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Chapter XXX- Atlantica (Part 1)
After Cid cleaned the ship of all dents and bumps they made their way back into space. Sora was staring at Jiminy who was busy writing into his journal.
"Are you sure about leaving Pinocchio Jiminy?" Sora asked. "Didn't you say you were his conscience?"
Jiminy looked up at Sora, closing the journal. "I don't mind leaving them behind if I know they are safe. And I have a duty to the Queen." He gave a sad smile as he looked out into the vast emptiness of space. "Besides, maybe Pinocchio doesn't need me after all."
"What do you mean?" Koga asked tilting his head.
"That little puppet used to have trouble telling right from wrong. But he's come a long way. When I talked with him about what I'm doing and why I can't stay, do you know what he said?" The others shook their head. "He said,'Jiminy, I understand that you have to go. I wish you could stay but I want you to do what makes you happy.', that's what he said." He sighed. "Maybe he doesn't need Jiminy Cricket anymore. Seems like he's got a conscious of his very own."
"That doesn't mean your not his friend anymore. I bet he's waiting for the day you come back to see him again." Sora said.
Jiminy looked at the spiky haired teen with a bright smile. "You know, you might be right about that. Thank you Sora."
"We're coming up upon the next world." Donald said pressing some buttons. "Prepare to land!"
Sora looked and saw a new world that was almost completely covered in ocean.
"Land where, in the sea? we're gonna drown!"
"There's literally land right over th-"
"Don't worry, with a little touch of my magic."
They all felt a rushing cold sensation as they were pulled into the world. They were underwater, that was apparent in the first few seconds they arrived. Sora and Koga held their breath as a reflex, writhing in place trying to figure out which way was up. But after awhile Koga gasped and realized he could breath the water, it was like breathing thick air. He and Sora opened their eyes and realized the saltwater didn't sting. They were in a underwater trench with seaweed and coral sticking out.
"See, I told you my magic would work!" Said Donald.
It was then that the group realized they all transformed. Donald's lower body turned into that of an octopus, Goofy entire body except for his head was that of a tortoise with his shield on his back, Jiminy didn't change at all except being in a tiny air bubble. As for Sora and Koga, they had no shirt on and their lower body turned into that of a blue dolphin tail complete with a dorsal fin on the back. Koga still had his backpack on and his tail had a bit of a grayish blue tone compared to his brother's
"WHAT HAPPENED!"
"It's the magic, don't worry, it will come back once we return to the ship." Donald said.
"Gawsh, we look kinda funny." Goofy laughed.
"But this is kinda cool." Sora laughed. "Check it out, we're mermaids!"
"Merman." Koga corrected.
"Huh?"
Koga cleared his throat looking away awkwardly. "Merman! Mermaids are the girl ones. Well anyway, how are we supposed to swim with these?" Koga said gesturing to his tail. It felt weird, like their legs were tied up together, making it virtually impossible to kick while swimming.
"Hurry Ariel, this way!" came a panicked voice from the distance. They looked and saw a yellow fish swimming towards them with a mermaid and a small crab by her side. She had red hair and a green tail.
"Come on Sebastian!" Ariel the mermaid said to the crab who was struggling to catch up.
"Ariel wait! Don't leave me behind!" Sebastian said, he had a funny accent.
Chasing them were Heartless dressed in green diving gear with a torpedo for a head and holding a pronged spear.
Screwdiver
"Heartless, let's hurry guys!" Koga said summoning his weapon. The other's clumsily swam towards them and attacked. Underwater combat is not something they prepared for. The Heartless are more agile than them underwater and more able to avoid their clumsy and uncoordinated swings. Luckily Koga and Donald used ranged attacks to take them out. Donald casted fira and a fireball was shot out of the staff, the magic flames sizzling underwater but not going out as it hit the enemy. The last of the Heartless were gone when they noticed the locals staring at them. Not just the ones the Heartless were chasing but several fish as well.
"Um, hi." Sora said giving them a cheeky grin.
"Hello," the mermaid said, swimming around them curiously. Koga flushed red in nervousness. "I don't think I've seen you guys around here, right flounder?"
"I don't know." The yellow fish shook his head. "There's something strange about them."
"We are, uh... not from around here." Sora said.
"Yeah, we're from a... a different ocean!" Koga added.
"Hmm, fascinating. I'm Ariel." She said fascinated by these strangers.
"I'm Sora."
"Donald."
"Goofy."
"Koga."
"I'm Flounder, and the crab is Sebastian." The yellow fish said nervously. He kinda reminded Sora and Koga of Piglet.
