Hello again! Oh lookie, I got 3 reviews! Yay! But, actually that isn't
much. I am glad though that there are at least 3 people reading this fic.
This is chapter 2. And it is LONGER than chapter 1. Sorry to keep you
waiting (only 4 days tho ) but I had to get somewhere in Kingdom Hearts in
order to do this chapter. I will say tho that I will not write chapter 3
untill I get at least 5 more reviews. Sorry ^_^0. Well, please enjoy the
chapter, and don't forget to review so I know people are reading!
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Cloud continued down the dirt road. The sun shone brightly, and the trees swayed back and forth with their bright green leaves in the wind. Birds chirped. The atmosphere seemed cheery. But all of this was ignored by Cloud. In his mind, he blocked all of it out and focused on his mission: to find out about his past.
The Heartless that had attacked him earlier had been disposed of in a few swift strikes. It had come to no surprise to Cloud; he had been training vigorously in the past few weeks. His strength had grown increasingly strong. He now possessed more power than he ever had. He doubted much could bring him down now.
But still . . .
Cloud knew he had to be on his guard. He continued his normal pace down the road that never seemed to end. By chance, he glanced up at the sky. A confused expression appeared on his face, and he stopped walking and continued to look at the sky. What had been a bright sunny day before was now being replaced by dark clouds. The birds stopped chirping and the wind became a little stronger. Cloud tensed up. This was not normal.
Suddenly, at Cloud's feet, a black pool of darkness appeared, Cloud noticed and looked down at it - but to late. He was already surrounded in the weird stuff. He could feel himself sinking down in the strange liquid of darkness, and it didn't feel like the bottom was anywhere close. This had to be the work of a force like the Heartless.
Cloud was sinking fast. Already his head was below surface, and he continued sinking. He tried to swim back up, but it seemed to have no effect, and it drained his energy for some reason. Cloud couldn't figure out what was going on. All his energy had left his body now. He could do nothing but look up at the light shining down from the surface. Something in his head pulled a trigger. He remembered memories from when he had met Sora.
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Sora, Donald and Goofy did a bunch of victory dances from their last battle. From a distance away, Hades and Cloud were watching.
"That little punk is your next opponent, okay?" Hades asked Cloud, watching the three. "Now don't blow it. Just take him out."
Cloud kept his cool posture, leaning against the wall. "The great god of the Underworld is afraid of a kid?" Cloud asked in amazement. "Sorry, but my contract says -"
Hades got a little angry. "I know! You think I don't know?! I wrote the contract! I know it says you're only required to kill Hercules in this tournament. But you've gotta fight that kid to get to him. Come on."
Cloud looked over at Sora, who was now getting scolded by Phil. His two friends were behind him.
"Hey, it's like that old goat says:" Hades continued, talking about Phil. "Rule 11: It's all just a game, so let loose and have fun with it!" Hades threw a few fake punches to get his point across.
"I mean, a casualty or two along the way is no big deal, right? Hades asked.
Cloud still wasn't sure. Sora was just a kid. It didn't seem right. But hey, this is what he was getting paid to do. He got off the wall and walked toward the arena.
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Cloud pulled out of his phased-out state. But he was so tired. He looked up. The light at the surface was so far away. And there was nothing he could do . . .
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Cloud sat outside the Coliseum on the steps. Sora and his pals walked over.
"Hey, are you alright?" Sora asked, probably feeling a little awkward.
Cloud looked up at him. "Yeah."
"So, why did you go along with him anyway?" Sora asked.
Cloud rested his head on his hands. "I'm looking for someone. Hades promised to help." He said, eyes closed. Sora, Donald and Goofy listened.
"I tried to exploit the power of darkness, but it backfired." Cloud said, getting up. He looked at the sky. "I fell into darkness, and I couldn't find the light."
"You'll find it." Sora said reassuringly. Cloud looked down at him. "I'm searching, too." Sora continued.
The two stared at each other. "For your light?" Cloud asked. Sora nodded. Cloud gave a slight nod back and walked up to him. "Don't lose sight of it." He said, extending his arm to give Sora something. He dropped it into Sora's hand, and started walking away.
Sora turned to face him. "How about a rematch sometime? Fair and square, no dark powers involved." Sora called to Cloud.
