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A quiet port far out in the ocean with hidden mysteries.

It was a less than stellar landing, but hey, no one's complaining, right? ...Very much, at least.

With a broad smile at his friends as the hatch opened, Sora announced happily, "Well then, we're here!" The prospect of seeing Jack and Will and Elizabeth again had filled him with considerable cheer, and the Keyblade Master was very much looking forward to interacting with them once more, the impending threat of Heartless notwithstanding.

Jogging towards the exit, and excited Sora bounced lightly before he continued, "Come on, guys! I'll take you to see Jack! And Will!"

Knowing them, they'd probably be around the ports....somewhere!

Gummi Ship Landing

Quite affronted at Riku's dissing of his piloting skills, Sora frowned. "Hey, you're still alive, right? That's gotta mean something!"

Stepping out into the port and taking in the fog and the almost-darkness, Sora shook his head. "No, not really..." Bright blue eyes flickered about, searching out for the familiar forms of his friends.

Briefly, Sora wondered if Jack managed to be a Keyblade Bearer yet, considering the time he tried to snatch his Keyblade from him as payment. Despite Jack's quirks, Sora had liked him somewhat, especially when Will was around to hopefully keep him in line.

Port

"What in the name of-- Xemnas! Get off him!" Riku rushed forward, grabbing Xemnas by his shoulders and pulling him down away from Sora. "Don't worry, Xem'. It's not that bad here, just chill, and don't worry so much. Everything's gonna be fine. We're here to keep you safe, aren't we?" He frowned and shook his head. It was like dealing with a five year old, and if there was one thing Riku was beginning to learn, it was that:

He was so NOT ready to be a father. His right hand drifted down and slid into his pocket, fidgeting with the blindfold like a bizarre and very small security blanket.

A little way away from Sora's Gummi Ship

Tseng was less than pleased, frankly speaking.

This entire place was odd, and the strange, unfamiliar smell of the entire area set his teeth on the edge. Shutting his journal after receiving Elena's report, he watched as a strange sort of...ship thing made a rough landing, and hoped against hope that this was not Elena.

Thankfully, the gods found him to be satisfactory today, and out came a troop of...kids? As well as an adult.

Frowning slightly, glancing back at the copter, Tseng gestured to Reno. They were a most curious bunch indeed, and since they had the only aircraft here besides theirs, was it also true that they came from another world, as well?

Near Sora's Gummi Ship and his copter

Tseng had stopped in his tracks at the sound of yet another similarly less than spectacular landing, realizing with a sinking feeling that this was probably Elena (simply because Rude could actually pilot a ship).

Sure enough, the petite blonde was out of the aircraft in record time and yelling his name, fit for the entire tiny, backwater port to hear.

Biting back a wince, the Turk Commander turned just in time to see a plank trip the blonde over. Reflexes borne out of years of relentless practice came into play then, and Tseng crossed the few strides needed to get to her, a firm hand clapped on her shoulder to pull her back and allow her to find her center of gravity once again.

"I see you've forgotten about what I taught you on covert operations, Elena." Tseng said blandly by way of greeting, although he was inwardly grimacing. The young rookie had yelled out his name - and his presence - for the entire world to hear, quite literally. It wasn't that he was being stealthy or anything at the moment, but the Turk Commander liked his name not being announced to the world just like that.

Near Sora's Gummi Ship and his copter

Good Leviathan, why him? Why??

Quite aware of the commotion, and fighting down the urge to possibly duct-tape that mouth of hers, Tseng simply shook his head. His gaze hardening - under no circumstances were they going to engage the enemy (potential ones) in combat without first gauging their abilities, and Elena seemed to forget this principle entirely - the Wutaian spoke, his words cutting through her loud diatribe. "Quiet, Elena."

But then again, the damage was done, anyway. Feeling the beginnings of a migraine come on once again, this time in the form of a certain blonde rookie Turk, Tseng stepped calmly towards where the group were, his stance outwardly relaxed.

He had been in combat long enough to not make the mistake of appearing tense in front of potential opponents. Relax, and they would never know what to expect from you.

A lesson Elena had yet to learn, quite unfortunately.

"My apologies if my subordinate has offended you," Tseng said calmly as he approached them. "Are you citizens of Port Royal?"

If anything, the rookie Turk better have his back. Not that he needed it, but as a matter of principle.

~~

Jumping at the sudden sound of another ship landing, Sora was greeted by the sight of a yelling blonde scant minutes later, who was shouting ahout something dangerous when she tripped. The dark-haired man had stopped and supported him, and the blonde woman resumed her shouting.

Quite frankly, the dark-haired man, intimidating as he was even though he was a good distance away, looked like he wanted to sink into the sea right at that moment.

Dangerous, them?

"Hey!" Sora called, a little indignantly. "We're not dangerous, and we're not hurting anyone!" Which part of him looked like a bloodthirsty murderer, or something? Sheesh.

Watching interestedly as the dark-haired man - this...Tseng, right? - made his way towards them, Sora frowned slightly at his question. He was much, much taller than the Keyblade Bearer was, and a heck of a lot more intimidating.

Sora had the strange impression that if this guy and Leon both had a stare off, the two of them would win. Or something.

"Um...we're from Radiant Garden..."

Well, at least he didn't look like he was about to attack.