DREAM A LITTLE DREAM WITH ME

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Characters: all the characters involved in the Dream Event
Setting: various dreams, various locations
Format: any
Summary: Xehanort draws a large amount of the tower into worlds constructed from their dreams in an attempt to learn about everyone en masse
Warnings: ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING


[Tendrils of magic wound their way around, lines of energy flickered into existence, forming a large shape on the ground around where Xehanort sat with his back straight and legs tucked neatly beneath him. Perfect. It was a bigger scale than the one he'd done but a month before, already he could feel the flickers of connection, the shape getting brighter and more defined.

More participants. More mental drag. There was little to worry about. With Xigbar on guard duty, his sleeping body would be quite safe. No, it was time to dream... and see just who would follow.

Darkness shrouded his hand, keyblade flaring into life, and he gripped the handle in both hands, aiming it at the ground, at the keyhole defined by criss-crossing darkness responding, resonating...

drowsiness laced through him, the blade in his hands sagging downward until the tip touched the ground, his posture slacking, head and shoulders slumping slightly

in slumber, the dreams of others awaited

the Master was asleep.]

OOC NOTE BECAUSE I CAN'T EDIT THE POST IT'S ON ANYMORE AND NOT REDOING ALL OF THAT: Dreamers should post to their REAL WORLD thread explaining where their character is, if they made it to a bed or if they're on the floor somewhere or wherever.

If you have questions for me, put them in your base character thread!

If I missed you somehow, let me know and I'll add you to the appropriate section!

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Riku (AU)

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REAL WORLD

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[keybearer]

[What happens when you eat spiked food?

Apparently, passing out on the aquarium floor does! He'd managed to make it this far, but right as he gazed at some colorful fauna swimming by, his eyelids grew heavy. Before long, he slipped into slumber.

Now he's lying flat against the floor, a teenage roadblock.]

[daddydeathscythe]

[Spirit wanders into the aquarium on his seemingly never ending quest to find the library and is about to wander back out when he spots someone on the floor. He rushes over, moving to kneel at the boy's side. He pauses for a moment, trying to remember what it is that you do first. Do you clear the airway? Or call for help? Who would he call anyway? No! You try to wake them up first! That's it!

So, he leans down and beats at the ground next to thecboy's ears.]

Hey! Get up!

[keybearer]

[No response. He's out like a light, dozing silently on the ground. Whatever it is that knocked him out must've been potent because that noise barely even registers at all.

So, whatcha gonna do, Spirit? Leave the kid on the floor to get kicked around?]

[daddydeathscythe]

[He's not responding! Meaning he's definitely unconscious, so the next thing you do is... What was it? Damnit! Why didn't he pay more attention when-- WAIT! YOU CLEAR THE AIRWAY. That was it!

With that in mind, Spirit leans down, placing two fingers under the boy's chin and splaying his other hand over his forehead. He then tips the boy's head backwards as slowly and steadily as he can. ]

[keybearer]

[He makes a soft noise but otherwise remains perfectly still. Whatever knocked this kid out sure was potent! He's probably gonna be snoozing for a good while.]

DREAMS

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Dream 1 - locked to OU Sora

[keybearer]

[Stars glitter throughout the blackened sky. A cold breeze whips through the air, briefly diluting the seawater's stench. When Riku awakens, he finds himself on the deck of a pirate's ship, and not just any ship...

Hook's ship.

He takes a moment to look around, trying to figure out just what's going on. The moment he catches sight of himself lying on the ground, his jaw drops.

Sora's there too, clad in a tacky eyepatch. As his memory self awakens, Riku winces. There's that familiar...]

Ahoy, Riku!

[So this is a memory. It's just like his double said...

Great.

His wariness has left him completely oblivious to the rest of his surroundings, much less the fact that he's got company.]

[derping]

[This place was familiar to Sora, sort of. It took a minute to place, but he was soon able to remember that it was the pirate ship from Riku's dream...or, well, the other Riku's dream (gosh that was still confusing). The setup isn't that much different, even, he's on the deck, just like he was last time. The only change is that this time, it's not himself he's looking at on the deck with him; it's Riku.

Maybe this wasn't the same memory? But it was a different Riku, so if he was here, then where...

Oh. Up there!]

That's...

[Definitely another him. He looks back and forth, trying to make sure he was getting the full picture of the scene. There was Riku, down here on the deck. Then himself over there. Riku...him...Riku...Riku...

Wait, that's a second Riku.

