"There's no safe place to land." Demetra said. "And their still following
us!" She swerved to avoid the blast of a Heartless ship. "Hollow Bastion is
literally crawling with Heartless." She had a tendency to always announce
the obvious.
"Then I'll have to jump." Tsunami said. She opened the side door of the Gummi Ship. She heard Demetra yell something at her. "What?" Tsunami asked.
"I said you're either crazy or the bravest person I've ever met. You're so unpredictable. So which are you crazy or brave?" Demetra asked grinning.
"I'll let you know when I get back. Meanwhile, you take care of the friendly neighborhood welcome wagon." said Tsunami bracing herself for the jump.
"Don't worry about me, these bad boys are mine." said Demetra returning to the wheel. She looked back at Tsunami for a second. "And Tsunami?" she asked. Tsunami turned to face her. "Be careful will you? I don't want you dieing before I find out if your crazy or brave."
"Aw I'm touched." Tsunami said laughing to hide her nervousness. "Meet you back here in a bit." And with those words, she jumped.
The scenery flashed before Tsunami's eyes, she struggled to remain upright. Finally she hit the ground. She heard a loud popping sound and pain shot up her right leg. She kneeled over, that landing had either broken or badly sprained her ankle. She pulled her hood down far over her face hoping that it might help her go unnoticed.
"Hey you!" called a male's voice. Judging by it, he wasn't too much older then Tsunami. He was probably eighteen or nineteen. "Shouldn't you be on guard duty?" he asked grabbing Tsunami. "This is just like you to go slacking off! There was an unidentified ship flying around here. That nosey Keyblade Master and her stupid little friend might be right under our nose!" the boy yelled. Tsunami smirked at the irony. "You think this is funny? You won't once I report you to the boss!"
"The boss? You mean Ansem?" Tsunami asked limping along behind her guide. He continued to walk quickly down a hallway stopping in the center of the Chapel. Tsunami caught up with him grimacing because of the stabbing pain in her right ankle. Tears welled up in her eyes.
"Ansem's not the boss." growled the boy pushing her through a wall. She found herself in a new room, the room from her dream. She reached the case where Sora was being held and the guy turned to leave. As soon as he was gone Tsunami attempted to break open Sora's containment unit. She sliced it with her Keyblades until...Tsunami couldn't ignore the pain any longer. The room spun around her she thrashed around wildly with her Keyblades. She fell to her knees, and darkness clouded her eyes. This could be the end, she thought. Finally the blackness won and took over her mind as she passed out.
Tsunami's senses returned to her slowly, she heard someone talking to her. It was a boy's voice, her fist thought was Wesley. She tried to say something but nothing came out of her mouth. She couldn't make out the boy's words so she tried to see who he was. She then realized she couldn't open her eyes. She was struck by a brief moment of panic. Finally she felt something on her lips, a bottle filled with some weird liquid. She turned away from it. "You need to drink this." said the boy putting it back up to her mouth.
"Wesley go away." Tsunami mumbled. She turned over again to avoid drinking the strange liquid. But the boy was stubborn and put it right back up to her mouth.
"I'm not Wesley, but you need to drink this if you want to feel better." the boy said. Tsunami gave in and took a sip of the strange liquid. A wave of strength washed over her she sat up.
"Who do you think you are?" Tsunami asked slightly embarrassed at having to be saved. "Sora or something?"
"As a matter-a-fact I am Sora." said the boy standing up. Tsunami stared at him in utter shock. She recognized him from her book and her dream but it still seemed unreal. "Are you alright?" Sora asked seeing the color drain from her face. "Your ankle was broken."
"I...don't...believe it." said Tsunami slowly trying to regain control of herself. Sora didn't seem to understand the reason for her disbelief. She didn't think he would understand.
"Yeah you cracked it pretty bad. What did you do?" Sora asked thinking Tsunami meant she didn't believe her ankle was broken. Tsunami shook her head.
"Your... you're...alive." Tsunami said trying not too sound shocked. She couldn't hide it very well, because Sora looked at her confused.
