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Chapter 2
Koko sat in the Gummi Time Machine, which was known as GTM, inside the Gummi Garage, ready for takeoff. She gave a thumbs up to Chip and Dale in the control booth, and the ceiling began to open up.
"Here we go," she murmured. She took one last glance at everyone in the control booth, basically everyone who lived in the castle and anyone who visited often, such as Sora and Riku. She waved at them, smiling, before the giant gloved hand lifted the GTM and she drifted into space.
Koko took a deep breath as the autopilot switched on and everything around the ship began to swirl. "Please let that be because of time travel," Koko said nervously. It had never looked like this when she traveled in a Gummi ship before...
She didn't have much time to dwell on this, however, since the time travel seemed to work as fast as a warp drive. She was already staring down at the beaches of Destiny Island. It hadn't changed much in seventeen years she observed. Some trees were smaller than she remembered, but that was about it.
The GTM was about to land, and she was about fifty feet over the beach. She saw what she guessed must be Wakka and Tidus dueling on the beach, and Selfie watching the two from the dock. Suddenly they all froze and looked up.
Koko gasped, realizing she was going to hit them if she didn't do something quick. She grabbed the yoke and swerved to the right, crashing into the bridge connecting Paopu Island to the main island, destroying it. She slid to a stop just beyond Paopu Island, the front of the GTM digging into the sand.
"What was that?" Tidus asked, awed.
"I dunno, man," Wakka said nervously. He gripped his Blitzball tighter, ready to defend from any attack.
"I hope they're friendly," murmured Selfie. However, she too, held her weapon ready.
They waded into the water to stand near the ship. From inside they heard shuffling. It paused for a moment, then more shuffling, then a loud clang, followed by a girl's voice yelping in pain.
Kairi, Riku, and Sora ran out of the door leading to the cove, having heard the crash from there.
"What happened? Oh!" Kairi said, seeing the ship in the shallow water.
"Is that a Gummi Ship?" Sora asked.
"Sure looks like one," Riku said.
From inside the ship they heard a loud thud, and the door was shoved outward a few inches. There was another loud thud. The door swung open and a young girl tumbled out, landing facedown in the water at Wakka's feet.
"Bleah!" she cried, sitting up spitting out a mouthful of sand and saltwater.
Wakka laughed, amused. "I don' tink she's gonna hurt us, ya?" he said.
The girl looked up, suddenly realizing there were people around. Watching her. She stood up, rubbing the back of her head sheepishly.
"Are you alright?" Kairi asked, jumping down from the ledge and splashing over to where the girl stood.
The girl's eyes widened at the sight of Kairi. It took her a moment before she could say, "Yeah... I'm... fine."
Wakka and Tidus exchanged a glance, wondering why this new girl had such a strange reaction to Kairi.
"Your forehead!" Kairi said, worried.
"Huh?" asked Koko, putting a hand to her forehead. She felt a sharp pain as she touched it.
"You're cut. Don't touch it," Kairi said. "C'mon, there are some bandages in the shack," she said, grabbing Koko's arm and leading her towards the main island.
"Is it just me, or..." Wakka whispered to Tidus and Selfie, following Kairi.
"The new girl looks a lot like Kairi," Selfie finished for him.
"Yeah. Maybe they're from the same world?" Tidus suggested.
Wakka and Selfie shrugged.
"By the way, I'm Kairi. What's your name?" Kairi asked the new girl as she got some bandages from inside the seaside shack.
"Koko," she replied.
"This is Sora, Riku, Tidus, Selfie, and Wakka," Kairi said, indicating each person. "Sit down," Kairi told her.
Obediently Koko sat down on the warm sand, and Kairi kneeled in front of her to clean the cut.
"Where ya from?" Sora asked.
"I... don't remember," Koko said. This is exactly what Sora and Riku from her time told her to say, knowing that it was the simplest. It would be easily accepted, and there were no details to remember.
"There you go," said Kairi, smiling as she finished putting on the bandage.
"Thanks," said Koko.
"You remember anything about your ship?" Riku asked, wading out to stand next to the GTM.
"Yeah, I think so," said Koko, splashing out to join him. Because of the way she had landed, the door was more than four feet above the ground. She grabbed the lower edge of the frame and tried to pull herself up. When she started slipping, Riku cupped his hands on her heel and pushed her into the ship.
"Thanks," she said, sliding down the floor to the control panel. She sat down in pilot's seat as Riku pulled himself into the ship.
