Kingdom Hearts : Heartfelt Adventure {Day 8 ; Invite Only}

[fractalJester]

[ Sora, Riku, Cloud, Seymour, Kyle, Beatrix, Yuffie : Hawaii : Village ]

Kyle watched Louis, his eyes narrowed not in suspicion, but analysis. Once again, something strange occurred around Louis. Kyle had seen the outfit, felt the intensity of the Darkness pulsating from the Crimson Knight. Sayrike, who had run forward to aid him, had been pushed aside shortly before passing out- likely, she'd tried to contact him somehow.

But what dug at him most was that weapon.

It was clear that it had been formed from some sort of magic- he must have pulled it out of the darkness at the same time as the armor- that black-and-crimson armor. At which point, he proceeded to obliterate the canons and nearly kill them. He did stop, which gave him some credit, but looking at those wounds... he could have stopped quite a bit earlier.

Perhaps he was being paranoid... but...

As Bobbi said that Sayrike was unharmed, she went to go check up on Louis. Beatrix was starting to get up, and Yuffie was reviving, as well. That just left Sayrike to wake up, and then they could celebrate.

Walking over to Sayrike, he knelt down and picked her up in his arms, looking around to the others. "We should get back to Mothership, we can figure out what we need to do from there."

"Ugh, stupid purple freak," Yuffie muttered, her groggy voice sounding unharmed since she'd been healed. As she opened her eyes, she blinked- surrounded by men, one of which she didn't recognize (Anthony).

"Whoa whoa whoa, can you put me down, please?" she asked, suddenly feeling a bit defensive.

Riku awaited Lexaeus' response.  

[Jeimuzu Kuro]

{Leon : Hawaii : Village}

Leon had been so focused upon what was transpiring with the group, more than less spacing out as he did so. Watching as the different earthlings went about their own unique ways of healing the injured. Wondering just what had happened to Louis and how he had reacted to it... His thoughts were so wrapped up that he had completely forgotten that he still had Yuffie in his arms. His attention was soon on her though as she finally woke up and spoke.

"Oh right, sorry Yuffie. Now that you're alright," he replied with what could have been slight embarrassment and relief as he set the ninja down.

His focus turned to Kyle as he suggested that they all return to the mothership and simply nodded his head in silence. He picked up his gunblade and rested it against his shoulder as he began to head in that direction. He couldn't help but feel a little bad for the villagers of the island. Sure it had been saved, but their village was decimated.  

[Quiet Daydreamer]

[OKAY OKAY HERE I AM POSTING]

Sayrike::Hawaii: sad What's left of the) Village

A sense of falling into darkness, escaping from the burning flare of ruthless, raw sadism. Was she falling, or was she running?

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[ATE thread: Meetings]
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Sayrike suddenly felt very heavy, her eyelids especially. Struggling to regain her mental and physical facilities as soon as possible, she let out a light groan. It was much quieter than before; everything was over. Not having any injuries, the masked girl was able to stand up and shake off the last of the clouds in her mind. She felt a comforting and strong...well, something in the back of her head, but it was quickly forgotten as Sayrike's embarrassment at her own weakness returned to her. Compounded by the fact that she found herself in Kyle's arms, she wasn't the happiest of people; it seemed like she was always causing others trouble. "Oh my---!" Yet again finding herself a bit mortified (and a bit flustered), Sayrike had no idea what to say. "U-Uh, I'm all right. It's all right." She awkwardly climbed out of his arms, she shoved her hands in her pockets and she apologized sheepishly, "Sorry about that. Fine now, don't worry."

[[ Captain's Edit : Er, Kyle picked you up into his arms... among other things. I'll send you a PM. ]]
[[QD: Fixed this post to include finding her in your arms.]]  

[AldrickZearse]

[Lexaeus: Hawaii: Village]

The large nobody of Earth got up from the ground with nary a grunt, looking down at Riku, who was just looking down at him. Lexaeus understood Riku's...apprehension, or what at least seemed like it. After all, he was attacked by Lexaeus in an attempt to use him to counter Maluxia's treason. Though it seemed like the young man would not leave him alone in just silence.

"Yes, however not entirely by my own choice."

True, the nobody did not asked to be brought back, though another chance at life was not necessarily a bad thing in his own eyes. At least until he...he lost a lot of time, it seemed. He had been searching for Zexion, in a chance he was still alive and had been spared Lex's fate. Then there was some kind of...slime. Then he was getting beaten by something that felt like a massive amount of darkness.

