Kingdom Hearts
The Crystal Hearts
(Author's note: Kingdom Hearts and their characters are respectfully © to Squaresoft and Disney.)
Standing amongst the darkness was he. The wielder of the ultimate weapon, the Keyblade, with his hands clenched into fists and his head bowed. The darkness has finally gotten to him, after so many years of him running from world to world, to find the one person he left behind.
Kairi.
It was because of her carelessness that caused him to succumb to this lightless void. The fact that she had stayed behind, trapped in a mysterious world that she knew nothing about. What was so important that she had to leave him, when he had cared so much as to even love her? His anger had turned to hate, maximized by the dark that surrounded him like a thick wool blanket. That was the hate, which would cause him to join with the same creature he fought against so many years ago.
Ansem watched with glowing yellow eyes as the young man absorbed the inky blackness. Waiting for his heart to erupt from the boy's chest and make him become a fellow Heartless. This boy would prove invaluable as a warrior to him.
Sora.
Chapter One World: Disney Castle
"When are we leaving?"
"Soon," a man said from near the table. His strong upper body was leaning over the dark wood; his eyes lost reading the passages within the book.
"Soon isn't a good enough answer." The woman replied, "More worlds are disappearing, and we still haven't found Sora."
"I know that, Elise." Riku Yume snapped back. His sea green eyes staring back in a glare that Elise returned.
Elise Crystalline sighed and leant back in her chair. Her long, azure blue jacket was hanging off the arm, and her short dress of reddish-orange covered her voluptuous body. Her leather boots hung off to the side as well, revealing her ivory skin.
Riku still wore his trademark colors of black and gold. A turtleneck, sleeveless shirt that clung tightly to his muscular chest, a gold cross with a heart in the middle symbolized his battle with the Heartless. His strong arms were bare, except his hands covered in black leather. His pants were black and straight, a belt hung down to the weight of his sword.
Riku glanced back at Elise, the girl staring out the window to the once many stars that now grow shorter in amount each second. The small candlelight glowed on her face, her hair turning from black to a mix of purple, blue, and green. The only color that stayed permanent was the silvery strands at the tips.
Elise thudded her head against the back of the chair, "I'm bored. and I'm tired of waiting. Goofy is trying his best, I know," she eyed him for a moment, "but the Royal Guard won't last long."
"We can't leave until Queen Minnie gives us her permission to go." Riku said, brushing back the long strands of silvery blue hair.
The returned reply was a few mutterings about the Queen's lack of sense. Riku chuckled deep in his throat, before turning back to the book. It belonged to Ansem, the man who was responsible for the Heartless returning to the worlds, his personal journal. He frowned when the next page was missing. He or somebody didn't want it to be read for some odd reason.
He snorted slightly in annoyance, and flipped to the next one, some of the words were scratched out. A jumbled curse escaped his thin lips, slamming the book closed in frustration and startling Elise from where she was dosing.
"Don't do that!" she snapped, clutching her chest as she gasped for a breath. She glared at the man before her, an amused grin on his face. Snarling, Elise coiled and pounced on him, sending both sprawling to the floor beneath them.
"Ow! Stop poking me in the ribs!"
"Stop touching my boob, you pervert!"
"Get your knee off my crotch!"
Elise glared, her hand reeling back and jabbing a finger into his ribs.
"Stop it!"
The grin widened devilishly on Elise's face and her finger poked him twice more.
"Damn it! I said stop!"
"And I may reiterate?" she poked him three more times.
"What's going on in here?" the scratchy voice that belonged only to the head magician, Donald Duck spoke from the doorway. His eyes resting on the two sitting up from the floor.
"Sorry, Sir Donald." Elise said, nodding to her adoptive father. Donald quirked an eyebrow, moving from one to the other.
"He started it!"
"I did not!"
Elise grinned at Riku, who started laughing and Elise joining right after. Donald sighed, rolling his eyes at the sight.
"Why do I even bother with you two?"
World: Destiny Islands
The waves crashed a top the sands of Destiny Islands, washing away the footprints left. A small group of people were standing around, watching the fight that was taking place before their eyes in silent awe.
Skye Hi glared at her opponent, the thick stick that once belonged to her brother was in her sweating palms. Her sky blue hair fell around her face, her azure blue eyes catching the sunlight and they sparkled like the ocean next to them. She wore blue denim shorts and a tightly woven tank top also in blue. She certainly did represent her namesake.
