Chapter 1: The haunting memories
12 May, 2014.
My name is Dhaanya and I live in Malaysia, where I wish I wasn't in. People think I'm the craziest girl who braids my hair all the time in school but I'm okay with it. I'm going to be 13 years old two days later. Well I don't see anything special about it, although I'm going to hang out with my friends at McDonalds the next day and at least that's exciting. We were all just spending our time talking about it at school. The get-together was actually because my friends' birthday was on that day. The day before my birthday. At least it's a good birthday-anniversary gift; I think that's what it's called. My parents say it's okay to go, maybe it's because I said it was a birthday party instead. The next day, I expected it all to go well, guess I thought wrong today.
I got off the car and was heading straight into the restaurant until I realized my father was following me. Bullshit… was the thought that repeated in my mind like for infinity. So we went in and found an epic surprise. No human I knew was there! So we had a seat and waited for only a minute and my father was already having a look which looked like as if we've been there for an hour. "Do you have your friends' number?" he asked, having that fucked up frown. Well I only blame myself on this part, for I didn't have her number. Not even one freaking friend. But if he just waited for a few extra minutes, there would be no threatening in front of other people, no tight pain in my chest, no grounding me for a year for the difference between a birthday party and a get-together, and no mourning and cursing at myself for one whole day. What a great birthday-anniversary gift (I think).
The next day was my birthday, and when everyone just realized this (well I just moved into the school on that particular year) they started to sing the birthday song. At least that sort of cheered me up. But the fact that yesterday was terrible made me feel sad. When I asked why the hell they didn't show up, they just said that they came late. Five minutes late. Well that pissed me of instead of calming my curiosity down. "What the hell is that supposed to mean!?" I snapped back, furious. I can't say it was their fault but seeing their faces so relaxed when I experienced so much pain in my heart the day before really made my temperature rise like hell. My eyes started to water as I recalled the day before. It hurt real badly. Then they finally realized what hell of a torture I went through. At this point I wanted to die. I was so desperate to die. Like really desperate. During a free lesson, I started drawing a girl who was crying and falling down, being watched by a thousand eyes and breaking into pieces like a china doll. That girl was me, actually. My friends say my drawings are unique but I don't see anything special about them, although sometimes it cheers me up. After I have gone through the torture of school, I was mounting up the car and going back to main hell: my house. We were quite silent when I came back. I didn't get to continue my favorite TV series because I was 'grounded'. Oh curse that grounded shit thing.
Didn't feel like doing my homework. I felt like this every time. So I don't do it on that particular day, I'll usually do it the next morning for luckily I'm in the afternoon school. I wore my favorite pajamas: A normal shirt with a lotus pattern on it with loose pajama-like pants. The top was light blue with the lotus being white and pink while my PJ pants were checked dark blue and black pants. I liked it real much. I tied my hair into a normal ponytail. I usually tie it like that whenever I felt lazy. When my sisters were finally in bed I switched off the lights and jumped on my side of the bed. It felt annoying because my childish second eldest sister was sleeping beside me, and she loves pushing me off my bed. What a pain in the ass. The memories from the day before were still haunting me. I mean why am I not allowed to go and hang out with friends? I'm already 13 this year! Just because my first eldest sister didn't go out shopping with friends when she was 13 and only towards 15 years old doesn't mean I have to end up the same! Just because she didn't have Facebook when she was 13 and only after 15 doesn't mean I have to end up the same too! I was so mad with the Facebook part that a few days before this I managed to get my own Facebook account. Luckily no one noticed that. I was trying to get info on the internet on how to go to other worlds, no luck. Not that I expected it but that the hope of getting a result was destroyed.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA! I heard someone laughing like mad. I felt confused. Where was I? Then I realized I was engulfed in darkness. All this time I didn't realize I was crying a storm. My tears were rising up to nowhere. That's when I realized I was actually falling down, lower and lower, deeper and deeper. I kept on crying until I started breaking. Breaking into pieces like I was a china doll. But I didn't seem to care at all. I looked all around me and saw that there were eyes watching me fall down. It seemed like as if there was no end. When I looked up, I saw a black dot outlined by a white light. At first it looked harmless, until that dot got bigger and clearer. Now it didn't seem to be a dot, more like a creature. A deadly creature aiming for my heart. 'Please do come and put an end to my misery' I thought to myself. But I felt myself turning around and I slowly landed on my feet. I looked back up to see if the creature was there, but it wasn't anymore. I panicked. The place was so cramped up I couldn't breathe well. I took a step extra and a bright light came from under my foot. I had to cover my eyes from the blinding light as it was getting bigger. I found myself standing on blue colored stained glass. I wasn't able to differentiate whether it was a dream or not, for I saw a sleeping version of myself (which was the only person with my original colors) with some other people in each circle on the stained glass and I think it's going to be a long list. The circles around me where a boy with a pine tree cap, a cheerful looking girl with a shooting star sweater, a grumpy old man, a 15 year old boy with spikey hair and a hot looking 16 year old boy with long hair. There were circles on the border too. A 15 year old teenage girl with round eyes, a chubby man with a question mark on his shirt and cap, another chubby boy with a star on his shirt, a lady with a weird gem on her forehead, another lady with an afro (I guess), a girl with a whip in her hand, an emo teenage guy and what surprised me was seeing my old friends from an old dream, Finn, Jake, Ice King, Princess Bubblegum and Marceline.
