I'm gonna try and fit everything into one chapter! It's gonna be really long! I don't really like the Timeless River, sorry!
Kingdom Hearts 2: Vanessa's adventure
Chapter 21: Timeless River and memories
We tumbled out the door and into another world. We got up and saw the Cornerstone and then I realised something. I looked down at my clothes and saw that I was wearing a frilly white dress up to my knees, with white cotton tights and shiny black shoes. I also had this ridiculously big white bow on my head and my hair was out! My cheeks felt warmer then I looked around; everything was black and white. As if stealing the words from my mouth Sora asked.
"Why is everything black and white?"
"Hey, this is kinda like…um…what is it called?" Donald wondered.
"Déjà vu?" Goofy asked.
"Yep, that's the one." Donald said.
"You've been here before?" Sora questioned.
A guy that looked a bit like Pete ran in and asked, "Hey have you guys seen any bad guys lately?" We all pointed at him. "Why I oughta…" He was getting ready to fight and we stared at him. "Bah, I don't have time to waste on punks like you." He ran off and they began to laugh.
Then, Sora, Donald and Goofy turned to me. They stared at me gobsmacked for a moment and my eyes widened as I stared back. After a few seconds they pointed at me and started to laugh at me like hyenas. I glared at them and asked, "What's so damn funny?"
"You look funny!" Sora snorted and I growled at this.
"Remember what Merlin said; don't let Vanessa be tempted to the darkness." Goofy pointed out and I nodded at this. Sora raised his hand for me to pull me up, but I crossed my arms and looked away with my eyes shut. "Hmph!"
"Oh come on Vanessa!" I looked up at him and his goofy grin and sighed. I took his hand and he pulled me up. "Damn, Vanessa you're getting heavier by the day!" I slapped the back of his head. "Ouch, Vanessa I was joking!" I rolled my eyes.
"You're really tempting my darkness Sora!" I said and he apologised. We ran around the world and ran into Pete again.
"What's with you squirts? You got some kinda bone to pick with me?" I smirked at this.
"More than one!" I shouted. He looked down and laughed.
"What can a girl like you do to me?" Yup, this guy was definitely aggravating me to release the darkness. We heard a train's whistle and he started to walk off. With weapons in hand we stood in front of him and I taunted, "Hey coward, where do you think you're going?" We started to fight him, and bloody hell; it was easy.
"What's you punks' beef with me anyway?" Pete yelled and then he looked at all of us top to bottom.
"Who are ya? You new around here?" I smirked smugly at this as I crossed my arms.
"Cut the act, it ain't working!" We heard the train's whistle again and Pete jumped. We heard a crack and he groan.
"You know, something doesn't seem quite right around here. Are you sure you're Pete?" Goofy asked.
"Well of course I'm Pete; captain of the steamboat. So stop botherin' me, see?" He shook his fist at us. So hit the road, I gotta find that little runt what stole my boat!" We turned around and huddled up.
"Gawrsh, we might have made a mistake." Goofy said.
"I'm starting to think the same thing. He hasn't even called any heartless." Sora made a valid point, yet I couldn't help but doubt a little bit.
Goofy walked up to Pete and apologised, aw bless him. "Sorry we attacked you there, Captain Pete." Pete turned around to us.
"Oh yeah, if you're really sorry then go and get my steamboat back!" He was starting to irritate me. He got up and fell on his back and Sora along with the others helped him. I however stood there, Pete was still a jerk even now and how dare he call me a girl!
So we walked up to this curtain thing and opened it. It showed how the heartless got out and we came in. We wondered what it meant, tried opening the curtain again but it didn't. We ran after the heartless and got to a constructing building.
"Look, heartless!" I pointed and a hammer heartless was about to attack me. Then on a rope, the King who seemed to look different, flew in and kicked the heartless away. This was the second time he saved me and I owe him one. The King went on the roof and waved at us. My friends realised that there were a lot of heartless on the constructing building, with weapons in hand we fought and defeated the heartless.
The King ran up to me and shook my hand very vigorously and enthusiastically without saying a word. "Um, I think there's something wrong with the King!" I said. The King let go, waved at me then walked away. There was another one of those curtain things and it opened.
We watched and it seemed that it showed Maleficent scolding some guy about replacing her. Then at the end, we found out that person was Pete. We went through another door into a town. "Woah!" I shouted, either the town shrunk or we got bigger. We walked up to the castle and Sora exclaimed, "Look at the toy cannons!"
We saw the King jumping and pointing and I raised an eyebrow. "What do you think he's saying?" I asked and then I turned around to see three heartless' on three planes. "Look, they're heartless." I said and we got ready.
We finally defeated them and the King ran up to me. He shook my hand excitedly again and waved. "He's starting to freak me out." I mumbled.
