"Ah! I believe Winnie was after seeing you!" Merlin exclaimed as Sora came
through the door of the little hut. Sora grinned and went over to a little
book, resting on a small desk beside the bed. He opened it, and immediately
a bright white light surrounded him, filling the room and causing him to
shield his eyes.
A few seconds later, he was standing on a huge map, on two pages of the book he had previously been just looking at. He blinked a few times to clear his eyes of the brightness filling them and headed for the piece of map containing a picture of a little house. He stamped his foot, and the picture dissolved into reality.
Looking around, he saw a little yellow face peeping at him through the window. It disappeared and the door opened, releasing a small yellow bear wearing a red shirt.
"Hello Sora." said the bear.
"Hullo Pooh. I was told you had something to tell me?" Sora replied.
"Well, both the question and the answer are behind you."
Sora swung round, expecting some sort of game all set up ready to play. Instead, he found himself staring straight at his reflection, in the blade of an Invisible's sword. Pooh had already scurried into the house and closed the door. Sora was on his own, noticing that behind the Invisible were several other Heartless, his trained sight telling him there were at least two Stealth Sneaks among the swarm of Wyverns, Defenders and Invisibles.
Immediately he leapt into the air, swinging his Keyblade in a wide arc and striking several creatures in the process. but the Keyblade just seemed to rebound off their bodies. He fell back in shock, as he realized he was restricted by the no-violence qualities of the book.
The leading Invisible struck him with its sword. It seemed these Heartless had found a way around this restriction, although he didn't see how they could have. He rolled backwards, out of the way, as the creatures advanced upon him.
"I'll come back, Pooh! Promise!" Sora cried, and ran off the page. As he returned to Merlin's lab he was thinking. He needed Donald and Goofy back.
"A loophole?"
"Yes, Leon, a loophole." Aerith replied. "In case you haven't noticed, Stealth Sneaks don't usually appear around Hollow Bastion." She looked at him and smiled. He was normally sharp-witted, but today he seemed to be off.
"So, like, how bad could this be? We just keep our eyes open for any air shimmers and we should be fine. Right?" Yuffie questioned.
"Not that simple. If we're getting invaded by Stealth Sneaks, then we could have any number of Heartless trying to kill us at the same time. even the most harmless of places could turn into a zone for pain and death. And I don't mean just the follower Heartless. We could be attacked by any Heartless at any time. Even now, we're not safe." Aerith explained patiently.
"You mean like that Kurt Zisa thing Sora told us about.?" Yuffie seemed scared.
"Even the Kurt Zisa thing could appear. A group of Kurt Zisa things could appear. It's unlikely to happen though. Those things must be rare seeing as only one appeared throughout the whole time the keyhole was opened." Cloud shrugged. "Personally, I'd like a bit of a challenge. You gotta admit, it is pretty boring here."
"You know what Sora would have said in response to that comment?" Yuffie giggled.
"He would have said 'What's that supposed to mean?!'" Leon smirked. "But seriously, how can this loophole be fixed?"
"There's only one way." Aeris said. The others leaned forward to hear it. "And that's to reunite the worlds, and reunite the Keyblade wielder with his guardians. We've got to send Sora to find the one with infinite wisdom."
"And who would that be?" Asked Cloud.
"His name is Flik. And he's an ant."
Try as he might, Donald couldn't get any sleep at all that night. Something was stopping him from doing so. He knew something was wrong.
He rolled over in his bed and found himself looking into the face of a Powerwild Heartless. His eyes widened in shock, then he looked grumpy.
"Aw, knock it off Goofy. I'm trying to sleep! That mask isn't working, so go away!"
There was no reply, but the face was still there. Suspecting that it was just hung on a post of some sort, Donald peered over, past the ears, over the body, over the tail. A shrill squeak escaped his beak as he realized. This was no practical joke.
"A HEARTLESS! THERE'S A HEARTLESS IN THE BUILDING! GOOFY! A HEARTLESS! A HEARTLESS!" He yelled. Picking up his staff from the bedside, he struck the Powerwild. It evaporated in one hit. That's when he noticed the other Heartless that had been behind it.
