~Worlds Apart~
~Chapter 4~
A/N: Woo! I got nice reviews! Thanks to everyone who reviewed, and I'm glad I made your day better Dre. I'm glad to say that I already have a good idea what's gonna happen in this story and how it will end. The only problem is, it takes so long to make the chapters nice and long. I like to make 'em long so it doesn't leave my readers hanging to much =) But uh....This chapter might be a little shorter okay? I don't wanna end this to soon....Heh heh, well enough of me talking, Let get on with this story shall we?
Now if I remember correctly, we left off with Yukara, Sora, Goofy, and Donald leaving on the Gummi ship and Riku is getting more powers. Am I right? *checks the end of her story...* Yup I'm right, well we'll just start off with Sora and his gang for now Okay? Okay!
"Talking"
'Thinking'
~Memory~ ------- Sorry if anyone got confused with the memory thinger =P
~*~ Place name~*~
~*~Taverse Town - Leon's house~*~
Yukara sat in the corner of the room with a blank look on her face, she had her knee's pulled to her chin and she didn't move an inch. Leon looked from her to Sora, and then back down to the floor.
"What happened to Yukara? She acts like your other friend." asked Yuffie.
"Um....She had to hurt Riku to help us escape with Kairi, she hasn't said a word since then...." Sora explained.
Yuffie nodded and looked to Leon, and he looked over to Yukara,
"It's not going to do you any good to feel bad about hurting your enemy...." said Leon in a dull voice.
Yukara still didn't reply, the words 'your enemy' echoed in her head.
"He's not my enemy..." she mumbled.
Leon leaned against the wall,
"Think what you want, but that doesn't change the fact that he would of tried killing you if you wouldn't of shot that spell at him....He is like one of the heartless now, doesn't care who or what gets hurt....Just as long as he gets his way...."
Yukara stood strait up and glared at everyone,
"So that's it huh? Just cause he made a few bad choices he's now our enemy?!"
Leon pushed himself up from the wall and walked over to her,
"You should know better then any of us that he is going to try killing you! You were told this just when you found out about your kingdom and your destiny! Now, I'm sorry I have to do this, but you are not to leave this house at anytime. Do you understand?"
Yukara glared at him,
"I'm affraid not Squall Leonhart, I am not going to stay here while you go after my friend!"
Leon shook his head and walked out the door and his friends followed. Sora looked at Yukara, her fists were clenched so tight that her knuckles were turning white. Goofy walked over to her and placed a hand on her shoulder,
"You gonna be okay Yuka?" the dog asked.
Yukara shrugged her shoulders and walked away from him, she held her hand out and the sword her guardian gave her appeared. The sword drifted up to her hand and she grabbed it, Yukara walked over the door and opened it.
"Wait a sec Yukara your supposed to stay here!" Donald quacked.
"You honestly think im gonna listen to him, and do you even think you can stop me?"
The duck shook his head,
"At least let us help you!" said Sora.
Yukara stopped,
"I'm sorry Sora, I can't let you go with me...I'll see you again later....Don't worry, keep Kairi safe..." and with that Yukara left to go to the worlds gate.
~*~Taverse Town - Roof Top~*~
Along the edges of a near by roof top, Riku watched the empty street next to the house where Yukara had left him the first time. The door slowly opened, and out came Leon and his other two friends. This is what Riku had been waiting for, now that they were gone he would have no trouble getting Kairi back. He sat on the roof for a few more minutes and just as he was about to jump down, the door opened once again. Only this time it was Yukara who had walked out, he watched her walk down the steps and down to the empty square. Riku forgot about his mission and silently followed her on the roof tops.
Yukara walked toward the door to the first district but then stopped, she was being followed but by who?
"I know someones here, show yourself!" she called out to her follower.
She didn't honestly think it would work, but she called out anyways. She stood there for a few minutes waiting for a reply, she looked at ground sadly and sighed.
"Come on, come out from your hiding spot....or are you scared?" Yukara called again.
Riku shook his head and jumped off the roof top, landing silently behind her. He slowly walked over to her and placed his hands on her mouth,
"No I'm not scared, I just don't fancy being hit with another one of your spells..."
At first Yukara was affraid it might of been Leon or something, but she relaxed after hearing Riku's calm voice. He slowly took his hands away from her mouth and placed them on her shoulders,
"Yukara....I'm sorry I have to do this, but I can't have you stopping me from getting Kairi again...."
Just as Yukara was about to turn around, Riku pushed her away and held out his hand. Yukara slowly started to rise from the ground,
"Forgive me....my friend...."
Riku swung his arm to his left and Yukara was sent flying into a wall, Riku walked over to her and looked down.
"And to make sure your still disabled until I leave, Blizzarga!" said Riku.
Ice soon began to form around Yukara's body until it had reached all the way up to her neck, Riku smiled weakly and walked away from his friend and up to the house.
"Aww garwsh Sora, uh do ya think we should of followed Yukara just in case? I mean if Riku is after her..." said Goofy.
Sora shook his head,
"She told us not to so we're not, we--huh? Riku?!"
Riku had blown the door to bits and pieces and was now standing in front of them.
"I'm here for Kairi, we can do this either the easy way or the hard way...." Riku mumbled.
Sora never answered, he moved over in front of Kairi and didn't move an inch more. Riku glared and then started laughing slightly,
"I see you've chosen the hard way, very well then..."
Riku lifted his right hand and pointed it towards Sora, he slowly moved his hand to the left and Sora was dragged away by some unknown force. Just as Sora was half way across the room, Riku flung his hand the rest of the way and the younger boy was sent crashing into his friends. Riku turned to face Sora and the others,
"Stop!" Riku called out.
Sora and his friends slowly began to feel their bodies num, the older boy laughed at them,
"This should keep you busy for a while..." he said as he walked over to Kairi and picked her up.
Sora lifted his head slightly,
"Riku....Why are you doing this?"
But before Sora would ever hear an answer, he passed out cold. Goofy noticed this and also looked to Riku,
"Hey! Have you seen Yukara anywhere?" he asked.
Riku turned to the dog,
"As a matter of fact I have, she's right outside in the square...But, she's a bit on the cold side...." Riku said laughing.
Both Donald and Goofy eyes widened as they watched as he walked out of the door and disappeared into a portal. Just as Riku had left the stop spell had worn off and everyone was able to move again, well everyone except Sora who was still knocked out. Donald walked over and cast revive on his friend and slowly Sora woke up,
"Huh? Where's Kairi?" Sora asked.
"I'm sorry Sora, but....Riku's got her again...." said Donald sadly.
