This story takes place DURING when Sora was asleep in the pod for one year. Out of all my fanfics, I say this one will be updated the slowest. Now I am currently on Christmas break, and I will be trying to update all my fanfics at least once. The setting in my opinion isn't described very well.
If any of you guys have no clue about the locations I'm talking about, just go to Youtube. Then type in Hollow Bastion Tour and you can click on either part one or two and watch.
Disclaimer: Leon, Yuffie, Aerith/Aeris, Cloud, and Cid belong to Tetsuya Nomura. Merlin the wizard belongs to Disney. Possible OOCness in characters.
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Italics and Bold Songs
Zero's Flashback
Zero heard a female voice talking to him in his mind, with his vision now black.
"You have once brought destruction to your world. Now destruction is coming for you. But you can start anew, and have a better future. No matter if you are good or evil, your decision may lead you to victory... or destruction. Oblivion will
cast your wrath upon all who oppose you!"
The voice faded away, with Zero obtaining the Oblivion keyblade in his right hand, and his vision returning to him.
"Rahkshi, why do I have a keyblade?" the light/dark mamodo hybrid asked his partner, while eyeing his new weapon.
"I don't know Zero." Rahkshi replied to his mamodo.
Rahkshi's Flashback
Rahkshi, had a also heard a voice in his head the same time as Zero with his vision going black as well, only the voice he heard was more demonic.
"Little one, you will make a promise to others and yourself, correct? A promise is like an oath. It must be delivered. The very one you will make... can possibly save all. Please, little one, hold true to your promises and hold true to your heart... and Oathkeeper will save those you care about."
The voice then faded away, with the Oathkeeper keyblade appearing in Rahkshi's hand, and his vision finally returned to him.
"Hmmmmmmmm, I get the Oathkeeper?" Rahkshi spoke to himself
Tai's Flashback
Tai heard a feminine voice in his head with vision going black.
"A journey has been unraveled. Your friends will face peril and danger that may cost them their beings. If you really value those you consider friends, help them survive this journey from beginning to end. Circle of Life will protect you and your friends."
The voice faded from Tai's head, with the Circle of Life keyblade from Kingdom Hearts 2 which he carries in his mouth (since he walks on all fours), and his vision returning to normal.
What the? Tai thought
Jay's Flashback
Jay, also heard the same feminine voice in his head, along with his vision turning black and dark.
"You have great strength within you young one, enough wisdom to outrun the most impossible tasks, and courage to confront the strongest of enemies. If you think you have what it takes to be a true hero? Hero's Crest will help you prove your heroism."
The voice disappeared from Jay's head, the Hero's Crest keyblade appearing in his hand, and then his vision went from black to normal.
"A videogame weapon?" Jay questioned himself.
In the Present
"Hey guys," Rahkshi began "let's make an oath." Then everyone gathered around, in a circle.
"Oath to what?" Ember asked.
"That no matter what happens, we're gonna make through this together, and nobody gets left behind." Rahkshi spoke, holding his keyblade in the center of the circle.
"Promise!" Everyone cheered out, and then all lowered their keyblades so the tips would touch Rahkshi's Oathkeeper.
Then everyone took their keyblades back, and began to wonder about what to do next.
"So…. Now what?" Jay asked, tapping his head trying to think. While Tai, was admiring his gold crown.
"Shouldn't we go into the town? Instead of staying here, cuz you never know when a heartless will appear." Chelsea spoke
"Or an enemy team." Rahkshi added "we might be the only mamodo team to be transported here."
"So true." Zero replied "Let's just get going."
Everyone ran off up the small set of stairs, and then looked like they were getting closer to the castle of this new location. But instead, they wanted to go a different way. But in order to get there, they had to climb a bunch of rocks, because the rocks were blocking the stair case, but the rocks appeared too heavy to move.
"So….. Now what?" Tai asked, "We can't possibly climb those things!"
Jay, for some reason gave Tai a little thwack on the head for no reason, "no whining Tai, or else I'll take your crown away."
"NOT MY CROWN!!!" Tai screamed running around in circles.
