Chapter 38 Riku's Betrayal
Sora and Corrin groaned as the finally woke up.
"Ugh, what happened?" Sora groaned
"Something rammed us." Corrin reminded as he looked around. He was on a Pirate ship and were no longer in space, but in an ocean. The Pirate ship also had several heartless on it. The top of their heads was red like a bandanna and the bottom was grey with sharp teeth. The wore brown tattered clothing with the heartless emblem on their chest and yellow wristbands. On their left shoulder was a skull and a sword in their right hands.
"About time you two woke up." A familiar voice called out. The two looked up to see Riku standing above them.
"Riku." Sora and Corrin said.
"Good to see you to again." Riku said with a smirk.
"Where are Donald and Goofy?" Sora asked as Corrin looked around for the two.
Riku then narrowed his eyes at the two. "Are those two that important to you? More important than old friends?" He asked getting Sora and Corrin's attention. "Instead of worrying about them, you two should be asking about…her" Riku said stepping aside to reveal Kairi laying back on a pillar. Her eyes however, were lifeless. "While you two were busy goofing around, I actually managed to find her."
"KAIRI!" The brothers shouted as they sprinted towards her, only for a hook hand to get in the way.
"Not so fast you two. The name is Captain Hook, and there will be no shenanigans aboard my vessel boys." Captain Hook said.
"Riku, why are you helping the Heartless?" Corrin asked
"I'm not helping the heartless, I'm controlling the Heartless." Riku said to the boy's shock. "I have no fear."
"Y-You're stupid." Sora stated as his mind flashed back to Jaffar, Ursula, and Oogie Boogie. How they controlled the Heartless and how they all met their end.
"The Heartless are dangerous! Soon, they'll devour your heart too!" Corrin shouted thinking the same thing Sora was.
"It won't happen. My heart is too strong." Riku dismissed
"Riku." Sora and Corrin growled
"Just watch. I picked up a few new tricks as well." Riku said as he snapped his fingers. "Like this." At the snap, Sora and Corrin's shadows came to life.
"Our shadows?" Sora and Corrin asked in shock.
"Show's over. You two can see your 'friends' now." Riku said as he spat out the word 'friends.'
With another snap, a trapdoor opened under the two islanders and they fell through into the lower cabins.
"Let's get underway. And keep Sora away from Kairi until we are ready to land. Corrin to." Riku ordered as he picked up Kairi bridal style and left. "Make sure someone keeps an eye on them."
"Grr. That scurvy brat thinks he can order me around?" Hook growled.
"What should we do captain?" A short round man in a stripped pirate shirt and dark blue pants. He wore glasses and had a red bandanna covering his white hair.
"Nothing Smee." Hook dismissed. "The hold is crawling with heartless. Let them keep an eye on the brats."
"Good thinking Captain, but isn't you-know-who also down there? Shouldn't we…"
"Shhh!" Hook interrupted Smee by covering his mouth with his normal hand. "Quite Smee. Did you hear that? That dreadful sound" Hook asked suddenly scared has he heard a ticking sound.
"No captain." Smee answered
"Are you quite sure? Did I imagine it?" Hook asked frantically while shacking Smee. "It's coming for me!"
"Come on Captain. Let's get you back to your quarters." Smee said taking his frantic captain to get some rest.
Inside the Ship Hold:
"You don't say." Goofy said
"Yeah, it was definitely Kairi." Sora said happily
"We finally found her." Corrin said happily
"Well then, let's go up and save her." Goofy said
"Sound's great, but first, how about getting off!" Donald complained as Sora and Corrin had landed right on top of him and Goofy when they fell.
"Oh, sorry." The two brothers said as they got off.
After the four got themselves together, they took a look at their surroundings. They were currently stuck in a small storage room with a couple of boxes and barrels neatly stacked up against the wall.
"Couldn't even bother to give us a bed." Corrin muttered
"Plus side, you'll just role on the ground tonight instead of off the bed." Sora joked as he went to examine the door.
"Ha Ha Ha Ha, very funny Sora." Corrin retorted sarcastically.
"Think you could open the door Sora?" Goofy asked but before Sora could respond, another voice spoke up.
"How ya doin' there? Looking for a way out?" The voice asked as from behind the barrels jumped a boy in a green elf like costume and a green hat with a red feather on top. He had red hair, brown pointy shoes and on his waist was a small dagger.
"Who are you?" Goofy asked
"I'm the answer to your prayers." The boy answered
"Huh?" Corrin and Donald asked flatly while Sora and Goofy just raised an eyebrow.
"Okay, fine. Have it your way." The boy dismissed
"But…aren't you stuck in here too?" Sora asked
"HA!" the boy laughed. "No, I'm just waiting for someone."
As he said that, a yellow glow flew into the room through the small window on the door. The yellow light dissolved to reveal a small fairy with blond hair and wings. She wore a green dress and green shoes.
"Tinkerbell, what took you so long? Did you find Wendy?" The boy asked
Tinkerbell made some noise and moved around in response.
"What's that? You say there is another girl with her?" The boy asked getting Sora's attention.
"Okay, we'll have to rescue her as well." Peter sighed as Tinkerbell got angry.
"Are you crazy? There is no way I'm leaving Wendy!" The boy argued.
Donald started to laugh. "She must be pretty jealous."
Tinkerbell glared at the duck and kicked his beak upward in retaliation and then left the room the same way.
"Come on Tink, open up the door!" The boy cried out.
"So, looks like you need a hand?" Corrin asked as Sora summoned his Keyblade to unlocked the door. The boy sighed
"I'm Peter Pan." Peter said holding out his hand.