"But-but we..."
Sora was lost for words, he didn't know how to act.
"Don't worry Sora, we'll find her again. Right Goofy? Uhh Goofy?"
Donald looked around for their other companion,
"Donald! Donald come here quick!" Goofy called from outside.
Sora and Donald ran outside and down to the square. Once they reached their other friend, they noticed Yukara slumped against the wall, thick ice covered her whole body except for her neck and head.
"Firega!" Donald summoned.
The fire began to melt the ice until all that was left was a thin sheet, which Sora brushed off. Donald cast cure on his friend and Yukara quickly opened her eyes,
"Sora! Sora that wasn't Riku, he must of gotten some new power that changed him again. Please don't hurt him!" Yukara said sadly, yet in a rush.
Sora placed a hand on her shoulder,
"Yukara, don't worry...we'll get Riku back, and without hurting him okay?"
Yukara nodded and stood up slowly, the others did the same,
"I know where he'll be going, he's at Hallow Bastion with the other Princesses of Heart.....I'll see you later, when you reach Hallow Bastion....Katara!"
Yukara began to fade away, Sora and the others just watched. In their hearts they knew that Riku couldn't be brought back without a fight, but that was a risk they would all be willing to take. Sora and his friends walked over to the first district door and pushed it open, they were soon greeted by Cid.
"I installed that gummi piece that you gave me, you'll be ready for take off now."
"Thanks a lot Cid, we'll be back before you know it!" said Sora cheerfully.
With that Sora, Donald, and Goofy walked towards their ship, and hopefully their final battle.
~*~Hallow Bastion~*~
Yukara slowly walked out of the golden portal and looked around, Hallow Bastion had changed greatly since the last time she had been here. She sighed slightly and held out her right hand and summoned her sword into her hand, Yukara looked up slightly to see if anyone had noticed her arrival. Knowing her luck they did or, they might have seen her and just didn't care if she was there. The girl shrugged and kicked off from the ground, it almost seemed like she glided up onto an archway near the entrance to the castle. She decided to wait here for Sora and the others, she knew to well that they would need her to help them get to Riku and the other princesses.
Riku walked in silence down a long hall with many doors, he had reached about mid-way and finally turned to the door to his right. He slowly opened the door and went in. As he looked around the room, he took note that this was the same room Yukara had stayed in when she had passed out. Riku sighed and walked over to a near by window, he climbed up on the edge and slumped against the wall. For a split second Riku looked out the window and saw something black rise and then fall, he stared at that spot for a while waiting to see if it would move again but it never did. Riku sighed to himself and closed his eyes, just as he was starting to fall asleep Maleficent walked in.
"Riku, your friend has finally come at last...We can now open the door as soon as you receive the keyblade!" She explained.
The boy nodded and jumped down from the edge of the window, he walked passed Maleficent and down the hall to greet his 'friend'.
Sora slowly piloted the ship down onto a small platform, he turned the ship off and walked outside. What he was seeing now simply amazed him, instead of the waterfall going down it was going up. Well no much to expect from another world, but it was still great.
"Hey Sora, didn't Yukara say she'd meet us again in this world?" Donald asked.
Sora nodded,
"Yeah, but where? She'd be a lot of help right now, seeing that she probably knows how to get to Kairi and the others."
They all nodded and started to walk towards the next platform, but they stopped when they heard a roar of pain. Sora looked to both of his friends and started to run and jump to every platform slowly working their way up to the top. At the top they saw a shaggy looking beast kneeling on the ground,
"Oh surely you can do better then that?" said Riku in a very bored voice.
"Riku! Stop!" Sora called out as he ran up to the Beast's side.
"So, you finally made it. About time, I've been waiting for you.....We've always been rivals haven't we? Always pushing each other to be better." the older boy replied.
"Riku..." asked Sora.
"There can't be two keyblade masters Sora...It's time to let the keyblade choose its true master!"
Sora had a confused look on his face,
"What are you talking about?" Sora asked.
Riku never replied, he just stood there waiting. Sora kept a tight grip around the hilt just in case his friend tried anything, then suddenly he felt the keyblade jerking away from him and he fell to the ground.
Yukara watched the two boys as they waited to see who the keyblade would choose, she thought surely it would stay with Sora since he had not given himself to the darkness. But she was so very wrong, The keyblade had jerked out of Sora's hand and disappeared. Only to reappear in Riku's outstretched hand, Yukara gasped and jump down from where she was hiding. She looked from Riku to Sora,
"But how? I thought the keyblade had chosen Sora already!" asked Yukara.
Riku shrugged and laughed slightly,
"Sora was more of a delivery boy, he could never really handle the keyblade even if he wanted to."
She just stared at Riku and then walked over to Sora and kneeled next to him,
"Goofy....Lets go...." said Donald.
Both Goofy and Yukara looked at Donald in shock,
"But Donald, what about Sora?" Goofy asked, still shocked.
"We have a mission to carry out Goofy....Sora....Sorry...." Donald said walking towards Riku.
Goofy followed him, Yukara stood strait up,
"Riku how could you do this?! Sora is your best friend and your just going to treat him like trash?!" she yelled.
Riku stopped and turned around, he pulled a wooden sword from behind him and threw it in front of Sora.
"Why don't you go play hero with this Sora..."
Sora stared at the little wooden sword in front of him, it brought back the good memories of Riku....he was nothing like he was now....Sora was brought back to reality when he heard Yukara yelling again,
"Riku! You cold hearted bastard! You will pay, I swear on my life you will!!"
She kneeled on the ground again and helped Sora up, Yukara also walked over to the other creature who had fought with Riku,
"Excuse me, are you alright?"
The Beast stood up slowly and nodded his shaggy head,
"Yes, would you mind if I joined you with going into that castle?" He grumbled.
"No not at all, you welcome to come." she said smiling slightly.
She walked back over to Sora who was now holding the wooden sword,
"Sora, come on lets go...It's time to go kick Riku's ass for doing this to you!"
The boy looked at her like she had gone crazy or something.
"Um okay, but have you forgotten that Riku took the keyblade, and will probably kill us the next time he see's us?" Sora asked.
"First off, he has your keyblade, and second he wont kill us." said Yukara in a new determined voice.
Sora nodded slightly and prayed she was right.
The trip back to the castle was a dark and gloomy one, not bright cheery like it would of been if Sora was there. Goofy felt really bad about leaving Sora behind, even Donald was starting to miss him.
"You two didn't have to come a long you know, I can handle things just fine without anyone's help!" Riku snapped.
