Chapter 13: Taken Heart

Ruri grunted as Marina was easily pushed her back the power inside was getting out of control… like it did 1000 years ago…

"She has… Crimson Eyes… She can't be a.." she whispered.
"Where is Catrina!" she screamed out at her.

"Is not like you will ever see her again! She is part of the Mystic Gods now… its too late for her… but maybe I could help her before the Heartless swallow her heart…" Ruri smirked evilly as Marina just glared at her.

"No! I will find her by myself! I don't want to be part of any of you freaks anymore!" this made Ruri furious as her eyes started glowing.

"Big mistake Marina!" Ruri summoned a Keyblade into her hand and she then started fight back against Marina.

As Marina tried to hold her ground, Ruri was starting to push her back, then before she could even do anything Ruri then quickly charged hitting pushing her strongly against the wall as she screamed out.

"I really can't see how you and your friends had defeated Glentis I really don't… but that doesn't mean you would ever be able to defeat Voltic!" she smirked as Marina grunted if she didn't do something soon she would be crushed.

"Voltic… he doesn't sound that tough… if he wants me dead that badly why doesn't he kill me himself, this just show's how much a coward he is.." she smirked but Ruri then started crushing her again.

"You have got to learn Marina! Your not the one even destined to defeat him! He can't be stopped… not even all 12 Princesses of Light could…." She then grabbed Marina's neck and started choking her.

"Come on Marina… your surprising me that you can't even defeat me… then how do you stand a chance of saving your loved ones in the future…" she asked.
"I… it's like you said… It won't be me defeating him… nor you… Sora will defeat him.. I believe in him" she gave a bright smirk as she then quickly pulled her arms free and then grabbing Ruri's hands she pushed her back throwing her to the floor.

Meanwhile Kumiko was fighting against Nox, but she wasn't doing very well as she slowly got back to her feet glaring at her.

"You can't beat me Kumiko… the most simple thing for you to do now is give me back my heart" she walked towards her.
"No… my heart doesn't belong to anyone… except for Roxas.." she smiled at that thought but Nox just laughed her head off.

"As if he can learn to love you really Kumiko… he had no heart at all.. anyway he grew so weak that he left the Darkness fighting along side The Keyblade Master and his friends… stop wasting my time and die!" Nox then charged up a powerful attack at Kumiko but then Kumiko screamed out in anger as she ran right through the beam and then she quickly gave a huge strike straight into Nox. Nox gasped as she looked on at her then she saw her body seemed to be fading a little when she fell to her knees.

'Darn… I am running out of time…'she grunted in her mind looking at Kumiko.
"Nox.. just go away now.. I don't like killing people.. not even someone as evil as you.." she then started walking away to go and find Marina.

"Kumiko.. wait.. help me please…" Nox begged her.
"Why should I.. you tried to kill me.. anyway I have to find Marina.. so stay away from me" she grunted.

"I don't think so Kumiko…" she smirked then quickly charged up behind her and grabbed her arms.
"Ahhh!" Kumiko cried out but then her eyes closed as she fell unconscious.

'The Realm of Light can't be opened…' Nox said in her mind.
"Well Nox? I see you finally got her" Another figure walked towards her, she had pale blue glossy hair. Wearing a White dress similiar to both Namine and Ruri.

"Yes.. Ruri better not mess this up… I am going back to the Wired world for now Goshen.. I am going to see how Lain is doing…" she then quickly walked through the open Portal.
"Curse them all.." Goshen grunted as she walked off with Kumiko in one of her arms.

Meanwhile Howl was still charging through the skies battling against the Heartless when he stopped and sensed something wrong was happening…

"The Titan Girls…." He wondered as he quickly charged towards the ground and started to go find where Marina was.

"Marina! Kumiko! Where are you!" Crystal called out she was really starting to worry badly when suddenly she gasped seeing Marina was on the ground weak.
She ran over to her to check and see if she was still alive, she was for now.. but she wasn't sure if she could pull through this.

"Marina hang on! Don't die on me!" she quickly picked her up.
"What's happened to her!" Howl gasped landing before her.

"I don't know… and don't you start again you she has a husband!" she gave him a grunt.
"God Crystal! You don't get it after you being a Nobody as well…" Howl glared at her.

"What? How did you know that…" she asked.
"The Titan Girls of course… they are trying to take Marina's Heart along with 3 others…" Crystal gasped her Heart has been taken.

"No! This can't be happening! Marina wake up!" Crystal started shaking her.

