hahahailtotheking | IC: Ye big ol' plot-exposition post!

IC: Ye big ol' plot-exposition post!

[In this thread: The Kingdom Hearts cast cabin. The situation: Mickey Mouse and Aqua discussing what's been, and what is to come in their craaaazy lives. Of course, if anyone else wants to use this thread to have their characters duly informed, don't hesitate to tag in! The exposition-party is hereby open to all you little heart-kids!]

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[YOU SURE ARE he's just. not going to talk for a little while okay]

*w-well, at least she can see that you're taking it seriously and you don't like it either*

I can't say I understand your reasons, but... if you can, I want to hear what happens next.

[he nods, and takes a breath to continue]

... So, it was my memories of that night.

In all the chaos, I... saw Sora. I called to him, and he... he attacked me. At first I thought he just didn't recognize me somehow, but... he knew. He said- he could see exactly what I'd become.

... I couldn't even bring myself to fight him. And then...

...

Fun fact. When your heart is full of darkness... light really hurts.

*thinks that's probably about how she feels when the darkness hits her, but... not going to ask*

...Sora actually fought you? It wasn't a memory either?

No, it wasn't a memory. But... well, I'll get to that.

... Having that memory dredged up again, it... I was ready to give up, and let myself fade away in the light. I figured it was just about what I deserved. To go out like the creature of darkness I was.

... That's when I heard Kairi's voice.

Kairi?

She was telling me... I wouldn't fade. That neither the light, nor the darkness, could ever destroy me. That I shouldn't be afraid of either one, because both of them would make me stronger. She told me... to face the darkness inside my heart, to look into it without fear, without giving in. That if I could do that... nothing could trap me again. That I could find my way to my friends again. Even if I was afraid to face them...

Right then, having her on my side... I did feel strong enough.

*okay... now it's my turn to be silent*

... Aqua?

*s-scuse me, something got in my eye*

Hmm? Oh, sorry... go on.

[... I don't wanna make you cry :( but okay]

... So, I gathered the darkness around me, there in the light. And that's when I finally realized.

The Sora who'd attacked me wasn't a memory. But he wasn't the real Sora, either.

... Zexion's specialty was illusions, after all.

*nods* So he was mimicking Sora?

Yeah. Fooled me completely, at first.

But even he couldn't hide his smell, even in all that light. The darkness guided me straight to him.

So your ability to "smell" the darkness helped you uncover the truth?

*not going to say it, but thinks that's actually pretty clever*

More than once. Saved me a fight on the next floor, too.

*listening!*

There was one more world card - after I got out of the Destiny Islands copy, Ansem started acting up again... but that time, Mickey was there in person to help me.

He said - the card had found him, in the realm of darkness, and guided him to the castle. I still dunno why - at the time, I'd never been to that world. When I went into the card-world it created, it wasn't anyplace I recognized.

... But there was someone I recognized. Wanna take a guess who?

Master Xe--Ansem, Seeker of Darkness?

Yyyyup. There was the usual spiel, submit to the darkness, blah blah blah, but the thing was...

His scent wasn't right either. I didn't know who he was... but he wasn't Ansem. I'd know Ansem's stink anywhere... and I wasn't smelling it on this guy.

Turned out, it was DiZ. He'd been disguising himself as Ansem at least part of the time I was coming up through the castle - prodding me along, so I'd fight. Fight the darkness, and fight Ansem.

You don't think he was trying to manipulate you too?

Oh, I know he was. He's a jerk. But he wasn't my enemy. And he must've been friends with Mickey for some reason.

Anyway, he said he had a choice for me to make. That I was... special, balanced between light and darkness. He wanted me to go meet Naminé, learn more, and then choose.

*doesn't like the sound of that*

Choose what?

He didn't tell me. I had to go meet Naminé first. So, I did.

[pauses for a moment, a melancholy look passing over his face. but he's still raw enough from talking about Destiny Islands - Aqua can hear about the Replica later.]

...As soon as I met her, I realized it wasn't the first time. She'd been the one who saved me, in the light. She smelled just the same.

And... Sora was there, too. The real Sora. He was asleep already - to get his memories back.

So, it wasn't Kairi? It was Naminé?

...right, because the Organization was trying to use him.

Right. Although... you could say it was Kairi, in a way.

[he nods]

The choice I was supposed to make... was whether to let her use her powers to lock my memories if the darkness. Kinda like what she was doing to Sora's memories of what happened in the castle. If she did that, I'd forget all about Ansem... I'd be just the way I was before. And Ansem would be sealed away, never to control me again.

All I'd have to do would be to sleep, and trust in Naminé.

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