Title: Kingdom light
Disclaimer: you all know I don't own Kingdom hearts or anything else for that matter. But you know what? I'd really like to!
Gold: Chapter 3! Chapter 3! I finally posted chapter 3! I know, it's pathetic but it's my first fic. Anyway in this chapter they go to Traverse Town and meet Leon! (does a little dance) I like Leon! Uh, please keep in mind that I began this story just as a hobby and I never actually intended anyone besides my sisters to read this so sorry if it's not good. I haven't gotten any complaints though so I guess I'll just keep going. Enough of me, here's the chapter.
Chapter 3 (does another dance): What's a heartless again?
The warp hole tugged at the steering stick and threatened to throw the ship out. It took all of Keshia's strength to keep it inside. Finally the pressure was released and they exited the warp hole. Before them was a whole new world. Lights and buildings, signs and streets, the whole deal. It was a small world, especially compared to earth.
"This is Traverse Town, land there, outside the gate," Donald instructed, pointing to a gate outside of the main city area. Keshia jerked the stick to the left and tilted it up slightly. As the ship began to descend a moan caused Keshia to turn around, the boy seemed to be regaining consciousness.
"Look out!" Donald screamed. Turning around Keshia realized she was about to crash into an entirely different area then she was supposed to. She pushed to stick down but they still crashed into a building. Coughing as more dust descended into the ship, Keshia and Donald made their way back to Tami, Marrissa, and the other two.
"Is everyone alright?" Donald asked. No one answered because barking and scratching could be heard from one of the back rooms.
"What is that?" Donald asked, pulling out his staff.
"Wait, it's our dogs!" Marrissa cried, jumping up and running in front of the door.
"Your what?" Donald yelled, "and when did they get on board?" His foot tapped against the floor, the only noise in the thick silence.
"Well… we couldn't leave them… to be destroyed…" Tami muttered guiltily, "don't be mad."
His face was turning an interesting crimson color.
"Come on Donald, what if it was Pluto?"
They all jerked their heads around to the boy, he had woken up!
"It's about time!" Donald cried exasperated, "where were you three minutes ago before this psycho crashed us into the gizmo shop?"
He groaned, "I don't know… where am I? What happened?" He shot up, "where is that guy! Wait…?"
He groaned again, clutching his stomach.
"Don't move Sora! The guy left remember?" Donald yelled, sitting on the ground in front of him.
"Oh yeah, where is the keyblade?" He asked, a hint of uncertainty creeping into his voice.
"You mean this?" Tami asked, holding out the big key she'd found next to him. Sora took it from her, looking surprised. Keshia and Marrissa were shooting her strange looks and so was Donald.
"What? I found it next to him when we brought him in the ship," she said defensively.
"Found… what?" Keshia asked confused.
"The keyblade," Tami said angrily.
"I don't see anything," Marrissa said confused, looking at Keshia. She nodded, "me neither."
Sora looked at Donald, "who are these girls? How did we get here?"
Tami watched as Sora made the keyblade shrink and put it in his pocket. Donald replied, "they found you after you were thrown from the ship."
Five minutes later he was all up to date on what had happened. Keshia had let the dogs out of the room. Jypsie, Keshia's Siberian husky, was lying next to her. Shiloh, Marrissa's white Siberian husky, was in her lap. Mately was enjoying having Sora scratch her ears while he listened to Donald's story and Molly, Tami's pit-bull, rotwhiler mix, had her head in Tami's lap and was occasionally barking at Sora and Donald.
"I'm sorry we couldn't save your world," Sora said sadly, then a bright smile lit up his features, "but at least you survived. And unlike most inhabitants of Traverse Town you have some family left with you! Plus I owe you my life!"
The three girls blushed. Marrissa stuttered, "we didn't really do all that much…"
Sora just grinned even wider (if that is possible) then he clutched his head and his eyes glazed over.
"Sora?" Donald asked, placing his uninjured hand on Sora's shoulder. Sora slumped and fell on the couch.
"He fainted!" Keshia cried, placing a hand on his forehead, "he has a fever!"
"I have to get help, girl, come with me, lets go," Donald said sternly, pointing to Keshia and running out of the ship, "watch Sora and Goofy you two, we'll be right back!"
"My name isn't 'girl' its Kesh… hey wait up!" She called, running after him out of the ship. The dogs tried to follow but she shut the door in their noses. Shiloh growled at the closed door, as if it had committed the crime itself.
"Ugh, that was weird," Sora said, trying to sit up.
Tami forced him back down, growling, "don't, you'll faint again."
He placed his hand on his head, "ow! This sucks, I have to talk to Leon."
"I think Donald went to get him," Marrissa informed him, "he ran out when you fainted."
"Oh, good," Sora smiled, "how is Goofy? Did he get hurt?"
"I think he hit his head, otherwise he seems okay, just unconscious," Marrissa reassured him.
"So Tami, do you know how you saw the keyblade?"
"I don't know how they can't."