Donald and Goofy didn't reply, they just continued to walk behind the new keyblade master. Riku pushed open a large door and walked into the main hall,
"We'll wait and see if Sora made it." said Riku.
For once Goofy didn't want to strangle Riku, he was actually waiting for him. But of course it was probably to end Sora's life...Goofy was stuck in between what his king told him to do and what he should do....
The small group had finally reached the double doors of the castle. Yukara was ready to go through and get this over with, but she stopped for Sora's sake,
"Sora, before we go through, I have to warn you.....someone may not be able to come along with you once you leave this place...."
Sora looked at Yukara, her face was serious yet scared at the same time,
"What do you mean Yuka?" he asked.
"She's saying you might lose one of your friends here, either by death or force." Beast answered for her.
Yukara silently thanked him, and slowly pushed the door open.
"Goofy, Donald!" Sora said happily, despite the fact they were standing with Riku.
"Ah Sora, I see you've made it this far, but that's probably only because of Yukara." said Riku, as his old clothes faded away and were replaced by knew ones.
"Eh wrong again Riku, Sora did just fine without me!" said Yukara in a cocky voice.
"Oh really, then lets see how he does against this!" Riku yelled as he held out his hand, collecting energy into a medium black ball of energy.
Yukara eyes widened and she started to run towards Riku, just as he had let the energy release she had jumped and tackled him to the ground.
"Sora!" Donald called out...there was no reply from the cloud of dust and sparks where Sora once stood.
Yukara turned her attention back to Riku who was staring at her in shock, she pushed herself away from him and stared back. Donald watched as the dust began to clear, slowly the shadow of someone began to form.
"Hey uh Donald.....Sorry to say this, but I'm not just gonna leave Sora behind just cause he's no longer the keyblade master. And I'm sure the King wouldn't want us to help the keyblade master if he was serving the heartless." Goofy called out from behind his shield.
Yukara looked in the direction the dogs voice had come from, he had his shield up and Sora was standing behind him waving and giving his cheesy smile.
"Goofy wait, we'll go together...Well you know all for one and one for all." Donald replied.
Yukara stood up and looked at the group, and then back to Riku. Just as she took one step forward her foot bumped into something and looked down and saw the keyblade, smiling she picked it up and tossed it to Sora,
"It's yours again Sora." she said as he caught it.
Riku sat there in shock, how could the keyblade go back to him....Sora wasn't stronger then him, it was im possible! The boy mentally shook his head and stood up, he pulled his sword out.
"Okay then Sora, show me what makes you better then me!" Riku called out as he ran towards the boy.
Sora readied his keyblade.... just as Riku was about to strike, Sora attacked him and sent him stumbling back a few steps.
"Sora I can end this the easy way ya know?" said Yukara.
Sora shook his head,
"That's okay, lets beat him the old fashion way!"
The girl shrugged and summoned her sword, Donald and Goofy grabbed their weapons and charged towards Riku. The older boy was moving quickly to block everyone's attack, the attacks were slowly making him back up. Yukara saw this was an open chance for her to embarrass Riku to no end, she held out her sword about a foot and a half behind Riku. He was still backing up when he tripped and fell backwards to the floor, everyone stopped attacking trying not to laugh and waited for Riku to get up. Riku slowly stood up and backed away into a portal,
"You know, that is really starting to get annoying." Yukara said in a annoyed voice.
Sora and his friends laughed slightly. Everyone kept their weapons out as they walked up the stairs and into the next room.....
Riku ran out of the portal and down the hall, stumbling every once and a while,
"Why.....It was mine...." he panted.
A hooded figure appeared behind the boy,
"Know this....The heart that was strong and true shall win the keyblade..."
Riku stopped and turned around to face the man.
"Are you saying Sora's heart is stronger then mine?" he asked.
"For that instant, it was. However, you can become stronger. You showed no fear in stepping through the door to darkness. It held no terror for you. Plunger deeper into the darkness, and your heart will grow even stronger. Maybe, even your pretty little friend will understand why you want to prove yourself." the hooded man explained.
"What should I do?" Riku asked.
The man began to walk closer to the boy.
"It's really quite simple. Open yourself to the darkness. That is all. Let your heart, your being, become darkness itself."
Riku closed his eyes, he could feel the darkness inside of him become greater....stronger in a sense.....
Sora and his group rush in to the castle chapel to see Maleficent is already there waiting for them,
"You, what are you doing here you old hag!" Yukara snapped.
The witch turned to face them,
"Such harsh words for one as respectable as yourself child..." said Maleficent.
Yukara crossed her arms and glared at her,
"But that matters nothing to me....if you have come to stop us from opening the door, I'm afraid you're too late. Any moment now, the final Keyhole will be unsealed. This world will be plunged into darkness. It is unstoppable now...." Maleficent said wickedly.
Though Sora, Donald, and Goofy stood there listening to her gibberish, Yukara Rolled her eyes and uncrossed her arms.
"Okay...now, are you done rambling? I'd really like to get this over with." Yukara said in a annoyed voice.
The witch nodded slightly, and Yukara turned to Sora,
"I'll handle her, go through that door and save the princess. I'll join you shortly."
Everyone nodded and ran towards the door,
"Okay Maleficent, its just you and me....Sadly you wont be here for long."
Maleficent laughed a evil laugh,
"And why on earth do you say that my dear sweet Princess Yukara?" she asked.
"One, you killed my family and guardian, and two, you took Riku from my friends and me!" she replied.
Yukara held her hands behind her back, a white glowing ball of energy began to form in her hands,
"And now you will pay for your mistakes.....with your life!" She snapped pulling her hands out from behind her,
"Sincende Obliviana!"
The energy shot from her hand at strait into Maleficent, the power of the spell sent her crashing through the wall. Yukara walked over to where she went through and looked, all that was left was bits and pieces of the witches robes. She closed her eyes and turned away, she walked into the next room and down the small hall. She walked through another door and saw Sora and the others waiting for her,
"I thought you were going to save the princesses?" she asked.
Sora shrugged,
"We thought you should be there when we do, and besides where's the fun in letting us do all the work?" Sora asked cheerfully.
Yukara just laughed and they push the double doors open, they all walked in slowly and looked around. Six of the princesses were in class containers that were imbedded in the walls....the only question was, where was the seventh princess?
"I'll bet anything that she's up there, Kairi is most likely up there as well." said Donald.
They all nodded in agreement and ran up the stairs. Sora, Yukara, and Donald all made it up onto the platform, but Goofy was knocked back down the stairs.
"Kairi!" Sora called out.
He ran over to her and lifted her into his arms,
"Kairi, please wake up!" he called again.
