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((So Michelle says people think I posted for Evan. Trust me, if he'd let me, I'd LOVE to, but it ain't gonna happen. xd

Reason for delays: Murphey's Law [emergencies with friends and family members are fun! Try them at home, kids! 8D], various client computers needing repair (usually when I've finally convinced him to catch up and post), and waiting for me to get off of my lazy arse and finish the Eden pic after he did catch up. razz Still needs work... *glares at Eden's wings*

Also, Amy, sankyuu for the GMing of Riku and Demyx. It helped a lot!))

{Nanaki .:. Train .:. Dining Car}

Nanaki was a little surprised that James and Jenny had decided to spend time in the dining car, rather than grieve with the others. However, they seemed to be enjoying conversation, joking with each other and getting to know each other, perhaps in an attempt to dull the pain of what had happened.

Rather than interrupting them, Nanaki decided to stay where he was and simply listen. Their stories to each other were quite insightful to the world they came from. School, work, family... all seemed to be universal, but they told a great deal about an individual. He thoroughly enjoyed learning about these children, and dearly hoped the others were finding other ways to take their minds off of the recent tragedy.

He wondered, a little sadly, how the other group of children would take the loss... The liger was still lost in thought as James and Jenny went about their ways.

{Zell (Yes, poor neglected Zell! He is alive, folks!) .:. Train .:. Lounge Car >> Dining Car}

The situation explained itself rather quickly, although he was still missing a few details here and there. He didn't want to ask anything too prying for now, figuring the wounds were still too raw.

As events unfolded the pseudo-conductor felt more and more out of place. He shared their grief, of course, but he just hadn't known the girl as well as they did, so he didn't take it quite as hard.

By the time he had his head wrapped around everything and the 1,000 piece jigsaw that was the last few minutes began to form a picture, everyone had cleared out of the Lounge Car, going elsewhere to deal with their grief.

Zell felt like an idiot.

"Fine!" he shouted to the empty car. "Don't tell me anything! See if I ever drive you jerks anywhere again!"

He stood there in a huff, arms crossed over his chest and a pouty look on his face. He couldn't hold it long, though.

"Argh. The one chance I get to ask Merlin for help fixing the train, and I miss it. Stupid world mashing, evil villain plotting, heart-stealing... blah! I need a drink..."

He stalked off into the dining car, heading straight for the fridge.



{Riku & Demyx .:. LoD .:. Palace Gates}

Riku looked around at the children, especially the new ones, gauging their reaction to the recent fight. This last Heartless had been a real doozy compared to the others he'd fought two years ago.

Not bad, he thought, a proud little smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth. They work together great, for newbies. Good at thinking on their toes. Got high hopes for these guys.

Demyx was grumbling under his breath about the lack of certain amenities that should always be present when welcoming guests, and added booze to the list since the kids had mentioned tea. (I love you, Amy!) No party is complete without the booze. Or the babes. Or the...

He caught Riku glaring at him out of the corner of his eye, and was seriously tempted to stick his tongue out at the Keyblader. Problem was, Riku'd probably cut it off if he tried, so he just settled for glaring right back. Can't shmooze the ladies without a tongue...

[ Guado Servants : Narnia : Servants Quarters ]

The three Guado remained glaring accusingly at the younger male, slight scowls upon their faces. However, they slowly released the tension in their bodies, holding their weapons to their sides; they weren't at attention, but they weren't quite at ease yet.

"We know not of the Maester's whereabouts, only that he has made it clear he may not be back for some time," the mage servant spoke, recomposing himself somewhat and taking a step away from Cory. "Perhaps we can be of assistance?"

[Cory .:. Narnia .:. Jadis' Castle .:. Servants' Quarters]

"Won't be back for a while, huh?" Cory thought for a moment, the scenario rolling around in his head. Regardless of whether or not it's Seymour, the Guado is either in league with someone who uses darkness. However, that's not necessarily enough to assume he's against the losers, or to say he's working with the wannabes. He might not even be working with the source of the darkness I'm smelling, it might be residual of Jadis or even be someone who attacked the Guado...

The rogue sighed, shaking the thoughts from his mind before saying, "Perhaps. I have need of machina, and I'm fairly certain Seymour has all kinds of that here with him."

[ Sora : Forest ]

The Keyblade Master watched Joe out of the corner of his eye, and was definitely impressed. Invisible wind blades? Totally awesome. But there wasn't much time to compliment, as he noticed the two Crimson Jazz Heartless begins to charge up their fire spells in unison.

Charging his Keyblade with Blizzard magic, Sora launched it at a wide angle toward the duo. Before it made it to the mage Heartless, it struck numerous Shadows and Neoshadows, destroying the weaker ones and creating small ice patches on the Neoshadows to slow them down. As it struck the first Crimson Jazz, the full Blizzard effect came into action, flash-freezing the creature (due to the conflicting elements) and destroying it as the Keyblade sliced through it. The Blizzard element now used up, it merely struck the second Crimson Jazz, interrupting the spell before returning to Sora's hand.

The remaining Wight Knights had leapt into the air, both apparently going for Joe, who had taken out their brother-in-arms.

[Joseph: HT: Forest]

The Wight Knights seemed intent on Joseph, but Joseph...oh, he was excited about this.

Jumping into the air, he performed a spinning split kick, spreading his legs and turning in the air, dragging the two enemies into his legs before 'clawing' at the two heartless, the blades of wind coming from his fingers and slashing at the heartless. Five gashes appeared on each heartless' face, or, at least, the general area of a face, and Joe kicked them down into the ground after shifting sideways and shooting his, sadly missing them.

"Tch...thin bastards..."

Landing down on the ground, the fighter resummoned his bo and fired it of, the weapon whistling as it spun through the air, nailing one of the Knights in the head, taking said head off, before the wind caught it and turned it around, arcing back and hitting the other heartless from behind, before arcing again and hitting it from the side.

Summoning his bo back once more, the Wight Knights defeated, Joseph stayed ready. Were there more? Did he need to react to more attack? Were there more things to destroy?

[ Guado Servants : Narnia : Servants Quarters ]

The mage raised a questioning eyebrow before slowly replying. "It's... in the main hall. We can show you there," he explained, slowly walking out of the room. The two guards remained until Cory exited, at which point they follow behind him. "What do you require it for?"

[ Guado Servants : Narnia : Servants Quarters -> Main Hall ]

It took a few minutes to travel from the Servants' Quarters to the Main Hall, but once arriving, the machina stood out. In front of the throne, the giant crystal sphere stood on its pedestal, inactive and dim. To its side, two tall towers stood, both spaced about a meter from the spherical pedestal, with glowing yellow crystals hovering slightly at the top.

"We do not know how to activate the observational sphere," the mage-guide explained, turning now to look at Cory. "When we have seen Seymour activate it, he only needed to touch it with his hands."

[[Mateus: LoD : Bamboo Thicket]]


If Mateus had a mouth in this form, he would be smiling from ear to ear. The red eyes glowed at the mention of her name, "I've found her... and my host is currently by her new host's side. I've already taken action against her, but my Avatar got in the way the last time... speaking of which..."

The esper of corruption learned forward, "Your avatar... interesting... his heart is dark like my avatar's, yet, yours is a different beast entirely. Where mine is calm, collected, and cold, yours is a torrential whirlwind of emotions, unpredictable and uncontrollable. What I wouldn't give to trade places... no matter."

Mateus turned back to Seymour, pleased with this turn of events, "Is there anything else you'd like to fill me in on?"