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Post by Sprow on Apr 6, 2012 2:48:39 GMT -5
Darius looked at the world that had just landed in. Honestly, he wasn't even sure what to make of it. It looked as though they had landed in what appeared to be some kind of tunnel but with stuff you would see in a home lining the walls of it. There was even a tiled floor at one point. With the way things were, Darius was really starting to wonder if he and White had accidentally fallen into some kind of chemical that was making them hallucinate this. This had to be the strangest world Darius had ever seen and in a less creepy manner than Halloween Town.
"Uh...I take it...this is Wonderland? Huh, no wonder...either we fell through something powerful or landed in a very strange world!" he said to White. What the white haired youth was thinking of this world, he had yet to find out. He did know this was strange compared to the others. Well, Halloween Town was more strange but in the creepy kind of strange. Wonderland just seemed to confuse the hell out of you the moment you got there.
Scratching the back of his head, Darius looked up at the tunnel's roofing. At odd intervals, it seemed to open all the way up into a seemingly endless void. Well, they now knew how the world got its name sake. "Don't know what Ivory would be doing in a world like this!" he stated, walking ahead. The only way they seemed to be able to go was forward.
Of course, Darius grew mightily confused when he came upon a door. "Guess there's more behind this door?" he said aloud. As he did so, he turned the door knob and opened the door to reveal...another door! Blinking, Darius wondered who the heck would put another door directly behind another one. It just didn't make any sense! Then again, this world didn't seem to be normal.
Turning and pulling open the next door, Darius found...another door! "Huh?" he exclaimed before repeating the process only to keep finding yet another door behind each one. Trying desperately to reach some kind of sign he was reaching the other side of the seemingly endless doors, Darius couldn't help but feel frustration starting to grow within him. It wasn't until he reached the tenth door when he started making that known. Huffing, Darius glared at the doors he had just opened and the newly revealed closed door. He had been opening them at alarming speeds when he had discovered the first few and had just about wasted some energy on the door opening.
"Stupid doors! Who the hell would put one right after the other like this anyway?!" he growled. Frustrated and annoyed, Darius turned the door knob of this newly revealed door and threw it open. Honestly, he was so frustrated with having to open an endless supply of doors that he was rather surprised to actually find the end. In fact, he was so surprised, it rendered him temporarily speechless as he blinked at the scene that met his eyes. He had a dumbfounded look on his face for a moment as he let his mind register what lay before him.
Once he realized what lay before them, he turned to look back over at White. "Uh...guess I finally found the end." With that, Darius looked about before cautiously stepping in what appeared to be a small kitchen. There was a side table with a teddy bear sitting upon it. Located next to that was a small chair and next to it was a grandfather clock. All of this was located on their left. On their right, they found a mini brick oven used to cook food if that was what the burners indicated. In the very center of the room was a round table with two drinks upon them. One was red and the other was blue. Nothing in particular seemed odd about these bottles except that they had the words "Drink me" upon them.
"...Huh, now that's a small door!" Darius said, moving over to find a small door with...was that a snoring door knob?!
"White...I think this door's alive!" he exclaimed.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2012 19:40:30 GMT -5
((OOC: Sorry this took so long))
Wonderland was a strange world indeed. And it was a world that White himself had yet to experience. Falling through what seemed to be an endless fall, he believed he would land and crash to his death. That was only short lived though when their fall slowed. Landing softly on his feet, White looked up into that darkness.
"I already don't like this place." Perhaps it might have been better to stay in Halloween Town. Thinking about Halloween Town, White couldn't help but wonder what happened to Arya and the living skeleton Mr. Thomas. Last he checked they were right behind them, jumping from that skeleton dragon into the hole with them.
Well where ever they were now, White just hoped that they were safe. As much as he thought bringing them along was a hassle, he didn't wish them any harm. Glancing around the room, White took it in for the first time. He felt like the sealing above was slightly too low. He couldn't even jump in this room if he wanted too.
"II wonder if this is a world of midgets?"[/i] He asked himself. Meanwhile, Darius went through a struggle of door after door. When he was huffing and puffing after pulling as many as nine. "You alright there?" White asked him.
When he opened it to the end at last, White nodded. Ah, so that was the problem. Well perhaps the next room would be back to normal size. Walking through, White felt even taller then before. Perhaps they weren't midgets. Maybe they were only one foot tall! White couldn't imagine what someone like Darius's sister would want here?
Coming to the other door, White was surprised to hear Darius claim it was alive. Sure it was small, but White doubted it was live. "Nonsense, I'm sure its not." Walking right over to it, White went ahead and grabbed the handle. Giving it a hard tug he was shocked when the door suddenly screamed an, "YOWSERS!"
Falling on his but, White found himself staring at blinking eyes. "What's the meaning of grabbing my nose like that?!" The door exclaimed.
"Sorry about that Mr. Door, our friends are new here." The voice came not from Darius, but from behind him. Glancing back, White found himself staring at Arya and a very flesh infused Mr. Thomas. He wore the body of an elf with long flowing black hair and dressed in a fashionable suit that seemed to belong form the 1900s.
