I DO NOT OWN MOST OF THE CHARACTERS IN THIS STORY.
The Stray
Chapter Two- Highwind
"The raft!" Sora nearly shouted.
"Not the one we originally built," Riku replied. "That was destroyed when the Heartless invaded the islands."
Sora, Riku, and Kairi were standing on the beach. Facing them was a wooden raft. It looked exactly like Highwind, the raft they had built to travel to new worlds almost two years ago. Now, they were using this one to find Orzens lost friend.
"So, what do we call it?" Kairi asked.
"I was thinking about Highwind," Riku replied. "Its what we named the other one."
Sora remembered that occasion. He had wanted to name the raft himself, but Riku had won the honor. He wasnt about to argue now. The naming of a raft seemed as far from important as could be. "Lets go!" He nearly shouted.
Orzen watched Sora, Riku, and Kairi soar away on the raft. He smiled to himself. The plan had worked better than he thought it would. The Keybearer was out of the way trying to find Sayla. It was time to build his trap.
Night had fallen. Riku fell asleep. But as Highwind glided across the ocean, Sora found he couldnt sleep. Too much had happened in the last day for sleep to come. He turned his head to find Kairi was awake as well. "Well, heres your adventure," he laughed. "Didnt expect it to come so soon, huh?"
Kairi laughed. "No, but im not as happy as I thought I would be. I mean, we dont even know if that girl- Sayla- is still alive."
Sora took her hand. "I know its hard," he said. "We just have to keep up hope."
Kairi leaned herself against him. "I do when youre around, Sora. Hope just sort of vibrates off you."
"Glad to hear it," Sora said. He lay down beside Kairi, and the two of them were asleep moments later.
Sora awoke to screaming. "HELP ME! HELP!"
"Look!" Riku pointed to a small rock island. A girl about their age was calling out to them. She had long black hair and frightened dark eyes. Together, the three of them directed the raft toward the island.
"Are you Sayla?" Kairi asked when they landed.
"Yes," the girl replied. She sounded slightly confused. "How do you know my name?"
"Your brother asked us to find you," Sora answered.
Sayla looked even more confused at this. "But- I dont have a brother."
Sora stole a glance at Kairi. She looked just as confused as Sayla now. But he understood. For some reason, Orzen had wanted them out of the way. "We have to get back to the islands."
Kairi, however, would not take her eyes off Sayla. "How is it Orzen knows you. Is he the one who stranded you like this."
"Yes. I met him while looking for fruit not far from here. He told me he needed my help. Next thing I know, Im here. He must have knocked me out."
"But why?" Sora wondered aloud.
Orzen gazed into the pair of huts that held his prisoners, the citizens of the Destiny Islands. Sora would not dare attack with these people as leverage. Orzen smiled to himself. The time had come for Organization X111 to take its revenge.