Robert
*Dado's Gummi Ship lands on the floating island containing the Tower. The Dock opens up and extends a gentle ramp for Gursht to walk down, and the Helm pops open. Dado jumps out of it, expecting Nilus to do the same.*
Mary
Gursht bumbled a bit on his way down the ramp... While he was used to driving his own ship, he wasn't used to being stuffed in the back of one like that. He was more than relieved to find fitting on the ground again.

Gursht drew in a deep breath... Before letting a long, heavy sigh. He shook himself once, then proceeded to examine his surroundings. He wondered if the greenery might taste good in this place? He was feeling a little hungry.
Nancy
Nilus leapt out of Dado's gummi ship and took a quick look at the tower before giving it a whistle of approval. 
"Thee must have excellent workers to build such a tower. How doth it stay upright?" 
Nilus looked back towards his friend and saw his hungry eyes take a good look at the greenery of this world. 
"Come on Gursht, let us be respectful guests before we eat their food!"
Robert
"Uhh... I assume it's held together with magic? I have no idea, though."

"Say, Gursht. Are you good with stairs? If not, I can have Aria meet us outside."
Mary
"Gursht can climb stairs just fine... If it isn't a tight fit. I would rather not break anything - if I can help it." The dinosaur replied, looking down at his feet... Before looking back up at his two much, *Much* Smaller companions...

"Can Gursht even fit through the door?"
Nancy
Magic huh? There was that word again. It seemed endless the amount of things you could do with this so called "Magic" And yet Nilus couldn't do a single thing with it. So disheartening. He hated being told what he could and couldn't do. 

"Perhaps this "Magic" Could help Gursht. It seems to be able to do anything from what I hear." 

There was a certain distasteful tone in his voice, he was jealous as jealous could be and he struggled to hide it.
Robert
*Dado, not knowing how to respond to the blatant bitterness on display, ignores it.*

"Here, I'll just get Master Aria. You too stay here."

*He enters the Tower, goes directly to Aria's room up the stairs, then knocks on her door.*

"Master Aria?" *He calls out.* "I found two Keyblade Wielders."
Raymond
*Aria opened the door, looking behind Dado first but then at Dado. He could see she had her hair down this time, something not many people get to see.*

"Welcome back. I hope everything went well an-..Dado... What happened to you?"

*Dado felt much different than before. She could tell what was happening in the boy, but she needed to know what happened.*
Robert
*Dado laughs. That's all he can do at this point, other than cry. It doesn't help that her delivery just tickled his funny bone.*

"Okay, so." *He smiles sardonically.* "I found Fiora. You were right. She *Is* Strong."

"She decided that, if the orphan children of Traverse Town were left alone, the darkness in their hearts would grow and they'd be threats to the worlds. So she took it upon herself to seal away their darkness. This rendered them all comatose." *His smile fades.*

"I tried undoing her seals myself, but she boobytrapped them somehow. So naturally, I went to go find her. I tried talking to her. I told her that those kids were gonna die if she didn't fix them, and..."

"She got possessed by an angry ice ghost and/or alternate personality claiming to be the manifestation of her despair. The ice ghost decided I was an existential threat to its worldview, and it tried to kill me."

"It won. I woke up, and the local medic and... Merlin, I think? I'd heard about him, but I'd never seen him in person, so I dunno. He definitely looked how people described him, though."

"Anyways, they told me Fiora extracted my darkness, replaced it with part of her light, and undid the seals on those kids' darkness. So the good news is I'm darkness-free and the kids are fine, and the bad news is I'm at half strength and Fiora's missing."
Raymond
*Aria listened to the tale, being shocked by what she heard. She didn't expect Fiora to be so strong she could lock away darkness like that, let alone be strong enough to defeat Dado and extract his darkness. She dropped down and would hug Dado.*

"I'm so sorry... I didn't know you would get hurt like this. I should have went with you to ensure everything went well. Or made sure you were more prepared.."
Robert
*Ahhh, yeah. There we go. There are the tears.*

