Tsunami looked around, as eerie as this was it was not the place she had
just left. Thundrodes whizzed passed her, she looked around in a state of
shock. There were Heartless of every kind and some she hadn't even heard
of, they were guarding a glass case. Tsunami strained to see what it was
they were guarding. The glass was thick and fogged up from the outside.
Stealth, being one of her strong points, allowed her to slip up to the
case. She wiped off the fog from the glass with her hand....
"Sora!" She yelled. She quickly covered her mouth. The Heartless didn't even notice the small interruption. She looked closer at the figure in the case. It was Sora alright; he looked just like he did in her History book. Wait! Thought Tsunami. That picture was of what he looked like one hundred and thirteen years ago. The Heartless had found some way to stop him from ageing. Maybe he was dead, thought Tsunami; his eyes were closed after all.
"What am I thinking?! He can't be dead!" she said to herself. She saw air bubbles float out of his moth. He was alive. Now came the hard part, getting him out. She looked at the two staffs she was still holding. She struck the glass with the golden Heart shaped one. Then with the multi- colored orb one. That did it, the glass shattered with such force it knocked her backward. She just missed being scratched up by the glass. She fell through the floor, relived to find herself back on a platform.
"The closer you go to the light the greater your shadow becomes." said the voice. She looked at the light coming from what seemed to be the middle of nowhere. She looked behind her at the huge shadow. It bulled itself out of the ground, once it was all the way out it resembled a gigantic Thundrode.
"The Thunder-Shock Heartless!" She breathed. She raced over to the edge.
"But do not be afraid, the doors remain closed. You must hurry before they reopen. Save the one who saved you." is said.
"What is that suppose to mean! I can't save anyone I'm stuck on my Island." Tsunami yelled at the air.
"The doors remain close but the Keyholes have reopened. Use the light from the other side to guide you. To follow the Keyhole you must first find the Keyhole." Is said growing more distant. "Do not be afraid."
"This whole find the Keyhole quest would be so much easier if I knew what a Keyhole was! And I'm not afraid!" Tsunami yelled at the voice. The Thunder- Shock Heartless took a step toward her. She looked up at it not even reaching to its ankles. She clutched her two staffs tighter preparing for battle.
The battle lasted forever finally Tsunami delivered the winning blow. As soon as the Thunder-Shock Heartless hit the ground her two weapons vanished. The stone melted into the golden Heart, the darkness forged a chain. The chain linked around her neck; she had been so involved in watching this she didn't notice the darkness engulfing her until it was up to her neck. It took over her whole body; she couldn't breathe, or see. She felt like she was going to die-
"Tsunami! Wake up sleepy head." Jackson said shaking her.
"Who, what, when, where, why?!" Tsunami asked sitting up. She was sweating, and panting hard.
"Boy were you funny, you kept calling out Wesley's name. Then you screamed Sora! Finally you muttered something that sounded like Thunder-Shock Heartless. I think you've spent a little too much time studying History." Jackson said laughing.
"It was just a dream then," Tsunami said relived "It was the weirdest thing, some disembodied voice kept telling me to save the one who had saved me." Tsunami smiled weakly. "I'm so glad it was just a dream." she said truthfully.
"Hey, nice necklace, funny I didn't notice it before." Wesley said. Tsunami froze; she slowly brought her hand up to her throat. Her fingers touched something hard. Her hand shook violently as it outlined the shape of a heart. She tugged on it, it was stuck, not that she had much strength left in her anyway.
"Hey are you ok?" Jackson asked.
"You look like you've seen a ghost," Wesley said walking over to her. He put a comforting arm around her. Tsunami was embarrassed to find herself shaking badly.
"Forget that," said Jackson. "You look like you are the ghost." Tsunami stood up, silently praying that her legs would support her. "Now that Tsunami seems to be over her little trauma incident," Jackson said heading toward the restricted place.
"Jackson! Can't you see she was really freaked out?!" Wesley asked.
"I need to change if we do any sneaking around, which I know we will, I need a more appropriate outfit." Tsunami said racing off. She returned wearing dark pants tennis shoes and a dark rain coat. She pulled up the hood and nodded to her friends ready to leave.
"What do you think we'll find?" Wesley asked.
"Maybe a monster," Jackson joked. Tsunami laughed; suddenly her vision went black and white.
"Aw there's nothing in here but a stupid door." she heard a voice say. She saw Sora and Riku walk into her vision. It flashed and she saw Sora, older, looking at the door. Someone was speaking to him.
"Tsunami?" asked Wesley shaking her. She blinked the visions cleared. She shook her head trying to clear it of the sudden fatigue that had overcome her. They slipped past the guards; quietly they slid down the tunnel. Tsunami stared at the end; there was a huge wooden door.
"Hey look, mushrooms!" Jackson said. Wesley went over to investigate them. Tsunami walked over to the other side of the cave. She brushed some dust off the side of the cave revealing a drawing, it wasn't very good, but she made out it was suppose to be Sora and Kairi. She picked up a rock; just above she drew three faces. The first one was Wesley, followed by her own face, and finally she drew Jackson. She wrote there names under the drawing, just as she was finishing Wesley spoke up.
