The ground was cold, numbing and biting to the skin. Of course it was cold. To expect a metallic floor to be anything but cold was probably foolish. Just why did she have to be here? Asahina thought to herself as her face laid flat on the chilling floor. She knew why, but she questioned it still. Her flesh hurt, the inside of her chest hurt, the inside of her head hurt. Being electrocuted to the point you lost consciousness did that, she supposed. She wished she could say she was used to pain by this point, but all she did was expect it. 

She thought back to the question again, the easy answer would be 'fate' wouldn't it? She had been born different, special, a valuable cog in a machine she did not even understand. Saving those like her and stopping the empire, it was her responsibility now. It wasn't fair. She rebelled mentally against the notion, it was childish. 

She tried to move, but all it did was make her pain increase. At least she could move her eyes and see where she was. An unremarkable cell, made of metal. Not much help, perhaps her ears would fare better. There was a constant humming, a droning that was like the sound of birds chirping and waves crashing against a shore to engineers. She was on the ship in the sky, so it really had pulled her into it. How stupid was she to fall for such a thing, she had allies with her, but she ran ahead of them and right into a trap that wasn't even meant for her. Figures. 

She wished that Alem or the blond woman would come and save her somehow, the thought was comforting but she knew it wasn't happening, she was on her own in yet another metal cage. She had always relied on others and she hated that about herself. Those that could be independent were like shining stars, they were brilliant, the source of her envy, they were hard to look upon. If only she could shine so brightly.

Her ears twitched as she heard a pained groan from behind herself. Jasmine, of course. The Princess of Agrabah had to be saved, and only she could do it. She tried to move again, this time fighting through the pain and forcing herself to push off the ground with her hands. On her feet, she looked down at the Pure of Heart. It was hard to believe she was in the same shape not too long ago. Holding up her palm she cast a weak cure spell on her, the most she could do as her magic had not fully recovered just yet. Jasmine stirred, her limbs twitching before she leaped to her feet with an eardrum rumbling scream.

Asahina summoned her keyblade and gripped it between shaking hands. She knew what to do, any academy student knew what the most powerful ability the keyblade possessed was. It's ability to unlock the heart. Alem and the Blond woman had done as much for her, but what they did was rudimentary compared to what she planned to do. 

Jasmine's tainted yellow eyes locked onto her as if she were a hunting dog and Asahina was a fox. "You can't resist it either, can you? I know I couldn't for long. Go ahead." Asahina said. Jasmine's elongated claws clicked against each other, and she jumped for her prey's throat. A deep breath was taken, and the shaking in her hands stopped.

It was basic swordsmanship, even taught in some normal schools. A foe charging directly towards you with highly choreographed movements was as good as a straw dummy. Asahina took a practiced lunge forward, and moved her torso to the right to avoid being decapitated. She tilted her blade horizontally and thrust it towards Jasmine's chest. She felt little resistance as her weapon pierced Jasmine's body. Students were taught that this technique did not sever flesh, but the bindings between one's heart and outside meddling, yet it was still surreal to experience. Jasmine's body recoiled, stunned and unable to strike back, Asahina turned her blade and unlocked Jasmine's heart. 

There was a persistent light that shone so bright she felt the need to close her eyes, but she didn't. This light inside of Jasmine, it hurt just to look at, it was brilliant. "This light... is inside of me?" Asahina called her keyblade away, and blinked in a daze as Jasmine began to revert to her normal self, the darkness inside of her had been expunged and returned to the world. She had saved Jasmine, but now they had to escape. That was going to be difficult.