Breezy: "Man, I've had a hectic week. You guys are lucky I'm updating right now. It's really late, and I need to wake up early tomorrow morning."
Naminé: "Where will you be?"
Breezy: "Some convention or something. It starts at 7, so I need to wake up at five to get there. KH and KH2 don't belong to me, even in my dreams. My OC does belong to me, however, and probably always will. Oh, I've got an idea for a new story, and I want you all to check it out. It's on my profile. Well, no delaying you longer… Go and read!"
The train stopped at an island in a sea of clouds. In the center of the island, there stood a large, crooked tower that had stars and moons on it like the train. The door opened, and we got off. Sora looked back at the train. It slowly disappeared to nothing, and Sora chuckled nervously.
"There goes our ride…" He said. I laughed to myself, and we walked towards the door to the tower.
"What's going on?" Donald asked, looking at the large (as in fat) body blocking the doors to the tower. It spoke.
"I sent I sent some of my lackeys inside to see if the master of this here tower's as big and tough as they say. Word is, he's a real powerful sorcerer. Which would make him the perfect bodyguard for me. See, it don't matter how tough he is---once he's a Heartless, he'll do as I say!"
"A heartless?!" Donald and I shouted at the same time. "That's right. They're those things that come outta the darkness in folks' hearts. Why, with all those Heartless at her side, my dear friend Maleficent is gonna conquer everything! And since I got me a debt to pay, I'm goin' 'round to a bunch of different worlds and buildin' an army of Heartless, special for her.
"Why am I talkin' to you pipsqueaks anyway? Go on, scram! I'm behind schedule as
it is." It continued. Goofy spoke his mind. "You oughta find somethin' nicer to do."
"Oh Ho! Says who?" The fat thing turned. He wore a large blue/ red jumpsuit…That looked too small for him. Mr. Fatso didn't look a bit pretty, and his voice didn't help. "WhaaAAA…. It's YOU!" He yelled, pointing to us.
"Pete?" Donald and Goofy stepped back. "What are you two nimrods doin'n here?"
"What are YOU doing here?" Donald retorted. "Do you guys know him?" I asked the two.
"We sure do," Goofy replied, "Pete's been causin' trouble for ages! His Majesty banished
him to another dimension a long time ago. I wonder how he escaped…"
'Pete' laughed. "You wanna know how, eh? Well, Maleficent busted me out, that's how! And now your world---no, no, no, all the worlds---are gonna belong to yours truly. Cause Maleficent's gonna help me conquer 'em!"
"Maleficent…huh." Sora said, then started to laugh. Donald and Goofy joined him. "What are you laughin' at?! Why, Maleficent's power is so great-"
"She's toast." Sora cut off.
"Huh?"
"Sorry, but Maleficent can't help you now."
"Whaddaya mean!?" Pete babbled. Donald sniggered.
"You! So you're the ones that did it!" He pointed at us.
"Well…we might have had something to do with it…" Sora put his hands on his head.
Pete fumed and started to yell. "Heartless Squad! Round up!" Sure enough, a bunch of shadows jumped out of the ground, and we summoned our weapons. In a matter of minutes, the last shadow was gone, and Pete yelled again. "You just wait! Nobody, and I do mean nobody, messes with the mighty Pete!"
"Well then, 'Mighty' Pete," I said, "Who lives in this tower anyway?"
"Oh…so you don't know eh? Well, it's old Yen Sid. 'Course he's probably a
Heartless by now!"
"Master Yen Sid lives here!?" Donald jumped and started running to the tower.
"Yen Sid is the King's teacher." Goofy told Sora and I. "Wow…sounds powerful." Sora stated, then ran after Donald. As we all ran to the tower, Pete threw a fit and left.
The door to the tower opened pretty easily. We walked up the winding steps to be interrupted by a large portal blocking the steps. Donald ran in, Sora following. Goofy went next, and I got to the beginning until something strong pulled me back and covered my mouth. I looked up, to see…more blackness. Is it just me, or is this place filled with black? The figure, I could tell it was a man, gripped my shoulders and felt along my back. If I could have, I would have kicked him where the sun did not shine, but he was pretty strong, and probably ground me into a pulp. Never the less, I kicked as hard as I could, then bit hard on his hand. He pulled it away, and I took my chance. Guess what? He was wearing a big, black cloak. Thus, I ran into the portal and fought my way through some shadows to catch up to Sora and the others.