Sora stared for a minute, baffled, before he realized that this one was watching, too. Maybe, if Sora talked to him, he'd actually be able to hear. He walks over to his friend; after all, the best way to find out is to try.]

Riku?

[keybearer]

[The memory!Sora chills right next to Riku's past self, though Riku scowls and inches closer to his friend.]

Sora, what's going on?

Well, uh... [He laughs shakily.] We saw you guys in space, and I figured it'd be the perfect time to come save you!

[Riku watches this display for a few more seconds before he blinks, turns around and...

Another Sora? Is this a part of the dream, or...]

When'd you get here?

[derping]

Just a minute ago, I guess.

[Well, this is good! Riku can see him!

Now he just...had to figure out what was going on. This entire scene despite his mun's assumption failure really reminds him of what he saw before, except just a little bit different. Like...why was he talking about saving Riku, anyway? From what? It didn't really look like he was in trouble, or anything.]

What are they...we...er...[There really needs to be more words for situations like this.] What's going on here, anyway?

[keybearer]

You... well, the Sora from my universe wound up on the wrong side. He thinks that getting me away from Donald and Goofy will 'save' me from walking down the wrong path, and... well.

[He gestures towards the two of them.]

"Save me?"

[The dream Riku crosses his arms.]

"Sora, look, I know you're trying to help, but when will you get the message through your thick skull? I don't need to be rescued."

"Yeah, well..." [The dream Sora groans and moves towards a nearby ladder.] "That's why I had to get you away from them. They're messing with your head, Riku, and I can't let that happen."

"No, Sora. I'd say it's the other way around."

"No way!" [He scowls.] "Riku, I trust my friends. They're the ones who found you and Kairi for me. They even let us stay here on this ship!"

[The dream Riku latches onto Sora's shoulders.]

"You mean Kairi's here?"

"C'mon. I'll take you to her… if you'll let me."

[They proceed up the ladder and up onto the ship's higher levels. At that point, the real Riku looks back to Sora and sighs.]

Let's just say things were kind of tense between us.

[He points to the ladder, though.]

C'mon. There's more...

Dream 2 - OU Riku

[keybearer]

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Dream 3 - Naminé, Xion, Ventus, OPEN

[keybearer]

[The wreckage and blue stones all around Riku immediately catch his eye. Taking cautious steps forward, he gazes down towards the bottom of the Bailey, where he catches sight of a cloaked figure and...

Himself, Donald, Goofy, and Kairi.

The memory of himself points his Keyblade at the cloaked boy.]

You're the impostor, aren't you?

[The boy glances at the group, then responds--]

Impostor? You're the impostor.

[Anyone familiar with Ventus or Roxas may recognize that voice. It's identical, if a bit cold by comparison.]

[lethechained]

[Helping the others in a more tangible way - that is to say, waking them from their slumber - she knows by now is impossible, frustrating though it might be. So instead, she's chosen to seek them out in their dreams, to see how they're doing and offer aid if at all possible. It may not be much, but it's the best she can do at the moment.]

[So that's why she finds herself where she does, casting a glance around and for a moment uncertain of her location - though she does realize it soon enough. Still, though, what is perhaps more disorienting is the sound of some very familiar voices, but-- off. Maybe that's to be expected, this being an alternate version of the worlds with which she's familiar, but all the same, it sends a chill down her spine. Turning, she realizes she's not alone. She moves a bit gingerly to stand next to Riku - though a little farther back - footsteps quiet but not with any intent to sneak; rather, it is an attempt to refrain from disturbing his focus.]

[keybearer]

[The memory version of Riku sneers. "Are you kidding? I'm not the one stirring up trouble."

"You can't fool me, replica. I know who you really are."

The memory Riku swipes his Keyblade through the air. "Replica? Is this supposed to be a joke?"

...And of course, Donald jumps in mere moments later, snapping at the boy.

It's all so vivid. Looks so real, but by now Riku's already figured out that this is a dream. And, while he's focused at the bickering going on close by, the sound of soft footsteps is enough to cut his focus.

He turns around, blinks, and places a hand against his neck.]

Didn't think I'd have company here.

[Then again, she isn't the first.

Meanwhile, the argument continues.

"So he got to you, too." The boy gazes down at Donald. "Riku's not gonna like this..."

"Of course I don't like it. Somebody's going around and trashing my name!"

"Stop pretending. Riku's my best friend, and you're not him."

At the rate this conversation's going, there may be violence soon. This doesn't bode well at all!]

