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Who: Aqua and you!
What: Aqua needs to clear her head and figure out what's going on. It's a day after she arrived on the island.
When: Backdated to 6/17
Where: Going from the city to the beach.
Warnings: Anyone can tag in, the more the merrier! Though be prepared for Aqua to be a little angsty over what she's been told. She's trying to sort everything out. Oh! And possibility of her using magics?

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It was strange being in a place where light was real. Where she could feel the sun's rays on her face, feel the warmth of it and know it was real. Aqua wasn't using her imagination keep her mind distracted from the world around her. Nothing was made completely of shadows or made to be a mockery of the actual world. The Dark Meridian was the perfect example of that; a beach with a palm tree and water that lapped against the shore. It seemed nice, but it was nothing more than a façade.

But there's not time for her to relax or enjoy what's around her. The fact she was dragged out of the Realm of Darkness and placed in a strange new world gives her cause to worry. Then there was the fact that others from different worlds were her, including Riku. From talking to him and others, she's learned some of what's happened since she sacrificed herself for her friends--something she was willing to do again if necessary. There is one person she never thought she'd hear of again, Vanitas.

He was destroyed and yet she was told there were Floods on the island. And a lion... How could she possibly forget there was a wild animal roaming about? It wasn't high on her list of priorities. If need be she could cast a sleep spell on it and move along. She needed to clear her head and being in a room wouldn't help.

Aqua began to wander the island intent on heading out of the city and towards the beaches. Hopefully she'd calm down or think of a plan.

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--Or get attacked by Unversed, either way.

It's as she reaches the city's outskirts, that they appear. Three flying Blue Sea Salts and a single Tank Toppler, no more than four yards ahead of her on the street.

As soon as they materialize, they turn their attention to her, Sea Salts darting forward the pepper the area around her with ice spells, while the Tank rolls up behind them, covering them from the back.

Edited 2013-06-20 01:08 (UTC)

Aqua was starting to enjoy her walk until four familiar friends made themselves known. If they're here what were the chances he'd be here too? She can think on that later, opting to summon a Keyblade--not her own but Master Eraqus'. Magic flows through her body, tingling at her fingertips until there's enough fire her to conjure her first spell.

"Fira.." The word is muttered under her breath, aimed at the three Blue Sea-Salts. Hopefully her aim is true.

"Vanitas!!"

There's no sign of the masked boy, even after she attempts to call him out. Two of the Blue Salts spin away and ignite into dark flame, signalling their end. But the third manages to skirt her spell and zip away, circling behind the Tank, which is now coming up fast.

It rights itself and immediately lunges toward her, propelling itself body-first like a round battering ram.

It passes her greatly to see the two Unversed die out, but there's still two more to go.. She doesn't look worried or scarred. The Keyblade Master stands her ground, waiting for the Unversed to strike and at the last minute summons her Reflective Barrier. The attack bounces off of it and sends it back to them.

"Sleep!" Another spell to place her enemies under to take them out with the Keyblade herself.

"Vanitas show yourself!"

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Still, silence. With the Unversed gone, all that remains is the faint sound of the wind blowing through the buildings and distant town-noise. All the animals and birds in the area have gone oddly silent, as if their voices were all snuffed out at once.

Then, they appear.

Small blue heads poking over the rooftops, red eyes glaring down at the Keyblade Master with vengeful gleam. Not just one, or five, or even a dozen... their numbers easily quadruple that as the Floods all crowd around each other from the buildings on either side of where she stands.

It was becoming frustrating to have her calls go unanswered, but what else could she expect from Vanitas. He had to know she was here and chances were he was as happy to see her as she was happy to see him. Her eyes scanned the horizon, looking for any signs of him when they land on the Floods on the rooftops. She'd have to draw them out and away from the city.

"You always have to do things the hard way..." the words were muttered under her breath as she stared at the Floods.

If they wanted to attack her she'd give them that chance. The Keyblade in her hand disappears as she takes off running towards the beach. She had to draw them away from the buildings and people. In the open ground she could use her stronger spells and kill them at a faster rate.

As soon as she starts running, it's like a bell to a line of greyhounds. The Floods all charge as one mass, running and dodging off the rooftops and down the sides of the buildings they'd been perched on, pursuing her with relentless speed. And they keep pouring in, from every corner of the town, all concentrating into this one area--apparently even with as many as they'd killed, Vanitas had had plenty of opportunity to respawn every single one of them.

And they were all now on Aqua's heels.

Rest assured, their Master wasn't far off, either. But for now he continued to keep himself hidden, moving swiftly but silently through the shadows between buildings to conceal his presence.

Aqua wasn't trying to concentrate on how many were following her. The number wouldn't make much of a divergence. As Kong as they were following her, that's all that mattered. She rushed to the shoreline, reaching the water to do a Double-Jump that sends her into the air allowing her to see the massive army coming towards her. She inhales deeply as she descends and draws out her magic.

