Chapter Five: When Light Turns To Dark
~No matter where I go or what I do, you'll always be here in my heart~
Kairi stared out of the window at space thinking of Sora. She was so happy that they had left Destiny Islands to find him. They had been at Wonderland, where they asked Alice if she knew anything. She said that she hadn't seen Sora in two years. No one had seen him at all.
They left that planet with their hopes crushed. Kairi was disappointed because she didn't find Sora, Christa because she still couldn't use the Keyblade, and Nova because she still didn't know where her long lost sibling was. They just went on to the next planet, Agra Bah.
With some luck, and a lot of bribery, Christa, Kairi, and Nova made it into the palace to meet the princess of this planet. Her name was Jasmine and she was known to be very beautiful and sometimes dangerous. They entered the castle as she was having a fit of rage against her father.
"I refuse to marry one of those himbos!!!!!!!!" Jasmine screamed at the short King as she stormed away and past the girls walking in.
"But, Jasmine..." Kairi weakly said as she past.
Aladdin walked in as well as she stormed past. He looked around puzzled then saw the three girls still in the doorway.
"Can we help you girls?" The 'street rat' asked them.
"We just wanted to ask Jasmine something, but she kind of.. left in a hurry." Christa explained to him.
"What did you want to ask her? Maybe I can help?" Aladdin asked another question.
"We have to find the Keyblade Master, Sora, and we were wondering if he was here." Nova said.
"We haven't seen him since he helped lock down Agra Bah. Sorry." He told them.
"Ok! Thanks for the information! Now, I think you should handle Jasmine before she kills that helpless guy down there." Kairi said as she looked out the window towards the fountain area. Aladdin spied the scene and sprinted down to calm the raging Jasmine.
"Let's go." Christa said when Aladdin left the scene. They got back into the ship and went straight to Castle Cree. Here they would find Aurora the Sleeping Beauty. She was in the castle with her new found love. They were discussing some changes that were to be added to the castle now that the Heartless were gone.
"Excuse me, your majesty, but can we talk to you?" Nova walked in as politely as possible.
"Of course, please come in girls. We received word from Disney Castle that you all would be coming." Aurora told the girls with a smile on her face.
"We were wondering if you've seen the Keyblade Master, Sora, after the Kingdom Hearts incident." Christa asked this time.
"No, we haven't seen him at all, I'm sorry, but you came here for nothing. Please stay and rest instead." Aurora sadly told them.
"We don't want to impose, but that would be great!" Kairi said and the others agreed with her.
So they had a feast and stayed the night as well.
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Sora wandered throughout the rest of the city, letting his thoughts travel about his head. He soon got lost in the gigantic city and hoped to get back to the hotel soon. He remembered that he didn't tell Donald or Goofy that he was leaving. Sora hurried down an alleyway and through crowds of people. But, why were they all crowding around flashing lights and the sound of cop cars?
Sora made it to the front of the crowd to see that someone's heart was stolen and their body was lying in the street. But, that couldn't be possible. Normally, when someone loses their heart their body goes with it. That's when a new type of Heartless showed up behind the ambulance. It towered over the people below as they began to run away.
Sora called forth the Keyblade as the new Heartless came near. It was as big as a Darkside but was very different. The Keyblade showed up in his hand like always, but soon disappeared. "What the.." He said as the Heartless came ever closer. It bent down to pick him up and steal his heart away.
That's when Manic swooped in to save him. He defeated the beast in a few mighty blows and then turned to Sora.
"What happened?" Manic asked looking down at the kid on the floor.
"I don't know... the Keyblade... it disappeared.." He stammered as he looked up at Manic. He helped Sora up on his feet. They walked into the city together.
"Where's Donald and your other friend?" Manic asked Sora. He looked up at Manic and then at the ground.
"I don't know..." He slowly said, "I was trying to get back to the hotel.."
"Let me help..."
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Nova waited for Christa and Kairi to fall asleep before getting up and exploring the castle. It was the first time she'd ever been in a castle like this. She walked down endless corridors and saw many murals on the walls that fascinated her. She thought she heard footsteps behind her. Nova stopped walking and turned around. No one was there.
