chickletpls | Connected Hearts - A PSL for Aqua, Ven, Terra, Link, and the TWEWY crew...

Connected Hearts - A PSL for Aqua, Ven, Terra, Link, and the TWEWY crew...

The connection between their hearts was strong. Stronger now that Aqua was alive again and had Terra and Ven's strength behind her. She lifted off the ground with her glider. The Aqua this Terra and Ven knew wasn't afraid of heights, so she was hopeful they wouldn't notice that she was terrified. Her armor hid much. And there was no time to be afraid. Link and Rhyme needed her. She focused on Link first, their connection stronger. Finding it, she flew her glider from the world, knowing that Terra and Ven would be right behind her.

She expected them to touch down in Shibuya. She didn't expect to find Link.... in the space between words. "L...Link?" He had no armor, it was dangerous for someone to be between worlds like this.... Fear for her friend swamped fear for herself. They needed to get armor on him, they needed to help... somehow...

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"I'm all for giving people second chances, Neku. My future incarnation's literal and figurative shadow basically tried to burn my homeland to the ground--and I can't think of him as anything other than my own brother now.

But, Joshua seems like he's kinda thrown his second chance out the window?" Link shook his head. He figured the other boy would do what he felt was right, he just...couldn't trust Joshua. Not at all.

He smiled though, at the mention of helping Rhyme and Beat, putting one hand over his heart and bowing slightly in thanks.

"I couldn't kill my friend," Neku said with a shrug. "Maybe I could have before I met Shiki, before I came here the first time. Would have spent the rest of my life running from what I did, that I took a life to save my own. But that would have still been about me, about my guilt. When I didn't shoot, it was about my friends. A bigger world." He glanced at Mr. H who seemed to be smiling slightly. Then he turned to look at Link and nodded.

"I'm still giving him another chance. Just... not as Composer."

"Oh?" said a voice from behind them. To some of them a familiar voice that just inspires a desire to punch the speaker in the face. A lot. Or maybe that came from knowing him. "What would I be then, Neku?" he asked with a laugh.

Aqua spun to face Joshua, Keyblade appearing in her hand.

"Well well, looks like quite the party, Mr. H. Pretty sure there is a rule against involving the living... Now. You saw to that yourself, didn't you?" he asked throwing a smirk at link as he played with his hair.

You could hurt your friend?

[Or. Could have. Ven isn't so sure he could. But he does evidently gather that this is complicated. With Link and Neku and their history with Joshua. He tilts his head as he listens to the both of them, glancing between everyone as they speak and he tries to follow what they are saying, or at least, mostly.

He starts when there's suddenly the unfamiliar voice behind them, turning with wide blue eyes as Terra raises an eyebrow at the new arrival. Terra easily gathering that this must be the Joshua guy they were talking about. That Aqua warned them about. He immediately goes to step between Joshua and Aqua and Ven in trying to protect his friends.]

Wh -- you're Joshua?

Link ranked Joshua right below Ganondorf on his list of least favorite people of all time. He drew the Master Sword and held it in two hands, completely willing to make it so Neku didn't even have to make a choice about harming his "friend".

This was the person who had put his Zelda, his Shadow, his adoptive father at risk for the sake of a game. Needless to say, Link had no illusions of friendship when it came to the murderer.

The only thing staying his hand was presence of Aqua, Ven, and Terra. Link knew if he was too rash, too impulsive, something very likely could happen to them, and he couldn't allow that.

The Hero of Time merely adjusted his grip on the hilt and stared Joshua down.

"Back then he didn't have any," Joshua said, "Not really. And my fame clearly precedes me, isn't that an amusing twist?" And where he normally did seem amused by un-amusing things, he actually seemed a little annoyed now. He slid his hands into his back pockets. "Getting others to do your dirty work for you, Neku?"

Neku stood and shook his head. "No. They came on their own, because of you, Joshua. Because of the recent games. They came to help Rhyme."

