“Do you know of anyone who could help me remember?” Ella asked. As soon as she asked, she heard several voices close by. One of them saw Sephiroth and rushed over excitedly.
"Merlin might be able to do something," Sephiroth replied, "but it's difficult to restore memories even by magical means, unless they were taken away by magic."
“May I speak with Merlin if it’s possible?” Ella asked.
Rushing over were 3 duck humanoid boys along with an older male humanoid duck. The kid wearing red stared curiously at Ella while one in blue spoke with the older male and the kid in green. “Hello everyone. I’m Ella. Nice to meet you,” she said with a smile.
Sephiroth definitely hoped they could figure out all the mysteries of Ella's presence.
"A dress doesn't make someone a princess, boys," Donald grunted, while giving Sephiroth the evil eye. He still didn't trust the man after the time he, Goofy, and Sora had met him.
"Amnesia?!" Louie exclaimed. "Never fear; the Junior Woodchucks are on the case! We'll solve everything!"
Sephiroth nodded. "We are still rebuilding this land after it was torn apart by Maleficent and her creatures called Heartless," he said as they walked towards the buildings. A somewhat grotesque castle towered over the village, half-castle and half some kind of factory. "Heartless are drawn to the darkness in people's hearts and desire to make them give in to it. People attacked by Heartless can become Heartless themselves."
Ella looked saddened and horrified at the sight of the misshapen castle. “Were people able to return to normal after being turned into a Heartless?” she asked.
“I’m glad everyone stopped Maleficent. Wish I could have helped,” Huey said. “We helped by staying out of the way like Uncle Donald told us,” Dewey replied.
Ella was glad some people were saved from a terrible fate. But felt bad for others who weren’t able to be rescued.
“Yeah. It was admittedly terrifying,” Huey said softly. Being considered the braver of the three brothers, this was difficult for him to express. “It definitely was. But it’s over now,” Dewey said.
“If my amnesia is magically induced, is Merlin strong enough to return my memories? Or at least start the process?” she asked.
It was complicated, but if someone's respective Heartless and Nobody were both defeated, they should reunite and bring the person back to normal. However, it was rarely so easy for that to happen.
"It all depends on what kind of magic might have caused it," Sephiroth replied. "We're approaching his house now."
A man in his twenties was standing outside the house, shaggy brown hair hanging in his eyes. "Hey. What's up?" he asked, seeing the procession approaching.
"Hello," Sephiroth greeted. "We're here to see Merlin. Is he in?"
"Yeah. Just go on in," the younger man replied, jerking a thumb over his shoulder.
Upon entering Merlin’s home, Ella suddenly felt a little nervous. ‘What if he can’t help me, what will happen then? Will my memories eventually return? Or are they lost forever?’ she thought, fidgeting with her locket.
“Don’t worry. I’m sure Merlin can help you,” Huey said. “If not, he probably knows something that will help,” Dewey added.
Ella smiled, feeling a little better. “Thanks. Let’s hope he can help,” she said.
An elderly man with a long white beard emerged from a room. "Well, well, what's all this?" he curiously asked.
"This is Ella," Sephiroth explained. "She appeared near the forest and remembers very little about herself. We wondered if her amnesia might be magically induced."
"Hmm. It could be!" Merlin said. "Ella, my dear, do you remember anything from before you came to be here?"
“Nice to meet you sir,” Ella said politely. She showed him the locket and the photo of the mysterious guy inside. “This is the only clue I have about my memories. Other than that, I don’t remember anything.”
"I see, I see." Merlin looked at the locket. "Well, I don't remember seeing him around here, or in any of the worlds I've visited. Let's see what we can do."
He brought out his wand and chanted some magic words as he touched it to Ella's forehead and then to the locket.
Ella’s eyes glowed slightly as Merlin’s magic began to unlock her memories. The glow faded a few moments later. “The photo of the guy is Ryou Bakura and he’s my boyfriend. And I also remember that I’m a vegetarian,” she said, getting tears in her eyes.
“That’s awesome,” Huey said excitedly. “Do you remember anything else?” Dewey asked.
"It's certainly something, at least!" Merlin said. But he sobered as he added, "The magic binding your memories is very strong. It took a great deal of magical energy just to release that much."
"It would take a powerful sorcerer to cast a spell like that," Sephiroth remarked. "Someone on Merlin's level. Or my own."
“Do you have any idea as to who could have done this?” Ella asked.
“Uncle Donald, I don’t think Sephiroth did this to Ella,” Huey said. “I have to agree,” Dewey said. “Think it could have been Madam Mim? Or maybe Maleficent?”
Re: Ella in Radiant Garden Land
Date: 2025-04-22 09:47 pm (UTC)Re: Ella in Radiant Garden Land
Date: 2025-04-22 09:55 pm (UTC)He looked up to see who was coming.
Re: Ella in Radiant Garden Land
Date: 2025-04-22 10:44 pm (UTC)Rushing over were 3 duck humanoid boys along with an older male humanoid duck. The kid wearing red stared curiously at Ella while one in blue spoke with the older male and the kid in green. “Hello everyone. I’m Ella. Nice to meet you,” she said with a smile.
Re: Ella in Radiant Garden Land
Date: 2025-04-22 11:16 pm (UTC)“This is Huey, Dewey, Louie, and Donald Duck,” he introduced.
“Nice to meet you, Ella!” said one of the boys.
Re: Ella in Radiant Garden Land
Date: 2025-04-23 12:02 am (UTC)“Are you a princess? Where are you from?” Huey asked excitedly. “She obviously is since she’s wearing a dress,”Dewey replied.