Zero, being annoyed by Tai's yelling hit Tai with his own keyblade, making the panda mamodo fly back into one of the rocks. "SHUT UP!!!"
Tai got up, a little sore from the hit, dusting himself off, "No need to hit me."
Chelsea, Rahkshi, and Jay only groaned in response. Sick of how their mamodos were acting with each other. But decided to climb the rocks, leaving their mamodos alone at the bottom, quarreling with each other. While the book owners were sitting on the ledge of the rock pile, watching their mamodos argue, while waiting for something to happen.
Zero was still chasing Tai while flailing his keyblade. Ember, was glancing around wonder where the book owners went.
"Hey guys…. Do you know where our book owners went?"
Tai stopped running and almost fell to the ground, but luckily didn't after hearing Ember's question. While Zero just halted with a quick movement of his feet.
"Uhhh….. I dunno?" Tai glanced around, "WHERE'D THEY GO?!?!?!" he cried out
"WAAAAAHHHH!!!!" Ember cried out, worried about being lost somewhere she's never been before.
Zero, being the only calm one out of the three, actually took the time to look up and see the book owners sitting on the top ledge of the rocks.
"Guys…. They're up there," Zero spoke, pointing to the book owners.
Ember and Tai, then stopped crying and glanced up above, "what are you guys doing up there?!" The two called out.
Rahkshi was the first to answer the two mamodos, still sitting on the ledge "waiting for you three."
"Hehe sorry guys!" Ember and Tai called out, and then climbed up the rocks to meet up with their book owners. Zero followed behind slowly as if trying to avoid the "idiot squad" as he called them. Then stood beside his book owner or his partner since Rahkshi, no longer had Zero's spell book with him.
"We better get going guys," Jay said, then walked through the entryway into the Bailey (where they're currently at) followed by Tai. Chelsea and Ember dashed after Jay and Tai, while Rahkshi and Zero stayed behind.
The three mamodos and book keepers just entered the area of Hollow Bastion known as the Borough. They walked along a stone-path, which on their right a stone guard (like a small fence) with what looked like barbed wire between brown wooden posts on top of it. As if it was like a guard rail at a tourist attraction so you wouldn't fall or hurt yourself. There was a stone guard on the left as well, only without a fence. Also the Hollow Bastion castle was on the left, only it appeared broken and devastated, but our heroes didn't notice for some reason.
As they walked down the path, they could see what appeared to be a crane attached to the ground not like the ones that had wheels that you could drive around, as if construction work was being done.
"What…… where are we?" Tai, Ember, and Zero asked in unison. All three looking at their book owners, waiting for an answer to come out.
"We're in Hollow Bastion, well….. Technically we're in the town part and not the castle," Chelsea explained, fiddling with her keyblade. Zero and Ember nodded in understanding, while Tai only tilted his head to the side in confusion.
As the six were walking ahead, a strange yellow beam of light emitted up from the ground, scaring our heroes and making them jump back. But, a few seconds after everyone calmed down, and Ember quit hitting the ground where the light emitted with her keyblade walked onwards.
But everyone wondered what that yellow light was? They quickly shrugged it off and took a left, walking down some stairs. Technically Ember slid down the stair railing while everyone else walked.
"WHEEEEEE!!!!" Ember boomed out in joy, but she accidentally flew off the stair railing, and into a black-haired girl. Making both of them land on the ground.
This girl had short black hair, wore a black band tied around her head with two bands going out in the back, and wore a white arm band on her left arm and a black one on her right arm. Had brown eyes (I think), slightly pale skin, and wore a tight blackish-blue spaghetti strap shirt with a few flower patterns, a grey sleeveless jacket with a few white zippers and tan colored shorts with what appeared to be black pouches over them. She also had light tan-colored knee high white-laced tennis shoes, and black socks just barely visible. She was about five feet and seven inches.
"Are you okay?" The girl asked Ember, who was sprawled out on her chest, while this girl was on her back.
"Sorry about that," Ember apologized, and got off the girl, offered a hand and helped her up. The others raced down the stairs to make sure that they were okay.
"Are you two okay?" Rahkshi asked, sounding a little bit worried.
