Everyone has seen through the eyes of Sora. The Keyblade's ultimate Wielder. It's okay to love a princess of the heart. It's easy, it's understandable. But how is it to see through the eyes of someone who can't possibly be loved in return?
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I
stood behind DiZ, as the said enigma typed away on his computer. "Any
luck?" A cloaked man asked with a familiar voice, coming in. I
looked to him and shook my head, then turned back to DiZ. The cloaked
man seemed to stare at me for a little longer, then left the room as
fast as he came in. "He's an odd one. Where'd you find him?"
DiZ stopped typing and looked at me. "In the same state I found
you, my dear." I paused. "Seriously? Exactly like
me?" DiZ chuckled. "No, he wasn't starving and dehydrating
himself to death because his heart couldn't accept what happened to
his dear ones.. But yes. He was lost, just like you." I grinned.
"So are you holding some kind of orphanage now?" He
chuckled once more. "Perhaps." "So, um, DiZ, did you
find out why I got all dizzy in Agrabah a few days ago?" I
asked. He paused, "No. Unless you did meet someone or something
that might have triggered your headache and are hiding it from me,
then all I can say is that it was the heat." I exited the
Old Mansion and sat against and outside its locked gate, staring at
the woods. I don't know why I couldn't tell DiZ about what really
happened in Agrabah. If he knew, he would be able to help me, right?
So why did I keep my mouth shut? I shook my head and readied to
summon my Keyblade as I saw a figure coming up from the woods. I
stood up with disbelieving eyes. "Prettyboy!" I ran up to
him, and noticed he was taller than me already. Stupid growth spurts.
I hugged him anyway, and he didn't seem to resist. "You idiot,
Sora's been looking all over for you! Do you know how much trouble he
got in just to find you?" I pulled away and I think he stared
down at me. I raised an eyebrow. "What's that stupid blindfold
for?" He sighed and shook his head. "I need the darkness to
save him." I took a step back. "Woah.. You're going way too
fast there, prettyboy. I know you're madly in love with my little
brother, and I really don't mind it and in fact find it cute, but why
don't we stop and think for a moment?" He started shaking my
shoulders, almost screaming, "I need you to see, Kumei! I need
the darkness to save Sora! You have to understand.." He stopped
shaking me and started crying on my shoulder. It was pitiful, and I
didn't know what to say. Riku always was trouble for me when it came
to Sora, but I guess he was my friend, too. It felt stupid, but I
sang him to sleep. As soon as he was out of it, I took his blindfold
off and wiped his eyes. Even at sixteen, he was still a
child.
"Wow!" Donald gasped, as we got off the Gummi Ship. "This place.." Sora looked around in awe. I nodded, "It certainly is.." "Kinda different?" Goofy asked. "Yes." We were walking around the Rampart of Port Royal when suddenly.. Can you guess it? Yes! We heard a scream. "Something's up!" Sora said as he summoned his Keyblade. I summoned mine, too. "As usual." "Is it Organization XIII?" Goofy asked. "Or the Heartless?" Donald gasped. "Both are possbile, boys." Sora sighed, "Only one way to find out." We ran down the stairs and saw a bunch of pirates along with a recurring nuisance.. Pete. "Hey!" Sora yelled. "See there? I knew it!" Pete pointed to us while looking at the pirates. I grinned. "I see our fame precedes us. Well, let me introduce myself anyway. The name's Kumei, and I'm going to be kicking your ass today!" Pete frowned. "Those're the punks I was tellin' ya about." "Who're you calling punks? It's Kumei, Sora, Donald, and Goofy to you! And don't you forget it!" Sora yelled again. He sure felt like doing that today. The pirate whom I assumed to be the leader spoke up. "That we won't. We'll engrave it on your tombstones, to be sure."
"Ooh!" Pete said to the pirate eagerly. "I like your style." The pirate(who did turn out to be the leader) turned to his men immediately, ignoring Pete. "Men- half of you stay here and indulge these cullies. The rest- bring me that medallion!" "AYE!" "Aw, we only get to stmop on a few of you?" Sora mocked. I sighed. "I suppose beggars can't be choosers." At this, we fought half the pirates.. To no avail, of course. Our hits didn't seem to 'hit' them at all. "It's no use! We can't beat them!" Sora called over to me. "I noticed!" I replied. The pirate I was fighting mocked us this time. "Aw, whaddya expect?" Donald and I gasped outwardly as the clouds covering the moon floated away, the moonlight revealing the pirates for what they truly were. ZOMBIE PIRATES! "You best be sayin' your prayers!" One pirate said. "Hey, watch out! They can see you! Stay away from their magic!" Pete yelled in annoyance. "What for?" That one pirate asked. Pete groaned. "Weren't you listening to me before?".
