*I don't own ANY of the Kingdom Hearts characters, I only own Katie.
Katie took a few steps back from the skyscraper, not believing that here portal had took her to the World That Never Was, another world she didn't want to be in. As she turned around to create a new portal, the memory of her promise to Terra came into her mind and echoed, "I will find you! It may take me awhile but I will find you!" Katie stopped and stared at the black road glistening with puddles and the moons light. She slowly clenched her hands into tight fists, which made a flame of darkness spark, and turned on her heel, she ran down the dark roads of World That Never Was.
Rain pattered on Katie's head as she cranked her head back to look at the hovering white castle as she slowly approached it, the last time she was here she almost died and slipped out of Xehanort's grip. But here she was again, knowing her friend is somewhere inside. Katie unclipped Terra's Wayfinder from her belt and stared at it. "I'm coming, Terra..." she murmured. She hooked the Wayfinder back on her belt and wielded Void Gear, pointing it at the giant castle. A beam of shadowy light shot out from its tip and made its way to the castle, bringing a transparent bridge into existence. Katie took a deep breath and walked to the castle's entrance. Her quest will soon be over. As soon as Katie stepped into the castle, she felt a sudden wave of tiredness crash into her system. Her vision became blurry...just like her first time in Castle That Never Was. "Xehanort must have kept the Sleep spell just in case I came back...that damn smart-ass." Katie chuckled. "Unlucky for him, I'm more prepared this time." She wielded her Keyblades and burst into a sprint, ready to find Terra.
Katie went down the white corridors, searching restlessly. Like her first time, she had lost track of time searching for her friend. "Damn it all...!" Katie growled, she punched the wall. She knew this archway, she went down it before. Katie was going around in circles. She turned on her heel and went down a flight of stairs, going deeper into the castle. Katie's vision got foggier with each step, her knees shook from exhaustion. Young Xehanort's words from her first visit rang in her ears, "She'll have to give up at some point." Katie shook her head roughly, trying to keep herself awake, but her determination pushed her forward, keeping her on her toes. She reached a dark hallway, too dark for her to see with her blindfold on. Cursing at herself, Katie slowly untied the blindfold's knot and peeled it off. Katie slowly opened her eyes and looked around. She could see better in the pitch black hall, Katie stuffed her blindfold into her pocket and continued on.
It wasn't long till Nobodies, Dusks, Dancers, and Assassins, found her. "Shit!" Katie growled. She summoned Void Gear and Darkness' Master and charged at the nearest Dusk. Katie slashed the simple Nobody with ease as if it was nothing but air, making it disappear. She threw Void Gear at the incoming Dancers covered in flames, the dark Keyblade cut through the line of Dancers like butter and set them on fire. As soon as Void Gear returned to her hand, Katie spun around and blocked a fatal attack by an Assassin; with quick reflexes she slit the Nobody's throat. Dusks lunged at her from both sides but they were no match for Katie's speed. Katie spread out her arms and quickly spun on her ball of her foot, making herself into a human top. The two Keyblades cut the Dusks and made them disappear. With her other foot, Katie brought her self-made twister to a halt and looked around to find the remaining of the Assassins but they were nowhere in sight. As soon as Katie let her guard down, she a blade slice her back; making yell in pain. "Earthquake!" she hissed. Katie threw Darkness' Master at the marble floor and the hall started to shake. In a matter of seconds, high columns of rock and dirt push the hiding Assassins out of the ground and were obliterated with a large Thundaga spell. Katie looked around for more hidden enemies but to her luck she saw none. With a sigh of relief, Katie healed herself and continued down the corridor.
The hall ended at a large white door, Katie slowly reached for its handle and opened the door slowly. She peeked her head through the door to see a long white hall outlined with grey cells. Katie squeezed around the door and closed it as carefully as she could behind her, trying not to make any noise. With the door closed, she walked down the prison hall. She glanced at each cell when it past her, but they were all empty. By now, Katie could barely walk. Each step made her vision foggier; her glasses didn't help at all. Her whole body shook with exhaustion; with her hand, she guided herself with the support of the white walls and grey cell bars. Her legs felt like blocks of lead, she got to a cell and leaned against it, catching her breath and trying not to collapse.
A voice sounded from the cell, "Coming to gloat some more?"
Katie knew that voice. She turned her head and gasped, Terra was right behind her sitting on the floor in the cell she was leaning against. "Terra!" her voice was filled with relief. She pulled her hood down with an uncontrollable trembling hand, revealing herself. "It's me, Katie!"
Terra's eyes widened at Katie's eye color, hair color, and her skin. He shot up to his feet and rushed to the cell's bars. "Katie, what's going on? What happened to you? Why are your eyes gold and your hair almost completely silver?"
"There's no time to explain, Terra. I have to get you out of here." Katie wielded Darkness Master and Void Gear.
"Master Xehanort's Keyblade...and Vanitas'...why do you have them, Katie?"
Katie pushed herself off of the cell's bars and took a few shaky steps back. With Darkness' Master, she stuck it in the ground and leaned on it, as if it was a cane. "Can't explain. Terra, step away from the bars." She pointed an extremely shaky Void Gear at the cell weakly and yelled, "Fire!" A large fireball exploded from the dark Keyblade's tip and zoomed at the cell, melting the metal bars on contact. She dropped Void Gear and fell to the floor.
"Katie!" Terra stepped through the hole that Katie created and rushed to her. He helped her get off of the ground. "Are you okay?" Katie nodded and slipped from Terra's grip. His grip quickly returned when she staggered and almost fell over again. Her legs were shaking greater than five magnitude earthquake. The rest of her body was shaking also, making it hard for Terra to keep a good grip on his friend. "You are not okay." He picked her up. "Let's get out of here."
"You are not going anywhere, Terra…" a gruff voice sounded behind them.
Terra whipped around and growled, "Xehanort!"
Two chapters finished in one day! WOOT! xD
Anyways...THANK YOU FOR ALMOST 150 REVIEWS! I never believed I would see that number on one of my stories! To me, having that number is more awesome then if the planet Gaia was real and I personally knew Zack Fair 'n that jazz. THANK YOU!
Alright! I've just decided to do this, I will answer your questions that you have for me! Like this question the guest anonamis asked: "What is the saddest KH moment you have ever seen?" Well, the saddest moment for me was when Master Eraqus (Did you know he was voiced by Luke Skywalker? xD) got struck down in Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep. Oh my God, the water falls that came out of my eyes and my heart literally broke...the music didn't help in that situation, either. Man, I'm just gonna start crying just thinking about it! I'm gonna go before I cry my eyes out and use up my family's supply of tissues...
Bless your face. And if you sneezed while reading this KH fanfic, then bless you. Peace off. BOOP!
