Chance encounter (Zero & Namine)

[Lucario]

The branches being crunched under someone's footsteps echoed around the forest air. A man could be seen walking deeper into the forest just outside the area of where a temple had been sucked into the ground. This man was none other than Lucario. For someone who was going into the forest he sure wasn't dressed like he was. He wore his usual purple tinted monocle over his left eyes along with his royal purple pants, a long royal purple jacket with the tail extending all the way down to the back of his knees.

His jacket was left unbuttoned exposing the untucked white button up shirt underneath. The jacket had black trim on the wrists of the sleeves along with the collar, and just on the inside of his collar a scarf that had been wrapped around his neck several times and neatly came to an end in a knot. Just above his scarf a red amulet could be seen hanging and this was one of Lucarios most prized positions.

The only reason he headed into the forest was that someone had hired him to find a unique weapon. The properties it possessed were unknown but his contact called it "The last flame" which had been lost somewhere in the forest for some time. Normally he wouldn't take on such a simple job but something enticed him to take the job. He didn't know what but he felt that he had too.

He stopped for a minute looking around him taking in the view. Even though he had seen dozens of world each one different from the last but unlike the other worlds he had visited this part of spira had bared great resemblance to his own home world where everything was mostly covered in crystals though these weren't actual crystals but like ice.. He wasn't complaining though since it actually reminded him of his homeworld.

He didn't ponder on the thought to long though since his world was gone and there was no point in remembering what was lost he figured. "Now where do i begin?" He thought to himself. He followed the path that had been made into forest from people traveling through the path over and over. As he walked down the path a voice echoed in his head. "Why the hell are we on this boring mission? afraid of taken on a real mission and showing the world how weak you are lulu?" the voice stated. The voice was none other than Blitz the weapon that lucario carried which had been imbued with tremendous dark magic so much so that it actually had formed it's one identity.

Lucario smiled replying with a light smirk. "No I'm just going to replace you with this weapon because you're not worthy of being used by me." These conversations where a daily occurrence between Lucario and Blitz each trying to outwit the other, but after that remark his blade went silent which gave lucario the satisfaction winning. He stopped as he entered a little further into the forest and looked around once more. It was going to be like looking for a needle in a haystack. "Hope you're with me on this one lady luck." He thought as once again started to walk down the path.

(ooc: a bit rusty will get better as i get back into it)

[Zero]

The atmosphere of the forest was heavy, and it seemed to get heavier, as the girl dressed in blue spotted a man in purple walk down a path. Zero was kneeling on a branch a few meters up a tree close to the worn down path. She had been on this planet since that morning, she wasn't sure what she was searching for or why she had entered the forest, she just felt a pull there, like her questions could be answered. She was wearing her normal dark blue, double breasted cardigan coat with yellow buttons over a white dress shirt, plaid blue pants and her ever present blue cap sitting lightly atop her head. Her violetish blue eyes assessing the situation and what she should do.

Maybe this mysterious man in purple could help her find answers, then again, he might not at all be trustworthy. It's worth a shot. Zero thought to herself as she jumped off the branch she had been kneeling on and landed lightly in front of the man. He was tall, or was she just short? Well, for a sixteen/seventeen year old she sure looked like a twelve year old. "Now what's a man like you doing in a forest like this in a getup like that?" She asked with a slight tilt to her head.

[Lucario]

"You know someone is watching us right?" Blitz stated. Lucario gave a slight nod to the question which made blitz ask "Then why the hell don't we attack them and teach them a lesson for spying on people. It won't take long just one quick slice and we'll be done with them."

[/color] Lucario sighed at how simple minded such a powerful blade could be. "Because then we risk starting a bigger problem and we're not here to fight a full scale battle, we're only here to find the weapon that's it."[/color] Lucario replied.