"Sis, didn't we have a game about this before?"
"Yeah, we used to fight over it all the time.."
"What was it called again?"
Sora and I looked at each other with a grin and a nod.
"ZOMBIE PIRATES!"
"Hey Pete, thanks for the tip!" We instructed Donald and Goofy to use their magic(did Goofy have magic? I never really checked) to beat the pirates in the moonlight, and we did it. "Hey!" Pete frowned again. "This ain't over!" He ran off. I shook my head. "That idiot's here, boys, so we might have to lift a finger." "Aw," Sora sighed. "More work to do?" Goofy nodded in agreement. "Yep. And that pirate captain looked pretty mean, too." Sora shuddered. "Man, I'd hate to see him turn into a Heartless." Donald shrugged. "Well, we ARE here.." "So we might as well take on the job, I know, I know. We always do," I muttered. "Hey, maybe we can take a pirate ship out for a spin!" Sora suggested. "?" Was the only look I had on my face. Donald and Goofy looked equally surprised. Sora started to laugh, "Just kidding! Weren't those guys headed into town?" "Yeah. I think they were looking for treasure." Goofy said thoughtfully. We entered the Town, only to find a young woman(I think she was about 25 or so) being carried off somewhere. She was banging her fists on the back of the pirate and kicking him in the front, screaming. "Where are you taking me? Let me go!"
We were about to chase after them when some guy beat us to it. He was screaming too. "Elizabeth! Stop!" People in this world sure liked to scream, and it was affecting us, too. "What are they?" The guy asked no one in particular, as Heartless stopped him. "It's the Heartless!" Donald screamed. "Watch out!" I nodded at Sora's suggestive look and we jumped into the scene. "We'll deal with them! Go! Take cover!" Sora said to him, and the guy ran off with a nod. "Wrong way, doofus!" I groaned, and proceeded to fight the Heartless. After a totally unnecessary battle, the guy came back. "Well done! My own fencing skills are not to be ashamed of...but I've never faced foes such as that before." He commented. "Thanks, Legolas-looking man(S/D/G:Legolas?), but aren't you supposed to be running after 'Elizabeth'?" I asked with a narrowed stare. "You really think we're that good?" Sora interrupted my interrogation, pushing me away. "Of course he does, little brother, you're a Keyblade Master," I returned the push playfully, and turned to the guy. "Well?" "I was too late. But I must rescue her!" I laughed, "Sure, elfy, we'll help you." He looked at me. "How did you-?"
"Everyone needs help somewhere, and apparently this is another one of those damsel-in-distress calls, and that's pretty much included in our job." "Yeah!" Sora nodded, then stepped forward again. "I'm Sora, this is my big sister Kumei, and those are Donald and Goofy." The guy nodded. "And I'm William Turner, but call me Will." "Okay, Will. Let's go!" "Right. We've got to get to the docks!" Will said, and led us there. We ran to the harbor, but the Black Pearl(the pirate's ship) was already gone. "Damn. Is there anyone that can help?" I asked Will, and he nodded. "Boys, stay here. Will and I are going to get some help." The boys complied, deciding to defeat any Heartless running around the harbor, and I followed Will once more. I found myself with old men(soldiers, actually) planning to save Elizabeth, too. "They've taken her. They've taken Elizabeth," Will said as we entered the little roof under which the men planned. "Mr. Murtogg, remove this man and his.." The man known as Commodore Norrington(Will said so) eyed me with much suspicion. "Friend." "We'll have to hunt them down." Will paid no attention to Norrington. "We must save her."
"And how do you propose we start? If you have any information concerning my daughter, please share it." The Governor, whom I found out was the father of Elizabeth said. "That Jack Sparrow. He talked about the Black Pearl." One soldier said. "Mentoned it, is more what he did." The second said. "Ask him where it is," I suggested. Will nodded in agreement. "Make a deal with him. He could lead us to it." Norrington shook his annoyingly white-wigged head and replied, "No…the pirates who invaded this Fort left Sparrow locked in his cell ergo they are not his allies. Governor, we will establish their most likely course.." "That's not good enough!" Will yelled(or screamed), burying his hatchet on the table. "Mr. Turner, you are not a military man, you are not a sailor. You are a blacksmith and this is not the moment for rash actions. Do not make the mistake of thinking you are the only man here who cares for Elizabeth." He said, giving Will his hatchet back, then looked at me. "I couldn't really imagine other unimportant subjects trying to save her anyway. Much less a little girl."
