"Hm, well let's hope you can keep that confidence then." Viper said in response to her pupils. Their response wasn't at all surprising to her. She knew them all well enough to have predicted such a reply. Still, it was nice to hear it regardless. While in the Lanes Between, the armored forms of Viper and her three pupils appeared to glide through the void. It was the Keyblades' power that allowed their respective wielders to safely traverse the Lanes. Viper held up her own Wayfinder and, after a moment of staring at it, used her Keyblade to make a new opening. This opening led to another world, the first of many in what could very well become a treacherous journey.
Traverse Town was a somewhat unique world. It was a world where a few of its inhabitants were actually refugees from other worlds that had been lost. But it was still unknown how those sort of survivors found themselves here. Still, that meant that Traverse Town was a surprisingly common stop in any Keyblade Wielder's travels. And it seemed that now was no different.
In an alleyway tucked away in First District, away from prying eyes, an opening appeared seemingly from nowhere. An armored figure stepped through it followed by three others. As soon as they were through, the opening closed back up and their armor seemed to dissolve into particles of light that vanished before they even fell to the pavement. This arrival spot was very much deliberate, that much was clear to the three pupils. That would also hint at Viper having prior knowledge of this particular world. As well she should, for this was not her first time visiting it.
"As I suspected." Viper said, holding up her Wayfinder for the pupils to see. It suddenly had a faint glow that was not there before that moment, "See how it glows? The glow will increase in brightness as the Wayfinder is brought closer to the X-Blade, or at least to any of its twenty pieces. Go ahead and look at yours, they too should be glowing." and in fact she was right. Should any of them check their own Wayfinder, they would find them also glowing in a similar manner, "The truth is, I came to this world already when the pieces were first reported stolen. I thought I might be able to investigate but that proved fruitless without a Wayfinder. Still, I had a hunch there was something dark about this world, and it seems I was not wrong." she looked at the glowing Wayfinder and sighed a bit.
"Alright, I'm going to investigate my hunch. I'd like you three to investigate around the First and Second Districts for now. Ask around and see if anyone has seen or heard anything strange lately. If there's trouble, don't be afraid to use your Wayfinder to call for help, the last thing any of us needs is to be overwhelmed." with that, she pocketed her Wayfinder and began to walk away until she disappeared into the Third District. That would leave X, Abel, Farce to investigate in however way they deemed best.
"Oh, Ianthe..." said Celestia with a sigh. While one might normally react with annoyance, Celestia just helped the girl back to her feet with a smile, "Well, it's the thought that counts, anyway." the way she sounded, one would never guess that she had just been told her Mark of Mastery Exam had been postponed. Then again, Celestia had become quite well known for her ability to just smile and keep a brave face in spite of everything she faced.
"We'll bring them home, Master... I promise." she said to Cormack. As far as the girl was concerned, they weren't just allies or comrades, they were her friends. And she would sooner give herself over to the Darkness than to see any of her friends do so. Celestia activated her button to call on her Armor. After this, she summoned her Keyblade and used it to open a way into the Lanes Between, "Now let's see where the Wayfinders take us to..." she looked down at the Wayfinder she took for herself. It was a faded shade of pink and its edges and borders were a bright, silvery white. After a moment she looked to her fellow pupils to make sure they too were ready before leaving home for the first time in her life.
Dawn's light had just begun to stretch over the horizon. It was a lovely sunrise, one that normally would promise an equally beautiful day. But for the builders, a bright and sunny day just meant a heated day's work. That wouldn't stop them, though. Too much blood and sweat had put into the Great Wall for the construction to just end, especially when it was so close to completion. And so, as the morning light grew ever brighter, the builders emerged from their tents and quarters to greet the rising sun and another day of hard work soon began. The Wall itself symbolized a promise made to the people by their beloved Emperor, that they would be protected from their enemies and it would be done so by their own hands. It was something that quite a few of them found motivation in, and even some of the older builders were vowing to live to see the Wall's completion in their lifetime.
Meanwhile, an opening from the Lanes Between appeared in an isolated bamboo forest some distance away from the construction site. And from that opening emerged a trio of armored figures. The way to the Lanes closed behind them and their armor seemed to melt away into beautiful sparkles of light. Celestia looked down at her Wayfinder, which was indeed showing a faint glow. The Master said that this glow indicated the presence of a piece somewhere in the world. And it could also mean that Master Viper was here somewhere as well, searching for it.
"Alright then. Looks like construction in the distance. What do you say we head in that direction and see if any local people have seen strangers about lately?" she asked her two companions, Tenshi and Ianthe before she began to walk in the direction of the Wall in the distance.
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