Welcome to another chapter of The light within the darkness! This is a mature story, so rated M. I do not own Final fantasy, Disney, Kingdom hearts, or anything in this story except Shi and the Naavle. While Olette belongs to Tatsuya Nomura, the idea and concept of Xolette belongs to Squidbaggerofwoomyness. The character Indrik belongs to Antex-The Legendary Zoroark. Also I feel the need to mention that they have become helpers too. For anything to do with their characters is discussed and put together. Some ideas and events that happen in the story wouldn't have happened if not for them helping me out and coming up with ideas as well. So thank you guys. I have to give credit where it's due and not all of this story is really JUST mine anymore. =)
Now this chapter again trying to stick with the longer word count of 3,000 or more. We left off with our heroes getting thrown from the gummi ship into this new world that seems like one giant forest. Deep jungle here we go! Oh, and poor Shi is naked. Even though we don't see Maleficent in deep jungle, that doesn't mean nothing is happening. Evil is always working! And this chapter we get a insight into the workings of her master plans. Also take a visit with our lovely Ocs while we are at it. This chapter will be done when the world is finished and they are either at the next world or heading to. Now each world is about a day or two spent. For example Alice in wonderland was a day, and so was Olympus. But not all worlds are going to be like that, after all it's not realistic to hit every world and be done with it within a day. I try to have my characters do normal things to seem more realistic but this is FICTION too. With that being said, enjoy the chapter. =)
Shi was pissed. Beyond, pissed. "I have no fucking weapons, not even clothing! Well...wait I can summon my Keyblade still. I can at least do that." Shi crossed her arms, squeezing her breasts together in frustration. "Donald was last driving...but that was rocky even for him. Who then do I kill..." She pondered. Shi wasn't really paying attention to where she was going or what was around her. She didn't see the gorillas behind her. The biggest one in the pack let out a roar, Shi jumped at least four feet in the air and turned around. Already the gorilla was running at her, Shi instinctively flattened herself to the ground covering her head. Shaking, terrified, she suddenly heard a very loud and piercing pop. The gorillas screeched in terror and ran for cover, Shi sat up and was face to face with the double barrel rifle.
"You. What are you? Are you with the gorillas!?" A firm voice. Shi dared looked up and saw the man holding the gun. Yellow hunting shirt, red scarf tucked into said shirt, dark eyes with dark hair that had grey in it stared back at her.
"I-I don't know what a gorilla is.." "If that's what made that noise and all those things run off, I don't want to find out what it does up close... Don't fuck with the guy holding the boom stick Shi." She held her hands up as she slowly stood up, the rifle following her movements.
"You ruined my shot! I almost had them this time! I..." He stopped, looking Shi up and down. An idea already forming in his mind. "What are you doing out here. Where are there more of your kind?" The man questioned.
Shi bit her lip and held her hands together slightly squeezing her breasts together. "I...I don't know. My head really hurts and I can't remember how I got here." She held a hand to her head, wincing slightly. A lie, but it's better to appear weaker than too strong to someone that can potentially hurt you. Gives you the upper hand later.
The man glared a moment longer before looking away. "Come on then." He took off his outer yellow shirt and handed it to her. Shi nodded and followed him, putting the shirt on. Even then, it didn't cover everything. Her goal first off was to find some REAL clothing. That wasn't yellow. She hated the color yellow with a passion. It always reminded of Xehanort's eyes. Shi hated showing her face. You could read her like an open book sometimes, she couldn't always hide her emotions and she knew this. She felt naked, hell she WAS naked. It wasn't long before they both heard voices through the thick trees.
"Aw who needs them!? We can find the King by ourselves. We don't need Shi or Sora!" The unmistakable voice of Donald pierced the air. Then, his classic scream.
The man and Shi walked forward to see what the commotion was. A smaller gorilla ran into the trees, the man groaned in frustration. "You scared the gorilla away!"
Both Donald and Goofy were sitting atop a rock. Both jumped down with eyes widened and mouths slightly open. "S-Shi?" Goofy asked.
"If you tell me now which one of you were driving, I will spare your life for now." Her eye twitched.
Donald was quick. "Sora did!"
"A talking duck and...whatever you are. This place has so many strange animals..." The man muttered before turning away.
