Chapter nine
aving the first world and catching the kitty!.
The team landed on the new world and saw that it was in the middle of a war. It was futuristic looking with vehicles flying at high speeds and were shooting at each other.
" see I told you this place looked dangerous," Donald stated and Kira ignored his as she was in amazement at everything.
" this place is huge," she said and she saw a gun fire at her.
" Whoa!" she yelped and they all hid behind a large container.
" that was a close one," she said to herself and peeked out from her place a gun shot at her again almost hitting it's mark.
" Man do they know talking is the answer instead of fighting," she said and she jumped behind other ruined box. She knew she wouldn't be able to land a hit on the heartless shooting at her so she looked around and saw a futuristic gun sitting on the ground.
" Donald! Cover me! I'm going to weaken their defenses!" she called out and she started shooting at the heartless that were controlling the soldiers. She merged with Luna and and did an aerial drive in to the stronghold of the heartless and wiped them within seconds. She patted her hands off with get the dirt off and turned to Donald and Goofy.
" Coast is clear!" she called out and waved them over. Once the two caught up they took off running to the next fight that was occurring ahead. A man stood behind a box clenching a gun to his chest. Kira ran next to him and leaned.
" What's going on here," she asked and the man looked at her. He had green eyes, blonde hair that was covered with a black hat, he wore a trench coat that reached the ground, a pair of tan cargo pants, a blue tank top and a light blue sash.
" What the hell are you?!" he called over his shoulders as the wolf half human growled.
" I"m a human with special powers buddy. Now tell me what is going on!" the Luna side came out as KiraThe team landed on the new world and saw that it was in the middle of a war. It was futuristic looking with vehicles flying at high speeds and were shooting at each other.
" see I told you this place looked dangerous," Donald stated and Kira ignored his as she was in amazement at everything.
" this place is huge," she said and she saw a gun fire at her.
" Whoa!" she yelped and they all hid behind a large container.
" that was a close one," she said to herself and peeked out from her place a gun shot at her again almost hitting it's mark.
" Man do they know talking is the answer instead of fighting," she said and she jumped behind other ruined box. She knew she wouldn't be able to land a hit on the heartless shooting at her so she looked around and saw a futuristic gun sitting on the ground.
" Donald! Cover me! I'm going to weaken their defenses!" she called out and she started shooting at the heartless that were controlling the soldiers. She merged with Luna and and did an aerial drive in to the stronghold of the heartless and wiped them within seconds. She patted her hands off with get the dirt off and turned to Donald and Goofy.
" Coast is clear!" she called out and waved them over. Once the two caught up they took off running to the next fight that was occurring ahead. A man stood behind a box clenching a gun to his chest. Kira ran next to him and leaned.
" What's going on here," she asked and the man looked at her. He had green eyes, blonde hair that was covered with a black hat, he wore a trench coat that reached the ground, a pair of tan cargo pants, a blue tank top and a light blue sash.
" What the hell are you?!" he called over his shoulders as the wolf half human growled.
" I"m a human with special powers buddy. Now tell me what is going on!" the Luna side came out as Kira bared her fangs.
" What does it look like kid. We're in the middle of a war," he called out then leaned back against their cover.
" I see... Then just to let you know these aren't normal soldiers you are facing. They are being controlled by the heartless and by the looks of it. The seekers are everywhere sucking off information," Kira said as she knelt down and look how many they were fighting.
" I can take them on but you guys are gonna have to cover me," she said looking up at the blonde and he pulled her back and pushed her against the wall.
" There is no way I'm sending a weak little kid like you to kill yourself," he said and she said pried his hands off her jacket.
" I'm far more powerful then I look. Now if you don't mind if you want to stay back here and waste ammo fine or I could move in and take them out before you run out of bullets in that pea shooter of yours," she said looking at the man and he groaned.
" Fine,but if you get killed it's your fault," he said and he let her move in his place.
" deal, now I need you, your friend over there to cover me. Donald Goofy you can follow behind if something happens to us," Kira said and the man laughed.
" You know. For a kid like you. You know a lot about a battle strategy," he said and she chuckled.
" Trust me this isn't the real me talking to you. My Keyblade is doing all the talking I'm just fighting," she said and peeked around the corner.
