Ch. 9
The World of Light
The trip for the four teens went fairly smoothly, minus the two attacks by Heartless and Nobody ships, until the Highwind reached the outer rim barrier, barricading their way to the unknown world. Chip and Dale had installed a very confusing device on the Gummi Ship that was supposed to let the ship pass through the barrier easily. The only problem was that none of them had the slightest idea of how to operate the small purple box. Various buttons and switches lined the front of the little square, all blinking colors of yellow, red, green, and blue. Sora stood there, observing the box dumbfound. Kairi followed suit, staring confused. Lucy had no idea what a Gummi Ship was, let alone a small box that baffled the others. Riku was the only one to fiddle with it, trying to understand the small piece of machinery.
"Well, I've come to a conclusion. We need to call the two chipmunks." Riku said blankly.
"No, ya think?" Sora asked rhetorically.
"Don't start, Sora." Kairi warned, grabbing one of his chocolaty-brown spikes to tug on. Sora yelped in pain as she pulled. Riku smirked, but was silenced before he could remark as Lucy grabbed a handful of his silver hair, tugging hard until he was at her mercy.
"Lemme go! I have to call Chip and Dale!" Riku pleaded. Lucy complied, releasing his silver locks. Sora received no such gratification as he was yanked to the steel floor. Kairi smashed her lips into his, kissing him. Before he could react, Kairi slid her tongue stealthily into her hero's mouth. As they did so, Lucy sighed as she followed Riku into the Control Room. Riku pressed a single button, making Chip's face appear on the screen.
"I was wondering when you were going to call. It's about the box, right?" Chip asked quickly.
"Yeah."
"All you have to do is press the big red button."
"That's it?" Riku asked frustrated.
"Yep. Uh, what are Sora and Kairi doing?" Chip asked, his face one of shock.
Riku turned to see them in the same position as they were a moment ago, except now Kairi was licking his ear as she nibbled on it.
"Being horny. Later." Riku said, pressing the same button to make Chip's reddening face disappear.
"So," Lucy asked casually. "When are we going to do…it?"
Riku laughed at the question, receiving a hurt glance from his new girlfriend.
"Whenever you're ready, babe. I can wait."
Lucy stopped to think for a moment, then continued to walk, plotting mischievously. Riku continued walking, oblivious of Lucy's plotting of the inevitable. She was planning out the whole situation for their time alone at the world that they were headed to.
Sora managed to escape Kairi's mischievous self after she had started to try to remove his jacket. Riku walked in a moment later, eyeing the girl lying down on the floor, apparently waiting for Sora to do something. Sora did the first thing that came to mind. He picked Kairi up off of the floor, helping her stand, and kissing her lightly, so as not to awaken the sleeping beasts within either of them, though Kairi's was already stirring.
"Maybe later." Sora whispered into Kairi's ear, making her purr slightly and try to nibble at his ear.
"Come on, Sora! It'll be fun! You know it will be!" Kairi pleaded, trying to muster a puppy-dog face, which wasn't working well because of the excitement coursing through her. Sora kissed her a final time before leaving her wanting a lot more. Sora approached Riku afterward.
"Well? You going to her room or not?" Riku asked playfully as he grinned.
"Later. But now, no."
"Riku, are we going to your room or not?" Lucy called from across the room, fully intending for everyone to hear.
"Later, babe!" Riku answered as he flushed deep crimson. "Say one word, Sora, and I'll kill you." Sora only smiled, patting him on the back. His and Lucy's relationship was going just as fast as his and Kairi's. Riku quickly pressed the big red button on the cube, making the ship shudder slightly.
"From the instructions, I'd say we have about, oh, 30 seconds." Riku informed casually, yet raced to the Control Room and threw the engines into full throttle. Fortunately for Lucy and Kairi, they'd just reached their seats in time for the ship to lurch forward, bursting through the barrier. Unfortunately, Sora wasn't in his seat. He flew back through the ship and crashed into his room, becoming entangled in spare clothes, Keychains, items, and other things.
"Riku! You're an ass!" Sora called from the other side of the ship.
"Thanks!" Riku called back, racing toward the world that was near them. The world looked like a giant castle with beautiful scenery around it, but had a castle on the underside that was surrounded by twilight, with an eerie landscape surrounding it, sending shivers down all of their spines, minus Sora, who was trapped in his own messy room by a bed sheet.
"Sora you need to see this!" Kairi called to him. A second later, Sora stood in the Control Room, free of the sheet that had entangled him. He, also, marveled at the castle, yet frowned at the dark one.
"That could mean trouble. Judging by its appearance, it's shrouded in a blanket of twilight. It seems like we're going to be dealing with some traveling."
"What gave you that idea?" Riku asked rhetorically.
"Just making sure you got the idea." Kairi and Lucy giggled at their boyfriends' rivalry, even though they were best friends.
"Let's go!" Kairi shouted enthusiastically. With that, they vanished with a press of a green button on the console, headed towards the world filled with light below.