"Am I not supposed to be? Donald and Goofy should tell you otherwise." Sora said. Tsunami remained silent; she hung her head and stared down at the floor. Sora got the picture that something big had happened since his disappearance. He sat down, "What happened?" he asked slowly. "Where's Kairi?" He braced himself for the following answer.
"Sora," Tsunami said gulping. This wasn't going to be fun. "Kairi is dead." Sora stared at her his deep blue eyes were wide with shock.
"This is a joke." he said to himself. "It has to be some kind of joke. Please tell me it's a joke! How did she die?" His last question made Tsunami wince. She took out her History book and turned it to the beginning of chapter 25: The End of Sora. Thinking better of it, she flipped back one chapter to Heartless Attack.
"This is no joke." said Tsunami seriously. "Kairi died of," she grimaced. "Old age." she said finally. Sora blinked in disbelief. He searched her eyes for any sign of amusement, or something that said it wasn't true.
"I need to sit down," Sora said stunned. Tsunami tried to hide her laughter. Sora stared at her in utter disbelief.
"You are sitting down." she said handing him her book. Sora flipped through the pages, it was all there his entire adventure written out in front of him. He turned to the end of the chapter and into the next one. It was true according to this he was now one hundred and twenty eight years old.
"Oh good for me." Sora said dazed. Tsunami tried not to laugh but a giggle escaped her hands, which were clamped tightly around her mouth. Sora stared through her, she could tell he was deep in thought but suddenly a Heartless slithered into the room. It hissed and slithered away.
"Listen I know you want time to think this out, and I'll give you that time. Just not now, we've been spotted and we seriously need to get out of here. And I can't leave without your help due to my broken ankle issue." Tsunami said pulling herself up. She tried to use her bad foot to get up but despite the potions pain numbing effects, the pain still slice through her leg. She fell back down.
"Need a hand?" Sora asked extending his hand. Tsunami took it willingly and he pulled her up. "Put your arm around me, if you try to walk you'll just pass out again." Sora warned. Tsunami hesitated, but soon an alarm went off, lights flashed around them. She did as she was told; leaning on Sora for support, they raced into the hall. Sora held his Keyblade in one hand so he could attack any Heartless came near, but he wasn't ready for the endless sea of Heartless in front of them.
"There's another path up there," Tsunami said pointing to the roots that lined the wall of the chapel. Sora blinked in surprise. Sora helped her climb up to the very top of the roots.
"We're close enough to the door; I might be able to glide down. But these roots vanished after I defeated Maleficent Dragon." Sora said.
"Long story, I'll explain later. Please go! Our ship is outside." Tsunami said. Sora paused for a second he sliced down a Dark Ball. Unwilling to take out either of the Keyblades she used a trick that had been used by Kairi's husband. She grabbed one Dark Ball and slammed into another. Both were destroyed.
"What do you mean our Gummi ship?" Sora asked slicing up the last of the Dark Balls. He grabbed Tsunami's arm and jumped. Instead of falling like she normally would, they glided down and out of the door. It was perfect, just then Demetra extended the ladder on the Gummi ship. Sora and Tsunami grabbed onto it.
"I didn't come alone." Tsunami said as Sora pulled her into the ship. "Now Sora, I'd like to here your story from your point of view. You see, our History book might not catch ever single detail."
Sora explained everything her could remember about his trip. He started from Kairi's mysterious arrival on Destiny Island to right before he supposedly disappeared.
"Wow you tell it good, almost as if you were really there." Demetra said once they were safely away from Hollow Bastion. Sora grinned.
"That's because I was there." he said grinning. Demetra went through the same shock Tsunami and Sora went through.
"Your story helps but there's still a one hundred and thirteen year gap where the Heartless have obviously been extremely busy." said Tsunami grimacing.
"Well, first you need to let your ankle healed. I'd do it but I'm wiped out. I'd need an eather before I could perform the needed spell." Sora said.
"I know there's one in Twilight Town. Look's as if we'll be going back to Tsunami's favorite world. But on the bright side, Buddy will kill when he finds out who our special guest is." Demetra said happily.
