Kingdom Hearts 2: Another Story
Michael: Welcome back to Kingdom Hearts 2: Another Story. So I'll turning this into a novel, so if anyone hasn't played this game, or BBS, it'll be confusing. Now I'm not sure where in Olympus Coliseum it sets from the movie, but it must be between the movie but told differently, like Meg being on Hercules' side. And yes that was Mega Flare and in a closed space it made a huge hole in the Hydra. You'll learn how Ventus woke up without Sora soon enough. This chapter contains the quick trip back to Hollow Bastion and Land of Dragons. No 100 Acre Wood (world visit) but Never Land will take its place. This will contain elements of the movie even days (A few days none the least) will pass. Mulan's cricket Crick-ee will be added and anyone else that is in the middle of the movie will be there too. Roxas leads mostly in this world, but you'll find out why. Please review.
Chapter 10: Land of Dragons
With Olympus Coliseum done and Ventus found, they return to the Gummy ship. Ventus got the gist of what has happened since he has woken up months ago. Ven was asleep for 11 years but to his surroundings, it felt like a day since he fought with Terra and Aqua. After they got acquainted, they decided to go to the next world, but something happened that will put our heroes off course.
"Hey, why's the ship's moving on its own?" Kairi questioned.
"Hey, it's headed to Hollow Bastion." Goofy pointed out.
"Why we're going back to Hollow Bastion" Ventus asked.
"Dunno, but we'll see." Kairi replied.
The gummy ship steered its way back to hollow Bastion as Kairi and her friends disembarked at the borough, walking to Merlin's house.
"I wonder how everyone is doing?" said Namine.
They stood in front of Merlin's house where the door was wide opened and several soldier heartless coming out of the house before disappearing.
"Let's look inside." Kairi said.
Kairi and the others entered the house to find book scattered on the floor and Merlin on the floor too. Merlin got up, dust himself off and says calmly, "Well now, took your time did you?"
"Oh, we're you the one who summoned us?" Goofy asked.
"Yes but it seems that I used too much power in doing so and those internal heartless." Merlin muttered.
"So what's up?" said Ventus.
Merlin looked to Ventus and smiled. "Ah Ventus my good lad, it great to see your safe and sound. Well this matter involves you as well Ven. I stumble upon this in the Zero distinct." The old wizard hold out his hand and in a poof of white smoke, a simple book was in his hand. The book was brown with a white front cover. On the front was a picture of Sora (in his kh1 attire) holding hands with two stuffed animals followed by a third. It was a yellow bear with a red shirt, a tiger with orange fur and black stripes and a small pink piglet. These were Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, and Piglet and this book was the 100 acre Wood.
"Pooh's storybook!" Kairi exclaimed, recognizing it from her time in Sora's heart. Ventus remembered it too from his travels.
"Why yes it is. Sora was a friend to Winnie the Pooh, that's why I summoned you. When I did, I was attacked by the heartless, course I fend them off with some powerful magic, but I feared the book might be damaged, so I…" Merlin paused for a second and remembered something. "Oh, Leon should here this too. I'll be right back." The old wizard disappeared in a poof of smoke.
Kairi faced her friends and said, "Is it okay if I take a nap? I'm still shaken up from the whole eaten by Hydra thing. Plus I haven't had a break since." Kairi asked them.
"Sure, we'll be outside, sleep tight princess." Ven said but froze when he said that.
"Hey Ven, how'd you know Kai was a princess? We didn't tell you that." Roxas asked the wind knight.
Ven scratch his head in confusion. "I had no idea, but you mention Sora right?" he asked.
"Yes." they replied.
"I must know him somewhere." Ven said.
"How, Sora knew me and Riku, but we grew up on the island. But how'd you know him, you're only fifteen." Kairi wondered.
Ven folded his arms and thought to himself of what happened 11 years ago. Ven lost his heart but now it was back. He knows Sora, but doesn't know how. All these pieces all connect to Sora, but Ven won't get his answers until he helps his new friends find their friends. The wind knight says to the party, "I'll think more about it. Anyway, sleep tight."
Ven and the others left the house as Kairi drifted off to sleep.
-Flashback—
A much younger Kairi was still in a room all alone staring into out a window into the sky.
Two young boys walked in to see the new islander staring lifelessly out the window.
"Is that the new girl?" the first boy asked. He has brunette hair, blue eyes, and a white shirt with red shorts. He also wore yellow sandals.
"I'll go talk to her." The second boy said. He walked up to Kairi and greeted her. "I'm Riku, what's your name?"
Kairi said softly, "Kairi."
"Oh, you can talk. That's a relief. Sora, come here!" Riku yelled. Sora ran up excited and says, "Hi, I'm Sora."
"Riku… Sora." she said, sporting a small smile.
"So where you from, Are you from the outside world?" asked Riku.
Kairi sat there in silence. She pulled her hair back and said, "I don't remember how I got here or where I'm from. I'm sorry."
Riku smiled and helped the red haired girl onto her feet. "Don't worry; you'll get your memory back, no need to worry. And until then, Sora and I got your back."
Kairi's face brightens with a smile. "Thank you."
The two boys led Kairi from her seat to the door in front of her. "Come on, we'll show you the islands, you're going to love it here!" Sora said.
End flashback-
Kairi opened her eyes to see she was still in Merlin's house, sleeping on the bed. She sat up from the bed, picked up the book from the ground and looked around. Her friends were still outside waiting for her. Then suddenly, Donald called out, "Kairi wake up!"
"Donald?" she asked.
Kairi placed the book in her bag around her waist and ran outside to assist her friends. Outside the house, Shadow and Soldier heartless were in front of the heroes as Kairi came in the middle of them, keyblade in hand.
"Did you get the book, Kairi?" Goofy asked.
Kairi nodded as the heroes attacked the heartless. Kairi was about to enter Valor form but something else appeared in its place. The clothes Kairi wore was clear white, the symbol on her shorts was a white flame. Kairi's keyblade glowed white as the red haired princess attacked in blinding speed. With the last strike from the keyblade, the heartless were wiped out. Kairi reverted back to her normal appearance as her party returned around her.
