PrismRain13: Well, I'm finally on summer Hollidays! And to celebrate my freedom, here is a new chapter for all you awesome people!
TJ: Prism still own nothing other than her OCs and some small events, now on with the chapter!
Chapter 14: A New Partner
Riku and West stared at Maleficent in shock, having just heard what the witch had to say. Riku looked between West and Maleficent, confusion sprad across his face. West already had people she was staying with, why would Maleficent just out of nowhere offer her the same position as himself? The two teens stayed quiet until Maleficent finally broke the silence.
"Are the two of you deaf?" Maleficent questioned.
"W-why do you want me?" West asked, "I'm not that tough." The witch released a small laugh before motioning for West to move over to her. West looked uneasilly between Riku and Maleficent before releasing Riku's arm and began slowly walking over to the witch. When West was right next to her, Maleficent draped her arm over her shoulders and started whispering something in her ear. Riku released a sigh as he crossed his arms, unable to hear what they were saying. He looked down at his arm and noticed that there were small deep red marks from where West had dug her nails in. Riku looked ahead and saw West let out a gasp as she stepped away from Maleficent. The thief moved her mouth in a way that said "are you serious?" the witch only nodded her head as the two of them continued to talk for a minute, West gave a nod before Maleficent led West back towards Riku.
"Good news, Riku. West has agreed to come along with us and be your new partner," Maleficent stated.
"My partner?" Riku questioned, "What's that supposed to mean?"
"Dispite what you may think Riku, there will be times when an ally will be needed to provide support. For myself that is my inner circle and the heartless." Maleficent explained.
"Basically I'm here to save your butt!" West stepped in.
"But what about Kim, Irvine, TJ and everyone?" Riku snapped, "You're just going to dump them?" West rapidly shook her head and shot her hands up in defense.
"Of course not! I'm not leaving forever!" West replied.
"West and I discussed it, and agreed that she will be free to go as she sees fit; the same arrangement you and I had." Maleficent added. Riku sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose and looked between the witch and the theif.
"Okay, fine I get it." Riku grumbled, "So when do we leave?" Maleficent formed a small smirk of victory on her lips as she turned away from the two teenagers.
"As soon as the two of you are ready," the witch replied, "I'll be waiting on the roof of the gizmo shop, come find me when you are ready." West and Riku both nodded as the witch vanished in her signature green flames, leaving the two teens in silence. West rubbed the back of her neck awkwardly,
"So, I'd probably have to go get some stuff back at the house, then I'll probably be good," West stated, "Anything else you need here?"
"No, I've pretty much had enough of this town, let's go." Riku grumbled as he jumped down to the staircase, obviously annoyed about West coming with him.
"Do I know the feeling or what?" West giggled to herself as she followed the silver-haired teen.
~*KH*~
Sometime later, the duo reached the second district just as the loud ringing of a bell was heard. They both turned around to find the square panel on the fountain moved to reveal a different design.
"What was that?" Riku asked the theif who was staring at the top of the gizmo shop.
"It's the gizmo shop bell," West said quietly, "But, it's all boarded up; I don't get how someone can be ringing it." At that moment, the bell rang a second time and the panel on the fountain shifted again.
"Well, we don't really have time to be worried about a stupid bell; let's just go and get your stuff then leave!" Riku grumbled as he ran off ahead, leaving West behind to giggle into her palm.
"You don't waste any time, do you?" West called as she ran after him, "Wait up!" the bell rang a third time and as the panel shifted once more, neither of them noticed Traverse Town's keyhole appear.
West opened the door to the flat to reveal Zell and TJ sparring in the living room. A lot of the furniture was toppled over and a few dents were present in the walls. Riku had a small feeling that if Lulu or Kim were there, sparring in thelouse wouldn't even be tolerated. It took the two boys a little while to notice they were standing there, but when they finally noticed TJ tucked away his bat and Zell rubbed the back of his head.
