Here is chapter two of Redwall Retold. I'm still unsure of whether or not anyone will want to read this story, but I guess that will depend on the reviews that I get. So, here it is.
Disclaimer: I do not own anyone or anything associated with the Kingdom Hearts franchise.
On an island far away stood four mice, eager to start an adventure of their own…
"Hey, Sora?" asked Riku. "Pass me that hammer would you."
"Sure thing, Riku," Sora replied. "Catch!" Sora threw the hammer toward Riku. Riku caught it expertly at its handle.
"Hah!" Riku exclaimed. "I've still got it."
"Got what?" asked Sora.
"Fast hands and a quick wrist. What else?"
"Oh yeah, well your fast hands and quick wrist aren't enough to beat me in a duel."
"Really! I could beat you with a wooden sword in only one of my hands. You still use two hands."
"I do that because it gives me more strength and swinging capabilities."
"Sure, you just do it because you're too weak."
"Oh yeah. I've got my wooden sword right here if you'd like to test my skills."
"Bring it on."
Both mice grabbed their wooden swords that they used for dueling with each other. Then they stood facing each other. Both of them stood in fighting stances: Riku stood with his wooden sword in one hand above his head with its tip pointing straight at his opponent and his other hand out in front of him; Sora stood holding his wooden sword pointed skyward with both hands similar to the way that a batter in baseball holds his bat, except that it is pointed upward. Sora and Riku prepared their first strikes against each other when a crystal clear voice was heard ringing through the air.
"Are you boys dueling again?" asked Kairi with an air of mock austerity. "You both should be finishing up our boat.
"Oh, Kairi, let them duel," Naminé said to Kairi. "After all, boys will be boys. Besides, they will get the boat finished soon. They've been working on it day after day for at least a month now. They need to get their pent up energy released."
Kairi looked at Naminé, and they both laughed aloud hysterically, walking back into town to get a sail for their boat. Meanwhile, the duel between Sora and Riku commenced. No sooner had Sora and Riku's wooden swords glanced off of each other when Sora and Riku suddenly found themselves on a road between light and dark. Destiny Island was nowhere in sight. All that existed was the road. On one side of the road, a light shone with a brilliancy that made both Sora and Riku squint. On the other side of the road, pitch-black darkness loomed. Suddenly, a voice spoke to Sora and Riku.
"Brave warriors, I salute thee and commend thee on thy courageous spirit, but a darkness is falling in both my world and thine. It won't be long before enemies of thine own kind besiege you on thy island. Thou must flee Destiny Island on your sea craft and head south. There, yet another evil darkness thou will find, but fear not, thy valor wilt see thou through all of thine trials."
"With all due respect, sir," Sora said, "how will we be able to fight the evils that will befall us? We have no weapons."
"Just what I was coming to," the voice replied. "Sora, if you would face the light. Riku, face the darkness." Both mice obeyed.
"Sora, reach into the light and take whatever it is you find," the voice said. Sora obeyed and pulled out a sword resembling a key. "That weapon is called the Keyblade; it is a weapon of light. Its use is not only for fighting, but also for unlocking and locking keyholes, which are the portals through which the enemy of your kind traverses. Locking these keyholes will prevent the enemy of your kind from coming to your world. There are two in my world also. Search for them in Salamandastron, the Mountain of the Badger Lords, and in Redwall, my beloved abbey. Any creature from my world can tell you how to get to these two places. They are the two strongest strongholds against evil, and their existence will soon be in jeopardy. Now, Riku, it is your turn to reach into the darkness and take what you find." Riku obeyed and pulled out a blade resembling a bat's wing.
"That weapon, my friend, is called Soul Eater. It draws its power from darkness, yet it can still function as a weapon of light. It is a truly unique weapon, for it matches your personality and your path as a warrior. You have a path that your friend, Sora, cannot take. You see, you walk a road between light and dark, and you can use the powers of both light and dark to enhance your warrior capabilities. Do not be afraid to allow the darkness to fully consume you because it holds no mastery over you. You hold mastery over it. All it can do is make you stronger. Together, you and Sora can overcome all odds in any battle, and that is exactly what you must do. Ah, the hour grows late. Your enemies are almost upon you. Sora and Riku, you both must make haste in finishing your boat. Then, you must take whatever friends you will with you and leave Destiny Island. Remember to sail due south."
"Alright, voice," Riku called out. "Who are you? Who are our enemies? Why did you help us? Why should we sail south? Why can't you show yourself?"
"I am sorry," the voice replied. "I can say no more except this: your weapons will come to you both whenever you need them. Also, if you want to know more about this whole ordeal, it will be revealed to you in time. Finally, before I go, I will disclose my name to you. My name is Martin, Martin the Warrior. Farewell, my friends." With Martin's parting words, Sora and Riku found themselves back on Destiny Island. Sora's Keyblade and Riku's Soul Eater were just wooden swords. There was no more road with light and darkness on either side. All that could be seen was a beach, a sea, and a town inland.
"Was that a dream?" Sora asked.
"No way," Riku replied. "That was way too vivid to be fake. Besides, if it were a dream, chances are both of us wouldn't be able to remember the same dream so clearly."
"We had better finish the boat," Sora said sticking his wooden sword into his waist belt and heading toward the unfinished sea craft.
"Good idea," Riku answered, following Sora. "It's a good thing all we have to do is erect the main mast and put up a sail."
"Yep! We can erect the mast now and wait for Kairi and Naminé to get back."
"Let's get to work then!"
