Chapter 22: In the Caravan once again.
"Miss Eva, could you please hurry?" Lan asked trying to stand still.
Eva was pulling more treads on the Crystal Bearer's clothes.
"Now, now, hush Lan, you can't rush art." Eva muttered.
"You could have at least given me my red color." He said bored.
"Red is nice, but you need to try other colors. Yellow looks so dashing on you. How could a boy be so fidgety?" Eva asked.
"Sora, Kairi, Mom, Holly, Dad, Ten-Ten, Cap, Lee-Roy, and I are going to play Blitz Ball." He said jumping up and down.
Eva quickly finished on her tailoring. If she had a mouth she would be smiling.
"I see, it'll be your first time. Well just don't play too rough ok?" Eva asked.
He looked at a mirror in Eva's shop. The Crystal Bearer/Clavat/Selkie found he liked his new yellow outfit.
The cloth on his headband had been replaced from the old blue to yellow. on the front was short cut shirt with a hardened beetle shell on the front of the chest. On top of the shirt was a long yellow coat with the ROF star on the left side shoulder, and on the back was a long black cross. The pants were fitted to him, with a few fitted pouches and pockets on them. He clicked his shoes and enjoyed the feel of them.
He quickly hugged Eva.
"Thank you, I really like them." Lan stated.
"Anytime, love." Eva said.
The boy gave her a bit of Gil and left, actually he more like dashed out of there, causing Eva to lose her head. Her hands trying to find it.
"Oh dear, lost my head again….That shouldn't sound normal." Eva thought to herself.
The boy, using the power of his crystal jumped and zoomed around half the Yuke District. He dashed around like a ninja around the skyscraper buildings. The metal bird people would run out of the way, while the RoF's that could actually see him were given high fives.
In the beach like place of the Selkie District Riku and Mina were hard at work training. Their Keyblades clashed, sparks and spells flew. After the play Riku said he would train her to the ground, and boy did he mean it! Riku blocked most of her attacks but she shot out a quick thunder. She then threw some sand in his eyes as he landed from dashing away from the thunder attack. However the selkie girl's felt a sharp pain in her arm as she was grabbed by Riku pinning her down to the ground.
"Darn it!" She yelled dropping her Keyblade.
"Give up?" Riku asked.
" Never!" Mina protested getting her Keyblade in hand again.
Riku however grabbed harder, causing the girl to shirk again/
"Still don't wanna give up?" Riku asked.
"I have an older sister that does worse to me everyday! This is nothing!" Mina protested.
She then used her Keyblade to whack him in the family jewels but soon both were smacked into the sand by a very tired and dizzy Lanydx.
"I'm here for Blitz Ball guys." The boy stated his eyes still spinning around.
"Hey Lan." Mina said while Riku spat out sand.
The boy then looked around.
"Whoops, I guess I went the wrong way again." He said while rubbing his head.
"You really got to watch where you go before you jump around." Riku said.
The boy just smiled.
I'll make sure to, well I'm off again bye." The Crystal Bearer said. He leaped again, however he rammed his head into a palm tree. Riku and Mina laughed a bit.
The two quickly pulled the boy's head out of the tree.
"Anything broken?" Mina asked.
"Look Mina, stars!" He pointed seeing stars float around his head.
Fuzz was floating around a new magic shop. He had just got a new spell magi.
"Okay, now let's see if this spell works." Fuzz said.
He touched the magi and it vanished in mid air.
Fuzz then turned around to find the magic shop vanished as well.
"Son of a kupo, conned again! I wonder if that magi did anything?" Fuzz thought.
"Oh no I'm late for the game." Fuzz yelled as he flew away. Sora walked around an empty green clearing in the Clavat District. He looked at a large floating ball of water with two rings to the right and left. Kairi and Holly walked up to him, Holly was however not all that happy.
"This is gonna be a little weird." Kairi said.
"Why the game and rules are like how it is on home, what's the problem?" Sora asked.
"We should have done it on the lake beach, the settings all wrong." Kairi stated.
"We needed to see more the town, we didn't get a good look around when we first showed up." Sora said.
"You just didn't want to walk all that way, huh lazy bum?" Kairi asked guessing Sora's real reason.
Holly however looked at a soaked Lucy, and L. The cat/selkie Hybrid wasn't amused, her ears twiching. Holly fake laughed but stepped away to Sora for protection.
Cap, Lee-Roy, Ten-Ten, Sora, and Kairi were about to jump in, when they were stopped by L holding a blue ball.
