Chapter 12: The start of another adventure
A/N: In honor of Kingdom Hearts 3D coming out on Tuesday, I decided to update with a brand new chapter! (That and I'll be playing the game non-stop so you won't be hearing from me for a while). Now that Ultimecia and Akumuko have shown their ugly heads it's time for the gang to stop them and rescue Taiyouko. I wonder how this adventure will be.
Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts; I just own my oc's
Enjoy!
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Hikari flinched as Kairi tried clean up her burn. That blast that Ultimecia threw at her left her with a nasty burn running down the side of her body as well as ruining her outfit.
Merlin tried to fix using his magic, but it wouldn't work.
"I'm afraid this type of magic is beyond my reach" he said.
"You're lucky you survived being hit with such power"
Hikari didn't say anything and just tugged on the vest Riku let her use for the meantime. Her mind was still wrapped around Ultimecia and Akumuko. Just who were they and what did they want with her?
Better yet what did they want with Taiyouko?
Her fingers were still wrapped around the army tags that Ultimecia threw at her. Her mother was in danger and Ultimecia was responsible for it. That much she was sure.
She closed her eyes and leaned against Leon. Both he and Riku hadn't left her side since she got hurt and kept hovering around her. It was getting a little annoying but at least they were arguing with each other at the moment.
Angelo whimpered as he placed his head on Hikari's lap. It seemed he was upset that his master was hurt and wished that he could take her pain away.
Hikari smiled weakly and scratched his ears.
"It's ok, Angelo" she said.
Mickey survived the scene before him. Sora had explained to him what happened near the fountains and who their enemy was. He really had no idea what to make of this situation. He was baffled at the fact that Taiyouko had a heartless and that she was still around. After Kingdom Hearts was sealed up once more the heartless and nobodies were supposed to be gone, yet Akumuko was still here.
Either Kingdom Hearts was still opened or they were dealing with something very dangerous.
He needed to know what they were dealing with.
"Tsukiko" Mickey said.
The nobody looked at the king in a tired manner. She knew what he was going to ask of her.
"Yes, your Majesty?"
Mickey gave her a sympathetic look.
"I'm sure you don't want to talk about this and you're confused by what's going on" he said.
"But I need to know what this heartless that you all ran into. Who is she and why is she still here?"
Tsukiko sighed and pulled her hair loose from its band. This was starting to become a long night.
"I don't really remember much about my past here on Radiant Garden since Taiyouko sent me to live in Twilight Town. But I do remember that when I was 'born' I wasn't the only one. If a person has a nobody they obviously have a heartless. I'm Taiyouko's Nobody while Akumuko is her heartless. Much like Ansem, Taiyouko's heart created a humanoid heartless. That's how strong her heart is"
Mickey gulped nervously. He never realized Taiyouko had the power to have a humanoid heartless.
"Just who is Akumuko? What is her purpose being here?"
Tsukiko shook her head.
"I couldn't tell you" she said.
"All I know is that Taiyouko didn't like her and kept her away from the castle. She was probably afraid that she would eat people's hearts or something. That or she was terrified of the power she wielded"
Hikari perked up at that. Why would her mother be afraid of her own heartless?
"What kind of power does she have?"
Tsukiko gave her a grim look.
"She has the power to control dreams and nightmares" she said.
"She can enter your dreams and twist them in a way to her liking. She lives off of the fears that people have when they sleep and destroys them by making them have nightmares all the time and turn them into empty shells of their former selves. Her name doesn't mean 'nightmare child' for nothing"
Hikari whimpered and leaned in further to Leon. It was bad enough that she couldn't sleep without a nightlight but now she had to sleep knowing a crazy heartless could enter them and make her have nightmares.
"I wonder why she's teamed up with Ultimecia?" Sora asked.
Ankoku shrugged.
"She looked crazy when we saw her, maybe she's drawn to crazy people?" she suggested.
Tsukiko nodded.
"Oh she's crazy alright and that's what makes her dangerous. She doesn't think, she just acts"
"That's the perfect kind of person Ultimecia needs" Leon spat.
Hikari looked up at her brother. She wondered how he knew about Ultimecia and figured there was something he was hiding.
