Me: Mwahahaha! You thought you could escape ME? The insane authoress?
Akyra: YAY! We live!
Me: Welcome, dear readers to the sequel of "An Extra Heart"... "Forgotten"!
Audience: Guess who?
Akyra: Ugh...
Me: Say, where's Mushu?
Audience: Meh, he said our posse wasn't insane enough for him so he left.
Me: O.o Not insane enough? NOT insane enough?
Akyra: Take cover! (hides)
Disclaimer: Not you again. I don't own Kingdom Hearts or COM and Akyra's always mine.
The moon seemed brighter than usual that night. It's surprising glow showered the endless meadow with a calm, dim light. Yet, no matter how illuminated the area may be, one could not perceive a narrow, jagged path that was so well hidden among the fields of grass. Though, would you believe, if one were to tell you that this peaceful road would lead to a place of difficult choices, lack of forgiveness and a place where even the strongest hero will begin to question the trust of his friends? That is for you to decide. In the meantime, let us follow a group of four special friends as they embark on their hardest and most challenging adventure yet.
The four friends carefully trudged down the tan path, weary and exhausted. They had been walking for so long, yet they didn't feel closer to their destination at all. All they did was walk down the path, morning and night. Sometimes, they spent entire nights hiking instead of stopping to rest. Yet, no matter how much they trekked, still no sign of change. A blue-eyed girl who was marching behind a short duck stretched her arms out and rubbed her eyes with a purple-gloved hand. The light breeze ruffled her shoulder length hair of the darkest shade of pink to the front of her face, partially covering her eyes. Though, she didn't take the time to sweep it away from her face. She was much too displeased with what was happening.
We have been walking for days and still no sign of anything? Something's not right here…she thought as she stared out into the horizon. You know, from here, the path looked sort of divided in two… The girl suddenly gasped and opened her eyes real wide. The path looked just as it had before. But, she was positive she had seen it! A fork in the road… Maybe she was just imagining things. Pity, she was so sure she spotted something… Suddenly, the girl felt the tip of her foot hit something hard and heard the screech of an annoyed duck. She stumbled and quickly lost her balance, causing her to sway back in forth uncontrollably.
"Whoa!" she managed to yell before smashing into the duck and hitting the ground.
"Watch where you're going, Akyra!" the duck groaned.
"Sorry…" Akyra said in an apologetic tone.
"Donald! Akyra! Are you guys okay?" a tall dog yelled as he ran towards them, waving his long arms in the air.
"Seriously, Goofy, does it look like we're okay?" Donald grumbled from underneath Akyra. Goofy ignored him and quickly went to help Akyra to her feet.
"Sorry, Donald…" she apologized as she dusted herself, "I guess I was just too fixated on that…that…"
"What's there to be fixated about? There is only a road, a bunch of grass and a couple of trees here…" Donald said as he picked himself up.
"But it was there! That fork in the road! I just know it was there!"
"Fork in the road? Where?" Goofy asked curiously, whirling around and scanning the entire area.
"You're probably just seeing things," the duck concluded, "And I can't blame you either. Anybody who's been walking in one place as much as us would go insane sometime…"
Goofy shrugged his shoulders and began to walk down the road again, closely followed by Akyra and Donald. They had taken only a few steps before they noticed something was missing.
"Er…Where's Sora?" Akyra asked, suddenly coming to a complete stop. Donald and Goofy suddenly stopped as well and turned to face her.
"Huh?" Donald asked as he scratched his feathered head.
"B-but he was right in front of us!" Goofy panicked, getting even more stressed out with every second that passed.
"Soraaaaaa!" He called.
"Sora! GET BACK HERE!" Donald quacked with his loudest quack. Akyra broke out into a run and kept her eyes peeled. Where could he be?
He couldn't have gone that far…she thought, we only stopped for a few seconds. She carefully placed her hand on her forehead and narrowed her eyes to get a better look. That was when she caught a glimpse of some unmistakably brown, spiky hair.
"Hey, Sora! SORA!" she screeched as she began running again.
"Akyra, wait up!" Goofy called as he grabbed a hold of Donald's hand and bolted down the path, trying his best to catch up with her.
"Ahead lies something you hold dear…"
Sora whirled around with an angry smirk and continued examining the fork in the road. The leaves and the grass danced as a frigid breeze lightly blew against his face. He could almost hear the wind whistling something incoherent in his ear. Yet, he felt that he was not alone. He couldn't see him, he couldn't hear him, but he still felt his presence lingering in the air.
"But to claim it, you must lose something first…"
Sora, slowly but surely, turned his head and faced the split path once again. His eyes widened as he watched the stranger with awe. He was entirely clothed in a hooded black robe, his face covered by the shadow of his hood. Sora gazed up at him, apparently too lost for words.
"Sora…Sora!" Goofy's voice echoed through the silent night.
"Huh?" Sora whispered, blinking rapidly as he snapped back into reality. He turned his head and again and placed his regard on his three friends running frantically in the distance. He grinned slightly and faced the stranger one last time. But, to his surprise, the stranger had vanished, leaving only one lonely path behind him.
"Where…were…you…?" Akyra panted heavily once they had reached him.
"I was just-" he started as he gazed at the path before them. How would he explain to them his strange encounter? And how would he explain this stranger's words as well? Still, this meet couldn't have been a mere coincidence. This path led to where they have been travelling this whole time.
"Come on you guys!" he said reassuringly, pointing to the road ahead, "This is where were headed!"
With a triumphant smile, he broke into a run. Akyra, Donald and Goofy looked at one another with confused looks on their faces. Finally, Goofy shrugged his shoulders and followed Sora, leaving the last two friends trailing behind them.
"Come on, you guys! We're real close!" Sora said excitedly.
"You've been saying that for the last half hour!" Donald raged, "I don't know what's gotten into you but I…whoa…"
His voice trailed off the moment he laid eyes on it. Dark brick walls covered by shining rooftops seemed to touch the sky as a multiple number of serrated extensions stuck out from every direction. It balanced evenly on a narrow cliff and many lights were lit on the inside. It was a magnificent yet eerie castle.
"It's…it's a…" Donald whispered in awe.
"A castle?" Akyra finished.
"No," Sora corrected her, "It's our destination."
With that, he took a few steps forward and stopped before the castle's entrance, placing his hands on the door's handle. With a grunt of effort, he pulled the handle with all the strength he had. However, the door didn't want to budge.
"Eh…"Donald sighed, shaking his head, "Come. Let's help him."
With Donald, Akyra and Goofy helping him, they easily managed to open the door within no time at all.
"Whew, that was easy!" Sora said afterwards.
"Yeah…right," Donald said, rolling his eyes.
"Hey, what's that supposed to mean?" Sora yelled, slightly ticked off.
"Oh, come on! Without our help, you wouldn't have even been able to open the door to a sliver!"
"Oh, yeah?…" Akyra turned to face Goofy, rolled her eyes and motioned to the door. Goofy nodded and followed her to the door's handles. So, with one strong, final tug, the dual doors slowly swinged out of place and made a loud creaking sound as they came to a close behind the four friends...
Me: I have horrible news! I'm in Grade 10 in school this year and apparently it's the hardest and most work filled year. So, every chapter may have to come every... 2 or 3 months?
Akyra: GAH! (faints)
Me: I know, it's horrible. But, according to adults, if I don't do well in school this year than I can forget about having a successful career.
Audience: Meh, the authoress is afraid of life.
Me: What? I'm not afraid of life!
Life: (walks in) Hey everybody!
Me: GAH! (hides under bed)
Life: What did I do now?
Audience: I rest my case...