Hearts of Twilight: Prelude to Darkness

[Dragonstar1715]

Nice work on the chap man, I actually started another fic here, it's 5 chaps in, maybe you want to take a look?

[Lycanthrope]

Sure bro. I'll take a look in a little bit.

[Cef]

Originally Posted by Frozen Fate

I was a gorwn man now,

TYPO ALERT! TYPO ALERT! TYPO ALERT! TYPO ALERT! TYPO ALERT!

lol, sorry but I felt that I just had to point it out... Aw boy... Here it comes... 3...2...1...

*BOOM*

SORRY! I'll clean up the blood later! I need to get a transfusion first, so I- *faints from blood loss*

[Lycanthrope]

FIXED THE TYPO!

thanks for pointing out a mistake, Cef.

[Dragonstar1715]

Chapter 3: A Heroic Occassion / Doubting Thyself

The same dream hit me that night, it played out in the exact same fashion. Me clad in black and red armour, the knight in Golden armour who I now knew as Stalgamin, Draco beating me to the ground and the katana speeding towards my neck. I woke up suddenly clutching my neck in some pain and looked at a nearby clock, it was 2am and was dark out. I simply laid back down and fell asleep rather easily.

"Xonic..." A voice said, I simply ignored it and tried to go to sleep again, "Xonic..." it called again, it was rather annoying as I tried to block it out.

"XONIC WAKE UP"! the voice yelled, my eyes flew open as I saw Draco sitting next to my bed.

"Ugh Draco, what do you want?" I groaned.

"Get up you lazy idiot, it's almost 10 am!" he said laughing.

"Get off it, the feast isn't until this afternoon" I said in an annoyed tone.

"Well the trips at least 2 hours and we need to be there by 3pm!" Draco explained

"Fine, just give me a sec..." I reluctantly agreed.

"Just get your butt in gear, we don't want to be late do we?" Draco said as he walked out of the room.

I struggled to get myself out of bed and then did my usual morning routine, and through it all, I kept thinking of two things: What is this dream telling me and who exactly is this Chauvelin character?

I made my way out the door to the sun shining in the sky, for some reason it felt kind of depressing. But I kept walking into the woods, to the large space where everyone seemed to be waiting. "Well look who's here!" Mega commented.

"Shut it, I'm not in the mood" I snapped.

"Xonic are you feeling okay?" Draco asked in some concern.

"It's none of your business, I've got a lot on my mind right now" I said to Draco.

"Hey, hey! No need to take it out on Mega and Draco, Xonic" Elle interrupted.

I stood there in silence for a moment before Draco broke it by saying, "Well let's get going, we don't need to be late now!". We all boarded a rather large gummi ship and set course as we took off or Disney Castle. Everyone started to move around and talk as the Gummi ship sped on in Autopilot. Everyone seemed to be excited for the event, but I wasn't. I didn't consider myself to be a hero, not in the least. My past kept haunting me about my brother's crazed attacks on the worlds and also of all those who had been lost in the war, especially Femix.

Femix was my first true friend and we were especially close, I considered her my girlfriend at times, I felt like I was on top of the world when she was around. Then 'he' came: Bleh. Bleh had come to our world some time ago and quickly became friends with us. Unfortunately this was just a ruse, a trick, he was actually a spy for my brother and betrayed us all. Then it happened, Femix was taken from me by Bleh's blade, and I felt my heart shatter. I tracked him down and in all my might, killed him in cold blood. But something still felt empty in my heart, something I would never be able to replace, a close friend that gave my life some meaning.

Draco came over and sat down in front of me, "You okay?" he asked.

"If you mean okay as in do I feel comfortable being responsible for the death of two people, then yes, I'm perfectly okay" I replied.

"Xonic, you need to move on from that, try and forget the past and look to the future,” Draco said trying to console me.

"The past makes us who we are, I know this for a fact, and I know that there is no running from it" I said as I looked at him in the eyes.

"Xonic, it was not your fault" Draco said to me.

"And how do you know that? I had the power to prevent Femix and your dad dying! It was MY brother that willed that they both die! And yet I couldn't do anything, nothing..." I retorted.

"Look, all we can do is live our lives and make sure that their sacrifices weren't in vain..." Draco tried to say before I interrupted.

"Femix, was my first true friend! She helped and supported me when we were abandoned! She made me feel like I had a heart for the first time! Her sacrifice was in vain, because Dartanian came back, and then unleashed hell again! Sure we stopped him again, but at what cost? Your father's life and almost yours!" I said angrily.