"Family issues." said Tsunami answering Sora's questing glance. "To Twilight Town!" she agreed. "Boy are you in for a surprise." she told Sora as Demetra spun the ship around.
"Then I'll have to jump." Tsunami said. She opened the side door of the Gummi Ship. She heard Demetra yell something at her. "What?" Tsunami asked.
"I said you're either crazy or the bravest person I've ever met. You're so unpredictable. So which are you crazy or brave?" Demetra asked grinning.
"I'll let you know when I get back. Meanwhile, you take care of the friendly neighborhood welcome wagon." said Tsunami bracing herself for the jump.
"Don't worry about me, these bad boys are mine." said Demetra returning to the wheel. She looked back at Tsunami for a second. "And Tsunami?" she asked. Tsunami turned to face her. "Be careful will you? I don't want you dieing before I find out if your crazy or brave."
"Aw I'm touched." Tsunami said laughing to hide her nervousness. "Meet you back here in a bit." And with those words, she jumped.
The scenery flashed before Tsunami's eyes, she struggled to remain upright. Finally she hit the ground. She heard a loud popping sound and pain shot up her right leg. She kneeled over, that landing had either broken or badly sprained her ankle. She pulled her hood down far over her face hoping that it might help her go unnoticed.
"Hey you!" called a male's voice. Judging by it, he wasn't too much older then Tsunami. He was probably eighteen or nineteen. "Shouldn't you be on guard duty?" he asked grabbing Tsunami. "This is just like you to go slacking off! There was an unidentified ship flying around here. That nosey Keyblade Master and her stupid little friend might be right under our nose!" the boy yelled. Tsunami smirked at the irony. "You think this is funny? You won't once I report you to the boss!"
"The boss? You mean Ansem?" Tsunami asked limping along behind her guide. He continued to walk quickly down a hallway stopping in the center of the Chapel. Tsunami caught up with him grimacing because of the stabbing pain in her right ankle. Tears welled up in her eyes.
"Ansem's not the boss." growled the boy pushing her through a wall. She found herself in a new room, the room from her dream. She reached the case where Sora was being held and the guy turned to leave. As soon as he was gone Tsunami attempted to break open Sora's containment unit. She sliced it with her Keyblades until...Tsunami couldn't ignore the pain any longer. The room spun around her she thrashed around wildly with her Keyblades. She fell to her knees, and darkness clouded her eyes. This could be the end, she thought. Finally the blackness won and took over her mind as she passed out.
Tsunami's senses returned to her slowly, she heard someone talking to her. It was a boy's voice, her fist thought was Wesley. She tried to say something but nothing came out of her mouth. She couldn't make out the boy's words so she tried to see who he was. She then realized she couldn't open her eyes. She was struck by a brief moment of panic. Finally she felt something on her lips, a bottle filled with some weird liquid. She turned away from it. "You need to drink this." said the boy putting it back up to her mouth.
"Wesley go away." Tsunami mumbled. She turned over again to avoid drinking the strange liquid. But the boy was stubborn and put it right back up to her mouth.
"I'm not Wesley, but you need to drink this if you want to feel better." the boy said. Tsunami gave in and took a sip of the strange liquid. A wave of strength washed over her she sat up.
"Who do you think you are?" Tsunami asked slightly embarrassed at having to be saved. "Sora or something?"
"As a matter-a-fact I am Sora." said the boy standing up. Tsunami stared at him in utter shock. She recognized him from her book and her dream but it still seemed unreal. "Are you alright?" Sora asked seeing the color drain from her face. "Your ankle was broken."
"I...don't...believe it." said Tsunami slowly trying to regain control of herself. Sora didn't seem to understand the reason for her disbelief. She didn't think he would understand.
"Yeah you cracked it pretty bad. What did you do?" Sora asked thinking Tsunami meant she didn't believe her ankle was broken. Tsunami shook her head.
"Your... you're...alive." Tsunami said trying not too sound shocked. She couldn't hide it very well, because Sora looked at her confused.
"Am I not supposed to be? Donald and Goofy should tell you otherwise." Sora said. Tsunami remained silent; she hung her head and stared down at the floor. Sora got the picture that something big had happened since his disappearance. He sat down, "What happened?" he asked slowly. "Where's Kairi?" He braced himself for the following answer.