Arya was in a dress and had her hair tied in a red ribbon. "What kind of world is this? Why are there talking doors?!"
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Post by Sprow on Apr 10, 2012 15:22:32 GMT -5
Darius couldn't help but agree with White. Why would Ivory come to such a world? Had she been forced or had she come here by mistake? Maybe mistake? Then again, what about that guy that fired something at her? So many questions ran through his head, Darius wasn't able to make any real solution as to why Ivory would come here. At least he finally found a trail. He was glad he wasn't doing this alone. No one really got far without someone else being around to help out. Thankfully, Darius didn't really have to feel bad about White's involvement. They were both going the same way if the committee had Ivory since White was after the committee.
While he struggled with the doors, he only managed to catch his breath before glancing back over at White. It was clear by the look on his face that he wasn't at all happy right now but his anger and frustration wasn't directed at White. "It's these damn doors!" he stated before finally reaching the end. If anything, this world seemed like it would only be annoying them rather than they finding much of anything.
By the time they got into the room, Darius was fairly certain he was seeing the door knob snoring. The handle was the nose and the keyhold appeared to be the thing's mouth. As for the eyes, maybe they were the screws? Darius wasn't really sure. All he knew was this world was just getting stranger and stranger. He frowned over at White when he stated that it wasn't. Did he not see the thing snoring?! Darius stepped aside as White strode over to it and placed his hand around the thing's nose and pulled. Sure enough, Darius's suspicions were confirmed when the thing let out a painful yowl.
"I told you it was alive!" Darius exclaimed. In his surprise, White had fallen back on his rump to look back over at the door knob which was now demanding why White had to go and do something like that. Before either of the boys could respond, another voice answered the doorknob.
Turning, Darius found Arya and who else but Mr. Thomas. It wasn't easy to recognize Mr. Thomas considering the fact that he now had flesh and appeared different from the last time they had seen him with skin. Instead of a middle aged man, he now looked like an elf adorned in attire that looked like it was from the 1900s.
As if they had the same mindset almost, White went and asked the same question Darius was thinking. "Hey guys! Glad to see you, thought we might've accidentally gotten separated."
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2012 16:08:47 GMT -5
Arya was the one to answer White's question. "This is Wonderland. The place where size change is only a sip away."
White had no idea what that meant. His first thought was waist line. Why would anyone want to change from skinny to fat, and fat to skinny. In fact in this weird small world you'd just take up more space. Scratching his head, White managed to come to a stand.
Mr. Thomas replied to Darius. "Time is such a stranger in this place. We were lucky it was minutes instead of days before we fell through the rabbit hole."
That was a confusing statement too. White didn't remember falling through a rabbit hole. One moment they were on the bike, the next they were falling through darkness. Glancing over to the door, it seemed that it had gone back to sleep during their conversation. Well that was rude! How were they supposed to get out of here if the door was sleeping?
White gave the door a kick and once again the door shouted with a, "YOWSERS!" Blinking eyes squinted at the tall White. "Would you stop hurting me?! I'm an antique!"
"We need to get through!" White exclaimed.
The door replied, "You're too big to fit. Now leave me alone!" With that the door shut its eyes once more. White had the mind to give it another kick but Mr. Thomas placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Darius grab the blue vial and take a swish. Make sure you hand it to Arya though right after."
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Post by Sprow on Apr 11, 2012 1:19:53 GMT -5
Well, Darius already knew the name of this world. He just didn't expect it to be quite literally like its name. 'Note to self, worlds tend to be named after what they contain a lot!' he thought to himself. As for the size thing, Darius couldn't help but rub the back of his head as he furrowed an eyebrow in confusion. Really, what was Arya getting at with that? He wasn't about to go drinking funny things.
As White stood back up, Darius looked over at Mr. Thomas when he spoke. Days?! How could it take days to fall through a rabbit hole? Just what did he mean by a rabbit hole? Darius didn't think he saw one when they arrived here. It was just one minute,they were on White's bike and the next,they found themselves back in that tunnel. "Not sure what you mean by that but with this place as it currently it, I'm going to take your word for it." Really, there was no point in arguing over it. This world would be strange enough to do something like that.
There was the sound of something hard being hit and Darius turned around at the sudden yowl. The door was looking back up at White for having apparently hit him. He looked between White and the door as White demanded they needed to get through. Hearing that, the door just stated they were far too big.
Before White could attack the door again, Mr. Thomas had set a hand upon his shoulder. The gesture was enough to distract White from doing it again before Mr. Thomas spoke to him. Raising a brow, Darius turned towards what looked to be a red and blue vial sitting upon the white round table in the middle of the kitchen they were all standing in. "Take a swish? Oh, you mean take a swig?" he replied as he lifted the vial questioningly. Darius wasn't one for drinking odd things that he didn't trust. Still, Arya and Mr. Thomas acted as if they knew this place. It would be fine to follow what they said, right?