"Alright, I want a nice clean game. No knocking people outside the ball, no hitting bellow the belt, and my God have mercy on your soul if I spot any of you cheating!" L said making his voice sound like Zero.
"Okay, pick your teams members Captains Sora and Kairi.
Sora and Kairi stood up, while Cap, Ten-Ten, Holly and Lee-Roy got in line.
"Why aren't I Captain? A woman can't one!" Lee-Roy protested.
He was hit with a small rock, thrown at = by Lucy.
The Princess of Heart looked at the jumping clavat boy.
"Cap, you ready to go?" She asked.
"YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH!" He said jumping up and down.
"Great, you my wing man." Kairi said.
Sora and Ten-Ten looked at one another, knowing they were gonna be team mates. He then looked at Holly.
"Holly you wanna be my goalie?" He asked.
"….I assume that I will have to be around the goals?" She asked.
"Bingo."Sora said smiling.
The girl joined him
Kairi then eyed the Lilty boy.
"Lee, your my goalie." She stated.
He huffed but went to her.
However Fuzz flew by them all, with a lot of red lipstick marks on his face and fur.
"Hey kupos." Fuzz said.
"Hey Fuzz, wanna play Blitz ball?" Sora asked.
"Sure, why where is Kupo?" Fuzz asked.
"AAAAAHHHHH!" The crystal bearer yelled as he was flew right into Holly.
Everyone looked at the two. Sora grabbed him off her.
"Don't take me out couch!" Lan asked.
Holly was the first to what was one everyone's mind invoking the boy.
"Lanydx, why is your hair dark blue?" She said.
"What?" He asked.
"You look like a Selkie Dumbass!" Lee-Roy yelled.
Kairi pulled out a small pink round object, opened it showing a small mirror, and showed it to the young boy. Lanydx looked at himself, looking at his once brown hair, which now was a shade of dark blue.
"Oh so that's what that did!" Fuzz thought to himself.
"Um cool, so……..Can we play Blitz ball now?" He asked not understanding what the problem was.
Everyone just looked at him.
"Ok, Lan, your on my team." Sora said.
"Fuzz, come here!" Kairi said lovingly.
As the moogle went to the girl he rubbed his head on her leg.
"Hey don't get any idea Fuzz!" Sora playfully warned.
The moogle nodded his head.
Now the lot were ready to party. Lucy threw the ball into the floating ball of water, and the eight jumped into it. Lan, and Holly watched how the others played to get a feel for the sport. Cap and Fuzz went all out ready to take the ball from Lan and Ten-Ten. Holly kept her eyes open as Kairi got the ball and was kicked the ball. Holly however ran out of breath and quickly jumped out of the ball's causing Kairi's team to score first. She gasped for air, now out of the ball. However she quickly jumped right back in.
Lan and Cap kept fighting over the ball, however Lan like Holly need air. He swam up for more air, However Sora used a move that Wakka and Tidus would use to score a goal. Lee-Roy had no chance on it.
Ten-Ten, Kairi, and Fuzz went all at for the ball. Lee-Roy left his goal to steal the ball and take the shot. That sadly would lead Kairi's team to failure. Sora in all the fighting took the ball and made the shot. Lee-Roy watched it happen as Lan kept him at bay. The large ball of water melted leaving everyone jumping around like fish.
"Okay, two to one. Sora's team wins." Lucy said.
Kairi was beating the living heck out of Lee-Roy.
"Why did you do this to us!? GGGRRRR!" She yelled whacking the boy's head onto the ground.
"Is she always like that kupo?" Fuzz asked.
"Only when she loses, and you don't wanna see her with video games." Sora said.
Lan and Holly coughed glad that it was over.
"It's a fun game, but I'm gonna have to learn how to swim better." Lan said.
"I agree." Holly getting her breath back.
Lucy and L pulled out a few towels drying everyone off.
"So Zero, how long have you been standing there?" Lucy asked.
Everyone turned to find Zero looking at him. The Yuke looked at Lucy.
"How did-?" Zero asked.
"Cat ears." She stated pointing at her twitching ears.
Zero just looked at them all.
"All of you with me, right now! Time to go to work. " He ordered.
"Huh?" Sora said.
Cap kept jumping up and down.
" Oh oh oh oh BB, BB, We get to kick butt?" Cap asked.
"Yes Cap, we got a few villages to help out, and we are forming new teams. Caravan move out, you too useless!" Zero growled while looking at Holly.
The gang followed Zero along with L and Lucy. The cat woman sank her new found claws into Zero's side.
"Useless?" She asked, he also
"I'll inform you later." Zero muttered while he felt the pain in his side.