Draco was slightly taken back by this and said "Xonic, we're friends, and we made a promise that what happened would never happen again. We're your friends Xonic, don't push us away because of something you couldn't control". I turned my head away as Draco walked back to his seat, I sat in silence as a tear ran down my face.

We arrived at the castle and exited into the Gummi ship bay, walking up a set of stairs, we saw that Sora and Co had already arrived before us. "Hey guys, how's things been?" Sora said in his usual cheery voice.

"Oh not bad, there hasn't been much going on besides the regular patrols around Twilight town" Draco replied.

The next half an hour to an hour went by as everyone started to reminisce about what had been happening in the last year. I stood in the shadows of a nearby hedge as I watched everyone socialize. A presence was then felt near, opposite to me, Chauvelin appeared out of a dark portal.

"What do you want?" I asked.

"Why to gaze at all the heroes that defeated the mighty Dartanian" he chuckled.

"Idiot" I remarked.

"Awww, the hero still can't escape the darkness of his past? Does it drive you mad, like a dagger in your back that you simply cannot remove?" He said mockingly.

"You're one to talk, you practically reek of Darkness" I replied sourly.

"But I do not regret my past decisions, I do not doubt my place in this game that people called life. I could help you relieve yourself of those painful memories" Chauvelin said in his ever annoying tone.

"Thanks, but I'll pass" I replied sharply.

"Very well, but just know that I can be the one to help you find your true place" he said as he disappeared.

Just then, Elle ran over, apparently seeing me talking to someone by how she asked me "Hey Xonic, who were you talking to?"

"No one" I bluntly replied as we headed for the group how had gathered around. King Mickey and Queen Minnie along with Court Wizard Donald, Goofy: Captain of the world's army and Daisy: Donald's apparent girlfriend.

"Well if it ain't Sora and the rest of the gang! It's nice to see that you are all looking well" Mickey commented as he looked at all of us, "Well don't just stand there! We'll give you a tour of the castle!"

We followed him as he showed us the extensive length of the castle and also the history of the castle and his ancestors who all seemed to be important in some matter or another. Time flew by as we walked the halls of the castle, and by the time the time the tour was over, it was time to head off to the feast. We walked into an extravagant dining room and sat down the table as the food was brought out to us. I sat down eating as others talked with each other and Sora was speaking to the king, as well Goofy and Donald.

Once dinner and dessert had been passed out and eaten, Mickey had stood up; everyone obviously knew that a speech was coming. He started off by thanking us for being here and then went into some detail of the struggles that had been fought in the last two wars, and also about the downfall of the Order of Shadows and Organization XIII. He started to also recognize the people who died fighting for the freedom of all worlds and how they would always be remembered.

A surprise then came, paintings were then all revealed to us of ourselves as a tribute to us vanquishing the darkness. I saw that I was in a heroic pose, and for some reason it just didn’t sit well with me

As the speeches continued and we were all asked to give our own, my mind was elsewhere. The dream kept replaying in my mind, was it a premonition of something? Am I really going to end up turning on my friends? Give it all up... just to be the King of Darkness?

"Xonic... Xonic, snap out of it!" Elle yelled. I snapped back to reality where everyone seemed to be staring at me, I was speechless in a sense.

"I- I'm sorry" I tried to say apologetically.

"Well you better be! Just because you're a hero now, doesn't mean that you can zone out at any time and completely ignore everyone, you have responsibilities to uphold now!” Donald said annoyed.

At this moment, I felt my self crack and shatter before I slammed my fist on the table, splitting some of the wood. "Hero? You think I'm some kind of hero? It was Dartanian, MY brother that caused this hell to be unleashed in the first place! I had the power to save Femix and Draco's father, but I couldn't even save them, even you Draco, sure you're here now, but I almost lost you forever!" I shouted.

"All this chaos, all this madness, all because of our parents and the fact that I did nothing to try and prevent it! You're calling me a hero? Cause I sure don't feel like one, I don't even know why the hell I came here in the first place!" I yelled at the top of my voice in pure anger and rage as I headed for the door and slammed it hard, almost sending it sailing off its hinges.

I stormed down the hall and heading for the courtyard, I fell over and tears started to stream down my face in pure agony and anguish. "I'm no hero, I couldn't even save my best friend..." I sobbed as I started to punch the ground in anger. Draco and Elle both walked into the courtyard and saw me on the ground as I damned myself for not being strong enough to save Femix or Draco’s father.

"Xonic you okay?" Draco asked me.

"What the hell do you think?" I said depressingly.

“Look I know it’s hard, but you need to stop blaming yourself,” Draco said as he knelt down next to me.

