Radiant Garden- Keyblade Academy

 

Ordinarily, the Radiant Garden Keyblade Academy was rather quiet, at least by the standards of a school. Not much happened, and it was rare for any sort of exciting events to happen in the years of peace that the world had experienced. However, on this particular day, that was about to change. The Masters of the Keyblade Academy were about to send a group of students off on what would be the most important journey since the one taken by Master Sora and his friends in the past. The previous day, almost 20 students had received letters from Master Sora. Each letter shared the same message, though with slight alterations to include the name of its recipient:

 

Dear (Student),

 

Hello, this is Master Sora. I would like to let you know that you have been selected to participate in a very important mission. This journey could take a short time, or many months. I apologize if this interferes with your busy schedule, but you will be excused from all missed lessons during this time period. I would like you to convene just outside the Academy tomorrow at noon, by the fountain. You will receive further instructions at that time. I wish you and your fellow companions the best of luck on this journey!

 

Sincerely, Master Sora

 

This particular letter and mission were unknown to those who were not participating, unless a participant had informed them ahead of time. It was just the small group leaving on this quest who had any sort of knowledge as to what they were about to face...

 

 

Indy arrived at the fountain early. He hated arriving late, and as such, arriving at a meeting very early tended to become something he'd been known for. Noticing that no one else had arrived, he decided to sit down on a nearby bench, waiting for his fellow students to file in. He knew that his best friend, Raidyn, would be going along with him. Aside from that, he had no clue who all would be joining. He just hoped that they would all be ready for whatever they'd need to face. As he sat, he became lost in his thoughts. This mission could potentially mark his first time ever leaving his home world of Radiant Garden. He could finally go out and see more worlds. He could meet new people. Most importantly, he might finally have a chance to track down the person he'd been trying to find for years... He managed to look calm for the most part, though he could feel his hands shaking with excitement. This could very well be the moment he'd waited years for.

"Got to the ground, equipped my keyblade's causing Raz to take over, he took off the ear piece, ran through our sector, ran into a Seeker of Light, fight against and lost with bullet wounds around my body, got healed by Zion, and here I am now." Zar said, Raz wasn't to happy when he mentioned losing the fight against the Seeker. "That isn't fair... I still can't believe I lost." Raz said, Zar then asked Max, "Threatened? What do you mean, shouldn't Zion have killed the guy easily?"

(Ignore this poooooooooooost~)

Edited September 5, 201510 yr by Reyn

At that moment in time, Lucas walked in, having left Joel for the time being after the mission and just wandering around wondering what to do, hands behind his head in a carefree manner. "Oh hey guys, so, do you have any ideas about where you're getting shipped off for the next mission? I'm still clueless about the world i'm heading to with my team right now.", He said with a smile.

(Uh... you're on the other team. )

(Uh... you're on the other team. )

 

(I know that, but i figured i'd have Lucas see off the other team, mostly like Indy and stuff, before going off on his own team. I know he's on the other team. : P)

 

(I know that, but i figured i'd have Lucas see off the other team, mostly like Indy and stuff, before going off on his own team. I know he's on the other team. : P)

 

(We're both in separate ships that are about to fly off to our different destinations though. )

(Oh whoops, i messed up. K, time to edit)

(I was just making my post to Zar, ninja'd again -____-)

 

"Or both" Max commented as Artemis spoke about Zion's power and the seeker of light, he also noticed that Zion looked upset, he quickly deduced it was from the picture Saki showed her, only thing that could have made her cry was her lost wife, seeing Luna go in to comfort her he decided to not move, and instead turn to Zar as the man introduced himself.

 

"Oh don't worry about it, I thought you were going to do something to Aello about what she said, and decided intervene, just a misunderstanding really." He said to Zar/Raz as he smiled, "I assume Raz is you other personality? by the way my name is Maximilian, but I think you already know that." he said chuckling. 

 

"Any idea where we're going though, only thing I heard was Llamas and something a place called Ander mountains..." he asked.

 

 

(I hate getting ninja'd as well it's really annoying.)

 

"It's understandable... I was uninntentionally giving off a negative vibe, so don't worry about it. I would have done the same thing if I were in your position... Just a bit more violent." Zar said to Max, Zar then asked Max. "What happened to you and your team in Traverse Town?" Zar said while taking a seat on the ground.

