Ryou managed to get down to the beach again. The sun was high in the
sky, signaling the arrival of the afternoon. Ryou made his way across the
sand, slightly disgusted by the amount of sand getting in his shoes. He
eventually reached a large wooden wall with a door in it, covered with
tropical plants and palm leaves. He pushed the door open and entered the
new area.
Most of the area in front of him was covered by water. He stood
staring at it for a few seconds, until he noticed the bridges leading
across the ocean area. Happy that he wouldn't have to swim, Ryou began to
walk across the planks. He had almost made it to the other side, when an
area of the bridge gave out from under him, depositing him in the salt
water below.
FIVE MINUTES LATER
Ryou hauled himself out of the water back at the area he started from. He
was officially sopping wet, and was beginning to get annoyed with the
situation. He made his way back over the bridge, until he reached the
collapsed area. It was then that he noticed the hinges at the edge of the
section.
'Why would anyone want to make a bridge that collapses? Probably its just
here to make my situation even worse than it is.' Ryou sighed. Seeing no
other way to get over to the next area, Ryou backed up a few paces and ran
towards the gap. He managed to leap over to the edge and grab onto it.
However, with his wet clothes adding to his weight, and the fact that he
wasn't really into athletics anyway, he was unable to really pull himself
up. Ryou just hung there, not really wanting to end up back in the water.
He was considering his options, when a voice startled him out of thought.
"Here let me help you up."
Ryou gazed up at the speaker. It was a girl, with short brown hair, and
sparkling blue eyes. She grinned mischievously and pulled him onto the
next area.
"You had me fooled for a second there. I almost thought you were Riku."
Ryou stared at the girl from his position on the ground. "What tipped you
off that I wasn't?"
She giggled. "When you've known Riku as long as I have, you can always
tell him apart from someone else. Besides, Riku almost never fell down
into the trapdoor, and could have easily made that jump." She nodded. "He
was one of the best fighters and athletes on the entire island. Only Sora
could ever come close to beating him."
Ryou tilted his head thoughtfully. "Are you Kairi?" She nodded again.
"Why? Do you need something?"
Ryou gets up and looks at her. "Actually."
| Ryou relates his predicament to Kairi. |
Kairi brought her hand up to her face in though. "That IS a problem you
have there, Ryou. I'm not really sure I can help you."
"Anything you can tell me might help."
Kairi shook her head. "I was out for most of the world traveling. I do
know some things, though. I don't think you would be able to travel to
other worlds. Even with a gummi ship." Ryou looks confused. "Gummi
ship?"
"It's a special type of ship used for traveling between the worlds. But I
don't think that even that would help. Sora, when he sealed Kingdom
Hearts, brought back the barriers between worlds. The last time they were
connected, the heartless were here, and causing all kinds of havoc." Ryou
couldn't believe it. Not only was he separated from his friends, but he
was most likely stuck here. 'Of all the rotten luck. Not even my yami is
here, and he is most likely in some other world, causing some sort of
havoc. He's gotten better, but trouble follows him around like a magnet.'
|Many Worlds away.| Terk is bored. She decides to poke the unconscious human that fell from the sky in the side a few more times to see if it will wake up. Nothing but a groan. Terk decides to cover nice human with leaves to keep him warm. Maybe then silver haired boy will wake up. |Back at Destiny Islands.| "Isn't there any possible way I can get to another world? Some magic portal, spell, item or something? I've dealt with magic before, there has to be something that can be done!" Kairi shrugs. "There is a door that supposedly leads to other worlds. But far as we can see, it won't open. Believe me, I've tried everything I can do to find my two friends." Ryou slumped into a defeated posture. Kairi decided to try and cheer him up. "We can go see it if it will make you feel better. Maybe it needs someone from another world to make it work." The two head back towards the wooden wall. Kairi, deciding that Ryou probably could make the jump if he tried really hard, waits for his second attempt at the gap. She is proved wrong, as he lands with a magnificent splash in the water below. He dog paddles to the area in front of the wall and waits for her to make her crossing. She does this with ease, making Ryou feel a little embarrassed. They go through the door, and to a leafy area near a waterfall. "This is a secret area of the island. The other guys are a little scared of it, since the whole heartless thing, but I like it. Hurry!" They made their way through the tunnel, and into a cave covered with drawings. One in particular caught his eye. It was of two people with shooting stars going towards each. It seemed more significant than the other sketches of dinosaurs and trucks. From the drawing, Ryou's eyes traveled to a large wooden door standing in the back of the cave. Kairi sighed. "Well, this is it. Not much to look at, but mysterious all the same. It was stuck as could be last