"Come on. I'm not doing a damn thing till I get some real cloths." Shi followed the man quickly, keeping her eyes on him. By now she could smell it, darkness. Something was off with him, and she didn't want to be taken by surprise. Donald and Goofy followed too, lack of anything better to do it wasn't a long walk before they reached a clearing where camp was. And a large camp it was indeed! Tables all around with random nick nacks, instruments, chalk boards, books, drawings, maps, a little of everything could be seen. Giant grandfather clock in the corner, a tea set by it, a stove on the other side of all the boxes, and a large yellow tent in the middle of it all.
Snow white, and Alice were both in stasis in the final chamber of the castle. Riku missed his friends terribly, he wanted desperately to find Sora and Kairi. But he started to feel like he was being used. Maleficent noticed. She kept Riku off any missions involving kidnapping the princess's. She also knew the power sleeping inside him. She had felt it before, Xehanort...those three from those years ago. Riku had the same potential to use a keyblade. The last thing she wanted, was for Riku to join up with Sora. Sora was starting to prove himself...annoying. He is actively locking the heart of the worlds away from darkness, causing less heartless to be active in these worlds. He already did to the world of wonderland where Alice came from. But she also knows he has been traveling with the fool king's companions. How would Riku feel if he knew? No, the time had to be right. If she simply told him, he wouldn't believe her. He had to see it for himself. The fools would eventually end up back in Traverse Town for supplies, she would wait until then. Meanwhile, she slammed her staff into the ground and rubbed the orb at the end of it, making it glow. Indrik was first to appear, then Xolette.
"What is it?" Indrik asked, bored.
"Now is not the time for rest. You will go to another world, and steal the queen from there. Her name is Aurora, by now most likely living with her husband in his castle. Bring her alive. Xolette so far you have proved yourself, don't make me doubt my decision."
"I won't fail you." Xolette replied, determined.
Maleficent made a dark portal, Indrik and Xolette walked through together.
"Now to deal with the other fools that will soon be coming..." Maleficent muttered to herself.
Upon reaching the tent, voices could be heard inside.
"So have you come to study the gorillas?"
The man walked in first, "Highly doubtful" Donald, Goofy, then Shi followed.
"Oh Mr. Clayton!" The woman inside exclaimed.
Goofy happily cried out, "Sora!"
Donald screamed, "Run Sora!"
"Huh?"
Shi's face was looking to the ground, hair covering her face. Fists clenched, she slowly raised her head.
"Is that you Shi?" Sora asked. He had never seen her face, he couldn't help but stare at the purple stripe along her left check, and purple diamond pattern on her left neck. The other side of her neck, a pale mark. It looked like a birth mark to him. Shi took a step forward. That was when Sora noticed she was only wearing a shirt.
"My sources tells me YOU, were driving. And had us crash here. While I was showering."
"Uhhh..." Sora took a step back. Shi took another forward.
"A circus of clowns, not much use for hunting gorillas." Clayton remarked as he turned around headed out of the tent."
"We are here to study the gorillas not hunt them!" The woman said, hands on her hips. She turned around. "Oh well, the more the mer-"
"Get back here you little shit!" Shi was chasing Sora and both ran out of the tent. Donald, Goofy and the woman followed to watch. Sora was climbing the flagpole trying to get as far away as possible. Shi quickly began climbing after. "You think just because my ass isn't covered I won't climb up here to grab you?" She grabbed his ankle, Sora cried out.
"Donald! Goofy! Help!"
Shi kept a hold of his ankle as she slid down the pole, she threw him to the ground and leaned over. "Learn, to, drive, better." She glared. Sora blushed a deep shade, as she was leaning over he could see into her shirt and her breasts. Her eyes narrowed. "What? You act like you never seen a pair of tits." She stood up. The woman from the tent came over with some clothing. A purple cloth to tie around the waist, and a black tank top. Unashamed, she changed on the spot. Nudity was never a taboo back home, Shi didn't understand the looks everyone had.
"You guys didn't help me one bit!" Sora complained. Donald crossed his arms and looked away. "I warned you. Good enough considering it IS your fault."
"Come on fellas, let's not argue. Look at what we found!"
"What is that?" Sora asked.
"A gummi block, the same stuff we use to build our ship." Goofy answered, showing off the orange cube.
"So that means..." Shi started.