Tidus stared at her, slumped over and breathing hard. Wakka, Selphie, Yuna, Zidane, and Tifa sat on the edge of the beach. Watching the fight as Tidus lunged at the girl before him. Skye jumped to the side and rolled over to avoid the attack, the sand caking to her skin.
Standing back up, she swung the stick and blocked the downward arc of Tidus's own wooden sword. The two stood there for a moment, battling for control until Tidus won, shoving the girl to the ground.
"Not bad, Skye." Tidus said with a grin, holding out a hand and helping the girl to her feet.
"Yeah, thanks." She gave a lopsided grin in return, "I'm still not as good as my brother or Riku."
"You're getting there." Wakka said with a chuckle, "Also, you're only fifteen, everyone else here are adults."
"Yeah, but still." Skye muttered.
"Don't worry about it."
The group dispersed back to what they were doing much earlier before the battle. Sighing, Skye marched down towards the door leading into the cove, grabbing her shoes in the process. The wind pulled back her bright blue hair and the sand dusting over her clothes.
Her mind wandered, the first time her brother left. She followed after him, watching Riku fade into a black pool and the Keyblade appearing in the brother's hand. She tried to follow him into the secret place, but the creatures with glowing eyes attacked her. She ran towards the cove, her legs aching for energy her muscles were losing. When she pushed the door open she was in for a surprise.
A long silver sword skewered the nearest creatures, killing them instantly. Skye fell to her bottom than, her beautiful eyes widening at the man standing before her. He wore all black, a leather trenchcoat trimmed in red with buckles around his chest and his pants. Aqua green eyes stared down at her, framed by two long silver bangs. The one thing that caught her attention immediately was single, raven black wing sprouting from his shoulder.
"This world is going to disappear." The man said calmly, outstretching his hand to her.
"Disappear?" Skye had asked in confusion.
"Come with me. There is so much value to you that would be wasted in this catastrophe. You must help your brother."
Skye sighed deeply; she couldn't catch up to him, her beloved brother. He moved too quickly, but she could sense his changing skills. He fought against Riku, and won, he fought against this strange man and won. She smiled inwardly at the pride she felt for him than.
She also learned quite a bit from the man who saved her, she had a much better technique now, her strength was not the greatest but her speed more than made up for it.
As she came upon the door and snapped out of her reverie. She reached the handle to push it open and stopped dead in her tracks. The door opened of its own free will. The first thing she took in was the extremely long sword next to the same man that saved her.
"Oh, please don't tell me it's happening again." she wailed a little.
"I'm afraid so." Sephiroth said with a nod of his head, "Sora needs your help, more than ever now."
Skye nodded, jumping when Sephiroth twisted her arm and the wood sword fell into the sand.
"You're going to fight this time." He said, "I'll take you to Traverse Town, Riku will be there, help him find your brother before it's too late."
"Let's go."
(To Storm the Keyblade Mistress; thank you very much for your compliments, they were very much appreciated. To Yami_inuyasha; don't worry, it doesn't stop there. There is plenty more going on that I plan. So long as my muse cooperates with me. Again, thank you ^^ Hope you enjoy this next part. It gets a little depressing.)
World: Disney Castle
"We hope that you return safely, and with Sora and the Princess." The Queen of Disney Castle, Minnie, said thus ending her droned out speech.
Elise had already climbed into the seat of the Gummi ship before the words even came out. Riku sighed and shook his head at her eagerness to leave. His eyes watching the girl lean against the seat with her arms crossed and her impatiently tapping foot. He nodded to the Queen, and the Lady Daisy who held a tiny egg against her body.
Donald stepped forward, "You take care of Elise, all right? Her abilities aren't as powerful as she thinks, so watch out for her."
"I will Donald, trust me on that."
The white feathered duck smiled and shook Riku's hand before stepping back to his wife's side. Goofy grabbed his son, Max as the young sixteen- year-old walked by in a bear hug. The tears flooded down the older man's face, while his son stood there trying to hide his face from embarrassment.
"My little boy is growing up!" Goofy had wailed.
"Dad! Stop it!" Max had shouted in return, twisting out of his father's arms, "You're embarrassing me!"
"I just want you to be careful, okay? The Heartless are stronger than they ever were."
"You told me that last night," sighing, Max gave one last look at his father and smiled, "Thanks for letting me help."
Goofy was able to crack a smile before breaking out into tears once more. He stepped back a few feet to where the group of spectators watched, a smile on their faces filled with hope.