She shrugged and went on her way. However, there was someone there. Kairi was following Nova. She heard her get up and went to follow her friend around this place wondering what she was doing. Kairi made sure not to knock anything down and to make any noise whatsoever.
Nova made it to a wall. Upon it was a beautiful mural of a story. She could've sworn she'd seen the story in picture books as a child. It showed a girl and three faeries. It also showed a wicked witch. At the end of the whole mural there was a picture of a giant Dragon and a knight fighting it. Nova was entranced by the picture.
She ran her hand around the face of the prince. He was truly a prince charming. Kairi watched as a smile came upon her face and she said:
"Does Prince Charming have a brother?" Nova giggled under her breath and Kairi couldn't help but smile at her friend.
Then, something completely and utterly strange happened. Nova stopped laughing. Her face went blank and she got sucked into the picture. Kairi was so shocked.
"Nova? Nova!" She ran up to the wall and started to pat at it, trying to find a way to get in. " Come back!" She yelled at the wall.
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She was on the floor. Her face down against it and a boy to her side. He didn't want to wake her. Nova looked so peaceful lying there. He didn't know her name though. He was waiting for her to wake up.
Riku woke up and she was just lying there, leaning on him. He thought she was absolutely beautiful, and even though she looked younger than him, he guessed she was about the same age.
Nova slowly opened her eyes. She looked around the dark place and spotted Riku. He was staring at her, wide eyed. She sat up and stared back at him. "Hi." He timidly said.
"Where am I?" Nova asked the strange guy.
"You're in Kingdom Hearts. My name is Riku and you are....?"
"I'm Nova. How did I get here?" She asked another question.
"I asked myself the same question when I got here. Did you lose your heart?" He asked back.
"No. I touched something and I remember everything going black. And now I'm here..." She explained.
Riku stared into her eyes. He felt himself falling for this girl he barely knew. But how could she love him? After all, he betrayed his friends and turned to the darkness in his heart. Who would forgive him for such a thing? Not Sora. He figured that Sora and Kairi were together and happy without him. They're better off. Right? They've forgotten all about him. And that was good. He didn't want to be remembered.
"Are you okay?" Nova suddenly asked, looking concerned.
"What? Oh, yeah, I'm fine! Just thinking...." He replied, embarrassed.
"You seem vaguely familiar... Did you used to live on Destiny Islands?" Nova asked Riku. He looked at her, surprised she knew what his planet was called.
"How did you know?"
"You're the kid who tried to challenge my older brother to a fight." Riku looked confused, Nova continued, "His name was Manic, he disappeared when the Islands were destroyed by those Heartless creatures...."
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Sora looked up at Manic. "What's wrong?" Sora asked like the kid he was.
"Nothing's wrong. Why do you ask?" He said suspiciously and very politely.
"You look so sad. And so angry too.... Did you lose something?" He chuckled.
"Actually, I did. My sister. Or at least I hoped she survived." Sora looked up at Manic stunned. He went on, "I remember you, Sora. I knew you when you were even younger than eight." Sora couldn't say anything at first.
All that came out of his mouth was, "You're a stalker, aren't you?! " Sora was serious though. He backed away from Manic. All Manic did was smile. He couldn't remember the last time he did that. It made him feel better.
"No, I lived on Destiny Islands. I think one of your friends dared me to fight him.. Riku was his name?" He was still smiling.
"Whoa, this is really weird. I knew I've seen you before! I remember that day! Riku got his butt kicked!" And they both laughed.
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"So when Destiny Islands was restored he was no where to be found?" Riku asked Nova. They'd been sitting there for a while now, talking.
"I was the only one left in my family. I thought it was my fault. Then I saw someone else. She approached me and told me that I wasn't on Destiny Islands anymore. She said I had destroyed it and my family. I didn't want to believe it, but the evidence was all there. So I went with her and I also went into the darkness."
Riku looked up, wide eyed. 'That changes everything....' He thought to himself. He looked back at Nova and realized that she looked so sad. He leaned in and put his arms around her. At that exact moment, she fell in love. Nova blushed as he pulled away. She knew what that was for. He'd been through the same thing.