When I got to the top floor, there was only one other door to go through. I opened it, and found myself alone in the room except for an old man with blue robes and hat staring out a window shaped like a moon.
"Your friends are in the other room." He stated. "I take it you are Elizabeth?"
"Yes. Are you Yen Sid?"
'Yen Sid' nodded and turned to me. "You already know what you are, do you?" I nodded. "A yukojin. But, should I tell them? I mean, what if…" I trailed off. Yen Sid moved his hands and conjured a book, which flew to me. On the cover was an empty chair, leaning against a floor. "This book will tell you what you need to know. Keep it safe. As for Sora and the others…" He cut off. "Tell them everything. They need to know."
Sora opened the door then. Now he was dressed in a black, red, yellow, and blue outfit. Why he needed belts on the pockets, I don't know. "Elizabeth? Where were you? You didn't follow us." "I got held back."
Yen Sid motioned us to the window and pointed out of it. A big red thing resembling a spaceship floated into view. "The Gummi Ship!" Donald shouted. "So, everyone ready to go?" Sora turned to us. We nodded. "Now, now. Wait just a moment," Yen Sid told us, "Because of your previous endeavors, the worlds have returned to their original states. That means the pathways between them have disappeared."
"How do we get around?" Donald asked.
"Do not fear. If what the King suspected proves true, the worlds have prepared new pathways along which you may travel. These pathways may be utilized by unlocking special gates. How these gates are opened, I'm afraid I do not know... However, the Keyblade will serve as your guide. When a beam of light radiates from the Keyblade, return to the Gummi Ship. Though the worlds may seem far apart and out of reach, they nonetheless remain connected by invisible ties. As do our hearts." Yen Sid continued.
"Our hearts are connected…" Sora wondered.
"That is correct."
"Got it!"
"But be warned. As you proceed... The Heartless and the Nobodies will be using their own paths: Corridors of darkness, to travel from world to world. They may be attempting to link these dark pathways to the gates between the worlds.
"Hey! That's not fair!" Donald shouted.
"Now then, that is all the information I can give to you. Go forth, Sora, Elizabeth, Donald, and Goofy. Everyone is waiting."
We looked at each other. "Master Yen Sid!" Donald gave a salute. "We sure do appreciate the help." Goofy continued and followed Donald down the stairs. I was happy to find no Black coat dude or Fatso at the bottom. Sora helped me into the ship, which was pretty darn big, if you're right next to it. He then jumped into the pilot seat, and took off.
"Only one?" Sora said looking at the map and then the interspace before us. "Wait! I think it's a world we know!" Goofy shouted from the gun pit. I'd been telling them about my back, and thankfully, Sora and the others didn't seem very fazed by it. Sora looked it over, then moved in for a landing. Seeing as I'd been gripping my seat the whole way there, I braced for one heck of an impact.
"So, this place is called Hollow Bastion?" I asked. Sora nodded. "It looks kinda different now…" Goofy said. "I hope Leon and everyone's doing okay." Donald brought up. Goofy looked up, and pointed to a few soldiers disappearing into their portals. "Uh-oh. Looks like we'll have to do some fightin'."
We walked through the marketplace and borough, and stepped back when a column of light appeared and disappeared in front of me. "What's going on?" Donald asked.
"That's the town's defense mechanism." A voice called from above us. Sora looked around and shouted. "Yuffie!" He said to a girl looking a little older then me dressed in black with a headband on. She smiled, and looked back. "Look out!" She called, pointing behind us. A Dusk flashed into view, and more showed up. The defense mechanism took care of them, though. 'Yuffie' jumped down to us once the last one disappeared. "I see you're still in top form." She said. "What'd you expect?" Sora asked. "Looks like you're doing okay." "Well, what'd YOU expect?" "How are the others?" Donald asked. "Great!"
"Hey, Yuffie, have you seen the king and Riku?"
"Nnnope." Sora sighed. Yuffie ran ahead of us and turned back.