Oh, he didn't. He did. "That's it, you stupid, annoying, uptight white-wigged bastard. Did I mention you were an old dog? Elizabeth would marry Goofy(no offense, Goofy) before she'd ever marry you! You're going down!" I screamed, the effects of this world finally getting to me, and kicked him in the shin. He didn't double over, but he fell anyway, and the Governor helped him up. "Men!" The Governor said, glaring at me, and we were forced to leave. "Who needs them anyway?" I muttered. "They were our only way of saving Elizabeth," Will said. I shook my head. "That's not true. We have one more option."
We entered the jail(seemed more like a dungeon) and found a pirate lying down in his cell. "You! Sparrow!" Will called, as we walked up to him. His cell, anyway. He sat up. "Aye." "You are familiar with that ship - the Black Pearl?" Jack(as the soldier mentioned earlier) sat up. "I've heard of it." "Where does it make berth?" Will asked. "Where does it make berth? Have you not heard the stories? Captain Barbossa and his crew of miscreants sail from the dreaded Isla de Muerta. It's an island that cannot be found except by those who already know where it is." I rolled my eyes. "The ship sure is real, so wherever it stops must be real too. Barbossa, he's the guy with that weird beard?" Jack narrowed his eyes at me then studied his nails. "Why ask me?"
"Because you're a pirate." Will replied. Jack looked at him, seemingly amused. "And you want to turn yourself into a pirate, is that it?" Will frowned, "Never! They took Miss Swann." "Oh, so it is that you've found a girl. I see. Well, if you're intending to brave all, hasten to her rescue and so win fair lady's heart you'll have to do it yourself, mate. I see no profit in it for me." "We can get you out of here," I instantly said. "How's that? The key's run off." Jack said. I summoned my Keyblade with a grin. "Not this Key." "A giant key is supposed to open this lock?" Jack asked incredulously, and I couldn't really blame him. "I'll give you a demo," I said, and unlocked the empty cell to the right of his. He looked surprise, then turned to us. "What're your names?" "Kumei," I replied. "Nothing special." "Will Turner," Will replied. "That will be short for William, I imagine. Good, strong name. No doubt, named for your father, eh?" "Yes." "Uh-huh. Well Kumei, Mr. Turner I've changed me mind. If you spring me from this cell I swear on pain of death I shall take you to the Black Pearl and your bonny lass. Do we have an accord?"
Will shook Jack's hand. "Agreed." "Of course, the little girl doesn't get a say in it," I rolled my eyes. Jack seemed amused. "Do we have an accord, Kumei?" He asked. I smiled, "Agreed." Jack nodded, "Agreed. Now get me out of here." I grinned and unlocked his cell as easily as Axel could steal Demyx' sitar. Jack cheered, and Will frowned. "Hurry, someone will have heard that." He said with a glare. Jack was amused.. again. "Not without my effects."
"We're gonna steal that ship?" Sora asked, pointing at the 'Dauntless' as we hid behind a rock. We already got back to the boys and explained everything. "We have to bring more? Well, a crew enough, I suppose.." Jack had said when he saw Sora, Donald, and Goofy and introductions were made. "Commandeer. We're going to commandeer that ship. Nautical term. One question about your business, boy, boys, and girl," Jack stopped, pointing from Will, to the three boys, and to me. "Or there's no use going. This girl – how far are you willing to go to save her?" "I'd die for her," Will replied. I looked up to think. "Hmm. We don't 'do' die. Right, boys?" They nodded, "Right!" "Oh, good." Jack muttered. "No worries, then." What was that supposed to mean?
"This is either madness or brilliance," Will told us, as we trudged underwater with a boat above our heads(so we could breathe), Jack leading. "Donald, are you okay in there?" I called, but he didn't reply, too busy 'bllblblbrbrr'-ing because he couldn't reach the ocean floor. Jack laughed, "It's remarkable how often those two traits coincide." Finally, we boarded the Dauntless. "Everyone stay calm! We are taking over the ship!" Jack yelled. Oh, good move. That's going to help. "Aye!" Will shouted. "Avast!" The men on the ship started laughing, "This ship cannot be crewed by four men and a woman. You'll never make it out of the bay." "I am so sick of you damn male chauvinists!" I screamed, and Thundaga'd at them. They were hurt, but not to a fatal point. Jack chuckled, but pointed his pistol at the man who insulted us. "Son.. I'm Captain Jack Sparrow. Savvy?"
