Author's Notes: The rating is "R" for language, thoughts, and potential lemons, just to be on the safe side. I don't own Final Fantasy X, X-2, or Kingdom Hearts. They belong to Square Soft or Square Enix, whichever one it is. Thoughts are italicized. Voices are bolded. Translations are at the end of every section. The song "The Way You Like It" is by Adema.
An Untitled Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy X-2 Crossover
Chapter 1
The Way You Like It
Kingdom Hearts
Two years had past since Sora had fought Ansem and closed the door. Two years since Riku had been locked in Kingdom Hearts. Those two years had been filled with fighting the heartless and keeping his heart to himself. Misery. Riku trudged along the landscape, his dark Keyblade, Soul Eater, clutched in his hand. All of his senses were at their peak, waiting for any sound that might betray the whereabouts of nearby heartless. A Pirate materialized in front of him. The bugger didn't have a chance before Riku slashed it in two pieces and it turned into a purple cloud of smoke. He flicked his silver locks away from his eyes and continued walking.
All of the heartless that were defeated in other worlds were sent to Kingdom Hearts. Riku felt lucky that he had not faced Maleficent, Hades, or Ansem. Ansem. Riku shuddered at the memory of the spirit that had taken over his body so easily, and how willing he had been at the time. Just to find a way to help Kairi. Riku remembered how smitten he had been with Kairi back on their island. His island. He continued walking, remembering the happy times he had spent with Sora and Kairi before they had all been separated. The memories and the hopes of some day finding them again were all that kept him going in the drab and dreary world he was in.
Suddenly an ear-piercing scream knocked him from his thoughts. A female scream. Riku paused. The scream sounded human. In his two years in Kingdom Hearts, he had never once encountered anyone else other than King Mickey. He heard the scream again, this time weaker and made up his mind. He ran in the direction the scream had come from and prayed that he was not too late. A victorious roar rang out and Riku peddled his legs faster. He neared the area where the sounds were coming from and saw a great, black spider standing over a girl. Riku looked closer, no, a young woman, about his own age. She had both hands outstretched in front of her. A white shield protected her from the creature's blows, but it flickered. Exhaustion was written on her features as sweat trickled down her brow.
The creature gave a squeal of glee as it managed to punch a hole through her defenses, grazing her side in the processes. She shuddered and grasped her side, letting the shield fall. The spider kicked her twenty feet backwards. She didn't move. The thing scuttled after her and Riku ran to stop it. He stopped in front of the animal and held Soul Eater in front of him, at the ready. It paused, towering above him, wondering what had happened to his easy meal and who this new person in front of him was. While it pondered, Riku charged up his attack. He let his rage and miseries build up to the breaking point, and then he let it all loose. Riku ran at the creature, slashing, cutting and stabbing. It cried out in pain as he jumped onto its back and stabled it through the top of its hairy, little head. It kneeled forward in defeat and exploded into a cloud of glowing flies. Riku sheathed his blade and ran to check up on the victim.
She lay immobile in the same spot that the spider had thrown her. Thigh-length, ebony hair covered her body from sight, so Riku gently turned her over. A tiny golden rod toned skirt graced round hips and a tight lilac halter covered firm breasts. A worn, black suede jacket covered her shoulders. The outfit covered everything that was necessary for polite society, but leaving little to the imagination. Thigh-high, brown boots with side lace-ups clad her long legs. A black sheer glove covered her left arm, while a thin white ribbon wrapped around her right wrist. She groaned and turned her head. Riku sighed in relief before he picked her up and hurried in the direction of the cave he had claimed as his own.
Owe. That hurt. Morgan though in her semiconscious state. Minutes before she had been yelling at the Meyvin of the Youth League, Nooj, for no apparent reason, as usual, when a huge, black portal appeared in the sky and little black creatures began to come from it. They ran around attacking people and stealing their hearts. Why the heck where they stealing hearts? Nooj and the Youth League had been doing their best to fight off the creatures, when the Gullwings appeared to save the day. Damn Gullwings. They always showed up just in time to steal her spot light. Well, at least the High Summoner did. Morgan had nothing against Rikku and Paine. They had shown up and began to fight off the fiends, when the portal pulsed and began to suck everything into it. Including me.
