JAM: Another chapter done!
Riku: Took you long enough.
JAM: Well sorry, but I've also been working on my other story, which I've also updated.
Riku: Yeah, yeah. And I suppose re-reading the Warrior Heir and its sequels had nothing to do with it.
JAM: Well, uh…I can't help it! They're just so good! *Starts reading the book*
Riku: Enough with your excuses and get on with the story.
JAM: *glares* You better stop or else.
Riku: Or else what? You can't do anything to me. *smirks at JAM*
JAM: True, but he can. *JAM pointed his thumb behind him and a Corridor of Darkness appeared. Out stepped out Janux, JAM's Nobody who was also the embodiment of Gluttony.*
Janux: Somebody called for a mediator?
Riku: What is he doing here? This isn't even his story.
*Janux summoned his weapons, Sword of Creation and Blade of Demise. (Can be found on my page for reference)*
Riku: *Gulp* I'm out of here! *Disappears in a CoD of his own.*
Janux: Aww, no fun. *shrugs* Oh well, disclaimer time! Janus-Juan doesn't own anything but the plot, though not completely.
JAM: There, now that's better than saying I barely own it.
Janux: You know you don't.
JAM: *glares at his Nobody but then stares at the camera and addresses the audience* Oh and before I forget, the results of the poll is in. And the winner is…it's a tie!
All: Aww.
JAM: But don't worry. After getting being set straight by Aqua StormXIV and CrimsonDarkness 0013 I have decided to make the pairing TerraxAqua. Thanks guys!
Half: Yay! Half: Aww.
JAM: But, I will have some hints toward VenxAqua, but it'll mostly be friendship/brother-sister love like Namora. Sorry to those who are pro-VenxAqua but after watching the cutscenes again, I clearly see more attraction there. All: Guess that's ok. (A/N Just so everyone knows, I am highly indecisive when it comes to choosing things)
JAM: Anyway, on with the show!
Chapter 4: Sora vs Kairi
Our heroes aboard the The Highwind were on their way below deck and toward the Training Simulator. Sora was up front with Kairi a couple of steps behind and everyone else in tow. They were a wee bit anxious to see what will happen in the fight between Sora and Kairi. No one knew how good she was. Heck, they didn't even know she could fight at all.
Finally, they stopped in front of a door. It metallic in composition and held neither a handle nor doorknob on the surface. All it had was a module at the top. When Sora stopped in front of it, he spoke out to the door. "Open Sesame!" The door acknowledged the phrase as some sort of password as a device came out of the wall. It seemed to be a high-tech shower head that, instead of water, dispersed a beam of light. Sora stepped forward, under the light, and a second later he vanished. The others were in awe at what happened and stayed rooted to their spot for a couple of seconds before they too did the same.
After stepping under the light, they were instantly transported to a pitch black room. They could see nothing around them but a computer in the middle of the room, where Sora was. He was pressing buttons and typing something into the computer. "Computer, begin simulation." He yelled at the sky and a second later the computer was gone and the room became engulfed in light. Once the light died down, everyone looked at their surroundings. Their eyes widened in amazement at what they saw.
Waves crashed into the shore, pushing and pulling on the sand. All around them, water lingered, as they were now on an island. A giant tree stood behind them, casting a shadow upon the land. Up in the horizon, the sun was high in the sky, but was close making its descent for the night.
"Wow! It looks just like Destiny Islands." Goofy exclaimed. Everyone nodded their heads as they still couldn't form words at what had happened.
"Yep. I chose this place because it had a lot of room and also because of how much I miss it. I think this is the perfect place to hold our battle Kairi." Sora turned the girl in question and she nodded her head in approval. She was glad he had accepted her proposition but still a bit suspicious as to why he did it.
I'm a bit nervous about this. Sora told Roxas, while keeping his façade up for everyone else.
Huh, this'll be a piece of cake. Roxas told Sora in his mind, putting his hands behind his head. He thought no one could here what they were saying to each other. But boy were they wrong…
Naminé appeared in a flash of gold and marched her way at the confused brunnette. When she was a couple of feet away, she raised her right hand above her head, ready to slap somebody. Sora closed his eyes, waiting for the pain. None came though.
"Ow!" Sora opened his eyes when he heard a shout coming from in front of him. Roxas was on the ground, holding his now red-marked left cheek as he stared at the eyes of the female blonde, who seemed pretty ticked off.
"Did you forget, I can hear you too?"
"Uh, must've slipped my mind." Roxas tried to justify his actions. At least I know where Kairi gets her wonderful personality.
"I heard that!" Naminé was staring at him with an 'are you really that stupid' look. "And if you think it's so easy, then how about you fight me?"
"You? But you don't even have a weapon." Roxas was a bit confused at what she was saying but a moment later was shocked at what she had done. She put out her hand in front of her and it appeared in a flurry of lights.