“I suppose I could be one but I’m not sure since I don’t remember anyone about myself,” Ella replied.
Re: Ella in Radiant Garden Land
Date: 2025-04-23 12:10 am (UTC)"A dress doesn't make someone a princess, boys," Donald grunted, while giving Sephiroth the evil eye. He still didn't trust the man after the time he, Goofy, and Sora had met him.
"Amnesia?!" Louie exclaimed. "Never fear; the Junior Woodchucks are on the case! We'll solve everything!"
Re: Ella in Radiant Garden Land
Date: 2025-04-23 12:31 am (UTC)“Princess or not, we’ll solve this case,” Huey declared. “Is there anything you recall at all?” Dewey questioned.
“I only know my name and that the photo of a guy inside this locket is probably important to me,” Ella replied. “What exactly is a Junior Woodchuck?”
Re: Ella in Radiant Garden Land
Date: 2025-04-23 12:50 am (UTC)"A Junior Woodchuck is always prepared for anything and is ready to help people no matter what!" Louie said.
"They basically seem to be like a Cub Scout organization," Sephiroth said.
Re: Ella in Radiant Garden Land
Date: 2025-04-23 01:07 am (UTC)“I’m pretty sure he’s here somewhere, right Uncle Donald?” Huey asked. “Why do you ask?” Dewey questioned Ella.
“Sephiroth suggested that my Amnesia could be magic induced,” Ella replied.
Re: Ella in Radiant Garden Land
Date: 2025-04-23 01:10 am (UTC)"I am not in the habit of causing amnesia on innocent young women," Sephiroth replied flatly.
Re: Ella in Radiant Garden Land
Date: 2025-04-23 12:40 pm (UTC)“Could you tell me more about this place?” Ella asked.
Re: Ella in Radiant Garden Land
Date: 2025-04-23 01:10 pm (UTC)"Was I, or was I testing his strength?" Sephiroth replied.
He looked to Ella. "What do you want to know?"
Re: Ella in Radiant Garden Land
Date: 2025-04-23 02:29 pm (UTC)“It’s our friend, Sora’s, weapon,” Dewey replied. “It’s basically a magical sword shaped like a key,” Huey added.
“Everything you can tell me,” Ella replied. “And a tour of the area would be great.”
Re: Ella in Radiant Garden Land
Date: 2025-04-23 09:48 pm (UTC)Re: Ella in Radiant Garden Land
Date: 2025-04-24 06:20 pm (UTC)“I’m glad everyone stopped Maleficent. Wish I could have helped,” Huey said. “We helped by staying out of the way like Uncle Donald told us,” Dewey replied.
Re: Ella in Radiant Garden Land
Date: 2025-04-24 07:30 pm (UTC)“At least we helped fight the Heartless,” Louie said.
Re: Ella in Radiant Garden Land
Date: 2025-04-24 11:21 pm (UTC)“Yeah. It was admittedly terrifying,” Huey said softly. Being considered the braver of the three brothers, this was difficult for him to express. “It definitely was. But it’s over now,” Dewey said.
“If my amnesia is magically induced, is Merlin strong enough to return my memories? Or at least start the process?” she asked.
Re: Ella in Radiant Garden Land
Date: 2025-04-24 11:46 pm (UTC)"It all depends on what kind of magic might have caused it," Sephiroth replied. "We're approaching his house now."
A man in his twenties was standing outside the house, shaggy brown hair hanging in his eyes. "Hey. What's up?" he asked, seeing the procession approaching.
"Hello," Sephiroth greeted. "We're here to see Merlin. Is he in?"
"Yeah. Just go on in," the younger man replied, jerking a thumb over his shoulder.
Re: Ella in Radiant Garden Land
Date: 2025-04-25 12:28 am (UTC)“Don’t worry. I’m sure Merlin can help you,” Huey said. “If not, he probably knows something that will help,” Dewey added.
Ella smiled, feeling a little better. “Thanks. Let’s hope he can help,” she said.
Re: Ella in Radiant Garden Land
Date: 2025-04-25 12:34 am (UTC)"This is Ella," Sephiroth explained. "She appeared near the forest and remembers very little about herself. We wondered if her amnesia might be magically induced."
"Hmm. It could be!" Merlin said. "Ella, my dear, do you remember anything from before you came to be here?"
Re: Ella in Radiant Garden Land
Date: 2025-04-25 12:42 am (UTC)Re: Ella in Radiant Garden Land
Date: 2025-04-25 12:46 am (UTC)He brought out his wand and chanted some magic words as he touched it to Ella's forehead and then to the locket.
Sephiroth stood by with folded arms, watching.
Re: Ella in Radiant Garden Land
Date: 2025-04-25 12:29 pm (UTC)“That’s awesome,” Huey said excitedly. “Do you remember anything else?” Dewey asked.
“No. That’s all I recall,” she replied.
Re: Ella in Radiant Garden Land
Date: 2025-04-25 08:29 pm (UTC)"It would take a powerful sorcerer to cast a spell like that," Sephiroth remarked. "Someone on Merlin's level. Or my own."
"Maybe it even was you," Donald retorted.
"It was not," Sephiroth said.
Re: Ella in Radiant Garden Land
Date: 2025-04-28 10:19 pm (UTC)“Uncle Donald, I don’t think Sephiroth did this to Ella,” Huey said. “I have to agree,” Dewey said. “Think it could have been Madam Mim? Or maybe Maleficent?”
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