Happily ever after with a little flavor
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kingdoms_of_auradonSponsors for the ship? So... Sponsor'ship?
Rare had an hour seemed so long on the Isle, or carried so much hope. The King and Queen spoke to all who wished to speak with them, and to Yen Sid. At one point they even opened the barrier enough to go back to the ship where they conferred inside a silence spell with Sylvando. And once more for the King and Queen to return a few minutes later. Then back on the Isle they pulled a few individuals aside once more. Oddly, not those from the Isle this time. Aqua first. Then Lea. Then Æn'kae.
Finally the hour came to an end and the King and Queen called for everyone's attention. Mal stepped forward to address everyone.
"Alright, so here is how this is going to work," she told them without preamble, once she had their attention. The wind pulled at her purple hair, pulling it like a banner behind her. "Here are the terms by which we will take the people we will name to Auradon. Each person will be assigned a sponsor. If you want to change sponsors you may let us know once we are back in Auradon. Your Sponsor will be watching out for you. You need to check in with him, her, or them, regularly. How often that will be will be between you and your sponsor, but the sponsors will report to King Ben and myself. Behave and you'll get to stay in Auradon, and we will let you know when your probation is over and you no longer need to check in with your sponsor. Break the rules of Auradon, hurt anyone, steal.... depending on how bad the act and how many were harmed, we may, with your sponsor decide to give you a warning... or you may wind up back here. This is a chance to prove that the sorting magic was wrong, that you are good people. Or can become good people given the chance." Mal looked and sounded like she was clearly waiting to make her own judgments.
"As I list each name, please go to your sponsor if he, she, or they is here. If not, come stand with the king and I."
She took a deep breath. "Xion, your sponsor is Lea." she pointed to him, suspecting that she didn't actually have to, but it was good to set a pattern.
"Utau, you are with Sylvando, who is on the ship so come join us." Then a bit of a wicked grin. "He's also keeping an eye on Nadeshiko and Nagihiko, why not let him keep an eye on all three of you," she said, knowing she was throwing fuel on an explosion waiting to happen. But she trusted Sylvando to sort out which of the kids actually belonged on the Isle.
"River you are with Æn'ki. Hope you like animals," she said with a grin that wasn't all that softer than her last as she gestured to him.
"Morgana and Emporio, you are with Aqua," she added nodding to the woman with the blue hair. "Of course we understand if any of you want to stay..."
She turned to the Headmaster. Doctor F.... We're aware of you, and your efforts, I assure you. We'll be speaking with those heading to Auradon. But for now, stay where we can see you while the rest of you, those coming with us? You have ten minutes to get your stuff if you have any and say goodbyes to anyone if you want to. Goodbyes with the headmaster will be supervised so we can make sure he is being as good as he claims these days. Alright. Ten minutes, starting now!"
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The gathering of belongings and saying of goodbyes was accomplished in the allotted ten minutes without much trouble. Getting everyone onto the boat, then equipped with lifejackets- thankfully the boat's owner was a bit over prepared so there were enough for everyone, if only just-, and reasonably settled for the trip back took a bit longer, however. The boat was a large catamaran, painted mostly in blue and purple pastels. The life jackets however, were the standard safety orange, and so stood out as sharply as they were meant to. The water was still rough so once everyone was equipped, Sylvando advised those unused to boat travel to settle down somewhere until they were in calmer waters.
Getting back to the mainland took time as well, though not quite as much as getting there had, as the tide was in their favor for the return trip. Still, there would be plenty of time for conversation, awkward silences, or angry glaring during the trip. And Sylvando himself wouldn't be adverse to conversation, provided it didn't interfere with the steering of the vessel. Those without their sea legs would also want to be careful walking around, as the boat-while large for a catamaran- wasn't large enough to prevent it from rocking.
Once they'd reached the harbor and the Bibbity Bobber had been secured in her berth, her passengers and crew disembarked and began the trek back up to the school. There seemed to be an inordinate amount of junk that had once been clearly blocking the road before the path to and from the harbor had been cleared. All of it was the sort of things one might expect to find in a modern city- cars, sign boards, fallen trees and lamp posts, etc- but there seemed to be too much of it for the simple vanishing of the populace to account for it all. Very odd.
