Chapter 9: A Whale of a Tale
Riku: So, if I take this puppets heart I can give it to Kairi? Is that what your saying?
Maleficent: I believe so, but can you get it?
Riku: Yes I think I can.
Maleficent: Then hurry, Sora has already arrived in that whale.
Riku: *makes gun shape with hand* Kapow! *Disappears in darkness* (just like Sora from .hack//SIGN lol)
Maleficent, o.O shakes head and walks away
~~In Monstro~~
Riku swam across the water not wanting to be seen by Sora yet. He swam to the other side and ran through the only opening. But Riku was seen, not by Sora but by Pinocchio. Pinocchio followed Riku into the chamber. Riku heard someone fallowing him.
Riku: Who are you?
Pinocchio: I'm Pinocchio!
Riku: A talking puppet, o.O I guess you're the one I'm looking for.
Pinocchio: You were looking for me?
Riku: Umm…. yep, because…. I… want to play!
Pinocchio: OK!
Riku hears someone and hides.
Sora: (to Pinocchio) What are you doing? Come on, let's go back
Goofy: You know, Geppetto's awfully worried about you.
Sora: Pinocchio, stop fooling around! This is no time for games!
Before Sora's group could leave Riku came out.
Riku: But, Sora, I thought you liked games. Or are you too cool to play them now that you have the Keyblade?
Sora: Riku! Wh-What are you doing here?
Riku: Just playing with Pinocchio.
Sora: You know what I mean! What about Kairi? Did you find her?
Riku: Maybe. Catch us and maybe I'll tell you what I know.
Sora: Come on!
Riku grabs Pinocchio's arm and ran off to another area. Sora's group goes after them.
~~Later in Chamber 6~~
Maleficent: (to Riku) Why do you still care about that boy? He has all but deserted you for the Keyblade and his new companions, after all.
Riku: I don't care about him. I was just messing with him a little.
Maleficent: Oh, really? Of course you were. Beware the darkness in your heart. The Heartless prey upon it.
Riku: Mind your own business.
Maleficent goes through a portal and disappeared. Sora's group chases Pinocchio and then, they found Riku.
Sora: Riku! What's the matter with you? What are you thinking? Don't you realize what you're doing?
Riku: I was about to ask you the same thing, Sora. You only seem interested in running around and showing off that Keyblade these days. Do you even want to save Kairi?
Sora: I do.
Riku couldn't take it, Sora obviously didn't care enough to help Kairi, he left to get Pinocchio, he needed his heart and once he had that he could leave and give the heart to Kairi. Once he entered the room he saw Pinocchio trapped in Parasite Cage. Sora entered the room followed by Goofy and Donald.
Riku: *in head "Can hurt to have him help?"* You up for this?
Sora: No problem. Let's do it!
Riku: Hmph.
Riku, Sora, Goofy and Donald fought hard against the Parasite Cage. Riku couldn't help but notice that Sora had become a lot stronger in the time that had passed. Maybe even stronger then him! But no that couldn't be Riku had always been the strongest! After the fight, Parasite Cage releases Pinocchio and ran away. Pinocchio fell into a pit and Riku followed. Sora's group also followed Riku. When Riku landed he was back in the Mouth. Riku grabbed Pinocchio determined to take his heart. As Sora and his friends appeared.
Geppetto: Pinocchio! Pinocchio! Please! Give me back my son!
Riku: (holding the unconscious Pinocchio) Sorry, old man. I have some unfinished business with this puppet.
Geppetto: He's no puppet! Pinocchio is my little boy!
Riku: He is unusual. Not many puppets have hearts. I'm not sure, but maybe he can help someone who's lost theirs.
Sora: Wait a minute. Are you talking about Kairi?
Riku: What do you care about her?
Riku ran away. Sora's group chasseing after him in the throat. Riku was running as fast as he could, but for some reason he could feel air around him and with a tremendous amount of force he was sucked upwards. And he found himself in another room. Riku had found in that time that the heartless had taken the heart of Pinocchio. Maybe the puppet could still help Kairi even if it didn't have a heart. Soon Sora had caught up with him.
Sora: Hey, let Pinocchio go, Riku.
Riku: A puppet that's lost its heart to the Heartless... Maybe it holds the key to helping Kairi. How about it, Sora? Let's join forces to save her. We can do it, together.
Sora readies his Keyblade.
Riku: What? You'd rather fight me? Over a puppet that has no heart?
Sora: Heart or no heart, at least he still has a conscience.
Riku: Conscience?
Sora: You might not hear it, but right now it's loud and clear. And it's telling me you're on the wrong side!
Riku: *thinking "wrong side, am I not the one helping Kairi?"* Then you leave me no choice.
Jiminy: Pinocchio! Pinocchio!
Pinocchio woke up, but he was in bad shape.
Pinocchio: Jiminy... I'm not gonna make it.
Pinocchio's nose grew longer and he feels fine.
Pinocchio: Oh! I guess I'm okay!
Jiminy Cricket jumps up and down. Suddenly, Parasite Cage appeared from midair dropping to the ground. Riku disappeared through a portal.
~Later on the ship~
Riku was with the unconscious Kairi talking to Maleficent.
Riku: So, Kairi's like a lifeless puppet now?
Maleficent: Precisely.
Riku: And her heart was...
Maleficent: Taken by the Heartless, no doubt.
Riku: Tell me! What can I do?
Maleficent: There are seven maidens of the purest heart. We call them the princesses of heart. Gather them together, and a door will open to the heart of all worlds. Within lies untold wisdom. There you will surely find a way to recover Kairi's heart. Now, I'll grant you a marvelous gift. The power to control the Heartless.
Maleficent gave the power to control the Heartless to Riku. Riku could feel the power coming to him.
