Strategy Time [OPEN]

[Fate]

Maybe I should see about employment in the area of being a walking encyclopedia...

She wanted to know about Axel? He never noticed any sort of eye contact between the two, though it wasn't surprising that Axel gave Alanix, the new number thirteen, an odd look. "Axel had a very strong connection with Roxas-- whether that is from him being Sora's Nobody or something else, I cannot say. Axel did not know that since the Organization had resurrected that someone had filled his friend's place. Our former number thirteen can be considered the reason he left the Organization and helped Sora defeat them; though, I think with the latter, he also knew that Xemnas was not being loyal to the Organization and that Sora could defeat him."

Was he going to have to explain that comment? Only if she asked. He would tell if she did, but would keep it to himself if she didn't. "Is there anything else? I don't mind answering any other questions you have." It wasn't like he was going to do anything else of interest today other than attempt to figure out exactly how the battle was going to happen tomorrow-- any distraction was welcome.

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[Aerith]

Things are becoming a little clearer now.
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Ah, so that was it. Odd, though. Axel had been friends with Roxas? They were both Nobodies. Could Nobodies be friends? If she called herself a friend to anyone, it would have to be Lethe and Kyza. But even in their case... she could feel nothing for them. They were tools. Perhaps acquaintances at best.

Did she have any other questions? Well, the comment about Xemnas had struck her as particularly strange. "Xemnas was not loyal to the Organization? But was he not the Superior?" Even Muriel had commanded some form of respect, begrudgingly given, from the rest of the order. "Forgive my ignorance. Naturally, I do not know everything about the situation."

[Fate]

I know this is new coming from me, but this is the truth.

Zexion nodded. "It is fine." Now, how to explain this mess... He would just have to improvise on this one, sticking to the truth completely and what he knew. "Yes, Xemnas was the Superior. He had always been, even before he became a Nobody, the leader of the apprentices because of his intelligence and his power-- his position and respect were well earned, especially from the founding members."

He paused, thinking. He would have to jump to how he found out himself and the proof against him. However, he couldn't tell her the information that Xigbar had entrusted to him privately; there was not too much he knew about that anyway. "This may seem unrelated, but it will fill in a gap. After the Organization had recruited all thirteen members, the Superior sent some of us to Castle Oblivion. While there, Marluxia and Larxene attempted to stage their own coup, gaining Sora as their puppet, and take over the Organization. Their plans backfired. Nearly every Nobody that entered Castle Oblivion was killed except for Axel."

Pause for absorption of information, then continuation. "I found out after being resurrected why Axel had chosen to kill me. Him and Saïx were planning their own coup to take over the Organization. Why? I was told that the Superior wasn't loyal to the goal and only wanted Kingdom Hearts for power. After getting testimonies from King Mickey and the Keyblade Master Riku, both of whom were present when the rest of the Organization had been eliminated, Xemnas did indeed use Kingdom Hearts to try and kill them."

Again, he paused, but only briefly. As you can see, he did not succeed and was brought back with the rest of us. However, and I can attest to this after Superior saying this directly before being killed, that he fully intended to use it for power once again. Therefore, if Kingdom Hearts became full again, none of us would have been able to retrieve our hearts."

That was the complete story, not a single lie put in there. Alanix now had the complete history of the Organization with her and the exact motive for why Xemnas had to be brought down. Now he just had to wait and see what she said.

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[Aerith]

It is time to rest and prepare.
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So, that was it, then. Xemnas had been the one to betray his own. Much like Muriel. The parallels were far too similar. Perhaps Alanix should be thanking Zexion, Axel, and Saïx for getting rid of such a figure before he could do lasting damage. Then again, if the entire Organization had been destroyed once, that would certainly qualify as damage. Temporary damage.

"I see now. Yes, it was probably for the best that Xemnas was stopped."

She had nothing more to ask or add. There was going to be a battle tomorrow, and she needed to be prepared. The Champion had told her not to hold back. He was not going to hold back, either. "Thank you for your time."

With a nod, she summoned a Corridor and vanished.

[Nothingness]

Big Day Tomorrow

Zexion and the female Nobody had left him and the Nobody with the eye-patch for a "history" lesson. The woman certainly was pretty straightforward with what she said--something he could appreciate. Still, she was right: there really wasn't anything left to discuss. With a gruff farewell of, "See you tomorrow." He walked over to his Gummi Ship, and disappeared in a flash as he activated the Warp G.

[Lagunamov]

If I had music to go along with this, I'd be set.

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“What a pathetic excuse of a plan,” the Freeshooter couldn’t help but think, realizing the entirety of the battle plan so far consisted on ‘try to get higher ground if there’s any and shoot.’ He was about to suggest simply having those who use Gummi Ships shoot the Champion and whichever minions he had to kingdom come, or crush on them or something, but then Zexion left him with mane-man, so the suggestion remained in his head. Hell, he was even willing to use teleport on the Champ and simply leave him in hammer space.

Seeing the man leave, Xigbar wondered for a couple of seconds if he should go around the tower and crash… whatever Zexion and the girl were up to at this point. Which would probably not be a good idea in the rare chance they were up to that could scar Xigbar’s poor mind just as badly as his jazz display had on the bookworm. “I’m going back to the Castle! Once you two love birds are done make sure to do so as well!” he yelled, not bothering to go around to say that to their faces. He was about to leave the tower, one way or another, before adding something else. “And make sure to get me some popcorn for tomorrow, I’ll need it!”

With that said, the Freeshooter walked towards the edge of the tower and stepped in the air, as if the ground continued where there was nothing. A Corridor of Darkness opened up beneath his feet, about fifty meters below him, and as such, with a grin on his face, he let himself plummet down head first into the dark portal as an explosion overtook the top of the tower, the clock falling past him as he entered the Corridor.

When he had the time to set the whole thing up would remain forever a mystery.

[Fate]

Dammit Xigbar.

Alanix left without much to say, thanking him for his time and now able to understand why Xemnas had to be stopped. Xigbar yelled something to the both of them as she left, making the Schemer roll his eyes. Yes, he would be leaving for the castle shortly. No, he was not going to make him popcorn-- not even the illusion. Once he got back to the castle, it would be back to strategizing and mentally preparing himself. Then maybe sleep. Maybe.

... If he even made it to the castle. No, of course Xigbar had to use his free time setting up the tower to explode. It started at the top of the tower and was working its way down fast. If Zexion knew the Freeshooter, he was already gone, leaving the other here to get caught in the explosion. The tower shook from each explosion that went off, making him nearly lose his footing multiple times. Was Xigbar insane?!

Yes. Yes he was. Before Zexion fell off the tower, he absorbed himself in a quick Corridor of Darkness, disappearing from the exploding clock tower. Now he really needed to find a new place to go. Damn Xigbar.

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