OrgXIII on Mobius (sketch)

"Yeah, well don't feel TOO excited about it -" Cosnix answered with a smirk still growing on his face, "hedgehogs eat birds."

Suddenly, there was a shout from their left.

"SONIC??"

Vorace ran up to the Nobody, and his mission-partner, a look of confusion, and joy decorating his features. "Sonic! We... we thought you were gone!" The demekarr said, then frowned when he finally noticed Cosnix's fur color, and cloak, "you... ARE Sonic... right?"

"Um... sorta..." Cosnix replied, looking down at his shoes.

"Sorry, buddy," Xigbar said, adressing Vorace-- and Cosnix as well-- in a surprisingly serious tone, "but your Sonic's long gone. If you don't mind, we've got some work to do." The Organization's number two pulled his hood up, and only the tip of his beak was still exposed. "Let's get going, Spiky."

Cosnix gave Xigbar a look of disbelief.

"Are you kidding me?? The least I can do is let my friends know I'm alright!" He stated "angrily".

"So you ARE Sonic!" Vorace said in a tone of relief, "this is good - this is very good - that means I can finally get Eclipse to stop moping around!"

"He was moping around?" Cosnix asked, not surprised.

"Well yes, he always does that when bad things happen to people he cares about..." Vorace replied.

"Cosnix," Xigbar said commangingly, all traces of humor gone from his voice, "We need to move. now. Continued interaction with civilian is going to get you severely punished, you hear me? you don't want Saix and the Superior on your @$$, so move it."

Vorace growled at Xigbar in a threatening manner. Cosnix only shook his head at Vorace, much to the demekarr's confusion.

"I'm sorry, Vorace. I... I can't be here anymore. I need to... go and do my mission. Goodbye." Cosnix told his friend, and backed off, ears drooping.

Vorace would have none of this.

"What did you do to him??" the demon demanded from Xigbar, drool running down his jaws.

"I didn't do anything to him," Xigbar drawled, some of his normal humor beginning to seep back into his voice. "He just doesn't belong here anymore. doesn't belong anywhere anymore." Xigbar opened up another dark corridor behind them and said, "Let's go fuzzy," as he stepped aside to allow Cosnix through first.

"And what about the mission, bird-brain? Or was that forgotten as soon as one of my friends showed up??" Cosnix snapped at Xigbar, his trademark attitude fueling him.

"Mission? You mean against the heartless?" Vorace asked.

((i dunno what you're trying to do. is Xigbar allowed to drag Cosnix out of there or do you want them to stay a bit longer? i don't wanna derail your idea ._____.))

((Oh, I've got no real ideas about anything right now - Cosnix's is just arguing because, well, homeworld.))

The transformed nobody groaned impatiently, then warped in front of Cosnix, shoving him backwards into the portal. Looking over at Vorace, he said, "If i were you, i'd stay away from black hoods for a while. They'll be watching you."

He then followed Cosnix through, and the portal closed behind them.

((btw, the other end of the portal is just in a different part of Moonglow))

"Hey!" Cosnix yelled upon being shoved into the portal. When they left, Vorace whimpered, but tried to compose himself.

"At least he's ok..." he said under his breath, then ran off to tell Eclipse.

On the other side of Xigbar's portal, Cosnix was "furious" at the Nobody.

"What the hell was THAT about??" The hedgehog snapped, "would it really have killed you to let me tell them I wasn't DEAD??"

"For your information," Xigbar began, "you technically ARE dead. What good will it do to tell them that you're still hanging around if you aren't even supposed to TALK to them? All that's gonna do is give them hope you'll go back." Xigbar paused to let his words sink in, the added, "And you know you can't go back. Not if you don't want us to hunt you down and end you permanently."

"So what -" Cosnix snarled, "you force Nobodies to join you, then you keep them prisoner?? Maybe you should start setting up advertisements! 'Join Organization XIII! To Us, You're Our Tool!"

Cosnix huffed a bit. He was against it all. Not just because he couldn't see his friends, but because, when he had his heart, he was the very meaning of freedom. Now he felt like a caged bird. If he could feel anger, it would be towards the entire messed up system.

Xigbar rolled his eyes is a very rehearsed imitation of annoyance and said, "Look kid, you're not our prisoner, we just have rules Rules that must be followed, even by the superior members." The hawk crossed his arms and continued. "One of those is to remain as inconspicuous as possible during a mission which we are currently on."

"Is there any way to tell my friends what I am, now?" Cosnix asked. He was discouraged. If that was possible.

"I suppose you could leave a note or something," he sighed. "but you can't reveal our true nature. they saw what happened to you, they can probably guess at the fact that you're technically not even supposed to exist right now. BUT WE CAN DO THAT LATER." he suddenly added, waving off his previous statement. "We've got a mission to do. What was it we were chasing again? deserters?"

"Yes..." Cosnix mumbled begrudgingly, "Saix said that they're really fast, so I understand now why he put you and me together for this mission. We should go find them."

He then looked around for any signs.

"They usually stay in large closed-off areas where they can run around," Xigbar pointed out. "Know a place like that, spiky?"

Cosnix's eyes widened. "Oh sweet mobius!" He cried, "they're probably tainting Greenhill Zone with their ilk!"

"Sounds like the place to be," Xigbar said, his trademark smirk recognizable even with his beak. "Lead the way, fuzzy."

"Call me that again, and I'm poking your other eye out." Cosnix threatened, all emotion in his voice thrown out the window. He then walked to Greenhill Zone.

Xigbar chuckled at the emotionless threat, but followed Cosnix nonetheless.

Cutting down the barbed wire, and pushing past the warning signs, Cosnix and Xigbar arrived in Greenhill Zone. Almost everything was torn apart, broken down, and rendered dangerous. In fact, ripped up robot parts still littered the ground. Cosnix sighed, recalling the memories of times spent there.

"Lovely place," Xigbar remarked, following Sonic into the deserted town. A dull green blur caught his attention, and he looked towards it just in tme to see a heartless dart behind a building. "I think i found our targets," he said, summoning his weapons and pointing one of them to where the heartless vanished.

Cosnix's ears perked up, and he eyed all around the place, summoning his daggers, waiting for them. Ready for them. No heartless was gonna lay a dirty claw on this zone. Not this one. Not when Cosnix was there.

Xigbar loaded his guns, and waited. "The rest of them show p when you kill one of them," he advised, "so make sure you pick 'em off as quickly as you can."

Both nobodies lay in wait for a while, and all of a sudden, a shot rang out, and a heartless burst into black smoke, pink heart floating up into the sky All at once, more than a dozen Deserters leaped into action.

Now alerted, Cosnix ran at them and, putting his speed to good use, he sliced at them.

Xigbar warped out of his hiding space and hung upside-down in the air, shooting at every heartless he locks on to.

There were more heartless than the ones that had originally attacked them, and more deserters appeared, attracted by the deaths of their comrades, and began attacking as well.

Cosnix dove at them as well, dealing with them as he dealt with their brethren. Stupid mindless monsters.

Xigbar joined Cosnix on the ground, raining bullets on any heartless that decided to come close.

Me: derp. paragraphs are starting to kill me. back to script form? :D

Me: lol sure. XD

Cosnix: *continues attacking the heartless*

Me: unless you wanna keep going with the paragraphs XD

Xigbar: *PREEPREEPREESHOOTINGTHINGS*

Heartless: *OMG SNEAKS UP ON COSNIX*

Me: I'm cool with whatever YOU want, Mish. XD

Cosnix: OMG frack YOU HEARTLUSH. *slashes at them*

Heartless: D8 *DEAD*

Heart: *FLOAT*

BIRDbar: *KEELS TINGS*

Me: OMGWTFBBQ DID U SEE THE NEW BBS TRAILER? it's SEVEN MINUTES.... OF AWESOMENESS... and sound editing fail. XD

Cosnix: FFFFFFUUUUUUUU!! *goes Rambo on those fuggers*

Me: I saw glimpses of it when I was getting L4D XD screens, and all that.

Me: but... did you watch ALL of it? the main site has a non-sound-editing-fail version XD and and and it contains NIMOY. :D

Xigbar: *RAPID-FIRE-MURDERS DEM HEARTLESH*

Me: Meh, I'll wait for the game to come out.

*and then the heartlush are all dead*

Cosnix: Is that enough?

Me: ...D: AT LEAST YOU CAN PLAY IT IN 10 OR SO DAYS! *sob* i have to wait three more weeks.... *snifflecry* THOSE TRAILERS ARE ALL I HAVE LEFT TO LIVE ON! *bawls*

Xigbar: nope. *randimly points his gun over his shoulder and fires, killing a heartless that'd been trying to sneak up on him* NOW we're done. :3

Me: Oh wut? Ten days? Huh. I thought it came out later.

Cosnix: Good. Let's go. <_<

Xogbar: *opens up a portal~* after you, mr fuzzy.

Me: well it comes out september 7th so i may have miscounted but WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!

Cosnix: Don't call me that. *pushes Xigbar out of the way, and enters the CoD*

Xigbar: heh. mr fuzzy's getting prickly. *goes through*

Cosnix: *when he steps out into the Grey Area, emotion lacking on his face (as he makes no effort to pretend), he heads straight to Saix, and informs him of the complete mission* ... *sticks around and stands next to Saix* Hey, Saix? Why's Xigbar such a dick?

Saix: *a hint of a smirk flashes across his face, but vanishes quickly* He's been that way his whole existence... and nonexistence. His somebody was exactly the same.

Cosnix: *snorts in false annoyance* and no one ever thought to punch the guy in the face?

Xigbar pushed off the wall and scoffed. "Cowboy?" he asked incredulously, "as if." The higher ranking nobody opens a portal, then moves to enter it. "Let's go, Fuzzy, time's a'wastin'."

Cosnix snorted, and without even glancing at Xigbar, he netered the portal, and stepped out onto the world that he was born into, and died on. Mobius. Cosnix waited for Xigbar, a smirk forming when he remembered what Mobius did to the Nobodies.

Xigbar stepped out of the portal behind Cosnix, and inspected himself. He had taken the form of a fierce hawk, a sharp beak sticking out from his face. Two gray stripes interrupted his near-black coat of feathers, stretching from the top of his eyes to the end of his long ponytail. the ends of what must be tail feathers poke out slightly from the bottom of his cloak.

"Cool," Xigbar remarked with a smirk, gold eyes glinting, "I'm still badass, even as a fuzzy thing."

The author is too DAMN tired to re-tap her previous reply, please see that one for her post.

Me: wait, huh?

"Is anyone else tired? I'm tired." Cosnix stated, stretching.

Me: asdfghjkl; never mind. *too tiiiiired to caaaare anymoooore*

"if you haven't noticed, no one else is here," Xion pointed out. "But you're right, it IS getting late... i think we should just go to bed, we'll see Roxas in the morning..."

"Good plan." Cosnix replied with a nod of his spiky head. He headed back to his room.

*AND THEN WE SKIP TO THE NEXT DAY, WHOO*

The very next day, Cosnix woke up, unpleasantly sore from the battle that commenced the other day. He stretched painfully, then headed out to the grey area.

As usual, Saïx stood by the glass window, waiting for members to approach him to receive their missions.

(you get to pick the mission this time~ i kinda want his partner to be-- XIGBAR. YESSSSS.)

(YES! And... what if it was on Mobius? :3 like, defeat soldiers as the mission)

Cosnix approached the stern Nobody, and looked up at him.

"G'morning, Saix!" He greeted happily, then asked "so... what's my mission?"

(soldiers as in the heartless, yes? I think they should be those really fast and annoying deserter things that run around life FFFF I HATE THEM lol. XIGBAR WILL LYK, TTLY BE A BIRD. unless you have a better idea for an animal for him.)

Saix huffed, and handed Cosnix his mission. "Xigbar will be your partner for this mission," he added, "Be warned, your targets are very fast."

Xigbar grinned from where he was leaning against the window a little farther away, amused by the idea of going on a mission with Mr. Fuzzy.

(not just any bird - let him be a HAWK.)

Cosnix's ears flicked back in annoyance.

"Wow, Saix, it's like you did that to me on purpose, or something. Sooo... WHERE exactly are we hunting these 'really fast enemies'?"

(AWESOME.)

Saïx narrowed his eyes at the much shorter nobody, and said "it's on your homeworld. try not to get too distracted."

Cosnix frowned.

"Oh. Um... ok then. Alright." He mumbled, while rubbing the back of his neck. Backing away from Saix, he turned to Xigbar, "come on, you cowboy-wannabe. Let's head to Mobius."