"Wow, you guys are back already?" TJ asked, "Thought you'd still be busy with that heartless and junk," West looked around the space awkwardly, before turning to the two boys again.
"Actually guys, can I talk to you for a minute?" Zell and TJ looked at eachother and shrugged, before following West up the stairs, leaving Riku alone in the kitchen. The islander looked around the space, suddenly feeling bored. He couldn't hear what they were talking about, but he assumed that West was making up some excuse why she was leaving with him.
Boredom finally winning, Riku sighed and began walking up the stairs. He walked for awhile until he found the room where the trio were talking. Their voices were muffled behind the closed door, so Riku couldn't catch the majority of the conversation.
"West, this just whomps!" Riku heard TJ's voice say, "I don't want you to go!"
"What are we going to tell Lulu, Leon and everyone else?" Zell's voice asked.
"Tell them what I told you ... Don't worry about me ... Only chance," West's voice said in a reassuring tone.
"You sure you're okay?" TJ asked.
"Yeah, I've been looking for a reason to get out of Traverse Town anyway!" West replied, "I'll be back ... Relax," At that moment Riku heard footsteps coming towards the door, so he quickly sprinted towards the stairs and sat down just as West, Zell and TJ came out of the room. They seemed unaware that Riku had heard anything and for that the islander was grateful. "I just need to grab some stuff out of my room," West said to Riku as she motioned for him to follow her. Riku groaned, but stood up from his position on the stairs and began following the theif. Until Zell grabbed his arm and whispered in his ear,
"Just wanna let ya know; I'm rootin' for ya!" when Riku gave him a look of confusion, Zell only smirked, "You're a lucky guy! Having' West with ya and all!" Before Riku could say anything, the two boys sprinted down the stairs. Riku only shook his head, and followed West down he hall.
"What did you tell them?" Riku asked. At his words, West stopped in her tracks. She stood there for about a minuite, until she turned around and met his face with her usual perky grin,
"I just told them that you asked me to come with you on different worlds to check out the heartless situation there," West giggled, "Which is great cuz I've been looking for a reason to get off Traverse Town for years!" Before Riku could say anything in response West opened the door right next to her to reveal the girl's bedroom.
It was fairly simple with a beige carpet, old light brown wallpaper, wooden dressers and closet and three beds representing each girl. Lulu's bed consisted of black gothic sheets, made up as though no one had slept there at all but had a wide variety of stuffed animals, including her moogle sitting on her bed. Kim's bed consisted of pink sheets casually tossed aside and various gadgets and equipment littered both the bed and her dresser. West's bed on the other hand had green and brown checkered sheets that were so messy that Riku had to wonder how much she moved around during her night terrors. On her dresser was a yellow book that was titled Thieving For Dummies. Riku noticed that on each dresser were a pair of noise-canceling headphones and the islander couldn't help but chuckle at the thought of Lewis's late-night workings.
West looked under her bed and pulled out an old black backpack and bagan filling it with clothes, her book and a small brown shoebox. Riku raised an eyebrow at the box, but let that thought escape his mind as West zipped up the backpack, swung it over her shoulder and stated that she was ready to go. The islander nodded as West moved towards the door, just as he was about to leave Riku looked out the window and widened his eyes at the sight of Sora and the two animals fighting a giant armour-covered heartless. West joined Riku at the window, and she too gazed at the battle in the second district.
"Wow, he's good!" West exclaimed, "So's the duck and dog. That's awesome teamwork!" Riku shot West a dirty look at which West giggled uncomfortably, "Okay... I guess you don't want to get caught up in that fight, so we're going to have to take the roof route." Riku only nodded a West climbed out of the window and on to a fire escape lader that led up to the rooftops. The silver-haired teen followed her, but not before taking one last look at Sora and his battling companions and whispering under his breath,
"I hope that heartless rips the duck and dog's heads off." Riku continued climbing up the fire escape ladder until he reached the roof where West was already standing. The two teens walked along the rooftops until they reached the gizmo shop roof. West looked straight ahead and noticed that the bell was clearly visible and the wood that had been covering it up were strayed on the floor.