"Er...okay. Not sure what it does but okay." With that, Darius unscrewed the top of the vial and took a swig of the vial when he did,he handed it directly to Arya with a nod afterward. No sooner had he done this when quiet suddenly, the room and everyone around him seemed to grow suddenly huge! Alarmed, Darius's light blue eyes widened as he looked up and all around. "What the-?!" he exclaimed but the others wouldn't really be able to hear him. If anything, his voice might sound like a chipmunk's compared to them because of their size.
Glancing around, Darius couldn't help but feel like he was out in the open. Everything just seemed so different now that he was only what felt like a few inches tall.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2012 22:19:22 GMT -5
Arya managed to grab the vial from Darius just before he started shrinking. White could only watch in shock as Darius went "down, down down" until he was only a few inches tall. "That's what size change means."[/i] White thought to himself. Well no way was he going to shrink! He didn't want to be caught, what.... two inches?, for the rest of his life.
Mr. Thomas smiled at the small Darius. "We will be joining you in just a moment. Everyone be careful where you're stepping." Arya passed the vial to Mr. Thomas, who took a swig of it before handing it back to her. White watched as he took sank until he was only a few inches tall. Arya glanced over to White and handed the vial to him.
"Oh no. I think it would be best if I just stayed here. I ain't taking none of that." With a cross of his arms, White shook his head. He wanted no part of that blue vial.
Unsurprisingly, Arya gave him an annoyed look. "You either drink it, or I make you drink it." White couldn't help but smile at that one. What did the ten year old think she was going to do, tackle him and shove it down his throat? Well that was exactly what she did. White didn't expect her to tackle him. When he crashed to the floor, White found the little girl holding his nose and sticking the blue vial in his mouth.
Not expecting it, White had no choice but to gulp some of it down. Arms flaying, White found himself shrinking until he was two inches tall. And boy did the world take a spin. Everything was huge! It was like they were in a mansion. Looking up at Arya he turned away from her in a pout. "How dare she force me to drink that! I knew we should have left them behind."[/i]
It wasn't too much longer before Arya took the rest of the blue vial and joined them. Now that they were all small, Mr. Thomas turned to Darius. "Why don't you lead the way and wake up the door. I fear White will just make it angry."
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Post by Sprow on Apr 12, 2012 4:10:53 GMT -5
Darius was just as shocked as White was about the size change, if not more shocked. Looking up at the others,it was just like looking right up at Godzilla. As he was doing this, he saw Mr.Thomas smiling down at him. What he said next though was almost completely ear shattering for Darius. The sound was so loud to his tiny ears that he had to hold his hands over his ears. Gritting his teeth, he was relieved to know that he wasn't going to be the only one. He gave a nod to show he understood him.
However, what Mr. Thomas said about the others being careful about where they were stepping, he couldn't help but pass a nervous glance up in White's direction. Now, White's heart was in the right place but he was clumsy and reckless at times. Carefully, Darius edged away from White as he kept a careful eye on him. From where he was standing, White didn't look all that pleased either.
Mr. Thomas eventually took the blue vial from Arya and took a sip. No sooner had he returned the vial to her when he too shrunk to a few inches like Darius. Now, Arya and White just needed to shrink down to size. Unfortunately, White wasn't going to have none of that. Darius just shook his head and sighed as White refused. "White!"he exclaimed with a sigh of exasperation.
Arya didn't sound pleased with White either. She even went as far as threatening to make him drink it. Hearing all of this, Darius couldn't help but shield his ears. He knew what was coming even before it would take place. Foreseeing the inevitable, Darius backed a good distance away from where White stood. Just after he did it, Arya literally tackled White and forced some of the vial down White's throat! The force of their bodies landing on the floor though was enough to shake it under Mr. Thomas's and Darius's feet. Staggering to keep his balance, Darius watched as White finally shrank down to their size.
Soon after, Arya had joined them. "About time!" he commented to White before nodding at Arya. They were all small now. He glanced back over at Mr. Thomas when he spoke. Well, he was right about White making the door angry. He had kicked it earlier and might get worse should he be allowed to approach it again. "Er...alright!" Darius stated, glancing over at White whom appeared to be still pouting at the time.
Sighing to himself, Darius walked up to the door which was much bigger than they were now. It was still snoring as ever. "Um...Hello? Excuse me?" he spoke to it but the door snoozed on. Sighing, Darius came right up to it and lightly rapped his knuckles on the wood. "Please excuse me but we need to get through." The door gave a great yawn and blinked over at him grumpily.
"Must you youngsters disturb my sleep so much? Fine, I'll open up as long as you let me sleep in peace!" with that, the door opened wide for them to allow them in. Once they walked through, they would find themselves standing in a grassy green yard with hedge bushes on either side of them.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2012 20:38:25 GMT -5
White was the last to exit the room. The door's eyes even squinted at him when he was passing. White hadn't even got one step outta the area before the door slammed behind him, pushing him out the rest of the way. "Rude door." He commented to no one in particular.
On the other side of the door was a green grass land with tall hedges to each of their sides. Mr. Thomas spoke up while White took in the surrounding. "I had forgotten all about the green of Wonderland. Come, let us venture through these grass lands. We need to increase our size now that were outside, and I think the only place to do that would be at a tea party."