(AWESOME.)

Saïx narrowed his eyes at the much shorter nobody, and said "it's on your homeworld. try not to get too distracted."

Infuriated, the monster raised its tail again, and began stabbing at them, trying to buy itself some time to get up.

Xion, not wanting to be impaled by the spike, immediately draw back when the Heartless started attacking.

Cosnix mirrored Xion, getting out of the way of the Wrecker-esque tail. Cosnix couldn't help but stare at it, as that memory of him losing his heart kept on playing itself over and over again in his mind.

The monster took the opportunity and flipped itself over, hauling itself back to its feet. it put its tail down, but opened its mouth and screeched in their direction. it was no ordinary screech though, as large shockwaves emanated from its mouth, headed straight for the duo.

Xion, not having expected the shockwaves, was unable to dodge quickly enough and was thrown back a decent distance by the attack.

Cosnix snapped out of his daze, but not quickly enough.

"Xio- HRK!" Cosnix was interrupted by the blast of shockwaves, and, like Xion, was launched backwards.

"Owww...." Xion hauled herself onto her feet, her Keyblade hiaving been un-summoned when she hit the ground. "Sheesh... this thing just doesn't die!" She re-summoned her keyblade with a growl, and charged at the heartless, Who raised its head and prepared to peck down at her.

"Careful, Xion!" Cosnix yelled, following after her.

With a loud yowl, Xion leaped up and swung at the monster's head as it pecked down...

And its orange mask flew straight off.

The monster howled in pain and anger, its vulnerable head now exposed.

Now seeing his chance, Cosnix jumped on its face, and stabbed it fiercely.

The menster screeched angrily, violently thrashing about trying to shake him off. Xion was forced to back away when the Heartless started thrashing to avoid getting hit.

Cosnix held on for dear life. If he let go, he was gonna get flung. Cosnix didn't like getting flung.

As Xion looked for an opening, she saw the monster's tail crackle with electricity, just as it had done in the forest. Acting quickly, the pantheress ran under the heartless' thrashing feet and called "COSNIX, JUMP!" before leaping at the floating orb that connected the tail to the body.

His ears pricked up upon hearing those words, and Cosnix leaped off of the heartless, and landed in the soft grass below.

Xion un-summoned her Keyblade and chomped down on the floating round ball, forcefully pulling it from its place between the body and the tail, causing the beast to electrocute itself yet again, and the tail to flop down on the ground. Xion landed with the black orb still in her mouth, edges of her jaws turned up in a grin.

"YES!" Cosnix shouted in faux glee. Really, Cosnix was feeling somewhat useless, but at least the job was getting done.

((don't worry, Cosnix'll get his chance.))

Xion spit the orb out and held it under her paw. "Attack it now," she called, "you don't have to deal with the tail anymore!" She then proceeded to try to crush the ball under her paw.

Meanwhile, The Heartless screamed in pain, the loss of its tail (again) and mask exposing it severely. It screeched at Cosnix again, shooting shockwaves at him.

Cosnix pressed himself to the ground, avoiding the shockwaves, then ran underneath the heartless, and began striking at its body.

The heartless screeched and attempted to stomp Cosnix into oblivion, but the little nobody was much too fast.

Meanwhile, Xion had succeeded in destroying the black orb, ensuring the tail would not reattach itself. Summoning her keyblade, she searched for an opening to join the fight.

Cosnix continued his path of destruction, attacking the monster relentlessly.

"XION!" He called, "TRY KNOCKING THAT MASK OFF IT'S FACE AGAIN, IF YOU CAN!"

"Make it focus on you!" Xion called, dodging an incoming stomp, "so i can get on its ba-ACK!" Xion was knocked onto her back by a wayward swing from the Heartless' wing. "ow. distraction please?"

((i'll let cosnix kill it. :3))

((oh ok. XD))

"One distraction, coming right up!" Cosnix chirped, then ran out from underneath the heartless. He razzed the beast.

"Yo ugly! Is the reason why you wear a mask because none of the girls will hang out with you otherwise??"

"SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!!!"

"Thank you, Cosnix." Xion had climbed up on a nearby rock and leaped off it, sailing right over the heartless. as she went over its head, she wedged the teeth-side of the keyblade into the back of the mask, and used her momentum carry her past the heartless and tear the mask right off its head.

"Yes!", Cosnix exclaimed. Quickly, and with ease, the little hedgehog climbed up onto the heartless, until he was standing on it's face. There, Cosnix plunged his two daggers.

The heartless screeched in utter agony as the two blades drove deep into its skull, convulsing before falling forward to the ground, lifeless. The large pink heart floated up out of the body and away towards its final destination: Kingdom Hearts.

Xion dismissed her keyblade and watched the heart float into the sky longingly.

Cosnix padded over to Xion.

"We did it!" He exclaimed, "Won't Saix be in a fake-happier mood!"

Xion scoffed. "Fake-pleased, maybe, NEVER happy. not even Fake-happy. We should get back quickly and see if anyone's at the tower today..."

"Alright!" Cosnix chirped cheerfully. He was really longing to be taller than he was now.

Xion nodded, and ran off in the direction of the now-reopened corridor, and slowed to a trot as they approached it.

Cosnix also dodged the rapid pecking, but then leapt for it's neck, hoping to cause some damage.

Cosnix gave Xion a short grin, then stepped through the corridor of darkness. Out, he stepped into the Grey Area.

((you replied to the wrong one XD new comment ^^;))

The gray area was empty, except for the ever-present Saïx. Xion approached the blue-haired nobody, and reported their mission as "complete," making sure to include the destruction of the bird-heartless.

The neck isn't a weak point, so the heartless easily shrugged off the attack. Instead, it tried stomping on Xion, who was attempting to get around it to get at its tail again. She rolled out of the way with a brief "YIP!" and was subsequently swatted away by the heartless' tail.

"Oh MAN!" Cosnix cried, "This thing is tough!". The little hedgehog-Nobody wracked his brain, trying to come up with SOME WAY to destroy it.

XIon landed on her back with an "OOF!", but quickly flipped back on her feet. "We gotta find its weak spot, Cosnix!" she said through her Keyblade, "the tail's weak when it's charging up the electricity attack, but that's all I've got!"

"Well then!" Cosnix said back to her, "If that's all we got, I say spam that until we it's dead!" With that, Cosnix ran around the heartless.

Xion glanced at the heartless, then back at Cosnix. "LOOK OUT!"

The heartless had spread its wongs, and began to spin around, its blade-like wings slicing through the air in a deadly circle.

(note, there is a reaction command here)

Me: pfffft... wongs... I am dissapoint, however, that the typo wasn't "wangs", because that would have made me laugh uncontrollably

Cosnix quickly ducked from the attack.

"Yeesh! Stupid thing nearly took my head off! Good thing my reaction timing is nice and FAST!"

Me: THE O IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE I, STFU.

Cosnixwas now situated underneath the heartless, and its stomach was now vulnerable.

"Get it from underneath!!!" Xion called before ducking to dodge the wings as well.

(reaction command combo)

Cosnix had no idea how he did it, but he managed to launch the bird heartless high off into the air.

"Woah!" Cosnix yelped, after doing so,and backed away for if the beast landed.

"Wow," Xion commented as the beast landed with a loud WHUD, "nice shot."

The Heartless screeched angrily and thrashed about, trying to get back on its feet. Xion took the opportunity to run towards it and attack its head, causing more angry screeching.

"No kidding..." Cosnix muttered, then joined Xion in attacking the monster's head.

The heartless screeched victoriously, rearing its head back to peck the hedgehog out of its half-existence. As it darted forward, though, a black, gray and gold blur intercepted it, catching it off-guard and knocking the heartless off balance.

"Hop on!" Xion ordered as she stopped in front of him, keeping her eyes on the heartless as it stumbled around.

Cosnix huffed, recovering a bit from the blow. He stumbled onto Xion, still a bit off, psychologically, from the stinger attack.

"Where... where did you come from? Y-you were supposed to wait at Big Rock, or whatever..."

"I was--YIPE!!" Xion's reply was cut off as the Heartless' claws slammed down on the ground mere inches away from her snout. The pantheress jumped back, then quickly turned tail and ran, headed back for the dying grassland. "I ... was getting worried!" she panted between strides, "You were taking too long!"

The Heartless would have none of this. It wasn't about to let its prey escape so easily. The little black and white creatures will pay for tormenting it so. The aptly named Ruler of the Jungle extended its blade-like wings, and launched itself into the air, giving chase to the fleeing nobodies.

"Worried??" Cosnix questioned as they ran, "Nobodies don't get worried, Xion!"

"Saix would KILL me if i let that thing kill YOU! how's THAT sound??"

A loud screech above them cuts off any response Cosnix miight have, and a bolt of lightning suddenly shoots through the trees at the fleeing duo. Xion yelps as the bolt cracks inches behind her, nearly hitting her tail. She runs full tilt now, as fast as she possibly can without tripping or crashing into a tree.

"Cosnix!" she panted, "I saw it sting you! are you okay?!"

"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine!" Cosnix said quickly, "You know that thing must be related to that scorpian heartless on Mobius or something, because that stinger is too similar!" Unfortunately, what Cosnix just said was a slip up that allowed Xion to know why the bird heartless freaked the hedgehog-Nobody out.

Xion momentarily glanced back at the small nobody on its back, but that was all the distraction needed for her paw to get caught on a root and send them both tumbling to the ground. Fortunately, the two were already near the edge of the jungle, and it was only a short sprint into the grassland.

Unfortunately, their not-so-pleasant trip allowed the Heartless to gain a LOT of ground, and it nearly caught up to them.

"Jeebus!" Cosnix yelped when they both crashed to the ground. He saw the root wrapped around Xion's paw, and cursed under his breath.

"Ok, Xion? I'm gonna try snapping the root!"

Slightly panicked, Xion looked over her shoulder, seeing the rustling of the trees a bit farther away as the heartless got closer. "Hurry!" she said urgently, summoning her Keyblade in her jaws, just in case.

Cosnix scampered to where the root had trapped Xion. With a the shrill screech of his blades popping out, he starting cutting at the root like a knife to rope.

"Come on, come on, come ON!" Xion mumbled thorugh her blade's hilt, becoming more an more worried the closer the rustling got.

Finally, Cosnix was able to snap the vine entangling Xion. They were free.

The heartless crashed claws-first through the trees right as the root snapped. Xion was barely able to knock Cosnix out of the way of one of its clawed talons, but her Keyblade was pinned under its foot, wrenching it out of her jaw. She staggered back, face contorted in pain, the heartless between her and the grassland.

And then Cosnix was left facing the titanic monster. Alone.

"Oh sweet mobius." Cosnix squeaked.

The Heartless turned to face Cosnix. Take out the weaker prey first. It screeched at Cosnix, raising its stinger over its head, knowing that it frightened him.

Xion managed to drink a potion, despite her injured jaw, and looked up at the bird-like monster. She noticed electricity sparking across its body.

Cosnix backed up a step. He couldn't face the monster alone. He couldn't even bare to look at it's stinger. In a lame attempt to frighten it, and as a last resort, Cosnix bared his teeth at the heartless, and hissed loudly, spines bristling.

The Heartless screeched, unafraid of the tiny Nobody, and channeled elecrticity from its head towards its tail.

Xion saw the direction the electricity was moving, and discovered something very interesting-- the tail wasn't attached. it looked like it was held close to the body by a round black orb that the electricity was skipping across. Completely out of impulse, the pantheress grabbed her keyblade and leaped on its back, and struck at the black orb, sending it flying into the brush.

The heartless, meanwhile, screeched in pain as its tail was severed, and as the electricity returned to its head so suddenly, shocking it.

Xion took her opportunity and ran past the Heratless, dismissing her keyblade and running past Cosnix. "RUN!" she ordered, "Get it away from the forest, where we can attack it more easily!!"

Cosnix flinched from Xion's sudden appearance. Then, he nodded to what she told him.

"Right!" He replied, and ran out, heading for the grasslands.

((lol long-@$$ post))

Xion looked over her shoulder, judging the distance between them and the edge of the jungle, and stopped when she believed they were out of its range. Panting, she turned around. "You think it's angry enough to follow us?"

The Heartless was furious. it screeched angrily, trying to find a way to pull itself together. no one takes its tail off and gets away with it.

"SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!"

Cosnix's ears perked at the sound of the beast's angry scream.

"Ohhh yes." He replied with a nervous grin.

The colorful beast took off, flapping its blade-like wings and propelling itself towards them. Xion re-summoned her Keyblade, and lowered herself into a crouch, ready to battle the Heartless. The beast screamed, and dove towards them claws-first.

