"Zidane, huh?" asked Sora, still slightly dazed but recovering.
"That's right. I'm friends with Cid, Leon, and all of them, but I'm not
from the same place," responded Zidane.
"So where are you from?" again questioned Sora.
"Not to far away," answered Zidane, glancing at the glowing open doorway
that was in the fountain.
"How could you beat that monster?!" exclaimed Sora.
"Well, as you'll come to learn soon, facing a creature like that is a
blessing. I wish I got to face those guys more often. The ones that
you're going to face on your quest are a thousand times stronger," carried
on Zidane.
"But it nearly killed me, Donald, and Goofy! Oh no. Donald and Goofy, what
happened to them?" cried out Sora.
"Gone. swallowed by the darkness." muttered out Zidane. "They're not gone
gone, but getting them back is going to be as much a part of your adventure
as finding Kairi and Mickey," explained Zidane.
"How could you know all that?" questioned Sora suspiciously.
"Like I said, my friends are your friends and they told me everything I
need to know to help you out. but that's not important right now. We have
some serious training to do. So we'd better get started. Let's go!"
asserted Zidane.
And so the two young heroes walked through the glowing doorway. As they entered, Sora looked around him as time and space itself seemed to swirl around them. Walking through, lights of white, blue, and green blazed by them. The path that they walked on was a brilliant shimmering gold. After not too long, Zidane and Sora reached another doorway. "This is it," stated Zidane. "My home, the planet Gaia."
Exiting the doorway, Sora found himself looking out over a lush green field. The wind blew lightly over the grass, causing it to sway methodically as far as he could see. The sun shone brightly in clear blue sky. Everything seemed perfect in this picture-book world. Sora turned around to find Zidane and instead found he was looking at a large stone wall. As he looked upward, he found that the height of this castle was almost unending. It carried into the sky, the highest point, seeming to be beyond his sight, was the glimmering sword that went through the center of the castle.
"Where are we?" questioned Sora. "Alexandria Castle, heart of Gaia, my home and the home of. Queen Garnet," finished Zidane shakily. "Do I get to meet the queen?" asked Sora innocently. "Look Sora, you're not the only one with a stake in this. If you wanna meet the queen, we're going to have to fight to win her back from the Heartless. The stole her from me, there was nothing I could do. I'm not powerful enough to defeat them on my own," forced out Zidane. "But you defeated that monster that was crushing me in Traverse Town." explained Sora.
"Like I said, that was child's play. You'll be able to beat him too, you just need to believe. It's not your own strength that's lacking, it is the Keyblade that's been weakened. Since you first gained the Keyblade, its power has been cut to a fraction of its former greatness. The Keyblade has been divided into six different blades, you've seen three of them but have only one yourself. That means that the Keyblade has one sixth of its full power. Regain the other Keyblades and you'll regain your full power. You have the power to defeat these monsters; it's your power of heart that will guide you through this. So I'm going to train you, the worlds that you'll be travelling will be different than the worlds you've visited before. But you can do it, I know you can," valiantly finished Zidane.
"I'm ready," stated Sora confidently. "It's up to me to save my friends, and I'm not going to let them down." "Good. You'll need that confidence, now ready your weapon," instructed Zidane. As Sora raised the Keyblade, Zidane was already rushing him. The two mighty weapons clashed together, the Ultima Weapons both resonating great powers. Zidane struck quick and hard and Sora was left to try and fend of blows. Lightning strike after lightning strike was rained down on Sora; he deflected or dodged each one. As Zidane brought down his weapon from an overhead attack, Sora guarded and hurled Zidane backwards. Stumbling, Zidane regained his balance just in time to begin his own round of parrying attacks. Sora's Keyblade flashed as the sunlight bounce off it. It swung true and Sora began to beat back Zidane. But quickly regaining his composure, Zidane pushed back against Sora. The two stood, pressing their weapons hard against each other, neither willing to give up, neither yielding an inch. In one simultaneous burst of fury, both boys launched each other backwards, both falling to the ground, weapons landing several feet away.