"But I had a feeling I'd see you guys again!"
Sora smiled and put a hand up. "'We may never meet again, but we'll never forget each other.'"
"Is that supposed to be Leon?" Donald and Goofy laughed.
"Umm…I don't think we've met." Yuffie asked me. "Right. I'm Elizabeth, Liz for short." "Nice to meet you! Everyone's working at stuff over at Merlin's! C' mon!" Yuffie ran ahead of us towards a wooden door, and went in.
"Welcome to the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee!" Yuffie waved a had towards three other people and herself. A tall woman turned to us. "We missed you!" She said. A man with rough blond hair turned around in his chair. "Well, if you ain't in top shape." He said, moving a toothpick in his mouth. "I knew it." Spoke a tall man with a scar running across his face.
"Knew what?" replied Sora. "A while back, everyone suddenly remembered you guys, all at the same time." He continued. I took it that this guy was 'Leon.' "You...remembered? Wait! Does that mean you forgot about us!?" Sora asked.
"Thanks!" Donald huffed. "So, where've you guys been all this time?" Yuffie asked. "We were sleepin'." Goofy replied. "Where? In cold storage?" retorted the man at the computer.
"It doesn't matter. This is great. Everyone's together again!" Said the woman in pink. She had long brown hair, tied in a braid. "So, um...we're trying to find Riku and the King. Have you seen 'em?" Sora The three shook their heads. "Oh…right." Sora said. "Sorry. But let us know if there's anything we can do to help. Okay?" Sora smiled and looked up. "Okay. Thanks!" The man with a toothpick got up into Sora's face. "Don't go thakin' us just yet."
"Hollow Bastion's got a problem. A big problem." Leon said. "You mean like…Nobodies? And Heartless?" "That's right!" Yuffie answered. "Sounds like you could use our help, then." I said. "Sorry, but who are you?" The brown haired woman asked. "Oh, sorry. I'm Elizabeth." "I'm Aerith." "Cid." "It's Leon. "Then let's cut to the chase. Sora, Elizabeth, Donald, Goofy. We were hoping the four of you might give us a hand around here." "Like we're gonna say no?" Replied Sora. "Hmph. I forgot who I'm dealing with." "What do you mean by that?" Donald asked. "Just think of it as a 'Leon complement.'" Aerith said. Leon moved to the door. "Follow me to the bailey. There's something you need to see." He said as he walked out the door. Suddenly, a poof of blue appeared and a man with a long white beard was standing in the doorway.
"Oh! I thought it was you. Right on time!" He said.
"Merlin!" Donald greeted.
"Sora and the gang said they're gonna help out!" Yuffie told him.
"Splendid! We'll count on you!"
"Right!" We said. Merlin turned to Aerith. "Did you give them the cards, dear?"
"Oh!" Aerith reached into her pocket. "Here. There're presents for you; from Leon." She took out four cards, wrote names on them, and gave them to us. Sora turned his over. "Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee Honorary Member!" He said.
"Membership cards!" Donald shouted. "Kinda cool, huh?" Goofy asked. "Hey, thanks Leeea…huh?" Sora turned to the door. "Oh no! We're supposed to be at the bailey!"
"Just a moment, Sora. What about your magic?" Merlin asked.
"Huh? Oh…right…" Sora crossed his arms.
"Maybe you forgot them while you were sleeping!" Yuffie suggested.
"Now, what am I to do with you? I suppose I'll have to lend you a few spells. But be careful with them!"
Merlin handed Sora a small token. "Thanks, Merlin!" Merlin approached me. "Maybe you should learn a few, as well dear." He handed me a few tokens. "Use them carefully!" He warned. "To the bailey! And fast!" Donald ran out the door and fought off a few heartless. Goofy and Sora followed, and I was about to. Aerith pulled me back and handed me a backpack. "Here. For keeping everything safe."
"Thanks!" I said, and ran out the door. Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Leon were looking towards a large, broken down castle surrounded in black. When I looked closer, I could make out many, many heartless in the mote to the castle.
"And that-" Leon pointed to two dusks waking towards the castle. "We'll handle 'em!" Sora assured.
