Dear Sora and Riku,
There is so much more that we need to do. Your previous
Adventure was just the beginning. There are still many worlds
That you both need to rid of the Darkness. Find a boy and a girl that hold
Light and Dark in the world Earth. They are important to the fate of the other worlds
You will soon visit. I'm counting on both of you.
~The King
John was spinning his flag with ease as his friend, Katie, was twirling on the swing outside of his house. She looked up at the tree branch the swing was tied to. "What if the rope just snapped…I would be royally screwed."
John spoke, his focus not leaving his Color Guard choreography. "Yeah, yeah…Hey lady! Wanna learn something really easy?" He said with newfound excitement.
"Sure." Katie stopped herself on a root and climbed off the swing. She stood next to John at a distance and waited for John to show her a new lesson in Color Guard.
"Okay, first place your hands like this…No like this. Come on Katie! Like this." Katie couldn't help but smile at the way John was teaching her. The blue-eyed brunette and the tanned, black haired boy were too busy conversing with themselves to notice the two teens spying on them.
Sora whispered to Riku. "Do you think it might be them?"
Riku watched as the girl spazzed as she tried to spin the flag above her head. "The boy might be, but I highly doubt that chick."
Sora frowned. "Who knows? If we're wrong, we can always come back!"
Riku sighed. "Sora, there's over eight billion people in this world. We can't just keep coming back and forth, taking a random boy and girl in hopes that they might be who the King was talking about. That's going to take forever."
Sora shrugged. "Do you have a better plan?"
Riku pondered for a minute. "Fine, let's go get them."
The two keyblade wielders walked up the steep hill that lead to John's home. Katie was watching John give an example of the routine he was trying to teach her. As they walked closer, John stopped as he saw them coming. Katie blinked and waved her hand in his face before turning her head as soon as they were a few feet away.
"Hi I'm Sora. And this is-"
"Riku. Yeah, we know who you are." John smiled as he twiddled with his flag. Katie was speechless.
Riku and Sora were taken aback. "What…How did you know who we are?" Riku asked, surprised that these two might be the ones the King spoke of.
"We uh, um…" Katie tried to think of a good excuse, still stunned that two characters from her favorite game series were standing in front of her in the flesh.
"We just do. We're magical." John intervened. He added the last part with sarcasm.
"Well then that settles it. You two are coming with us." Riku smirked and held out his hand to the two teens.
Sora hesitated with the sudden notion but added his hand in as well. "Don't worry. You can come back after we're done." He smiled. "We just need your help on our journey, that's all."
John and Katie gasped in delight. John dropped his flag and grasped Sora's hand, Katie clasping her hand into Riku's.
"So where is your guy's ship?" Katie asked looking up at Riku.
Riku pointed over his shoulder with his free hand towards the house and said "In the empty lot behind the house."
So the group descended down the driveway to the entrance of the apartments onto the sidewalk. John was practically shaking. His mind was screaming he was tripping out that the characters from his favorite game were here with him and Katie. Plus he was resisting the urge to hug Sora tightly.
The group turned and headed up another driveway to the lot behind John's house. In the center of the lot was the Gummi ship.
"High wind level seven," Katie giggled looking over at John. John smiled and released Sora's hand and walked closer to the ship.
"How do you know the name of our ship?" Sora asked crossing his arms over his chest.
"Magical duh," Katie replied and went over to stand next to John.
Sora looked over at Riku. Riku just shrugged and walked over to the ship Sora followed after his friend. Riku pressed a button on the bottom of the ship. There was a beep and the bottom of the ship opened and a ladder slid down. Riku climbed up the ladder into the ship Katie followed after.
John and Sora both stepped forward then stopped. They looked at each other John looked away.
"Hey, you okay?"Sora asked leaning forward trying to make eye contact with John. John quickly nodded.
"You guys coming?"Riku called from inside.
"Yeah," Sora answered then gestured his hand to the ladder and said "After you."
John smiled brightly "Thanks."
John climbed up the ladder and Katie helped him up. "Guess who's here." She beamed. John looked around him. The Gummi Ship was pretty small on the inside, unlike the TARDIS. There's was enough room for six people to ride in and a control panel. Donald and Goofy were smiling brightly at the sight of their new companions. John groaned in his head.
"Hello! I'm Donald!" Donald spoke in a voice that sounded as if a ripped up balloon was caught in his esophagus and the helium was trapped in his strep-throat.
"And I'm Goofy!" Goofy raised his hand for recognition in his gulping tone.
"So…what are we going to do now?" John asked.
"First, we have to take our seats and head out." Sora swerved a chair that was connected to the floor. John took a seat, Riku presenting a seat next to John for Katie to take. She sat down and looked at John with a nervous yet happy smile. Sora took his seat at the center, John and Katie at his sides. Riku was in front of Sora between Donald and Goofy. He pressed a few buttons and pulled a lever. A screen showed up on the vast window showing the outside world. "Take us to Radiant Gardens." The computer made a few beeps and clicks, then the ship began to shake as it ascended into the air. "Hold on tight! This will be bumpy for you two!"
With a violent jolt the Gummi Ship sped up toward the sky and out of Earth's atmosphere. Katie couldn't help but be mesmerized by the trillions of stars that littered the dark space around them. She felt herself swell up with joy at the sight. John just stared in awe at the sight before him, loving every moment of it. "John," Katie leaned forward so she could see him.
John snapped out of the spell and blinked at Katie. "What?"
Katie smiled a silly smile. "You made a Paige face!"
John laughed. "Yay!" He stuck out his hand towards her and curved his hand so it resembled a question mark without the dot. "Let's make love!"
Katie did the same with her hand and stretched as far as she could towards John. The others aboard the ship just stared with puzzled expressions. "Um…" Sora started.
"It's nothing," Katie brushed it off with her words. "Paige face is an inside joke and the whole 'making love' thing is when we put our hands together like this." She and John showed them again, the two hands barely touching each other.
"See," John explained. "It makes a heart!"
The rest nodded in understanding. "Hey Riku! Let's make love!"
"Sora, that just sounds wrong."
"Yeah, but-"
"I think it only works when they say it."
"I'll make love with you Sora," John smiled. Katie snickered and had to cover her smile.
"Okay!"
"Oh God."
They put their hands together and made a heart. Sora laughed and smiled at John. John felt a blush daring to heat his face, but he kept his cool and smiled back. Katie couldn't stop snickering. "Yay! We made love!" Sora proclaimed.
'If only…' John's thoughts wondered off.
"Sora, stop saying it like that." Riku sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. A noise from his computer brought his attention back. "Arriving at Radiant Gardens. You guys ready to land?"
"Radiant Gardens…?" Katie thought out loud.
"Hollow Bastion. Remember?" John answered.
"Oh yeah!" Katie looked puzzled again. "Why do we have to go here? Shouldn't we be going to different worlds right now?"
"We have to make sure you're the Light and Dark the King was talking about." Donald waved his finger at the two teens.
"That's right. We can't do anything until we have the Light and Dark with us." Goofy added in.
"Wait, I don't understand…" John trailed off.
"The King said that Merlin will explain everything." Riku said as he pressed a button and pulled a chain. "Get ready to land!"