PrismRain13: Well, here's another chappie. Didn't take me long, did it?

West: Yes! I finally showed up!

PrismRain13: yeah, this story's going to be picking up more from this point forward.

West: Prism still owns nothing other than the plot and her OC's like me and Lydia. Got it?

Chapter 10: The Heartless Resistance

Riku shifted uncomfortably in West's surprisingly strong grip. She and TJ were dragging him through the lit up area of the second district. TJ was smirking at the silver-haired teenager as if this was some form of entertainment for him. The islander couldn't really blame the kid, but he still didn't get why he needed to steal his wallet. Why did they need money?

"Look, West," Riku stammered as he tried to pry her hand off his wrist, "I appreciate this, really, but-"

"Don't be silly!" West smiled, "We take in kids who lost their worlds all the time; it's not a big deal!"

"Yeah, you'll fit in just fine!" TJ agreed, he looked like he was about to say something, when just then in a cloud of darkness appeared a group of large body, soldier and shadow heartless appeared in front of them. Riku looked at the heartless in surprise, was Maleficent watching him now? No, he couldn't be responsible for West and TJ getting attacked, they were innocent. Riku turned to the two to tell them to run, but Riku noticed that they didn't even look scared. They both looked at the heartless with intense hatred.

"You guys again!" West snarled, "When will you creeps get the message; we don't want you here!"

"C'mon West! Let's show them what we're made of, maybe then they'll get the message to stay out of our town!" TJ smirked with a confident look on his face.

"Couldn't have said it better myself Teej!" West nodded as they both drew weapons from behind their backs. TJ pulled out a basic wooden baseball bat and West drew a small silver knife with a black handle with a yellow ribbon wrapped around the handle. Then, they both ran straight into the fray of heartless without any fear. TJ used his bat and hit a wide variety of heatless that attacked him, but weren't able to lay a claw on him. Riku was surprised to see a kid that young have so much strength, but he noticed that West had a completely different battle strategy. She moved with such swift speed that the heartless didn't even notice when she slashed deep wounds and jumped on top of them and stabbed them. Riku watched the two fight the heartless with awe, it looked like they had a ton of experience fighting them, Riku just felt that he needed to know more about them, and this group they talked about. By this time West and TJ had finished their fight.

"Whew, is it me or are there more heartless showing up then usual?" West asked as she stretched. TJ was about to answer her, when Riku noticed a small shadow heartless coming out of the ground, eyeing West hungrily. Neither West or TJ seemed to notice the heartless, and just as it was about to jump onto West, Riku drew Soul Eater and slashed through the shadow, reducing it to nothing. Both West and TJ gazed at Riku in a mixture of shock and awe.

"Wow! That is such a cool sword!" TJ grinned.

"Uhh... thanks," Riku said, finding the kid to be becoming a little annoying, "So, do you guys fight the heartless a lot?"

"Yeah, they've been showing up a lot lately," TJ replied, "But, I'm not worried; the heartless resistance will take care of them! They always have before!"

"Yeah, the gross creeps don't stand a chance! But, we better get going," West said, "We were supposed to be back awhile ago." The two began walking on ahead, when Riku suddenly felt something sharp digging into his shoulder. Riku looked to his shoulder and almost drew his sword when he found a large black raven digging its claws on his shoulder. The raven then flew off his shoulder and into the shadows where Riku could make out the shape of a tall figure with horns on their head, Maleficent then brought her hand out of the shadows and made her finger move in a 'come here' gesture.

"Riku!" TJ's voice brought the islander out of his thoughts; he turned to find that they had both stopped to wait for him.

"Aren't you coming?" West asked hopefully, looking at him admirably, almost afraid he was going to run off.

"You guys go on ahead, I'll catch up," Riku told them while West and TJ just shrugged and began moving on. Slowly, Riku turned towards the direction the raven flew off to as Maleficent stepped out of the shadows, the raven sitting on her shoulder. "Okay, before you say anything, I know that this is basically what happened on the other worlds, but-"

"Riku!" Maleficent interrupted, "I want you to follow them." This statement left Riku speechless, as Maleficent sighed in annoyance, "In case you did not hear me; I want you to stay with them, but only for one night."

"But, why?"

