My Masterpiece. . .
One Victor
By: Catty Engles
Thistle vehemently locked the dagger around the Dandin's hilt and shoved the greater sword away. Dandin twisted his wrist and Thistle was forced past him. He was now between her and Daisy.
Thistle attacked without fury or thought. She was simply obeying. She weaved the small dagger in and out of Dandin's reach, prying for a weak spot.
The real Thistle was trapped, as Daisy had been. Thistle had weakened her heart beyond the breaking point by saving Dandin. Vide had sensed this and he had captured her and then imprisoned the girl inside of her own heart. She pounded the walls of her prison, crying frantically. Her small vestige of hope brightened as she saw Dandin's face through not-quite-her eyes.
Dandin thought that fighting with a bigger and sturdier sword would have given him an advantage. The not-quite Thistle dashed this hope with intricate curves and lighting quick attacks. Her strength was no more than he remembered but her skill was just as deadly.
Dandin knew that he was not fighting the real Thistle but that did not prevent him from being wary of hurting her. The likeness was too perfect. The dead black eyes flashed in his direction, and Dandin smiled grimly. Maybe not that perfect.
Dandin struggled to subdue Thistle. Her small attacks began to mount. Dandin was weakening, but Thistle knew no fatigue. She fought like a demon.
Dandin's breast burned. He had dismissed it before as lack of oxygen but now- He risked a glance at his chest. It was faint, but a small glow of amethyst centered on his heart. An impossible idea began to form in Dandin's beleaguered mind.
***
Mickey charged toward Vide. The man looked infuriatingly calm. He once again raised his hand and flicked his wrist. Orbs of energy shot from Vide's hand. Mickey slashed at them with the keyblade. They disintegrated upon contact.
Mickey continued his charge and Vide drew a sword from inside his cloak. Not a keyblade but equally intimidating. Vide appeared to be holding only black mist. The fog seemed to solidify and dissolve upon it's own whim, but it always kept it's black color.
Mickey was considerably shorter than Vide, but he used this to his advantage. He slashed at Vide's feet, forcing him into a crouch. Mickey chanced a combo at shoulder height. The man blocked effortlessly. Mickey backed off, looking for an opening. Vide straightened and brought the sword crashing down. Mickey braced the keyblade with both hands and deflected it. He rolled under the misty sword, surprised that it was very solid.
Vide recovered and swung a punishing blow at Mickey. The tip raked Mickey's back and he cried out, aborting the roll. Vide advanced upon him.
"FIRA!" A huge flame engulfed Vide. Donald and Daisy both had their staffs pointed at Vide's back. They smiled arrogantly and then charged together. He swept the pair away with his free arm.
While Vide had his attention turned towards Daisy and Donald, Mickey had recovered and was barreling at him. Vide's face was a mask of rage as he whirled towards Mickey again.
***
Dandin parried and slashed at Thistle. Would his plan work? Thistle darted through his defense again and nicked his neck, he didn't have much of a choice, a few more wounds like that and Dandin would be done for. He threw caution to the winds as he grabbed her dagger's blade with his right hand. The steel cut through his palm, Dandin muffled a scream as blood spurted from the gash. He deftly twisted the blade from Thistle's grasp.
***
Sword and keyblade connected with a resounding crash. The opponents' hands went numb from the impact and Vide forcefully pushed the smaller rival from him. Mickey's feet left the ground, and he cannoned backward. Mickey heard Goofy stomping after him and yelled, "Goofy put up your shield!"
Goofy complied and Mickey only hoped that Goofy had braced himself. Mickey twisted in mid-flight. His feet connected with Goofy's shield and he pushed off. Mickey held the keyblade out before his head, and whispered to himself, "For my friends."
"For the real Thistle." Dandin whispered as he threw his sword down and pulled the not-quite Thistle toward him. He pressed his lips to hers just as Mickey ran Vide through.
Vide stared in amazement at the keyblade that seemed to sprout from his chest. His cry was lost as his body slowly dissolved into nothing. An amethyst heart was all that remained.
Dandin forced the small amount of amethyst from his heart to Thistle's. With no master to command her, the not-quite Thistle was at a loss; she stiffened instinctively and tried to pull away. Dandin held her tighter. The real Thistle saw the light and fought to reach it through her prison. Black eyes flickered amethyst and the crystalline heart sped to Thistle's body.