Lucas was walking around the ship, with his hands behind his head in a carefree manner, Lucas stumbled upon Zar and Max. "So guys, you excited about this mission we're on? I sure am, i can't wait to bash more bad guys with a giant key!" He said with a goofy grin on his face.

"Simply put, a woman in a black hood showed up, threatened us and disappeared, nothing much else." he admitted with a sigh, frowning at Zar's stating his unfair loss, "Well we were all outmatched when you think about it, we got thrown in the middle of it with no knowledge of what to expect, you ended up facing one of the most powerful of them, and lost, not really your fault." he explained to Zar as they both were approached by Lucas.

 

"I'l be content if I can just find something this time, and I hope to god I don't get teleported again." he admitted, "Excitement is a given, but I have no clue what the andes mountaisn even are."

"I'm almost entirely sure that's not correct." Somrene said Rei as he bent over the control panels of the ship. He glanced to Rei with a rare smile on his face. "I've always been a gummi nerd, but I've never seen such a high tech ship as this one! And you can fly it all by yourself? That's most impressive." He said, giving her also an equally exotic compliment. Ember pushed Sandrew lightly on the shoulder.

"Nerd." She teased, before laughing a bit. "This is super exciting! I can't wait to check out the Coliseum! Do you think that a tournament is going on? Cuz it'd be awesome if we could participate!" Ember said, thinking about the possibilities of the world they were headed to.  The idea of fighting for a live audience, for glory, had always been exhilarating for the Ninja.

"Simply put, a woman in a black hood showed up, threatened us and disappeared, nothing much else." he admitted with a sigh, frowning at Zar's stating his unfair loss, "Well we were all outmatched when you think about it, we got thrown in the middle of it with no knowledge of what to expect, you ended up facing one of the most powerful of them, and lost, not really your fault." he explained to Zar as they both were approached by Lucas.

 

"I'l be content if I can just find something this time, and I hope to god I don't get teleported again." he admitted, "Excitement is a given, but I have no clue what the andes mountaisn even are."

"Well I guess I was hoping you got some answers from the person you face." Zar said, he then noticed Lucas approching. "Hey let's get out of here." Raz said to Zar. "Well I'm going to get some rest Max I'll talk to you later... Let me know about the person Zion fought." Zar said to Max as he patted him on the shoulder. "Also, I would like to have a friendly dual will you some time." Then walked away.

Annistha munched on cookies as the other members of the team conversed. She generally liked people, but she also ended up gravitating towards the outskirts of a social gathering. This was because that was generally where Zather was skulking, when they were separate. Now, it was a mutually agreed decision by both twins that the outskirts was the best place to watch everyone. Zather did it for paranoid, hunter reasons. Annistha liked to see how people interacted with each other, and plan for them accordingly. She was already noting who she would have to keep Zather from growling at.

The talk of going to the Colosseum got Annistha excited. The games would be an excellent way to train and have some fun. Though, if the Seekers of Light were hanging around, the games would be rigged, which suited the Twins just fine.

"We got any intel on SoL sightings?" she asked Rei and Indy, then she chuckled."Heh, Sol. Clever."

-Zion-

She got up and hugged Luna.

"...I just need a hug."

 

Ceres would chirp in a minute later. "Now in orbit of Andes Mountains. Shall I prep tranporters?"

"Yeah." Zion let go of Luna, and leaned on a console. "I need to do stuff before meeting you there. Keep your earpieces in."

 

And so, they were all transported groundside.

 

-Rei-

The girl glanced over. "Yeah. Mommy showed me, plus ORIAS helps me out a lot...and we're at the coliseum." She pitched the ship a bit. "Gonna land nearby, plenty of room since this is rather small..." Relatively. What Zion called a frigate was maybe a destroyer. But who's really caring about that?

 

The Stalwart Dawn hovered near the mountaintop coliseum, and a ramp to the courtyard extended.

"Alright. We can go."

-Maximilian-

 

"Honestly, a whole lot of nothing happened, they got teleported, teleport didn't work for me very well, we got threatened, we went to the mansion, entered but the fight was already over, so nothing at all." he said sighing in disappointment, "What about you?" Maximilian asked Zar, "and how was yours Artemis?" he also asked.