"Kairi, what'd you do?" Donald said.
"I dunno, but I feel strange warmth in my heart." Kairi responded, placing a hand to her heart.
"It must be a side effect of the drives; you must be getting stronger that you activated it. Your heart is full of light; that must be what your light is." Namine explained.
She folded her arms. "I see. At least the book is safe." Kairi took the book from for bag and showed it to the others. They returned back inside the house and waited for Merlin. The Wizard in question returned to see the party safe and sound.
"Oh, I see everything's alright?" Merlin asked.
"Yup. Pooh's book is fine." Kairi replied.
"That's good to hear. This is one of the world's most cherishes treasures. I was going to tell Leon about this, but let's keep this our little secret."
"We will." They said together.
"Now then, this book isn't the only thing that's cherished. Kairi, this is for you."
Merlin gives Kairi a charm with a baseball bat on it. Kairi gripped the charm in the palm of her hands and looks back to Merlin. "What's this?"
"Just simply concentrate with all your heart, and an ally with come to aid you in times of need."
"Like Simba and Mushu the last time we were here?" Goofy asked
"Yes." Merlin replied
"Thanks Merlin. We have a lot of ground to cover to find our friends and we'll need all the help we can get."
With their new summon (known as Chicken Little) in hand; the party enters their third world: The Land of Dragons
Meanwhile in the world's bamboo grooves, two figures were talking. One was a solider with a black hair tied behind his head, green-black armor, and grey pants. The second figure was a huge shadow shaped like a lizard. The two were viewing from the bamboo a burning village where a man with grayish skin, thick, blacks eyebrows, and a black Fu Manchu mustache. His eyes peculiar colors; the irises are an eerie orange color and his sclera are black. The top of his head is bald, but the hair on the back of his head is quite long and black. He often wears a black hood with grey fur lining and what seem to be two raccoon tails dangling in the front. He wears grey pants and black, knee-high boots with grey soles and a vertical grey stripe up the front. He also wears a coat that is pale yellow on the left side and the front and black on the right side. It has tattered, brown lining and is kept closed by a brown belt. He wears a single black glove on his left hand; presumably for the same reasons falconers use them. A single Falcon circled around the ruined village, the shadowy figure spoke to the solider.
"See that Mulan, that's Shan-yu; leader of the Hun army. Come on girl, this is your big chance. I can see it now; 'Fa Mulan beats public enemy number one!' You're gonna be famous, I'm talking A list!"
The solider (known by the shadow as Mulan) spoke to the shadow with a feminine voice. "Mushu, I'm not sure. I haven't even joined the army yet. I have to take my father's place to preserve the Fa Family honor. I just hope I don't get discovered."
The lizard shaped shadow replied back with, "Ah you're just scared, admit it!"
"Aren't you?" The soldier asked.
Back to Kairi's group-
Kairi and her friends entered the bamboo grooves to find a soldier talking to an oddly shaped shadow. Kairi looked to her friends and whispered to them.
"What do you think it could be?" she asked quietly.
"A heartless?" The court magician asked out loud.
"Let's get the jump on them." Roxas said to the others.
Roxas, Donald, and Ven ran off as Kairi and Goofy yelled back, "Um, maybe we should look before we leap!"
The soldier and the shadow creature look to see Roxas, Ven, and Donald charging at them. The black shadow disappeared to reveal a small red and yellow dragon, which jumped frantically into the soldier's arms for safety. Kairi, Goofy, Namine, and Xion followed behind their friends. Goofy noticed the dragon in the soldier's arms and said to the party, "Is that Mushu?"
The dragon (Known by the Royal Knight Captain as Mushu) popped up from soldier's back and retorted to the party, "That's right; I know you heard of me! I'm little, lethal, and legendary! Now y'all scram, before I get my Dragon dander up!"
Kairi noticed the dragon too and remember the time Sora had his summon gem. Kairi piped up, "You're one of the Sora's friends, Mushu right, Great to see you!"
"Yeah, well you better HOPE I won't be seeing you, or else you're... you're..." Mushu stopped mid sentence when he noticed Donald and Goofy (Who either smiled or folded their arms). "Donald, Goofy!" He added amazed.
"You know them?" The soldier asked.
"Know them." The dragon said as he jumped from the soldier's arms and walked up to Kairi's party. "Man, we used to kick all kinds of bad guy butt together! Yeah, you know, I helped these guys out of a lot of tight spots. 'Cause I'm almighty dragon! Right?" he added, not noticing he was now leaning on Kairi's leg. The red headed princess moved her leg from Mushu, who toppled over. "Something likes that from what I believe."
Mushu noticed Kairi, Ven, Namine, Roxas, and Xion and asked, "Aren't you one of Sora's friends?"
"Mostly. I'm Kairi; this is Ven, Xion, Roxas, and Namine." Kairi replied.
"Nice to meet you. Any friend of Sora's is a friend of mine." The dragon said.
Kairi turned her gaze from the dragon to the soldier still on the ground. "And you are?"
"I'm Mulan... err, I mean uh." The soldier stuttered and spoke in a feminine voice, then switch to a gruff voice.
"Ping." Mushu pointed out.
"Mulan Ping?" Donald asked bewildered.
"Ping, just Ping, I am Ping, son of Fa Zhou." Ping said.
"You know Mushu?" Kairi asked.
"Mushu is one of my Family's guardians." Ping explained.
"We didn't know Sora was barrowing somebody as important as a family guardian?" Goofy said.
Mushu got up from the ground and hopped on Ping's shoulders. "Yeah, that's right. And that puts you three up to your eyeballs in debt to Ping here." Ping only smiled weakly and awkwardly. "And guess what kiddies, its pay back."
"Mushu." The soldier scolds softly.
"Ah, they don't mind, isn't that right?" Mushu said.
Kairi merely shrugged. "Hmm, sounds fair."