time I tried it, but you're welcome to go ahead and try your luck." Ryou must have tried at least an hour before he gave up. The door must have been stuck with super glue or something, because it didn't budge a single centimeter. Kairi giggled. "Told ya you couldn't move it." Ryou panted from his position on the floor. "Well..y.you.we..ere .a ..hu ..hu..mongous.help.phew." "I know." The two stared at each other, until a voice broke in from outside. "Kairi, Kairi come quick." Ryou jumped to his feet and they headed outside. Tidus was looking at a black cloud which had rolled in and encompassed the island from seemingly out of nowhere. Unnatural lightning forked across the billowing mass. Tidus was visibly scared. "What's that? I don't like it!" Kairi seemed almost panicky as well. "The last time there was a storm like this, the heartless appeared. I've got a bad feeling." She turned to Ryou. "If this means what I think it does, this island isn't safe anymore. It was destroyed the last time the heartless invaded." She clenched her fist. "We're going to pry that door open and get everyone to a safe world before any damage can be done. Tidus!" He jumped. "Y - yes?" "Gather up everyone on the island. Take them to the hidden area. We are going to bust through that door and go someplace safe." Tidus saluted her as if she were some general and ran off. She turned and ran back into the secret area. "Ryou hurry!" Ryou stared at the spot where she just disappeared. 'Why am I starting to think that this place is going to cause me more trouble than the millennium items combined? This situation is definitely taking a turn for the worse.' He ran off after Kairi. Even before he reached the tunnel, something began to happen to the island. Shadows rained from the sky. Where they hit the ground, monsters sprung up. Malevolent shadows with glowing eyes and antennae jumped out of the ground and began swarming over the area. Not fancying being killed, Ryou sprinted into the tunnel. Kairi was standing in front of a swirling black, blue and purple portal where the door had stood before. "Ryou, its open!" Excitement and fear were dominant in her expression. She seemed to be anxious to go, yet afraid of what was going to happen. "Lets go!" Ryou looked back down the tunnel. "What about the others?" Kairi looked remorseful. "We can't wait for them. The heartless are coming, and we have no weapons or magic to fight them with. They'll catch up with us anyway, right?" Kairi's eyes were wide and pleading for a positive answer. Ryou swallowed the doubt within his throat and gave her a false smile. "Of course they will. I wouldn't be surprised to find them right behind us after we arrive where ever we end up." Ryou reassured her. Kairi seemed to accept his response and turned to the portal. Ryou began to feel increasingly nervous. 'What I wouldn't give to have my friends here right now. The millennium ring wouldn't be a bad thing either. I hope Bakura is taking good care of it.' He snapped out of his thoughts to realize that Kairi had already gone through the portal. Crossing his fingers, Ryou jumped into the swirling mass, and was taken by darkness.
{}Two hours later, in a different world{}
Ryou began to regain consciousness. His cheek was pressed up against something hard and cold. He cracked open his eyes to see that it was night time, wherever he was. He also realized that he was laying on the ground behind a wooden crate, in an alley of sorts. He figured that he had been successful in his world traveling, because this place looked nothing like the Destiny Islands. He managed to stand up and was hit with a wave of dizziness. 'That's what I get for standing up too fast.' He chided himself. He wandered out of the alley area and into the street. He seemed to be in a cheerful city. There were lights all over, and he could see people further down the street. He was in an area near a high wall and a broken crate, that open out into a main square. Having nothing better to do, he wandered up to the first person he saw. It was a brown haired woman, wearing a bluish green dress. "Excuse me, ma'am, but could you tell me where I am?" The woman smiled at him. "First time in Traverse Town? It's a bit confusing to newcomers, but I'll try to explain this place to you best I can. It's a popular place for people, full of shops and other things. If you head down the street, behind the accessory shop, you'll eventually reach a big set of doors. This leads to the second district. Those big doors across the square lead to the third district, but for some reason, it locked back up. You can get to the Third District through the Second District, but I'm not really sure of my directions. Did that help you?" She smiled again. "Umm.sure." Ryou replied, and wandered out into the street, wondering what on earth an accessory shop was. His stomach grumbled, and he decided to try the café that he had seen before. He had just settled down, and was waiting for service, when he heard a familiar voice call his name.
"Ryou!"
So, how was the third chapter? This is my first time doing something like this, so any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.
Also, who do you think the new person should be? Post your suggestions in a review and I'll look them over. I'm having a little trouble deciding, hmmm, decisions decisions..