It seems the damned Commodore noticed us, as the Interceptor started coming round. "Here they come!" Donald yelled to us, and we nodded, getting ready. Norrington and his men started boarding the Dauntless one by one, with Norrington leading, "Search every cabin, every hold, down to the bilges." They didn't noticed the boys, Will, Jack and I swinging over to the Interceptor already. Once Norrington did, though, he was too late. "Sailors, back to the Interceptor! Now!" "Sailors, back to the Interceptor! Now!" HA HA too late. As we sailed away, Jack waved to Norrington. "Thank you, Commodore, for getting us ready to make way. We'd have had a hard time of it by ourselves." The boys high-fived and I, being very annoyed with Norrington, flipped him the bird. "Niye niye! SUCKER!" Sora laughed, "You really don't like him, huh?" Will gasped, "Surely a lady would not do something so.. improper?" I raised an eyebrow at Will. "Elfy, I'm not a lady. I'm a Keyblade Master. And we have got to be the damn best (makeshift) pirates I've ever seen!"
"Kumei, Sora, do you guys really wanna be pirates?" Donald asked as we continued sailing. Sora and I laughed. "Of course not!" "Sis, look," Sora pointed to where Jack was 'commandeering' the ship. "They're fighting." I rolled my eyes, "Men. You boys get to the cabin, I'll take care of this." "Okay!" Goofy nodded, and before little brother and Donald could protest, he dragged them downstairs. I jumped up to Jack, who had Will hanging off one of the yards. "-is in your blood, boy, so you'll have to square with that someday. Now, me, for example, I can let you drown but.." He saw me tapping my foot at him, and looked back to Will, who was still hanging. He swung Will back to the ship. "Can you sail under the command of a pirate? Or can you not?" "Isla de Muerta?" Will asked. Jack nodded. "Are you boys quite finished?" I asked, rolling my eyes. Uh-oh, the odd way they spoke here was getting to me. Jack looked at me oddly. "You want to catch the Black Pearl, right? If so, stop moseying around and let's go." I could feel steam coming out of my ears. I pointed at him, "But you're the one who was-" I noticed the odd look coming from Will. "Grr.. Never mind.."
"Why are you so fixated on that compass?" Will asked Jack, as we stood with him. Sora was beside me. Goofy and Donald would be too, but Donald kinda has.. um.. motion sickness sometimes. Don't even get me started on flying ships, Neverland was horrible. Or at least, Captain Hook's ship was. "It'll be she that leads us to the Isla de Muerta - where Barbossa's headed. Savvy?" Jack replied. "How do you know it'll take us there?" I asked. "Ah, lass. He and I once had our eyes on a treasure- Aztec gold. 'Twas hidden on the Isle de Muerta. But he turned traitor and stole my ship." "So he's after that treasure, then." Sora concluded. Jack shook his head. "Treasure's already his. So's the curse upon it. I've no desire for such treacherous spoils. But I will have back what's mine - the Black Pearl." I nodded, "Okay, that's enough backstory. We're nearing Isla de Muerta." We arrived at Isla de Muerta, and it was pretty damn creepy. As all Isles of the Dead should be, of course.
"You lads wait here. The lass, young Turner and I will rescue the lady." Jack told little brother, Donald, and Goofy. "Hey!" Sora pouted. "What about us?" "You're to You're to guard the ship, o' course. It's a task given only to the bravest of pirates." Jack replied. I rolled my eyes, but Sora seemed to buy it. "All right.." Jack grinned. "Guard her well!" He turned to us.
"Shall we?"
Will nodded seriously, but I laughed.
"After you."
We snuck into the Moonlight Nook, Jack motioning us to come closer. Will and I did and saw Barbossa and the other pirates upon mountains of treasure. Actually, little hills of treasure. Either way, Donald would love this place. "Look!" I whispered, and pointed to Elizabeth standing frightened(as I would be with pirates if I was the Governor's daughter) behind a large chest. There were a lot of.. Um.. Shineys inside. Yes, Shineys. Don't judge me. Barbossa held Elizabeth's wrist up, her hand holding a medallion. "Every last piece that went astray we have returned, save for this!" He turned to Elizabeth. "And now, the blood will be repaid to free us from this curse forever!"
The pirates cheered.
