Chapter 3: Running, Finding, Fleeing Defeating, Realizing.
'What happened to me.....Where am I.....Who are these people....why am I here.....' Leon's
words echoed through his mind. The man's voice apeared in his head,' You are just barely
alive, Leon. Shows you that you need more training...' Leon's eyes snapped open. He was
in a hospital, hooked up to all this equipment. A female doctor hovered over him," You
need to take it easy, my friend. Mrs. Dincht found you just barely clinging to life. You've
been out for a week." Leon just eyed her,' Dr. Kadowaki...' He grabbed his pillow, pulling
it over his head to hide the scar he was oh so popular for. Kadowaki just frowned then turned
her back to him. His face slowly resurfaced from under the pillow once he heard the woman
exiting,"God damnit...I can't keep in the hiding for very long..." He started to sit up but
slowed, feeling a pressure in his chest ,"Sssssss......" He winced as he sat up. The pain..what
happened to him again.. Nooo idea. He shook it off then reached for the clip board on his
bed,"Shit..Squall Leonhart." He skimmed the signature,"They'll be here any second..." He
jumped from his bed, snatching his jacket, shirt and gunblade but hurt his ribs in the proccess."Hurttttttttt....,"
he let out a yelp, pain beating the hell out of him. He tossed his shirt on then with the jacket, ripping off his arm
sleeve first for his broken arm. He buckled his gunblade to his belt then pulled open the window, heading out
just as the doctors and all his friends came in. His jacket arm rested on the floor.
* * *
He stumbled down the road. Esthar. Of all the places it had to be Esthar. Probably the only place on the face of
the planet with a emergency doctor right there. He let out a sigh then continued his walk down the street. Sirens
started going off behind him, followed by a loud speaker, " All citizens seeing a man with long spiked hair and a
jacket with a missing sleeve please stop him. " Citizens started looking at him, smiling. He gave them a look then
took off running for the car rental area a mile ahead. He reached it in about 5 minutes. All the working out had done
something for him. A motorcycle was all they had left in the place. He let out a sigh, then climbed on. His hands slipped
under the front, grabbing hold of wires. The motorcycle revved to life. He grabbed the helmet off the side, stuck it onto
his head then took off,"Crotch Rocket, me like..," He drove out of Esthar, heading around the city to Trabia Garden. An
alright place to hide out since Tilmitt was already in Esthar. He drove straight foward, headed upward. His gas would be
gone before he could get close but he could tr......The back tire began to lift up behind him. His eyes shifted to a girl behind
him in a blue duster, floating in the air. He revved it, trying to pull from her grip,'She developed her sorceress powers quite
well.' A voice slipped through his mind,'That I have, Squall. Stop trying to run from your past..' The engine kept running, back
tire yanking on her force grip,'If I stay..you'll be put into danger. I'm like an evil magnet.' The tire was let go. It hit the road, sending
him off,' I'm sorry. Your better off..with the Forest Owls.' She remained floating in the air as he took off. The bike slowly disapeared
from her sight. Leon let out a sigh, staring at the path before him. His bike began to slow again. The man in the black cloak floated
a few yards from him, two keyblades in his hands. The one arm steering the bike whipped it to it's side. It skidded down the
road at the black cloaked man. Leon kept it balanced before it fully hit the ground. He slipped off rolling across the ground
as it shot at the man in the cloak. A keyblade hit it, causing a flaming explosion in the air. Leon rested back, using his right
arm (Non broken one) to hold himself up. After 30 seconds crossed the scene he slowly got up," Asshole.." The gunblade
came from his belt, being gripped by his right arm. It swung, stopping both keyblades from striking him,' I'd expect your attack
sooner, Relex.' The cloaked man lowered his hood, showing his long black hair. His eyes were pupil-less, only a glowing yellow shined.
He looked like a normal human being except for the eyes,' The Showdown of Fate, no doubt? Commander of Balamb Garden Versus
Commander of Heartless Themselves. Even if you do have one arm that works, this'll be fun." A smirk crossed Relex's face, as well as
Leon's. They both shouted at the same time,' TIME TO DIE!' The gunblade slid off the keyblades, just as they shot back to capture his
weapon. Relex started backwards, letting Leon take the offensive. The gunblade went strike after strike at Relex, keyblade impacting every
strike. Words drifted into the air, making his gunblade turn 10 times it's normal size. His attacks became slower, but stronger. The keyblades
began flinching backwards as well as Relex himself. Leon's lunges became swifter and sharper, trying to penetrate Relex's defense. Relex
kept slipping backwards,"You've improved over the last 10 days. Been working out in your coma? C'mon, Leon. Let the anger fuel, Squall.
