A/N: And now for the next chappie! Enjoy~
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Kingdom Hearts BBS, Kesshi's Story
Chapter 10
In Search Of A Shooting Star
We opened our eyes when we woke up, and saw a little fairy in green in front of us. Suddenly, we heard a voice.
"Let's try kickin' them!" the voice said, and the little green fairy lifted her leg to kick us. I jumped up, but she still kicked Ven, rolling him over and sending her rolling through the air. We sat up to see two boys in front of us with the fairy. One was dressed in a fox outfit, and the other in a bear outfit. "Who are you?" the boy in the fox costume asked, and we stood up, me jumping onto Ven's shoulder.
"Name's are Ventus and Kesshi. But everybody just calls me Ven," Ven told them. "Hmm…Guess, when we sat down to rest, we must've fallen asleep."
"But where'd ya come from?" the boy in the bear outfit asked.
"Well, you see…" I started, but the fairy interrupted, tugging on the ear of the boy's fox costume."
"All right, all right, we're goin'!" the boy snapped at her.
"So long, Ven and Kesshi!" the boy in the bear outfit said, and the boys started to leave with the fairy.
"Hey, where are you guys off to?" Ven asked.
"Tink saw a shootin' star and we're gonna go hunt it down!" the bear kid said excitedly.
"A shooting star? Mind if we come along?" I asked eagerly.
"'Course not. But ya gotta agree to follow us!" the fox boy said.
"Yeah, it's, uh…right over…That-a way! By the Indian Camp!" the bear boy declared.
"Ready, men? Forward, march!" the fox boy ordered.
"'Kay," Ven said, and we left for the Indian Camp. As we walked, we learned that the two boys were named Slightly and Cubby. We walked out of the jungle into a clearing with a hollow tree in the middle when we heard a crowing sound. Ven and I looked around and saw a boy in green flying overhead.
"Peter Pan!" the boys cried out happily, and Peter flew down and slowly passed by us.
"Who do we have here? Never seen you two before," he said.
"I'm Kesshi, and this is Ventus. Call him Ven," I said, and Peter landed.
"Well…if you say so," he said, seeming doubtful, and he walked over to the two boys.
"Ten-shun! Now then, men. I don't suppose you'd wanna capture some real pirate treasure?" he asked them.
"Real pirate treasure?!" Cubby gasped.
"Sure!" Slightly said eagerly.
"Well, guess who caught sight of Hook right when he was stashing his treasure?" Peter said. "Whaddya say we sneak in and grab it?"
"Oh boy!" Cubby cheered.
"Let's go! Let's go!" Slightly added, but the fairy kicked them each in the back of the head.
"Ow!" they both yelped. She flew over to Peter and bounced up and down in front of him trying to get his attention.
"Tinker Bell, what's gotten into you?" he asked her.
"We were all supposed to go hunt for a shooting star together," Ven explained.
"Forget that. Pirate treasure is way more fun," Peter replied. "Tink, you're comin' with us!" Instead, she got upset and flew away from him. "Well, that's no way to respond to an invitation. C'mon, Ven, Kesshi, you're both better sports than her, right?"
"We'd love to join you, but…first we wanna find the shooting star," I told him, and he looked surprised as we left in the direction Tinker Bell had gone. We walked into the Indian Camp when I spotted something on the ground. I got Ven's attention, and he saw it, too.
"Mickey's Star Shard?" he said curiously, and we heard laughter nearby. We looked and saw a pirate captain holding Tinker Bell in his right hand and Mickey's Star Shard in a hook where his left hand should have been.
"A shooting star and a pixie! Must be me birthday," he laughed.
"Let Tinker Bell go!" I snarled, and Ven summoned his Keyblade.
"Ha! Two of Peter Pan's brats," the pirate captain sneered. "Well, tell that cowardly sparrow…if he wants his precious Tinker Bell back, he'd best meet me at mermaid lagoon!" And with that, the pirate captain and his companion fled with Tinker Bell and the Star Shard.
"Stop!" Ven yelled, but we were suddenly surrounded by Unversed. "Scram!" We fought off the Unversed, and then tried to chase after the two men.
"We lost them," I murmured after a few minutes of chasing.
"Look out below!" Peter yelled from above, and flew down to us.
"Peter, help! Tinker Bell's been pixie-napped!" Ven told him.
"Then I'm too late," Peter said. "Hook's gonna pay for this!"
"He said to meet him at Mermaid Lagoon," I added.