When she touches the ground she's flowing from one attack to the next, using magic and strength. She are a barrier of spells cast from Mine Seeker to Sleep and more. The combination of magics allows her to briefly enter Spell Weaver mode, but its still not enough. It feels like if she kills two, four more take their place. She's not worried though, continuing to pace herself until the Unversed were close enough to wipe out a huge chunk of them.

So many defeated at once sends a twinge through him, like a small spasm of his muscles. It stings, but Vanitas has felt pain before--plenty of it--so it's easy for him to shrug it away and draw on more of his emotions. It's a little draining to keep churning out this many Unversed for very long, but he's anything if not tenacious.

Because his plan is to wear his opponent down as much as possible, before he dives into the fray. It's cheating, but he really doesn't care, because this time he's taking out all the stops in an effort to get rid of Master Aqua once and for all.

The battle rages for a good twenty to thirty minutes, before he finally lets up on the assault, and enters into a corridor of Darkness. Exiting on the shore where, if all goes right, is somewhere at her back, Keyblade already in hand.

Each attack from physical blows to sending out spells appears to be seamless. As though it's one intricate dance for the blue haired wielder. The Unversed managed to land a few blows on her, nothing a Curaga spell couldn't fix. It's been so long since she last had a battle this long. It's a brief flash back to her past, fighting seemingly endless Unversed until they're all gone. But with hard these creatures are fighting her, she knows they won't leave her alone.

If she stayed still long enough she would feel the slight shift around her body. Of the Darkness that clung to her form trying to reach out to the Unversed to join another body of darkness to consume her whole. She forces herself to keep moving and keep pacing herself until the Floods lighten up. She's at the shoreline, water brushing over her ankles.

It was a tough fight, but it's far from over. If she rests, even for a second, he would attack. She takes a moment to catch her breath before the air shifts again, causing her to draw up her Reflective Barrier and turn. She's expecting to see another Flood, but it's him. The Masked Boy.

"I was wondering when you'd show up."

"Miss me already?"

But other than that rebuttal, he doesn't waste time talking. That's been his mistake in the past, and if he wants to keep the element of surprise, he has to continue to act swiftly and without warning.

So before he's even uttered the last syllable of that, he brings his weapon forward and casts Blizzaga into the wave cresting at her feet, aiming to freeze it solid around her if it connects properly.

Aqua can feel the water at her feet turning colder. She has to act fast if she doesn't want to be frozen. Raging Storm would be too much at this point and she doesn't want to waste her energy on a strong, but needless spell. She could use that for later if need be. For now, she summons fire to her aid, trying to cancel out the ice crawling up her legs.

Triple Firaga should do the trick. Three blasts of Firaga aimed at him. Her spell would hopefully cancel out his.

"You know this won't end well." Not for him at this rate.

It cancels out, but misses hitting him, as he strafes to the side. "For you, maybe."

Then, he disappears from view again, backing into a portal. It opens again at her side, as he lunges out of it and swings Void Gear in a series of blows, ending with a slashing arc of energy.

The sudden onslaught of attacks is enough to knock Aqua back on her feet. She suffers some blows, nearly knocking her to her back, but she manages to get back up. Just as the slashing arc of energy comes towards her, she throws up her barrier again, hoping to send the attack back to him. If not, it could serve as distraction and allow her to cast a cure spell.

"Be smart for once and lower your Keyblade, Vanitas!" Fighting wouldn't do them good right now. Though she doesn't like what Van stood for, he was still the other half of her best friend. All the evil things he did, maybe there was a chance he could knock it off for a while. Darkness wasn't inherently evil, but portrayed that way for those who used it for evil means. Maybe Van was the same way.

It manages to catch his empty arm, and staggers him back a couple steps, further up onto the beach. But he compensates by cartwheeling to the side to keep himself a moving target; she won't get any easy shots in.

Her urging goes ignored, as he next sends a Dark Thundaga her way, whipping up sand and ocean spray as the lightning instantly vaporizes the surf.

If he wasn't going to listen to her while he was awake, them maybe he'd listen to her after getting his butt kicked. Aqua narrows her eyes at him, raising her hand to summon Thundaga herself. Lightening crackles around her as the two energies clash worth one another. She throws her spell at him, trying to cancel his out before jumping away. From there its a barrage of thunder spells and moves, getting into a familiar grove until she activates ghost drive.

Hopefully all those blows would be enough to knock him off his feet.

They do, at least for now. With a pained sound the last hit flings him further up the shore, where he rolls to a stop on his back.

But he's not down for more than a couple seconds, before he springs back to his feet with a swing of his legs for momentum. And stands there, breathing a bit harder than usual and glaring through his helmet's visor.

