two locks.

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[Roxas appears on the Plane, a strange weapon in his hands. He seems about ready to relax from his fighting pose when out of the ground comes a creature as black as night, with eyes glowing like the full moon.

Immediately, he tenses.] It followed me!?

[Shortly after, two more Shadows and a Soldier make themselves known, the latter making awful rattling sounds as it jerks around in uncoordinated movement. Roxas wastes no time, setting out to attack the Heartless with wild abandon. His technique is a bit unorthodox while still being deadly in execution. They're weak, and so are dispatched easily enough—crystalline hearts float above the spots they were destroyed and disappear into the sky.

Strange orbs also drop from them and, as Roxas walks closer, seem to fly to him (and his wallet) as if magnetized.]

I didn't think they'd be able to come here with me...

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[whitestlotus.livejournal.com]

[ At the sight of the monsters, a lightning spell crackles to life in her hands, but Roxas handles them before she has to do anything. She watches the hearts float to the sky before finally finding her voice. ]

What in the name of Pokiehl were those?

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[He glances over, Keyblade now at a rest over his shoulder. Seeing she was about to try and help makes him smile a little in thanks.]

Heartless.

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

[She watches, a little wide-eyed, and then blinks.]

I didn't know that they could, either...

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

Whoa! [Like Angela, Axel looks about to slice open some Heartless heads himself, but Roxas takes care of everything before he can so much as toss a chakram.]

You alright?

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[He looks almost worried for a second, then smiles sheepishly.]

Yeah... guess I'll have to be more careful from now on.

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[Roxas grins at Axel. These were just the small fry, man.]

Of course.

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

[She nods, but she's more worried about you, Roxas! >:]

Are you alright?

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

Yeah, of course. These guys are a piece of cake. [And to prove it, he whirls the Keyblade around all fancy-like before placing it on his shoulder.]

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

[He eases a bit, though there's something more serious on his mind.]

Noticed anything weird recently?

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[The grin fades to match the shifting mood of the conversation.]

How do you mean?

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

[She smiles and laughs a little.] I see. I'm glad! That means everything else is okay, too, right?

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

Donald and Goofy seem more blind than usual?

[whitestlotus.livejournal.com]

They could sink into the ground like shadow zeroes. Ick, so creepy. You all right?

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[Nodnod.] Yeah, it was just the regular kind of stuff.

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

Oh... Yeah. [Small frown.] Hei said that's normal. Apparently, everyone's realities are different, even just a little. We need to spend more time together to make things go back to normal.

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

Shadow zeroes? [He nods.] I'm fine. They weren't very tough. Thanks, though.

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

Then, you'll take care of it in no time. [Smile!] Where are you guys right now, anyway? [Curious Naminé is curious. Storytime, y/n?]

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

Hollow Bastion. Leon and the others are there.

[whitestlotus.livejournal.com]

Monsters from my, er, world. They're small and black-- they can also take the form of other creatures. [ She nods in response to his thank you. ]

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

Oh... Do you have to fight them?

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

Wow, everyone? I'm kind of sad that I'm missing out.

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

... What? Really?

[Information gladly taken-- and he's back to the lightheartedness.]

Looks like you're stuck with me then~

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[That's right... Naminé is from there, isn't she? Oops.] Yeah...

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[Pfft. Yeah, he thought he'd told Axel... but things have been kind of crazy lately anyway.]

Maybe I shouldn't have said anything.

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

That's okay. I have a feeling that I'll see everyone again sometime.