[Kingdom Hearts][Epic Mickey] Lost Lights

Your Princess is Not in This Castle

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. . .

The last time Ven remembered sneaking around for anything was back when he and his friends were at the Land of Departure. Terra and Aqua had been called to a private meeting with Master Eraqus, and Ven wasn't allowed to join. He snuck into the meeting anyway, of course, only to find that it was just a reminder on security measures if something went wrong. It wasn't anything that could really get him in trouble if he had been caught. He even ended up getting that speech later on anyway.

But even that one circumstance was nothing like what he was doing now. For the most part, he had no idea where he was going. Sure, he and his friends were allowed to rest at the castle the past day or so, but he didn't know where everything really was. They had eaten meals out on Mean Street, and the guest rooms weren't too far away from the castle's train station. If only he had a map or something of this place- like when you were visiting a theme park.

At least he managed to get to a small courtyard area. It didn't seem like a dead end at first, but he was drawn to the fountains nestled in the corners. This was a pretty serene spot, honestly. But Ven still had no idea where this place was in relation to Sabrina's room. Now what could he do? No matter how he diced it, Ventus was lost.

Interrupting his thoughts was the sound of something popping out of a nearby pipe. Ven turned to see several bunny children starting to populate the area, coming out from uncovered blue pipes beside the fountains. They started to congregate to a spot almost out of eyesight from where Ven was, but that didn't stop one of the children to spot him. Almost immediately, the bunny child started to wave at Ven.

"Ven-Ven!" it happily declared. "Hiiiiii Ven-Ven!"

It wasn't until the other bunny children looked at him and started to wave that Ven realized it might have been a mistake to be seen by them. Not a second later, and he was immediately bombarded by the bunnies. They could have smothered him had he not tried to struggle.

"Get off!" he tried to tell them. "I need to... get... Sabrina...!"

"Sabreenie?!" the bunny children declared at once, immediately hopping off of him. They looked at each other with inquisitive stares before coming to the same decision. They started to hop around and cheer while gleefully declaring, "Ven-Ven's come to save Sabreenie!"

"I wouldn't put it like that..." Ven sheepishly told them as he got back up. It didn't deter the children any. Instead, two took each of Ven's hands before pulling him along.

"Sabreenie's in the East Wing!" the child holding Ven's left hand said.

"Up on the seventh floor!" the one holding his right hand chimed in.

"That's nice, but..." Ven tried to say, pulling against the bunny children. "I'm trying not to be seen... Just in case you-know-who is around. You understand, don't you?"

The bunny children that were tugging him stopped. They looked up at him as a few more bunnies came over. It was amazing that something so tiny could look so intimidating when in mass.

"We know shortcuts." one of the bunny kids told him.

Ven blinked. "You do?"

All of the bunny children nodded at the same time.

"Sabreenie uses them all the time!"

"So does Mama!"

"Sometimes Mama and Sabreenie do it together."

A round of nods and agreeing hums came from the bunny kids now. Ven was just as -if not more- confused than he ever was.

"Well, Ven-Ven?" a bunny kid asked him, hopping up and down rather close to his face. "Are you going to take Sabreenie on an adventure or not?"