I was in my station of Awakening. Everything was... abnormal. Something wasn’t right. I heard a noise, and turned around, seeing a guy in a man walk up to me from a DTD. He was dressed in a mix of Vanitas, Eraqus, and Terra outfits. Everything about him was...framilier. His walk, height, stance. “Who...are you?” I asked, finding his presence here bazaar.
He said nothing, but summoned Oblivion, and Oathkeeper quickly followed. As I summoned Starlight I felt sad that I didn’t have them, but soon...soon. We charged at each other, his fighting style kept ringing bells in my head but nothing connected. Damn it, who is he? I was at a disadvantage, I’m too used to dual wielding. As we battled I kept trying to get who this guy was. Damn it.
I began to get the feeling this guy was playing with me. Angered, I rushed him, knocking out Oathkeeper from his right hand and then Oblivion from his left. “Ha! Who’s the man, I’m the...stallion...same meaning!” I retort, seeing him unphased. I think, that Vanitas mask on makes it hard to tell.
He didn’t bother calling them back to him, rather, he ruched me. He began fighting me with hand to hand combat. While Royal Guard training and combat from my time back on earth taught me enough on how to deal with those larger than you, he was somehow adapting to all of it, blocking and countering my normal moves. I had enough, it was a chep move, but I used Shining’s shield spell and pinned him. “Okay who in the hell are you?!” I screamed, moving he spell so his head came out from it.
A laugh. That was his first noise. “Just a Nobody.”
That voice? “Zeke?”
“That’s Kexez!” He shouted. I looked up, and saw Oathkeeper and Oblivion mere millimeters from my face, and getting closer.
“Gah!” I yelped as I woke up. That was...all a dream? No...no it can’t have been a dream? Can it?
“You finally woke up.” I turned, seeing Luna walk in. “Heading home today. You exited?”
“Yeah, I just…”
“What?” She asked, getting and on the bed and sitting next to me. “Something wrong?”
“I had this...dream I think. There was this guy with Oathkeeper and Oblivion, and when I finally pinned him he said he was a Nobody, but his voice...it was Zeke. But he said his name was Kexez… Am I just...worried or…”
“Hmm…” Luna said, bearing that thoughtful look I love to see her have. Made her look so deep, intelligent, and kinda cute. “Well, I didn’t sense you were dreaming Eclipse.”
“So...it happened? Wait!? So...did Zeke…” I want to check. I have my family here but Zeke…”
“Go.” Luna said, making me look up. “I know you’re thinking it Eclipse. We’ll be fine heading home, besides, Equestria, and the world's need you, as well as the reflections. Zeke is only one man after all. Even with that whole world at his side, he is still just one person. As are you.” She said, booping me in the muzzle. “I’m sure all is fine, but just to be safe, you best head off and see for yourself.”
I smiled, giving Luna a muzzle boop before summoning Starlight. Damn, can’t wait for Oath and Oblivion to become Keyblades again. I opened a DTL and headed inside.
Walking in was easy, and once outside I was thankful that I was right outside the castle. As I was heading inside I felt odd, quickly turning around I saw this reflections Trixie a ways behind me heading into town. She wore a green blouse and blue skirt, green high heels and a small purse… Why does… I shook it off, and headed back inside. As I Expected I saw Zeke in his office, a pile of paperwork on both sides of his desk and his assistant Mr. Rich working away at his own pile of paperwork.. When Zeke looked up and saw me he smiled. “Hey, Eclipse! Long time no see. Where have you been?”
“Honeymoon. You?”
“Well, shits happened.” He said simply, tossing some papers onto his desk that were in his grip. “Rich, let’s take Ten.” Zeke said as Rich nodded, putting the papers down and stretching while Zeke and I got out and left.
“So, I miss anything.”
“... Well, how to phrase it…” He said. “Well, Huxley’s dead, so if Core.”
“Huxley...died?” I...I knew some of us would likely die in this...but...he seemed so...too stubborn to die. “How?”
“He killed Core, Core killed him.” Zeke said simply. “Of course...there’s other issues now.”
“Worse than Core?”
Zeke merely nodded. “A second Keyblade war is coming.”
I froze in place… A new war… “We...We can’t let that happen!”
“Well, our current enemies are making that difficult, besides, Luxu confirmed it, this was is happening, there’s no backing up on it.”
“Then...then what do we do?”
“We try and end it fast.” he said firmly. “If we take out the heads right when the fight starts, their army will fall fast, and loss of life on our side can be avoided or at least minimized.”
“That’s wise, but why not take them out now?”
“Their army is already large, and massive. Attacking them now is like starting the war early. Everything will be alright. It just takes patience and preparation.”
“Neither of which I’m admittedly good at.”
“Heh, true.” He chuckled. “So, what are you gonna do to get your world ready?”
“I...don’t know…”
“Well, aside from train, it’s best to gather allies. Reach out to other worlds and see which ones are willing to help.”
“You think that can work?”
“Look at Daybreak? It’s founded on worlds aiding one another and embracing each other. True there are...incidents, but mostly it’s a cultural thing that occurred from a miscommunication.”
“Sounds like earth.”
“It does...it does…”
I arrived back home with a new goal in mind. Equis as a world needs to be ready, in one way or another. Wolf and I both agreed we need not only the aid of all the races on this world, but from others. So, Wolf and I are going to tackle other worlds for help while Luna, Celestia, and Fluttershy, oddly enough, take on the other nations of Equestria. The hardest they admit will likely be the Minotaurs. They are run by guilds controlling different things, but they agreed that if we gain the aid of the Bankers guild, the rest will fall into place rather quickly.
I hated having to leave them so soon after our Honeymoon, but this...this has to be done, Oath and Oblivion are tagging along, their time as ponies is almost up and hey want to be with me when that happens. With some sad, yet hope filled goodbyes, Wolf and I left, Oath and Oblivion behind us as we entered a DTL, to an unknown world. For now. Who knows what it might be when we actually arrive.