"Anyway, thank you for helping us out with those creatures. They been attacking the kingdom for awhile now, we have no idea where they've come from."
"Oh no!" Sebastian gasped. "We need to get back to the palace immediately, your father is already expecting us!"
"Then we better head back right away." Ariel said with urgency.
"But what if we run into the monsters again?" Flounder asked.
"We'll help." Sora said holding out his Keyblade. "Fighting the Heartless is our expertise."
"Yeah, and we need to speak with whoever's in charge." Koga added.
"Then follow us. The way to the palace is marked by these arrows." Sebastian gestured to the rock walls that have a yellow arrow in the shape of a trident.
"Follow me everyone!" Ariel swam forward. The other's followed awkwardly trying to use their new fish appendages. Koga bumped into Goofy and Sora get spiraling in a circle. Ariel looked at them with an arched eyebrow. "You don't seem to have your sea tail don't you?"
"It's not that. Its because..." Sora bit his lip eyeing Donald. Forget world order, how do they explain that they aren't merpeople. "We uh..."
"Our ocean is a lot different from this one!" Koga said. "There it's much more shallow so we aren't used to swimming in such open space."
"Well you gotta move your tail like this, follow the current." She demonstrated swimming up and down. They all watched her movements, it looked so natural to her. They followed her lead, still a little awkward but better than before. "Great, now let's go." This time they all swam together through the sea.
"Such strange people." Sebastian sighed.
Sora and friends followed Ariel as she led them through the underwater kingdom. Looking around it was a very vibrant place. It was full of many colorful fishes and sea creatures and the sun shined from up above through the water lighting the coral reefs of the area.
Eventually they reached a beautiful glistening undersea palace. It was a grand citadel made of solid gold that glistened with the undersea sunlight. Many merpeople swam around the place, seemingly in a hurry.
"This place is so beautiful." Koga said aloud. "Hey, does that tower look like a..." He decided to not finish that and avert his eyes.
"What is your ocean like." Ariel said. "I know you said it was shallow but what else?"
Koga took a gulp of water, trying to word what he was about to say properly. "Well, it's much warmer waters, it's called Destiny Ocean." That wasn't a complete lie, the ocean was called that. "It's pretty small but it's where me and my brother lived all our lives. We weren't really allowed to leave the place."
"Oh, then why did you leave?"
"Because of the Heartless."
Ariel stopped and turned to them. "You said that name before, what are they?"
"Heartless are these dark creatures that go after people's hearts. It's because of them that we lost our w- our home." Sora said sadly. Ariel's eyes widened in shock. "That's why we have to see whoever's in charge, so we can stop this place from ending up like our home."
"Then we haven't a moment to lose, you are almost guaranteed an audience from the king for saving his daughter."
"Daughter?" Goofy asked.
Ariel looked away shyly. "Yeah, the King is my dad."
Before they could respond, several Screwdivers appeared all over the palace grounds. The merpeople screamed and swam away in fright.
"Come on, we have to hurry!" Ariel said swimming into the palace. The other's followed behind as the Heartless followed them. They reached a large chamber when a powerful bolt of lightning flew through the water and destroyed all the Heartless at once.
"That was too close." Said a voice. They looked at the end of the chamber and saw a throne room. Sitting on the throne was a muscled older merman with long white beard covering his face and a golden crown on his head. He carried a trident that pulsed with power. He glared at them as they swam in, but Ariel seemed happy to see him. "As long as I have my trident, I will not tolerate those creatures inside this palace." He spoke with authority in his voice.
"Daddy!" Ariel said with a smile. The merman looked at her with a disappointed expression.
"Oh Ariel! When will you listen? It's dangerous out there!" Ariel pouted at his words, not at all intimidated by him. "Strange creatures lurk outside."
Sebastian noticed the other's were looking at him with confusion. He cleared his throat and introduced him. "Behold. You swim before the ruler of the seas. His Majesty King Triton."
"And who are they?" King Triton asked narrowing his eyes at Sora and Koga. The twins paled at his gaze.
"They helped us fight off those creatures." Ariel said.
"They don't look familiar..."
"Um... We're from an ocean, very far away." Sora said.
"Yeah, we came to find the Keyhole." Koga said putting a hand on his brother's shoulder.
The King's eyes widened as he tensed up. "The what?"
Ariel tilted her head. "What's that?"
"Well it's a-"
"There's no such thing, certainly not here!" Triton said sitting up straight and clutching his trident tightly. Everyone flinched back at the energy coming from it, it felt similar to the Keyblade but different in a way... "I want to hear no more of this and Ariel, I want you to not leave the palace grounds!"