"I know who has it now…" Howl grunted.
"Who…" she asked.

"Marina's Nobody… Ruri.. The Witch of the Waste is probably bound to go after her to take it too.." so the two of them quickly headed back to Howl's Castle.

Meanwhile back on Destiny Islands a young boy stood on the small island looking out into the distance as he was waiting for Catrina to return like she had promised months ago…

Flashback..

"Daddy I want to come too!" Catrina complained.

"Look sweet heart you're a little too young for this adventure maybe next time." she looked away in disgust.

"Catrina don't start acting stubborn!" Sora gave an angry look at her.
"Riku why not come with us?" Marina asked him.

"I think this time its best I stay and look out for things here because you never know if they come back here." Riku said.

Riki looked over at the disappointed Catrina, he could tell that she really wanted to go and help them out but Sora and Marina knew that she would just be in the way.

"Take care you guys and please don't fall to the darkness" Kairi hugged Marina goodbye.
"Take care of her.." Marina whispered into her ear.

"I will.. I promise Marina" Kairi whispered back to her before letting go of her.

"Please be good Catrina" Sora hugged her and then they went off with Yuna.

Riku and Kairi headed back to their house, while Riki and Catrina stood there watching Marina and Sora go away. Catrina gave a grim sob and started running after them. Riki quickly grabbed her arm, she turned around to him and grunted.

"Riki let me go!" she cried.
"Your mum and dad told you to stay here, now come on lets go before my parents wonder why we are just standing here.." he sadly looked at her.

"Riki… I have to go with them… I want to find out why I have been chosen the Key of Light.. if I go with them I can find why please let me go…" she sighed. He gently let go off her arm.

"If you go.. then I am going too" he smirked at her.
"No Riki.. your parents will get mad and plus they would worry about you but for me I will be with mine so it will be ok I promise… as soon as we get rid of that evil Monster Glentis I will come back!" she smiled at him. But Riki gave a sigh looking away from her.

She walked over to him and gave him a small kiss on his cheek and then put something in his hand and quickly ran off after her parents before they left in the Gummi Ship.

Riki watched as she ran away having a small blush on his face as he looked into his hand to see what he gave her it was a strange looking Star Shape Keychain.

"I know you will come back Catrina…" he whispered soon out of sight.

End of Flashback..

He gripped it tight in his hand, the wind blew gently through his silver hair like his father's. 7 months they have been gone… had they not found the Sphere's yet? No they must have by now… something else was wrong he knew it..

"I don't know if I can wait any longer for them to come back… first Catrina goes.. now my dad.. I can't take it anymore" he grunted.
"You act like your father sometimes" Kairi giggled as she stood behind him.

"Oh mum.. sorry.. but something must be wrong for them to be taking this long.. couldn't they have let us know they were ok and what was going on now…" he sighed sitting down on the sand.

"I know Riki.. but your dad said he went to go and help them.. I just hope they are ok.. but.. I can sense that Glentis has gone.. but darkness is still at work.. getting stronger.." she sighed.

Riki gave another sigh as he placed Catrina's keychain in his pocket and then suddenly a portal opened up.

"Huh?" Kairi looked over so did Riki and then suddenly Namine appeared.
"Who are you?" Riki asked getting to his feet glaring at her.

"Hey Riki its ok.. this is Namine a friend of mine and dad's." Kairi got to her feet and walked over to Namine.
"Kairi.. I need you to come with me.. the others are in trouble and need your help.." Namine held her hand out to her.

"Mum… I don't like the sound of this.." Riki looked up at her.
"Riki you stay here… I am going to go and help them.. Namine what's been happening?" she asked but Namine just walked over to her grabbing her hand and pulling her towards the portal.

"Trying to stop those Mystic Gods from opening The door to Light now come!" she cried this was making Kairi scared as she tried to break free.
"Hey you let my mum go!" Riki yelled as then a strange key started to form in his hand.

Namine turned around to him and glared letting go of Kairi's wrist as she walked towards him.

"So… you have the Key of Twilight…" she smirked.
"Huh?" he looked at it.

It was sort of similar to Catrina's Weapon the Key of light but it was pure silver, so this was his chosen weapon as he then started glaring at Namine.

"Why do you want my mum!" he yelled at her.

"Simple really.. she has my heart and I want it back and also to stop the Mystic Gods from opening the realm of light… the path of Lights have been released again searching for the 12 Princesses of Light the only ones having hearts with not any darkness at all… they are the ones who can form the Keyhole and the only ones who can enter it.. but I can also because.. Kairi is one of them too.. and what's more the creator of all hearts lies there.. if they get to her..… we could all be destroyed! So can you understand why now that I must take her!" but he just looked at her disgust.