"Look Vanessa!" Goofy pointed at another one of those curtain shows. This one shown, how Pete was wishing to go back to those 'good ol' days'. He opened a door, similar to the one Merlin summoned and walked through it. So we walked through another portal.
We ended up at a burning building. "Fire!" Sora pointed out the obvious and I saw the King waving at us for help. "Look there's the King, he needs our help." I said and the heartless appeared in front of us. I turned to Sora. "Hey, I'm going to help the King, you take care of the heartless." He nodded and I jumped over the heartless towards King Mickey.
Me and the King started to throw water onto the fire and saving some objects from burning. After doing this, I had a bit of time to fight the heartless as well. God damn this dress! It was so uncomfortable to fight in! When we were done, King Mickey shook my hand again, and waved at me again. "I am completely freaked out now!" I muttered quietly to myself.
Another curtain showed appeared and we watched it. Maleficent, that old hag, it was all her plan! She was adding fuel to the flames of my darkness and I tried to resist it. I gripped onto my dress in rage and Sora noticed this. "Hey, calm down, remember what Merlin said!" He whispered and I nodded like a child. After discussing, we realised that we were in the past. Damn, that's why everything was black and white!
"If we're in the past…then we can change the future." Sora said and I frowned at this. I looked at the ground and felt my eyes water.
No, that wasn't true; if it was then none of this (about the worlds in danger stuff) would have happened. Then I realised something, if my existence (being the x-blade wielder) was never true, then none of anything would have happened. I started to feel guilty about everything, and started feeling like crap!
"Aw, we were only joking, who would want to change the future anyway?" I looked up at Sora and deep, deep, deep in my heart, I wanted to. We walked into another door and into a building. There was a large portal of darkness which seemed to be sucking in stuff. The King came and started to wave for help again. "He needs help, again." I mumbled the last bit.
Now instead of defending the furniture, I told the others to do it. It was me, my mystical moon and shooting star against the heartless. I got ready and engaged in battle. I noticed another thing; I was progressing with my keyblades and getting stronger, faster and more skilful.
After doing this, the King did the same thing and I sighed. "This is obviously déjà vu of course!" We watched the curtain show.
"I knew it! It was Pete after all!" I shouted.
"He tricked us!" Donald jumped.
"Still something didn't feel right." Goofy scratched his head and I crossed my arms.
"The Pete we met in this world had kind of an attitude, but he didn't seem like a bad guy…" I started.
"Look!" Donald pointed and there was the normal Pete, as in bad guy Pete we saw at the coliseum. He looked at us and started laughing. I growled at this; that jerk!
"Now that castle's as good as ours!" He said.
"Over my dead body you jerk!" I screamed and he started to run off.
"The Cornerstone's gone!" Sora exclaimed and my eyes widened.
"They're going to fill the castle with darkness, we need to hurry!" I mumbled. We saw the other Pete running and we tried to stop him. He said that someone who looked like him stole his precious steamboat, and the old Pete ran off again.
"Which is it?!" Sora shook his head and gripped onto his hair with frustration and confusion. My eyes widened and I looked up.
"That's the old Pete; he's trying to say that the Pete we saw at the coliseum was the one who stole his steamboat!" Sora clicked his finger.
"Vanessa you're a genius!" I smirked at this and flicked my hair as I placed my hand on my hip.
"What can I say? I'm so clever!" I laughed dryly.
"You sound like Riku, stop acting like him." My cheeks turned red again and I gulped. Again, I curse this stupid blush thing!
We ran to the river and saw old Pete and present Pete fighting each other. I could help but giggle at how confused Sora was. Present Pete punched old Pete into the distance and jumped onto a cage with the Cornerstone in it. "Look, he's got the Cornerstone. Get him!" I pointed and Pete started to get away.
There were heartless and Pete was far away from us. Whilst the others were defeating the flying heartless, I threw my shooting star into the sky and jumped onto starry drift. I glided as fast as I could to the steamboat. I hit Pete and he fell into the water. My friends got up to us and I stuck a tongue at Pete. "You'll pay for this!" He warned and I laughed at him whilst he drowned into the river. Pete got out of the water and started to run off. Running as fast as we could, we ran after him.
He punched old Pete again and I growled at this. How could he be beating up himself? That idiot! "You're still wet behind the ears!" Present Pete taunted and we stood in front of old Pete.
"You have to try us then!" I shouted and we allied with Old Pete. It was five against one which made it really easy for us. But he kept on running off.
After a few minutes, present Pete summoned a door similar to the one Merlin summoned. That coward ran through the door and Donald nudged me. "Vanessa!"
"Oh right." I realised and with both my keyblades, I locked the door. It started to shine immensely and then disappeared. I sighed, one thing done, millions to go!
"Would someone tell me what's goin' on here? Who was that creep, anyways?" Old Pete asked.
"Hello, that was…." I covered Sora's massive mouth and laughed dryly.