"Gotta be an ambush," Peter said. "Hmph, that old codfish thinks he's clever." He started to take flight.
"Hey, we're going, too!" Ven yelled.
"Well, we have to hurry. Can you both keep up?" he asked, and I spread my wings.
"You bet!" I said eagerly, and we left for Mermaid Lagoon, Ven running, and Peter Pan and me flying above him. We were close to the water when out of nowhere, a cannonball struck the ground near us. Ven summoned his Keyblade, and my claws glowed with light.
"Cannon fire? Where's it coming from?" Ven wondered as I bristled with fear.
"On the water! Over there!" Peter yelled, pointing to the ship. Another cannonball was fired, and we quickly fled from it. Tinker Bell came flying through the dust, and she flew straight to Peter. "Tink, it's you! And you're all right!" he cried out happily, and then she started to speak to him. "What? A strange fellah with a funny-lookin' sword has—" Suddenly, another cannon shot was fired. "Hold on, I gotta stop that cannon!"
"Okay. We'll go after Hook!" I told him.
"Right. Tink, if you would," Peter said, and Tinker Bell circled around Ven a few times, covering him in dust.
"What…?" Ven said, confused, and he started to hover.
"It's pixie dust," Peter explained. "Bet you feel lighter now, don'tcha?" And with that, he and Tinker Bell flew off to the ship while Ven and I flew off to Skull Rock to confront Hook. When we got there, he was laughing.
"At last, that scurvy brat will never trouble me again!" he crowed, and we stepped out of hiding.
"I wouldn't be so sure of that, Hook!" I snarled, and he turned to see us.
"Swoggle me eyes! No, don't tell me!" he cried out, and looked through his telescope to see Peter Pan crowing after defeating the pirates on the ship. He threw down the telescope with rage and yelled, "Blast that Peter Pan!" He jumped to a small island between him and us and drew his sword when we all heard a ticking noise, and he looked around. "That sound!" he gasped, and saw a crocodile. "No! Not again! S-stay away from me!" He turned to run away, but we stopped him.
"I don't think so!" Ven snapped at him, and we fought Captain Hook. After a long fight, we knocked Hook into the water, and when he saw the croc, he freaked the heck out.
"Leave me alone!" he squealed, and fled across the water. "Help me, Smee! Smeeeeee!" He fled back to his ship, where they sailed out of sight.
"Ahoy! Look what we brought!" we heard Cubby yell, and he and the fox boy were coming across the water in a boat with a chest, Peter Pan flying along with them.
"It's a pirate's treasure chest!" Slightly said, and when they reached the shore, they got the chest out.
"Treasure!" Ven said eagerly.
"Yup! The same chest I told ya about. We snatched it right from Hook's hiding place," Peter explained, and opened the chest, but it was empty. "Huh? How come it's empty?"
"Uh, sorry, but…we lost all the treasures," Cubby apologized.
"Oh, well…That's too bad," I said.
"Aw, who needs it?" Peter said dismissively. "It was prob'ly just full of dumb old jewels or doubloons or somethin' anyway."
"We could just put what we treasure in there instead—if ya wanna?" Slightly suggested.
"Yeah, that's perfect! Instead of fillin' it up with jewels and gold and stuff, we'll put in what's truly special to us! The real riches!" Peter agreed, and they filled it with wooden swords, sling shot guns, and bows and arrows. "What are you two puttin' in, Ven and Kesshi?"
"I dunno…" Ven murmured, and check his pockets. I watched as he pulled out the wooden Keyblade. "How 'bout this?"
"Hm, what is it?" Peter asked.
"It's…just something that one of our best friends gave us," I explained.
"So it's like a keepsake, huh?" Peter said curiously. "You sure you wanna part with somethin' that special?"
"Yup," Ven said. "We don't need it if we've got Terra and Aqua. Our best memories are still ahead."
"All right, then," Peter agreed. "Next time ya visit, we'll have an even bigger chest waitin'. Enough for all those treasures and lots more."
"Okay, it's a deal," I replied with a slight smile. Ven placed the wooden Keyblade into the chest, and then Tinker Bell flew over to the chest with the Star Shard.
"Oh, wait, Tink—we're pretty sure that belongs to a friend of ours," Ven told her. "Do you think maybe we could hang onto it?" She shook her head in saying no, and tried to fly off with it.
"Now Tink!" Peter Pan scolded, and she flew back over and handed it to Ven.
"Thank you," he told her, and the Star Shard began to glow, and it became so bright that we had to shield our eyes. The next thing we knew, we weren't there anymore.