She felt movement and the dying scream of the spider she had just been fighting. Someone turned her over. Human hands. Morgan groaned and turned her head. She heard a sigh and then she was lifted up. They moved for a while before Morgan was placed on a semi-soft bed. The person pushed up her shirt until it revealed her toned stomach. What the fuck? The hands touched her stomach and moved around until they reached the spot where the stupid spider had hit her. Pain assaulted her senses and her eyes flew open as the air hissed between her teeth.
"FUCK!" she screamed as she shot up into a sitting position and a new wave of pain hit her. It soon began to overwhelm her and she began to feel her carefully constructed metal blocks begin to crumble. NO! Suddenly a pair of strong hands was on her shoulders, pushing her back onto the bed and the shields back into place.
"Calm down. If you stop moving the pain will go down," a voice said.
Morgan took a deep breath and hissed again as another pang shot up her side. She opened her eyes and the first thing she saw was a guy with slick, ivory hair. Baralai? No, this guy had longer hair and did not have the fruity headband that Baralai was so fond of. He felt the wound again and more pain shot from it. She looked closer, and noticed that he had pale skin and a black duster robe with a hood. He must have rescued her from the really evil arachnid. Morgan made a small noise and her rescuer looked at her. His eyes widened and she gasped. He had sea-green eyes. No, that didn't do them justice. His eyes were like the waters of Besaid on a clear, sunny day.
He blinked those gorgeous eyes of his. "Your eyes…" he whispered.
Morgan knew what he was talking about. Her eyes were emerald green with black swirls as pupils. True Al Bhed eyes. Her hands flew to her face and covered her eyes. She felt cloth being placed on the wound and she felt fingers poking at her waist. Morgan peeked between her fingers and saw him holding up a strip of cloth with a smirk on his lips. Oh, Yevon, those lips. Damn it! One life threatening situations and her hormones went into overdrive. She lifted her hips off the bed and her cheeks began to burn. He wrapped the cloth around her waist to tie the bandage down and knotted it tightly. Then he sat back on a chair that was next to the bed and crossed his arms.
Why am I acting like this? I am a Summoner, damn it. Morgan lowered her hips back on to the bed and uncovered her eyes. She pushed herself into sitting position and bowed her head at her rescuer. "Thank you," she mumbled.
Riku found the girl lying in front of him surprisingly amusing. She had the most unique eyes he had ever seen, emerald green with swirls as pupils. When he had commented on them worried flickered in them and she covered them up. Then, when he had been tying a strip of cloth over the wound she began to blush. Riku smirked as he sat back on a chair and watched her mentally reproach herself. He watched as she sat up and mumbled her thanks to him.
He inclined his head. "You're welcome," he responded.
Her face turned a light pink before she cleared her throat. "My name is Morgan," she said.
"Riku," he stated simply.
"Really? I know a Rikku, except she spells it with two k's and well she's a she," Morgan said happily.
Riku snorted at her sudden spurt of energy. "What world are you from? I doubt you're from any of the ones I've been to," he asked.
She blinked. "What do you mean world? Am I not in Spira anymore?"
"This is Kingdom Hearts, so that would be a 'no'," he answered.
"Awe, damn. They're all gonna kill me," she stated.
"You don't have to worry about anyone from your world killing you," he said.
She furrowed her brows in confusion. "Why?"
Riku sighed. "Before you showed up here, were you attacked by some creatures that tried to steal hearts?"
"Yeah. They came out of this portal. There were so many."
"Well, it's likely that the keyhole was opened…"
"Keyhole?" she interrupted.
"There is a keyhole is every world and it connects that world to the center of all worlds, Kingdom Hearts," he explained.
"Oh," she said and nodded her head in understanding.
"Well, the keyhole was probably opened and that's how the heartless came into your world. Sora, more than likely, wasn't there so the keyhole couldn't be closed." He saw the confused look on her face. "Sora is the one person who can close the keyholes in all of the worlds."
Morgan nodded again and he continued. "When the keyholes cannot be closed, the darkness here engulfs the world and it disappears."
"What? It disappears? Is there any way to find it again?" she asked, surprise in her voice.
"No."
"No?" she whispered.
Riku should his head solemnly. He could see her eyes become damp with unshed tears and she looked completely lost. Riku felt his heart break for the girl in front of him. She looked down at her hands he could hear quiet sniffling.
"You should get some sleep," he told her. A tear rolled down her cheek as she nodded and unzipped her boots from an inner zipper. Then she scrunched herself into a ball on the bed and hid her face in the pillow. Riku could hear her quiet sobbing and felt grief for her. I've just met Morgan, why am I feeling so sad for her? …Maybe it's her nice rack. He snorted quietly to himself before he shrugged out of his black jacket and covered her with it.