"Hang on," she said, glancing at him before pulling a level on the control panel.
Two panels on either side of the hull opened, and a gloved hand- much like the ones in the Gummi garage- reached out and dug their fingers into the sand, lifting the ship and raising the bow so that it was even with the stern and then lowering the ship so that the bottom of the hull rested on the sand.
"Uh..." Riku said as water started coming in through the open door.
"Gah!" Koko yelped and quickly pulled a different lever. The ship rose so the door was about a foot over the surface of the water and most of the water that had gotten in the ship drained out.
"That was clever," said Riku sarcastically, smirking his higher-than-thou smirk.
Koko shot him a look that was a mix between a pout and a glare.
"What sort of Gummi ship IS this, anyway?" Riku asked, standing behind the pilot's seat.
Koko frowned, looking at the readings on the control panel. She may not have had the GTM any more than a couple hours, but aside from the time travel mechanism it was still a Gummi ship. "Uh... the kind that stops working when you do a nosedive into the sand," she muttered.
Riku laughed. "No kidding," he said.
Koko sighed. She didn't want to seem too concerned about the GTM; that would be very suspicious considering she 'forgot' her world. But she WAS concerned. Very concerned, especially since the time travel mechanism only worked outside the atmosphere, which was probably a safety precaution. An open field now might be a crowded city in ten years.
"Well, guess this is fine as it is..." Koko said. "There's not much I can do..."
Riku shrugged and jumped into the shallow water below the ship and waded back to shore. Koko followed.
"Well, we really need to get back to the raft," Sora said, heading back towards the cove.
"We're building a raft to see what's beyond the ocean," Kairi explained to Koko. "Wanna come?"
Riku rolled his eyes, not wanted an outsider to get involved in what had been their project for a few years now.
Koko pretended not to notice this. "Uh, no that's okay," she said. Not just because of Riku. She knew Sora and Riku really well in her time and she didn't want to slip and say something about them she shouldn't know, or hadn't even happened yet.
She remembered how Sora and Riku had told her about the raft. They kept trying to build one for several years to see what was beyond the ocean of their world. To their disappointment, nothing was there. When they sailed far enough, the only found themselves on the other side of their island.
Kairi shrugged, and the three returned to the cove.
Koko sighed, scratching the back of her head. She really needed to get on with her mission, but she couldn't do it while everyone was here... She guessed she'd have to wait until tonight. Which wouldn't be too long, considering the sun was already beginning to set.
"Somet'in on ya mind?" asked Wakka.
"Uhm.... no... not really..." she mumbled.
"I have to get going," Tidus said. "Mom'll want me home before dark."
"Me too," Selfie said. She and Tidus left.
At Koko's questioning glance, Wakka said, "My parents don' really care what time I get home. Hey, you gonna need a place to sleep, ya?"
"No. I can sleep in my ship," she said.
Wakka was quiet for a minute before he turned and looked her in the eyes. "You sure ya memory's gone?"
Koko's eyes widened. "Y-Yeah... Why do you ask?" she said, trying to sound innocent.
"Because ya don' act like someone who lost their memory. And I can tell by da look on ya face dat I'm right," he said, taking a step towards her. "And I tink dat the others will catch on very quickly to dis, ya?"
"I-I don't know what you're talking about! I can't remember anything!" she cried, backing away fearfully.
"Koko, calm down. I'm not gonna hurt ya," he said, grabbing her shoulders. "I just wanna know why you're lying about your memory, ya?"
"I..." What could she say? She couldn't tell him the truth... "I... can't..." she stammered.
"Why not?"
"What difference does it make? My past is none of your business!" she said angrily, pushing him away.
"Fine. Whatever, ya?" he said, throwing up his hands. He couldn't help but think there was more to it than that, but he doubted she'd tell him. "Maybe I should head home..." he said. "Later, ya?" he said, waving as he walked down the beach.
Koko sighed and walked back towards the GTM. Maybe she shouldn't have yelled at him... She shook her head. That was the least of her worries. She hadn't even been here more than a couple of hours and he was already onto her. No doubt the others were very far behind...
She climbed into the ship, closing the door behind her. She sat down in the pilot's seat and turned on the monitor. Nobody was there. They'd probably be back in less than five minutes, she thought. She flipped on another screen, the one that Mickey had set up to tell her where the Heartless was.
"Scanning...." the robot voice said. "Scanning... Please wait...."
Koko tapped her fingers on the armrest, waiting for either someone to come back or for the computer to finish scanning.
