Sorry I haven't updated in so long. I am currently obsessed with my other fic. lol, I'll be done with it soon though, and I promise not to start another one until this one is done! Okay, this one's gonna be really long. I hope you guys don't mind. Personally I like long chapters.
Disclaimer: I don't own Labyrinth or Kingdom Hearts. In any way, shape or form.
Sorry if some of this chapter is a little sloppy and rushed, I really wanted to get through all this so I can start on adding the new characters due in the next couple of chapters.
Please keep reviewing! I love you, please review. Hm?
Guess who we meet in this chapter?
Uggh, I have insomnia and haven't sleep since Tuesday night. I'm tired, but still can't get to sleep, so I guess I will just sit here and try to write myself to sleep. High School really isn't that bad, it's just my history class I need all my energy for. Stupid book work.
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Kairi stared blankly around her, she was completely lost. The sudden silence made her nervous, but she tried not to pay attention to it. She stepped around a corner, hearing scuffling behind her. She peeked cautiously around the corner, trying to catch a glimpse of what was following her. Several shadow heartless were crouched low along the ground, shuffling toward her. Upon catching her scent, their antennas perked up and they scuttled faster. She yelped and slid around another corner of the labyrinth. She turned, only to find that they were following her, rapidly catching up. She broke into a run and skidded around several corners in a panic before she ran into what had seconds before been an open passage. "What?!" She yelled in anger, trying to find another way to go. The Heartless were getting closer and she began looking around the dead end. She was trapped.
"If you're looking for another way to go, why don't you try a door?" Came a high-pitched voice behind her. She spun, coming face to nose with a chipmunk, perched on the knocker of a thick wooden door. Kairi's eyes widened in surprise and she stepped back, taking a close look at the two doors which now stood in front of her. "Hurry up! Your buddies look upset." Another chipmunk added. "Huh? Where did these doors come from?" She stared blankly at the talking chipmunks. The first one sighed, "You must be new here, just pick a door." It huffed. "Uh, okay, which one?" She asked. "Just pick one!" They both shouted angrily, as the Heartless behind her drew nearer. She turned back to the doors and looked at them, finally deciding on the left door. "This one?" She asked rather than stated. "Fine!" The chipmunks shouted and the door swung open as something pushed her through it.
She caught the wall before she fell and managed to steady herself as her eyes tried to focus on the sudden dim lighting. She shrieked as the floor dropped away. Tumbling down a dark tunnel, she landed safely in what appeared to be a dungeon. The room was lit by a single window high in the wall, too tall for her to reach. She sat on the floor and tried to focus on the last few hours, convincing herself she had not gone insane. She could barely make out white shapes dangling around the room, and it took a while for her to realize that they were human skeletons. Upon discovering this morbid detail, she hugged her knees and began rocking back and forth, humming the tune to "Simple and Clean" to take her mind off of it.
Ansem stood on his castle balcony, watching Kairi through a mirror suspended in the air. He knew exactly where she was, and even he did not want her in there, however, he did not make this fact know to his loyal slaves. A pirate Heartless laughed nearby, "Are you going to let her die in there, Master?" it howled at the thought of Kairi rotting in the old unused dungeon. Ansem contemplated this thought, trying to come up with a liable excuse for getting her out. "Quiet!" He hissed, all sound on the balcony immediately ceased. "Donald?" Ansem directed his attention back to the mirror. "Y-y-yes, my Lord?" Came the reply. "I need you to do something for me." Ansem stated.
Kairi still sat on the damp floor when Donald appeared next to her. "And what do you think you are doing in here?" He quacked suddenly in her ear, causing her to jump at the sudden disruption of her thoughts. She turned and recognized him at once. "Donald! What are you doing here?" She asked, relieved. "Oh, I just thought you looked like you could use some help." He said casually, waddling around. "Can you get me out of here?" Kairi asked hopefully. "…Yes. You'll have to start over of course. I can take you back to the front gates. Deal?" He quacked haughtily at her. She gasped, "All the way back to the beginning? Why can't you just take me into the labyrinth? Please? Anywhere! Please, just don't make me start over again! I've already gotten so far!" She sobbed pitifully. Donald felt sorry for her, but he didn't want to just let her off the hook, Ansem would be pissed if he found out Donald was turning soft again. Kairi wiped away a few stray tears and pulled a seashell charm out of her pocket. "I'll give you this, if you'll take me back into the labyrinth." She stated bravely, considering her real mother had given the charm to her.
