Chapter 12: Fighting the Darkness Within
Riku looks around at the darkness surrounding him.
"What's happening to me?" asked Riku. "I'm falling... falling into darkness..."
Meanwhile the others are extremely worried about Riku. Kairi and Sora looked at each other.
"Can Riku really be-?" started Sora.
"No! He can't be gone!" said Kairi. "I won't let him go!"
Just then, Shade appeared and looked at the awake Kairi as well as the other members of Riku's team.
"So, you have awakened at last, Princess," said Shade. "With you awake, the Keyhole is now complete. You have served your purpose, but now it is over."
Sora, Cloud, and Squall all ready their weapons to protect Kairi.
"Stop right there!" said Sora. "Don't you make another move towards Kairi!"
Cloud and Squall are also ready to attack should Shade come towards Kairi. Just then, they saw that the Heartless were coming. Cloud looked at Sora.
"Keep Kairi protected, Sora!" said Cloud. "We'll watch your back!"
"Right!" said Sora.
"But we can't leave Riku!" said Kairi.
"We'll find him soon!" said Sora. "You can count on that!"
With that, Sora led the team out of the Grand Chapel and headed for the Entrance Hall. They weren't the only ones heading that way. A Shadow Heartless also was heading that way. Sora looks back.
"A Heartless is after us!" said Sora.
"I'll take care of it," said Cloud.
He tried to kill the Shadow, but it acted a lot like a friend of theirs. Kairi blinked.
"Riku?" said Kairi. "Is that you?"
"Uh-oh!" said Sora.
The team and the lone Shadow are soon surrounded by other Shadow Heartless. Sora, Cloud, and Squall take their battle posistions. Kairi looked at the Shadow that was her friend, Riku.
"This time, I'll protect you," said Kairi.
The other Shadows got near Kairi and the Shadow she's holding on to. Sora looked over to Kairi.
"Kairi!" exclaimed Sora.
A blinding light appeared, and the other Shadows are eliminated. Riku returned back to normal, and he embraced Kairi.
"Kairi..." said Riku. "Thank you."
"Riku..." said Kairi.
The others looked and saw that Riku is back with them.
"Riku!" said Sora. "Catch!"
He tossed the Oblivion Keyblade back to Riku who caught it... and just in time too. More Shadows surrounded the team and Kairi, but they are destroyed by the Beast. Riku looked at the Beast.
"Come with us!" said Riku.
"I cannot leave yet," said the Beast. "I must find Belle before I can leave this place."
"All right," said Sora, "We'll be back to help you find Belle. You can count on that!"
With that, the team escaped leaving the Beast to battle the Heartless at Hollow Bastion. The team decided to return to Besaid Island to discuss what they should do next.
Riku looks around at the darkness surrounding him.
"What's happening to me?" asked Riku. "I'm falling... falling into darkness..."
Meanwhile the others are extremely worried about Riku. Kairi and Sora looked at each other.
"Can Riku really be-?" started Sora.
"No! He can't be gone!" said Kairi. "I won't let him go!"
Just then, Shade appeared and looked at the awake Kairi as well as the other members of Riku's team.
"So, you have awakened at last, Princess," said Shade. "With you awake, the Keyhole is now complete. You have served your purpose, but now it is over."
Sora, Cloud, and Squall all ready their weapons to protect Kairi.
"Stop right there!" said Sora. "Don't you make another move towards Kairi!"
Cloud and Squall are also ready to attack should Shade come towards Kairi. Just then, they saw that the Heartless were coming. Cloud looked at Sora.
"Keep Kairi protected, Sora!" said Cloud. "We'll watch your back!"
"Right!" said Sora.
"But we can't leave Riku!" said Kairi.
"We'll find him soon!" said Sora. "You can count on that!"
With that, Sora led the team out of the Grand Chapel and headed for the Entrance Hall. They weren't the only ones heading that way. A Shadow Heartless also was heading that way. Sora looks back.
"A Heartless is after us!" said Sora.
"I'll take care of it," said Cloud.
He tried to kill the Shadow, but it acted a lot like a friend of theirs. Kairi blinked.
"Riku?" said Kairi. "Is that you?"
"Uh-oh!" said Sora.
The team and the lone Shadow are soon surrounded by other Shadow Heartless. Sora, Cloud, and Squall take their battle posistions. Kairi looked at the Shadow that was her friend, Riku.
"This time, I'll protect you," said Kairi.
The other Shadows got near Kairi and the Shadow she's holding on to. Sora looked over to Kairi.
"Kairi!" exclaimed Sora.
A blinding light appeared, and the other Shadows are eliminated. Riku returned back to normal, and he embraced Kairi.
"Kairi..." said Riku. "Thank you."
"Riku..." said Kairi.
The others looked and saw that Riku is back with them.
"Riku!" said Sora. "Catch!"
He tossed the Oblivion Keyblade back to Riku who caught it... and just in time too. More Shadows surrounded the team and Kairi, but they are destroyed by the Beast. Riku looked at the Beast.
"Come with us!" said Riku.
"I cannot leave yet," said the Beast. "I must find Belle before I can leave this place."
"All right," said Sora, "We'll be back to help you find Belle. You can count on that!"
With that, the team escaped leaving the Beast to battle the Heartless at Hollow Bastion. The team decided to return to Besaid Island to discuss what they should do next.