"Processing results... Processing... Please wait..."
Koko glared, already annoyed at the automated voice.
"There are no Heartless in this vicinity. Thank you."
Koko leaned forward. That couldn't be right. There HAD to be Heartless here. "None? No Heartless at all? Not even a little one?" she said hopefully. "That can't be right. Scan again!" she ordered.
"Scanning..."
At that moment Riku came on the other screen. "Hey, kid. Hope you weren't waiting long. This guy fell asleep," he explained. "Hey, wake up!" he said, looking at something on the ground. A moment later Goofy appeared next to Riku.
"Heya, Koko," he said cheerfully.
Riku sighed at Goofy's... well, goofiness. Goofy left and Riku turned back to the screen.
"There are no Heartless in this vicinity. Thank you," the computer repeated.
"What was that?" Riku asked.
"It said there's no Heartless," Koko said helplessly.
"That can't be right! There HAS to be!" Riku said, concerned.
Koko pushed some buttons on the panel. "I'm running a diagnostic on the GTM." She paused. "It says everything's normal, except for the engine."
"The engine?" Riku asked.
Koko explained how she had crashed, and then added. "It's just a minor problem, something just got knocked loose. I should be able to fix it..." she said defensively.
"Listen, Koko, if there are no Heartless on that island then we have a big problem."
"Ya don't have to tell me that!" Koko exclaimed.
Riku sighed. "Maybe there's a problem with the scanner..." He held up a hand as he saw Koko about to protest. "I KNOW you ran a diagnostic, but maybe there's something it didn't pick up. We'll look into it and get back to you in a few minutes. Over and out," he said, his image disappearing from the screen.
Koko sighed and leaned back in the chair. She hadn't expected this to be easy, but this... This seemed like too much...
OK, hopefully another chapter next week! I'll try to update every week, but I'll be gone over Christmas break... maybe if I get far enough ahead I can make ya a shorter chapter, but no promises! Gomen! Please review! Feel free to submit ideas as well!
Kintora: Thanks! Hope ya like this chapter!
Serini the WaveTrapmaster: Thanks!
AnimePrincessChianadal: Yay! ^_^
Black-Rose72: Thank you! You'll get your wish this chapter!
Nagem: Thanks so much! It makes me happy ^_^
Ultimega: Thanks for the review... even though I'm not sure if it's good or bad. ^^;; Erik: I know I'm right. Thank you.
Chapter 2
Koko sat in the Gummi Time Machine, which was known as GTM, inside the Gummi Garage, ready for takeoff. She gave a thumbs up to Chip and Dale in the control booth, and the ceiling began to open up.
"Here we go," she murmured. She took one last glance at everyone in the control booth, basically everyone who lived in the castle and anyone who visited often, such as Sora and Riku. She waved at them, smiling, before the giant gloved hand lifted the GTM and she drifted into space.
Koko took a deep breath as the autopilot switched on and everything around the ship began to swirl. "Please let that be because of time travel," Koko said nervously. It had never looked like this when she traveled in a Gummi ship before...
She didn't have much time to dwell on this, however, since the time travel seemed to work as fast as a warp drive. She was already staring down at the beaches of Destiny Island. It hadn't changed much in seventeen years she observed. Some trees were smaller than she remembered, but that was about it.
The GTM was about to land, and she was about fifty feet over the beach. She saw what she guessed must be Wakka and Tidus dueling on the beach, and Selfie watching the two from the dock. Suddenly they all froze and looked up.
Koko gasped, realizing she was going to hit them if she didn't do something quick. She grabbed the yoke and swerved to the right, crashing into the bridge connecting Paopu Island to the main island, destroying it. She slid to a stop just beyond Paopu Island, the front of the GTM digging into the sand.
"What was that?" Tidus asked, awed.
"I dunno, man," Wakka said nervously. He gripped his Blitzball tighter, ready to defend from any attack.
"I hope they're friendly," murmured Selfie. However, she too, held her weapon ready.
They waded into the water to stand near the ship. From inside they heard shuffling. It paused for a moment, then more shuffling, then a loud clang, followed by a girl's voice yelping in pain.
Kairi, Riku, and Sora ran out of the door leading to the cove, having heard the crash from there.
"What happened? Oh!" Kairi said, seeing the ship in the shallow water.
"Is that a Gummi Ship?" Sora asked.
"Sure looks like one," Riku said.
