SORRY! I haven't updated for so long...OH WELL! Here it is! CHAPTER 10!
Chapter 10: A Vessel of Events
After Riku arrived at the pirate ship, he was introduced to the captain of the boat. He was called Captain Hook. Maleficent explained that they shall be using this boat to go back to Hollow Bastion. They could've teleported, but Maleficent told him she couldn't transport Riku and Kairi to Hollow Bastion together because of her condition and current weakness of his power. Even after Riku's bickering, she still didn't let him. So, for now, they have to stay with Captain Hook and his crew.
Riku has been enjoying controlling the Heartless. He likes watching them do funny tricks and stuff like that. He knows that Maleficent granted him this power to use them for power and fighting, but he can fight on his own. Still, he can use the Heartless as a last resort. But for now, he'll just use them for his own personal amusement.
Even since the boy has seen Kairi, he has deeply watched her. I won't let anything harm you Kairi...I'll protect you...And find your heart...
Another problem the teen has faced is the crazy Captain Hook. He didn't really associate with him, and Riku really didn't want to talk to him. Whenever the Captain would give him orders, Riku just walked on, ignoring him. Even though he did nothing else to the boy, from the corner of his eye he saw someone at least hold back Hook from scarring Riku with his hook. Sometimes, in return, Riku bosses him around. Yet again, someone's holding back old Hook.
But out of all the events that's happened on the ship, Riku just dealt with it, hoping they would arrive soon. Yet, Riku didn't know that the biggest problem would soon arrive to him...
Riku was standing on the top deck of the ship, Kairi sitting on the floor behind him. Riku soaked up the night sky and breathed in the cool breeze. A few seconds later, Hook's right-hand man, Smee, came running to Riku, babbling.
"Riku, there's an intruder!" the small man yelled. "Ri--!"
Riku put a hand on Smee's mouth, shutting him up. "Shh. Who is it?" Riku asked.
"3 people, sir. One is fairly short, a duck. One's a dog thing, very tall. And the last one is--"
"A boy, almost my height?" Riku said. Smee nodded. "Where are they?"
"On the bottom deck, sir. They're 'bout to come out right now! Well, actually, we already got the duck and dog, but the boy was hard to get and escaped! He's coming right now!" Smee exclaimed.
Riku looked at the floor, then at Kairi, mind in deep thought. He then looked at Smee. "I'll take care of him. Just stay close by. Get Hook," he ordered.
Few mintues later...
The boy that Smee described earlier came out of the bottom deck and went to the front of the ship. He walked around and saw nothing there. Then a voice called out to him.
"I didn't think you'd come, Sora." Sora looked up and gasped. He saw Riku. "Good to see you again," Riku said.
"W-Where are Donald and Goofy?" Sora demanded.
"Are they that important to you? More important to you than old friends? Instead of worrying about them, you should be asking about her." Riku stepped to left and revealed the empty Kairi.
"Kairi!" Sora exclaimed.
"That's right," Riku told, waving a hand at Kairi. "While you were off goofing around, I finally found her."
Sora began running towards Riku, but a certain hook stopped him. "Not so fast! No shenanigans aboard my vessel, boy!" Hook said. Smee appeared at his side along with 2 pirate-themed Heartless.
Sora looked up at Riku. "Riku, why are you siding with the Heartless?!" he yelled.
Riku looked down at him with piercing eyes. "The Heartless obey me now, Sora. Now I have nothing to fear."
Sora clenched his teeth and gripped his hands into fists. "You're stupid! Sooner or later they'll swallow your heart!" he shouted, his voice cracking. Whoa, Sora actually called me stupid...
"Not a chance. My heart's too strong," Riku insisted.
"Riku..."
"I picked up a few other tricks, as well. Like this, for instance," Riku told, stretching his palm out to Sora.
A dark shadow form of Sora appeared in front of the real one. Sora stared at the other form of himself, shocked.
"You can go see you're friends, now," Riku said, turning his back. Trap doors opened below Sora, making him fall into some other part of the ship.
Riku turned to Hook. "Let's get under way, already," he ordered with a tone. "And keep Sora away from Kairi until we're ready to land." Riku picked up Kairi and walked off into the cabin.
"Hmph! That scurvy brat thinks he can order me around!" Hook complained.
"What shall we do, Captain Hook?" Smee asked.
"NOTHING!" Hook answered with a swing of his hand. "The whole is crawling with Heartless! Let them keep an eye on the brats."
"B-but, Captain. Y-you know who is also down the—"
"SHH!" Hook interrupted. "Did you hear that, Smee? Oh, that dreadful sound!" he announced in fear, looking all around.
"No, Captain."
Hook grabbed Smee's shoulders, shaking him vigorously. "Are you quite sure?! Did I imagine it? Oh, my poor nerves!"
After some crazy shenanigans…
"WHAT?! So Wendy's not one of the chosen ones?" Hook exclaimed.
"There are seven, supposedly…And Maleficent she's not one of them…," Riku answered, turning his back. "Hoist anchor as soon as possible. Leave all the deadweight behind, including her," he ordered.
"After the trouble of capturing her?! Why those seven?! What is Malificent planning anyways?!"
"Who knows?" Hook stopped his babbling and listened to the young boy. "As long as it means getting Kairi's heart back, I couldn't care less."
"Hmph! You're wasting your time! The Heartless have devoured that girl's heart. I'll stake the other hand it's lost forever."
"I will find it, no matter what!" Riku exclaimed. A moment of silence passed by briefly.
"Um, Captain…," Smee announced over the speaker.
"What?" Hook asked.
"The prisoners have escaped. What's more, Peter Pan's missin'!" As Smee was reporting, Riku was listening, too.
"Blast that Peter Pan! All right then. Bring the hostage to me cabin, Smee. Hop to it!" Hook ordered.
When Hook stopped talking to Smee, he turned to Riku. "I suppose you hearing that should make you do something…," he said.
Riku looked upon the Captain. He held up his hand, a dark portal opening under him. He transported to the hallways of the lower deck. He saw a few Heartless line up in front of a door, trying to get in.
"I'm guessing…that's where I left Kairi…," Riku told himself.
He moved to the Heartless and kicked the door open. He saw the girl, Wendy, and Kairi. Riku left the Wendy girl to the Heartless as he took away Kairi.
He teleported yet again to Hook's cabin. It was empty. As he moved toward the door, he heard someone behind him.
"Riku, wait!" Sora yelled.
Riku turned to Sora, saying nothing. Darkness grew under him as he moved backwards. The Heartless Sora moved in front of them, advancing at Sora.
As Riku was traveling through a dark portal with Kairi, he whispered in her ear. "Don't worry. I'll save you."