The battle had begun.

Cosnix ran out of the way.

"Oh crap!" he cried, "It's fast when it's angry!"

"No kidding!" Xion called before summoning her Keyblade to her jaws.

The Heartless began to rapidly peck at the duo, attacking with such ferocity that its beak penetrated a few inches into the ground. Xion was forced to scramble around, dodging its rapid strikes.

Keeping its head low to the ground and its wings out for balance (even though they didn't seem to be attached to the body), the heartless started stabbing at Cosnix with its stinger, in a manner similar to a scorpion. (ho snap)

Cosnix flinched when noticing the similarities that the heartless had the the wrecker scorpion that ripped away his heart - and his normal life. The flinching, however, wasn't such a great idea, as it allowed the bird heartless to successfully hit him.

"Aah!" Cosnix cried out in pain.

"Of course you were," Xion laughed, watching the white hedgehog speed off.

(i didn't wanna keep using "said"... but yes. x3 i love Warriors, lol)

(Once upon a time, I tried reading Warriors, but I couldn't find the first book. DX)

Cosnix weaved through the trees, shrubs, and other obstacles, searching for Xion's "bird-heartless".

(AWW! D: wait, how could you NOT find Into the Wild? it's like.... the most common one o___o;)

The jungle was quiet... eerily quiet. not even native birds made any sounds.

(No, I meant I didn't have any clue what it was called, since the damn books aren't numbered. XD ... but my taste in literature has changed over time. I'm reading more Darren Shawn. ^^;)

Cosnix's nose twitched as he sniffed for anything that smelled... off. He laid low into the tall, moist grass, the strong aroma of it, and the dirt that lay underneath washing over him like a tidal wave. Only like a pre-evolved creature could Cosnix experience the world like this.

His tiny eyes looked back and forth. Waiting for a sign. Something. SOMETHING!

(Whoever that is, lol. I'm still into anything that's fiction/fantasy, not too gory, not too sexual. XD)

A cold wind began to blow from the north, from deep inside the jungle. It smelled stale, old... and as it blew stronger it began to reek of darkness and death.

(Darren Shawn is the exptremely popular author of the Cirque du Freak series. And The Demonata. Also - darkness has a smell? XD)

Cosnix looked in the direction of the blowing wind. Perhaps it was a sign of the heartless. Cosnix crouched lower.

(OH, PEOPLE TELL ME THOSE ARE GOOD should i read them? also, yes darkness has a smell. see Zexion in Chain of Memories. HE COULD SMELLLLLL THE DARKNESSSSS. XD)

A loud screech was heard in the distance, followed by the startled cries of other animals, who scampered and flew past Cosnix, fleeing their pursuer*

(Yes, you should read them. Also, lolwut? XD)

Cosnix kept calm as the wind from the scampering animals flew past his ears. There. The heartless was there. Cosnix got ready.

(what? he COULD smell the darkness! he could tell who was in the castle by their "scent" :3)

All was quiet... until a screech from directly above Cosnix shattered the silence. A massive, pointed yellow head hovered over Cosnix, beady yellow eyes typical of a heartless fixed on the hedgedog. The heartless was brightly colored-- almost blindingly so.

Cosnix winced at the sudden display of multiple colors.

"Yeesh!" Cosnix exclaimed, "What, did you just fly into a Hasbro factory, or something?" He taunting, even when he knew that the beast would never be able to understand him.

"SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!"

The beast lashed out with its beak, attempting to peck the annoying little white speck out of existence.

Tiny and fast, Cosnixwas able to dodge the attacker's assault easily.

"And here I thought you had a sense of humor!" Cosnix taunted even more.

The heartless was being annoyed by the persistent little beast, and it could tell there was something different about it. upon closer inspection, it realized with a slight shock that the creature was empty. no heart. this thing is a waste of time, just like the other one. it screeched at the tiny creature, and raised its long tail over its head, revealing a pointed, deadly-looking stinger.

Cosnix yipped at the sight of the stinger, then composed himself.

"Oh please." Cosnix said with a confindent smirk, "That stinger means nothing to me if you don't know how to use it! Bet'cha can't hit me, big boy!"

Xion perked up at hearing the words "Pride Lands," and immediately looked wide awake. "Pride Lands? Yay!" She clapped a hand over her mouth when Saïx shot her a menacing glare. If looks could kill... she mused mentally.

Cosnix wondered why Xion was so excited about the Pride Lands... until he remembered what Axel said about being lucky that Xion wasn't with them last time. In truth, Cosnix was "terrified" to be glomped by a lion.

"Well, come on Cosnix!" Xion hissed impatiently, grabbing him by the wrist and pulling him toward a newly-opened Corridor of Darkness, "Let's go get that mission done!"

Cosnix looked at Xion with a face that screamed "oh god, no". Begrudgingly, he stepped through the Corridor of Darkness...

... And out into the Pride Lands as his pre-evolved self. Cosnix let out a tiny sigh.

Xion had become what looked like a panther cub, still having her short black hair. She blinked at the bright savannah sun, and waited to stop being blind before she turned to look at Cosnix. Her face lit up, and she looked like she was about to squeal.

Cosnix turned to Xion, he gave Xion a face of pleading (which only made him look cuter).

"Please don't glomp me, Xion. PLEASE."

"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!"

The squeal echoed off the walls of the elephant graveyard as Xion hurtled into the hedgehog, pinning him to the ground on his back. "YOU'RE SO CUTE!!!!! EEE~!"

Cosnix yelped upon being glomped, not appreciating it at all.

"I'M NOT CUTE! GET OFF'A ME, XION!!"

"But you ARE cute!!" the little pantheress squealed, "but OW your spikes are hurting me." Xion reluctantly got off the hedgehog and sat back on her back legs, examining her front paw where she pricked herself on Consix's spines. "Oww... that kinda stings, you know."

"What the crap." Cosnix said in response, "How come everyone is all like, 'ow, your quills hurt!' when HEDGEHOGS DON'T HAVE SHARP QUILLS? Really, it's only for show - porcupines are the ones with sharp quills!"

"Well, maybe Nobody-hedgehogs have sharp quills!" Xion protested, "Because whatever it was, it HURT." The panther cub shook off her paw and carefully put it down on the ground, sighing in relief when it didn't hurt. "Well, how about we go looking for those heartless, hmm?"

"Good idea!" Cosnix chirped, then, being one who enjoyed action and danger, bounded north on all fours.

"Off we go, then!" Xion turned and saw the hedgehog already running north, and scrambled after him. "Hey, Hey, slow down!" she called, trying to put on some speed, "I'm not as fast as you, remember??"

Cosnix screeched to a halt.

"Oh whoops..." he replied with a sheepish grin, "I guess I forget sometimes that other people can't keep up with me... I'll slow down for yah!" He gave her a thumbs up, and broke into a trot, still headed north.

"THANK you," Xion panted when she caught up. She had to run to keep up with his trot, and it was proving to be quite a workout.

"I'm no slug, Xion, and running is good for your non-existant, anyways!" Cosnix jeered, continuing his trot.

"Aww, shut up!" the pantheress whined. Before she could protest further, a flash of black and yellow caught her attention, and she dug her paws in, sliding to a stop. "Heartless!!" she cried before summoning her keyblade in her mouth. "Kmmnn!" she called, muffled by the weapon in her mouth, before running to the creature.

Oddly enough, it was a simple Shadow.

Cosnix sped after Xion. A heartless is a heartless, no matter what type. It needed to be destroyed.

Xion - being closest to the heartless - reached it first, and sliced through it with ease. it vanished as all Pureblood heartless do; without a trace.

The pantheress dismissed her Keyblade, slightly disappointed. "You'd think it'd be a bit tougher than this."

Cosnix stood up, and shrugged.

"Maybe there are more of them somewhere!" He suggested.

Xion nodded. "You're right," she agreed, "let's keep looking."

Looking around, she saw that they were in a large grassland, but something seemed... off. it looked like plants here and there were dying. "That's kinda weird," Xion remarked, "stuff looks kinda... not green."

Cosnix looked around.

"You're right... I wonder what's going on..."

Xion sniffed the air. "Seems like it's a drought," Xion concluded. "Everything smells... DRY."

((i posted the next chapter of my kh fic, comment and critique, please? :D))

Cosnix nodded.

"Dry is right! I guess it's possible for a drought to happen, I mean, it IS a natural disaster... but I can't help but think something has gone terribly wrong here..."

Me: Yes'm! I will!

Xion paused, deep in thought, then said, "maybe we could find out what's going on here," she suggested, tail twitching. "as long as e get our heartless, i don't think Saïx will mind if we bring back extra information..." She hesitated before turning to the hedgehog. "doesthat sound good?"

Cosnix nodded, understanding. Fixing problems was once his job, a long time ago. It wouldn't hurt to look into this one... though, fixing it would be a much harder thing to do - especially since he lost all compassion, and could only fake it.

"Who knows, maybe that powerful heartless is causing this," she added, looking around. "You wanna try checking out that big rock over there?" she asked, pointing her tail at the huge structure in the distance. "It's called Pride Rock. there are lions living there, maybe the heartless are attracted to them."

Cosnix grinned.

"Alrighty then, Xion!" He thought for a bit. "Hey, if I'm checking out Pride-Whatever, what'll YOU be doing?"

Xion pointed at a green smudge in the distance with her tail. "I'm gonna go check out this oasis place we found the other day." the pantheress grinned at Cosnix. "you find that heartless, and you come and get me, okay? we need those hearts, and i'm the only one who can get 'em."

Cosnix nodded, and with a business-like tone, he replied:

"Understood."

He then zoomed off to Pride Rock.

Xion watched him go until he was a white speck in the distance, then turned around and bounded toward the green oasis, hoping to find the massive heartless.

Meanwhile, on Pride Rock, there were only a few lionesses left in the den, since most of them had gone hunting for the scarce food.

In order to avoid being seen by the starving lionesses, Cosnix had to be quick, and elusive. Darting from hiding spot to hiding spot, Cosnix finally ended up behind a small rock, underneath the bigger rock that formed the den.

A few of the lionesses sniffed at the air, almost sensing Cosnix's presence, but the smell of death and dry air stifled their senses, and he avoided detection.

Meanwhile, Xion trudged through the forest, keyblade in her mouth, on the alert. The heartless could be anywhere, and she didn't want it to sneak up on her.

Cosnix surveyed the situation. Nope. No heartless so far.

Just then, a darker-colored lion - a male, judging by his even black mane - lazily trudged out of the cavern embedded into the giant rock, a piece of bone sticking out of his mouth. He spit it out and called, "SARABIIIIIIIIIIII!!"

One of the lionesses sighed, and stood up from her rasting place, and picked her way up the rock.

Cosnix looked on intently. 'This could get interesting', he thought to himself.

"Sarabi, where is my dinner?" the male lion growled.

"The lionesses are... hunting, Scar. They will return as soon as they find something," the lioness answered, holding her chin up high to show she still had some dignity left.

"Oh, you'd better hope they come back soon," Scar drawled lazily, swishing his tail back and forth, "I wouldn't want to have to send out the hyenas...."

"That will not be necessary, Sir." She seemed to spit out the last word, but the lanky male seemed not to notice.

Cosnix thought to himself.

"Hmm... so this must be the ruler of this world..." he muttered under his tiny breath. It was definitely something note-worthy to report back to Saix.

Scar slunk away into his cave without a word, and only then did Sarabi let out a sigh. "It's because if Scar that the Pride Lands are in this condition," she remarked to herself as the found her way down to the other lionesses, "oh, Mufasa... Simba... if only you were still here..."

Information bar: Caution! A Powerful Enemy is Nearby!

Cosnix sniffed the air. Ohhh boy. A powerful enemy. As he has been warned, until he reunited with Xion, he'll have to proceed with caution.

The wind seemed to pick up a bit, but other than this, there was nothing else out of the ordinary.... except for a black speck speeding across the grassland....?

Cosnix noticed the black spot, and his eyes focused upon it. That wasn't normal, this, the hedgehog-Nobody knew. It had to be the heartless. Cosnix darted out of sight, towards the dark speck.

The black speck seemed to notice the hedgehog, and it veered towards him, sliding a bit as it took a tight turn.

"COSNIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIX!!!!"

"Xion??" Cosnix replied, "bewildered". How stupid of him to actually mistake Xion for a heartless. It must have been the black cloak. Cosnix ran to her.

