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Report VI.

It is the second day that I have stayed within this town now. I have met some interesting people and have had some interesting dreams. I don’t know who the people are in them or what it is about, but all I surely know is that it will show me something about me and my past. I hope that this will help in a way at least.
Dream: The boy I see within my dream looks troubled, alone. He seeks something and doesn’t even know on what it is. He dresses in normal clothes and has brown hair. He wears glasses and lives in a beautiful world. There are many people that are within this world and have much peace and much chaos.
The boy I see, as I said from before, is troubled. He looks at the age of thirteen and lives a normal life. He thinks deep and isn’t that right. He is a little naïve and doesn’t think before he acts. He mostly spends his time alone drawing in his room or playing some type of video games. He has become obsessed with something that I couldn’t make out to clearly, yet he doesn’t have many friends. The friends he once had abandoned him and he is alone. He only has 2 good friends right now, a boy and a girl around his age.
I awaken in the grassy area I slept and still see the sky in the same color. I get up and walk around the woods for a quick jog of exercise. During the run, I feel as though time had stopped. I saw the white creatures run towards me. I stood my ground, but didn’t know on what to do. So, I just stood there with my arms in an ‘X’ formation over my chest and waited for the hit. Instead, a long staff appeared within my right hand. I examined the design on it. They looked like intertwined hearts of the opposite way and at each end of the staff had a formation of sharp blades in a plus position. I looked up and saw the creatures getting ready to hit.
In an instant, I grip both of my hands on the weapon and do an upper cut hit on the group and they fall. They all retrieve back up in their awkward stance as I stood my ground. All I knew was that this was a fight and I was going to win. I charge at them and attack with might to take them down.
After they were gone, time started to move again. I didn’t know how it stopped or why those creatures were after me, but I wanted to find out. The weapon I had disappeared and it was normal again.

Report VII.

I walked within the town to take a look around. As I said, it’s a very peaceful area to live or stay. The townspeople have many shops and warm homes. I saw little children playing, kids messing around, and adults being themselves at whatever. As for me, I just examined how others thought, spoke, looked, and reacted to other things.
As I continued to waltz around, I noticed a sign on a bulletin bored. It said ‘Help Wanted, 50,000 Munny Reward’. I was astonished by the price tag on this sign. I ripped it off and it had an address on it. I needed some money if I wanted to get a house or apartment or a little shack. I thought for awhile and just had a smirk across my face. I was determined to get this job and get the shack I wanted. I ran away from the bored and headed to the address.
As I arrived, it was a dark alley. I walked in slowly with caution waiting to see on what would happen. The place was dark and had no glow to it, but only the sky. Garbage was on the ground and you could see a few rats running around. When I got to the end, I saw a figure in a long black coat. The coat went down to his heels and had a hood up. It looked a lot like the man who was in the mansion, but his coat was worn on tighter. He wore black gloves and boots to match his coat. He turned and I couldn’t make out his face.
“Hey kid,” he said in a cool, but serious voice, “You hear for the job?”
I was staggering a little bit, but I knew I could trust him. “Yep,” I held out the sign, “50,000 Munny right?”
“That’s right.” He got off, from leaning against the wall, and gave me a good look up and down. “Huh...” He laid his right arm against his chin.
I gave the man a weird look. “What is it?”
He moved his head closer to mine. I got to at least see the bottom half of his face. It looked like that he had some type of black marks under his eyes. He moved back into a normal stance and shook his head. “It’s nothing kid; you just look a little familiar.” He snatched the sign from me. He looked down at, it then back at me.
“Alright, here’s the plan. All you gotta do is take a few pictures of this kid I’ve been trying to find.”
“Who’s the kid I’m looking for?” I asked with curiosity.
“His name is Roxas. He has spiky blonde hair, about as tall as you, and walks around with three people.”
A surprise came to my face. “I know him! I saw him at least twice here.”
“R-really? Did you guys talk?”
“No, but I at least know who he is.”
“Perfect!” He reached into his coat and handed me a camera that looked a little like binoculars. “Alright, I need some good pictures, not the crappy fuzzy shots. Make sure your not too close, so he can see you, and if you get on any info on what he’s doing in a while, I’ll give ya a bonus. Got it memorized?”
“Uh, ya. I won’t let ya down.” I turned around and started to walk away. I stopped instantly for a thought of question came to my mind. I started to turn, “Oh ya, where should we-“As I finished my turn, he was gone. Out of sight, nowhere to be seen. It was as if he had disappeared or even for the matter, never existed. I just slowly turned back and continued to leave.
Throughout most of that day, I got a full film of pictures on this blonde kid. It seems that him and his friends were earning up money to have a little fun at the beach here in this town. I got basic pictures of him while he was doing labor, eating ice cream with his friends, and riding on his skateboard.
But, there was this one awkward time when he fell in front of the train station. Olette gave him the bag of 5000 Munny that they earned to hang on to it outside of the station. While he was walking to the building, he got hit by a stick. It rammed him hard in the back of the head. I was hiding above the station watching all of this happen. But, when he fell, someone dragged him back up. It was the man in the black coat! It wasn’t the one I bargained with, it was the one that was stopping he within the mansion. I noticed while he picked him back up by the arm, he snuck the Munny away from him. All of a sudden, he disappeared. Roxas looked confused, but ran to his friends inside the station.
When he arrived inside, Hayner was at the booth asking for 4 tickets to the beach. They asked for the money, but Roxas didn’t have it. He tried to explain that the man took it from him. The three friends looked very confused at him. They told him that there was no man and that nothing was there when he fell. Roxas then felt sad and they all left the station. I was pretty curious on what was going on, but I didn’t want to intrude. So, I just got up and left.
As I arrived back at the place where I met the man, I was containing a bag filled with the pictures, camera he lent me, and poster. When I got to the end, there he was, looking the same, leaning against the wall. He turned at me and asked, “So, did you get the job done?”
I handed him the bag. “Yep. Here are the photos, camera, and a poster I found. Their all in here.”
He opened the bag and examined the pictures pretty carefully. He giggled a little at some, but sounded pretty happy. “Nice job kid, you’re a natural.” He put the photos back and reached for a posted. It had two giant foamed bats in an X formation in the front and on the top it said in bold lettering ‘Struggle’. He turned over at me and asked, “What’s this about?”
“It’s a Struggle Tournament,” I answered knowledgably, “It’s where two opponents fight with each other with these type of bats and show to prove on who’ the best fighter.”
He looked at me and sounded excited. “Alright! This is perfect for Roxas.”
“Are you a friend of his or something?”
“You could say something like that.”
I looked a bit curious and continued with a question. “Do I know you from somewhere?”
“I don’t know, do you?”
I gave him a weird look for I didn’t know on what the hell he was saying. “Whatever.”
He closed the bag. “So, you get any other info on him?”
“Ya. He got hit with a stick by a man in your uniform.”
He did a jump then grabbed me by the shoulders and shook me a little. “What?!? Who was it?”
I back off and wiped the side of my sleeves. “Not sure, couldn’t see his face.”
He then gave me a weird look and threw me two small pouches. “There ya go, 100,000 Munny. Like I promised.”
I looked down at them and looked inside them each. “Alright, thanks a-“I looked up and he was one yet again. I was really curious now on who this guy was. But, I just turned around a left the alley.