"You've got talent," he said examining the drawing.
"And neat handwriting," said Jackson grinning.
"Thanks, I guess a job in journalism would be good for me. Speaking of that we've got school again tomorrow. We better go." Tsunami said yawning.
"Do you think we can open the door?" Jackson asked. Tsunami shrugged.
"This world has been connected." someone said. The three friends whipped around. Tsunami felt chills running up her arms. "Tied to the darkness, soon to be totally eclipsed." It said with a hint of laughter in its voice.
"Am I dreaming, insane, or is something really freaky going on here." Tsunami asked her two friends.
"Freaky," said Jackson and Wesley together. They stared at a hooded figure dressed in a raincoat not much different from the one Tsunami was wearing. The figure waved its arms and the door flew open, Tsunami, Jackson, and Wesley fell flat on their stomachs. Tsunami fought against the strong wind that was blowing on her back. She pulled herself up, grabbing on a tree root for support.
"He's gone!" she yelled over the raging wind. Wesley attempted to get up but was pushed out of the tunnel.
"Wes!" cried Tsunami and Jackson. Jackson grabbed another root; slowly they made their way out. Once back on the familiar ground, Tsunami collapsed on the ground. Jackson looked at the black and purple skies. He took off running toward the statue. Tsunami pulled herself up torn between chasing Jackson, or finding Wesley. Finally she decided on chasing Jackson.
"Jackson!" she called racing up to the statue. He was standing in front of Riku gazing out over the ocean.
"The time has come!" he called walking out slowly into the black water. The water was not something Tsunami was very happy about chasing him into; it was black blending in with the dark sky. It reeked of blood, and made her nauseous.
"What time?" she asked confused. "I think that hit on the head when I pushed you off the statue, might have been harder then I had intended it to be."
"It's here; this is for real this time. It's now or never, Tsunami! Our life on Destiny Island is over; we'll leave our boring lives behind. We'll go together, just you, me and Wesley. You may never see your mother again." Jackson said fire in his eyes.
"Leave? As in forever?" Tsunami asked. She shuddered. "And what about, my dad? Wesley's mom? And your dad, huh? They tried to pull this stunt too-" Tsunami cried.
"Their out there I can feel it, come with me Tsunami! We'll go together!" he called, the waves lapped around his knees as he extended his hand. Tsunami raced after him, she shuddered as the icy water froze around her. Lightning struck behind her, she glanced at the water, it was swirling around them. She couldn't move her legs; she reached for Jackson's hand and missed. She reached out as far as she could before the darkness finally engulfed her.
"Sora!" She yelled. She quickly covered her mouth. The Heartless didn't even notice the small interruption. She looked closer at the figure in the case. It was Sora alright; he looked just like he did in her History book. Wait! Thought Tsunami. That picture was of what he looked like one hundred and thirteen years ago. The Heartless had found some way to stop him from ageing. Maybe he was dead, thought Tsunami; his eyes were closed after all.
"What am I thinking?! He can't be dead!" she said to herself. She saw air bubbles float out of his moth. He was alive. Now came the hard part, getting him out. She looked at the two staffs she was still holding. She struck the glass with the golden Heart shaped one. Then with the multi- colored orb one. That did it, the glass shattered with such force it knocked her backward. She just missed being scratched up by the glass. She fell through the floor, relived to find herself back on a platform.
"The closer you go to the light the greater your shadow becomes." said the voice. She looked at the light coming from what seemed to be the middle of nowhere. She looked behind her at the huge shadow. It bulled itself out of the ground, once it was all the way out it resembled a gigantic Thundrode.
"The Thunder-Shock Heartless!" She breathed. She raced over to the edge.
"But do not be afraid, the doors remain closed. You must hurry before they reopen. Save the one who saved you." is said.
"What is that suppose to mean! I can't save anyone I'm stuck on my Island." Tsunami yelled at the air.
"The doors remain close but the Keyholes have reopened. Use the light from the other side to guide you. To follow the Keyhole you must first find the Keyhole." Is said growing more distant. "Do not be afraid."
"This whole find the Keyhole quest would be so much easier if I knew what a Keyhole was! And I'm not afraid!" Tsunami yelled at the voice. The Thunder- Shock Heartless took a step toward her. She looked up at it not even reaching to its ankles. She clutched her two staffs tighter preparing for battle.
The battle lasted forever finally Tsunami delivered the winning blow. As soon as the Thunder-Shock Heartless hit the ground her two weapons vanished. The stone melted into the golden Heart, the darkness forged a chain. The chain linked around her neck; she had been so involved in watching this she didn't notice the darkness engulfing her until it was up to her neck. It took over her whole body; she couldn't breathe, or see. She felt like she was going to die-
"Tsunami! Wake up sleepy head." Jackson said shaking her.
"Who, what, when, where, why?!" Tsunami asked sitting up. She was sweating, and panting hard.