I ran behind Will and Elizabeth, prodding them to hurry. We ran into the boys, and I had no time to wonder what the hell they were doing off the ship. "Quick, they're after us!" Will told them, but they only looked at us, confused. I looked behind me and my eyes widened. "Here they come!" The boys finally seemed to understand as pirates came running after us through the cave. Could they get any more disgusting? Of course. Some of their limbs had to fall off while running. "We'll hold them off! Give us a sign when the ship's ready to sail!" Sora told Will, as he, Donald and Goofy ran in front of the pirates. Sora smiled at me and I nodded, turning to Will. "Just light the signal fire and we'll be there. Go!" I yelled, and Elizabeth and will ran off to the ship. I turned to the pirates. "We're always ditched with the leftovers. I feel like a mutt." The boys laughed, and Sora added, "Like you said, beggars can't be choosers, right?" I sighed. "Guess so." It was pointless and annoying, the whole fight, except the part where we distracted them and got Elizabeth and Will to start the ship. After having to push the pirates into the moonlight to be able to smash and bash them with my Keyblade, the signal flare was shot up into the sky from the ship. "The signal!" Sora pointed. I looked from the pirates, to the fading signal flare, and to the direction of the ship. "Right. Let's get out of here!"
We got to the ship, finally, and Elizabeth helped me(after introductions) while Will helped the boys. "Are you alright?" Elizabeth asked. I nodded, "Fine.. But.." "Where's Jack?" Little brother asked, finishing my thoughts. Actually, those weren't exactly my thoughts, but Will and I looked to each other. "Well.."
"And
now, the blood will be repaid to free us from this curse forever!"
Barbossa announced, the pirates cheered, and yadda yadda yadda. Will
tried to run off to save Elizabeth in all his anxiety and freakishly
obssessive love(which was love all the same), but Jack stopped him.
"No! Not yet. We wait for the opportune moment." Will
frowned, "When it's of greatest profit to you?" Jack
rolled his eyes, and I sensed another pointless fight coming from the
two. It was like dealing with Sora and Donald, except Goofy wasn't
there to help me. That, and Jack and Will were Jack leaned nearer
to Will. "Have I ever given you reason not to trust me?" I
laughed nervously, "No offense, but you are a pirate, you
know.." Jack paused. "Good point." He looked from
Will, to me, and to Will again. "Anyway, stay here... And try
not to do anything stupid." Jack put his fingers to his
hips, then turned to run off.. But before I could stop him, Will beat
me to it and hit Jack's head with an oar, and tossed it(the oar, not
Jack's head) aside. I knelt down and poked Jack's side. Unconscious.
I looked at Will with a groan. "He said nothing stupid!"
"In my opinion it's the first smart thing we've done today."
I groaned. "WE?" Elizabeth gasped as
Barbossa opened her palm and made a fair cut on it. He squeezed her
hand closed, making her bleed on the medallion she was holding.
"Begun by blood.." He slowly spoke, "By blood undone!"
He let go of Elizabeth's hand and the medallion fell in with the
other chests. He raised his arms up and outstretched as if being
shone on by a holy light(which he wasn't!), but nothing happened. He
frowned and forcefully grabbed Elizabeth's arm. "You! Maid! Your
father. Was your father William Turner?" "No,"
Elizabeth replied defiantly. Ha! You go, Liz. I mean, Elizabeth.
Barbossa looked very angry. And he was, as he pushed Elizabeth to the
lower ground. The pirates started arguing amongst themselves, while
Elizabeth saw the medallion with her blood on it. She grabbed it, and
looked up as she saw my hand- "Come with me if you want
to live." OH YEAH! I've always wanted to say that. She
nodded, and I helped her up. She looked behind me, and I remembered
Will, who was anxious to leave as soon as we got Elizabeth. "Oh,
him too." Barbossa spotted us, and my brain told me one thing-
not good. "You there! The medallion!" He turned to the
other pirates. "After them, you ingrates!" Well, two
things. RUN!
Will sighed. "I had to. Jack's no fairy-tale pirate. The real ones aren't to be trusted." No one said anything, but Sora, Donald, and Goofy left to get the ship to sail back to Port Royal. Will and Elizabeth went to the Ship's Hold. After rubbing Donald's back the minute he started puking again, I went to do my own thing.. You know it. Eavesdropping! Spending time with Yuffie made me this way.