Arya nodded to Mr. Thomas, while White just blinked. Did he just say a tea party? For what reason would they ever want to go to a tea party? Weren't they looking for Darius's sister? They didn't have time for tea.
Leading the way, Mr. Thomas walked through the grass. Glancing over at Darius he gave him some helpful information. "Watch out for enemies Mr. Darius. Believe it or not these are dangerous territories. We are in the kingdom of the Red Queen. Who knows how much power she holds now?"
White didn't know what that meant either, but he just went along with everything. He eyed the different plants and even creatures that were a lot larger then he thought. In the distance he could make out a large centipede move its many legs across the grass. Good thing it wasn't near them. The creature had to be twice there height!
Arya walked just behind Mr. Thomas, leaving White with the rear. "Do you think the White Queen has made any progress?" She asked the tall elf. It was still hard to remember the elf was Mr. Thomas. White kept expecting the skeleton to appear at any moment.
"Who knows. It's been a year since we've last been here." He answered. Letting them have their conversation, White picked up his pace so he was next to Darius.
"I don't like this place Darius... You think your sister is really here?"
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Post by Sprow on Apr 13, 2012 1:40:58 GMT -5
Darius heard the door slam and turned around. As he did so, he just caught sight of White ending up being pushed forward a few feet toward them all. Apparently, the door had slammed right behind on White. The door still held a grudge for the way how White had treated it moments before. Darius really couldn't blame it for reacting the way it did. He was sure that even he would've reacted the same way if someone had pulled his nose or kicked him.
He didn't expect to find them in a green grassland with hedge bushes on either side. Darius couldn't help but look all around. So far, the world was deceptively calm. No Heartless or any enemies had made themselves known. Could they possibly have found a peaceful world?
Darius couldn't help but blink and give pause when Mr. Thomas mentioned they should get bigger and that the only way to do it was at a tea party. "Tea...party?!" he repeated incredulously. Just what did a tea party have to do with anything? Then again,considering how strange this world was, it shouldn't be all that surprising to him now. He watched as Mr. Thomas took the lead and White brought up the rear of the group as they went.
While walking along behind Mr. Thomas, he looked over at him for just a moment to inform him that the area had enemies. Some red queen ruled this area and according to the way Mr. Thomas was speaking, this queen wasn't a friendly one. "I'll keep that in mind, as for last names...if you're looking for one, my last name is Quentin."
For the most part, their journey remained undisturbed. The creatures here were a bit alarming in size though. Darius couldn't help but warily eyeball a centipede as they walked. If that thing came their way, it might be one hell of a fight depending on if it wanted them for dinner. While they walked, Arya went on to ask Mr. Thomas if the white queen had made any progress. Honestly, Darius wasn't even sure who these queens even were that they kept bringing up. He guessed that they would find out eventually.
White caught up to Darius and he looked over at him when he spoke. "I don't like it either but she was on Halloween Town. If she was on that world and is on this one next,I wouldn't be surprised...still, I wonder why she would come here of all places. Any lead now is a good lead, right?" he said to White. "Besides, the committee wouldn't be that far along too. If we find her, we'll find them...right?"
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2012 21:08:04 GMT -5
White nodded. Darius was right. If his sister was here, there would be no doubt that the committee wouldn't be far behind. Perhaps he would finally get some answers from this world. So far he had received nothing but more confusion and questions. Why was Darius's sister traveling from world to world? The way Darius had spoken of her, it seemed like they were looking for the other.
Mr. Thomas led them to a break in the hedges. He paused for a moment to look left and right before entering. The scene that awaited them was very much a tea party. A long table was stretched out before them lined with chairs and covered with a table cloth, tea pots, plates, cups, spoons, and even plates of different deserts.
Sitting at the table were three individuals. One sat at the had, dressed in the oddest get-up White had ever seen. With gray pants, a patched shirt, and a coat made of different patches of colors, it was the top hat that covered the top of his head that stood out the most. His face was painted white with paint and his eyes a yellow green in color.
Further down the table was a small mouse in a pink dress who sipped from a large cup of tea. And finally a rabbit sat with its back to them. "It seems like we have guests Hatter." The mouse said. Slowly the man with the top hat and the rabbit turned towards them. The man wore a warm sort of crazy smile, but it was nothing compared to the look of madness on the rabbits face.
"Mr. Thomas and Arya have some strange friends." White commented to Darius. The "Hatter" seemed to hop over to them before bending down.
"Welcome tiny friends! Your just in time for tea!" The Hatter said. None of them could say a word before the man picked them all up in his hands. He brought them all over to the table before laying them ever so lightly on the table.
White looked shocked at Mr. Thomas asking him, "What the hell?" with his eyes. Mr. Thomas just smiled.
"It's good to see you Hatter." He said.
It was hard to hear since they were so small. However the Hatter must have had good ears for he gave a smile. "Is that you elf?" He asked.
