[Jumping Jiminy Crickets, what did he run into, a wall? Talk about unstoppable forced meeting immovable object. Did he just run into a tree? It definitely felt like a tree. Sora laughs, because it sure would be dumb of him to go chasing glowing butterflies, run into a tree and then go apologising to it, and then the laughter stops abruptly as he looks up and takes in just who or what he ran into.
It's not a tree. It's a suit of armour.
And it's a suit of armour he recognises.
A Keyblade... Who are you...? I can feel it. We've met before. When-- No... It isn't you... You're not the one I chose... Why are you not him? Xe...ha...nort-- Is that you? Xeha...nort... Xehanort!
They'd said the training modules were supposed to acclimate him to being there, that there would be challenges, but this is definitely not the sort of challenge he was expecting to face. It was enough of a challenge the first time, when it was real and it hit really, really hard!
Sora's eyes widen and he scoots backwards, grip tightening on his Keyblade before he vaults back up to his feet and takes on a defensive stance, but he's not about to attack. He knows who Xehanort is now, knows why the suit of armour would want to pummel him (and the feeling is more than mutual to be honest; Xehanort tried to take over his body! It that wouldn't make someone want to pummel him, what would?), but Sora's going to try reasoning with the armour first, before he tries to flatten him. It was tough enough engaging this guy with Donald and Goofy fighting alongside him, he really really doesn't want to have to go through round two on his own.]
Wait, hold on! I'm not Xehanort, I promise!
[...well, he almost was but the armour doesn't need to know about that part. He might not believe him when he tells him that he got away.
...can animated suits of armour be sceptical? Sora doesn't know but he doesn't want to try his luck.]
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It's not a tree. It's a suit of armour.
And it's a suit of armour he recognises.
A Keyblade...
Who are you...?
I can feel it. We've met before. When--
No...
It isn't you...
You're not the one I chose...
Why are you not him?
Xe...ha...nort--
Is that you?
Xeha...nort...
Xehanort!
They'd said the training modules were supposed to acclimate him to being there, that there would be challenges, but this is definitely not the sort of challenge he was expecting to face. It was enough of a challenge the first time, when it was real and it hit really, really hard!
Sora's eyes widen and he scoots backwards, grip tightening on his Keyblade before he vaults back up to his feet and takes on a defensive stance, but he's not about to attack. He knows who Xehanort is now, knows why the suit of armour would want to pummel him (and the feeling is more than mutual to be honest; Xehanort tried to take over his body! It that wouldn't make someone want to pummel him, what would?), but Sora's going to try reasoning with the armour first, before he tries to flatten him. It was tough enough engaging this guy with Donald and Goofy fighting alongside him, he really really doesn't want to have to go through round two on his own.]
Wait, hold on! I'm not Xehanort, I promise!
[...well, he almost was but the armour doesn't need to know about that part. He might not believe him when he tells him that he got away.
...can animated suits of armour be sceptical? Sora doesn't know but he doesn't want to try his luck.]
We don't have to fight!