Riku: Soon, Kairi. Soon.
Riku: So, if I take this puppets heart I can give it to Kairi? Is that what your saying?
Maleficent: I believe so, but can you get it?
Riku: Yes I think I can.
Maleficent: Then hurry, Sora has already arrived in that whale.
Riku: *makes gun shape with hand* Kapow! *Disappears in darkness* (just like Sora from .hack//SIGN lol)
Maleficent, o.O shakes head and walks away
~~In Monstro~~
Riku swam across the water not wanting to be seen by Sora yet. He swam to the other side and ran through the only opening. But Riku was seen, not by Sora but by Pinocchio. Pinocchio followed Riku into the chamber. Riku heard someone fallowing him.
Riku: Who are you?
Pinocchio: I'm Pinocchio!
Riku: A talking puppet, o.O I guess you're the one I'm looking for.
Pinocchio: You were looking for me?
Riku: Umm…. yep, because…. I… want to play!
Pinocchio: OK!
Riku hears someone and hides.
Sora: (to Pinocchio) What are you doing? Come on, let's go back
Goofy: You know, Geppetto's awfully worried about you.
Sora: Pinocchio, stop fooling around! This is no time for games!
Before Sora's group could leave Riku came out.
Riku: But, Sora, I thought you liked games. Or are you too cool to play them now that you have the Keyblade?
Sora: Riku! Wh-What are you doing here?
Riku: Just playing with Pinocchio.
Sora: You know what I mean! What about Kairi? Did you find her?
Riku: Maybe. Catch us and maybe I'll tell you what I know.
Sora: Come on!
Riku grabs Pinocchio's arm and ran off to another area. Sora's group goes after them.
~~Later in Chamber 6~~
Maleficent: (to Riku) Why do you still care about that boy? He has all but deserted you for the Keyblade and his new companions, after all.
Riku: I don't care about him. I was just messing with him a little.
Maleficent: Oh, really? Of course you were. Beware the darkness in your heart. The Heartless prey upon it.
Riku: Mind your own business.
Maleficent goes through a portal and disappeared. Sora's group chases Pinocchio and then, they found Riku.
Sora: Riku! What's the matter with you? What are you thinking? Don't you realize what you're doing?
Riku: I was about to ask you the same thing, Sora. You only seem interested in running around and showing off that Keyblade these days. Do you even want to save Kairi?
Sora: I do.
Riku couldn't take it, Sora obviously didn't care enough to help Kairi, he left to get Pinocchio, he needed his heart and once he had that he could leave and give the heart to Kairi. Once he entered the room he saw Pinocchio trapped in Parasite Cage. Sora entered the room followed by Goofy and Donald.
Riku: *in head "Can hurt to have him help?"* You up for this?
Sora: No problem. Let's do it!
Riku: Hmph.
Riku, Sora, Goofy and Donald fought hard against the Parasite Cage. Riku couldn't help but notice that Sora had become a lot stronger in the time that had passed. Maybe even stronger then him! But no that couldn't be Riku had always been the strongest! After the fight, Parasite Cage releases Pinocchio and ran away. Pinocchio fell into a pit and Riku followed. Sora's group also followed Riku. When Riku landed he was back in the Mouth. Riku grabbed Pinocchio determined to take his heart. As Sora and his friends appeared.
Geppetto: Pinocchio! Pinocchio! Please! Give me back my son!
Riku: (holding the unconscious Pinocchio) Sorry, old man. I have some unfinished business with this puppet.
Geppetto: He's no puppet! Pinocchio is my little boy!
Riku: He is unusual. Not many puppets have hearts. I'm not sure, but maybe he can help someone who's lost theirs.
Sora: Wait a minute. Are you talking about Kairi?
Riku: What do you care about her?
Riku ran away. Sora's group chasseing after him in the throat. Riku was running as fast as he could, but for some reason he could feel air around him and with a tremendous amount of force he was sucked upwards. And he found himself in another room. Riku had found in that time that the heartless had taken the heart of Pinocchio. Maybe the puppet could still help Kairi even if it didn't have a heart. Soon Sora had caught up with him.
Sora: Hey, let Pinocchio go, Riku.
Riku: A puppet that's lost its heart to the Heartless... Maybe it holds the key to helping Kairi. How about it, Sora? Let's join forces to save her. We can do it, together.
Sora readies his Keyblade.
Riku: What? You'd rather fight me? Over a puppet that has no heart?
Sora: Heart or no heart, at least he still has a conscience.
Riku: Conscience?
Sora: You might not hear it, but right now it's loud and clear. And it's telling me you're on the wrong side!
Riku: *thinking "wrong side, am I not the one helping Kairi?"* Then you leave me no choice.
Jiminy: Pinocchio! Pinocchio!
Pinocchio woke up, but he was in bad shape.
Pinocchio: Jiminy... I'm not gonna make it.
Pinocchio's nose grew longer and he feels fine.
Pinocchio: Oh! I guess I'm okay!
Jiminy Cricket jumps up and down. Suddenly, Parasite Cage appeared from midair dropping to the ground. Riku disappeared through a portal.
~Later on the ship~
Riku was with the unconscious Kairi talking to Maleficent.
Riku: So, Kairi's like a lifeless puppet now?
Maleficent: Precisely.
Riku: And her heart was...
Maleficent: Taken by the Heartless, no doubt.
Riku: Tell me! What can I do?
Maleficent: There are seven maidens of the purest heart. We call them the princesses of heart. Gather them together, and a door will open to the heart of all worlds. Within lies untold wisdom. There you will surely find a way to recover Kairi's heart. Now, I'll grant you a marvelous gift. The power to control the Heartless.
Maleficent gave the power to control the Heartless to Riku. Riku could feel the power coming to him.
Riku: Soon, Kairi. Soon.