Then, they both leaned towards each other and closed their eyes....
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Christa stirred sleepily. She sat up in bed and noticed that Kairi and Nova were gone.
"I wonder where they went..." She said as she lay back down and went to sleep.
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Sora and Manic went back to the hotel that Manic had to find for Sora. Donald and Goofy were waiting in the Lobby. When the two Keyblade Masters walked in, they ran over to them and told them they were worried and all.
Both Manic and Sora smiled at them. They got ready to start walking again. All four of them walked up to the room and grabbed the stuff Sora, Donald, and Goofy had come with and gotten at the market and then left the hotel all together. Manic looked up at the sky as they walked out.
"Look!" He said, pointing to the sky. And there in the darkened sky, meteors were falling like heavens' tears.
"Gummy Blocks!!!" Sora shouted as they ran out of the city and onward to find a Gummy Ship.
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Nova and Riku sat together and enjoyed one another's company. Then Nova started to disappear. Riku stared in total shock as she began to lose her form and head back to her own world.
"Don't leave me here, Nova!" He yelled to her.
"I'll come back for you!!! Don't worry! When I find Sora, we'll both come back! Just remember, I love you!" And with that she was gone.
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Kairi stopped trying to find Nova and concentrated on convincing herself that the scene she just witnessed wasn't real. Nova didn't disappear at all in her eyes. Anymore at least. Kairi thought that she was now laying in their room. Probably wondering where Kairi had gone. Then, she saw something slowly come out of the wall again. It was Nova.
She ran back to the wall just in time to catch Nova. The girl was unconcious. She waited until Nova woke up to go back to their room. They walked side by side until they made it back to the room. Nova didn't mind that Kairi followed her. She was glad Kairi did. If she wasn't there, Nova would've been lying on the floor of the hallway still.
Nova slowly fell asleep. However Kairi was wide awake. She watched Christa sleep and wondered if she even realized they left. That's when it hit her. Christa was her long lost friend from back in Hollow Bastion. She didn't really notice that much till she saw Christa sleeping. She looked just like the Chris she knew and loved since she was a child.
Kairi also noticed that Christa really looked like she was young when she slept. She'd never thought about it before, but Christa was two years younger and Nova was the same age as Kairi. Poor Christa was practically a baby compared to them. She was a child with the worst past imaginable.
Christa stirred and rolled over. Kairi figured it was just a dream. Then, she moaned and rolled over again. The stirring became more violent again and again. Kairi began to get worried. Christa normally woke up after a while. She started to cry and Kairi tried to wake her with a small shake.
"Stop... No more... let me go...!" Christa moaned in her sleep a little loudly, "Stop hurting me!!!!!" She yelled.
"Chris. Chris, wake up. It's just a dream!" She shook her more, but Christa wouldn't open her eyes.
"Let me go, Uncle!!!!!!" She shouted even more loudly.
"Christa! Wake up!" Kairi yelled in her ear for the last time.
Christa jolted up into a sitting position and stared out into the dark room. The tears were still rolling down her cheeks and she put her hand to her forehead to calm herself. That's when she noticed that Kairi was sitting next to her.
"Are you okay?" Kairi asked concerned like she was Christa's older sister.
"Yeah, I'm fine. No worries!" Christa replied as she wiped the tears from her eyes and forced a smile on her face.
"But, I have to worry about you, Chris, you're my best friend." She argued lightly.
"But, I'm fine. I just.... wait, what did you call me?" Christa was surprised. No one called her that except for Ri Ri. "You're Ri Ri aren't you?!" Kairi nodded once to indicate that Christa was right.
"How long have you been having nightmares like this, Chris?" Kairi changed the subject. Christa didn't want to look at her. She didn't want to answer that question.
After a long pause, she said, "Ever since I left Hollow Bastion."
"That was a long time ago, Chris. You haven't gone to anyone for help?" She said like a psychologist.
"Of course I told people about it! It's just that.... They never helped me. They felt sorry for me instead. And someone told me that it wasn't right that they were feeling this way for me and that my emotions weren't meant for it. They told me I was selfish for wanting them to feel sorry for me! So I hid my feelings from everyone else. When they left, I was so used to it that I basically didn't have feelings anymore. No one can help me anymore!" She finally yelled.