((*COUGHthey'reanimalstheyhavenoclothesCOUGH*))

Xion dug her paws in and came screeching to a halt, panting like mad with her tongue sticking out. "Cosnix...Heartless...HUUUUGE!" she said in between pants, "Chased... COMING!!" Her eyes flicked back to the dense jungle she had just run from, as if she was worried it would pop out any second.

Me: whoops. ^^;

Cosnix also looked at the jungle, far from where they stood.

"Can you tell me what it looked like?" Cosnix asked, a grin forming on his face. The bigger the better. It was more fun that way.

Xion held up a paw, indicating that he has to wait until she caught her breath before she could answer. Once she did, she began to describe the heartles. "It was hiding above the trees, so i couldn't see it well," she began, "but it was like a bird, and it was HUGE. It was chasing me, but i guess it stopped after i left the jungle...."

"Interesting..." Cosnix mused giddily, a smirk stretched around his muzzle. Oh the possibilities to bring this heartless down. "Well, get ready, Xion, because I don't plan on running!"

Xion's tail twitched in what seemed like hesitation, but she shook it off. "Well, it's in our orders to get rid of it, so we've gotta do it anyways. You want me to lure it out again?"

Cosnix shrugged.

"Only if you're up to it" he said, but then suggested, "Or, y'know, since you seem pooped, I could just go in there and lure it out."

"Souuuunds good..." Xion meowed, settling into a crouch. "I'll wait for you here. Just so you know, you're gonna really have to make it mad to get it out of the jungle. I shot fireballs at it and it still didn't follow me out..."

Cosnix laughed.

"Oh don't worry, Xion...", he told her with a devilish grin, "I was MADE to piss things off." And with that, he ran at full speed to the jungle.

(you that whole "meowed" thing from Warriors, I bet. :P)

Saix stood at his post at the window, while Xigbar leaned idly against a wall, fussing over one of his guns.

Roxas looked around. "looks like Larxene's gone... phew..."

Me: lol i forgot who else i had.

Cosnix sighed, still "annoyed" that Xigbar wasn't assigned to Castle Oblivion.

Me: I know you had Demyx.

Me: did i? i know i had a bunch of the CO guys... you had the british guy and Mr. Dreads'n'Sideburns.

As Xion finished her report and turned to join her friends, Demyx stopped strumming his Sitar and paused for a second. He snorted, then remarked, "wow, it's so quiet with everyone gone..."

"And you just ruined the silence, idiot," commented a slightly irked Xigbar.

Me: oh ok.

Feeling the need to be against Xigbar at any chance given, Cosnix immedietaly responded;

"He's not an idiot, Xigbar, he's just sociable." Cosnix then smirked, "he's also got more style than you can even dream of, Patch-Face."

Demyx grinned, content with the fact that someone was siding with HIM for once, and went right back to strumming his Sitar, the melody he was playing much more upbeat that the last one.

Xigbar just snorted and dismissed his weapon. "I'm going to bed. See ya later, Mr. Fuzz." He ruffled Roxas' hair as he walked past, adding a quick "See ya later, kiddo," and giving Xion a brief, "G'night, poppet," before disappearing down the hall.

There was a long pause, until the silence was broken by Roxas when he tried to fix his now-flattened hair and remarked, "Well, that wasn't slightly creepy at all..."

Cosnix cocked a brow.

"Yeah, well... he's just a creepy guy."

"I've gotta agree with you on that," Xion stated, flicking a strand of hair from her eyes. "I think we should go to bed, you guys..."

Cosnix nodded.

"A'ight. I'll see you guys tomorrow." He stated simply, and headed off to his room.

Every nobody but Demyx eventually left the Gray Area to go to their rooms, leaving the Melodious Nocturne to continue "happily" strumming away.

Me: cosnix and xion pridelands mission now? :D

Me: sure. XD

The following day, Cosnix walked into the Grey Area, and up to Saix.

"Hello, good sir - care to spare a mission for this little Nobody?"

The blue-haired nobody scowled, and handed Number XV his mission.

The paper read, "Go to the Pride Lands and collect hearts with Xion. Warning: a powerful heartless has been spotted in the nearby area. proceed with caution."

Cosnix smiled, almost challenging Saix's scowl.

"Collecting hearts in that crazy pre-evolved world, eh?" He mused, "fine by me."

"Get to it, then," Saix replied in his emotionless monotone voice.

Just then, Roxas walked into the Gray Area, stretching his arms and letting out a huge yawn, earning a piecring glare from Saix.

Being his usual smartass self, Cosnix had to comment.

"Yo, Saix? If you don't REALLY have emotions, how come you seem to have this need to pretend you're angry all the tine? Doesn't frowning like that hurt your mouth after a while?"

Saix turned to look down on the hedgehog Nobody and stoically said, "It is my job to make sure you do your missions as quickly and efficiently as possible. any other emotion becomes a distraction."

Roxas looked innocently up to the ceiling.

Cosnix immitated Saix's glare-face.

"Yeah, but don'tcha think this is ALSO kinda distracting?"

Saix merely shook his head. "Go do your mission," he ordered, turning his gaze on Roxas in a "gtf over here so i can give you your goddamn mission already" way. Roxas immediately complied with Saix's unspoken demand and scurried over.

Cosnix grinned, and nodded at Saix.

"Whatever ya say, sir!" He chirped, and waited for Xion.

It took a few minutes for Xion to appear in the Gray Area, rubbing the sleep from her eyes. Roxas was already gone.

"Hey, Xion!" Cosnix called out to her, "We've got a collecting hearts mission in the Pride Lands! Also, there's a powerful enemy, or somethin' there!"

They both looked over at him, Roxas having to lean forward a bit to look past Xion. "You miss your friends, don't you?" Xion asked, her voice as low as the hedgehog's.

Me: nice Days foreshadowing bit there.XD

"Naw, that's impossible" Cosnix said all too quickly.

He thought a bit.

"Well... maybe I can pretend to..."

Me: tyvm, ALSO I NEED TO GO EAT DINNER.

Roxas turned his gaze back to his ice cream, and watched a drip of blue slide off the end before speaking up. "If it helps any, i miss Axel. And he's only been gone a day." Roxas laughed weakly, then continued. "Saix'd say that's pathetic."

Me: ....tyvm....?

Cosnix laughed.

"Saix thinks EVERYTHING'S pathetic."

Me: "thank you very much", also, back.

Me: oh.

"Cosnix's got a point, Roxas," Xion supported.

Roxas laughed half-heartedly, ironically enough, before replying. "Heheh. guess you're right."

Cosnix also laughed.

"Man, now I seriously feel like pestering him - like, I have this sudden urge to just heckle him a whole bunch. I dunno why, but somehow, I'm able to get away with that..."

"Oh, Saïx can be pretty tolerant..." Xion looked looked around suspiciously before adding, "up to a point..."

"They don't call him a berserker for nothing!" Roxas added, "the guy's like a werewolf..."

"Screw werewolf, that guy's like a woman during her PMS!"

Cosnix grinned, finding the description befitting.

Xion snickered, then burst out into full-on laughter. Roxas, however, just looked at Cosnix with a confused look on his face. "...PM-WHAT?"

"You don't want to know, Roxas..." Xion said in between her giggles.

Cosnix raised an eyebrow at Roxas. Then it hit him.

"Ooh! Yeah, since you don't have any memories of you as a Somebody-person, you have NO IDEA what I'm talking about!"

Roxas looked at Xion questioningly. "Then how do YOU know?"

"Because i'm a girl, Roxas! It only happens to girls, you know."

Roxas scrunched his eyebrows together, as if in concentrated thought, before asking, "....is that why Larxene was trying to kill me a few days ago...?"

"Isn't Larxene ALWAYS trying to kill you?" Cosnix questioned with a smirk.

Roxas shivered. "Not as much as that one time..."

To this, Cosnix laughed.

"Oh yeah... and it wasn't even your fault, that time!"

Roxas groaned. "I don't wanna remember thaaaaat!" He took a bite out of his ice cream to try to steer his mind away from the terrifying event. Xion merely giggled.

Cosnix laughed again.

"Oy, Roxas - you're probably going to be her punching bag for the rest of eternity!"

Me: or until she is kilt dead by Sora.

"AAH! No!" Roxas' startled jump caused him to lose his grip on the ice cream, and it fell out of his hand, all the way down to the ground below. "Aww, MAN! NOT cool!"

Xion frowned down at the distant squished blue blob. "Aww... that's a shame..."

Cosnix shrugged.

"Oh well. There's always tomorrow... but just to make it even..."

Cosnix chucked his ice cream as far as he could.

"There. Now it's fair."

Xion frowned. "No it's not," she stated simply.

She then proceeded to throw her own ice cream off the tower.

"Now it is."

Roxas gaped at them. "You.... didn't have to do that you know...."

Cosnix smiled cheerfully at Roxas.

"Sure we did! Fair's fair, after all!"

"Ah.... well..." Roxas trailed off, then grinned at the other two. "Thank you, then."

"It was nothing!" Xinn said, waving it off. "Besides, like Cosnix said, there's always tomorrow."

Cosnix nodded.

"So... are we all ready to RTC?"

Both nobodies replied with a brief "yup," and stood up. Roxas summoned a Corridor of Darkness, and motioned for Xion to go through. "Ladies first," he said.

"Well, thanks, Roxas!" she relied happily, almost bouncing into the portal.

Cosnix grinned.

"Like you said, kid, 'ladies first'" he told Roxas, motioning him to go through the door.

Roxas rolled his eyes. "Haha, very funny Cosnix. I gotta hold this open, get in there," he said, jerking his heda towards the Corridor.

"Right, right..." Cosnix replied in a beaten tone. He entered the portal, and was greeted by the bright white castle that lay on the other side.

Roxas appeared behind him a few seconds later, and the portal vanished into nonexistence. Xion was reporting the completion of their missions to Saix.

Cosnix looked around for anyone else in an attempt to note who left for Castle Oblivion, and who didn't.

Cosnix chuckled a bit at Roxas's rhetorical question.

"Well, y'know, experience DOES have it's price, Roxas. No more cute little surprises." He looked back at the monsters that stalked the alley. Monsters in an ally. When he was a kid, he'd never believed in monsters. He wouldn't bat an eyelash at a terrifying shadow-on-the-wall, or a strange noise. Cosnix always dove headfirst INTO it (back when he was Sonic). That was how he wound up befriending Doctor Ovi Kintobor. That was where it all began.

"Guess so," was Roxas' short reply. He quickly went into his battle stance, and faced the heartless. Remember what Axel taught you,Roxas thought.

The Sargeant twitched, and the half-dozen Soldiers that accompanied it rushed to attack the two nobodies.

Roxas was ready for them. He swung at the first one to reach him, throwing it backwards against a second one, knocking them both down. A third one was scorched set ablaze by a fire spell. The other three set their sights on Cosnix, while the Sargeant watched, waiting for an opening to attack.

Cosnix, never missing an oppurtunity to show off, homing attacked the three of the heartless, blades stretched outwards. Upon landing, he did a breakdancing-esque move, sending them flying, if the stabbing didn't get them.

One of the heartless Cosnix attacked exploded into black dust, releasing its captured heart. The other two were sent flying, one into a wall, and the other towards Roxas, who easily dispatched it with a timely swing of his Keyblade.

The remaining three soldiers (the fourth not being counted as it is attempting to put itself out by running into a circle), clambered back to their feet and faced the Nobodies again. This time, the Sargeant stepped forward, ready to join its comrades.

The large heartless didn't seem to bother Cosnix in the least. On the contrary, he seemed slightly bored with the menacing creature.

"The big guy thinks he's got a chance..." Cosnix mused at Roxas, "think we should give him one?"

Roxas grinned. "I think i could go for a chellenge. No special moves?"

Cosnix laughed.

"That sounds cool, man... we rush in on your mark."

Roxas nodded, and waited.

The HEartless waited. Then---

The sargeat stepped forward.

"NOW!"

Roxas rushed forward, and his keyblade flashed as he sent a Soldier flying into a wall, where it exploded into black dust. Startled, the remaining heartless attacked.

Cosnix: *runs, slashing the remaining pawns out of the way, and heading, face full of determination, towards the big one.

"YO, MOBY-DORK! HEADS UP!"

and with that sad excuse for an insult, Cosnix lunged.

Me: PARAGRAPH FAIL! XDDDD

Roxas quickly dispatched the disoriented Soldiers, then ran to help Cosnix. The Sargeant stepped on one foot, and spun around rapidly at a speed to rival the smaller Nobody's; the Heartless' foot connected with Cosnix's jaw, sending him flying. "Cosnix!!" Roxas exclaimed, watching his partner fly off. He turned back to the huge Heartless, which, by now, had stopped spinning, and had proceeded to face the blonde Nobody.

