A/N: Fankyew all for the reviews/favorites/follows and stuff :D It means lots and lots to me o3o
I love the curiosity I spark as far as my plot progresses X3 Hehe
In this chapter, the plan progresses, but then hits a dead end. Aren't I just evil :3?
Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts...But I do own my trusty bag of Skittles while writing this and also my OCs. So that's something I guess XD
Chapter 7: Building Up and Breaking Down
How long has it been now?
Three weeks - an entire month.
It has been a month since I have been away from home, stuck in a dimension that I thought was just a video game series.
Can you believe it? I know I can't.
I smirked. It wouldn't make much of a difference for too much longer. I wasn't planning on staying here.
And, much to my chagrin, I had a weird sense of humor. I thought the villains' fights and rancid arguments were entertaining.
A couple days ago, Jafar manipulated a heartless with his snake staff into giving Captain Hook a wedgie. Yeah, they were immature in some of their spare time, but nevertheless, it made me laugh. I tried convincing Jafar to make a heartless attempt to pickpocket Hades for "the fun of it", but Jafar just laughed at me like I was stupid.
I just really, really wanted my iPhone charger back before I left.
Every night, I skimmed Gummi's for Dummys for blueprints for a simple, easy-to-make spaceship. I had my eye on the Autumn Twister.
Even though it looked small and kind of cramped, I knew I had enough Gummi Pieces to make it. All I had to do was follow the instructions carefully, and I should be fine.
There was even a terminology glossary in the back for mechanical terms I was unfamiliar with. It helped fill me in on all of the blank spaces.
I studied the explanations step-by-step each night. All I had to do now is get Sitka to let me outside so I can start.
Was it fair I was just using her, though? Using her and leaving without saying bye?
Because of Sitka, I was able to cling to my sanity during my stay here. I felt like I was being a little indignant.
But she was being indignant in her own way by not telling me that the others were fixing to kill me.
The plot point Sora is at must be after leaving Traverse Town, or just entering Wonderland. Time moved slower than it did in the game. Like, in the game, I could probably win in a week. But it was just different here.
I sighed, and shut my book. I figured I would have to try crafting as soon as possible. Which meant tomorrow.
"Thanks for showing me to the Rising Falls! But, boy is it cold out here!" I trembled, walking beside Sitka.
"Don't mention it," she smiled at me. "There used to be a waterfall streaming through here...But when darkness took over, everything kind of just...went cold."
A waterfall, huh? Must have been back in the good ol' Radiant Garden days.
I've only ever played Birth By Sleep once, and that was at Sara's house. She had a PSP, and I didn't. She let me play and complete only Ventus's story.
Haha, I was totally geeking.
"I might want to be alone out here for a bit," I said slowly, to where it sounded inoffensive. "I've been detained for an entire month, y'know?..."
It was a half-lie. I really did feel incredible standing in the fresh air once again (despite the fact I could see my own breath), but had to get down to business first and foremost.
"Oh, well, I understand!" laughed Sitka. "I have to go to Halloween Town anyway to try to search for a Keyhole."
"You'll do great. I have a feeling today is your lucky day," I lied. But, you never know. She might indeed get lucky.
"You think? Oh, boy, I can't wait!" cheered Sitka, opening a black corridor.
I waved to the girl as she slowly exited and the corridor behind her dissipating. And, before you think Riku is watching me, I told him I somehow felt Kairi talked to me in my dreams.
It was a lie, of course, but Riku bought it. I said that Kairi told me: Riku, please stick by me. I need you.
Sure, he was a bit skeptical, but he must have believed it. He's been watching Kairi since.
Playing with Riku's trust didn't make me feel guilty like it did when I played with Sitka's. And besides, he had it coming. He was being very rude.
I brought my collection of Gummi Blocks with me in a small heartless drawstring bag.
I got said bag from a Kupo who apparently comes to sell here at Hollow Bastion sometimes.
But, believe it or not, the tiny Gummi Blocks were hard to carry. They were heavy and felt like they were weighing me down.
I decided that if I was going to start building, I needed a completely safe, out-of-sight spot. Somewhere I knew the villains wouldn't check if they got suspicious of me being out here.
By the sewage line, behind a few large boulders.
Yeah, the smell was awful. Terrible, really. And I was super cold. Sitka told me that, in order to back track, all I had to do was head back towards the large castle in the distance.
Obviously...
I stared at the book and started to assemble various pieces. Putting Gummi's together was surprisingly easy. It was like connecting legos. You just let them snap in place, and Voila! You are a professional mechanic.
