Hey. Not too long ago before I started this chapter (for all Super Mario fans out there *SPOILER) I finally beat the Grand Master Galaxy level, The Perfect Run, at the end of Super Mario Galaxy 2. That was back in July (how I envy those days). Over the summer I went on an awesome beach trip with my team, we found a jellyfish and named him Ricardo. We had to put him back in the ocean so my friend Garrett threw him towards the ocean, but missed and he landed on the sand right in front the ocean. I feel sorry for him.
Is it the Paopu? Or is it Fate? (Oh and the Traverse Town Keyhole)
We went back to the Third District and into a house with a light on. The whole gang was there and Cid. We walked up to Cid to tell him about the delivery. But before we could, he asked us, "Hey, you guys ever hear of Maleficent? I hear she's in town."
"Who is she?" we asked.
"A witch, man, she's a witch!" he replied.
"She's the reason this town is full of Heartless," said Leon, "don't take her lightly."
"She's been using the Heartless for years" said Aerith.
"We lost our world, thanks to her," said Leon.
"One day, a swarm of Heartless took over our world" started Cid.
"That was nine years ago," continued Leon.
"I got out of that mess and came here with these guys" finished Cid.
"That's awful!" said Donald.
"And Sarah here is also from our world" said Leon.
"What?" asked Sarah.
"You are from our world," said Leon, "back when you were five, you were lost in the darkness. You somehow were found in Traverse Town. No one recognized you as their child so the whole town took you in as an orphan."
"Well Sarah? Do you remember anything?" I asked.
"Not much. I have the memories of Traverse Town, and of my own world being destroyed, " she replied. I felt a sharp pain in my heart from the sad look on her face, "I always kept that memory as if I had experienced it yesterday."
"(Memories)" I thought. An image appeared in my head. The sunset. The sunset was so familiar. I had always taken it for granted when suddenly it was eclipsed.
"Tyler. Tyler!" I heard a voice. I was snapped out of the vision. It was Leon.
"Anyway, back to what I was saying," he resumed, "our ruler was a wise man named Ansem. He dedicated his life to studying the Heartless."
"His report should tell us how to get rid of the Heartless," said Cid.
"Where's this report?" asked Sora.
"We don't know," said Leon, "it got scattered when our world was destroyed."
"I'm sure Maleficent's got most of the pages," said Cid.
(3rd person POV)
"You see? It's just as I told you," said Maleficent looking into the window of the small house with Riku, "while you toiled away trying to find your dear friends, they simply replaced you with some new companions. Evidently, now he values them far more than he does you. You're better off without those wretched boys. Now, think no more of him, and come with me. I'll help you find what you're searching for…"
(My POV)
"So, you delivered that book?" asked Cid, "that navigation gummi's installed and ready to go. You find another one, you bring it to me. I threw in a warp gummi for the heck of it. Now you can jump to worlds you've been to before. Well, better get back to my real job. What's my real job? You'll see. See me at the First District."
"I've been thinking about the bell in the Second District," said Aerith.
"The one that rang a bit ago?" asked Sora.
"The one above the gizmo shop. There's a legend about it, you know," said Yuffie.
"But it's all boarded up. Nobody can get in there," said Aerith.
"Heck, go check it out. Ring it three times to see if anything happens" said Cid. He then left and we followed to the First District.
"I'm in the gummi block business," said Cid when we got there, "Workin' on your gummi ship sure was great. Come again and I'll give you a big discount." He then gave us a Comet G.
"Go ahead, take it. It's a special giveaway," said Cid.
"You should have it Tyler, since you want to build a ship of your own" said Goofy.
"Thanks" I said. We then moved on to the Second District. The guys started walking ahead of us.
"You guys go on ahead. Tyler and I will stay behind," said Sarah.
"Ok" said Sora and the three of them continued towards the Gizmo Shop. Sarah started walking towards the lower area of the district. I ran next to her.
"So why did you want us to stay behind?" I asked. We started slowly down the steps.
"I wanted to be able to talk to you, alone" said Sarah, "lately, you've been in my thoughts always. I've had visions of you in other worlds, fighting the Heartless, and I could feel what you felt. I felt your fear when Sabor attacked you. I felt your anger when he kept appearing. I felt the anger you had towards the Queen of Hearts and the pride in Alice when she talked back to her." My heart began racing a bit.
"I can feel your heart beat at his moment" she said, "I don't know why this happens, but I'm glad because I really like you, more than just a friend." I couldn't think of what to say even if I tried. I just spoke what I felt.
"I really like you too Sarah" I said, "you've appeared in my head too, multiple times. Even when I'm in battle, I think of you, maybe not in the front and foremost part of my head, maybe something even beyond the back of my head, but it's still somewhere for me to recognize that it's you." We were down by the fountain.
"Do you really mean that?" she asked. I needed no thought process to say this next sentence.
"Yes, I mean it. I really like you Sarah" I repeated. I put my arms around her waist. She put her hand around my neck. She gently closed her eyes.
"Hey you guys, what are you doing!" Sora called from on top of the Gizmo Shop. We both suddenly got red. We let go of each other. I felt really angry at Sora for some reason. Sarah couldn't help but giggle. For some reason, I started laughing. They then used Trinity Red to smash down the wall in front of the bell. We heard the bell ring. The design block of the fountain spun to reveal a new design. This happened again when they rang the bell another time and another. When it turned for the third time a Keyhole appeared.
I put my hand on my sword. I sensed something above. I looked up and saw a Guard Armor falling towards us. I dove and pushed Sarah out of the way. The force popped the Bright Gem out of her wristband. She reached out for it. I saw it and dove for it. The Guard Armor smashed it before I could grab it. It seemed like the moment the gem was crushed so was her heart. I could feel Sarah's pain and sorrow.
"You suck ass, you know that?" I yelled to the Guard Armor. Sora and the gang ran over to join us. I pulled out my sword. After a few hits the armor dropped on the ground. It then transformed into the Opposite Armor.
"Damn. Thought we had it," I said. This thing was a b**** to beat in its new form. I aimed for the arms first. I then went for the feet and then the head. It knocked out Donald with its cannon-like attack. It aimed for Sora who dodged it. I saw that it was headed for Sarah. I blocked the attack with my shield.
"Hold this," I said giving the shield to her. After destroying the feet, it started launching the head as a cannon ball.
"Batter up!" I yelled as I held the Final Sword in preparation for the attack. I swung my sword at the perfect time to send it back at the armor. The armor fell on the ground due to the impact.
"Sora!" I called. He nodded and then jumped up and stabbed down into the head of the armor. A heart fluttered out and the armor vanished. Something tweaked in our brain that taught us the power of wind, the spell Aero. I transformed my sword into a Keyblade. Sora and I pointed our Keyblades into the Keyhole and sealed it. We received another Navi G piece. Sarah (who had been in a safe area until this point was very upset about the Bright Gem being smashed. I felt it.
"Don't worry Sarah, I'll find you another Bright Gem to replace the old one" I said quickly. The guys (Sora, Donald, and Goofy) were giggling to themselves. I glared at them.
"That would be nice, but, it wouldn't be the same" she said.
"I'll still replace it" I said.
"Ok" she said with a few tears on her cheeks. We went back to the First District.
"You guys go to the next world without me, I might be able to build that new gummi ship I've been wanting" I said. I went over to Cid, bought some supplies, and with his instruction I started building it. I didn't have enough supplies or room to build the ship I had envisioned, but I began putting together what would become it. I then got into the ship and flew towards the portal to the next world.
Way too short, but at least, I'll be getting back in the action in the next chapter.
