Xeon the Narrator

Yea, the name is Xeon. No, I don't know where the idiot is.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*AH-

Huh?

Wtf?

Linida?

LINIDA?

LINIDA???

Goddammit, where the fuck is that idiot....

....huh?

Who the fuck are you?*

(She is here.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

*Eddie-where-why-

Wait-who's that-*

Hey, it's the...girl boy person!

*....and it's you again.*

@katietheweirdgirlinclass

@ask-xeon-the-narrator

Nate: Oh, there they are. Nevermind.

Eddie: Hey, Xeon.

Nate: Jeez... there's a lot of people in this room now, huh...

Eddie: Yeeeaaahhh...

(Eddie looks slightly awkward. Nothing new there.)

[chibi-ellie-rose]

*Well, I got a question-NARRATOR!

Do you cover all of these weird chibi stick figures, or just one of them, and others narrate the ones you don't?*

@ask-xeon-the-narrator

I cover all of these chibi stick figures.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*And have you always been here, narrating them?*

[chibi-ellie-rose]

Yes

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*EVEN at the beginning of-everything and shit?*

[chibi-ellie-rose]

Yep

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*....how.

Are you like, god or something-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

*NO idea.*

+I'M FASHION ANON! HOW ARE YOU ALL!+

@ask-xeon-the-narrator

Nate: ...

Katie: ...😒

(Katie looks at the Other Katie shard and then at the phone in Nate’s hand, which is still connected to Eddie and Xeon.)

Katie: Why are there MORE of them? How many freaking Anons are here now?

Nate: Um, like, 3? I don't know.

[the-4-yokai-watches]

*Hopefully it's just a feeling.*

(Another anon pops into the door.)

+HEY YOU!+

*Oh god.*

@ask-xeon-the-narrator

Eddie: ...?

Nate (through phone): ...?

Eddie: I haven't heard that voice before... Xeon, who's this?

[the-4-yokai-watches]

*I have a feeling that some idiot who's a super fan of me or Eddie is going to appear soon.*

@ask-xeon-the-narrator

Eddie: ...What.

Nate (through phone): ...What.

[the-4-yokai-watches]

*Hey...you. Look.*

???

*I know it sucks-but*

YEAH, NO-IT'S FINE-PERFECTLY FINE-I'M SCATTED ACROSS UNIVERSES-NOT EVEN IN ONE PIECE-AND I'M STUCK HERE FOR-EVER-AND-AND I-

...can't-even...move....

(Static.)

*....fuck-that is not good.*

@katietheweirdgirlinclass

@ask-xeon-the-narrator

(Katie lets out a choked sob. Nate frowns and pats her head.)

(Eddie sighs.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Oh, my Katie, since you're being a jerk, I'm going to tell you something-your soul is fractured into millions of pieces-and this is only one piece of you of all the pieces spread out across the multiverse. So in a way, this piece of you is stuck here forever, and you can NEVER go back home.)

....WHAT-

(Oh, and your life, family, and world is only a stimulation. Have a nice day!)

*Jesus Christ, wtf-*

I-

........

.....they-

THEY ARE LYING, RIGHT-

RIGHT-

@katietheweirdgirlinclass

@ask-xeon-the-narrator

(Nate and Katie stop messing with the pancake batter. They look stunned.)

(Eddie is silent on his end of the phone.)

...

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Hi Eddie, I'm god-remember me?)

*Wait-YOU?*

YOU!?

*Wait, weren't you that-that kid that I met before Eddie?*

Aren't you that weird adult that looks like a girl but sounds like a boy?

*....no. I sound fine-*

No, there it is again.

(Oh god.

.....hey, I made a joke! Get it?

I'm a god, and-)

AGH-

*Holy fuck you are worse then before.*

(Hey!)

@katietheweirdgirlinclass

@ask-xeon-the-narrator

Eddie: ...Leave them alone.

Nate (phone): Leave Eddie's friend alone.

(Weird noises can be heard from Nate’s end of the phone.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

*Wait, kid, is this one of your friends?

Mind if I say hi-?*

@ask-xeon-the-narrator

Eddie: Uh, sure!

Nate: ...Who was that?

Eddie: This is Xeon! They've been with me since I got stuck here. They've helped me out substantially. They're also stuck in my body, for some reason.

Nate: Yeah, I heard...

Eddie: W-Wait, how?!

Nate: God told me.

Eddie: ...

(Eddie doesn't even grant Nate the courtesy of a response to that.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Meanwhile...)

*....kid, why the hell is your phone ringing?*

@ask-xeon-the-narrator

Eddie: Um... Good question.

(Eddie takes out his phone, and his eyes widen.)

Eddie: ...It's Katie! But... how?

(Eddie picks up the phone and taps his foot, waiting to hear the voice of his friend all the way back home.)

[the-forgottenone]

ok Donald goofy this might sound crazy but who your talking too is Sora's nobody I don't know where Sora is or how Roxas got here but we have to find him So I Uh ask demyx to find Sora wherever he is

Maybe-

Oh, that's right!

(The dog then pointed at Roxas's new shell.)

Roxas, the nobody that Sora needed to be whole! His majesty told us about him, remember?

Oh right! Him!

...but wait, why's Sora using Roxas's name?

I don't know! Maybe he wanted a change?

Didn't you guys hear them? I'm not Sora!

What guys?

You know, the guys who JUST spoke! Why aren't you-

I didn't hear anything!

You-

You know what? Maybe he's just a little-well, you know-

(The dog makes a circle around the side of his head.)

-from that fall, and the way he hit his head!

Yeah, that would explain it-he's never acted like this before, so why else would he?

(Roxas let out a frustrated growl.)

(Meanwhile, outside the window, a cracked white portal appears, dropping two figures onto the ground.)

@the-4-yokai-watches

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie falls onto the floor and makes a strangled noise of... annoyance?)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(He'd fallen onto the cobble streets that were illuminated by the soft ray of the setting sun.

Meanwhile, another person had falls right next to Eddie while screaming.)

*HOLY FUCK-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie rubs his throbbing head and sighs, defeated and exhausted.)

(He looks over at the cursing Xeon, with a look of confused tiredness.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They slowly get up, groaning, before walking over to Eddie to check on him.)

*Kid? You ok?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Yeah... I just hit my head pretty hard...

(Eddie holds his head, which is still aching.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They crouched down to Eddie.)

*Where'd you hit it?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Um... here.

(Eddie holds his hand over the part of his head that he hit- somewhere on the back.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They lean over to that side-the best they can-and softly pull up a patch of his hair that was over it.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Gyuk!

(Eddie stiffens up but doesn't protest to Xeon's actions.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They hold the hair up for a few seconds, before patting it back down with a small sigh.)

Well, it doesn't really look like it did that much damage, so-you should be fine, kid.

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie nods silently and gets up off the ground, dusting himself off. He looks around, not quite sure where he is, and looks to Xeon, lost.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

I have as much a idea of what is going on as you do, kid.

....

HEY MFING GOD, WHERE ARE WE-

(I'M KINDA BUSY AT THE MOMENT-)

You-YOU ARE GOD, YOU AREN'T SUPPOSED TO BE BUSY!

(Gods can be busy!)

You are supposed to be able to keep tabs on everyone at once!

(And would you like that?)

Of course not.

(Then don't complain-)

So YOU CAN do that!

(Who says so-)

You, and so you can tell us-

(No, shut up-I gotta go, bye.)

GET BACK HERE-

....

AGH-

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: This god is quite annoying. More annoying than Buck. And we still don't know where we are.

Eddie: ):

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

Hey don't worry, we're going to-

(They touch Eddie, before strangely vanishing into light.)

WHAT-

(Also, the darkness from before also vanishes.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: W...wait, wh...

Eddie: ...Xeon?

Eddie: ...Xeon?!

Eddie: ...

Eddie: How the hell do I get home now...?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Kid-wait-I'm here-

...somehow.

Why does this seem familiar-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Wait, you're...ve

Eddie: Why can't I see you...?

Eddie: What's going on???

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They stare at Eddie's hands.

...then groan.)

*UGH.

This again.

Not sure how-but still.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: My... hands?

...What's wrong with my hands...?

(Eddie looks slightly panicked.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

Ok-so this might make you panic-but-

Just-let me show you.

(They move Eddie's hand in front of his face slightly.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: ...?

(Eddie is still confused, but lets Xeon go ahead anyway.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They slightly move his hand, and-

Wait-)

*....

Yup, I'm stuck in your body.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Ouu...

...

...So you're in here with me?

Like... a roommate in my own body?

...Weeeird.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They sighed.)

*Well-at least you didn't panic.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Well... there's a lot more to worry about right now, I guess. I wanna go back home and see Nate, and Hailey... And I'm still pretty bruised up...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Yeah-let's...just maybe ask someone around here where we are.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Um...

(Eddie looks hesitant.)

Eddie: ...I don't really like talking to strangers...?

I just...

New people freak me out.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Well, ok-how about we just look around then?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: ...

Eddie: ...Okay, then...