I thought creating Gummi spaceships would be just as trivial as making a NASA Rocketship.
I followed the instructions as carefully as possible, trying not to make a mistake. The warning on the introduction pages said that any mistake could be life threatening.
It was a little harder than making one on the game. I mean, sure, you used a controller to make one, but I did it by hand.
An hour past and I completed the engine and the floorboards. All I had to do next was install a seat, a window (you know, just so I wouldn't suffocate in the zero gravity zone), a steering wheel, and a blast-off Gummi.
I figured I could stuff my bag with polyester from my bed and sit on that instead of finding a seat. I was probably only going to use this escape method once.
With that, I resigned for today, feeling mostly accomplished. I knew it would be a little suspicious if I went back tomorrow, so I paced myself. I would give it a few days before I returned to finish.
I re-entered the Entrance Hall, and kept the door ajar behind me. As I entered, I shivered terribly. I felt numb, like I couldn't even move my fingers.
I think I was working on the Gummi for a few hours. Yeah, I was doing the easiest one possible, but I was still simply just a thirteen-year-old girl. Even I messed up and had to retry.
I rubbed my shoulders in a fruitless attempt to regain warmth. I knew that next time I went back out, I would bring gloves, and a jacket. My long-sleeved white shirt just didn't do it for me.
"You look like you have just seen a ghost," called Hugo.
Those statues just only spoke to me, apparently. They were inactive when I had other company in here.
"Negative 800 trillion degrees - please try it," I joked in-between shivers, still hugging myself and walking over to the statues.
"How's project Getting The Hell Out, going?" asked Hugo. Hugo never swore.
That was honestly what I called my escape plan. Project GTHO. I was going to use another alternative that was even more common in internet forums, but I didn't go as far as swear that bad.
"Ya know, it's g-going," I trembled. "Be right back, guys..."
I ran up to my room, grabbed my heartless blanket, and scurried to the kitchen. They didn't have coffee grounds, so instead I microwaved a glass of milk, and let it cool on my way back down.
I returned quickly to the Entrance Hall in record time. I sat beside the statues, cuddling up in my blanket.
"What in the world is that?" asked Victor, indicating my drink.
"This, my friends, is warm milk!" I laughed, taking a sip.
I always liked to drink hot chocolate too after playing in the snow.
"Warm milk?" Larvene looked mystified.
"What? You have never heard of it before?" I asked indignantly.
I was beginning to feel like my world's recipes were superior to that of Kingdom Heart's.
"No. Our old friend used to drink fresh milk, but never left it out to warm in the sun," told Hugo.
Ah, Quasimodo. I loved the Hunchback of Notre Dame, and this was the first time they brought up our very dear friend, Quasi. I already knew who he was, so didn't bother pushing for details.
I figured that there were cattle in his world. But I think Hugo was making a huge misconception about warm milk...
"You don't leave the milk to rot, yuck," I shuddered at the thought. "You warm it up in a microwave for 30 seconds. That way it doesn't create chunks or start to go sour."
"What's a microwave?" Victor looked mystified.
"It's a magical device that makes cooking so much more convenient, Victor. So so so much more convenient," I smiled.
Besides the magical part, I was indeed being honest. If you wanted to warm you meal back up hundreds of years ago, you would need to make a small fire.
I took a few gulps of my milk, and some feeling of warmth returned to my pores. I felt numb, sure. But I didn't feel restless all the same. In turn, it made moving my hands around much more easier.
The way the milk streamed down my throat felt godly. The freshly churned warmth worked its way down my mouth intertwined with a beloved mixture of delight and taste. Delicious.
I sat my drink aside, and tied my brown hair into a fishtail to keep my frustrating hair out of my face.
"How much more longer will it be until you have to go?" asked Larvene.
"Meh, not too much longer. I think in a few days I'll be done, so I can be gone," I sighed.
I felt like my plan was similar to Riku's plan to leave the Islands. I mean, they didn't have the material there to build a spaceship, of course.
Hopefully my plan would work. I knew if it didn't, and I got caught, then I would be staring death right in the face. So I am risking everything. Everything on the slim chance that everything would work.
What if I did a step wrong? What if it didn't start?
Then what?
Well, they wouldn't know that I tried if I kept being as sneaky as a church mouse.
"It sucks that you have to go, though..." said Victor slowly.
I raised an eyebrow, and said bluntly, "Victor. They're plotting to kill me."
"I know, but that's not what I meant."
"I think he means to say is that you are the first friend we have made in a long time, and it will suck when you go," said Larvene boredly.
"Yeah, that!" interjected Hugo. "Plus, you've only been here for just a month."
