Sunday, October 7, 2012

On the Various Ways of Transportation in my Universe


Gummi Ships: This one's pretty self-explanatory.  There's a couple of Gummi Ships floating around.  Mickey has one for sure, so does Cid.  Mickey's Gummi Ship is the one that Sora, Riku and Kairi borrow in All the Pieces.  That was the main form of transportation in AtP.  It won't be used as much in Betwixt and Between, though there probably will still be SOME Gummi Ship travel, I just have yet to write it.

Dark Corridors: Ah, dark corridors.  Also self-explanatory.  They come in handy when the charries need to get to the Realm of Darkness for whatever reason.  Or The World That Never Was--because you can't get there by Gummi Ship.  Axel can use dark corridors, though he's frequently berated for it because it's highly detrimental to his heart.  Xion can also use them because it's in her data.  It's not detrimental to her heart, though she doesn't use them very often because it is detrimental to others' hearts.  Everyone on Xehanort's side could use dark corridors.  So, Xiggy can use them, Ienzo can use them.

Marluxia and Larxene CANNOT use them.  (Or rather, COULD NOT (now)).  Larxene can use them now.  Marluxia can’t.)  That's why they couldn't just barge right into CO in AtP.  Vexen can use them, though he's in rar's universe and surrounded by a whole bunch of replicas and whatnot... he doesn't really have use for them, opting to just walk everywhere in CO.  I think the like... two times he's taken Joseph to Twilight Town, they've used star shards. 

Heh...everyone else is dead by BB. 

As of now, Riku cannot actually use one, though he was afraid that he could in AtP.  Unless something DRASTIC changes, he can't form one.  Namine and Roxas... well... heh... ahem… *coughs* … *shifty glance* …

The Lanes Between: again with the self-explanatory.  The only three people who use these are Aqua, Ventus, and Terra, because they're the only ones with Keyblade Armor.  I was debating on having Sora, Riku, Kairi etc use them... however, Riku then pitched a fit because Namine's not a wielder and thus wouldn't have a glider.  So, they're still using star shards.  In fact, Aqua, Terra and Ventus also have a star shard among them and they'll use that too. 

Star Shards: main form of transportation in BB.  Yes, they can be unpredictable at times, that's when you get stuff like Kairi, Namine and Xion ending up in another universe.  Basically, they go off when they need to go off and they take the holder where they need to go--whether the holder knows it or not.  Axel gets very good at using his star shard.  Riku will too. 

Airships: The only person who has an airship is Squall.  Rinoa, Quistis and Zell brought it to him at the end of AtP.  It's epicly fast and can get places Gummi Ships can't.  It's the Ragnarok from FFVIII.  Though it won't play a HUGE part in BB, it'll have a few nice spots. 

Teleportation: Okay, there are technically two forms of teleportation in the fics.  First of all, there's the short-distance teleportation that occurs in battlefields.  Axel can do this, because, well, he can.  Actually, just about any former Organization member can do this.  I'm not sure if anyone else can...  It would not surprise me if Riku suddenly did it.

The other form of teleportation is actually a legit form of transportation.  Rinoa's the only one who can facilitate it.  She uses her feathers as foci.  (Note chapters 3 and 4 in BB.) She can teleport herself and anyone else if she so chooses.  I got the idea from Dead Fantasy.

Light Corridors: Kuin's the only one that can make these.  (Well, actually, it's her glider).  They'll go anywhere she wants/needs them to go with no restrictions.  You'll learn more about them in upcoming chapters.  

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