Mr. Thomas gave a smile. "Yes. I go by Mr. Thomas now. This is my mistress, Arya." Arya stepped forward and gave a curtsey. The Hatter gave her a small clap and even "oooed" when she gave a little twirl. "And these are my friends White and Darius."
Taking a step forward, White felt that perhaps he should bow too. Doing so he said, ""It is pleasure to meet you sir." Perhaps this man was a prince or a king? If there were queens around then it made sense there would be kings as well.
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Post by Sprow on Apr 14, 2012 2:05:48 GMT -5
Darius merely assumed that somehow his sister was linked with the committee. As to how she was linked, he wasn't sure. Right now, it just appeared to him as though she were captured and taken to another world. That was what it looked like in that flashback they got of the events that took place on Halloween Town after they had defeated that enemy. Why they would capture Ivory and keep her alive, he wasn't sure. He just hoped that they would find her and he assumed that the committee that White was looking for was with her somehow. He wanted to find Ivory but he was also trying to help motivate White since White seemed to be losing motivation because of this world.
When Mr. Thomas lead them into a break in the hedges, Darius blinked up at the view that met their eyes. There was a long table and all sorts of teapots, saucers, and mugs were laid upon it. On top of the table, a mouse sat and at some chairs sat a mad looking rabbit and a funny dressed man that looked almost as if he were missing as many marbles as the rabbit...almost. The rabbit just looked the most insane of the bunch.
Darius turned his head to look over at White when he made the remark about Arya's and Mr. Thomas's friends. Well, Darius sort of agreed here with White. Just how did they come to be friends? Where the one with the hat seemed friendly, the rabbit next to him gave Darius the vibe that he should probably be wary around him. He didn't know why but Darius wouldn't put it beyond him tossing things at random.
The man with the hat greeted them, bowing toward them out of respect before simply picking them up and placing them upon the table. Never before had Darius leapt so much out of his skin. He wasn't accustomed to being picked up like this nor was he accustomed to putting his life quite literally in someone else's hands like that. He was thankful though that nothing came of that when they had been placed upon the table. 'Thank god!' he thought to himself, his heart still hammering against his ribcage.
Darius watched as Mr. Thomas exchanged greetings with the Hatter. Only then did he introduce Arya and then Darius and White. White already stepped forward and bowed in greeting. Honestly, Darius was just as unsure as White here. For all he knew, Hatter was someone of royalty or something. Although this world was rather strange when it came to royalty if that were the case but who was he to judge? Once White was done with his exchange, Darius nodded in agreement before bowing as well. It seemed like the proper thing to do since most of everyone here was giving formal greeting.
"Pleased to meet you, I'm Darius Quentin."
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2012 0:16:41 GMT -5
The Hatter gave White a smile then Darius before saying, "Its a pleasure to meet you, I just wish it was under better circumstances." That made White's head perk up. What did he mean better circumstances?
An uneasy look passed through Mr. Thomas as he exchanged a look with Arya. The girl nodded to Mr. Thomas before proceeding forward. "What do you mean by that sir?" She asked the Hatter.
"No need for the sir, Hatter will be just fine." He told them. He glanced to the left for a moment and then to the right. It almost seemed like he was making sure no one was near them to hear. Bowing down he whispered, "Things have changed since you last came elf. The war is practically over now. The Red Queen has pretty much won. The traveler has already fallen victim to 'off with her head'."
White could only describe the astonishment on Mr. Thomas's face as pure shock. "I thought she was being protected by the White Queen. If she is dead it is only a matter of time!"
A look of sorrow engulfed the Hatter as well. "The White Queen is hiding somewhere in the forest. She took a sip of the potion and is supposedly being hidden by the Caterpillar."
White still felt as confused as ever, but he could feel the Hatters sorrow. Perhaps because his mental state seemed to make his emotions more real and physical. "But how could this happen? What happened to the generals? The Keyblade Hero?"
The Hatter looked away. "All dead. After the dragon woman assassinated..." The Hatter was going to continue but the voice of the mouse made him stop.
"Hatter! They're coming. Your friends can't be seen here!" The Hatter didn't pause.
Taking off his hat, he literally swatted the lot of them into the hat. "Sorry friends, but the soldiers are coming. Go! Find the White Queen!" Before White could shot even a protest, the Hatter tossed his top hat into the air. A gulf of wind suddenly swooped it up, and White could do nothing but hold onto the sides for dear life as they floated away.
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Post by Sprow on Apr 25, 2012 12:52:42 GMT -5
Darius tilted his head to the side a bit when he heard the Hatter's response. Under better circumstances? Did they run into another problem? Knowing their luck, White's and Darius's, there wasn't a doubt in his mind if something wretched was going on in this world too. Why Ivory seemed to get herself into hostile worlds, Darius could only guess.
Arya asked the question they were all wondering the most. Hatter only stated how it was best to address him from now on before looking about as if he suspected they were being watched. Once he was sure they weren't, he bowed and whispered to them. His whisper was still loud enough for them, much tinier than he, to hear him.
