I walked over to the star tree where the boys had raced to some many times
before. I smiled thinking back to when they raced to see who got to be
captain of the raft we were going to use. Then I took the locket in my
hand, closed my eyes and concentrated on the Paopu tree. When I opened my
eyes again, I was standing next to the Paopu tree. This was easy, but
traveling to another world wouldn't be as easy. I closed my eyes, and
transported to my house. When I opened my eyes, I went to scream, but the
hand of the person in front of me shot out covering my mouth. I was in
trouble. There in from of me stood the very person I feared. Ansem had
found me. I grabbed the locket and, not sure if it would work, sent a
message to Riku through my mind. "RIKU I NEED YOU'RE HELP!! ANSEM'S HERE!!
RIKU HURRY!"
"I told you I would get you. Nobody's here to save you now!" He smirked.
"RIKU!" I thought, "RIKU, I'M AT MY HOUSE AND I NEED YOUR HELP! PLEASE HURRY!" Then as if he got my message and replied, I heard in my head, "Kairi, concentrate and bring me to you just like before." I did as he said and closed my eyes, and in an instance, without Ansem realizing anything had happened, Riku appeared behind him.
"It's time to go, Princess. Now use your power and transport us to Sora!" Ansem said, smiling.
"I don't think she will be going anywhere with you, Ansem!" Riku exclaimed.
"How did you get here."Ansem exclaimed, turning to face him, and then glancing back at me. "I should have known. You're too late she is coming with me." He grabbed my arm and started backing up toward the door.
"Kairi, catch!" Riku exclaimed, throwing the finished staff to me. "Just swing it the way you saw Sora and me do before!"
I nodded. I caught the staff, even with Ansem's attempt to stop me. I swung the staff just like Riku told me to, hitting Ansem a good couple times, breaking his grip on my arm. I ran over towards Riku, watching Ansem cautiously.
"Now use your power and transport him to the endless abyss!" Riku exclaimed as Ansem got his balance back.
I nodded, grabbing my locket. I closed my eyes concentrating on sending Ansem to the endless abyss with a flash of bright light, Ansem started to vanish.
"You will be mine before I'm through with you!" He yelled before he was completely gone.
"Good job, he'll be back though." Riku said looking at me. "You're okay right? Well, I'd say you've got using your magic down, now you just have to learn how to become an expert of the staff."
"That shouldn't be too hard, I'm already a master of my magic," I said with a smile.
"Well, we will have to hurry. Ansem will be back for you." He said looking at me.
"I knew he was coming after me in the first place." I said, and seeing the look on his face, I continued to explain. "Last night, I had a dream, or something like that, and he said he was going to get me, and he tried to make it easier for him to get me by breaking my trust for you. He almost had me believe that you were still with him and that I was alone. That's why I went down to the beach this morning."
"Well how did you know that he was lying and that you could trust me?" He asked.
"Well I fell asleep on the Paopu tree. I had another dream but this time it was with Sora. He told me that I need to trust you and that you would never do anything that would bring harm to me. He told me that Ansem would still come for me and that we would be with Sora again soon." I said.
"Oh! Well if you continue to practice the staff today, we could probably leave to find Sora tomorrow." He said smiling, "If you're up to it, that is."
I nodded, taking his hand in my as I grabbed my locket, transporting us to the Paopu tree. There I practiced using my staff, until the sun started to set.
"Ok, you're getting really good at it, but still you haven't been able to beat me. Until you can do that we are going to have to stay here. Want to try one last time before we call it a day?" He asked smiling.
"Yeah, one last time," I said smiling.
The fight started out like normal. We would circle each other a couple of times before one of us would strike. This time he struck first with a perfect block coming from me and my staff. Then with out a second to think, I moved the staff, swinging at his feet, knocking him off balance. Then with a quick combo he was down on the ground, his sword a few feet away from him and my staff ready to make the final blow.
"Good, we'll leave tomorrow before sun rise." He said smiling jumping to his feet. "No matter what happens to the staff, it will never break and you can use your heart to always get it back to you if it gets knocked out of your hands, unless the person who has it has a stronger heart than you. You'll get better at using combos and jumping and all as you get more experience using it. Well, do you want to transport us to your house, or do you want to row home?
