Chapter 2: Fictor
TLSoulDude opened his eyes, groggily. He took in the Imagination River flowing above his head. He was laid back against a tree. He yawned before laying his head back. A girl with pale eyes then appeared over him, hanging upside-down on a branch. TL jumped out of surprise. The girl laughed.
"Gimme a break, will ya, Hanabi?" TL asked, getting up.
"TLSoulDude, you lazy bum." The girl, Hanabi (Naruto), said, "Why did I know I'd find you snoozing around here?"
"Wait, wasn't I somewhere else?" TL asked, "This huge, black thing swallowed me up! I couldn't move, I couldn't breathe, I couldn't…" TL grunted in pain before grabbing his temple.
"Are you STILL dreaming?" Hanabi asked.
"I'm not sure. Pinch me and find out." TL replied. He then said, "THAT was sarcasm."
"It sure was." Hanabi replied with a smile.
"Hey, Hanabi, what was it like? Y'know, your hometown." TL asked.
"I've already told you, TL, I don't remember." Hanabi answered.
"Nothin'?" TL asked.
"Nothin'." Hanabi said.
"Do ya wanna go back?" TL asked.
"Well, I like it here." Hanabi replied. She shrugged before saying, "But still, it'd be nice to visit it."
"Same here." TL said, "And any other worlds out there. I'm gonna be the first one to see 'em all!"
"Thank you, Anakin Skywalker." Grinned someone as a giant, green raptor thing jumped out of nowhere, a kid with spiky, red hair with indigo tips on him.
"Oh, REAL clever, bro." TL deadpanned.
"All I'm sayin'." The raptor, named Dimensiondude said, waving his claws in front of him. He was the older brother of TL.
"If you wanna see 'em all, we've gotta get to work." The spiky-haired kid, named Lunatic121…or Loony, said. He was the youngest brother out of him, TL, and D-Dude. How they were related…nobody really knew.
Someone then walked over to them.
"Hey, aren't you guys forgetting about me?"
The person was a teenage boy with black, Roxas-esque hair and had similar garbs. His name was Silent Keyblader.
"Speakin' of dark." Loony said.
"I guess I'm the only one working on the raft, then." SK shrugged, tossing a log to TL. The hedgehog tried levitating it, but was a few seconds too late. It landed on the white hedgehog with enough force to bowl him over. SK then pointed a finger at Hanabi before saying, "And you're JUST as lazy as he is!"
"You've noticed?" Hanabi asked.
"After all these years he finally got it." Loon grinned.
"We'll finish this together!" Hanabi said, "I'll race you!"
"You're joking, right?" D-Dude asked.
"Ready? GO!"
The group then took off, D-Dude in the lead with his cheetah speed.
THIS was the inside-out world of Fictor. And THIS is where our story begins!
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The group finished their race, exhausted. D-Dude had won…naturally. TL walked over to Hanabi.
"We're gonna gather supplies for our journey." Hanabi said, "Did you get that, Soul?"
"Of course." TL replied.
"Okay, then get these supplies." Hanabi continued, "Two logs, one cloth, one rope. Bring everything back here. If you need help, just ask. I'm counting on you!"
"Roger!" TL said, taking off. He immediately saw two logs and levitated them over. He took off to an abandoned treehouse and tore the curtains off. As close to cloth as he would get. He then jumped over to a stand and picked up a rope. He jammed all of them into his invisible pocket. However, he saw his friend, Dezblade, swinging his toy swords around.
"Hey, Soul!" Dez called, noticing the hedgehog, "Wanna have a brawl?"
"Sure. Why not?" TL replied.
The two took up fighting stances. Dez then charged in to fight. TL ducked around one sword, but another got him in the side. TL yelled in pain and flicked his left fingers, sending one of the swords spinning out of Dez's hands. TL then darted over to the sword and blocked an oncoming blow from Dezblade. TL then kicked Dez off and bolted over to the warrior.
"Dead." TL said.
"No, I'm not. YOU are." Dez grinned, bringing his toy sword up into TL's manhood. The hedgehog shouted in pain as Dez tripped him and pointed his sword at TL's throat, "You gave me an opening to exploit, Soul. Try not to do that."
"I'll try." TL groaned, glowering at Dez. The warrior helped the hedgehog up and TL ran off.
He handed the objects he picked up to Hanabi, who deposited them onto the raft.
