Chapter 5: The Secret of Glaze Town
They were talking telepathically…
"… Milady, we have a problem." A Heartless said.
"What IS it!? When will these problems stop!? I'm sick and tired of it!?" A woman shouted.
"You see… It's Riku… And the King of Hearts… They've escaped…"
"WHAT!? AAAAHHHHH! First, my sister can't capture a puny girl, then all of you can't catch a boy and A MOUSE! What's happening to all of you!? You have the advantage in terms of numbers! What happened!?"
"There's another one I'm afraid… Your sister… She went with them…"
"… YOU LET MY SISTER ESCAPE!? ARGH! USELESS THINGS! AM I THE ONLY ONE RELIABLE IN HERE!?"
The furious woman marched away. No one dared to go near her, because they might die in a single hit. She had the three Keyblades already at her disposal. She could do anything she wanted with this power. She went to her room, and slammed the door shut. She made a sigh to relieve her stress…
"… Why don't you understand, Crystal?" she thought.
She laid on her bed and tried to take a nap before facing 'him'. Suddenly, a green hooded woman appeared in front of her.
"My dear sister, Opal… What's wrong? Tee hee…"
"What's so funny, Emerald!? Haven't you heard about it? Riku and THAT mouse escaped together with Crystal… YOU were here… Why didn't you stop them?"
"… I'd be wasting my time if I chase them you know… Don't worry, I'm sure they'll come back… Trust me. We have our ace."
"You mean, Sora?"
"Yes… I'm sure they wouldn't want him to stay in this place forever. They'll surely rescue him."
"But, what will I tell 'him'…?"
"Don't worry my dear sister… I'll take care of it… Hee hee hee…"
Waving good-bye to her beloved sister, Emerald vanished. After that, Opal's eyes closed and drifted to sleep.
Meanwhile, a mysterious figure was looking at Sora's floating body. Sora, unconscious, was imprisoned inside a translucent black cylinder with a dark energy whirling around him.
"Don't worry Sora… Your friends will join you in no time… HAHAHAHA!"
Emerald appeared in front of 'him'. She took off her hood. Her stoic expression could be seen as she knelt before 'him'. The figure raised his hand signaling her to stand up.
"What have you to report?"
"… I'm afraid that Amethyst failed to get 'her'. As for Riku, The King, and Crystal, they've escaped the castle."
"You are aware of the consequences of failures. I don't like them…"
"I am quite aware, but I'm sure even if we don't chase them… They'll return… We have Sora."
"Hmmm… You have a point… But still…"
"May I make a suggestion?"
"What is it?"
"Instead of going after them, why not prepare for their arrival in Kingdom Hearts…? It's like some sort of ambush… We have the advantage… I'm sure that they will not expect that… Tee hee…"
"Hmmm… Very well… I leave it up to you… You're pretty clever than your older sister…"
"Thank you, but I have the brains, she has the skill… We have different talents and that's what makes us unique from one another … That is all…"
She vanished again as she whirled her cloak around her. The figure stared at Sora once more.
"The three of you will give me the power… Hehehehe…"
…
In the deserted cave, a sound of the duck could be heard. The duck used his staff to get up as he kicked a goofy creature to wake up. The duck gave up after kicking him for dozen of times. The goofy creature was just too stubborn.
"QUAAAAAACCCCKKK!!! WAKE UP GWOOFY! WAKE UP! WE DON'T HAVE ALL DAY TO SLEEP!!!"
Goofy jumped as soon as he heard the screeching sound of the duck.
"Gawrsh… You don't have to shout that loud!"
"Quack… I've been waking you up for the PAST FEW hours! Stand up! We've got work to do…"
They went out of the cave, and saw the gates of Kingdom Hearts. They went in front of it and investigated.
"… Donald… I don't like this… It gives me the shivers…"
"… Shut up! Do ya think I like this too!? Sheesh… There's got to be a way… Where's Swora…?"
"Gee… I guess he got captured…"
"… QUAAAACKKK! Swora, captured? Impossible!"
"But that lady sure is strong even for Sora… You saw how she beat us to the pump…"
Donald kicked the gate and tried to open it. He was furious. Goofy stopped him before he could successfully open the gate.
"STOP IT!"
"… GRRRRR! Why!? We hafta save Swora!"
"It's too dangerous… Don't be too hasty… We might end up failing too, Donald…"
"Whaddaya want to do!? Sit and wait!?"
"… That's not what I meant… We have to think this out first…"
"… Hwahwahwa… Am I hearing this from Goofy? Hwahwahwa!"
