Deal with the Devil

Riku plays poker with Captain Hook while Sora, Donald, and Goofy face the perils of Halloween Town

Rated PG and possibly PG-13 (cussing, violence, dark themes)

~~ I don't own KH, nor do I own Disney ~~

The Genres: Drama/Action/Humor

~~ this is my 1st story, I hope that you enjoy it ~~

1st chapter; FCD

"Five card draw is the game laddie"

"Fine"

Captain Hook flipped the deck of cards through is one good finger, then placed them in the middle of the table. Riku cut the deck and slid them in front of the captain. Who then procedded to deal out the cards

One, two, three, four, five

One, two, three, four, five

And the cards where layed out. Riku stared at his face-down hand, the corner of his cards where spotted with blood. Riku raised an eyebrow at the Captain.

He was simply smiling widly, reavealing several green and black teeth, his mustache was dripping in whiskey. But he refused to pick up his hand. So he lit a fat cigar.

The thick yellow smoke currled under the dim light in the room, Riku caughed and picked up his hand. He read it over in his mind, again and again.

A five, another five, a nine, a three, and another nine.

Hook was smiling widly again, and he puffed his cigar.

Riku looked into his lap, then removed the three from his hand and placed it under the deck, then drew a card from the top.

It was a nine

***

"Goofy!"

Sora tossed up the the shining, healing potion into the air, then smashed the side of it with his Pumpkin King Keyblade. Goofy ducked under the bubbly liquid and breathed a sigh of realeaf as the bleeding wounds on his arms and the back of his legs began to heal. He inhaled deeply and charged the looming Heartless with his shining shield.

Donald was currently fighting a swift moving, bat-like heartless, that was screeching loudly as it hovered menicingly overhead shooting small balls of fire.

Jack Skellington was bent over taunting a tiny heartless with razor sharp fangs.

"Come on you little bugger, oh, that hurt damnit!"

Jack withdrew his fingers and tripped back, but then recoiled and snapped his fingers high above his head. Suddenly a ring of fire appeared around the heartless, and began to burn it.

Jack cackled loudly as he watched the heartless vansish in a clud of black dust.

Then from the distance came a loud call...it was Donald's funny voice that called out.

"Thunder!"

He thrust his short staff into the air, a bright, shining light emitted from the top of the staff and a slight shock of electricity jolted Donald back against a brick wall. The sky tipped on its side, the moon elclipsed, and a great streak of lighting cracked the sky open and struck the fountain's monstourous head, which went up in a blue flame that spread across the ground.

The flying heartless' wings caught fire and he spiraled down into the fountain.

Sora was on his back, his hair was singed and his face was covered in thick ashes. Donald was knocked out against the wall, smoke poured from the end of his staff. Goofy was laying in the curve of his shield, barely awake. Jack was tapdancing across a gray cloud singing the Halloween Town song.

"Oh this is Halloween, this is Halloween, Halloween, Halloween!"

***

"Thats the second one you've lost two in a row my boy, you where doing so well in the beginning, haha!"

Riku shook his head slowly.

"Luck of the draw Captain, luck of the draw. "

Hook looked intently acorss the table at Riku, who was shuffling hastily.

"What do you say we make this a little more interesting my boy?"

The Captainreached over and pulled out a small cube-like object from underneath the table. Then gave it a small tap with his hook. Immediately, several images began to appear in the cube.

One was a picture of Sora walking with Donald and Goofy, antother was a picure of Kairi dancing in front of a mirror. Then the next was a picture of Riku himself, and then one of Hook.

"What are you suggesting Captain, that we bet my friends and eachother's lives in this poker game?"

The Captain re-lit his cigar and puffed again.

"You've hit it dead on laddie"

Riku shook, his head.

"First of all, the odds are stacked in your favor because most of the people in that box are friends of mine, and there is no way that I would ever bet Kairi's life...she's the reason I'm on this damn ship in the first place. And won't mess with Sora's life either"

Captain Hook nooded and cleared the cube, then tapped it twice. Riku gasped. For the pictures in the cube where...Sora...ashed, possibly near death. And Kairi lying motionless on a bright, purple, marble floor.

"How about just one more hand, to save the lives of your friends?"

Riku's eyes filled with anger, he stared lividly at the Captain.

"You coulden't, if you tried!"

Riku managed to sputter out through his anger.

"Are you willing to take that chance my boy, for you see, I have the Heartless at my command as well. Oh and I assume you know the Boogey Man leaves not far from where your friends lay, and I could send one of my men to snap you little girlfriend's neck in a heartbeat!"

Riku continued to stare until he said very calmly.

"Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock"

The Captain flinched, and Riku dealt the cards.

One, two, three, four, five

One, two, three, four, five.

*** End of chapter one. R&R. ***