Author's Note: Howdy ya'll! I'm finally back. I hope you read my other story. Well, here's chapter 9. It's finally up!

Chapter 9: Locked In

" How do you know Plankton is behind all this?" Spongebob asked.

" Because, I saw Plankton with a couple of heartless and they were plotting something." Riku said.

" Well, where are they hiding, Riku?" Sora asked with concern.

" In…Rock Bottom."

" Well, I guess we all better git goin' before things git really bad." Sandy said.

" Then what're we waiting for? Let's go get 'em Goofy!" Donald yelled.

Sora and the gang then went to a bus stop and waited for a bus that would take them to Rock Bottom. A bus came and they hopped on, however, there was something fishy about the bus. When they got on, the lights shut off and the gang got trapped in a net. The bus drove to Rock Bottom and arrived at the hideout where the heartless were hiding. Plankton got out the net and took them to John and Laura.

" Plankton, I hope you got the right ones." John said madly.

" I promise, these are the right ones." Plankton opened the net and let them out.

" Huh, where are we?" Patrick asked.

" Holy smokes! This is where Patrick and I were captured and taken to." Riku said.

" Hmm, you got the Key Bearer, but WHERE'S THE GIRL?" John was really mad for sure.

" Hey, it's not my fault! The girl wasn't with them!" Plankton yelled.

" Plankton!" Spongebob yelled. " I knew you were behind this!"

" Freeze, heartless!" Sora held his keyblade up to the heartless.

" I'm sorry, Spongebob, Sora, and everyone else, but we've got other plans." Plankton said.

" Plans for what?" Squidward asked madly.

" You see, the heartless here and I are going to take over Bikini Bottom…no… THE ENTIRE WORLD!" Plankton then laughed like a maniac.

" How, you can't even take the Krabby Patty secret formula!" Goofy asked.

" You, see, I'm going to steal the formula because the heartless are going to steal Krabs' heart, which will kill him. Then, I'll take the secret formula, and the heartless will go around stealing everybody's hearts. Even the hearts of your friends on your island, Sora. Once there are only heartless in the world, the Krusty Krab will be mine, AND THE WORLD WILL BE OURS!" Plankton laughed evilly.

" NO! We have to warn Mr. Krabs!" Sora said as he swam for the door.

" You're not going anywhere until you answer one question." John said.

" What's your question?"

" Sora, where's Kairi?" John asked slowly.

" For the sake of justice! I'm not telling you!" Sora yelled.

John and Laura then put everyone in chains, not ropes, chains. When they were in chains, the heartless started torturing Sora until he told them where Kairi was.

" What would you want with Kairi?" Sora asked.

" You see, you and her each hold a special power. You better know what it is." Laura said.

" What's the power?" Sora asked.

" You idiot! You and Kairi both have the power to free each other's hearts by expressing your feelings. Don't you remember when you saved her at Hollow Bastion and then she saved you!" Laura asked.

" Oh yeah, that's right! I became a heartless!" Sora then had a flashback.

Flashback.

" The keyhole, it's not finished yet." Goofy said.

" What can we do?" Sora asked tossing his keyblade to the side.

" Maybe, we gotta go wake Kairi up." Goofy suggested.

" I think you're right. If we can free her heart, but…but how?" Sora though for a moment. "A keyblade that unlocks people's hearts, I wonder." Sora then walked towards Riku's keyblade.

" Sora?" Goofy asked. Sora walked over and picked up Riku's Keyblade.

" Sora, hold on!" Goofy yelled.

" No, wait!" Donald yelled.

Sora then raised Riku's keyblade stabbed himself with it. Six of the hearts that belonged to the princesses were freed and went to their owners. Kairi's heart was then free and returned to her. She awoke from her slumber. When Kairi woke up, she saw Sora falling back.

" Sora! Sora!" Donald yelled. Kairi then got up and ran towards Sora.

" Sora!" she yelled. When she got to him, he disappeared into thin air.

" What's happening to me? Falling…falling…into darkness." Sora said slowly.

Since Sora was a heartless he couldn't remember a thing until moments later, when Kairi recognized him.

