A/N: I had to start this chapter kinda early so I could have it ready right after I finished the last one. What happened in the last chapter didn't go the way I had planned, but whatever. Anyway, enough of my pointless babbling, on with the story!
Disclaimer: No… no, it's…no.
Chapter 28- Radiant Garden
All throughout the day, the kids tried to fix Sora's 'speaking problem', but to no avail. They did have time to have a little fun though. And no, not that kind of fun. They had time to slide down 'Slush Gusher' the second tallest water slide in the whole water park ('Summit Plummet' being the tallest, but everyone got such a wedgie from 'Slush Gusher' that no one, except for Dom and Sora, wanted to go on). They also went on the chairlift, which Sora was extremely horrified of, due to the fact that the thing seemed to be shaking a little too much for his comfort.
In fact, he was so scared that, every time that he got on, he'd clutch on to the railing so tightly that his knuckles turned white. Also, every time it came to a stop he made a little, girl-like scream that had Kairi and Riku laughing so hard they shook the chair a little, scaring Sora even more. By the time that it was time to go, everyone, even Sora himself, had given up on trying to get Sora to speak English again.
…
Those events all lead up to what's going on today, the last day the kids would be in Florida.
Now, here they are, at the place where it pretty much all started.
Magic Kingdom.
The kids walked down the road after having just come from Tommarowland. 'Stitch's Great Escape' to be exact. They were now walking back down Main Street, U.S.A to the gift shop for something, and Dom was playing Sephiroth's theme, 'One-Winged Angel', on the speakers of her PSP.
"Okay Dom, that music's starting to make me angry, you can turn it off now." Angel said as they kept walking towards the gift shop.
"Okay, you big baby." Dom said, turning off her PSP off. Then, the creepiest thing happened… the music kept playing.
"Dom, I told you to turn it off!"
"That's not me!"
"What do you mean, 'it's not you'!"
"I mean, it's not me!"
"Then, who is it?"
"Anata wa sore ga watashi-tachi no ue ni supīkā de wa nai koto o kakunin? (You sure it's not the speakers above us?)" Sora asked, holding his hand next to him, pointing to the sky and moving is hand in a circular motion once.
"What did he just say?" Camille asked.
"No, it couldn't be that, Sora, the childish music is still playing above." Riku said, looking up and turning as if looking for a way to prove his point. That's when the music got louder, the Sephiroth theme, that is.
"Okay, if it isn't Dom and it isn't the speakers above us, then one, who is it? And two, why did it just get louder?" Kairi squeaked. Everyone else stopped, they had all noticed the same thing, that the music was steadily getting louder, as if the source of the music was getting closer and closer to them. This caused all of the teens to freeze and tense up. They also started to hear people screaming and some children were crying. They saw people running past them. What really got to them, though, was what some of the people were screaming as they ran.
'Oh my God, He's got a sword!'
'Security! Security!'
'Why is that thing so long?'
That last line had caused the caused the teens to smile weirdly, trying to hold back snickers and giggles. Then it finally sank in what those people were saying. There was only one person who could fit that description, and his name was Sephiroth. Even Camille, who knew nothing about Kingdom Hearts or Final Fantasy, didn't think that it was a good idea to move. Finally, the music was so loud that it drowned out the music from the speakers. He was right behind them.
"Who wants to turn around and confirm our suspicions? Because you know I ain't doin' it." Dom asked.
"Not me."
"Uh- uh, not me"
"Like hell I am turning around!"
"Watashi o mite wa ikenai! (Don't look at me!)"
"Uuugh, fine, I'll do it." Angel said. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, gulped, then opened her eyes and turned around. She was met with the tip of a sword dangerously close to her face.
"Who are you?" A cold voice asked. Yep, it was Sephiroth.
"I said, who are you?" Sephiroth repeated, a bit more threateningly this time. Angel opened her mouth to say her name, but what flew out wasn't really what she had in mind.
