Chapter 6: Questions Answered, A Journey Begins
"But Donald," Sora said.
"We're not going anywhere else and that's final!" he yelled. "It won't take long to get there so just sit down and relax."
Laura walked over to the purple loveseat and sat down. "Sora, why are the Heartless following us?"
"Because like Riku told you, your heart is very valuable because you're a princess of seven." He explained.
"I still don't understand." She said.
"When we get to the castle I'm sure the king with explain it to you." He said. He walked over to the blue loveseat. "Until then, you'll just have to wait."
Kairi was watching Laura think over what Sora had just said to her. She understood what Sora meant and knew all about the seven princesses of heart. She was one of them in her world. 'I don't get it. Who could've revived the heartless and come after the princesses again? And if they are after the princesses, why aren't they after me?'
Riku stood leaning by a window looking outside. He closed his eyes remembering his horrible past. 'Why did I follow them? I was taken into darkness.' He shook his head and stood up. He walked over to Sora and sat down beside him. "Why would they come after this girl? How come the Heartless aren't after Kairi?" he asked in a whisper so Laura or Kairi wouldn't hear.
"I don't know. Maybe King Mickey can answer that for us." He said.
Soon after leaving Traverse Town, they all arrived at the castle. Donald and Goofy walked out of the gummi ship to be greeted by Queen Mini and Princess Daisy. "Hello Donald. Did you bring them back?" Mini asked.
"They're still in the gummi ship your highness." He said. He turned around. "You guys can come out now!" he yelled.
Sora, Kairi, Riku, and Laura appeared from the gummi ship. "Oh hello. His highness is waiting for you four." She smiled at them and began to walk back to the castle. They all followed her in.
Once inside, they entered a huge room where two thrones sat. "He'll be here shortly. Well, I suppose that we should leave Daisy. Goofy, Donald, you two too." Mini ordered. Then they turned and walked out of the room.
They all looked around the room in awe. Suddenly, the door shut and you could hear someone walking towards them. "Hello! Nice to see you all again." He said. They turned around to see King Mickey walking up to his throne. "It's good that you could all make it." He smiled at them. "For, as you already know, the Heartless are about again, but this time, they're not after the seven princesses. They're after something more valuable." He pointed to Laura. "You, my dear, are the one they are after."
"But why?" she asked. "I never knew anything about these thing. I've never even been to another world other than my own."
"They are after you because you have something they want, something that can't be seen nor heard. It lies deep within your heart and soul." Mickey continued.
"What is this thing?" Sora asked.
"It's called the Butterfly's Kiss. It's a part of the soul so pure, that it could heal anyone with any sicken. If use correctly, this will bring joy and happiness throughout all worlds, but if it falls into the hands of someone with a dark heart, it will back fire and cause destruction to the worlds." He explained. "The Heartless are trying to gain control of this so they can rule all the worlds."
'The purest heart of all.I understand it now! Because of the Butterfly's Kiss, my heart is the purest of all of the maidens.' Laura thought to herself. "How do I use this?"
"The time will come when it's needed but that time isn't now." He said. "You must go forth and destroy the one who's doing this. This could be difficult and along the way, you'll encounter many dangers, and this time, Maleficent isn't behind it. Now if you all wouldn't mind, I would like to talk to Laura alone."
Laura looked around at them as they began to walk towards the door. "We'll wait for you outside." Kairi said. Then the doors shut leaving her alone with Mickey.
"Laura, you must protect those around you and yourself at all times." He said. "For the one behind it all is after someone else. Not just you, but someone who turned to the darkness before."
"Are you saying that one of those three might be taken back into the darkness?" she asked.
"The one who was taken before had his heart sealed away, but it came back when you entered this world." He explained. "I'm not going to tell you who that person is now but just be aware of it." He then reached down and grabbed a box and opened it. "I want you to protect yourself so here's a gift from me." He showed her the box to reveal a long blade. It had a black case but the handle was silver and had gems within the spirals on it. On the case, was some writing, which said: "To the one with the Butterfly's Kiss." Mickey took it out of the box and handed it to her. "This is a sacred sword which has some power to it. Only the one can use it."
Laura took the sword and looked at it very carefully. "But, what is this power?"
"I don't know. I've tried to unlock it but it wouldn't work, not even under the worst conditions. There's something very special about this sword and it was made for you." He placed the box beside his throne and looked up at her. "You may go now. Defeat this evil before it consumes us all." Laura nodded and walked out of the throne room to see everybody waiting for her.
"What did he say?" Sora asked. He noticed to sword she was carrying at her side. "When did you get this?"