Cloud stopped walking and turned towards Sora. He flicked his bangs. "I think I'll pass."
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Cloud again snapped out of it. He was so far below surface now. Still sinking. His sword trailed down after him. He had almost lost conciseness. Cloud looked up one last time at the tiny speck of light that was the surface. In his mind, he could only manage one thought before sinking down . . . down . . . down . . . 'Where is my light?'
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Leon sat still looking up at the stars. He had no idea how long he had been outside, but he didn't care. It he wanted to, he would stay up all night. This was a nice time when nobody else was up. Of course, he could be alone during the day, too. Nobody was ever outside in the Second District. Sometimes he would go and sit up on the bell tower all alone. But the lights in that area never went off, and occasionally a person would walk by. Of course, if Leon ever wanted to be totally alone, he could go to the Third District. No one ever went to the Third District, simply because there wasn't anything there. Nothing but big open space. And Leon liked it, a lot. His reputation as the lone wolf was coming up lately.
Leon snapped out of his thoughts. Why was he thinking about places to go to be alone? He didn't know. His mind trailed off sometimes. . .
He looked back up at the stars. Something behind him made a noise. Leon turned and looked, but didn't see anything. He dismissed it as nothing. Nobody had better bother him now, or they'd be in for it. Leon turned back to daydreaming. But then, he heard more sounds behind him. Footsteps this time, running. Leon once again turned to see what it was. He was surprised when Yuffie turned up at the top of the steps. She had been the one running.
"Leon!" Yuffie called. She had stopped at the top of the steps to catch her breath. Leon could tell by her voice though, something was wrong. She was calling out to warn him, but warn him of what? He looked around. There! A Heartless! Over in that corner. He hadn't noticed it before.
Leon stood up and took out his Gunblade. He posed, ready to attack whenever the Heartless was.
"No! Leon! Look down!" Yuffie called out again. Leon was caught by surprise at this, but he looked down.
What was that? There was some kind of weird black stuff around his feet. Leon tried to step back, but the stuff would not let him go and rooted him there. The stuff was like liquid, Leon realized, and it had him surrounded. He knew that this must be the work of Heartless. He had seen stuff identical to this when his world was swallowed by darkness.
Suddenly, to Leon's horror, he began to sink down into the darkness. No, he wasn't sinking, he was being pulled down. He looked for something to grab, to hold on to, but there was nothing. Before he knew it, his head was under.
"Leon!" Yuffie ran down to where her friend had been standing only moments ago. The dark liquid was now closing up, like it had taken what it had come for and was now leaving. By the time Yuffie had gotten to the spot, the circle had completely closed up. Not a trace of it was left.
"No! Leon! Squall!" Yuffie pounded her fist into the stone floor where her friend had been standing. It was as if the liquid had just dragged Leon into the floor. But she knew it had most likely taken him to another world. Still she pounded the floor. "Squall! Squall! Squall. Squall. . ." Eventually she sopped. She just couldn't believe what had just happened. She sat ton the ground, defeated.
Meanwhile, Leon continues to sink down. As he looked up, he saw the surface close up. He was sealed in. He knew it would be foolish to try and swim back up. He could only go now wherever this darkness took him. But the darkness was absorbing his energy, Leon could feel it.
As Leon grew weaker, he once again took the time to remember. . .
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Squall stood in the middle of a large field. Many wildflowers had grown in it, and the day was sunny and perfect. The wind blew gently. Besides Squall was Rinoa.
Squall was leaving to fight in the big battle the next day. He had come to Rinoa to tell her he was leaving. She had already known.
The wind blew again, sending petals into the air. Squall looked into Rinoa's eyes.
"How about we make a promise?" Rinoa asked.
" . . .Okaaay." Squall said, sounding confused. But inside his heart was pounding.
"I promise to wait for you when you come back. I'll be waiting right here." Rinoa said, and looked at Squall. He gave a nod. "And you have to promise that no matter what, you will come back." She finished.
Squall smiled. "Sure, I promise."
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Leon remembered her promise. But all his strength was gone now. He could do nothing but sink down. At last, he blacked out.
