Disclaimer: Don't own Kingdom Hearts or Titanic
Characters:
Jack Dawson – Sora Dawson
Rose Dewitt Bukater – Kairi Dewitt Bukater
Cal Hockley – Riku Hockley
Ruth Dewitt Bukater – Aerith Dewitt Bukater
Fabrizio – Roxas Grey
Mr. Lovejoy – Ansem Lovejoy
Mr. Andrews – Squall "Leon" Andrews
Molly Brown – Selphie Brown
Captain E.J. – Captain Xemnas
Tommy Ryan – Terra Ryan
Mr. Murdoch – Mr. Vincent Valentine
Bruce Ismay - Demyx Ismay
Tommy Ryan - Terra Ryan
Will update as necessary
"HELP!" Sora yelled, desperately rattling his handcuffs against the pipe as loud as he could. "Can anybody hear me! Hello, help me! Help me! Can anybody hear me!" he continued yelling and rattling. Little did he know of the water that was slowly and ominously making it's way down the hallway.
Sora slumped against the pipe, breathing heavily with this eyes closed. "This is bad..." he murmured to no one, "This is really bad". Seconds passed, then Sora slowly raised his head, hearing something peculiar. Was that... trickling water? He immediately turned his head around to the source.
"OH S***!" he yelled, then quickly climbed up higher on the pipes. "OH S***!" he continued, repeating clanging his handcuffs against the pipe, doing his hardest to break them open.
Kairi quickly ran through the first class area, rudely shoving others out of her way, not that she cared at this point. She quickly turned the corner and found herself running headfirst into the elevator guy, who was blocking the way. "I'm sorry miss, but the lifts are closed" he said, but all she really heard was "Blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah blah".
In a rage, she grabbed him by the collar and forced him back up against the wall of the lift. "I'm through being polite goddamn it! Now take me down!" she thundered at him, which finally made him meekly have the lift go down, while she busied herself with the doors. "E deck" she said curtly.
The trip down was almost agonizing for Kairi, with only the sounds of her ragged breathing, along with the silent guy nervously standing there next to her. Finally, the doors revealed that they were arriving, but... there was this strangle quality about the floor, which left the both of them staring in confusion as the lift slowly descended.
Suddenly, there was a rushing sound and then water started rushing through the gaps in the door, leaving the two of them to panic, the air filled with Kairi's surprised/shocked scream. Damn! That water was freezing!
After her initial reaction, Kairi forced herself to ignore as she quickly forced the doors open, walking out as the guy begged her to come back. She ignored him as she turned and started walking the way Leon had told her about. The sound of rushing water again made her turn around, seeing the elevator quickly moving up, the water pouring out as gravity did it's work.
Kairi stood there for several seconds, breathing heavily. It was sinking in: there was no going back that way.
She sighed, then turned back around and marched herself through the almost ankle-high water, "Crewman's passage" she murmured to herself, looking around closely for it, then looking up and seeing that exact same line on a plague above her. Quickly, she marched herself down the hallway. On the way, she threw debris out of her way, the water getting closer to her waist, then she came to an intersection.
Quickly, she looked down both ways. One was flooded as far as she could see; which wasn't an option. The other was dry at the far end, with a faint layer of water slowly making it's way up the dry portion. "Sora!" she yelled, making her way down the partially-flooded hallway. "Sora!"
Sora's head snapped around, his eye's wide and his ears strained. Was he hearing things, or did he just hear Kairi calling out to him?
Sora! He blinked, he wasn't hearing things! Sora! "Kairi!" he yelled as loud as he could, and he thought he heard a faint disturbance in the water outside the door.
"Sora?" he heard. Yeah, that was definitely Kairi! "Kairi! I'm in here!" he yelled, clanging his handcuffs loudly against the pipe, loudly yelling "I'm in here!" every now and then to make sure she could hear him. Suddenly, the door flung itself open, though it was a bit slow due to the water.
"Sora!" cried Kairi, struggling her way over. Sora couldn't have been happier to see her, and he struggled to get as close to her as possible with the handcuffs. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!" she cried, quickly moving over and kissing him passionately for a second, which he was glad to return, but only for a second. "That jerk Lovejoy must have put it in my pocket!" he said in a rush as soon as she pulled away.
"I know, I know, I know!" she cried out, pulling him closer and burying her head in his shoulder.
"Kairi" he said softly, almost immediately getting her attention. "...How did you find out I didn't do it?"
"...I didn't. I just realized that I already knew" she said, staring at him while breathing a little heavily.
He managed a small smile for a few seconds, then he focused on the immediate problem at hand. "All right, Kairi, you're gonna have to go and find some help. I'll be all right" he said, having a suspicion that Ansem had taken the key when he left.