(Eddie hesitantly takes a few steps forward and looks around.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(There's a lot of buildings, with a tram circling around the center of the place, where a shop was. A slope to the left, and a wooden sign in front of the shop. A cat sat on the shop's sun cover.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie looks around, with concern and confusion written all over his face.)

Eddie: This look nothing like Springdale at all...

(Eddie suddenly seems to brighten up at the sight of the cat sitting around.)

Eddie: ...Kitty!

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Hey kid, don't worry-*

(They notice the cat.)

*Oh!*

(The cat, which is white with brown speckles, stretches, before staring at Eddie.)

"Mew?"

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Aaeeee...

(Eddie looks happy to see the cat, and slowly walks over to it as to not startle it.)

Eddie: :3

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(The cat stares at Eddie, before slowly walking over to the top of Eddie's head, before turning around a times and sitting on it.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Woo! There's a cat on my head! Katie would love this...

Maybe Nate too...

(Eddie looks slightly sad, suddenly missing his friends, but then cheers up a bit when he focuses on the cat again.)

Eddie: Kitty...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(Xeon pets the cat too with Eddie's other hand.)

*Don't worry, Kid. I'm sure we'll get you back to them.

Just focus on the cats.*

"It seems like Cotton likes you!"

*Huh-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: ...Cotton?

(Eddie looks slightly confused, and still a bit shaken up by the fact that someone else has control over his body too.)

(Eddie looks up at the cat of his head, then around to try find the location of the voice.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(The location of the voice was a adult woman sitting behind the shop's counter.)

"Sorry, did I scare you?"

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Oh- no, I was just a bit confused.

(Eddie looks up at the cat on his head, then at the woman.)

Eddie: So... is this your cat? ...Cotton?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

"No, they just come around here sometimes. We don't really know if they belong to anyone."

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Oh... I see.

(Eddie pets Cotton.)

Eddie: Did you name them, then?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

"No, we found the name on her collar a while back-though she one day came back without her collar for some reason."

*Huh*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Oh...

(Eddie takes the cat off of his head and holds her just short of arms length to look at her. Sure enough, she has no collar.)

Eddie: Huh... weird.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Yeah.*

"You gonna to buy something, or are you just hanging out?"

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Um-,

(Eddie looks a bit uncomfortable.)

Eddie: Er, no. Just... trying to find my way...

(Eddie reluctantly puts the cat back down on the floor beside him, then hesitantly takes a few steps back.)

Eddie: Um, bye.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

"O-k. *sigh* Will NO ONE shop here...?"

*What's wrong kid?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie whispers to Xeon, or more accurately, himself.)

Eddie: Um... I got attached to the cat.

(Eddie gives a lopsided smile, even though he's technically not talking to anyone.)

Eddie: We should probably get going though, huh? We need to get you back in your own body and me back in my own universe. I've been gone for a while now...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Well-the thing is, I don't have my own body-or at least, it's probably been dead a long time.

That Linida person? Well, it's a long story, but...they were a body-that somehow came "alive", and was someone I narrated a long time while I possessed now her body.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: ...

(Eddie takes a short while to process that information.)

Eddie: ...So... if your body is dead, then... how could I see you before?

Y'know, in the closet in Other Katie's house, and on the road...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*I don't know.

Between getting ripped out of Linida, and all this other shit, it's just been so confusing, to be honest.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: So... your natural state is to be in someone's body?

Eddie: And... what happened to this Linidia person to take you out?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Well, I'm used to it, not sure if you call it "natural", though.

And I don't know what happened to them. I've kinda been looking for them ever since.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: I see... any chance that they're around here? In this world, maybe? I mean, I've never met anyone called Linidia in my world, so...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They used Eddie's body to slightly shrug.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: YACK! DON- Don't do that...!

(Eddie shudders slightly)

Eddie: That felt weird...

Eddie: But..., I can probably help you search for this Linidia person, if you have any semblance of where they could have gone... and maybe knowing what they look like would help too.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Oh-sorry, kid.*

(They put his arms down.)

*If they were somewhere, they probably wouldn't be here.

But if anything, I'm fine, kid. I rather worry about getting you back with your friends.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie looks around his surrounding area, still not recognising any of it.)

Eddie: ...How would I even go about getting home, anyway?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*No idea. I mean-maybe some craziness will happen or something?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: O...Oh.

(Eddie looks frightened at the implications of Xeon's statement.)

Eddie: Was that... foreshadowing?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They used him to shrug again, before realizing what they did and putting his arms down.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Ghh...

(Eddie twitches slightly, but soon recovers. He looks around.)

Eddie: I think I wanna go home now... this is getting kinda... unnerving.

Eddie: ...I miss Nate.

(Eddie sighs.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(Twilight starts to fall upon the town.)

*I know kid, but I think we should find somewhere to camp or some-wait, no, you aren't-nevermind, let's just find a way out of this place.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Wha- Okay...

(Eddie starts walking down the street, looking around for any signs of a way back home.)

Eddie: I... do you know any way that I could get home...? Everything here looks the same...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*No, no idea.

But-

Wait, what's that-*

(They look behind the two of them.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Huuuh?

(Eddie turns around to look at what Xeon is referring to.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(Yellow eyes blink into the darkness, many of them.

Belonging to dark creatures that become a soon swarm.)

*What the fuck-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Ahahaha dear God what the fuck is that ahahaha

(Eddie is smiling but looks positively horrified.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Kid-?

Run.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Don't have to tell me twice.

(Eddie immediately turns on his heel and quickly sprints off in the opposite direction.)

Eddie: Shitshitshit...!

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(The things follow.)

*WHAT ARE THESE FUCKING THINGS-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: I... I don't know! Are they... bad? Do they wanna hurt us?! Or are they chasing us for another reason...?

(Eddie keeps running like hell, ignoring the burning feeling in his lungs. He pushes the thought of not having his inhaler on him to the back of his mind and focuses on getting away from his pursuers.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Kid, if they catch up, I promise I'll protect you, alright?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: O...O...kay...

(Eddie is panting and, judging by the way he is trying to talk, short of breath. His lungs are burning and he can barely breathe. But he keeps going.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Yeah.*

(There was then a glow, and something formed in Eddie's hand.)

*What the-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: WAHHH!

(Eddie briefly glances down at the glowing that is emanating from his hand, before looking back up to his path to keep sprinting away from whatever is chasing him.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(The light then twists into a rod, which turns into-a giant, black keylike blade...? It has chains, with the unlocking part heart shaped, and the handle being-red.)

*What the HELL-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Ouuu...

(Eddie stops running and flips the blade around to get a feel for it. He smiles at it.)

Eddie: Awesome.

(Eddie turns around to face the approaching creatures and brandishes his blade. He looks... confident.)

Eddie: En garde!

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(The creatures almost look-a little scared for some reason, but they approach.)

*Go get them, kid!

....wait, do you even know how to fight-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Well enough!

(Eddie raises his weapon and charges towards the creatures, looking determined.)

Eddie: I'm going the fuck back home, and these guys aren't gonna stop me.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(The creatures just duck out of the way.)

*...crap.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Urgh...

(Eddie swings his blade around in frustration. The noises made by the swinging chains start to annoy him, so he stops. He decides to slowly walk up to the creatures, annoyance etched onto his face.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*You want me to maybe try?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Nah, I think I got it...!

(Eddie swings his chain blade, not too indifferent to how you would swing a lasso, and rapid throws it at the enemies.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(This so happens to actually make some of the shadows disappear.)

*Huh.*

(Though, others still come to replace the dead.)

[the-forgottenone]

ok Donald goofy this might sound crazy but who your talking too is Sora's nobody I don't know where Sora is or how Roxas got here but we have to find him So I Uh ask demyx to find Sora wherever he is

Maybe-

Oh, that's right!

(The dog then pointed at Roxas's new shell.)

Roxas, the nobody that Sora needed to be whole! His majesty told us about him, remember?

Oh right! Him!

...but wait, why's Sora using Roxas's name?

I don't know! Maybe he wanted a change?

Didn't you guys hear them? I'm not Sora!

What guys?

You know, the guys who JUST spoke! Why aren't you-

I didn't hear anything!

You-

You know what? Maybe he's just a little-well, you know-

(The dog makes a circle around the side of his head.)

-from that fall, and the way he hit his head!

Yeah, that would explain it-he's never acted like this before, so why else would he?

(Roxas let out a frustrated growl.)

(Meanwhile, outside the window, a cracked white portal appears, dropping two figures onto the ground.)

@the-4-yokai-watches

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie falls onto the floor and makes a strangled noise of... annoyance?)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(He'd fallen onto the cobble streets that were illuminated by the soft ray of the setting sun.

Meanwhile, another person had falls right next to Eddie while screaming.)

*HOLY FUCK-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie rubs his throbbing head and sighs, defeated and exhausted.)

(He looks over at the cursing Xeon, with a look of confused tiredness.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They slowly get up, groaning, before walking over to Eddie to check on him.)

