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Chapter 5: Back in the Twilight
On the Highwind, everyone spent the next few minutes telling Terra all that had happened in the last twelve years.
"And Ven is in Castle Oblivion?" asked Terra.
"That's right," said Aqua.
"And his heart is...inside Sora's?" Terra asked as he pointed at Sora.
"Right again," Aqua confirmed.
"...Wow," Terra whispered. "So much has happened..." He then put his hand to his forehead. "...This is my fault..."
"Don't start that!" Aqua shouted. "None of us knew that any of this would happen! Don't blame yourself."
"I deserve some of the blame," Terra muttered. "I fell for Xehanort's ruse so easily!"
"Hey, don't beat yourself up," said Sora. "That's why you're here, now! So you can make up for it!"
"...You're right," Terra replied. "I can fix things...but not alone."
"Good thing you're with us," Aqua said with a smile.
"So, where do we go next?" Kairi asked.
"How about Twilight Town?" Roxas suggested.
"Good idea!" Sora said. "Let's see Hayner, Pence, and Olette are doing!"
"Wow...those are three faces I haven't seen in a long time," Roxas said, sadly. "I sure miss them...but I bet they don't even remember me."
"Don't be so sure," Mickey reassured him. "Even if you knew data versions of them, your hearts were still connected."
"Really?" Roxas asked. "You think they'll still remember me?"
"Never lose hope, Roxas," Naminé told him, holding his hand.
"Thanks, Naminé," said Roxas.
"No problem," Naminé smiled.
Thanks to the warp drive, they reached Twilight Town in seconds.
"Thar she blows!" Goofy said. "Ahyuck!"
"We're not pirates," said Donald in annoyance.
"But we know pirates," Sora reminded him.
"Wait, you do?" Riku asked. "Why didn't you tell me? I love pirates just as much as you do!"
"The one we know is a delight," Sora said. "But you still need to watch your back around him. He's tricky."
"He sure is," Donald agreed.
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Everyone warped from the ship to the front of the town's train station.
Kairi ran to the stone railing, staring in awe at the scenery,
"I didn't get to see the sunset the last time I was here. It's beautiful."
"Isn't it?" asked Sora...gently holding her hand.
"Yeah, the sunset back home is beautiful, but it pales in comparison to this one," Riku agreed.
"I wonder where Hayner, Pence, and Olette are," said Goofy...but he got his answer when he heard a scream.
"RUN!"
"That sounds like Olette!" Roxas cried.
The group turned around and saw the Twilight Trio running toward them, frantically.
Kairi summoned her Keyblade before anyone else,
"I sense Heartless!"
(Cue "VS Demon Tide" from Kingdom Hearts III)
As soon as she said this, a huge, swirling mass of Shadow Heartless appeared, just like in the Realm of Darkness!
"Not one of those again!" Sora exclaimed as he summoned his Kingdom Key.
Riku, Mickey, Aqua, Terra and Axel all summoned their Keyblades, Donald got out his staff, Goofy got out his shield, and Yuffie got out her giant shuriken.
As they did, Hayner, Pence, and Olette ran by.
"Hey, Sora!" said Hayner as he ran.
"Hey!" He replied. "Get to safety, we'll handle this!"
"Got it!" Olette exclaimed.
"Good luck!" Pence shouted as he ran away, too.
"Here it comes!" yelled Riku, just as the Demon Tide came flying at them!
Everyone jumped out of the way, an anyone who knew magic, fired some kind of spell at the swarm.
"I've got an idea!" Aqua shouted. "I'm going to try my Shotlock!"
"Your what-lock?!" Sora asked.
Aqua held up her Keyblade at the Demon Tide and narrowed her eyes, like she was looking through the scope lens of a gun.
In her eye, it looked like she was pinpointing at multiple targets at once, then she fired several beams at them!
The beams hit the swarm from many sides, taking out several of the Heartless.
"You got 'em!" Sora exclaimed.
"Look out!" Yuffie shouted as she pushed Sora to the ground, then ducked down herself as the Heartless flew at them!