"I'm sure you've heard of the Heartless Resistance by now," the witch explained, "They pose as a threat to me and all we've worked so hard to accomplish. You've seen how easily those two children had defeated the heartless sent to protect you," Riku was about to ask why she had sent heartless to 'protect' him when Maleficent then placed her arm around Riku's shoulders in a comforting sort of way, "Riku, dear, in the short amount of time that you have been with us, I have grown very attached to you. You know that I have no children of my own, and you are the closest thing I have to a son. And I would just be heartbroken if something were to happen to you." Riku slowly nodded his head, "And if you should decide to leave us and stay with Sora or this group of children, just keep in mind that I would miss you dearly."

"Okay," Riku replied, "So, any other reason you want me to stay with these kids instead of the Heartless Resistance?"

"I have reason to believe that this group may be directly linked to the Heartless Resistance," Maleficent said as she removed her arm from Riku's shoulders, "And seeing how that freckle-faced girl had just so generously opened their home to you, I strongly suggest that you take that chance. Sora should be around town tomorrow, only then you can leave them."

"I think I get it," Riku shrugged, "I'd better go catch up with them then,"

"Yes, please do," Maleficent nodded, "And don't forget, Riku, make sure to find something to tell me about the Heartless Resistance." The witch gave a small wave to the silver haired boy, before disappearing in a burst of emerald green flames. Riku watched her leave, before heading in the direction he saw West and TJ go. He turned a corner and saw the two leanded up against a brick wall near two doors; one a blue stained glass and one a plane wood.

"What was the hold up?" West questioned, "For a sec I thought you ditched us."

"I uhh... forgot my wallet," Riku said quickly, using the first excuse that came to mind.

"Well, I guess you wouldn't want someone taking it again," TJ shrugged as he toed the ground. West nodded as she opened the wooden door.

"Hey everybody! We're back!" West yelled enthusiastically as she lead Riku and TJ inside then locked the door behind her. The front room was an old, simple kitchen connected to a living room with a dark green couch, wooden coffee table and small TV with antennas. There were five people who turned to face them. Inside the kitchen, over the stove was a fifteen year old girl in a black dress that was decorated with several belts with a skirt that was open in the front, revealing black kapris and black dress shoes. Sitting at the kitchen table working on a blueprint was a twelve year old boy with stick-straight-up blond hair, blue eyes and round glasses. He was wearing a white t-shirt with a blue sweater vest and red shorts. Also sitting at the table was a fifteen year old boy with long, red hair tied in a ponytail wearing a cowboy hat and a long trench coat. Sitting on the couch in front of the TV were a sixteen year old red-haired girl in a black shirt and green cargo pants, and a thirteen year old blond boy with a strange black tattoo on one side of his face and a short-sleeved jacket decorated with blue flames on the sleeves. "This is Riku," West continued, "he lost his world too, so let's be nice to him!" The red-head girl got up from the couch and shook Riku's hand.

"Nice to meet you, Riku, I'm Kim Possible," she said, "That's Lulu, Lewis, Irvine and Zell," each waved as their names were called. "You can bunk with Lewis tonight," she pointed to the boy with glasses. Riku turned to West.

"So, are any of you related?" He asked.

"Nope," West said in her perky fashion, "But we did all loose our homes to the heartless. Leon and the guys from the resistance check in on us every now and then, but we mostly take care of ourselves. So, I think we're like a family,"

"So, were'd you pick up this straggler up?" Irvine asked as he stood up from the table.

"We met him when I stole his wallet," TJ told him.

"TJ!" Kim scolded, "I thought you weren't going to steal anymore!"

"Don't worry about it, Kim," West stepped in, "I already took care of it. So, what science project did Lulu cook up this time?" Lulu sighed in annoyance and turned away from whatever she was cooking.

"West, if you don't like my cooking all you have to do is tell me," Lulu said calmly.

"We did, many times, but someone is a little too sensitive!" Zell said in a cocky tone from his position on the couch. Lulu's cheeks puffed up in anger as she walked up to Zell and got right into his face with a look of anger on her face, and Zell let out a small gulp of fear.

"Too sensitive, am I?" Lulu questioned dangerously. Irvine walked over to Riku and whispered in his ear,

"Piece of advice, dude; never get Lulu upset with you!"

"I'll keep that in mind," Riku nodded. Lewis, who was still at the table, rolled up his blueprint and placed it with a pile of others on the table, suddenly becoming interested in the conversation.

"Can't we just go to Tony's for supper again?" TJ whined.

"Because you beg to go there every time I make dinner," Lulu snapped.

