Strange places and familiar faces. (Active)

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Character(s): Ventus, Sora
Content: Welcome to Paixao, Ven!
Setting: Near the Vanaheim gate.
Time: ...Afternoon?
Warnings: Possible BBS spoilers, though anything major is unlikely.



Traveling with the Star Shard was a lot like riding the Keyblade Glider at full speed, blindfolded, on your stomach, with your hands tied behind your back. Sure, it was thrilling, but you could forget about keeping your lunch when the ride was over.

Thankfully, Ven hadn’t eaten lunch – or breakfast – that day. His mind had been, and still was, too occupied with other things to consider tracking down food, regardless of the growling fit his stomach was sure to have later. Things like putting a nasty pirate captain in his place, and hunting for shooting stars. Though, maybe – no, definitely – he was more worried about Terra and Aqua. An aimless, nagging worry had started to eat away at him – he wanted to make sure that they were safe.

But, more then anything? He just missed them. Whatever ounce of stubbornness Ven had possessed when he left Radiant Garden was washed away now, and he was more than willing to admit that he just wanted them all to be able to go home…together, once the mess that was unleashing the Unversed on the worlds was cleared up.

He at least wanted to be able to fight alongside them. That wasn’t too much to ask, was it?

Of course, at that moment, his thoughts were much less coherent. Ven’s entire brain had dissolved into a frazzled mess, tossing out complete ideas in favor of bracing himself for impact in whatever world he was headed to.

He found out soon enough. The bright streak of light finally found a surface, revealing Ven after a blinding flash, the boy still holding on tightly to the Star Shard that led him there. It was a few minutes before he recovered. Eventually the boy stood, looking around to take in what he could of the sights. He didn’t see much – just a dome in the distance, with a line of people standing outside.

Still, that was probably the best direction to head in. If anything was going on in this world, it would be there, right?

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The past couple of weeks had just been weird for Sora, and it had been a mix of good and bad. He wished Riku hadn't run off to who knows where after the fight they had. And the whole discussion with Aqua about who Xehanort, and ultimatey Xemnas, really was was weighing heavily on his mind. But at least Roxas finally knew the truth about himself. And he was patching things up with Simba. Sora being Sora tried to stay optimistic and focus on the positive, but even he couldn't stay positive all the time.

He was out walking around the city, trying to find a way to clear his head when he noticed a familiar head of spiky, blond hair. What was Roxas doing outside the city like that?

"Hey, Roxas!" Sora called as he ran up to him.

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Ven, of course, didn't turn around when he heard the unfamiliar name called. He didn't think anything of it - just someone in this world, looking for a person they knew.

It was only when someone walked up behind him that he thought to notice anything odd. He looked at the boy, expecting him to walk right by...and very surprised when he didn't.

Strange. There was no one else standing near him, so why...? He stops walking, surprise showing visibly on his face.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Were you talking to me?" he asked politely, wondering if there was some kind of mistake. After all, he didn't even know this guy...and he didn't know the name "Roxas", either.

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Sora stopped in his tracks and gapped at the other boy. This wasn't Roxas. He looked and sounded almost exactly like Roxas. But for some reason Sora could tell that he wasn't. He also had the strangest feeling of deja vu. As though he'd met this boy somewhere before.

"Yeah I was. You look exactly like my friend Roxas!"

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"Really? That's weird." Someone who looked just like him? It was a weird idea, but it would explain the mix-up. Still, before Ven answered, he stopped, looking at the other boy for just a second. It was...strange. For some reason, he felt like they must have met somewhere before. But, try though he might, Ventus couldn't remember ever seeing him, or anyone like him, before.

Must have just been his imagination, he thought.

"Sorry about the confusion." he said, smiling. "My name is Ventus - Ven, for short."

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"I'm Sora!" He replied cheerfully to the other boy. The fact that he looked and sounded just like Roxas was largely forgotten already. As was the feeling of deja-vu.

"So you just got here, right?" Sora asked, though the answer to that question was obvious.

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Ventus, too, forgot the strange feeling of having known the other boy from somewhere else. It probably didn't mean anything, anyway...besides, there were more important things to worry about.

"That's right." Ven said, nodding once. "I've never been to this city before. Tell me, have you noticed anything strange around here lately?" If there were Unversed showing up in this world, or if something else was wrong, it was better to find out as soon as possible. After all, how else would he be able to help out?

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"What's not strange here," Sora replied in an almost cynical tone. "This is Paixao, a city on one of the floors of Castle Oblivion, which is the stronghold of Organization XIII. They're the ones who brought us here."

Sora would answer Ven's questions about who the Organization as they came, he didn't wanna to overwhelm his new friend.

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Well. That wasn't the answer Ven had been expecting.

None of what Sora had just said sounded like it had anything to do with the Unversed, but, in all honesty, he couldn't make heads or tails of anything that the other boy had said. Still, whatever it was, it didn't sound good. Even if it wasn't from what he was looking for, Ven could still help if there was trouble.

After all, that was his job, wasn't it?

"I'm sorry, but...did you just say that this place is inside a castle?" Was that even possible? Ven certainly couldn't imagine it, but he how did he know that he wasn't wrong? Maybe it was possible, but...

"...and what's Organization XIII, again?"

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No one ever expects that answer, Ven, but it's just one of those things you just gotta go with.

"Yeah, I... it's magic, you know," Sora said, rubbing the back of his neck. Sora really couldn't explain it past that. Besides, there was more important stuff to explain to Ven.

"They're a group of Nobodies, people who don't have Hearts," He explained.

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"Magic...I guess that makes sense." Ven replied, trying and ultimately failing to think it over. Well, there was some really powerful magic out there, he reasoned. There must have been some kind of spell that could fit a town inside of a castle.

That didn't explain why someone would, though.

Ultimately, he ended up more worried about the next topic - these "Nobodies".

"No hearts?" Ven asked. Had he ever heard of something like that, before? Or seen it?

No - the only things he had fought before were Unversed.

"So what are they trying to do? Hurt people?"