The forms touched. Thistle's eyes melted into amethyst, the black was finally extinguished. The real Thistle broke free of her prison. She wrapped her arms around the taller boy's neck and kissed him back. Dandin was drowned in happiness, she was back! He hugged her to him and exulted in her kiss. Thistle and Dandin were engulfed in amethyst and yellow light. Dandin's wounds closed. He barely noticed.
Mickey gasped for breath. He dismissed the keyblade and straightened to find Goofy, Donald, and Daisy standing around him. Minnie's translucent form reappeared beside Mickey. He gazed into her eyes, a huge grin plastered on his face. Minnie whispered, "One heart." Her form dissolved into deep blue-violet fragments and hovered in the center of the circle.
Mickey felt a sensation similar to the one when he was at the pool in the garden, but this time it was his heart that was coaxed instead of his whole. Dandin and Thistle pulled away to gaze at the sight before them. Goofy glowed a forest green, Donald a fiery red, Daisy a steady lilac, and Mickey a strong gold. In an instant the glows separated from the bodies and joined with the deep blue-violet. The bodies fell into the cloud-like substance and lay still.
The glows interlaced. A flash of blinding radiance and the colors had formed a white light. It swelled into the shape of a heart and then separated into equal fragments. The lights connected with the bodies. The friends regained consciousness at the same time. They all had the same thought in mind. Four voices chorused,
"Minnie!"
It was true; Minnie's pale figure stirred, and she rejoined the world of the living. The friend's dog-piled her. Minnie's laughs were heard above their frantic exclamations.
"Are you all right?"
"Minnie, you're okay!"
"Minnie, oh, Minnie, I was so worried!"
Minnie disentangled herself from her friends. "I'm fine, there's just some unfinished business that I have to attend to."
"And what's that?" Daisy queried. Minnie grabbed Mickey by the shirtfront and kissed him squarely on the lips. Daisy grinned fiendishly at Donald and copied Minnie's actions. Donald didn't protest.
Dandin, seeing this, turned Thistle's chin back to him and whispered, "If you can't beat 'em-"
"Join 'em." Thistle completed, he chuckled and kissed her playfully.
Goofy laughed himself silly, half-covering his eyes in mock embarrassment. So none of the friends witnessed the transformation of Kingdom Hearts back to the garden.
*** Please tell me what you are confused about, I will clear it up in the final chapter. That was the "One Battle." And I sure hope you can guess what "One Heart" means. "One Victor" Hello!!!
One Victor
By: Catty Engles
Thistle vehemently locked the dagger around the Dandin's hilt and shoved the greater sword away. Dandin twisted his wrist and Thistle was forced past him. He was now between her and Daisy.
Thistle attacked without fury or thought. She was simply obeying. She weaved the small dagger in and out of Dandin's reach, prying for a weak spot.
The real Thistle was trapped, as Daisy had been. Thistle had weakened her heart beyond the breaking point by saving Dandin. Vide had sensed this and he had captured her and then imprisoned the girl inside of her own heart. She pounded the walls of her prison, crying frantically. Her small vestige of hope brightened as she saw Dandin's face through not-quite-her eyes.
Dandin thought that fighting with a bigger and sturdier sword would have given him an advantage. The not-quite Thistle dashed this hope with intricate curves and lighting quick attacks. Her strength was no more than he remembered but her skill was just as deadly.
Dandin knew that he was not fighting the real Thistle but that did not prevent him from being wary of hurting her. The likeness was too perfect. The dead black eyes flashed in his direction, and Dandin smiled grimly. Maybe not that perfect.
Dandin struggled to subdue Thistle. Her small attacks began to mount. Dandin was weakening, but Thistle knew no fatigue. She fought like a demon.
Dandin's breast burned. He had dismissed it before as lack of oxygen but now- He risked a glance at his chest. It was faint, but a small glow of amethyst centered on his heart. An impossible idea began to form in Dandin's beleaguered mind.
***
Mickey charged toward Vide. The man looked infuriatingly calm. He once again raised his hand and flicked his wrist. Orbs of energy shot from Vide's hand. Mickey slashed at them with the keyblade. They disintegrated upon contact.
Mickey continued his charge and Vide drew a sword from inside his cloak. Not a keyblade but equally intimidating. Vide appeared to be holding only black mist. The fog seemed to solidify and dissolve upon it's own whim, but it always kept it's black color.
Mickey was considerably shorter than Vide, but he used this to his advantage. He slashed at Vide's feet, forcing him into a crouch. Mickey chanced a combo at shoulder height. The man blocked effortlessly. Mickey backed off, looking for an opening. Vide straightened and brought the sword crashing down. Mickey braced the keyblade with both hands and deflected it. He rolled under the misty sword, surprised that it was very solid.