Once they arrived at the school, they were led past the pretentious sign and statue of King Beast and directed into the lobby. There, they were issued phones and information sheets. On account of everyone being exhausted, no formal welcoming ceremony was planned for that evening, and those staying were directed to the dorms to get showered and settled in. Since that was sure to be a process in itself, Ben, Mal, Sylvando, the other sponsors, and anyone who still had the energy would likely be around for all that as well until everyone got settled. Thankfully the exhaustion had been anticipated, and it was announced that there was soup in the kitchen's refrigerator that had been premade and portioned out and needed only to be reheated for supper at each person's leisure.
The next morning however, proved that Auradon was still Auradon and couldn't really go without some kind of official welcome, as those who came down to the lobby would find a simple but tasty breakfast of muffins, fruit - provided by Malia-, tea, and coffee waiting for them along with the eternally chipper Sylvando, ready to answer any further questions they might have.
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Professor Yen Sid and the Headmaster stood and watched the ship through the barrier until they could no longer see it. Then the headmaster, looking bitter, turned on his heel, stalked back to the school, muttering under his breath about needing to speak with someone. He did not say who, but it did not seem like it was likely to be a pleasant conversation.
Yen Sid, on the other hand, turned to those who chose to remain. “Shall we get these supplies in before the humidity destroys them?” he asked, gathering his things into his bag before grabbing it and one of the boxes.
Rare had an hour seemed so long on the Isle, or carried so much hope. The King and Queen spoke to all who wished to speak with them, and to Yen Sid. At one point they even opened the barrier enough to go back to the ship where they conferred inside a silence spell with Sylvando. And once more for the King and Queen to return a few minutes later. Then back on the Isle they pulled a few individuals aside once more. Oddly, not those from the Isle this time. Aqua first. Then Lea. Then Æn'kae.
Finally the hour came to an end and the King and Queen called for everyone's attention. Mal stepped forward to address everyone.
"Alright, so here is how this is going to work," she told them without preamble, once she had their attention. The wind pulled at her purple hair, pulling it like a banner behind her. "Here are the terms by which we will take the people we will name to Auradon. Each person will be assigned a sponsor. If you want to change sponsors you may let us know once we are back in Auradon. Your Sponsor will be watching out for you. You need to check in with him, her, or them, regularly. How often that will be will be between you and your sponsor, but the sponsors will report to King Ben and myself. Behave and you'll get to stay in Auradon, and we will let you know when your probation is over and you no longer need to check in with your sponsor. Break the rules of Auradon, hurt anyone, steal.... depending on how bad the act and how many were harmed, we may, with your sponsor decide to give you a warning... or you may wind up back here. This is a chance to prove that the sorting magic was wrong, that you are good people. Or can become good people given the chance." Mal looked and sounded like she was clearly waiting to make her own judgments.
"As I list each name, please go to your sponsor if he, she, or they is here. If not, come stand with the king and I."
She took a deep breath. "Xion, your sponsor is Lea." she pointed to him, suspecting that she didn't actually have to, but it was good to set a pattern.
"Utau, you are with Sylvando, who is on the ship so come join us." Then a bit of a wicked grin. "He's also keeping an eye on Nadeshiko and Nagihiko, why not let him keep an eye on all three of you," she said, knowing she was throwing fuel on an explosion waiting to happen. But she trusted Sylvando to sort out which of the kids actually belonged on the Isle.
"River you are with Æn'ki. Hope you like animals," she said with a grin that wasn't all that softer than her last as she gestured to him.
"Morgana and Emporio, you are with Aqua," she added nodding to the woman with the blue hair. "Of course we understand if any of you want to stay..."
She turned to the Headmaster. Doctor F.... We're aware of you, and your efforts, I assure you. We'll be speaking with those heading to Auradon. But for now, stay where we can see you while the rest of you, those coming with us? You have ten minutes to get your stuff if you have any and say goodbyes to anyone if you want to. Goodbyes with the headmaster will be supervised so we can make sure he is being as good as he claims these days. Alright. Ten minutes, starting now!"
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The gathering of belongings and saying of goodbyes was accomplished in the allotted ten minutes without much trouble. Getting everyone onto the boat, then equipped with lifejackets- thankfully the boat's owner was a bit over prepared so there were enough for everyone, if only just-, and reasonably settled for the trip back took a bit longer, however. The boat was a large catamaran, painted mostly in blue and purple pastels. The life jackets however, were the standard safety orange, and so stood out as sharply as they were meant to. The water was still rough so once everyone was equipped, Sylvando advised those unused to boat travel to settle down somewhere until they were in calmer waters.