"The King could be here!" Donald exclaimed. "So we gotta work together to find him. For now."
"Fine, I'll tag along, for now." Sora retorted. Shi raised an eyebrow. "If Sora's crashing the ship into this place was the result of a fight between him and Donald...I need to get Donald too. Eventually..."
"Hello I don't think I introduced myself. My name is Jane." The woman smiled.
"I'm Sora, this is Donald, Goofy, and Shi." Sora answered.
"So it appears Tarzan was raised in the jungle by the gorillas. Communicating with him isn't easy but he is learning." Jane said.
"Ohh...so he was speaking gorilla back there...I get it."
"That's right. You said you were looking for your friends?"
"He said Riku and Kairi were here and then some word I didn't understand..." Sora looked down.
"Why don't we try this?" She pointed to a device standing on its own legs. Looked almost like a camera, but different. It was pointed at the wall with a huge light yellow sheet. "We can show the slides to Tarzan and see if any of them match that word." Jane offered. "Oh..the slides are all over camp though. Tarzan has a habit of moving things around."
"Let's find them!" Sora was first to start looking around.
Jane took the moment to look at Shi. "I...have never seen anyone like you before. Do you live here?"
Shi had her arms crossed, refusing to look Jane in the eye. "I don't. I am traveling with these hopeless idiots. Our ship crashed."
"Oh I see, do you need parts?" Jane asked kindly.
"I found one!" Sora yelled. He picked the card up that was by the chalkboard picture of Tarzan.
"I found another!" Goofy yelled next to the tent on some boxes.
Donald was on the roof of the tent. "A third one!"
"Are you human? And I never have seen a...duck and...I don't know what he is before either. Where are you all from?" Jane asked curiously.
"We are each from a different place." Shi answered vaguely.
"Another one!" Sora yelled, this time by a dresser under some tarps.
"Here is one!" Donald was along the top of the tarps next to the tent at the very end.
"Another!" Goofy was on top of the large pile of boxes in the middle of the camp.
"Oh my that sounds like all of them. Let's go try the slides now." Jane said with a smile as everyone walked into the tent. She put the first slide in. A castle, a very familiar castle. Shi's eyes widened and so did Sora. Neither one said a word.
"What's wrong with you two?" Donald squawked.
"Nothing!" Sora replied rubbing the back of his head.
Shi said nothing. "Why would this world have a picture of Radiant Garden's castle?"
Riku was running down the halls of the castle. He finally did it! A weapon appeared! A keyblade. He could feel the power, it was starting to be where he smelled darkness all the time. Cold, almost humid, power...if there was such a smell that smelled powerful, it was darkness. He burst into the chamber. "Maleficent." He held up his keyblade.
"My boy..." She walked over, almost proud. When she inspected the keyblade, she began to frown. "That is no keyblade."
"What do you mean? It's a keyblade just like you wanted. Now help me find Sora and Kairi!"
Perfect opportunity. "Why look so hard for them boy? I think of you like a son...and your friends all but deserted you. That sword you have won't unlock kingdom hearts. We need a keyblade of light to do it. Or a true dark keyblade. This weapon wishes it could be a keyblade, your powers are too weak."
"My friends haven't left me, they never would." Riku backed away as she reached her hand out to give a hug.
"Well so it must be. I will just have to prove it to you. You haven't fulfilled your promise yet. So I won't give you what you desire yet, I already found something you want."
"You found Sora and Kairi?!"
"First, you need to gather more princesses. Then you will see." Maleficent grinned inwardly. She knew she had him. She even found that stupid girl he was after, nothing but a empty body now. Though it was peculiar, why was she not a heartless yet? Either way, she had Riku wrapped around her finger. "Your friend Sora, has the keyblade we need."
"Sora?"
"Go and see for yourself. He has forgotten you."
"No! Sora would never do that."
"He has replaced you."
"No!"
"Then I will just have to show you."
Xolette and Indrik were outside the castle of their target. So far, only the guards suffered any injuries. The first one was quite rude Indrik found, and so he rammed his claw like hand through the man's chest. He squeezed the life out of his heart. The second guard, Xolette only knocked out with a blow to the head. When she looked over, she frowned slightly.
"What." Indrik said.
"I just..." She started.
"Just, what?"