Looking around, he spotted Demyx skulking about like the coward he normally acted like. The Silent Hero would've bet Munny on the idea that Demyx had run and hidden for whatever giant battle had taken place. The idea didn't exactly sit favorably with Lexaeus, and so when he left Riku and moved over to Demyx, his towering over the Melodious Nocturne seemed a bit more...threatening than necessary.

"Where is Zexion? Have you seen him?"  

[Mathias_Drako]

[ Matt :-: Hawaii :-: Village ]

Matt had had his eyes shut during the entire time that the brainwashees were in free fall, repeating a mantra in his head that it wasn't happening. Because of how sudden these events happened, he was more than certain that he had cracked a little from the strain Confuser had put on him. 'Guy, you're okay, this is actually happening,' the voice assured him. 'No it's not shush this is too random,' Matt snapped back, the thought of these people dieing in front of him overwhelming him.

Waiting there blindly for the inevitable crash, Matt eventually opened one eye when it never came and he started hearing chatter. He opened the other and looked around, seeing some of the people who had attacked him standing up and conversing with the other Earthlings. 'Sweet Christ why are all our comrades either villains or people who try to kill us,' he thought in irritation.

Certain that all the fighting was over for now, he dismissed his scimitar and returned to his "normal" clothing at the same time. Feeling just a bit awkward standing by himself, he scanned the crowd looking for Kichi or anyone else he knew. As he looked about, his sight locked onto one person and Matt almost choked.

Matt immediately charged at the person, absolutely certain as to who he was. Upon reaching the person, he caught them in a tight bear hug and lifted them into the air. "Oh my god Jojo you're alive! I knew that was you in my vision!" he said excitedly, forgetting that his mask prevented Joe from identifying him.  

[phoenixianCrystallist]

{Bobbi, Demyx .:. Hawaii .:. Village}

Bobbi bit her lip, not wanting to leave Louis, but not wanting to intrude at the same time. She knew the others were fine, she head everyone talking, so there was no real reason for her to go check on anyone. Besides, despite Louis's apparent desire to be alone, something told her that was the last thing he really needed right now.

She glanced back over her shoulder, and most of the people who had been prone earlier were now on their feet. Even the masked girl (whose name she still didn't know) was showing signs of consciousness again. Returning her gaze to Louis, Bobbi heaved a gusty sigh, and got to her feet. She bent down again, reached to gently grasp his head in both hands and rest her forehead against his for a moment before she headed back to the group. It was the closest thing to a hug she was comfortable with giving him at the moment.

Demyx backed up a pace or two so he could clearly see Lexaeus as the taller Nobody loomed over him. Also to get a little further out of hitting range. He knew better than to try running, but he still searched for an out. Just in case...

"I haven't seen him," the Melodious Nocturne said in all honesty. "Didn't even know he was around." He was starting to think it would have been safer to stay on the ship with the hostile aliens toting around loaded laser weapons. Lex looked about ready to pound poor Demyx into the ground like a tent stake if he didn't get the answer he was looking for.  

[fractalJester]

[ Sora, Riku, Cloud, Seymour, Kyle, Beatrix, Yuffie : Hawaii : Village ]

When Sayrike began to show signs of improvement (Kyle had barely begun to walk away), the dragoon carefully let her down, giving her enough room so that she wouldn't feel crowded.

"Good. Gave us a bit of a fright," Kyle said with a light grin, patting the woman on the shoulder. "Thought maybe the Darkness had gotten to you... we won, in case you missed it."

"We won?" Yuffie repeated, getting to her feet as Leon let her down. Without warning, a large grin began to grow on her features- especially when she saw Sora. She seemed to practically radiate energy. "YEEEEEEES! Another win for the Great Ninja Yuffie and the Keyblade Mastah!"

There was hardly any warning as the ninja dashed forward, hugging Sora (he returned the favor, grinning as well) and grabbing his hands, jumping up and down. "You all came over! Of course we beat'em, I bet the didn't stand a chance with the Sora Leon One-Two!"

Sora couldn't help but remain smiling, also jumping with the ninja. When he'd hugged her, he'd lifted her up and spun her around- he'd grown a few inches. "You bet! Suckers didn't stand a chance!"

"So... who's the big guy and the little kid?" she asked, looking over Sora's shoulder at Lexaeus and Zidane, who was still on the ground.

