Re: Org. XIV (story)

[Whats_Up4444]

"I just think we're all just drop dead sexy". Zane said walking backwards with the group. Feeling just great, slim, and hot. And if course happy on the greatest day of his life. Only thing that could make it better would be Sally with him right now, of course, that's something that can't be done. On this of all days.

[Admin (HalcyonWandering)]

"That's how you're feeling? I figured your nerves would be a trainwreck." Thalia laughed as she caught up to Zane putting a friendly hand in his shoulder, "I'll go check on Sally. Maya, you come along too."

"Oh! Maya gets to see a preview of Sally in her dress!" The illusionist chirped excitedly cartwheeling and dissappearing into Thalia's shadow.

The queen of Synthisle waved adieu to the group and headed off to find Sally who was hopefully in her dressing room.

[Maverick Entity]

<Whew, you all went writing to the extreme whilst I was away. I'm confused, dumbfounded, astonished, tearful, and proud at the same time. Now, how in the world do I come back to time...>

"I still say we should have stopped all of this." a voice said from atop a ledge overlooking the wedding chapel.

"Oxthmas, you are not seeing the big picture." replied another voice, more baritone in tune.

"The man gave up everything to guard others, much like myself." came from another gruff but strangely calm voice.

"It is what fate entails, nothing more, nothing less. You shall see why we refrained from action soon enough." came one last voice, stern but seemingly intuitive sounding.


The owners of these voices sat with their legs hanging over the ledge, peering down at the decorated room below. Much had changed since the last time they were here, much had remained the same as well. One of them, looking at each of the others faces, reflected on the time since then.

Oxthmas, the ever smirking gambler, had remained faithful, carrying out reconnaissance on various worlds. He was troubled by his inability to assist Pheonix in the fight against X-Sigma, and although he continued to spend time with her, he always felt something eating away at him when he was not by her side.

Roland, the legendary warrior, continued to watch over his former apprentice and best friend. He took time off to travel and see the worlds whenever he deemed it an opportunity. His work in the abandoned district of Radiant Garden, along with all his other projects there, have won the hearts of many of the residents, some claiming that they will elect him as mayor one day.


Gregor, the guardian, continued to follow Roland's guidance, working to restore Radiant Garden. In a sense, he became the protector of the city, ensuring that no heartless set foot within its walls, so long as his Bardiche still is sharp.


The figure reminiscing looked down at his feet now.

Gunamnex, Fate's observer. He was still somewhat adrift as always, anchored though in a sense by his attachment to the Kokuro family and to one maiden in particular. The decision to not interfere in the X-Sigma matter was his alone, and though the weight bared on his shoulders heavily, he knew that he had chosen the correct path of action. Unbeknownst to everyone but perhaps Roland, Gunamnex kept a close eye on Lance and Soren in their travels within the deepest depths of the darkness. Within the crackling flames of their fires, or as a small wisp in the air, he observed, prepared to step in if the trials proved beyond bearing. He knew that was not possible, given the conviction of the King he himself held as an equal. Now, knowing events yet to unfold, he awaits the fruition of the paths to Fate taken thus far.

[lethalityComplex]

A black-haired boy stood on the roof of a building overlooking the chapel. He pondered to himself, "Before, or after?" He stood there for a little while, pondering his predicament, before deciding to wait it out in the chapel. He entered the chapel, cast a Vanish spell on himself, then stood over in one corner, ready to watch the events about to unfold.

[AKeybladeYouSay]

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[Haar_Dragon]

<DOOD!!! DA OOC THRED!!>

[AKeybladeYouSay]

Sally stood on the small pedestal, the temporary centerpiece of this back room of the chapel. She would occasionally be asked to turn this way or that, but for the most part she was able to simply stand still and concentrate on her thoughts while the two attendees readied her hair and dress.
She thought back to all of the time she had spent with Zane. The absolute lack of any real emotion that was present when they first met, contrasting greatly to the amount of affection they felt for each other now. She thought about Zane being there for her when she had physically collapsed all that time ago, and had requested to just settle down.
She was wondering if she would be physically able to fend someone off if the situation arose...
But she decided that that wasn't important today. The important thing was the scheduled event that stood before her. She looked down at the simple white dress that hung down to the floor and took a deep, labored breath.
If only she had had some sort of form of a real family to be there for her.

