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Chapter 2
Stepping out of the dark corridor, Kaida, along with Iago flying close to her, found herself in a different location: the Grand Hall of the castle at Hollow Bastion, her new home.
The large hall was filled with blue light from the bowls of blue fire on the walls. There was an elevated platform at the end of the hall with a multi-colored Heartless insignia above it. Glancing to her left and right, she looked at 6 human-sized capsules emitting an eerie blue glow. Two of them were occupied by two young women who appeared to be asleep and held in place by black tendrils wrapped around their bodies. One had long curly blond hair wearing a blue dress and a gold crown on her head; the other had brown hair styled into a ponytail with a small bun at the crown of her head and wore an elegant yellow ruffled ball gown and matching gloves.
Princess Aurora and Belle.
The ravenette took Cinderella to one of the empty pods and placed her inside, black tendrils instantly encasing the woman's body, holding her securely in place.
"Three down, and four more to go," she muttered. "Come on Iago. Let's report in."
"Okey dokey," Iago said, following Kaida down the hallway.
Kaida stopped after about a few stapes and turned around with a death glare. "Don't think you're off the hook, birdbrain. Consider yourself lucky I didn't roast you."
Iago recoiled fearfully. "I said I was sorry! Honest!"
Kaida let out an exasperated sigh as she continued walking. If it hadn't been for Iago's big beak, she would've gotten Cinderella no problem. But no thanks to her mother, she couldn't go anywhere by herself without having someone keep an eye on her. The hazel-eyed teenage girl had been let out on solo missions before, but only rarely; and whenever she had to "partner up" with someone, he/she would either get in the way or just annoy the life out of her.
I've trained in combat and sorcery for ten years and she still doesn't think I can't handle things on my own? The least she could do is pair me up with someone that doesn't have a brain the size of a raisin! she thought angrily.
Then her mind wandered to the couple she saw while she was watching Cinderella and the Prince dancing. The thought of seeing the bluenette and brunette brought a strange feeling in her heart. It felt…warm, and oddly nostalgic. Who were they? Why did thinking about them make her feel this way?
She glanced around as she arrived at the Lift Shop, catching a glimpse of the horizon of her present home, Hollow Bastion. The sky was cloudy and the sound of rushing water came from beneath the levitating piece of stone where the castle stood. Out in the barren lands, the hazel-eyed girl could make out a distant town, making her wonder about the people that once lived here. She never got the chance to explore it herself due to her training and her missions.
Aside from the change in landscape and the machinery around the castle, this world wasn't too different from her old home. It was almost the same to her: dark, mysterious, and gloomy.
After taking a few elevator lifts and walking down a few more hallways, she soon arrived at the Castle Chapel. Before she entered, Kaida heard voices talking from the other side of the wall concealing the hidden passage leading to the Grand Hall.
"That little squirt took down that heartless! Who'd of thought it?"
"Such is the power of the keyblade. The child's strength is not his own."
"Keyblade?" she whispered. Kaida looked to Iago, who had perched on her shoulder, and the red parrot only shrugged.
"Why don't we turn him into a heartless? Ha Ha! That'll settle things quick enough!"
"And the brat's friends are the King's lackeys. Swoggle me eyes, they're all bilge rats from the look of them."
"You're no prize yourself! HA HA HA!"
"Shut up!"
"ENOUGH!" That last voice nearly made Kaida and Iago jump. Of course she'd know that cold and malevolent voice anywhere. "The keyblade has chosen him. Will it be he who conquers the darkness, or will the darkness swallow him? Either way he could be quite useful."
Kaida took this as her cue to come in. Extending out her arm, a bright light flashed and was holding a key-like sword in her hand.
The red hand guard was the shape of a diamond, the body was a katana blade with a red dragon wrapped around it, and the teeth composed of two miniature daggers forming an X on the end. Hanging from the hilt was a throwing star with a heart shaped hole in the center.