Kairi moved in to her best friend as she started to cry again. She held her there for a long time until the sobs stopped and she fell asleep again. Kairi laid her back down and covered her with the blankets. She watched Christa sleeping again until she could no longer keep her eyes open.
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Christa woke up hours later to see that Kairi had fallen asleep and Nova lay next to her. It was now morning and the light of the sun shined on the bed her friends were laying on. Speaking of which, Nova didn't wake up at all when Kairi and Christa had their "little talk". Christa got up and walked out of the room. She wandered the hallways a bit before seeing a person in a dark cloak running ahead of her.
Christa followed the movement of the cloaked figure. The servants passed by her and glanced before they continued on their way. She passed by a dozen windows and doors before she made it to an open space in the hallway. That's when she spotted him. Ansem was waiting for her.
She could barely move as he stared at her and a devilish smile crossed his face.
"Hello, dear niece. How have you been? Miss me?" He said with a twisted sound to his voice.
She couldn't speak. She couldn't move. He came closer and Christa almost took a step back, too bad she couldn't. She was completely shocked. He moved in for the kill. Ansem raised his hand to her head and began stroking her hair. She was petrified. That was when she took action.
"Get away!" She backed away from him, "Leave me alone! I don't want you touching me!" She turned to run, but he caught her hand and spun her around. She was face to face with her worst nightmare. She tried to pull away, but he was too strong.
"Let go!!!!!!!!!" She screamed. Then, he stared into her eyes and started talking gibberish, but she could understand the words he said. She repeated the words in English when he said it in another language.
"La roo nek ri tamo ren frela?"
"What are you so afraid of?"
"Ze manu net mag ve sta ci?"
"What do you really want to do?"
Her eyes changed to a dark shade of blue as they continued.
"Po fue ged onokera ame ne?"
"What's most important to you?"
"Tse no tre anemado...."
"Don't be afraid..."
They started to float off the ground. Ansem now held onto Christa's shoulders. She began to glow a gold color. He went on.
"Meko no tre sysque....."
"And don't forget...."
"You can't escape." He smiled that devilish smile as the words came to an end.
"I can't esca...." And she fell back down to the floor. Christa was still glowing and she held the key necklace to her chest. Her chain at her side jingled as she went down. And then, two feet before she came to the ground, she stopped falling. Christa was floating in mid-air.
Ansem slowly floated down towards her and stood by her side. Christa's eyes were slowly closing. When they did, the spell he cast would be complete and he would have her heart. Then, someone jumped down onto the floor and pushed Ansem away. He turned to Christa and grabbed her. Then, he turned and ran like the wind.
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Nova woke up after the door to their room closed. She looked over and saw that Christa had left, probably to go beat them to breakfast. The sun was already up and she could hear some servants in the hallway. She began to brush her hair and do other things that girls did in the morning. She felt happy and sensed that the people here were enjoying themselves.
But she also sensed something else. Someone was in trouble.
She jumped up, spun around, and pulled out her staff to go help that person in dire need. Then she remembered about Christa and hoped that it wasn't her.
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"Please wake up!" Christa was woken up in a dark closet somewhere in the castle. The kid that saved her from Ansem was now looking down at her.
"Are you okay?" He asked her.
"Yes! Who are you?" She looked at him as if he was familiar. He had brown hair and gray eyes. Then it hit her like a car hits a brick wall, "Remi? No way! I can't believe it!"
She remembered him from Disney Castle. He was the one who she had fallen for. Technically, they fell for each other, but she was the only one to admit her feelings. He was the reason she hid her feelings, but he was also the one who first made her smile from the bottom of her heart.
"Hey, Christa... I guess you forgive me then?"
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~I can't slow down~
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A.N. Okay! Okay! I know it's a little late to be adding in another character and all, but I felt bad because Christa was the only one who didn't have some one to give her a hug or hold her hand and tell her everything's gonna be alright. So I made Remi. He is sooooooooooooooooooooooo scrumptious!!!!! I love him!!! See you next chapter!!!!! =^.^= Meow!!!!!!!