"She wont wake, for she has lost her heart."
Yukara stepped in front of Sora,
"Wait a minute, your not Riku....Who the hell are you!" she said.
"My dear sweet Yukara do you not remember me? It is I, Ansem, the seeker of darkness."
He floated down from where he was sitting.
"The door wont open until the last Princess of heart wakes from her sleep....But to do that you must give her heart back to her..."
Yukara's mind was racing, when she told Sora one of his friends wouldn't be coming back with him....She never thought it would actually would be him.....the only other way to get Kairi's heart was if she....The girl slowly closed her eyes and then opened them.
"Sora....Take Kairi and wait for me down by the other princesses...."
Sora looked to her in confusion,
"What about Kairi's heart?"
"Don't worry, she'll get it back....I promise."
Sora nodded and lifted Kairi into his arms, him and Donald ran through the barrier and down the stairs.
"You silly little girl, you do know you'll die fighting me right?"
Yukara just smiled,
"Maybe, but the princesses will get their hearts back and the keyblade master will be here to finish you!" she said summoning her sword.
Ansem gripped his keyblade tighter and readied himself.
Sora held Kairi close to him as he looked up to watch the battle, both Yukara and Ansem had determined looks on their faces. Even though Ansem had told Yukara she would die she was still willing to fight. Sora prayed Ansem was wrong, that Yukara would live, but he also remembered saying that the princesses would all get their hearts back if she did die. She wouldn't let herself get killed would she?
(A/N: In the battle with Yukara and Ansem, message will mean the actual Riku talking or whatever okay? Okay! =D)
"So are you ready my dear?" Ansem asked.
"Is who ready? Who am I fighting?"
"I have been for quite some time now, yet you still seem to keep me waiting." She replied.
Ansem's eyes narrowed as he charged toward her, ready to strike. Yukara dodged it but just barely, she rolled behind him and jumped up kicking him in his back. Ansem stumbled forwards and turned around.
"Oh God not her, not Yukara....." Riku stood up, "Yukara what are you doing, get away!" He called out. But yet she would never hear him.
Ansem walked towards the girl and grabbed her by the arm,
"That wasn't very nice..."
Yukara shrugged and kicked him in his knee. He groaned in pain and looked towards her,
"Yukara....he's going to kill you....I have to try and stop him before it's to late...." Riku thought to himself. He began to concentrate on blocking Ansem out and reclaiming his body
"Why don't you use you sword girl? Sapphire gave it to you for a reason."
Yukara glared at him,
"Yeah I know she did, but why waste it on you?"
Ansem began to laugh,
"Fine then, I'll use it for you!"
He held out his hand and the sword jerked away from her and into Ansem's hand. His keyblade disappeared and he sent a wave towards Yukara that pushed her backwards.
"Oh God..." she whispered to herself.
Ansem walked closer to her,
"You know you could of spared you life if you would of let that boy die."
The girl looked him strait in the eye,
"I would rather die then put my friends through that kind of pain!"
"Heh have it your way then..."
Ansem tossed her blade down to the floor where Sora and the other stood watching in horror, he summoned his keyblade again. Ansem slowly pulled the blade to his side and in a matter of seconds, he swung his sword and hit Yukara with the unsharpened side of the blade.....
Riku opened his eyes for a minute and saw his friend pushed up against the railing, Ansem had his keyblade in his hand just about to strike...."NO!!!!" Riku cried out.
"NO!!!"
Ansem had disappeared and was now replaced by the actual Riku, but it was to late....Ansem had already struck Yukara and sent her flying across the room towards the wall just above the entrance, her back was the first thing that hit the wall with a sickening thud.
"Yukara!" Riku called out as he jumped from platform to the floor.
At the same time she began to fall, Riku had gotten there just in time to catch her and they both fell to the floor. Suddenly the princesses and Kairi all began to wake.
"Sora?" Kairi asked tiredly.
Sora looked at her and sat her down, Kairi hugged him afterwards.
"Yukara? Come on please, you'll be okay....Yuka?" Riku asked in a choked up voice.
She slowly opened her eyes and looked at him,
"Riku, your back....that's good....I...I finally paid you back...." she said weakly.
Riku looked at her in confusion,
"What are you talking about Yuka?" he asked.
"Remember when....we were looking for the princesses and you saved me that one time.....well you said.... I owed you one and now I've payed back....."
The two friends were both on the verge of tears, Riku lifted her up carefully and hugged her,
"I didn't mean for you to pay like this....I never did....I'm sorry...."
Yukara closed her eyes,
"Riku my necklace, take it..."
Riku looked at his friend,
"The crystal Riku, please take it...He's coming, he can't get this crystal..."
The boy nodded and lifted the chain over her head. Yukara reached a hand up to his cheek,
"How touching, the lovebirds have been reunited..."
Riku turned around and saw a man with long silver hair and glowing yellow eyes walking towards them, the man seemed familiar to him....wait a minute, this couldn't be the great ruler Yukara had told him about when they were younger could it? The man walked to Riku and lifted him up,
"You really shouldn't get attached to a princess you know? They'll just break your heart....."
The man tossed him next to his friends,
"Princess?" Riku asked.
He picked up Yukara and then looked back to Riku and the others,
"Why didn't she tell you? She's the Princess of Light, she has the purest heart of everyone. It so pure it could open any door, much better then gathering the seven Princess of Heart." he said laughing. He then looked down at the girl in his arms,
"You know, you shouldn't swear on your life that you'll make someone pay....It may actually happen!"
Yukara didn't even bother to move but she still had something to say,
"Ansem you bastard....Why can't you just let me die....you've proven you point just let me die and join my mother and guardian...." she said weakly.
Ansem just laughed at her,
"Affraid not little girl...I still need you..."
Ansem slowly began to walk away towards a portal, Yukara looked at Riku sadly,
"Yukara! Don't worry! I'll find you!" Riku yelled.
Inside his head, he heard her voice
'I hope your right Riku....'
Sora walked over to his friend,
"Riku, lets go back to Taverse Town, I'm sure we can plan out everything then."
Sora offered. Riku turned to face his friend,
"Yeah lets go..."
With that everyone walked out of the room and down to the gummi ship.......
A/N: Woo Hoo! Yay now I can work on a different chapter! I hope everyone doesn't mind that I made Riku kinda soft in this chapter, yeah....Don't worry this is not the last chapter! I bet some of you were hoping I'd kill Yukara off , didn't ya -_-'? Well sorry about yer luck but she must live! Well that's all for now, don't forget to review please?