Donald eyed it for a moment, "Deal!" He declared. He took the charm and turned back to the wall, examining the chains on a skeleton, finally resting his hand the large bolt securing them, he pushed. The wall swung down and fell into a staircase leading upward toward dark vegetation. Kairi thanked him and they ran up the stairs. Vines lay sprawled on the dirt floor, and headstones decorated the old cemetery. A shiver went down Kairi's spine. Donald led her quickly past this and they entered an old tomb. "Where are we going?" Kairi whispered. Donald turned to hush her, when a hand suddenly grabbed his shoulder. "Yes, Donald, where are you going?" Came Ansem's deep voice. Donald started and whipped around, facing his master. He looked horrified and opened his mouth for a moment, trying to think of what to say, "I was just, uh, taking her back to the gates…Lord." He stuttered. Kairi put her hands on her hips and glared at him. "Really?" Ansem said in mock surprise, "Because I could have sworn when I built this place that the gates were in the opposite direction." He stated, looking around at his labyrinth. Kairi glanced suspiciously at Donald, not sure what to think. "Oh, uhh…" Donald struggled to find a good reason for traveling in the wrong direction. Ansem, however, interrupted his thoughts and addressed Kairi instead. "So," He slid up next to her and leaned down to look her in the eye. "How do you like my Heartless labyrinth so far?" He asked sweetly. Kairi turned her head away from his smile, looking blankly at the floor. "It's not so bad." She replied, dreamily. "Really? You don't think my Heartless are scary?" He gave her one of Sora's trademark pouts. She turned back and looked him directly in his eyes, noticing the unnatural color. "No." She replied bravely. He stepped away from her and laughed, "Alright then, let's see how you and your pet deal with this." He said, vanishing in a large cloud of black and purple smoke. When the smoke vanished moments later, several soldier heartless stepped out into the dim lighting. Kairi gasped and Donald grabbed her wrist. "Ruuuun!" he yelled in her ear.
She stumbled as they turned and fled down the corridor. "Look at what you've gotten us into now?! You just had to contradict him, didn't you?!" Donald accused as they dashed down the hall. (Whoot! I found my thesaurus! Check out this word usage!) "What-do-we-do-now?" Kairi huffed as she quickly ran out of energy. Donald got a sudden rebellious glint in his eye and stopped, turning suddenly and facing the enemy. He pulled a mage's staff out from wherever he had been keeping it and pointed it at the Heartless. "Graviga!" He yelled as a giant ball of darkness engulfed the Heartless. Kairi blinked as she looked at where they had been seconds before, they were plastered to the floor! Donald grabbed her again and they took of running down the passageway again. They passed a heavy wooden door, and Donald pointed his staff at it, yelling "Firaga!" The door burst into flames and they kicked their way through the smoldering debris. They now stood in a long hallway, lined with doors. Kairi stood confused as to what to do next, when Donald walked quickly toward the seventh door on the left row. "Hurry up! I haven't got enough magic left to fight off those soldiers!" He quacked as he opened the door, walking through it. Kairi scampered over and dived through the door as Donald slammed it shut.
She stood up and brushed herself off, "That really wasn't necessary." Donald quacked haughtily at her. She shrugged and gazed around their new surroundings. They were in an old garden. It was beautiful, despite it's morbid appearance. The hedges and flower beds were neatly taken care of, and their wasn't a speck of dirt on the brick walkway. "Wow.." She sighed as she turned slowly, taking in the site. "Okay, I'm done. You're on your own." Donald huffed as he walked away. "Oh no you don't!" Kairi cried as she snatched away the mage's staff. "Hey! No fair! You're causing too much trouble and I refuse to help you defy my Lord!" He hollered. She ignored his complaints. "Now…Which way to go?" She thought aloud, scanning the many branching paths. She finally decided on the path directly behind them, as it seemed to her that by heading away from the castle in this place, you actually bring her closer. Donald huffed angrily but followed her. They walked along in silence, Kairi humming bits and pieces of 'Simple and Clean'. She smiled sweetly at Donald in reply to his icy glares. He had opened his mouth to say something rather rude, when he was cut off by an inhuman screech, rising above the thorn hedges around them. Kairi clamped her hands over her ears. "What is that?!" She cried in puzzlement. "That's it! Keep my staff! I'm not hanging around such a Heartless magnet!" Donald yelled as he scampered back the ay they had come. Kairi made as if to follow him, but a second piercing howl stopped her. She listed intently to it, noting traces of anguish in the voice. Startled, she turned to look down the path towards the corner, where the howling was coming form. That's no Heartless, Heartless feel nothing, not even pain…she thought in sudden fear. Glancing down at the staff in her hands, she crept forward.