Me: ohhhh shuddap. I didn't know what else to write.

Cosnix stumbled a bit from the hit, falling down on his flattish rump (as it is actually impossible to make someone "fly", when you're just twice as big. It requires the heartless to be able to lift 80-something pounds, which is heavier than five bricks, and throw it as if it was made of styrofoam)

"Yeesh", Cosnix snorted, "I said 'heads up', not 'hit me'..." Quickly, the Nobody rose again, and readied his daggers.

Me: no, you wrote "Cosnix:" XD

The Sargeant twitched, then swiftly clawed at Roxas, who easily dodged the blow and struck the Heartless from behind, causing it to stumble forward towards Cosnix.

Me: DX

Cosnix took the opportunity, and shoved both his daggers into the black being's gut... if it even had one. If the heartless survived, Cosnix didn't want to take any chances, and jumped back before the thing could follow up with a counter attack.

The Sargeant shrieked and slashed forwards with its claws, but Cosnix moved too fast for it. The Heartless was significantly weakened, and its attacks were slowing down. Roxas took the chance and followed up Cosnix's attack with a combo of his own, getting three hits in before the Heartless could turn around, and jumping back when it did.

As the heartless turned around (after being attacked by Roxas), Cosnix quickly moved in for the kill, backstabbing the already-wounded creature. Again, the Nobody jumped back, just encase.

The Sargeant froze when the Nobody stabbed him, and when the blade was pulled out, it exploded into the same black dust the others had, the large crystal-like heart floating off into the distance. Roxas dismissed his weapon, watching longingly as the heart floated off to its destination: Kingdom Hearts. "Phew.... now that THAT'S done with....ice cream time."

Cosnix clapped giddily.

"I always did like ice cream time!" The Nobody stuck with expressing "happiness". It suited him, he thought.

Me: BLAH HANG ON, G2G DO SCIENCE HOMEWORK, IT'S USUALLY ONLY, LIKE, TWO PAGES - THEY DON'T TAKE LONG.

Cosnix's grin was still contagious, and Roxas mirrored it, smiling back at the nobody. "Who doesn't like ice-cream time? I'd say 'race you to the tower,' but i know you'd murder me!" ROxas said with a laugh, and headed out of the alleyway to the ice-cream store on Market Street.

Cosnix also laughed, and followed his comrade to the ice cream store.

"You're right, only I would do it literally!" Cosnix jeered, as he made a Psycho motion with his closed fist.

Me: back.

Roxas laughed. "Yeah, that's why i didn't chellenge you!" He turns to the woman behind the counter, and asks for three ice-creams. He thanks her and hands over some of the munny they gathered during the mission, then turns and exits the store, beckoning for Cosnix to follow.

Cosnix followed.

"Yeah, that's why NO ONE challenges me, bud'. I'm the best of the best - the king of skill!"

"Don't tell that to Axel!"

They walked up the sloped streets of the quiet town, headed for the station. ROxas hoped Xion could make it, otherwise it'd just be two people up on the clock tower.... he missed Axel already.

Cosnix smirked. He was now walking in front of Roxas, but backwards in order to face him.

"Maybe I WILL tell that to Axel, just to start an argument... y'know, when he comes back, and all."

"...Yeah........" Whenever it is that he comes back. Roxas kept walking, trying to get his mind off his friend, and instead looked back up at Cosnix. "Don't trip," Roxas said with a grin.

Cosnix kept walking backwards, arms crossed behind his head.

"Dude, I can RUN like this. Don't be expecting a cheap laugh."

Me: btw, ttly PMing you about McSnapple.

Me: ...kay?

Roxas laughed, then noticed that they were in the station plaza. "You'll have to show me later," he said, looking up at the top of the tower, "Cuz Xion's waiting.

Me: as in IT'S IMPORTANT.

Cosnix copied Roxas's actions, and also spotted Xion. He grew a wide smile.

"Oh good! I guess her mission wasn't so hard!"

"Well, come on, let's get up there!" Roxas called over his shoulder, already running toward the tall building. He knew COsnix was going to beat him up to the top, but he may as well try, right?

Me: mish saw.

Me: can I say 'I told you so'? Can I?

Cosnix grinned, and almost immediately zoomed off at top speed up the clocktower, causing a huge gust of wind to follow behind him.

Me: *SIIIIIIIIIIIGH* fiiiiiiiiiine, keep proving me wrong and making me feel naive and stupid... *rolls eyes*

Roxas was nearly blown over by Cosnix's gust of wind. "WHOAH, JEEZ!" he cried out as he tried to keep himself from going flying.

Me: you're not naive, nor are you stupid. You're simply too nice to him.

Cosnix laughed mischiefly as he heard Roxas's reaction through the echo of the tall building. He then continued running at a normal speed to the top, until finally arriving at his destination.

"well hi there!"

Me: i'm not too nice to him. i simply decided to not waste my time and energy arguing with him, that's all. try to seem complacent, do nothing to incite a snarky response, do nothing to start or continue an argument. that is all.

Xion stifled a giggle as the Nobody greeted her, but then became serious. "Hey, Cosnix," she began, "you didn't have to show off like that, you know." her tone was mean, but you could see the humor in her eyes, and know she was joking.

Me: everything incites a snarky response. Also, he's still a troll. You know how I feel about trolls. All I need is an excuse. All I need is an excuse, and I will get the moderator to ban him. He shouldn't be on FAC.

Cosnix smiled at Xion cheerily, though there seemed to be something behind it.

"I show off 'cuz it's all I can really do to come close to feeling thrilled again."

A pause.

"That, and I like messing with Roxas." Cosnix added with a laugh.

Me: then don't respond. ignore him, like even my teachers do IRL.

"Hey!" Xion whined, crossing her arms. "That's mean. Roxas' never mean to you." She pouted, her lower lip sticking out it what should have been a dejected look, but was actually rather adorable.

Meanwhile, Roxas was still running up the stairs.

Me: he does it to the TEACHERS too? Someone needs to beat the respect into him.

Cosnix laughed at her expression.

"Oh come on, he's an innocent-ish, nice kid. Do you really think I WOULDN'T mess with him, after I heckled a few other members?"

Me: well, to my english teacher (who was his journalism teacher), but Mr. Q's the same way, only a lot less a-hole-y and more FUNNY.

Xion's expression was unrelenting, and she crossed her arms. "But i'm innocent-ish, and you don't poke fun at me!"

"Poking fun at who now?" Roxas panted as he reached the top of the tower. "Heyyyyy guys... huff... huff..."

Me: someone should beat the respect into him.

Cosnix snickered, seeing Roxas tired like that. He then turned to answer Xion.

"I don't poke fun at you because you're too nice to me. That, and you're a GIRRRRRL."

"HEY! What's THAT supposed to mean?!" Xion complained, "Are you trying to be sexist??"

"Don't edge her on, Cosnix...." Roxas breathed, finally catching his breath.

Cosnix thought for a second, tilting his head to the side.

"Maybe I know that you get enough crap from the rest of the organization, and I'm giving you some sympathy..."

Then his eyes moved away from the others.

"Is it possible for a Nobody to miss someone? Like, from their previous life?"

Xion looked down, feeling slightly bad that she questioned him like that. wait. feel? naah.

Roxas sat down next to Xion and answered, "well, Axel said we can't feel, and that we only have our memories to tell us what feelings are, so... basically, you can PRETEND you miss someone."

Cosnix grinned.

"In a way, Xion reminds me of Amy, the girl that I failed to save, back when I was a Somebody. It must be the obnoxiously high voice. Eheh."

He paused.

"It's funny how I don't really feel the guilt anymore... it used to seriously haunt me - that memory of holding her bloody, vaccant-eyed corpse, and just breaking down... she was murdered by my nemesis, y'know."

Again, a pause.

"geez, I've never really told anyone that, before..."

At a loss for words, the two human Nobodies looked at each other, unable to figure out what to say. Roxas mumbled something unintelligibly under his breath.

"...Why don't you sit down, Cosnix?" Xion finally said, patting the spot next to her, "Ice cream's meting."

Cosnix noticed the dribbling of his ice cream.

"Oh whoops!" He exclaimed, and licked a part of the ice cream that was threatening to stain his black cloak. He then sat down.

Roas handed Xion her ice cream, then proceeded to eat his own, taking a bite out of it, then cringing. "Coooooold...."

"Duh, Roxas, it's called 'Ice-cream' for a reason," Xion laughed, earning herself a razz from ROxas.

Silently, Cosnix ate his ice cream. He couldn't help but think of Amy, now that she was mentioned. He also couldn't help but "feel" bad for not being burdened by the guilt of her death.

Xion and Roxas also ate silently, as they usually did evern when Axel was around, staring at the setting sun. After hearing Cosnix's story, the two nobodies couldn't help but ponder the same question: Why can't we remember anything? Would we be better off not knowing?

Almost as if reading their thoughts, Cosnix spoke. His voice was quiet, which was unusual for him, being naturally loud and obnoxious.

"You're lucky you don't remember... it means you, as far as you know, never had to feel that same emotional pain... you don't know what it's like to cry..."

Cosnix never wanted to leave Mobius. He never wanted to be pulled away from everything he had. Sure, now he had new friends... but... they weren't... THEM...

Cosnix: yeah, yeah... *walks over to Saix* what's the mission today, Grumpy?

Saix: .... *hands him his mission*

Mission!: assist Roxas by collecting hearts in Twilight Town.

Cosnix: *turns his head to RoxASS* Yo, Roxas! We've got a mission in Twilight Town!

Roxas: okay! :D

Xion: *goes up to Saix* what is my mission?

Saix: *looks at it, smirks, then hands it to her*

Xion: *reads it* aww, maaaaaaaaaaaan! D: recon with Mr. Dreadlocks....

Cosnix: *grins "sympatheticaly" at her* sorry... ^^;

Xion: well, i gotta get going... it says he's already there. bye guys! *waves and runs through a CoD*

Roxas: soooooo, you ready to go, Cosnix?

Cosnix: eyup. Ready as I'll ever be. :)

Roxas: okay :D *opens a CoD and goes through it*

Cosnix: *also goes through it, and upon exit, is greeted with the warm atmosphere of Twilight Town*

Roxas: fun time. *KEYBLADE! looks around* ...let's start in the sandlot. *heads in that direction*

Cosnix: *nods, and follows Roxas* right!

*IN THE SANDLOT*

Yellow operas andCrimson Tangos: OMFGKEYBLADEKILLLLLL!!! *attack*

Roxas: >:) *starts killing things*

Cosnix: haha, AWESOME. Dynamic air attack central! *starts doing some fancy gauntlet attacks*

Roxas: whoa, nice! *notices a poison plant across the sandlot, about to unload on Cosnix* ohhhhh no you don't! *FIRE!*

Poison plant: D8>

Cosnix: *flinches* thaaank you for that!

Roxas: no problem. WHOAH! *ducks under a fireball*

Fire Plant: :3

Roxas: >.> sheesh.

Cosnix: TIME TO KIIIIIILLL!! D8< *stabs the fire plant*

Fire Plant: ow. *STARTS BASHING ITS HEAD EVERYWHERE, WTF*

Roxas: .____.;

Cosnix: *runs around it until it stops*

Fire Plant: @____@

Roxas: *slashes it*

Fire Plant: D:

Cosnix: *also slashes it* >:D

Fire Plant: *asplodes*

Poison plant: *SHOOTS BULLETS!*

Roxas: *deflects it with his keyblade* i HATE these plant things! D:>

Cosnix: WELL... WELL I THINK THEY'RE AWESOME, SO THERE! >8D *slash*

Roxas: ....what??

Poison Plant: *attempts to headbutt Cosnix*

Cosnix: They're fun to kill! ^^ *jumps on the poison plant's head*

Roxas: ...oh. well, when you put it that way.... incoming! *shoots a fire spell at the plant*

Cosnix: *leaps out of the way* nice fireworks there, Roxas!

Roxas: thanks! :D

Poison Plant: D8> *hp halved* D:< *starts shooting those stupid seed bullets that blind you*

Roxas: !! *dodgeroll-deflect*

Cosnix: *runs away from them* YOU'RE TOO SLOW!

Poison plant: *tries to follow him and keeps shooting everywhere, hiting other random heartless in the process*

Roxas: *almost lols, but then he's nearly hit and he cries out* GAAH! ok, just kill the thing already! D8

Me: lol we should turn this into a paragraph RP XD

Me: like, the literate kind? XP

Cosnix: oh alright, Mr. Anti-Fun.