*Kid? You ok?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Yeah... I just hit my head pretty hard...

(Eddie holds his head, which is still aching.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They crouched down to Eddie.)

*Where'd you hit it?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Um... here.

(Eddie holds his hand over the part of his head that he hit- somewhere on the back.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They lean over to that side-the best they can-and softly pull up a patch of his hair that was over it.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Gyuk!

(Eddie stiffens up but doesn't protest to Xeon's actions.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They hold the hair up for a few seconds, before patting it back down with a small sigh.)

Well, it doesn't really look like it did that much damage, so-you should be fine, kid.

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie nods silently and gets up off the ground, dusting himself off. He looks around, not quite sure where he is, and looks to Xeon, lost.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

I have as much a idea of what is going on as you do, kid.

....

HEY MFING GOD, WHERE ARE WE-

(I'M KINDA BUSY AT THE MOMENT-)

You-YOU ARE GOD, YOU AREN'T SUPPOSED TO BE BUSY!

(Gods can be busy!)

You are supposed to be able to keep tabs on everyone at once!

(And would you like that?)

Of course not.

(Then don't complain-)

So YOU CAN do that!

(Who says so-)

You, and so you can tell us-

(No, shut up-I gotta go, bye.)

GET BACK HERE-

....

AGH-

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: This god is quite annoying. More annoying than Buck. And we still don't know where we are.

Eddie: ):

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

Hey don't worry, we're going to-

(They touch Eddie, before strangely vanishing into light.)

WHAT-

(Also, the darkness from before also vanishes.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: W...wait, wh...

Eddie: ...Xeon?

Eddie: ...Xeon?!

Eddie: ...

Eddie: How the hell do I get home now...?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Kid-wait-I'm here-

...somehow.

Why does this seem familiar-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Wait, you're...ve

Eddie: Why can't I see you...?

Eddie: What's going on???

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They stare at Eddie's hands.

...then groan.)

*UGH.

This again.

Not sure how-but still.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: My... hands?

...What's wrong with my hands...?

(Eddie looks slightly panicked.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

Ok-so this might make you panic-but-

Just-let me show you.

(They move Eddie's hand in front of his face slightly.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: ...?

(Eddie is still confused, but lets Xeon go ahead anyway.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They slightly move his hand, and-

Wait-)

*....

Yup, I'm stuck in your body.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Ouu...

...

...So you're in here with me?

Like... a roommate in my own body?

...Weeeird.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They sighed.)

*Well-at least you didn't panic.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Well... there's a lot more to worry about right now, I guess. I wanna go back home and see Nate, and Hailey... And I'm still pretty bruised up...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Yeah-let's...just maybe ask someone around here where we are.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Um...

(Eddie looks hesitant.)

Eddie: ...I don't really like talking to strangers...?

I just...

New people freak me out.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Well, ok-how about we just look around then?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: ...

Eddie: ...Okay, then...

(Eddie hesitantly takes a few steps forward and looks around.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(There's a lot of buildings, with a tram circling around the center of the place, where a shop was. A slope to the left, and a wooden sign in front of the shop. A cat sat on the shop's sun cover.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie looks around, with concern and confusion written all over his face.)

Eddie: This look nothing like Springdale at all...

(Eddie suddenly seems to brighten up at the sight of the cat sitting around.)

Eddie: ...Kitty!

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Hey kid, don't worry-*

(They notice the cat.)

*Oh!*

(The cat, which is white with brown speckles, stretches, before staring at Eddie.)

"Mew?"

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Aaeeee...

(Eddie looks happy to see the cat, and slowly walks over to it as to not startle it.)

Eddie: :3

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(The cat stares at Eddie, before slowly walking over to the top of Eddie's head, before turning around a times and sitting on it.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Woo! There's a cat on my head! Katie would love this...

Maybe Nate too...

(Eddie looks slightly sad, suddenly missing his friends, but then cheers up a bit when he focuses on the cat again.)

Eddie: Kitty...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(Xeon pets the cat too with Eddie's other hand.)

*Don't worry, Kid. I'm sure we'll get you back to them.

Just focus on the cats.*

"It seems like Cotton likes you!"

*Huh-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: ...Cotton?

(Eddie looks slightly confused, and still a bit shaken up by the fact that someone else has control over his body too.)

(Eddie looks up at the cat of his head, then around to try find the location of the voice.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(The location of the voice was a adult woman sitting behind the shop's counter.)

"Sorry, did I scare you?"

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Oh- no, I was just a bit confused.

(Eddie looks up at the cat on his head, then at the woman.)

Eddie: So... is this your cat? ...Cotton?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

"No, they just come around here sometimes. We don't really know if they belong to anyone."

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Oh... I see.

(Eddie pets Cotton.)

Eddie: Did you name them, then?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

"No, we found the name on her collar a while back-though she one day came back without her collar for some reason."

*Huh*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Oh...

(Eddie takes the cat off of his head and holds her just short of arms length to look at her. Sure enough, she has no collar.)

Eddie: Huh... weird.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Yeah.*

"You gonna to buy something, or are you just hanging out?"

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Um-,

(Eddie looks a bit uncomfortable.)

Eddie: Er, no. Just... trying to find my way...

(Eddie reluctantly puts the cat back down on the floor beside him, then hesitantly takes a few steps back.)

Eddie: Um, bye.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

"O-k. *sigh* Will NO ONE shop here...?"

*What's wrong kid?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie whispers to Xeon, or more accurately, himself.)

Eddie: Um... I got attached to the cat.

(Eddie gives a lopsided smile, even though he's technically not talking to anyone.)

Eddie: We should probably get going though, huh? We need to get you back in your own body and me back in my own universe. I've been gone for a while now...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Well-the thing is, I don't have my own body-or at least, it's probably been dead a long time.

That Linida person? Well, it's a long story, but...they were a body-that somehow came "alive", and was someone I narrated a long time while I possessed now her body.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: ...

(Eddie takes a short while to process that information.)

Eddie: ...So... if your body is dead, then... how could I see you before?

Y'know, in the closet in Other Katie's house, and on the road...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*I don't know.

Between getting ripped out of Linida, and all this other shit, it's just been so confusing, to be honest.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: So... your natural state is to be in someone's body?

Eddie: And... what happened to this Linidia person to take you out?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Well, I'm used to it, not sure if you call it "natural", though.

And I don't know what happened to them. I've kinda been looking for them ever since.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: I see... any chance that they're around here? In this world, maybe? I mean, I've never met anyone called Linidia in my world, so...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They used Eddie's body to slightly shrug.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: YACK! DON- Don't do that...!

(Eddie shudders slightly)

Eddie: That felt weird...

Eddie: But..., I can probably help you search for this Linidia person, if you have any semblance of where they could have gone... and maybe knowing what they look like would help too.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Oh-sorry, kid.*

(They put his arms down.)

*If they were somewhere, they probably wouldn't be here.

But if anything, I'm fine, kid. I rather worry about getting you back with your friends.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie looks around his surrounding area, still not recognising any of it.)

Eddie: ...How would I even go about getting home, anyway?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*No idea. I mean-maybe some craziness will happen or something?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: O...Oh.

(Eddie looks frightened at the implications of Xeon's statement.)

Eddie: Was that... foreshadowing?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They used him to shrug again, before realizing what they did and putting his arms down.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Ghh...

(Eddie twitches slightly, but soon recovers. He looks around.)

Eddie: I think I wanna go home now... this is getting kinda... unnerving.

Eddie: ...I miss Nate.

(Eddie sighs.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(Twilight starts to fall upon the town.)

*I know kid, but I think we should find somewhere to camp or some-wait, no, you aren't-nevermind, let's just find a way out of this place.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Wha- Okay...

(Eddie starts walking down the street, looking around for any signs of a way back home.)

Eddie: I... do you know any way that I could get home...? Everything here looks the same...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*No, no idea.

But-

Wait, what's that-*

(They look behind the two of them.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Huuuh?

(Eddie turns around to look at what Xeon is referring to.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(Yellow eyes blink into the darkness, many of them.

Belonging to dark creatures that become a soon swarm.)

*What the fuck-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Ahahaha dear God what the fuck is that ahahaha

(Eddie is smiling but looks positively horrified.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Kid-?

Run.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Don't have to tell me twice.

(Eddie immediately turns on his heel and quickly sprints off in the opposite direction.)

Eddie: Shitshitshit...!

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(The things follow.)

*WHAT ARE THESE FUCKING THINGS-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: I... I don't know! Are they... bad? Do they wanna hurt us?! Or are they chasing us for another reason...?

(Eddie keeps running like hell, ignoring the burning feeling in his lungs. He pushes the thought of not having his inhaler on him to the back of his mind and focuses on getting away from his pursuers.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Kid, if they catch up, I promise I'll protect you, alright?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: O...O...kay...

(Eddie is panting and, judging by the way he is trying to talk, short of breath. His lungs are burning and he can barely breathe. But he keeps going.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Yeah.*

(There was then a glow, and something formed in Eddie's hand.)