"Looks like Sora did bust open the bell," West stated.
"Can we please stop talking about Sora?" Riku grumbled as West nodded and made a zip-up gesture over her mouth. At that moment green flames appeared in front of them as Maleficent stepped out.
"Well, that was quick," Maleficent stated, "I thought the two of you would take longer."
"I pack light," West explained as she held up her backpack for emphasis. Maleficent nodded, held up her hand as a corridor of darkness appeared and the witch led the two teenagers inside.
~*KH*~
Sometime later the three appeared in the middle of the castle chapel where Hades, Capain Hook, Jafar, Ursula and Oogie Boogie were standing around a glowing table.
"Welcome back kid. Took your time in that town?" Hades said. Ursula then slithered forward in front of West,
"And who's this little lady?" Ursula asked.
"This is West, she will be staying with us as Riku's partner for when they are needed on the other worlds," Maleficent explained, then she turned to the two teens, "West, your bedroom will be next door to Riku's. He'll show you the way now off you go." the witch shooed them off as West followed Riku. As soon as the villains were sure they were far enough away that they couldn't hear them, Captain Hook spoke up,
"What's the meanin' of your bringing this scurvy lass here?" the pirate demanded, "I sense too much light in her heart! She'll only cause us more problems!"
"Yeah, Hades told us that she's part of the heartless resistance! Ain't that a little risky?" Oogie Boogie questioned. The villains burst out into shouts of protest until Maleficent spoke up again.
"SILENCE!" the witch roared, causing the entire room to fall silent, "I am well aware of what West's position was in Traverse Town, which is exactly the reason why I chose to bring her here. Trust me, West will eventually tell us all we need to know about the resistance. When she joins you on your respective worlds, feel free to use any means necessary to get that information out of her."
"And if she doesn't?" Jafar asked as Maleficent smirked.
"Then do away with her, but make sure that Riku is unaware why. He is someone we cannot afford to loose."
"But, how did you convince her to come along with you?" Ursula asked.
"I did my research on her, and I made her an offer she couldn't refuse."
~*KH*~
Riku led West down the winding hallways of the castle. It was dragging on much longer with West bouncing around the hallways trying to take every little detail in. Riku rolled his eyes at her as they finally arrived in front of his room. Riku opened the door and Mushu was still sitting on his bed next to a wide variety of burnt books and magazines.
"Cool!" West exclaimed when she caught sight of Mushu, "Is that your pet lizard?" she ran right into the room and knelt down next to Mushu.
"Woah! Little lady, I'm a dragon!" Mushu stated as he got in her face, "Dragon! Not lizard! Dragon!"
"Sweet! He can talk too?" West stated perkily as Riku closed the door.
"Oh, I can do more than talk! I'm a guardian dragon; my powers are beyond your mortal immagination! For instance, my eyes can see right through your armour!(1)" Mushu stated. And in a split second West slapped Mushu across the face causing the dragon to tumble onto the floor.
"Dude, not cool!" West exclaimed.
"Dishonour on you little lady! No one slaps a guardian dragon!" Mushu started yelling as he rose from the floor.
"Would the two of you just snap out of it?" Riku stated, "If we're all going to be in this situation together then we're going to have to learn to live with eachother!" neither West or Mushu had time to respond as there was a knock at the door, Mushu quickly darted under the bed just as Jafar stepped into the room.
"Not interrupting anything, am I?" the Arabian asked as both teenagers shook their heads, "Well, get ready to leave soon as the two of you will be accompanying me to Agrabah, my home world."
PrismRain13: Yay! More Disney Worlds :) on another random note; I'm going to go see the new Pixar movie Brave so excited! *squee*
TJ: remember to review and see you next time!
(1): quote Mushu says from Disney's Mulan