"Oh, nothing. He was just a jerk anyways!" I smiled with the widest of grins.
"Oh, never mind." He seemed to let it go. "Sorry I put you guys through all that trouble." I smiled at this.
"You don't have to thank us; it's what we need to do!" Donald was shocked at what I said and I ignored this.
"Well, to show you my appreciation, I'll let you pilot my steamboat; best little craft on the river." Old Pete said.
"Hey, I'm the oldest, so I'll ride it!" I shouted to Sora on the steamboat.
"But you're a girl!" He whined and I gasped at this.
"So? I'm older, smarter and better than you!" I countered back and he rolled his eyes. Smirking, I piloted the steamboat with pride.
We placed the Cornerstone to its original position. "Great, I bet the castle's fine now! We should better head back." I wiped my forehead.
"But, while we're still here…" Donald begun and we shouted.
"DONALD!" I picked him up, hauled him over my shoulder and headed to the door.
"Hey, wait, I don't wanna go! What's the big idea? Let me down!" He swarmed but I didn't listen. I threw him in the door and we walked him after him. I was the last to leave and I looked into the distance of the past. I really wished to change the future, but alas this was destiny so I couldn't so anything. I turned and walked through the door.
Donald tumbled through the door and we returned in our normal states. "Welcome back!" Queen Minnie said and I looked down at my clothes.
"Aw, I missed you!" I cried melodramatically and hugged my sided. My friends snickered at this but I ignored them; I love my clothes! We walked up to the Queen and she smiled at us.
"Because of your bravery, the castle is safe and protected again. Thank you so much for all you've done!" They saluted and I curtsied.
"Daisy!" Donald shouted. A very pretty duck walked in gracefully. "Daisy, I'm back."
"Who's that?" I mumbled.
"Daisy is Donald's very special sweetheart." I smiled at this, how cute.
"Donald you forgot about our date again! You'd better have a good excuse this time!" She scolded.
"But Daisy…I…" Donald mumbled.
"I know it's an important mission, but you could at least check up every once in a while." I smiled sadly at this. I walked up to her.
"You must be Daisy right? You're a really cute and pretty duck, Donald must be very lucky." I mumbled sweetly and she nodded.
"I know you're already aware that this is a very important mission, but if we don't save the worlds, then everyone will be in danger. Donald really loves you Daisy, but he's doing this all for you so that you're safe."
She looked at Donald then hugged him. Donald turned beet red and hugged her back. They all laughed at this but my eyes brimmed with tears. It wasn't like I was emotional or anything, it was just that I thought about Riku, yet deep inside I was thinking about someone else and I knew it wasn't me who was thinking about the other person (if that made sense!)
Before I knew it, tears started to fall down my eyes and Sora asked, "Hey, Vanessa you okay?" I shook my head and rubbed my tears but they kept on falling down my cheeks. I really couldn't control my feelings. "Nah, don't worry about me!" I laughed and finally calmed down.
My shooting star and mystical moon appeared in my hand and it glowed along with the Cornerstone. I pointed my keyblades up in the air and it shot a thin ray of light. On the floor appeared the shape of kingdom hearts. There was a keyhole just on top of the Cornerstone and I recited;
"All the worlds whether distant or near, all the people whether courageous or in fear, our destinies are connected like the day and night or like darkness and light…"
"Sorry Daisy, but we need Donald for a bit longer. I hope you understand." I smiled at Daisy and she frowned.
"As long as he's safe, make sure he behaves." I giggled at this and nodded. Donald kissed Daisy's cheek and I smiled with another tear falling. I remembered when Riku hugged me before locking the door of light.
Then all of a sudden my head started hurting like back at the coliseum when we met Demyx. I didn't know why this was happening and I gripped onto my hair, closed my eyes and grinded my teeth.
Normal POV:
Flashback:
She was by the entrance of Castle Oblivion, ready for another long mission from superior. "Xara!" When she heard her name, she knew who it was and frowned. Xara turned around and was pounced on by her love who hugged her tightly. "Where are you going?" He whispered and she sighed.
"Another mission." He pulled away and sighed at this. She stared up into his translucent eyes and melted in them. "Do you have to go?" He asked and she smiled at this.
"Yes, but I'll be back soon." I mumbled.
"Promise?" She smiled even more at this and she nodded.
"I promise. But you have to promise that you'll wait for me." Xara giggled and he smiled at this; that woeful smile. He pulled her into a hug and whispered into her ear. "I promise. I love you." She blushed at this and looked up at his handsome face.
"I love you too _." They leaned closer with a passionate kiss.
Vanessa's POV:
I opened my eyes and everything was back to normal again. I curtsied to Queen Minnie. We made our way through the keyhole and into another world. I couldn't help but think again; who was Xara and who was that guy? I need answers!
That took me so long! Thanks for reading anyway! Who was that guy anyways? Anymore guesses? Please review.
~Parisa01