"Yep, you guys must be new around here right? I've never seen guys like you before," the girl spoke as if she just drank to much coffee (aka sounded hyper.)
The six just nodded, while Ember walked back and stood at Chelsea's side.
"The name's Yuffie Kisaragi!" Yuffie boomed out, and then struck a pose and put her hands to her hips. "Welcome to Hollow Bastion!"
"Told ya," Chelsea whispered to Jay in an "I told you so" way for no reason.
Yuffie then took the six heroes through the town, which looked like an old English community (or would at least remind you of one, from the houses.) She took them into what appeared to be the longest house and went inside.
In The House
The inside looked pretty nice. It had wooden-like floors, a big computer, and a green chalkboard; in the center was a small risen stone circle which had a big reddish comfy chair, a table with a white tablecloth, a small tea set, and a pale blue wooden chair. On the right wall appeared to be blueprints and maps of a sort. Off to the left there was an antique fire stove, a white kitchen cupboard, a shelf full of many books, and what looked like mini closets to store things in.
As the six were glancing around the room eyeing all the foreign items, Ember was a little curious and decided to pick up a book. But this book was a light brown with a white front cover with light brown border; it had the words Winnie the Pooh on it.
Then a man, who appeared really old in his years, who wore a light blue outfit, a light blue pointy hat, small thin-framed glasses, and brown shoes. He also had a long white beard that went down to his chest, and a white mustache. He had pale skin, blue eyes, and stood about five feet and eight inches (I dunno?)
He grabbed the book away from Ember, as if it was about to explode and kill her. "You should know better than to touch people's things!"
Ember, backed away from the man with the strange pointy hat, "Geez no need to outburst gramps," Ember began, "It's not like I was gonna tear the pages out or something."
Then a thin, tall, young woman walked over to Ember. She had slightly pale skin, green eyes, and long brown hair in a braid of some kind tied up with a pink ribbon. She wore a white, pink, and red color combined dress which was strapless, but instead tied around her neck with a bow in the front, and brown boots.
"Merlin, don't scare the guests," the girl addressed to the man known as Merlin, "you should know better young lady," she addressed to Ember.
"Who are you?" Ember asked the woman.
"Oh, my name's Aerith Gainsborough, and what is your name?"
"Ember Flame," Ember replied to Aerith, and then walked back over to Chelsea. Aerith and Merlin, joined up with Yuffie and the others at the doorway, not knowing what Ember did.
"And who are the rest of you?" Yuffie asked the group.
"Well, that over there (points to Rahkshi and Zero), are Rahkshi and Zero, Zero being the shorter one," Jay began, but was quickly interrupted.
"Don't call me short!" Zero yelled out angrily, not wanting to be called short by Jay or anybody else, "unless if you want me to cut your head off!"
"Sorry," Jay apologized looking down to Zero, then back to Yuffie, "those to over there (points to Chelsea and Ember) are Chelsea and Ember."
"Hiya!" The two girls chorused out, and then waved to Yuffie with their keyblades.
"And lastly, I'm Jay, and this is my amigoe Tai," Jay said, and then looked down to Tai so they would know which one was him.
Yuffie raced over to Tai and picked him up, practically hugging him to death, "AWWWWWW!!! What a cute little thing!"
"Don't…. Call…. Me…. Cute…." Tai spoke through gritted teeth, trying not to loose his temper.
"Yuffie, I think you might wanna put him down, he doesn't like being called cute," Chelsea said, trying to get Yuffie to let go of Tai before he went beserk.
"Okay whatever," Yuffie replied, and put Tai down who ran back over to Jay, wanting to get away from her and hid behind Jay's right leg.
"Soooooo, where are the others?" Rahkshi asked, glancing around the room, since he played Kingdom Hearts 2 and thought Cid Highwind and Leon would've been here to, and maybe Cloud Strife.
"Oh, you mean Cid and Leon? They're in Ansem's Study in the Computer Room working on perfecting the Defense Grid," Aerith explained to the six, "to get rid of the heartless popping up everywhere."