It was yellow with chains of sky blue on the blade, from top to bottom. The teeth was a half a circle with six spires sticking out of it. The circle was divided into 9 parts. At the tip of the blade was a small, blue gemstone. Inside it was a yellow star. The hilt of the sword was shaped like a star itself and the handle was sky blue. At the end, Naminé's lucky charm was hooked to the hilt like a keychain. Déjà Vu flashed into their minds. (A/N For picture reference please check my profile page for the link.)
"Where did you get that?" Roxas asked stupefied.
"Guess being the Nobody of a Keyblade Wielding Princess of Heart and created from the body of the Keyblade Master has its perks." She smirked at him and got into her battle stance which was exactly like Kairi's.
Wow, I didn't see this coming.
You're telling me. Sora was also in a little bit of shock but since Roxas can wield a Keyblade, then in theory so would Naminé.
"OK, I want a good, clean, fight. No dirty tricks or hassles. Everyone needs to try their best, so no holding back." Riku pretended to be the referee for the fights that were to take place. Those in question nodded at his words and got into their battle positions.
"3!" Roxas and Naminé stared into each others eyes. One nervous while the other was ready to make the other eat his words.
"2!" Sora tried to calm his fast beating heart at the notion of having to fight the one person that he cared most about.
"1!" Kairi was trying to find a weak spot in Sora's battle stance, formulating a plan of attack.
"Begin!" Battle cries were heard as they charged at each other.
Roxas vs Naminé
Naminé charged at Roxas full speed while trying to slash at him. He easily blocked her attacks, only using Oathkeeper to do so. She was a bit flustered that she couldn't land a hit and so decided to change tactics. She jumped back a bit and unleashed an arsenal of magic spells. "Blizzaga!"A shard of ice shot forth from the tip of Déjà Vu and at Roxas. He was so shocked that she knew magic, that he was too distracted to block it. The spell caused Roxas to freeze in place as he was surrounded in ice. Naminé smirked.
"Firaga!" Flames of fire was dispersed toward the frozen boy causing his shell to melt away and him to be completely soaked from the combo. He shook his head, trying to get some droplets off his hair. "Is that all you've got?" he asked her.
"Far from it. Thundaga!" Naminé pointed her Keyblade at the sky and bolts of lightning shot from the sky at the spot where Roxas stood. The problem with the attacks was that him being wet amplified the brutality of the electric attack. Smoke rose around him, hiding him from view. After a few seconds the smoke cleared revealing a very electrified Roxas with disheveled clothing. That wasn't the worst though, as his hair stood up in random directions and a small flame was at the top of one of the strands of loose hair. It was by far worse than Sora's porcupine hairstyle.
Naminé started laughing at what had become of him, not noticing the dark clouds in her opponent's eyes. "Ok, you've had your fun, now it's my turn." He ran up to her and brought down Oathkeeper on Naminé only to be blocked by her Keyblade.
"I know this isn't your all, so stop holding back. You heard what Riku said." Naminé told the boy she held deep affection for.
"Well, if that's what you want." He shrugged at her request and summoned Oblivion to his free hand and slashed at her ribs. She barely had time to block the attack.
He went on the offense. He attacked her chest with Oathkeeper and then brought down Oblivion at her legs, making her go down on the sand below. He pointed Oathkeeper at her heart (or where it was supposed to be) pinning her down to the ground. "Done already?" He playfully mocked her while grinning at her.
She smirked at him."Not just yet. Disperse!" Déjà Vu began glowing a white aura, blinding Roxas for a second. Once the glow died down, he felt something pull down on his white Keyblade. He pulled closer to him and managed to see what it was. It was a light blue chain that wrapped itself around the handle of Oathkeeper. The chain was the same that was on Naminé's Keyblade but was now attached to her left hand. She pulled at Oathkeeper and he was amazed at how strong she was, though he still managed to keep a hold on his weapon.
She shrugged her shoulders and pulled back the chain so that it hovered around her like a snake, ready to stike. She then threw it again and made it wrap around his feet and pulled. It was payback as he fell to the ground and she put her foot on his chest, placing the Keyblade under his chin.
"Okay! I give! I give!" Roxas put his hands in front of himself and shaked them all about (A/N Now do the hokey pokey and turn yourself around.)
"And we have a winner!" Riku screamed. "Now we are left with the battle between the Keyblade Master and the red headed Princess of Heart."
"Want to go see the fight?" Roxas asked once Naminé helped him to his feet. He intertwined her hand in his and gave a small bow.
"I'd like that." She giggled at his gesture and let him drag to where all the other people were gathered, watching the fight intently.