"Thanks, TL!" Hanabi said, holding something out to the Fictorian Hedgehog, "I found this today. I want you to have it."
TL picked it up—it was a Hi-Potion. He jammed it into his boot.
"Wanna call it a day?" Hanabi asked.
"Sure. I'm getting a bit tired." TL replied, stretching his arms out.
"Okay. We can finish it tomorrow." Hanabi smiled.
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Later, TL, D-Dude, Loony, SK, and Hanabi were sitting on a tree. It was sunset…for Fictor, anyway. The entire planet was inside out and only a few holes allowed sunlight to let the plants grow. The group was watching the Imagination River.
"So, Hanabi's home is out there?" D-Dude asked.
"Maybe." SK replied, "But we'll never know by just staying here."
"How far can a RAFT take us?" Loon asked.
"Who knows?" Silent Keyblader shrugged, "But, if we've gotta, we'll think of something else."
"But, if you get to another world, what'll you do when you get there?" Hanabi asked.
"Well, I haven't really thought about it. It's just…I've always wondered why we're here on this inside out planet. If there are any other worlds out there, why did we end up on this one? And suppose there are other worlds…then ours is just a little piece of something much greater. So, we could have just as easily ended up somewhere else, right?" SK asked.
"I dunno." TL replied, kicking against the tree to get more comfortable.
"TLSoulDude, YOU are the most laid-back and lazy person I've ever known." SK snapped.
"Ah, only sticks and stones." TL waved the insult aside.
"But Keyblader has a point." D-Dude said, scratching his chin with his ebony claws, "Knowing why we ended up in Fictor's why we're going to try and see if there's anything out there."
"We're just doin' the same ol' stuff, day-in and day-out." Loony agreed.
"So, we should get going." SK finished.
"You've been hanging out with D-Dude too much, haven't you?" Hanabi asked.
"Not really." Keyblader replied, "I came up with this myself. If you didn't come here, I wouldn't have thought of it. Thanks, Hanabi."
"No problem." Hanabi said.
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Later, the small group walked to their houses. However, SK stopped TL.
"Hey, SoulDude." He said, tossing TL a fruit that looked like a blue moon, a red sun, and a yellow star, "You wanted one, didn't you?"
"A Celestial Fruit?" TL asked, turning the strange fruit around in his hand.
"Y'know the legends. If two people share Celestial Fruit, their destinies become intertwined. They'll remain part of each other's lives, no matter what." SK explained, "Didn't you wanna try it?"
"What're you…"
"Clueless as ever, TL." Keyblader replied, taking off. TL tossed the fruit over his shoulder and took off after Silent Keyblader.
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Konoha…
In the Hidden Leaf Village, a young adult walked towards the Hokage's office. He had black hair, dark eyes, clad in the purple armor of an ANBU black-op. He was Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto). He walked into the office.
"Well, dobe, what'd you want me…" Sasuke then noticed that no one was in there. It was only him…however, a reddish orange toad with a black jacket hopped out, a note in his mouth. Sasuke plucked the note out of Gamakichi's (Naruto) mouth. His eyes went from side-to-side and then widened. He took off in a burst of adrenaline. THIS was serious…
He ran out and found a man reading something. He had everything on his face covered…save his left eye. He had spiky, silver hair and an ANBU uniform. He was reading some manga when Sasuke arrived.
"Kakashi-sensei!" Sasuke barked, "Could you forget Make-Out Paradise for a moment! THIS IS SERIOUS!"
The man, Kakashi Hatake (Naruto), however, seemed completely absorbed into his book. Sasuke growled before swiping the manga out of the scarecrow ninja's hand. Kakashi stared at his hand and glanced up to see Sasuke. His response to Sasuke stealing his book was…
"Oh, good morning, Sasuke. How are you today?"
Sasuke got straight to the point as he said, "We have a problem. DON'T tell anyone!"
"Hinata?" Kakashi asked, eye focused on something over Sasuke's shoulder.
"NOT even the Hokage's wife." Sasuke replied.
"Sakura?" Kakashi said again.
"NO!" Sasuke barked, "THIS is top-secret!"
"Hi, girls." Kakashi greeted, raising his hand. Sasuke turned around and saw a pair of girls—one with pale skin, eyes, and dark hair and another with pink hair and green eyes.
Sasuke moaned before putting his head in his hand. THIS was already becoming a major problem.