~No matter where I go or what I do, you'll always be here in my heart~
Kairi stared out of the window at space thinking of Sora. She was so happy that they had left Destiny Islands to find him. They had been at Wonderland, where they asked Alice if she knew anything. She said that she hadn't seen Sora in two years. No one had seen him at all.
They left that planet with their hopes crushed. Kairi was disappointed because she didn't find Sora, Christa because she still couldn't use the Keyblade, and Nova because she still didn't know where her long lost sibling was. They just went on to the next planet, Agra Bah.
With some luck, and a lot of bribery, Christa, Kairi, and Nova made it into the palace to meet the princess of this planet. Her name was Jasmine and she was known to be very beautiful and sometimes dangerous. They entered the castle as she was having a fit of rage against her father.
"I refuse to marry one of those himbos!!!!!!!!" Jasmine screamed at the short King as she stormed away and past the girls walking in.
"But, Jasmine..." Kairi weakly said as she past.
Aladdin walked in as well as she stormed past. He looked around puzzled then saw the three girls still in the doorway.
"Can we help you girls?" The 'street rat' asked them.
"We just wanted to ask Jasmine something, but she kind of.. left in a hurry." Christa explained to him.
"What did you want to ask her? Maybe I can help?" Aladdin asked another question.
"We have to find the Keyblade Master, Sora, and we were wondering if he was here." Nova said.
"We haven't seen him since he helped lock down Agra Bah. Sorry." He told them.
"Ok! Thanks for the information! Now, I think you should handle Jasmine before she kills that helpless guy down there." Kairi said as she looked out the window towards the fountain area. Aladdin spied the scene and sprinted down to calm the raging Jasmine.
"Let's go." Christa said when Aladdin left the scene. They got back into the ship and went straight to Castle Cree. Here they would find Aurora the Sleeping Beauty. She was in the castle with her new found love. They were discussing some changes that were to be added to the castle now that the Heartless were gone.
"Excuse me, your majesty, but can we talk to you?" Nova walked in as politely as possible.
"Of course, please come in girls. We received word from Disney Castle that you all would be coming." Aurora told the girls with a smile on her face.
"We were wondering if you've seen the Keyblade Master, Sora, after the Kingdom Hearts incident." Christa asked this time.
"No, we haven't seen him at all, I'm sorry, but you came here for nothing. Please stay and rest instead." Aurora sadly told them.
"We don't want to impose, but that would be great!" Kairi said and the others agreed with her.
So they had a feast and stayed the night as well.
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Sora wandered throughout the rest of the city, letting his thoughts travel about his head. He soon got lost in the gigantic city and hoped to get back to the hotel soon. He remembered that he didn't tell Donald or Goofy that he was leaving. Sora hurried down an alleyway and through crowds of people. But, why were they all crowding around flashing lights and the sound of cop cars?
Sora made it to the front of the crowd to see that someone's heart was stolen and their body was lying in the street. But, that couldn't be possible. Normally, when someone loses their heart their body goes with it. That's when a new type of Heartless showed up behind the ambulance. It towered over the people below as they began to run away.
Sora called forth the Keyblade as the new Heartless came near. It was as big as a Darkside but was very different. The Keyblade showed up in his hand like always, but soon disappeared. "What the.." He said as the Heartless came ever closer. It bent down to pick him up and steal his heart away.
That's when Manic swooped in to save him. He defeated the beast in a few mighty blows and then turned to Sora.
"What happened?" Manic asked looking down at the kid on the floor.
"I don't know... the Keyblade... it disappeared.." He stammered as he looked up at Manic. He helped Sora up on his feet. They walked into the city together.
"Where's Donald and your other friend?" Manic asked Sora. He looked up at Manic and then at the ground.
"I don't know..." He slowly said, "I was trying to get back to the hotel.."
"Let me help..."
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Nova waited for Christa and Kairi to fall asleep before getting up and exploring the castle. It was the first time she'd ever been in a castle like this. She walked down endless corridors and saw many murals on the walls that fascinated her. She thought she heard footsteps behind her. Nova stopped walking and turned around. No one was there.
