Far Off Memory

Chapter One

It takes a couple minutes but we start walking off towards the house. I take in the town - the bright blues and purples encompassing the area. This was my home now? It looked nice, that was for sure, but I was unsure what to think. I take in the area, noting many star shapes on the ground. "What are these?" I ask.

"Man, that voice has been doing a worse job with each and every new Keyblade wielder," Solivus sighs. "That's the symbol for Lux. It's bits of light that we collect. It's used for like, a rivalry between Unions." He then smiles. "Of course, Vulpes always wins!"

"I guess I chose the right Union," I hum.

"That's right! Or else you wouldn't be my sister!"

Dang. Disembodied voice was right about him wanting a sister. We walk home. The sounds of our footsteps were harsh against cream and white stones, and most of the walk is done in silence. We make it to the house - a small and quaint two story building. He opens the door, and we go inside. He closes it behind us and turns the lights on. They flicker at first, and then turned on completely. "This is a home of darkness," the boy says, sneering a bit. "Nah. I'm just joking. We protect the light, ya know?" He lets out a soft sigh. "Look, I know we barely know each other, but you're my sister. I don't wantcha getting hurt, yeah? We get missions for our Union. Complete them, and you get a thing called jewels. They help you better protect yourself. Your Keyblade works by using pieces of the Book of Prophecies, called Medals. To get better medals, you can find them as treasure, but I recommend using your jewels." With that, he closes the door behind him.

"Lacuuuna, wake up!" I'm greeted by a high-pitched voice, and I turn, pulling my pillow over my head.

"Just give me five more minutes," I grumble.

"No, Lacuna! You need to get up, now!"

"Why is that, Chirithy?"

"There's Heartless, in the town square!"

I throw my blanket off, getting on some clothes that are not my pajamas. Apparently that's all they needed to say. I rush down the stairs, slamming the door open, holding my hand up and the pastel blue Keyblade appears. Shadowy beings come up, darkness emanating from their very bodies. I swing it, but it doesn't do anything.

"Your medals! Use your medals!" Chirithy yells, and I look down, swiping them upward. A blast of light emits from my Keyblade, destroying them, leaving small star-shaped Lux and Munny behind. I pick them up.

"That was rather easy, Chiri. Why did you make me do that? There are better, more capable Keyblade wielders."

"Well, you're never gonna be a more capable Keyblade wielder if you never go out there and fight! Besides, you cleared some missions, you have enough jewels to get ten new medals!" The Chirithy grabs me by my arm, dragging me to a vending machine. "Put your medals in there!"

I do as they ask, putting the jewels in the slot, and then looking through the option. I select "Supernova + - Invi" option. Ten medals pop out, with strengths that were too high for me to count. "Woah," I whisper, holding up the Supernova medal. "It's so strong!" I put it in my Keyblade. "I can get so many Heartless with this!" I swing it around. I look at the other medals, I also had an HD Ava, an HD Xion, a Supernova KH III Roxas, Supernova Illustrated KH II Sora and Riku, and a Dual Wield Roxas. I keep trying to shove them all in. They pop back out, leaving me to catch them. "How come it's not working, Chirithy?"

"The cost is too high."

"But I already paid for it!"

"No, different medals have different worths, Lacuna," they sigh, shaking their head. "These are worth a lot, therefore they 'cost' more to put in the Keyblade. Two medals make it go at the limit."

"Well, how do I get more of this cost?"

"By getting Avatar Boards!"

"What is an Avatar Board, Chirithy?"

"Look, pick a couple, I have a couple jewels. It'll help you raise thc cost."

I pick "Hydrangea Girl" and "Star Piece." They pop up, and I grab them..

"Now unlock everything!"

I click them opening, and it had bubbles for me to unlock. I do them all, and then have to go through the rest: fusing medals to become stronger, lowering the cost with special medals, the whole nine yards - unfortunately I could not use the black and red medals.

Once I'm done, it was night time. I walk home, tired, and ready to sleep. "Solivus, Chirithy and I are home!" There was... cheese? Yeah, the smell of cheese filled the air. "Solivus...?"

He hums to himself, putting some sort of weird... yellow, pasta thingy on the plates. "Er, Soli, what is that?"

He puts them on the dining table, and looks at me, motioning to sit before picking up his bowl of goopy pasta. "Maccy cheese! With bacon!"

"Maccy... cheese?"

"Don't forget the bacon bits!" He grabs one, showing me the red, brittle meat.

"How did you get these things?" I ask, sitting down, picking up a fork.

"Well, I got the macaroni from the store. The cheese, too. There's like- cheddar, mixed with gruyere, parmesan on top, when it's done. But, the bacon's a special ingredient. It comes from Heartless."

My fork clatters against the table. "We're...eating...Heartless?" Not even one bite in and I felt sick.

He lets out a laugh. "Just kiddin', now eat up."
I take a bite, and smile. "Woah! It's so good, Solivus!" It had melty cheese that would kind of stick to the roof of one's mouth. It was savory and the bacon added some crunch.

His eyes lit up, and his smile grew even more. "Really? Thank you, Lala."