Neverland: The Place for Child's Idle Thoughts
A.N.- Thanks for all the reviews! Keep 'em coming! Anyway someone sent a review saying I should include Kefta, and I might but somebody needs to tell me who that is because I either don't remember or never heard of it! ^_^
For once Cid's ship landed safely! It made a belly landing in the ocean. "Okay, well this place doesn't exactly have the best map. I can only send us in groups to explore places for the keyhole." Leon instructed gloomier than usual. He thought out the plan for a moment. "Okay here it is. Aeris, Sephiroth, Cloud, and Tifa will all investigate the Indians camp. I think we pretty much know what's there and if anybody is there you must ask for their help and see if they know where the keyhole might be. Kairi, Riku, Heero, and Queen will go to Skull Rock. It looks like a dangerous cave, pretty good place for a keyhole. Vincent and Rinoa can go to the Mermaids Lagoon which is also predictable but you never know-." "Um, Leon, may I please go there instead of Rinoa?" Yuffie asked. Everybody looked at her shocked. Leon stared at her coldly. "Very well." He growled. He crumpled the map and put it in his jacket. "Me and Rinoa will go to Hangman's Tree. Tidus and Rikku stay and guard the ship. And Cid fix that damn ship!" Leon finished tiredly. " Here's a map for everyone." He said.
"Where are we?" Cloud asked. Aeris looked at the map. "In a forest." Aeris replied looking at the map. "I could see that. But how about which forest? There are four on this map!" Sephiroth pointed out. " Well maybe instead of Aeris telling you like she was your mother you'd figure out for yourself. Now let's try this together, read the map! Wow!" Tifa said. Sephiroth shot Tifa a deadly glare but she seemed unaffected. "Did that tree just move." Cloud whispered pointing at something. "It was probably your imagination." Aeris said. They continued walking and Cloud saw a tree suddenly get feet and move closer to them. "I swear it just moved!" Cloud said. "Cloud, just come on.' Tifa said. Suddenly they stopped they were surrounded by trees. "Okay, now I know it moved!" Cloud said. All the trees were pushed aside revealing Indians with spears pointed at the group.
"Where are we?" Kairi asked boredly. "We're going up a river which eventually leads to some land where we will walk to Skull Rock." Heero answered. Kairi glanced at Queen. She had swollen and blood-shot eyes and was paler than usual. Riku on the other hand was making sure to avoid Queen for some reason and what made Kairi angry at him for some reason was he carried a guilty air about him. All in all, Riku and Queen who usually were talking weren't even looking at each other. "So Queen what do you plan to do after this adventure?" Kairi asked. Queen looked ta her. "I guess I'll go back to the Magic Kingdom. How about you?" Queen asked hoarsely. "I have only thought as far as seeing Sora again." Kairi replied. "What about you Riku?" Kairi asked looking at him. He looked up at her shocked. "I hadn't thought that far either. I guess I'll just go back with you and Sora." He said. Kairi smiled sadly and then gasped. "Oh, what an idiot I ma! I haven't even asked you what happened!" Kairi exclaimed. Riku looked at her confused. "How did you become human again?" Kairi asked grinning. Riku looked away. "I-It just happened. I don't know how." He lied. Kairi frowned, she wanted the reason and knew he was lying. Was it bad he became human or something? Kairi didn't want to be nosy so she didn't push further. "What the-?!" Heero said. Kairi looked up curiously and her eyes widened. "A tidal wave?! In a river?!" she said jumping up. Kairi covered herself as the wave hit their rowboat-sized boat. She swam desperately against the current but was blown back and engulfed in a light. Slowly she opened her eyes. "S-Sora?" she asked and saw an approaching figure. "This is another dream!" she yelled angrily. Sora approached her and smiled. "Kairi, finally." He whispered. "Stop it!" she cried. Sora gently lifted his hand and touched her cheek. Kairi gasped. "A-Are you real?!" she asked. "Yes and I've come to show you something." He said. Kairi flung her arms around him crying. "You kept your promise! You came back!" she said crying into her chest and he hugged her back.