"You can't be serious we've been doing nothing but boring mission lately and you know what I'm getting sick of it as I'm sure you are as well. You live for fighting for drawing blood from those who are weak and strong."[/color] Blitz remarked. "No that's just you I'm just a simple antique shop owner trying to make a living."[/color] Lucario replied. "Oh please don't use that lame ass excuse on me we both know that you only use that as a cover for your real job as a mercenary and the only reason you became a mercenary after your home world fell into darkness is because you are looking for powerful opponents to fight.."[/color] Lucario simply replied "Whatever you say."[/color]

The conversation was cut off when the branches of the trees could be heard moving as if someone was traveling on them. Still unlike most people who would put their guard up Lucario left his down so that he could keep up his illusion of just being a simple traveler looking for valuable artifacts that he could make a pretty penny from. Lucario stopped in his tracks when what seemed like a monkey had jumped down from the trees. His eyes shifted from left to right trying to find whatever it was but soon looked down as the voice of a girl echoed through his ears. She wore clothing that wasn't native to the land from what he could tell. He was sure that she to was from another world like he was.

He kept a calm composure blinking his eyes slowly as the little the girl as she asked him what he was doing there. "Out of all the people i could run into here i had to run into this annoying little girl. So much for lady luck being on my side."[/color] He thought to himself. His eyes shifted away as paid no mind to her question about what he was doing there. Instead Lucario replied "The real question is what's kid like you doing out here in the woods? Didn't your mom ever teach you it's dangerous to be out alone?" He paused for a moment allowing her to reply and would reply " Well at any rate I don't time to babysit you." With that said he stepped to the side and walked right past her as if she hadn't even appeared in front of him. He slid both of his hands in his jacket pockets and proceeded down the path he was walking.[/blockquote]

[Zero]

"For your information I am a teenager!" Zero kept herself in check, she can't let her temper get the hold of her. She climbed a nearby tree keeping pace with the man. Jumping from tree to tree, "besides you didn't answer my question," she once again leaped from the tree landing in front of the strange man, "and I'm not going to leave you alone until you do. So what are you doing here?" She walked backwards as he walked forwards waiting for an answer. This guy is seriously ignoring someone in need? How could he?! He also thinks I'm a kid! She thought to herself.

She wasn't sure she was going to get an answer, but even if she did, she still wouldn't leave him alone unless someone else came along, which she highly doubted. So until she was satisfied or someone else came along this man was stuck with Zero.

[Namine]

It took Naminé a while to get realize that she was free. She had been a prisoner for so long. She was imprisoned by the organization and then DiZ, and finally Kairi came to take back her Nobody and become whole once again. The young Nobody saw the world only from the eyes of her Other from that day forward. However, the tide has shifted and the waves finally dominated the ocean, and Naminé had once again come back into existence.

She sat in her white room at the top of Castle Oblivion. She was waiting, waiting for orders that would never be uttered...waiting for a guard that would never come. It felt kind of lonely. At least this is how she thought loneliness would feel. The memory witch placed her arm up in the air and a dark whole admitting purple vapor appeared in front of her. She walked through it and it took her to yet another white room this time this one had a window that over looked a forest and a never ending sunset. It was the room that DiZ, Riku, and King Mickey had her stay in while she up Sora’s memories back together.

Naminé ran her hand over the drawings that were still there. What was she suppose to do now? She opened up a small closet that was in the room. Inside of it were more drawings and a mirror. She looked at herself with her blue eyes. Her blonde hair refracted the orange color of the sunset outside. Her white dress also took on the orange color and it made her look even paler than she already was.

“I am free.” She said calmly to the mirror trying to get the thought to sink in to her brain. “No one is going to come for me. No one is going to give me orders. There is no one else here. I can go and do whatever I want.” She nodded to herself. “…..So….what am I doing….” She turned around to face the white room. “…here?” She took long deep breaths. Why was she still going from prison to prison? She was alone. Her greatest fear was all around and had been since her return.

Naminé slowly lifted her arm once again and closed her eyes. A Corridor of Darkness once again appeared. Her eyes opened and she looked both concerned and curious. She took a deep breath and held it. Then she walked through the portal. She had no idea where it would take her which could be dangerous to produce a corridor without first knowing your destination, but since Naminé had never really been anywhere before…she was going to have to trust the darkness that she was born with to guide her because she didn’t want to be a prisoner anymore.

The Portal opened and the Memory Witch stepped out. She looked around and could see a forest in front of her. She turned her head to behind her and her eyes where met with a giant structure. It looked like some kind of temple and had smaller structures around it. She blinked a few times to take it all in. It was a very powerful sight she just stumbled on for this being her first outing. She was half attempted to go inside and explore the intimidating temple.