"Actually, since that isn't involved in the rest, you lot okay with it if I take beanpole and spikes here to see to that? They were never part of the game, but they might have the best shot of fixing things. Rhyme obviously wouldn't be a player this time around, so with the composer's permission...."

Joshua laughed. "What do I care about some Noise? Fine, you, take the interlopers with you."

Aqua looked to Terra and Ven guessing they were who the two meant. "Terra. Ven. Please help our friend. Link and I will be alright until you return."

"How noble, Aqua was it?" Josh asked with a laugh. "You did a good job of foiling my plans last time, quite the pair of heroes aren't you two?" he asked with another of his giggles, throwing a smirk at Link.

Bean -- what? Us?

[Ven blinks, glancing to Terra with a raised eyebrow confusedly as he tries to follow what they were talking about. Permission? Noise were those creatures Aqua warned them about, needing pins or something maybe to fight them if their Keyblades didn't work, right?]

But....?

[Ven isn't sure what to make of it exactly. He's not sure he wants them to be separated like this. Terra doesn't look thrilled either.]

Link felt the need to explain to the other boys, what little he could. "Rhyme and her brother became Noise. That's what they call what remains of someone." His voice was thick with emotion.

He turned his glance back to Mr. H. "I thought you said only Reapers could control Noise."

Trust level for both Joshua and Mr. H? Somewhere in the negative thousands, but, he at least didn't want to hurt Mr. H.

"Actually most noise aren't made that way, skulls and skulls Jr are special," Mr. H said.

Aqua glanced at Terra and Ven. Then focused forward again. Her words were said to Link, but she trusted the new Masters to understand what she was really saying. "They're not reapers, but they might just have the key to the whole problem."

"As entertaining as this all is..." Joshua said with a laugh, "I'm a busy man. I have a game to oversee, after all."

This is....a lot to try keep track of. But the important thing is that we can help Rhyme, right? There's a way. Her and Beat.

[Ven says as Terra seems more focused on keeping an eye on Joshua, given Aqua's warning about the guy and all. Ven does not the use of the word 'key' though, in glancing to his Keyblade. He holds it differently to the other two in using a more backwards grip, and it might help in a fight here. They were here to help her friends though. Not necessarily to fight.]

Link gave Mr. H. a long, hard, humorless look. The Hero of Time did not like or trust the man, and those feelings were unlikely to change.

He gave Ven a small smile, however. "Thank you. She deserves a lot better than...that. Her and her brother both."

Her friends either didn't get what she was trying to say or did but refused to leave her. Fine. They'd free Rhyme and beat after.

"Not any more you don't," Neku said. "I'm challenging you, Josh. I'm taking your spot as Composer."

Joshua just laughed.

Mr. H shoved something into Ven's hand, since he was the closest. He nodded towards Aqua but said nothing, his eyes still on Joshua and Neku. In ven's hand were two Noise pins. Beat and Rhyme.

"Neku, do you really know what you're talking about? You want to take over the games? Pretty sure Link will go for your throat right off."

Neku shook his head. "I'm not going to be the same sort of Composer you are, Joshua. I'm going to change the games. You'll see."

Aqua was still standing ready, but flicked a glance at Link. She was unaware of the byplay between Mr.H and Ven behind her.

Wait, what? How does that work? Challenging him?

[Because. That might seem kinda dangerous? If Joshua is all that powerful? Ven has no idea what to expect. Even Terra seems floored, distracted by that as he raises an eyebrow at Neku in response. Ven glances down to the pins, frowning. Pins? Was....was that Rhyme and Beat? How were they supposed to help them like this? He doesn't get the chance to really ask, yet, given Neku distracting him like that.]

"I have no reason to go after Neku, he didn't endanger my family."

Link wondered how in the world Joshua couldn't understand that.

Mr. H was near about ready to shake Ven. Instead what he shook was his head. "C'mon Spikes, if they're going to stand and growl at each other they're going to need tea. You can help me carry. Unless you think Ears and your other friend aren't enough to keep Blue safe....?"