From inside the ship they heard a loud thud, and the door was shoved outward a few inches. There was another loud thud. The door swung open and a young girl tumbled out, landing facedown in the water at Wakka's feet.
"Bleah!" she cried, sitting up spitting out a mouthful of sand and saltwater.
Wakka laughed, amused. "I don' tink she's gonna hurt us, ya?" he said.
The girl looked up, suddenly realizing there were people around. Watching her. She stood up, rubbing the back of her head sheepishly.
"Are you alright?" Kairi asked, jumping down from the ledge and splashing over to where the girl stood.
The girl's eyes widened at the sight of Kairi. It took her a moment before she could say, "Yeah... I'm... fine."
Wakka and Tidus exchanged a glance, wondering why this new girl had such a strange reaction to Kairi.
"Your forehead!" Kairi said, worried.
"Huh?" asked Koko, putting a hand to her forehead. She felt a sharp pain as she touched it.
"You're cut. Don't touch it," Kairi said. "C'mon, there are some bandages in the shack," she said, grabbing Koko's arm and leading her towards the main island.
"Is it just me, or..." Wakka whispered to Tidus and Selfie, following Kairi.
"The new girl looks a lot like Kairi," Selfie finished for him.
"Yeah. Maybe they're from the same world?" Tidus suggested.
Wakka and Selfie shrugged.
"By the way, I'm Kairi. What's your name?" Kairi asked the new girl as she got some bandages from inside the seaside shack.
"Koko," she replied.
"This is Sora, Riku, Tidus, Selfie, and Wakka," Kairi said, indicating each person. "Sit down," Kairi told her.
Obediently Koko sat down on the warm sand, and Kairi kneeled in front of her to clean the cut.
"Where ya from?" Sora asked.
"I... don't remember," Koko said. This is exactly what Sora and Riku from her time told her to say, knowing that it was the simplest. It would be easily accepted, and there were no details to remember.
"There you go," said Kairi, smiling as she finished putting on the bandage.
"Thanks," said Koko.
"You remember anything about your ship?" Riku asked, wading out to stand next to the GTM.
"Yeah, I think so," said Koko, splashing out to join him. Because of the way she had landed, the door was more than four feet above the ground. She grabbed the lower edge of the frame and tried to pull herself up. When she started slipping, Riku cupped his hands on her heel and pushed her into the ship.
"Thanks," she said, sliding down the floor to the control panel. She sat down in pilot's seat as Riku pulled himself into the ship.
"Hang on," she said, glancing at him before pulling a level on the control panel.
Two panels on either side of the hull opened, and a gloved hand- much like the ones in the Gummi garage- reached out and dug their fingers into the sand, lifting the ship and raising the bow so that it was even with the stern and then lowering the ship so that the bottom of the hull rested on the sand.
"Uh..." Riku said as water started coming in through the open door.
"Gah!" Koko yelped and quickly pulled a different lever. The ship rose so the door was about a foot over the surface of the water and most of the water that had gotten in the ship drained out.
"That was clever," said Riku sarcastically, smirking his higher-than-thou smirk.
Koko shot him a look that was a mix between a pout and a glare.
"What sort of Gummi ship IS this, anyway?" Riku asked, standing behind the pilot's seat.
Koko frowned, looking at the readings on the control panel. She may not have had the GTM any more than a couple hours, but aside from the time travel mechanism it was still a Gummi ship. "Uh... the kind that stops working when you do a nosedive into the sand," she muttered.
Riku laughed. "No kidding," he said.
Koko sighed. She didn't want to seem too concerned about the GTM; that would be very suspicious considering she 'forgot' her world. But she WAS concerned. Very concerned, especially since the time travel mechanism only worked outside the atmosphere, which was probably a safety precaution. An open field now might be a crowded city in ten years.
"Well, guess this is fine as it is..." Koko said. "There's not much I can do..."
Riku shrugged and jumped into the shallow water below the ship and waded back to shore. Koko followed.
"Well, we really need to get back to the raft," Sora said, heading back towards the cove.
"We're building a raft to see what's beyond the ocean," Kairi explained to Koko. "Wanna come?"
Riku rolled his eyes, not wanted an outsider to get involved in what had been their project for a few years now.
Koko pretended not to notice this. "Uh, no that's okay," she said. Not just because of Riku. She knew Sora and Riku really well in her time and she didn't want to slip and say something about them she shouldn't know, or hadn't even happened yet.