"I'll explain later and this is a sword, well, King Mickey said that it was made for the one with the Butterfly's Kiss." She then noticed a strap attached to the case of the sword. She slid it over her right shoulder, making it slanted on her back. "We best be going." She then turned and walked out the doors.
Riku looked over at Sora who just shrugged and followed after her. Kairi followed after Sora while Riku hung back a little ways. 'I can't tell her. Not yet anyways.'
Laura opened the door to the gummi ship to let Sora and Kairi in. She looked up to see that Riku's face had a sadness written on it. She slowly walked up to him. "Hey, are you ok?" she asked gently. He looked up at her and nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine." He forced himself to smile and then walked into the ship. She heard King Mickey's words echo in her mind. '"Laura, you must protect those around you and yourself at all times. For the one behind it all is after someone else. Not just you, but someone who turned to the darkness before." The one who turned to darkness before..It couldn't be, I don't want to think that but, what if it's true?' She shook her head and walked into the ship.
Sora and Kairi were talking on the blue loveseat while Riku was sitting alone on the purple one, his head hanging. Laura walked over and sat down beside him. "Riku, what's wrong? Something's bothering you but you don't want to say it. You can tell me, I won't tell anyone." She promised. "Just tell me please. I don't like to see people when they're down."
"It's something I can't tell you right now." He said. He looked up at her and stared into her eyes. "But when the time is right, I will, I promise." He smiled at her and she smiled back.
"We should begin our trip I suppose." Sora said. "Donald, Goofy, are you two coming with us?"
"Sure Sora!" Donald said. "That's what the king told us to do anyways."
"Yep, guess you're stuck with us again." Goofy said.
"And you have 3 other people to help along the way." Riku said. "Kairi, Laura, and myself. Let's go."
Goofy sat down in the cockpit and began to activate the controls. "Where to?"
"Let's go back to Traverse Town. Something tells me that Leon and Yuffie need help." Sora said.
"Then to Traverse Town it is." Donald said. Goofy set the controls and soon, they were on their way to Traverse Town.
End Of Chapter.
((A/N: Ok, I'm thinking of some new ideas for my story but I can't seem to get enough. If you have any ideas, in you review, please suggest them. And I know this chapter is the longest yet. So, until next time, cya! ~*Luna26*~ ^.^))
"But Donald," Sora said.
"We're not going anywhere else and that's final!" he yelled. "It won't take long to get there so just sit down and relax."
Laura walked over to the purple loveseat and sat down. "Sora, why are the Heartless following us?"
"Because like Riku told you, your heart is very valuable because you're a princess of seven." He explained.
"I still don't understand." She said.
"When we get to the castle I'm sure the king with explain it to you." He said. He walked over to the blue loveseat. "Until then, you'll just have to wait."
Kairi was watching Laura think over what Sora had just said to her. She understood what Sora meant and knew all about the seven princesses of heart. She was one of them in her world. 'I don't get it. Who could've revived the heartless and come after the princesses again? And if they are after the princesses, why aren't they after me?'
Riku stood leaning by a window looking outside. He closed his eyes remembering his horrible past. 'Why did I follow them? I was taken into darkness.' He shook his head and stood up. He walked over to Sora and sat down beside him. "Why would they come after this girl? How come the Heartless aren't after Kairi?" he asked in a whisper so Laura or Kairi wouldn't hear.
"I don't know. Maybe King Mickey can answer that for us." He said.
Soon after leaving Traverse Town, they all arrived at the castle. Donald and Goofy walked out of the gummi ship to be greeted by Queen Mini and Princess Daisy. "Hello Donald. Did you bring them back?" Mini asked.
"They're still in the gummi ship your highness." He said. He turned around. "You guys can come out now!" he yelled.
Sora, Kairi, Riku, and Laura appeared from the gummi ship. "Oh hello. His highness is waiting for you four." She smiled at them and began to walk back to the castle. They all followed her in.
Once inside, they entered a huge room where two thrones sat. "He'll be here shortly. Well, I suppose that we should leave Daisy. Goofy, Donald, you two too." Mini ordered. Then they turned and walked out of the room.
They all looked around the room in awe. Suddenly, the door shut and you could hear someone walking towards them. "Hello! Nice to see you all again." He said. They turned around to see King Mickey walking up to his throne. "It's good that you could all make it." He smiled at them. "For, as you already know, the Heartless are about again, but this time, they're not after the seven princesses. They're after something more valuable." He pointed to Laura. "You, my dear, are the one they are after."