*What the-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: WAHHH!

(Eddie briefly glances down at the glowing that is emanating from his hand, before looking back up to his path to keep sprinting away from whatever is chasing him.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(The light then twists into a rod, which turns into-a giant, black keylike blade...? It has chains, with the unlocking part heart shaped, and the handle being-red.)

*What the HELL-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Ouuu...

(Eddie stops running and flips the blade around to get a feel for it. He smiles at it.)

Eddie: Awesome.

(Eddie turns around to face the approaching creatures and brandishes his blade. He looks... confident.)

Eddie: En garde!

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(The creatures almost look-a little scared for some reason, but they approach.)

*Go get them, kid!

....wait, do you even know how to fight-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Well enough!

(Eddie raises his weapon and charges towards the creatures, looking determined.)

Eddie: I'm going the fuck back home, and these guys aren't gonna stop me.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(The creatures just duck out of the way.)

*...crap.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Urgh...

(Eddie swings his blade around in frustration. The noises made by the swinging chains start to annoy him, so he stops. He decides to slowly walk up to the creatures, annoyance etched onto his face.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*You want me to maybe try?*

[the-forgottenone]

ok Donald goofy this might sound crazy but who your talking too is Sora's nobody I don't know where Sora is or how Roxas got here but we have to find him So I Uh ask demyx to find Sora wherever he is

Maybe-

Oh, that's right!

(The dog then pointed at Roxas's new shell.)

Roxas, the nobody that Sora needed to be whole! His majesty told us about him, remember?

Oh right! Him!

...but wait, why's Sora using Roxas's name?

I don't know! Maybe he wanted a change?

Didn't you guys hear them? I'm not Sora!

What guys?

You know, the guys who JUST spoke! Why aren't you-

I didn't hear anything!

You-

You know what? Maybe he's just a little-well, you know-

(The dog makes a circle around the side of his head.)

-from that fall, and the way he hit his head!

Yeah, that would explain it-he's never acted like this before, so why else would he?

(Roxas let out a frustrated growl.)

(Meanwhile, outside the window, a cracked white portal appears, dropping two figures onto the ground.)

@the-4-yokai-watches

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie falls onto the floor and makes a strangled noise of... annoyance?)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(He'd fallen onto the cobble streets that were illuminated by the soft ray of the setting sun.

Meanwhile, another person had falls right next to Eddie while screaming.)

*HOLY FUCK-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie rubs his throbbing head and sighs, defeated and exhausted.)

(He looks over at the cursing Xeon, with a look of confused tiredness.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They slowly get up, groaning, before walking over to Eddie to check on him.)

*Kid? You ok?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Yeah... I just hit my head pretty hard...

(Eddie holds his head, which is still aching.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They crouched down to Eddie.)

*Where'd you hit it?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Um... here.

(Eddie holds his hand over the part of his head that he hit- somewhere on the back.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They lean over to that side-the best they can-and softly pull up a patch of his hair that was over it.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Gyuk!

(Eddie stiffens up but doesn't protest to Xeon's actions.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They hold the hair up for a few seconds, before patting it back down with a small sigh.)

Well, it doesn't really look like it did that much damage, so-you should be fine, kid.

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie nods silently and gets up off the ground, dusting himself off. He looks around, not quite sure where he is, and looks to Xeon, lost.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

I have as much a idea of what is going on as you do, kid.

....

HEY MFING GOD, WHERE ARE WE-

(I'M KINDA BUSY AT THE MOMENT-)

You-YOU ARE GOD, YOU AREN'T SUPPOSED TO BE BUSY!

(Gods can be busy!)

You are supposed to be able to keep tabs on everyone at once!

(And would you like that?)

Of course not.

(Then don't complain-)

So YOU CAN do that!

(Who says so-)

You, and so you can tell us-

(No, shut up-I gotta go, bye.)

GET BACK HERE-

....

AGH-

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: This god is quite annoying. More annoying than Buck. And we still don't know where we are.

Eddie: ):

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

Hey don't worry, we're going to-

(They touch Eddie, before strangely vanishing into light.)

WHAT-

(Also, the darkness from before also vanishes.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: W...wait, wh...

Eddie: ...Xeon?

Eddie: ...Xeon?!

Eddie: ...

Eddie: How the hell do I get home now...?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Kid-wait-I'm here-

...somehow.

Why does this seem familiar-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Wait, you're...ve

Eddie: Why can't I see you...?

Eddie: What's going on???

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They stare at Eddie's hands.

...then groan.)

*UGH.

This again.

Not sure how-but still.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: My... hands?

...What's wrong with my hands...?

(Eddie looks slightly panicked.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

Ok-so this might make you panic-but-

Just-let me show you.

(They move Eddie's hand in front of his face slightly.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: ...?

(Eddie is still confused, but lets Xeon go ahead anyway.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They slightly move his hand, and-

Wait-)

*....

Yup, I'm stuck in your body.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Ouu...

...

...So you're in here with me?

Like... a roommate in my own body?

...Weeeird.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They sighed.)

*Well-at least you didn't panic.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Well... there's a lot more to worry about right now, I guess. I wanna go back home and see Nate, and Hailey... And I'm still pretty bruised up...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Yeah-let's...just maybe ask someone around here where we are.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Um...

(Eddie looks hesitant.)

Eddie: ...I don't really like talking to strangers...?

I just...

New people freak me out.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Well, ok-how about we just look around then?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: ...

Eddie: ...Okay, then...

(Eddie hesitantly takes a few steps forward and looks around.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(There's a lot of buildings, with a tram circling around the center of the place, where a shop was. A slope to the left, and a wooden sign in front of the shop. A cat sat on the shop's sun cover.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie looks around, with concern and confusion written all over his face.)

Eddie: This look nothing like Springdale at all...

(Eddie suddenly seems to brighten up at the sight of the cat sitting around.)

Eddie: ...Kitty!

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Hey kid, don't worry-*

(They notice the cat.)

*Oh!*

(The cat, which is white with brown speckles, stretches, before staring at Eddie.)

"Mew?"

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Aaeeee...

(Eddie looks happy to see the cat, and slowly walks over to it as to not startle it.)

Eddie: :3

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(The cat stares at Eddie, before slowly walking over to the top of Eddie's head, before turning around a times and sitting on it.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Woo! There's a cat on my head! Katie would love this...

Maybe Nate too...

(Eddie looks slightly sad, suddenly missing his friends, but then cheers up a bit when he focuses on the cat again.)

Eddie: Kitty...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(Xeon pets the cat too with Eddie's other hand.)

*Don't worry, Kid. I'm sure we'll get you back to them.

Just focus on the cats.*

"It seems like Cotton likes you!"

*Huh-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: ...Cotton?

(Eddie looks slightly confused, and still a bit shaken up by the fact that someone else has control over his body too.)

(Eddie looks up at the cat of his head, then around to try find the location of the voice.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(The location of the voice was a adult woman sitting behind the shop's counter.)

"Sorry, did I scare you?"

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Oh- no, I was just a bit confused.

(Eddie looks up at the cat on his head, then at the woman.)

Eddie: So... is this your cat? ...Cotton?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

"No, they just come around here sometimes. We don't really know if they belong to anyone."

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Oh... I see.

(Eddie pets Cotton.)

Eddie: Did you name them, then?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

"No, we found the name on her collar a while back-though she one day came back without her collar for some reason."

*Huh*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Oh...

(Eddie takes the cat off of his head and holds her just short of arms length to look at her. Sure enough, she has no collar.)

Eddie: Huh... weird.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Yeah.*

"You gonna to buy something, or are you just hanging out?"

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Um-,

(Eddie looks a bit uncomfortable.)

Eddie: Er, no. Just... trying to find my way...

(Eddie reluctantly puts the cat back down on the floor beside him, then hesitantly takes a few steps back.)

Eddie: Um, bye.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

"O-k. *sigh* Will NO ONE shop here...?"

*What's wrong kid?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie whispers to Xeon, or more accurately, himself.)

Eddie: Um... I got attached to the cat.

(Eddie gives a lopsided smile, even though he's technically not talking to anyone.)

Eddie: We should probably get going though, huh? We need to get you back in your own body and me back in my own universe. I've been gone for a while now...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Well-the thing is, I don't have my own body-or at least, it's probably been dead a long time.

That Linida person? Well, it's a long story, but...they were a body-that somehow came "alive", and was someone I narrated a long time while I possessed now her body.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: ...

(Eddie takes a short while to process that information.)

Eddie: ...So... if your body is dead, then... how could I see you before?

Y'know, in the closet in Other Katie's house, and on the road...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*I don't know.

Between getting ripped out of Linida, and all this other shit, it's just been so confusing, to be honest.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: So... your natural state is to be in someone's body?

Eddie: And... what happened to this Linidia person to take you out?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Well, I'm used to it, not sure if you call it "natural", though.

And I don't know what happened to them. I've kinda been looking for them ever since.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: I see... any chance that they're around here? In this world, maybe? I mean, I've never met anyone called Linidia in my world, so...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They used Eddie's body to slightly shrug.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: YACK! DON- Don't do that...!