"Sora," Tsunami said gulping. This wasn't going to be fun. "Kairi is dead." Sora stared at her his deep blue eyes were wide with shock.
"This is a joke." he said to himself. "It has to be some kind of joke. Please tell me it's a joke! How did she die?" His last question made Tsunami wince. She took out her History book and turned it to the beginning of chapter 25: The End of Sora. Thinking better of it, she flipped back one chapter to Heartless Attack.
"This is no joke." said Tsunami seriously. "Kairi died of," she grimaced. "Old age." she said finally. Sora blinked in disbelief. He searched her eyes for any sign of amusement, or something that said it wasn't true.
"I need to sit down," Sora said stunned. Tsunami tried to hide her laughter. Sora stared at her in utter disbelief.
"You are sitting down." she said handing him her book. Sora flipped through the pages, it was all there his entire adventure written out in front of him. He turned to the end of the chapter and into the next one. It was true according to this he was now one hundred and twenty eight years old.
"Oh good for me." Sora said dazed. Tsunami tried not to laugh but a giggle escaped her hands, which were clamped tightly around her mouth. Sora stared through her, she could tell he was deep in thought but suddenly a Heartless slithered into the room. It hissed and slithered away.
"Listen I know you want time to think this out, and I'll give you that time. Just not now, we've been spotted and we seriously need to get out of here. And I can't leave without your help due to my broken ankle issue." Tsunami said pulling herself up. She tried to use her bad foot to get up but despite the potions pain numbing effects, the pain still slice through her leg. She fell back down.
"Need a hand?" Sora asked extending his hand. Tsunami took it willingly and he pulled her up. "Put your arm around me, if you try to walk you'll just pass out again." Sora warned. Tsunami hesitated, but soon an alarm went off, lights flashed around them. She did as she was told; leaning on Sora for support, they raced into the hall. Sora held his Keyblade in one hand so he could attack any Heartless came near, but he wasn't ready for the endless sea of Heartless in front of them.
"There's another path up there," Tsunami said pointing to the roots that lined the wall of the chapel. Sora blinked in surprise. Sora helped her climb up to the very top of the roots.
"We're close enough to the door; I might be able to glide down. But these roots vanished after I defeated Maleficent Dragon." Sora said.
"Long story, I'll explain later. Please go! Our ship is outside." Tsunami said. Sora paused for a second he sliced down a Dark Ball. Unwilling to take out either of the Keyblades she used a trick that had been used by Kairi's husband. She grabbed one Dark Ball and slammed into another. Both were destroyed.
"What do you mean our Gummi ship?" Sora asked slicing up the last of the Dark Balls. He grabbed Tsunami's arm and jumped. Instead of falling like she normally would, they glided down and out of the door. It was perfect, just then Demetra extended the ladder on the Gummi ship. Sora and Tsunami grabbed onto it.
"I didn't come alone." Tsunami said as Sora pulled her into the ship. "Now Sora, I'd like to here your story from your point of view. You see, our History book might not catch ever single detail."
Sora explained everything her could remember about his trip. He started from Kairi's mysterious arrival on Destiny Island to right before he supposedly disappeared.
"Wow you tell it good, almost as if you were really there." Demetra said once they were safely away from Hollow Bastion. Sora grinned.
"That's because I was there." he said grinning. Demetra went through the same shock Tsunami and Sora went through.
"Your story helps but there's still a one hundred and thirteen year gap where the Heartless have obviously been extremely busy." said Tsunami grimacing.
"Well, first you need to let your ankle healed. I'd do it but I'm wiped out. I'd need an eather before I could perform the needed spell." Sora said.
"I know there's one in Twilight Town. Look's as if we'll be going back to Tsunami's favorite world. But on the bright side, Buddy will kill when he finds out who our special guest is." Demetra said happily.
"Family issues." said Tsunami answering Sora's questing glance. "To Twilight Town!" she agreed. "Boy are you in for a surprise." she told Sora as Demetra spun the ship around.