"The big guy's name is apparently Lexaeus- an Earth-controlling Nobody," Sora began, immediately feeling Yuffie tense up and noticing Beatrix do the same. "-but he was mind controlled like you guys, so I think he's with us! As for the kid, I... actually don't know."

"Good, I don't think I could handle any more fighting at the moment," Beatrix said, relaxing (though her tone remained stern) and beginning to look at the now massive group- they'd practically doubled in size. "And I suppose the rest of these are Earthlings?"

"That would be correct," Seymour responded, glancing around- those who had been in Zords, such as Jacob, Noelle, and Jon had also returned to the ground. The Maester remained calmly off to the side, near the edge of the village proper- in the direction of the Mothership.

Riku watched Lexaeus calmly as he walked toward Demyx, his eyes narrowing at his stance. He approached, and Cloud came in from the side, also glancing cautiously at Lexaeus. "He was with Sora's group, last I checked. Why?"

"Um, Sayrike," Kyle mentioned, taking his eyes off the many, many things going on at once- he was starting to get a headache, trying to keep up with everything. "After we get everything cleared up at the Mothership, would you mind if I had a word with you- in private?"  

[VoLt189]

[Anthony ~.~ Hawaii ~.~ Village]

It seemed everything was slowly getting back to normal as more and more of those who were badly wounded regained consciousness and began to move around. Kyle had suggested they should all return to the mothership, though Anthony was slow to move as his eyes were locked onto Louis whom Bobbi had just left alone. His mind was elsewhere.

Finally shaking his head and snapping out of it, the knight rose to his feet and walked passed those who were standing around, either being treated or conversing with other allies, and made his way to the mothership where he'd wait for further instructions.

((Sorry for the super crappy post... it's 3 in the morning and my flight leaves in 6 hours. I just wanted to make a quick update for HA!Anthony. As I mentioned in the absence thread, y'all are free to interact and GM HA!Anthony however you want (within character and reason)--just don't kill him off... o.o; I'll see ya guys on the 4th! WOO!))  

[LevDa]

[Dani :: Hawaii :: Village]

Dani sighed as Bobbi had only given her a wave of a hand. “I guess she is alright.” Dani thought, scanning the area.

Dani really did not engage in much else and merely observed the knight that was called “Louis” that had been consumed by the darkness. “Just like Riku,” Dani thought, “But, this looks like a different level of darkness. This knight was helpful, however, caused pain to an ally.”

Dani tried to watch everything that went on but all that she got from the situation was that the people who were against us before were now our allies and that a girl had been hurt from Louis was now fine.

Dani’s attention snapped to where Louis had walked off and Bobbi had followed. “I am guessing someone does not like blood.” Dani thought, putting her hands inside of her hoodie pockets. She then waited Bobbi to return before walking beside her.

“I am guessing that everyone is fine?” Dani asked the archer. “I don’t know about you, but that is enough drama for one day.”  

[Kaegoe]

[Dawn : Hawaii : Village]

Dawn turned from Axel, who she didn't wait for a response from, to Lexaeus as the Nobody asked for Zexion. Towering over Demyx as he did so. The dancer's face paled as she looked down and her hands shaped into fists on her knees as the mention of the Nobody brought the memory of Zexion's betrayal. When the Nobody brought forth the Negator, and handed them to Ajora.

"He's not here," Dawn finally spoke up, her voice solid, but same time timid as she was looking down at her fists, her voice trailing as she finished, "Zexion... He betrayed us...."  

[AldrickZearse]

[Lexaeus: Hawaii: Village]

The nobody looked to Riku, gave him a once over, then looked away. "That is none of your concern." Which was true, at least to Lexaeus. Riku didn't need to know a thing about Lexaeus or his plans.

Of course, when one of the human girls spoke up, he looked down on her with narrowed eyes, menacing with his facial features. "What do you mean betrayed? Explain. Now." Zexion was not one to 'betray'. Why would he be working with these people? What had happened?

And where was Zexion now?

[Joe]

Joe was caught off guard, having been stuck in his own mind, as his face was smooshed into the something cloth-like, arms wrapped around him.

"MMMPH MMPH MMMMMMPH!"

Arms flailing for a moment, the male grunted and pushed off the person that was smothering him in a hug, gasping for breath as he broke free.

"What in the world are you talking about?! And why the hell did you hug me? And who the hell are you? And how do you know-well with this many people, it's not hard to have heard my name I guess...." And again, the male was lost in his head again, gaze drifting off to the side, even though he wasn't really looking at anything.  

