Not-with-a-whimper

(OOC: Agreed. I could take Tudi and you would have Elie. One of the other two could have Sumer, since I don't want to control my opposition, ya know?)

Their goal in the most vague of senses was just fine and non-evil. They then proceeded to jack it the heck up by being evil mother firetruckers. The rest of the reasons have already been explained in the above posts.

(OOC: This ^. I do agree that Hayner, if put in the right situation, could become legit. With Tyler's fighting style it would be wonderful if you would either fight Hayner in struggle battles or, if you don't have Kingdom Hearts II, watch videos of Hayner struggle battles to try to get a decent idea of how he fights. Do try to allow him the chance to attack you so that you can actually see what he can do, however, as totally defeating him makes it pointless. I wish that Yuffie was on to have Sumer react to the multitude of attacks either by fleeing or dodging or blocking or being hit and dying or whatever, but I've been gone so long and so often that it isn't my place to say. I also kinda wish Always was on, but oh well.)

(OOC: Terribly sorry! I don't know why, but I didn't get a message when you posted that character sheet. Please forgive me for speaking out of turn.)

(No. Just no. There was no character sheet for Hayner as an inhabitor. That's just messed up. I don't care if he isn't a major character or won't do any fighting, it's still not cool. Also, how would Tyler know that Avan had Master Xehanort? Hayner never met him.)

Ethan turned to Arina and grabbed her shoulders, looking her in the eyes. "Don't worry about a thing. Everything will be all right," he said, and for a moment he hoped it would be true. He then turned away from Arinal and back to Scott. Ethan knew that it was high time for him to stop hanging around with this princess of heart and his "friend" the psychopath. It was doing serious damage to his mojo. Troy followed Callum through the portal and used both hands to firmly grasp the X-blade, a feeling he was unaccustomed to. Turning to Sumer he shouted "Let's see how well you handle the power of the X-blade!" Troy then charged energy into the weapon which was amplified even beyond what he was expected. He followed it with a barrage of Ars Arcanum, the energy both en-longing the blade and spawning slashes of energy outside of the range of the attack. Maybe if he worked together with Alex, the two of them would be able to finish this. "Quick Alex! Use Event Horizon!" he shouted with fervency. (OOC: Event Horizon is the name of Roxas's Limit in KH 358/2 Days.)

Ethan pretended to look through the papers and shook his head as if saddened by what he saw. Inwardly he wondered how much longer he was going to be cooped up in that prison and he was ticked that he had to go through all of this boring crap. He sure as heck hoped that Scott's plan was worth it. He then handed off the files to Alexis and followed Scott out. Troy, had he had his emotions still, would have nodded in comformation and reassurance to Callum, allowing him to wield the powerful weapon. However, in his current state, Troy simply stated "I'm afraid that it isn't a risk we can take. I'll wield it for now. We can use the X-blade to complete our objectives and then we can discover some way to destroy it to return to normal. I hear that last year the inhabitors simply left their hosts after a while. Perhaps that will happen again after we've defeated our enemies. Otherwise I'm afraid we'll either need to discover a way to remove Vanitas from you or destroy you outright. I would prefer the first option, but you must understand the second to be a possibility. I will grant you control of the Wayward Wind keyblade, however, as to somewhat level the playing field, as it were. Should we now return to battle alongside our allies?" Troy held Wayward Wind outstretched in his hand towards Callum as a sign of good faith, but his eyes were blank, void of all emotion.

(OOC: Xeveemon, it confuses me when your characters have the same names as pre-existing characters, like having Noel for one character's inhabitor and having another character named Noel in the last rp, having Victoria's former inhabitor be Lightning and then having a tiger named Lightning, having two "Aria"s, and now having a character named Tyler when I have a character named Tyler. It's rather difficult to keep track of. Also, I thought that Avan was supposed to be a main villian? His current actions and attitudes seem to having him heading towards becoming a good guy. He's pretty bi-polar. On a different note, since Tyler's attack was unintentionally ignored, I'll just pretend that it was blocked along with Alex and Felix's attacks.) Troy helped Callum up on instinct, not out of any kindness found in his shell of a heart. "It's hidden in the props department in the building right over there. I'll show you where it is. Do you have any idea how we'll break this thing? I can't remember anything from the Kingdom Hearts Universe that ever said. It was destroyed before it was completed in Birth By Sleep and that won't help us here. Do you think we might be able to use it to get new hearts by unlocking Kingdom Hearts itself? The X-blade is supposed to be on level with Kingdom Hearts anyway, right? Then we would be back to normal and we could continue to use the power of the X-blade." Troy attempted to use logic to uncover their options as he led Callum inside. If he had had his heart in full, he would have wished that Keilani were there with them. As it stood, however, his only thought involving her was that if she perished, it would be that much harder to complete their goals. He knew that he was supposed to feel bad for thinking that, but try as he might he couldn't. Tyler changed targets from Sumer to Reilly. He tossed his ball directly at Reilly's face, then followed it up with a flying kick. All of this was done by Wakka, of course, as Tyler himself was too distracted with his worry for Tudi to handle himself well at the time. Ethan followed Scott up to the room apprehensiously. He didn't know why, but he felt as if something very bad was going to happen to him, and soon.