Naminé took a few steps toward the temple when a strange sound met her ears. She looked back around towards the forest and saw a giant yellow bird. It made more noses at her and she was intrigued. Naminé slowly inched her way to the bird with one of her arms out so that it could sniff her and bit get scared off.

“Hello pretty Birdy.” She smiled at it. The bird lowered its head and nudged Naminé’s pale hand. The memory witch giggled as she stroked its beak. After a few moments Naminé felt more comfortable with the creature and it would have seemed that it too was comfortable with her for it let her pet it more closely and cradled its head. “Choc-o-bo.” She said to it as memories of these creatures being seen by females the Sora knew came into her mind. “You are a Chocobo.” The yellow bird ruffled its own feathers at the sound of its name. The feathers tickled Naminé and she giggled more.

Naminé looked out into the forest and back at the temple. This world would be too big to explore on foot, and going into a giant structure by herself was beginning to seem like a very bad idea. She looked down at her bird friend and smiled. “I think I want to ride you if you will let me.” She said with a tilt of her head. The Chocobo mimicked her head tilt and Naminé took that as a sign of trust. She slowly walked around to the Chocobo’s side and the bird kept its eyes on her. As she reached its side and placed her hand on its back the bird lowered itself so that it was easier for her to get on. Once on the Bird stood to its full height.

“Okay now….” Naminé looked around the bird. “How do I get you to move?” She sat there a pondered for a moment. The tree in the forest shook some ways off. It was odd because there was no breeze to set the trees in motion. The Chocobo seemed to catch on to this fact as well because it kept back up and making distressing noises. Its head moved from side to side to lock on to whatever was making the trees move. “Whooooa!” Naminé called to the bird. “Easy there.”

The noise stopped for a moment and the yellow creature calmed down. It was so calm by now that it started to peck at the ground for food. Naminé sighed as this didn’t seem to be getting her anywhere. She was about to get of the creature’s back when the trees began to move again as if someone was hoping across them. The bird wrenched its head up, looked around franticly, and took off with the Memory witch still on its back. It was fine that the bird was finally moving...however….well… “Stop! Why are you heading towards the trees that are moving!?” She yelled at the bird that was heading in the same direction of the thing that was scaring it. “You are suppose to head away from danger!”

The Chocobo wasn’t listening and picked up speed forcing Naminé to wrap her arms around its neck to keep from falling off. When the young Nobody was brave enough to open her eyes she saw that two people were standing a little ways up the path and the Chocobo was heading right for them! “Whoa! Stop!” She yelled at the bird that was still ignoring her. She decided to change her tactics. “Hey watch out!” She yelled at the people instead at the bird came up on them. The Chocobo ran right in between a man and a girl. It out stretched its wings and flapped like someone throwing a fit as the girl in white tried desperately to hold on. The bird bucked once, twice, and three times. The Third time bucked Naminé right off its back. The Memory witch landed on her butt with a loud thud, her eyes going shut as she braced for impacted. The Chocobo then ran off still continuing its rampage from whatever scared it.

Naminé remained on the ground where the bird left her in between the two people. “Ouch.” She said throw gritted teeth before looking up to see what became of her human block aid

[Lucario]

The little kid that stood in front of Lucario seemed to get all fired up when Lucario called her kid which made him laugh a little on the inside. "How am i suppose to know that when you look like a little boy kid"

[/color]He replied as kept walking forward. "Geez this kid is annoying can't take a hint when someone wants to be left alone."[/color] He thought. He stopped in his tracks once more as she jumped down from the tree in front of him. It seemed that Lucario wasn't going to get rid of her as easy as he thought. She again asked him what he doing there and Lucario looked at her saying "Huh did you say something? You got to speak up it's a bit a hard to hear you from all the way down there."[/color]

Suddenly the sound of branches breaking could be heard. The origin of where the sound came from didn't seem to far off. Then a voice yelled out telling them to watch out. Lucario turned his head to the right seeing a chocobo come bursting between the trees running right for them but it wasn't only a chocobo there was a little blonde girl on it's back holding on for her life. 'Well that's something.... new." He thought. He took several steps back putting some distance between him and zero so that the chocobo had enough room run right through them. As the chocobo ran past them a few feathers flew off and Lucarios gaze went from the running chocobo to the falling feathers.

