Yay! This is our first real joint story that we have all completely agreedon! I'm Nikki, and this is a story about Naomi, KK, my brother, his best friend, and I getting sucked into the Kingdom Hearts series. It will be different from others of its kind though. Please no flames!
Nikki's P.O.V.
"Nikki! Matt! Alex, Naomi, and KK are here. Stop playing Kingdom Hearts for a moment." My mom shouted from the kitchen. My younger brother and I ran to the door grabbed our friends out of the late August heat, and headed down to the leather couch in our basement that was sitting in front of the giant big screen TV that took up an entire wall. It was currently hooked up to our Kingdom Hearts 2 game, and I delivered the final strike to Xemnas. The ending cutscene came on, and we watched Sora & Riku return to Destiny Islands. I handed Alex the controller, figuring him and Matt would want to start the next save slot from the beginning. Alex went to the main menu and called out to me. "Nikki! Should I click load game, new game, or live your destiny?"
Live your destiny?! Huh, did we unlock something? "Umm… try live your destiny." I decided. I watched as he clicked on it, and then something happened- a swirling green vortex opened out of the TV and pulled in Alex who was holding Matt's arm. "Keep holding onto each other!" I called to the boys; Naomi, KK, and I were getting sucked in and we grabbed hands. "Friends forever! No matter what!" We yelled in unison as we were sucked into the portal. We landed in a dark area with a mosaic floor tiled to look like Belle from Beauty and the Beast. Matt and Alex were nowhere in sight. At least they're together, I sighed to myself.
A deep ominous voice rang out of nowhere telling us to make a choice. Huh a choice? Then I realized- this was the beginning scene from Kingdom Hearts, the scene where you get your fighting style and abilities. We were in Kingdom Hearts! As I told my friends this, they squealed too, and we noticed the weapons in front of us. I instantly grabbed the sword and discarded the shield. Naomi grabbed the sword and discarded the shield as well. Finally, KK grabbed the shield and discarded the staff. When I shot her a questioning look, she responded with: "Magic is of no use to me, I'd rather be safe." We walked up to a Cinderella mosaic floor, and saw clothes lying there.
I surveyed the clothing before me very carefully. I finally decided on a black cut off halter, tight black pants with a chain belt, and black combat boots. My strawberry dirty-blonde hair was magically pulled up into a high ponytail, and I held the sword in my hands. I stood at 5'7", and I was very skinny for my height and had perfect curves. I had always been a great athlete, and I had never before lost in a fight; I could only hope my athletic skills would come in handy here. And magic sounded like fun.
Naomi went next, as she picked out her outfit. She settled on a short black kimono, light blue sofee shorts, and running sneakers. Her hair was magically transformed into stick straight black locks with dark purple highlights. She was around 5'5", and she was of a regular build. She was a thinker, okay at fighting, and she would probably be good with the magic. She was loyal until the end, and valued friendship over everything.
KK went last, but she definitely found an outfit to suit her sportier style. She was in loose purple pants that would allow movement, a tight red t-shirt perfect for hiding stains, and a pair of plaid converse. KK was the same height as Naomi, and her hair remained a light mahogany as it formed into a twist on her head. Her body's build was also like Naomi's, but she was completely different personality wise. She was amazingly fit and speedy. She was smart, and the kind of person you could always depend on in a fight or for advice. Naomi and KK were both 15, and we were due to start school next week. I would turn 15 in another 2 weeks, during early September.
The ominous voice told us our destiny was about to begin and that we would find Matt and Alex later. My friends and I grabbed hands again as we felt the sensation of falling. We heard a clunk!, and then we fell into warm salty water, an ocean. I heard the sound of footsteps approaching us as we tried to sit up. I felt an arm wrap around my waist as I was picked up bridal style, and I heard a deep, soft male voice asking me if I was alright. I would know that voice anywhere- it was Riku! I opened my hazel eyes, and they met with the most gorgeous aquamarine eyes anyone has ever seen. I nodded, and he set me down.
"I'm Nikki. Thanks for saving me." I said in almost a whisper. (My voice still wasn't completely back yet.) "Your welcome, any time. My name's Riku." He smiled at me. "I know who you are." I said, as I went to put my hand in my pocket. Instead, I felt a strange and unfamiliar bag; I reached in and pulled out a note: This can summon and return any items from your world. I smiled to myself. "How do you know who I am?" asked Riku. "In my world, you're a videogame character. I know it sounds hard to believe, but I have proof." I reached into my bag and summoned the Kingdom Hearts games. I handed them to him, and his look turned to awe. "I'm a video game character in your world?" he asked. I nodded, and then went over to my friends.
