DISCLAIMER : I DO NOT AND PROBABLY WILL NOT EVER OWN KINGDOM HEARTS OR ANY OF IT'S CHARACTERS. THEY BELONG TO DISNEY AND SQUARE ENIX.
Flurry, flurry
Dance your way through the heat of the flame
Hurry, hurry
I'll meet you on the other side
Running with in a circle of fire
God forbid you ever just once tiptoe
Dust rising up higher and higher-
The music came to an abrupt halt as frantic screams erupted from a small tavern. The cause being that a curtain had caught an ember from the fire dancer's current performance. And due to the dancer's sheer misfortune the fire spread faster then the people could exit, due to the years of flammable mists that reached the curtains, and he was trapped on the burning stage. He would have been able to get off stage seconds later, had it not been for the age weakened, burning beam that had fallen; effectively pinning the young man to the ground. His torso having taken the brunt of the weight, not to mention that he was slowly being burned from the heat of the approaching flame.
-Meanwhile-
Outside, the proper authorities were just arriving on the scene. Once the police were informed, the fire department had already started on taming the fire. Said inferno had spread to nearly engulfing the whole upper section of the tavern when the fire chief asked the dreaded question. "Is everyone out of the building?" The manager paused, turning to scan the crowd of fearful faces. "Yes- wait! has anyone seen Alex at all?!" He called, receiving only a confirmation of his fear from the crowd. "Sir... Alex, our house fire dancer is unaccounted for..." He replied, the chief closed his eyes for a moment before opening them and nodding. "We'll do all we can to find him." The fire chief replied, turning to face his men. Boys get your gear on! We have a man still in there. I want Myde, Riku, and Nami in there looking. The rest of you keep at the blaze. We can't let it claim four lives!" The team nodded and moved into action. The three mentioned fighters donned their masks and oxygen tanks before entering the inferno.
-Inside with Alex-
The red head was still, as he was nearing a state of unconsciousness as he felt the blackouts and lengths increasing as time went by. After around five minutes he thought that he could hear voices calling what sounded like his name, but because of the amount of smoke he had inhaled it hurt his throat to attempt any sort of response. So he did the only thing that he could, while even that took some effort, slowly he lifted his free arm and made a fist. He then proceeded to drop it against the floor. He repeated the process around three more times before finally succumbing to the smoke inhalation and losing consciousness in time to miss the figure that approached just moments later.
-With the firefighters-
Riku assessed the situation quickly before turning to the others and motioning. "We can cover more ground if we split up. Just be careful and call if you find him." The other two nodded silently, each turning to head in a direction of their own. Myde, being the most nimble of the three, took the path with the most debris which included the stage. After a while of searching he called out to the lost man, pausing to listen he blinked when he heard what sounded like footsteps coming from the stage. But all he saw was burning debris at this point. Something in his gut told him to get a closer look, so he carefully made his way over, taking care to avoid the falling bits. Once on the platform he took a few steps before something in the corner had caught his eye. At first he dismissed it as a part of the fire, but turning his head he gasped as he realized that it was too red to be fire and there was a pale face below it. Without further hesitation Myde called for the other two as he reached the still form. "Guys you better get over here fast!" He called, and within mere moments two figures were seen racing toward him. "He's stuck under a beam and from the look of him I'd say that we don't have much time because he's fading fast." Myde stated as he carefully lifted the beam with Riku's help and dropped it a short distance away before even more carefully lifting up Alex's prone form. "Nami-neko lead us home." It was an odd statement, but it was something that the three of them started when they first met. Because when on rescue missions they'd find the lost Myde and Riku would rely on Nami's ability to find her way back to where she needed to be. Hence the 'neko' ending. "Right, come on then boys." She quipped, a smile on hr face going unseen through the mask as she turned and led them through the fiery maze.
-In the outside world-
Everyone waited with bated breath, anxiously watching for any sign of the fighter trio with the lost man. When the entrance collapsed, and everyone had nearly lost all hope for them, a small silhouette appeared in the smoky haze followed by two larger ones supporting a third limp one between them. "Look!" Someone called, causing every face to turn. Instantly relief flooded the area as the four came into view. The scene came alive again as the on location paramedics expertly strapped and loaded the red head into the waiting ambulance then took off for the hospital. Unknowingly leaving one undoubtedly concerned fire fighter, who seemed to go unnoticed as he took his place in the truck. He would have too, were it not for the two pairs of eyes that instantly noticed the change in their bright-eyed friend's demeanor.
A/N : This story has been floating around in my head for a while and I figured that I'd post it on here because it's getting rather long and I want to see if you all would like it or not. Your reactions and reviews will also be taken into consideration when I decide whether I am going to post the next chapter...