Riku shot some Dark Aura at the swarm, Mickey fired some Pearl attacks, and Terra turned his Keyblade into a chain-whip.
"Hey, Sora!" Goofy called as he held up his shield. "Time for the Goofy Bombardier!"
"Right!" Sora jumped to his side, and swung his Keyblade like a baseball bat, hurtling Goofy's shield at the swarm.
He repeated that three more times, then he and Goofy threw their weapons at the swarm, like bowling balls, three times.
To finish, Goofy stood tall, holding his shield above his head and looking upward, then Sora sent him flying off like a rocket!
"AAAHOO-HOO-HOOEY~!" Goofy hollered as he slammed into the Demon Tide!
Terra used his chain-whip to slice the swarm in half, then Riku's Dark Firaga and Mickey's Pearls destroyed one half!
Axel spun his Keyblade around like he used to spin his signature Charkrams, channeling Firagun level flames.
"BURN BABY!" He yelled before launching a big, whirling spin of fire at the other half, completely obliterating it!
(End "VS Demon Tide")
"All right, Axel!" Kairi cheered.
Said spiky red-head scratched under his nose and smirked.
"Wow!" Hayner's voice praised. "That was awesome!"
The Twilight Town trio had also gone through some wardrobe changes. Hayner was wearing a white shirt with a small black skull design at the bottom. His vest was black with red-and-black plaid on the bottom. He wore jeans and his shoes had the same red-and-black plaid design as his vest. He still wore his "X" shaped pendant.
Pence now wore a black headband, the bandana around his neck was orange, his shirt was black-and-white and the "Dog Street" name was above a dog munching at bones, his jeans were black, and his shoes were now orange and white.
Olette a pure black tank-top with stitch-like vertical orange lining. Her shorts had a plaid pattern with a primarily red-and-black background with small vertical orange stripes and small horizontal blue stripes. Her socks and shoelaces were red and her shoes were black and grey. Her bracelet was red-and-black and her necklace bead was red.
"You did it!" Olette cheered as they approached.
"You guys were amazing!" said Pence. "Oh, and good to see you again, Kairi!"
"Hey, guys," said Kairi. "Long time, no see."
Olette went up and hugged Kairi, who giggled as she hugged her back.
"You're so pretty~!" Olette cooed.
"Thanks, you too!" Kairi said back.
"HEY, what is he doing here?!" Hayner exclaimed, pointing at Axel.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Axel cried as he raised his hands. "Easy! I'm on one of the good guys, now."
"It's true!" said Kairi. "Axel's one of us now!"
"He's cool," Sora added.
"Well, if you say so," Hayner calmed down.
Roxas appeared next to Sora, "Hayner, Pence, Olette, it's been ages!"
"Roxas!" Pence exclaimed, but then got confused.
"I'm confused, too," Olette said. "This is the first time we've met, but...I feel like we already know you..."
"Same here," Hayner agreed.
"We have proof that you know each other," Goofy showed them the picture of the four of them, in front of the mansion.
"Wait a sec, we were friends in the other Twilight Town, weren't we?" Hayner realized.
"Yeah," Roxas confirmed.
"The other Twilight Town was a virtual reality composed entirely of data," Mickey explained. "Ansem the Wise created it with data from hearts in the real world. That's why, even though Roxas was friends with you in the fake Twilight Town; the bond you shared affected you hearts in the real world."
"Oh, that's why we felt like we needed to see Sora off at the station when we first met him," Olette realized.
Roxas remembered that; Sora had shed a tear.
"Sora?" asked Kairi as she put her hand on his shoulder, worriedly.
"I guess, I was feeling what Roxas felt," he said. "Leaving the place he thought was his home."
Roxas and Axel looked at the top of the train station's tower, where they always sat after every mission, eating sea-salt ice cream. Roxas had even sat there with the virtual Hayner, Pence and Olette.
But then, as Roxas and Axel reminisced; they remembered someone else who sat with them. But they couldn't think of a name, or face...
"Hey, you guys okay?" Kairi asked them.