"Come on, Lulu," Lewis said as he stood up from the table, "it's not that big of a deal, and Tony doesn't get too many customers nowadays, just think of it as helping a friend out. Plus, I doubt that your cooking's even been hazard tested," Lulu looked at Lewis with a sour expression over his last comment, but thought over his argument for a moment before replying,

"Alright, but it's only fair that the new guy gets a vote," Lulu said as she turned over to Riku and the rest of the group looked at him too which made Riku feel a little uncomfortable.

"Well, judging by what everyone else already said, I'd like to go to Tony's." Riku replied. The entire group minus Lulu erupted into shouts of victory and West wrapped her arms tightly around Riku's body, beaming with happiness.

"I knew you had great taste!" West said perikilly as they all left the house and made their way back to the first district. When they got there, Riku noticed that they stopped right in front of the restaurant where Riku had met Lydia, who was standing in front of the restaurant looking at her nails. But, when she saw the familiar group, she instantly perked up.

"Well, if it ain't my best customers!" Lydia beamed, "Step right up darlin's!" Lydia led them over to a nearby table and finally noticed Riku, "Hey pumpkin! Don't think I got your name."

"It's Riku," the silver-haired boy replied.

"Nah, I think I'm gonna stick with pumpkin," Lydia laughed as she took out a notepad, "The usual for ya'll?"

"Got that right, Lyd," Irvine said in a flirty tone while West giggled at him, "and how 'bout a kiss and your number?" Lydia laughed at Irvine's effort, pulled off his cowboy hat and ruffled his hair.

"Irvine, darlin', that never gets old," she said as she placed his cowboy hat back on, "But as I've said before; I'm a bit too old for ya. So, for ya pumpkin?" Lydia said as she turned to Riku.

"Um, just some coffee," Riku replied. Lydia nodded as she assumed the 'usual' for everyone else. Riku then turned to the group, "so, what's the deal with her?" he asked.

"Lydia's just a complicated person," Kim replied while TJ was trying to blow out the candles, but having no success, "She came from this world that was ruled by this guy that treated her kind like cockroaches."

"Yeah, she's even said that even if her world does come back that there's no way that she'd go back," West added,

"So what is she?" Riku asked, having no idea what the awnser could possibly be.

"You seriously haven't noticed? She's a gypsy." Lewis said in a definite 'duh' tone, "fortune teller, dancer, entertainer, magic user the whole nine yards! And she's been pretty out of it emotionally because her boyfriend broke up with her a month ago."

"Who's her boyfriend?" Riku asked.

"Don't know, never seen him," West replied, "But Lydia did tell us that he's part of this organization that was interested in hearts or something. I think they were called Organization 12. And they only found out about Lydia just before they broke up! Apparently they all wear black coats, and have 'minions' which Lyd thought was cool,"

"And what's the deal with this Heartless Resistance I've been hearing about?"

"You sure ask a lot of questions for a newcomer," Lulu said in a sour tone and glared at him with her red eyes.

"Lighten up already, Lulu," Zell told her then turned back to Riku, "The Heartless Resistance is an organization put together by the first people who lost their homes to the heartless. And as more survivors of heartless attacks came to Traverse Town, more people joined, we're part of it! We also have access to the secret fourth and fifth districts that only we know how to get to! So, we have meeting places all over, and since we're part of the resistance, we need to know how to fight." Lulu was holding her head as if she had a headache,

"Zell, I think you just set a record for most secrets spilled at once," she groaned.

"I have to agree, these are resistance secrets!" Kim agreed. Zell sighed in defeat but West continued sharing.

"We all have the same goal in mind; destroy the heartless forever! Now, that we have the Keyblade's chosen on our side we can say goodbye to the heartless!" when Riku gave her a look of confusion, she giggled, "It's said to be the only weapon that can permanently put an end to the heartless. Now, he's joined the resistance. What was his name again, Sora?" Riku let out an unnoticeable gasp of shock as he realized that he and Sora were on opposing sides. He didn't want to believe it, but he'd just have to wait until tomorrow to find out for sure. Just as Lydia arrived with their food.

PrismRain13: In case you missed it, Lydia's boyfriend is from Organization XIII. Can you guess who? Can you guess what world Lydia's from? Hint: it's in kh3d.

West: Irvine and Zell are originally from Final Fantasy VIII, Lulu's from Final Fantasy X, and Lewis is from Disney's Meet the Robinson's.

PrismRain13: The odd duo; sorry if i made Riku seem a little OOC, i'll try to fix that but thanks for telling me :) and, Riku is hot! Don't try to deny it! this has been your friendly neighbourhood nerd, Prism. Leave a review!