Lucario raised his left hand up catching the falling chocobo feather and looked at it. "Looks like Lady Luck hasn't cast me aside yet." He thought. The reason for this being was that Lucario was very superstitious about things. Like when someone sneezed he believed that someone was talking them and that if you had a chocobo feather then you could find what you're looking for. The myth went that if you drop a chocobo feather on the ground whichever way the feather side points to that's the way you need to go. It wasn't a popular myth but it was one Lucario believed in none the less.

He glanced over as the little blonde girl fell off the chocobo and hit the ground with a loud thud. She appeared to be fine so Lucario just turned the other way and took several steps forward holding up the chocobo feather in the air. He hand opened up allowing the feather to fall down doing a spiral motion as the pointed tip fell fist hitting the ground. The feather stood on it's tip for several seconds before finally falling forward. He reached down grabbing the feather and started to walk in the direction is pointed to. He walked past zero and namine not really paying them any mind figuring that since they now had each other they would leave him alone and let him finish his job in peace.[/blockquote]

[Zero]

Zero was about to retort something not very nice, when the man stepped suddenly back to allow a big yellow bird pass and with a thud a blonde girl fell off it's back. "Hey! You ok?" Zero asked the blonde. The guy walked off leaving the two girls behind, I can't believe this guy! He's just gonna leave the girl on the floor? What is his problem? I don't like this I'm gonna help the girl then follow him. Zero watched the direction in which he went and made sure she still had tracks she could follow. There were benefits to being a street urchin, you learnt to stalk and track just to steal in plain sight.

"The guy that walked off, I don't like him and his attitude. So I'm gonna follow him, you can tag along if you want, just stay close, quiet and out of sight." Zero took off in the immediate direction after the guy, following his tracks and sticking to the shadows, when she got closer she'd go by tree. She was getting closer she could tell, she leapt into the closest tree, and without making a single noise traveled by tree. She got him in sight and just stayed back a bit just in case he sensed her presence. Ok Mr. Meanie let's see what you're up to.

The atmosphere suddenly grew heavy and it was getting darker. Just as well Zero could slightly see in the dark, it was natural, after all she had to take back alley's in the dark to escape capture several times. She shook her head to snap out of it. She had to focus on the task at hand, if she didn't she could lose her target, or her target could get to her before she got to him. She stayed perfectly still bluish-grey eyes always keeping the man in sight and searching the immediate area for danger and landmarks so she knew where she was if she got lost.

[Namine]

Naminé smiled at the girl that asked her if she was okay. She hoped back up on her feet. “Yeah I am fine. The bird just got spooked by something moving in the trees.” She giggled. “But all and all it was kind of fun…minus the falling off part. Thanks for checking on me Zero.” The memory witch had a knack for knowing people’s names since she could read their hearts and minds. But even so those things were tricky because they always changed and it was hard to keep up with them.

Naminé blinked a few times at Zero in confusion as she walked off after the guy that left. “So, wait, you don’t like this person….but you want to follow them?” She had to admit she was puzzled by this kind of behavior. She was under the impression that if you didn’t like someone then you stayed away from them. Curiosity got the best of the Nobody and she followed the girl to see how this would play out.

It was hard to keep up with the two of them. They both seemed to walk fast and Naminé was in sandals in the middle of the wood. Not the best set up to go chasing after someone. Though, this wasn’t in her plan when she came here so not having proper footwear wasn’t her fault.

It was getting darker and Naminé wasn’t sure she really wanted to be in a strange world with complete strangers in the darkness. This trailing and following stuff didn’t seem to be getting the Zero girl any further in understanding the guy and she was pretty sure the guy knew they were following him anyhow. Naminé sighed and placed her hand in the air. A dark portal formed in front of her and she stepped into it. As it closed behind her another corridor opened up in front of the man with the silver hair. Naminé stepped out right in front of him.

“Hi there.” She smiled but the smile soon faded as she looked into the man’s eyes. She felt something come over her and she saw a past that was unfamiliar to her. “’I don't have much time but Lucario listen to me." Naminé spoke in what seemed to be a trans like state. "Lucario please know that I love you and always have.’" The young girl came to and shook her head. “That was weird.” She said. “Anyways, may I ask what you are looking for? The other girl would like to know and I don’t think she is going to go away until she gets an answer.” A small smile played across the memory witch’s features. It was almost like what just happened to her didn’t happen at all or that it wasn’t that big of a deal.

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OOC: quote from Lu's app