Video Game: Kingdom Hearts SOS: The Road To Light

Aden bowed to Bambi. "The forest is lucky to have you as its leader," he said. Then he glanced Thumper and continued to Bambi, "And you're lucky that you've got a friend like Thumper.

"It was an honor to be of help to you, but it's time for me and my friends to leave." Aden summoned his Keyblade Glider and climbed aboard, transforming back into a human. "I wish the best to both of you," he called as he flew into the Lanes Between.

 

OOC - EDIT - Was unaware people acted on their own.

~MISSION COMPLETE~ Lock

Eon gained the Twitterpated Keyblade
Kross gained the Twitterpated Keyblade
Aden gained the Twitterpated Keyblade
Raisor gained the Twitterpated Keyblade

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THE GREAT FOREST​

World Completion Bonus:​

Kross completed 67% of the missions. Gained 35 EXP​

Aden completed 56% of the missions. Gained 30 EXP​

Raisor completed 56% of the missions. Gained 30 EXP​

Eon completed 44% of the missions. Gained 20 EXP​

Lars completed 33% of the missions. Gained 15 EXP​

Leo completed 33% of the missions. Gained 15 EXP​

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Before he could answer, one of the dwarfs was clumsily making his way towards them in a panic. He was the mute one with a purple cap, lime green garbs and dopey expression. He continued to wave his hands all over the air and pointed back to the cottage clearing.
"Looks like we need to check on the princess first." Krowley was hesitant, but the hag could wait.

~MISSION START~ IX. Backtrack

 

Karina silently followed everyone else. She stayed at the back of the group away from their stares. Her only priority right now was to ensure the princesses safety. She didn't need to get distracted by anyone else. Her eyes would occasionally dart over to Luna to see what she was up to. Because Karina decided she didn't like her, she didn't trust her either. At any moment she could turn and attack their team again, and after that last battle no one would be ready for a fight. But she kept these speculations to herself. At times Karina could be over paranoid over nothing, and this was one of those times.

 

Grumpy was knocked back hard against a tree. He, along with 5 of the other dwarfs lay sprawled on the ground, unable to move.
"Guess I had to do it my way," Vanitas said winding his arms. "You little guys make for good practice though... Now I know I counted seven of you, so where's the last stump?"
At this time, the party was edging towards the end of the woods, still fairly worn from the last battle. since the Queen had headed in the opposite direction, Vanitas must have sent them on some sort of chase to buy time. So was the Queen just a distraction to lead them away? Even then, why not take them out or capture them himself? He seemed more than capable, so why resist?

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Back at the clearing, A large dark corridor opened up in the sky. Overflowing with darkness, a large key glider was seen coming out of it, with a large glass casket attached to the rear. The rider was shown to be Aux, controlling a motor-cycle like vehicle forged from his keyblade. He circled the clearing once before setting down.

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"What just came out of the sky?" Krowley asked. It was a far distance and he couldn't identify the rider, yet he feared it was the person he presumed to have been looking for back in Deep Jungle.

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"What took you so long? And what's with the lack of heartless?" Vanitas scolded. "I minor miscalculation resulted in the termination in that experiment. Though I brought the carrier in which you requested. Is the princess prepared for departure."
"Yeah, all passed out on the floor. Now go pick her up before 'they who must not be beaten,' grow wise."
Aux approach the house, passing all the defeated men on the ground. He paused and turned to his comrade.
"What? I left them alive, didn't I? And it's a bit late for you to start growing a conscience isn't it?"
Aux remained silent and continued to apprehend Snow White.

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With Kross being the final one to leave, Thumper sat with his mouth open. "This whole time, they were-"
"Yup." he calmly replied.
"Did you know about this?!"
"No.. But I'm not mad at them. They helped out despite being human."
"Things got so weird, so fast. You think we'll be alright?"
Bambi smiled and returned to the animals to find them shelter.
"You know, a straight forward answer once in a while would be nice!"

THE GREAT FOREST is now closed.​

 

Karina listened to the people closely, overhearing that Snow White was passed out and they were going to take her. "We have to do something, stop them!" Karina said in a loud whisper from the back of the group. " Come on lets go before they take the princess. We need to protect her don't we?" Karina already started to move making her way towards the front of the group. No matter how tired or worn down she was she didn't want to let these men get away with the princess. Once Karina set her mind to something it was hard to change it and right now her mind was set on saving the princess.

 

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Krowley followed the others in a straight forward dash. Vanitas could be seen in plain sight next to the keyglider that appeared from the sky. The party grew closer and closer and just as he was prepared to leap at them. At the time he jumped, a loud voice shouted; "Refleza!"
Krowley got knocked back a few feet from a quickly summoned barrier. The magically coated force field surrounded the cottage's entire perimeter.
"About time, even Aux got here faster than you." Vanitas said to the magic caster behind him. Nequa stepped forward from behind the cottage, revealing all 3 apprentices to be in the world. At that moments, Aux ducked from the tiny frame of the house to the clearing with the princess hanging over his shoulder.
"The princess is prepared for departure and the novices are free for abduction. Feel free to subdue and contain when you are ready," Aux reported.
"Change of plans. The boss man said no more kidnapping. Just more heartless creation and princess finding it seems," Nequa replied.
"Good, now I can finish these nuisances once and for all-"
"Still can't target keybladers."
"What?..."
"Yeah, apparently, they still hold value. Can't touch 'em, only distract."
Amidst their arguing, Krowley arose, dazed. Feeling like he had just run into a brick wall, he slowly used his keyblade to carry himself up. With slightly blurred vision, he stared at the 3 behind the barrier. It was here where he finally confirmed what he hoped wasn't true. The keyblader he was looking for made company with the force he was against. "Aux.." he quietly said.