When they turned to her, instead of seeing the redheaded teen; her face was replaced by another girl who looked just like her when she was younger. Same sapphire-blue eyes, same styled hair, except it was black, and her bangs parted on the right side, some tucked behind her right ear.
"Axel?!" Kairi asked.
"Huh?" Axel asked.
"What's wrong?" Kairi asked, worriedly. "Why are you crying? Are you okay?"
Axel wiped his tears away,
"Yeah, I...don't know where that came from..."
Even Sora had tears in his eyes, feeling what Roxas felt, again.
"Sora, you, too?" asked Kairi.
"I'm only crying because Roxas is crying," said Sora.
"I'm remembering someone who was important to me, but I can't remember that person's name..." Roxas said.
"Me, too," Axel said. "It's...weird...you kinda look like her, Kairi."
"I do?" asked Kairi.
"Roxas, I'm tired of this!" Sora exclaimed. "Even if you're half of me, you have a heart of your own! Ienzo confirmed that. You deserve to be free, just like Axel."
Roxas was surprised by that, but smiled, "Thanks."
"You deserve that too, Naminé," Kairi said to her Nobody, who appeared next to her.
"Why don't you search the old mansion for something that might help you?" Naminé suggested.
"That sounds like a good idea," said Sora, he then looked to Hayner, Pence, and Olette. "Will you guys wait for us there?"
"Sure," said Hayner.
The three ran on ahead.
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The group made it to the woods which led to the mansion, but found a strange sight when they got there.
A big pile of fruit by a tree.
"What's all that doing there?" Kairi asked.
"It sure is a mess, I'll tell you that," said Riku.
"Guys, look!" cried Yuffie as she pointed at a large pack of Powerwild Heartless!
"Heartless!" shouted Mickey.
Goofy looked closer at the tree, spotting a small rat with bluish-grey fur, cowering on one of the branches.
"Look! The Heartless have that little feller surrounded!"
"Hang on, little guy!" Kairi exclaimed. "We'll save you!"
Everyone summoned their weapons and went after the monkey-like Heartless.
Some were on the ground and some were in the trees.
"The ones on the ground are no problem," said Riku, "But what about the ones in the trees?"
"I got 'em!" Sora answered as he suddenly leaped from tree to tree in a flash and took out the Powerwilds in the branches, one-by-one!
"He's gotta teach me that!" Kairi exclaimed as she cut three down.
"Watch out for flying nuts!" Donald shouted.
"Flying what?!" Axel asked, only to duck down when a large walnut went flying at him. "Whoa!"
One nut went flying at Goofy, who held up his shield, which caused it to bounce back at a Powerwild that ended up falling out of the tree!
Yuffie threw several shuriken and kunai at more Powerwilds in the trees.
Two tried to jump at Riku, but he easily cut them down.
Aqua launched Blizzagun and Thundagun spells and Terra turned his Keyblade into a crossbow and blasted blue energy bolts.
Before too long, all the Heartless had been defeated.
"That takes care of that," said Sora.
"Come on, little guy!" Kairi called to the rat. "You can come down, now! The bad guys are gone!"
The rat blinked at Kairi before he scurried down the tree.
"Aww, he's kinda cute!" said Sora.
Aqua picked up one of the fruits, "Are these yours?"
The rat smiled and nodded, pointing at the rest.
"I think he wants us to gather the rest," Goofy said.
"Simple enough," Riku said, gathering up some of them.
"These look really good," said Aqua as she held up a mango. "Where did he find these?"
"Who knows?" Mickey said.
"What are you gonna do with them?" Kairi asked the little rat in her hand.
The rat made a hand pounding motion, and wave motion with his other hand.
"Uhh...I have no idea what he means," said Sora.
"Me neither," said Riku.
"I think he's trying to say that he's going to make something with them," said Aqua.
"Well, we have somewhere to be, so we'll leave you to that," Kairi said, putting the animal on the ground next to the pile of fruit.
"See you later, little guy," said Sora.
"Remy," Kairi said.
"What?" Sora asked.
"That's his name," Kairi said. "Remy."
"Did you decide to call him that?" Riku asked.
"No...he just looks like a 'Remy' to me," said Kairi.