After a bit of walking, they reached a newly made building nearly covered with marble statues of many of the RoF in the Clavat distract. It was a large two story wooden building, the sign on top of the front door said Renegades of Funk: Caravan for Hire HQ which was a first for them. The Tipa Caravan along with the two Keyblade welders and two former Caravan members walked into the HQ.
They all looked to find other members, walking around, looking at a board with papers on it.
Zero turned to them all.
Since the Keyblade Master and his two students, don't what we do. The Rof were originally a caravan for hire. We bring the water of life to villages whose Caravans are MIA, dead or not able to act for a fee. Our first crystal is fine but our second is going to need it's power restored soon. Also we have incoming pleas of help from The Fields of Fum, the main Clavat village, and Shiva, The main Yuke village. Therefore I'll be sending out three teams of four. One crystal bearer for each team, and one Keyblade wielder, if you will honor me with your help." Zero stated.
"Oh course we'll help." Kairi said.
"Yeah plus we get to look around this world more." soar said grinning with his hand behind his back.
They couldn't tell but Zero was smiling, glad to hear this.
"I'm glad to know L wasn't lying all these years about your heroic nature. Now I'll tell you your teams." Zero stated.
"Zero how are you getting the myrrh to to the other villages?" Lucy asked.
"I have collected Chalices from dead villages. Now the team for our village will be Cap, Sora, Lanydx, and ….Holly. For the Team for Fum will be Kairi, Fuzz, Lee-Roy and Taumu, Granted she's not a crystal bearer, I just want her out of my feathers. For Shiva we have Mina, Raiden, and Dail Rebirth." Zero said.
"What about Riku?" Sora asked.
Zero blinked.
"Oh right. How could I forget. I'll place him on on Shiva team. You all are good to leave, but Lu and L I need to talk to you about something." Zero said.
"Hey why aren't I on any teams?" Ten-Ten asked.
"Because you have no training, and I don't want Tim forcing me to replace my knee caps, now off with you." Zero ordered.
The kids then left however Zero quickly gave the young summoner a cold glare, which made her shiver. Lan took notice to this, and held onto her hand.
"Holly, are you okay?" He asked.
She looked at him.
Um, yes I'm fine. Just a little tired for the game is all." She lied.
The crystal bearer gave an understanding nod, but then grabbed her and held on to her.
Ten-Ten kept grumbling while Sora, Fuzz, and Kairi tired to calm her down. Lee-Roy and Cap were busy trying to one up each other, forming a rivalry of some sorts. Lan and Holly however had no idea what they were doing.
At the Cid home, dead at night Fuzz was floating on top of the roof. He held a lantern that was attached to a large wooden stick. He spun it around turning his head rapidly. Making the light spin faster and faster, making a ring of light around while chanting between his teeth.
"Kupo, kupo, please come home. Po Po, Ku Kupo Ku, please don't make me roam. Kupo, Kupo Make the monster gone. Kupo Kupo come back Mom." Fuzz chanted.
He did this for what felt like hours until someone tapped him on his pom pom. The moogle swiftly kicked his best friend across the face with his foot and whacked him into the roof's chimney.
"Ah, oh no! Kupo are okay?" Fuzz yelled while lifting Lan's head up.
"Hey Fuzz, look at all the birds." The newly dark blue haired by mumbled.
He then shook his head, looking at his Moogle buddy.
"Kupo, you shouldn't have gone and sneaked up on a moogle when he's doing his mega, super, moogle chant." Fuzz huffed.
Lan was rubbing his head, grinning in spite of the pain.
"Sorry about that….so what does that chant do? You've been doing it every night since we came home, why?" Lan asked.
Fuzz blinked.
"You've been watching me?" The moogle boy asked.
"Um, well not really I just heard you every now and then before dinner. So what does it do?" He asked.
Fuzz looked at his friend, with his ears down.
"I….I'm I'm I'm trying to contact my…my..mommy I haven't seen her in a long time. I was looking for her until I met you guys." Fuzz whimpered.
"Huh?You have a mom?" Lan said.
Fuzz looked at the crystal bearer very crossly/
"Of course, I have a mom! What did you think I just popped out of a fluff tree?" Fuzz ranted.
"Um…" Lan said.
"Don't answer that!" Fuzz quipped.
The Crystal Bearer frowned.
"So what happened to your mom?" Lan asked.
Fuzz thought about it.
"Well we traveled around a lot. Never really staying from place to place. We ran from monsters, even other moogles. Mom at night was always worried about something, but I was never sure what. ….Then one night when we slept in a cave she was gone…I thought monsters got her, but I don't really know. I looked everywhere, but I still haven't found her! I just got to find her, she's all I got left!" Fuzz yelled getting upset.