|Many Worlds away.| Terk is bored. She decides to poke the unconscious human that fell from the sky in the side a few more times to see if it will wake up. Nothing but a groan. Terk decides to cover nice human with leaves to keep him warm. Maybe then silver haired boy will wake up. |Back at Destiny Islands.| "Isn't there any possible way I can get to another world? Some magic portal, spell, item or something? I've dealt with magic before, there has to be something that can be done!" Kairi shrugs. "There is a door that supposedly leads to other worlds. But far as we can see, it won't open. Believe me, I've tried everything I can do to find my two friends." Ryou slumped into a defeated posture. Kairi decided to try and cheer him up. "We can go see it if it will make you feel better. Maybe it needs someone from another world to make it work." The two head back towards the wooden wall. Kairi, deciding that Ryou probably could make the jump if he tried really hard, waits for his second attempt at the gap. She is proved wrong, as he lands with a magnificent splash in the water below. He dog paddles to the area in front of the wall and waits for her to make her crossing. She does this with ease, making Ryou feel a little embarrassed. They go through the door, and to a leafy area near a waterfall. "This is a secret area of the island. The other guys are a little scared of it, since the whole heartless thing, but I like it. Hurry!" They made their way through the tunnel, and into a cave covered with drawings. One in particular caught his eye. It was of two people with shooting stars going towards each. It seemed more significant than the other sketches of dinosaurs and trucks. From the drawing, Ryou's eyes traveled to a large wooden door standing in the back of the cave. Kairi sighed. "Well, this is it. Not much to look at, but mysterious all the same. It was stuck as could be last time I tried it, but you're welcome to go ahead and try your luck." Ryou must have tried at least an hour before he gave up. The door must have been stuck with super glue or something, because it didn't budge a single centimeter. Kairi giggled. "Told ya you couldn't move it." Ryou panted from his position on the floor. "Well..y.you.we..ere .a ..hu ..hu..mongous.help.phew." "I know." The two stared at each other, until a voice broke in from outside. "Kairi, Kairi come quick." Ryou jumped to his feet and they headed outside. Tidus was looking at a black cloud which had rolled in and encompassed the island from seemingly out of nowhere. Unnatural lightning forked across the billowing mass. Tidus was visibly scared. "What's that? I don't like it!" Kairi seemed almost panicky as well. "The last time there was a storm like this, the heartless appeared. I've got a bad feeling." She turned to Ryou. "If this means what I think it does, this island isn't safe anymore. It was destroyed the last time the heartless invaded." She clenched her fist. "We're going to pry that door open and get everyone to a safe world before any damage can be done. Tidus!" He jumped. "Y - yes?" "Gather up everyone on the island. Take them to the hidden area. We are going to bust through that door and go someplace safe." Tidus saluted her as if she were some general and ran off. She turned and ran back into the secret area. "Ryou hurry!" Ryou stared at the spot where she just disappeared. 'Why am I starting to think that this place is going to cause me more trouble than the millennium items combined? This situation is definitely taking a turn for the worse.' He ran off after Kairi. Even before he reached the tunnel, something began to happen to the island. Shadows rained from the sky. Where they hit the ground, monsters sprung up. Malevolent shadows with glowing eyes and antennae jumped out of the ground and began swarming over the area. Not fancying being killed, Ryou sprinted into the tunnel. Kairi was standing in front of a swirling black, blue and purple portal where the door had stood before. "Ryou, its open!" Excitement and fear were dominant in her expression. She seemed to be anxious to go, yet afraid of what was going to happen. "Lets go!" Ryou looked back down the tunnel. "What about the others?" Kairi looked remorseful. "We can't wait for them. The heartless are coming, and we have no weapons or magic to fight them with. They'll catch up with us anyway, right?" Kairi's eyes were wide and pleading for a positive answer. Ryou swallowed the doubt within his throat and gave her a false smile. "Of course they will. I wouldn't be surprised to find them right behind us after we arrive where ever we end up." Ryou reassured her. Kairi seemed to accept his response and turned to the portal. Ryou began to feel increasingly nervous. 'What I wouldn't give to have my friends here right now. The millennium ring wouldn't be a bad thing either. I hope Bakura is taking good care of it.' He snapped out of his thoughts to realize that Kairi had already gone through the portal. Crossing his fingers, Ryou jumped into the swirling mass, and was taken by darkness.
{}Two hours later, in a different world{}
Ryou began to regain consciousness. His cheek was pressed up against something hard and cold. He cracked open his eyes to see that it was night time, wherever he was. He also realized that he was laying on the ground behind a wooden crate, in an alley of sorts. He figured that he had been successful in his world traveling, because this place looked nothing like the Destiny Islands. He managed to stand up and was hit with a wave of dizziness. 'That's what I get for standing up too fast.' He chided himself. He wandered out of the alley area and into the street. He seemed to be in a cheerful city. There were lights all over, and he could see people further down the street. He was in an area near a high wall and a broken crate, that open out into a main square. Having nothing better to do, he wandered up to the first person he saw. It was a brown haired woman, wearing a bluish green dress. "Excuse me, ma'am, but could you tell me where I am?" The woman smiled at him. "First time in Traverse Town? It's a bit confusing to newcomers, but I'll try to explain this place to you best I can. It's a popular place for people, full of shops and other things. If you head down the street, behind the accessory shop, you'll eventually reach a big set of doors. This leads to the second district. Those big doors across the square lead to the third district, but for some reason, it locked back up. You can get to the Third District through the Second District, but I'm not really sure of my directions. Did that help you?" She smiled again. "Umm.sure." Ryou replied, and wandered out into the street, wondering what on earth an accessory shop was. His stomach grumbled, and he decided to try the café that he had seen before. He had just settled down, and was waiting for service, when he heard a familiar voice call his name.
"Ryou!"
So, how was the third chapter? This is my first time doing something like this, so any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.
Also, who do you think the new person should be? Post your suggestions in a review and I'll look them over. I'm having a little trouble deciding, hmmm, decisions decisions..