A Whole New Wolrd (Open / Active)

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Characters: David Xanatos
Content: Arrival in "New" Manhattan
Location: Rubble Located by the World Financial Center in South Manhattan (by where the World Trade Center was)
Time of day: Mid Afternoon
Warnings: Frustrated and Sarcastic

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After wiping his left hand on his pants before sticking his thumb back in his pocket, Riku slung his Keyblade over his shoulder. He'd certainly looked better. His clothes were slightly spattered from one of the two crabs he just killed. No kidding they're getting tougher. And uglier.

"Get some beauty sleep. You guys really need it." Having had enough exploring for the day, Riku began to head back. It had been a while since he'd ben so far south, but to no surprise he found nothing new. Rosette would probably kill him if she knew he'd been out by himself.

Then again, maybe it was better he did. Riku paused. There's a guy. In a business suit. And no weapon. ...This guy MUST be another one. He sighed and approached.

"Hey! You! New around here?"

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Xanatos turned around slowly upon hearing a voice from behind. There, across the street he saw a young person, though the gender was not completely clear. Xanatos however concluded from the deeper voice he heard just a moment ago, that this person must be a boy. More importantly he seemed familiar with what was going on, and thus he would prove to be a valuble resource; at least for the time being.

"Not really" Xanatos began, "Last night I left on some important buisness and when I returned the city was like this. What happened here?"

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[ooc: OOOOO, BURNED XD]

Riku raised an eyebrow. "Last night, huh? I seriously doubt that." Crossing his arms, he began to answer the man's question. "Or if you did, there are a lot of people who want to know how you did it. Because many of us have been trapped here with building-sized monsters for months." Thumbing over his shoulder to the two crabs he'd slain, he continued, "not to mention those things."

"So if you were here recently, you'd have your gun out."

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"Build sized monstar?" Images of a build sized Oberon came to mind. "So it was him afterall..." Xanatos said trailing off.

"Those creatures over there", Xanatos pointed to the two slained crabs, "Did that monster summon them?" Xanatos began to move closer to them for further inspection.

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"Was who?" The teen looked a little suspicious. "You happen to know a guy named Basil?"

"Summon? Heh, if it were that smart we'd have worked something out by now." He shook his head. "These are parasites that fall off the monsters."

"Look, don't touch." Riku waved a finger as he idly followed. "Prick a finger on a tooth and you're gonna need much more than a bandaid."

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"I don't know anybody by the name of Basil." Xanatos replied.

"Parasites you say." Upon visual inspection of the creauteres, Xanatos ruled out the possiblity that these would be any type of creature living on Oberon; he seemed a bit too refined to have fleas anyways. The monsters that laid in front of him however did not seem natural at all, and there was only one person Xanatos was aware of who would even fatham such a monsterous creation.

"These creatures look tough" Xanatos said turning to Riku, "You are obviously a skilled warrior, and very knowledgeable about the city." Xanatos put his hand on Riku's sholder, "I think it would be in both our interest if you could help me to one of my storage bases nearby. Once I get one of my battle suits, I'll be more than capable of defending myself against vermin such as this."

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"Then who are you talking about?"

Riku looked at Xanatos's hand a moment before gently shrugging it off. No need to alienate the guy already, especially if he had no clue what he was getting himself into. "Sure. Whatever, but I don't think this is the city you think it is. This place has gotten people claiming to live in this country just to find out something's wrong."

"When you find out the base isn't there, I'll get you someplace safe." That being said, the idea of some "battle suit" conjured images of armor, and as unlikely as it would be if it existed, the idea certainly had his attention.

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"Let's just say that I have a lot of enemies, and very few friends as of late. This..." Xanatos made a hand gesture to the city around him, "is merely and extention of my enemies that stike against me. The problem is, I'm unsure of which one it is is."

He looked about once more to get his barings of the area and pointed himself north.