I grabbed his hand, and then grabbed my locket with the same hand, with my staff in the other. I closed my eyes and in an instant we were back at my house. Riku walked me to my room, said goodnight and walked off saying "If anything happens, use the staff and then come to my room if you can." I closed my door, laid the staff against the wall by my bed, laid down on my bed without changing my clothes, and fell into a dreamless sleep.
"I told you I would get you. Nobody's here to save you now!" He smirked.
"RIKU!" I thought, "RIKU, I'M AT MY HOUSE AND I NEED YOUR HELP! PLEASE HURRY!" Then as if he got my message and replied, I heard in my head, "Kairi, concentrate and bring me to you just like before." I did as he said and closed my eyes, and in an instance, without Ansem realizing anything had happened, Riku appeared behind him.
"It's time to go, Princess. Now use your power and transport us to Sora!" Ansem said, smiling.
"I don't think she will be going anywhere with you, Ansem!" Riku exclaimed.
"How did you get here."Ansem exclaimed, turning to face him, and then glancing back at me. "I should have known. You're too late she is coming with me." He grabbed my arm and started backing up toward the door.
"Kairi, catch!" Riku exclaimed, throwing the finished staff to me. "Just swing it the way you saw Sora and me do before!"
I nodded. I caught the staff, even with Ansem's attempt to stop me. I swung the staff just like Riku told me to, hitting Ansem a good couple times, breaking his grip on my arm. I ran over towards Riku, watching Ansem cautiously.
"Now use your power and transport him to the endless abyss!" Riku exclaimed as Ansem got his balance back.
I nodded, grabbing my locket. I closed my eyes concentrating on sending Ansem to the endless abyss with a flash of bright light, Ansem started to vanish.
"You will be mine before I'm through with you!" He yelled before he was completely gone.
"Good job, he'll be back though." Riku said looking at me. "You're okay right? Well, I'd say you've got using your magic down, now you just have to learn how to become an expert of the staff."
"That shouldn't be too hard, I'm already a master of my magic," I said with a smile.
"Well, we will have to hurry. Ansem will be back for you." He said looking at me.
"I knew he was coming after me in the first place." I said, and seeing the look on his face, I continued to explain. "Last night, I had a dream, or something like that, and he said he was going to get me, and he tried to make it easier for him to get me by breaking my trust for you. He almost had me believe that you were still with him and that I was alone. That's why I went down to the beach this morning."
"Well how did you know that he was lying and that you could trust me?" He asked.
"Well I fell asleep on the Paopu tree. I had another dream but this time it was with Sora. He told me that I need to trust you and that you would never do anything that would bring harm to me. He told me that Ansem would still come for me and that we would be with Sora again soon." I said.
"Oh! Well if you continue to practice the staff today, we could probably leave to find Sora tomorrow." He said smiling, "If you're up to it, that is."
I nodded, taking his hand in my as I grabbed my locket, transporting us to the Paopu tree. There I practiced using my staff, until the sun started to set.
"Ok, you're getting really good at it, but still you haven't been able to beat me. Until you can do that we are going to have to stay here. Want to try one last time before we call it a day?" He asked smiling.
"Yeah, one last time," I said smiling.
The fight started out like normal. We would circle each other a couple of times before one of us would strike. This time he struck first with a perfect block coming from me and my staff. Then with out a second to think, I moved the staff, swinging at his feet, knocking him off balance. Then with a quick combo he was down on the ground, his sword a few feet away from him and my staff ready to make the final blow.
"Good, we'll leave tomorrow before sun rise." He said smiling jumping to his feet. "No matter what happens to the staff, it will never break and you can use your heart to always get it back to you if it gets knocked out of your hands, unless the person who has it has a stronger heart than you. You'll get better at using combos and jumping and all as you get more experience using it. Well, do you want to transport us to your house, or do you want to row home?
I grabbed his hand, and then grabbed my locket with the same hand, with my staff in the other. I closed my eyes and in an instant we were back at my house. Riku walked me to my room, said goodnight and walked off saying "If anything happens, use the staff and then come to my room if you can." I closed my door, laid the staff against the wall by my bed, laid down on my bed without changing my clothes, and fell into a dreamless sleep.