"Yeah, I bet they would get annoying after a while," Rahkshi said, but was then poked by Zero's keyblade, him wanting to tell Rahkshi something.
"But we could take 'em any day!" Zero boomed out, striking a fighting stance with his Oblivion keyblade.
"Zero, calm down we'll fight some heartless later." Rahkshi said to his mamodo, trying to get him calmed down.
"What are heartless?" Ember, Zero, and Tai asked in unison, while Yuffie had a shocked expression on her face.
"You don't know what a HEARTLESS is?!?!" Yuffie screamed out, not understanding that the mamodos were from another world different from her's.
"Don't hurt me!" Tai yelled, jumping into Jay's arms burying his face into his book owner.
"Yuffie calm down! It's obvious these newcomers aren't from here!" Merlin yelled, which made Yuffie shrink back and take a couple steps back, "Are you from here?" The old Wizard asked.
Tai got his face out of Jay who was still holding him, and everyone else shook their heads no. The humans knowing they were from Earth and the mamodos knowing they were from the Makai or mamodo world.
"Then where are you from?" Merlin asked our six keyblade-wielders.
"Ummmm, well…… me, Jay, and Rahkshi and from a place called Earth. While Ember, Tai, and Zero are from the Makai or called the mamodo world," Chelsea explained to Merlin, Aerith, and Yuffie.
"Hmmmm, sounds very interesting, I'll have to do some research on those places," Merlin spoke, and walked to his book shelf searching for a book on Earth or the Makai.
"But how did you guys get here?" Aerith asked.
Then Rahkshi explained how their spell books glowed and disappeared and when they teleported here. While Jay explained what a mamodo was, Chelsea and Ember were doing a little sparring with their keyblades with Zero and Tai watching the two girls.
"So that's how you got here," Aerith spoke, "you're lives must be very interesting, having children who can use magic attacks just by reading a book."
"Cool! Can I have a mamodo to?!?!?!" Yuffie asked, not knowing she couldn't ever get a mamodo, since the mamodos only went to Earth and nowhere else. But nobody wanted to break the news to her, so they all just remained quiet.
Then Merlin walked back over to group, carrying what looked like a set of car keys, but these keys weren't for a car, but something even cooler.
"What are those?" Zero asked who saw the key-like things Merlin carried in his hand.
"These are the keys to a special type of vehicle," Merlin began, "a special type of ship, known as a Gummi Ship."
"COOL!!! A SHIP MADE OUT OF GUMMI CANDY!!!!" Ember interrupted Merlin, drooling from her mouth thinking about the candy.
"Uhhh….. No, it's made out of these things called Gummi Blocks." Merlin finished, and then explained how Gummi Ships were made and what you could do with them.
One Hour Later
The six heroes and Merlin were inside a Gummi Ship Garage, with giant blueprints and Gummi Ship route maps all over the walls. Chelsea, Rahkshi, Jay, Tai, Zero, and Ember were all staring up at the Gummi Ship Merlin gave to them. Its model was called Falcon Peak, which had lots of fire power as they were told. If they didn't wanna drive, they could even put it on auto-pilot.
"We get to drive…… THAT?" Ember asked in awe, looking up at the giant Gummi Ship.
"Mhm, but be careful which route you take children! Because certain routes are tougher to get through!" Merlin called out, as he ran out the garage, leaving our heroes to fend for themselves.
"Bye Merlin!" Everyone called out and waved, while Merlin ran off back to his house to discuss the Defense Grid matters once Cid and Leon got back.
"Well, we got worlds to go to, so let's go!" Chelsea boomed out, racing to the Gummi Ship, which had a ladder come out so they could get into the ship.
The others quickly followed after her as the real journey, was about to begin.
Well, here's the second chappy of Spellbooks or Keyblades? So what did you guys think? Interesting, boring, well-written, needs editing? Now I'm going to work on the third chappy of Children of Heroes and a new chappy for Another Day, Another Journey Awaits.
Here's a little poll for you guys. Which world would you guys like us to travel to first?
But you CANNOT vote for The World That Never Was, because that world will be featured later on as the story progresses at my own time.