[center]After things had been prevented from being erased from time, things still appeared differently. Such as the fact that a lot less people were around, specifically some that were still around before the whole time rupture attempted to eat up this timeline. At the very least, this entire timeline was stabilized...

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[color=darkred]"G... gh... the hell was... all of that for?"[/color]

Even if he was just recovering now with the Kingdom Key in his hands, the Endless Sorcerer immediately found everything amiss with this area, such as the absence of Erika, Dlanor, and the observing Voyager Witches. Even Sora was gone... which instantly worried him. What if those twisted Witches had gotten a hold of him while... something occurred to the time? Battler couldn't be sure on what was going on here, but he had a feeling that it wasn't any good. Something even above Bernkastel's twisted expertise was behind this...

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[color=darkslateblue]"... This is certainly a predicament we've gotten ourselves into, Endless Sorcerer. I know I am not supposed to be a part of this timeline, and that I should be returned to my own by now... However, something... or someone did such things to try and eat up this single timeline, and whatever that Sora boy did... stabilized this entire iteration of the Metaworld. Seeing that I may not be the expert on entities that could be at work here, I see that I have no other choice but to assist you until this is all resolved... or that I find my way back to my respective timeline. Whichever comes first."[/color]

Much to his surprise, Battler saw that he wasn't alone, turning around to see that the hooded man that seeked to rip his theories apart for Erika, Robin, had been pushed into this predicament as well. So there were other timelines, and that might as well explain the strange connection that Robin had claimed to be between himself and Erika... Well, a different Erika to be precise. For the time's being, they had to see if something were still lingering in this timeline... possibly the culprit to the attempt of destroying this timeline...

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[color=darkred]"... makes sense. Just don't try any funny ideas with me, given that you wanted to destroy my hopes of winning that logic battle back there."[/color]

However, before they could make their first move, Battler could've sworn that a presence was lurking behind them, and with the Keyblade's newfound connection with him, the Endless Sorcerer had the strongest feeling that something were going to go wrong.

And it did.

With a single gunshot ringing throughout the air.[/center]
([i]Anddd going to leave this be for a bit. :D[/i])
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[center]A small whimper coming from the boy, the child looked up to see that he wasn't alone anymore. As they weren't really the same people that possibly brought him here in the first place, he still felt the tension build up in his system, feeling all sorts of anxiety when it came to seeing new faces appear to him. As he looked up, both Riku and Mickey would realize that this boy hasn't been having a good time lately, and that could be easily seen in his current condition and behavior thus far.

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[color=92278f]"...n... no... nonono... don't... don't come near me... please."[/color]

A weak and stammering mess that the boy was, he began to back away from them, covering his left eye as a mysterious purple liquid ran down the side of his face... dripping numerously on his tattered clothing, wrist and ankle chains that were seemingly broken now, and all over the floor. It wasn't clear if this was the Witch's doing, that a boy was experiencing all sorts of trauma, and even if it were their doing, it was something that couldn't be forgiven.

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[color=dimgray]"... I know you must be scared, but I'm not going to leave an innocent child like you alone here. Not when someone else that could hurt you can come around if we just leave you here. We can help you... you can trust us."[/color]

Riku wasn't sure on how else to go about this situation, as he didn't want to startle the kid any more that he is right now. However, some of Riku's words did have an effect on the boy, making him a bit more at ease when it came to fact that they haven't tried anything... bad to him yet.[/center]