Ryou's head snapped up at the familiar voice. He abandoned his table and
ran up to Yugi. Both teens were inwardly relieved that they had found each
other, and that they were both safe.
"Ryou, I'm so glad I found you! I was afraid that you had been attacked or something!" Yugi chirped.
"Got pretty close. Did you get attacked by those Heartless things too?"
"If you mean the creepy black shadows, then yes. I just barely escaped with my life. I thought I was a goner, until I reached this area." Yugi's lavender eyes held puzzlement. "I wonder why the Heartless don't enter this area."
"What do you mean?"
"In the second and third districts, behind the large doors, there are heartless all over the place. I was chased through both of the districts before I found the door to this one. I was very surprised to see that there were actually people and shops here." Yugi frowned. "But if you haven't been to the second and third districts, how did you get attacked by Heartless, Ryou?"
Ryou sighed. "I didn't wake up in this town. I pretty much ended up on this island place, where I met some nice people. There was a portal there, and I followed Kairi through it." Ryou suddenly realized that he had forgotten about Kairi. He groaned.
"What's wrong Ryou? Who's Kairi?"
Ryou brought his palm up to his forehead and sighed again. "Kairi is one of the people who I met on the island. She seemed to know more about these different 'worlds' than anyone else. She went through this weird portal ahead of me, but when I woke up, she was gone. I hope she's alright."
Yugi put a reassuring hand on Ryou's arm. "Don't worry. I'm sure she's okay." Yugi thought for a moment, then continued. "Do you think anyone else is here?"
"I'm not really sure. Since we ended up in two different worlds, chances are that everybody else ended up in different worlds as well. From the way Kairi was talking, there are at least a few more worlds out there that our friends might be in." Ryou shook his head. "I just hope that there aren't many people around when my yami wakes up. Something like this is bound to put him in a bad mood, and it appears that he has the millennium ring."
Yugi shrugged. "I was wondering about that. I didn't have the millennium puzzle when I woke up, and I couldn't contact Yami through our mind link. Its probably because the different world things." Yugi frowned again. "How are we going to get to the other worlds to find our friends?"
Ryou pondered the answer to this question. "Kairi mentioned something about a gummi ship, which can travel between worlds. Problem is, where could we find one?"
Yugi shrugged. "Hey, don't ask me, I've never even heard of it."
"Excuse me."
Ryou and Yugi turned to face a boy who appeared to be about six years old. He smiled at them.
"I heard that you were looking for a gummi ship."
Ryou knelt down to look the boy in the eye, while Yugi bent over a little bit. Ryou smiled back at the boy. "Yes, do you know where to find one?"
"I'm not really sure, but Mister Cid used to sell gummi ship parts. If anyone knows he should."
Yugi seemed excited. "Where can we find Cid?"
"Cid probably isn't going to stay here much longer. He just came by to pick up the stuff from his shop, along with Mr. Leon and Miss Yuffie. It's just up those stairs over there." He indicated the stairs near the alley Ryou had woken up in.
Yugi smiled. "Thank you."
"No problem misters. Bye bye!" He waved and ran off to join some people who looked like his parents. Yugi and Ryou straightened up and ran towards the shop he had pointed towards.
| The Accessory Shop |
The shop was roomy and comfortable. There was a fireplace in one corner that was glowing merrily. There was a shimmering circle next to the fireplace that radiated a strange green light. There was a ladder leading to a higher level of the shop, and a glowing crystal on the counter.
Four people were in the shop when the duo entered. A rather normal looking gentleman compared to the others in the shop was standing behind the counter. A man wearing goggles with a large scowl was talking to him. Sitting on the table was a girl with dark brown hair. She was wearing a green top, with different ornaments on it. A white headband held her hair back. Resting by her leg was an odd weapon with four bladed points. Standing by the ladder was a man with long brown hair. He had a neutral frown on his face, which was accented by the scar on his forehead. He was wearing a nice jean jacked, and on his hip was a dangerous looking blade. The girl was the first to notice them. She grinned at them and stood up.
"I'm sorry if we're in your way. We have some important business that just has to be done." She said in a cheerful voice. Ryou and Yugi both smiled as well.
"Umm, I don't mean to interrupt, but I'm looking for a guy named Cid."
The standing in front of the counter turned to face Ryou. "My name's Cid, what do you want, kid?"