"Well, that's good to hear. So Sora---do you know what's going on, then?" "There's this guy, Pete, who's been going around plotting with the Heartless. But he's not smart enough to tie his own shoes. The ones we need to worry about are the Nobodies."
"And those Organization XIII guys in charge, too!" Goofy added. A large booming voice cut him off.
"You called?"
Everyone looked around for the voice, which I knew was Xemnas. Sora ran into an open area next to the bailey and looked around.
"You're doing well." Siax calmly spoke. If only I could tell them!
"Who's that?" Sora yelled, his Keyblade flashing into view.
"This calls for a celebration..." Xemnas spoke again. Dusks appeared suddenly, left and right. I took out my arrows, and got into a fighting stance. The gates to the town closed, and the dusks started to attack it. I shot down a lot of them, but they still appeared. Finally, Sora finished off the last one and ran back into the clearing.
"The Keyblade...a truly marvelous weapon. Were it only in more...capable hands..."
Xemnas appeared, hood up, on a wall facing us. He raised his arms, and the rest of the Organization appeared. I could tell which one was Demyx, but Axel wasn't there. They laughed.
"Organization XIII!" Goofy shouted.
"Good! Now we can settle this!" Sora yelled.
"What a shame... And here I thought we could be friends." Xemnas continued speaking. They laughed again, and disappeared. "Stop!" Donald shouted, starting to run down a pair of stairs. Suddenly, A figure appeared; that I could tell was Xigbar. Donald looked at him, at the wall he was at, and back. "What's the big idea?!" He yelled, conjuring his staff.
"Oopsy-daisy!"
"Move!" Sora yelled.
"Now, do you think that's polite, shutting me down like that?" Xigbar also had his hood up, but I could tell he looked at me. Xigbar straightened up, and portaled away. A second later, he was above me, and grabbed my arm.
"Hey!" I shouted, which was then muffled by his hand over my mouth. He began to lift me, and then I kicked him right where I mentioned earlier. Xigbar groaned and jumped back, letting me go in the process. He landed on the ground, still upright, and straightened.
"Be good, now." He said, disappearing.
"Wait!" Donald shouted, jumping to where he'd been. "Nuts. He got away."
"That was strange. Why did he want Liz?" Sora asked.
"Maybe he was trying to mess with us." Goofy recommended.
"Probably." 'Or maybe they want me back.' I thought. Sora took out his card.
"The Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee Honorary Member."
Suddenly, the card glowed and lifted into the air. The Keyblade moved and glowed as well.
"What?" Leon asked.
"Gawrsh…ya think…?"
Sora lifted the Keyblade and jumped back. A crown of light, as wind blowed around us, suddenly surrounded him. Suddenly, everything went black as it got bigger.
I saw my self a long time ago, laying on a rug in a room. I looked about two or so, and had sweat on my forehead. My clothes were ripped, and feathers lay strewn around the room. I realized it was a memory as soon as a younger Amy rushed into the room, hair askew. She ran to pick me up, but nearly dropped me when she saw what was on my back. The younger me cried, and the memory faded. I opened my eyes, and found I was lying on the ground. Sora, Donald, Goofy, Leon and the others were around me. "Gawrsh, Liz, are you okay?" Goofy asked. "Yeah…" I said, getting to my feet. "You sure?" Sora asked. "Yeah, I'm fine."
Leon nodded and spoke as Sora opened his mouth. "Organization XIII... They look tough. Be careful out there."
"Well, we better get going then, huh?" I asked.
"Yeah. See you soon, guys!" Sora waved to Leon and the others and turned, starting to run back to the ship. Leon saluted us as we ran back as well.
We boarded the ship again, and found two more worlds on the map. I turned to look back, and noticed something important. Twilight town was surrounded by a black mass, slowly disappearing. "What's wrong with Twilight Town?" I asked. "It's Gone!" Goofy yelled.
Breezy: "…Wow. Eight pages. That is the longest I've ever done."
Sora: "Congrats."
Riku: "Yeah."
Breezy: "OH! To clear something up, Elizabeth will eventually tell Sora and co. what happened. Not yet, but very soon. Reviews are always welcome! And WTCFW is almost ready for its third chap! Reviews on both will help! Now, I'm going to glomp Riku!"
Riku: "What?"