She shrugged and went on her way. However, there was someone there. Kairi was following Nova. She heard her get up and went to follow her friend around this place wondering what she was doing. Kairi made sure not to knock anything down and to make any noise whatsoever.
Nova made it to a wall. Upon it was a beautiful mural of a story. She could've sworn she'd seen the story in picture books as a child. It showed a girl and three faeries. It also showed a wicked witch. At the end of the whole mural there was a picture of a giant Dragon and a knight fighting it. Nova was entranced by the picture.
She ran her hand around the face of the prince. He was truly a prince charming. Kairi watched as a smile came upon her face and she said:
"Does Prince Charming have a brother?" Nova giggled under her breath and Kairi couldn't help but smile at her friend.
Then, something completely and utterly strange happened. Nova stopped laughing. Her face went blank and she got sucked into the picture. Kairi was so shocked.
"Nova? Nova!" She ran up to the wall and started to pat at it, trying to find a way to get in. " Come back!" She yelled at the wall.
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She was on the floor. Her face down against it and a boy to her side. He didn't want to wake her. Nova looked so peaceful lying there. He didn't know her name though. He was waiting for her to wake up.
Riku woke up and she was just lying there, leaning on him. He thought she was absolutely beautiful, and even though she looked younger than him, he guessed she was about the same age.
Nova slowly opened her eyes. She looked around the dark place and spotted Riku. He was staring at her, wide eyed. She sat up and stared back at him. "Hi." He timidly said.
"Where am I?" Nova asked the strange guy.
"You're in Kingdom Hearts. My name is Riku and you are....?"
"I'm Nova. How did I get here?" She asked another question.
"I asked myself the same question when I got here. Did you lose your heart?" He asked back.
"No. I touched something and I remember everything going black. And now I'm here..." She explained.
Riku stared into her eyes. He felt himself falling for this girl he barely knew. But how could she love him? After all, he betrayed his friends and turned to the darkness in his heart. Who would forgive him for such a thing? Not Sora. He figured that Sora and Kairi were together and happy without him. They're better off. Right? They've forgotten all about him. And that was good. He didn't want to be remembered.
"Are you okay?" Nova suddenly asked, looking concerned.
"What? Oh, yeah, I'm fine! Just thinking...." He replied, embarrassed.
"You seem vaguely familiar... Did you used to live on Destiny Islands?" Nova asked Riku. He looked at her, surprised she knew what his planet was called.
"How did you know?"
"You're the kid who tried to challenge my older brother to a fight." Riku looked confused, Nova continued, "His name was Manic, he disappeared when the Islands were destroyed by those Heartless creatures...."
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Sora looked up at Manic. "What's wrong?" Sora asked like the kid he was.
"Nothing's wrong. Why do you ask?" He said suspiciously and very politely.
"You look so sad. And so angry too.... Did you lose something?" He chuckled.
"Actually, I did. My sister. Or at least I hoped she survived." Sora looked up at Manic stunned. He went on, "I remember you, Sora. I knew you when you were even younger than eight." Sora couldn't say anything at first.
All that came out of his mouth was, "You're a stalker, aren't you?! " Sora was serious though. He backed away from Manic. All Manic did was smile. He couldn't remember the last time he did that. It made him feel better.
"No, I lived on Destiny Islands. I think one of your friends dared me to fight him.. Riku was his name?" He was still smiling.
"Whoa, this is really weird. I knew I've seen you before! I remember that day! Riku got his butt kicked!" And they both laughed.
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"So when Destiny Islands was restored he was no where to be found?" Riku asked Nova. They'd been sitting there for a while now, talking.
"I was the only one left in my family. I thought it was my fault. Then I saw someone else. She approached me and told me that I wasn't on Destiny Islands anymore. She said I had destroyed it and my family. I didn't want to believe it, but the evidence was all there. So I went with her and I also went into the darkness."
Riku looked up, wide eyed. 'That changes everything....' He thought to himself. He looked back at Nova and realized that she looked so sad. He leaned in and put his arms around her. At that exact moment, she fell in love. Nova blushed as he pulled away. She knew what that was for. He'd been through the same thing.