Ethan nodded and said "Lead the way." Wakka took Tyler over to get him away from Tudi and back to the battle. He then used a lot of energy to infuse the ball with Thunder energy before throwing it as hard as he could towards Sumer. As hard as Tyler tried to get back in control, he wasn't focused enough to force it.

Troy nodded at Alex in appreciation and rushed through the portal. He then went to the street corner near The Today Show headquarters where he'd first met Keilani. (OOC: I'm pretty sure I'll be back tomorrow, but not later on in the day. If ever I'm not on, you know what to do. I hope to make that more of a rare occasion, though.)

Whites are no longer the majority, but whites are still the singularity (aka, single largest group amongst groups, but less than half of the total). It isn't a good or bad thing, it's just a thing.

Troy was confused for a moment before realizing that Callum was back in control. "Right!" he shouted, then managed to grab the handle of the X-blade. He saw his allies out of the corner of his eyes and flew above them, slashing the X-blade towards Sumer and Reilly to leave arcs of energy at them. He saw Keilani and the others below him and shouted. "I see that you found Joy. Meet me where we first met, Keilani. Bring the others with you. I've got to protect this thing until we can figure out how to destroy it." With that, he continued his flight onward.

(OOC: Dang, no way Troy could get there that fast by just flying. I'm gonna say he opened one of those blue energy portals from BBS.) Troy arrived on a street in New York City and he didn't know what was going on. He heard explosions and chaos nearby, a good sign that there were probably inhabiters nearby, but he was preoccupied by the sight of the X-blade down the street from him. He pressed his Keyblade Glider to close the distance, hoping to wrap his hands around the blade and find some way to destroy it before any villains got it. If not then at least maybe he and the others could put it to good use.

Ethan spoke up. "Turned himself in for what exactly? And before I could get there to talk him out of it to boot! He was tired of being hunted, so he decided to turn himself in to a prison system, not cannibal island. James, despite how you feel about Scott, you can't possibly think that what this prison is doing is right. How do we know if all of these people even did anything wrong? They were suspected of having inhabiters and after the events of last year this world is scared to death of them. Scared of you, too, I might add, though you do look different without Sephiroth's heavy influence. Different enough for most people not to recognize you from the news, especially since they think you're dead. I was hoping that you'd be on the same side Alexis and I are with this, but if you don't want anything to do with it, you can leave right now. I won't stop you. The same goes for you, Arina. I know that you kind of just got roped into this, but I'm glad you got to see the truth first-hand. You're free to do whatever you want, but my sister and I are staying."

(OOC: You guys know how much it sucks not having internet? A LOT! Man I'm super far behind. Well, here goes.) Ethan wasn't sure if Scott's words were true and if he was honestly as beat up as he seemed, but he decided to go with it, if mostly for the benefit of the new girl Arina and James. "Well what do you want us to do Scott? Obviously we can't let things continue like this, but I don't want to injure any guards and some of those prisoners wouldn't be safe for the general public to face." In all honesty, Ethan couldn't care less about the safety of any of those people, and actually was keeping himself quite amused by glancing at a newscast on a tv in the upper corner of the room that showed disaster in Disney. Hades inwardly hoped that anything celebrating Hercules was destroyed in the chaos. There were also feeds on another city which were equally entertaining. Tyler ran towards Tudi's fallen body and jumped over Sumer, twisting in mid-air and putting all of his momentum behind launching the ball directly at him. Troy gasped as the pain in his shoulder from the wound Vanitas had inflicted suddenly dramatically intensified. He saw before him the destruction brought on by the creation of the X-blade and was struck with horror. "What?! No! This wasn't supposed to happen! I was supposed to defeat you!" he shouted at the top of his lungs. Deep in his heart he felt a tug at the very essence of who he was. That energy was ripped from his heart and used in part to form the X-blade. Troy thought of Keilani and felt... nothing. He remembered what he should feel, but he didn't feel anything. He couldn't even feel scared or sad about it, even though he knew he should. He felt empty. With no idea how to handle this realization, he let Ventus take over and summon the Keyblade Glider, flying him back to America. (I will definitely try to be on a lot more often, but I don't know for sure when that will be. Also, Number XV and I decided that Ventus and Vanitas would remain the same after the creation of the X-blades in our worlds, but that the two hosts would basically become Nobodies. Should make things interesting, though it is a little sad.)

