*Going to push everyone to the beacon just to move the story along. One month was given so I think that;s fair* With most everyone at the Beacon, Dreamer cleared his throat. "Yes... hello..." This was the first time Dreamer had appeared before them without leaving behind mystical, enigmatic sayings. From this point on, he would have to be direct and straight forward with the young teenagers in a very suitable and professional matter. "Yes. So...'sup everybody?" He said, striking peace signs in a boyband stance. There was not much reply to it as Dreamer stood there for an uncomfortably awkward amount of time. Bianca chuckled a bit as Bernard slapped his forehead in disapproval and out of embarrassment for the older man. "Alright, well enough of that nonsense," Bernard claimed, hopping off from out of Dreamer's coat, he and Miss Bianca slid down Dreamer's cloak tassels and drew everyone's attention onto himself. Before the group stood two mice, ready to speak their thought. "Yes, hello everyone, I am Bianca, and this is Bernard. We are part of a rescue organization, just like you little darlings!" "Well no, I wouldn't exactly call them... y'know organized- I mean they don't have any paperwork or Society approval, I mean.. what are we even supposed to call them anyways?" "SoS." Dreamer spoke out. He took a short breath as he finally found a good moment to chime in. "That was on the letter Yen Sid sent out to the small majority of you. On that letter the term SOS was inscribed for a reason. Now normally, it would be a simple call for a distress beacon. The distress call however specifically asked for a group of soldiers known as the SoS. Or... the SERVANTS OF SANCTUARY. An ancient group of dutiful keyblade wielders that Yen Sid was familiar with." He looked down to the two mice and introduced them. "These two mice are from a similar group that go from world to world helping others. The Rescue Aid Society. I figure that maybe they could travel alongside you, but at this current point in time, you all seem a bit defenseless to protect anyone right now... No offense." Dreamer shook his head afraid that he was rambling too much. "I took this Cornerstone from Disneytown, not to form it's demise, but to ensure it's revival. Every world has it's own core memory... something that preserves the memory of every person, place and thing in that world. I've sent Mickey and his friends on that quest in order to save the worlds. But they won't be able to do it alone for long... That's why I need you all to get your keyblades back as quickly as possible. The cornerstone will protect anyone in this area from heartless, but if you stand any chance at all you need to head into that castle. Mickey and his friends released her light side, but her darkness still remains. Luckily it still remains with all it's memory altering magic as well. If you can fight your demons, you're keyblades will be restored and you all can do what needs to be done..." He looked to them all and shrugged. "What are you just standing around for?... GO! You don't have much time." Not many of them seemed to be moving. Dreamer sighed. He wanted to stick to his own responsibilities, but he needed their trust. "Look, it;s like this; this job of the uh... 'overseer of all worlds,'originally belonged to my brother. But he's gone now..." He took a small pause out of sadness. "And so I had to take up the mantle. But I can't do it along. DJ is helping Mickey, but they can't defend the light forever. They need help... your help. And I don't know if you were the masters that Yen Sid was searching for, but you're here now. You have a choice as to what you want to be. If you don't want to called a servant, that's fine. If you want to tell me to take a hike, that's fine too. But groups like the SoS were formed because of people like you. Strong hearted people that could defend those who couldn't defend themselves." He folded his arms. "I wish I was stronger. That I didn't need to rely on children. But the universe these days isn't as kind to that notion." He pointed to the castle. "So if you're willing to fight for something bigger than yourselves. your key to salvation lies through those doors." The Castle towered over them in comparison. "I once asked you all very specific questions from past worlds. What wa most important to you, What you wanted out of life, and what you were afraid of. All things that this castle will show you... When you breach the opening doors, you will find a hall of doorways, You can only open one. And that door will take you to a memory of your home world. To test you in the most vulnerable of places... Where your heart lives. This castle is not kind, but remember... Your heart always remembers the connections you've made. "What does that mean?" Hikaru spoke out. "You'll see," Dreamer replied. Hikaru looked down for a moment, bracing himself for whatever past demons he would need to face. "I failed a world more than once... I won't let it happen anymore." He trudged forward looking past all his traveling companions as he silently leaned against the doors, hearing a large creak from the rustic castle doors. Just as Dreamer had said, the castle was nothing but a hall of doors that spiraled all the way up. V HIKARU Hikaru looked at the huge lines of floors and doors. He walked down and saw his name under the 5th door. Right under the letter "V" read "HIKARU." The rest of the doors were all blank however. They had roman numerals, but not names could be seen. Perhaps it was more of Mizrabel's magic?... He took a deep breath and looked at his door number. For most of his life seemed pleasant, he didn't know what demons slept within him. He pushed the door open... THE STORY OF HIKARU/>/>
