Rai started running down the street laughing. But then, in the middle
of his laughing, he tumbled head over heels into someone else.
"Ow... Uhhh, sorry 'bout that." apologized Rai, rubbing his head.
"You'd better be! Heck, that hurt. What's your name son?" questioned the man he had run into. The man looked to be in his late thirties, early fifties, with short blonde hair. He wore a plain white t-shirt, a large utility belt, and blue shorts with long, grey socks underneath. He had blue eyes, pilot goggles on his forehead, and black shoes.
Goofy and Donald came running up, both panting for breath. "He's Rai," a pant, "I'm Goofy, and this is Donald." said Goofy, gesturing to Rai, himself, and Donald.
"Yeah, you sure look goofy. And I'm Highwind. Sid Highwind." said the man.
"Hey, my grandpa talked about you. You helped him with his Gummi Ship." Said Rai, recognizing the name.
"Huh?" said Sid, confused.
My grandpa was Sora. You know, the one who sealed Kingdom Hearts and got rid of the Heartless?" said Rai.
"With our help!" cried Donald, gesturing at himself and Goofy.
"Oh, I got it. You're talking about my dad, Cid Highwind. His name's spelled with a 'C', mine a 'S'." explained Sid.
"Oh. Uhh, so... what are you doing here?" asked Rai.
Just what my dad did. I'm helping people with their Gummis, and selling Gummi parts." answered Sid.
"Cool. Hey, could you fix up my Gummi with the newest Gummi engine you've got?" asked Rai.
"That'll be fifty munny." said Sid, holding out his hand.
"Er, we'll pay when you're done, okay?" said Rai, realizing he had no munny, and hoping that Donald or Goofy had some.
"Sure. And 'cause you're related to Sora, I'll give you a twenty munny discount." said Sid with a smile.
"Thanks!" said Rai.
Rai started running off again, and Donald and Goofy quickly followed.
"Sora! Wait up!" yelled the duck, running off with Goofy at his heels.
"Hey wait! Don't go that way! There's a... aw heck. Hope the kid can fare alright. I'd better go get that engine."
He walked into the building behind him. Just then the lone Heartless Shadow passed, determined to follow Rai and his friends.
Rai sprinted away, looking behind at Donald and Goofy, desperately trying to catch up. It looked as if Donald was trying to shout something, but Sora couldn't make it out. Then Sora bumped into something and fell over onto his back.
"Not again. I should really look where I'm going. Sorry Mr..." started Rai. But he stopped as he looked up, and his eyes got wide.
Rai was looking up at a twenty-five foot tall black monster. It had large arm muscles, and long fingers. Its feet zig-zagged up and down, and the monster had a huge heart-shaped hole through its chest. All Rai could make out of it's face was it's glowing yellow eyes. The rest was covered in greasy hair, the hair strands very thick, and the hair very messy and all over the place.
Rai scooted back a few inches, still on the ground.
"I was trying to" a pant, "tell you that there's a," a pant, "Darkside in front of you!" another pant as Donald came running up with Goofy, both out of breath.
"Uh, Donald? Look up." said Goofy, pointing at the huge monstrosity before them.
Donald looked up and gasped.
"Bwahhhhhh!!!!" yelled Donald.
The Darkside slamed its fist to the ground, and Donald and Goofy barely got out of the way. Then the Darkside stood to it's full height again.
"Any ideas?" asked Rai.
"No." answered Donald and Goofy together.
"Why don't you use that thing you used on those Heartless when you saved me Donald?" asked Rai again.
"I'll try." said Donald, pulling out a Sage's staff.
He seemed to be concentrating, and then he shouted "Thundaga!" and held out his arms. Something looking like Thunder hit the Darkside, and it recoiled in pain. Then it stared down at them and smacked Donald into the side of a building, knocking Donald out.
"Donald!" cried Goofy.
"Don't worry, we can take care of this greasy-haired idiot." said Rai, pulling out his keyblade.
Rai leaped at the Darkside, and slashed at its arm, creating a huge gash. Goofy jumped up and hit the Heartless with his sheild, making the gash even bigger.
The Darkside gripped its arm and appeared to be grimacing, but then it pulled its hand away from the wound and there was no sign of the wound ever have being inflicted.
"What!?" cried Rai in astonishment.
"Gawrsh." said Goofy.
Then the Darkside smacked Goofy into another building, knocking him out as well.
This seemed to anger Rai even more, and he leaped up and struck many times before he returned to the ground. But it only seemed to make the Darkside angrier. The Darkside reared up and leaned back, and dark energy balls shot out of the empty heart-shaped place in it.
"Yiee!" cried Rai.