"Well, I can make the keyblade invisible to other eyes. Only I can see it, or so I thought. I can also make it change size, so I don't have to carry it around all the time," he explained, "you guys and my friends are the only ones who know this so don't tell anyone."
"Sure, but… was it invisible when I grabbed it?" Tami asked curious.
"Well… yes," Sora said, rubbing his temple near where the cut was, "ow. I don't know how you saw it though, maybe Leon will."
"Sure," Tami shrugged. She didn't know how she was able to touch and see what her sisters couldn't but that wasn't something she was going to sit and ponder. Right now she was worried about what was going to happen to them. Would they have to stay here? But what about their world?
Sora slipped off to sleep, Marrissa sat down on the floor again, opening a drawer on a bureau leaning against the wall and shuffling through the items curiously. Eventually Tami went and joined her. They found strange yellow coins, an odd black jeweled ring, herbs, an orange hat, and bottles. Shuffling feet brought their attention to the ship door. Donald came first, followed by a flustered Keshia, and then a man they didn't know. He had long brown hair and deep blue eyes. He wore a black short sleeved overcoat, a white shirt, a silver necklace with a lion's head on it, black pants with several red belts, black shoes, and black silver rimmed gloves. A curios looking silver sword hung from his belts. He was tall and well muscled but his features were tense and he looked worried. Upon seeing Sora he immediately rushed over and tried to wake him, his voice was low and calm.
"Sora?" He shook him one more time, "he won't wake up… he's got a fever too."
"He woke up after Donald left, for a bit," Marrissa informed him. Molly began barking uncertainly at the man.
"Are you Leon?" Tami asked.
He nodded, "lets get him to Aerith, Goofy too."
Picking Sora up with surprising ease he turned and started walking out of the ship. Donald motioned to Keshia and they both grabbed Goofy and carried him out of the ship as well.
Donald turned back, "leave the dogs here, they'll be fine."
Shiloh growled at him.
Tami jogged after them. Marrissa paused then grabbed the first aid kit, running out the door and closing it. The streets of Traverse Town were made of brown bricks. The buildings were built similarly. A fountain with a picture of butterflies behind it was set against a wall. They followed Leon up a flight of stairs that were to the left of it. They didn't see many people but when they rounded the corner, standing in front of a large brown gate were two little creatures that swayed to and fro. They wore small helmets and blue and red outfits with metal shoes. They had a strange heart like symbol on their chest and glowing yellow eyes were the only thing seen through the slits in their helmets.
"What are… those… things?" Keshia asked uncertainly, a shiver ran up her spine and she got very cold.
"Their kind of cute," Tami commented.
"No their not," Leon said, his eyes narrowing, "their after Sora's heart."
"Are… are they those heartless things Donald tried to tell us about?" Keshia questioned.
"Heartless, those without hearts," Leon told them, "they are made from the darkness in people's hearts. They take the hearts of others and then they themselves become heartless. They were used by Ansem and Maleficent to try and conquer the worlds but Sora stopped them. Why are they back? Sora closed the door… I don't get it."
Suddenly one of them lunged at Leon, almost making him drop Sora but Leon jumped to the side. The other heartless began to advance on Donald and Keshia, Donald tried to reach for his staff but he couldn't without dropping Goofy. Marrissa grabbed a pole from the side of the street but when she tried to hit the heartless after Leon it didn't seem to affect it. Tami looked around for a weapon too but there was none in sight. Leon was beginning to have trouble dodging and the other heartless had Keshia and Donald backed up into a corner. Then Tami remembered something Donald said earlier about the keyblade 'The keyblade is…? Well the keyblade is the key that can close the keyhole of a world it can also be used to battle heartless… heartless are… people without hearts, they crave the hearts of worlds… um…' Tami darted toward Leon. Marrissa noticed and tried to distract the heartless after them, taking a good swing at one (a swing she perfected loosing their baseballs when they played) she was able to hit one outside the head. It turned to her surprised and gave her a look like 'why did you hit me with a pole?' Leon stopped jumping around for a moment and watched curiously as Tami dug into Sora's pocket and grabbed the tiny keyblade.
She stared at it a moment now what? She wondered. She didn't know how to make it grow or even how to wield it. Leon stared confused at her, she figured she must look weird sitting there staring at her hand. One of the heartless was trying to snatch at Marrissa with its claws. The other turned away from her and started attacking Leon again. Sora's eyes fluttered and his hand clutched his stomach. Then he fainted again. The heartless clawed at Leon's shoulder and a red blood flowed from three slash marks. Tami lunged forward blindly. Not sure what she planned to do, she just wanted to get in between them and the heartless. The heartless decided the best course of action was to go straight through Tami. It lunged at her, claws extended. She covered her face with her hands, expecting to feel a blow that didn't come. Looking up she was surprised to see a keyblade in her hand, but it wasn't Sora's keyblade. This one had a black handle and a red blade. A crimson heart shaped keychain hung from its handle. Sora's keyblade pulsed in her hand and disappeared. She looked back and noticed a slight glow in Sora's pocket. Tami looked in front of her and saw the heartless that had attacked her had vanished.
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