Will and Elizabeth sat beside each other in awkward silence. Will decided to break the ice- "Is it true? You gave Barbossa my name instead of yours. Why choose my name?" Don't get me started on cornier puns. It was seriously freezing here. No doubt the water would be worse. Elizabeth shook her head. "I don't know." Will looked down and saw the medallion in Elizabeth's hand. "Elizabeth.. Where did you get that?" "It's yours," She replied. Even I, who didn't know the backstory behind these two knew that was pretty damn obvious. "From that day we found you - drifting at sea." "After all this time... I thought I'd lost it. It was a gift from my father.. He sent it to me." Elizabeth looked down. "I'm sorry." She gave it back to Will, who looked from the medallion to her. "Why did you take it?" "Because I was afraid that you were a pirate. That would have been awful." Sweet. Weird, but sweet. Will paced away from her, looking very solemn. "Of course... Don't you see? It wasn't your blood they needed... It was my father's blood-- My blood. The blood.. Of a pirate." I sighed and entered the Ship's Hold, having sat at the stairs the whole time and having watched the whole thing. Well, not entirely. I did look up to the deck from time to time. "Guys, I'd really hate to break the dramatic ephiphanies and would love to hear the whole backstory, but we kinda have a problem."
The three of us ran up to the deck, and I called to the boys. I thought I was just seeing things, but I guess not. "It's the Black Pearl!" Elizabeth gasped and pointed. Donald looked at us nervously. "What now?" Sora made one of those poses he accidentally did whenever he was thinking. "I wonder what Jack would do?" Will paused. "I'm not sure. I suppose.. He'd run for it." A cannon fired, and Sora and I looked to each other. "Sounds good to me." And it would've been good, too, if the cannon hadn't hit us. If I didn't lose my balance. And.. If Will and I didn't get tossed overboard. The last things I heard before I fell into the sea were Elizabeth's and Sora's cries: "Will! Kumei!" "Sis! Will!"
I tried to open my eyes, but the water was just too salty for that. Also, something hit me. It also might hit you. Did I tell you already? Here goes.. I can't swim. I can't swim for the life of me, I can't swim for the life of anyone. Yes, I could swim in Atlantica when I had a tail and my eyes didn't mind the saltwater because I was temporarily a mermaid, but I didn't have the magic, the time, and the right state of mind to do so right now. I started choking from the lack of air, sinking and drowning. Same thing, I guess. Last thing I heard before I fully blacked out? "Kumei? Right, you can't swim.. Hold on!"
I gasped for air as someone held me up. I shivered, feeling the effects of getting out of the cold, cold sea.. In very, very drenched clothes. I opened my eyes to see who saved me, and I smiled. "Hey there," He smiled back. "Axel.. It's.." He nodded, "Cold, I know." He embraced me, and I felt warm again. Inside and outside. "Why are you here?" I asked. "I was going to visit you when I saw you drowning.." He replied, "I was going to get Demyx, but I remembered you couldn't swim, so I had to jump in immediately." I coughed, then nodded. "Thanks." "Hey, no problem." He helped me stand, and I realized we were on the Interceptor. "Will! Have you seen Will? He fell overboard with me.." "Oh, the curly haired one? He was looking for you but I guess he didn't see you because you were too deep underwater. I'm suprised your lungs didn't burst from the pressure, really." He told me. I rolled my eyes. "Thanks a lot. And little brother? The boys?" Axel gave me a look. "Hey, I don't have time to pay attention to everyone when I'm trying to save the.. When I'm trying to save you. But they're here on the Ship's Hold now." I smiled. "Well, thanks, Axel." "It was nothing. Be more careful next time, will you?" He smiled, ruffling my hair. "I don't want to lose you.." I felt like melting, but I didn't. "I don't want to lose you either, Axel.. I.. better get going.. You made me really happy today. Heh, you know what would make me happy as well?" I didn't expect him to ask, but he did. "What?" "I'd like to see Sora happy. When little brother's happy.. I'm very happy, too." He didn't reply, but nodded and looked at me. "I have to go, too. I promise I'll make you happy." With that, he kissed me on the forehead again and disappeared into his portal in a hurry. Seemed excited, but I wondered if he could actually feel excited..