Rinoa seemed lost in thought. "What's on your mind?" Leon asked. "Why did Yuffie go with Vincent?" Rinoa asked afraid of the answer. "We broke up because she loves him." He said coldly. Rinoa gasped. "She can't! She already chose! She just can't take him away!" Rinoa said feeling herself about to cry, she didn't expect to see herself so attached to Vincent after such short time but she was. Leon looked away. "Take him away?" he asked angrily. "Why did you let her go?! Aren't you going to fight for her?!" Rinoa said shocked. "I am not going to make believe she could ever have feelings for me." he answered. He was angry, jealous, and a little hurt by Yuffie. "I want to go to Mermaid Lagoon." Rinoa said. "There's no way." He muttered. "Leon! I have feelings for him too! She already chose, she just can't take him away from me!" Rinoa cried. "Rinoa, do you know how Vincent feels for you? I know he feels the same about Yuffie." Leon said walking. Rinoa looked down and sank to her knees, she would never be loved, and having her heart broken twice was enough to make her stop pursuing. Leon looked at her. "A moment ago you called me Leon." He choked out. "Yes? So?" Rinoa asked confused. "Before this you called me Squall." He said. "What's so bad about it? Your name is Leon now, right?" Rinoa asked. "Never mind." He said walking on. Rinoa was getting angry with him he was treating her rudely and didn't seem to care. Rinoa felt something sharp in her back. "Don't move or make a sound." A voice warned her. She didn't heed his words and screamed. Ina a flash a sword dug into her shoulder and she screamed. Leon ran back jumped forward with his gunblade attacking the pirate. The pirate dodged and withdrew his sword making Rinoa cry out in pain. She fell to her knees holding her bleeding shoulder and grasping for breath. Leon took another slash and the pirate disappeared. Leon turned to Rinoa and ran by her side. "Let me see." He said removing her hand. "I don't feel so good." Rinoa choked out. Leon pulled her to his chest and cast cura on her shoulder. Rinoa went limp in his arms and Leon felt a sharp pain in his neck then fell unconscious.
Yuffie walked quietly with Vincent. "Do you think mermaids are really there? Or maybe it's just an attractive name to lure people." Yuffie said. Vincent shrugged. "I broke up with Leon." Yuffie blurted out as she stood at the lagoon. Vincent looked up. "What?! Why?!" suddenly Yuffie was pulled into the water. She screamed and Vincent grabbed her hand. Yuffie saw the mermaid and kicked her away. "What were you doing?!" Yuffie yelled. "Mermaids." Vincent whispered. There sat some mermaids sunbathing and other in the water talking and swimming. They had different colored fins and were topless except they had long hair covering their breast. Seashells, starfish, and flowers were in their hair. Yuffie gritted her teeth. "What were doing? Trying to kill me?!" Yuffie yelled. "Relax Yuffie they were only laying I'm sure. Right girls?" Vincent said. Yuffie fumed. "We were only trying to drown her, that's all." Said a red-headed mermaid. Yuffie went red. "You annoying brat!" she said. "Yuffie it was a joke!" Vincent said. "Here why don't you go flirt with them!" Yuffie said pushing him into the water and walking off.
Tifa, Cloud, Aeris, and Sephiroth were all tied to a pole. "When I said I saw the tree move why didn't you guys believe me?!" Cloud growled. "Sorry." Aeris whispered. "Well this is fun. Our magic has been taken from us so we officially have no hope and get to burn at the stake." Cloud muttered. "Uh, why are we even here?!" Tifa asked. Cloud shrugged. "Pale faces kidnap Princess Tiger Lily!" the red-faced chief said angrily. An Indian came up and lit the hay beneath their feet on fire. Everyone stiffened against the pole. "Hey! What's going on?!" a voice exclaimed. All the Indians looked at the voice.
Riku, Heero, and Queen groaned. "Where are we?" Riku whispered. "I saved you." Said a cold and mature voice. Everyone looked over at a woman with long black hair in different braids and a long purple dress. "Who are you?" Heero asked coldly. The woman's icy eyes glanced at him. "The name is Lulu." The woman answered.
Rinoa opened her eyes. She was in an empty room and by the swaying below the floor there must be water beneath them. "Captain Hook." Leon muttered getting up and holding his aching head. "Where are we?" Rinoa asked. "On a pirate ship. We should hurry to find a way out before they execute us. I remember what the report read when Sora was here." Leon told her. "I think I remember some of the rooms here." He added looking around. "How did they get out of here?" Rinoa asked and he shrugged. Leon looked up. "There a small space between the ceiling and this wall we could climb through. But this wall is so steep we'll need something to hold us up while we get through." He said.
