"Summer Journey"

Chapter 3 up! Sorry it took so long. I can't seem to upload this chapter. Anyway, in this chapter, Sora finds out what the little creature is and the story behind it. Then he and his friends were teleported to King Mickey's world to get help from Goofy and Donald so they can start their journey to unravel more mysteries.

Disclaimer: All Kingdom Hearts' characters are copyright of Squaresoft and Disney.

Chapter 3: Yoshi

[The next morning]

Sora, Kairi and Riku woke up early that day. They intend to learn more about the little

creature. "Mornin' guys," Sora greeted while stretching his arms. "Good morning,"

Kairi replied with a smile. " Hey Sora, let's go see that creature who rescued Kairi and

Selphie from the Heartless," said Riku. "Okay. Let's go," said Sora going to the fifth

island. Riku and Kairi soon followed him. They saw Selphie there also wide awake

playing with the creature.

Selphie turned her head to her three friends. "Hi, everybody!" said Selphie. Kairi

approached Selphie and joined her. "It is kinda cute," said Kairi. Kairi then lowered

herself down and started scratching the creature's chin. The creature was thumping it's

foot to the ground in delight because of Kairi's scratching. "I'd say adorable!" Selphie

said playing with it's ear.

"Hey, where's Tidus?" Sora asked to Selphie. "He said he's too exhausted because of

what happened last night. He said he might even sleep throughout the morning,"

answered Selphie. "Did you manage to know what it is?" asked Riku. "No, but I did give

it a name though. I called him "Yoshi"," Selphie said proudly.

[A/N: For those who don't know, "Yoshi" is a Japanese name for "quiet"]

"How'd you come up with a name like that?" asked Sora. "I don't know. I just had it in a

dream last night. It just keeps running through my head," answered Selphie. Sora sighed.

"I think it's a very cute name. Hi Yoshi," Kairi smiled and waved at Yoshi. Suddenly,

Yoshi turned to Sora. "What's up li'l buddy?" Sora asked at Yoshi who was still staring

at him.

The crystal in Yoshi's forehead began to glow in a very sparkly light. Then Yoshi

began to defy gravity until it was face to face with Sora. A crystal ball was projected

from the light at Yoshi's forehead. Everyone was amazed to see such a small creature

produce powers like what's happening now. Everyone stood still and watched what

Yoshi is showing at the crystal ball.

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There was a girl about the age of 15 was walking through an enchanted forest. She

was pretty and has very long hair tied in a ponytail that reached at the very end of her

backside, and a red ribbon to tie her ponytail with. Her attire looks a bit like Chinese. It

consists of white pants that reached only at her ankles and a small, white cape attached at

her waistline. She wore small shoes and finally a Chinese-type blouse to match the pants.

She has a weapon that looked like a red stick about a meter and a half long. And two

gold-type thingies (I don't know what to call them) at each end of the stick, and a large

feather at one end. At her side was a creature that looked like Yoshi.

Suddenly, the ground began to rumble. Cracks began to form and earth and rock

began to shoot out from the ground. She kept jumping and running to evade the danger

she's in. Everywhere she went Yoshi followed her by her side. She ran to a clearing but

unexpectedly, a large peace of earth shot out from the ground blocking her way.

Curiously, she saw black smoke circling and forming a figure on top of the earth. That

formed figure was...Maleficent! "Hello, my dear. Enjoying the event?" said

Maleficent. "Darn you, Maleficent!" said the girl. "My, my. It that any way to treat an

upcoming guest. Maybe we should teach our little friend a lesson?" threatened

Maleficent. She turned her head to her staff where her pet crow rested. The crow nodded.

Maleficent pointed at the girl and dozens of armored Heartless came out from

nowhere. She brought out her stick weapon and began defending herself. "Hiyaah!" she

shouted. She wacked every one that attacked her. Yoshi helped by firing lasers from his

forehead. The Heartless were no match for her Shanghai tactics. The Heartless began to

throw trap nets at her. When she was off guard, one trap net caught her. She ordered

Yoshi to escape and get help by teleporting to another world. That Yoshi did. He began to

glow and defy gravity, then he disappeared. The girl smiled. She was pulled and brought

in front of Maleficent. "We meet again, miss Ling Tai," Maleficent said with an evil grin.

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"Ling Tai?" wondered Kairi. "Maleficent," Sora said the name with an angry face.

"Whoever this "Ling Tai" is she needs our help," said Riku. "Is Ling your true owner,

Yoshi?" asked Kairi. Yoshi nodded. "First, we should get assistance from King Mickey

so we can return Yoshi and rescue Ling," said Sora. "But how can we get there from

here?" Riku asked puzzled. "Wait a minute!" Kairi turned to Yoshi and carried him with

both hands. "Yoshi can teleport to different worlds right?" Kairi announced. "Hey, you're

right," replied Sora. Yoshi, still in Kairi's hand, nodded. Yoshi went to the middle of the

island signaling Sora to come near. Sora approached him followed by Riku. "I'm coming

with you too," Riku demanded. "Okay," Sora agreed. "Wait, I'm coming too!" Kairi

came running towards them. "No, you won't!" ordered Sora. "Who will take care of

Yoshi and keep an eye on you two throughout the journey, huh?" Kairi said with a grin.

Sora and Riku sighed as Kairi proved her point. "Okay, okay. You can come," Sora

finally agreed. Kairi giggled.

"Oh," Kairi turned to a sad Selphie. "Selphie, I hope you don't mind sending Yoshi

back to it's rightful owner," Kairi waited for a response. "Actually, I think it's for the

better. And I think he'd be much happier with his true owner," Selphie said with a smile.

Yoshi approached Selphie and jumped into her arms. "I'm really gonna miss you Yoshi,"

Selphie scratched its ears and bid farewell. Yoshi jumped to his previous spot in front of

the three friends. "Let's go, Yoshi," Sora ordered. Yoshi, Riku and Kairi nodded. Bright

light began to surround the whole island. The light began to grow smaller then it shot up

to the air like a beam of light. Selphie waved at them and wished them good luck in their quest.

w?zard/26: Whew! That was the end of this chapter. Hope you enjoyed reading it. I would really appreciate if you send me your reviews, to inspire me in making the next few chapters. Till' next time!