Then, they both leaned towards each other and closed their eyes....
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Christa stirred sleepily. She sat up in bed and noticed that Kairi and Nova were gone.
"I wonder where they went..." She said as she lay back down and went to sleep.
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Sora and Manic went back to the hotel that Manic had to find for Sora. Donald and Goofy were waiting in the Lobby. When the two Keyblade Masters walked in, they ran over to them and told them they were worried and all.
Both Manic and Sora smiled at them. They got ready to start walking again. All four of them walked up to the room and grabbed the stuff Sora, Donald, and Goofy had come with and gotten at the market and then left the hotel all together. Manic looked up at the sky as they walked out.
"Look!" He said, pointing to the sky. And there in the darkened sky, meteors were falling like heavens' tears.
"Gummy Blocks!!!" Sora shouted as they ran out of the city and onward to find a Gummy Ship.
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Nova and Riku sat together and enjoyed one another's company. Then Nova started to disappear. Riku stared in total shock as she began to lose her form and head back to her own world.
"Don't leave me here, Nova!" He yelled to her.
"I'll come back for you!!! Don't worry! When I find Sora, we'll both come back! Just remember, I love you!" And with that she was gone.
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Kairi stopped trying to find Nova and concentrated on convincing herself that the scene she just witnessed wasn't real. Nova didn't disappear at all in her eyes. Anymore at least. Kairi thought that she was now laying in their room. Probably wondering where Kairi had gone. Then, she saw something slowly come out of the wall again. It was Nova.
She ran back to the wall just in time to catch Nova. The girl was unconcious. She waited until Nova woke up to go back to their room. They walked side by side until they made it back to the room. Nova didn't mind that Kairi followed her. She was glad Kairi did. If she wasn't there, Nova would've been lying on the floor of the hallway still.
Nova slowly fell asleep. However Kairi was wide awake. She watched Christa sleep and wondered if she even realized they left. That's when it hit her. Christa was her long lost friend from back in Hollow Bastion. She didn't really notice that much till she saw Christa sleeping. She looked just like the Chris she knew and loved since she was a child.
Kairi also noticed that Christa really looked like she was young when she slept. She'd never thought about it before, but Christa was two years younger and Nova was the same age as Kairi. Poor Christa was practically a baby compared to them. She was a child with the worst past imaginable.
Christa stirred and rolled over. Kairi figured it was just a dream. Then, she moaned and rolled over again. The stirring became more violent again and again. Kairi began to get worried. Christa normally woke up after a while. She started to cry and Kairi tried to wake her with a small shake.
"Stop... No more... let me go...!" Christa moaned in her sleep a little loudly, "Stop hurting me!!!!!" She yelled.
"Chris. Chris, wake up. It's just a dream!" She shook her more, but Christa wouldn't open her eyes.
"Let me go, Uncle!!!!!!" She shouted even more loudly.
"Christa! Wake up!" Kairi yelled in her ear for the last time.
Christa jolted up into a sitting position and stared out into the dark room. The tears were still rolling down her cheeks and she put her hand to her forehead to calm herself. That's when she noticed that Kairi was sitting next to her.
"Are you okay?" Kairi asked concerned like she was Christa's older sister.
"Yeah, I'm fine. No worries!" Christa replied as she wiped the tears from her eyes and forced a smile on her face.
"But, I have to worry about you, Chris, you're my best friend." She argued lightly.
"But, I'm fine. I just.... wait, what did you call me?" Christa was surprised. No one called her that except for Ri Ri. "You're Ri Ri aren't you?!" Kairi nodded once to indicate that Christa was right.
"How long have you been having nightmares like this, Chris?" Kairi changed the subject. Christa didn't want to look at her. She didn't want to answer that question.
After a long pause, she said, "Ever since I left Hollow Bastion."
"That was a long time ago, Chris. You haven't gone to anyone for help?" She said like a psychologist.
"Of course I told people about it! It's just that.... They never helped me. They felt sorry for me instead. And someone told me that it wasn't right that they were feeling this way for me and that my emotions weren't meant for it. They told me I was selfish for wanting them to feel sorry for me! So I hid my feelings from everyone else. When they left, I was so used to it that I basically didn't have feelings anymore. No one can help me anymore!" She finally yelled.