-Artemis Thornton-

 

"Ehh, mine was quite boring, aside from an encounter with Dusks but most of them were dead by the time I got there and swiftly disposed of the remainder. That and me and Nephilim were ordered by Zion to find others while she fought this, Alitt character." He explained to Max. "Personally, I hope we encounter someone worth our time soon...not to sound cocky." He admitted, folding his arms.

-Zion-She got up and hugged Luna."...I just need a hug."Ceres would chirp in a minute later. "Now in orbit of Andes Mountains. Shall I prep tranporters?""Yeah." Zion let go of Luna, and leaned on a console. "I need to do stuff before meeting you there. Keep your earpieces in."And so, they were all transported groundside.-Rei-The girl glanced over. "Yeah. Mommy showed me, plus ORIAS helps me out a lot...and we're at the coliseum." She pitched the ship a bit. "Gonna land nearby, plenty of room since this is rather small..." Relatively. What Zion called a frigate was maybe a destroyer. But who's really caring about that?The Stalwart Dawn hovered near the mountaintop coliseum, and a ramp to the courtyard extended."Alright. We can go."

-Luna "Nephilim" Urbane-

 

Luna was taken aback by Zion hugging her, but adhered to her wish and hugged her back, closing her eyes as her thoughts raged.

"Her sorrow....it is palpable...my gods, for her to still be able to tease people and be happy regardless of her sadness is...is very admirable. She must have loved her very....very much..." She thought to herself, feeling a little sad herself, before Zion let go of her and prepared to transport them all groundside.

 

-Artemis-

 

"Uh oh....Max? Might want to brace yourself. Teleport." He warned him, both in jest and concern.

As soon as he found himself being transported out of the ship groundside, Saki immediately wiped his face to get rid of any tear marks on his face and raised up his head. He took a deep breath. He just needed to process what just happened. Saki then slowly walked towards Luna, the one who hugged Master Zion. "I'll admit it...I'm the one who reminded Master Zion of her loss...I didn't know that would happen. I'm sorry..." He said, still feeling bad about what happened. "I just feel like it was my fault..."

-Zion-She got up and hugged Luna."...I just need a hug."Ceres would chirp in a minute later. "Now in orbit of Andes Mountains. Shall I prep tranporters?""Yeah." Zion let go of Luna, and leaned on a console. "I need to do stuff before meeting you there. Keep your earpieces in."And so, they were all transported groundside.-Rei-The girl glanced over. "Yeah. Mommy showed me, plus ORIAS helps me out a lot...and we're at the coliseum." She pitched the ship a bit. "Gonna land nearby, plenty of room since this is rather small..." Relatively. What Zion called a frigate was maybe a destroyer. But who's really caring about that?The Stalwart Dawn hovered near the mountaintop coliseum, and a ramp to the courtyard extended."Alright. We can go."

 

Mt. Olympus

"Right." Indy led everyone off of the ship, and looked around the area they'd landed in. They were just outside the coliseum, which clearly wasn't being used at the moment. All of the torches circling the courtyard weren't lit, and someone was hanging a large, blank scroll for listing tournament competitors on a nearby wall. The marble columns and statues outside made it clear that the coliseum was an important location in this world. There were a few people walking around, with some looking around nervously as they did so. Despite the seemingly peaceful setting, it was obvious that there was some tension present. "Huh... I wonder what's got all of these people so worried?" Indy asked curiously. He turned around, making sure that everyone else had left the ship. "Is everyone ready to head out now?" He asked. Being a leader was kind of new to him, but he did his best to look composed.

 

 

Andes Mountains

 

 

Meanwhile, the group at the Andes Mountains found themselves in the middle of a large jungle. They had teleported into a small clearing, but they were surrounded by all sorts of exotic trees and plants. The sounds of various wild animals could be heard on all sides, although the only ones nearby were a few birds in the trees, along with a few snakes darting around on the ground. There was a small pond in the center of the clearing, and while the trees seemed to make it difficult to find a path, a small gap between two trees seemed like a good way to leave the small oasis and begin their search...