A short while later, Sora and Riku sat on the sandy beach, scanning the outskirts of town for Kairi and Naminé. They had finished erecting the main mast of their sailing vessel and loaded it with supplies. Suddenly, Riku caught sight of their two close friends.
"There they are, Sora," Riku exclaimed.
"Great! It looks like they have the sail cloth that we need too," Sora said. "Wait, they have two! That's even better!"
"Sora, is it just me, or is the sky getting darker."
"You're right, Riku. It seems as if a storm is coming. So much for smooth sailing…"
"Sora! Do you see those dark black things behind Kairi and Naminé?"
"Yeah, I do. What are they?"
"Whatever they are, they don't look friendly." Riku stood up, drawing his wooden sword. Sora followed his example. As they both strode toward their friends trying to get a better look at the mysterious black specters, they both noticed their wooden swords transforming into the weapons that they had acquired in their dream.
"Now, I know that it wasn't a dream," Sora said. "These weapons are real. Martin was right. He must also be right about the enemies of our kind coming soon. I bet those black figures are them." As Sora spoke, one of the black specters jumped and attacked Kairi, slashing her on the shoulder.
"Owww!" Kairi let out a scream of agony. Both Kairi and Naminé turned around and saw what was pursuing them. Afraid, they turned tail and ran as fast as their legs could carry them toward the boat with the sailcloths between them. Sora and Riku ran as fast as they could in the opposite direction brandishing their new weapons. As they passed Kairi and Naminé, they yelled out, "Put up sail and tell us when you're done!"
With that, Sora and Riku charged into the oncoming black specters. Hacking and slashing with spectacular combinations, they made short work of their enemies. Unfortunately, for every black specter that they defeated, at least two would come in its place. Sora and Riku soon found themselves surrounded when they heard a shout.
"We're done with the sail boys," Kairi and Naminé yelled in unison. "It's time to set sail!"
Sora and Riku stood back to back in the center of a circle of black specters.
"What are we going to do, Riku?" Sora asked.
"We have to break through some part of the circle and run to the boat," Riku replied.
"If we attack together, I'm sure that we could force ourselves right past them!"
"Let's do it then! Get ready to cut a line through their circle in the direction of the boat."
"Ready!"
Together, Sora and Riku launched a joint attack, cutting a hole right through the black specter circle. Once out, they ran as hard as they could for the boat with the black specters hard on their heels.
"Kairi and Naminé, you both must set sail now!" Riku yelled out while he was running on the beach still a ways from the boat.
"We can't," Naminé replied. "We're not leaving without you two!"
"Trust me," Riku pleaded. "You must set sail now!"
"Don't worry about us," Sora assured Naminé. "We'll be fine."
Hesitantly, Naminé set the sail while Kairi took the helm. The boat groaned as it left the beach and began to sail in the water. It very gradually began to take on speed as wind filled its sail. Sora and Riku were just beginning to reach the water.
"Sora, we'll have to swim to the boat," Riku said, tucking Soul Eater into his waist belt.
"So be it, Riku," Sora replied, tucking the Keyblade into his waist belt. "Last one to the boat is a rotten egg!"
Sora and Riku dove into the water and swam for the receding boat. The black specters did not follow but instead sort of melted into the ground and disappeared. Sora and Riku eventually caught up to the boat and Naminé helped them to climb aboard.
"Welcome aboard, me hearties," Naminé said, imitating sailors' speech. "I'm glad that you two could join us on this venture. Would one of you mind taking the helm so that I could dress Kairi's wound?"
"Sure, I'll do it," Sora chimed. He strode over toward the helm and relieved Kairi of the steering. "Are you okay, Kairi?" Sora asked.
"Well, I feel fine overall, but my shoulder's really bothering me," Kairi replied.
"Naminé should be able to fix your shoulder up just fine."
"Yeah," Kairi said, giggling, "and she'll cheer me up too. I'm so happy that she's on this trip with us."
"Me too."
Kairi walked over to Naminé, and they both went to the girls' cabin, where the first aid equipment was stored. Riku sauntered over toward Sora at the helm.
"So, Sora, do you know which direction you're sailing?" Riku asked.
"As a matter of fact, I don't, Riku," Sora answered. "All I know is that we are sailing wherever the wind takes us."
"Hmm," Riku pondered as he pulled out a compass from his pocket. He held it out on his palm and watched the needle point in the northern direction. "It seems as if we are sailing east. We'll need to turn right if we're going to sail south."
"The only problem with that is that we won't be getting anywhere. If the wind's blowing east, how are we supposed to sail south?"
"I don't know. All I know is that Martin told us to sail south, so that's what we should do."
"Alright, I'll sail south," said Sora as he turned the helm. As soon as the boat's bow was facing south, the wind shifted direction and blew from east to south.
"Wow," exclaimed Sora. "That was fortunate."
"Yep," Riku agreed, "it sure was. Well, I trust that you can handle things well enough. We don't know how far we have until we hit land, so I think that I'll go into the captain's quarters and catch some shuteye. I'll need to be rested up for sailing at night. Holler if anything comes, Sora," Riku said as he walked off to get some sleep.
"You know I will," Sora said.
And so, Sora, Riku, Kairi, and Naminé began their journey toward the northern shores near Salamandastron. Their role to play in the upcoming struggle between good and evil was unknown to them, but it was inevitably their destiny to fight for the survival of good. Destiny lead them on through league after league of sea, drawing them closer and closer to Mossflower. Their very first real adventure had begun.
Well, what did you all think? Please review if you have read this (in its entirety or just a little bit of it). I would really appreciate them. Thank you all.