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

[Kichi Kuronagi]

[Kichi :: Angel Grove :: Outside Red Rose]

Kichi didn't wait for Cory to start leaping to make a leap of his own, straight int the air, barely dodging the revblade, before gliding ove Cory, and to the other side of the battlefield, pushing his speed farther than ever before, into a jet glide. He didn't wait before firing off more ruin spells, which thankfully didn't take much Mana. He continued Jet gliding backwards, unleashing the homing ruin spells every few feet as he went. "Yeah, see, you live to cause pain! So much for being less selfish, HUH?!" he yelled, letting out another Bahamut's Rage, and a flare spell right behind it.  

[Sousei Tatsu]

[Cory .:. Angel Grove .:. Outside the Red Rose]

Cory grinned as the spells continued heading his way, taking down his Armor on purpose to allow all of the hits to go his way. "That's the irony, Purple Stuff!" Cory was suddenly engulfed in all of white fire, allowing himself to become stunned and take the hits.

"Oh no, you got me!"

Blue and black fire exploded from within the white flames, followed by numerous crescent waves flying from the Revblade. Swing after swing, Cory sent Engine Forces Kichi's way, each one packed full of Cory's signature physical strength as he shouted, "You're not the only one who can play the distance game!" Even as he continued to swing with his right hand, he reached under his Ranger armor with his left, pulling out one of his two remaining potions before drinking it. Loser actually tried stun-locking me! Ha!  

[Raziel Hotokashi]

Jacob ║ Port Royal ║ Prison

What will you do with a drunken sailor, what will you do with a drunken sailor, what will you do with a drunken sailor early in the morning. Way hay and up she rises, way hay and up she rises, way hay and up she rises early in the morning.

Jacob propped himself up against the slate gray stone of the prison wall. It way cold and uncomfortable, but the solid surface helped reassure his spinning head. His stomach ached and moaned for food; his mouth cried for water. Almost as if on cue, he heard the ringing of a bell, the morning church bell: the feed bell. A bowl of slop was thrown haphazardly into his cell. The wood made a harsh clatter in the dirt, but instantly Jacob pounced onto the bowl and drained it in a gulp and a half; his water ration disappeared in less than that. He didn't have time to be afraid of dreams. He had a nightmare last night, but then again, he hadn't had a good nights sleep since that night. Earth was gone and he was in here. It all still felt like a lucid dream or a nightmare of some sort. First day, he wakes up in a tidepool, the salty water splashing up around him. Day two, he is attacked by heartless when he tries to take in his surroundings. On the third day of his imprisonment on this world, Jacob was locked up for assaulting a soldier. That man just rubbed him raw. Since then, he's been locked up in this cell. His throwing daggers lay in a chest but twenty feet from him, the key to his release, just another five.

Just as he thought about his daggers the need for it, his heart-bound weapons silently returned to him, his dagger pouches hidden just below his coal colored shirt. Jacob's eyes grew wide.

That never happened before...That shouldn't happen...Then again, what SHOULD happen? Wake up alone on a beach in the middle of nowhere, in what looks like the 18th century...I have daggers that don't leave my side, and I know how to use them...What is going on and WHERE THE @#$% AM I?

Jacob sat back in his cell against the scratchy straw bedding and wood floor, staring across to the empty cell, wishing that this all was just a dream, that he'd wake up in his bed, staring at the speckled ceiling.  

[Psalm Grasshopper]

[Cloud : Red Rose]

"Now wait a minute," Cloud's shock was replaced with anger, not surprisingly. Waking up to find the very form of 'antagonist' sharing a bunk with you was not a good way to start the morning. He wasn't scowling, though, and that was a good sign, although darned if Axel notice, his back being turned as he prepared to walk out the door.

Axel never got through the door, however, as the ship lurched. Cloud lost his footing almost immediately, caught entirely off guard, and Axel didn't fare much better. He slid back across the room, tumbling into Cloud and toppling him all over again as Cloud tried to grab a hold of something. When the ship finally stopped its lurching, Cloud had more than one bruise on him, and a sizable lump on his head.