[Mathias_Drako]

[ Matt :-: Hawaii :-: Village ]

Matt chuckled nervously at the reaction he got from Joe. "Well last I check the world exploded and we were brought... here," he said, gesturing vaguely to the surrounding area. "I hugged you because I didn't think you made it. And did you really forget me?" he asked. After his question, he paused for a beat. "OhsweetjesusI'mstillwearingamask," he rambled, and began fumbling with it. After a few tugs, he finally managed to pull it off and show Joe his face.

"It's me, Mathy!"  

[Kaegoe]

[Dawn : Hawaii : Village]

Dawn slowly looked up at Lexaeus. As he towered over her, Dawn started to feel even more nervous about speaking with the tall Nobody. She felt so small. Dawn wasn't small by any means, though it didn't help that she was still sitting on the ground. Either way, the giant man made Dawn feel nervous.

Either way he asked for an answer, she might as well supply it, though she tried to hide that she was intimidated by him from her face, her voice was timid, "He was traveling with us. Don't ask me why, but he was helping us. Until he used the Negator and handed us over to the Replicas...."  

[phoenixianCrystallist]

{Bobbi, Demyx .:. Hawaii .:. Village}

"Far as I can tell," Bobbi answered Dani absently. She wasn't really paying attention, thoughts whirling around in her head. "Although you're gonna have to get used to drama, kiddo. It hasn't gone away in the week I've been here."

As she got closer to the group, she saw Lexaeus intimidating the crap out of anyone within a ten foot radius, trying to get information. Bobbi was quite clearly able to hear what Dawn said; even with Dawn's timidity, her voice still carried well enough to the Archer, despite Joe and Matt having a happy reunion in the same vicinity. As Dawn's words penetrated Bobbi's swirling thoughts, Bobbi's jaw became set, and she stalked towards Lexaeus and Dawn.

"Zexion did what?!" she snarled, fury radiating from every inch of her petite frame. What all had she missed while she was at Disney Castle? She'd trusted him! They'd all trusted him! He'd helped them, advised them, guided them, what could possibly have made him turn coat like that?!

Heads. Were going. To f***ing roll.

Demyx sighed heavily when Lexaeus turned his attention to a girl he didn't know, demanding to know what had happened to Zexion. Demyx stuck around to hear the answer; now that Lex had brought it up, he wanted to know if any of the other Nobodies had been brought back like he had. If so, could the Organization re-band and search out Kingdom Hearts again? Or were they all going to do their own thing now?

"What's a Negator?" Demyx asked. He thought he knew, but the term wasn't familiar.  

[Quiet Daydreamer]

(I'll make sure to have my way with your character, Volt... twisted )

Sayrike::Hawaii::Village

The girl just (uneasily) chuckled, "Heh, sorry about that. But I'm all right. I mean...I think I'm all right. Do I look okay?" Sayrike looked around and saw that the group was all in one piece. "At any rate...I'm glad everyone's fine." Finding Louis not too far away, he looked a little pale, but otherwise all right. The sense of uneasiness increased, especially when a bit of something twinged at the back of her mind.

Sayrike mentally shook herself. No...I don't need anything else right now. I think that if I had one more burden to worry about, I'd have to take myself on a time out. Gotta last until...when? When do we catch a break? Oh my gosh, I don't know if I can keep giving it all this effort right now... She had to stop herself before the exhaustion caught up with her. And 24 hours ago she had been in solitude. This jump to the other extreme was a bit much.

She tried to clear her mind by watching everything going on, returning to observation. The group seemed happy (yet tired), which was good. Hmm, maybe I should check up on Louis... But just as she started to leave, Kyle requested an audience later on. The bottom of her stomach dropped out. Does this have to do with earlier? Sayrike did not like getting into trouble or upsetting other people. Unintentionally picking a fight with Dawn had not been on her itinerary, especially since Sayrike had been actually grateful to the tessen-wielder for helping heal her cuts when they first met. "Uh, sure thing, Kyle," she replied, mind racing and second guessing every action she had performed that day. He was another person Sayrike had not immediately hit it off with, which wasn't good considering he was the leader. She really wanted to be friends with people, but sometimes it took longer than she would have liked. "Just let me know when you want to talk when we get there. I'm going to see Louis, though, so I'll be right back."

Making her way over, picking through the rubble, Sayrike came up behind her target and gently put a hand on his shoulder. She had mixed feelings about what happened, but now wasn't the time to bring it up. "Hey," she murmured. "You all right?"