Ryou began to feel a little nervous as Cid's scowl fell on him. He swallowed a lump in his throat and began to tell him the problem. "My friends and I were suddenly swallowed by a darkness while at home. I ended up in a place called the Destiny Islands, while my friend Yugi ended up here. We have reason to believe that our friends may be in different worlds. A girl I met named Kairi told me that people can use gummi ships to travel to other worlds. I also heard that you may know something about gummi ships. I'm really worried about our friends, with all these heartless things running around."
Yugi stepped forward. "Is there anything you can do or tell us that could help us?"
The man near the ladder moved stepped forward and crossed his arms. "The Heartless are a real threat to anyone who gets in their way. Our home was nearly destroyed by them the first time they attacked. I'm not really sure what we can do for you."
"Wait Leon." Cid faced the duo again. "Are you sure that no other friends of yours are here?"
Yugi answered. "We're pretty sure. The first district isn't all that large, and there's not many other places that they can be."
Cid nodded. "Why don't you come to our home? There's a chance that one of your friends might have ended up there. Maybe one of our friends might have news about the heartless too."
The girl nodded. "There's not much else you can do. It's better that sitting around here waiting. We should get going right away."
"Hold up Yuffie." She pouted and turned around to glare at Leon.
"What now?"
Leon stared evenly at the two boys. "Yugi right? And your name is?
Ryou gave a start when he realized Leon was speaking to him. "Its Ryou."
"Do either of you know how to use a weapon?"
Yugi looked confused. "No, we've never really had to use weapons before. Why?"
Leon sighed and placed a hand against his head. "Chances are that you'll end up facing more heartless as you search for your friends. You can't run forever if you want to get from point A to point B. The heartless don't play games, and you could easily get yourself hurt or worse." Ryou felt a lump forming in his throat. Leon continued. "However, if you have some sort of weapon, you should be able to hold off the heartless long enough to reach your destination. You might even get munney or valuable items that will help you along."
Yugi piped up. "So where can we get a weapon?"
Leon sighed and swung himself onto the ladder. "Follow me, I think I know someone who can help."
| Synthesis Shop |
"Um.Leon?" Yugi stuttered.
"Yes?"
"What exactly are these things?"
Yugi had never seen anything like them before. They were small and furry, almost a light pinkish color. Their faces almost looked like a cat, but these things had a giant red pom pom on top of their heads. They were almost cuddly looking really.
"They're Moogles. And they are also very good at making things."
One of the moogles turned to face the new arrivals.
"Kupo! We have customers!" The moogle hurried up the three people. "Welcome! What can I do for you?"
Leon answered for them. "I need two weapons for these two here. Something light and easy to use, yet effective. Do you have anything like that?"
The moogle appeared to thing this over. "Kupo.I think I may be able to find something like that. Give me a few minutes." The moogle rushed over to check the shelves. The humans, and the other two moogles in the shop watched as he scurried around the shop. Finally, he seemed to find what he was searching for. Ryou gasped.
The moogle was holding a sword and a shield. The sword was small, yet its blade glistened in the firelight glowing from the moogle's furnace. The hilt seemed to be secure and had a small crystal glittering near the blade.
The shield could be a weapon all by itself. It had tiny spike protruding from the edges. It was not too big, but it was enough to cover from attacks. It had an emblem of a golden heart on the front, surrounded by a deep blue.
Leon nodded, satisfied. "How much?"
"Kupo.Two hundred munney seems satisfactory."
"Seems fair." Leon paid the moogle with some strange crystals and escorted them out of the shop. He then handed the sword to Ryou and the shield to Yugi.
Ryou stared at his new possession. "Leon."
Leon shook his head. "Save it. It wasn't all that much anyway." He led them down the stairs to the front of the accessory shop, where Cid and Yuffie were just exiting. Leon turned back to the two.
"We are now going to take the gummi ship to our home, Hallow Bastion. When we get there, I am going to teach you how to use those weapons of yours. Until then, take care of them, right?" The two nodded.
The group headed for the large door. Ryou could feel trepidation building in his soul. A glance at Yugi told him that the small teen also felt anxious. As the doors swung open, Ryou could not help but wonder what fate had in store for them.
'I sure hope everything turns out okay. Things are heating up really fast. And if these heartless are as dangerous as everyone makes them out to be, I have a feeling that things are going to get really hot really soon.'
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Well, there it is. My chapter is done at last. Thanks to the people who reviewed this for giving me ideas and suggestions. You really helped me break my writer's block! I hope to work on more chapters soon. Please keep posting comments and suggestions and whatever else comes to mind. Helpful critisizm will be appreciated too!