(Eddie shudders slightly)

Eddie: That felt weird...

Eddie: But..., I can probably help you search for this Linidia person, if you have any semblance of where they could have gone... and maybe knowing what they look like would help too.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Oh-sorry, kid.*

(They put his arms down.)

*If they were somewhere, they probably wouldn't be here.

But if anything, I'm fine, kid. I rather worry about getting you back with your friends.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie looks around his surrounding area, still not recognising any of it.)

Eddie: ...How would I even go about getting home, anyway?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*No idea. I mean-maybe some craziness will happen or something?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: O...Oh.

(Eddie looks frightened at the implications of Xeon's statement.)

Eddie: Was that... foreshadowing?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They used him to shrug again, before realizing what they did and putting his arms down.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Ghh...

(Eddie twitches slightly, but soon recovers. He looks around.)

Eddie: I think I wanna go home now... this is getting kinda... unnerving.

Eddie: ...I miss Nate.

(Eddie sighs.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(Twilight starts to fall upon the town.)

*I know kid, but I think we should find somewhere to camp or some-wait, no, you aren't-nevermind, let's just find a way out of this place.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Wha- Okay...

(Eddie starts walking down the street, looking around for any signs of a way back home.)

Eddie: I... do you know any way that I could get home...? Everything here looks the same...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*No, no idea.

But-

Wait, what's that-*

(They look behind the two of them.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Huuuh?

(Eddie turns around to look at what Xeon is referring to.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(Yellow eyes blink into the darkness, many of them.

Belonging to dark creatures that become a soon swarm.)

*What the fuck-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Ahahaha dear God what the fuck is that ahahaha

(Eddie is smiling but looks positively horrified.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Kid-?

Run.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Don't have to tell me twice.

(Eddie immediately turns on his heel and quickly sprints off in the opposite direction.)

Eddie: Shitshitshit...!

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(The things follow.)

*WHAT ARE THESE FUCKING THINGS-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: I... I don't know! Are they... bad? Do they wanna hurt us?! Or are they chasing us for another reason...?

(Eddie keeps running like hell, ignoring the burning feeling in his lungs. He pushes the thought of not having his inhaler on him to the back of his mind and focuses on getting away from his pursuers.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Kid, if they catch up, I promise I'll protect you, alright?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: O...O...kay...

(Eddie is panting and, judging by the way he is trying to talk, short of breath. His lungs are burning and he can barely breathe. But he keeps going.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Yeah.*

(There was then a glow, and something formed in Eddie's hand.)

*What the-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: WAHHH!

(Eddie briefly glances down at the glowing that is emanating from his hand, before looking back up to his path to keep sprinting away from whatever is chasing him.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(The light then twists into a rod, which turns into-a giant, black keylike blade...? It has chains, with the unlocking part heart shaped, and the handle being-red.)

*What the HELL-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Ouuu...

(Eddie stops running and flips the blade around to get a feel for it. He smiles at it.)

Eddie: Awesome.

(Eddie turns around to face the approaching creatures and brandishes his blade. He looks... confident.)

Eddie: En garde!

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(The creatures almost look-a little scared for some reason, but they approach.)

*Go get them, kid!

....wait, do you even know how to fight-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Well enough!

(Eddie raises his weapon and charges towards the creatures, looking determined.)

Eddie: I'm going the fuck back home, and these guys aren't gonna stop me.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(The creatures just duck out of the way.)

*...crap.*

[the-forgottenone]

ok Donald goofy this might sound crazy but who your talking too is Sora's nobody I don't know where Sora is or how Roxas got here but we have to find him So I Uh ask demyx to find Sora wherever he is

Maybe-

Oh, that's right!

(The dog then pointed at Roxas's new shell.)

Roxas, the nobody that Sora needed to be whole! His majesty told us about him, remember?

Oh right! Him!

...but wait, why's Sora using Roxas's name?

I don't know! Maybe he wanted a change?

Didn't you guys hear them? I'm not Sora!

What guys?

You know, the guys who JUST spoke! Why aren't you-

I didn't hear anything!

You-

You know what? Maybe he's just a little-well, you know-

(The dog makes a circle around the side of his head.)

-from that fall, and the way he hit his head!

Yeah, that would explain it-he's never acted like this before, so why else would he?

(Roxas let out a frustrated growl.)

(Meanwhile, outside the window, a cracked white portal appears, dropping two figures onto the ground.)

@the-4-yokai-watches

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie falls onto the floor and makes a strangled noise of... annoyance?)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(He'd fallen onto the cobble streets that were illuminated by the soft ray of the setting sun.

Meanwhile, another person had falls right next to Eddie while screaming.)

*HOLY FUCK-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie rubs his throbbing head and sighs, defeated and exhausted.)

(He looks over at the cursing Xeon, with a look of confused tiredness.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They slowly get up, groaning, before walking over to Eddie to check on him.)

*Kid? You ok?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Yeah... I just hit my head pretty hard...

(Eddie holds his head, which is still aching.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They crouched down to Eddie.)

*Where'd you hit it?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Um... here.

(Eddie holds his hand over the part of his head that he hit- somewhere on the back.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They lean over to that side-the best they can-and softly pull up a patch of his hair that was over it.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Gyuk!

(Eddie stiffens up but doesn't protest to Xeon's actions.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They hold the hair up for a few seconds, before patting it back down with a small sigh.)

Well, it doesn't really look like it did that much damage, so-you should be fine, kid.

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie nods silently and gets up off the ground, dusting himself off. He looks around, not quite sure where he is, and looks to Xeon, lost.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

I have as much a idea of what is going on as you do, kid.

....

HEY MFING GOD, WHERE ARE WE-

(I'M KINDA BUSY AT THE MOMENT-)

You-YOU ARE GOD, YOU AREN'T SUPPOSED TO BE BUSY!

(Gods can be busy!)

You are supposed to be able to keep tabs on everyone at once!

(And would you like that?)

Of course not.

(Then don't complain-)

So YOU CAN do that!

(Who says so-)

You, and so you can tell us-

(No, shut up-I gotta go, bye.)

GET BACK HERE-

....

AGH-

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: This god is quite annoying. More annoying than Buck. And we still don't know where we are.

Eddie: ):

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

Hey don't worry, we're going to-

(They touch Eddie, before strangely vanishing into light.)

WHAT-

(Also, the darkness from before also vanishes.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: W...wait, wh...

Eddie: ...Xeon?

Eddie: ...Xeon?!

Eddie: ...

Eddie: How the hell do I get home now...?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Kid-wait-I'm here-

...somehow.

Why does this seem familiar-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Wait, you're...ve

Eddie: Why can't I see you...?

Eddie: What's going on???

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They stare at Eddie's hands.

...then groan.)

*UGH.

This again.

Not sure how-but still.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: My... hands?

...What's wrong with my hands...?

(Eddie looks slightly panicked.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

Ok-so this might make you panic-but-

Just-let me show you.

(They move Eddie's hand in front of his face slightly.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: ...?

(Eddie is still confused, but lets Xeon go ahead anyway.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They slightly move his hand, and-

Wait-)

*....

Yup, I'm stuck in your body.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Ouu...

...

...So you're in here with me?

Like... a roommate in my own body?

...Weeeird.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They sighed.)

*Well-at least you didn't panic.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Well... there's a lot more to worry about right now, I guess. I wanna go back home and see Nate, and Hailey... And I'm still pretty bruised up...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Yeah-let's...just maybe ask someone around here where we are.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Um...

(Eddie looks hesitant.)

Eddie: ...I don't really like talking to strangers...?

I just...

New people freak me out.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Well, ok-how about we just look around then?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: ...

Eddie: ...Okay, then...

(Eddie hesitantly takes a few steps forward and looks around.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(There's a lot of buildings, with a tram circling around the center of the place, where a shop was. A slope to the left, and a wooden sign in front of the shop. A cat sat on the shop's sun cover.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie looks around, with concern and confusion written all over his face.)

Eddie: This look nothing like Springdale at all...

(Eddie suddenly seems to brighten up at the sight of the cat sitting around.)

Eddie: ...Kitty!

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Hey kid, don't worry-*

(They notice the cat.)

*Oh!*

(The cat, which is white with brown speckles, stretches, before staring at Eddie.)

"Mew?"

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Aaeeee...

(Eddie looks happy to see the cat, and slowly walks over to it as to not startle it.)

Eddie: :3

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(The cat stares at Eddie, before slowly walking over to the top of Eddie's head, before turning around a times and sitting on it.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Woo! There's a cat on my head! Katie would love this...

Maybe Nate too...

(Eddie looks slightly sad, suddenly missing his friends, but then cheers up a bit when he focuses on the cat again.)

Eddie: Kitty...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(Xeon pets the cat too with Eddie's other hand.)

*Don't worry, Kid. I'm sure we'll get you back to them.

Just focus on the cats.*

"It seems like Cotton likes you!"