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o_O Okay that was long. But I'm DOOOOONE!!! ^_^! I also realize that I have WAY to many "Flashbacks." I don't like flashbacks. It sounds corny.. Anyways, PLEASE REVIEW. I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TYPED ALLL THAT FOR NOTHING!!!!! Thanks ^_^
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Cloud continued down the dirt road. The sun shone brightly, and the trees swayed back and forth with their bright green leaves in the wind. Birds chirped. The atmosphere seemed cheery. But all of this was ignored by Cloud. In his mind, he blocked all of it out and focused on his mission: to find out about his past.
The Heartless that had attacked him earlier had been disposed of in a few swift strikes. It had come to no surprise to Cloud; he had been training vigorously in the past few weeks. His strength had grown increasingly strong. He now possessed more power than he ever had. He doubted much could bring him down now.
But still . . .
Cloud knew he had to be on his guard. He continued his normal pace down the road that never seemed to end. By chance, he glanced up at the sky. A confused expression appeared on his face, and he stopped walking and continued to look at the sky. What had been a bright sunny day before was now being replaced by dark clouds. The birds stopped chirping and the wind became a little stronger. Cloud tensed up. This was not normal.
Suddenly, at Cloud's feet, a black pool of darkness appeared, Cloud noticed and looked down at it - but to late. He was already surrounded in the weird stuff. He could feel himself sinking down in the strange liquid of darkness, and it didn't feel like the bottom was anywhere close. This had to be the work of a force like the Heartless.
Cloud was sinking fast. Already his head was below surface, and he continued sinking. He tried to swim back up, but it seemed to have no effect, and it drained his energy for some reason. Cloud couldn't figure out what was going on. All his energy had left his body now. He could do nothing but look up at the light shining down from the surface. Something in his head pulled a trigger. He remembered memories from when he had met Sora.
------------------------------------- Flashback ---------------------------- ---------------------------
Sora, Donald and Goofy did a bunch of victory dances from their last battle. From a distance away, Hades and Cloud were watching.
"That little punk is your next opponent, okay?" Hades asked Cloud, watching the three. "Now don't blow it. Just take him out."
Cloud kept his cool posture, leaning against the wall. "The great god of the Underworld is afraid of a kid?" Cloud asked in amazement. "Sorry, but my contract says -"
Hades got a little angry. "I know! You think I don't know?! I wrote the contract! I know it says you're only required to kill Hercules in this tournament. But you've gotta fight that kid to get to him. Come on."
Cloud looked over at Sora, who was now getting scolded by Phil. His two friends were behind him.
"Hey, it's like that old goat says:" Hades continued, talking about Phil. "Rule 11: It's all just a game, so let loose and have fun with it!" Hades threw a few fake punches to get his point across.
"I mean, a casualty or two along the way is no big deal, right? Hades asked.
Cloud still wasn't sure. Sora was just a kid. It didn't seem right. But hey, this is what he was getting paid to do. He got off the wall and walked toward the arena.
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Cloud pulled out of his phased-out state. But he was so tired. He looked up. The light at the surface was so far away. And there was nothing he could do . . .
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Cloud sat outside the Coliseum on the steps. Sora and his pals walked over.
"Hey, are you alright?" Sora asked, probably feeling a little awkward.
Cloud looked up at him. "Yeah."
"So, why did you go along with him anyway?" Sora asked.
Cloud rested his head on his hands. "I'm looking for someone. Hades promised to help." He said, eyes closed. Sora, Donald and Goofy listened.
"I tried to exploit the power of darkness, but it backfired." Cloud said, getting up. He looked at the sky. "I fell into darkness, and I couldn't find the light."
"You'll find it." Sora said reassuringly. Cloud looked down at him. "I'm searching, too." Sora continued.
The two stared at each other. "For your light?" Cloud asked. Sora nodded. Cloud gave a slight nod back and walked up to him. "Don't lose sight of it." He said, extending his arm to give Sora something. He dropped it into Sora's hand, and started walking away.
Sora turned to face him. "How about a rematch sometime? Fair and square, no dark powers involved." Sora called to Cloud.
Cloud stopped walking and turned towards Sora. He flicked his bangs. "I think I'll pass."