-Kairi-
~Chapter 4~
A/N: Woo! I got nice reviews! Thanks to everyone who reviewed, and I'm glad I made your day better Dre. I'm glad to say that I already have a good idea what's gonna happen in this story and how it will end. The only problem is, it takes so long to make the chapters nice and long. I like to make 'em long so it doesn't leave my readers hanging to much =) But uh....This chapter might be a little shorter okay? I don't wanna end this to soon....Heh heh, well enough of me talking, Let get on with this story shall we?
Now if I remember correctly, we left off with Yukara, Sora, Goofy, and Donald leaving on the Gummi ship and Riku is getting more powers. Am I right? *checks the end of her story...* Yup I'm right, well we'll just start off with Sora and his gang for now Okay? Okay!
"Talking"
'Thinking'
~Memory~ ------- Sorry if anyone got confused with the memory thinger =P
~*~ Place name~*~
~*~Taverse Town - Leon's house~*~
Yukara sat in the corner of the room with a blank look on her face, she had her knee's pulled to her chin and she didn't move an inch. Leon looked from her to Sora, and then back down to the floor.
"What happened to Yukara? She acts like your other friend." asked Yuffie.
"Um....She had to hurt Riku to help us escape with Kairi, she hasn't said a word since then...." Sora explained.
Yuffie nodded and looked to Leon, and he looked over to Yukara,
"It's not going to do you any good to feel bad about hurting your enemy...." said Leon in a dull voice.
Yukara still didn't reply, the words 'your enemy' echoed in her head.
"He's not my enemy..." she mumbled.
Leon leaned against the wall,
"Think what you want, but that doesn't change the fact that he would of tried killing you if you wouldn't of shot that spell at him....He is like one of the heartless now, doesn't care who or what gets hurt....Just as long as he gets his way...."
Yukara stood strait up and glared at everyone,
"So that's it huh? Just cause he made a few bad choices he's now our enemy?!"
Leon pushed himself up from the wall and walked over to her,
"You should know better then any of us that he is going to try killing you! You were told this just when you found out about your kingdom and your destiny! Now, I'm sorry I have to do this, but you are not to leave this house at anytime. Do you understand?"
Yukara glared at him,
"I'm affraid not Squall Leonhart, I am not going to stay here while you go after my friend!"
Leon shook his head and walked out the door and his friends followed. Sora looked at Yukara, her fists were clenched so tight that her knuckles were turning white. Goofy walked over to her and placed a hand on her shoulder,
"You gonna be okay Yuka?" the dog asked.
Yukara shrugged her shoulders and walked away from him, she held her hand out and the sword her guardian gave her appeared. The sword drifted up to her hand and she grabbed it, Yukara walked over the door and opened it.
"Wait a sec Yukara your supposed to stay here!" Donald quacked.
"You honestly think im gonna listen to him, and do you even think you can stop me?"
The duck shook his head,
"At least let us help you!" said Sora.
Yukara stopped,
"I'm sorry Sora, I can't let you go with me...I'll see you again later....Don't worry, keep Kairi safe..." and with that Yukara left to go to the worlds gate.
~*~Taverse Town - Roof Top~*~
Along the edges of a near by roof top, Riku watched the empty street next to the house where Yukara had left him the first time. The door slowly opened, and out came Leon and his other two friends. This is what Riku had been waiting for, now that they were gone he would have no trouble getting Kairi back. He sat on the roof for a few more minutes and just as he was about to jump down, the door opened once again. Only this time it was Yukara who had walked out, he watched her walk down the steps and down to the empty square. Riku forgot about his mission and silently followed her on the roof tops.
Yukara walked toward the door to the first district but then stopped, she was being followed but by who?
"I know someones here, show yourself!" she called out to her follower.
She didn't honestly think it would work, but she called out anyways. She stood there for a few minutes waiting for a reply, she looked at ground sadly and sighed.
"Come on, come out from your hiding spot....or are you scared?" Yukara called again.
Riku shook his head and jumped off the roof top, landing silently behind her. He slowly walked over to her and placed his hands on her mouth,
"No I'm not scared, I just don't fancy being hit with another one of your spells..."
At first Yukara was affraid it might of been Leon or something, but she relaxed after hearing Riku's calm voice. He slowly took his hands away from her mouth and placed them on her shoulders,
"Yukara....I'm sorry I have to do this, but I can't have you stopping me from getting Kairi again...."
Just as Yukara was about to turn around, Riku pushed her away and held out his hand. Yukara slowly started to rise from the ground,
"Forgive me....my friend...."
Riku swung his arm to his left and Yukara was sent flying into a wall, Riku walked over to her and looked down.
"And to make sure your still disabled until I leave, Blizzarga!" said Riku.
Ice soon began to form around Yukara's body until it had reached all the way up to her neck, Riku smiled weakly and walked away from his friend and up to the house.
"Aww garwsh Sora, uh do ya think we should of followed Yukara just in case? I mean if Riku is after her..." said Goofy.
Sora shook his head,
"She told us not to so we're not, we--huh? Riku?!"
Riku had blown the door to bits and pieces and was now standing in front of them.
"I'm here for Kairi, we can do this either the easy way or the hard way...." Riku mumbled.
Sora never answered, he moved over in front of Kairi and didn't move an inch more. Riku glared and then started laughing slightly,
"I see you've chosen the hard way, very well then..."
Riku lifted his right hand and pointed it towards Sora, he slowly moved his hand to the left and Sora was dragged away by some unknown force. Just as Sora was half way across the room, Riku flung his hand the rest of the way and the younger boy was sent crashing into his friends. Riku turned to face Sora and the others,
"Stop!" Riku called out.
Sora and his friends slowly began to feel their bodies num, the older boy laughed at them,
"This should keep you busy for a while..." he said as he walked over to Kairi and picked her up.
Sora lifted his head slightly,
"Riku....Why are you doing this?"
But before Sora would ever hear an answer, he passed out cold. Goofy noticed this and also looked to Riku,
"Hey! Have you seen Yukara anywhere?" he asked.
Riku turned to the dog,
"As a matter of fact I have, she's right outside in the square...But, she's a bit on the cold side...." Riku said laughing.
Both Donald and Goofy eyes widened as they watched as he walked out of the door and disappeared into a portal. Just as Riku had left the stop spell had worn off and everyone was able to move again, well everyone except Sora who was still knocked out. Donald walked over and cast revive on his friend and slowly Sora woke up,
"Huh? Where's Kairi?" Sora asked.
"I'm sorry Sora, but....Riku's got her again...." said Donald sadly.