Report VIII.

For sometime of the third day here, I got to build a small shack. It’s a pretty small size of an area of shelter, but I think I might manage. The design isn’t complete yet for I have created a secret area within. I have held of high class technology that I have found within my time around the town. It seems that I had great knowledge within my past.
The inside is quite simply made out. The front door is made of tough steel. You have my index finger implant if you’d like to enter. Once inside, you find yourself in a small comfortable home. The wall and floor design is similar to Naminé’s room. In the upper right corner is the kitchen. You have you ordinary oven, sink, fridge, counter, etc. The counter is like a bar area with 2 high stools under. In the bottom right lays a cozy Living Room. It held a long three seated couch with a recliner. A small coffee table was in the center in the corner had a small television.
The bottom left had a Study. It had a desk with paper, pens, pencils, a 360º spin chair, etc. I have many pieces of writing and quick sketches of what I see within my dreams and this beautiful town. Finally, in the upper left hand corner, I have my Bedroom. There held a small bed for one with sheets and a pillow. On the left side of the bed had a night stand with a lamp on it. The right side has a book shelf with very few books. The carpet with the area is a light gray that is soft and smooth. In the kitchen is the tile with the normal checkered pattern design.
I choose to live here for the time being and make sure that nothing will destroy or wreck this humble home. I have spent all the money I have earned through that day while working around the town. The man I bargained with, I never even got his name. And the other man in the identical coat. Who are all of these people? And why didn’t Hayner, Pence, and Olette see that man? Things are getting pretty interesting around here and I’m actually enjoying it.
As for the Struggle Tournament, I think I might enter and fight. I feel like that I have a past on battling and fighting with others. I wonder if I even have a special power that goes along with it. Also, the weapon that summoned itself into my right hand while those white creatures were charging at me, I’m going to find out on what’s going on.

Report IX.