*Huh-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: ...Cotton?

(Eddie looks slightly confused, and still a bit shaken up by the fact that someone else has control over his body too.)

(Eddie looks up at the cat of his head, then around to try find the location of the voice.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(The location of the voice was a adult woman sitting behind the shop's counter.)

"Sorry, did I scare you?"

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Oh- no, I was just a bit confused.

(Eddie looks up at the cat on his head, then at the woman.)

Eddie: So... is this your cat? ...Cotton?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

"No, they just come around here sometimes. We don't really know if they belong to anyone."

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Oh... I see.

(Eddie pets Cotton.)

Eddie: Did you name them, then?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

"No, we found the name on her collar a while back-though she one day came back without her collar for some reason."

*Huh*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Oh...

(Eddie takes the cat off of his head and holds her just short of arms length to look at her. Sure enough, she has no collar.)

Eddie: Huh... weird.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Yeah.*

"You gonna to buy something, or are you just hanging out?"

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Um-,

(Eddie looks a bit uncomfortable.)

Eddie: Er, no. Just... trying to find my way...

(Eddie reluctantly puts the cat back down on the floor beside him, then hesitantly takes a few steps back.)

Eddie: Um, bye.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

"O-k. *sigh* Will NO ONE shop here...?"

*What's wrong kid?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie whispers to Xeon, or more accurately, himself.)

Eddie: Um... I got attached to the cat.

(Eddie gives a lopsided smile, even though he's technically not talking to anyone.)

Eddie: We should probably get going though, huh? We need to get you back in your own body and me back in my own universe. I've been gone for a while now...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Well-the thing is, I don't have my own body-or at least, it's probably been dead a long time.

That Linida person? Well, it's a long story, but...they were a body-that somehow came "alive", and was someone I narrated a long time while I possessed now her body.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: ...

(Eddie takes a short while to process that information.)

Eddie: ...So... if your body is dead, then... how could I see you before?

Y'know, in the closet in Other Katie's house, and on the road...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*I don't know.

Between getting ripped out of Linida, and all this other shit, it's just been so confusing, to be honest.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: So... your natural state is to be in someone's body?

Eddie: And... what happened to this Linidia person to take you out?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Well, I'm used to it, not sure if you call it "natural", though.

And I don't know what happened to them. I've kinda been looking for them ever since.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: I see... any chance that they're around here? In this world, maybe? I mean, I've never met anyone called Linidia in my world, so...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They used Eddie's body to slightly shrug.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: YACK! DON- Don't do that...!

(Eddie shudders slightly)

Eddie: That felt weird...

Eddie: But..., I can probably help you search for this Linidia person, if you have any semblance of where they could have gone... and maybe knowing what they look like would help too.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Oh-sorry, kid.*

(They put his arms down.)

*If they were somewhere, they probably wouldn't be here.

But if anything, I'm fine, kid. I rather worry about getting you back with your friends.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie looks around his surrounding area, still not recognising any of it.)

Eddie: ...How would I even go about getting home, anyway?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*No idea. I mean-maybe some craziness will happen or something?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: O...Oh.

(Eddie looks frightened at the implications of Xeon's statement.)

Eddie: Was that... foreshadowing?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They used him to shrug again, before realizing what they did and putting his arms down.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Ghh...

(Eddie twitches slightly, but soon recovers. He looks around.)

Eddie: I think I wanna go home now... this is getting kinda... unnerving.

Eddie: ...I miss Nate.

(Eddie sighs.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(Twilight starts to fall upon the town.)

*I know kid, but I think we should find somewhere to camp or some-wait, no, you aren't-nevermind, let's just find a way out of this place.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Wha- Okay...

(Eddie starts walking down the street, looking around for any signs of a way back home.)

Eddie: I... do you know any way that I could get home...? Everything here looks the same...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*No, no idea.

But-

Wait, what's that-*

(They look behind the two of them.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Huuuh?

(Eddie turns around to look at what Xeon is referring to.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(Yellow eyes blink into the darkness, many of them.

Belonging to dark creatures that become a soon swarm.)

*What the fuck-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Ahahaha dear God what the fuck is that ahahaha

(Eddie is smiling but looks positively horrified.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Kid-?

Run.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Don't have to tell me twice.

(Eddie immediately turns on his heel and quickly sprints off in the opposite direction.)

Eddie: Shitshitshit...!

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(The things follow.)

*WHAT ARE THESE FUCKING THINGS-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: I... I don't know! Are they... bad? Do they wanna hurt us?! Or are they chasing us for another reason...?

(Eddie keeps running like hell, ignoring the burning feeling in his lungs. He pushes the thought of not having his inhaler on him to the back of his mind and focuses on getting away from his pursuers.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Kid, if they catch up, I promise I'll protect you, alright?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: O...O...kay...

(Eddie is panting and, judging by the way he is trying to talk, short of breath. His lungs are burning and he can barely breathe. But he keeps going.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Yeah.*

(There was then a glow, and something formed in Eddie's hand.)

*What the-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: WAHHH!

(Eddie briefly glances down at the glowing that is emanating from his hand, before looking back up to his path to keep sprinting away from whatever is chasing him.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(The light then twists into a rod, which turns into-a giant, black keylike blade...? It has chains, with the unlocking part heart shaped, and the handle being-red.)

*What the HELL-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Ouuu...

(Eddie stops running and flips the blade around to get a feel for it. He smiles at it.)

Eddie: Awesome.

(Eddie turns around to face the approaching creatures and brandishes his blade. He looks... confident.)

Eddie: En garde!

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(The creatures almost look-a little scared for some reason, but they approach.)

*Go get them, kid!

....wait, do you even know how to fight-*

[the-forgottenone]

ok Donald goofy this might sound crazy but who your talking too is Sora's nobody I don't know where Sora is or how Roxas got here but we have to find him So I Uh ask demyx to find Sora wherever he is

Maybe-

Oh, that's right!

(The dog then pointed at Roxas's new shell.)

Roxas, the nobody that Sora needed to be whole! His majesty told us about him, remember?

Oh right! Him!

...but wait, why's Sora using Roxas's name?

I don't know! Maybe he wanted a change?

Didn't you guys hear them? I'm not Sora!

What guys?

You know, the guys who JUST spoke! Why aren't you-

I didn't hear anything!

You-

You know what? Maybe he's just a little-well, you know-

(The dog makes a circle around the side of his head.)

-from that fall, and the way he hit his head!

Yeah, that would explain it-he's never acted like this before, so why else would he?

(Roxas let out a frustrated growl.)

(Meanwhile, outside the window, a cracked white portal appears, dropping two figures onto the ground.)

@the-4-yokai-watches

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie falls onto the floor and makes a strangled noise of... annoyance?)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(He'd fallen onto the cobble streets that were illuminated by the soft ray of the setting sun.

Meanwhile, another person had falls right next to Eddie while screaming.)

*HOLY FUCK-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie rubs his throbbing head and sighs, defeated and exhausted.)

(He looks over at the cursing Xeon, with a look of confused tiredness.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They slowly get up, groaning, before walking over to Eddie to check on him.)

*Kid? You ok?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Yeah... I just hit my head pretty hard...

(Eddie holds his head, which is still aching.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They crouched down to Eddie.)

*Where'd you hit it?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Um... here.

(Eddie holds his hand over the part of his head that he hit- somewhere on the back.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They lean over to that side-the best they can-and softly pull up a patch of his hair that was over it.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Gyuk!

(Eddie stiffens up but doesn't protest to Xeon's actions.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They hold the hair up for a few seconds, before patting it back down with a small sigh.)

Well, it doesn't really look like it did that much damage, so-you should be fine, kid.

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie nods silently and gets up off the ground, dusting himself off. He looks around, not quite sure where he is, and looks to Xeon, lost.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

I have as much a idea of what is going on as you do, kid.

....

HEY MFING GOD, WHERE ARE WE-

(I'M KINDA BUSY AT THE MOMENT-)

You-YOU ARE GOD, YOU AREN'T SUPPOSED TO BE BUSY!

(Gods can be busy!)

You are supposed to be able to keep tabs on everyone at once!

(And would you like that?)

Of course not.

(Then don't complain-)

So YOU CAN do that!

(Who says so-)

You, and so you can tell us-

(No, shut up-I gotta go, bye.)

GET BACK HERE-

....

AGH-

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: This god is quite annoying. More annoying than Buck. And we still don't know where we are.

Eddie: ):

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

Hey don't worry, we're going to-

(They touch Eddie, before strangely vanishing into light.)

WHAT-

(Also, the darkness from before also vanishes.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: W...wait, wh...

Eddie: ...Xeon?

Eddie: ...Xeon?!

Eddie: ...

Eddie: How the hell do I get home now...?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Kid-wait-I'm here-

...somehow.

Why does this seem familiar-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Wait, you're...ve

Eddie: Why can't I see you...?

Eddie: What's going on???

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They stare at Eddie's hands.

...then groan.)

*UGH.

This again.

Not sure how-but still.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: My... hands?