Stubbornness makes him continue; she got lucky with that last attack, that's all. Raising his Keyblade again, he throws spell after spell at her, his strategy momentarily flying out the window as he's blinded by anger. Firaga, Blizzaga, Thundaga... he dishes them all out one after the other, before he sinks into the ground and attempts to blind-side her again from below.

Aqua is beginning to feel like Vanitas is developing a pattern. When things don't go his way he starts to throw everything at his target. The spells are deflected with ones of her own or her barrier. Though Thundaga does connect, sending jolts of electricity through her body, making her momentarily lose her balance. Pain crawls over her form, forcing her to draw her barrier again.

In the time Vanitas disappears from her sight she casts Cure again, healing her body and forcing herself to keep going. He's wearing her down and himself down. At the rate they were going, they'd faint and who knows who'd wake up first.

"Enough!" she yells, doing a double jump before he hits her from the ground. She throws a stop spell at him, trying to get him to freeze in his tracks.

It's an accurate observation--he can be patient to a degree, that's where he and his Master differ greatly in personality. Frustration fuels his impatient side, and makes him slip up.

Like now, when he sees that attack too late to avoid it. It comes on the heels of his own Firaga spell, before he's hit full in the chest with it, freezing him solid with Void Gear griped in both hands before him.

Aqua is pleased to see her spell connect, freezing Vanitas in his place. She doesn't have time to waste. When she descends and hits the ground she's in front of him. There's anger, hurt and frustration in her blue eyes. Frustrated over the history they had. He played a part in the path they all walked and while it would be easy to place all of the blame on him, Aqua knows better. He was probably a puppet Xehanort used, controlled and manipulated. Darkness wasn't inherently evil, but does she dare take a chance on him? Dare to hope he could change?

Or does she take the chance now to smack him down like a fly and end everything all over again?

"Have you learned nothing from the past, Vanitas? There is no point in fighting me." Not when the outcome is always the same.

"Stop your taunts and fights. This is your first and final warning, Van. Take the chance to start over. But if you don't, if you want to harm anyone else... I will not hesitate to bring my Keyblade down on you." There's conviction in her voice as she stares him down with the hope her words reach him and makes him reconsider his decision.

She has the chance to walk away from their fight as the victor, all she has to deliver is a final blow to the back of his neck and he'd be out. Instead she takes a step back, waiting for her spell wear off. This is his chance. Walk away to show he could change, or charge at her again where she's prepared with another spell to hurl at him.

It's all up to him now.

When the spell wears off, he unfreezes and skirts himself back, arm raising his Keyblade into striking position again. But he doesn't attack, again, believe it or not.

Instead, he retorts, voice with a hard, deadly edge to it. "My name isn't 'Van', and if you call me that again, I'll see to it that everyone you love dies choking in their own blood."

Yeah, that would be a no, none of what she just said got through to him. But he knows the fight is futile, now, and isn't about to waste any more time or energy on it. He's lost the element of surprise, and a draw is better than another loss. "This isn't over. It'll never be over, until I say it is. Got it?"

And with that, he opens another portal and ducks back into it, closing it behind him before she has a chance to follow.

Carol recognizes a newbie look when she sees it. She knows how that feels so she lands and taps her gently on the shoulder.

"Hey, is there something I can help you with?"

Having someone suddenly come up to you and tap your shoulder would make anyone the tiniest bit jumpy. Aqua stiffens from the touch, preparing to summon her shield but stops herself. There wasn't any real danger here.

"Huh? Ahh, no. I was walking around to get myself familiar with this place."

Carol doesn't need powers to see the tightening of the woman's shoulders and the readiness to shift into a battle stance. It's one more thing she can sympathize with.

"Yeah, this place can be a little confusing at first. I take it you were just let out of the hospital?"

Confusing was an understatement, but it was better than being trapped alone like she had been before. At least there were people on this island that she could talk to. Together they all could figure a way off, right?

"I was released yesterday and tried out this mobile device for the first time. I'm slowly getting the hang of it."

"It'll get easier as time goes on. I'm Carol, By the way. Captain Marvel if there's an emergency."

Carol extends a hand in greeting.

Aqua extends her own hand in greeting. She tucks the name away in the back of her mind, though she can't help but wonder why someone else would call themselves by a different name in times of emergency.

"Nice to meet you Carol, I'm Aqua. Why the name Captain Marvel, if you don't mind me asking."

Okay, that's different. No one's ever asked about her code name before. Normally the bodysuit is enough to clue someone in.

"It's my code name. I'm a superhero working with the Avengers."

The bodysuit is a little confusing, but probably so is Aqua's outfit. Everyone has their own style from their homeworld. Aqua experienced that plenty of times when she went from one world to the next.

"The Avengers? Who are they exactly?"

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