Long time no see Dhaanya…. A voice came out. I looked around to see where it came from but couldn't find where. "Where and who the hell are you!?" I shouted out. Aww, don't tell me you forgot all about me Dhaanya Lakshmi… After all we've been through…. it said again right behind me. I shrieked and jumped away from that place and strained my eyes to see who it was, but that idiot was hiding in the shadows. Aww man... Guess you ARE very forgetful. It's me, Xehanort. "I haven't heard of a clown named…..whatever you said, in my life before!" I shouted back, making sure this guy just got the wrong person to annoy. But as he stepped out of the shadows, my eyes widened, out of shock and anger. "You son of an idiot…" I said back, for what he did in that same old dream with Finn and Jake was unforgivable. I could still hear their haunting screams of help. My head ached, still thinking of them. I screamed out of anger and pain. Without realizing it, I put my hand to my chest and pulled out a weapon and charged at him, but he managed to dodge the attack. That's when I just realized, I actually pulled out a weapon from my chest. It kind of looked like a key. Just that there were two crescent moons on it, one was on top with the crescents' ends connected to the handle, and one on the bottom, with its ends sticking out for a painful attack. There were even hearts on the thing, which made it look sweet. I looked at my chest to see if there was a hole in it, but luckily, there wasn't. Even Xehanort looked astonish. But a smile slowly grew on his face. I guess the 'Wielder of the Hearts' still exists. Sorry but I can't go easy on you this time…. He said, but I wanted to ignore it. I was about to attack him but what stopped me was the fact that his smile grew wider and wider, almost reaching his ears. He spread his hands out, as if someone wanted to hug him. Sorry bitch but that is not gonna happen, I thought. But his face started to change into some weird thing; his hands started growing feathers, his lower body slowly combining together. He was growing bigger and bigger and bigger. I had to look up to see that thing he has become.
His head and wings were from an owl, while the lower body became the end of a snake. His body was black and purplish except for his eyes which were bright yellow. I really wished I got shrinking magic, but that didn't happen. I saw a flight of stairs forming behind him, leading to another panel. And now running was my only option. I ran as fast as I could towards those stairs while dodging that 'things' attack. I ran up the stairs, making it hard for him to climb it up. "Ha-ha! In your face! Too bad your body is half snake half….." I stopped for the second thing he was made me worry. He flew up and came to the center of that circle. I ran back towards the stairs but found it was missing. I looked back at that thing and it was ready to put an end to me. But I'm not gonna let that happen. I know that I said that I wanted to die, but not like this! I ran towards him and sliced and diced him, but it wasn't much effect. He shot out some weird laser thing from his eyes and almost fried me. His tail was used to swipe the whole floor and that I couldn't really dodge, but I did once or twice. That's it for you now! I thought to myself as I aimed for his heart. I got that idea from that dot creature. Once I put my weapon right into his heart, he screamed so loud I thought I might go deaf. I was still hanging on to the weapon which was stuck on his chest. His heart started glowing, which spread through his body and glowed like a firefly. I covered my eyes from the glow. Then he slowly disappeared piece by piece, which actually reminded about me breaking into pieces. I haven't even realized that I was healed perfectly. I looked down on this circle and it was exactly like the first one, just that this one was orange instead of blue.
I saw another fleet of stairs forming towards another panel. I felt really excited when it appeared. I ran up and saw that same huge circle, but now it was green. I saw a door at the other end of the circle. I ran towards it and suddenly, the ground started shaking. That's when that Xehanort owl-snake thing came back. I shrieked at the sight of it. The door was still waiting for me, I just knew it. I thought that if I get to the door, I can escape that thing. Don't think you can run away! I heard him shout out, but I paid no attention. He shot that laser thing again, but luckily he missed. But when I was just a meter away, he swung his snake tail and made me fall right on my face. I got back up and continued running. I finally got to the door. But before I could open it, I saw him standing right behind me. His eyes were ready to shoot the laser. I opened the door and saw a really bright light coming out. But one step next and I got toast, even though I was in the door already.