I shook my head out of these thoughts as I peeked down into the Ship's Hold. The boys, save for Will who wasn't there, were tied up! Axel didn't mention that. Guess he didn't bother to look. Sora had a disbelieving look on his face. "Are you serious, Jack?" Jack shrugged. "Your average pirate, anyway." He cut his ropes and stood up. I entered the Ship's Hold, and grinned. "Guess you didn't need my help after all, Captain Sparrow." "Sis! You're alive!" Sora exclaimed, wriggling in his ropes. "Kumei!" Donald and Goofy exclaimed as well. Jack raised an eyebrow. "I could always use a woman on my crew.. These lads said you couldn't swim." I rolled my eyes, "It's lass, Cap'n Crunch. I can't swim." "How did you get out of the sea? Will said he couldn't find you!" Donald said. "The.. Flames helped me. Saved me.." I shook my head before I got into a daze again. "I was too deep in the water for him to find me. Anyway it doesn't matter, what really does is that you boys are alright. Wait, where's Will?" I asked, untying the three. "We'll get to that later," Jack replied. "First, we've got to see to the gunpowder. I'm not about to lose this ship!" Hm, I didn't notice the gunpowder on the ship awhile ago.. Must be going blind. "I still don't plan to trust pirates again." Sora said, shaking his head. I laughed as Donald and Goofy muttered a few comments in agreement, and Jack nodded. "Wise policy, lad."
Donald filled me in on what happened during my drowning as we got rid of the barrels of gunpowder, and the extra Heartless that were left on the ship. "All clear!" Sora called to Jack, who ran to the helm. "That's the second time I've had to watch that man sail away with my ship. But I'll be havin' her back soon enough." I nodded, "Right, right. As soon as we save Elizabeth and Will, please?" Jack ignored this comment with a face and we sailed back to Isla de Muerta. We left the ship, and Jack turned around to say, "You stay with the ship, lass!" I raised an eyebrow. "Me?" Jack shook his head, "No, you." He pointed to Elizabeth, who frowned. "I'll do no such thing! Will could die in there." Jack rolled his eyes inwardly. At least, he seemed to. "Dear William is fine. Trust me." Elizabeth's frown deepened. "I am not a fool, Jack." "Then trust us instead!" Sora said, looking at me. "Right, sis?" Elizabeth sighed, but nodded. "Kumei, Sora, Donald, Goofy - bring Will back safely!"
We ran into the treasure heap to find Barbossa in another one of his weird speeches, pointing a knife at Will. "And now, the blood will be repaid to free us from this curse forever! This time for sure!" How many times had he said that? The pirates cheered. This time for sure. "Ahoy! Treasure, mateys!" Sora called their attention. I'm guessing he's always wanted to say that. Who am I to take it away from him? Barbossa looked at us. "Not possible." He looked at me. "You drowned! You can't swim.." I rolled my eyes, "Oh sure, can't swim, can't drive, rub it in, will ya?" Donald laughed. "You mean not probable! We're alive and we're pirates!" We all nodded.
Captain Jack Sparrow!
"Kumei!" That felt weird and stupid, but fulfilling.
"Sora!"
"Donald Duck!"
"Goofy, too."
Barbossa smirked at us. "So you want to play pirate? Best save the playacting for the nursery." He pointed at us to his pirates. "After them!" The pirates came at us, but we defeated them. Thank God for the moonlight. Sora and I did a high-five as we beat the last pirate. "No more playacting now!" Will nodded at us, "Thank you, Sora!" Goofy tapped my shoulder, "Uh, where's Jack?"
I looked around for him until we heard the clanging of swords. I covered my eyes. "Somehow, I don't want to know." I removed my hands from my eyes and sighed, "But I think I'm gonna have to find out anyway, so.." There they were, Barbossa and Jack doing their sword thing at each other. And it wasn't a hack-and-slash thing, too. It almost seemed choreographed, their movements. "Jack! Get him!" Sora cheered, and Jack looked to him. "Huh?" Wrong move. Jack was distracted, and Barbossa being a filthy pirate plunged his sword into Jack. We gasped, "Jack!" "You're a fool, Jack Sparrow." Barbossa said, and Jack stumbled into a patch of moonlight.. He had a piece of the Aztec gold, too. He held his hand up and looked at it, then held the other one up, which was holding a medallion, Will shook his head. "Jack.." Barbossa looked around, as if searching for something. "Show yourself, Pete! The tide has changed." Pete 'showed himself', and with a grin on his face, too. "See? I told ya you'd be needin' ol' Pete!" Pete whistled, and an Illuminator Heartless(looked like a lizard to me, but, okay) crawled down the walls. Its eyes glowed and its tongue lolled about. Very gross. Come to think of it, I haven't had a lollipop since Traverse Town. Didn't get the chance to buy one in Hollow Bastion. I sighed. "It's not a battle 'till a Heartless battles."