"See, Ping here was just going to join the imperial army." Mushu said and crossed over to the right of Ping's shoulders. "We gotta go find the other recruits over at the training Camp."
Ping spoke again. "Would you join us? It'll be easier to fit in if I'm with guys, like you."
"What do you mean by 'fit in'?" Roxas asked.
Mushu started to shudder something. "Well, um, uh, don't... don't worry about that."
Kairi noticed something odd with Ping, but Goofy was the first to point it out. "You're pretending to be a boy, aren't you?"
Donald and Roxas' eyes were bug-eye and shocked as Roxas stammered, "You're a girl?"
The soldier (who was really a girl) giggled and says, "You didn't notice?"
Donald and Roxas only shook their heads. Mulan looked to Mushu and spoke again in her real voice. "I think it's working,"
Suddenly, a small blue cricket hopped from Mulan's hair and chirped to Mushu, "Are you're sure this will work, 'Oh mighty Mushu'?"
"Trust me, it'll work. Besides, those two look like they could fall for anything." Mushu said as three (plus the Cricket, Crik-ee) headed to the training camp, as Roxas yelled back, "We're right here!"
"Hey!" Donald said angrily.
As Donald and Roxas followed Mulan and Mushu, Ven placed a hand on Kairi's shoulders and asked, "How'd you know Ping was a girl?"
Kairi smiled. "It wasn't easy to notice. How did you?" Kairi asked.
As they followed behind their friends, Ven replied with, "Four years with Aqua has taught me to see the difference to a boy and girl."
The heroes entered the encampment, where many rows of tents were in the area with much bigger ones in the front. Many soldiers (Ones with black armor and red cloths around their chest plates) were standing in line as the boys walked up to said line. Mulan, Kairi, and the girls were already far behind as Mushu popped from inside Mulan's armor.
"Remember girl, manly."
Mulan straighten up and walked a very awkward manner. Kairi sighed as she tapped Mulan on her shoulder.
"Try walking with one foot in front of the other. It will make it much easier."
Mulan put her legs together and walked like a real soldier. She smiled and said to Kairi, "Thanks."
"No problem. Besides, we got your back." Kairi smiled back. The two stopped on the spot as chaos was starting. Roxas and Donald were in a fight with two soldiers. One was short and wore red and black armor and another was skinny and wore yellow and black armor. Goofy, Xion, Namine, and Ventus just watch their four friends fight and beat each other up.
Mulan asked with a plea in her voice (Her non-masculine voice), "Please!"
Donald and Roxas stopped their assault with the two soldiers (Yao and Ling respectably), who like the two boys, look straight to Mulan.
"Please?" Ling mocked.
"What a Girl." Yao said.
"Um, I mean, knock it off." Mulan said, switching to her manly voice.
"Knock what off?" Yao said.
"You punched me!" Roxas said.
"Cutting in line." added Donald.
"What a shrimp!" Ling said to Donald.
Mushu popped up from Ping's armor and retorted at Ling. "Who you calling' a shrimp, panda lips? I'm a bona fide guardian dragon!" Mulan hastily stuffed back into her armor. She responded with, "L-let's get back in line, okay?"
"Whose side are you on? I just got slugged!" Roxas groaned.
"Wants some more?" Yao said to the former nobody, who flinched.
"Soldiers, back in line!" a male's voice called out. Kairi and her friends spotted a man walking up to the soldiers. The man was a muscular build and is protected by Chinese armor. The armor is predominantly black, as are his shoes, legs guards, and gauntlets. Shang wears a white shirt and grey pants under the armor, the former of which reaches his knees. His armor seems to leave his elbows and most of his thighs exposed. His jet-black hair is tied back into a topknot with red cloth and he wears a billowing red cape. The man was followed by a much older skinnier man with blue robes and a thin black beard.
"The captain!" Ling whispered.
The boys of Kairi's team (Ven, Roxas, Donald, and Goofy), Ling, Yao, a much larger soldier (Chien Po), and several soldiers return to line as the black haired man got closer to them. The captain (known as Li Shang) eyed the soldiers as he walked by. Suddenly, the heartless appeared, shocking the soldiers. Ven, the boys, Kairi, the girls, and Ping stood ready to fight.
"What are they?" Ping asked bewildered.
"Heartless." Roxas responded.
"Oh yeah?" Yao said with confidence.
He and the other two were ready to fight. Ven looks to Ping and says, "Ping, I hope you're ready."
Together with Ping on their sides, the heroes all fought the heartless with Yao, Ling, and Chien Po. Ping had it rough to fight the heartless, but Roxas and Ventus back him up. Kairi, Namine, and Xion didn't worry about the other soldiers noticing them fight, but continued on the battle. Several shadows were left, but were wiped out by Donald, Goofy, and Roxas. The heroes and Ping redraw their weapons and walked to Captain Li Shang. Ping stood on Kairi's right and the others stood on her left.
"You four, what are your names?" Shang asked.
"I'm Ventus, call me Ven."
"Donald Duck."
"Roxas."
"Goofy."
"You're welcome in my troop. Your battle skills are encouraging." Shang said.
"I'm the son of Fa Zhou-" Ping was about to say, but Shang interrupted with, "You should return home."
"B-but... That'll dishonor my family." Ping stammered.
"You rather dishonor my troop?" he asked.
Kairi and the party looked to see Ping standing in a way to fight Shang. "Don't make me-"
Roxas hectically said, "If Ping trains hard and does his best, he'll get stronger in no time."
"Hmm." Shang pondered on what Roxas requested.
"Just give us an assignment! We'll show you how well we can work together." Ven added.
"You want to be tested?" Shang said. The four boys and Ping all nodded. "There have been sighting of those creatures at the mountain pass, see if you can handle it?"
"We'll smash them!" Donald said with confidence.
"I seriously doubt that." Shang said at once.
After receiving their missions from Shang, the group went behind one of the tent to discuss something.
"Hey Kai, are you sure about me leading in this world?" asked Roxas.