... And Axel was on top of him, having landed across Cloud's back, painfully. He likely didn't realize he was the only thing keeping Cloud from getting up, or that he was even ON Cloud.

Cloud groaned. Why Axel? Why couldn't Kichi, or Leon, or, heck, a GIRL come to his room and wind up falling on top of him?  

[Psalm Grasshopper]

[Amy : Red Rose]

My head...

The world was fuzzy; all Amy could see was the floor, and slipped in and out of focus as black dots danced across her vision. A hand went up on instinct to touch a sour spot on her brow. It was tender to the touch. She blinked. Did she just get knocked unconscious?

My head is throbbing.

She sat up, the world gradually coming back into focus. She was in the hallway with the rooms, and the floor was leaning, the ship having tilted off balance in the crash. The last thing she could remember was Seymour walking down the hall... and Leon's voice. Being attacked...?

Well, dummy, next time hang onto something.

Amy stood up, going for the deck, where she intended to find out what had just happened. Sunlight spilled in from the outside world, causing her still jarbled self to think of a light at the end of a tunnel; she blinked against its brightness as she emerged. The first and most obvious thing was the numerous heartless pouring over the ground, crawling toward the Red Rose; the second was the Power Rangers themselves. Amy's jaw dropped. The Power Rangers?!?

She did not immediately recognize her friends, with their faces all covered by the various helmets, but upon considering their weapons close, she understood. It looked like Kichi was fighting, uh, somebody.

She smiled stupidly, thinking this but not dare saying it aloud. It's morphin' time. I. Am. Such. A. Geek.

She summoned her guns, and her dressphere was transformed into something new. New, and predominantly pink. Pink with white, entirely, with the symbol of a unicorn on each side of her helmet. She considered her outfit with disdain.

Oh, God, I'm Kimberly.  

[Bard of Lore]

{Kyle : Angel Grove : Outside Red Rose}

They just wouldn't stop coming! He'd send out an Earth Fang, tear up a line of them, then immediately have to defend himself. If he didn't have Kyla's spell on him, he probably would have been hurt quite a bit more. As it was, things were getting annoying. Kichi was off fighting Cory, NOT HELPING, against the horde of enemies. Granted, Cory was probably somewhat more difficult, but, nevertheless, many more Heartless than there were of Cory.

Sticking by Kyla, he focused on his task at hand. Not dying was pretty high up there. As well as protecting Kyla. Granted, she was doing a very good job herself. Still, if she ran out of magic he'd be there to help. Thrusting his blades into two Neo-Shadows at once, they were quickly dispatched. He followed that with another Earth Fang, ripping more to shreds.  

[Psalm Grasshopper]

[Amy : Angel Grove : Outside Red Rose]

Amy seriously considered just staying exactly where she was, on the open deck of the Red Rose, and sniping heartless away from all her allies. She held enough doubts about her aim, however, to abandon that idea. She jumped down from the Red Rose, dangling off the side Tomb Raider style before dropping the rest of the way, rolling as she hit the ground. She hadn't done that in years, and the world was dizzy as she came back to her feet.

Seymour wasn't far away, casting magic with as much ease as a person might breath. The heartless weren't very numerous in his vicinity because of it; she stayed in his area, shooting at whatever heartless got through.  

[Sable Argent]

[Alan :: Angel Grove :: Outside the Red Rose]

The one known as Cory spoke: "So everyone told you about me, huh? Knowing them they probably spared no expense to 'warn' you about me, and used rather unkind words in describing me, right?"

"Yeah," Alan said, "pretty much." Alan blessed the face-mask he was now wearing. It saved him the effort of putting on a poke face. Cory was definitely one of the people he had been meaning to talk to, and he seemed willing to talk, but his approach was sudden enough that Alan wasn't sure exactly how to react.

Then, Riku and Jon swooped down on the pair of them, ordering Alan to strike and declaring their abiding enmity for Cory. Alan watched silently as words turned to violence. Despite their urgings, Alan had no desire to attack Cory, who's story he still wanted to hear. Cory had said something about 'what's really going on'. Had the others been keeping things from him? It wouldn't be a terrible surprise. Something in Jon's and Riku's virulence was simply too passionate. The fact that the others had no problem keeping huge secrets from Riku didn't alleviate his nagging suspicions.