"But daddy..."
"Ariel, not another word!" Triton shouted, this time Ariel trembled under his parental authority. "You are not to leave the palace, is that clear?"
Ariel held her tongue and swam off. Flounder, Sora, Koga, and the others followed her leaving the throne room.
With them gone Triton leaned back on his throne and took a heavy sigh. "Perhaps I'm being too strict..." He said to his trusted subject. "I'm just concerned for her safety."
"Of course your majesty." Sebastian nodded in agreement. He then turned to the kind with a look of curiosity. "But I must admit, now I'm quite curious about this Keyhole."
King Triton glared at the crab. "That need no concern you, Sebastian." The crab nodded fanatically. "Have you anything to report?"
"Just as you suspected your majesty. These creatures seem to be coming from Ursula's grotto."
Triton's nostrils flared in rage. "I knew it. That sea witch is up to no good again. I see exile from the palace has taught her nothing."
"Yes, she poses serious danger."
"And I told you to keep Ariel away from such danger, did I not?" He looked accusingly at the crab. Sebastian backed away intimidated.
Sora, Koga, Donald, and Goofy followed Ariel. As soon as they left the throne room Ariel turned to them and told them to follow her to her grotto. They followed her to the edge of the palace to a nearby rock formation. She swam towards a large boulder and pushed it aside revealing a dark tunnel.
"Come on, there's something I want to show you." She said.
They followed her inside as their surroundings got darker. Then they reached a cavern lit by a hole on the top letting sunlight in. Lined against the walls were rows and rows of knick-knacks reaching from the bottom to the very top. There was silverware, paintings, plates, music boxes, and all sorts of objects.
"Wow." Sora spun around in amazement. Something about this place reminds him of the secret place him, Koga, Riku, Kairi used to hang out back on the islands.
"Is this all yours?" Goofy asked Ariel.
She turned to them with a smile. "Yes, me and Flounder have been collecting all sorts of things. We believe they're all from the outside world."
Sora and the other's looked at each other and back at the mermaid. "You believe in the outside world?"
"Yes, I always wanted to someday go and see what's out there." She said spinning around happily. "I want to see other worlds. Does that sound strange?"
Koga and Sora shook their heads. "No. Not at all."
"Me and Sora feel the same way." Koga said swimming and examine all the things that were here. He stopped when he noticed his Keyblade glowing a bit when it passed by a small box. He opened it and saw another, slightly soggy, piece of paper for Pooh's book. "Hey, you mind if I can have this?"
Ariel smiled. "Of course, consider it thanks for helping me earlier." He eagerly put it away in his backpack. "Hey, why don't we try looking for that Keyhole you were talking about?"
Goofy raised his fin. "But your father said-"
Ariel pouted. "Oh, he treats me like a little girl. He never want me to do anything. He just... he just doesn't understand. I'm sixteen and I can take care of myself."
"You aren't going to tell on her are you?" Flounder said nervously.
"No, besides it would be better if we had someone who knows the place." Sora turned to Ariel. "You got any leads?"
"Well I do have this." She pointed to a part of the wall that had a blue shell embedded into it. There was a large trident shaped indentation in it.
"What's that?" Koga asked.
"I don't know, it was here before I found this grotto."
Koga pointed his Keyblade at it, no effect came from it. "Nope, not a Keyhole."
Ariel scratched her chin. "Oh, I know a place where we find some information. Follow me!" She said swimming off. The other's hurried behind. None of them noticed two eels watching them from a hidden part of the grotto. Their glowing eyes being used like a spyglass.
Meanwhile on the far edge of the kingdom everything the two eels were looking at was being transmitted and watched by a large purple woman with tentacles for legs. She cackled at the image of them being shown in her magic cauldron.
"Ha, those impudent fools will never find the Keyhole." Ursula laughed. The sea witch turned her attention to Ariel. "But the girl could prove useful, even if she isn't the princesses we are looking for. And I've got the Heartless at my side. Flotsam, Jetsam!" The two eels flinched at their mistress's voice, hitting their heads against each other. "Keep an eye on them for me. King Triton's daughter and those pesky Keyblade wielders would make a fine addition to my garden." She chuckled looking at her garden of her victims. Those unfortunate souls that were now nothing more than crying polyps. She laughed at their misery.
"Triton my old friend... your day is coming soon."
You know I was wondering how Koga was going to put the piece of Pooh's page away if he doesn't have pockets, then I remembered that Ariel had something like a purse in the movie so bags were a thing in the undersea world.
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