Mickey figured Oz would have questions, since things were much different now than they were back then. "Nobodies are the shells left behind when a person with a strong will becomes a Heartless. It is believed that they are not supposed to exist and have no real emotions, since they don't have hearts". The first question was hard for anyone to answer. As for the second, it was alot easier to answer.
"As for Sora... he was a Keyblader from about two hundred years ago. A boy who saved the worlds from the Heartless and Nobodies before, having foiled the plans of Maleficent in his first journey and Organization XIII, a group of powerful nobodies, in his second journey. He made many friends on his journey..." The King paused for a moment, a slightly somber expression upon his face. "He is gone now, and has been for a long time. Regardless, he was a very dear friend of mine, Donald's, and Goofy's".
To change the mood from its current somber shift, Mickey returned the topic to the matter at hand. "Anyway, do you have anymore questions? If not, you should probably get some rest before the others get here. While I hope the investigation turns up nothing serious... we should probably be as prepared as we can".
Well, Sorami was about to try and prove it to them, but it appeared that some other woman did the trick. She was probably their mother, or perhaps a surrogate. Regardless, if this woman believed her, then perhaps proving it to the two of them wouldn't be so hard. So she looked at Joshua and began to speak once again after both Amaya and Rose spoke. "Well, if you still aren't convinced, then how about I show you two the very system that has been protecting this entire world from the Heartless for the past two years?" She knew exactly where it was.
Worlds that weren't either in the natural reach of the WDS or in the reach of one of its expansions had to have a special system installed upon it, which was one of Sorami's missions. So unlike her ancestor Sora, she was actually quite good with computers, having learned from the current leader of the World Defense Committee herself. She remembered coming to this world two years ago to install it in secret, so she figured showing it to two other Keybladers would hold no harm. If anything, it would only help since if they knew where it was they would be able to protect it if they decided to refuse the request.
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Mickey chuckled happily at Ozwald's indeed unwavering resolve. He was glad to have such a loyal and dependable friend, and just as Oz was willing to help him, so to was Mickey willing to help Oz. After all, the King was a person who would do anything to help his friends. "I do have another mission for you in fact. Of course, I would like for you to get more rest first, but I shall let you be the judge of whether or not you need it after I explain it first".
With that, Mickey beckoned for Oz to follow him, taking the rabbit to the Hall of the Cornerstone where in the center laid the Cornerstone of Light. There was something a bit different about this place though. Various wires ran through the room, connecting to the pedestal the Cornerstone rested upon. Of course, upon both wall, floor, and even ceiling were inscribed various magical glyphs and circles that all hummed and glowed with both mysterious lights and sounds. Various hues shone throughout the room as if a song were being played. It was all quite a beautiful spectacle.
"Things have changed since you were asleep Oz. Fifty years ago, we built this. The new Hall of the Cornerstone. The center that powers the World Defense System. The World Defense System channels the power of the Cornerstone of Light to many different worlds so that, just as how this castle is protected from the Heartless, so to are many other worlds out there". Mickey walked over to one of the walls now, where a large computer rested.
"Of course, at first its reach was small and it only protected a handful of worlds", those worlds having been mainly the ones Sora touched on his journey, "but over the past fifty years, its reach has been expanding". Now the King hopped into the empty chair in front of it, the monitor turning on as the King began to type something in. "This system..." he began to explain as he typed, "was designed to weaken and defeat Heartless and Nobody threats that would appear in the worlds before they can show up. It is also designed to monitor the worlds for stronger or new threats so that we may dispatch someone to deal with them".
Now he finished typing and pressed the ENTER key, the screen now displaying a world and various other bits and pieces of data that Oz probably wouldn't understand if he didn't know anything about computers. "Upon this world, we detected a very strange signature, something which we have never seen before. Now while the signal was fairly weak, we are bit concerned as to whether or not this anomaly is either a threat or some type of glitch. So my wish is for you to investigate this matter..." The chair did indeed spin, so he spun it to look at Oz now.
"Of course, I won't be sending you in alone. A few other Keybladers will be going with you, so it is my wish that you help them through this mission". While Mickey did not doubt the abilities of the other Keybladers, he believed that Oz's past adventuring experience would be a boon that this team could depend upon, even if the rabbit may or may not have been a bit rusty from his two-hundred year coma. "Are you up for this task, old friend?" He did not want Oz to push himself, but at the same time really knew that he could use the rabbit's help.