I had more time for today, so I went out for a walk in the town. It seemed pretty calm, but it was absolute silence. No running, talking, not even the train was making any noise today. I saw a few people, but for some reason, they were frozen. They weren’t moving an inch off of the position they were in. I started to run now to get away from what was going on.
As I ran, I came across the Sandlot area where I found four kids frozen yet again. One was in a type of white unbuttoned coat with a beanie on his head. The other had an orange tank top on with black sweat pant on. He looked a little tough from his standards. The other was a girl with a blue tank on and white cargo pants. A part of her hair was covering the right half of her face so her eye was hidden. The last boy was very young, at least of age 9. He had a wizard’s hat on with brown gloves and a blue baggy outfit. They all looked tough, but I’ll find that out later.
I sat there to wait until they unfroze, but nothing happened. Suddenly, after about a few seconds later, a dark portal appeared. It was the portal similar to the one that one guy threw me into. I hid from the side of it so whoever walked in would not see me. Instead of someone walking out, Roxas fell through it and was passed out. I instantly hopped in the portal before it closed and I ended up in a white room. It was fairly dim with a purple color.
As I jumped in, no one was around. I stood up, being down on all fours from the dive, and walked around. I found a door against the back part of the wall. I took a deep breath before I opened the knob and entered it with pride. There was only an empty room. The walls were made of steel and looked very high tech. I saw another door and walked towards that as well. I opened it and saw the two men. They were the ones from the mansion in Naminé’s room! They both turned at me and recognized me.
“It’s you again!” yelled the man in red with a surprise.
“What should I do with him DiZ?” asked other the man.
“Get rid of him.”
The man in the black hood summoned a weapon that was like a sword. It was in the form of a large bat wing of the shades of purple. I stood in a stance determined to fight for my own life. I closed my eyes and thought of the weapon I had from before. It appeared within my right had and I stood in my fighting position.
The man charged at me while a jumped back from his slash. I hit him across the face and he stepped back from the attack. I continued to do countless combos on him, until and got a grip onto my staff and pulled it out of my grasps. He threw it and it stabbed against the wall. As I stood there, I thought of what Naminé told me: “Have the same abilities as their leader...” I held my hand out and thought of her. My hand began to glow of a black and white. As it glowed it took into a shield/static form around the palm of my hand. I pulled back my elbow and jammed it into the man’s stomach. He took a gasp from the hit and he fell forward. He moaned as he passed out from the attack. My hand turned back to normal, but I felt a hot burn on the skin of it.
I glared over at DiZ with rage and turned my body towards him. He was sitting in a computer chair in front of a computer. The chair was turned, so he was facing me. I slowly walked towards him. “What is going on?” I yelled with rage.
“You tell me Nobody. How did you get here?”
“Nobody? What’s a Nobody? Anyways, I found myself in an alleyway, lost not knowing a thing, and still am. Now, who are you and why are you here?”
“Why should I give you that classified information to a profound Nobody like yourself?”
“Cuz if you don’t, I’ll tear you limp from limb by my bare hands! Now, give me answers!”
“If you are going to kill me, then you won’t retrieve your answers.”
“Ya,” I stopped about 7 feet away from him. “Your right, but I know someone who does and you have her captive right now.”
“Oh, is that so? Young Naminé can give you the answers you’re finding? Or maybe she already is at this moment.”
I had a shocking stare to him, but was still angry with rage. I just stood there and looked down and felt pain within my head. I grabbed to try and stop the pain. I was remembering something. I fell to my knees and moaned with pain. I finally felt dizzy and passed out cold.
Dream: I see the boy yet again, but with someone else this time. He is with a young girl of two years younger then he is. They seem to be fighting with each other with short, sword long staffs. It seemed that he was enjoying it very well. Looked like he always won as well by great keen, defense, and way of making her angry. It seems each time he taunted her it gave away a short temper for the girl. She attacked with great might each time and never played gentle. The boy always used defense and counter attacks. I noticed that he never wants to hurt her, and yet, I wonder why he doesn’t.
I awaken in the forest this time leaning against my shack. I shot up and looked around. I saw my staff lying upon the ground. I picked it up and started doing a few attacks and dodges with myself on fake counters. I wanted to try something with my new element and attempt to perform a move. I thought of her again and my both of my arms fill with the same element yet again. I slowly raised my head and my eyes looked dark.
They were fully bloodshot of reddish/pink and had a red underscore under my eyes. My hands burned with furry and I had my weapon with a firm grip in the palm of my hands. I slashed with rage with greater speed and stronger power. I began to slow down after awhile and felt weaker. The element disappeared from my hands and my eyes were back to normal. On the skin of my hands I felt the burning sensation again and it hurt like none other. I dropped my weapon, but before it hit the ground, it disappeared. I fell to my knees feeling the pain in my hands. I rested them against my chest and tried to keep them cool. I then remembered on how I passed out.
Flashback: “No! Incorrect!” yelled a man in the identical black coat and hit them upon another with a reddish/pink Ariel Blade. The other screamed from the hit he got in the back of the weapon. “You’ll never get it correct Xeggr; you’re just too much of a failure.”
The other stood up and removed his hood from the same coat. “You’re not even giving me the proper time to accomplish it anyways Xemnas. If you’d actually like me to be your personal apprentice, then how about you cooperate with my own talent!”
The man removed his hood to reveal his true identity. He had long silver hair and was very tan. His hair was in a special type of figure, impossible to explain. He gave me a serious stare and attempted to hit him again, but Xeggr dodged and gave him and uppercut punch. Xemnas fell back, but landed on his hand then back on his feet. “Fascinating. You will do fine from now on.” He just gave me a smirk.