"Yeah." Kairi said as she placed a hand to her hair. "It'll be too suspicious if I and the girls fight the heartless around here. Besides, we're here to help Ping right?"
"Right." the boys agreed.
"So we'll stick around here until you come back. Okay?" Kairi said.
"Okay, we'll be back soon, okay?" Roxas replied as Kairi nodded. Roxas, the boys, and Ping headed off to complete their missions as Kairi, Namine, and Xion setup their tent. A few minutes later, Captain Li Shang noticed the three girls setting up and walked over to them.
"You must be the girls who were with the others. I'm Li Shang, and you are?"
Kairi turned around and shook Shang's hand. "Nice to meet you. Name's Kairi, these are my friends Namine and Xion."
"I'm surprise to find girls traveling with them." Shang admitted.
"We're traveling with Roxas and the others to look for my friends. Sure it looks like we're in the middle of a war zone, but you have to make sacrifices for the ones you care about."
"Brave words for someone so young. Well, I'm sure my soldiers would keep you safe. It's really dangerous in china." Shang said.
"Shun-yu, right?" Kairi asked.
"So you've heard." Shang replied in awe.
Kairi placed her hands behind her head, "Just heard it through the Bamboo." And by Bamboo, she meant Mushu and Mulan giving them the details.
"Well, I should get going and organize the troops. It was a pleasure to meet you." Shang bowed his head and left.
"Hey Kai, what do you think of Shang and Ping?" Namine asked.
Kairi faced her two female companions and said, "I sense they both have strong hearts, that's what I think."
"Well, let's not stand around all day. We have camp to set." said Xion.
"Right." the two girls said at once.
While the girls finished setting up camp, the boys and Ping completed their missions and earning not only respect from Shang, but also Ling, Chien-Po, and Yao. That night, Mulan (out of her disguise as Ping) was getting ready to take a dip in the lake. Mushu (and even Kairi) were protesting.
"Wait, wait-wait, what if somebody sees you?" Mushu said.
From behind a bush Mulan replied with, "Just because I have to look like a man, doesn't mean I have to smell like one."
"I agree with Mushu, It's just too dangerous for you to be out of your disguise."
Mulan entered the lake, splashing the two. She raised her head from the water, feeling relaxed.
"Okay, off the water before you get all pruny" Mushu lathered, holding a towel for Mulan.
"Mushu, Kairi, if you're so worried, go and stand watch."
Mushu and Kairi turned as the red dragon said, "Alright." the red dragon then put on a high pitch voice and said, "'Stand watch Mushu as I blow our secret with my stupid girly habits." he then looked to Kairi. "No offense."
"Not taken." she said, not feeling diss about being a girl like Mulan. Crick-ee appeared on Kairi's shoulders. "Hygiene, it's more important than a cover." she said to the cricket. Crik-ee chirped happily at Kairi's little joke.
Just then several white blurs passed the two as they spotted Yao, Chien-Po, and Ling entering the water. Both Mushu and Kairi were panic-stricken.
"Oh boy, there are plenty of things they'll BOUND to notice." Kairi said.
As things were getting close for comfort for Mulan, Kairi noticed Mushu was gone. A few minutes later, Kairi heard the sound of Ling and the boys freaking out as Mulan appeared on the side of her horse, now decked in a towel.
"That was close." Mulan said embarrassed.
Mushu finally turned up with a toothbrush and toothpaste. Kairi could guess he bite Ling, which cause them to flip out. "No, it was vile!" he said, brush his teeth in disgust. He then pointed his brush at Mulan. "You owe me big time."
"I never want to see to another naked man ever again." Mulan noted as every member of the army ran right pass the trio and Crik-ee, in their birthday suits. Kairi face palm in embarrassment as Mulan look to Mushu.
"Don't look at me; I'm not biting anymore butts." Mushu replied,
Mulan (Now back as Ping), Mushu, and Kairi decided to return to the campsite, where the others were waiting for them. They passed by one of the larger tents where Chi Fu was talking with Shang.
"You think you're troops are ready to fight? You know the danger of those creatures with Shan-yu." Chi Fu's voice said.
"They've completed their training." Shang said to the old adviser.
"Those 'boys' aren't fit for soldiers just as you aren't fit as captain." said Chi Fu. "Once the general reads my report, your troops will never see battle." he finished, leaving a disgruntled Shang in his place. The trio overheard the whole thing as Shang walked out.
Ping said in his gruff voice, "hey, you hold him down and I'll punch!"
Shang didn't respond to Ping's cocky sentence as he walked away. Ping then said, "For what it's worth, I think you're a great captain."
Shang walked away with a sadden look on his face as Mushu eyed Mulan suspiciously. "I saw that."
"What?" Mulan said.
"You like him, don't you?" Mushu said slyly.
"No!" Mulan retorted.
"Yeah alright, GO TO YOUR TENT!" He ordered as Mulan walked away. Mushu looked to Kairi.
"This stinks; we can't just let his words stop us and Mulan. If only we had the general's permission, we could leave and help."
Mushu began to ponder something. He then had an idea.
"Kairi, head back to the others." Mushu said.
"You got an idea?" Kairi asked.
"You'll see. Come on, Crik-ee." he grabs the blue cricket and goes into a tent. Kairi shrugged and returned to her friends' tent where they waited for her.
"Hey Kai, is Ping alright?" asked Roxas.
"Fine as ever. We got a snag, but Mushu is taking care of It." she explains before she sat at her spot on the floor.
"Well, we got to make sure everything goes well so Ping can bring honor back to his family." Donald said.
"Donald's right, we got to help Ping the best we can." Goofy said.
"Sounds like a place to me." Ven said, relaxing as well.
An hour later, Mushu finally turned up. The heroes could spot an ingenious grin on his face.
"So, did you take care of it?" Kairi asked.
"Yup, pack your bags kids, we're moving out!" Mushu said.
"Alright!" they cheered
The next day-
The imperial troops were walking along the mountain trail, where they would meet the General and his troops at the village. Kairi, Namine, and Xion were relaxing in the carriage as Donald, Goofy, Ven, Roxas, and Ping were walking with the troops. The Army was marching along, singing a song.