"...You don't feel bad?"
"Feel? Emotions are weakness Xolette you should know better than anyone."
"You feel nothing deep in your soul?" She asked.
"Impossible. Such a thing doesn't exist. I have yet to see any 'souls' around here, have you? What does one look like?" He turned to glare slightly at her.
"No..." She admitted looking down.
"Then let's continue on. That bitch maleficent wants this queen, gotta grab her." Indrik walked forward, Xolette followed him inside the dark castle.
Long hallways, dark corridors, it didn't take long to find the chamber. It would always be the biggest and best room in the castle, the royal bedroom. Slowly opening the door, they walked to the bed with the curtains draped over it. Indrik walked around to the right side of the bed, and peeked in. Xolette went to the left side, both looked at each other. Indrik raised his bloodied hand, and counted down with his fingers. 3, 2, 1.
He rammed his hand through King Phillip's chest, the man awoke screaming. Xolette at the same time put her hand over Aurora's mouth and dragged her out of bed by the hair. Indrik squeezed tighter, his other hand to Phillip's mouth. "Shhh...don't want to wake anyone now would we?" King Phillip died in bed, Aurora was kicking and trying to scream."You still can't make portals yet?" He glanced at Xolette. She shook her head no. Indrik made the portal, Aurora was crying at this point. Just trying to get it over with, Xolette dragged her through the darkness. Xolette threw Aurora into the cell for now, she was sobbing and reaching through the bars at Xolette. Xolette looked away, stepping back.
"You better stop that." Indrik remarked.
"What?" Xolette asked.
"That emotion crap. It will get you in the ass someday if you keep it up. You need to fix it."
"How?"
"Just don't care about anything or anyone." He replied as if it was the most simplest thing in the world. "I'll let the bitch know we got her." Indrik walked up the stairs and out of sight.
"Doesn't bother him at all...why can't I be like that? I'm dragging us down..." Xolette sighed to herself.
The slides didn't help one bit. Sora asked, "Where are my friends Riku and Kairi?"
Tarzan shook his head, not understanding fully what Sora was asking.
"Hey but I thought-"
"That just leaves one place then." Clayton came back in. "Young man we have been in this jungle for quite some time." He walked to Sora. "But we have not encountered your friends yet. I'd wager..." He glanced at Tarzan. "That they are with the gorillas. But Tarzan refuses to take us to them."
"Really Mr. Clayton Tarzan wouldn't hide-" Jane started.
Clayton stood in front of Tarzan. "Then take us then. Take us to the GO-RI-LLA."
Tarzan looked around the tent at everyone, his eyes landed on Sora. Slowly, he nodded his head.
"Tarzan are you sure?" Jane asked.
"Tarzan go see Kerchak." Tarzan said.
"Kerchak?" Jane asked.
"He must be the leader, perfect. I'll go along as an escort. After all...the jungle is a very dangerous place."
Shi glanced at Clayton, eyes narrowed. She didn't like him, she already knew he wasn't a good person. These people claim to be only studying an animal, yet this man walks around with a weapon trying to kill things. Clayton wasn't a man to be trusted. Jane stayed behind in the tent while everyone left. It wasn't long before they encountered something. A large cat, a leopard. First it went after Sora, Sora dodge rolled away. "Not again!" He cried out.
Shi reached for her bags that normally would have been at her waste looking for throwing daggers. "Oh right...the little shit crashed us." She summoned her own keyblade and went after the cat. Donald was casting his spells, Goofy was ramming with his shield. Clayton however just stood back and watched, bored. With enough blows, the leopard disappeared into the trees. Tarzan then took the lead and led the group to a hippo's lagoon. Vines climbed the walls into the trees, there were patches of grass here and there throughout the river. Tarzan jumped on the back of the first hippo, and quickly jumped to the ledge from the hippo's back. Shi jumped, then Sora, then Goofy, and Donald. So far so good. Tarzan got into the river, and so everyone followed. Swimming around the second hippo carefully, Tarzan swam to the third that was sinking in the water. Tarzan sank, then rose up as the hippo rose itself up in the water. Tarzan jumped to the last ledge this way. When the hippo dipped back down, Sora swam up next and jumped. Then Shi, Donald, and Goofy. Clayton followed, but grumbled under his breath as he did so. At the end, a single large vine reached the ground, and seemed to go up into forever. Tarzan was quickly making his way up, and so everyone followed.