Morgan woke up with sore joints, a throbbing side, and dried tears on her face. Fuck, it wasn't a dream. She stretched her limbs, sat up and took her first look at the new environment. It was a small, simple-looking cave. There was a cot, which she was sitting on, a chair placed against a wall and pile of semi-burn wood in the middle, probably used as a fireplace. Riku sat, slouched against a wall, still asleep. Morgan turned and noticed the black coat that had been put on top of her. She felt confused for a minute, and then remembered that it was Riku's jacket. She pushed it off and put her feet on the ground. SHIT. That's cold. She jumped and quickly picked her feet up. She grabbed her boots and pulled them on.
It's still really cold. A sudden idea stuck her and she began going through the small pouch tied above her left boot. Some potions, an antidote, a Gold Hairpin that she had "borrowed" from Yuna, the "Higher Power" garment grid, and a few other random accessories. Where is my lighter? She pulled out a Crimson Ring and shrugged. This'll have to do. Morgan stuck the hairpin in her hair and pushed the ring onto her right ring finger. She took a deep breath and concentrated. Suddenly she cast a firaga spell on the pile of wood and a cheery fire replaced it. The cave was washed in a golden glow and a wave of heat. The crackling of the flames sung as she smiled sadly to herself.
Morgan stood and rolled up the hem of her shirt until it sat beneath her breasts. She looked at bandages and saw the blood that had seeped through, probably due to tossing and turning during her restless night. Morgan untied and unraveled them. The wound the spider had given her was nothing more than a scrape and pretty clean. Here goes nothing. She took a deep breath and cupped her hands around the puncture.
"What are you doing?"
She opened one eye and saw Riku watching her.
"I'm gonna heal myself," she responded. He nodded and continued to watch her. Morgan took another deep breath and concentrated. She felt the power build up inside of her and then it came free in a white glow that rebuilt the damaged muscle and skin. Suddenly she began to feel lightheaded and wobbled on her feet. She began to fall and expected to hit the ground, but the contact never came. Instead she felt a pair of strong hands catch her and lift her up.
"We've seriously got to spot meeting like this," Morgan said as she looked up at Riku.
He smirked at her, before sitting her back on the bed. "What happened?"
"I guess I did too much magic," she replied and started patting her head. She pulled out the hairpin and began shaking it in her face. "You're no help to me, you know that?" she admonished.
"You are staying in that bed Morgan. That fall must have shaken something loose in your head," Riku ordered.
"What? No. This is a Gold Hairpin. It's supposed to cut the magical cost of all spells by half. Stupid Yuna must have…" she stopped. Memories came back to her in a rush. She choked on her words and tears flew to her eyes. No! I'm not gonna cry again. Morgan balled her hands into fists, bit her lip, and did her best not to blink. Riku put his hand on her arm and pulled her to him. She buried her head in his chest and began to cry.
"I'm sorry for breaking apart like that," Morgan said as she wiped away her tears with the back of hands and gave him a crooked smile.
"It's okay," Riku responded. Then he noticed that Morgan had managed to maneuver herself onto his lap during her break down. She must have noticed too because she suddenly became stiff and began to blush. Riku smirked, "do you blush often or is it just me?" he whispered in her ear.
Morgan turned an even darker red and jumped up. "Where are you from?" she asked suddenly.
"Destiny Islands, it's tropical," he stated.
"That's nice. It sounds nice. Is it nice?" she babbled uncontrollably.
He smiled at her energy. "It was. There was this island where all of us would play games and swim."
"Was? It's not there anymore?" she asked.
"No."
"I'm sorry."
Riku gave her a watered down version of his usual smirk.
"So… What are the people like here?" Morgan asked.
"In Kingdom Hearts?" he asked.
"Yup."
"There are no people here, there never has been, only heartless," he answered.
"Really? Then where did this cot come from? What about the chair?" she asked skeptically.
"I found them in a nearby rocket," Riku responded.
"Then how did the rocket get here?"
He shrugged. "Probably a heartless one."
"But then, can't we use it to get out of here?" she asked hopefully.
"It doesn't work. I tried already."
"Oh… Wait! I could probably fix it!" she exclaimed.
"I doubt it."
"I'm Al Bhed! I can fix anything!" she announced. "We're known for our abilities to work with machina!"