(Cue a girl worth fighting for-Mulan)
Troops: For a long time we have marched off to battle!
Yao (tired tone): In a thundering herd, we'll feel a lot like cattle.
Ven and Roxas look to Donald and Goofy, who shrugged in confusion.
Troop: Like the pounding beat, our aching feet aren't easy to ignore!
Ling (chimes in): Hey, thinks of instead a girl worth fighting for!
The boys and Ping look to him with a stun look on their faces.
Boys/Ping: Huh?
Ling: That's what I said, a girl worth fighting for! I want her paler than the moon, with eyes that shine like stars!
Yao: My girl will marvel at my strength, adore my battle scars!
Chien Po: I couldn't care about what she wears and what she looks like. It all depends on what she cooks like Beef, Pork, and Chicken!
Ling/Chien Po/Yao: Mmm!
Roxas, Ven, Donald, and Goofy felt hungry hearing it. Over where Kairi, Namine, Xion, and also Mushu and Crik-ee were, Kairi had fits of giggles from what they said. As they crossed the riverbank, Yao spoke to Ping and Roxas.
Yao: Bet the local girls thought you two quite the charmers?
Ping looked confused as Roxas looked to Namine in the carriage. He then blushed. As they left the riverbank, Yao spoke next, his armor full of water; simulating muscles.
Ling: And I bet the ladies love a man in armor.
Troops: You can guess what we have missed the most since we went off to war.
Ling: What do we want?
Troops: A girl worth fighting for!
Yao: My girl will think I have no faults.
Chien Po: And I'm a major find.
Yao, Ling, and Chien Po all stood next to Ping, Roxas, Donald, Goofy, and Ven.
Ping: Uh, how about a girl whose got a brain, who always speaks her mind?
The boys (except Roxas, Ven, Donald, and Goofy): Nah!
Ling: My manly ways and turn of phrase are sure to thrill her!
Yao (to Donald and Goofy): He thinks he's such a lady killer, Ha!
Chi Fu: I've a girl back home who's unlike any other.
Yao (To Ping, Ven, Roxas, Donald, and Goofy (Who smiled): yet the only girl who loves him is his mother.
Chi Fu had a dark glare on his face from Yao's words.
Troops: But when we come home in victory, they'll line up at the door.
Ling: What'd we want?
Troops: A girl worth fighting for!
Ven/Roxas/Ling: Wish that I had
Troops: A girl worth fighting for!
-Ping whistles-
Troops: A girl worth fighting-
But what the troops, Ping, Ven, Roxas, Namine, Kairi, Xion, Donald, and Goofy saw was devastating; the whole village was completely destroyed. The snow covered ground was stained with blood, and armor from the imperial army was scattered all around. Kairi clapped her hands to her mouth when she walked around; Chien Po appeared to Shang with a helmet belonging to one person: The General. Shang felt heartbroken, so did Kairi. She has never seen this much death and carnage in her life. The red head girl thought back to her grandmother and her death by Dilan's hands. Kairi's eyes were fixated on Ping, who walked up to Shang and said in a soft tone, "I'm sorry."
Shang walked away as Kairi and the others came closer to Ping.
"We've should have been here. We could have stop this." said Namine.
"And get massacred without a plan, I don't think so. But we know the Hun army is close. Kai, do you feel anything?" said Roxas.
Kairi folded her arms and pondered for a bit. "I feel a faint darkness in the summit. I bet Shan-Yu is up there." she looks to Roxas, who had his hand holding a bloody helmet. "You want to head up to the summit?"
"Yes." said Roxas emotionlessly, hoping to leave this horrible sight. As they were about to leave for the summit, Kairi spotted Ping placing a doll by a sword and helmet. Ping came up to Roxas and the others and follows them up to the summit. As they walk up the mountain, the air felt much colder as they made to the summit. It was quiet up here…. too quiet. Kairi and Roxas heard an odd buzzing noise from the top of the summit.
"I hear something." said Kairi, standing ready to fight.
The others followed suit as they saw who was up there. Shan-yu was on top of the summit, accompanied by Hun soldiers and two types of Heartless; small buzzard-like heartless called Rapid Thrusters and Tower-like heartless called Bolt Towers. The heroes and Ping took out their weapons as Shan-yu shouted, "Attack!" and the army of Hun soldiers and Heartless slowly made their assault on the heroes.
While their friends handled the Hun Army, Kairi and Roxas fought the Rapid Thrusters and Bolt Towers. The Rapid Thrusters surrounded Kairi and spun around to attack her, but Kairi spun in place circling half a dozen of the buzzard heartless catching them in the wind around her. Kairi sprang up into the air, hitting them with her keyblade spinning around her. The Rapid Thrusters scattered and headed to Roxas who activated his Limit Break to scatter the Rapid thrusters all around the summit as Kairi handled the Bolt Towers. As Kairi fought the Bolt Towers, one of the towers heartless caught Kairi in a beam. Kairi escaped the beam and sending it back at the Bolt Tower, scattering the Heartless and most of the Hun Army by a laser's blast. Kairi landed back on the snowy ground panting as the group looked back at the top of the summit to see Shun Yu speeding his way to the party. Kairi gasped as she heard someone coming up behind them. Yao, Ling, and Chien Po appeared holding cannon over Yao's head.
"Stand back!" said Yao.
"We'll handle it!" said Ling.
Yao placed the rocket on the snowy ground, lining it up at Shun-yu. Ping looks to Shan-yu and the mountain and had an idea. With a quick, "Sorry!" she knocked Yao down and grabbed the cannon away from Yao and pointing it at the mountain over the summit. But Ping and Mushu looked frantically around form something to light the cannon, but there was nothing to light the match except… a fire breathing dragon. Mushu began to look shocked as Ping reached out for him. The red dragon tried to run away, but Ping grabbed on Mushu so he spit fire and light the match. Once the cannon were lit, Ping hopped from Ping's hands and latched onto the cannon as it shot straight into the air.