"Alright, you're finished." One of the attendees said as she put Sally's hair into place, her dirty-blonde silk-like locks falling just over half of her left eye.

"Thank you," Sally uttered half-heartedly. "Now I think I need some quiet for a minute."
The attendees politely left the room as Sally was finally able to sit down and breate for a few minutes.

[Whats_Up4444]

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[NebulaGregarZX]

There was a little noise outside the room as somebody stopped one of the attendees to ask them something, then silence once they had all left.




Vita returned to the group, standing outside the grand door leading into the pews. "I asked, and they said Sally's all set. We should probably go in and sit down, huh?"

"That sounds about right... I bet that everybody else is already here." Aleri straightened his tie, trying not to make an awkward face.

Rexial pushed open one of the doors, holding it for everybody. "Then let's hurry it up. I don't want to keep people waiting; I've got things to do today, and I'm not the only one! Tch, he has the worst sense of timing..." He muttered under his breath.

[lethalityComplex]

The boy sat in the corner, while invisible, ready to watch the procession take place.

[NebulaGregarZX]

Aleri lurched forward, then stopped himself. The aspiring Keyblade Master-to-be stood aside, giving a curt bow and gesturing towards the open door. "Ladies first, of course."

Rexial glanced inside, frowning at something. "...Hrm." He seemed to be distracted by something he saw... or, perhaps, that he sensed. Maybe it was something g that could not be seen at all, or wasn't there to begin with! Or maybe- "Er, where the hell were we supposed to be sitting, again?" -he was just confused by the seating arrangements, as he was probably unaware of the invisible boy. What? The guy isn't an expert on magic, so if it isn't darkness-based, he's not guaranteed to notice!

"Third row from the front, left of the main aisle." Aleri noted. "I think that's where we, the guys, will be sitting. The girls sit on the other side. ...Or am I getting it mixed up? Is it that friends and relatives of the bride and groom sit on opposing sides...? But, then, uh... Sally HAS no relatives. I thought her parents were kinda eliminated. And I dunno if Zane has living relatives either. And aren't most of us friends with BOTH of them, anyway? Bah, I'm overthinking it."

"No, uh, Al?" Rexial's face grew apprehensive. "I mean, there isn't much room to sit."

"WHAT?!"

"I swear, they're doing this on purpose! They even made an ice sculpture of Eira, and statues of the members who disappeared!"

Vita shrank back a little. "That's kinda twisted..."

"Not funny...!" Aleri's face darkened. "That's not funny at all! Eira went and turned into crystal, and they make an ice sculpture of her to attend a wedding!?"

"Hey... T_T" Vita pouted. "...Why are you getting so worked up over her?"

"...A lot of reasons, Vita." He sighed. "For one, the whole 'kill me and you get to be a Master, even though this is just a sparring match' thing. I swear, she must've had some suicidal tendencies... Bah!" Aleri shook his head. "Let's just hurry up and go in."

[Eques tenebrarum]

Dante walked passed humming the music in his head casually. Lily drifting around, looking at the statues, stopping only when he walked through her and sat in a seat. "Dante! It's rude to walk through a girl like she's doesn't exist!" She said, crossing her arms and hovering in front of him. "You're a ghost, Lily, nobody can see you but me, maya, and Aleri, who im convinced really just believes your not a voice in my head" he said shaking his head. "Well I'm still here aren't I!" She said, visibly...well for Dante, getting more irritated with him. "Yes, I'm not saying your not, I'm just saying I can move through your body". This back and forth will most likely last until the wedding began...or until somebody sat next to Dante to capture his attention.