"Paula Fisher." 'Wait, what the hell?'
Sephiroth gave the girl a suspicious look, but brushed it off. He let down his sword, then looked at the others.
"All of you, turn around." He said, his cold voice returning. The rest of the teens immediately turned around. Dom was the next one who was asked for her name. Deciding to follow Angel's demonstration, she stated a name that wasn't her actual name, but two parts of it.
"Michelle Tyler."
Everyone else had decided then to follow the first two teens' examples and state names that weren't exactly theirs. Sora was next up, and he made a pretty bold move by doing this. All he could do was pray that Sephiroth didn't already know his real name.
"Haley Joel Osment."
Everyone cut wide eyes to Sora, but didn't dare speak, or even move. Had he finally gotten back his ability to speak English? He looked at all of them out of the corners of his eyes. He then closed them and shook his head a little, and looked forward. Knowing what that meant, the other teens' shoulders dropped a little out of disappointment. Then it was Riku's turn to state his name.
"David Gallagher."
Next up, Camille. The name she stated in no way belonged to her, though.
"Jasmine Villegas."
The last person to say their name was Kairi, and she did the same as Riku and Sora by saying:
"Hayden Panettiere."
Sephiroth, luckily, didn't notice that the kids were using false names, especially Sora. If he did remember Sora's name, he most likely would have said something. So, that means he must have forgotten it. Finally, Sephiroth put away his sword, everyone else relaxed a little at this action, but still kept their guard up.
"Okay, then you must be the ones I'm looking for." Sephiroth stated.
The kids looked at each other, then Angel asked:
"What do you mean?..."
Sephiroth looked her with a glare that, if looks could kill, would cause her to have a heart attack.
"I don't have to answer to you, now follow me." He said with his usual cold and unemotional tone.
The teens all looked at each other, but, knowing that they basically had no choice, they decided to follow the man. When everyone started following, though, Dom grabbed Camille by the arm and pulled her to the side. Camille gave Dom a confused look, but didn't say anything.
"Camille, I need you to get away from here." Dom whispered.
"What? Why can't I go with you guys?" Camille whispered back.
"Because, unlike the rest of us, you know nothing about this guy. One wrong move and he'll kill you, no hesitation. As for us, we still have a fighting chance." Dom responded, and then she turned and looked in the direction of the rest of the group.
"Haley! Haley!" Dom whispered/shouted, in case Sephiroth heard. Sora looked around; trying to find the source of the voice he had just heard, finding Dom waving at him from down the road of Main Street U.S.A. He looked at Sephiroth, Riku, Kairi, and Angel to make sure they weren't looking, and ran to the two girls.
"Ē? Sorehanandesuka? (Yeah? What is it?)" Sora asked.
"Give me your phone." Dom said, not even bothering to wonder what he just said.
"Nani? Naze? (What? Why?)" Sora asked, not really wanting to give his brand new touch screen to anyone.
"Just give it to me!" Dom whispered, slightly irritated. Camille burst out into a fit of snickers and giggles and Sora got a smirk on his face. Noticing what she said wrong, Dom gave Sora a slight glare.
"Get your mind out of the gutter!" She said, snatching the phone from Sora's pocket, then turning to Camille and handing it to her.
"Take this and run, you have to get out of here as soon as you can."
"And how do you expect me to do that?"
Dom looked around, then turned back to Camille.
"I'm gonna need you to hide out in the gift shop over there. Then, when you're sure that the rest of us are gone, you have to leave and go back to Hollywood studios. Stay there until mom and Greg come. Then, if they start getting a little too harsh with the questioning, tell that I said this: 'I'm fine and I'll be back sooner or later. I got caught up in important matters and I might not be coming back with you all this time.'"
"I can't remember all that!" Camille shouted lowly.
"Then have her call me and I'll tell her," Dom said, then noticed that Sephiroth noticed they were missing, and was coming to get them by the dark presence that was getting closer. "Now go! Quickly, before he catches you!" She finished, shoving the phone into Camille's hand and shooing her into the gift shop. Both kids turned to see Sephiroth coming around the corner.