Getting back to the mainland took time as well, though not quite as much as getting there had, as the tide was in their favor for the return trip. Still, there would be plenty of time for conversation, awkward silences, or angry glaring during the trip. And Sylvando himself wouldn't be adverse to conversation, provided it didn't interfere with the steering of the vessel. Those without their sea legs would also want to be careful walking around, as the boat-while large for a catamaran- wasn't large enough to prevent it from rocking.
Once they'd reached the harbor and the Bibbity Bobber had been secured in her berth, her passengers and crew disembarked and began the trek back up to the school. There seemed to be an inordinate amount of junk that had once been clearly blocking the road before the path to and from the harbor had been cleared. All of it was the sort of things one might expect to find in a modern city- cars, sign boards, fallen trees and lamp posts, etc- but there seemed to be too much of it for the simple vanishing of the populace to account for it all. Very odd.
Once they arrived at the school, they were led past the pretentious sign and statue of King Beast and directed into the lobby. There, they were issued phones and information sheets. On account of everyone being exhausted, no formal welcoming ceremony was planned for that evening, and those staying were directed to the dorms to get showered and settled in. Since that was sure to be a process in itself, Ben, Mal, Sylvando, the other sponsors, and anyone who still had the energy would likely be around for all that as well until everyone got settled. Thankfully the exhaustion had been anticipated, and it was announced that there was soup in the kitchen's refrigerator that had been premade and portioned out and needed only to be reheated for supper at each person's leisure.
The next morning however, proved that Auradon was still Auradon and couldn't really go without some kind of official welcome, as those who came down to the lobby would find a simple but tasty breakfast of muffins, fruit - provided by Malia-, tea, and coffee waiting for them along with the eternally chipper Sylvando, ready to answer any further questions they might have.
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Professor Yen Sid and the Headmaster stood and watched the ship through the barrier until they could no longer see it. Then the headmaster, looking bitter, turned on his heel, stalked back to the school, muttering under his breath about needing to speak with someone. He did not say who, but it did not seem like it was likely to be a pleasant conversation.
Yen Sid, on the other hand, turned to those who chose to remain. “Shall we get these supplies in before the humidity destroys them?” he asked, gathering his things into his bag before grabbing it and one of the boxes.
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Date: 2024-01-23 07:45 am (UTC)She smiled warmly, holding it out carefully so it wouldn't be in anyone's way. "A Keyblade is a weapon of magic. In most cases, Keyblades choose their wielders. They appear to someone who has the potential, but by their own choice. No one knows how a Keyblade chooses. But generally they are weapons of Light, and they come to those who keep the Darkness at bay. But sometimes someone who has a Keyblade can be lured to the Darkness. But once a Keyblade chooses a person, it is theirs, no one can take it from them, and it will not reject them." Even Aqua had things she didn't know about... So she did not know she wasn't exactly right.
"Our Keyblades are weapons, but they are also tools. They amplify our own powers, enable us and those around us to affect certain kinds of foes that cannot otherwise be interacted with, and give us abilities of various sorts that we would not have had without them. For some people, that is all a Keyblade is. But advanced students and Masters learn other functions as well, as we study. And more, the Keyblades learn us, and we become stronger together."
"One interesting thing about Keyblades," she added with a smile, "is that they can change their forms depending on the Keychain you attach to the end. Each form has its own strengths and weaknesses. This form is called Brightcrest, and it amplifies magic and agility. When we are on the shore, after everyone has had a chance to rest, I would be happy to demonstrate other forms, if you wish."
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Date: 2024-01-24 02:41 pm (UTC)(Thinking about how Weather Report has done that for him is...odd.)
Light and Darkness dance in his thoughts, and Emporio nods to convey that he's understood the explanation so far. It's still very different...but it sounds... "It sounds like...a keyblade is something with its own soul, almost," he admits, blinking at the device.
He nods though, as he thinks of seeing the other forms. It could be nice. A chance to better know each other. "...I'd...I'd like that. Yeah."
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Date: 2024-01-25 07:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-01-26 01:42 pm (UTC)"Stands are...not everyone had them, but they were supposed to come from an individual person. Every Stand was unique to the user, because in a way, it was still part of them."
