This chapter follows Sora, Riku, Kairi, and Namine as they meet Queen Minnie's Gummi Engineers. Please Review!
Chapter 20
Chip and Dale's Sign Off
"Chip and Dale?" Namine asked.
"They are our Gummi Navigators," Queen Minnie explained. She had now conjured up three seats. Donald, Goofy, and Queen Minnie had sat down.
"Yeah, they are two funny little guys," Sora reminisced.
"Do you mean the two chipmunks you told me about?" Kairi asked Sora.
"Yeah," Sora answered her.
Riku had taken up a seat on the ground with a bored look on his face. Namine sat down next to Riku; her gaze on the clear blue sky. For some reason her mind was on Roxas, her boyfriend. She hadn't seen or thought about him in weeks. She felt guilty about it.
"Namine, are you coming?" Sora asked. He had broken into her thoughts.
She looked over to where Riku had sat to see that he had stood up. "Huh?" she asked.
"Are you coming?" Sora repeated.
"Oh, yeah," she answered. She stood up and noticed that Donald, Goofy, and Queen Minnie had stood up also.
"Good luck, we will be praying for you success," the Queen said. She turned around and began walking back to the castle.
"See you around," Donald said then he turned and walked back to the castle too.
"A-hyuck, good luck," Goofy laughed. He waved and walked back to the castle.
"Come on, let's go," Riku said.
"Go where?" Namine asked.
"Namine, weren't you listening?" Riku asked.
"Actually…no," she admitted.
"We are going to the Gummi Hangar to see Chip and Dale," Kairi explained.
"Okay…where is the Gummi Hangar again?" Namine asked.
"Right behind us through the shrub castle," Riku said. He jerked his thumb over his shoulder to point.
"Come on," Sora said. He took Kairi's hand in his and they began to walk toward the door that led to the hangar.
Riku and Namine were walking side by side behind Sora and Kairi. They walked through the door and into a long spiral staircase.
"So Namine, what had you so spaced out back there?" Kairi asked.
"Oh…I was thinking," she replied.
"About what?" Sora prodded.
"Roxas," Namine said. Sora, Riku, and Kairi stopped dead in their tracks. Namine was now a few steps below them. She turned around and asked, "What?"
"Why were you thinking about Roxas?" Riku asked.
"He is my boyfriend," Namine replied.
"Really?" Riku asked in disbelief.
"Yeah, you didn't know that?" Kairi answered for Namine.
"No, I didn't," Riku said.
"Yeah, we've been together for about a year," Namine stated.
"Wow, wait…that means that I am the only one in this group without a girlfriend," Riku said.
"Hehehe…I guess so," Kairi laughed.
"The thing is, I haven't seen or thought about Roxas in weeks. Today was the first time in a long time," Namine said.
"Don't feel guilty. We have had a lot to do recently," Kairi said.
"Yeah, but what if he is thinking about me all the time?" Namine asked.
"He probably hasn't been through as much as you have," Sora said.
They still stood in the same spots on the stairs. Riku figured this could take a while so he sat down on the steps.
"What are you doing?" Kairi asked Riku.
"Sitting," he replied.
"I can see that, but why are you sitting?" Kairi asked.
"I figured this could take a while," he replied.
"No, let's keep going," Namine said. She began to walk down the stairs once again. The others followed suit and began the descent once more.
"So…what did you girls think of our training?" Sora asked.
"I was so surprised that I could actually fight," Namine said in amazement.
"Yeah, I didn't know I could do magic," Kairi agreed.
"You never know what you can do until you do it," Sora said.
"I suppose you are right," Kairi agreed.
"I love it when you say that," Sora said to Kairi. He gave her a light kiss to show that he was sincere.
"Oh, would you two get a room," Riku said.
"Now I really miss Roxas," Namine said sadly.
"Oh Namine, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to make you sad," Kairi apologized.
"It's all right," Namine replied.
"So…what do you guys think that Chip and Dale want?" Sora asked.
"I don't know," Kairi answered.
"Are we almost there?" Namine asked slightly out of breath.
"I think so. Only four more spirals to go," Sora replied.
"Why did it seem so short on the way up?" Namine asked.
"I don't know. You would think that it would be longer on the way up than down," Riku said.
"You know, all these spirals look the same," Kairi observed.
"Those Mickey heads on the wall that are the lights are really confusing," Sora agreed.
"Didn't you notice that every time we see another one it is a different color?" Riku pointed out.
"Oh wow! They are," Kairi said in amazement.
"Hey, look! I can see the door to the Gummi Hangar," Sora shouted. He was pointing at a metal door just up ahead.
"Come on, let's go!" Kairi shouted.
They sprinted the rest of the way down the steps. When they reached the door, it slid open automatically. The friends stepped through the door and into the Gummi Hangar.
The hangar was a mass of organized confusion. To their left was the control box where everything in the room was controlled. In front of them sat their Gummi Ship and was where Chip and Dale came racing toward them.
"You guys, you made it!" Chip called in his high pitched voice.
"Yeah, we thought maybe you got lost," Dale agreed. His voice was a tone lower from Chip's.
"So what do you guys want?" Sora asked.
"To wish you good luck on your mission," Chip explained.
"And to give you a surprise," Dale chimed in.
Written by Chelsea.