"Now, let's do the same thing and go, before he kills the both of us." Dom said.
"Migi! (Right!)" Sora said as they both ran to meet up with Sephiroth. Sephiroth noticed the shortage of kids, and looked at the two teens suspiciously.
"Where is that other girl?" He asked with a suspicious glare.
"Who?" Dom asked, trying to make it seem as if Camille wasn't even there to begin with.
Sephiroth was still suspicious, but didn't feel like questioning it any further.
"Come." He said simply, and went back in his original direction, followed by the two teens.
…
When they all arrived at their destination, Sora recognized the place instantly.
"Watashi wa kono basho o shitte, matte! Kore wa, chūkū basutiondesu! (Wait, I know this place! This is Hollow Bastion!)"
"Yeah, I'd remember this place anywhere!" Kairi said, looking around.
"Hey, ain't this Ra- I mean- Hollow Bastion?" Dom corrected herself, reminding herself that they probably don't know the real name of the place yet. 'I guess that's just a perk of getting through the game.' She thought to herself.
"What were you about to say?" Riku asked, Sephiroth looking at the girl with a hint of curiosity on his face, l wondering the same thing.
"When?" Dom asked.
"Right then, you said 'Hey ain't this Ra-' and then you corrected yourself." Riku stated.
"I don't know what cha talkin' about." Dom said, 'Thank God that I know how to act.' She thought.
"No, we all heard you said 'Hey ain't this Ra-'." Riku said.
"That is true, we all did hear you." Kairi stated.
"Sore wa hontōda, watashi mo, anata o kiita. (It's true, I heard you, too.)"
Sephiroth said nothing, but they all knew he heard it, too. Dom and Angel exchanged quick glances. Dom kept up her act, though.
"I still don't know what you're talkin' about." Dom said.
"Ughh! You know what, whatever; I give up on trying to get an answer from you!" Riku said, he'd just have to try to get something out of her later.
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Camille did as she was told and snuck out after they left. She couldn't help but wonder what happened to them in the first place, though. She also wondered who that Sephiroth guy was. Oddly enough, the transit train system was still working, even though nobody was at Magic Kingdom anymore. Next up, trying to break down what had happened to the almost too overprotective parents of Dom.
…
Dom: "So I just wanna thank you
for all you have done
Gave me strength
when I had none at all
Gave me hope
when I was running low
Showed me how
to make it through and
For everything
you know I thank you
You believed when I'd no reason to
You were there when I needed you oh
And I just wanna thank you
I just wanna thank you"
Everyone: Happy Thanksgiving from the characters of Sora's Real World Adventure!
Sora: Review Please!
Angel: You lame…
Sora: *whining like voice* What?
Angel: Nothing… Review!
Riku: I know, we're a little late with this, but only by a day.
Kairi: Yeah, but Dom, can I ask why we're late with this.
Dom: Well, I was planning on finishing it yesterday, but I was at a (kinda boring) thanksgiving party that took up most of the day. Then, when I got home my mom wanted me to do everything and I kept getting distracted. Then, when I got done with this chapter, I still had to finish the chapter before this. Then, it turned out that, that one wasn't as finished as I thought it was so…
Sora:…wow
Dom: I know right, then, while at the party, Angel made me mad yet again.
Kairi: What did she do?
Dom: She procrastinated yet again on asking her mom if she could come over, so now she's been whisked to Indiana with her cousin.
Kairi: Dang
Riku: No wonder we only have her via satellite
Angel: That ain't my fault!
Dom: Yes it is, and now I'm getting tired of you doing this.
Angel: Doing what?
Dom: You'll find out in one of the next few chapters. *smirk forms on her face*
Sora: *like an elementary school kid* Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, Angel in trouble!
Angel :*gulps* Shut up!