...What's wrong with my hands...?

(Eddie looks slightly panicked.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

Ok-so this might make you panic-but-

Just-let me show you.

(They move Eddie's hand in front of his face slightly.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: ...?

(Eddie is still confused, but lets Xeon go ahead anyway.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They slightly move his hand, and-

Wait-)

*....

Yup, I'm stuck in your body.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Ouu...

...

...So you're in here with me?

Like... a roommate in my own body?

...Weeeird.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They sighed.)

*Well-at least you didn't panic.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Well... there's a lot more to worry about right now, I guess. I wanna go back home and see Nate, and Hailey... And I'm still pretty bruised up...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Yeah-let's...just maybe ask someone around here where we are.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Um...

(Eddie looks hesitant.)

Eddie: ...I don't really like talking to strangers...?

I just...

New people freak me out.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Well, ok-how about we just look around then?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: ...

Eddie: ...Okay, then...

(Eddie hesitantly takes a few steps forward and looks around.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(There's a lot of buildings, with a tram circling around the center of the place, where a shop was. A slope to the left, and a wooden sign in front of the shop. A cat sat on the shop's sun cover.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie looks around, with concern and confusion written all over his face.)

Eddie: This look nothing like Springdale at all...

(Eddie suddenly seems to brighten up at the sight of the cat sitting around.)

Eddie: ...Kitty!

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Hey kid, don't worry-*

(They notice the cat.)

*Oh!*

(The cat, which is white with brown speckles, stretches, before staring at Eddie.)

"Mew?"

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Aaeeee...

(Eddie looks happy to see the cat, and slowly walks over to it as to not startle it.)

Eddie: :3

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(The cat stares at Eddie, before slowly walking over to the top of Eddie's head, before turning around a times and sitting on it.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Woo! There's a cat on my head! Katie would love this...

Maybe Nate too...

(Eddie looks slightly sad, suddenly missing his friends, but then cheers up a bit when he focuses on the cat again.)

Eddie: Kitty...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(Xeon pets the cat too with Eddie's other hand.)

*Don't worry, Kid. I'm sure we'll get you back to them.

Just focus on the cats.*

"It seems like Cotton likes you!"

*Huh-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: ...Cotton?

(Eddie looks slightly confused, and still a bit shaken up by the fact that someone else has control over his body too.)

(Eddie looks up at the cat of his head, then around to try find the location of the voice.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(The location of the voice was a adult woman sitting behind the shop's counter.)

"Sorry, did I scare you?"

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Oh- no, I was just a bit confused.

(Eddie looks up at the cat on his head, then at the woman.)

Eddie: So... is this your cat? ...Cotton?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

"No, they just come around here sometimes. We don't really know if they belong to anyone."

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Oh... I see.

(Eddie pets Cotton.)

Eddie: Did you name them, then?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

"No, we found the name on her collar a while back-though she one day came back without her collar for some reason."

*Huh*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Oh...

(Eddie takes the cat off of his head and holds her just short of arms length to look at her. Sure enough, she has no collar.)

Eddie: Huh... weird.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Yeah.*

"You gonna to buy something, or are you just hanging out?"

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Um-,

(Eddie looks a bit uncomfortable.)

Eddie: Er, no. Just... trying to find my way...

(Eddie reluctantly puts the cat back down on the floor beside him, then hesitantly takes a few steps back.)

Eddie: Um, bye.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

"O-k. *sigh* Will NO ONE shop here...?"

*What's wrong kid?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie whispers to Xeon, or more accurately, himself.)

Eddie: Um... I got attached to the cat.

(Eddie gives a lopsided smile, even though he's technically not talking to anyone.)

Eddie: We should probably get going though, huh? We need to get you back in your own body and me back in my own universe. I've been gone for a while now...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Well-the thing is, I don't have my own body-or at least, it's probably been dead a long time.

That Linida person? Well, it's a long story, but...they were a body-that somehow came "alive", and was someone I narrated a long time while I possessed now her body.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: ...

(Eddie takes a short while to process that information.)

Eddie: ...So... if your body is dead, then... how could I see you before?

Y'know, in the closet in Other Katie's house, and on the road...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*I don't know.

Between getting ripped out of Linida, and all this other shit, it's just been so confusing, to be honest.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: So... your natural state is to be in someone's body?

Eddie: And... what happened to this Linidia person to take you out?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Well, I'm used to it, not sure if you call it "natural", though.

And I don't know what happened to them. I've kinda been looking for them ever since.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: I see... any chance that they're around here? In this world, maybe? I mean, I've never met anyone called Linidia in my world, so...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They used Eddie's body to slightly shrug.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: YACK! DON- Don't do that...!

(Eddie shudders slightly)

Eddie: That felt weird...

Eddie: But..., I can probably help you search for this Linidia person, if you have any semblance of where they could have gone... and maybe knowing what they look like would help too.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Oh-sorry, kid.*

(They put his arms down.)

*If they were somewhere, they probably wouldn't be here.

But if anything, I'm fine, kid. I rather worry about getting you back with your friends.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie looks around his surrounding area, still not recognising any of it.)

Eddie: ...How would I even go about getting home, anyway?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*No idea. I mean-maybe some craziness will happen or something?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: O...Oh.

(Eddie looks frightened at the implications of Xeon's statement.)

Eddie: Was that... foreshadowing?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They used him to shrug again, before realizing what they did and putting his arms down.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Ghh...

(Eddie twitches slightly, but soon recovers. He looks around.)

Eddie: I think I wanna go home now... this is getting kinda... unnerving.

Eddie: ...I miss Nate.

(Eddie sighs.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(Twilight starts to fall upon the town.)

*I know kid, but I think we should find somewhere to camp or some-wait, no, you aren't-nevermind, let's just find a way out of this place.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Wha- Okay...

(Eddie starts walking down the street, looking around for any signs of a way back home.)

Eddie: I... do you know any way that I could get home...? Everything here looks the same...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*No, no idea.

But-

Wait, what's that-*

(They look behind the two of them.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Huuuh?

(Eddie turns around to look at what Xeon is referring to.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(Yellow eyes blink into the darkness, many of them.

Belonging to dark creatures that become a soon swarm.)

*What the fuck-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Ahahaha dear God what the fuck is that ahahaha

(Eddie is smiling but looks positively horrified.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Kid-?

Run.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Don't have to tell me twice.

(Eddie immediately turns on his heel and quickly sprints off in the opposite direction.)

Eddie: Shitshitshit...!

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(The things follow.)

*WHAT ARE THESE FUCKING THINGS-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: I... I don't know! Are they... bad? Do they wanna hurt us?! Or are they chasing us for another reason...?

(Eddie keeps running like hell, ignoring the burning feeling in his lungs. He pushes the thought of not having his inhaler on him to the back of his mind and focuses on getting away from his pursuers.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Kid, if they catch up, I promise I'll protect you, alright?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: O...O...kay...

(Eddie is panting and, judging by the way he is trying to talk, short of breath. His lungs are burning and he can barely breathe. But he keeps going.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Yeah.*

(There was then a glow, and something formed in Eddie's hand.)

*What the-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: WAHHH!

(Eddie briefly glances down at the glowing that is emanating from his hand, before looking back up to his path to keep sprinting away from whatever is chasing him.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(The light then twists into a rod, which turns into-a giant, black keylike blade...? It has chains, with the unlocking part heart shaped, and the handle being-red.)

*What the HELL-*

[the-forgottenone]

ok Donald goofy this might sound crazy but who your talking too is Sora's nobody I don't know where Sora is or how Roxas got here but we have to find him So I Uh ask demyx to find Sora wherever he is

Maybe-

Oh, that's right!

(The dog then pointed at Roxas's new shell.)

Roxas, the nobody that Sora needed to be whole! His majesty told us about him, remember?

Oh right! Him!

...but wait, why's Sora using Roxas's name?

I don't know! Maybe he wanted a change?

Didn't you guys hear them? I'm not Sora!

What guys?

You know, the guys who JUST spoke! Why aren't you-

I didn't hear anything!

You-

You know what? Maybe he's just a little-well, you know-

(The dog makes a circle around the side of his head.)

-from that fall, and the way he hit his head!

Yeah, that would explain it-he's never acted like this before, so why else would he?

(Roxas let out a frustrated growl.)

(Meanwhile, outside the window, a cracked white portal appears, dropping two figures onto the ground.)

@the-4-yokai-watches

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie falls onto the floor and makes a strangled noise of... annoyance?)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(He'd fallen onto the cobble streets that were illuminated by the soft ray of the setting sun.

Meanwhile, another person had falls right next to Eddie while screaming.)

*HOLY FUCK-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie rubs his throbbing head and sighs, defeated and exhausted.)

(He looks over at the cursing Xeon, with a look of confused tiredness.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They slowly get up, groaning, before walking over to Eddie to check on him.)

*Kid? You ok?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Yeah... I just hit my head pretty hard...

(Eddie holds his head, which is still aching.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They crouched down to Eddie.)

