The Clown

Chapter 9: Arguments

It was not pretty.

"You said that we were coming with you!" Ventus yelled as Terra tried to calm him down.

"Ven, it was for the best." Aqua said, trying not to look tired out.

"No! I wanted to go, and you said that I could. But what did you say? 'No!'!"

Flashback to a little while earlier

Terra and Dr. Strange were in the Big Room with Eraqus, trying to decide whether taking Ven and the others was really a good idea.

"Well, if Pennywise is still dangerous, that means that he could capture Ven and Georgie again. We don't want that." Terra said.

"Yes, but they have us on their side." Strange pointed out.

"Exactly, but remember, the clown can teleport. He could still capture them just as easily as you could defend them." Eraqus told them.

"That is reasonable." Strange agreed. "Let's just say that it's too dangerous for them."

And that's exactly what they did.

How did it turn out? Terrible. When Terra informed Ven and the others of the agreement, Ven was furious.

"What?! I thought Dr. Strange wanted me to go!"

"I did, until I realized that not bringing you is better." Strange replied.

"I know how to control a keyblade!"

"Control won't get you far. You have to master your skills over lots of practice."

"Just because I was captured by him, doesn't mean I can't fight!"

"Ok, that's it." Strange teleported himself, Terra, and Tony Stark away.

Ven turned to Aqua. "Hey! Why aren't you leaving?"

"I have to stay and make sure that you don't leave on your own."

"What do you know?!" Ven shouted.

"She knows what's best." Bill walked into the room. "Ven, e-even if Aqua's n-no-not the boss around here, she's still an adult. Y-you should trust her."

"Oh, shut up, Bill." Ven snapped. He left and went into his room.

Georgie looked up at his friend, worried.

"I heard it all. I'm sorry, Ven."

"So you heard that we can't go?"

"Yeah. I get it. I wanted to fight, too. But you know I can't fight against someone who was able to capture me and almost kill me."

Ven nodded. "I just wish someone around here would understand me."

"I understand you." Georgie said.

"You do?" Ven asked.

"Yeah."

"Thanks."

Georgie smiled, knowing that his friend would be ok in the end. Was he correct? Well, apparently Ven was still mad, because he KEPT SCREAMING AT TERRA WHEN HE CAME BACK!

Back to normal time

"Do you know why we said no?" Terra asked.

"Why?!" Ven shouted.

"Because we love you! We all want to protect you! Even Master Eraqus!"

Ven grew silent. So did everyone else. They all stared at Terra, shocked.

Finally, Tony broke the silence.

"I mean, why else would I come here and help you?"

"Yeah, exactly." Hartman said. "Why did I help Private Terra?"

"Because you're friends?" Ven guessed.

"Correct! We all do this for good. From now on, no more fights. No more arguments. We're all allies. All in favor, say 'Aye'."

They all said it. All except for one person. Dr. Strange. He was sitting in the air, cross-legged, his eye necklace glowing. Everyone stared at him as he fell to the ground.

"Strange!" Tony called. "You alright?"

"Guys, I just saw into the future. This isn't the end."

And Strange was right. Because they all forgot one important thing. Pennywise had teleporting powers. And he had just teleported to another house. That house, was the house of someone famous.

And his name, was...

601 words.