The group continued through the forest till they found the mansion.
"We're here," said Sora. "I wonder if Hayner, Pence, and Olette are already inside."
"This place is spookier than I remember," Riku said.
They headed inside, finding Hayner, Pence and Olette waiting for them.
"Hey, guys!" Kairi greeted.
"Hey, we were starting to wonder," said Olette. "We ran into a few more of those Heartless things on the way here, but we got away."
"Alright, let's go down to the computer," Mickey said.
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Everyone entered the lab, then Pence ran over to the computer.
"Alright, the password was..."sea-salt ice cream"," he typed it in, and gained access to the computer.
He typed a few more keys, but got a flashing red light on the screen, along with a box that said "DATA ERROR".
"Dammit, the transporter's been protected."
"Protected from what?" Aqua asked.
"Us, maybe?" Pence guessed. "We can't use it to get to the other Twilight Town."
"That's strange," said Roxas. "I wonder why it's not working, now."
"And there's no other way to get there?" Terra asked.
"None that I know," Pence said, regretfully.
Mickey, Donald and Goofy shrugged and shook their heads.
A familiar tune rang out from Sora's back pocket. (Sora's Theme is his ringtone~! XD)
"Hey, what's that?" he questioned.
"It's your GummiPhone, silly," Kairi reminded him.
"Oh!" said Sora as he picked it up. "Hello?"
Ienzo's face appeared on the phone, "Hello, Sora. You wouldn't happen to be in front of a computer by any chance, would you?"
"Oh! Ienzo!" Sora exclaimed.
"Yes, we're at a computer," Aqua said.
"Hi, I'm Pence, we're at the old mansion in Twilight Town," Pence said. "I'm the one who logged in. But, I'm kinda stuck: the program we're trying to access is blocked, so I can't run it."
"Which program?" Ienzo asked.
"The transporter to the other Twilight Town!" Hayner, who was getting impatient, exclaimed.
"Ah, the one I had Roxas in while Naminé finished restoring Sora's memories," Ansem inquired. "Sora, Kairi, you want your Nobodies to be free again, don't you?"
"Yes, Ienzo," said Kairi. "Is there a way to do that?"
"Hmm, I don't know..." Ienzo said.
"Right now, Roxas and Naminé are just hearts inside your own," Ansem explained. "They will need bodies of their own if they wish to be free."
"There may be some data on that computer that can help us," Ienzo said. "Pence, let's establish a link between our computers."
"Okay," Pence said as he typed something on the computer.
"Good, now we can control the terminal there and change the privileges," Ienzo said. "Using that data, we'll be able to decipher Master Ansem's Code more quickly."
"We can also analyze the virtual Twilight Town," Ansem added. "I know I included Roxas's full data in the construction to complete it."
"Then do it!" Sora said. "Maybe it'll work!"
"Sora! Manners!" Kairi scolded.
"...Please," said Sora.
"Of course," Ansem said. "Chip and Dale will also be helping us on this end. We'll call you once we know anything more."
"Thank you, Ansem," Mickey said.
"Of course, my friend," Ansem smiled.
"Oh, before I forget, a bit of troubling news," Ienzo cut in. "It's about one the Organization's former members. Vexen, he was the one who could control ice."
"Oh, yeah, he was the old guy Axel cut down," Sora remembered.
"Yeah, he was also the guy who created that Riku Replica that you fought," Axel added.
"So what about him?" asked Kairi.
"His original name was Even, and he was another one of my apprentices," Ansem told them.
"He was recompleted like the rest us, but didn't wake up yet," Ienzo continued. "But, sometime after Axel left, he disappeared. Dilan and Aeleus looked everywhere for him, but..."
"You think he's on their side?" Yuffie asked.
"That's a definite possibility," Ienzo said. "He's a devious researcher, so be careful."
"We will," Riku told him.
"It figures," said Sora. "Of course one of the bad guys is still a bad guy."
"Ah, don't give up, yet, Sora," said Goofy.
"He's right," Donald agreed.
"Yeah, sorry," Sora said. "Anyway, thanks for the update."