Your humble author M
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"Ryou, I'm so glad I found you! I was afraid that you had been attacked or something!" Yugi chirped.
"Got pretty close. Did you get attacked by those Heartless things too?"
"If you mean the creepy black shadows, then yes. I just barely escaped with my life. I thought I was a goner, until I reached this area." Yugi's lavender eyes held puzzlement. "I wonder why the Heartless don't enter this area."
"What do you mean?"
"In the second and third districts, behind the large doors, there are heartless all over the place. I was chased through both of the districts before I found the door to this one. I was very surprised to see that there were actually people and shops here." Yugi frowned. "But if you haven't been to the second and third districts, how did you get attacked by Heartless, Ryou?"
Ryou sighed. "I didn't wake up in this town. I pretty much ended up on this island place, where I met some nice people. There was a portal there, and I followed Kairi through it." Ryou suddenly realized that he had forgotten about Kairi. He groaned.
"What's wrong Ryou? Who's Kairi?"
Ryou brought his palm up to his forehead and sighed again. "Kairi is one of the people who I met on the island. She seemed to know more about these different 'worlds' than anyone else. She went through this weird portal ahead of me, but when I woke up, she was gone. I hope she's alright."
Yugi put a reassuring hand on Ryou's arm. "Don't worry. I'm sure she's okay." Yugi thought for a moment, then continued. "Do you think anyone else is here?"
"I'm not really sure. Since we ended up in two different worlds, chances are that everybody else ended up in different worlds as well. From the way Kairi was talking, there are at least a few more worlds out there that our friends might be in." Ryou shook his head. "I just hope that there aren't many people around when my yami wakes up. Something like this is bound to put him in a bad mood, and it appears that he has the millennium ring."
Yugi shrugged. "I was wondering about that. I didn't have the millennium puzzle when I woke up, and I couldn't contact Yami through our mind link. Its probably because the different world things." Yugi frowned again. "How are we going to get to the other worlds to find our friends?"
Ryou pondered the answer to this question. "Kairi mentioned something about a gummi ship, which can travel between worlds. Problem is, where could we find one?"
Yugi shrugged. "Hey, don't ask me, I've never even heard of it."
"Excuse me."
Ryou and Yugi turned to face a boy who appeared to be about six years old. He smiled at them.
"I heard that you were looking for a gummi ship."
Ryou knelt down to look the boy in the eye, while Yugi bent over a little bit. Ryou smiled back at the boy. "Yes, do you know where to find one?"
"I'm not really sure, but Mister Cid used to sell gummi ship parts. If anyone knows he should."
Yugi seemed excited. "Where can we find Cid?"
"Cid probably isn't going to stay here much longer. He just came by to pick up the stuff from his shop, along with Mr. Leon and Miss Yuffie. It's just up those stairs over there." He indicated the stairs near the alley Ryou had woken up in.
Yugi smiled. "Thank you."
"No problem misters. Bye bye!" He waved and ran off to join some people who looked like his parents. Yugi and Ryou straightened up and ran towards the shop he had pointed towards.
| The Accessory Shop |
The shop was roomy and comfortable. There was a fireplace in one corner that was glowing merrily. There was a shimmering circle next to the fireplace that radiated a strange green light. There was a ladder leading to a higher level of the shop, and a glowing crystal on the counter.
Four people were in the shop when the duo entered. A rather normal looking gentleman compared to the others in the shop was standing behind the counter. A man wearing goggles with a large scowl was talking to him. Sitting on the table was a girl with dark brown hair. She was wearing a green top, with different ornaments on it. A white headband held her hair back. Resting by her leg was an odd weapon with four bladed points. Standing by the ladder was a man with long brown hair. He had a neutral frown on his face, which was accented by the scar on his forehead. He was wearing a nice jean jacked, and on his hip was a dangerous looking blade. The girl was the first to notice them. She grinned at them and stood up.
"I'm sorry if we're in your way. We have some important business that just has to be done." She said in a cheerful voice. Ryou and Yugi both smiled as well.
"Umm, I don't mean to interrupt, but I'm looking for a guy named Cid."
The standing in front of the counter turned to face Ryou. "My name's Cid, what do you want, kid?"