" Okay we'll move in three! Two! One! Go!," she called out and ran out and towards that barricade. Kira was faster then the rest so she was almost to the barricade.
" Man I never thought a kid could out run me and beat me to all the fighting," the man said as he jumped into the fight with Kira. After the fight with lasted a few minutes the group and what was left to the older man's squad sat down and took a break from the fighting. Donald tended to the injured along with Goofy. Kira and the leader of the squad sat in front of each other and talked.
" so what's your name kid," he asked and she smiled. Before she answered Luna jumped out of Kira making Kira turn back to her normal form.
" My name is Kira and this is my Keyblade/ Best friend Luna," Kira answered as Luna laid down next her Kira and shut her eyes.
" Wow... So what is a Keyblade anyways I never heard of such a weapon," he stated and Kira chuckled.
" Maybe first I should know you name so I can call you by it," she smiled and the man laughed.
" Oh yeah, my name is Snow nice to meet you," he said shaking her hand.
" Nice to meet you. Anyways to answer your question. A Keyblade is a weapon to erase darkness from worlds. Those creatures that we had fought not to long ago those were what you would call a heartless, which means they will go after anything that has light inside of them and try to extinguish it by taking over or taking a heart away from whoever his their target. And the bug looking things are called seekers... they basically will attach themselves to you and suck all the information they can get out of you or anything. I was told that a scientist is the one responsible for creating them. I must look for him and take care of things before they get too out of hand. I also have to look for my dad's Friend that I must deliver a letter to, and also find a boy my age. I think he might be here actually. Have you seen a guy my age, wearing a black coat? He has white hair to," Kira listed and Snow scratched his head thinking about it. He was just about to answer until Goofy called out.
" Kira! Look it's that same fella from Radiant Garden! The one the shoved you to the ground," he said and Kira stood and looked where Goofy was pointing.
" Your right! Luna let's get going," she said and she took off running.
" You guys chase him. I'll meet you up ahead," she said and jumped to the top of some crates until she was past the guy in the black coat. She jumped down and waited for him to pass her. She waited with a pipe in hand. She heard footsteps come closer and she swung. Clothes lining her target Luna and Kira merged together and pined the guy to the ground.
" Your not going to get away that easy," she growled and he merge with his Keyblade. The two began clawing, biting, kicking, growling and rolling around on the ground. They stood and Snow came to separate them but he was a tad to late because the two were getting close to the railing which under the current bridge they were fighting on another was located a few feet under.
" If they fall they may kill themselves," Snow said to himself but he was too late. Kira tackled the panther looking boy and they went over the edge and plunged to the next bridge.
" Kira! Where are you going?!" Donald yelled but she didn't hear him.
" We have to catch up to them before they seriously get hurt," Goofy said in a worried tone.
" I can help with that come on," Snow said and they ran over to a hover craft that look more like a motorcycle with one big wheel that it drove with.
( With Kira and the Mysterious teen)
Once the two fell off the ledge Kira and the panther guy fell onto an aircraft that was being handled by a man with dark skin, an Afro that nested a small bird. The woman with soft thin looking hair who looked more like a soldier and more professional then the man did. The man jumped out of the way as Kira and the mysterious teen continued they vicious fight.
" What the hell are these things?!" the man said as he stumbled backwards.
" Your going to pay what you did to me back in Radiant Garden. I was only trying to help you. The least you could have done was come nicely and answer my questions. Instead of pushing me to the ground almost falling over yourself in the process and not give me one ounce of gratitude for saving your hind end from the heartless," Kira hissed as she tackled him to the ground.
" I would have been able to take care of it myself mutt. I don't need help from the likes of you," he said and kicked her off and tried escaping but was caught by the ankle and thrown on the ground like he was a rag doll.
He sat on the ground wondering what the heck hit him and Kira looked down at him.
" now that I have you where I want you your going to answer a few things for me," she said and she grabbed his jacket and pulled him up then punched him in the gut causing him to lose his breath.
" Wow wait a minute, this guys didn't need to deserve that," the man said as he tried to walk up to Kira. Kira glared at him and said, " Stay out of this."