He raised his eyebrow and sighed. "Fine. I'll take you there."
Riku pulled on his jacket and grabbed Delirium. Morgan looked at him and began to pat her sides then jumped around in a circle trying to look behind her.
"Fuck," she cursed.
"What are you doing?" he asked her.
"I lost my gun and my staff. Shit!" she continued. Morgan began pulling everything out of her pouch until she reached her garment grid and the dressspheres. "Okay, lessee… Thief, Berserker, Warrior, Samurai, and Gunner," she muttered to herself as she placed the spheres into different slots and attached it to her lower abdomen. She fiddled with it until a green light engulfed her. Her skirt and top became a skin tight, brown, leather body suit. The legs tucked into her brown boots, except they had a pair of cuffs that folded over. Her hair had been braided back with a few strands that fell in her eyes. Nice. I like this better than the skirt she was wearing two seconds ago. Morgan was holding onto a sword that shown blue with a hilt shaped like a goddess.
"What did you do?" Riku asked her.
"Hm? Oh right. This is a garment grid. It's like this machina that uses dressspheres to change my fighting abilities. This is dresssphere is Warrior," she explained.
"So this helps you fight?"
Morgan nodded.
"Then why didn't you use it when you were attacked by the spider?" Riku questioned her.
"This is back up. I like my staff and pistol much better," she announced.
"Okay then. You ready?"
"Yup yup. Let's go!"
Morgan and Riku had been walking silently for a while when something glimmered nearby.
"What is that?" she asked.
Riku shrugged and continued walking. He soon noticed that Morgan was not with him anymore. He turned around and saw her running down the side of a hill, at full speed, toward the glimmering thing. Riku cursed to himself and chased after her.
"Morgan!" he called and grabbed onto her arm as he caught up to her. She tripped and he fell with her. They tumbled down the rest of the way down the hill. Riku grunted and Morgan let out a stream of curses. They eventually tumbled to a stop with Morgan lying on top of Riku.
Her breath hitched as she noticed their compromising position. I'm not gonna give up this chance. Riku smirked as he moved his hands down to her hips. Her cheeks reddened and she trembled slightly. He moved his lips towards hers until they were noting than a breath away when there was a crash of lightning. Morgan jumped to her feet and laughed nervously when she noticed nothing was wrong. She shuffled nervously from foot to foot as she waited for Riku to get up.
"Why did you run off?" he asked.
She clasped her hands behind her back and looked at her boots. "I saw something shiny. It could have been my gun or something," she answered bashfully.
Riku snorted. "Well is it?"
"I'm not sure," she answered as her eyes narrowed, looking at a distance. "I don't think so… It looks like… a sphere!" She ran towards it and picked it up. Riku cursed to himself as he chased after her.
Morgan stood there, her mouth agape, as she looked at the half sphere placed on a metal disk in her hands.
"What is it?"
"It's a Commsphere. They're supposed to connect people to each other through in different cities," she explained. "But why would it be here? Unless, Spira didn't disappear and Nooj or my brother threw it in after me?" Hope shown in her unique eyes and Riku did not have the heart to shatter it.
"Maybe."
She smiled at him and it lit up her entire face. She began to fiddle with it. "Oh, damn. It's broken." Her euphoria faded.
"Well. If you're as good as you say you are, and you fix the rocket, then you can probably fix this."
"You're right! I can!"
Arg. How far away is this airship anyway? Morgan sighed and snuck a look at her rescuer as she had begun calling him. They had encountered a few heartless and he had defeated most of them. Riku had crushed them with swift and smooth movements that had left her breathless. I'm bored. She began to hum a random tune, when words popped into her head.
"Don't live ashamed, 'cause feelings change but fame remains
The reason why your gonna wanna take me home tonight
It's all the same up in this game, the people change
And money claims everyone from everything
I can't believe that you would think that shit of me
I was amazed at the torment that you put me through
If you can see right through the greed and all your needs
You realize that you were just about as bad as me," she sung softy to herself. She saw Riku look at her curiously, out of the corner of her eye. Morgan smiled to herself before continuing.