He then ended the call.
"Oh crap!" Hayner exclaimed. "We've got work! I totally forgot!"
"Oh, jeez! Come on, guys, we gotta go!" Olette cried.
"I still gotta work the computer, though," Pence said. "So, you guys have gotta earn my share."
"No way," Hayner replied, teasingly. "See ya guys later!"
He then ran up the steps that led out of the lab.
"See ya!" Olette waved before she ran after him.
"Hey, no fair!" Pence called after them.
This made everyone laugh.
"Hey," Sora began, "I don't know about anybody else...but I'm getting kinda hungry."
His stomach rumbled, causing Kairi and Yuffie to giggle.
Goofy's stomach rumbled as well,
"I could go for somethin' too."
"Eh, why not?" Riku agreed.
"Well, we'll leave you to it, Pence," Aqua said.
"Yeah, see ya," Pence said as they left the lab.
Before leaving the mansion though, Sora and Kairi had an urge to go up to the second level, to a room on the left.
Sora walked up to the door, holding Kairi's hand as he did, before he opened it.
The room was totally white. The smooth floor, walls, and ceiling were shining white – in stark contrast to the crumbling, dark rooms behind them. The long table and it's chairs were white, the mantle place was white. Even the vase and flowers on the table were totally white.
All around the room were drawings, all of them done with colored pencils. As Sora strode slowly through the room, he saw that many of them portrayed people, places or events that he recognized. He wondered what this place was. Who had made these drawings?
Suddenly, Kairi grunted as she fell to her knees and held her head.
"Kairi!?" Sora asked.
"Agh...!" Kairi grunted...then looked at Sora. "...I'm sorry, Sora...I didn't mean to do this to you."
Sora gasped...because Kairi was speaking with Naminé's voice.
"Naminé, don't go blaming yourself again," he told her. "Marluxia forced you."
"He's right, stop beating yourself up," Roxas added, kneeling down to Kairi's level, and pulled Naminé's transparent form to her feet.
Naminé's eyes welled with tears, causing Kairi's eyes to well up, too.
"Besides, you helped me," Roxas continued.
(Cue "Roxas" from Kingdom Hearts II)
He brought her over to a very important drawing of hers. Sora and Kairi craned their necks to get a better view of the drawing they were looking at. A drawing of Sora and Roxas together.
"'You and Sora are connected'." Roxas quoted, ""And in order for Sora to become completely whole again, he needs you, Roxas'."
Sora helped Kairi to her feet and led her over to a corner of the room. This was something private between their Nobodies.
"I owe you a lot Naminé." Roxas was saying. "You were there for me when I needed some guidance. I'd probably have been re-captured by the Organization if you hadn't helped me."
Naminé wiped her tears and smiled at him. He then leaned down and kissed her gently.
Naminé smiled against their kiss and wrapped her arms around his neck.
Back in the corner, Sora and Kairi smiled. He put his arm around her shoulders. Roxas and Naminé's kiss was so strong that it actually made them shiver.
After a minute, they pulled away and turned to their others.
"Kairi, Sora?" Naminé asked, "Would you please take these drawings away from here? I'd like them to be safe."
"Sure." Kairi responded with an understanding smile. The two ex-Nobodies smiled gratefully, and then vanished in twin flashes of gold and blue.
(End "Roxas")
Before she went to collect them though, she pushed Sora against the wall, pressed herself against him and captured his lips in her own.
"Mmph!" Sora let out a muffled cry of surprise. "K...Kairi...?!"
He barely had a second to breath before she kissed him again. She wrapped her arms around his neck and rubbed his shoulders, like she couldn't get enough of him.
Sora recovered and returned the kiss, with as much passion. He wrapped his arms tightly around her waist and back, holding her as close as possible.
"I...I just couldn't help myself...!" Kairi whispered. "I only felt what Naminé was feeling and-"
"I get it," Sora replied as he kissed her again.
She kissed him back.
"Sora! Kairi!"
"Oh, come on, Riku..." Sora whispered in irritation.
"Well, we still have to gather Naminé's drawings," Kairi reminded him.