Either way, Alan saw nothing to be gained by intervening in this fight. And, there were still Heartless to exterminate.

Alan jumped down to bring himself closer to the battle (and away from Cory and Jon).

"Heee~y!"

And now he was hearing things. Fantastic.  

[LavenderSakura]

[Jenny :: Dining Car]

The mage smiled as James interjected, stating that Dawn wouldn't really be a fish. For one, Jenny was excited. Mermaids were the stuff of bedtime stories, mythical creatures of the deep. She wanted a chance to be one, and besides Atlantica was pretty though she could skip out on all the singing. Nevermind the petty little detail of being unable to swim...

--

James' words made Jenny turn her head outside. She was expecting a scenery change, but it still startled her nonetheless to see the snow all exchanged like it was merely a backdrop change. She highly doubted Port Royal would be as welcoming as the past worlds. Jasmine had welcomed them... so had Queen Susan in Narnia. Beast was a little audacious... but that was Beast afterall. And having Jack Skellington in their group automatically helped with Halloween Town. Jenny bit her lip, she doubted having Jack Sparrow would help the situation in Port Royal... in fact, it'd make it worse. I'm sure we can just charm our way with chocolate milk or hot chocolate. They do know what that stuff is right?

Then something else popped into her mind and she turned back to look at Louis who had settled down with some food minutes prior. "Do they have chocolate milk in Ivalice?" Jenny asked, it had piqued her interest but when she voiced it out, it merely sounded stupid to her. Why wouldn't they?  

[Kaegoe]

[Dawn : Dining Car]

"I.Don't.Care," Dawn mumbled to James with her head away from him. Those looking at the window she was looking out of would of been able to see that she was pouting along with glaring.

~*~ ~*~ ~*~

Dawn couldn't help but sigh after the train had stopped. There was no turning back now. Not the place she would of chosen. She would of been better off in that thicket.... Not!

~'Maybe if you asked, you could have someone send you where the others are, at least there you won't be freaking out all the time.'~

'Now that is tempting... But nah. I think James would get lost without me here.'

~'Then stay here'~

"Heck no!" Dawn finished the last of her conversation with Garuda out loud, not thinking about the whole mind talk with her summon, "Lets just get this over with!"

With that, Dawn picked up her glass and plate. She was careful not to knock anyone over as she walked up and placed them on the counter. Without another word, Dawn headed out of the dining car and exiting the lounge car to the outside. There wasn't much to see, but trees and the wall. Though it wasn't long before she closed her eyes as a wind carrying the sea salt air to her nose. She closed her eyes as she took in the scent. This would her first time she'd ever get to see the ocean, let alone smell it. If she could take anything away from this experience it would be that.  

[AldrickZearse]

[Joe: Dining Car]

Joe was drying his hair with a towel when he walked out into the dining car. Seems like they'd landed as he was finishing his shower. Just as well, really, now he was clean, hair pulled up into a small, high ponytail so the wet hair didn't stay in his face OR weigh on his neck. Well, most of it. There was a small part of the front that stayed out, like some kind of helmet 'M'.

With a sigh, and a toss of the towel onto 'his' seat(he basically claimed that corner booth seat), the male followed after Dawn, fairly silent.

The sea breeze probably would've blown his hair around if it wasn't for the fact that his hair was still wet, but it was enjoyable, all the same.

"Mmm, I like the beach. Minus the sun and heat."  

[fractalJester]

[ Sora ; Kyle : Train -> Clearing ]

All James would see upon opening the door was a thick cloud of golden dust, like a sandstorm had just blown through and was acting as a veil to cover the entirety of the Training Car. If he paid close attention (which wasn't difficult, due to his heightened senses), he would notice the dust seemed to be moving, flowing, as if the cloud contained a current all its own. However, as his words rang throughout, warning Kyle of their landing, the motion stopped completely. For a moment, there was no response; after a few seconds, however, all of the dust was suddenly being sucked into a single point, as if some sort of vacuum lie at the center.