Kairi visibly struggled with herself for a few seconds, then she nodded and stepped forward with a small smile. "I'll be back soon" she whispered softly, then she kissed him passionately for a few seconds, then she pulled away and struggled her way through the water and out the door.
Sora slumped against the pipe. "Yeah... I'll just wait here" he murmured to himself, sighing.
Kairi waded her way through the stomach-deep water as fast as she could, going back the way she came. Soon, she across the three-way intersection she had come from, and she quickly looked the other two ways. The way she had come from, as well as the other way she considered earlier; they were flooded, and completely out of the question. She waded her way to the staircase, and quickly got herself up out of the water, nearly shivering from the cold air, but it sure beat the freezing water for sure.
Quickly walking up the stairs, breathing heavily, she quickly looked around and followed her first instinct for a path. Just as she was turning the corner, prepared to yell out for help, the speed of her running caused her arm to collide with something hard, and a little sharp.
She gave a hiss of pain, her eyes shut and her leaning against the wall, holding her injured arm. After a bit of heavy breathing, she checked the damage to her arm... and found that she was fine. Even so, she glanced with hatred at what she had run into. After looking back at her arm, it took a few seconds for her brain to register what she had seen. She slowly blinked, looking back and staring at the thing in shock.
It was a container with a glass shielding, and inside, was a fireman's axe.
Her eyes widened slightly, and she quickly looked around for something to hit the glass with. But there was nothing anywhere near her, and she didn't have time to wander around looking for one! Breathing heavily, she slowly looked back at the glass shielding.
Sora was in trouble. Now was the time to get serious for her love.
She quickly put her hands together, making a lopsided double fist. After a few deep breaths, she scowled slightly and slammed her double fist hard against the glass with a small yell. It rebounded off, leaving her with a small bruise. But she refused to give up.
Her second attempt had the same results. Her third hit finally got a small crack in the middle, and her hitting knuckles were starting to get raw.
Her fifth hit made cracks spread all over the glass, but it wasn't shattered yet. Both her hands were now raw, and she was holding back tears from the pain, and she didn't have time to cry now!
Breathing heavily, she took a few more moments to prepare herself. Little did she know, but at that time, the very front of the ship was now diving underwater. Scowling, she yelled and slammed her fists hard against the glass once again.
The glass shattered completely and her fist hit itself against the fireman's axe. She hissed slightly, pulling her fists back and breathing heavily. Her knuckles were raw, and she had a bunch of small cuts, a few of which were bleeding slightly.
She breathed in, then ignored them completely as she took the fireman's axe out of the case and quickly ran back the way she came. Not seconds afterward, she came back to the staircase she had ran up. The moment her brain registered what she was seeing, she skidded to a halt at the top of the stairs.
The freezing water had risen considerably since she had climbed up the stairs. It was now at least halfway up the stairs, and nearly up to the railing thing that was hanging from the wall/ceiling.
Without even knowing it, something made her slowly step down those stairs, breathing heavily as she stared at the freezing water. "Oh my god..." she murmured quietly, finally getting herself down enough to peek down past the railing. As soon as she did so, something shorted out and sparked loudly, making her flinch as she looked at it. It sparked a couple more times, then shorted out completely and fell silent. After waiting a second, she ignored it and gripped the axe in one hand, while holding onto the railing with her other one.
The moment she dived under the railing and the water got right up to just under her neck, she gave a loud and very inappropriate gasp as the freezing water washed around her unaccustomed skin. She forced herself to ignore, moving herself along the hallway by the ceiling, considering her feet couldn't even reach the floor yet. It was hard work considering her raw and slightly bleeding hands, but she managed to do it long enough for her feet to eventually reach the floor. She let go of the ceiling and held the axe above her head with both hands, wading her way to Sora's room, eventually pushing aside the door.
"Sora!" she cried out, instantly getting Sora's attention, who was currently standing on the desk, barely above the water. "Kairi!" he said in relief, while she held up the fireman's axe. "While this work?"
He stared at it for a second, then slowly nodded, "I guess we'll find out. Better practice a little first" he said, tilting his head toward the nearby cabinet. She waded her way over, then chose a spot at random and whacked it hard with the axe, leaving an inch-deep gash. "Now, try to hit it again, Kairi" he encouraged. She did her best to aim, and whacked the cabinet again. Her second gash missed the first by about two feet.
"Okay... enough practice" he said, and she waded her way over to him. "Just hit it really hard, and really fast" he said, while at the same time making the 'open up your arms' gesture. She did so, but she couldn't help staring at his handcuffs. What if she missed?
"Listen, Kairi" he said softly, seeming to have read her thoughts as he looked at her, positioning his handcuffs to be as open as possible. "I trust you" he said simply.