"That's true," Sora said.
They quickly gathered them up and put them in a small pack that Kairi had.
Then they headed back downstairs.
"What took so long?" Axel questioned, with a knowing smile.
"Had some cleaning up to do," said Sora.
"Right, cleaning up~," Yuffie sang.
"Why are you saying it like that?" Sora asked with an annoyed glare.
Yuffie just smiled knowingly, same as Riku and Axel. Aqua and Donald snickered, and Goofy laughed with joy.
Mickey chuckled as well, "Well, let's head back to town and get a bite. I noticed a fancy place called "Le Grand Bistrot"."
"Ooh, sounds French!" said Kairi. "I love it! Let's head there!"
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The group headed to where Mickey had seen the restaurant, where they met a familiar face.
"Well, bless my bagpipes!" A familiar Scottish accent called out. "It was you lads and lassies that rescued my chef!"
Everyone turned to see Scrooge McDuck!
"Uncle Scrooge!" Donald exclaimed, happily.
"Last we saw you, you came back home along with Huey, Dewey and Louie," Mickey said.
"Well, you know me, your Majesty," Uncle Scrooge said. "I love to travel!"
"It's good to see you, again," said Sora. "So what are you doing here?"
"Oh, this fine establishment here is my newest project," Uncle Scrooge said. "The Bistro is a fantastic three-star restaurant, thanks to my chef. Speaking of which, he wanted to thank ye for helping him earlier, so he made this for ye."
He handed Riku a white box.
"What's in here?" asked Riku.
"It smells yummy!" said Kairi as she opened it up, revealing a pastry made with fruits and cream!
"Wow, cake!" Sora, Donald and Goofy exclaimed.
"Actually, I think it's called a Tarte Aux Fruits," Kairi corrected them.
"That's correct, lassie," Uncle Scrooge praised her. He then took off his top-hat and held it in front of him, where the little rat from earlier landed on top of it, smiling at them.
"Remy!" Kairi exclaimed, happily. "I'm glad to see you're okay!"
"We were starting to wonder about you," said Aqua.
"It all started when I was on another world, enjoying one of the best meals of my life," Uncle Scrooge explained. "And when I asked to speak to the chef, I met this wee genius. As it turns out, he wanted to expand his culinary horizons. So, I thought: that's an opportunity. And I financed the whole operation."
"So this little guy is a chef?" asked Sora. "That's really cool!"
"Yeah, normally rats aren't allowed in kitchens," said Kairi.
"Well, it's my place, so I make the rules," Uncle Scrooge said.
The rat made more hand motions, like he was explaining something.
"I still don't know what he's saying," Axel groaned.
"Wait, I have an idea," Aqua made some lavender colored sparkles with her hand, and waved it around.
The sparkles swirled around the rate for a couple seconds before they disappeared.
"You were saying, Remy?" asked Aqua.
"I've always had a strong sense of smell and taste, so I know what ingredients are used to make dishes better," the rat explained, in perfect English. He was actually talking! "And I love to cook! Course, that made me different from the rest of my clan. I hated the idea of eating garbage."
"Wow! You can talk!" Sora exclaimed.
"Wait, I can?" Remy asked before he gasped.
"Well, only we can understand you, as well as Uncle Scrooge and anyone else we trust," Aqua elaborated.
"Remarkable magic, lassie!" Uncle Scrooge exclaimed.
"We actually came here because we're hungry," Goofy said.
Both his and Sora's stomachs growled at that.
"Sorry," Sora said, embarrassed.
"Say no more, I'll whip something up for everyone!" Remy said.
"Umm...Remy?" asked Kairi. "Quick question: how are you gonna make everything? The kitchen seems pretty big for a little rat like you."
"Oh, don't worry," said Remy. "Watch this!" He then jumped on Sora's shoulders and climbed up to his head and grab some of his hair.
This made Sora move around weirdly,
"Hey, I'm not a puppet!"
The others started to laugh as Remy continued to control Sora.
~~~~~~~~A little bit later~~~~~~~
Everyone sat at a large table, that now had a large assortment of dishes.
