Part 03

When I began to regain consciousness I heard only the sound, "Kupo!" When I was able to open my eyes I looked around to see a bunch of little pink guys with antennas, wings, and huge noses walking around. They kinda reminded me of little stuffed animals, except for the fact they were alive.

One of the creatures noticed I was conscious, "She's awaken, kupo!" The others all crowded around the bed in which I slept.

"I wonder where she came from, kupo?"

"I don't know, kupo!"

Finally one jumped onto the bed next to me, "Kupo." He stuck his small hand out to me. I looked at him weirdly and then realized what he wanted.

I shook his hand, "Hello, I'm Sa...Kouitten."

"Nice to meet you, Kouitten, I'm Moggan, kupo. We are known as Moogles."

"Moogles, huh? Well, the pleasure's all mine," I said to them all.

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After a bit of explaining what happened and how I'd ended up there, the Moogles told me to go explore the town I was in. I walked outside and looked around. It was no town, it was a city, a fairly large city at that; there were buildings scattered everywhere. I walked around for awhile and then came upon two large doors. I pushed them open and continued on into the upper part of town. As I walked around a large building I came to a park. I strolled through it and eventually came to a large rundown building. When I found the front I could tell it was a shrine and I was barely able to make out the name carving, but it said Kenmon Shrine.

"Why does that name sound so familiar?" I whispered.

"Probably because it is the name of a once very powerful family."

I turned around and there stood a tall young man I figured to be my age. "Who are you?"

"My friends call me JJ, but you can call me Jeshi. Buchanan Jeshi Je-Muzu," he said bowing slightly.

"Jesse James."

"I see you know Japanese."

"Hai, I should, I am of Japanese descent," I nodded smiling, "I'm Jiano Kouitten, I just arrived here in this city."

"Figured as much, I've lived here my whole life and I know everyone, but you're different.....I don't know what it is about you, but you are definitely different."

I sighed, "Yeah, yeah."

"Wait a minute, I know why now. You're the Key Bearer, aren't you?"

"Huh?" I asked him, totally clueless of what he was talking about.

"You are the wielder of the Keyblade, are you not?" Finally it clicked.

"Oh, you mean this?" I asked pulling out the Keyblade.

Jeshi nodded, "Yeah, that...come on, let's go back to my house." I nodded and followed him back to his house.

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When we walked in he led me up two flights of stairs and into a rec. room. I plopped down onto the couch as he shut the door. "It's a lot safer in here than it is out there."

"What do you mean by that?"

"The Heartless, they're everywhere nowadays. I don't understand why they have come here to our city, they never have before. Not even when the last Key Bearer was world hopping did they venture this far. It must have something to do with Earth and how close it was to our world."

"You really need to start making some sense, I know what happened four years ago and what happened to me earlier today with the Heartless. But why, if I may ask, am I here? What am I supposed to do against them? And what happened to Koji, Neisha, Ayame, and Suekko?!"

"First off, you are here because this is where everyone comes when their world is destroyed if their world is near here and if their heart was strong enough to survive. Secondly, you have been chosen to fight against the Heartless by the Keyblade. It chooses who bears it, no one else. And lastly, I do not know what happened to them, most likely they perished, whoever they were."

"They were my only family left, and my only friends. They were taken from me last night...."

"I'm sorry, I didn't know."

There was a knock at the door and other guy walked in, "I can tell you what could happen to them, if they were destroyed with your planet, that is."

"What?" I asked eagerly.

"If you defeat the Heartless they will return along with the rest of your world."

"Really?"

He nodded, "Oh, and by the way, I'm Wells Jimi Ri the 3rd, or also known as--"

"Jimmy Lee Wells; I know Japanese." Jimi looked as Jeshi.

"She did the same thing to me," Jeshi shrugged.

"Eh, well my nickname's Serel. Don't ask where it came from cause I don't even know."

I smiled, "I am Kouitten, Jiano Kouitten."

"Nice to meet you, Kouitten!"

At that moment a pebble hit Jeshi's window. He walked over and thrust it open, sticking his head out, "What in the hell do you want, RayRei?!"

"For you and Jimi to hurry up and get down here before Kira shows!"

Jeshi nodded and closed his window, "You want to meet our other friends?"

"Sure," I nodded, "Sounds like fun!"

"Alright," Jimi grinned as we all left the room. When we all piled outside, there stood the guy Jeshi referred to as RayRei.

"Hello, pretty lady!" Jimi and Jeshi groaned as he walked over to me. "I am Romey Zabieru Rei--"

"Xavier Ray Romey, leave her alone!" He flinched as a girl joined our small little party. "Please forgive my cousin, he has an obsession with pretty girls. Oh, and I'm Kira Zaren, my nickname is Aren."

"Apology excepted, I guess. It's actually not really a problem, it's not every day some guy I don't even know walks up and introduces theirself." Jeshi and Jimi scratched their heads and turned away.

Kira and I just looked at one another and laughed at them. "So, you are the Key Bearer, huh?" Zabieru said as he circled around me, "I would of thought that someone like me would become the next one."

Kira exploded into laughter once again, "Yeah right, Zabieru! You can only wish you had that kind of power! The Key Blade chose its master and it chose well. By what I can see here, Kouitten is very capable of upholding the title of Key Bearer."

I smiled brightly, "Thank you, Kira, but I can't say that I am the best choice, but I have been chosen, therefore I will fight until the end no matter what the cost is."

"I'm going to help you in all ways possible," Jeshi said and Jimi nodded.

"Me too, this is our world and I won't let it just be overrun by the Heartless."

Kira and Zabieru looked at one another and then at us. "We're in."

"Kouitten, I think I may have thought of a way for you to start on your journey," Kira asked me.

"Really? How?"

"Uh, oh, I think she's talking about Gramps....." Zabieru whined.

"Gramps? Who's Gramps?" I asked them.

Jimi smiled, "He's referring to Cid Highwind. We all call him Gramps because he's one of the oldest people we hang out with."

Kira cleared her throat, "Anyway, Cid is the owner of Gummi Ship Extraordinare, a shop completely dedicated to Gummi Ships."

"What's a Gummi Ship?"

"A Gummi Ship is a ship that can travel to different worlds whenever the barriers are broken," Jeshi explained, "Gummi Ships are created by placing together different blocks called gummi blocks. These blocks come in many various shapes and designs. Best of all, Gummi Ships are completely customizable! You can build them to fit your needs and there is also blueprints on which you can use to build ships."

"Cool, take me to this Cid guy!"

"Alright, let's go," Kira laughed as we all took off towards the train station.