"Ni-san, how do you know about Ultimecia? Did you meet her before?"
Leon's face hardens at the thought.
"Oh yeah, I met her" he said.
"She came this world a long time ago looking for someone. Mom managed to make sure she didn't return but it seems that it didn't work"
He closed his eyes for a moment.
"I'd rather not talk about it right now. It's not a happy moment in my past"
Hikari nodded and snuggled closer to her brother.
Riku sat in a chair in complete silence. He hadn't said a single word since they came to Merlin's home. His mind was wrapped around the fact that Taiyouko was missing. Ever since they met in Castle Oblivion, they were always together. They helped each other get through the hard times when Hikari and Sora were still asleep. They figured out how to defeat Organization Xlll and were able to reunite with their friends. Taiyouko was always there for Riku, she was there when the darkness tried to consume his heart, she was there when he transformed into Xeahnort's heartless, she was always there for him. Always. She became his source of comfort when he was troubled and would always talk him through it. She became more than just a traveling companion to him, she became one of his best friends.
So the fact that she was in danger did not settle well with him. She was in trouble and she needed help.
He suddenly stood from his seat, causing everyone to look. The keyblade wielder had a serious look on his face as he thought about his plan.
"We can't just stay here when there's an evil sorceress running around and trying to take over the worlds" he said.
"We need to stop her before she does anything worse. And we need to save Taiyouko"
He looked at Hikari sadly.
"I know you're worried sick about your mom, I am too" he said.
"I don't know what Ultimecia's done to her, but I promise that I'll find her and make sure she's ok. I owe her so much"
Hikari smiled weakly. She was happy that her boyfriend got along so well with her mom, they acted like best friend when they were together.
"I'm sure mom would be happy knowing that you would want to save her" she said.
Sora smiled at the idea of another adventure.
"Looks like it's up to us to save the worlds again" he said.
He looked at Donald, Goofy and King Mickey.
"What do you say? Let's all go on another adventure together"
Donald and Goofy cheered at the thought of traveling with their friends again while Mickey smiled.
Ankoku pumped her fist.
"Yeah! Let's go kick some bad guy ass!" she cried.
Tsukiko just shook her head and smiled.
"I guess I'll be seeing new worlds as well"
Everyone brightening up at the prospect of traveling again but Leon was having none of it.
"Hold it, hold it" he said.
"Why are you being so happy about traveling? This is no walk in the park. Ultimecia is dangerous and she'll eat you up as if you were breakfast"
He looked at Hikari's injury before looking at everyone.
"If you're going to fight this sorceress, you're going to need someone who knows how"
Hikari felt a smile forming on her face as she heard that.
"Ni-san, you mean you're going to…"
Leon nodded.
"I'm going with"
Hikari squealed and hugged her brother tightly. She always felt bad when she had to travel and leave her brother behind. It was as if she was leaving a part of herself behind. But now Leon was going to travel with her and see all the worlds that she went to while fighting the heartless. This was a dream come true.
Riku however thought it was a nightmare and didn't like how this was shaping up. If Leon went with that meant he would get in the way of his bonding time with Hikari-or try to kill him.
Sora smiled at the idea of Leon joining as well.
"This is going to awesome!" he said.
"Wait until you see some of the worlds we've been to like Halloween Town and Atlantica. You're going to love it"
Leon just 'hmm' at the thought.
"The only thing that I'll be happy about is saving my mom and defeating Ultimecia once and for all" he said.
"Then it's settled then" Mickey said.
Goofy held his hand out.
"All for one and one for all" he said.
Everyone put their hands in the middle and strengthened the bond that they all shared.
When they broke, Sora looked at Mickey.
"So how are we supposed to defeat this sorceress anyway?" he asked.
Mickey smiled as if he knew the answer.
"We'll just have to talk to someone who knows all that there is about the outside world" he said.
"Master Yen Sid"
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A/N: It looks like it's up to the gang to save the world again and this time Leon's joining them! This is going to be interesting seeing our favorite gunblade master traveling to different worlds with his sister.
Just what kind of information will Yen Sid give them about Ultimecia?
Please review and tell me what you think!
Ja ne!