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Cloud again snapped out of it. He was so far below surface now. Still sinking. His sword trailed down after him. He had almost lost conciseness. Cloud looked up one last time at the tiny speck of light that was the surface. In his mind, he could only manage one thought before sinking down . . . down . . . down . . . 'Where is my light?'
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Leon sat still looking up at the stars. He had no idea how long he had been outside, but he didn't care. It he wanted to, he would stay up all night. This was a nice time when nobody else was up. Of course, he could be alone during the day, too. Nobody was ever outside in the Second District. Sometimes he would go and sit up on the bell tower all alone. But the lights in that area never went off, and occasionally a person would walk by. Of course, if Leon ever wanted to be totally alone, he could go to the Third District. No one ever went to the Third District, simply because there wasn't anything there. Nothing but big open space. And Leon liked it, a lot. His reputation as the lone wolf was coming up lately.
Leon snapped out of his thoughts. Why was he thinking about places to go to be alone? He didn't know. His mind trailed off sometimes. . .
He looked back up at the stars. Something behind him made a noise. Leon turned and looked, but didn't see anything. He dismissed it as nothing. Nobody had better bother him now, or they'd be in for it. Leon turned back to daydreaming. But then, he heard more sounds behind him. Footsteps this time, running. Leon once again turned to see what it was. He was surprised when Yuffie turned up at the top of the steps. She had been the one running.
"Leon!" Yuffie called. She had stopped at the top of the steps to catch her breath. Leon could tell by her voice though, something was wrong. She was calling out to warn him, but warn him of what? He looked around. There! A Heartless! Over in that corner. He hadn't noticed it before.
Leon stood up and took out his Gunblade. He posed, ready to attack whenever the Heartless was.
"No! Leon! Look down!" Yuffie called out again. Leon was caught by surprise at this, but he looked down.
What was that? There was some kind of weird black stuff around his feet. Leon tried to step back, but the stuff would not let him go and rooted him there. The stuff was like liquid, Leon realized, and it had him surrounded. He knew that this must be the work of Heartless. He had seen stuff identical to this when his world was swallowed by darkness.
Suddenly, to Leon's horror, he began to sink down into the darkness. No, he wasn't sinking, he was being pulled down. He looked for something to grab, to hold on to, but there was nothing. Before he knew it, his head was under.
"Leon!" Yuffie ran down to where her friend had been standing only moments ago. The dark liquid was now closing up, like it had taken what it had come for and was now leaving. By the time Yuffie had gotten to the spot, the circle had completely closed up. Not a trace of it was left.
"No! Leon! Squall!" Yuffie pounded her fist into the stone floor where her friend had been standing. It was as if the liquid had just dragged Leon into the floor. But she knew it had most likely taken him to another world. Still she pounded the floor. "Squall! Squall! Squall. Squall. . ." Eventually she sopped. She just couldn't believe what had just happened. She sat ton the ground, defeated.
Meanwhile, Leon continues to sink down. As he looked up, he saw the surface close up. He was sealed in. He knew it would be foolish to try and swim back up. He could only go now wherever this darkness took him. But the darkness was absorbing his energy, Leon could feel it.
As Leon grew weaker, he once again took the time to remember. . .
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Squall stood in the middle of a large field. Many wildflowers had grown in it, and the day was sunny and perfect. The wind blew gently. Besides Squall was Rinoa.
Squall was leaving to fight in the big battle the next day. He had come to Rinoa to tell her he was leaving. She had already known.
The wind blew again, sending petals into the air. Squall looked into Rinoa's eyes.
"How about we make a promise?" Rinoa asked.
" . . .Okaaay." Squall said, sounding confused. But inside his heart was pounding.
"I promise to wait for you when you come back. I'll be waiting right here." Rinoa said, and looked at Squall. He gave a nod. "And you have to promise that no matter what, you will come back." She finished.
Squall smiled. "Sure, I promise."
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Leon remembered her promise. But all his strength was gone now. He could do nothing but sink down. At last, he blacked out.
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o_O Okay that was long. But I'm DOOOOONE!!! ^_^! I also realize that I have WAY to many "Flashbacks." I don't like flashbacks. It sounds corny.. Anyways, PLEASE REVIEW. I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TYPED ALLL THAT FOR NOTHING!!!!! Thanks ^_^