Instead, once all was gone, Kyle stood, his arms in front of him as if he were meditating while standing. He opened his eyes rolled his shoulders back, and cracked his neck somewhat.

"Well, it's about time," Kyle said with an uncharacteristic (but seemingly entirely natural) southern drawl, chuckling to himself as he strolled out. "We need to get on the move. Considering the situation, I'd bet Port Royal is definitely under siege as is by the E-I-T-C."

With that, he began to jog toward the exit in the Stable Car, making his way out of the train.

Sora had already been out there, having jumped on top of the train to scout out the region. It was a bright morning; from his position, he could see they were near the city, but also near the cliffs. The sun, still just above the horizon, reflected brightly off the sea's surface.

"Hmm. Something feels off."  

[Jeimuzu Kuro]

{James : Train : Training Car -> Forest Clearing}

As James walked into the training car he thought that Kyle had somehow turned it into a sandstorm... The car was filled with golden dust that as the corsair watched he could tell that it was moving as if it had a current. As his words echoed throughout the car the dust began to flow inward, as if there was a great vacuum sucking it in. When it all vanished Kyle stood where the center had been, his arms outstretched in front of him. The corsair watched as he rolled his shoulders and cracked his neck before strolling out of the car while he spoke.

"I'd take that bet." James said in reply, as he followed the Swallow wielder down the ramp and into the clearing.

The corsair's hexagun appeared in his right hand as he surveyed the area, already he was on guard, just in case.

{Auron : Train : Dining Car -> Clearing}

As the train came to a stop Auron quickly rose from the booth he had been sitting in. He then turned and left the Dining Car and returned to the Lounge Car, grabbing his sword as he walked down the stairs and into the clearing. He then hefted the large blade up onto his shoulder as he surveyed the area.

"Don't let your guard down." The samurai said to no one in particular.  

[Je suis a toi]

[ ??? --> Clearing]

What the hell?! I don't know how to--
'You act like there isn't someone trying to KILL you, just do it! You've summoned heartless before, you know how to use the darkness, now USE IT!'

The girl pushed through her exhaustion, harder than she ever had possibly in her life. It was a matter of survival this time. She didn't know if her enemy was out for the count, ready for more, or even still there, but sure as hell she wasn't going to stick around to find out. Will power, all it took was will power, and if she didn't have any, well, she wouldn't still be alive. She concentrated on manifesting her darkness, recalling her anger and troubles to strengthen it. She had promised herself that she wouldn't use it again, just let it sleep and stay hidden. She didn't want to be that way. But this time she had no choice.

Noelle could feel it working more than she could see it. The portal wasn't ready yet, just a little more and she would have it.

'Keep going, you--'
Got it!

The portal opened and she jumped at it without hesitation, mustering as much energy as she had left to get her through. For a moment all she could see was black, hearing her own pounding heart and ragged breath. Suddenly she was out . . . and falling.

. . . s**t.
'Where did your portal take you?!'
Like I know! Who do you think I am, Malificent?! I don't know how to control these things!

The agromancer moments ago might not have thought she had enough breath in her to scream, but she did. The shrill burst of noise filled the air as she plummeted towards the ground. Noelle did the only thing she could think to do--cover her face with her arms and brace for a very brutal impact.  

[Jeimuzu Kuro]

{James : Port Royal : Clearing}

James' attention turned skyward, he had sensed the dark portal above for the second it had been there. But what had really turned his attention to the skies was the sudden screaming. He squinted his eyes, trying to discern who was falling and screaming. The voice was so familiar and then it clicked like a light bulb in his head.

"Incoming Agromancer!" The corsair yelled as he immediately focused his energy.

'She's falling too fast! Fenrir! Save her!'

He yelled mentally as the deep purple circle appeared beneath his feet. It spun slowly and then increased in speed as the Lunar Wolf appeared next to his caller.

"Go!" He yelled, pointing upward to where Noelle was.

Without so much as a glance at his summoner, the wolf ran forward and leaped high into the air, catching the Agromancer on his back. Hopefully she would have the senses to grab on and hang on, or it was going to be a very rough landing, though definitely not as rough as it would have been if not for the wolf's intervention.