Kingdom Hearts
Chapter Seven
Darkness Appears!

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Jounouchi gazed at the ceiling of his room, looking at a model of a plane he built that
was hanging from the ceiling. It was dark outside, and in his room. Jou sighed slightly.

(" I just can't wait. Once we set sail, it'll be great.") Yugi's voice echoed through
his mind.

Suddenly there was a crackle of thunder. Jou sat up immediatly, looking out the open
window. To see dark clouds coming close to the island.

" A storm.. ? Crap! The raft! " With that said, he jumped out of bed and climbed out his
window, heading to the dock. As soon as he left, the cheerful tone of his father was
heard, calling Jounouchi.

" Jouuu! Dinner's ready! It's mac and cheese! Come on down, Jou! ... Jou? "

Meanwhile, Jou was already at the dock. He was looking around, before he turned
his gaze upward. Jououchi gasped at what he saw. It seemed to be a black
sphere.

" What IS that?! " Jou cried out, before turning his dark eyes to see his friend's boats
in the water. Jou blinked and looked around, before he saw the ground light up. But
not in white, but in black. Shadows rose out of the ground, the same ones from his
dream! Jou gasped and broke out into a run, away from the advancing shadows.
Jounouchi looked around for a trace of his friends, and saw Pegasus standing on
the mini-island not too far off. Jou quickly ran to where Pegasus was.

" Where's Yugi?! I thought he was with you! " Jou shouted at the silver haired
sixteen year old.

" The door has been opened... " Pegasus replied, his back to Jounouchi.

" Nani!? " Jou asked, confused.

" The door has opened, Sora! Now we can go to the outside world! " Pegasus raised
his voice, whipping around to face the other.

" What are you talking about?! Pegasus, we gotta find Yugi! " Jounouchi yelled,
even more confused.

" He's coming with us! Once we step through, we might not be abe to come back!
We may never see our parents again. There's no turning back. But maybe this is
out only chance! We can't let fear stop us! I'm not afraid of the darkness! " Pegasus
slowly held his hand out to the blonde. " Come on, Jou! "

" Pegasus! " He tried to step forward, but a shadow circle appeared at his feet. Not
just him, Pegasus too. It began to slowly engulf them. Jounouchi reached out as far
as he could, but just as he was about to grab Pegasus' hand, there was a bright
flash of light. And Jou wasn't being taken in by darkness anymore, but the other
was gone.

" Keyblade... Keyblade.. "

" What!? This is all happening so fast!! Pegasus! Pegasus!! Where are you!? YUGI!
ARE YOU AROUND HERE?! " Jou called out.

(Pegasus is gone.. )

" What? Gone!? What is with these voices!? And WHY do I have a giant KEY! " Jounouchi
cried out despertly, trying to comprehend the confusing events.

(Yugi...) It seemed the voice was going static.. (Secret place... Hurry..)

" Yugi's in the secret place? Aw man.. " He fell to his knees, as shadows began to
swarm around him. Taking the hilt of the key in one hand, he stood up again. Fighting
his way through the shadows, Jounouchi entered the secret area. And he saw Yugi!

" Yug'! You're alright!! Yug..? "

" ...Jou.. " Yugi sounded distant, as if possessed. He slowly turned to face the blonde,
eyes void of emotion.

" Yugi!! " Before Jou could do anything, the dor swung open suddenly. Black wind
exploded from inside, blowing Yugi close to Jou. Once Jou tried to hold Yugi,
the smaller one dissapered right through Jounouchi. The wind soon became too strong,
and he was thrown out of the secret area. Jou looked horrorfied at his surroundings.
The water was no more, and it seemed everything and everybody was being sucked
into the black orb in he sky. Jou gasped as he began to get sucked in, and he
tried to hold onto something.. anything..

But his attemps were all at lost, as he was thrown into the black orb up in the sky.