Some sort of war had been going on here and it was nearly over. The red queen nearly won and some sort of traveler had lost her head. The look on Mr. Thomas's face only showed that this wasn't something good. Then there was talk of a white queen being hidden by the caterpillar after taking some potion. Darius guessed it must've been like what he and the others drank to get to the size they were right now. How else could someone shrink and be concealed by a caterpillar?
Darius was still very confused about everything but he guessed it was to be expected. He never had been to this world so he wouldn't know things going on here all that well. That and the world itself was confusing altogether but he was glad Hatter was at least somewhat sane enough to inform them of things going on. As the questions were inquired about the keyblade hero and the generals, Hatter mentioned they were all dead. What he said next though about a dragon lady struck Darius hard. Dragon lady? Could that mean Hatter was talking about Ivory or was there an actual dragon person that was a lady?
Darius didn't have much time to speak though to get more out of Hatter because the mouse spoke up about someone coming. Before any of them could say or do anything, Hatter scooped them up into his hat and they were sent with the wind to find the white queen. All Darius could do then was cling to the side of the top hat for dear life not even sure how their landing was going to be.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2012 21:30:34 GMT -5
White looked over at Darius as the hat seemed to float and float and never fall to the ground. "What is with our luck and never being able to find some place sane to travel too?!" He shouted over the wind as they continued to travel. White wasn't tall enough to jump up and look over the side. He was a victim to where ever the hat would take them.
There was something magical about that hat they traveled in, that was for sure. White no longer held onto the sides for dear life. He felt a bit more relaxed. Mr. Thomas was over in the corner with Arya. Both seemed to be in a hushed conversation, so he let them be.
That left him and Darius of course to talk. "I really hope this forest or whatever is not far..." White of course was about as clueless as Darius of all this. He never linked Ivory with the name dragon girl. He didn't even remember she was traveling with a small dragon. But White was a bit taken aback by all of this. And his priorities were different. He wasn't really searching for Ivory. He was looking for any hints of the organization. That was what his mind was focused on.
He really didn't know Darius too well yet. They were sort of pulled together by similar interests. The same went for Arya and Mr. Thomas. He still had no idea why they had chosen to accompany them. Something about a prophecy it seemed.
Seeing as it seemed that they really hadn't had much time to get to know each other, White figured now was the best time to do so. "So Darius... Why are you looking for your sister? Why aren't your parents looking for her too? I mean how did you guys get separated in the first place?"
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Post by Sprow on Apr 25, 2012 23:25:24 GMT -5
Darius was pulled out of his thought as he heard White's voice calling out to him. What was it with their luck? Well, Darius would like to know that too. "I don't know! We just seem to never have the best of it!" he called back through the rush of the wind. He wasn't at all big enough to peer over the hat's side anyways. All they could do was just hang on to the hat it seemed. At least, that's what Darius had thought.
Eventually, Darius's initial reaction to the hat seemed to calm down. It appeared they were just moving forward and the wind, once someone wasn't busy hanging on to the sides, would notice that it wouldn't cause them to fall out. In fact, it appeared as though gravity seemed to work differently inside this hat. No gravity pulled at them with the force of the throw Hatter had made.
Allowing his heart to calm, Darius turned to White when he spoke. Mr. Thomas and Arya seemed busy talking to each other so he decided against disturbing them at the moment. "Yeah, it would suck having to be stuck in here for a few hours!" he replied to what White had just said.
The time would just give him more time to eat away at his nerves though. His mind just kept dwelling on the "dragon lady" remark earlier. Ivory wore armor similar to his own except his was white while her's was black. Both of them each had a semi-companion dragon that accompanied them at times only to disappear somewhere else for unknown reasons. Why this was so, Darius never really understood but was appreciative at the times when Anubis and Sirius did show themselves to them.
Darius's main focus was locating his sister. He didn't care much for the organization right now since he was searching for his last family member. It was fine with him should White and he have to split up. For now, he was appreciative that he was at least someone to hang with until then if there ever were a time. Now that he thought about it, none of them really knew much about the other and had been accompanying one another all this time. He wondered what world White might've come from and if he had a family out there somewhere waiting for him to return home one day. He wasn't sure though. The only thing he knew was White hated the organization and wanted to kill anyone involved in it. According to him, they were murderers. Any keyblade wielder or master would be able to tell them where they were.
Darius was caught off guard by the sudden questions White asked of him. One of them, he wasn't even sure if he could answer it since it was painful to remember. Why was he searching for his twin sister? Well, that was an easy one. "...Ivory and I were separated on accident. We had put the Gummi Ship in autopilot but for some reason, it transported us in two different places. I'm not sure how it happened, it just did. I'm looking for her because..." he trailed off with a bit of a sigh before locking eyes with White.
"She's all I have left now for family. Our parents died when we were both twelve. We're orphans." It took a lot of resolve to not wince at saying it. He wasn't even sure how White was taking all of it to be honest. "They died during an accident at where they worked...at least that's what we know. Ivory and I have been traveling the worlds in search for a new place to stay. Our world was destroyed by the Heartless."