Rai jumped all over the place to avoid the balls, but then he fell over and got hit be about two. Then the Darkside put its hand to the ground, and darkness appeared on the ground around the hand. Suddenly Shadow Heartless began to emerge from the ground. Rai whacked away, destroying one after another, but the Heartless were scratching him too. He had a couple deeper wounds, but most were just little cuts. He was bleeding, and getting low on energy, as the Heartless kept coming.
The Heartless that had been following them now showed up, and it stared at the scene before it.
"There is that boy it was following. But where is the boys friends?" the Heartless looked from side-to-side, and saw Donald and Goofy lying unconscious. "Ah. It see." the Heartless looked over at Rai again, "Why do those that look like it attack the boy? What is the point?" the Heartless looked up at the Darkside, "And why Darkside help? Were it and them created simply to destroy life? Why? It not want to live that way. It help boy. It find greater purpose!"
The Heartless leapt over to where Rai was. Rai was now sinking down to the ground, feebly whacking at the Heartless covering him. The lone Heartless started to attack the other Shadow Heartless, but he couldn't keep them from attacking Rai. Then the lone Heartless grasped a piece of pipe lying on the ground, and ran up the Darkside's arm. It stopped atop the Darkside's head, and then it raised the pipe, and then thrust it inside the Darkside's skull. The Darkside reared back in pain, emitting a loud shriek, and the lone Heartless tumbled off. Black blood came from the area where the pipe had been thrust inside the Darkside's skull, and the Darkside started convulsing. Then the Darkside leaned back, and a heart emerged from it. Then the Darkside disappeared, and the heart zoomed through the air to find its owner.
The Heartless that had come from the Darkside also disappeared. The lone Heartless ran up to Rai, and attempted to awake him. Rai's eyes slowly opened.
"Woah!" shouted Rai, waking with a start.
Rai leaped backwards and held his keyblade in attack position.
"Well, aren't you going to attack!?" said the boy.
Then he noticed that the Darkside was gone, and that Goofy and Donald were still knocked out.
"What? Where'd it go?" said Rai, looking around for the Darkside.
He ran over to where the Darkside was. Then he noticed the pipe. He picked it up, but instantly dropped it again, as it still had black blood on it. He looked over at the Heartless, still standing there looking at him.
"Did you? But no... I mean, why would you... save me?" said Rai, puzzled.
The Heartless continued to stare.
"You did. B-but, why?" stammered Rai.
The Heartless just stood there, staring.
"I'll deal with you later. I've gotta wake Donald and Goofy up." said Rai, still looking with raised right eyebrow at the peculiar Heartless.
And with that he turned away from the strange Heartless, and went over to Goofy.
"Ow... Uhhh, sorry 'bout that." apologized Rai, rubbing his head.
"You'd better be! Heck, that hurt. What's your name son?" questioned the man he had run into. The man looked to be in his late thirties, early fifties, with short blonde hair. He wore a plain white t-shirt, a large utility belt, and blue shorts with long, grey socks underneath. He had blue eyes, pilot goggles on his forehead, and black shoes.
Goofy and Donald came running up, both panting for breath. "He's Rai," a pant, "I'm Goofy, and this is Donald." said Goofy, gesturing to Rai, himself, and Donald.
"Yeah, you sure look goofy. And I'm Highwind. Sid Highwind." said the man.
"Hey, my grandpa talked about you. You helped him with his Gummi Ship." Said Rai, recognizing the name.
"Huh?" said Sid, confused.
My grandpa was Sora. You know, the one who sealed Kingdom Hearts and got rid of the Heartless?" said Rai.
"With our help!" cried Donald, gesturing at himself and Goofy.
"Oh, I got it. You're talking about my dad, Cid Highwind. His name's spelled with a 'C', mine a 'S'." explained Sid.
"Oh. Uhh, so... what are you doing here?" asked Rai.
Just what my dad did. I'm helping people with their Gummis, and selling Gummi parts." answered Sid.
"Cool. Hey, could you fix up my Gummi with the newest Gummi engine you've got?" asked Rai.
"That'll be fifty munny." said Sid, holding out his hand.
"Er, we'll pay when you're done, okay?" said Rai, realizing he had no munny, and hoping that Donald or Goofy had some.
"Sure. And 'cause you're related to Sora, I'll give you a twenty munny discount." said Sid with a smile.
"Thanks!" said Rai.
Rai started running off again, and Donald and Goofy quickly followed.
"Sora! Wait up!" yelled the duck, running off with Goofy at his heels.
"Hey wait! Don't go that way! There's a... aw heck. Hope the kid can fare alright. I'd better go get that engine."
He walked into the building behind him. Just then the lone Heartless Shadow passed, determined to follow Rai and his friends.
Rai sprinted away, looking behind at Donald and Goofy, desperately trying to catch up. It looked as if Donald was trying to shout something, but Sora couldn't make it out. Then Sora bumped into something and fell over onto his back.
"Not again. I should really look where I'm going. Sorry Mr..." started Rai. But he stopped as he looked up, and his eyes got wide.