Hikaru's eyes widened in surprise. If this young girl had received the letter, then she must have been joruneying a different route than the core group. Since the days of Deep Jungle, he hadn't fully realized just how many other weilders may have gotten that letter and are still searching for them in the land of departure. A land that no loner exists in this timeline... Xara ended up in darkness, but this did give him a sliver of hope as to the fate of those in the realm of light. Since she described being an animal in an archery tournament, the only world that came to mind was perhaps Nottingham. He hadn't had time to fully catch up on Yen Sid's enchanted book, but the gist of her explanation seemed to match up pretty nicely. Maybe when they caught up with the others Kel could give shed some light on things. On a seperate note, with the book gone, there wasn't much of a way to keep track of their progress. Their was the moogle; Jax, but he hadn't been seen since Disneytown. The more she spoke, he felt a little uncomfortable at being called their leader. Originally he wasn't even part of this group. He just wanted to look for his friend, and wound up caught in all the world traveling business. He was caught off guard once Ananta gave him a hug. Some one he'd barely interacted with was treating him like a friend. Something Hikaru still had to adjust to being a part of. Outside Kaida, he still needed to act more like a team player. "Thanks for protecting her, Xara. You can travel with us for as long as you need," he saluted with two fingers. She didn't want to rope too many people into a cause that was growing more and more difficult. Xara was one of the youngest wielders he'd come across and didn't want much harm to come to the younger kids. He turned to Ananta. "Not too much has happened since wasteland outside losing our keyblades." He rubbed his shoulder, wincing. "And, maybe a bit of our pride." He looked at the beam of light that had grown closer since their reunion. "Anyways, we should probably get to that beacon. If anyone is lost here, I'd bet they're probably going to the bright light."
Pete shook his head in disagreement while Donald was walking obviously the wrong way. Ducks aren't exactly the kind of people you should be following directions for. Unless maybe they're migrating south for the winter maybe... "Oh no you don't! As Captain of the Royal Guard, I outrank you! And I say we go that-a-way!" Pete picked up Donald by the back of his shirt and turned him the other way, tossing him in the process. He marched along before stopping to see the green guppy-like creatures watching them. "Oh great, now I gotta deal with these toads now?! Can't a guy just catch a break?..." He sighed before picking up his big belly and taking center stage. He cleared his throat as if preparing a big announcement. "Ahem! Attention all frog people! I am Captain Pete! And seeing as me and the duck ain't from 'round here, I order someone to explain just what in sam tucket is goin' on!" The merpeople lurched out, revealing their increased numbers. The growled and shoved each other, displeased by Pete's words. Pete stepped back cautiously, trying to mask it with more gruff talk. "Oh, so you think yer tough, ay?" He put up his dukes and was prepared to fight them all. "I ain't afraid of no toady frogs!!"
"In time my child, in time... You seem quite eager to face your demons," Dreamer responded to Beuce. "That castle belongs to one 'Mizrabel.' A witch with the power over memories." He led the teenager to the cornerstone of light, feeling the shame of his past transgressions. "Before I explain further, the rest of your group should be here to listen... There's much I need to tell you, and not much time to do it." He looked to the castle and sighed. "Let's just say that this castle shall be either your salvation, or your demise." Hikaru slumped behind Glen as he briskly jogged to catch up with the him. It didn't take long to see that he had already found two other people amidst the darkness. "Glen," he breathed heavily. "Please don't run too far ahead..." He waved to the two, who'm he thankfully managed to recognize. "Ananta?" he asked looking at her. He caught wind of Glen's reaction to her Blizzard spell. "Nice to see at least our magic is returning at a small pace... Anyways, it's good to see you again. I don't know what happened to you after Wasteland... where did you end up going?" He looked to the other smaller girl, who looked just about Mizu's age. "And I don't think we've beeing introduced. My name is Hikaru... and you are?..." He squinted, trying to remember where he last saw her, but nothing came to memory.
Version 2.01 Happy 5 year anniversary! - Yes, hard to believe it's been 5 years since this journey began. But 30 chapters and dozens of OCs later, it still stands, having just entered the next phase. - As per tradition people who post this month will receive the "Trip around the Sun" Limit, as well as 365 Munny, 365 EXP, and 20 crowns to spend at the player's choosing! (New players should be able to post in a week or so hopefully) Update! - Secret endings posted - Mickey's Dream Team open again - Updated Achievements and Rewards - Jobs edited to feature only 1 exclusive skill command that does not require an SC slot - Complete Stat Reset
Surprised no ones posted this yet but season 3 has been announced for Netflix! Get hype!