Now, what was White's motives? "...What about you? Why are you after that committee anyway? I know you said murderers but is that really all there is that motivates you to want to kill any of them? What about your family?"
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2012 2:41:04 GMT -5
White had no idea how personal his questions were. He expected simple answers, not the ones that Darius gave. He could understand the strange accident and the sudden pull apart. There was bound to be a reason why he was searching for his sister and why perhaps they have not run into each other. It really seems that his sister must be looking in the wrong direction. She should look backwards not forwards. Of course it never occurred to White that this dragon girl might be her. Also he still was partaly blind about her involvement in this organization.
Darius had made it clear that she was traveling with a member of the organization. But perhaps he was just helping her along the way. White seemed to doubt that. Anyone who could kill so easily in cold blood surely had no love in their body. She was a prisoner. That must be it.
When Darius went into an explanation of his parents death, White found tears coming to his eyes. it seemed he and Darius were a lot more alike then he thought. White did his best to keep his eyes clear from tears, but a few managed to drip down his cheek. Loosing one's parents was not an easy task to deal with. White knew, he had been there.
"Family.... They always seem to be taken away from me." White couldn't look Darius in the eye so he stared at the sky above. "I lost my family to sickness. I was alone at thirteen. But a man found me. He took me in and I traveled under him. He was my master, but more then that he was my friend. He was taken away from me too."
White had to pause on this one. He could feel the held in rage building as he thought about it. In fact, his arm went to the kantana on his back, almost as if he was ready to chop down the first thing that moved. It took him a moment to battle that anger down, back to whence it came. When he finally had control, he let go of the handle.
"A man from that committee killed my master. I deserve an answer to my questions." White looked like he would say more, but a shadow overcame them. Looking up, White noticed that they were not only descending, but falling into patches of trees.
The hat slowed to a descent and before they even knew what was happening, fell on its side. The back of the hat began to rise, and they slid down the hat like a slide. Landing on the grass below, White watched the hat slowly lift up back into the air. It seemed like there ride was over.
Glancing around White was looking at the beginning of a vast forest. Inside was a mix of darkness and shadows, caused by light seeping in through the trees. There was a sound of wind flowing through the forest, and even the sound of different bugs and animals.
"Were here." It was Mr. Thomas, he and Arya came to stand next to him and Darius. "Let's go in shall we?"
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Post by Sprow on Apr 26, 2012 19:49:37 GMT -5
Darius kept his suspicions under wraps for now about the dragon lady. If Ivory was her, which it would greatly surprise him if it were, then this situation could get more complicated. He wouldn't blame White or the others if they didn't wish to go along with him anymore should they find out it had been her. He was really hoping that it wasn't her. Surely, if the Hatter knew about it, then this White Queen might know? The only problem with that was if he asked it too obviously, then she could probably consider him as an enemy. It would be hectic for them if that were to happen. Darius didn't mean anyone harm here except to those that attacked him first.
It had been painful to tell White about his problems but at least he had managed to answer him. Looking back over at White, he could see that he had been sorry in asking such questions. He might've then understood he had asked questions that were a bit too personal. Darius was surprised to see a few tears escape White's eyes hearing that bit about his and Ivory's parents.
When he was done, White decided to answer Darius's questions. According to White, his family always seemed to be taken away from him. Not making eye contact, White looked to the heavens above. Darius looked down as White explained what had happened to his family. Illness had taken them and left him an orphan at thirteen. A man had taken him in as his master and friend. Like his family, the man was also taken from him. Darius breathed and closed his eyes. White's situation seemed more grim than Ivory's and his. White at least had found someone after his family. Ivory and Darius only had each other then and now. White was all by himself.
"I'm...sorry, White."
It wasn't hard then to figure out why White was after the committee. His master and friend was murdered by one of them and he wanted answers. Darius didn't blame him and could see himself doing the same thing if he were in White's shoes. However, a slight dread began to build up in his heart other than Ivory being a killer. If she was affiliated with the committee, this could potentially throw them against one another. Not just Darius and Ivory at odds but White probably fighting with either of them. If Ivory really had, Darius would want answers too. He wasn't sure what he would do though if he found out what she had done, if that was the case.
'Come on, Darius...stop thinking about the negatives. You don't know for sure if it's really her that did this!' he thought, pulling himself out of it. No sooner had he done that when a shadow passed over them. Glancing upward, Darius finally saw the canopy of trees above them. They had made it to the forest, no doubt.
As if knowing this, the hat slowed to a descent and discarded them onto the ground. The blades of grass looked rather tall and the trees massive. They were at the start of a forest and from the sound of it, all sorts of creatures seemed to be lurking here somewhere. There were bits and pieces of light and darkness inside caused by the tree canopy above.
Darius almost leapt out of his skin when Mr. Thomas spoke up. Coming up to where White and Darius were, he suggested they all head in. Darius glanced over at White before looking back over at the others and nodding his head. "I...yeah, ready to head in."