Me: oh oh oh, btw, the song So Much More, by Bentley Jones is CRAZY SONIC'S SONG. LOOK AT THE LYRICS WHEN YOU CAN.

Me: helllllllyeah. just for fun :D whaddayasay? ^^

Roxas: going blind is NOT fun! *ducks under a bullet and shoots another fire spell*

Me: okay then. XD

Cosnix smirked at Roxas's counter-remark. True, going blind WASN'T fun, but that's why you had to keep moving. Still, keeping a single heartless alive was more counter-productive than anything else. They did need to get the job done. The short Nobody tensed up, then charged forward at top speed, barreling into the plant-like being, and stabbing his gauntlet-daggers straight through it's head.

Me: this is going to be entertaining. :3

Roxas looked on as the large plant-like Heartless was wiped from existence, the crystal-like heart floating up into the air and vanishing from sight. Impressed, the Nobody dismissed his Keyblade and approached the shorter member. "Nice job, Cosnix," he said, "But we still have work to do." The blonde Nobody looked around, trying to think of another location to go Heartless-hunting.... a populated area--- "How about we try Market Street now?" Roxas asked Cosnix, "Lots of people in one place tend to attract heartless."

Me: hurrr.

Cosnix grinned, and nodded in a sort of rapid motion.

"You lead the way, bud'", his voice filled the short area of silence between the two odd beings. Though Cosnix had been to Twilight Town a couple of times now, he still didn't have a single idea as to where everything was. The member was still new, so worlds were still hard for him to navigate around in - a very good thing that he had help.

Me: i am VERY amused.

Roxas nodded, happy to take the lead. He's used to running around in Axel' shadow, and it felt good to be the leader for once. Feel? Heheh. He'd better watch his word choice. The blonde nobody took off across the sandlot, headed for the ramp that led to the market plaza. Having come here every day after work for a while - two weeks, almost? - Roxas knew where he was going. He glanced around as he walked, making sure they weren't arousing too much suspicion.

Me: ^^

Cosnix followed Roxas, always practically on his heels. He too, glanced around cautiously. He had never seen any locals, but this was only because whenever going here, they would go straight to the clock tower. Never anyone else.

When they reached Market Street, Cosnix saw a dozen or so people chatting away, and doing their usual business. Back when he had a heart, these tall creatures would harbor the name "overlander"... but now they were simply called "humans". The slight changes between the worlds always seemed to throw Cosnix off - something that the Nobody had to get used to, or else he could accidentally give away their location.

Roxas noticed the same group of humans as he walked, and immediately felt envious of them. what was it like to have a heart? would he ever find out? The young Nobody shook off the thought, and continued scanning, when he saw a dark outline out of the corner of his eye-- a soldier heartless. From what he learned about them, he knew they appeared in groups, so there were definitely more around. "Cosnix, over there!" Roxas said to his partner, pointing at where the Heartless stood staring at the crowd as if to pick a victim, "there's a Soldier Heartless over there, and those tend to show up in groups. think you can take them out quick? I'll back you up."

Me: oh thank god, you're actually responding more than once a day. It's like getting two meals a day at a prison, or something!

Take them out quick? That was Cosnix's specialty! The hedgehog Nobody nodded enthusiastically, as killing the heartless was fun for him. He charged at the soldier heartless, and struck at it with his two blades, held forward, then released to his sides in one stroking motion - all the while looking around for signs of the lone soldier's "friends".

Me: i blame schoolwork and FFXIII. when i get a new game, i kinda attach to it ^^;

There was a clanking noise to Cosnix's left-- two more Soldiers--no, three! They were headed for the crowd-- until Roxas blocked their path, holding his keyblade out in front of him. "Pick on someone your own size," he taunted, swinging his keyblade around in a flourish. He glanced over at Cosnix-- Roxas was only distracting them.

On cue, Cosnix ran at one, jumped, and did a handstand on it's head. When landing off the head he still held tightly, he lifted it above him, and smashed the black monster down onto the ground. He then, without warning, stabbed the one on the left.

Roxas grinned. Man, this guy's good! The nobody swung his keyblade at the remaining Soldier, and cut through it with ease, dispersing the creature into black dust. He looks up, waching the three hearts float off into the yellow-orange sky. He sighed. "Wonder when we'll get ours back?" he mused, dismissing his weapon. "I think we're good for today, Cosnix," he began, turning to the smaller nobody, "You up for some ice cream?"

Cosnix grinned again - a habit that he always held onto tightly.

"You bet!" he exclaimed with faux enthusiasm. He then looked back up to where the hearts were before they dissappeared. It filled him with a longing, if that was even possible. To him, having a heart again meant being free again - never having to stay, or go back to the same places. Never being chained to rules and jobs, and the constant threat of punishment if he were to fail his assignments.

Cosnix's grin was apparently contagious, since Roxas found himself grinning again. Taking the lead once again, he began heading up the sloped streets to the clock tower. Halfway up, though, something caught Roxas' attention. Another Soldier, ducking into the back alley. "Great, just when i thought we had a break," Roxas complained, summoning his Keyblade yet again. "There's a hertless in that alley, let's get rid of it..."

Cosnix's ear twitched when he heard the distant, yet familiar sound of clanking feet, confirming Roxas's statement. Again, Cosnix grinned.

"Fun stuff. I knew this job wa too easy to be true."

Me: *falls off the edge*

"Just watch, there's gonna be some huge heartless in here," Roxas remarked, leading the way into the alley. Surely enough, there was a group of Soldiers, and in the middle was a Sargeant-- an oversized, more powerful version of the Soldier. Roxas groaned. "Why did i have to be right?"

done

Roxas: i hope Xigbar goes.... he... bugs me.

Xion: i guess we'll find out tomorrow... *nom. finishes her ice cream*

Roxas: *holds his hands up and crosses his fingers, nomming his ice cream*

Xion: ehe... *checks her ice cream stick before tossing it over the edge*

Cosnix: *checks his stick before also tossing it* MA-AN! I have NO luck with those sticks!

Me: I got ASR. :3

Xion: yeah, it's almost impossible XD *stands up* should we RTC?

Roxas: ....you guys go ahead, i''ll be right with you.

Xion: umm... okay.

Me: WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANT.

Cosnix: alright-y then. See ya later, Roxas! *goes through the CoD*

Me: it's soopah doopah fun. Oh, but you have to BUY Knuckles. You don't start out with him. I mean, he's the cheapest to buy, but still... :/

Xion: *follows him through*

Roxas: .... *finishes his ice cream* ...oh! *has a winner stick* .....heheh....

Cosnix: *now through, he looks around to see if there's a list, or something somewhere that states who was going, and who wasn't*

*there is no list*

Cosnix: *taps his foot out of slight annoyance* I guess there's nothing to do now but go to bed.

Gray Area: *basically empty*

Xion: *yawwwwn* i'm going to bed too. g'night.

Cosnix: goodnight, Xion.

Me: brb dinner.

*THE NEXT MORNING!*

Xion: *comes out into the gray area and looks around*

Xigbar: g'morning, Poppet. >:3

Xion: *under her breath* no such luck....

Cosnix: *has gotten up. When he walks past Xigbar, he casually flips him off* oh whoops, my finger slipped.

Xigbar:; *snorts* is that the best you can come up with? kids these days.... don't know how to make a good insult.

Roxas: *walks into the gray area, and groans when he sees Xigbar*

Xigbar: man, is NO ONE glad to see me? D:>

Cosnix: well, you've made quite a name for yourself, Scarface. We aren't exactly fond of you, or your itchy fingers.

Xigbar: i love how the fresh meat taunts Number II. i can't WAIT unti lwe get a mission together. just hope my itchy fingers don't decide to shoot your furry little @$$.

Saix: *loudly clears his throat*

Xigbar: f*ck you. *snatches his mission from Saix and fick him off as he walks into a CoD*

Saix: -_-;

Roxas+Xion: *stifle a laugh*

Cosnix: *grins at them* oh my. I think I hurt his imaginary feelings. :P

Roxas: *breaks out laughing*

Xion: *just giggles*

Saix: AHEM!

Roxas+Xion: ._.;

Cosnix: eyup. I know I'm sounding mean by saying this, buuut... let's keep our fingers crossed. :P

Axel: spikybutt. :3

Roxas: Axel... that was LAME. XD

Xion: *LHAO* XD

Axel: hey, this game's e-rated, a'ight?

Cosnix: *cranes his neck to see down his back* ... my butt isn't spiky. D:>

Roxas: that's why it's LAME XD

Axel: again, e-rating! *nom*

Xion: *nom*

Cosnix: *touches his quills* my HEAD is spiky...

Roxas: *points at Axel* his is too.

Xion: and so is yours! XD

Roxas: and yours--- isn't spiky. darn. *NOM*

Xion: =^-^=

Axel: XD

Cosnix: *ice cream nom* my BACK is spiky. -u-

Axel: and i'm glad to say mine's NOT. *nom*

Roxas: ehhhh.... *tries to force the frightening image out of his head, and noms ice cream*

Xion: ^^; *nom*

Me: i wish you could see my Vanitas pic. he's so f*cking psycho.

Me: I like psychos.

Cosnix: *unfortunetally, the disturbing image fills his head, and he shudders*

Axel: heheh.. *nom*
Roxas: *nom*
Xion: *nom*
Axel: hey guys?
Roxas: ?
Xion: ?

Me: i know, thats why i wish you could see it! XD buuut its a spoiler :/ i might make a non-spoiler version too :3 lol... i have a slightly inappropirate yet funny story regarding that picture, you wanna hear it? XD

Cosnix: what?

Me: yes. :3

Axel: ...i'm gonna be leaving for a while.

Roxas: what? why?? D:

Axel: me and a few other members are getting sent to our other base; Castle Oblivion.

Me: okokok, here's what happened:

*at lunch*
Me: *drawing unmasked vanitas and his psycho face*
Aub: *looks over* hey, *spoiler spoiler spoiler*
Me: no, *spoiler spoiler spoiler*..... *stares at pic* ...he looks like a rapist. he has a rapist grin, like he just got you into a dark alley and is about to rape you.
Aub: *dramatic* oh god, please don't let him give it in the @$$! anywhere but the @$$!! D8>
JackieA+Garret: WTF?!?
Me: *straight face* knowing him, he probably WOULD give it to you in the @$$. just to SPITE YOU.
Everyone: *ROFLCOPTER*

Cosnix: GREAT - ANOTHER depressing name. Well, Axel... uh... have fun on your trip, I guess. :/ I'll take care of these two >;D

Me: you... ignored my funny.... D:

Axel: you better, fuzzy. :P

Xion: *had looked slightly concerned at the mention of Castle Oblivion, but she shakes it off* good luck, Axel ^^

Roxas: when will you be back? D:

Axel: whenever we get done. basically, i don't know.

Cosnix: aw well. We'll see you when you get back, I guess ^^

Me: I'm sorry! I laughed, it was very funny - I swear! D:

Axel: it shouldn't take long. *finishes his ice cream, tosses the stick over the egde, then stands up* well, gotta go get ready. you three take your time. *opens a CoD and RTC's*

Roxas: :C *sadnom*

Xion: ... *siiiiigh. nom* it's gonna be quiet with half the organization gone. :/

Me: :P

Cosnix: wait - who else is going??

Xion: he DID say a few... and it's not like there're that many of us in the first place...

Roxas: .... *nom*

Cosnix: I hope Larxene goes. I could do without her.

Cosnix: I win. ^^

Roxas: that wasn't fair though!! D:> *plops down on his spot on the ledge*

Xion: *gets up there* ^^;

Me: Ven needs to stop being adorable. like, right now. XD

Me: awwwwwww...! XD

Cosnix: sure it was. You got a head start. :P

Roxas: but you run at the speed of SOUND! D:>

Xion: but he didn't cheat ^^ *sits next to Roxas*

Me: SEE?? my fangirlism is JUSTIFIED! XD oh my gosh, i can't believe i caught this. baww at Zack too. XD

Cosnix: hur hur. XP *sits somewhere next to Xion?*

Me: yes. also: http://i384.photobucket.com/albums/oo288/Mish-The-Hedgehog-Fox/bawwstitch.jpg?t=1266692473 STITCH!

Roxas: >:(

Xion: aww, let it go, Roxas! XD

Cosnix: sorry, Kid. You're just NOT the quickest.

Roxas: mrrrr....