"Sometimes I only remember the days when I was young
Nowadays no one remembers when they were young and stupid
The way you like it
Come on baby help me, someone to confide in
I'll get inside you
Now you're beggin' me to stay
My life has changed but fuck the fame, I'll stay the same
You can't complain when you can pay the bills and do your thing
Appreciate, don't player hate, congratulate
I miss the pain and the torment that you put me through
I'll get inside you
So what's to fear when everything is crystal clear
You realize that you should do the things you wanna do
Don't give in to what people say, don't be ashamed
To separate the feelings on your mind you can't sedate
I'll get inside you," she sang louder, putting more emotion into it. Morgan saw Riku's surprise and her elation bubbled.
"Sometimes I only remember the days when I was young
Nowadays no one remembers when they were young and stupid
The way you like it
Come on baby help me, someone to confide in
I'll get inside you
Now you're beggin' me to stay
I'll get inside you
Now you're beggin' me to stay
I'll get inside you
You would always say I'd never be shit
They would always say I'd never be shit
But look at me now, look at me now
Now you're beggin' me to stay
I'll get inside you
Now you're beggin' me to stay," Morgan cupped her hands together, as if she was singing into a microphone. She felt the lyrics flow through her and she moved like she would have onstage.
"The way you like it
Sometimes I only remember the days when I was young
Nowadays no one remembers when they were young and stupid
The way you like it
Come on baby help me, someone to confide in
I'll get inside you
Now you're beggin' me to stay
Sometimes I only remember the days when I was young
I'll get inside you
Nowadays no one remembers when they were young and stupid
The way you like it
Come on baby help me, someone to confide in
I'll get inside you
Now you're beggin' me to stay
I'll get inside you
Now you're beggin' me to stay
I'll get inside you
Now you're beggin' me to stay
The way you like it," she finished the song and heard his applause.
"Is there any specific reason why you just sang a song?"
"No not really. I was bored and it just happened."
He raised his eyebrow.
"What? You act like it's weird for someone to break into song at any random moment in time," she teased.
He ignored her mocking.
"So. Where is this airship anyway?" Morgan asked.
"Rocket."
"Airship, rocket. Whatever."
"It's inside this ravine," Riku answered as he indicated the rift in front of them.
"Ravine?" she squeaked. "That can't be good."
Famous last words.
Riku watched as Morgan skipped down the side of the ravine, her arms stretched out to keep her balance. She has a really nice ass. The corner of his lip twitched as he followed her.
If she knew how dark you are and the things you've done, she'd be afraid of you.
He stopped. Where did that come from?
From you. The voice answered.
Riku shook his head and continued walking.
If she only knew how deep you devilled in the darkness, she wouldn't trust you as blindly as she is now.
Riku ignored it.
Your little Summoner would leave you at the first chance she had if she knew… She'd probably leave you as soon as she gets the vessel to work… If she can make it work.
Summoner? He questioned the inner voice.
This girl, whose life you've saved. She is a Summoner. One who can call the spirits of the Fayth for assistance. They come to her as Aeons.
Summoners? Fayth? Aeons? You're not making any sense.
Ask her to explain it to you. If she really cared what happened to you, she would tell you.
"Riku! Hurry up you slow poke!" Morgan called to him.
"What?" Riku asked. He noticed that he had stopped walking at some point during his silent conversation.
"Hurry up! I think I see the airship you where talking about!" she called cheerily and pointed off into the distance.
"Rocket," he corrected automatically.
"Whatever!" she answered and waved for him to hurry.
He caught up to her and they continued walking.
"Morgan?"
"Hmm?"
"Can I ask you something?"
"Sure."
"What is a Summoner?"
She jumped at his question. "Summoner? Where did you here that from?" she asked nervously.
"Umm… You must have said it in your sleep," he answered quickly. Mustn't let her think I'm hearing voices in my head.
She laughed nervously. "Oh, well. A Summoner is basically a person trained in the art of summoning the dead spirits of specific Fayth to help them in battle as Aeons."
"Fayth?"
She smiled sadly. "The Fayth are people who wanted to help in the battle against Sin, but could not become Summoners. Sin was this massive entity that was created by the hate forged in the Machina War, one thousand years ago."
Riku raised his eyebrow.
Morgan sighed before explaining more about the Machina War, Sin, and Aeons to Riku.
"Are you a Summoner?" he asked.
Something sad shone in Morgan's eyes. "I was, or would have been. If I had not been born Al Bhed."
"Why?"
"The Al Bhed were, and still kinda are, considered heathens by some people because we wanted to find was a way to permanently defeat Sin, with out needing to sacrifice Summoners."
"The Summoners were sacrificed!"
This all seems a little far-fetched.
