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Monarch walked through the plaza. Sally was walking next to her, Terra skipping along up ahead. "Alright. Next, we need a jar of black widow venom," Sally said, reading the shopping list. Monarch stopped at a stall. "Monarch! Nice to see you again!" the witch behind the counter greeted. Monarch smiled. "As to you. May we have one jar of black widow venom?" "Of course, darling." The witch bent over, then straightened, placing the jar on the counter. As Monarch counted out the money, the witch watched her curiously. "Hey, why don't you sing us a song? Any song, for old time's sake." Monarch grinned and turned to Sally. "Do you mind?" she asked. Sally shook her head. "Nope. And it looks like the others don't either." Indeed, a small crowd had started to gather at the mention of Monarch singing a song. Monarch grinned and began to sing.
Remember the feelings, remember the day,
my stone heart was breaking, my love ran away?
This moment I knew I would be someone else,
my love turned around and I fell.
Be my bad boy, be my man,
be my weekend lover but don't be my friend.
You can be my bad boy, but understand,
that I don't need you in my life again.
Won't you be my bad boy, be my man?
Be my weekend lover but don't be my friend.
You can be my bad boy, but understand, that
I don't need you again, no I don't need you again.
Bad boy!
You once made this promise to stay by my side,
but after some time you just pushed me aside.
You never thought that a girl could be strong,
now I'll show you how to go on.
Be my bad boy, be my man,
be my weekend lover but don't be my friend.
You can be my bad boy, but understand,
that I don't need you in my life again.
Won't you be my bad boy, be my man?
Be my weekend lover but don't be my friend.
You can be my bad boy, but understand,
that I don't need you again, no I don't need you again.
Bad Boy By: Cascada
Monarch bowed as the crowd clapped for her. Amongst the town folk, Axel, who had been watching with his arms crossed over his chest again, raised an eyebrow in interest.
Pretty and with a good voice, He thought. Monarch turned back to the counter. "Here you are madame," she said, placing the money on the counter. "I hope you enjoyed the show." She took the jar of venom and put it in her basket. She took Terra's outstreatched hand and walked with Sally to the next stand.
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Axel stood in the graveyard, leaning against a tombstone. A noise caught his attention. He looked up. A black portal opened. Out of it stepped two men; one with steal blue hair parted so it hung over his left eye, one with a blonde mullet type hairstyle. "About time," Axel said by way of greeting. "I thought you guys would never get here." "Well, we're here now," Zexion replied. "What have you found out?" "Not much," Axel said, straightening. "It's the same old same old; the towns people are getting ready for Halloween and having a blast at it." "Any Heartless?" "There where some yesterday morning, none since." "Good," Demyx said. "Guess that means the job's done?" "No," Zexion replied. "I know for a fact there are more Heartless around. They're just hiding." He looked at Axel. The pyro of Organization XIII had that look on his face that meant he was thinking. "Something else has your interest, Axel?" he questioned. Axel nodded slightly. "Yeah. The skellington and the zombie chick have visitors." Zexion raised an eyebrow. "Visitors?" "Yup. A woman and her daughter. Marria and Terrasil Moonrunner. Ring any bells?" Zexion's eyes widened. "Moonrunner?" he asked. Axel nodded, uncertian. "Yeah, Moonrunner. Something else have YOUR interest, Zexion?" Zexion shook his head. "No. Just thinking." Moonrunner. That could only mean--no. Of course it wasn't. What would the princess of the Humanoid Fairies be doing in a place like this? "Is that all this time, Axel?" he asked. Axel nodded. "What was so interesting about this girl that she's burned into your mind?" Demyx asked. Axel smirked. "Hey, just cause we don't have hearts doesn't mean we don't still find women attractive as heck."
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Monarch sat on the hill of the pumpkin patch, Zero the ghost dog floating next to her. She stroked his misty figure, thoughts swirling through her head. "Nice to see you again," A voice said. Monarch turned her head. Axel was standing there, with two other men with her. She noticed they where all wearing the same ankle length black coat. "Hello, Axel," she greeted, standing. "Who are your friends?" "This is Demyx," he introduced, gesturing to the man with the mullet. He smiled and waved. Monarch smiled back. "And this is Zexion," Axel added, moving his hand to the man with the blue hair. Zexion's one visable eye widened when Monarch looked at him. Monarch cocked her head like a puppy, her sign that she was curious. "Guys, this is Marria Moonrunner," Axel finished, pointing to Monarch. Monarch smiled. "Monarch," she said. "You can all call me Monarch." Zero barked. Everyone looked at him. He was yapping away, floating in circles. "What's with the dog?" Axel asked. "I don't--" Monarch began. Suddenly, half a dozen creatures that looked like ghosts appeared out of nowhere. Monarch's dagger was out in a flash. These where enemies, of that she was sure. She heard noises. She turned her head to see the men each had an item in their hands; Demyx, a sitar, Axel, a pair of chakram, and Zexion, a large book. "Get outta here, Monarch!" Axel ordered. "You seem to forget, I ain't a maiden," Monarch replied. She pounced at the nearest ghost. Soon, they where all locked in combat. Monarch destroyed her target and turned to the others. Zexion and Demyx where locked in combat. Axel finished off his apponet. He didn't see the one sneaking up behind him. "Axel!" Monarch cried.
Wings out! She thought. Her wings burst from her back. She soared at top speed at Axel and tackled him. They landed with an "Oof!" Axel looked up and stared at the wings on Monarch's back. Before he could say anything, she turned and snapped. "SPLENDISHNA!" She cried. A huge pulse, like thunder without sound, flew from her hand. It hit the creature and it dissapeared. The pulse spread, knocking Demyx and Zexion to the ground and destroying all the other creatures. Monarch snapped again. She stood, helping Axel up. Demyx and Zexion slowly rose to their feet as well. "I knew it!" Zexion cried. He knelt and bowed his head. "An honor to be in thy presance, your highness," he said solumley. Monarch walked over to him and tapped his shoulder. He looked up. "None of that your highness crud," she said. "Way too formal. Just stick to Monarch." Zexion nodded and stood. "What the freak is going on?!" Axel cried. Monarch turned back to him. "I'm a fairy, alright?!" she snapped at him. "I'm the Princess of the freakin Humanoid Fairies!" Axel stared and turned to Zexion. He nodded. "Marria Moonrunner, Princess of the Humanoid Fairies," he quoted. "What does Humanoid Fairy mean?" Demyx asked. Monarch turned to him. "It means we're fairies with the ability to pull our wings into our back and become human," she explained.
Wings in, she thought. Her wings pulled themselves into her back. "See? That doesn't mean we're not regular humans, though. We are, just with a..bonus feature, you could say. We're different, is all. Unique." She felt a tug at her jeans. She looked down to see Zero floating there. He whined. She bent down and picked him up. "Alright, your turn," she said to Axel. "What the heck where those things?" "They're called Heartless," he explained. "They're, well, creatures with out hearts. They only exist to try and steal the hearts of others. Which is exactly why I told you to leave." Monarch grinned. "Yeah, well, I'm stubborn. Just ask my best friend, or, heck, even Jack." With that, she turned and walked back to town.
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Axel, Demyx, and Zexion watched as Monarch walked off. Axel turned to Zexion. "You knew about this?" he asked. Zexion shrugged. "I had a hunch." Axel turned back to where Monarch had left. "She's different," he murmered. "Like us.."
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