on." Goofy was confused, but couldn't help but feel the same thing Donald did.

[Chou Tai-Kun]

Kαιrι

♥Emotions of the Heart: scared, concerned, slightly pained♥

❀Purity: 98% of Health❀

♥Heart's Desire: Oh, no... this isn't good!♥

(OutOfCharms: N/A)

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- - - - Kairi was ready to follow Donald in his rage, but thought it best to continue to try and keep herself calm. She let out a deep breath, managing to somewhat suppress herself from charging. She wanted to help her friends, but now something new was arising.

- - - - The girl, too, heard Yen Sid's call for a meeting to the Tower. Something was wrong, she could feel it. She looked to Sora, figuring it was best all of them go. However, she felt the presence of someone near. They were of the Light, that much she could figure, but not much else.

- - - - Yoriko walked down the bright steps to the Underworld, taking notice of the Lord of the Dead near two children and three anthropomorphic people. While she saw them, the woman heard Yen Sid, surprised by him asking for her. Despite this, she could hear most of them speaking of something strange going on, making her all the more curious. However, the auras she felt from the children surprised her. They were like the blond boy from years ago, able to wield a Keyblade at such a young age. In fact, the boy near even reminded her a little of him from his appearance.

- - - - "'You, there," the woman began, voice stern as she stepped closer to the group, startling the Princess a little. "What are you names?" It was then she remembered Yen Sid's call no thanks to the Duck's mention.. "You must have gotten called by him, too, then," she said, seeming not too surprised. It wasn't just Keybladers who could help fight, that much she knew.

- - - - Kagami could sense the girl get a little... odd, from the mention from Riku of her as a friend. The girl kept acting as if she knew him, Sora, and Kairi, and he was acknowledging it, now. The auburn, clearly, wasn't too familiar with her, and was thus a little leery of her, even with referring to her as an ally. For all she knew, this girl would betray them, and all she said would end up being a lie. However, being naive enough to believe her despite that was more of Sora's job. If Riku trusted her, then his friend ought to do the same. Still, she could feel a sense of envy envelop as the girl came between them.

- - - - She had to stay calm, though. With the harshness in her heartbeat now at a vague sting, her glider was no more as she stood on Riku's "Let's go, then,"she said, feeling her emotions growing more and more rampant in what seemed like a worse way than her Darkness. If she had her wristband again, then maybe this wouldn't happen. Oh, well. She was going to have to grin and bear it the best she could.