Another painful howl rose up from around the hedges, chilling Kairi's soul with the reverberating tones. She rested a hand on the corner now, and carefully peeked around, careful not to be seen by whatever lurked on the other side. She gasped as she saw a bruised and bloody figure, hanging from a stout tree. Heartless surrounded it, hitting it with dark weapons and laughing as it screamed in more than just pain. A thin figure stood in the midst of the Heartless, wielding a dark key blade and bringing it back for another strike. As the key blade made contact with the creature's flesh, another bone chilling howl was sent through the labyrinth. I have to do something! Obviously that-person?- needs help! She thought desperately. She glanced down at the staff in her hands, of course!, she thought, how does this work? She remembered Donald using it to burn down that door, he yelled Firaga or something, right? She told herself, I'll try it! She jumped out from around the corner, pointing the staff at the key blade-wielding figure and shouting "FIRAGA!!" The person screamed in pain and surprise as an enormous shockwave of flame rippled through the crowd of Heartless. The figure jumped into the air and immediately vanished, but the Heartless didn't stand a chance, most of them were killed instantly, and the survivors crawled away on injured limbs, leaving the mess hanging form the tree.
Kairi had been throw back by the force of her own spell, startled that she had actually done it. She rested for a moment before getting up and shaking her head. She stumbled over to the thing hanging from the tree, it tried to lean away from her, but wasn't strong enough. Deciding it was no threat, she walked over and untied the end of the rope, bracing her feet and lowering the beaten person to the ground. Slightly dizzy from the aftermath of the spell, she bent down and noticed a glint of silver under the bloody mess of hair. She brushed the long dirty locks of hair away form the person's face and gasped as she recognized him. "..Oh, god. Riku..?" She whispered as tears formed in her eyes. He opened an eye at the mention of his name, and couldn't believe that Kairi was kneeling over him. "…Kairi..?" he asked weakly, "…Naw, it's not you. Just some trick, you're not real…"he convinced himself aloud. She laughed weakly at his familiar stubbornness and hugged him, "It is me, Riku. I have no idea what you're doing here, but please, just hold on. Don't die, I'll help you.. somehow.." She promised faintly, examining his injuries. He had lost a lot of blood, and there were bruises all over his body. He laughed feebly, "Ugg, I feel like crap.. can you cast curaga or something..?" he asked tiredly. "Um.. I can try, hold on…" Kairi said unsurely. She had no idea what curaga did, but it was the only suggestion she had right now. She pointed Donald's staff at Riku, "Curaga!" She said loudly, hoping that it wouldn't hurt Riku.
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Disclaimer: I don't own Labyrinth or Kingdom Hearts. In any way, shape or form.
Sorry if some of this chapter is a little sloppy and rushed, I really wanted to get through all this so I can start on adding the new characters due in the next couple of chapters.
Please keep reviewing! I love you, please review. Hm?
Guess who we meet in this chapter?
Uggh, I have insomnia and haven't sleep since Tuesday night. I'm tired, but still can't get to sleep, so I guess I will just sit here and try to write myself to sleep. High School really isn't that bad, it's just my history class I need all my energy for. Stupid book work.
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Kairi stared blankly around her, she was completely lost. The sudden silence made her nervous, but she tried not to pay attention to it. She stepped around a corner, hearing scuffling behind her. She peeked cautiously around the corner, trying to catch a glimpse of what was following her. Several shadow heartless were crouched low along the ground, shuffling toward her. Upon catching her scent, their antennas perked up and they scuttled faster. She yelped and slid around another corner of the labyrinth. She turned, only to find that they were following her, rapidly catching up. She broke into a run and skidded around several corners in a panic before she ran into what had seconds before been an open passage. "What?!" She yelled in anger, trying to find another way to go. The Heartless were getting closer and she began looking around the dead end. She was trapped.
"If you're looking for another way to go, why don't you try a door?" Came a high-pitched voice behind her. She spun, coming face to nose with a chipmunk, perched on the knocker of a thick wooden door. Kairi's eyes widened in surprise and she stepped back, taking a close look at the two doors which now stood in front of her. "Hurry up! Your buddies look upset." Another chipmunk added. "Huh? Where did these doors come from?" She stared blankly at the talking chipmunks. The first one sighed, "You must be new here, just pick a door." It huffed. "Uh, okay, which one?" She asked. "Just pick one!" They both shouted angrily, as the Heartless behind her drew nearer. She turned back to the doors and looked at them, finally deciding on the left door. "This one?" She asked rather than stated. "Fine!" The chipmunks shouted and the door swung open as something pushed her through it.
