Chapter 3: Dive into the heart & mixed emotions

Unable to block the attack, Alex fell backward. She couldn't move at all, paralyzed by fear. Beast didn't care if she died. He wanted Belle back. Slash! Alex screamed as he gave his final blow. The cut on her back became deeper and bleed more. "There. Maybe now, you'll die here instead of me." Beast declared as he ran for a way out. A bright light appeared around him and he was gone. Alex was dying on the floor. Riku had left her there. She struggled to get up, but couldn't. Before she passed out, she heard a voice say, "Hold on."

'Am I dead?' She thought, 'No, I'm falling. To where?' Alex landed on her feet on a stained glass pillar. "Where am I?" "Your heart. You just dove into it." A voice so familiar announced. A woman that shared a resemblance to Alex appeared. "Who are you?" Alex asked.

"Alexia, my dear. Don't you remember your own mother?" She asked. Then, tears blinded Alex. "Mom!" She ran and embraced her. "Alex, listen carefully. You must stop Riku before the last keyhole is unsealed." "Why me?" "Because he might believe you. I also know how you've been feeling toward him. You..." "I don't love him!" Alex screamed. "Yes, you do love him. You have feelings for him. But, you didn't even know it at first. You know that and won't admit it. You're the same daughter I had left behind when I died." Her mother shook her head. The younger girl glared at her mother. 'She got me there. I'm busted, aren't I?'

"Maybe. Here's another thing. You have a part of his heart as he has a part of yours." The older woman waved her finger. "Look, mom! I don't know if he loves me the way I love him!" Alex shrieked. "He will in time." 'I don't really like that tone.' "Mom, I have a question." "What is it?" "Why are you here in heart in the first place?" "Isn't that where a mother's supposed to be?" She smiled.

"What happened to the world I was in earlier?" "Well, it was destroyed. Somehow, you got off that world through a bright light."
"Riku, where's Alexia?" Hades asked. "I thought she left without me. So, I left and got Belle." Riku replied. "Well, she must be dead then." Hook declared. "If she is dead, Hades would know right away." Maleficent snapped. "Got Ariel." Ursula appeared with a mermaid and put her into the capsule next to Belle and Alice.

"She's not dead. She's alive somewhere." Hades had a sphere in his hand. "But, I can't locate her." "Consider her free now. We don't know where she is." Maleficent ordered. "Her dark powers are now gone." "What about her magic?" Jafar asked. "That was in her magical background." Ursula replied, "So, I bet it won't leave her." "The next princesses. One is called Aurora. I've got her in a capsule already." "Who's the last one?" "Kairi, your friend."

'What?' All of a sudden, Riku's heart began to ache. 'Am I doing the right thing? Alex, I wanted to tell you something. But, I couldn't in front of Maleficent.' He thought as he walked away. "Tell her what?" Hades popped out of nowhere. "Nothing." Riku said, looking away. "Girl problems, right?" Hades asked.

"Alright, alright. But, I need you to swear not to tell Maleficent." Hades rolled his eyes and raised his right hand. "I swear on the river Styx not to tell Maleficent." 'That's good enough."

A few minutes later...

Hades was cracking up. "That's not funny." Riku snapped. "Yes, it is. The person that Maleficent favors the most is in love with both a princess of heart and Alexia." Hades spat. "Shut up before the others hear you!" Riku snapped again. "A love triangle. It seems the princess also stuck in one. Between you and the other boy, Sora." Hades choked.
Alex fell to her knees, clutching her chest where her heart was. "What's happening to me?" "Hurry. You must wake up from this dream now and go back to Hollow Bastion!" Her mother ordered. Alex nodded and jerked awake.
The next chapter takes place after Riku captures Kairi and Sora chases him to Hollow Bastion and before Riku duels Sora in the entrance hall.

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