Rai was looking up at a twenty-five foot tall black monster. It had large arm muscles, and long fingers. Its feet zig-zagged up and down, and the monster had a huge heart-shaped hole through its chest. All Rai could make out of it's face was it's glowing yellow eyes. The rest was covered in greasy hair, the hair strands very thick, and the hair very messy and all over the place.
Rai scooted back a few inches, still on the ground.
"I was trying to" a pant, "tell you that there's a," a pant, "Darkside in front of you!" another pant as Donald came running up with Goofy, both out of breath.
"Uh, Donald? Look up." said Goofy, pointing at the huge monstrosity before them.
Donald looked up and gasped.
"Bwahhhhhh!!!!" yelled Donald.
The Darkside slamed its fist to the ground, and Donald and Goofy barely got out of the way. Then the Darkside stood to it's full height again.
"Any ideas?" asked Rai.
"No." answered Donald and Goofy together.
"Why don't you use that thing you used on those Heartless when you saved me Donald?" asked Rai again.
"I'll try." said Donald, pulling out a Sage's staff.
He seemed to be concentrating, and then he shouted "Thundaga!" and held out his arms. Something looking like Thunder hit the Darkside, and it recoiled in pain. Then it stared down at them and smacked Donald into the side of a building, knocking Donald out.
"Donald!" cried Goofy.
"Don't worry, we can take care of this greasy-haired idiot." said Rai, pulling out his keyblade.
Rai leaped at the Darkside, and slashed at its arm, creating a huge gash. Goofy jumped up and hit the Heartless with his sheild, making the gash even bigger.
The Darkside gripped its arm and appeared to be grimacing, but then it pulled its hand away from the wound and there was no sign of the wound ever have being inflicted.
"What!?" cried Rai in astonishment.
"Gawrsh." said Goofy.
Then the Darkside smacked Goofy into another building, knocking him out as well.
This seemed to anger Rai even more, and he leaped up and struck many times before he returned to the ground. But it only seemed to make the Darkside angrier. The Darkside reared up and leaned back, and dark energy balls shot out of the empty heart-shaped place in it.
"Yiee!" cried Rai.
Rai jumped all over the place to avoid the balls, but then he fell over and got hit be about two. Then the Darkside put its hand to the ground, and darkness appeared on the ground around the hand. Suddenly Shadow Heartless began to emerge from the ground. Rai whacked away, destroying one after another, but the Heartless were scratching him too. He had a couple deeper wounds, but most were just little cuts. He was bleeding, and getting low on energy, as the Heartless kept coming.
The Heartless that had been following them now showed up, and it stared at the scene before it.
"There is that boy it was following. But where is the boys friends?" the Heartless looked from side-to-side, and saw Donald and Goofy lying unconscious. "Ah. It see." the Heartless looked over at Rai again, "Why do those that look like it attack the boy? What is the point?" the Heartless looked up at the Darkside, "And why Darkside help? Were it and them created simply to destroy life? Why? It not want to live that way. It help boy. It find greater purpose!"
The Heartless leapt over to where Rai was. Rai was now sinking down to the ground, feebly whacking at the Heartless covering him. The lone Heartless started to attack the other Shadow Heartless, but he couldn't keep them from attacking Rai. Then the lone Heartless grasped a piece of pipe lying on the ground, and ran up the Darkside's arm. It stopped atop the Darkside's head, and then it raised the pipe, and then thrust it inside the Darkside's skull. The Darkside reared back in pain, emitting a loud shriek, and the lone Heartless tumbled off. Black blood came from the area where the pipe had been thrust inside the Darkside's skull, and the Darkside started convulsing. Then the Darkside leaned back, and a heart emerged from it. Then the Darkside disappeared, and the heart zoomed through the air to find its owner.
The Heartless that had come from the Darkside also disappeared. The lone Heartless ran up to Rai, and attempted to awake him. Rai's eyes slowly opened.
"Woah!" shouted Rai, waking with a start.
Rai leaped backwards and held his keyblade in attack position.
"Well, aren't you going to attack!?" said the boy.
Then he noticed that the Darkside was gone, and that Goofy and Donald were still knocked out.
"What? Where'd it go?" said Rai, looking around for the Darkside.
He ran over to where the Darkside was. Then he noticed the pipe. He picked it up, but instantly dropped it again, as it still had black blood on it. He looked over at the Heartless, still standing there looking at him.
"Did you? But no... I mean, why would you... save me?" said Rai, puzzled.
The Heartless continued to stare.
"You did. B-but, why?" stammered Rai.
The Heartless just stood there, staring.
"I'll deal with you later. I've gotta wake Donald and Goofy up." said Rai, still looking with raised right eyebrow at the peculiar Heartless.
And with that he turned away from the strange Heartless, and went over to Goofy.