I don't know where Will or Pete went, because it was only me, the boys, Jack, the Illuminator Heartless, and Barbossa who were in the cave now. Who turned out the lights? It was suddenly dark, and we could only look for the Illuminator Heartless' eyes. "Come out!" I yelled to the damn Heartless. "Sheesh, do all you lizard Heartless have to go invisible with glowy eyes on us? As if Clayton and that invisible bigger lizard weren't bad enough.." I groaned. The Heartless hissed, and I turned to its direction. "Gotcha." We hacked and slashed at it(as usual), until the cave was shining with moonlight again. I grinned at the lizard. "I'm sorry. Was that your uncle?" "No time to pester that thing, Kumei," Jack said as he pointed to Barbossa, who could now be harmed in the moonlight. I nodded, and followed to fight. Barbossa himself was pretty slow, and I just whacked him as fast as I could for fun while the boys fought him seriously. Once Barbossa seemed to weaken, he began unleashing some freaky attack frenzy which we instantly countered. "Sora, Jack, now!" They nodded, and Sora spun me around, letting me go in Jack's direction. Jack caught me and I jumped onto his back, then hitting Barbossa in the moonlight. Fun for all, even for Goofy and Donald who were firing magic attacks at them. This happened quite alot of times, the darkening of the cave, Heartless eyes glowing around and stuff, but it was pretty much a pattern, as always, and we beat them.
We looked to Pete, who backed away in fear. "This ain't over!" He cried. We turned to Barbossa, and Jack nodded. "Right! Care to surrender, Barbossa?" Barbossa drew his sword. "Well, enough of this, then..." Jack threw his sword aside and took his pistol out. "What say you we call it-- a draw?" Barbossa rolled his eyes. "Jack, how many times do I have to tell ya-" Jack tossed the medallion and shot Barbossa with the one bullet he had in that pistol of his. Barbossa laughed cruelly, but Jack's actions were not in vain. "Laugh while you can, Barbossa!" Will shouted, and dropped the medallion Jack threw him into the chest with his blood. The curse of the Aztec gold was lifted. Barbossa held himself. Weirdo. "I feel.. Cold.." Barbossa fell, and we left that freaky cave once and for all.
"What now, Jack?" Will asked. Jack shrugged. "Whatever I want, now that the Pearl is mine again." "That she is. Thank you, Jack." Will reached out to shake his hand, but Jack covered his head defensively. "I didn't want ye hittin' me again, mate." I burst out laughing. "Don't worry, Jack.. Next time, I will!" Jack rubbed his head. "That doesn't sound very nice." Sora laughed, too. "Hey Jack-- good luck." Donald nodded, "And remember to be good!" Jack started walking away, dismissing us with his hand. "I'm off." Suddenly, Elizabeth came running our way. "Will!" She exclaimed happily, and ran to his direction. Jack opened his arms, but Elizabeth ran past him and hugged Will instead. I laughed again, "Aw, Jack. Did you want a hug?" Jack nodded innocently. "Come on, then!" I opened my arms, but when he moved to hug me I stepped aside and grinned. "Psyche!"
Jack rolled his eyes, and we all looked to Will and Elizabeth, who were having their moment. "Good for them." Sora said. Goofy nodded. "Uh-huh! Hey, Sora-- how come your face is all red?" Goofy asked, pointing to little brother's face. He covered his face bashfully. "It is NOT red!" Donald grinned mischievously, "Aw, I know who you're thinking about!" I nodded, "I hope it's not prettyboy, I want a sister-in-law, you know! ..Well, actually I wouldn't really mind prettyboy, he is-" "Sis!" Sora yelled. "Okay, fine, Kairi it is!" I held my hands up in defeat. Donald and Goofy burst out laughing, and Jack's compass glowed. "Time to open another gate," Sora told me in all his redness, and I nodded with a grin. "We have to go now," I told Will, Elizabeth, and Jack. Elizabeth nodded. "You're always welcome here. Thank you, Kumei." I nodded. "Hey, all we ever ask from the worlds are to be invited to the weddings. If that Commodore jerk bothers you, just call me!" Elizabeth laughed, "I will." "Great. We're off!"
Sora turned to me as Donald drove the gummi ship through the Ancient Highway. "You know... For a minute there... I was afraid we were gonna lose Donald to the curse of the treasure!" I laughed, "Yeah, me too!" Donald swerved, "What?" "Donald, watch where you're driving!" I yelled, as I was swerved outside of the control room, against the wall.
"It's cold, Axel." "Then
stay with me. I'll always keep you
warm."
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