Sora vs Kairi
Sora and Kairi circled around each other, seeing which of them would attack first. Finally, Sora decided to get it over with. He ran at her and tried to disarm her so he could end this fight as quickly as possible. She seemed to have anticipated this as she blocked his attack. She counterattacked by pushing him back a few feet. She then swung at him with a lot of force but he easily dodged the attack.
Her attack made her vulnerable for him to attack at her side, but he didn't go for it. She uppercutted him with Destiny's Embrace barely missing his head as sliced a spike from his head, it hitting the ground. Again, he chose to miss the opportunity of catching her off guard. Problem was, she noticed his hesitation.
"Sora! You've had two shots at me, and you decided not to take them. Stop playing defense and attack me!" Kairi thrust her weapon at Sora, slicing the front of his shirt but it didn't hurt him at all.
Sora jumped back a few feet, gaining some distance between them. She ran after him and jumped into the air. She brought Destiny's Embrace down upon his head but he again blocked her attack with Kingdom Key. Sparks flew as the two blades met. She stared at his eyes and smirked. She moved her weapon so she could use Sora's weapon for momentum to backflip and land in the sand a couple of meters away. Composing herself, Kairi taunted him by giving him the 'come on' sign with her fingers.
This motion caused him to grin as he replaced Kingdom Key's keychain and changed it with that of Bond of Flames while Kairi changed Destiny's Embrace's with that of her lucky charm, brandishing Oathkeeper.
"How about we try again?" Sora asked her and as she nodded. They ran at each other full speed.
Kairi shot a blast of flame at Sora, who swiped at it, causing it to disappear. He then placed his hand at the ground shouting "Freeze!". The ground turned to solid ice, heading right for Kairi. She was a bit shocked at what happened as she slid on the frozen ground and fell down on the ground. She looked up to see Sora quickly approaching her.
"Uh-Oh. Burn!" She swiped her left arm to her right side, flames dispersing in a wave-like attack toward Sora. As it got closer, the ground began to melt, changing the once dry sand into dark, brown mud. The heat of the flames hit him full force, causing him to fall backwards into the mud. The damp sand seeped into his clothes and splashed all over his face and hair.
Sitting up, he saw Kairi trying to hold back her laughter a little ways away from him. Shaking his head, mud fell all over the place. Once his hair and eyes were deprived of the substance, he stared at Kairi, grin still on his face.
"Good job, Kairi. But let's see how you deal with this! Fire Raid!" Sora threw Bond of Flames at Kairi, being engulfed in flames. 'Wonder if this'll work' Kairi thought as she used the memories of Sora's attacks given to her by Naminé. "Freeze Raid!" Her Keyblade was engulfed by ice as it was thrown at the fiery weapon. Both weapons met in the middle, causing a small explosion to take place. Both Keyblades were found on the floor once it cleared. Both competitors willed them to return and they appeared in their right hands in a flurry of light.
"Great comeback, Kairi! But I'm still not done yet. Give me strength!" Light engulfed his body as he transformed into Master Form. Now along with Bond of Flames, he had Mysterious Abyss in his left hand's grasp.
"No fair!" Kairi pouted at his advantage.
"Kairi!" The girl in question turned her attention to the sidelines. She saw Naminé waving her left arm in the air, trying to get her attention. Once she did, the blonde threw Déjà Vu at the auburn haired girl. Grabbing it, she turned to the brunnette teen and smirked as she got into a dual stance.
"Now we're even!" Sora gulped at the dangerous glint in her eyes before they began their attacks. They were evenly matched. Their dangerous dance kept going on for a while, no one getting the upperhand. "Why do you want to come?" Sora asked.
"Isn't it obvious? With you having Ven's heart within you, how do you plan on returning it and not disappear without my help?" At the end of her statement, she attacked using her Keyblades simulatenously, one after another. This drove him back a few feet.
"Well, I would've thought of something." He then used both of his weapons to drive her back, her sliding across the sand with her head down. Lifting her head, she threw a glare his way.
"Oh, and what if your plan failed? Then what?" Déjà Vu was thrown his way, like a boomerang, nearly cutting off his head if he didn't duck down. "Do you know what could happen? You could die!" Tears spilled down her cheeks once she put the thought out into the open. "Kairi…" he held sympathy toward her. "Ahhh!" Lunge, lunge, uppercut, slam. Sora was caught off guard and flew into the seaside shack at the edge of the beach.
"Ow…" Wood crashed onto his body, splinters lodged into his skin so deep that blood layered his body. Master Form had reached its end as his clothes returned to its normal black color. Blood and sweat caused them to stick to him like glue to his body. "Cure." Green vines wrapped themselves around Sora's body healing some of his wounds, as he didn't have enough mana to use a high level spell. He saw Kairi coming his way, her body starting to shine.
"Kairi, you can stop now! You've won already." Riku shouted at her to stop.