"Right." Indy led everyone off of the ship, and looked around the area they'd landed in. They were just outside the coliseum, which clearly wasn't being used at the moment. All of the torches circling the courtyard weren't lit, and someone was hanging a large, blank scroll for listing tournament competitors on a nearby wall. The marble columns and statues outside made it clear that the coliseum was an important location in this world. There were a few people walking around, with some looking around nervously as they did so. Despite the seemingly peaceful setting, it was obvious that there was some tension present. "Huh... I wonder what's got all of these people so worried?" Indy asked curiously. He turned around, making sure that everyone else had left the ship. "Is everyone ready to head out now?" He asked. Being a leader was kind of new to him, but he did his best to look composed.

 

Toshi stepped out of the ship and approached Indy. "I'm ready to go. Lead the w-"

 

Just then, a blur of yellow zoomed past the both of them and around the surrounding people in the courtyard. This was, of course, Raidyn, who was exploring the vicinity of the courtyard for all it had.

 

"Whoa... this is just like what I read," He said to himself as he began to run to and admire various parts of the courtyard, including the entrance doors, the two statues, the torches, the scrolls that hung on the walls, etc.

 

"Uh, Raidyn, what are you doing?" Toshi called.

 

"Just give me a sec!" He called back, now over by the front entrance.

Mt. Olympus"Right." Indy led everyone off of the ship, and looked around the area they'd landed in. They were just outside the coliseum, which clearly wasn't being used at the moment. All of the torches circling the courtyard weren't lit, and someone was hanging a large, blank scroll for listing tournament competitors on a nearby wall. The marble columns and statues outside made it clear that the coliseum was an important location in this world. There were a few people walking around, with some looking around nervously as they did so. Despite the seemingly peaceful setting, it was obvious that there was some tension present. "Huh... I wonder what's got all of these people so worried?" Indy asked curiously. He turned around, making sure that everyone else had left the ship. "Is everyone ready to head out now?" He asked. Being a leader was kind of new to him, but he did his best to look composed.  Andes Mountains  Meanwhile, the group at the Andes Mountains found themselves in the middle of a large jungle. They had teleported into a small clearing, but they were surrounded by all sorts of exotic trees and plants. The sounds of various wild animals could be heard on all sides, although the only ones nearby were a few birds in the trees, along with a few snakes darting around on the ground. There was a small pond in the center of the clearing, and while the trees seemed to make it difficult to find a path, a small gap between two trees seemed like a good way to leave the small oasis and begin their search...

Sandrew followed Indy out. "I'm as ready as I'll ever be..." he breathed out.

Andes Mountains

 

 

Meanwhile, the group at the Andes Mountains found themselves in the middle of a large jungle. They had teleported into a small clearing, but they were surrounded by all sorts of exotic trees and plants. The sounds of various wild animals could be heard on all sides, although the only ones nearby were a few birds in the trees, along with a few snakes darting around on the ground. There was a small pond in the center of the clearing, and while the trees seemed to make it difficult to find a path, a small gap between two trees seemed like a good way to leave the small oasis and begin their search...

Once the group had teleported to the clearing, Joel yawned and began stretching. He had been taking a nap while the ship was cruising over to their destination. He then took a moment took take in their surroundings -- the crystal-clear pond, the lush vegetation, the cacophony of animal cries. He initially thought that they were closed in by trees on all sides, but then his gaze quickly locked on to an opening in the foliage in front of them, along with a glimpse of what could be a dirt path leading deeper into the jungle.

Joel pointed out said opening to the rest of the group. "I suppose we should see where that path will take us," he said as he made his way into the jungle.

Taking one last cookie, Annistha followed Indy out.

[Nexus Shift]

Zather popped the last of the cookie in his mouth, then took a deep breath through his nose, analyzing the scents of the world. A trace scent of fear tanged against the Dark Twin's senses.

"More then ready." He said, smirking with anticipation.

Ember looked rather disappointed as she exited the ship. The Coliseum was completely closed! With a rather large frown on her face, she grudgingly answered Indy. "Yeah, I guess." She said. Somrene followed behind her, his eyes glancing from object to object. This world seemed really nice... but at the same time, the aura of anxiety worried him. "Perhaps we should ask someone how things are going here? I mean, before we leave." He proposed. It seemed a decent idea to him. After all, the people of the worlds were supposed to be their allies weren't they?

