Disney Twisted Wonderland ~ The Keyblade Princess

{🍎}Chapter 44: Better Together{🍏}

Mae's P.O.V

I rushed into the Night Raven College all the way to the dark mirror to head to the Elite 7 HQ where the Technical Analysis Unit has managed to built a Magical Wheel just like the one from Ignihyde, only this one is colored in green and black, I placed my helmet on and hurried to go look for Deuce and Epel, knowing those two I later learned from Kalim that Deuce "borrowed" Ignihyde's Magical Wheel to talk to Epel and take him somewhere. So~ I was smart enough to convince Cameron to visit Ignihyde and place a tracking device on the vehicle. So I followed the tracking beacon and found Deuce and Epel near the beach which is by Royal Sword Academy, I sat back and waited for those two to let out their anger, tantrum, and feelings that they've kept bottled up. Before long Deuce started yelling and I started recording this just for black- Ahem!! Fun, just for fun.

Mae: Wow, looks like Deuce had so much bottled up inside... But he knows that even if his delinquent side is always slips, he'll find a way to make things better... I wonder what Epel will yell to the beach [sip her bottle of water]
Epel: Hhhhhhhh... JUST BECAUSE YOU TELL ME TO BE CUTSIE DOESN'T MEAN I CAN ALL OF THE SUDDEN!!!!
Deuce: What!?
Epel: MY HOMETOWN IS SO SMALL THERE ARE MORE COWS THAN PEOPLE AND I'M A FARM BOY!!!!
Mae: [spit take]
Epel: DROPPIN' MY ACCENT WHEN I TALK IS HARD ENOUGH!!!!! IVE ONLY EVER DANCED IN TOWN FESTIVALS OR FIELD DAYS FOR FUN!!!! HOW THE HELL AM I SUPPOSE TO KNOW WHAT FASHION IS OR HOW TO BE ELEGANT!?!? FOR STARTERS I DON' WANNA BE CUTE!!!!!! I WANNA BE A BIG, STRONG, MANLY MAN!!! SCREW YOU!!!!!!
Mae: [sweat drop] Not what I was expecting
Epel: [huff] [puff] [sigh] Oh man, I feel great!
Deuce: I-I only got half of that. Was that your accent!? Where are you from exactly, Epel?
Epel: From a little place called the Village of Harvest located in the mountains in the northern part of the Land of Pyroxene. The Dorm Leader told me that my accent's real hard to understand, so I shouldn't speak it in front of others. He always tells me to speak politely to my elders, lose the accent, and don't shout. I'm so done with all of this crap!
Mae: [whispers] When is anyone done with all of Vil's beauty crap
Deuce: Since we first met, I thought you were this timid, reserved guy, but... That couldn't have been farther from the truth [chuckle]
Epel: Well yeah, Vil always yells at me if my accent slips out. So I try not to open my mouth too much. I begrudgingly wear that frilly shirt with my uniform because he orders me to
Deuce: Huh? On your Dorm Leader's orders? You guys don't have the same level of special rules as Heartslabyul, so why does he make you do that?
Epel: That's because on the day of the entrance ceremony jack in September... before Roxie arrived...

I remembered what he told me all too well, I felt bad for what happened to Epel, he didn't had to go through all that. Vil making Epel obey him, it was inexcusable.

Epel: In my hometown, being big, buff, and manly were the only things that made you "strong." Since I look like this, I've always been picked on. Thinking about it now, I don't think Vil was necessarily making fun of me, but...
Deuce: I get it. You didn't want to be underestimated from the very start
Epel: In the end, I've had to keep my mouth shut since I've haven't beaten Vil once
Deuce: I see, so that's what was going on during the dance lesson. Rook was right, that wasn't just any old fight
Epel: That's why I admire Mae Senpai. She's strong, independent, courageous, athletic, and even a fighter! She's amazing and I wanna be just like her, I wanna be part of the Elite 7, because they are even more stronger than the Dorm Leaders
Deuce: [chuckle] That is true
Epel: Vil said that if I beat him then I can act however I want, but I can't. I wanna get stronger
Deuce: [gasp]
Mae: [eye soften] Epel... Deuce... You both will get better at this... You just need to find your reason to get stronger and be better

[Waves lapping on the Shore]

Deuce: Kalim and Rook said something to me earlier before we left campus. They said that we have to take good care of the power that's unique to us. So I thought about what that could mean for me. The thing that counts has my power might just be how much of an idiot I am
Epel: What? But weren't you just saying that that's something you hate about yourself?
Deuce: Yeah, but it also means I can act without overthinking things
Epel: [gasp]
Deuce: I'm not smart enough to think about a bunch of stuff at the same time. But that's exactly why, once I've made up my mind on something, I chase down my goals as fast as I can. This has to be a power that's unique to me. My weak point is my strong point
Epel: Even if you say that, it still doesn't sit right with me. For me, that would mean my appearance, right. You're telling me that being dainty and having a girly face is strong...