Chapter 4

The Other Key

While you were probably eating pizza watching TV, I've been having a really bad day. First, my class gets attacked by Heartless. Then, after taking out those Heartless with my Keyblade (probably the only good thing that's happened all day) the official butt-head of my class, Greg, starts spreading rumors that I did it as a prank and that Mr. Miller, who was turned into a Heartless, was kidnapped by me. If that's not bad enough, I left school after the Heartless attack and was ambushed by an Organization member. Apparently, he'll give my some answers if I survive, whatever that means. But I guess I'll find out soon.

"You ready?" The boy in the coat said.

"It's not a matter of choice is it?" I ask

"No, it's not," he said

At that, he snaps his fingers, and a team of Heartless appear. That would include a Large Body, six Soldiers, at least a dozen Shadows, and three Blue Rhapsodys. I summoned the Infinity Keyblade and blocked a charge from the Large Body, but the impact knocked me down. I didn't have time to get up before a Rhapsody shot landed, so I rolled out of the way. "Not so easy is it!" The Organization yelled at me "You think this is the same as the game, this is real! The physics of the real world still apply. This isn't some dream where your the superhero. You're just a boy with an oversized key,"

"Well then why are you trying to kill me?" I asked while taking on two Shadows and a Soldier

"I'm not trying to kill you. I didn't even want to do this,"

"You're lying!"

"No, I'm not. But what would you care? I might even help you if you behave,"

I knock a Soldier off balance and took it out "Really?"

"Yeah, so just tough it out. I thought you were supposed to be the Infinity Wielder,"

I beat back two Shadow "What, so this is the Infinity Keyblade?"

The boy looked surprised, you know, behind the hood. "So you really don't know anything?"

I got a lucky hit against the Large Body, and it was defeated with a few good whacks with the Keyblade. "No! And I'm getting tired of these hints at the truth! Tell me what's going on!"

"Just stay alive, we can't have a dead Wielder,"

"I'm trying! This isn't easy!"

"I'm not saying it is, but if you would use magic, this would be done,"

I block a kick from a Soldier and take him out "How do I use magic?"

"Do I look like a strategy guide, Oh wait. I guess you do think that, seeing as you think this is all just some PS2 game series,"

"How do you know what a PS2 is?"

"See? You're on the assumption I don't understand the real world. Well, I do. I even play PS2,"

"Why not PS3?"

"Can you play Kingdom Hearts on PS3?"

"You can probably play KH3 on PS3,"

"I already know how it plays out, so why waste my money?"

"Because the gameplay is fun?" I argue as I take out the last Rhapsody.

"Don't you think that this is fun?"

"I personally think that having the 'Continue' option when you die is helpful," I say.

"Where's your sense of adventure?"

"Back at home. I'm just gonna go get it," I say as I take out the last Heartless.

"You're not going anywhere," The Organization boy said, raising his arms above his head. Suddenly, my path was blocked by a dark vortex. A shadowy gigantic hand was thrust through the vortex. A gigantic face with pinpoint yellow eyes appeared. The most distinguishable feature, however, was the hole, shaped like a heart, gaping through its chest.

Holy #$%

Holy, holy #$%

That's a... a...

"Darkside," I whisper, as this symbol of shadow stands before me. "Why don't you fight your own battles!" I yelled at the boy. He laughed. The Darkside was about to destroy me

"Hold it big guy, just wait a sec. So kid, do you know who I am?"

"Roxas?" I guessed. The boy starts laughing

" You think I'm Roxas? Dude, Roxas is gone, back with Sora. Do you really think you're gonna be having the time of your life, meeting your favorite Kingdom Hearts characters and fighting along their side?" he asked.

"Yeah," I answer.

"You're an idiot. Riku, Sora, and everybody else are too far away to reach this world. It's out of their range. You're gonna meet some new faces, though I doubt it's gonna be happy," he laughs, raising his hand out. Then, suddenly, a flash of light envelopes his hand. The next image I see sears into my mind.

His key is bleach white, and made of bones. The teeth consist of three bones made into a square at the end of the blade, with two bones making an X inside the square. The edge has a row of sharp bones that look very... injury-inducing. The keychain is a skull.

"You're a Keyblade wielder?"

"Duh,"

He races up and slashes at me. I back up before it hits me. Then I go in for a hit, but he dodges and strikes at me, the teeth leaving a nick on my side. I reach down and feel the blood, and it sinks in.

This is for real.

His blade is real, so it can hurt me. I can't let him hit me, there has to be a way to distract him.

"What's wrong, reality begun to take effect?" he taunted.

"I'd rather fight the Darkside," I pointed out.

"Okay, sure," he backed off and snapped, and the Darkside roared.

What have I done?