[khfreak358]

Siks and his friends followed suit. Siks seemed to have a similar feeling, but it was from a different source. He wrote it off as unnecessary paranoia, but couldn't shake the feeling they were being watched.



Far off from the chapel, too far for the attendants to see, a lone figure lay on a small hill overlooking the chapel, watching the scene through a high-tech pair of binoculars. "They're in the chapel, sir," he said into a communicator on his ear.

"Keep an eye on them," a man's voice came back, "Let me know if anything significant should happen."

[lethalityComplex]

The boy watched as Rexial might of noticed him, tensing slightly, but relaxing when he went to sit down. Phew.

[NebulaGregarZX]

<Invisibility is pretty pointless when people can sense you, so I figured I'd let it slide, just to be fair.>

Vita strode confidently through the doorway, beckoning for the others to follow as she made her way to where some hired manservants were placing the statues and the ice sculpture, arguing to try and get them to move to other seats.

Aleri turned to Zane. "Don't you need to go somewhere to prepare for the ceremony?"

[lethalityComplex]

<Thought as much, but I don't want him visible when he leaves>

[Whats_Up4444]

Zane looked around puzzled by the environment around him, and knocked out his trace at Aler's question. "×I....do? No pun intended, this is just, my first time getting married that wasn't pretend..."I Zane thinking back to gis preschool days, glancing over to his parents.

<Assuming guests have arrive other wise remove that.

This reminds me a lot of the kill Bill scene. When the Bride and groom fought over where everyone sits as she had no friends and relatives.

And actually I never been or seen any non-Gypsy wedding. Its completely different >

[AKeybladeYouSay]

<THANK YOU SO MUCH for referencing that scene, 'Sup.>

[NebulaGregarZX]

The argument culminated in Vita lashing out at one of them, accidentally knocking the head off of the statue of Sammy. Which, again, was made of solid stone. The workers immediately backed down on his matter, as angering a girl who can punch through stone easily - wearing a dress, even - was never the best idea.

Vita hefted the now-decapitated statue, clearly struggling under its weight. She was strong, but not Dispatch-strong. "Al! Get over here and help me, won'cha?"

"Ah, right, right!" He quickly made his way over to her and helped her carry the statues out of the way. He hesitated to move 'Eira', but he didn't really have much of a choice on this one. "And now, we can finally sit down, and then maybe the ceremony will begin. I swear, it feels like it was waiting for us to get ourselves together."

And with that, their party sat down, ready to witness the union of two of their close, long-standing friends.

[Whats_Up4444]

<What does Zane do now? >

[lethalityComplex]

<Get prepped, then stand at the alter, I guess.>

[Whats_Up4444]

Zane walked over to the alter awaiting his bride.

[NebulaGregarZX]

Aleri briefly wondered why the music wasn't playing. Had they not hired anybody to play? Had the sound budget run out? Did they have some kind of copyright law to work around to get it in, like the "Happy Birthday" song?

Or, maybe the writers were too lazy to do it! Sue us!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5j54TevpQc

Then, finally, it started up. He couldn't see who was playing, for some reason. The seat in front of the organ just happened to be arranged in such a way that a hanging ornament near Aleri's head blocked his view entirely, and since space was cramped, moving around would probably earn him a punch or three from those next to him.

[AKeybladeYouSay]

<Technically the wrong song for this portion of the wedding, Neb.>

Sally was led out of the room in the back by one of the attendees. She pulled Sally's veil down in order to cover her face, and led her through the short hallway, to the end of the aisle.

[NebulaGregarZX]

<Let's face it, I know about as much about weddings as Sora does. If you know better, put the correct song on. And I'll have Xeromus fire the guy who's playing the wrong music. Or just give him a stern talking-to, and make him clean the library as punishment.>

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