" Kira you caught him finally," Goofy called out as he and Donald where dropped off by Snow.
" thanks Snow!" the two called out and he just waved good bye and headed back to his crew.
" See ya around," he called back and disappeared.
" Now your gonna have to answer our questions," Donald said and the guy hissed at him. Donald squeaked and hid behind Goofy who hid behind his shield.
" What is your name? And Why do you look like my father's friend Riku," she asked and he gasped he practically tackled her to the ground but instead they both shot for each others collars.
" How does a mutt like you know that name? Who are you?!" he said and shook her on each questions asked." Well how about we settle this as young adults and change back to our normal forms and have a "polite" conversation," Kira said and the guys shook her slightly but then he released her and she released him as well.
" Fine on three. One," he counted as they back away from each other.
" Two," Kira said in a low voice.
" Three," they said in sync and both Luna and the mysterious guy's Panther came out and the two held their Keyblades at each other.
" I'll go first for introductions. I'm Kira that's Donald, Goofy and Luna. I'm searching for a guy by the name of Riku because my father is an old friend of his and he wanted to warn him about the darkness and danger the worlds have become. Now you go next," she said and he glared at her.
" My name is Kaji. This is Animus. The name you are searching for is my good for nothing father. I'm looking for him and I will make him pay for what he did to me and my mother," he said in a dark tone as he tightened his grip on the Keyblade.
" Then I think we can help each other with this. I'll help you if you agree to help me. No more fighting between us anymore," she said and made her Keyblade disappear. Kaji stared at her then at Animus. Animus looked at him and walked over to somewhere private to talk.
" Kaji, are you going to trust her on that agreement? She could be faking this," Animus said looking up at his master.
" Well I need to settle something with father... But what she said was fair. If we help her then she'll help us since we are looking for the same person... I'll go with my gut and go with her but I'm not trust her so fast," Kaji said then Animus peeked over at the group who was talking.
" Kira are you sure we can trust him? I mean the way he looks and fights it makes him look untrusted and could turn on you in the matter of minutes," Donald whispered and Kira shook her head.
" He needs help. As my father always said: "You must do what you can to save everyone from darkness. It doesn't matter how far a person has fallen, You can always help them and bring them to the light". I didn't understand what he meant but now I think I know, not for sure but I'm getting an idea what he said. I was only a little kid when he told me that but I never forgot it. I think if he is willing to come with us I'm sure we can help him you somehow. He seems to me that he has a lot of daddy issue and trusting issues that need to be dealt with or at least talked about. But until he feels comfortable around us he doesn't have to talk to us," Kira said and looked at Kaji who was then walking towards them.
" You swear that you will not betray us?" he asked and Kira held her pinky out.
" I pinky swear. I never go back on my words. I swear to help you in exchange for your help as well," she said and he looked down at her small finger then at her in the eyes.
"Fine," he said and hooked his pinky around her small one.
" Okay then... now that we have our differences settled let's save this world from darkness shall we," Kira said and then looked at the man who was shocked on the ground.
" Hey sorry about earlier. If you would have gotten in the middle of our fight you probably be dead," Kira said and held her hand out to him. Kaji shook his head and looked away.
" okay just don't do that again around me," he said shakily and Kira chuckled.
" I can't promise that," she said and let go of his hand.
" Where is this thing going," she asked as she walked up to the woman with pink hair. She looked at her and said nothing.
" Fine if you answer me then I'll ask your friend," she said as she started to walk away.
" He's not my friend," the woman said in a cold tone and Kira looked at her.
" Ah you do talk. That's good," she said and the woman glared coldly at her.
" I guess we'll wait to see where we are going," Kira said and sat on the ground next to Luna.
" Um Kira! I think we have a heartless coming," Goofy said and Kira looked in the direction Goofy was pointing. Kira jumped to her feet as she saw a huge heartless wearing a body suit of armor with a scythe as a weapon.
" I've seen big heartless before but that thing is huge!" Kaji said as the heartless swooped down just missing Kaji and Kira's heads." Great," the pink haired woman sighed in an irritated way and walked over to the group to help fight it. The fight went on for a long time and by the time they got to their destination they finally put the heartless out of it's misery. Kira sighed and made her Keyblade disappear as Luna refuses to go in it only when she is wore out to a point where she can't walk. Kira looked over at the group and saw Kaji who had a Seeker on him.