Before he could voice his thoughts, Morgan gave a woop of glee. "Is that the airship?"
"It's a rocket, Morgan."
"Whatever!" she called as she ran up the steps into the ship.
She doesn't seem to want to talk about this.
She's lying to you. Why else would she have such an aversion to telling you about her abilities?
Riku followed her into the rocket and saw her standing in the middle of the Navigational room. She had a fist on her hip and was scratching at the side of her face. Morgan pulled out a pair of goggles from her pouch and put them on as she walked to the control board.
"Lessee, she muttered to herself as she began fiddling with the machine in front of her. She tapped buttons and turned knobs. "Eureka! I've got it!"
"What did you get?"
Morgan turned around, pulled the goggles down her face so they hung at her throat and waved him over. "See this?" she said and pointed at the screen on the deck. "It controls the entire airship and it needs a key to turn it on."
"A key?" That's it?
"Yup. My guess is that it's a keycard. There is a swipey thing right here for it."
"So we have to find a keycard to make this rocket work?" he asked.
"That would be my guess. It should be around here someone, if not inside then outside, in the immediate area," she replied.
"Okay. You look around in here, and I'll check outside."
"Okee dokee," she answered.
Riku nodded before walking out the door. He searched around the rocket and could not find anything. He moved farther away and heard steps behind him, crunching gravel. Riku spun around and paled at the site before him.
Morgan nudged away some of the random trash on the floor. I wonder where that keycard could be. She shuffled through the stuff and could not find anything remotely like the key they needed. Maybe it's in another room? She walked out of the engine room and down a hallway. Morgan reached an elevator and entered it. She pressed the button labeled Cabin and waited as the car moved. Is this really safe? She wondered idly. The doors opened and she walked out into an old cabin area.
There were three cots, an empty area that was probably the same size as the cot Riku had taken, a door that probably led off to a bathroom, and a table. Random stuff cluttered the area and everything was dusty. Morgan sighed as she got to work. She quickly went through the papers on the table and found nothing. She kneeled down to look under the table when she heard a sound. It sounded like a footstep.
Morgan stood up and quickly spun around, her hand on the hilt of her sword.
"Gippal?" she gasped.
"Hey Mo," he greeted, a smirk on his lips and his fist on his hip. He stood in front of her, his blonde hair, in the same messy spikes, the same arrogant pose, the same eye patch. "I can see you survived."
"Pnu, ec dryd naymmo oui?" she whispered in Al Bhed.
"Ypcumidamo," he answered, smiling only slightly now.
"What happened?"
"When the heartless attacked Spira there was nothing we could do. So many people died. Al Bhed, Guado and Norms. Youth League, New Yevon, and the Machine Faction all banded together and there was nothing we could do. Fiends popped up from the bodies of our fallen comrades and we became outnumbered. The High Summoner tried to help by doing a mass Sending. It almost worked too, but this guy showed up out of nowhere and crushed her. All of them, Cid's girl, Dr. P, the Blonde Dream. Baralai held Paine as she died and then the he was slaughtered. They all were," he sobbed. His shoulders shook as tears streamed down his single eye.
Morgan gasped. "All of them? Are you okay?" she asked and moved towards to comfort him.
Gippal made a small sound in his throat and stepped backwards. "No, there's no time for you to comfort me."
"What are you talking about? What do you mean there's no time?"
"I have to tell you something Morgan, and you have to believe everything I say," he urged.
"What? What's wrong?" she asked.
"Mo, there's only one way to save Spira, and only you can do it. Go with your Guardians…"
"I don't have a Guardian, much less more…"
"…to the other worlds and find our souls…"
"…what are you talking about? Who's souls…"
"…once you find us, we'll be your Summons…"
"I'm not a Summoner…"
"You have to find the Gullwings, and 'Lai…"
"What about you?"
"I'll go with you, but not really with you…"
"What? You're not making any sense."
"I saw them all die, before the guy killed me too…"
Morgan gasped. "No…" The tears sprung to her eyes and she squeezed them shut. She fell to her knees and sobbed. "No, not you too pnu…"
"We all died Mo and you're the only one who can bring us all back."
"No… I can't I'm not that strong…"
"Yes you are," he said and lifted her chin. "You have all the power you need here, Bnehlacc," he whispered and tapped her heart.
"Princess?" she furrowed her forehead. "I'm no Princess," she pouted.
Gippal smiled at her. "You have to find the other five before He comes after you too."