Report X.

I awoke for a new day within my bed. I got up, took a shower, and got dressed. I put on my usual clothes: a torn sleeved t-shirt, grayish/black jeans with gray and black tennis shoes. I ate a wonderful breakfast then brushed my teeth. When I was completed with these tasks, I headed out.
I was prepared to fight within today’s Struggle Tournament. I arrived in the Sandlot and the arena was already set up and ready to go. Banners were hanging everywhere in the place and crowds were around talking a cheering their heads off. I walked up to the board to look for my name. There were 32 contestants. I noticed that Roxas and Hayner were on the bored and wanted to see on how they fought. I turned away from the board and sat in the crowd to wait for the tournament to begin.
As it went on, I won a few battles. It remained down to 8 people: Me and Vivi, Seifer and Fuu, Roxas and Rai, and Hayner and a town’s resident. They called me and Vivi onto the arena and once I heard my name, I dashed to the stair area. I took my Struggle Weapon and so did Vivi. I stood there in my fighting stance waiting for the call to go. As the man raised his hands, he yelled, “Ready......STRUGGLE!”
I just stood there waiting for an attack. Vivi charged at me with his skull and nailed me in the stomach. I did a front flip over him and grabbed him by the hat and threw him to the ground. I hit him once with the bat and there went the orb. I dash to it until he came up and nailed me to the side with HIS bat and made me fly out of the arena. I lost for once. I was ashamed of myself for loosing, but I had to be a good sport. I got back up and reached for his hand for a shake. He looked down and just walked away laughing. I looked at him as he walked and turned my hand into a fist.
I sat in the crowd to watch the rest. It ended up with Roxas and Hayner fighting with Roxas winning, and Seifer against Vivi with Vivi winning yet again. I was curious on how a young nine year old boy could have so much might with such a small body with no battle talent whatsoever. It ended up with the finals of Vivi versus Roxas. I leaned forward during this match.
They both fought very well from what I saw. When Roxas was going to make his finishing move, he suddenly froze. The whole crowd around me froze as well. Vivi, Roxas, and I were the only one’s frozen. To make no suspicion, I didn’t move at all either. Vivi then suddenly began to glow a bright light and started to change form. He turned into the one creature that attacked me and Roxas! Then, a giant Key appeared in his hand. It looked a lot similar from the one in the drawing of the boy. I sat back and watched as he fought off the creature.
In the end, I heard applause from one person. He walked up saying, “Alright, Roxas. Fight, fight, fight.” I recognized him. He wore a black long coat, it looked a little tight on him, and the voice was very cool. It was the man I bargained with! He removed his hood to show his face. He had large spiky red hair, greenish/blue eyes, and was farley tan. He looked pretty serious on what he was doing. He stated that his name was Axel. He summoned his two weapons, chakrams, by spinning flames appearing on the side of his hands. They both got into a fighting stance and fought.
After awhile, a base of data started to form on from behind on where Roxas stood, but a little to the left. The data changed into a human form and changed into the red old man! Things were really getting interesting now. Axel was further away from Roxas in the front of him still holding his weapons. He then made his weapons go on fire and shot them at the old man. Does he despise him? Anyways, I figured out that Axel’s element is fire on how he was fighting with Roxas during the battle. When the chakrams missed the old man for there was a type force field around him. The old man and Axel started to complain on who Roxas should trust. He didn’t know who to trust and they both just started yelling out his name. Roxas grabbed his head and started to fall to his knees from the pain of them. He yelled out, “Hayner, Pence, Olette!” Then all of a sudden, a bright light came forth.
Everything was back to normal, unfrozen. The crowd was cheering and the two mysterious men were gone upon the stage. Roxas giant key turned back to one of the Struggle bat, Vivi was on the stage fallen and out with also a bat. It looked as though Roxas had defeated him and the Struggle Tournament. I and Roxas just looked totally confused, but he didn’t even know I existed. I left after all of that happening.
I’m in the forest now and for the rest of the day I just finished building my entire shack. It took a long time, but it’s complete. I’m still very curious and confused though as well. Why is Roxas so important? Where did those mysterious people come from? Am I one of them?