"So… basically your just going to kill her along with the others but save their hearts.. that's the most stupid thing I ever heard!" he yelled but she simply laughed.

Kairi was starting to hate Namine now.. she had changed so much now.. she was still angry when she found out that she had messed with Sora's memories and made him try to forget her… she was still a little jealous of Marina being with Sora because she still did love him deep down. But she was with Riku and he did make her happy and plus she had Riki now so she was lucky she had people who cared about her.

"Huh?" Riki looked up at the sky. Namine wondered what he was looking at and looked up at the sky seeing a shooting star in the sky.

"Oh no!" she grunted as she quickly rushed over to Kairi and grabbed her arm again.
"Sorry… but I can't stay any longer.. if that path of Light goes into Kairi's heart then the Mystic Gods will know!" she tried pulling her.
"Namine! Stop this now I am getting annoyed where are the others now!" Kairi yelled but then suddenly she screamed out.

It was too late now…

Kairi gripped her Chest as her eyes were glowing then falling to the floor unconscious.

"Mum!" Riki cried running over to her.

Namine grunted she knew now without a doubt that they will come for Kairi soon if she didn't take Kairi back to the Wired world then she wouldn't be able to get her Heart back.

"Riki! Listen to me! If you don't let me take your mother she is going to be in worse danger she will be safe with me I promise!" she called.
"No way! Just go away and leave us alone! You know where Catrina is don't you!" he grunted.

"Yes I do… but she isn't with me.. she is on the Mystic God's side.. Darkness is controlling her heart.." Riki stared at her in shock, no he couldn't believe this was happening Catrina would never give into the power of Darkness she just couldn't.

"No! Your lying!" he was trying to be tough and not cry at all.
"Riki.. I have no heart… I can't lie… please.. Don't let every person die all because of your selfishness!" but then suddenly they could hear laughing.

"I never thought I would see you here Namine… and Son of Riku and Kairi.." Lentis stood there laughing.
"Who are you!" Riki yelled.

Namine grunted as she stepped back into her portal and vanished.
"Well… I never thought Kairi would be one.. she maybe be a Princess of Heart of Disney Universe but.. I didn't think her heart was very pure at all" Lentis was quite surprised.

"You just shut up!" Riki yelled.
"I would watch your mouth boy… that's no way to talk to a Mystic God… now I shall take Kairi with me and go!" she started walking over to Kairi on the ground but Riki stood in front of her protecting her.

"No your not!" he glared still at her.

"Your so foolish… if you want an early death fine…" as then two objects started to glow and form in her hands it. Her Metal Claw Knives formed as then quickly charged at Riki.

Meanwhile Howl and Crystal went back to his castle to try and to figure out what was going on with the Titan Girls and why they really wanted Marina's heart and they still had no idea where Kumiko had vanished to.

"I told Marina not to run off and this happens! Oh man Sora is never going to talk to me again after this!" Crystal screamed out.
"Well that depends on if he finds out before we get her heart back…" Howl stated.

"The witch of the waste is still on the move as well… and what's worse this war is getting more dangerous we need to stop them soon…" suddenly the whole Castle started to shake.

"Ahh! What's going on!" Sophie screamed as she suddenly tripped falling onto Howl.

"We just got hit by a bomb!" Califer screamed out.

"I have had enough of this its time to end this war!" Crystal grunted as she quickly pulled out her Diamond Blades.

Nox walked out of a Portal stepping into a strange looking world, there were bright blue lights everywhere. Words shot around everywhere, emails were being sent back and forward towards different people all through the worlds. Lain a girl with very short brown hair with a long strand hanging down to the side flicked back her lose part of her hair as then something formed in her hand energy then shot out straight through. She wore a similar dress to the other members of the Titan Girls.

Lain looked over turning to around and noticed someone walking toward her. Nox walked right towards her.

"Lain… Namine has failed to capture Kairi… without her we can't have our hearts…" Nox said.
"Ruri will be furious.. as always… it doesn't matter we will just have to deal with the Mystic Gods another way.." Lain sighed folding her arms.

"But how… they are using the wielder of the Key of light.. we are no match against her.." Nox protested.
"Your right.. we aren't but… someone else is.." she laughed as then an image of a young silver haired girl was shown.

"She might help us…" she smirked.

TO BE CONTINUED.