Kairi moved in to her best friend as she started to cry again. She held her there for a long time until the sobs stopped and she fell asleep again. Kairi laid her back down and covered her with the blankets. She watched Christa sleeping again until she could no longer keep her eyes open.
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Christa woke up hours later to see that Kairi had fallen asleep and Nova lay next to her. It was now morning and the light of the sun shined on the bed her friends were laying on. Speaking of which, Nova didn't wake up at all when Kairi and Christa had their "little talk". Christa got up and walked out of the room. She wandered the hallways a bit before seeing a person in a dark cloak running ahead of her.
Christa followed the movement of the cloaked figure. The servants passed by her and glanced before they continued on their way. She passed by a dozen windows and doors before she made it to an open space in the hallway. That's when she spotted him. Ansem was waiting for her.
She could barely move as he stared at her and a devilish smile crossed his face.
"Hello, dear niece. How have you been? Miss me?" He said with a twisted sound to his voice.
She couldn't speak. She couldn't move. He came closer and Christa almost took a step back, too bad she couldn't. She was completely shocked. He moved in for the kill. Ansem raised his hand to her head and began stroking her hair. She was petrified. That was when she took action.
"Get away!" She backed away from him, "Leave me alone! I don't want you touching me!" She turned to run, but he caught her hand and spun her around. She was face to face with her worst nightmare. She tried to pull away, but he was too strong.
"Let go!!!!!!!!!" She screamed. Then, he stared into her eyes and started talking gibberish, but she could understand the words he said. She repeated the words in English when he said it in another language.
"La roo nek ri tamo ren frela?"
"What are you so afraid of?"
"Ze manu net mag ve sta ci?"
"What do you really want to do?"
Her eyes changed to a dark shade of blue as they continued.
"Po fue ged onokera ame ne?"
"What's most important to you?"
"Tse no tre anemado...."
"Don't be afraid..."
They started to float off the ground. Ansem now held onto Christa's shoulders. She began to glow a gold color. He went on.
"Meko no tre sysque....."
"And don't forget...."
"You can't escape." He smiled that devilish smile as the words came to an end.
"I can't esca...." And she fell back down to the floor. Christa was still glowing and she held the key necklace to her chest. Her chain at her side jingled as she went down. And then, two feet before she came to the ground, she stopped falling. Christa was floating in mid-air.
Ansem slowly floated down towards her and stood by her side. Christa's eyes were slowly closing. When they did, the spell he cast would be complete and he would have her heart. Then, someone jumped down onto the floor and pushed Ansem away. He turned to Christa and grabbed her. Then, he turned and ran like the wind.
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Nova woke up after the door to their room closed. She looked over and saw that Christa had left, probably to go beat them to breakfast. The sun was already up and she could hear some servants in the hallway. She began to brush her hair and do other things that girls did in the morning. She felt happy and sensed that the people here were enjoying themselves.
But she also sensed something else. Someone was in trouble.
She jumped up, spun around, and pulled out her staff to go help that person in dire need. Then she remembered about Christa and hoped that it wasn't her.
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"Please wake up!" Christa was woken up in a dark closet somewhere in the castle. The kid that saved her from Ansem was now looking down at her.
"Are you okay?" He asked her.
"Yes! Who are you?" She looked at him as if he was familiar. He had brown hair and gray eyes. Then it hit her like a car hits a brick wall, "Remi? No way! I can't believe it!"
She remembered him from Disney Castle. He was the one who she had fallen for. Technically, they fell for each other, but she was the only one to admit her feelings. He was the reason she hid her feelings, but he was also the one who first made her smile from the bottom of her heart.
"Hey, Christa... I guess you forgive me then?"
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~I can't slow down~
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A.N. Okay! Okay! I know it's a little late to be adding in another character and all, but I felt bad because Christa was the only one who didn't have some one to give her a hug or hold her hand and tell her everything's gonna be alright. So I made Remi. He is sooooooooooooooooooooooo scrumptious!!!!! I love him!!! See you next chapter!!!!! =^.^= Meow!!!!!!!