Remember all those people I killed? Zell? Selphie? Irvine? Quistis?...RINOA!? C'MON, LEON! AVENGE HER DEATH OR I'LL KILL
THEM ALL ONE MORE TIME!" The words split Leon's mind. His eyes started to glow a light red, anger was fully taking him
over. His gunblade started to glow red with his eyes. Chips started flinging through the keyblades from the strikes," I'LL KILL
YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID! I SWEAR I WILL!" Leon's pupils turned blood red, staring at the man infront of him. Relex himself
began to transform. His eyes became black, pupils and all. Spikes began to rip out from his cloak, shoulders, chest, arms. His keyblades
started to transform into different shaps. One become regular keyblade with a heartless symbol as the blade and the other becoming a
Lionheart keyblade, just to irritate Leon. Relex's voice began to change, becoming more demonic," FASTER LEON! MY MINIONS MIGHT
HAVE ALREADY DESTROYED RINOA! FASTER! GET STRONGER, IT'S BEEN YEARS SINCE YOU'VE SEEN HER! YOU DON'T WANT
HER TO DIE TODAY, DO YOU!?" The cold feeling swept over Leon. Demonic wings ripped from Leon's back, blaring around him. The
darkness had final grasped a hold around his heart. Relex stared at him, laughing," THAT'S IT BOY! LET THE DARKNESS SWEEP THROUGH
YOUR BODY! BECOME DARKNESS ITSELF!" The gunblade ripped through both the keyblades, sending them flinging through the air.
The gunblade ripped through Relex's stomach," THAT'S IT, LEON! KILL ME! GET REVENGE FOR ALL OF THE SUFFERING I HAVE CAUSE
YOU!" The gunblade made a clean sweep through Relex's side, leaving him in two pieces. The body of his former rival rested on the floor, hacking
up blood,"Very..good..Leon. Very good. That was excellent work. Your anger... It has brought him back from the depths of Kingdom Hearts. The
door is open and once this world will be gone. Your friends, your family. One year and this universe is gone. One year.." The body went silent,
blood trickling from it. Leon slowly turned back into his original body, sinking down to the floor," Ansem..." He slipped out of conciousness after
that.
* * *
The light of day slipped over Leon's unconsious body. His eyes were open, but his body was motionless. "I tried to stay away from them to keep
them out of danger..but I leave and I endanger the entire..universe," He slowly pushed himself up, coughing," I have to find Sora and get Kingdom
Hearts sealed and Ansem destroyed.." He slowly pushed himself, " Shouldn't be a problem with the..Demon Leon.. I just need Cloud and we can leave.."
'What happened to me.....Where am I.....Who are these people....why am I here.....' Leon's
words echoed through his mind. The man's voice apeared in his head,' You are just barely
alive, Leon. Shows you that you need more training...' Leon's eyes snapped open. He was
in a hospital, hooked up to all this equipment. A female doctor hovered over him," You
need to take it easy, my friend. Mrs. Dincht found you just barely clinging to life. You've
been out for a week." Leon just eyed her,' Dr. Kadowaki...' He grabbed his pillow, pulling
it over his head to hide the scar he was oh so popular for. Kadowaki just frowned then turned
her back to him. His face slowly resurfaced from under the pillow once he heard the woman
exiting,"God damnit...I can't keep in the hiding for very long..." He started to sit up but
slowed, feeling a pressure in his chest ,"Sssssss......" He winced as he sat up. The pain..what
happened to him again.. Nooo idea. He shook it off then reached for the clip board on his
bed,"Shit..Squall Leonhart." He skimmed the signature,"They'll be here any second..." He
jumped from his bed, snatching his jacket, shirt and gunblade but hurt his ribs in the proccess."Hurttttttttt....,"
he let out a yelp, pain beating the hell out of him. He tossed his shirt on then with the jacket, ripping off his arm
sleeve first for his broken arm. He buckled his gunblade to his belt then pulled open the window, heading out
just as the doctors and all his friends came in. His jacket arm rested on the floor.