In another part of the castle, there sat a group of three merpeople were surrounded the precious gems they had found scattered around the Atlantis-like ancient setting. They were both ocean-like in color. The Indigo and Blue gems shimmered from the salt water that dripped alongside them. The green fish people were surrounded in a setting with broken pillars and traces of seaweed. It looked like it was a sunken coliseum of sorts that they had situated themselves in. Surrounded by a lake of water, they grunted and croaked at the precious gems they had discovered. They communicated to each other with shoving and tiled heads at why Mizrabel wanted to find such precious items. One looked intently at them as he touched them both. A light began to emit from each gem as the merman jumped back in horror. The other two grabbed him as they ducked for cover behind the pillars, not sure what would happen. The lights grew brighter until two of the Disneytown residents emerged; One Donald Duck. And Pete. @Glen Pete landed on his bottom, shaking his hands in disgust from the salt water all over his hands. His face was still pretty dazed, trying to get his blurred vision back. He shook his head until he could see clearly. "Oooh! My aching' head..." He looked around until his vision locked on Donald. "Wha? Hey! you! Small fry!" He slapped the back of the duck\s head to get him out of the same daze. What the heck are we doin' in this run down water park!" In a toyland of sorts, sat the jack in the box. A horrific clown face attached to a large spring, wearing a bowler hat and nothing else. His body was just a crank box and he always had a creepy smile on his face. This was the Jack-In-The-Box. One of Mizrabel's castle of illusion. His head bounced in a jovial fashion as his nutcracker guards slugged along, carrying two giant gems. One orange and the other green. "Ahh, perfect! Mizrabel will certainly be gleaming with color!!! Hahaha! I can practically see her face... gleaming! HAHAH!" The guards looked to each other and shrugged, not understanding their master's puns. "Oh what do you know?! Just put the gems on the ground. Whatever we do, we must not activate them. No doubt that mouse is still scurrying around the castle trying to find them." The guards walked over towards the Jack-In-The-Box only to trip over their own wooden feet. They fell over a top of one another and the gems rolled along, emitting a glow. "What? No! They can't activate. This is definitely turning my crank the wrong way!!" The lights grew brighter until Goofy popped out of the green gem onto the pair of trampled guards. Max goof popped out of the orange gem onto his own two feet. "Now look what you've done!" The Jack-in-The-Box scolded. @Captain Arch @Skyheart With Daisy now in the party, the four were left with two doors in front of them. One with a hammer on the front, and the other with a dragon. It was uncertain which their friends would be in, but hopefully the four could work out a good solution...
Hikaru's shoulder had mended a bit since his confrontation with Aux, but it was far fully healed. Since his decent into the realm of darkness, the only other member of his traveling party he had come across was Glen. While he got to understand him a bit better during their time in the Wasteland, they never had a deep one on one with each other. As he walked with a heavy heart, he heard Glen talk back to him. "Hey Hikaru, what do you think the others are doing right now?" He thought about everyone that had gone into darkness with them with a head count nearing about a dozen. "Well," he said softly. "If they're like us, then they're probably trying to find a way out of here." He looked around for any sign of refuge or at least a meeting ground they could all re-assemble to. "I'm a little worried though... Since we don't have our keyblades there isn't a lot we can do to defend ourselves from the heartless." He looked at his hands and lamented that he couldn't summon they keyblade he'd fought with during this time. "On the other hand, heartless shouldn't give us too much trouble since we don't have our keyblades." Hikaru recalled how heartless drew themselves to light. Something that always put them in the line of fire before. "So hopefully if we just keep a low profile, they shouldn't be of much bother to us." He looked to Glen who was still in his own thoughts while he was explaining their situation. He was about to ask him something before a beam of light broke in the distance. A giant pillar that stretched as high as the eye could see. "Well, I think we've spent enough time in here. Last one to escape's a stinky black fungus!" he called out, before breaking into a run towards the beacon. Hikaru jogged at a brisk pace to keep up with him, still trying to keep any excess weight off his shoulder. He didn't know if this beacon was a good omen or a bad one, but it was the only sign they could find.
Not even a few months after their journey began, the party of weilders find themselves scattered in darkness. In small numbers, they now travel towards a beacon to reconvine and plan their next move...
I usually pick up water starters. But I don't know something about this grass type really speaks to me