"But why?" she asked. "I never knew anything about these thing. I've never even been to another world other than my own."
"They are after you because you have something they want, something that can't be seen nor heard. It lies deep within your heart and soul." Mickey continued.
"What is this thing?" Sora asked.
"It's called the Butterfly's Kiss. It's a part of the soul so pure, that it could heal anyone with any sicken. If use correctly, this will bring joy and happiness throughout all worlds, but if it falls into the hands of someone with a dark heart, it will back fire and cause destruction to the worlds." He explained. "The Heartless are trying to gain control of this so they can rule all the worlds."
'The purest heart of all.I understand it now! Because of the Butterfly's Kiss, my heart is the purest of all of the maidens.' Laura thought to herself. "How do I use this?"
"The time will come when it's needed but that time isn't now." He said. "You must go forth and destroy the one who's doing this. This could be difficult and along the way, you'll encounter many dangers, and this time, Maleficent isn't behind it. Now if you all wouldn't mind, I would like to talk to Laura alone."
Laura looked around at them as they began to walk towards the door. "We'll wait for you outside." Kairi said. Then the doors shut leaving her alone with Mickey.
"Laura, you must protect those around you and yourself at all times." He said. "For the one behind it all is after someone else. Not just you, but someone who turned to the darkness before."
"Are you saying that one of those three might be taken back into the darkness?" she asked.
"The one who was taken before had his heart sealed away, but it came back when you entered this world." He explained. "I'm not going to tell you who that person is now but just be aware of it." He then reached down and grabbed a box and opened it. "I want you to protect yourself so here's a gift from me." He showed her the box to reveal a long blade. It had a black case but the handle was silver and had gems within the spirals on it. On the case, was some writing, which said: "To the one with the Butterfly's Kiss." Mickey took it out of the box and handed it to her. "This is a sacred sword which has some power to it. Only the one can use it."
Laura took the sword and looked at it very carefully. "But, what is this power?"
"I don't know. I've tried to unlock it but it wouldn't work, not even under the worst conditions. There's something very special about this sword and it was made for you." He placed the box beside his throne and looked up at her. "You may go now. Defeat this evil before it consumes us all." Laura nodded and walked out of the throne room to see everybody waiting for her.
"What did he say?" Sora asked. He noticed to sword she was carrying at her side. "When did you get this?"
"I'll explain later and this is a sword, well, King Mickey said that it was made for the one with the Butterfly's Kiss." She then noticed a strap attached to the case of the sword. She slid it over her right shoulder, making it slanted on her back. "We best be going." She then turned and walked out the doors.
Riku looked over at Sora who just shrugged and followed after her. Kairi followed after Sora while Riku hung back a little ways. 'I can't tell her. Not yet anyways.'
Laura opened the door to the gummi ship to let Sora and Kairi in. She looked up to see that Riku's face had a sadness written on it. She slowly walked up to him. "Hey, are you ok?" she asked gently. He looked up at her and nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine." He forced himself to smile and then walked into the ship. She heard King Mickey's words echo in her mind. '"Laura, you must protect those around you and yourself at all times. For the one behind it all is after someone else. Not just you, but someone who turned to the darkness before." The one who turned to darkness before..It couldn't be, I don't want to think that but, what if it's true?' She shook her head and walked into the ship.
Sora and Kairi were talking on the blue loveseat while Riku was sitting alone on the purple one, his head hanging. Laura walked over and sat down beside him. "Riku, what's wrong? Something's bothering you but you don't want to say it. You can tell me, I won't tell anyone." She promised. "Just tell me please. I don't like to see people when they're down."
"It's something I can't tell you right now." He said. He looked up at her and stared into her eyes. "But when the time is right, I will, I promise." He smiled at her and she smiled back.
"We should begin our trip I suppose." Sora said. "Donald, Goofy, are you two coming with us?"
"Sure Sora!" Donald said. "That's what the king told us to do anyways."
"Yep, guess you're stuck with us again." Goofy said.
"And you have 3 other people to help along the way." Riku said. "Kairi, Laura, and myself. Let's go."
Goofy sat down in the cockpit and began to activate the controls. "Where to?"
"Let's go back to Traverse Town. Something tells me that Leon and Yuffie need help." Sora said.
"Then to Traverse Town it is." Donald said. Goofy set the controls and soon, they were on their way to Traverse Town.
End Of Chapter.
((A/N: Ok, I'm thinking of some new ideas for my story but I can't seem to get enough. If you have any ideas, in you review, please suggest them. And I know this chapter is the longest yet. So, until next time, cya! ~*Luna26*~ ^.^))