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[le-king.livejournal.com]

Who: Amy, King Mickey, Roxas, and Sora
What: Checking out the Cornerstone of Light
Where: Timeless River
When: Sunday, August 1st, 2010

King Mickey waited patiently in the throne room for the others to arrive. Amy, Roxas, and Sora would all be here soon, and then they could get rid of the Heartless problem that had arisen in the Castle.

He frowned. It didn't make any sense, did it? The Cornerstone of Light was here to protect the world from Darkness, to prevent it from getting in and threatening those that lived here. For Heartless to appear meant that someone had snuck into the past and spread them around. But the entrance to the Hall of the Cornerstone was secure - permission to enter was only granted to a few, very trusted allies. It was almost impossible for someone to have gotten in.

But it's happened before, Mickey reminded himself, back when Xemnas was the threat and they knew what he wanted. Now... Now, the Prophecy was fulfilled, and they were at a loss, fighting an enemy without a face or a name. Who knew what that enemy could be capable of?

Mickey didn't care. He was the King here, and he wouldn't let them have his Castle, or anyone in it. This one world would be safe, a sanctuary for the denizens of Light. The Darkness didn't belong here, and he was going to do his best to banish it. All he had to do now was wait for the others, and they'd do it together.

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[shadowchaser.livejournal.com]

Amy's only reaction to Roxas' comment was a snicker. She was mostly focused on calming her nerves by checking over the contents of her bracelet of holding. Sword, slingshot, ammo for that...potions, ethers. Yep, all ready to go.

[le-king.livejournal.com]

Mickey laughed at the comment, flashing Sora and Riku a grin before slipping back into a more serious demeanor.

"Okay. Everybody ready?" He waited a moment for them to make sure that they were. Once he was certain of it, he turned and pressed a button hidden on the throne. The platform it sat on slid to the side, letting a blinding light illuminate the room. It faded just as quickly as it had appeared. A staircase had appeared, leading down into the Hall of the Cornerstone. "Let's go," the King said, marching down.

In the Hall, the Cornerstone of Light shone brightly despite the cloud of Darkness surrounding it. Mickey looked at it sadly, however; the light was faded, just slightly. He wasn't sure what this might mean, but it couldn't be anything good. "This darkness," he told the group solemnly, "is what Minnie and I have been worried about. There any many people who can come in here, and the Hall's always locked. But somehow, this has still happened."

[a-total-sap.livejournal.com]

Following King Mickey down the steps, Sora could feel something was off the moment he took two steps down below the throne room. He didn't know why, but it made him uneasy and to finally see the faded light that surrounded the previously radiant Cornerstone put him on edge.

He approached the Cornerstone warily, reaching out a hand but pulling it back sharply before he could actually touch the darkness. Crossing his arms, he glanced back at the King. "And no one has seen anything suspicious? You think maybe it might have something to do with the timeline?"

[thirteenth_brat]

"Well, as far as we know, the only way to really threaten the cornerstone now is to go back in time to before the castle was built," Roxas replied thoughtfully, "It makes sense." Still, he looked to the King for some confirmation. The Cornerstone was the King's responsibility, so he ought to know, right?

[le-king.livejournal.com]

He nodded. "That's right. The Cornerstone protects the Castle from Darkness, so there shouldn't be any Heartless here. The only way to bring them here is to attack the Cornerstone in the past, when it was unprotected. So if we're going to get rid of the threat, we have to go to the past, too, just like whoever did this."

King Mickey looked up at the doors leading to the Timeless River, memories of that time rushing back to him in a dizzying flood. He walked up to them and glanced back at the others. "You guys ready?"