With a single nod, Riku turned and climbed the ladder to the cockpit of the red and orange ship. With the affirmation from Chip and Dale within the control tower, the engine began to hum to life. The fiery energy twisting likes a snake before pushing outwards. The hatch opened and the ship rocketed out. The warp was causing them to leave the world and enter the dimension that connected them. The ship became nothing but a small speck in the purplish-blue sky.
"Well, there they go." Donald said, patting Daisy lightly on the back.
"Do you think they can find, Sora?" Daisy asked, not to her husband but to the group.
"I hope they can. I spoke with Leon," Donald paused, "He said they're going to help in the search as much as they can for him. Even Cloud gave his word to help."
"Now that's something," another voice came from the entranceway, "I didn't know they cared enough to help."
The group spun around in surprise, their eyes widening to take in the familiar face.
Sora Hi stood leaning against the marble casing surrounding the entrance to the spiral staircase. His eyes, once pure blue now glowed slightly demonic and a curved, wicked smile was formed on his lips. In his hands, the Keyblade emanated dark powers that it was not suppose to have. His tunic had changed to a long black trenchcoat trimmed in silver, a black shirt and pants. Two black wings resting by his side from his shoulders.
"Sora?! Where have you been?!" Donald snapped, he sensed the darkness from him, and brought his staff around to protect Daisy.
"Oh please." the man chuckled, he raised the blade and a purplish electricity raced across the air to the stone walls. Within seconds it exploded, falling and knocking Donald to the floor. His staff rolling across it and snapping in two.
"No!" the wail came from Daisy, who fell to the floor staring at piece of stone. Underneath the cement, her egg laid crushed. Queen Minnie knelt next to her, holding the sobbing woman close. Another explosion resonated and the control tower collapsed, sending fire racing across the room. Goofy ran out the flames, carrying Dale out from the fire, Chip dragging him after them.
Donald looked towards the entrance; it had already collapsed into rubble. His bluish eyes searching before resting on Sora floating above them.
Chuckling, Sora raised the blade towards them, "You really should consider your abilities before challenging the darkness."
The energy collected, pulsing strongly before flaring, the dark light enveloping Sora and the Keyblade, before expanding. The light raced down, enveloping the castle and bringing it into darkness.
The Crystal Hearts
(Author's note: Kingdom Hearts and their characters are respectfully © to Squaresoft and Disney.)
Standing amongst the darkness was he. The wielder of the ultimate weapon, the Keyblade, with his hands clenched into fists and his head bowed. The darkness has finally gotten to him, after so many years of him running from world to world, to find the one person he left behind.
Kairi.
It was because of her carelessness that caused him to succumb to this lightless void. The fact that she had stayed behind, trapped in a mysterious world that she knew nothing about. What was so important that she had to leave him, when he had cared so much as to even love her? His anger had turned to hate, maximized by the dark that surrounded him like a thick wool blanket. That was the hate, which would cause him to join with the same creature he fought against so many years ago.
Ansem watched with glowing yellow eyes as the young man absorbed the inky blackness. Waiting for his heart to erupt from the boy's chest and make him become a fellow Heartless. This boy would prove invaluable as a warrior to him.
Sora.
Chapter One World: Disney Castle
"When are we leaving?"
"Soon," a man said from near the table. His strong upper body was leaning over the dark wood; his eyes lost reading the passages within the book.
"Soon isn't a good enough answer." The woman replied, "More worlds are disappearing, and we still haven't found Sora."
"I know that, Elise." Riku Yume snapped back. His sea green eyes staring back in a glare that Elise returned.
Elise Crystalline sighed and leant back in her chair. Her long, azure blue jacket was hanging off the arm, and her short dress of reddish-orange covered her voluptuous body. Her leather boots hung off to the side as well, revealing her ivory skin.
Riku still wore his trademark colors of black and gold. A turtleneck, sleeveless shirt that clung tightly to his muscular chest, a gold cross with a heart in the middle symbolized his battle with the Heartless. His strong arms were bare, except his hands covered in black leather. His pants were black and straight, a belt hung down to the weight of his sword.
Riku glanced back at Elise, the girl staring out the window to the once many stars that now grow shorter in amount each second. The small candlelight glowed on her face, her hair turning from black to a mix of purple, blue, and green. The only color that stayed permanent was the silvery strands at the tips.
Elise thudded her head against the back of the chair, "I'm bored. and I'm tired of waiting. Goofy is trying his best, I know," she eyed him for a moment, "but the Royal Guard won't last long."