*Dado sobs, leaning fully into the hug. He couldn't even beat Fiora at full strength. How's he supposed to beat Pira? How's he supposed to seal the Door to Darkness? Some chosen one he is. He can't go twenty four fucking hours without fucking up.*

"I- I tried talking to her. I told her it wasn't too late. That she could still stop, and... And then she just got possessed. And there was nothing I could do. It's not fair!"
Raymond
"No, Dado, you did do something. Think about it. Those kids, you still being alive. They reached her despite whatever possessing her resisting. It wanted to kill you, but here you are. Those kids are better. You saved them and her... Please listen. Being a 'Hero' isn't all fun, games, and as cool as it is in our story books... To be a 'Hero' means that many things will likely not go the way you expect, and you will have to handle the consequences and aftermath of things both in and out of your control. It isn't easy at all... And I will be lying if I said there weren't times I wanted to quit. But I can't. There are too many people who need my help. I do not blame you if you wish to walk away now, or even after Pira you decide you don't wish to continue. I will never judge you for it. This life will be hard, and it won't be fair. But we do it because there are those who can't."
Douglas
*There was a knock on the door, before it opened slowly. An old man stood in the doorway, hand still on the knob.*

*He looked at the scene in front of him, the two hashing out feelings with a hug and crying.*

"Ah. Bad timing."

*He slowly closed the door.*
Raymond
*Aria noticed Otoka and gasped, standing a little.*

"M-master Otoka! Please wait. Uh, do you mind waiting on the other side of the door for just a minute. I apologize."
Robert
*Dado's brow furrows.* "Yeah. I don't care about being a hero. I just wanna try and help people..."

*As Otoka pokes his head in and out, he begins to collect himself. He knows when it's time to stop feeling feelings so people can have a more important conversation.*

"Thanks, Master Aria. I'll... I'll be fine."

"The two Keyblade wielders outside are an Olympian who wants to find and seal his world's Keyhole, and a talking dinosaur completely new to everything. The dinosaur needs training and education, not to be thrown into any battles. He's out of his depth."

*He steps towards the door, then opens it.*

"I'll leave you two to it."

*He bows his head to Master Otoka respectfully, face clearly tearstained, then walks past him down the stairs.*
Douglas
*Otoka steps to the side to allow Dado to pass.*

"You can stick around if you want, Lad. You could help catch me up to speed on some things."

*He entered the room, trying not to hit his head on the top of the doorframe.*

"Apologies for intruding. I got your letter from the young lad, Furo."
Raymond
"Yes, Dado. You may stay. In fact I have information for you before you go back out. About... Xion."

*She would then, possibly a surprise to Dado, bow to Otoka.*

"I know you prefer I speak honestly and plainly, so I will. I didn't expect you to return here. Thank you. This is Dado, a keyblade wielder who helped Master Mod and helped me get caught up on everything. Uh, please let me explain. I had given my princess of heart powers to a student of mine after I got severely injured when Kiki ambushed me. The transfer caused me to live on in his heart, but be dormant. My student... He sacrificed himself save everyone during the last battle, and I returned due to it. Mod is also gone... She had to sacrifice herself as well. I have tried to take up her job but I need help... There is much more to tell you about that has happened, but I felt it was important to explain why I requested you first..."
Robert
*Dado stops at the stairs when Otoka invites him to stay, then returns to the room. He listens intently to what Aria has to say. It seems that was the story behind her being in Ika.*

*He waits to see how Otoka reacts to this information, trying to ascertain the new conversational flow.*
Douglas
"I learned a bit about the current state of this generation of guardians via Furo. It seems as though, confirming his words, he and his friends were not given a lot of this information."

*He sighed.*

"So your student is gone. To hold another within your heart requires such strength, let alone carrying on with borrowed powers. Its a shame, we probably needed him. You said in your letter that Kiki was not an issue at current circumstance... I assume this ambush was some time ago? And what of this 'Greater Darkness' you mentioned?"