Ryou began to feel a little nervous as Cid's scowl fell on him. He swallowed a lump in his throat and began to tell him the problem. "My friends and I were suddenly swallowed by a darkness while at home. I ended up in a place called the Destiny Islands, while my friend Yugi ended up here. We have reason to believe that our friends may be in different worlds. A girl I met named Kairi told me that people can use gummi ships to travel to other worlds. I also heard that you may know something about gummi ships. I'm really worried about our friends, with all these heartless things running around."
Yugi stepped forward. "Is there anything you can do or tell us that could help us?"
The man near the ladder moved stepped forward and crossed his arms. "The Heartless are a real threat to anyone who gets in their way. Our home was nearly destroyed by them the first time they attacked. I'm not really sure what we can do for you."
"Wait Leon." Cid faced the duo again. "Are you sure that no other friends of yours are here?"
Yugi answered. "We're pretty sure. The first district isn't all that large, and there's not many other places that they can be."
Cid nodded. "Why don't you come to our home? There's a chance that one of your friends might have ended up there. Maybe one of our friends might have news about the heartless too."
The girl nodded. "There's not much else you can do. It's better that sitting around here waiting. We should get going right away."
"Hold up Yuffie." She pouted and turned around to glare at Leon.
"What now?"
Leon stared evenly at the two boys. "Yugi right? And your name is?
Ryou gave a start when he realized Leon was speaking to him. "Its Ryou."
"Do either of you know how to use a weapon?"
Yugi looked confused. "No, we've never really had to use weapons before. Why?"
Leon sighed and placed a hand against his head. "Chances are that you'll end up facing more heartless as you search for your friends. You can't run forever if you want to get from point A to point B. The heartless don't play games, and you could easily get yourself hurt or worse." Ryou felt a lump forming in his throat. Leon continued. "However, if you have some sort of weapon, you should be able to hold off the heartless long enough to reach your destination. You might even get munney or valuable items that will help you along."
Yugi piped up. "So where can we get a weapon?"
Leon sighed and swung himself onto the ladder. "Follow me, I think I know someone who can help."
| Synthesis Shop |
"Um.Leon?" Yugi stuttered.
"Yes?"
"What exactly are these things?"
Yugi had never seen anything like them before. They were small and furry, almost a light pinkish color. Their faces almost looked like a cat, but these things had a giant red pom pom on top of their heads. They were almost cuddly looking really.
"They're Moogles. And they are also very good at making things."
One of the moogles turned to face the new arrivals.
"Kupo! We have customers!" The moogle hurried up the three people. "Welcome! What can I do for you?"
Leon answered for them. "I need two weapons for these two here. Something light and easy to use, yet effective. Do you have anything like that?"
The moogle appeared to thing this over. "Kupo.I think I may be able to find something like that. Give me a few minutes." The moogle rushed over to check the shelves. The humans, and the other two moogles in the shop watched as he scurried around the shop. Finally, he seemed to find what he was searching for. Ryou gasped.
The moogle was holding a sword and a shield. The sword was small, yet its blade glistened in the firelight glowing from the moogle's furnace. The hilt seemed to be secure and had a small crystal glittering near the blade.
The shield could be a weapon all by itself. It had tiny spike protruding from the edges. It was not too big, but it was enough to cover from attacks. It had an emblem of a golden heart on the front, surrounded by a deep blue.
Leon nodded, satisfied. "How much?"
"Kupo.Two hundred munney seems satisfactory."
"Seems fair." Leon paid the moogle with some strange crystals and escorted them out of the shop. He then handed the sword to Ryou and the shield to Yugi.
Ryou stared at his new possession. "Leon."
Leon shook his head. "Save it. It wasn't all that much anyway." He led them down the stairs to the front of the accessory shop, where Cid and Yuffie were just exiting. Leon turned back to the two.
"We are now going to take the gummi ship to our home, Hallow Bastion. When we get there, I am going to teach you how to use those weapons of yours. Until then, take care of them, right?" The two nodded.
The group headed for the large door. Ryou could feel trepidation building in his soul. A glance at Yugi told him that the small teen also felt anxious. As the doors swung open, Ryou could not help but wonder what fate had in store for them.
'I sure hope everything turns out okay. Things are heating up really fast. And if these heartless are as dangerous as everyone makes them out to be, I have a feeling that things are going to get really hot really soon.'
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Well, there it is. My chapter is done at last. Thanks to the people who reviewed this for giving me ideas and suggestions. You really helped me break my writer's block! I hope to work on more chapters soon. Please keep posting comments and suggestions and whatever else comes to mind. Helpful critisizm will be appreciated too!
Your humble author M
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