"We can't leave until Queen Minnie gives us her permission to go." Riku said, brushing back the long strands of silvery blue hair.
The returned reply was a few mutterings about the Queen's lack of sense. Riku chuckled deep in his throat, before turning back to the book. It belonged to Ansem, the man who was responsible for the Heartless returning to the worlds, his personal journal. He frowned when the next page was missing. He or somebody didn't want it to be read for some odd reason.
He snorted slightly in annoyance, and flipped to the next one, some of the words were scratched out. A jumbled curse escaped his thin lips, slamming the book closed in frustration and startling Elise from where she was dosing.
"Don't do that!" she snapped, clutching her chest as she gasped for a breath. She glared at the man before her, an amused grin on his face. Snarling, Elise coiled and pounced on him, sending both sprawling to the floor beneath them.
"Ow! Stop poking me in the ribs!"
"Stop touching my boob, you pervert!"
"Get your knee off my crotch!"
Elise glared, her hand reeling back and jabbing a finger into his ribs.
"Stop it!"
The grin widened devilishly on Elise's face and her finger poked him twice more.
"Damn it! I said stop!"
"And I may reiterate?" she poked him three more times.
"What's going on in here?" the scratchy voice that belonged only to the head magician, Donald Duck spoke from the doorway. His eyes resting on the two sitting up from the floor.
"Sorry, Sir Donald." Elise said, nodding to her adoptive father. Donald quirked an eyebrow, moving from one to the other.
"He started it!"
"I did not!"
Elise grinned at Riku, who started laughing and Elise joining right after. Donald sighed, rolling his eyes at the sight.
"Why do I even bother with you two?"
World: Destiny Islands
The waves crashed a top the sands of Destiny Islands, washing away the footprints left. A small group of people were standing around, watching the fight that was taking place before their eyes in silent awe.
Skye Hi glared at her opponent, the thick stick that once belonged to her brother was in her sweating palms. Her sky blue hair fell around her face, her azure blue eyes catching the sunlight and they sparkled like the ocean next to them. She wore blue denim shorts and a tightly woven tank top also in blue. She certainly did represent her namesake.
Tidus stared at her, slumped over and breathing hard. Wakka, Selphie, Yuna, Zidane, and Tifa sat on the edge of the beach. Watching the fight as Tidus lunged at the girl before him. Skye jumped to the side and rolled over to avoid the attack, the sand caking to her skin.
Standing back up, she swung the stick and blocked the downward arc of Tidus's own wooden sword. The two stood there for a moment, battling for control until Tidus won, shoving the girl to the ground.
"Not bad, Skye." Tidus said with a grin, holding out a hand and helping the girl to her feet.
"Yeah, thanks." She gave a lopsided grin in return, "I'm still not as good as my brother or Riku."
"You're getting there." Wakka said with a chuckle, "Also, you're only fifteen, everyone else here are adults."
"Yeah, but still." Skye muttered.
"Don't worry about it."
The group dispersed back to what they were doing much earlier before the battle. Sighing, Skye marched down towards the door leading into the cove, grabbing her shoes in the process. The wind pulled back her bright blue hair and the sand dusting over her clothes.
Her mind wandered, the first time her brother left. She followed after him, watching Riku fade into a black pool and the Keyblade appearing in the brother's hand. She tried to follow him into the secret place, but the creatures with glowing eyes attacked her. She ran towards the cove, her legs aching for energy her muscles were losing. When she pushed the door open she was in for a surprise.
A long silver sword skewered the nearest creatures, killing them instantly. Skye fell to her bottom than, her beautiful eyes widening at the man standing before her. He wore all black, a leather trenchcoat trimmed in red with buckles around his chest and his pants. Aqua green eyes stared down at her, framed by two long silver bangs. The one thing that caught her attention immediately was single, raven black wing sprouting from his shoulder.
"This world is going to disappear." The man said calmly, outstretching his hand to her.
"Disappear?" Skye had asked in confusion.
"Come with me. There is so much value to you that would be wasted in this catastrophe. You must help your brother."
Skye sighed deeply; she couldn't catch up to him, her beloved brother. He moved too quickly, but she could sense his changing skills. He fought against Riku, and won, he fought against this strange man and won. She smiled inwardly at the pride she felt for him than.
She also learned quite a bit from the man who saved her, she had a much better technique now, her strength was not the greatest but her speed more than made up for it.