"Boy were you funny, you kept calling out Wesley's name. Then you screamed Sora! Finally you muttered something that sounded like Thunder-Shock Heartless. I think you've spent a little too much time studying History." Jackson said laughing.
"It was just a dream then," Tsunami said relived "It was the weirdest thing, some disembodied voice kept telling me to save the one who had saved me." Tsunami smiled weakly. "I'm so glad it was just a dream." she said truthfully.
"Hey, nice necklace, funny I didn't notice it before." Wesley said. Tsunami froze; she slowly brought her hand up to her throat. Her fingers touched something hard. Her hand shook violently as it outlined the shape of a heart. She tugged on it, it was stuck, not that she had much strength left in her anyway.
"Hey are you ok?" Jackson asked.
"You look like you've seen a ghost," Wesley said walking over to her. He put a comforting arm around her. Tsunami was embarrassed to find herself shaking badly.
"Forget that," said Jackson. "You look like you are the ghost." Tsunami stood up, silently praying that her legs would support her. "Now that Tsunami seems to be over her little trauma incident," Jackson said heading toward the restricted place.
"Jackson! Can't you see she was really freaked out?!" Wesley asked.
"I need to change if we do any sneaking around, which I know we will, I need a more appropriate outfit." Tsunami said racing off. She returned wearing dark pants tennis shoes and a dark rain coat. She pulled up the hood and nodded to her friends ready to leave.
"What do you think we'll find?" Wesley asked.
"Maybe a monster," Jackson joked. Tsunami laughed; suddenly her vision went black and white.
"Aw there's nothing in here but a stupid door." she heard a voice say. She saw Sora and Riku walk into her vision. It flashed and she saw Sora, older, looking at the door. Someone was speaking to him.
"Tsunami?" asked Wesley shaking her. She blinked the visions cleared. She shook her head trying to clear it of the sudden fatigue that had overcome her. They slipped past the guards; quietly they slid down the tunnel. Tsunami stared at the end; there was a huge wooden door.
"Hey look, mushrooms!" Jackson said. Wesley went over to investigate them. Tsunami walked over to the other side of the cave. She brushed some dust off the side of the cave revealing a drawing, it wasn't very good, but she made out it was suppose to be Sora and Kairi. She picked up a rock; just above she drew three faces. The first one was Wesley, followed by her own face, and finally she drew Jackson. She wrote there names under the drawing, just as she was finishing Wesley spoke up.
"You've got talent," he said examining the drawing.
"And neat handwriting," said Jackson grinning.
"Thanks, I guess a job in journalism would be good for me. Speaking of that we've got school again tomorrow. We better go." Tsunami said yawning.
"Do you think we can open the door?" Jackson asked. Tsunami shrugged.
"This world has been connected." someone said. The three friends whipped around. Tsunami felt chills running up her arms. "Tied to the darkness, soon to be totally eclipsed." It said with a hint of laughter in its voice.
"Am I dreaming, insane, or is something really freaky going on here." Tsunami asked her two friends.
"Freaky," said Jackson and Wesley together. They stared at a hooded figure dressed in a raincoat not much different from the one Tsunami was wearing. The figure waved its arms and the door flew open, Tsunami, Jackson, and Wesley fell flat on their stomachs. Tsunami fought against the strong wind that was blowing on her back. She pulled herself up, grabbing on a tree root for support.
"He's gone!" she yelled over the raging wind. Wesley attempted to get up but was pushed out of the tunnel.
"Wes!" cried Tsunami and Jackson. Jackson grabbed another root; slowly they made their way out. Once back on the familiar ground, Tsunami collapsed on the ground. Jackson looked at the black and purple skies. He took off running toward the statue. Tsunami pulled herself up torn between chasing Jackson, or finding Wesley. Finally she decided on chasing Jackson.
"Jackson!" she called racing up to the statue. He was standing in front of Riku gazing out over the ocean.
"The time has come!" he called walking out slowly into the black water. The water was not something Tsunami was very happy about chasing him into; it was black blending in with the dark sky. It reeked of blood, and made her nauseous.
"What time?" she asked confused. "I think that hit on the head when I pushed you off the statue, might have been harder then I had intended it to be."
"It's here; this is for real this time. It's now or never, Tsunami! Our life on Destiny Island is over; we'll leave our boring lives behind. We'll go together, just you, me and Wesley. You may never see your mother again." Jackson said fire in his eyes.
"Leave? As in forever?" Tsunami asked. She shuddered. "And what about, my dad? Wesley's mom? And your dad, huh? They tried to pull this stunt too-" Tsunami cried.
"Their out there I can feel it, come with me Tsunami! We'll go together!" he called, the waves lapped around his knees as he extended his hand. Tsunami raced after him, she shuddered as the icy water froze around her. Lightning struck behind her, she glanced at the water, it was swirling around them. She couldn't move her legs; she reached for Jackson's hand and missed. She reached out as far as she could before the darkness finally engulfed her.