Seventeenth Key

[optimistickey]

[Cambot is doing his usual patrols of the halls when he spots a figure lying on the ground of the third deck. Hey, Cambot would know that spiky hair anywhere...it's Sora! Cambot seems pretty excited that his usual subject has come back, and flies up to gently give him a prod. Sora groans and slowly gets to his knees, shaking out his head.]

Wh... [He notices the little camera lens staring at him. That's got to be an unflattering view.] ...Cambot?

[And then he shoots back up quickly, surprised.]

Wha...seriously? I'm back here again?!

[Sora looks around the Satellite, scratching at the back of his head. It looks like he's thinking over a lot of things.]

This...isn't a dream again, is it? I thought I was going back to Traverse Town... Riku? Are you here? What about everyone else?

Comments

[optimistickey]

...No. Why?

[optimistickey]

Well, whatever you'd call it, it all got messed up.

[beforethemoon]

That's kind of weird, how does your school know it's your test and not some other Sora's?

[beforethemoon]

Right...

[optimistickey]

Because I'm the only Sora on the Islands, of course!

[beforethemoon]

Whatever you say...

[ttlynotanagent]

[Perry gives a wave. Welcome back? It seems weird because he's pretty sure you didn't leave or if you did it wasn't for quite as long as you seem to be implying.]

[sailorlaughter]

They're a superhero team, in the comics! They have all different kinds of neat powers...there's Professor Equus, and Cy Clop, and Filly Pryde...but none of them make copies of themselves!

Ooooh, hey, do you have a power too? Try it out and see!

[optimistickey]

Ohh, I get it! I think I remember reading some similar comics...not that we had heroes named that, though.

I don't know; I'm still trying to get used to suddenly winding up back here again...

[He looks like he's concentrating...maybe even levitating just a bit?]

[optimistickey]

[Sora gives a wave, and smiles back. He's glad to see that Perry is still all right, even if it feels like much longer to him than the platypus.]

It's really good to see you again, Perry!

[sailorlaughter]

[Pinkie headtilts.] I don't see anything...

Oooh, oooh! I do, I do! [The Doppelpie crouches down, trying to wave her hoof through the little space between Sora and the floor.] Keep going!

[optimistickey]

Woooah! [Dopplepie's moving her hoof back and forth under him breaks his concentration, and he stumbles backwards. He barely catches the cupcake.]

Almost tripped me up there. But I think...

[He tries again, and this time manages to lift himself off the ground more. Just like thinking happy thoughts!]

Re: Looooool

[halfdarkened]

"Sing" was still in your description.

[halfdarkened]

You do?

[He may drop.]

[halfdarkened]

We've only seen the short-term results of it all. And honestly, we don't know where their worlds even are. We can't actually say either way.

[Does that mean he got them?] Maybe not in our world.

[He grows very serious.] I do need to know one thing. [He looks Sora straight in the face (or rather, straight into the Cambot lens), expression grave... And suddenly looking rather tired.]

[skysmirror]

[The feeling is mutual.]

Yeah, he disappeared around the same time you did a few days ago.

[colorbymemory]

[She gives him a slight headtilt at that pause.}

Is everything okay?

[beforethemoon]

...Yes?

[optimistickey]

Yeah, I think so.

I'm just really glad to see that everyone's okay.

[optimistickey]

Ohh... [What if Roxas went back into his heart, and then stayed there this time? There's no telling with the way things have gone...]

I hope he makes it back...

[optimistickey]

I'm sure if something really bad happened with them, we'd find a way to fix it!

Not any that I've heard at all!

What is it? [He doesn't like that look...especially not that he knows what the cause is!]

[halfdarkened]

What is it?

[halfdarkened]

Would we even know it happened?

[He shrugs.] Me neither. But your reaction was amusing enough.

I can't control when I fall asleep. I've been having... These strange dreams lately. I don't remember them for the most part, but since you vanished, I'm starting to remember them. [A pause.] Sora. YOu're okay now. But please tell me the Organization didn't kidnap you in the future.

[optimistickey]

If it's an entirely different time thing...maybe not.

That's the weirdest thing...

[His face drops. That's not something he wants to bring up, especially since he was unconscious for the majority of it.] Well, uhhh...it was kinda complicated...

[sailorlaughter]

[Both Pinkies cry out in alarm, and Doppelpie makes an aborted lunge for the cupcake.] You okay, Sora?

Oh, oh! I see it too this time! [Original Flavor Pie starts bouncing excitedly.] Guys, guys, come look at this! Sora's FLYING!