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2012 23:32:59 GMT -5
White nodded along side Darius. He was ready to enter the forest too. He hadn't thought of what it might mean if Ivory was aligned with the enemy. At the moment, White was more focused on finding them and getting his answers. He really didn't even know what he would do when he got them. White deserved answers for his master's death. He wouldn't hesitate to kill the man and anyone who stood in his way.
But at the moment White had no reason to doubt Darius at his side. In fact after they had shared a sort of personal moment, he viewed him more so as a real friend. He even gave him a smile as they walked through the forest.
Mr. Thomas has the lead, with Arya behind him. "Look out for enemies. I'm surprised we hadn't run into any yet." That was true. White was accustom to heartless and other enemies coming at them. Given the last two worlds he and Darius had visited, it seemed to easy that they were able to walk around freely. Though it did seem that danger was just around the corner in this world. The whole experience with the Hatter made White think that.
"How will we find this caterpillar?" He asked aloud.
Mr. Thomas, thought not looking back, answered. "He lives near a pond. Were almost there, actually." They couldn't have been traveling through the forest for more then a few minutes. They were already almost there? If this "White Queen" was hiding from everyone, how had she not been found already? Unless the caterpillar wasn't known well among people?
Things were just too strange in this world for White. He was so busy with his own thoughts that he didn't notice the shadows suddenly move along the earth from the trees behind himself and Darius. Ten small heartless pawns rose from behind them at once and charged Darius and White. Of course White himself was totally clueless to their existence.
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Post by Sprow on Apr 27, 2012 1:04:30 GMT -5
Darius hoped things wouldn't come to that between himself, Ivory and White. However, if things proved to be that way, things could go terribly awry and he wasn't even sure what he would do in that situation if it were to ever come to pass. During what little time they spent traveling together and what exchange they just had, Darius would like to think of White as a friend. He knew White deserved an answer as to why his master had been killed and wouldn't try to stop him. Darius just hoped that Ivory wasn't going to be getting in the way that would force them to be at odds with one another.
As they began walking through the forest, he kept in mind that there could be enemies around even as Arya said it...or had it been Mr. Thomas? Whatever the case, Darius's mind had just started returning to the present and not to what might be. The problem was that they hadn't seen any Heartless or enemies since coming. Darius welcomed the long span of no trouble but it was unsettling. He was almost certain something was going to happen. It was just taking its sweet time.
While they were doing so, Darius returned a friendly smile to White as they went. He felt more confident that he had someone familiar with him in this strange world. White, he knew longer than the other two. With what they had been through, he considered him as a friend that he knew he could rely on in battle as well. Arya and Mr. Thomas were reliable battle wise too but they joined the party after White and Darius met. He didn't think he would've gotten this far by himself with all the chaos that they encountered along the way.
Darius glanced over at White when he asked where the caterpillar was. Honestly, Darius was wondering the same thing. This forest was huge. How were they to locate a caterpillar? Let alone, the exact one they were searching for? There had to be many other caterpillars in this forest, right? So how would they know if they found the right one?
Mr. Thomas answered White and Darius looked ahead of them. A pond? How could they almost be there? They hadn't been walking for all that long and with their present size, they couldn't have made that much progress compared to someone at a more normal size. 'I really need to stop wondering, this world's just naturally too confusing to understand half the time!' Darius thought to himself.
As they went, Darius couldn't help but notice this nagging feeling like he should run for it. Blinking, he turned around to look back but so far, saw nothing. Still, there was a giddy, unpleasant feeling that he couldn't ignore. Seeing as it would just make the others wonder if he were overreacting, Darius just held to the pipe he had.
By the time the shadow Heartless appeared, the hairs on the back of Darius's neck prickled in warning. Usually, that meant trouble was afoot. With that unbearable feeling of like he were about to be sprung upon, Darius whipped around to find Heartless looming out of the ground and spring right for them!
"Look out!" he cried, swinging at one that had almost gotten White.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2012 18:08:08 GMT -5
It was a good thing Darius had stopped the nearest heartless to White. He would never had drawn his kantana in time. Turning back in a rush, he drew his kantana to see heartless charging them. "Enemies!" White shouted back to Mr. Thomas and Arya.
White didn't have time to count how many before the next was on him. His kantana met the oncoming enemy, parrying it in half. The enemy dispersed and gave White just enough time to set his footing for the next one. Thankfully all of them were nothing more then shadow heartless. Small pawn like creatures with antenna and clawed hands.
They usually traveled via shadow until the moment of attack. Given that the forest was already covered in soft shadows, it would have been impossible to tell if they were actually surrounded by heartless. That meant they just had to take on what they saw. Another heartless attacked his front, while a second traveled via shadow around him.
Not noticing said heartless, the sound of a "poof" was heard as a ball of light energy sailed from Arya and into the enemy behind him. He would have to thank her for that later. Taking care of the ones in front of him, it seemed Mr. Thomas was helping Darius.
The elf wielded a wicked curved blade that cut into the enemy like a sickle. His hands never stopped moving as he attacked an enemy that flanked Darius to the left. It took a short while before the battle was finally over. At least no more heartless charged at them from shadows. "I think that's the last of them."
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