"You see Sora, it was not your skill, but your weapon that proved ineffective against the Heartless. The same moves I used there turned our giant friend in Traverse Town into dust," stated Zidane, panting slightly. "Ya, but I still have to make due with what I have. And let's face it, a weak weapon won't help me beat any Heartless or get any closer to finding my friends," raved Sora, almost in a rage.
"That's true, but I want you to remember that emotion that you're feeling right now. By using your emotions, I'm gonna show you how to become the greatest fighter the universe has ever known. I'm gonna show you a trick that I call the Trance," smiled Zidane. "Trance? How are my emotions gonna make me fight better?" asked Sora. "Look, you're just going to have to trust me. When you learn this, nobody's gonna be able to touch you. Now let's begin," explained Zidane.
"What do I have to do?" asked Sora, prepared to learn. "Clear your mind. Once you've done that, I want you to focus your thoughts. You need something to drive you, something that pushes you to anger or brings you to life. It has to be important, like it's the only thing that matters to you. Once you have that, you're almost there. Mine's easy, anytime I need power I just think to Dagger. I picture her in danger, being threatened by Kuja and a thousand evil monsters. and then." he trailed off as he closed his eyes. He began to glisten, just a little at first, and then a blue glow overtook him and grew stronger and stronger until the sight of him hurt Sora's eyes. After a bright flash, Zidane was left standing, emanating blue rings of force. He was changed, stronger, faster, and more powerful than ever.
"This is the Trance form. Your power is increased a thousand fold, there is no limit to what you can do. It is the strength of heart that allows you to create this power. And I know that you possess great power of heart. I want you to do it. I want you to go into the Trance form," exclaimed Zidane.
Sora closed his eyes. His mind went blank. He just stood perfectly still. Then he saw himself in his mind. He was standing on a white sand island, floating in the air. Then he saw that beautiful girl with the shimmering dark hair and the brilliant blue eyes. She stood not far away on an island with yellow sand. He ran towards her and grabbed her hand as she fell. They stared deep into each other's eyes. Then the islands began pulling apart and they split. Their hands broke apart and both reached for the other. Sora could feel his emotions rising. Then, he saw that awful man, Ansem, standing behind her. He smiled a horrible smile and walked up behind the unknowing Kairi. Behind him swarmed hundreds of Heartless. At that moment, Sora called for Kairi. "Look out!" he screamed. But Ansem grabbed her and the Heartless swarmed over her. He could no longer see her. His mind raced, his fury reached its peak, and he cried out in anger as he thrust his arms out furiously to the side. Zidane saw Sora throw out his arms, he saw him scream, and he saw him open his eyes in a blaze of fury. Suddenly the ground shook all around them. The quake was uncontrollable. Zidane looked around and found Sora to be the cause, he saw fire burning in the boy's eyes. Sora then let out one final shout to the heavens. At that, the dust swirled around him, the clouds circled around the spot he stood, and his body burned with the most brilliant golden glow that had ever been seen. Zidane was even in his Trance mode thrown to the ground by Sora's sheer power. Sora's energy continued to build and build, the golden luminescence growing to many times that of Zidane. The light came to light the entire world and everything seemed as if it were the middle of the day. The sun itself was humiliated to shine after the power of Sora's heart. When all had settled, Sora stood perfectly still, flames of gold flying from every inch of his body and burning brightly in his eyes. His clothes had changed as well, every piece of clothing turned gold and was cropped to be sleeker, smoother, and more protective. Zidane was amazed by his power as he pulled himself from the ground.
"That's it Sora, you've got it! With power like that, the Heartless don't stand a chance," exclaimed Zidane. "How about one more go?" questioned Sora confidently, waving the Keyblade. "Let's do it!" answered Zidane.