Kairi simply stared at his open handcuffs, her axe positioned to strike, her two-foot miss at the front of her mind.
Sora took in a few deep breaths, "Go!". Kairi closed her eyes, and struck.
CLANG! She gasped as she opened her eyes quickly as she finished. They both stood there, staring at his still handcuffed hands, but the chain connecting them was snapped in two. The axe strike had hit Sora's hand a bit, and it had left a scrape that looked like it was gonna bleed soon.
Sora started laughing in pure relief and 'he couldn't believe that he was okay', and she couldn't help doing the same! It wasn't long before he was pulling her close against him for a strong hug, then he pulled away, "Come on, let's get out of here!". She quickly turned around, wading her way through the water, while Sora jumped into the water. "Oh S***, this is cold!" he exclaimed, though she couldn't really blame him. "Oh S***!" he exclaimed, then they finally got out into the hallway, only for Kairi to stare down the way she had came.
The hallway was almost completely flooded, and water was pouring in at an increased rate.
"This is the way out!" she exclaimed in desperation, only to find Sora pulling her in the opposite direction; which was the less flooded area left. "We have to find another way" he said, pulling her along. "Come on!"
Outside the ship, the lifeboats that were launched first were steadily making their way away from the now tilting Titanic. A fair distance away, they could still hear faint sounds from the Titanic.
Breathing with a quiet dread, "Now there's something you don't see everything" Selphiewhispered quietly, unintentionally aimed at Aerith, who was sitting next to her, spellbound at the sight of the tilted Titanic. Even as they watched, another rocket launched itself from the Titanic, still desperately trying to get the attention of any nearby ships.
Back on the ship, things were starting to get chaotic with the lifeboat situation. Luggage was being tossed overboard and outright rejected, just to save on space for people. In addition, there was much tearful yelling as the women were separated from their men. The officers tried to be sympathetic, but the situation was becoming more and more chaotic, and they only had so much sympathy and patience to go around.
Riku forced his way through the groups of people, finally spotting Ansem and moving himself over to him. "She's not on the starboard side either" Ansem said with no warning, making Riku sigh. "We're running out of time" he said, more to himself than Ansem. "These swaggering idiots aren't letting on men either"
"There's one on the other side letting men on" said Ansem, looking at him.
Riku slowly nodded, "Well then, that's our play. But we'll need some insurance first" he said, walking past him.
BANG! *pause* BANG! *slightly longer pause* "RAAAAAAH!* *CRASH!*
Sora burst straight through the door, with Kairi following shortly after him. They quickly checked one way to go, rejected it and started walking the other way. All throughout this, one of the stewards was hassling them with 'they'll have to pay for that!'. He'd just finished something about White Star Line property.
"SHUT UP!" they yelled in unison as they turned their heads, not even slowing down.
Leon forced his way through the crowds of people, forcing his way over to one of the officers. "Mr. Lightoller!" he called, getting his attention momentarily. "Why are the boats being launched half-full?"
"Not now, Mr. Andrews!" he snapped, turning back to his duties. But Leon cut him off, pointing past him. "Look there; twenty or so, in a boat built for sixty-five. And i saw one boat with only twelve. Twelve!"
Mr. Lightoller tried to defend himself, "Well, we're weren't sure of the weight, sir" he said. "These boats may buckle" He was about to say more, but he suddenly found himself grabbed by the collar by a very ticked off Leon, who was visibly struggling not to explode in anger.
"Weight!" he nearly growled, "Rubbish! These boats were made and tested for the weight of seventy grown men!". With a small snarl, he pushed him backward. "Now fill these boats FOR GOD'S SAKE!"
For several seconds, Mr. Lightoller seemed to go through his own personal "Oh C***" moment, staring out at the already gone boats in what seemed to be horror. Not soon after, he was doing his job the best that he could, getting as many women in the boats as possible.
"Damn..." whispered Roxas, observing the situation become more chaotic with every passing second. He had seen the tilt of the ship, and he knew something was very wrong.
He was eventually forced back inside when one of the officers closed the door. At that moment, he heard a familiar voice yelling something, and he quickly ran toward it.
"You can't keep us in here like animals, the ship's bloody sinking!" yelled Terra, struggling against the gate.
"Bring the women forward! Unlock the gate!" the man in charge yelled, and the men did as they were told. As soon as the gate started opening, one woman managed to get through, but they soon faced a rush of yelling men. Fights easily broke out, the men in charge struggling to keep the rush of men back toward the gates. Once the steward in charge pulled out his mini-gun, the struggle became pretty one-sided, though no shots were fired. Eventually, the gate was re-closed and locked.
Sora and Kairi quickly came within sight of the end result of that fight, with both of them observing the fight.
