the gang has arrived in Hollow Bastion! what surprises await them here? the secrets are revealed!
disclaimer~roses are red, violets are blue, me no own, so you no sue!
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~*Dungeon in Hollow Bastion*~
Yuffie slid down the rear wall of the cell in frustration. "We just got out of this stupid dungeon and
they throw us right back in! They even took my hair clip, so we can't escape again! Sora is walking right
into a trap, and we can't do anything about it! Can this situation get any worse?"
"Probably will." Leon was leaning against the wall to her right, eyes closed.
Yuffie laughed. "Don't be so optimistic," she added, only a small note of sarcasim in her voice.
Leon snorted, causing Yuffie to laugh harder. "What is so funny," he snapped finaaly, unable to
copmrehend why she had the giggles.
"I don't know," Yuffie squealed. "Probably just this entire situation!"
Slowly, as though he were afraid, Leon began to laugh as well.
~*Rising Falls*~
They were a little over halfway up the ledges when Ria stopped. Sora recognized this spot, this was
where Riku had taken his Keyblade.
Ria also remembered this spot. This was where Riku.........But he wouldn't be here now. She stared at
the small pool with shallow water in it. Her reflection gazed back at her. The things that water must have
seen..........
Kairi gave a small gasp as a black portal appeared in front of Ria, whose head snapped up as a figure
emerged from the black void. "Riku," Kairi breathed.
Riannon ran forward, latching on to Riku protectively, as though she would never let go. "Oh Riku, I
am so glad to see you again," Ria sobbed into his chest.
He pulled her away from him gently, meeting her emerald eyes with his own. "You shouldn't have come,
you're in grave danger!" He took his eyes away from her momentarily to rest them on Kairi. "You are too!"
Kairi, along with Sora, Donald, and Goofy, was still trying to grasp the situation. After a pause, she
managed to choke out, "What sort of danger?"
"There's no time to explain!" Riku's gaze shifted to Sora, though his hand's rested protectively on
Ria's shoulders. "Please, get Ria and Kairi out of here, before it's too late.
Kairi took three steps forward so that she was standing beside Riannon. Then she drew back suddenly
as yet another portal appeared. "Oh, but it is already too late Riku. Your efforts have failed! They are
mine now!" Ansem stepped out of the portal. He tore Ria out of Riku's grasp with one hand, and used the
other to snatch Kairi. Before either boy could make a move to stop him, Ansem had vanished into the void
of Darkness.
"Ria........." Riku's strangled cry echoed in the rushing water around them.
Sora was equally stunned. Kairi was gone? "Ansem....." he seethed, "You will pay!"
To his credit, Donald was not despairing over the loss of two party members. Instead, he shocked Riku
out of his shock by asking, "So you and Ria were.....?"
Riku met his gaze. "Yes. After Ansem recovered his own body, I took his offer of my own body back, as
long as I agreed to serve him, so that I could be with Ria. But love between servants of Ansem is forbidden
so we had to keep it secret. She was caught, and given to the Heartless. Too late Ansem discovered that
Riannon and Kairi are the Queens of Heart, and he needs them to open the door to eternal Darkness. So he
captured Yuffie and Leon to lure you all here. I have been watching Ria with the powers of Darkness. I was
gratful when Yuffie and Leon escaped, hoping they would warn you about Ansem's plan. Unfortunatly, they
were recaptured before they made it here. Now it is over. Ansem has the girls, and he will soon open the
door."
Sora's blue eyes blazed with anger. "We are going to stop him, once and for all!" Donald and Goofy
nodded in agreement. "Are you with us," Sora asked Riku.
Riku nodded sharply. "Let's go!"
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well as they say, 'the cat's out of the bag.' will the foursome be able to stop Ansem by themselves?
disclaimer~roses are red, violets are blue, me no own, so you no sue!
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~*Dungeon in Hollow Bastion*~
Yuffie slid down the rear wall of the cell in frustration. "We just got out of this stupid dungeon and
they throw us right back in! They even took my hair clip, so we can't escape again! Sora is walking right
into a trap, and we can't do anything about it! Can this situation get any worse?"
"Probably will." Leon was leaning against the wall to her right, eyes closed.
Yuffie laughed. "Don't be so optimistic," she added, only a small note of sarcasim in her voice.
Leon snorted, causing Yuffie to laugh harder. "What is so funny," he snapped finaaly, unable to
copmrehend why she had the giggles.
"I don't know," Yuffie squealed. "Probably just this entire situation!"
Slowly, as though he were afraid, Leon began to laugh as well.
~*Rising Falls*~
They were a little over halfway up the ledges when Ria stopped. Sora recognized this spot, this was
where Riku had taken his Keyblade.
Ria also remembered this spot. This was where Riku.........But he wouldn't be here now. She stared at
the small pool with shallow water in it. Her reflection gazed back at her. The things that water must have
seen..........
Kairi gave a small gasp as a black portal appeared in front of Ria, whose head snapped up as a figure
emerged from the black void. "Riku," Kairi breathed.
Riannon ran forward, latching on to Riku protectively, as though she would never let go. "Oh Riku, I
am so glad to see you again," Ria sobbed into his chest.
He pulled her away from him gently, meeting her emerald eyes with his own. "You shouldn't have come,
you're in grave danger!" He took his eyes away from her momentarily to rest them on Kairi. "You are too!"
Kairi, along with Sora, Donald, and Goofy, was still trying to grasp the situation. After a pause, she
managed to choke out, "What sort of danger?"
"There's no time to explain!" Riku's gaze shifted to Sora, though his hand's rested protectively on
Ria's shoulders. "Please, get Ria and Kairi out of here, before it's too late.
Kairi took three steps forward so that she was standing beside Riannon. Then she drew back suddenly
as yet another portal appeared. "Oh, but it is already too late Riku. Your efforts have failed! They are
mine now!" Ansem stepped out of the portal. He tore Ria out of Riku's grasp with one hand, and used the
other to snatch Kairi. Before either boy could make a move to stop him, Ansem had vanished into the void
of Darkness.
"Ria........." Riku's strangled cry echoed in the rushing water around them.
Sora was equally stunned. Kairi was gone? "Ansem....." he seethed, "You will pay!"
To his credit, Donald was not despairing over the loss of two party members. Instead, he shocked Riku
out of his shock by asking, "So you and Ria were.....?"
Riku met his gaze. "Yes. After Ansem recovered his own body, I took his offer of my own body back, as
long as I agreed to serve him, so that I could be with Ria. But love between servants of Ansem is forbidden
so we had to keep it secret. She was caught, and given to the Heartless. Too late Ansem discovered that
Riannon and Kairi are the Queens of Heart, and he needs them to open the door to eternal Darkness. So he
captured Yuffie and Leon to lure you all here. I have been watching Ria with the powers of Darkness. I was
gratful when Yuffie and Leon escaped, hoping they would warn you about Ansem's plan. Unfortunatly, they
were recaptured before they made it here. Now it is over. Ansem has the girls, and he will soon open the
door."
Sora's blue eyes blazed with anger. "We are going to stop him, once and for all!" Donald and Goofy
nodded in agreement. "Are you with us," Sora asked Riku.
Riku nodded sharply. "Let's go!"
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well as they say, 'the cat's out of the bag.' will the foursome be able to stop Ansem by themselves?