Zidane rushed at Sora intently, his blue power shining brightly. Sora stood absolutely still. Zidane reached him and swung his Ultima Weapon full strength towards Sora. Sora seemed not to move, until, at the last second, he blocked the swing with the greatest of ease. Zidane attempted several other attacks, but Sora easily defended them expending no energy. He drew up his Keyblade and took one swing towards the weapon of Zidane. Before Zidane had a chance to react, the glowing golden Keyblade met his sword. Zidane was thrown backwards and landed on the flat of his back more than a hundred feet from Sora. He sat up, looked at Sora and laughed. "And I had to save you from the Heartless." Zidane yelled jokingly. "I'm ready, Zidane, I'm ready to take on the world!" Sora exclaimed.
And so the two young heroes walked through the glowing doorway. As they entered, Sora looked around him as time and space itself seemed to swirl around them. Walking through, lights of white, blue, and green blazed by them. The path that they walked on was a brilliant shimmering gold. After not too long, Zidane and Sora reached another doorway. "This is it," stated Zidane. "My home, the planet Gaia."
Exiting the doorway, Sora found himself looking out over a lush green field. The wind blew lightly over the grass, causing it to sway methodically as far as he could see. The sun shone brightly in clear blue sky. Everything seemed perfect in this picture-book world. Sora turned around to find Zidane and instead found he was looking at a large stone wall. As he looked upward, he found that the height of this castle was almost unending. It carried into the sky, the highest point, seeming to be beyond his sight, was the glimmering sword that went through the center of the castle.
"Where are we?" questioned Sora. "Alexandria Castle, heart of Gaia, my home and the home of. Queen Garnet," finished Zidane shakily. "Do I get to meet the queen?" asked Sora innocently. "Look Sora, you're not the only one with a stake in this. If you wanna meet the queen, we're going to have to fight to win her back from the Heartless. The stole her from me, there was nothing I could do. I'm not powerful enough to defeat them on my own," forced out Zidane. "But you defeated that monster that was crushing me in Traverse Town." explained Sora.
"Like I said, that was child's play. You'll be able to beat him too, you just need to believe. It's not your own strength that's lacking, it is the Keyblade that's been weakened. Since you first gained the Keyblade, its power has been cut to a fraction of its former greatness. The Keyblade has been divided into six different blades, you've seen three of them but have only one yourself. That means that the Keyblade has one sixth of its full power. Regain the other Keyblades and you'll regain your full power. You have the power to defeat these monsters; it's your power of heart that will guide you through this. So I'm going to train you, the worlds that you'll be travelling will be different than the worlds you've visited before. But you can do it, I know you can," valiantly finished Zidane.
"I'm ready," stated Sora confidently. "It's up to me to save my friends, and I'm not going to let them down." "Good. You'll need that confidence, now ready your weapon," instructed Zidane. As Sora raised the Keyblade, Zidane was already rushing him. The two mighty weapons clashed together, the Ultima Weapons both resonating great powers. Zidane struck quick and hard and Sora was left to try and fend of blows. Lightning strike after lightning strike was rained down on Sora; he deflected or dodged each one. As Zidane brought down his weapon from an overhead attack, Sora guarded and hurled Zidane backwards. Stumbling, Zidane regained his balance just in time to begin his own round of parrying attacks. Sora's Keyblade flashed as the sunlight bounce off it. It swung true and Sora began to beat back Zidane. But quickly regaining his composure, Zidane pushed back against Sora. The two stood, pressing their weapons hard against each other, neither willing to give up, neither yielding an inch. In one simultaneous burst of fury, both boys launched each other backwards, both falling to the ground, weapons landing several feet away.
"You see Sora, it was not your skill, but your weapon that proved ineffective against the Heartless. The same moves I used there turned our giant friend in Traverse Town into dust," stated Zidane, panting slightly. "Ya, but I still have to make due with what I have. And let's face it, a weak weapon won't help me beat any Heartless or get any closer to finding my friends," raved Sora, almost in a rage.