She caught the wall before she fell and managed to steady herself as her eyes tried to focus on the sudden dim lighting. She shrieked as the floor dropped away. Tumbling down a dark tunnel, she landed safely in what appeared to be a dungeon. The room was lit by a single window high in the wall, too tall for her to reach. She sat on the floor and tried to focus on the last few hours, convincing herself she had not gone insane. She could barely make out white shapes dangling around the room, and it took a while for her to realize that they were human skeletons. Upon discovering this morbid detail, she hugged her knees and began rocking back and forth, humming the tune to "Simple and Clean" to take her mind off of it.
Ansem stood on his castle balcony, watching Kairi through a mirror suspended in the air. He knew exactly where she was, and even he did not want her in there, however, he did not make this fact know to his loyal slaves. A pirate Heartless laughed nearby, "Are you going to let her die in there, Master?" it howled at the thought of Kairi rotting in the old unused dungeon. Ansem contemplated this thought, trying to come up with a liable excuse for getting her out. "Quiet!" He hissed, all sound on the balcony immediately ceased. "Donald?" Ansem directed his attention back to the mirror. "Y-y-yes, my Lord?" Came the reply. "I need you to do something for me." Ansem stated.
Kairi still sat on the damp floor when Donald appeared next to her. "And what do you think you are doing in here?" He quacked suddenly in her ear, causing her to jump at the sudden disruption of her thoughts. She turned and recognized him at once. "Donald! What are you doing here?" She asked, relieved. "Oh, I just thought you looked like you could use some help." He said casually, waddling around. "Can you get me out of here?" Kairi asked hopefully. "…Yes. You'll have to start over of course. I can take you back to the front gates. Deal?" He quacked haughtily at her. She gasped, "All the way back to the beginning? Why can't you just take me into the labyrinth? Please? Anywhere! Please, just don't make me start over again! I've already gotten so far!" She sobbed pitifully. Donald felt sorry for her, but he didn't want to just let her off the hook, Ansem would be pissed if he found out Donald was turning soft again. Kairi wiped away a few stray tears and pulled a seashell charm out of her pocket. "I'll give you this, if you'll take me back into the labyrinth." She stated bravely, considering her real mother had given the charm to her.
Donald eyed it for a moment, "Deal!" He declared. He took the charm and turned back to the wall, examining the chains on a skeleton, finally resting his hand the large bolt securing them, he pushed. The wall swung down and fell into a staircase leading upward toward dark vegetation. Kairi thanked him and they ran up the stairs. Vines lay sprawled on the dirt floor, and headstones decorated the old cemetery. A shiver went down Kairi's spine. Donald led her quickly past this and they entered an old tomb. "Where are we going?" Kairi whispered. Donald turned to hush her, when a hand suddenly grabbed his shoulder. "Yes, Donald, where are you going?" Came Ansem's deep voice. Donald started and whipped around, facing his master. He looked horrified and opened his mouth for a moment, trying to think of what to say, "I was just, uh, taking her back to the gates…Lord." He stuttered. Kairi put her hands on her hips and glared at him. "Really?" Ansem said in mock surprise, "Because I could have sworn when I built this place that the gates were in the opposite direction." He stated, looking around at his labyrinth. Kairi glanced suspiciously at Donald, not sure what to think. "Oh, uhh…" Donald struggled to find a good reason for traveling in the wrong direction. Ansem, however, interrupted his thoughts and addressed Kairi instead. "So," He slid up next to her and leaned down to look her in the eye. "How do you like my Heartless labyrinth so far?" He asked sweetly. Kairi turned her head away from his smile, looking blankly at the floor. "It's not so bad." She replied, dreamily. "Really? You don't think my Heartless are scary?" He gave her one of Sora's trademark pouts. She turned back and looked him directly in his eyes, noticing the unnatural color. "No." She replied bravely. He stepped away from her and laughed, "Alright then, let's see how you and your pet deal with this." He said, vanishing in a large cloud of black and purple smoke. When the smoke vanished moments later, several soldier heartless stepped out into the dim lighting. Kairi gasped and Donald grabbed her wrist. "Ruuuun!" he yelled in her ear.
She stumbled as they turned and fled down the corridor. "Look at what you've gotten us into now?! You just had to contradict him, didn't you?!" Donald accused as they dashed down the hall. (Whoot! I found my thesaurus! Check out this word usage!) "What-do-we-do-now?" Kairi huffed as she quickly ran out of energy. Donald got a sudden rebellious glint in his eye and stopped, turning suddenly and facing the enemy. He pulled a mage's staff out from wherever he had been keeping it and pointed it at the Heartless. "Graviga!" He yelled as a giant ball of darkness engulfed the Heartless. Kairi blinked as she looked at where they had been seconds before, they were plastered to the floor! Donald grabbed her again and they took of running down the passageway again. They passed a heavy wooden door, and Donald pointed his staff at it, yelling "Firaga!" The door burst into flames and they kicked their way through the smoldering debris. They now stood in a long hallway, lined with doors. Kairi stood confused as to what to do next, when Donald walked quickly toward the seventh door on the left row. "Hurry up! I haven't got enough magic left to fight off those soldiers!" He quacked as he opened the door, walking through it. Kairi scampered over and dived through the door as Donald slammed it shut.