"Are ya insulting me?"
"… Uhhh… No…"
"Oh…"
"How can one be so naïve? Sheesh…" Donald thought.
"Gawsrh… This place gives me the creeps… I think we better get out of here first…"
They left Kingdom Hearts with gloomy faces, but they knew that this was not the end of it. They proceeded south from Kingdom Hearts to look for a place to spend the day and plan. They reached a small town called Glaze Town. It was an undeveloped town, but its atmosphere was peaceful for the people who live there. It was as if no chaos was happening around them.
"What a nice place to live in…" Donald thought.
As they were walking around the town, they reached an inn. A man greeted them and they registered for a room to settle in and spend the night. The man made a suspicious grin, but they ignored it and went upstairs. They went in the room on the left side. Donald rushed into the room and jumped on the bouncy bed.
"Aaaahhh… This is the life!" Donald exclaimed.
"Uhiyuk… I agree with ya! What's our plan then?"
"Hmmm… How to save Swora…? How to save Swora…? Hmmm…"
Donald sat on a chair and thought for a while. He closed his eyes and put his hand on his chin. Goofy, on the other hand, was sitting down on the bed staring at the wall.
"Hmmm… I remember now. Remember the King told us something about the Temple of Hearts…?"
"Uhiyuk… Ya, but he said that it was just a legend…"
"But still, we gotta find it Gwoofy… It might be true…"
"… Uhhh… Where do we start searching?"
Donald took out the letter The King gave them…
"Somewhere, the light still sleeps… The path lies within your heart... Could The King be referring to the Temple of Hearts and not Kingdom Hearts?
"Uhhhh… I don know…."
"Quuuaaaccckkk! Don't you know anything…!? Anyway, as far as I know, it is located where all other paths are connected…"
"Gee… This is puzzling…"
"… Don't you understand a thing!? No wonder they call you 'goofy'… Aacckk! We go to the 'Sacred City of Lithania'."
"But that place is… Abandoned many years ago…"
"Who cares!? The gates are located in there! From there, we can get to the temple…"
"… Whatever… I'm sleepy… Maybe we should rest first…"
"Fine… We go there first thing tomorrow!"
During the night, a thick fog covered the town to the point that not a single thing could be seen. Soon, as the fog hit the people, they suddenly glowed. Their eyes became pure white, and were transforming into another being. Their body became deformed as if their body did not have a structure. They were like ghosts. The town that was known as a peaceful town became chaotic. A lot of moaning and screeching could be heard around the area. They were as if thirsting for flesh. Suddenly, Donald and Goofy heard a loud crash at the other room.
"QUAACCK!! QUAACCKK! What was that!?"
"(Yawn)… It came from the other side…"
They went out of their room to check what was happening. The whole place was covered with fog. They could not even see each other.
"What!? Where are you Gwoofy?"
"Right beside ya…"
They walked cautiously to reach the other room. They saw the door was bashed into pieces, and upon entering, they saw a ghostlike figure.
"QUAACCKK!! GHOST! RUN!"
The "ghost" turned and stared at them which gave both Donald and Goofy the shivers. They ran outside the town and looked for a way to escape that cursed place. The fog was even thicker to the point that they really could not see a thing. They were running in circles until they bumped unto something, which made Donald yelp.
"WHO'S THERE!? I'm warning you!"
Before the figure could even reply, Donald cast Fira on the figure that was starting to form. It evaded the spell with a back flip. Suddenly, two more silhouettes appeared.
"… Gawsrh! We're outnumbered Donald… What should we do now?"
"What else!? RUN!!!"
They ran at the opposite direction. Soon, the "ghosts" were swarming at them. They were thirsty for flesh. They wanted to possess a body, which they could own.
".. PPLLEEAASSEE… SSTTOOPP… WWEE… WWAANNTT… YYOOUURR… FLESH!" The "ghost" moaned.
"In your dreams! Quack!"
Donald cast a Gravija spell and made the creatures flat on the ground giving Donald and Goofy more time to flee. Finally, they had reached the end of the town.
"… Huff… Huff… Yay! Made it out… Alive!" Donald cheered.
"… I thought you liked that town… Uhiyuk!"
"Did I say that? I take that back! GRRRR… I wasn't able to get my beauty sleep! GRRRR!"
"Don' worry Donald… I'm sure we will find a nicer town…"
"QUACK! No more stopovers! We're going straight to 'Lithannia'!"
*How's this chapter? I hope it's not that rushed… Anyway, I hope you likes it. Pls R & R. =)