Warrior's Spirit.
Pointing her weapon at the wall, she concentrated her power into the keyblade and a dark ray of light shot out of the tip and hit the wall, making it glow before vanishing into thin air. Stepping out, Kaida was greeted by the presence of five bizarre beings gathered around a table.
The first was a bluish grey man with sharp teeth and blue flames for hair. He wore a dark grey toga with smoke surrounding the hem. The second was an old skinny Arabian man with a black goatee and tanned skin holding a gold staff topped with a cobra's head; he had on a red and black robe and a matching turban with a red gem adorning it. The third was a fat lilac-skinned woman with eight maroon tentacles for legs, white hair, and a seashell necklace around her neck. The fourth was a pirate captain with a small black moustache and curly black hair wearing a fancy red suit and matching hat adorned with a large white feather; where his left hand used to be was a glistening metal hook. Last but not least, there was a large sack-like creature with eyes and a mouth that looked like they were cut out and stubby hands.
"Ah, Kaida, you've returned."
Said ravenette turned her attention to a woman in black robes with purple accents and respectfully bowed to her.
"Maleficent."
The woman had pale green skin, piercing yellow eyes, long red fingernails that resembled claws, and two black horns on her head. She held a long staff tipped with a green orb and a raven perched on her shoulder.
"I trust that your mission was a success?" she asked.
"You bet! There were no problems whatsoever!" Iago exclaimed as he flew over to the Arabian man's side.
"Yeah, no problem at all," Kaida said sarcastically, sending Iago a sideways glare.
"Is that so?" the Arabian man asked, cocking his eyebrow at the flinching parrot, "what exactly happened on your mission?"
Iago chuckled nervously. "W-well, uh, ya see…I…uh…to tell you the truth…"
Kaida rolled her eyes. "Long story short, Iago almost cost us the mission. Seriously Jafar, how is it that you haven't put that blabber beak out of his misery yet?"
The visor groaned as he pinched the bridge of his nose. "That thought has been rather tempting at times, but Iago does have his usefulness despite his…flaws."
"Anyway, what's this I'm hearing about the keyblade?" Kaida asked.
Maleficent and Kaida turned their attention toward a projection on the table showing a young boy with spiky chestnut hair walking with an anamorphic duck and a goofy-looking dog. "It would seem that the keyblade had chosen this boy after his world had been swallowed by the Heartless."
"That's him? He doesn't look like much," Kaida scoffed, "must be some sort of fluke if you ask me."
"Do you think that kid and his pals will give us any trouble?" the sack creature inquired.
"Perhaps…but we shouldn't trouble ourselves with him just yet Oogie. He will be dealt with in due time."
"And what about our guest?" the half octopus woman asked.
"Aye, do you really think he may be of use to us?" the pirate captain asked.
Before she could ask who Ursula and Hook were referring to, Maleficent replied, "As long as he believes we will help him find his friends, he will be willing to aid us in our plans."
"Now Kaida, you may go and retire to your chambers for the night. Your questions regarding our new arrival will be answered tomorrow," she said to the ravenette, her expression then becoming stern, "but remember, you are to never leave the premises of the castle till your next mission. Is that understood?"
Kaida gave an apprehensive look and bowed her head. "I understand…mother."
Maleficent smiled and waved her hand as if to shoo the girl. "Off with you then," she ordered.
Once Kaida had left the chapel, Hades said, "I've got to hand it to you Maleficent that little raven never ceases to amaze me."
"Indeed, Kaida has shown great progress," Jafar stated, "I can sense the darkness in her heart growing even more."
Ursula then inquired, "But are you sure she won't find out the truth? Letting her out on these missions is risky."
"Fear not," Maleficent replied calmly, "with my training and magic, her loyalty lies with me and she will never learn of her…true history."
Hope you guys like this chapter so far. Up next is when Kaida and Riku first meet and it's going to be different than when I wrote it in "Lost in the Dark".
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