"We should head to Pack Media Stuidios, I keep some emergency supplies there, and I think this completely qualifies."

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[OOC: You're losing Riku, careful.]

"A lot of enemies, huh?" Riku unfolded his arms and slowly began to walk behind Xanatos to his other side.

"You know, that reeeeaaally makes me wonder why. Or even if it would be smart for me to help you get to Pack Media Studios, WHICH, by the way, I've never heard of. Trust me, I've been stuck on this island a while, I think I would have noticed something like that." The teen looked less-than-amused.

"So tell me, who are you and why should I take you there instead of somewhere we know is safe?"

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"Very well, I suppose some proper intorductions are in order. I am David Xanatos, owner of Xantos Enterprises and one of the largest corporations on the planet." Xanatos shifted to look towards the west of the buisness district

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(OOC: Yeah, all of the Gargverse, even the comics the creator's been publishing [Rated T?!] take pace in the 1990's. The castle was obvious, and St. Damien's is no surprise.)

"Not really," Riku began, putting his thumb back into his pocket and sighed. "Really, it sounds like you've been thrown into this place same as the rest of us. There's a cathedral here, but not St Damien's. Never heard of Xanatos Enterprises or Gargoyles, though that would be interesting. And if there was a castle here, well... It would have been destroyed before I got here."

"Oh, icing on the cake. The World Trade Center. Twin Towers, right? Yeah, heard about it from people here. Destroyed years before the monsters showed up. Two thousand... One maybe? Don't remember. Point is you're not where you think you are."

Riku leaned on his Keyblade, still looking as pleased as ever. "You still haven't told me why I should help you."

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"I'm not sure why you should help me, but I can assure you that my knowledge and wit are valuble. More importantly though, is that while I may not have my equipment here with me, I still posess all the knowledge and skills needed to recreate it here." Xanatos taps his the side of his head as he says this.

"If anything, I could serve as another advanced mind trying to get off this dump and back to where we all come from. I've worked with dimensional travel before, and in this case for me, time travel as well."

Xanatos shifted his attention towards the view of the Statue of Liberty again.

"One this is for sure though. I will find a way to get back to my time, and prevent something like this from happening." He turns back to Riku, "What year is it anyways now?"

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Riku shook his head as Xanatos both questioned and confirmed his own worth in the same sentence, but listened as he continued. "Then that's why I should."

Xanatos did have his attention at the idea of dimensional or time travel. Somewhere in the back of his mind, he wondered if he could fix the terrible mistakes he made, but dismissed the idea. Riku knew he had to take responsibility for his problems. "Other dimensions. That's something I haven't heard someone talk about here." He followed the man's gaze. "I always thought this world just took the shape of another one. Since you're not the first to talk like that."

"It's 2009. Why? Your time machine's busted?"

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"As I said, I'm not sure how I got here. As for any time machines that I know of, well. Let's just say that there is only one of those that I'm aware of, and I doubt the owner of it would do something like this to me."

Xanatos looks about again.

"So I guess I'm trapped 15 years in an alternate future. May as well make the best of things. I may be without my weapons, but I'm still one of the highest educated people from my world and I happen to know a lot about machines and genetics. Perhaps I could be of some help to the survivers of this monster ridden city?"

Xanatos again focuses on Riku.

"Well whoever you are, would you be kind enough to take me to this 'saftey' you spoke of?"

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Riku listened but didn't reply at first.

"Well, there may be a team that would like to have you. Guess we'll see, right?" His tone was almost off-handed.

"Sure. Name's Riku, by the way." He motioned for Xanatos to follow. "I'm taking you to Madison Square Gardens. It was where a lot of people had to hole up after a massive monster attack. Myself included for a little while. Still a safe spot. You'll find what you need to start there."

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"Well I know the way to Madison Square Garden, so let's take off." Xanatos starts walking in the directions then stops momentarily.

"At least I know the location from where the world I came from. This is the right way isn't it?"