"But-but we..."
Sora was lost for words, he didn't know how to act.
"Don't worry Sora, we'll find her again. Right Goofy? Uhh Goofy?"
Donald looked around for their other companion,
"Donald! Donald come here quick!" Goofy called from outside.
Sora and Donald ran outside and down to the square. Once they reached their other friend, they noticed Yukara slumped against the wall, thick ice covered her whole body except for her neck and head.
"Firega!" Donald summoned.
The fire began to melt the ice until all that was left was a thin sheet, which Sora brushed off. Donald cast cure on his friend and Yukara quickly opened her eyes,
"Sora! Sora that wasn't Riku, he must of gotten some new power that changed him again. Please don't hurt him!" Yukara said sadly, yet in a rush.
Sora placed a hand on her shoulder,
"Yukara, don't worry...we'll get Riku back, and without hurting him okay?"
Yukara nodded and stood up slowly, the others did the same,
"I know where he'll be going, he's at Hallow Bastion with the other Princesses of Heart.....I'll see you later, when you reach Hallow Bastion....Katara!"
Yukara began to fade away, Sora and the others just watched. In their hearts they knew that Riku couldn't be brought back without a fight, but that was a risk they would all be willing to take. Sora and his friends walked over to the first district door and pushed it open, they were soon greeted by Cid.
"I installed that gummi piece that you gave me, you'll be ready for take off now."
"Thanks a lot Cid, we'll be back before you know it!" said Sora cheerfully.
With that Sora, Donald, and Goofy walked towards their ship, and hopefully their final battle.
~*~Hallow Bastion~*~
Yukara slowly walked out of the golden portal and looked around, Hallow Bastion had changed greatly since the last time she had been here. She sighed slightly and held out her right hand and summoned her sword into her hand, Yukara looked up slightly to see if anyone had noticed her arrival. Knowing her luck they did or, they might have seen her and just didn't care if she was there. The girl shrugged and kicked off from the ground, it almost seemed like she glided up onto an archway near the entrance to the castle. She decided to wait here for Sora and the others, she knew to well that they would need her to help them get to Riku and the other princesses.
Riku walked in silence down a long hall with many doors, he had reached about mid-way and finally turned to the door to his right. He slowly opened the door and went in. As he looked around the room, he took note that this was the same room Yukara had stayed in when she had passed out. Riku sighed and walked over to a near by window, he climbed up on the edge and slumped against the wall. For a split second Riku looked out the window and saw something black rise and then fall, he stared at that spot for a while waiting to see if it would move again but it never did. Riku sighed to himself and closed his eyes, just as he was starting to fall asleep Maleficent walked in.
"Riku, your friend has finally come at last...We can now open the door as soon as you receive the keyblade!" She explained.
The boy nodded and jumped down from the edge of the window, he walked passed Maleficent and down the hall to greet his 'friend'.
Sora slowly piloted the ship down onto a small platform, he turned the ship off and walked outside. What he was seeing now simply amazed him, instead of the waterfall going down it was going up. Well no much to expect from another world, but it was still great.
"Hey Sora, didn't Yukara say she'd meet us again in this world?" Donald asked.
Sora nodded,
"Yeah, but where? She'd be a lot of help right now, seeing that she probably knows how to get to Kairi and the others."
They all nodded and started to walk towards the next platform, but they stopped when they heard a roar of pain. Sora looked to both of his friends and started to run and jump to every platform slowly working their way up to the top. At the top they saw a shaggy looking beast kneeling on the ground,
"Oh surely you can do better then that?" said Riku in a very bored voice.
"Riku! Stop!" Sora called out as he ran up to the Beast's side.
"So, you finally made it. About time, I've been waiting for you.....We've always been rivals haven't we? Always pushing each other to be better." the older boy replied.
"Riku..." asked Sora.
"There can't be two keyblade masters Sora...It's time to let the keyblade choose its true master!"
Sora had a confused look on his face,
"What are you talking about?" Sora asked.
Riku never replied, he just stood there waiting. Sora kept a tight grip around the hilt just in case his friend tried anything, then suddenly he felt the keyblade jerking away from him and he fell to the ground.
Yukara watched the two boys as they waited to see who the keyblade would choose, she thought surely it would stay with Sora since he had not given himself to the darkness. But she was so very wrong, The keyblade had jerked out of Sora's hand and disappeared. Only to reappear in Riku's outstretched hand, Yukara gasped and jump down from where she was hiding. She looked from Riku to Sora,
"But how? I thought the keyblade had chosen Sora already!" asked Yukara.
Riku shrugged and laughed slightly,
"Sora was more of a delivery boy, he could never really handle the keyblade even if he wanted to."
She just stared at Riku and then walked over to Sora and kneeled next to him,
"Goofy....Lets go...." said Donald.
Both Goofy and Yukara looked at Donald in shock,
"But Donald, what about Sora?" Goofy asked, still shocked.
"We have a mission to carry out Goofy....Sora....Sorry...." Donald said walking towards Riku.
Goofy followed him, Yukara stood strait up,
"Riku how could you do this?! Sora is your best friend and your just going to treat him like trash?!" she yelled.
Riku stopped and turned around, he pulled a wooden sword from behind him and threw it in front of Sora.
"Why don't you go play hero with this Sora..."
Sora stared at the little wooden sword in front of him, it brought back the good memories of Riku....he was nothing like he was now....Sora was brought back to reality when he heard Yukara yelling again,
"Riku! You cold hearted bastard! You will pay, I swear on my life you will!!"
She kneeled on the ground again and helped Sora up, Yukara also walked over to the other creature who had fought with Riku,
"Excuse me, are you alright?"
The Beast stood up slowly and nodded his shaggy head,
"Yes, would you mind if I joined you with going into that castle?" He grumbled.
"No not at all, you welcome to come." she said smiling slightly.
She walked back over to Sora who was now holding the wooden sword,
"Sora, come on lets go...It's time to go kick Riku's ass for doing this to you!"
The boy looked at her like she had gone crazy or something.
"Um okay, but have you forgotten that Riku took the keyblade, and will probably kill us the next time he see's us?" Sora asked.
"First off, he has your keyblade, and second he wont kill us." said Yukara in a new determined voice.
Sora nodded slightly and prayed she was right.
The trip back to the castle was a dark and gloomy one, not bright cheery like it would of been if Sora was there. Goofy felt really bad about leaving Sora behind, even Donald was starting to miss him.
"You two didn't have to come a long you know, I can handle things just fine without anyone's help!" Riku snapped.