Once the group had teleported to the clearing, Joel yawned and began stretching. He had been taking a nap while the ship was cruising over to their destination. He then took a moment took take in their surroundings -- the crystal-clear pond, the lush vegetation, the cacophony of animal cries. He initially thought that they were closed in by trees on all sides, but then his gaze quickly locked on to an opening in the foliage in front of them, along with a glimpse of what could be a dirt path leading deeper into the jungle.Joel pointed out said opening to the rest of the group. "I suppose we should see where that path will take us," he said as he made his way into the jungle.

"Wow....So this is what a jungle looks like from a point of view...Wow..." Again, Saki was amazed. He then began to smile through the many animal sounds heard. The sight of trees and vines began to excite him. Saki was getting excited again! He couldn't but jump and run after Joel, following his leader through the jungle. "I hope we see some lions and tigers! That would be so cool!" Saki was finally back to his happy, energetic, somewhat annoying old self. He giggled at the adventure coming at hand.

As Zar was heading to sleep for a bit, they were teleported to the ground. "What the-" He looked around, 'This must be the Andes Mountains.' He thought to himself. He then noticed Joel their "Leader" and heard to head down through the path. "Um... I have to be honest, I have a bad feeling about that path, I don't think we should head down that way." Zar stated. "There must be another way through this jungle, maybe a native or an elephant might help us get through the jungle... Just some other way besides this path."

As Zar was heading to sleep for a bit, they were teleported to the ground. "What the-" He looked around, 'This must be the Andes Mountains.' He thought to himself. He then noticed Joel their "Leader" and heard to head down through the path. "Um... I have to be honest, I have a bad feeling about that path, I don't think we should head down that way." Zar stated. "There must be another way through this jungle, maybe a native or an elephant might help us get through the jungle... Just some other way besides this path."

Joel stopped at the beginning of the path when he heard Zar's warning.

"Hmm... Your uneasiness is a bit understandable, since we don't really know where to go. But where else are we supposed to go? Since there actually is a path here, maybe it'll lead to civilization..." Joel felt that Zar's feeling couldn't be ignored, but he couldn't see any other option of leaving the clearing without most likely getting lost in the jungle.

"Alright, how about I go scouting for a bit?" Joel suggested. "I'll look around the immediate area and see if there's anything out of the ordinary... or in the ordinary, I guess. Everyone should still have their comm devices, so I can always just give a shout if I find myself in a bind." Joel turned to Zar. "How does that sound?"

Maximilian frowned and closed his eyes as the team got teleported into the forest area, problem was, Maximilian wasn't among those who got teleported, well, not precisely.

 

"Grrrr..." he said as he hanged from a tree, falling on his back nearby the group, close enough they could see him, he got up with some effort and walked towards them, "So." he said rubbing his hands on his head, and noticing some blood which had already stopped coming out, "Oh great, must have hit my head on something..." he said with a nonchalant tone as he looked at Saki, excited as always, Joel and Zar speaking something Joel said reminded him about the comm devices, which he checked if he still had one on his ear, and thankfully, he had.

 

"So...what now?" he asked the others.

"You are not going in alone, that is a death wish... I'm coming with, no exceptions." Zar said grabbing Joel by the shirt and pulling him. "EVERYBODY STAY HERE AND WATCH EACH OTHER'S BACKS!!!"

"You are not going in alone, that is a death wish... I'm coming with, no exceptions." Zar said grabbing Joel by the shirt and pulling him. "EVERYBODY STAY HERE AND WATCH EACH OTHER'S BACKS!!!"

 

Saki frowned at this statement. "Oh come on! That's no fair!" He hopped towards Zar and Joel. "Can I come too? I think I can be a great help! I know Areo spells, use my Three Wishes, and I just really want to explore all around!" He got down to his knees in a begging matter, with the hands and the eyes fitting the pleading act perfectly. "Can I please come too? Pretty please?" Saki then used the old fashioned, over used puppy eyes trick. Who could resist the Puppy Eyes trick? No one so far!