As she came upon the door and snapped out of her reverie. She reached the handle to push it open and stopped dead in her tracks. The door opened of its own free will. The first thing she took in was the extremely long sword next to the same man that saved her.
"Oh, please don't tell me it's happening again." she wailed a little.
"I'm afraid so." Sephiroth said with a nod of his head, "Sora needs your help, more than ever now."
Skye nodded, jumping when Sephiroth twisted her arm and the wood sword fell into the sand.
"You're going to fight this time." He said, "I'll take you to Traverse Town, Riku will be there, help him find your brother before it's too late."
"Let's go."
(To Storm the Keyblade Mistress; thank you very much for your compliments, they were very much appreciated. To Yami_inuyasha; don't worry, it doesn't stop there. There is plenty more going on that I plan. So long as my muse cooperates with me. Again, thank you ^^ Hope you enjoy this next part. It gets a little depressing.)
World: Disney Castle
"We hope that you return safely, and with Sora and the Princess." The Queen of Disney Castle, Minnie, said thus ending her droned out speech.
Elise had already climbed into the seat of the Gummi ship before the words even came out. Riku sighed and shook his head at her eagerness to leave. His eyes watching the girl lean against the seat with her arms crossed and her impatiently tapping foot. He nodded to the Queen, and the Lady Daisy who held a tiny egg against her body.
Donald stepped forward, "You take care of Elise, all right? Her abilities aren't as powerful as she thinks, so watch out for her."
"I will Donald, trust me on that."
The white feathered duck smiled and shook Riku's hand before stepping back to his wife's side. Goofy grabbed his son, Max as the young sixteen- year-old walked by in a bear hug. The tears flooded down the older man's face, while his son stood there trying to hide his face from embarrassment.
"My little boy is growing up!" Goofy had wailed.
"Dad! Stop it!" Max had shouted in return, twisting out of his father's arms, "You're embarrassing me!"
"I just want you to be careful, okay? The Heartless are stronger than they ever were."
"You told me that last night," sighing, Max gave one last look at his father and smiled, "Thanks for letting me help."
Goofy was able to crack a smile before breaking out into tears once more. He stepped back a few feet to where the group of spectators watched, a smile on their faces filled with hope.
With a single nod, Riku turned and climbed the ladder to the cockpit of the red and orange ship. With the affirmation from Chip and Dale within the control tower, the engine began to hum to life. The fiery energy twisting likes a snake before pushing outwards. The hatch opened and the ship rocketed out. The warp was causing them to leave the world and enter the dimension that connected them. The ship became nothing but a small speck in the purplish-blue sky.
"Well, there they go." Donald said, patting Daisy lightly on the back.
"Do you think they can find, Sora?" Daisy asked, not to her husband but to the group.
"I hope they can. I spoke with Leon," Donald paused, "He said they're going to help in the search as much as they can for him. Even Cloud gave his word to help."
"Now that's something," another voice came from the entranceway, "I didn't know they cared enough to help."
The group spun around in surprise, their eyes widening to take in the familiar face.
Sora Hi stood leaning against the marble casing surrounding the entrance to the spiral staircase. His eyes, once pure blue now glowed slightly demonic and a curved, wicked smile was formed on his lips. In his hands, the Keyblade emanated dark powers that it was not suppose to have. His tunic had changed to a long black trenchcoat trimmed in silver, a black shirt and pants. Two black wings resting by his side from his shoulders.
"Sora?! Where have you been?!" Donald snapped, he sensed the darkness from him, and brought his staff around to protect Daisy.
"Oh please." the man chuckled, he raised the blade and a purplish electricity raced across the air to the stone walls. Within seconds it exploded, falling and knocking Donald to the floor. His staff rolling across it and snapping in two.
"No!" the wail came from Daisy, who fell to the floor staring at piece of stone. Underneath the cement, her egg laid crushed. Queen Minnie knelt next to her, holding the sobbing woman close. Another explosion resonated and the control tower collapsed, sending fire racing across the room. Goofy ran out the flames, carrying Dale out from the fire, Chip dragging him after them.
Donald looked towards the entrance; it had already collapsed into rubble. His bluish eyes searching before resting on Sora floating above them.
Chuckling, Sora raised the blade towards them, "You really should consider your abilities before challenging the darkness."
The energy collected, pulsing strongly before flaring, the dark light enveloping Sora and the Keyblade, before expanding. The light raced down, enveloping the castle and bringing it into darkness.