Axel: HEY guys! Guess who's go ICE CREAM? :D

Xion: who else? XD

Axel: you were supposed to play along :P *gives them their ice cream as he goes to his spot next to Roxas*

Cosnix: thaaaank you. :D *noms*

Xion: *lick*

Roxas: *nom*

Axel: *nom*

Me: done with Ven's playthrough. last but not least.... Aqua. my GOD, this game is AMAZING.

Me: wow, now you don't have to play it! :D

Cosnix: Hey Axel. How does your hair defy gravity?

Me: HELL NO, I'M STILL TOTALLY BUYING IT, OH MY GOD. I. WANT. ENGLISH. NAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. *crytearsobwhine*

Axel: hey Cosnix, why are you so short?

Roxas: *almost chokes on his ice cream* pfft.

Xion: ^^;

Cosnix: because I rock. How does your hair defy gravity?

Axel: because i'm awesome. *nom*

Roxas: XD *nom*

Xion: ^^; *nom*

Cosnix: way to avoid the laws of gravity, Spikeball. :P

Axel: hey, Roxas is spiky too, and so are you. :P

Roxas: not as bad as you. XD

Xion: yeah, you're like a porcupine! XD

Axel: *sweatdrop*

Cosnix: and I'm SUPPOSED to be spikey, I used to be a hedgehog!

Axel: well, you know what?? blame my freakin' DNA. >XP *angrynom*

Xion: your nonexistent DNA?

Axel: PRECISELY.

Cosnix: it... makes my brain hurt. D:

Roxas: his DNA? :/

Axel: *facepalms*

Xion: *just laughs*

Cosnix: no, thinking about how it doesn't exist, and yet it does. DX

Axel: *slides his hand down his face* one of the great mysteries of nobody-life.

Xion: you're so overdramatic. can't you just be happy you're still around?

Axel: well technically---

Roxas: --we can't. we got it, Axel :P

Axel: mmmh. :/

Cosnix: ... sadness and longing are something we can't feel anymore... so... if we don't feel the negative emotions, why do we act out the negative emotions?...To feel more... real...?

Xion: ...don't you want your heart back? *nom*

Axel: we just pretend to feel. without hearts, we can't show TRUE emotions. *nom*

Roxas: mmmh. :/ *nom*

Cosnix: then why would we pretend to feel something like sadness? Sadness... isn't good...

Axel: nobodies'd do anything if it meant feeling like we were real again. *pauses before nomming*

Roxas: .... *slow nom*

Xion: *just stares at her ice cream*

Cosnix: *scratches the back of his head* wow, I'm SERIOUSLY depressing now that I'm a Nobody...

Axel: hey, at least we're not really FEELING depressed, right? :D *shoves Roxas, which causes a domino effect so that...*

Roxas: aah! *is shoved sideways into Xion, who...*

Xion: *ends up knocking sideways into Cosnix* oww, hey! Axeeeellllll! D:<

Cosnix: nrf! D:< ... ... jerkface.

*they round a corner and are almost trampled by scared people*

Neoshadows+shadows: *OHAI!*

Roxas: uuuugh, THESE things?! *keyblade!*

Xion: *keyblade!* i think i might have a clue as to what we're looking for...

Axel: *chakrams!* yeah, i think i have an idea too... well! let's clear these guys out, shall we?

H. Cosnix: Alright then! >:D ... ... eh... what do you think it is, then? :/ *slashing and killing while asking this*

Xion: *shadowkill* well, one time Roxas and i ran into this huuuge heartless. *ducks under a neoshadow that had just pounced at her* and it spawned a hwole bunch of these guys while we were trying to kill it.

Roxas: *kills the neoshadow xion just avoided* the thing with the heart-shaped hole it its chest?

Xion: yup.

Axel: uuuuuuuuuuuuuugh. hate those. *chakram throw! through a few shadows at once*

H. Cosnix: um.. when you say big, how big are we talking? ._. *does a corkscrew attack on a line of neoshadows*

Axel: *catches the chakram* about two or three stories big.

Roxas+Xion: *kill things*

Me: lol, dad go the new StarOcean game so we don't get bored waiting for FFXIII.... it's so AMUSING... the main character is 20, but he looks 16 and sounds 25 XDDDDD he's so adorable but his voice doesn't match at aaaaall! XD

H. Cosnix: *KILL MAIM* Woah, really?? D8 geez, THAT'LL be fun.

Me: was the opening sequence 15 minutes long? XD

Axel: *sets a neoshadow on fire* as long as you hit its weak points, you'll be done in a flash.

Roxas+Xion: *KEEL THINGZ*

Me: iiiiii didn't get to see the opening. :/ i have to go watch it, its the only part i missed XD dude, this game... is strangely entertaining. i dunno if its because the game's fun to watch or if it's 'cuz my dad keeps walking into walls because he always looks at the map and not the screen XD

H. Cosnix: oh ok. :D *kills the last heartless*

Me: luckyyyy... my dad rarely plays console games nowadays :/

Xion: ...looks like that's the last of them.

Axel: and so the hunt continues. *lets his chakrams vanish*

Me: my dad mostly plays console games. usually ps3. lots of rpg action goin' on in my house.

H. Cosnix: mm... I wonder where something so big can hide... *retracts his blades, but doesn't put away the guantlets*

Axel: *starts walking* it's a big city, it could be anywhere.

Roxas: *follows* yeahhhhh... we kinda walked right past it the first time we ran into one too. ^^;

Xion: *follows* heheh.... i remember that...

Me: i say around the monument with the meteor on it.

Me: ... ... wha...?

H. Cosnix: But... big?

Me: screw it, just follow Axel.

Xion: yeah. big.

People: *screaming, oh noes!!!*

Axel: maybe the screaming's a clue? :3 let's go that way, shall we?

H. Cosnix: alright! >:D *follows Axel*

*and so they go into this big circular plaza-type-thing that looks like it's the center of town. there is a big statue in the middle, a monument of some sort. and there---*

People: *RUNNING, OH SHI---*

DARK FOLLOWER: *DOOOOOOM IS THERE*

Roxas: *tiny voice* .....i-it's bigger than the other one ._.

Xion: n-no kidding....

Axel: naah, just a foot or two. >:3 *CHAKRAMS!*

H. Cosnix: D8 ... *readies his daggers*

Roxas+Xion: *KEYBLADES!*

Axel: remember, head and hands are its weak points. go! *throws chakrams @ its head*

Roxas+Xion: *go for one hand each*

H. Cosnix: *runs up it's arm, and, now standing on it's shoulders, he attacks the head viciously*

Dark Follower: *rears its head back, then sudenly jerks forward and punches the ground, sending a shockwave across the area*

Axel: *jumps to avoid the wave and catches his chakrams in midair*

Xion: !! *jumps onto the heartless's other arm before the wave reaches her*

Roxas: AAH! *is too slow and is knocked back by the wave*

H. Cosnix: *is thrown off from the violent movement* FUUUUUUUUU - *falls down* oof!

Axel: *lands near the grounded hand and starts hacking at it with his chakrams*

Roxas: *jumps back onto his feet* these things seriously bug me. D: *shoots a Fire spell at the hand that's on the ground*

Xion: *tries climbing up its arm, but falls off when it straightens out again* AAAH!! OOF!

H. Cosnix: *jumps and attacks it's hand* hrngh! Ok, so who NAMES the heartless anyway?? These names are depressing - DARK FOLLOWER, REALLY? I say we should call this guy Mr Happy, or something.

Xion: nrff... *gets up*

Roxas: i dunno -- *casts cure on Xion* --but i don't think Mr. Happy fits this guy D:

Axel: i think it's awesome. we should totally tell that to Saix when we get back. *flaming chakram throw*

Mr Happy: !!!!!!!!!!! *kneels down and starts shooting those really annoying orb things that blind you*

Xion: eep! *dodges one* sheesh.

Roxas: *blocks one*

H. Cosnix: *blocking them* then Mr. Happy, he shall be! >:D

Axel: AWESOME. *chackram catch*

Roxas: hey axel, gimme a boost! *runs at him*

Axel: *positions his chakrams like a platform, and when roxas steps on them, he launches him up towards the head*

Xion: whoah.... ._.

Me: lol rowdy rumble just came on XD

H. Cosnix: aww, COOL! >8D

Roxas: rrrrrAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! *raises his keyblade over his head, and as he comes down, he slams it down on the heartless' head with full force*

MrHappy: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *is driven to it's knees, then begins to fall forward*

Axel: scatter! *runs out from under the thing*

Xion: *MOVES.*

MrHappy:; *falls forward into the ground with a loud BOOM*

Roxas: *lands behind it in an epic pose of doom (think sora after he epically cuts up all those buildings at the end of KH2)*

Me: I enjoy that epicness. :D

H. Cosnix: D8 ... *RUNS LIKE HELL AWAY FROM THE MR. HAPPY BEFORE IT CRUSHES HIM* *to Roxass* didn't you pull the same thing on Mobius?

Roxas: *straightens out* uhh... did i?

MrHappy: *goes poof, and being a pureblood, he releases no heart*

Axel: *chakram poof* you did. :P

Roxas: oh. heheh. *keyblade poof*

Xion: *keyblade poof* showoff. xP

Roxas: hey, you killed that first one! D:

Xion: :P

H. Cosnix: hmph. Stupid scorpian thingy. ]:C

Axel: :/

Roxas: D:> ....

Xion: :(

Axel: okay, as soon as we're done feeling sorry for ourselves, let's get out of here. :P

H. Cosnix: *"cheerfully"* ok then! ^^

Axel: :P *starts heading back to the corridor of darkness*

Roxas+Xion: *follow*

Me: lol i almost used sea-salt ice cream as my product for a package design project XDDDDDD

H. Cosnix: *does the same* ^^

Me: but Mish, it's not original! DX

Me: i said ALMOST. i decided to make up a snack product called "Quackers." get it? "Quackers"? "Crackers"? lol i'm retarded XD

*and so hey heda back and go thru the portal, to Twilight town*

Cosnix: *WEIGHT/HEIGHT CHANGE* !!! *falls down* Oof! I should be expecting this now...

Me: I think... they already made those... I dunno. I'd have to check ^^;

Axel: yeah, you really should :P you guys go ahad, ice cream's on me today. :D

Roxas: thanks, Axel! :D

Xion: :D

Axel: :P *goes off to buy the ice cream*

Roxas: come on, Cosnix. *he and Xion head to the tower*

Cosnix: right then! *calling to Axel* THANKS, SPIKEBALL!

Axel: *calling over his shoulder* YOU'RE WELCOME, SHORTY!

Xion: pffft..... XD

Roxas: XD

Cosnix: hrmph. I am NOT... ... ... THAT short... :/

Roxas+Xion: *have to keep themselves from looking DOWN at him* >.> <.<

Cosnix: I was tall before! I was TALL! D8>

Xion: as a human >.>

Cosnix: I was a pretty tall mobian, too D:>

Me: btw, on your profile... I see what you did there.

Me: lol, the profile pic? i'm sorry, i love that expression XD

Xion: well, you're not in Mobius anymore, sooooo...

Cosnix: I refuse to accept that I'm not tall. Or at least for where I've come from. -_-

Me: hurrrrr. :P

Xion: ^^;

Roxas: uhh... oh look, the clock tower! :D

Me: *got halfway through Ven's cutscenes* .....Ven... really needs to stop being so freaking adorable. GAWD..... XD

Me: hurr.

Cosnix: oh hullo, clocktower! :D

Me: lol the BbS version of the music that plays at the tower just came on on itunes XDDDDDDDDDD i swear to GOD that thing is psychic.

Roxas: :D *eagerly goes inside the station*

XIon: *laughs a bit at his eagerness and follows him*

Cosnix: *RUNS up there ZOOOOOM*

Roxas: *stumbles a bit up the stairs when Cosnix goes past* whoa, jeez! D: *tries running up faster without tripping* no fair!

Xion: XD *takes her time*

Cosnix: *now at the top* hurrr. :F

Roxas: *gets to the top, panting* gaaaaaaaaah....

Xion: *almost there*

Me: new comment, plz...

Me: oh CRAP, that was the day they were recording too. FUUUUU---- *shot*

Axel: you shut up too.
Xion: heheheh. come on, let's go. ^^ where do we start?

People: *scream!*

Roxas: ...i say we go that way. *pulls up his hood* come on!
Xion: *does the same but doesn't zip it up, and follows Roxas*
Axel: let's go, not-as-tall-as-me. :P *hood up, and follows*

Me: I GOTS THERAPY TODAY

H. Cosnix: *grins* game on. *puts his hood up*

Axel: jeez, not-so-shorty, you're almost as tall as i am. DX
Roxas: "not-so-shorty"? Really Axel?
Xion: pfft...
Axel: .... shut up.

