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"Brown haired boy in Radiant Garden... Hmm." Soul muttered to himself. He was thinking if it had taken place in Radiant Garden, perhaps Leon and the others may be able to help him out. Although, last time he was there, they made no mention of him. And back then, it was under the name Hallow Bastion.

Minnie turned to Lea, nodding her head. "Oh yes, I know Sora well. He came here when the castle was under great trouble from Maleficent. She had found a door to the past and almost destroyed the one thing that would have left our castle easily catchable by the hands of Darkness."

Soul fully expected Max to answer this, but he said it instead, beating the Goof to the punch, "The Cornerstone of Light. Merlin told me about it." He explained. Apparently, Soul had learned much from Merlin.

Minnie nodded. "Yes, she planned on taking it away in the past so it could never be used here to keep the castle safe, But Sora, again, with Merlin's Magic, went back and saved the castle."

Soul nodded again, "Sora's everywhere and everywhen." He pointed out, seeing as they always seemed steps behind Sora, cleaning up the remnents while Sora blasted away the threats. Thinking to himself, he wondered the attitude of the boy. They all said he was a kind kid, but Soul wondered how kind a kid can be when he's got the fate of everything on his shoulders.

Minnie turned to Lea once more, to finish her question. "It's been awhile since I last saw Sora, nearly a year now, but my Mickey recently sent him a letter regarding a new situation. I do hope he's alright." She said. "Both of them."

The Queen gave a little, unnoticeable shrug and looked away. "I don't know. Mickey is vague with the details, but there is a war going out there, and he has to be right in the middle of it. Even if it's for the betterment of the entire universe, it doesn't sit well with me that he's not here, or that I'm not with him." She said truthfully. Queen Minnie wasn't all daintiness and politics. Underneath all that, she was an adventurer like Mickey, but she had stayed behind to keep tabs at home and keep things under control, but over time, she has been regretting her decision.

Soul tapped his foot impatiently. "I think the path is clear here. Maleficent isn't going to be trying to take the castle over anytime soon, and it's well protected anyway by the Cornerstone. I think we should meet back up with any other Keyblade Warriors are left and get to the heart of the Darkness." He said, as if it was the most obvious path to take that required little to no thought. "'Least, that's what we all should be doing."

"I've met some of the warriors." He said blankly. Then he proceeded to answer their question in order.

"Because the universe will end in Darkness if we don't."
"Because I seem so much more informed then either of you two."
"The plan is to round up a bunch of people and lead them to their potential doom."
"I don't need phone numbers - I need to count on intuition and dumb luck. Worked for me so far."
"Yes I have."
"I know a guy."
"They'll know what they are getting themselves into."
"I can ask and let them decide."
"What?"
"Bad idea or not, I'm heading out. Whether you choose to follow me on a quest to save the universe from the Heartless, this Keyblade Wielder is on his way out." He stopped a moment in thought. "Bad ideas consist of throwing yourself into a dark portal which spews out Heartless while demonic gods of darkness send out Cerberus and Behemoths at you, right?" He finished.

Minnie nodded slighlty. "Hold on, I have someone I want you to take with you." She said, walking out of the room, Soul watched her go, before turning to the others.

He looked slightly confused, something they hadn't seen on his face. Lea might have gotten a little malicious joy out of seeing know-it-all Soul somewhat Dumbstruck. "Uh, can I ask something? Did I come on too strong?" He asked. This seemed totally and completely out of character for the boy they had come to know in the last five minutes, but he looked a bit younger and much less experienced then he had moments before. "I mean, I was trying to look impressive in front of the Queen. Merlin told me to be respectable and hold my ground and all these other rules and statutues and whatever. So uh... What did I sound like? Be honest." He said, scraching the back of his head.

((I may take this time to let you know Soul may or may not have been an actor on stage before Traverse Town was taken by Heartless. Long story, but thanks to the events in KH II, the reaction from Kingdom Hearts was so strong that some of the worlds that had disappeared - returned.

Soul is not some haughty know-it-all, but much like a mix of Super, Sickle, and some fidgety little guy who is normally racked with uncertainty. Call up the actor in him... well, he proves a bit more useful when he is literally 'playing hero'.))

"Is that what I sounded like? Seriously?" He asked, scratching the back of his head. "Looks like I'm not the stunning star like mom was." He muttered to himself. "Sorry about acting like an a**. I'm an actor, but not a very good one." He said honestly. "I was just trying to act the part of a Keyblade wielder... All the answers and keeping your head straight, but I have no idea what I'm doing." He said, shrugging a little. He really didn't let anything get to him, so he was becoming more relaxed. "I can't even use my powers here."

((Yes, Soul swears. He got it from his father.))

Soul raised his hands in self-defense. "Hold on! I have a... sort of... plan. Getting off the castle is my only problem. My skills don't work here, I tried a second ago, but nothing came. I got here from Merlin's magic..." He said, informing them naturally. "But... Do you have a way off this rock? I think I could be of help-"

"Ready." A voice said as Minnie entered the room. She had degarbed her royal dress and now was decked out in what could only be called 'adventurers suit'. Soul looked flabergasted to say for one person. "I'll be joining you." She said with a finality in her voice that made them all shiver down to the bones.

"No buts, Maximilian." She said. She walked past him to the desk, where she hastily wrote a note for anyone who came by while she was gone. "I've adventured with Mickey and your father before you were born, young man. I don't think I've gotten very rusty, either." She added, as she signed the note and grabbed a small knife, sticking it to the door as she spoke. Soul didn't say anything, watching the events take place. He really didn't know what to do in this turn of events. "Also, Max... Don't let me ever catch you trying to keep someone from doing anything just because their a woman."