*Where'd you hit it?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Um... here.

(Eddie holds his hand over the part of his head that he hit- somewhere on the back.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They lean over to that side-the best they can-and softly pull up a patch of his hair that was over it.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Gyuk!

(Eddie stiffens up but doesn't protest to Xeon's actions.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They hold the hair up for a few seconds, before patting it back down with a small sigh.)

Well, it doesn't really look like it did that much damage, so-you should be fine, kid.

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie nods silently and gets up off the ground, dusting himself off. He looks around, not quite sure where he is, and looks to Xeon, lost.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

I have as much a idea of what is going on as you do, kid.

....

HEY MFING GOD, WHERE ARE WE-

(I'M KINDA BUSY AT THE MOMENT-)

You-YOU ARE GOD, YOU AREN'T SUPPOSED TO BE BUSY!

(Gods can be busy!)

You are supposed to be able to keep tabs on everyone at once!

(And would you like that?)

Of course not.

(Then don't complain-)

So YOU CAN do that!

(Who says so-)

You, and so you can tell us-

(No, shut up-I gotta go, bye.)

GET BACK HERE-

....

AGH-

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: This god is quite annoying. More annoying than Buck. And we still don't know where we are.

Eddie: ):

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

Hey don't worry, we're going to-

(They touch Eddie, before strangely vanishing into light.)

WHAT-

(Also, the darkness from before also vanishes.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: W...wait, wh...

Eddie: ...Xeon?

Eddie: ...Xeon?!

Eddie: ...

Eddie: How the hell do I get home now...?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Kid-wait-I'm here-

...somehow.

Why does this seem familiar-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Wait, you're...ve

Eddie: Why can't I see you...?

Eddie: What's going on???

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They stare at Eddie's hands.

...then groan.)

*UGH.

This again.

Not sure how-but still.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: My... hands?

...What's wrong with my hands...?

(Eddie looks slightly panicked.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

Ok-so this might make you panic-but-

Just-let me show you.

(They move Eddie's hand in front of his face slightly.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: ...?

(Eddie is still confused, but lets Xeon go ahead anyway.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They slightly move his hand, and-

Wait-)

*....

Yup, I'm stuck in your body.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Ouu...

...

...So you're in here with me?

Like... a roommate in my own body?

...Weeeird.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They sighed.)

*Well-at least you didn't panic.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Well... there's a lot more to worry about right now, I guess. I wanna go back home and see Nate, and Hailey... And I'm still pretty bruised up...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Yeah-let's...just maybe ask someone around here where we are.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Um...

(Eddie looks hesitant.)

Eddie: ...I don't really like talking to strangers...?

I just...

New people freak me out.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Well, ok-how about we just look around then?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: ...

Eddie: ...Okay, then...

(Eddie hesitantly takes a few steps forward and looks around.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(There's a lot of buildings, with a tram circling around the center of the place, where a shop was. A slope to the left, and a wooden sign in front of the shop. A cat sat on the shop's sun cover.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie looks around, with concern and confusion written all over his face.)

Eddie: This look nothing like Springdale at all...

(Eddie suddenly seems to brighten up at the sight of the cat sitting around.)

Eddie: ...Kitty!

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Hey kid, don't worry-*

(They notice the cat.)

*Oh!*

(The cat, which is white with brown speckles, stretches, before staring at Eddie.)

"Mew?"

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Aaeeee...

(Eddie looks happy to see the cat, and slowly walks over to it as to not startle it.)

Eddie: :3

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(The cat stares at Eddie, before slowly walking over to the top of Eddie's head, before turning around a times and sitting on it.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Woo! There's a cat on my head! Katie would love this...

Maybe Nate too...

(Eddie looks slightly sad, suddenly missing his friends, but then cheers up a bit when he focuses on the cat again.)

Eddie: Kitty...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(Xeon pets the cat too with Eddie's other hand.)

*Don't worry, Kid. I'm sure we'll get you back to them.

Just focus on the cats.*

"It seems like Cotton likes you!"

*Huh-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: ...Cotton?

(Eddie looks slightly confused, and still a bit shaken up by the fact that someone else has control over his body too.)

(Eddie looks up at the cat of his head, then around to try find the location of the voice.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(The location of the voice was a adult woman sitting behind the shop's counter.)

"Sorry, did I scare you?"

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Oh- no, I was just a bit confused.

(Eddie looks up at the cat on his head, then at the woman.)

Eddie: So... is this your cat? ...Cotton?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

"No, they just come around here sometimes. We don't really know if they belong to anyone."

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Oh... I see.

(Eddie pets Cotton.)

Eddie: Did you name them, then?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

"No, we found the name on her collar a while back-though she one day came back without her collar for some reason."

*Huh*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Oh...

(Eddie takes the cat off of his head and holds her just short of arms length to look at her. Sure enough, she has no collar.)

Eddie: Huh... weird.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Yeah.*

"You gonna to buy something, or are you just hanging out?"

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Um-,

(Eddie looks a bit uncomfortable.)

Eddie: Er, no. Just... trying to find my way...

(Eddie reluctantly puts the cat back down on the floor beside him, then hesitantly takes a few steps back.)

Eddie: Um, bye.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

"O-k. *sigh* Will NO ONE shop here...?"

*What's wrong kid?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie whispers to Xeon, or more accurately, himself.)

Eddie: Um... I got attached to the cat.

(Eddie gives a lopsided smile, even though he's technically not talking to anyone.)

Eddie: We should probably get going though, huh? We need to get you back in your own body and me back in my own universe. I've been gone for a while now...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Well-the thing is, I don't have my own body-or at least, it's probably been dead a long time.

That Linida person? Well, it's a long story, but...they were a body-that somehow came "alive", and was someone I narrated a long time while I possessed now her body.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: ...

(Eddie takes a short while to process that information.)

Eddie: ...So... if your body is dead, then... how could I see you before?

Y'know, in the closet in Other Katie's house, and on the road...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*I don't know.

Between getting ripped out of Linida, and all this other shit, it's just been so confusing, to be honest.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: So... your natural state is to be in someone's body?

Eddie: And... what happened to this Linidia person to take you out?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Well, I'm used to it, not sure if you call it "natural", though.

And I don't know what happened to them. I've kinda been looking for them ever since.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: I see... any chance that they're around here? In this world, maybe? I mean, I've never met anyone called Linidia in my world, so...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They used Eddie's body to slightly shrug.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: YACK! DON- Don't do that...!

(Eddie shudders slightly)

Eddie: That felt weird...

Eddie: But..., I can probably help you search for this Linidia person, if you have any semblance of where they could have gone... and maybe knowing what they look like would help too.

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Oh-sorry, kid.*

(They put his arms down.)

*If they were somewhere, they probably wouldn't be here.

But if anything, I'm fine, kid. I rather worry about getting you back with your friends.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

(Eddie looks around his surrounding area, still not recognising any of it.)

Eddie: ...How would I even go about getting home, anyway?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*No idea. I mean-maybe some craziness will happen or something?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: O...Oh.

(Eddie looks frightened at the implications of Xeon's statement.)

Eddie: Was that... foreshadowing?

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(They used him to shrug again, before realizing what they did and putting his arms down.)

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Ghh...

(Eddie twitches slightly, but soon recovers. He looks around.)

Eddie: I think I wanna go home now... this is getting kinda... unnerving.

Eddie: ...I miss Nate.

(Eddie sighs.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(Twilight starts to fall upon the town.)

*I know kid, but I think we should find somewhere to camp or some-wait, no, you aren't-nevermind, let's just find a way out of this place.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Wha- Okay...

(Eddie starts walking down the street, looking around for any signs of a way back home.)

Eddie: I... do you know any way that I could get home...? Everything here looks the same...

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*No, no idea.

But-

Wait, what's that-*

(They look behind the two of them.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Huuuh?

(Eddie turns around to look at what Xeon is referring to.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(Yellow eyes blink into the darkness, many of them.

Belonging to dark creatures that become a soon swarm.)

*What the fuck-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Ahahaha dear God what the fuck is that ahahaha

(Eddie is smiling but looks positively horrified.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Kid-?

Run.*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: Don't have to tell me twice.

(Eddie immediately turns on his heel and quickly sprints off in the opposite direction.)

Eddie: Shitshitshit...!

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

(The things follow.)

*WHAT ARE THESE FUCKING THINGS-*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: I... I don't know! Are they... bad? Do they wanna hurt us?! Or are they chasing us for another reason...?

(Eddie keeps running like hell, ignoring the burning feeling in his lungs. He pushes the thought of not having his inhaler on him to the back of his mind and focuses on getting away from his pursuers.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Kid, if they catch up, I promise I'll protect you, alright?*

[the-4-yokai-watches]

Eddie: O...O...kay...

(Eddie is panting and, judging by the way he is trying to talk, short of breath. His lungs are burning and he can barely breathe. But he keeps going.)

[ask-xeon-the-narrator]

*Yeah.*

(There was then a glow, and something formed in Eddie's hand.)

*What the-*