A new world
Rixa was sitting in the Grey Area, awaiting for her orders.She toyed around with some string she found lying somewhere, tangling it between her fingers."Hey Rixa."Rixa looked up and saw Roxas staring at her while smiling."Today we get to go on a mission together, just you and me." "Really?I thought maybe they'd put me with Marluxia again."Rixa turned red while she said his name, which interested Roxas."Did something happen?" "N-nothing!Let's just go!", Rixa yelled at him.Yep, something happened, Roxas thought."Open the portal already!" "Ok, ok Rixa.Calm down."Roxas opened the portal and kept quiet, trying not to ask her what had happened between her and Marluxia.As they stepped out, the place they had come to was new to Rixa.They were in a bazaar, surrounded by sand and no person in sight."What is this place?" "I think it's called Agrabah, if I remember from last time.", Roxas answered, "We have to collect data on it today."Rixa kicked at the sand, making herself sneeze as the dust went into her nose."ACHOOO!Geez, who would live here with all this sand?", Rixa said, still sneezing.Roxas looked around, observing the piles of dunes near the stands."No one right now.Seems like a sandstorm hit this place."Rixa continued sneezing while she followed Roxas as they studied their surroundings.In every plac they looked, there were dunes, big and small."Hey, there's some wood and rope lying around.", Rixa pointed out, "What could they be using it for?Rebuilding maybe?" "Probably.After that sndstorm devastated this place, they must have joined together to repair the damage it caused.", Roxas pondered.Rixa picked up some of the rope and studied it.It was a tough rope, excellent for any repairs that needed to be done."I would never live here, that's for sure.And where are all the heartless anyway?", Rixa asked.They both wondered where the heartless ould be, but decided that was to be done later.Suddenly, Rixa heard voices and grabbed Roxas.She pulled him into the shadows and shushed him.She slowly peered her head out and saw two people, a man and a woman talking.The man looked like a peasant, while the woman seemed to be princess of some sort.They were talking about the city, how much the sandstorm had devastated it, how long repairs would take, and they mentioned something, a genie and magic."Genie?Magic to fix the city?What could they mean by that?", Rixa asked quietly.The man and woman walked away and passed through a giant gate with ornate carvings on it.Rixa and Roxas came out of the shadows and Rixa walked up to the gate.She put her hand on it, feeling the carvings."Well, they have good taste in art, that's for sure.Wonder what's behind the gate?"Roxas nodded his head, saying eh didn't know what it could be."Oh well, I don't think we should go in anyway.We could be caught and that'd get Saix mad." "Like other things...", Roxas whispered."Something wrong Roxas?" "It's nothing.I don't think we'll find anything else.Let's head back."Rixa watched Roxas, knowing that something was bothering him, but stayed quiet.She started sneezing again, and covered her nose.In one sneeze, her head propelled forward and hit the wall."DAMN, THAT HURT!", Rixa yelled, holding her forehead."Maybe we should leave a bit faster, before you hurt yourself anymore.", Roxas said, opening the portal and trying to see how badly Rixa's forehead was hurt.When they were back at the Clock Tower, Axel and Xion were already there."Hey, you two.Have fun on the mission today?", Axel asked. "Not really.It was just an investigation.", Roxas said unenthusiastically.Axel laughed to himself and turned to look at Rixa.She was still covering her forehead, which had started to bleed."What happened to you?" "I sneezed.", Rixa said bluntly, glaring at Axel.