A few seconds later, he was standing on a huge map, on two pages of the book he had previously been just looking at. He blinked a few times to clear his eyes of the brightness filling them and headed for the piece of map containing a picture of a little house. He stamped his foot, and the picture dissolved into reality.
Looking around, he saw a little yellow face peeping at him through the window. It disappeared and the door opened, releasing a small yellow bear wearing a red shirt.
"Hello Sora." said the bear.
"Hullo Pooh. I was told you had something to tell me?" Sora replied.
"Well, both the question and the answer are behind you."
Sora swung round, expecting some sort of game all set up ready to play. Instead, he found himself staring straight at his reflection, in the blade of an Invisible's sword. Pooh had already scurried into the house and closed the door. Sora was on his own, noticing that behind the Invisible were several other Heartless, his trained sight telling him there were at least two Stealth Sneaks among the swarm of Wyverns, Defenders and Invisibles.
Immediately he leapt into the air, swinging his Keyblade in a wide arc and striking several creatures in the process. but the Keyblade just seemed to rebound off their bodies. He fell back in shock, as he realized he was restricted by the no-violence qualities of the book.
The leading Invisible struck him with its sword. It seemed these Heartless had found a way around this restriction, although he didn't see how they could have. He rolled backwards, out of the way, as the creatures advanced upon him.
"I'll come back, Pooh! Promise!" Sora cried, and ran off the page. As he returned to Merlin's lab he was thinking. He needed Donald and Goofy back.
"A loophole?"
"Yes, Leon, a loophole." Aerith replied. "In case you haven't noticed, Stealth Sneaks don't usually appear around Hollow Bastion." She looked at him and smiled. He was normally sharp-witted, but today he seemed to be off.
"So, like, how bad could this be? We just keep our eyes open for any air shimmers and we should be fine. Right?" Yuffie questioned.
"Not that simple. If we're getting invaded by Stealth Sneaks, then we could have any number of Heartless trying to kill us at the same time. even the most harmless of places could turn into a zone for pain and death. And I don't mean just the follower Heartless. We could be attacked by any Heartless at any time. Even now, we're not safe." Aerith explained patiently.
"You mean like that Kurt Zisa thing Sora told us about.?" Yuffie seemed scared.
"Even the Kurt Zisa thing could appear. A group of Kurt Zisa things could appear. It's unlikely to happen though. Those things must be rare seeing as only one appeared throughout the whole time the keyhole was opened." Cloud shrugged. "Personally, I'd like a bit of a challenge. You gotta admit, it is pretty boring here."
"You know what Sora would have said in response to that comment?" Yuffie giggled.
"He would have said 'What's that supposed to mean?!'" Leon smirked. "But seriously, how can this loophole be fixed?"
"There's only one way." Aeris said. The others leaned forward to hear it. "And that's to reunite the worlds, and reunite the Keyblade wielder with his guardians. We've got to send Sora to find the one with infinite wisdom."
"And who would that be?" Asked Cloud.
"His name is Flik. And he's an ant."
Try as he might, Donald couldn't get any sleep at all that night. Something was stopping him from doing so. He knew something was wrong.
He rolled over in his bed and found himself looking into the face of a Powerwild Heartless. His eyes widened in shock, then he looked grumpy.
"Aw, knock it off Goofy. I'm trying to sleep! That mask isn't working, so go away!"
There was no reply, but the face was still there. Suspecting that it was just hung on a post of some sort, Donald peered over, past the ears, over the body, over the tail. A shrill squeak escaped his beak as he realized. This was no practical joke.
"A HEARTLESS! THERE'S A HEARTLESS IN THE BUILDING! GOOFY! A HEARTLESS! A HEARTLESS!" He yelled. Picking up his staff from the bedside, he struck the Powerwild. It evaporated in one hit. That's when he noticed the other Heartless that had been behind it.