Vide recovered and swung a punishing blow at Mickey. The tip raked Mickey's back and he cried out, aborting the roll. Vide advanced upon him.
"FIRA!" A huge flame engulfed Vide. Donald and Daisy both had their staffs pointed at Vide's back. They smiled arrogantly and then charged together. He swept the pair away with his free arm.
While Vide had his attention turned towards Daisy and Donald, Mickey had recovered and was barreling at him. Vide's face was a mask of rage as he whirled towards Mickey again.
***
Dandin parried and slashed at Thistle. Would his plan work? Thistle darted through his defense again and nicked his neck, he didn't have much of a choice, a few more wounds like that and Dandin would be done for. He threw caution to the winds as he grabbed her dagger's blade with his right hand. The steel cut through his palm, Dandin muffled a scream as blood spurted from the gash. He deftly twisted the blade from Thistle's grasp.
***
Sword and keyblade connected with a resounding crash. The opponents' hands went numb from the impact and Vide forcefully pushed the smaller rival from him. Mickey's feet left the ground, and he cannoned backward. Mickey heard Goofy stomping after him and yelled, "Goofy put up your shield!"
Goofy complied and Mickey only hoped that Goofy had braced himself. Mickey twisted in mid-flight. His feet connected with Goofy's shield and he pushed off. Mickey held the keyblade out before his head, and whispered to himself, "For my friends."
"For the real Thistle." Dandin whispered as he threw his sword down and pulled the not-quite Thistle toward him. He pressed his lips to hers just as Mickey ran Vide through.
Vide stared in amazement at the keyblade that seemed to sprout from his chest. His cry was lost as his body slowly dissolved into nothing. An amethyst heart was all that remained.
Dandin forced the small amount of amethyst from his heart to Thistle's. With no master to command her, the not-quite Thistle was at a loss; she stiffened instinctively and tried to pull away. Dandin held her tighter. The real Thistle saw the light and fought to reach it through her prison. Black eyes flickered amethyst and the crystalline heart sped to Thistle's body.
The forms touched. Thistle's eyes melted into amethyst, the black was finally extinguished. The real Thistle broke free of her prison. She wrapped her arms around the taller boy's neck and kissed him back. Dandin was drowned in happiness, she was back! He hugged her to him and exulted in her kiss. Thistle and Dandin were engulfed in amethyst and yellow light. Dandin's wounds closed. He barely noticed.
Mickey gasped for breath. He dismissed the keyblade and straightened to find Goofy, Donald, and Daisy standing around him. Minnie's translucent form reappeared beside Mickey. He gazed into her eyes, a huge grin plastered on his face. Minnie whispered, "One heart." Her form dissolved into deep blue-violet fragments and hovered in the center of the circle.
Mickey felt a sensation similar to the one when he was at the pool in the garden, but this time it was his heart that was coaxed instead of his whole. Dandin and Thistle pulled away to gaze at the sight before them. Goofy glowed a forest green, Donald a fiery red, Daisy a steady lilac, and Mickey a strong gold. In an instant the glows separated from the bodies and joined with the deep blue-violet. The bodies fell into the cloud-like substance and lay still.
The glows interlaced. A flash of blinding radiance and the colors had formed a white light. It swelled into the shape of a heart and then separated into equal fragments. The lights connected with the bodies. The friends regained consciousness at the same time. They all had the same thought in mind. Four voices chorused,
"Minnie!"
It was true; Minnie's pale figure stirred, and she rejoined the world of the living. The friend's dog-piled her. Minnie's laughs were heard above their frantic exclamations.
"Are you all right?"
"Minnie, you're okay!"
"Minnie, oh, Minnie, I was so worried!"
Minnie disentangled herself from her friends. "I'm fine, there's just some unfinished business that I have to attend to."
"And what's that?" Daisy queried. Minnie grabbed Mickey by the shirtfront and kissed him squarely on the lips. Daisy grinned fiendishly at Donald and copied Minnie's actions. Donald didn't protest.
Dandin, seeing this, turned Thistle's chin back to him and whispered, "If you can't beat 'em-"
"Join 'em." Thistle completed, he chuckled and kissed her playfully.
Goofy laughed himself silly, half-covering his eyes in mock embarrassment. So none of the friends witnessed the transformation of Kingdom Hearts back to the garden.
*** Please tell me what you are confused about, I will clear it up in the final chapter. That was the "One Battle." And I sure hope you can guess what "One Heart" means. "One Victor" Hello!!!