She remembered how Sora and Riku had told her about the raft. They kept trying to build one for several years to see what was beyond the ocean of their world. To their disappointment, nothing was there. When they sailed far enough, the only found themselves on the other side of their island.
Kairi shrugged, and the three returned to the cove.
Koko sighed, scratching the back of her head. She really needed to get on with her mission, but she couldn't do it while everyone was here... She guessed she'd have to wait until tonight. Which wouldn't be too long, considering the sun was already beginning to set.
"Somet'in on ya mind?" asked Wakka.
"Uhm.... no... not really..." she mumbled.
"I have to get going," Tidus said. "Mom'll want me home before dark."
"Me too," Selfie said. She and Tidus left.
At Koko's questioning glance, Wakka said, "My parents don' really care what time I get home. Hey, you gonna need a place to sleep, ya?"
"No. I can sleep in my ship," she said.
Wakka was quiet for a minute before he turned and looked her in the eyes. "You sure ya memory's gone?"
Koko's eyes widened. "Y-Yeah... Why do you ask?" she said, trying to sound innocent.
"Because ya don' act like someone who lost their memory. And I can tell by da look on ya face dat I'm right," he said, taking a step towards her. "And I tink dat the others will catch on very quickly to dis, ya?"
"I-I don't know what you're talking about! I can't remember anything!" she cried, backing away fearfully.
"Koko, calm down. I'm not gonna hurt ya," he said, grabbing her shoulders. "I just wanna know why you're lying about your memory, ya?"
"I..." What could she say? She couldn't tell him the truth... "I... can't..." she stammered.
"Why not?"
"What difference does it make? My past is none of your business!" she said angrily, pushing him away.
"Fine. Whatever, ya?" he said, throwing up his hands. He couldn't help but think there was more to it than that, but he doubted she'd tell him. "Maybe I should head home..." he said. "Later, ya?" he said, waving as he walked down the beach.
Koko sighed and walked back towards the GTM. Maybe she shouldn't have yelled at him... She shook her head. That was the least of her worries. She hadn't even been here more than a couple of hours and he was already onto her. No doubt the others were very far behind...
She climbed into the ship, closing the door behind her. She sat down in the pilot's seat and turned on the monitor. Nobody was there. They'd probably be back in less than five minutes, she thought. She flipped on another screen, the one that Mickey had set up to tell her where the Heartless was.
"Scanning...." the robot voice said. "Scanning... Please wait...."
Koko tapped her fingers on the armrest, waiting for either someone to come back or for the computer to finish scanning.
"Processing results... Processing... Please wait..."
Koko glared, already annoyed at the automated voice.
"There are no Heartless in this vicinity. Thank you."
Koko leaned forward. That couldn't be right. There HAD to be Heartless here. "None? No Heartless at all? Not even a little one?" she said hopefully. "That can't be right. Scan again!" she ordered.
"Scanning..."
At that moment Riku came on the other screen. "Hey, kid. Hope you weren't waiting long. This guy fell asleep," he explained. "Hey, wake up!" he said, looking at something on the ground. A moment later Goofy appeared next to Riku.
"Heya, Koko," he said cheerfully.
Riku sighed at Goofy's... well, goofiness. Goofy left and Riku turned back to the screen.
"There are no Heartless in this vicinity. Thank you," the computer repeated.
"What was that?" Riku asked.
"It said there's no Heartless," Koko said helplessly.
"That can't be right! There HAS to be!" Riku said, concerned.
Koko pushed some buttons on the panel. "I'm running a diagnostic on the GTM." She paused. "It says everything's normal, except for the engine."
"The engine?" Riku asked.
Koko explained how she had crashed, and then added. "It's just a minor problem, something just got knocked loose. I should be able to fix it..." she said defensively.
"Listen, Koko, if there are no Heartless on that island then we have a big problem."
"Ya don't have to tell me that!" Koko exclaimed.
Riku sighed. "Maybe there's a problem with the scanner..." He held up a hand as he saw Koko about to protest. "I KNOW you ran a diagnostic, but maybe there's something it didn't pick up. We'll look into it and get back to you in a few minutes. Over and out," he said, his image disappearing from the screen.
Koko sighed and leaned back in the chair. She hadn't expected this to be easy, but this... This seemed like too much...
OK, hopefully another chapter next week! I'll try to update every week, but I'll be gone over Christmas break... maybe if I get far enough ahead I can make ya a shorter chapter, but no promises! Gomen! Please review! Feel free to submit ideas as well!