She stood up and brushed herself off, "That really wasn't necessary." Donald quacked haughtily at her. She shrugged and gazed around their new surroundings. They were in an old garden. It was beautiful, despite it's morbid appearance. The hedges and flower beds were neatly taken care of, and their wasn't a speck of dirt on the brick walkway. "Wow.." She sighed as she turned slowly, taking in the site. "Okay, I'm done. You're on your own." Donald huffed as he walked away. "Oh no you don't!" Kairi cried as she snatched away the mage's staff. "Hey! No fair! You're causing too much trouble and I refuse to help you defy my Lord!" He hollered. She ignored his complaints. "Now…Which way to go?" She thought aloud, scanning the many branching paths. She finally decided on the path directly behind them, as it seemed to her that by heading away from the castle in this place, you actually bring her closer. Donald huffed angrily but followed her. They walked along in silence, Kairi humming bits and pieces of 'Simple and Clean'. She smiled sweetly at Donald in reply to his icy glares. He had opened his mouth to say something rather rude, when he was cut off by an inhuman screech, rising above the thorn hedges around them. Kairi clamped her hands over her ears. "What is that?!" She cried in puzzlement. "That's it! Keep my staff! I'm not hanging around such a Heartless magnet!" Donald yelled as he scampered back the ay they had come. Kairi made as if to follow him, but a second piercing howl stopped her. She listed intently to it, noting traces of anguish in the voice. Startled, she turned to look down the path towards the corner, where the howling was coming form. That's no Heartless, Heartless feel nothing, not even pain…she thought in sudden fear. Glancing down at the staff in her hands, she crept forward.
Another painful howl rose up from around the hedges, chilling Kairi's soul with the reverberating tones. She rested a hand on the corner now, and carefully peeked around, careful not to be seen by whatever lurked on the other side. She gasped as she saw a bruised and bloody figure, hanging from a stout tree. Heartless surrounded it, hitting it with dark weapons and laughing as it screamed in more than just pain. A thin figure stood in the midst of the Heartless, wielding a dark key blade and bringing it back for another strike. As the key blade made contact with the creature's flesh, another bone chilling howl was sent through the labyrinth. I have to do something! Obviously that-person?- needs help! She thought desperately. She glanced down at the staff in her hands, of course!, she thought, how does this work? She remembered Donald using it to burn down that door, he yelled Firaga or something, right? She told herself, I'll try it! She jumped out from around the corner, pointing the staff at the key blade-wielding figure and shouting "FIRAGA!!" The person screamed in pain and surprise as an enormous shockwave of flame rippled through the crowd of Heartless. The figure jumped into the air and immediately vanished, but the Heartless didn't stand a chance, most of them were killed instantly, and the survivors crawled away on injured limbs, leaving the mess hanging form the tree.
Kairi had been throw back by the force of her own spell, startled that she had actually done it. She rested for a moment before getting up and shaking her head. She stumbled over to the thing hanging from the tree, it tried to lean away from her, but wasn't strong enough. Deciding it was no threat, she walked over and untied the end of the rope, bracing her feet and lowering the beaten person to the ground. Slightly dizzy from the aftermath of the spell, she bent down and noticed a glint of silver under the bloody mess of hair. She brushed the long dirty locks of hair away form the person's face and gasped as she recognized him. "..Oh, god. Riku..?" She whispered as tears formed in her eyes. He opened an eye at the mention of his name, and couldn't believe that Kairi was kneeling over him. "…Kairi..?" he asked weakly, "…Naw, it's not you. Just some trick, you're not real…"he convinced himself aloud. She laughed weakly at his familiar stubbornness and hugged him, "It is me, Riku. I have no idea what you're doing here, but please, just hold on. Don't die, I'll help you.. somehow.." She promised faintly, examining his injuries. He had lost a lot of blood, and there were bruises all over his body. He laughed feebly, "Ugg, I feel like crap.. can you cast curaga or something..?" he asked tiredly. "Um.. I can try, hold on…" Kairi said unsurely. She had no idea what curaga did, but it was the only suggestion she had right now. She pointed Donald's staff at Riku, "Curaga!" She said loudly, hoping that it wouldn't hurt Riku.
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