Donald and Goofy didn't reply, they just continued to walk behind the new keyblade master. Riku pushed open a large door and walked into the main hall,
"We'll wait and see if Sora made it." said Riku.
For once Goofy didn't want to strangle Riku, he was actually waiting for him. But of course it was probably to end Sora's life...Goofy was stuck in between what his king told him to do and what he should do....
The small group had finally reached the double doors of the castle. Yukara was ready to go through and get this over with, but she stopped for Sora's sake,
"Sora, before we go through, I have to warn you.....someone may not be able to come along with you once you leave this place...."
Sora looked at Yukara, her face was serious yet scared at the same time,
"What do you mean Yuka?" he asked.
"She's saying you might lose one of your friends here, either by death or force." Beast answered for her.
Yukara silently thanked him, and slowly pushed the door open.
"Goofy, Donald!" Sora said happily, despite the fact they were standing with Riku.
"Ah Sora, I see you've made it this far, but that's probably only because of Yukara." said Riku, as his old clothes faded away and were replaced by knew ones.
"Eh wrong again Riku, Sora did just fine without me!" said Yukara in a cocky voice.
"Oh really, then lets see how he does against this!" Riku yelled as he held out his hand, collecting energy into a medium black ball of energy.
Yukara eyes widened and she started to run towards Riku, just as he had let the energy release she had jumped and tackled him to the ground.
"Sora!" Donald called out...there was no reply from the cloud of dust and sparks where Sora once stood.
Yukara turned her attention back to Riku who was staring at her in shock, she pushed herself away from him and stared back. Donald watched as the dust began to clear, slowly the shadow of someone began to form.
"Hey uh Donald.....Sorry to say this, but I'm not just gonna leave Sora behind just cause he's no longer the keyblade master. And I'm sure the King wouldn't want us to help the keyblade master if he was serving the heartless." Goofy called out from behind his shield.
Yukara looked in the direction the dogs voice had come from, he had his shield up and Sora was standing behind him waving and giving his cheesy smile.
"Goofy wait, we'll go together...Well you know all for one and one for all." Donald replied.
Yukara stood up and looked at the group, and then back to Riku. Just as she took one step forward her foot bumped into something and looked down and saw the keyblade, smiling she picked it up and tossed it to Sora,
"It's yours again Sora." she said as he caught it.
Riku sat there in shock, how could the keyblade go back to him....Sora wasn't stronger then him, it was im possible! The boy mentally shook his head and stood up, he pulled his sword out.
"Okay then Sora, show me what makes you better then me!" Riku called out as he ran towards the boy.
Sora readied his keyblade.... just as Riku was about to strike, Sora attacked him and sent him stumbling back a few steps.
"Sora I can end this the easy way ya know?" said Yukara.
Sora shook his head,
"That's okay, lets beat him the old fashion way!"
The girl shrugged and summoned her sword, Donald and Goofy grabbed their weapons and charged towards Riku. The older boy was moving quickly to block everyone's attack, the attacks were slowly making him back up. Yukara saw this was an open chance for her to embarrass Riku to no end, she held out her sword about a foot and a half behind Riku. He was still backing up when he tripped and fell backwards to the floor, everyone stopped attacking trying not to laugh and waited for Riku to get up. Riku slowly stood up and backed away into a portal,
"You know, that is really starting to get annoying." Yukara said in a annoyed voice.
Sora and his friends laughed slightly. Everyone kept their weapons out as they walked up the stairs and into the next room.....
Riku ran out of the portal and down the hall, stumbling every once and a while,
"Why.....It was mine...." he panted.
A hooded figure appeared behind the boy,
"Know this....The heart that was strong and true shall win the keyblade..."
Riku stopped and turned around to face the man.
"Are you saying Sora's heart is stronger then mine?" he asked.
"For that instant, it was. However, you can become stronger. You showed no fear in stepping through the door to darkness. It held no terror for you. Plunger deeper into the darkness, and your heart will grow even stronger. Maybe, even your pretty little friend will understand why you want to prove yourself." the hooded man explained.
"What should I do?" Riku asked.
The man began to walk closer to the boy.
"It's really quite simple. Open yourself to the darkness. That is all. Let your heart, your being, become darkness itself."
Riku closed his eyes, he could feel the darkness inside of him become greater....stronger in a sense.....
Sora and his group rush in to the castle chapel to see Maleficent is already there waiting for them,
"You, what are you doing here you old hag!" Yukara snapped.
The witch turned to face them,
"Such harsh words for one as respectable as yourself child..." said Maleficent.
Yukara crossed her arms and glared at her,
"But that matters nothing to me....if you have come to stop us from opening the door, I'm afraid you're too late. Any moment now, the final Keyhole will be unsealed. This world will be plunged into darkness. It is unstoppable now...." Maleficent said wickedly.
Though Sora, Donald, and Goofy stood there listening to her gibberish, Yukara Rolled her eyes and uncrossed her arms.
"Okay...now, are you done rambling? I'd really like to get this over with." Yukara said in a annoyed voice.
The witch nodded slightly, and Yukara turned to Sora,
"I'll handle her, go through that door and save the princess. I'll join you shortly."
Everyone nodded and ran towards the door,
"Okay Maleficent, its just you and me....Sadly you wont be here for long."
Maleficent laughed a evil laugh,
"And why on earth do you say that my dear sweet Princess Yukara?" she asked.
"One, you killed my family and guardian, and two, you took Riku from my friends and me!" she replied.
Yukara held her hands behind her back, a white glowing ball of energy began to form in her hands,
"And now you will pay for your mistakes.....with your life!" She snapped pulling her hands out from behind her,
"Sincende Obliviana!"
The energy shot from her hand at strait into Maleficent, the power of the spell sent her crashing through the wall. Yukara walked over to where she went through and looked, all that was left was bits and pieces of the witches robes. She closed her eyes and turned away, she walked into the next room and down the small hall. She walked through another door and saw Sora and the others waiting for her,
"I thought you were going to save the princesses?" she asked.
Sora shrugged,
"We thought you should be there when we do, and besides where's the fun in letting us do all the work?" Sora asked cheerfully.
Yukara just laughed and they push the double doors open, they all walked in slowly and looked around. Six of the princesses were in class containers that were imbedded in the walls....the only question was, where was the seventh princess?
"I'll bet anything that she's up there, Kairi is most likely up there as well." said Donald.
They all nodded in agreement and ran up the stairs. Sora, Yukara, and Donald all made it up onto the platform, but Goofy was knocked back down the stairs.
"Kairi!" Sora called out.
He ran over to her and lifted her into his arms,
"Kairi, please wake up!" he called again.