Eventually reaching a tree top, Tarzan was speaking. It clearly wasn't english, a lot of 'Heh, Hoo, Hoo, Hah, Hoo hoohah' sounds. Tarzan hit his chest gently as he spoke, motioned at the others. A group of Gorillas all stood around on other tree tops. Shi was the second to last to reach the top, and she paused at the top. Clayton was beneath her. She didn't trust him, his weapon. He had a quick temper she could tell, she didn't want the situation to escalate. "Hey!" Clayton yelled. Shi dipped her lower body down. She butted Clayton's head with her ass, grinning in satisfaction when she heard him drop into the water below. Shi turned her attention back to the gorillas, the larger one Shi knew immediately was the one she met. It was bigger than all the others, Tarzan focused his attention to that particular Gorilla. It was almost as if Tarzan was pleading with him, but the moment Kerchak turned his head away, everyone knew it was lost cause. Kerchak left the area, all the other Gorillas following quickly. Tarzan looked down in defeat for a moment before looking up. He walked to the only vines that could go further up into the tree tops. He began to climb. The others followed while Shi stayed a bit back. She had climbed the rest of the way onto the tree top they were standing. She reached her hand out to Clayton as he climbed up, he refused to take it.
"Why did you do that!?" He glared at her.
"I'm sorry! They scared me a bit, the huge Gorilla I saw earlier was there and it startled me. I didn't mean to do that." She lied.
"Don't do it again! You let them get away again."
"I'm sorry." She lied again as she began to climb the vines after the others. As everyone got further up, it became more and more clear they were climbing one really big tree. Reaching another level, the leaves and branches circled around almost making a room. Tarzan led them further up, jumping across to another ledge. Shi didn't even know what to call this place, inside a tree? Climbing it's outside? It was amazing, she was marvel at it if she had the time. But everyone was soon making their way through a leaf tunnel. They had reached the top finally of the giant tree they were on. The sky could be seen easily now, and a giant tree house was at the very top. Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Shi were looking in amazement. Tarzan looked back at them, then marched on forward. Shi looked back and noticed something. Clayton was gone. "Wait where did he go he was behind me." She looked around. She listened hard and heard footsteps further up. And the sound of...something spinning? The footsteps were heading to that sound. Shi began to jog ahead.
"Hey!" Sora yelled, he began running then everyone was running to catch up. Donald however was faster than everyone. He saw what Shi was seeing, Clayton was in position holding his gun up. He undid the safety, his finger about to hit the trigger. Donald ran up quickly, jumped right next to him and screamed as loud as he could.
"WAAAAAAAAAAAG!" Clayton in surprise hit the trigger but his gun also moved position. The sound had also alerted the gorilla inside the tree house who began running a split second before the bullet hit the floor close to where it had been. Soon Kerchak appeared at the top of the steps in the tree house next to the smaller gorilla that had run. "What's the big idea!?" Donald scolded.
Tarzan stepped forward in shock. He spoke out to Kerchak, but Kerchak wasn't going to hear any of it. He left with the smaller gorilla. Tarzan turned to glare at Clayton, everyone was at this point.
"You don't understand I was only trying to...Ah! A snake slithered by you see? I saved that poor gorilla's life." Clayton said.
"Well if that isn't the biggest load of shit I've heard." Shi replied.
"We're taking you back!" Sora grabbed his hand, Shi then grabbed the other. Tarzan jumped over the ledge and landed onto a net below. Everyone watched as he jumped off of that and was falling through the leaves. Goofy jumped after first, then Donald followed screaming the entire way down.
"No...no you guys are crazy." Clayton said eyes wide.
Sora looked at Shi, Shi looked back. Both nodded as they pushed Clayton off. They jumped onto the netting and he was trying to get away as they both grabbed his legs and dragged him to the ledge. Shi and Sora threw themselves off, dragging Clayton with them. "FUCKING CRAZY!" He yelled all the way down.
I am really sorry that took some time. Either way, got it out. Life gets busy, always a mix of a bunch of small things. Cold weather sucks, get sick a lot during winter.
I hope you all had a good holiday! Happy new years coming up! 2019 was crazy. 2020 will be even more crazy.