"That's true, but I want you to remember that emotion that you're feeling right now. By using your emotions, I'm gonna show you how to become the greatest fighter the universe has ever known. I'm gonna show you a trick that I call the Trance," smiled Zidane. "Trance? How are my emotions gonna make me fight better?" asked Sora. "Look, you're just going to have to trust me. When you learn this, nobody's gonna be able to touch you. Now let's begin," explained Zidane.
"What do I have to do?" asked Sora, prepared to learn. "Clear your mind. Once you've done that, I want you to focus your thoughts. You need something to drive you, something that pushes you to anger or brings you to life. It has to be important, like it's the only thing that matters to you. Once you have that, you're almost there. Mine's easy, anytime I need power I just think to Dagger. I picture her in danger, being threatened by Kuja and a thousand evil monsters. and then." he trailed off as he closed his eyes. He began to glisten, just a little at first, and then a blue glow overtook him and grew stronger and stronger until the sight of him hurt Sora's eyes. After a bright flash, Zidane was left standing, emanating blue rings of force. He was changed, stronger, faster, and more powerful than ever.
"This is the Trance form. Your power is increased a thousand fold, there is no limit to what you can do. It is the strength of heart that allows you to create this power. And I know that you possess great power of heart. I want you to do it. I want you to go into the Trance form," exclaimed Zidane.
Sora closed his eyes. His mind went blank. He just stood perfectly still. Then he saw himself in his mind. He was standing on a white sand island, floating in the air. Then he saw that beautiful girl with the shimmering dark hair and the brilliant blue eyes. She stood not far away on an island with yellow sand. He ran towards her and grabbed her hand as she fell. They stared deep into each other's eyes. Then the islands began pulling apart and they split. Their hands broke apart and both reached for the other. Sora could feel his emotions rising. Then, he saw that awful man, Ansem, standing behind her. He smiled a horrible smile and walked up behind the unknowing Kairi. Behind him swarmed hundreds of Heartless. At that moment, Sora called for Kairi. "Look out!" he screamed. But Ansem grabbed her and the Heartless swarmed over her. He could no longer see her. His mind raced, his fury reached its peak, and he cried out in anger as he thrust his arms out furiously to the side. Zidane saw Sora throw out his arms, he saw him scream, and he saw him open his eyes in a blaze of fury. Suddenly the ground shook all around them. The quake was uncontrollable. Zidane looked around and found Sora to be the cause, he saw fire burning in the boy's eyes. Sora then let out one final shout to the heavens. At that, the dust swirled around him, the clouds circled around the spot he stood, and his body burned with the most brilliant golden glow that had ever been seen. Zidane was even in his Trance mode thrown to the ground by Sora's sheer power. Sora's energy continued to build and build, the golden luminescence growing to many times that of Zidane. The light came to light the entire world and everything seemed as if it were the middle of the day. The sun itself was humiliated to shine after the power of Sora's heart. When all had settled, Sora stood perfectly still, flames of gold flying from every inch of his body and burning brightly in his eyes. His clothes had changed as well, every piece of clothing turned gold and was cropped to be sleeker, smoother, and more protective. Zidane was amazed by his power as he pulled himself from the ground.
"That's it Sora, you've got it! With power like that, the Heartless don't stand a chance," exclaimed Zidane. "How about one more go?" questioned Sora confidently, waving the Keyblade. "Let's do it!" answered Zidane.
Zidane rushed at Sora intently, his blue power shining brightly. Sora stood absolutely still. Zidane reached him and swung his Ultima Weapon full strength towards Sora. Sora seemed not to move, until, at the last second, he blocked the swing with the greatest of ease. Zidane attempted several other attacks, but Sora easily defended them expending no energy. He drew up his Keyblade and took one swing towards the weapon of Zidane. Before Zidane had a chance to react, the glowing golden Keyblade met his sword. Zidane was thrown backwards and landed on the flat of his back more than a hundred feet from Sora. He sat up, looked at Sora and laughed. "And I had to save you from the Heartless." Zidane yelled jokingly. "I'm ready, Zidane, I'm ready to take on the world!" Sora exclaimed.