“She died in my arms Draco, she took her last breath and died, in MY arms, I couldn’t save her…” I sobbed again.

Elle came over and held me close as my emotions got the better of me. They went back to the dinner, but I sat on a tall hedge and looked to the stars and the moon. My mind kept replaying the memories of my times with Femix, but still ending with her as she died next to a river in my arms.

“Femix… forgive me,” I whispered as I headed in the ship. Using the keys that I had stolen from Mega moments before, I started up the ship and started to take off, I didn’t know where I was going, but I just needed some time to myself.

“Maybe I should contact Chauvelin…” I said to myself, it seemed as good a time as any to do so and I reached for my phone and started to dial his number.

[Lycanthrope]

Great work. Already started on the next one to be completed. I have a feeling it will be long.

[Lycanthrope]

Chapter 4: Incognito

The night was still young. I was speeding through the galaxy alone in the giant gummi ship I stole from Mega. Tears flew out of my eyes as I thought about what i had just done. Yet again, I feel as if I left my friends out to die.

I wasn't able to get hold of Chauvelin. I left him message after message, screaming in agony that I needed answers to this riddle I called destiny. It seemed like whenever I blinked, this premonition was haunting me. I needed to find this Beemmer, and Stalgamin. Not the ones who are adults, but the kids who were in my vision.

I turned the ship on auto-pilot while I went to the cupboards to find some food. I was starving after I stormed out of the feast early. I was looking for the cookies, when all of a sudden, I heard a voice behind me.

“So, you left your feast? Why would you do such a thing?” the voice said.

In shock, I turned around. To my relief it was only Chauvelin, but I was still enraged.

“Chauvelin, why the hell do you refuse to answer your phone? Are you that much of a pain that you ALWAYS have to creep up behind me?” I asked.

Chauvelin chuckled. “Sorry, but I just love doing that to people. Why did you leave?”

I grabbed my jack knife from my back pocket and started to fool around with it angrily. “They keep saying I’m the hero. They had paintings of me in a heroic pose all over the dining hall. I can’t be the her. I want to be, but I’m not the hero that they proclaim I am. I need to get away from it all.”

Chauvelin nodded. “Hmmm… well, if you need to get away, I say you come with me. I should help you control your powers, your premonitions, answer your every question, and teach you the arts of darkness. There’s a world that I have recently taken up residence alone on. It was a world once used to rule the universe, or at least the leader of that world attempted to. Any records with his name though have been abolished. What do you say?”

I stroked my chin and pondered the offer. “You know what, I’ll go. Bu tI should tell my friends first…”

Chauvelin shook his head. “Generally, I would say that that would be understandable, but you can’t. They need to learn to live their lives without you. You won’t be gone for long.”

I felt a shatter in my heart. I wanted to tell my friends, but deep down, I knew they would understand the sheer roller coaster ride I was undertaking inside. “So, let me get this straight, I will basically be going incognito for a little bit?”

“Certainly. Not for long, maybe a few months tops. You may leave once you find you’re ready. I just would like to help you. I know you want to accept my help. I can sense it in you,” he said.

I turned around, finally finding the cookies and chips I was looking for. “Alright. Since I take it that you don’t have a ship with you, I would imagine that you’d come with me on this ship?”

He nodded. “Of course. Let me pilot the ship though. You don’t know the coordinates. Just enjoy your… err… meal, and relax.”

I did just as he said. Once I polished off those cookies and chips, I grabbed a burger form the freezer and put it on the instant grill Mega developed. I swear, I love Mega and all the inventions he comes up with at times. I added some cheese, buns, lettuce, tomato, and pickles to my burger, which stacked up to be taller than I could eat. But certainly, I had never had a better burger in my life.

About a day had passed. I could tell that Chauvelin was either lost, or lives in a remote location. I figured I’d pass some time in the training room, working on my gunmanship. The whole training room was yet another useful invention that Mega had developed. It was quite useful to me on long trips.

After my training, I had realized what I had done and the crime I just committed. I couldn’t believe that I had actually jacked Mega’s ship. I was wondering how they would get back to Twilight Town. But all in all, I figured it sucks for them. My turmoil was more important to me at this point.

[Cef]

Owtch... Xonic-kun's mean TT^TT

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[Dragonstar1715]

I'm kinda stuck for ideas on next chap, wanna brainstorm?

Plus I'm busy with chap 6 of my new fic

[Lycanthrope]

Sure Cal. PM me with what you have so far.

[Dragonstar1715]

I haven't actually started anything yet :S

[Lycanthrope]

alright. anything coming from me will be delayed, cause i fractured my left wrist. so im typing slowly and improperly.