"What an interesting world!"

He tilted his head, though he kept his hood up still, regarding the other with confusion. There was definitely something about her that just felt…different. Different from the Organization, different from Sora, from that accursed DiZ, from Namine…from everyone else  he’d encountered. There had to be more to her than meets the eye, and he needed to keep his guard up just in case.

He nodded to her answer about their location, and he felt his lips curl up in an involuntary smile. Nothing but desert and canyon for miles, and the nearest town was far off that they’d need….a Landspeeder? Some sort of transit vehicle, he figured. He was figuring out how to say he wanted to avoid town without coming off as suspicious when she trailed off and looked around.

“What is it..?” He asked, eyes narrowing as he followed the general direction of her gaze. Was something coming? He took a few steps closer, not calling for his Keyblades just yet. He didn’t sense the exact Darkness that he was used to, though there was something akin to it nearby. Which…meant there shouldn’t be any Heartless around, which by itself is a good thing. So what could it be??

By now, Amanda’s eyes were closed to slits and her head lowered. “I… I don’t know…” she spoke absently, as though her mind was elsewhere. Indeed it was, extending past Roxas onto the sands ahead. It was such a dizzying feeling, “reaching out”… She could see creatures. They walked upright, but were completely unlike humans, Tusken Raiders or even Jawas… though the one feature they shared were glowing yellow eyes.

“AH!” she gasped out, stepping backward as though she had been pushed. “Monsters..somewhere ahead,.” was the first thing she said after regaining her footing. “A whole party of them, they’ve already destroyed four moisture farms in as many days!” 

He stepped forward, wordlessly catching the woman as she’d stumbled backwards. “You okay?” He asked before she seemed to come back to himself. She then told him of what she’d ‘seen’, and groaned, leaning his head back. “Just great...” There were only two types of creatures that fit what she described, and both of which Roxas was hoping to avoid. Hence why he appeared in this world in the first place.

There…seemed to be something about Ven that the brunet recognized. It was probably Roxas; no, it had to be Roxas. Though he wondered how that could be, that she would recognize him. After all, the ‘Olette’ that Roxas knew was a digital one, and assuming he was in the real vision of this world, she wouldn’t know him….right?

“It’s a pleasure to meet you Olette,” he smiled and placed a hand over his heart. “I’m Ventus. Call me Ven though!” It felt a little too formal to him, when people used his full name. Still, it’s not like it bugged him too much, just one of those small things.

Well…maybe he could actually test the thing that was on his mind. “I have a question if you don’t mind…do you know anyone by the name of Roxas?”

“Sora showed that to you huh?” He asked, reaching out for only a half second before shaking his head, as if changing his mind about wanting the picture. “You all look happy in that one.” Then again...it made sense. During the glimpses of Twilight Town that he caught through Sora’s eyes, they didn’t seem to be missing anyone, but Roxas’ experiences that he’d described would greatly contradict that.

Sora had been walking through Traverse Town, mostly making sure that the Heartless threat was under control. He had just reached the square in the Third District, when he was struck with nostalgia, having first met Donald and Goofy here. Having found his resolve to begin his journey…

He tensed just slightly at her mentioning him ‘popping up out of nowhere’. “Like you were paying much attention,” he retorted with a shake of his head. Amanda, huh? Odd name… “I’m Roxas,” he answered curtly. “From the way you spoke, you know the place pretty well. Do you know where the nearest town is?”

Either that, or he just hadn’t been listening. Roxas, huh? Interesting name… I wonder where he’s from?   “I could’ve guessed that you aren’t a local… technically though, neither am I.” Amanda nodded to him, before resting a hand to her chin. “Well… unfortunately, the “nearest” town is a bit of a journey, you’re smack in the middle of the Jundland Wastes now!”

Amanda gestured widely to the rock formations around them, including the one she’d been sitting on. “Nothing but this canyon for miles around! If you need to though, I have a Landspeeder we could… use…” she trailed off without meaning to, and started looking around again. Her instincts… or rather, the Force, she figured, were yelling for her attention. Something was out there, and approaching fast. A Tusken Raider? Angry Dewback?

He nodded to her answer about their location, and he felt his lips curl up in an involuntary smile. Nothing but desert and canyon for miles, and the nearest town was far off that they’d need....a Landspeeder? Some sort of transit vehicle, he figured. He was figuring out how to say he wanted to avoid town without coming off as suspicious when she trailed off and looked around.

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During their shared time in Sora’s Heart, Ven and the others had shared plenty of their memories of the various worlds and experiences that they’d had during their journeys. But there was one world that captured Ven’s attention more than the rest. 

So, shortly after recovering his body, one of the first things that he did was travel to Twilight Town. He’d seen glimpses of the world and its inhabitants through Sora’s eyes, but wanted to experience it firsthand. After perhaps a half hour of wandering, he finally encountered someone that he recognized, even if it was second-hand recognition.

“Hi there,” Ven greeted with a soft smile. “I’m a little new around here, would it be alright if I asked for a tour of town?”

“It’s a pleasure to meet you Olette,” he smiled and placed a hand over his heart. “I’m Ventus. Call me Ven though!” It felt a little too formal to him, when people used his full name. Still, it’s not like it bugged him too much, just one of those small things.

Roxas gritted his teeth as he arrived on a new world that he’d never been to before. He bore the coat that he wore back when he was a part of the Organization, but he most certainly did not share their ambition any longer. His first impression of where he was?

…It’s hot. Maybe even hotter than Agrabah, not that he thought it possible. Still, he had the feeling that there was someone nearby in this desert wasteland.

She didn’t feel any darkness or heaviness about them… really, she didn’t feel anything about them at all! Like the figure was a void of some kind… Part of Amanda was just relieved that her Master hadn’t found her.

She climbed down and began to look around… not having to look for long. A lone figure all in black stood out like a sore thumb against the sand. Her first outfit was all grey and she all but roasted within an afternoon, she’d take her sand-colored tunic any day. “Are you crazy?!” she near-shouted, hurrying towards them, “You can’t wear black in the desert, you’ll bake out here!”