"Gyaaahh!" I screamed my head off, still shaking. I heard a muffled voice saying, "Dhaanya, go back to sleep. It's just a bad dream." Then I realized it was just my first eldest sister. I slapped myself hard to see whether it was a dream or not. Nothing much happened, except for the fact my face started to feel a great amount of pain. I went downstairs to go drink some milk to cool me down. I still felt bad though. Why didn't I use that weapon in the 'Land of Ooo'…? I thought to myself. I went to the fridge, grabbed the milk carton, poured the milk in a cup and drank it all. I tied my hair to a braid again, just making it look nice. As I went up the first few steps of the stairs, someone grabbed my mouth and held me tight, making sure I don't escape. I tried to scream but I couldn't. I stepped on his foot and elbowed him in the gut which made him let go for a second. I managed to see his face and boy I felt so fed up when I did. That bastard Xehanort will never let me be, now will he? I tried to grab that heart weapon but it didn't work. Guess it never works in reality (duh). He pulled me into this weird portal which looked like a warp hole. I double elbowed him and tried to get out but the portal closed. So I punched him in the face and ran away from him and even deeper into the portal. I looked back and saw him chasing me. I ran further and further in but ended up nowhere. I thought I might never escape him for I was getting tired so I just tried to think of a safe place to be in. I had to go somewhere unknown, somewhere secluded, like a middle-of-nowhere place. Tears started to form in my eyes for I was freaking scared. Xehanort was still behind me. But I still remember the pine tree boy and the girl with the shooting star. I even remembered the grumpy old man with his weird fez. The thought of them actually made me feel like I was home. I felt warm and I think I was disappearing. I looked back at Xehanort and he looked quite surprised. I don't think he planned this for me…
Dipper and Mabel were watching 'Tiger Fist' before going to bed. "Go, go Tiger Fist!" Dipper and Mabel shouted out, "Kids! Please keep it down! I'm trying to sleep here," said a sleepy Stan. Then the ground started to rumble slowly, and then it went on faster. "Mabel, what the hell is going on?!" Dipper yelled out. "How the hell am I supposed to know genius?!" she yelled back. After a few seconds the ground stopped moving. "Guess it was a mini earthquake" Dipper said, while adjusting himself back on the sofa. But a bright light came from the sofa. "Mabel, what-" "Don't ask me again doofus!" she snapped back. Then the light began growing bigger and bigger, making Dipper and Mabel cover their eyes. Then finally, I appeared. I was slowly opening my eyes to see two shocked 14 year old kids. "Who the hell are you?" Dipper asked. "Hey, I wanted to say that," Mabel said. I gave a small giggle at the face she was giving. Then I remembered the pine tree and the shooting star people. It was them! "I've seen you before. But my name is Dhaanya, by the way," I said politely. "I'm Mabel Pines and this dork here is Dipper Pines," said Mabel making Dipper give an annoyed face. "How did you get here though?" Dipper asked while helping me up. "I don't know. All I know is that I was running away from Xehanort and thought of a safe place to hide. He tried to kidnap me!" "Oh my, that's awful! But who's Xehanort? And what do you mean by 'you've seen us before'? And also I like your pajamas" Mabel said. I looked down at my lotus pajamas and I started to blush a little. "What I meant is that I've seen you in a dream, and I wish I could really remember everything," I said as the memories from that dream were flashing through my head, most of it missing. Dipper and Mabel exchanged glances and turned back to me, concerned. "Are you from another world? For this Xehanort guy doesn't sound like a guy from here" Dipper said "Well, depends where I am, so where am I? And please do slap me to make sure this is just another crazy dream" I asked. I hoped it was just a dream for I don't want another world gone into darkness. Before getting an answer, Mabel smacked me on the face, fortunately not too hard. Dipper and I stared at her. "What? She literally asked for it. Literally!" said Mabel.
Dipper looked at me and shouted out "If you really don't know where you are, then…..Welcome to Gravity falls! A town in Oregon where anything is freaking possible!" "Kids! I told you to shut up!" shouted out an old man. "Oh, I almost forgot! That grumpy guy's name is Stan. We'll tell him everything later." said Mabel. "Does he wear a fez?" I asked, for if he did, there's something I missed out. "Yes, he does. How did you know?" Dipper asked. There was a sudden crash somewhere. "That came from the kitchen," said Mabel, grabbing a nearby baseball bat. Suddenly, a pig came running towards me and jumped on me. "Waddles! There you are! I've been looking for you everywhere" exclaimed Mabel. Then that same chubby guy with a question mark on his shirt and cap came out. "Found the pig, Mabel! Who's this girl" he asked. Dipper cleared his throat introduced me to this guy. "Um Dhaanya, this is Soos. Soos, this is Dhaanya". At this point people who I didn't know were coming in my life one by one and even I don't know why, but I actually passed out. "Is she the type to pass out all the time?" Soos asked. Dipper and Mabel shrugged.
Authors note: I do not own Gravity Falls, Adventure Time, Steven Universe and Kingdom Hearts. The chapters will only be coming out once in two or three weeks for where I am, there is no summer holiday and I'm very busy. I'm only 13 and this is my first story, so there might be some glitches here and there. Enjoy and please review!