As the rocket was to collide with the mountain, Mushu faint cry was "You're going the wrong way!" and the missile hit the mountain, exploding on impact. Snow began to crumble down the mountain, just as Ping intended.
"Yes!" Ping said triumphantly.
"Captain?" said Roxas.
Ping and the others turned to see Captain Li Shang and several soldiers walking up to the summit. Ping screamed, "Look out!"
The snow on the mountain exploded, over taking Shun-Yu and his army. Ping grabbed Shang and hurried him and the Imperial leader off the summit. Kairi and the others followed suit as the avalanche took Shan-Yu's body and the army off the summit. When the avalanche was over, Ping and Shang were panting to catch their breath as Shang said, "Thanks Ping."
"Uhh, it's nothing." Ping said gruffly.
The two stood up and faced each other. "I should not have doubted you." He said to him. "For now on, you have my trust."
"Thank you captain." Ping said proudly.
Finally, Mushu popped up from the snow and walked holding his head, shaking the snow from his scaly body. Mushu didn't notice he was walking blindly to Ping and Shang.
"First she uses me as a lighter, and then she turns me into a cannon ball. The head ancestor's gonna hear about this. You know, that's it! I give up! I can't take this no more. C'mon, Mulan. Let's quit this charade and go home, girl."
"Mushu." Ping said in a hush voice.
Mushu look up to see he was standing near both Shang and Mulan. He gasped and clapped his claws to his face.
"Mulan, a woman? It can't be!" Shang said bewildered, can't believe this could be true.
"So it's true! I knew there was something strange with you!" a voice said.
Chi Fu, the General's advisor, appeared up the mountain and stomped up to Shang and Mulan. Chi Fu, with his bony arms, grabbed Mulan by her bun and un-tied it, revealing her short black hair. "Treacherous snake!" he added, tossing her to the cold snow ground.
"Leave Ping alone!" two voice cried.
Kairi and Roxas along with the other came running up aid Mulan. Kairi helped up the dark haired woman as the others faced Li and Chi Fu.
"Captain Li, are you alright?" Ven asked.
He look to Roxas and the boys, an unbelievable expression was still on his face. "You all knew, didn't you? You knew Ping was really a woman in disguise!"
"But…" Roxas said a lot of works.
"High treason!" Chi Fu bellowed to the troops.
"She didn't mean for this to go this far!" Donald protested.
"Ultimate dishonor!" Chi Fu bellowed again, looking this time at Mulan's face, which was still being held up Kairi.
"It was the only way to help my father!" Mulan pleaded to Shang. "Please, believe me!" she added, her eyes tearing up.
With a small 'Hmmph' from Chi Fu, the advisor looks to Shang and said, "Captain!"
Shang walked up to Mulan and Kairi and took from his waistband, his sword. Kairi gasped as the he pointed the silver-grey blade at Mulan's head.
"For punishment for high treason and dishonoring the army… is death." he said emotionlessly.
Kairi and the others gasped. Death, is Shang serious about killing them all for not only lying to their commanding officer, but harboring a woman in their ranks? As Shang raised his sword at Kairi and Mulan, Namine hid her face into Ven's chest, afraid for what might happen to Kairi and Mulan. The boys and Xion shield their eyes from what gruesome sight they'll see. Mulan lowered her head in shame, ready to take her death with no questions ask. Kairi's eyes began to shake as she said in a soft mutter. "Please don't."
Roxas and the others tried to help Kairi and Mulan, but several troop members held them down. Ling, Yao, and Chien Po did as well, but Chi Fu held out his hand to stop. "You know the rules."
Kairi closed her eyes, not willing to see her neither death nor Mulan's. But the sound Kairi heard wasn't the sound of head being cut off and blood spattered the snow, but a sword landing on the snowy ground. Kairi opened her eyes to see Shang's sword on the ground. Mulan looked up again to see Shang say, "A life for a life." and walks to his men.
"The emperor is waiting!" he announced.
Shang and Chi Fu walked away from Mulan and Kairi, followed by the troops. Mushu hopped onto Mulan's shoulders and said gloomily, "Mulan I really blow it, I'm sorry."
Mulan look solemnly at Mushu as Kairi's friends helped Kairi up. Namine hugged Kairi and said, "Kai, you were this close to be killed. Are you alright?"
Kairi smiled and replied, "Don't worry Nami, I'm fine."
As nightfall finally came, Mulan finally removed her armor, revealing a long grey martial arts shirt and dark grey pants. Her black shoes and knee high socks still remain, along with a green sash around her waist with a green lining on her shirt. The heroes sat around a fire as Mulan spoke to the heroes.
"Thank you everyone, sorry I got you in trouble."
"It's no big deal. So Mulan, what are you going to do now?" asked Kairi.
Mulan stepped onto her feet and started to walk away. "Go back home." she said gloomily.
"You know, your daddy's gonna be steamed as a chicken dumpling." Mushu stated.
Mulan sigh a deep sigh, knowing that all she tried to do for her family was for nothing. Roxas and Kairi stood up along with the others and formed a group hug.
"No need to worry, we'll take our share of the blame."
Mulan smiled. "Thanks, you're all wonderful friends."
"Don't mention it. Now let's get you home." Kairi said as she, Mulan, Mushu, and the others headed to the ridge. Once entering the ridge area, Kairi felt a chill in the air.
"Guys, I feel something."
"What?"
Kairi paused. "Darkness…"
Kairi, Mulan, and other looked down under the ridge to see a familiar face rising from the snow… Shun Yu was still alive. Many of his army; Heartless and non-heartless were rising along with him as he roared.
"Shan Yu!" breathed Mulan.
"He's alive!" Kairi said, still unable to believe it.
"They're heading towards the Imperial City. We got to warn Shang."