" Kaji don't move you have a seeker on you," Kira said as she walked over to him and tried to pull it off of his back.
" Man it's really stuck on you," she said as she struggled to take it off.
" Hey grab on to him so I can yank it off," she said as the man grabbed on to Kaji's wrists and Kira pulled back. She gave the seeker a few more pulls but it refused to get off.
" I think I need some help to pulling," Kira said looking at her friends. They all line up behind her and grabbed each other by the waist.
" Alright. One, two , three," she counted and they all pulled. The seeker finally came off. Like dominoes they group fell on to the ground. The seeker went flying out of Kira's hand and then came back to attack her. The woman with pink hair killed it and glared down at her.
" T-thanks for that," Kira said as she looked up at her but the woman never responded to her.
Kira sat up and watched as the woman walked away to the controls again.
" Man who put the stuck up her butt," Kira asked quietly and the man laughed.
" I don't know. What are your names anyways," he asked as he helped Kaji off the ground.
" I'm Kira, that's Goofy, Donald, Luna, Kaji, and his panther which I don't know his name," Kira said with a smile and Kaji sighed.
" His name is Animus. He doesn't talk to anyone else but me just so you know," Kaji answered and turned around.
" okay then," Kira said and looked up at the dark skinned man " What's your name may I ask."
" Sazh...Sazh Katzroy," he answered and he shook her hand." It's nice to meet you," she smiled and flopped on the ground. Luna flopped on top of her.
" Hi Luna, you tired too?" Kira asked as she looked at the wolf that laid on top of her. Luna waged her tail and licked Kira's face.
" Luna! That's not fair your heavier then me," Kira laughed as Luna continued to lick and sniff her face.
" So. You've been working to hard. You need to smile for a little bit," Luna chuckled and sniffed Kira's neck tickling her. Kira laughed and kicked around as Luna continued to play with her. During the play Kaji watched her laugh and try to escape Luna's tongue.
" Luna get off me! Luna stop that tickles," Kira laughed as she was squishing Luna's face forward and backwards.
" oh look at those pretty white teeth of yours," Kira laughed as she pushed Luna's cheeks up to reveal her fangs.
" put my cheeks down you goof ball," Luna said as her cheeks were still pushed up.
" I will if you get off me," Kira said and Luna backed off.
Kira sat up and laughed with the others. Kaji never really saw a girl bond so well with her Keyblade spirit. He looked at Animus and stroked his big head. Animus purred loudly and he cracked a smile.
" You know these guys don't look so bad Animus. Maybe we should lighten up a bit around them," Kaji said as he bent down to his Keyblade spirit and sat in front of him with his legs crossed.
" It would be nice to smile or laugh once in a while," he said and laid across Kaji's lap.
" Man you put on some pounds Animus," Kaji said and Animus sighed." Well the last time I laid on your lap was when we were younger," Animus said looking up at Kaji who had a smile.
" I miss being happy..." he sighed as he remembered when he met Animus...
( Kaji age 8)
Little Kaji was playing in the backyard of his home and heard a bush rustle. He looked up and blew the long white hair out of his face. He was curious but soon he heard a small meow come from the bush.
" huh?" he questioned as he tilted his head to the right. He stood up and walked over to the bushes and saw a large black "kitten" in the bush. He smiled and helped the poor kitty out of the bush and set him on the ground.
" Your a big kitty," he said and the black "kitten" mewed at him and started to purred.
" Do you have a name?" Kaji asked and the kitten nodded.
" Yeah, My name is Animus. And your my new master Kaji," the kitten said in a scratchy voice.
" Hey you know my name already! So does that make us friends?" he asked and the kitten nodded.
" You bet! Just to let you know I haven't aged in years until I found you Kaji. Just to let you know I'm what you would call a Keyblade spirit. And you are gonna be my Keyblade master," Animus said showing his toothy smile.
" hey do you want to play?" Kaji asked with a smile and Animus laughed.