...They were 'supposed' to be, which implies that something changed this.
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Date: 2024-01-27 07:27 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-01-27 02:42 pm (UTC)"...This man... ...Weather tricked him. When he was fighting them, even though he was dying, he tricked them into 'ejecting' his Stand. ...It was...it was supposed to be something we could use to help fight that man. To stop him. T..."
The boy sniffs. "...It wasn't supposed to be me. ...And now, he even stayed..."
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Date: 2024-01-28 06:37 am (UTC)"Perhaps he found a warm and comfortable place in your heart," she said gently. She would have kissed the top of his head but wasn't sure how he would react to that.
CW: (very) vague mention of character death
Date: 2024-01-31 10:10 am (UTC)"I just... ...is it wrong to wish all of him was here?"
Re: CW: (very) vague mention of character death
Date: 2024-02-01 03:31 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-02-02 03:26 pm (UTC)"...even with part of him in me?"
What happens, he thinks, if a person is brought without their will to Be?
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Date: 2024-02-04 02:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-02-07 02:11 pm (UTC)Emporio winces. "Er...Xion did..."
Aqua might guess why that comes with a wince, given the name.
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Date: 2024-02-08 05:23 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-02-09 04:02 pm (UTC)Well, Xion can be pretty set in her ways he's found.
CW: KH info dump
Date: 2024-02-11 03:54 am (UTC)In the realities I am from, the Heart is not just the physical organ in our chests, it is more like the seat of self... our souls, if you want. When Sora was very young, my brother, one of my best friends, Ven... he was injured. His Heart was weakened badly and the trauma forced his Heart from his body. His heart found Sora, and Sora welcomed Ven into his Heart, and Ven rested there, healing. Later, when Darkness came to Sora's world, one of his best friends came under attack, and her Heart also was pulled free. And it came to rest in Sora's Heart as well. Sora welcomes any and all who need his help, and would do anything for others... even strangers. But in time Ven was able to be awoken without harming Sora. As was Sora's friend Kairi."
A small find smile, she missed all of the people she was discussing, and loved them, of course.
"Roxas and Xion are... a special case. It is very complicated to get into when we are all this tired, but they are both made out of part of Sora, and there were people who wanted to hurt Sora, or use his power for their own that did things to Roxas and Xion that caused Sora to need to sleep - his memories pulled apart and scattered. He had to rest while the links of his memory were found and reconstructed. And so he entered a magical sleep. But some of those memories are core to Roxas, and some of them were actively used to create Xion."
"Those who know this drew the seemingly logical conclusion that the only way to gather and return the last of Sora's memories so he could awaken was to take Roxas and Xion apart. Even without traveling realities, they had access to a better way. But they failed to see it, which caused much mischief for the children."
"In the realities where Roxas and Xion did return to Sora, however, he kept them in his Heart, and he protected the Hearts of their own that they had begin to grow. And within his Heart, theirs grew full and complete. In time it was possible for them to be granted bodies of their own. So in most realities it is considered a happy ending. However there are ways, if I can arrive into the timelines early enough, to awaken Sora without them having to return to him. Now, they were not harmed being in his Heart, in fact they might be better for it, all that time resting within the warmest love any reality has ever known, but that should be their choice. There is another way, and Roxas and Xion should be given all the information and a chance to make an informed decision. I'll ask you not to bring this up with anyone for the time being, until I can speak with her and Lea myself. But since I can tell you love her, I wanted you to be assured that I will do all I can to help and protect her."
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Date: 2024-02-13 12:30 pm (UTC)There is a way for Xion to live, and that way will be done.
"There's...one more thing," he says, but he keeps it to a small whisper. "...I believe you- I knew it couldn't be true that she'd have to just...disappear. ...But she's so sure that because Lea mentioned her existing after Sora woke up- that because Lea mentioned her as someone who never talked about...any of the adventures she had in other realities, that it isn't her. ...I know I don't have proof but...I tried to at least say it could still be her. ...That maybe she just...Held that information back so it wouldn't create a paradox now. I don't know. I just..."
It's messy, and this matter of time and space has made things messy to comprehend.
"...You should be ready for her to claim that, I think."
If at least so that Aqua can consider the answer to the dilemma as well.
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Date: 2024-02-22 04:45 am (UTC)