Me: oh gosh. i was supposed to be on a platform in front of the stage in the right side, and i was BACKSTAGE on the LEFT side when the lights came up. so i pulled an STH+FF combo, and while the first two lines were going (i was the third), i SPRINTED across the whole freaking stage, leaped off the edge F-style, landed on the platform with a huge BOOM(making a few 8th-graders yelp in the process), and said my line as if i had been standing there the whole time. i got the timing down so perfect, it looked like it was intentional XD

H. Cosnix: *shrugs* I was pretty tall for a mobian, back when I was a Somebody. It's no surprise that I'm practically a GIANT as an overlander. Practically. AXEL'S the giant. :P

Me: oh LAWWWLL. XD

Cosnix: but... wouldn't it happen EVENTUALLY? I mean... we all die... I know I DID, no matter how hard I tried to outrun the sythe...

Axel: nobodies aren't like normal people. *small nom* we don't age. we can't get sick. we don't die. we're just... here.

Roxas: i heard Xemnas say something like "Nothingness is eternal" or something like that once...

Cosnix: ... until it's replaced with something...?

Axel: and that something is our hearts. that's how you replace nothing with something.

Roxas: ... *nom*

Cosnix: I don't get it still, though. I mean... if we send hearts to Kingdom Hearts, then how do WE gain hearts? What'll happen? Will it just... explode? It's confusing.

Axel: i'm not too sure myself...

Roxas: Xemnas says that when Kingdom Hearts is complete, we'll be able to gain power over it or... something.

Axel: *nom*

Me: my sister surprised me with her... knowledge. *trying not to snicker* she has officially dubbed master xehanort as the "rapist grandpa" XDDDDD

Cosnix: ... but how is (mansex) Xemnas even sure about this...? What if... in the end... it was all for nothing?

Me: OH GAWWWWWD!! XDDDDDDDDD

Axel: if you knew him when he was a Somebody, then you'd understand...

Roxas: wait, you knew xemnas?!

Axel: i knew OF him. of his ambitions.

Me: I KNOW, RIGHT?!?! AND IT SOOOOO FITS.

MasterXehanort: if you want it, then give up. >:3

Me: HE ACTUALLY SAYS THAT!!! TO VEN!!!! MX IS A PEDOOOOO!!!! XDDDDDD

Me: pfffft. XD

Cosnix: ... well... ok then...

Me: i'd give more proof but those'd be spoilers XD

Axel: *nom. finishes his ice cream*

Roxas: *nom* ... where's Xion? she should've been here by now...

Cosnix: huh. Yeah. Maybe she has a hard mission?

Me: oh ok. :P

Roxas: probably... i mean, it's not like she'd forget or anything. *nom finishes his ice cream*

Axel: it's getting late, we should start heading back.

Cosnix: right then. *finishes his ice cream, then hops off the ledge (and plummets to his death - jk, jk. XD)*

Me: you're terrible XD

Axel: *stands and opens a CoD... and walks through*

Roxas: *looks slightly upset that Xion didn't come*

Me: no, i do not mean "upset." i mean upset.

Me: FLARGH. I ALREADY KNOW ABOUT ROXASS BEING SPECIAL.

Cosnix: ... uh... you ok, Roxas?

Me: *singsong* but you don't know whyyy~♪

Roxas: hmm? oh. i'm fine. *goes through the CoD*

Cosnix: ...? *walks through as well*

Me: and I'll gladly wait to hear why in English, as opposed to ruining the game for myself out of sheer curiousity.

Me: a'ight, i'll respect that. i'll make sure not to spoil ya, kay buddy? :D

IN THE GRAY AREA!

everyone but Saix: *gone*

Axel: i'm off to bed, shorties. g'night. :P *heads off to his room*

Roxas: har har, Axel. g'night. *to cosnix* 'night, Cosnix! :)

Cosnix: good night, Roxas. ^^ *heads to his room*

Me: ok, i say the next day is the Midgar mission, and also when Axel announces he's leaving for Castle Oblivion. are we agreeing on this?

Me: kaaaaaaaayyy.

NECKST MORNIN'.

Cosnix: *wakes up and zooms to the Grey Area* *to Saix* I'ma ready for my mission, sir! >:D *seems to be the only member who is actually "enthusiastic" about doing missions*

Saix: *raises an eyebrow in what would be amusement, and checks his clipboard* let's see.... your assignment is with Axel, Roxas and Xion. You are to go to Midgar and destroy the powerful heartless that has appeared there.

Me: didn't you hate those missions that just said "powerful enemy" and didn't tell you what it was? XD

Me: I found them exciting... like, "omg what'll it be?? 8D"

Cosnix: no... hints on... what it is?

Saix: no. only that it is a very powerful enemy. that is all the information our report gave.

Xion: *walks into the gray area, yawning*

Cosnix: jeebus. You'd think that when a member reports something big, they'd remember what the big thing IS. :/

Me: it's true, and you know it. XD

Me: wait, what? ._.

Xion: ?

Saïx: -_- go do your mission.

Me: "You'd think that when a member reports something big, they'd remember what the big thing IS"

Cosnix: ummm... ok... y'know, when the others get here. ._. *sits on a couch, patiently twiddling his thumbs*

Xion: *goes up to Saix* ...

Saix: *smirks and points at Cosnix*

Xion: *obeys, and goes towards Cosnix* umm... mission?

MEANWHILE!

Axel: *poking Roxas with a chakram* get up, blondie :P
Roxas: i don't want tooooo! *hides under the covers*
Axel: *facepalm*

Me: you'll see why that was included. x3

Me: *still miffed*

Cosnix: uhhh... giant mystery heartless in a place called Midgar... we're all teaming up. Me, you, Roxas, and Axel. By the way, where were you, yesterday? <:/

Me: if you're going to be like that, i'm getting off. now you know how i feel every day of my life, irl.

Xion: yesterday? tough mission. Phantomtails are NOT FUN.

Cosnix: ah. I thought so.

Me: stop it. I don't know what YOU'RE talking about, because I don't know you farther than a phone... but here's my side of what happened -

1. I go home from school, having already done my HW during tutorial. I check schoolloop, and log on to FAC.

2. Seeing as you aren't there, I reread some old RPs, having another tab open, and refreshing every ten minutes or so, so that if you do come online, you'll see that I'm online as well.

3. You get on, after two hours of waiting (because damnt, I really have nothing else to look forward to after school). I responded to the roleplays. I await a continuation of a lovely array of writing, and dialogue.

4. You leave after two minutes. I make a ":/ ?" face.

5. You get online again. We exchange a few "lol"s.

6. you leave. I'm left wondering what's going on.

7. Later, (as in, WAAAYYY later, with tons of waiting) I find out from Chris that you guys were on iscribble, and had neglected to tell me that you guys were having a super duper secret conversation that I could not be included in, nor told about, so I was waiting for nothing (which I hate doing). I dunno about you, but Chris apoligised. <:/

Xion: sorry if i worried you. :/

Me: okay, i'm sorry. we should've invited you, and that was my faut.
if you're interested, here's MY life.
1-drama rehearsal after school until 6:00 my time. no breaks, since it's opening week.
2-homework.
3-dinner. which takes forever sometimes.
4-MORE homework. i have 4 classes a day, and i know you have 3. and i don't get time to do it in class.
5- THEN rps. it's usually around 9:00 by then, and i'm exhausted.
all i ask you to do is to wait until next week, after the show's over. i'll have LOADS more time after school, so i can get homework done earlier, and get online earlier. :/

Cosnix: *short laugh* I don't get worried anymore, Xion. XP Roxas seemed a little weird when you never showed, though...

Me: ok then, but what was with the "now you know how i feel every day of my life, irl." thing? Do you feel left out all the time? :/

Xion: Roxas tends to "worry" a bit more than the rest of us...

Me: yes. every day. except at lunch.

Me: explain, plzthx?

Cosnix: that's... ... weird. :/

Xion: yeah, kinda is...

Me: well, let's see.... i go up to our hangout @ the library, and i usually just end up adding a few words to the conversation, otherwise i kinda just stand there. i try to get into conversations with my friends, but they kinda just.. die... i'm totally good in Drama and lunch, but otherwise...

Cosnix: he can turn that off, right?

Me: That's... the same with me. :/ minus the Drama part. (I bet I could act if I didn't get stage fright)

Xion: yeah sometimes. mostly on missions, then he gets all serious. but that's how roxas is special. he's the best actor out of all of us. Axel's right behind him. Speaking of those two--

Roxas: *runs out into the gray area and stops, panting, and looks over his shoulder* oh god, did i lose her?

Xion: lose who? ._.

Roxas: LARXENE. i didn't wanna get up, and apparantly neither did she, so Axel went and RUDELY woke her up and blamed me. so now she wants to kill me ._.

Me: enter Larxene, plz. and you WOULD be an amazing actress, you put so much drama into stuff, i love it <3 stagefright is something that can be easily fixed. i know i fixed it by being in this play im in right now.

Larxene: *STOMPS IN, STATIC ELECTRICITY SPARKING ALL OVER HER IN "ANGER"* YOU CAN'T RUN FROM ME, SWIRLY-HEAD!!

Cosnix: OH GOD!! D8

Roxas: D8> !!!! *to Cosnix and Xion* y-youwouldn'thappentoknowwheremymissionis,wouldyou? D:

Xion: *whispers* midgar.

Roxas: THANK YOU. *opens a portal and runs through, then closes it*

Axel: *snickering at the entrance to the gray area*

Larxene: D8< ... *epic fingerpoint at Axel* Don't laugh. I'll have my revenge, whether it's through HIM... *eye glint* or through YOU...

Cosnix: EHRM. ANYWAYS. C'mon, Spikeball. *walks into the CoD*

IN MIDGAR

H. Cosnix: *falls down from yet another change of height and weight* !!!!!!!!

Xion: *nearly trips over him* AAH! jeez why're you---- oh. ._.

Roxas: *peeks out from behind a building* oh phew, it's you guys. why're you...?

Axel: *walks through* because we all have a mission :P nice running, by the way. >X3

Roxas: i'm going to get you for that.

H. Cosnix: *gets up. He's nearly as tall as Axel* I'M AN OVERLANDER??? What kind of sick, twisted world IS THIS??

Xion: it's a.... normal... world?

Roxas: oh my gosh, you got really tall ._.

Axel: aww man! i can't call you "shorty" here! DX ah well. You see, anything that doesn't look like a human is considered a monster here, so you probably changed so people wouldn't start trying to kill you :P

H. Cosnix: but that's RASCIST! D:

Axel: if you've ever seen the monsters here, you'd know why. c'mon, let's get moving, we gotta find some *airquotes* "powerful enemy."

Me: LOL i had an EPIC FAIL moment during our in-school showing of w00t XD apparently i'm good at improv ^^;

H. Cosnix: uhhhh... alright... *tries to get used to his new form*

Me: I'm sorry. XD

L.Axel: *still grinning, he points behind Cosnix* you missed one. :3

Shaman: o_o; *backs away from Cosnix*

H. Cosnix: oh no you don't! *SPINDASHKABOOM*

Shaman: D8 *dies*

L.Axel: *applause* alriiiiight!

H. Cosnix: I'm no longer "self-concious" about my height! :D

L.Axel: orly? *pads towards Cosnix, and looms over him, grinning to show off his teeth* are you suuuuuure? >:3

H. Cosnix: don't make me give you a buzz cut, tough guy.

L.Axel: *snorts* good luck with that. *backs up a bit* so you wanna do some more pre-evolved wandering or you wanna get some ice cream? :P

H. Cosnix: this world interests me, but I REALLY "miss" being 3-foot-something. Did we fill the quota?

L.Axel: *checks the mission bar* looks like it. *opens portal* in you go, big guy :P

H. Cosnix: *pouts at him and walks in*

BACK HOME

Cosnix: WAUGH! *falls down from the sudden change of weight and height*

Axel: *steps out* wimp :P *is used to the change by now*

Me: when you say home, you mean TT or tWtNW? :/

Me: uhhhh TT. ^^;

Cosnix: *gets up* shut it, Spikeball Version Red...

Axel: Name's AXEL. *taps his head with his finger* get it memorized, newbie. :P

Cosnix: *shrugs, grinning* whatever you say, Spikey. :P

Axel:; hmph. be glad you're not on my bad side, or half your fur'd be gone. :P *starts heading toward the tower*

Cosnix: yeah, yeah. :P *follows*

Me: Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Stairs!