Mulan look to Kairi and Roxas who nodded in agreement. Together they left the summit, leaving the destroyed village, and down the mountain. After fight several Heartless, they made it to the way to the Imperial City. Nighttime still remain at the Imperial and a celebration was to be held, celebrating The Imperial Army for defeating the Hun Army. It was packed with people, not knowing that the Heartless and Hun Army were there.
"It's a thousand people here!" Namine said, looking around at the crowd.
"This means out of all these people, the Hun Army and Heartless are hiding."
"Then we better hurry!" Mulan replied as she and the other headed up to the palace to find Shang, Chi Fu, and members of the army getting closer to the palace.
"Shang!" Mulan called out.
Shang and Chi Fu turned to see Mulan and Kairi's company running up to them. "Shan Yu is alive, he's heading this way!"
"And why should I believe you?" he said rudely.
"But she's telling the truth, we all saw them. Does it really matter she's a woman or not. She saved your life and you spared ours. Does that matter enough to believe us?" Kairi retorted to Shang. Shang was about to say something when Chi Fu grabbed Kairi by the hood of her jacket.
"You and that 'woman' have already caused enough trouble. Be gone!"
Kairi wrestled herself from the advisor and wheeled around. "We're not leaving. You're in danger…" But Kairi's words were cut short when a Fake Chinese dragon came there way. The dark feeling Kairi felt became worse as a Chinese dragon costume burst open, revealing Huns and Heartless. One by one, the Hum army turned into new heartless called Nightwalkers. Shang gasped as he, the army, and Chi Fu spotted Shun Yu on the Palace roof. The people around them tried to run away but the Heartless stop them in their tracks and attack the crowd. Kairi turned to Chi Fu and Shang.
"Well don't just stand there, go and protect the Emperor!" Kairi ordered.
"That's an order!" Donald added as Shang, Yao, Ling, and Chien Po hurried to the Palace. The heroes and Ping stood together in a tight, ready to fight. Kairi summoned her Keyblade.
"Let's get this over with."
(Cue Battle theme (Serah and Noel)-Final Fantasy XIII-2)
The Nightwalkers attacked the heroes with their claws and spinning attacks. Xion casted a Fire shield around herself, burning the Nightwalkers, while Namine and Donald casted Blizzard and Thunder. Ventus entered his Fever Pitch Command Style and attacked The Nightwalkers with his speed and Keyblade swings. Goofy spun around in the air, bashing several Rapid Thrusters. As the Bolt Towers came closer to Mulan, Roxas, and Kairi, the trio was ready to perform a big attack.
"Let's do this together!" Mulan said.
"I'll handle this!" Mushu said as he hopped from Mulan's shirt and attacked the Heartless with fireballs. The trio attacked the Heartless in mid-air with their weapons as Mushu attacked them with his fireballs.
"Mushu!" Mulan said as the red dragon spat out fireball in mid-air, landing on the ground and Heartless. Kairi, Roxas, Mulan, and Mushu landed back on the ground saying, "This is it!"
"For China!"
"I'm on fire!"
The Heartless were gone, leaving the heroes in the middle on grounds with a whole watching the whole fight.
"Come on guys, we got one more Hun to defeat." Said Roxas as the heroes hurried their way to the Palace. At the foot of the steps, Shan Yu was holding a sword at the Emperor; an elderly man with yellow, red, and black robes with a long beard.
"Now you bow to me!" he said to the Emperor.
The Emperor didn't speak a word and stood silent as ever. Shun Yu look to see Mulan and the heroes with their hands on their weapons. The Hun leader looks to Mulan's angry face and recognizes it as a soldier from the moths. Distracted from looking at Mulan, Shang popped up and punched Shun Yu in the stomach, knocking the wind out of him. Shang guided the Emperor to the Palace door and headed inside, while Ling, Chien Po, and Yao close the gates behind them. Shan Yu caught his breath and hurried to the doors, but was stopped by Kairi, Mulan, and the others.
"It ends now!" said Mulan dramatically.
"Right now!" said Kairi.
Shan yu stood there, his body covered in darkness as his falcon flew near him.
(Cue VIN and Vigor-Kingdom Hearts 2)
The battle began with Kairi saying, "Donald, Goofy, protect the door and keep the Heartless away! Roxas, Xion, assist them! Namine, Ventus... the plan!"
Donald, Goofy, Roxas, and Xion nodded, heading to the door to protect them as Shan yu summoned Nightwalker Heartless. Namine and Ven took into the skies on Ven's Keyblade Glider, headed to a tower in the far west.
Kairi and Mulan attacked first, Mulan, cloaked in Mushu's flames it Shan yu while Kairi attacked with strike Raid. The Hun leader didn't mess around and attack Kairi with his sword, sending Kairi back a bit. Kairi used Aerial recovery and got back on her feet as Shan Yu went for her. Kairi held her Keyblade at the ready, guarding the Hun leader's sword swing. The two were locked in a standoff, trying to push the other back.
"Think you could overpower me, child?" he taunted.
Kairi began to push with all her might and push Shan Yu back, ending with her own strike with her Keyblade.
Meanwhile with Roxas and Namine, they flew to a fireworks tower were two men in red robes watching the battle unfold.
"Citizens, we need firepower." spoke Namine.
They turned to see Namine and Ventus, but because of the nighttime sky, their clothes were cloaked in darkness, even their blues eyes looking rather gold. They gasped.
"Who are you?"
"Your worst nightmare!" Ventus said darkly.
Panicked, the two men jump from the tower, scared of what they believed to be a monster. With the tower theirs, the two picked up the biggest fireworks they could find, setting it up for their friends plan.
Back at the battle, Kairi was still fighting Shan Yu with Mulan's help. As Kairi and Mulan tried to attack the Hun leader, his grey falcon attacked the two and carried Kairi into the air, ready for Shan Yu's next attack.
"Put me down!" Kairi said, struggling to break free from the Falcon's talons. Suddenly, a lone fireball hits the falcon, burning into a cooked falcon. Kairi landed back on the ground again and so did the cooked falcon.
"Now that's what I call Mongolian barbecue." said Mushu to Mulan and Crik-ee.