[lethechained]

[-- Ah, she's distracted him anyway. Well, perhaps it's for the best... considering how the situation over there seems to be going. Apparently thinking she's intruded by coming here in the first place,]

... I'm sorry. I didn't mean to disturb you.

[She looks suitably apologetic, and sympathetic, too.]

I came to see if you were alright.

[She tries to offer a smile, but that fight - soon to be physical rather than verbal? - is terribly distracting. Terrible, actually, because even if she doesn't know the details of what's going on, it still seems to be a fight between people she'd rather not see at odds. (Inevitable, maybe, in such a universe as his and in hers as well?) But what's worst is that this reminds her, quite vividly and uncomfortably, of previous conflicts in her own world that were caused by her meddling.]

[keybearer]

Hey, don't worry about it. It sure beats being locked in these memories alone--

[He pauses abruptly, watching as the boy flings back his hood, revealing his spiky blond hair.

He warns Riku's group that he can't let them get any further and, sure enough, a fight ensues shortly after. His swift movements and twin Soul Eaters prove to be a nuisance for Riku and friends. Luckily, the numbers are in their favor. While Riku and Goofy attack with Keyblade and shield, Donald and Kairi wail him with magic.

When Sora's Nobody tries landing another hit on Riku, Kairi hops in his way. He tells her to get out of the way, but she refuses. Then Donald makes the boneheaded mistake of nailing the boy with lightning...

And ends up getting thrown against the wall.

"Why are you guys helping the replica?"

"Gawrsh, we're helpin' Riku because we care about him." Goofy scratches his head. "But we've never heard about replicas before..."

"They're fakes that DiZ made."

At that, the real Riku slaps his palm over his face and heaves an agitated sigh.]

Still can't believe he thinks that.

[forceless]

[Whoah this place almost seemed kind of familiar. He spared some time to glance around at the setting for a bit, though where he is doesn't quite come to him.

Ven's snapped out of his contemplation however, by the sound of...his...own, voice?]

Huh?

[The dream saw fit to place him nearest Riku, and indeed that's the guy he's here to help, somehow. But right now, he's looking at the silver-haired teen with confusion.]

Who is that?!

[keybearer]

Ven?

[...Welp. Must be another visitor. By now, Riku's pretty adjusted to it, so he'll turn his focus away from the memory, even as the cloaked boy and his memory self continue to bicker.

The boy accuses Riku of being a replica. Riku denies this fact. Donald butts in, and the boy mentions how 'Riku's not gonna like [it].'

...and that Riku's his best friend.

Even stranger is the fact that he summons two Soul Eaters mere moments later, throwing the memory Riku completely off guard! He stumbles back, and his eyes widen. Kairi, in the mean time, inches closer to the boy...

Who flings back his hood at long last, revealing an all too familiar face.

Now Ven might be able to guess why Riku initially called him Sora.]

[forceless]

[The entire thing was pretty out of context-- so the best he could do was to watch carefully, learn what he could (apparently Riku knew Donald and Goofy too!), and try and help Riku as soon as possible. For the most part, Ven stayed out of the argument. That is, until...]

What the--?!

[His stance dropped into a defensive and hostile one, his hand poised to summon his own Keyblade at any minute. Why did this guy have his face...?!]

What's going on here?!

[keybearer]

That's... [Riku sighs.]

It's Sora's Nobody.

[As he says that, the Nobody and Riku's group rush into battle, and XIII puts on an impressive display of speed.

When Riku's friends stick up for his memory self, he tries to tell them to get out of his way, but they refuse. Donald even shocks him with a burst of thundaga.

Shortly after, XIII questions Donald and Goofy's alliance with a 'replica'. 'DiZ' comes up as the creator of replicas, much to the dream Riku's confusion.

And then the fight continues. Both Riku and Ven are but spectators, really. Any attempts to intervene will end in failure.]

Dream 4 - Open

[keybearer]

[Destiny Islands at sunset. There's really nothing like it, in Riku's eyes. To think that he'd wanted to ditch his home for so long, yet now he'd give anything to see it again. To be there again...

But that's not the real desire reflected in this dream.

It's the two figures seated on the paopu tree that are really eye-catching. Riku and Kairi.

His Kairi...

The two of them sit side by side, gazing out at the sunset. It's quiet. Calm. No Heartless, no Replicas, no strings attached.

Except it's obviously a dream. As Riku watches this image from on top of the bridge, he's reminded of that much. He's an outsider looking in.

After watching for a few more moments, he cringes, turns the other way and shakes his head...

But the dream remains.]