" of course I want to play. Tag your it!" he said as he hit Kaji lightly on the arm with his paw and ran away.
Riku (age 33) sat at the kitchen table as he was writing a few reports he was working on while his wife was making dinner. He looked up and looked at the back door and listened for his son's laughter. Once he heard it he put his pencil down and stood up.
" I wonder why Kaji is laughing," he said to himself as he walked over to the back door and only to see Kaji chasing an over sized cat.
" Kaji, what are you doing with that beast," Riku said as he picked his son off the ground and into his arms.
" But dad his not going to hurt me. He's my new friend," he said and Riku looked over at the cat.
" It's true, I'm a Keyblade spirit and I found my master. I didn't mean to scare you. We were only playing tag. I wasn't going to hurt him or anything," Animus said looking up at the man and Riku looked at animus then at his son.
" Well all be, I see you inherited my ability to wield a Keyblade. You won't be able to summon it at such a young age but it's nice to know your gonna be one," Riku chuckled.
" I'll explain this to your mother Kaji. In the mean time stay out of trouble and don't hurt each other," Riku said as he put his son back on the ground.
" We won't," they said in sync and Kaji tagged Animus on the shoulder "your it!" he called out and he ran away.
" Hey that's not fair I wasn't paying attention!" Animus called out and ran after Kaji.
Riku rubbed the back of his neck and watch his son have a blast playing with his new friend. With a chuckled he turned and headed back into the house still smiling.
" What is Kaji up to Riku?" his wife asked as she dried her hands off." hm? Oh we have a new member of the family," he said as he walked over to his wife.
" Oh is that so? And who is this new member may I ask," she smiled and Riku kissed her lightly.
" Remember when I told you I was a Keyblade master when we were dating," Riku started and his wife nodded her head.
" Yes I remember. What of it?" she asked and he chuckled.
" Well it seems to me that Kaji has that same ability and that the Keyblade is starting to form into creatures. Take a look but don't freak out. I just dealt with it," he said and lead his wife over to the back door and she saw Kaji chasing Animus around.
" Riku! That's a panther cub! He's gonna get himself killed!" she said as she was about to opened the door and save her son from the cub.
" OH where you going. That cub isn't going to hurt him. He told me that he has no intention on hurting our son. But that little cub is going to be Kaji's greatest friend," Riku said with a smile and she sighed.
" Okay but if our son comes up missing that cub is going to pay," she threatened.
" I'm sure Animus will watch over him well," Riku said as his wife walked away and he stared out to the yard and watched as his son was laughing and playing with his new friend Animus.
(end of flashback )" We did have a lot of fun together even though I was getting bigger then you as time passed on," Animus said as he nudged his head against Kaji's cheek.
" yeah you did but your still my little kitty," Kaji said as he scratched behind his round fluffy ears. The carrier stopped and everyone started getting off.
" You guys tagging along?" Sazh asked as they group got off and followed him and the pink hair woman off.
" I guess. We won't get in the way or anything and if we slow you down then forget about us," Kira said as she walked next to Sazh.
" You got it kiddo," he said and they hurried to catch up with the woman.
" So what are you guys looking for?" Sazh asked as he walked backwards to face the group.
" well were looking for the keyhole to this world so we can lock the darkness from it," Donald answered and Sazh tripped over. The group laughed except for Kaji and Animus.
" come on, stop falling behind," the pink haired girl called out as she quickened her pace. The group sped up and followed her close behind.
" So what's this girls name Sazh," Kira whispered and he looked down at her.
" I think her name is Lightning," he answered and she nodded her head.
" Okay thanks for telling me," she said and kept quiet.
" We're almost there," Lightning called over her shoulder and they hurried to a temple looking building. But before they could reach the door. Snow came out carrying a girl that looked a little bit smaller and younger then Lightning in his arms.
" Serah," Lightning gasped as Snow set the girl gently on the ground." Lightning... your here..." the girl said in a very weak tone.
" I'm here don't worry I'm right here Serah. Is there something I can do for you," Lightning asked as she held onto her sister's hand.
" no, but sister... you can stop this... you have to stop Cocoon from falling," Serah whispered and she looked at Snow who had tears forming in his eyes.