 

Karina didn't have time to stop as the barrier rose up in front of them. She hit is hard and bouncing back landing on the ground. She struggled to keep her eyes open. After that impact all she wanted to do was take a rest, bus she couldn't. Not while the princess was in danger. Rolling onto her side Karina was able to make out the end of the conversation. 'So they can't kill us? What do we have to do with their plan?' She thought. It was then she decided to try and get up. By this time she wasn't as dizzy and didn't fear falling over as soon as she did. Karina looked over at the others quickly then returned her attention to the three people on the other side of the barrier. "So there is three of you is there. Good to know." She mumbled to herself. Karina's mind rushed with ideas and solutions to there current predicament but came up with none. She stood there watching the people wondering if they noticed that she was listening.

 

"Funny... Like watching birds hit a window," Nequa laughed.
"Whatever, let's just go. I'm gonna have a long talk with you know who."
"Agreed."
"AUX!" Krowley cried out. All three turned to face them. "Oh hey, you didn't tell me Aux's dog was here. Always following him everywhere."
"Yeah, little bug's been giving me a hard time. If not for the master's rules, he would have been heartless chow." He turned and aimed his next comment at Aux. "Or maybe you would have liked that pleasure?"
Aux stood silently and ignored his question, though deep down a part of him was still conflicted on what to do should he keep interfering.
"We should depart..." he replied, attempting to change the subject.
"Why... Why lead us hear just to leave! I thought maybe you were helping us, but now I'm just confused."
"What's he's talking about?" Vanitas asked.
Krowley persisted to try and convince his friend. "The letter at Deep Jungle's keyhole. That was you, wasn't it?"
Vanitas turned his head slightly in aggravation. "You did what?"
"I assure you, I had no part in whatever he is suggesting," Aux replied. They both were eying each other through their masks in a matter of concealed dislike of one another. Vanitas' distaste for Aux's lack of darkness always had him skeptical.
"I knew sooner or later you'd go running back to the light, but this soon?"
Once again, Aux stood silent and brooding.
"Well this is all well and good but mister boss is getting impatient and so am I," Nequa pointed out as she was trying to divert the mission back on course. He character was often the playful one, but managed to become somewhat serious whenever the other were around. Almost as if to show them up.
As Aux proceeded to cautiously place the princess in the casket, Nequa turned to Vanitas. "So short stack, what happened to the queen?"
"She headed back to her castle, why? She has no further use to us."
Nequa summoned her keyblade. It was tall and slender like her body build with a dark red and black color pattern. She began pinpointing it into the castle's distance replying; "Exactly."

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Exhausted and tired, the haggish queen had made it to her castle's courtyard seconds before Aux's decent. "At last *gasp* I remain the *gasp* the fairest in the land! AHAHA--" She began hacking from her elderly throat and stopped to rest once more. She looked at her wart filled hands with a most horrible expression. "at least I will be... once I reverse this potion's effect." In a paranoid mindset she looked back to the forest, noticing the keybladers were nowhere in sight. "Ah.. so the boy did keep them occupied. But why?"

"Hehe, you were his distraction." a high pitched figure said in the shadows. His face could not be seen, and stood at barely 2 feet. His body was shrouded in a brown coat and spoke with a very suggestive tone.
"You again? Be gone with you. I've accomplished my goal."
"Yes, yes, but what now? They will find you, hehe, yes. And KILL you!" he replied giddily. "My lord offers his hand to assist, please take it."
"In exchange for what? Loyalty in his own gain. I am a Queen, I need not beg for another's assistance. I have completed what I set out to do." She stood from her rest and continued on. "On my own I have rid myself of Snow White and can finally rule as the fairest," she laughed. Her laugh soon escalated into a cackle of joy.
"Ahehehe, AHAHAHAHA!"
In the middle of her cackle a large thunderbolt struck her from her head, turning her shriek into a cry of pain for the magical thunderbolt had fried her out of existence. The diminutive figure was left shocked, so to speak, at the sight he beheld.
"She.. She's gone?" He stared at the ashes that lay before him. "This changes things. Hehe," he proceeded to scamper off, leaving the pile off smoking ash.

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Back at the cottage, Nequa pointed her keyblade towards the castle, replying; "Exactly. And she's no keyblader making her free game." After carefully aiming she shouted out; "DARK THUNDAZA!" A flash of Dark lightning struck the castle grounds, where a loud and petrifying cry followed the crackle of the thunder.

 

"No!" Karina cried out as she watched them take the princess. She summoned her keyblade and attack the barrier as hard and fast as she could. The force of her Keyblade bouncing off caused her to go flying back once again. This time instead of standing up as soon as she could she lay on the ground staring at the sky. "One small task. That is all I wanted to complete, just protect the princess and I couldn't even do that. Maybe I am useless, maybe a life of a house wife is perfect for me..." Karina was mumbling to her self but it was loud enough that the people around her, if they were paying attention could hear her. Not long after the girl on the other side of the barrier shot thunder, no question aimed at the queen and Karina chuckled a bit knowing the queen deserved it.

 

Aden slowed his glider as it descended to the castle grounds at the Land of Departure. He felt quite pleased when he hopped off—firstly because his glider control was so much better than what it had been, and secondly because he didn't have to be a goose anymore. He saw his other friends from The Great Forest arriving with him, and he saw some of the others who were in Nottingham lounging around as well. "So the group from Dwarf Woodlands isn't back yet...?" he mused. "Hmm."

Curious as to the happenings of the other worlds, Aden headed inside the castle to take a look at the Journal.