* * *
He stumbled down the road. Esthar. Of all the places it had to be Esthar. Probably the only place on the face of
the planet with a emergency doctor right there. He let out a sigh then continued his walk down the street. Sirens
started going off behind him, followed by a loud speaker, " All citizens seeing a man with long spiked hair and a
jacket with a missing sleeve please stop him. " Citizens started looking at him, smiling. He gave them a look then
took off running for the car rental area a mile ahead. He reached it in about 5 minutes. All the working out had done
something for him. A motorcycle was all they had left in the place. He let out a sigh, then climbed on. His hands slipped
under the front, grabbing hold of wires. The motorcycle revved to life. He grabbed the helmet off the side, stuck it onto
his head then took off,"Crotch Rocket, me like..," He drove out of Esthar, heading around the city to Trabia Garden. An
alright place to hide out since Tilmitt was already in Esthar. He drove straight foward, headed upward. His gas would be
gone before he could get close but he could tr......The back tire began to lift up behind him. His eyes shifted to a girl behind
him in a blue duster, floating in the air. He revved it, trying to pull from her grip,'She developed her sorceress powers quite
well.' A voice slipped through his mind,'That I have, Squall. Stop trying to run from your past..' The engine kept running, back
tire yanking on her force grip,'If I stay..you'll be put into danger. I'm like an evil magnet.' The tire was let go. It hit the road, sending
him off,' I'm sorry. Your better off..with the Forest Owls.' She remained floating in the air as he took off. The bike slowly disapeared
from her sight. Leon let out a sigh, staring at the path before him. His bike began to slow again. The man in the black cloak floated
a few yards from him, two keyblades in his hands. The one arm steering the bike whipped it to it's side. It skidded down the
road at the black cloaked man. Leon kept it balanced before it fully hit the ground. He slipped off rolling across the ground
as it shot at the man in the cloak. A keyblade hit it, causing a flaming explosion in the air. Leon rested back, using his right
arm (Non broken one) to hold himself up. After 30 seconds crossed the scene he slowly got up," Asshole.." The gunblade
came from his belt, being gripped by his right arm. It swung, stopping both keyblades from striking him,' I'd expect your attack
sooner, Relex.' The cloaked man lowered his hood, showing his long black hair. His eyes were pupil-less, only a glowing yellow shined.
He looked like a normal human being except for the eyes,' The Showdown of Fate, no doubt? Commander of Balamb Garden Versus
Commander of Heartless Themselves. Even if you do have one arm that works, this'll be fun." A smirk crossed Relex's face, as well as
Leon's. They both shouted at the same time,' TIME TO DIE!' The gunblade slid off the keyblades, just as they shot back to capture his
weapon. Relex started backwards, letting Leon take the offensive. The gunblade went strike after strike at Relex, keyblade impacting every
strike. Words drifted into the air, making his gunblade turn 10 times it's normal size. His attacks became slower, but stronger. The keyblades
began flinching backwards as well as Relex himself. Leon's lunges became swifter and sharper, trying to penetrate Relex's defense. Relex
kept slipping backwards,"You've improved over the last 10 days. Been working out in your coma? C'mon, Leon. Let the anger fuel, Squall.
Remember all those people I killed? Zell? Selphie? Irvine? Quistis?...RINOA!? C'MON, LEON! AVENGE HER DEATH OR I'LL KILL
THEM ALL ONE MORE TIME!" The words split Leon's mind. His eyes started to glow a light red, anger was fully taking him
over. His gunblade started to glow red with his eyes. Chips started flinging through the keyblades from the strikes," I'LL KILL
YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID! I SWEAR I WILL!" Leon's pupils turned blood red, staring at the man infront of him. Relex himself
began to transform. His eyes became black, pupils and all. Spikes began to rip out from his cloak, shoulders, chest, arms. His keyblades
started to transform into different shaps. One become regular keyblade with a heartless symbol as the blade and the other becoming a
Lionheart keyblade, just to irritate Leon. Relex's voice began to change, becoming more demonic," FASTER LEON! MY MINIONS MIGHT
HAVE ALREADY DESTROYED RINOA! FASTER! GET STRONGER, IT'S BEEN YEARS SINCE YOU'VE SEEN HER! YOU DON'T WANT
HER TO DIE TODAY, DO YOU!?" The cold feeling swept over Leon. Demonic wings ripped from Leon's back, blaring around him. The
darkness had final grasped a hold around his heart. Relex stared at him, laughing," THAT'S IT BOY! LET THE DARKNESS SWEEP THROUGH
YOUR BODY! BECOME DARKNESS ITSELF!" The gunblade ripped through both the keyblades, sending them flinging through the air.
The gunblade ripped through Relex's stomach," THAT'S IT, LEON! KILL ME! GET REVENGE FOR ALL OF THE SUFFERING I HAVE CAUSE
YOU!" The gunblade made a clean sweep through Relex's side, leaving him in two pieces. The body of his former rival rested on the floor, hacking
up blood,"Very..good..Leon. Very good. That was excellent work. Your anger... It has brought him back from the depths of Kingdom Hearts. The
door is open and once this world will be gone. Your friends, your family. One year and this universe is gone. One year.." The body went silent,
blood trickling from it. Leon slowly turned back into his original body, sinking down to the floor," Ansem..." He slipped out of conciousness after
that.
* * *
The light of day slipped over Leon's unconsious body. His eyes were open, but his body was motionless. "I tried to stay away from them to keep
them out of danger..but I leave and I endanger the entire..universe," He slowly pushed himself up, coughing," I have to find Sora and get Kingdom
Hearts sealed and Ansem destroyed.." He slowly pushed himself, " Shouldn't be a problem with the..Demon Leon.. I just need Cloud and we can leave.."