Troy rolled forward to dodge, but had trouble getting back up because of the sand. This left him slightly off balance. (OOC: Headed out for now, if one of the previously approved individuals wouldn't mind to take control for a little bit then that'd be great. Otherwise Number XV will be stuck for a little bit.)

(OOC: Troy can actually travel via Keyblade Glider, but it's sweet that Keilani's so worried.)

Troy rolled sideways in the sand to avoid the blow, then he summoned his keyblade and stood up, coming to face Vanitas head on. He tried a Sliding Dash to close the distance quickly and maybe throw Vanitas off balance.

Troy caught the water bottle and rushed towards Keilani, grabbing her and kissing her passionately before turning back to the portal. "Sorry Rebekah, sorry Aqua!" Troy/Ven shouted before casting a stop spell on her. He knew it wouldn't hold for long, but maybe just long enough. As he ran towards the portal he called out behind him "I'll be back soon!" Suddenly the portal collapsed and he fell face first into the sand.

Troy leapt up, under the control of Ven, but completely in agreement. "There's no reason to get the others involved then, make a portal and take us far from here. Last I checked, these battles get pretty hectic, and I don't want anyone else getting hurt." Troy turned to Rebekah, patting her on the shoulder and telling her that it'd all be okay, then turned to the others. "You all go ahead and rescue Joy tomorrow. I'll join you as soon as I can." He ended up staring deeply into Keilani's eyes before giving her a comforting smile, then he turned back to Vanitas. "Let's go."

Troy stood and then offered his hand to Keilani to help her up, then walked her to her bedding where he tucked her in gently. He then offered his hand to her as he looked out into the woods vigilantly.

(OOC: It's quite alright. I'm a hopeless romantic too. Troy's like a stylized version of the person I'd like to be.) Troy's face nearly hurt from smiling so hard, but it was completely eclipsed by the warmth he felt inside. "What do you mean? I'm the lucky one. I can't tell you how glad I am that I got the chance to meet you." Troy was still holding Keilani in his arms, his face just inches from her own. He leaned in and kissed her on the tip of the nose and said "How about we get you some sleep, okay? I'll still be here when you wake up, and if you don't want me to leave you then I can sit by your bedside and keep watch from there. Otherwise I'll just see you when our shift change comes up. Sound good, princess?"

Ethan led Arina to her room and left her with the keys, promising to see her in the morning to talk about things then and giving her permission to spend as much as she wanted on room service or whatever. Then he walked back to his own room, opened the door, and found the receptionist already in more... comfortable clothes while lying on his bed in a seductive position. He ripped his shirt off and smiled, putting the "do not disturb" sign on the door and shutting it behind him, smiling devilishly as he approached the bed. Troy would've gone out into the rain to speak to Felix, but Alex and Rebekah seemed to have it all under control and he didn't want to disturb Keilani as she lay her head on his shoulder. He blushed when she thanked him and kissed him on the cheek, and was quite proud of the food he'd helped make as well. Everyone had done a wonderful job. Troy was going to kiss Keilani on the forehead in response to her kissing him on the cheek, but when he looked into her eyes as they sparkled in the campfire he wrapped his arms around her and gently pulled her closer, slowly leaning in to kiss her softly on the lips. Tyler had grabbed himself and Tudi a bowl each and scarfed it all down, barely taking a break to breath. Turning to Tudi he said, "Maybe you ought to get some sleep, ya? I'll stay up with the rest of the guys here while you ladies get some rest. Don't make a fuss, now, you'll all get your chance to stand guard. First, though, you sleep." Tyler smiled at her and went to swoop her up and place her in a makeshift bed. ("Went to" means that he began the action of doing so, but she could do any number of things to react.) Tyler was glad that he'd met her, she was a really fun person, if a bit childish.

If you're playing on a harder difficulty because you want the game to be a challenge then just press forward into the story. If you're playing it on a harder difficulty to see if you can do it then just level up until you're too bored to level up any more.

(OOC: "Suite 69" lol.) Troy handed Felix the last of the birds so he could clean it off and then cast a quick fire spell on the flame to have it burn ever brighter before he went to grab some more wood. After Ethan had finished setting up all of the candles and music and such he noticed that he felt another inhabitor nearby. "Oh come on already, haven't we had enough of them for one day?" asked Hades. "I'll agree with you there, but it's never a bad idea to stock up on some spare pawns for our little game." With that, Ethan left his room and headed to the lobby, winking at the brunette at the register as she was getting ready to close up. "Do you think that you could stay there for just a bit longer love? I think that I'm about to have to get a third room for a new friend." She nodded sheepishly, and Ethan walked over to the girl in the lobby. "Looks like you could use a place to rest. I don't care who your inhabiter is, you can't go without sleep forever. Don't worry, I'll pay for your room, it looks like you might need it. Those of us with inhabiters have got to stick together, right?" The girl looked innocent enough, which would make her easy to manipulate. Good. Ethan needed something easy right about then.