"But he'll still be running the games. Not your family, maybe... but you're okay with is playing with other people's hard earned deaths?" Joshua asked, laughing.

"Enough," Neku said.

"We know better than to take your words at face value at this point," Aqua said to Joshua.

"Oh really?" he chuckled. "And just when did I actually lie to either of you? No you, Neku, our history could fill hours and hours...."

Huh? Ah.....I guess. Something to eat and drink might help.

[And it isn't like he would actually be leaving the others alone? Leaving Aqua alone. So Ven taps at Terra's shoulder, letting him at least know that he was helping figure some tea with Mr. H. Given the others seem rather more distracted and all. Terra seems to be the best bet at least.]

Besides, I kinda know some basics but only what Aqua told me. This is....a lot.

“Letting me think I was dead was a lie,” Link said flatly. A large part of him still wanted to just take Joshua out, as he had Ganondorf and Majora, but, he suspected it wouldn’t solve the underlying issues.

He watched Mr. H. with suspicion as well.

“S’long as Rhyme’s ok...” He muttered to himself.

Mr. H led Ven to the back room and then looked like he was ready to res his head against the wall. He huffed out a breath, and spoke quietly. "Not the fastest, are you, spikes? Okay so if I am understanding right we need that key thing of yours and we're running out of time. Not sure how long phones can stall out there."

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"Did I ever actually say you were dead?" Joshua asked with a laugh. "I also let people think I'm human, doesn't make walking down the street a lie, kid. But hey, you'll get to grow up and learn that now."

[Ven follows, either not noticing or not minding with Terra glancing to him to note that the youngest of their trio was wandering off. Though at least not alone given H was with him. Terra just sticks with Aqua for now since they had seemed to trust this Mr H guy at least. Not so much Joshua.]

My Keyblade? I'm not the only one that has one though. Aqua and Terra have theirs too. I thought Aqua said you use....pins? To fight here?

"Yes, but they're out there. You're the one in here. And yeah this world uses pins but those pins I passed you? They're more than normal pins. They're all I could save of two of your friends' friends. Skulls and Skulls jr."

I mean. I can try help, if you need my Keyblade, but. Aqua and Terra, they've had more training and all than I have, really.

[Ven then blinks, glancing back down to the pins he had been given. Holding them in his palm up closer to get a better look at them. He's pretty sure something like that would be akin to some horror story, getting stuck in a pin or something.]

Okay, but how do we save them then?

"Yes, but they're out there, you're in here." He scratched the back of his head. "Okay, Spikes, break it down for me, a Keyblade does what, exactly?"

Unlocks things. Hearts, chests and such. Doors. We can use them to fight. For casting magic. It's mostly used for sealing or opening the barriers between worlds, ours being able to become a glider for us to ride. Only certain people can use them. I'm just barely a Master compared to Aqua with her having been one before we left home the first time.

[He's not really used to explaining exactly. But he seems to already know of Keyblades and all and knows they are important, that he might be able to help with his somehow here.]

"Exactly, Spikes. Try it on the pins."

Well, okay. Let's see....

[Ven holds out his hand, summoning the Keyblade after putting down the pins in front of him. There's a bright flash of light as he summons it, before he points it at the pins, a smaller more focused beam of light emerging from the tip of the weapon and aiming towards the pins. Ven wonders if this will work in bringing those two back. He's never quite used the Keyblade like this himself after all.]

And the Keyblade would unlock the heart within the pins.

In a flash of light Rhyme and Beat would be standing there, Beat's wings hanging limp as he jumps back in shock. "Bwaaaaaa! That was weird, yo!"

Rhyme just smiled at all of them, her gaze landing last on Ven. "You must have helped us, thank you. A friend in need is a friend indeed as they always say. Thank you, new friend. I'm Rhyme. This is my partner, Beat."

"Why you always gotta be so friendly, yo?" he asked, though perhaps a little less bothered by that than he might have been.

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Mr. H has sneaky plans. Surprising... no one.

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