"How am I going to find them?" she asked.
"You'll know. Now are you ready?"
"For what? What are you going to do Gippal?"
He just smiled as pyreflies began to emit from his body.
"What the hell are you doing Gippal?" she asked.
"Our hearts were crushed, but our souls still live on Mo, all six of us. Now we're all Aeons so that you can save us," he explained as more pyreflies were released from his body.
"But I can't summon. I don't even have my staff; it was lost before I was pushed through the portal."
He held her face in the palm of his hands. "Don't worry about it," he said before pressing his lips to her forehead.
"Gippal…" she whispered. Tears streamed down her cheeks and she buried her face in her brother's chest.
They held each other until Gippal became nothing more than a cloud of pyreflies. The pyreflies swirled around Morgan for a moment before joining with her flesh. A gasp tumbled from her lips and the sensation made her head fall back. She glowed for a minute, then everything wore away and she was left with a strangely comforted feeling. Morgan wiped away the tears from her face with the back of her hand and sniffled a little. She looked down and blinked. In the exact spot that her brother had just stood, a sphere and a card key were placed.
Morgan picked up both items and pushed the card into the top of her boot. She tossed the sphere between her hands and examined it. A Dresssphere? She removed the Warrior Dresssphere from the Garment Grid and her bodysuit faded to her goldenrod skirt and lilac top. She placed the unknown sphere in the empty slot and fiddled with the Grid until the green light surrounded her again.
Her skirt lengthened to calf-length and darkened until it was black. The hem was pointed and the skirt loosened, giving her more moving space. The lilac top became a sleeveless white shirt with a daring neckline. A black camisole covered her décolletage. Morgan moved her skirt aside and saw black, spike healed pumps with ankle straps. She raised her eyebrow. How the fuck am I going to move in these shoes? She looked at her hands and saw she still had her black glove and white ribbon. Morgan touched the top of her felt and felt that her hair had been corn rowed half way down her scalp and then tied back in a bun with a few braids coming out of the middle.
Okay… What the hell does this dresssphere do? As if to answer her question a staff appeared in her hands. It had black and white stripes like a candy cane and a crimson heart at the top with a golden crown. Morgan gasped and examined the staff.
"Oh, wow," she whispered. She twirled the staff and spun around. Her skirt swirled out around her and she noticed that her shoes were oddly comfortable to walk in. Guess I should find Riku now so we can get the hell out of here.
Al Bhed Translations
Pnu, ec dryd naymmo oui- Bro, is that really you
Ypcumidamo- Absolutely
"Come now Riku, did you really think that boy could defeat me so easily?" Maleficent asked.
"Of course not Maleficent, I was just as surprised as you were when he defeated you," Riku lied.
"He may have crushed my heart, but my body and souls still thrive. I am yet to be defeated," she taunted.
"What do you want?" he asked angrily.
"Come now boy, you're like a son to me. I only wanted to see how you were doing," she answered, placing her hand on his shoulder.
"I seriously doubt that," he retorted and shoved her hand away.
She smirked. "So, how is your Princess doing?"
"I don't know what you're talking about. I haven't seen Kairi for over two years."
Maleficent smirked, "she's not who I am talking about."
"Who are you talking about then?" he asked.
"The eighth Princess of Heart. The final one, with the power to destroy and create the worlds. The only one capable of uniting or obliterating everything," she answered arrogantly.
"There is another one? Who is she?" he gasped.
"Why don't you ask the Summoner?" she replied and suddenly disappeared.
"Morgan?" he asked to himself.
"Yes?"
Riku jumped and spun around. Morgan stood behind him in a completely new black and white outfit. Her hands were behind her back, holding a black and white staff almost as long as she was tall. Her head was cocked to the side and her eyes were wide as she looked at him inquisitively.
"Nothing," he answered quickly. "Did you find the keycard?"
"Yep," she answered and pulled it out of the waistband of her skirt.
"Really? Where did you find it?" he asked.
"Um… the Cabin," she replied uneasily.
"Did something happen?" he asked her, pushing Maleficent's words out of his mind.
"Um… I'll tell you once we get out of here. It feels weird here," she answered and wrapped her arms around herself.
Riku nodded and motioned for her to lead the way.
Okay peeps. That's Chapter 1! Yay! I finally finished a chapter! Okay so in chapter 2 Morgan tells Riku about what her brother said and they go to Twilight Town. What fun. Until then.