"Wow, this all looks delicious!" said Aqua.
"Yeah," Sora said, "And after helping Remy make all this stuff, I'm ready to eat it!"
"Then what are we waiting for?" Mickey began to dig in.
"Mmm...yummy!" Kairi exclaimed.
"Mmm...and I thought Sora's mom's cooking was good!" said Riku as he ate some, too.
Sora chuckled a bit, scratching the back of his head.
"Oh please, you only did what Remy commanded," Donald remarked.
"Like you could do any better," Sora argued.
"Still making a menace out of yourself, eh?" Uncle Scrooge chastised his nephew.
"Ahyuck! That's Donald, all right!" Goofy said.
"Why'd you have to say that?!" Donald whined.
Everyone couldn't help but laugh as they continued their meal.
Once they were finished...
"Ahh..." Sora sighed. "That was so good."
"Definitely," Kairi agreed.
"That was just as good as the meals I would eat where I came from," said Aqua.
"Soon as I get my body back, I'm eating two weeks' worth," Terra said.
"Hey, I got an idea!" said Kairi as she handed Terra a notebook. "Here, Terra! Why don't you write down all the stuff you wanna eat when you get your body back?"
"That's not a bad idea," said Terra as he took it. "Thanks, Kairi."
"Hey guys!" Hayner's voice called, as he and Olette ran over to them.
"We finished setting up the posters, sir," Olette told Uncle Scrooge.
"Ah, good work," said the tycoon duck.
"Posters?" Kairi repeated. "What posters?"
Olette showed them one of the posters, it showed Mickey in the palm of a giant.
"Oh, look at that!" Mickey said. "That's me, back before I became King!"
"Oh, cool!" said Sora. "What is it?"
"It's called Classic Kingdom," said Hayner.
"You put all this together, Uncle Scrooge?" Yuffie asked.
"Of course, lassie," The elderly duck replied. "Provide a bit of entertainment, and then give folks a nice, cozy place to relax. Like me bistro here. They'll all be happy, an' hungry, an' eager to spend their money." He then snickered and turned away.
"Sheesh, he's greedy," Kairi muttered.
"Definitely runs in the family," Yuffie added.
Everyone laughed at that.
"Welp, I think it's time we headed out," Mickey declared.
"Yeah, I agree," said Sora. "I'm stuffed."
"You're leaving?" Olette asked.
"Sorry, but a hero's work is never done," Axel said.
"Well, good luck out there," Hayner encouraged them.
"Oh, by the way, take this with ya," Uncle Scrooge said, handing Mickey a CD. "Some music to make your travels more enjoyable."
"Thanks, Uncle Scrooge!" said Mickey as the group headed off.
~Scene Change~
The Gummi Ship left Twilight Town's orbit and headed off into space.
"So, where to next?" Goofy asked.
"According to the map," said Aqua as she looked at the screen, "The closest world is called the Kingdom of Corona."
"Doesn't sound familiar," Riku said.
"Must be a new one," Sora grinned, excited. "Let's go check it out!"
As they went forward...
"Let's check out this music," Mickey suggested, putting in the CD.
After a minute of getting set up, it started with,
"Ooga-chaka Ooga-Ooga
Ooga-chaka Ooga-Ooga
Ooga-chaka Ooga-Ooga
Ooga-chaka Ooga-Ooga
I can't stop this feeling
Deep inside of me
Girl, you just don't realize
What you do to me~"
Everyone smiled and started to bop their heads to the beat.
"When you hold me
In your arms so tight
You let me know
Everything's all right
A-HAHA-HAHA
I'm hooked on a feeling
I'm high on believing
That you're in love with me
Lips are sweet as candy
It's taste stays on my mind
Girl, you got me thirsty
For another cup of wine~"
Kairi began to clap her hands while Riku snapped his fingers.
Then, Sora started to sing along!
"Got a bug from you, girl
But I don't need no cure
I just stay affecting
If I can for sure~!"
Then, he held Kairi's hand, causing her to blush before they started to dance together!
Aqua tapped their shoulders to get their attention, then motioned for them to follow her.