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"Those soldiers are as mean as ever" stated the duck in a voice that always easily stood out. Donald now walked over to the Prince of Hearts, handing a letter to him. "Your highness" began the Duck who knew how to indeed properly address royalty, "I bring you a message from King Mickey".
Its contents are the same as the one addressed to Joshua and Amaya, only it was addressed to both the Prince and his guard, since both of them wielded Keyblades.
Once Ace was done, Donald right away was going to question his acceptance of the request. "So, do you accept the King's mission or not your highness?" Unlike Sorami, Donald was a bit more impatient. So while he knew how to address royalty, his more pressing concerns with the King's mission sort of outweighed his normal tendencies to show proper speech etiquette around them.
Sorami just smiled a bit. "Good, you're both here. That will save me alot of time". The woman, whose absence of ill intentions could easily be understood by her friendly expression and voice, reached into her pocket and removed a letter. "As your friend may have guessed, I am not from this town, let alone this world. I have come here with a message for you from his majesty, King Mickey". She now handed the letter to Joshua. The envelope itself looked like it was indeed a royal letter, with gold embroidery around the edges and a seal upon the envelope that kept it shut.
The seal itself was red and looked like one larger circle with two other smaller circles atop it. It almost looked like it was made to represent the head of a mouse or something along those lines. After giving them the letter, Sorami would wait for them to read it so that she could answer any questions they had, hoping that they would accept the request, but she would prefectly understand if they did not.
Dear Joshua Tamashii and Amaya Yashia,
You may not be aware, but there are other worlds out there. There are as many worlds as there are stars in the sky, the amount being something that no one person could ever count. A long time ago, the worlds were plagued by a threat known as the Heartless, creatures that come from the darkness in peoples hearts. While the major threats of these creatures has been brought down, they still plague worlds to this day.
As such, to protect the worlds, a system called the World Defense System, or WDS, was created about fifty years ago. It is a system meant to defeat the Heartless that plagues the worlds and help us monitor them, but its reach was limited. Now though it is expanding its reach to many different worlds, your world being one of them that entered its protection about two years ago.
The purpose of this letter is that I need your help. The WDS also has another function. To find wielders of a weapon known as a Keyblade, a special weapon that is the best means of permanently subduing the Heartless, since when defeated through any other means they will just appear elsewhere at a later date. When the system reached your world, it detected that the two of you were indeed Keyblade wielders.
What I need your help for is for investigating a strange anomaly that was spotted on one world. Aside from the Heartless, the WDS is meant to monitor for other threats as well and recently it picked up a strange signature that we have never seen before and unfortunately we lack the manpower to investigate it at the moment, since continuously working to expand the range of the WDS to protect other worlds from the Heartless has taken all we have.
As such, I wish to ask for your help in investigating the world that the strange signature was spotted in. If you do not wish to do so, then you are free to say no. We are not forcing you by any stretch of the imagination. Of course, you and Amaya will not be alone in this matter, as we are asking a few other Keybladers we have recently spotted for help in this matter, since a team is better suited for this situation then just one or two people alone.
Again, you do not have to accept our request, so whatever your response is, please give it to the person who delivered the letter to you.
With best regards,
King Mickey
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Mickey caught the rabbit when Oz fell forward, a bit suddenly surprised at how quickly Oz stood alert when he gained a bit more of an awareness of what was going on. "Easy there old friend". Mickey gave Oz a small smile, just glad to see that the rabbit was doing alright, looking as though he has nearly made a full recovery. Oz's question though made Mickey's smile disappear right from his face, a sheepish scratching of the back of his head being his momentary response.
"We did win, but... we nearly lost you". It was clear that Mickey, despite his usual air of confidence, was having a hard time saying what needed to be said. This wasn't exactly easy news to relay. "The battle with Maleficent left you heavily wounded by her powerful magic, leaving you with cursed wounds that were nearly impossible to heal. As such..." he pointed to the pod behind him, "we had to give you an alternative treatment". The King paused there, gently placing a hand on Oz's shoulder, an apologetic expression on his face.
"I am sorry... old friend. While your wounds were indeed fully healed, the treatment left you asleep for hundreds of years, as your cursed wounds were that great". Pangs of regret were present upon the King's face. He always felt as though he could have done more to help Oz, and thus always secretly took upon himself some of the blame for why Oz had to continuously sleep. While Mickey believed that Oz would definitely awaken one day, the King glad that the day had finally come, he wished that it hadn't taken so long.
He decided to wait in telling Oz his request for his help, since he figured the rabbit could still use some rest, and possibly time to process the news that he had just been given.
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