"I can't stop." She told him desperately, still advancing on Sora. "There's something inside me building, dying to be released and I can't seem to keep it bottled up." She had now stopped a couple of feet away from Sora, the light having grown in size. Her whole body was emanating a white aura. "Sora, you need to get out of the way."
"I'm still weak, Kairi. I can't get up." Kairi began to silently sob, new tears flowing down her face.
The light had grown to the point that it was almost painful to look up at her. "Uh-oh! I can't hold it back any longer." Déjà Vu was stabbed right into the sand, her left hand placed upon it. A circle of light appeared, growing in size until Sora was surrounded by it. Pointing Oathkeeper towards the sky, she started muttering words in a language no one could understand. Smaller versions of the seal appeared behind , in front, and at either side of him. They seemed to have bound him in place; he didn't even look like he was breathing!
She stopped muttering the words and light oozed out of the tip of her weapon. "Hikari O!" Light was shot at the sky and then redirected at the each seal. They began to glow the same color as the blast (white) and hum like they were laser attacks (which they totally were).
"Oh no!" Naminé screamed. "We have to do something!"
"She's right! Donald, Roxas, Naminé, help me out." Riku instructed them. "Ready?" They nodded their heads as they raised their palms into the air. "Reflega!" Four domes of crystallized hexagons covered Sora's body, one on top of the other, creating layers of protection. And not a moment too soon. Beams of light shot at the brunnette's body from all sides, crashing directly into the top shield. The attack was so great, it obliterated right past the top layer (Naminé's).
The blast seemed to have put a lot of strain on Roxas's body, especially after his battle against the female blonde, and down went the second dome. Once the lasers stopped, all looked in the clear. Those left standing were about to put down the spells when the large seal on the ground shone golden. A giant explosion of light burst from the ground, creating a large shockwave that pushed everyone from their spots and into the giant tree behind them.
Whatever froze Sora, wore out as the last two shields disappeared. He blinked his eyes to get his vision into focus. He looked around him to find himself inside a crater the size of a house. He stood up from where he was and limped up the hole.
Once on ground level, he saw everyone on their backs, groaning in pain. As they sat up, he wondered what happened until he remembered about Kairi. "Kairi! Where are you?" He looked around for the Princess of Heart. When he found her by the waves, unconscious, he ran as fast as he could; screw the mind boggling pain that shot through his body as he kept on going.
Knelting down on the ground by her, he rolled her onto her back and started to gently shake her shoulders. "Kairi! Kairi, open your eyes." (A/N Whoa, déjà vu) Her face scrunched up in minor pain as her periwinkle eyes opened up and stared at his cerulean orbs. "Sora, what happened?" She was a bit confused at why he was covered in blood until realization hit her full force. Once it did, she tried to get away from him.
"Kairi, what's wrong?" He held onto her body a bit harder so she couldn't escape his grasp.
"Sora, I'm so sorry. I-I couldn't stop myself and now look at you; you're hurt." She looked around for the first time and became even more guilty. "And not just you, everyone else too. Please let me go before I hurt anyone else." She struggled to get away.
"Kairi, calm down. This sort of thing happens to everybody." She stopped struggling in curiosity. "All you need to do is learn to control it."
"Yeah, but how?"
"I'll-I'll teach you." She looked up at him to see if he was lying but lost her breath once she saw how sincere his expression told her, his eyes full of honesty and something she couldn't place.
"Thank you." They hugged each other, tears of joy escaping her eyes while he tightened his grip on her body. Out in the distance, the sun had dipped below the horizon and the moon and stars came out to blanket the sky in light.
JAM: Whew, done! I think this chapter was pretty good.
Sora: What? You almost killed me off.
JAM: Keyword: almost. I couldn't kill you off yet, you still have a lot to do.
Sora: Oh, ok. Hey, what do you mean yet.
JAM: Anyway, this chapter was designed to show off Naminé's new weapon and Kairi's awesome moves. After hearing that she wouldn't be taking the exam, I had to compensate on it by giving her a new attack: Heaven's Judgement. It is one of the Shot Locks that will appear in the game.
Kairi: Cool!
Sora: Hey, what about me? JAM: You'll learn one of yours soon enough and so will Riku.
Sora and Riku: Wahoo! *High-five*
JAM: *rolls his eyes* Next chapter will have them reach Mysterious Tower and then things will really get good.
Aqua: I finally make my appearance. *Sees that JAM was about to say something* Blank Points doesn't count. *JAM shuts his mouth*
JAM: Ok, that wraps up this chapter, until next time. Mickey anything you want to say?
Mickey: See you real soon!
JAM: Couldn't have said it better myself. I promise I'll try to update as soon as I can, though I bet it'll be even faster if I get reviews from you, my readers. So please, tell me what you guys think of my story so far.