(A/N: The upgraded Gummi Ship also has a VR Training system.)
She led them into the bowels of the ship, till they reached a wide spaced room, with white walls and floors.
"Aqua, what's this for?" asked Sora.
"Mickey told me this is a Training Room," she responded. "Sora, the fact that you saved me from the Realm of Darkness, and saved the Worlds twice now, gives me full confidence in your abilities. But, Kairi, you have skill, but need more experience. And since you're a Princess of Heart, you have a big target on your back."
"Don't remind me," Kairi said.
"Luckily...that's why this is here," said Aqua. "You have the same potential aptitude for combat and magic that I do, so I want to teach you a bit."
"Thank you, Aqua," Kairi said with a smile.
"Of course," Aqua replied. "Now, let's get started, shall we?"
Sora went over to the controls and set up a virtual reality.
The Great Maw of Radiant Garden appeared around the two girls, followed by thousands of Armored Knights and hundreds of Surveillance Robot Heartless.
"What in the world?!" Kairi questioned.
"This is where Donald, Goofy and I fought over a thousand Heartless at Radiant Garden," Sora explained. "We also had Leon, Yuffie, Tifa and Cloud to help out. This'll be tough, but not nearly as tough as some of the other things we've dealt with."
(Cue "Sinister Shadows" from Kingdom Hearts II)
"Oh, I've seen my fair share," Aqua responded, summoning Stormfall and Kairi summoned Destiny's Embrace.
Soon, they stood back to back, glaring at their foes with fierce determination.
Some Armored Knights did a break-dance like move on the ground, spinning towards them, and a few Surveillance Robots fired six pink lasers at them.
Aqua deflected the lasers, easily sending them back to the Heartless, then jumped ahead to deal with the others.
Kairi cut a few down, then grabbed a Surveillance Robot out of the air, then spun around holding it as it fired a powerful laser, destroying a bunch of Heartless. Once it was finished, she threw it away.
Kairi then floated into the air, and soared through the air, spearing through more Heartless.
Sora gaped as he watched the girls fight.
Aqua launched a combination of Firaga and Blizzaga spells at the army of enemies, while Kairi used Reflect to protect herself from some laser attacks.
Two more almost hit Kairi from behind, but luckily, Aqua cut them down before they could get to her.
"Thanks," Kairi thanked her, then launched a devastating Thundara attack.
Aqua turned around saw that she had destroyed three more Heartless that tried to sneak up on her.
"Right back at you," she said with a smile.
Sora smiled as the girls continued to fight off the Heartless. Hell, if he didn't know better, it almost looked like they were dancing as they swung and spun their Keyblades, gracefully.
Kairi performed another Rising Sun, spearing through the Heartless five times.
"All right, Kairi!" Sora cheered, but then covered his mouth, not wanting to distract her.
Aqua performed a rapid spin attack, combined with Blizzaga, destroying dozens of Heartless.
Then, all of the sudden, Kairi glowed whitish-pink. Feeling some kind of power unlock inside her, she tapped into it, making her clothes flash!
Sora gasped, "No way...!"
Kairi's clothes were now more white, with a little pink and black. They also systematically glowed pink on and off, similar to how Sora's did when he was in Final Form.
But the biggest change, was a shining golden halo floating above her head, and two large, golden eagle wings had sprouted out of her back!
Kairi gasped in astonishment at her change, but not as much as Sora.
"She really is an angel..." he whispered.
Kairi flew around, decimating the rest of the Heartless, and Aqua cut down a few herself.
The rest of the Heartless were destroyed in seconds.
(End "Sinister Shadows")
Kairi landed beside Aqua, and reverted to her original form.
"Kairi, you're an angel!" Aqua gasped.
Kairi giggled at that,
"I guess that's my...Angel Form?"
As for Sora, he just stood there, gaping like a lovestruck fool...which he was.
"Hey, girls and guy?" Axel's voice said over an intercom. "We've reached our destination."
"Already?" Sora asked. "That was quick."
I'm sure a lot of you recognize that song from Guardians of the Galaxy! I thought it fit! XD
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