"She wont wake, for she has lost her heart."
Yukara stepped in front of Sora,
"Wait a minute, your not Riku....Who the hell are you!" she said.
"My dear sweet Yukara do you not remember me? It is I, Ansem, the seeker of darkness."
He floated down from where he was sitting.
"The door wont open until the last Princess of heart wakes from her sleep....But to do that you must give her heart back to her..."
Yukara's mind was racing, when she told Sora one of his friends wouldn't be coming back with him....She never thought it would actually would be him.....the only other way to get Kairi's heart was if she....The girl slowly closed her eyes and then opened them.
"Sora....Take Kairi and wait for me down by the other princesses...."
Sora looked to her in confusion,
"What about Kairi's heart?"
"Don't worry, she'll get it back....I promise."
Sora nodded and lifted Kairi into his arms, him and Donald ran through the barrier and down the stairs.
"You silly little girl, you do know you'll die fighting me right?"
Yukara just smiled,
"Maybe, but the princesses will get their hearts back and the keyblade master will be here to finish you!" she said summoning her sword.
Ansem gripped his keyblade tighter and readied himself.
Sora held Kairi close to him as he looked up to watch the battle, both Yukara and Ansem had determined looks on their faces. Even though Ansem had told Yukara she would die she was still willing to fight. Sora prayed Ansem was wrong, that Yukara would live, but he also remembered saying that the princesses would all get their hearts back if she did die. She wouldn't let herself get killed would she?
(A/N: In the battle with Yukara and Ansem, message will mean the actual Riku talking or whatever okay? Okay! =D)
"So are you ready my dear?" Ansem asked.
"Is who ready? Who am I fighting?"
"I have been for quite some time now, yet you still seem to keep me waiting." She replied.
Ansem's eyes narrowed as he charged toward her, ready to strike. Yukara dodged it but just barely, she rolled behind him and jumped up kicking him in his back. Ansem stumbled forwards and turned around.
"Oh God not her, not Yukara....." Riku stood up, "Yukara what are you doing, get away!" He called out. But yet she would never hear him.
Ansem walked towards the girl and grabbed her by the arm,
"That wasn't very nice..."
Yukara shrugged and kicked him in his knee. He groaned in pain and looked towards her,
"Yukara....he's going to kill you....I have to try and stop him before it's to late...." Riku thought to himself. He began to concentrate on blocking Ansem out and reclaiming his body
"Why don't you use you sword girl? Sapphire gave it to you for a reason."
Yukara glared at him,
"Yeah I know she did, but why waste it on you?"
Ansem began to laugh,
"Fine then, I'll use it for you!"
He held out his hand and the sword jerked away from her and into Ansem's hand. His keyblade disappeared and he sent a wave towards Yukara that pushed her backwards.
"Oh God..." she whispered to herself.
Ansem walked closer to her,
"You know you could of spared you life if you would of let that boy die."
The girl looked him strait in the eye,
"I would rather die then put my friends through that kind of pain!"
"Heh have it your way then..."
Ansem tossed her blade down to the floor where Sora and the other stood watching in horror, he summoned his keyblade again. Ansem slowly pulled the blade to his side and in a matter of seconds, he swung his sword and hit Yukara with the unsharpened side of the blade.....
Riku opened his eyes for a minute and saw his friend pushed up against the railing, Ansem had his keyblade in his hand just about to strike...."NO!!!!" Riku cried out.
"NO!!!"
Ansem had disappeared and was now replaced by the actual Riku, but it was to late....Ansem had already struck Yukara and sent her flying across the room towards the wall just above the entrance, her back was the first thing that hit the wall with a sickening thud.
"Yukara!" Riku called out as he jumped from platform to the floor.
At the same time she began to fall, Riku had gotten there just in time to catch her and they both fell to the floor. Suddenly the princesses and Kairi all began to wake.
"Sora?" Kairi asked tiredly.
Sora looked at her and sat her down, Kairi hugged him afterwards.
"Yukara? Come on please, you'll be okay....Yuka?" Riku asked in a choked up voice.
She slowly opened her eyes and looked at him,
"Riku, your back....that's good....I...I finally paid you back...." she said weakly.
Riku looked at her in confusion,
"What are you talking about Yuka?" he asked.
"Remember when....we were looking for the princesses and you saved me that one time.....well you said.... I owed you one and now I've payed back....."
The two friends were both on the verge of tears, Riku lifted her up carefully and hugged her,
"I didn't mean for you to pay like this....I never did....I'm sorry...."
Yukara closed her eyes,
"Riku my necklace, take it..."
Riku looked at his friend,
"The crystal Riku, please take it...He's coming, he can't get this crystal..."
The boy nodded and lifted the chain over her head. Yukara reached a hand up to his cheek,
"How touching, the lovebirds have been reunited..."
Riku turned around and saw a man with long silver hair and glowing yellow eyes walking towards them, the man seemed familiar to him....wait a minute, this couldn't be the great ruler Yukara had told him about when they were younger could it? The man walked to Riku and lifted him up,
"You really shouldn't get attached to a princess you know? They'll just break your heart....."
The man tossed him next to his friends,
"Princess?" Riku asked.
He picked up Yukara and then looked back to Riku and the others,
"Why didn't she tell you? She's the Princess of Light, she has the purest heart of everyone. It so pure it could open any door, much better then gathering the seven Princess of Heart." he said laughing. He then looked down at the girl in his arms,
"You know, you shouldn't swear on your life that you'll make someone pay....It may actually happen!"
Yukara didn't even bother to move but she still had something to say,
"Ansem you bastard....Why can't you just let me die....you've proven you point just let me die and join my mother and guardian...." she said weakly.
Ansem just laughed at her,
"Affraid not little girl...I still need you..."
Ansem slowly began to walk away towards a portal, Yukara looked at Riku sadly,
"Yukara! Don't worry! I'll find you!" Riku yelled.
Inside his head, he heard her voice
'I hope your right Riku....'
Sora walked over to his friend,
"Riku, lets go back to Taverse Town, I'm sure we can plan out everything then."
Sora offered. Riku turned to face his friend,
"Yeah lets go..."
With that everyone walked out of the room and down to the gummi ship.......
A/N: Woo Hoo! Yay now I can work on a different chapter! I hope everyone doesn't mind that I made Riku kinda soft in this chapter, yeah....Don't worry this is not the last chapter! I bet some of you were hoping I'd kill Yukara off , didn't ya -_-'? Well sorry about yer luck but she must live! Well that's all for now, don't forget to review please?
-Kairi-