"Thanks Mushu." Kairi thought to herself.
Kairi casted a fire shield around herself as Shan Yu headed her way, hitting the flames. Mulan attacked with another aerial attack, causing the Hun to stagger back.
"That was close." Kairi said to Mulan.
"Too close." added Mulan.
"Kai! The doors are safe, we wiping out all the heartless Shan Yu summoned!" Roxas announced.
"That's good, now all that's left is…" Kairi was cut off again as Shan Yu's body was covered in even more darkness. He attacked Kairi and Mulan again, spinning them it mid-air back on the ground. Shan yu crept his way close to Kairi and Mulan, his sword at the ready.
"It looks like you're out of ideas." He growled, holding his sword in the air.
Mulan quickly grabs Shan yu's sword arm and yanked the sword from his hands, rendering the Hun leader weaponless.
"Not quite. Ready, Ven, Namine?" Mulan called from behind Shan yu.
From behind them, a red and yellow rocket was in Ven's possession.
"We're ready baby!" Ven said and says to Namine. "Light it!"
With one small fire from Namine, the rocket was lit and the rocket was headed towards Shan yu. Kairi then tipped the Hun leader and with his own sword, pinned his coat to the ground. The rocket caught Shan yu and sent him whizzing towards the fireworks toward. As he collided with the tower, the tower exploded in a beautiful rain of colors. Ven came tumbling back to the ground near Namine, laughing. He looked to the former blond nobody and said with a smile. "That was the funniest thing I've done in years." and high fives the blond nobody. Shan yu's sword appeared next to Ventus, the last remains of the Hun Leader. Kairi and Mulan looked to one another and smiled as well. Mushu hopped of Mulan's shoulders and cheered, "We are the best! We are the best!"
Once Donald, Goofy, Roxas, and Xion came near the heroes, they patted them on the back.
"Great plan Mulan and good job the both of you." said Roxas.
"Thanks." They said together.
Then Goofy asked, "Umm guys didn't that Chi Fu fellow was near the tower to hide?"
"Well…" Kairi said, sporting a mischievous Sora grin.
Coming from the wreckage of the tower was Chi Fu. His robes were smoking and burned.
"That's was a deliberant attempt of my life! Where is she?"
Kairi's grin got bigger. "Yeah, that my revenge for him talking bad to the troops and Shang."
"Now she's done it, what a mess she's made with those children. Stand aside child, that creature is not worth protecting!" he said, walking up to group, mostly at Kairi and Mulan.
"She's a hero." Kairi retorted.
"Tis a woman, she'll never be worth anything!" he said, causing Kairi to grab him by his bony neck, saying angrily. "Listen you; I have just enough of you, you sexist pompous old…" But for the third time was cut off by the Emperor coming from behind them saying, "That is enough."
Kairi look to see Shang was with him saying, "That'll do Kairi, let him go." She noticed he was angry too, but his words were calm. She released the old advisor as he scuffled over to the Emperor and Shang. Mulan and the group stood together in a line. The Emperor walked to Mulan.
"I've heard a great deal about you, Fa Mulan." The Emperor said.
Mulan walked up and bowed.
"You stole your father's armor, ran away from home, and impersonated an Imperial soldier." Mulan raised her head in shame, knowing she was still in trouble, Kairi and others too. "You disobeyed your commanding officer, shamed the entire Chinese army, and dishonored your family name."
Kairi sighed. "We understand…."
"You're a young woman and in the end…" The emperor continued, with Donald groaning in disbelief.
"You have saved us all!" and the emperor bowed his head in gratitude. Mulan raised her head with a surprise look but then a smile on her face. The heroes turned to see the whole crowd of China cheering for them. Kairi smile too as Mulan said, "You're excellency!"
"Captain Li!" the Emperor addressed Shang. Shang picked up Shan yu's sword and gives it to Mulan. "Take this, so the world will know what it is you have done for China."
Thank you." Mulan said.
"Mulan. Kairi. Donald. Ventus. Xion. Goofy. Roxas. Namine." Shang said, addressing the heroes. "Thank you."
"'Thank you'? Is that all you can say Captain? If you want to win the heart of Fa Mulan, China's bravest woman, you have to be a bit more eloquent than that."
Shang stammered to respond as the Emperor chuckled. Mulan with her head still low chuckled as Kairi jested, "Can I have an autograph?"
Mulan look to Kairi with a smile. "That's for everything, Kairi. You and your friends really helped."
"No problem." Kairi said with a smile as Shan yu's sword glowed. Kairi's Keyblade glowed as well, meaning a new path was to be open. With her Destiny's embrace in hand, Kairi opened a new path.
"Aright!" Roxas cheered.
"What was that?" Mulan asked.
"It's time for us to go." Kairi said to Mulan.
"You shall be missed." The emperor said to Kairi and her team.
"Is alright if we come back and visit?" Kairi asked.
"Of course!" Mulan said with a smile
Ven pointed at the two (Shang and Mulan) and said, "You two play nice."
Mulan blushed and turned away as Shang said, "Whoa. Easy there soldier!"
With a smile still on her face and Mushu on her shoulders, Mulan said to the group, "Good bye Kairi, everyone."
And the heroes returned to the Gummi Ship. When they entered the ship, two things caught their minds; A distress call from Disney Castle and Kairi feeling a strange feeling. With Disney Castle close by, they headed full speed to the world.
Michael: and after Months, this chapter is finished. I hope the wait didn't harm my readers. So next chapter is Disney Castle and an old face returns. I give you a hint:
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It was fun and challenging to use the movie in this story, but it was fun having characters doing things from the movie. Now Dream Drop Distance was at TGS and for The World Ends with You Fans, Neku appears. I'm excited since I'm getting that game. There will be a sequel call Dream Drop Distance: Another Story and like this story, Kairi is taking the main character slot with Sora and Riku. And Final Fantasy XIII-2 is looking good and for FFXIII Fans, My Hands will be use but I can't tell you when. You just have to wait and see. I'll see next time, take care KH Fans!