Lan sat down with his friend. held him, and hugged him.
"Why didn't you tell us about your mom?" Lan asked.
Fuzz shook his head.
"I I didn't think anyone would care…normally people don't care about Moogles. They just use us, and then get rid of us. " Fuzz said.
Lan then picked up his friend.
"What! That's horrible! Well guess what buddy, I care! You and me are gonna run into every part of the world, until we find her! Also if any monsters get in our way, we blast them!" Lan said with fire in his eyes!
"Wait really Kupo?! Fuzz asked.
"Oh course, your my best pal! Let's go right now! The chant isn't working so we are gonna have to go on a world tour!" Lan yelled.
"Okay kupo!" Fuzz cheered.
"Dinner's ready!" Tabby yelled.
" Starting tomorrow when we are rested and full." Fuzz said hungry.
"Agreed." Lan said as they jumped down from the roof.
Inside the Cid home Sora, Riku, and Kairi were giving some last minute prep talks to themselves. Ten-Ten was reading while grumbling, still mad at her Dad for not letting her join the caravan. Tim Cid was resting in his chair, Lucy was tapping her fingers annoyed. Her husband and little sister had banned her from the kitchen forever. She heard Lan and Fuzz on the roof, looked to find the three Keyblade wielders…granted they weren't what she imaged but they they were good kids. She then looked around to find one kid missing, Holly. She creeped around, her cat ways setting in.
She found Ten-Ten and Lan's room door closed after finding out the guest rooms empty. She opened the door to find Holly with a candle lit, and on the floor were what looked like dolls. The girl was hard at work finishing one up. Lucy creeped behind her.
"Hey…those are pretty good." The cat woman whispered.
EEEKKK!" Holly whimpered while jumping.
"Aw don't be that way Holly, every girl needs a hobby." Lucy teased.The girl was still shaking.
"It's something I remember doing!" Holly half lied.
"Hey no need to say anything to me about it. In fact I remember making dolls myself when I was your age." The kitty Selkie woman stated.
"Oh really, then can you tell me if I did okay?" Holly asked.
"Sure, let me see them." Lucy asked.
Lucy looked at the dolls, on looked like Mina, another Fuzz, one looked like an unfinished Sora, Riku, and Kairi, the last two were Lan, and Zero, however the Zero had a large pine stabbed in him.
" Well they are actually pretty good. Ha, ha I can tell which one's your unfavorite, but which one do you love most?" Lucy asked.
"La-I mean Fuzz. He's almost as good as the real thing." Holly said catching herself.
The woman played with her tail.
"Oh really..so have you and "Fuzz" been sharing kisses like in the play?" Lucy teased.
"….That was for the sake of the play!" Holly lied.
"Oh I'm sure it was." Lucy said with much sarcasm.
"Um, could you keep my…my doll hobby hidden to everyone for now. I don't want to show them till they are all done." Holly asked.
"Oh course, now come along little one, dinner should be ready. Everyone will want to have you at the table and to wish you luck on the caravan trip." Lucy stated while pushing the clavat child out the door.
"Um, thank you." Holly said the two made way to the table. L and Tabby came back with a large plate of roasted crabs, soup, fresh fruit, some veggies, and a large basket of breadsticks.
"Wow!" everyone said.
"Eat up everyone, please enjoy!" Tabby and L said in union.
The many sat down, got there plates, and enjoyed the meal.
"Thank you Auntie, Thank You Dad!" Lanydx stated while pulling up two chairs for Ten-Ten and Holly, then he quickly started to eat. His mother and friend Fuzz did the same.
"Yeah it smells great!" Ten-Ten stated.
"Nice work honey, same to you numb nuts." Tim said.
Kairi sat down and tasted the soup.
"This..taste a lot like my Mom's soup. L did you steal her recipe?" Kairi asked while eyeing the minister.
"….Well She did let me look at it so, not really?" L said.
"Hey it tastes great, so who cares." Sora said.
"We all wanna wish you luck on the Caravan trips, so be sure to stay safe." L said.
"Thanks, but i think after beating Xehanort, we can anything." Riku said.
L rubbed his head.
"Still a father can't help but be worried about his kids right?" He asked.
"What do you mean by that Mister L?" Holly asked.
"Well…I've come to think of all the kids at this table, and Mina to be my kids." He admitted.
Holly didn't know what to say to that, so she just eat with a smile on her face.
They each enjoyed each others company for new goals were made and new trails were about to start.
End of chapter.