" Sora, is that you." Sora heard her voice. Right when she was about to get attacked she embraced Sora knowing she was going back to the darkness. " Sora!"

Then, in just the flash of a light, Kairi's deep feelings for Sora overcame the darkness and restored him.

" Kairi, thank you." Sora said.

" Sora!" Kairi said in relief.

" Sora!" Donald and Goofy yelled.

End of Flashback.

" Gosh, I can't believe I forgot about that." Sora said with a tear in his eye.

" I can't believe we're going to go after her again." Laura said cheerfully.

" You'll just be wasting your time be cause I saved her once and I'll do it again!" Sora shouted.

" Oh, no you won't!" John then locked them in.

" No! Now Kairi and Mr. Krabs are in real danger!" Spongebob yelled and then cried.

" Catch ya' later!" Plankton laughed. The three bad guys then got on the bus to Bikini Bottom.

" No!" Sora yelled. " Kairi! Kairi!" Sora stared banging on the door.

" Sora! We're locked in!" Riku yelled at the top of his lungs.

" But I've gotta warn Kairi!"

" Kairi's fine!"

" Riku, how could you say that? The heartless are gonna swallow her heart…again!"

" Look, she's with MermaidMan and BarnacleBoy. She'll be fine." Riku said calmly.

" No! Mr. Krabs!" Spongebob shouted banging then door, he then gave up and started crying.

Everyone just sat in the hideout and waited for someone to come and find them, but unfortunately, no one came. Sora tried to reach Kairi on her cell phone, but he couldn't reach her.

" Man, the phone line's down! How're we gonna warn Kairi now?" Sora asked with concern. " This is all my fault. They're gonna find her, and they 're gonna swallow her heart. I promised that I'd protect her and that nothing bad will ever happen, but it's too late, I have to break my promise. I'm sorry Kairi." Sora said softly closing his eyes.

" Sora, don't ever give up." Sora at that moment thought he could hear Kairi talking to him.

" Kairi, did you call me?" Sora asked the air.

" Does he do this all the time?" Patrick asked.

" Yep." Riku replied.

" Sora, don't give up. Just believe in yourself, your friends, your heart. Listen to your heart and it'll guide you." Kairi said inside of Sora's conscience.

" Just…listen to…my heart?" Sora asked. He then closed his eyes and listened.

" He's doing that again." Spongebob said.

" Sora, there's a key behind one of these large objects that'll unlock the chains that surround you. After you unlock yourself, use the key to get to the back room. There's a button behind the bookshelf, press it, and you'll be free. And Sora, if you don't make it to me in time, and the heartless swallow my heart, don't worry, I'll be safe because I'll be in your heart. Just remember, wherever you go, I'm always with you." Kairi said in Sora's heart.

Sora then opened his eyes and thanked Kairi.

" Thanks Kairi." He said softly into thin air.

" Oh yeah,that's right! Sora and Kairi have the power to communicate from far distances." Riku said.

Sora then started to move around objects and look for the key that Kairi was talking about. He looked behind a lab table, a desk, a sink, and many other things. Finally, he found the key; it was behind a cupboard that held lab coats and goggles.

" I found it! Kairi was right!" Sora said in relief. He then unlocked everyone's chains.

"Alrighty, let's go punish some heartless fiends." Spongebob said as he ran for the main door.

" Wait, Spongebob! Sora still has to find a way outta here first." Sandy said.

" Oh."

" So, what else did Kairi tell you?" Squidward asked.

" Well, she said that this key will unlock the door the back room, and if we go there, all we have to do is press the secret button that's behind the bookshelf in there." Sora said.

" Let's go then!" Patrick yelled.

" Yeah!" Donald and Goofy both agreed.

Sora unlocked the door that went to the back room. The gang went as fast as they could because they didn't have much time until Mr. Krabs' and Kairi's hearts were history. When they arrived, they had Sandy and Riku, the strongest ones there, move bookshelf and Goofy then pushed it. The main door opened and they all rushed out.

' I'm coming Kairi!' Sora thought.

" Now it's time for some heartless punishment!" Spongebob yelled.

Author's Note: That was chapter 9. IT WAS FINALLY UP! Chapter 10 will be up soon.