" Snow, don't cry. I'll be fine. I'll see you in a little bit K?" she smiled and he smiled back.
" Of course babe. I'll be here waiting until you wake up," he said and she smiled gently. She soon closed her eyes and she was then floating in the air but not long after she turned into a crystallized statue.
" how sad..." Kira whispered as she let her bangs cover her eyes as she cried a little bit.
" I'll never know what it is like to lose a loved one but I can imagine the pain it leaves behind when they do leave," Kira said in a very quiet yet audible tone. Kaji looked at her and that told him that she had a very caring heart that feels for others pain instead her own. Animus came out of Kaji's Keyblade and looked at his master.
" Are you alright Kaji," he asked and Kaji nodded.
" I'm fine Animus," he said quietly and continued to looking at Kira. He dug in his pocket of his coat and he found a napkin he had saved from his dinner a few nights ago. He walked over to Kira and handed it to her.
" I don't like see other people cry," he said and walked away before Kira could say anything in return. She gave him a smile and mouthed 'Thank you' to him. He just nodded and looked away before he started to tear up.
"come on... We have to finish this. My sister wouldn't want us to stand around here crying. We need to finish what she started once her mission was complete," Lightning said in a low tone and she walked into the temple. Everyone gave Serah one last look before following Lightning into the temple. Kira was quiet as they followed her into the darkness of temple. Lights soon lit up slightly only enough to see where you were going. They group stopped and they faced a machine like being that looked like it was turned off.
"something doesn't feel right in here," Luna said as she looked up at Kira.
" Your right there Luna," Kira agreed as they stood before the machine.
The doors slammed shut and they were locked in.
"what's going on," Donald said as he held onto his staff.
" It looks to me like we're trapped Donald," Goofy said and the machine turned on.
" You can not escape me now," it said and everyone got into fighting stances. About an hour and a half later the group was having trouble trying to defeat the heartless machine. Kira and Kaji were knelling on the ground panting.
" Any bright ideas?" Kaji asked and their spirits went back into their Keyblades. Kira said nothing but looked at the machine and noticed their was a Keyhole on it's back.
" There! That must be the Keyhole to this place. If we can lock it maybe we'll be able to take this thing down," Kira said as she pointed to the Keyhole.
" sounds good. Let's go," he said and grabbed her hand and the ran around dodging the machine's attacks.
" You know how to lock this," she asked as she and Kaji were dodging the saw looking blades.
" No idea," he said but he pointed his Keyblade at the keyhole and so did Kira.
" Please work," Kira said and soon a ball of light was charging on both of the teen's Keyblade. A beam of light shot out of the blades and hit it's mark on the back of the machine. The heartless self destructed it self and it was dead.
" It worked!" Kira cheered and Kaji smirked.
" It was your idea," he said and looked at her and she smiled at him.
" Well I guess thank you for helping... but now I think we have to go back to the other world and find the Keyholes to. I didn't find them the last time I was there," Kira said and she looked at her friends who were tending to their injuries.
" We'll most likely stop by again," he said and looked down at her.
" okay. Come one we have to help these guys," Kira said but there was a rumble and the door opened.
" We have to get out of here!" Lightning called out as she stood up along with Snow, Donald and Goofy. The group ran out of the temple and outside. Where would we go this place is falling as we move!" Kira called out and Kaji made a portal." We'll go through here," Kaji said as he had his hand held up to the portal.
" You guys want to come with us!" Kira called out but they were already gone.
" Don't worry about them they know more of this place then we do now come on before the portal closes!" Kaji said as Donald and Goofy ran through.
" alright coming," she said and she ran passed him and he followed. They soon were in the gummi ship and the portal closed.
" Thanks back there Kaji," Kira panted and she sat in her seat.
" Yeah thanks there we owe ya one," Goofy said with a smile and Donald nodded his head.
" Alright where do we go next," Donald said as he sat in the driver seat.
" I don't know... hey what about Disney Castle!" Kira suggested as she pointed to the world.
" Yeah! We should see if king Mickey would like to meet Kira and see if he has any information about Riku," Goofy said looking at Donald and he nodded.
" okay buckle up everyone," he said and started the ship up and sped away from Cocoon City.