"I know, I know," I waved their preaching off. "But they don't know that I am aware of their plans to get rid of me. I am using that to my advantage."
"Where will you go?" asked Larvene, mystified
"I don't know. Anywhere is better than here," I said while finishing my milk. "Ah! That hit the spot!"
"Can you make me some?" asked Victor.
I raised an eyebrow, "But you're a statue?"
"I know, right?! Isn't that freaking amazing?!" he pumped his fist into the air.
We all laughed in unison for the rest of the day. I started up to my room, before sidetracking to the Gummi Room for other useful pieces.
Inside, I mysteriously found a Gummi-G. I noticed it from the game. To what world it lead to, I didn't know.
The difference between a regular Gummi and a Gummi-G is that the Portal Gummi's (otherwise known as the G's) are blue and resembled that of a crystal.
I pocketed that very piece. Hopefully they wouldn't notice it had going missing. I mean, with all the Gummi's in here, there was no way they were bound to keep track of them all.
So now I had direction. Now I wouldn't even have to travel. All I had to do was reach the atmosphere, and figure out how to activate the Portal Gummi.
And please don't think that this escape plan is that simple, readers. Because getting around every villain and sneaking out was too risky. And the plan wasn't even guaranteed to work.
Even the lie I fed Riku didn't buy me too much more time before he was back on my tail.
Before I entered my room, I glanced back at him. "DUDE! What do you want?!"
"I have decided to be your escort 24/7," smirked Riku.
Yeah, right. He knew that I was up to something.
How could I shake him off just long enough for me to finish the plan?
"Oh! I didn't know I needed babysat," I said sarcastically. "Thanks for volunteering."
"You're funny," he said boredly.
"Does that mean you get to watch me go to the bathroom? And chew my food for me?" I raised an eyebrow.
He shrugged gruffly. "Not exactly all of that. But I figured," he smiled slowly, "we could start over again and be friends. Whaddya say?"
Was he serious about wanting to be friends, though?
Maybe we could be friends. I thought about it briefly.
Ha! I knew that was the biggest lie ever. He just wanted to make sure I wouldn't try going anywhere.
I bet he even tricked Sitka into asking him what I have been up to, lately. I'm sure she told him that I requested a visit to the outside.
But I had to play along if I wanted to go.
Riku held out his arm for me to shake it.
I glanced at his hand like it was something off of the movie The Blob. I smiled lightly, and shook his hand gracefully.
I spoke in as kind of a stupid girly tone as I could muster, "Sure...That would be wonderful. Sorry if I offended you the other week."
"Oh, that? I already forgotten about it," he smiled.
"Hehe! Oh, stop it!" I chuckled.
I was cursing badly under my breath. I needed to finish the Gummi Ship...I was so close, too!
He walked me to my room, and he glanced at the bag on my back. "What do you got in that bag, there?"
"Oh...uh..." I sweatdropped. I opened my bag, and noticed the polyester stuffed inside.
"Let me see," Riku snatched it.
I felt a surge of anger as he took it.
"Fuzz? What's the point in having this?" asked Riku, giving me a suspicious look.
Great. It was suspicious carrying around polyester, wasn't it? It's not something one would do on an everyday basis.
I sighed, "I was going to make Oogie a voodoo doll as a gift. You know, for being such a cool guy."
"A voodoo doll? Of who?" asked Riku.
"I don't know, anyone," I lied.
If I was really making one, I would definitely consider making one of Hades and perform treacherous acupuncture to his cranium. Until I received my belongings, at least.
Riku seemed to have disdained that for nothing important. He tossed my bag on the ground.
I shot him a cold look as I picked it up, and entered my room. "I thought you were going to watch me sleep...friend."
"I have better things to do, friend," he smirked, as he walked off. "But I will be back again tomorrow, friend."
"Sure thing, friend!" I snapped.
"Okay, friend!" retaliated Riku.
"Alright, best friend!" I slammed the door shut behind me furiously. By the sound of the impact, I think I knocked a portrait off of the wall.
Wait...was that even supposed to be a serious argument...?
A/N: So, the good news: Sayla is finally crafting a ship.
The bad news: Riku has decided to be her constant escort.
How can Sayla buy herself some more time now?
I assure you, Riku won't be letting her be alone anymore now o3o That puts a crink in the plan.
And the next chapter should be good. It will be the chapter you all have been waiting for!
It will be the first part of the breakout!
I seriously have no idea how long the breakout will be, but I added a whole bunch of twists and obstacles, and, of course, humor :3
So, you know thee drill:
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