"I'm Sora." Sora said reaching out to grab Peter's hand, only for him to pull it away before he could grab it.
"Okay, but we are only in this together until we rescue Wendy. Got it?" Peter asked
'What a jerk.' The four thought. With that, Sora unlocked the door and the five headed out of the storage room, and into the hall.
As they walked outside, some Pirate Heartless ambushed them.
"Figures it wasn't going to be that easy." Corrin muttered as everyone drew their weapons.
Sora rushed forward and locked blades with one of the pirates. Corrin jumped behind it and slashed it from behind killing it.
Donald unleashed a Gravita spell to flatten some of the heartless and Goofy slammed his shield down on them crushing them.
Peter flew through the air slashing the Pirate Heartless before they could defend themselves. Sora then finished the last few off with a Strike Raid attack. Corrin however could only be shocked at Peter.
"Peter, how can you fly?" Corrin asked
"Anyone can fly. You wanna try?" Peter asked
"YES!" Donald shouted excitedly
Peter whistled and Tinkerbell flew back down, still looking annoyed. "Aw, haven't you cooled off yet Tink?" Peter joked as Corrin rolled his eyes.
Peter grabbed Tinkerbell by the wings and flew over to Sora and co. With a pat, Tinkerbell released yellow dust that covered the four warriors.
"All you need is a little Pixie Dust, and you can fly. Give it a try." Peter said and Donald jumped into the air.
Only to crash straight into the ground with Tinkerbell laughing at him.
"I knew it was too good to be true." Donald mumbled annoyed and a bit sad.
Back in Hook's quarters:
"What do you mean Wendy isn't one of the Chosen ones?" Hook asked shocked
"It's as I said. There are supposedly seven maidens of pure heart that we need, and according to Maleficent, she is not one of them." Riku explained "Hoist all sails and drop the dead weight behind, including her."
"After the trouble of capturing her?" Hook cried in shock. "And why only those seven? Just what is Maleficent planning anyway?" Hook asked
"Who knows?" Riku dismissed. "But as long as it means getting Kairi's heart back, then I couldn't care less."
"You're wasting your time. The heartless have devoured that girl's heart. I'll stake me other hand that it's lost forever." Hook said
"I'll find it. No matter what." Riku declared
Before Captain Hook could respond, Smee's voice was heard from the pipes.
"Uh Captain?" Smee called out
Hook walked over to the pipe. "What?"
"The prisoners have escaped." Smee reported
"What?" Hook cried out getting Riku's attention.
"What's more, Peter Pan is with them." Smee added.
"BLAST THAT PETER PAN!" Hook cried out. "Bring the prisoners to my cabin Smee, and hop to it."
Tinkerbell lead the group to where she last saw Wendy. It was another storage room, but larger than the last one. It had a book shelf on it and part of its ceiling was a grate that could allow them to see the upper floor. Tinkerbell was pointing upwards.
"WENDY! Are you up there?" Peter asked
"Peter? Peter Pan?" Wendy asked as she zipped over to the grate. She was a young girl with brown hair tied in the back by a blue ribbon and she wore a pretty blue dress.
"You came to save me." She said happily. "But please hurry, the Pirates are coming." Wendy said as Peter was trying to break through the grate, but with no luck.
"Uh Wendy?" Sora asked
"Yes?" Wendy asked confused as to who the boy was.
"Is there another girl up there with you?" Sora asked
"Yes actually, but she's been asleep this whole time. She hasn't moved a muscle." Wendy said pointing forward to Kairi who laid there at the side just as lifeless as when Sora and Corrin saw her a few minutes ago.
"KAIRI!" Sora and Corrin shouted.
"Kairi! It's us! Please, wake up!" Corrin pleaded.
Sora reached up towards her, and surprisingly, her hand started to move slightly causing the boys to smile, however at that moment, the door busted open revealing Smee and some Heartless Pirates.
"Alright Ladies, the captain wants to see you in his cabin right away." Smee said as Wendy and Kairi were grabbed and taken out of the room by the Heartless.
"WENDY! We need to get up there!" Peter declared
"Come on! If we hurry, we might be able to intercept them!" Corrin said as the five rushed out the door, slaying any heartless in their path.
Soon they arrived at a door that was locked. Sora used his Keyblade to unlock it and inside was Wendy, laying on the ground unconscious in a small room with a window and a trap door on the roof.
"Wendy!" Peter said rushing to her side. Tinkerbell got annoyed again and started to fly around Peter annoying him. "C'mon Tink, not now!" Peter said shooing her away. Tinkerbell left out the door with tears in her eyes.
"This is as far as I go. I've got to help Wendy!" Peter said leaving out the window.
"You're Welcome." Donald mumbled annoyed
"Let's just save Kairi." Sora said opening the trap door and jumping up with the others following him.
Inside the quarters was Riku holding the unconscious Kairi in his hands.
"Riku Stop!" Corrin shouted
"What has gotten into you lately?" Sora asked
Riku just smirked as a corridor of darkness opened behind him and he stepped on through with Kairi in tow. Sora and Corrin chased after him, but their shadows jumped up blocking them as the corridor closed.
"NO!" The two shouted.
"Look out!" Donald warned as the two shadows summoned a shadow look-a-like of Sora's Keyblade and Corrin's sword and went on the attack.
And that's a wrap!
How's it going everyone! Happy 2019! I hope you all had a great New Years. Here's to hope this turns out to be a great year.
Fun Fact: Hook apparently replaced his crew with the Heartless except Smee.
Andromeda: Yeah, Peter Pan is a brat. XD
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Anyway, next up we wrap up Neverland. See you guys next time!