"Nikki! We got saved by Sora and Kairi! And you got saved by Riku, he's so awesome… and I think he likes you!" Naomi gushed. I looked back to Riku who looked as though he was still trying to grasp the idea that back on Earth, he was only a video game character. "Nams-focus! Matt and Alex are lost somewhere in this universe, all by themselves. Sure Matt is a black belt and Alex is nearly one too; but Matt only turned 12 two weeks ago, and Alex won't be 12 until nearly November. They're just kids, and they're our responsibility! Do you know how much trouble we'll be in if anything happens to them? We need to find what world they're in and rescue them before we can focus on boys. Okay?" I explained to my excited friend. "Nikki! You know I don't like to be called Nams. And I know you've said it's only because there are no other nicknames for Naomi, but still! Anyways, I guess we can put off boys until we find Alex and Matt. But then I'm going to go gaga over all the hotties we pass!"Naomi stated.
KK was walking towards the trio of heroes, and we followed close behind. She approached Sora and began to speak, "We need to find some people, can you help us?" "Probably, who and why though before we agree to anything. We don't want to help find lost organization members."Sora replied. "My younger brother Matt and his best friend Alex got sucked into the portal before us and we got separated from them. Matt celebrated his 12th birthday 2 weeks ago, and Alex is still 11. They take karate, but they're still only kids and can't win against people with weapons. We need to make sure they're okay and look after them. Can you help us find them?" I pleaded. Sora nodded, "We'll leave after midnight. We'll head to Radiant Garden first so that Merlin can use a locator spell to find your brother and his friend." Then Sora, Riku, and Kairi went off to get prepared for the journey, leaving the three of us alone on the beach.
Naomi used the firaga on a pile of drift wood we had gathered to start a bonfire. I summoned some marshmallows from the bag; and some chocolate too. We were about to make s'mores when Riku came back. He sat down next to me, at the end. "Sorry about your brother and his friend. Don't worry, you'll find them. Sora, Kairi and I all found each other eventually." I smiled at him, and then thought about my friend Bri; she would have loved to be near all this magic. All of a sudden I felt my bag move- was it a snake?! Oh god I'm terrified of snakes! I dropped the bag to the ground and ran to the other side of Riku. Naomi and KK went off to find Sora to help save us from the moving bag.
"Ow! You didn't need to drop me so hard!" A familiar voice shouted from the bag. "Bri? Is that you?" I asked in confusion. She jumped out of the bag and then started to bounce up and down. "Ooh, where are we? This is a pretty beach, and you have a sword?! And I just came out of a bag- magic!" Bri squealed. Uh oh, why was she this hyper? She went over to Riku and started playing and messing with his hair as she burst into song. "PRETTY HAIR! SHINY HAIR! PRETTY SILKY SHINY HAIR! IT'S LIKE A NECKLACE! IT'S SOOO PRETTY!" "BRI! Why are you acting like this?" I asked frantically, while pulling her off of Riku and his "shiny hair".
"I found a chocolate bar when I was in that magic bag thingy!" she replied happily. "Bri, you know what sugar does to you! Back in the bag!" I reprimanded. "Do I have to?" She whined. "Yes, but I'll send you notes and stuff; plus you can come back and visit through the magic bag again when I find the boys." I stated firmly. She nodded and then jumped back into the bag. "Sorry!" I said to the traumatized Riku, "She does stuff like that when she has sugar, and I still haven't gotten the hang of controlling this bag yet." He just sat there staring into space and running his hands through his hair. "Aww, do you want a hug?" I asked. He nodded and we hugged.
It seemed like forever had gone by, and neither of us would let go. I mean, what kind of girl wouldn't want to hug Riku? And maybe Naomi was right that he liked me. We were leaning in and I was pretty sure we were about to kiss when- "Nikki! Riku! We're ready to go! The ship's packed so let's get moving." We reluctantly broke apart blushing and I agreed to sit next to him on the ship.
When we got onto the ship it was so much fun! KK, Riku, Naomi and I were playing cards and other games. Sora and Kairi were making out in the front after he set the ship to auto pilot. We didn't realize that so much time had passed until we heard an automated voice from the ship telling us we had arrived. I looked around and saw the gorgeous world I had only dreamt of visiting, and didn't even think had existed up until today. This was going to be fun.
So what do you think? Please review so we know if we should write a longer chapter next time. PLEASE NO FLAMES! Thx-Nikki, Naomi, and KK