Up at the gate, Terra held onto the gate himself, "For God's Sake man! There are women and children down here! Let us out so we can have a chance!" he yelled at full volume, but the man still refused to open the gate. Breathing heavily, he made a 'I'll get you' gesture, then he turned right around and made his way down the stairs. He quickly spotted someone familiar.
"Sora!" came the voice, and Sora quickly responded, "Terra! Can we get out?". He quickly shook his head, "It's hopeless that way!" he said, gesturing up the staircase. Breathing heavily, Sora continued with a serious "Well, whatever we do, we've got to do it fast!".
"Sora! Terra!" came a different cry, and both men quickly turned to see Roxas struggling his way over to them. After a quick hug and a quick "Roxas!" from Sora, Roxas said with all seriousness "The boats are all gone!"
"This whole place is flooding; we've got to get out of here" Sora said, thinking that he'd be surprised if many of them were still around.
Roxas gestured helplessly at the direction he had come from, "It's impossible that way!" he said.
"Then come on!" he said, holding Kairi's hand and gesturing for the others to follow. "This way!"
Riku carefully took some of the items from his safe, putting them in the insides of his coat. He put the Heart of the Ocean in his outer pocket, the better to keep an eye on it. "I make my own money" he said, looking at Ansem.
"So do I" he said simply, pulling his coat aside slightly, revealing the gun he had.
Riku smiled and nodded in approval, then closed the safe and turned the lock, then with a casual pass of his hand, he reset the combination lock completely.
Sora, Kairi, Roxas, and Terra quickly climbed up the flight of stairs, coming across another gate, but with a smaller group of people who were clammering for the man to let them through.
"Just go back to the main stairway" the man said, holding a hand to his forehead as if this was giving him a headache. The hand partially concealed the X-shaped scar on his face, as well as kept a part of his blue hair out of his face. "Everything will be sorted out up there" (This is Saix :) I had to put him somewhere after all)
Sora quickly got his way up to the front, with Kairi and the others struggling to be near him. "Open the gate" he said, completely serious. The man looked at him and simply repeated what he said earlier, sounding as if he'd rather just belt him and everyone else in sight. Sora cut him off before he could finish though; "Open the gate right now!"
"Go back to the main staircase, you moron" he said, not bothered in the slightest.
Sora slowly turned away with a frustrated sigh, finding that there was no reasoning with this guy. At that moment, something inside him just seemed to... snap.
He whirled around in less then a second. "GODDAMN IT!" he yelled at full volume, shaking the gate furiously and seriously shocking the others. "YOU SON OF A B****!" he finished, pounding the gate one last time, even as Saix continued to not be bothered. He quickly forced his way back through the crowd, looking for something to smash through the gate. He found a couch, but when he tried to move it, he found it was nailed into the floor or something. "Roxas! Terra! Help me out!" he yelled out, even as Kairi caught on and quickly started yelling for the others to move aside.
"PULL!" yelled Sora, and then the three of them together pulled as hard as they could. The first pull ripped the floor fabric a bit, the second tore a foot section of it, and the third finally got the thing out of the floor. Hefting the thing up between them, the three guys got ready to ram the door. While Saix was finally interested, he wasn't attempting to warn them off, and he only backed up a bit for some reason. He seemed to be gripping something behind him.
"ONE! TWO! THREE!" yelled Sora, the three of them running forward and ramming the gate with a tremendous CLANG! They backed up a bit, "AGAIN!" he yelled, with the three of them yelling in unison. There was an even louder CLANG! and screeching of metal as the gate was sheered off it's bolts. Sora and the others put the couch down, and then they all scrambled to get through.
"Where do you idiots think you're going?" Saix said, revealing what was behind his back: a claymore, almost the same size as him. Holding it in a reverse-grip, he was a threatening presence that made them all pause.
Suddenly, Terra charged forward at Saix, who immediately brought up his claymore. Terra immediately grabbed onto the claymore himself with both hands, and with snarls, both men fought hard to get the upper hand. Saix blocked most of Terra's attacks, but Terra caught him by surprise with a blow to the head, knocking him out cold.
Shaking his hand a bit, "And stay down" growled Terra, while Sora and the others rushed by him, patting him on the back for a job well done. He simply smiled and followed them, leaving Saix on the floor where he lay.
Read and review as always :) Also, sorry this was a bit late. I was in a good mood for a long while, and therefore in no position to be watching Titanic's sad parts for this story.
Next chapter: more of the lifeboat chaos, Riku's bribe of Mr. Valentine, Mr. Ismay's fleeing of Titanic, Sora attempting to get Kairi on the lifeboat, and ending with Riku's pursuit of them with a gun.
And also, starting after the next chapter, things will start to be a little different from how the movie did them. I won't stay anything about the details though :)