"Now tell us, where is Peter Pan?!" an ugly and clumsy pirate demanded. The attractive fairy turned her back to him and threw her golden hair in the air with an attitude. The pirate went red with anger. He started to pace and then his eyes lit up. "I know!" he said rushing over to the lamp they held Tinker Bell in. "Ever since that Wendy arrived Peter hasn't paid you a second thought! It's only Wendy we're after. If you tell us where Peter Pan is we will take Wendy away and you can have that Peter back!" Captain Hook persuaded. Tinker Bell jumped and turned around happily. Using her transparent heavenly wings she floated up and began to twinkle letting her fairy dust fall as if saying something. "Fine, I promise I won't lay a hand on Peter Pan!" Captain Hook muttered. The fairy got up wildly and shook her fist at the Pirate. "Or a hook!" Hook said relenting. Hook opened her cage and let the fairy fly over to the map. She got a bit of ink on her shoes and started walking on the map. She glanced back at Captain Hook and his intelligent lacking servant, Smee. Hesitantly she kept on walking and finally ended her graceful walk on a forest area. "I knew it!" Hook shouted out. Tinker Bell flew up to hook. "Well, I would keep my promise but-!" Hook said and grabbed the helpless fairy and threw her in the lamp again slamming it shut. "I am a pirate after all and would degrade such standards if I actually told the truth." Hook said grinning insanely.
Yuffie ignored Vincent's cries as he tried to look for her. "How could he defend them? 'We were only trying to drown her, that's all!'" Yuffie said angrily. Yuffie kept on walking. "I might as well go help the others. Vincent can do this on his own. We explored the area alright, mermaids are there for sure! Now we can move onto a different area! Vincent can figure it out on his own!" Yuffie declared.
"What's going on here?!" a boy with fiery red hair wearing complete green said floating in air. "He can fly!" Cloud said. The boy landed and cast watera on the fire.. "Chief! What are you doing?!" the boy demanded. "Pale faces kidnap Tiger Lily!" Chief declared. "More pale faces out there!" he added. "What?! I saw Captain Hook take her! But I stopped when I saw these guys! You can't just kill 'em! You don't have any proof even!" Peter argued. Peter flew over to Cloud, Aeris, Tifa, and Sephiroth. He got out a sharp but small knife and cut the tight ropes holding the crew. "My name is Peter Pan." He said throwing out his hand which each shook excluding Sephiroth who only glared at the hand. "You're safe now! I'll take you back to where I hide. After that I have some important business to do!" Peter Pan exclaimed. He shot up in air. "Come on!" said waving them over. But when he notice they weren't following he stopped. "What's the matter?" he asked confused. "We can't fly." Sephiroth said bluntly. "What?! You can't fly?! Seriously?! That's like walking before crawling!' he said shocked. "I walked form the start of my birth I never crawled." Sephiroth replied calmly. Peter Pan scratched his hand. "Well this does create a problem!" he said and landed. "Darnit! If Tink were here she'd just give you a little fairy dust!" Peter said frustrated. "I guess I'll just have to show the normal way!" he said. "Okay, listen up! Think of happy stuff like candy or something! Focus on that and you should slowly float up. Then we can do a practice run!" Peter said. "Happy thoughts huh?" Aeris, her being like an angel and everything shouldn't be too hard however....Cloud I think lacks imagination problem from harsh childhood, Tifa is depressed, and Sephiroth I think is in the same situation as Cloud if not worse. "Heart, Stars!" Tifa said dreamily. "Horshoes, Clovers!" Sephiroth said semi-excited. "Blue Moons, Pots of Gold!" Aeris said happily. "Rainbows and me new Red Balloons!" Cloud finished. Slowly they floated like a feather in thin air and opened their eyes. They gasped and awed looking around themselves. "I can fly!" Cloud exclaimed. Aeris began to dance gracefully leaving both men mesmerized. Tifa on the other hand just gazed up at the sky sadly. She looked here and there at the straying stars.
"So what do we do now?" Heero asked to no one in particular. Riku shrugged. "I still can't find Kairi." He whispered. Heero gazed at the floor. "We should stick around here and look for her. She may be floating in water or lost. She could come here any time now." Heero said.
Rinoa slowly stood on Leon's shoulders. "Easy does it." She whispered. She grabbed the edge and Leon pushed her up more. She climbed onto it and fell over. "Ouch!" she muttered rubbing her sore end. She unlocked their cell door and Leon exited. "Stay close behind me." he said pulling out his weapon and walking. Suddenly he heard a muffled sound in a nearby door. He motioned Rinoa to stay and slyly crept to the door. Readying his gunblade he pushed the door open forcefully. He looked around the room and saw only a distressed Indian princess. He lowered his blade and went over examining her. Rinoa after a moment entered. "Do you think this could be the princess they plan to give to the heartless?" Rinoa asked. Leon shrugged. "It's the only reason I can think of for kidnapping her." He answered. "Then why did they kidnap us?" Rinoa asked. "I don't know." He whispered. "He must've known we were enemies." He said. He cut the ropes tied around Princess Tiger Lily. The girl got up. "Are you alright?" Leon asked. The girl nodded. "I'm Rinoa and this is Sq-Leon." Rinoa said. The princess only blinked. "Can you understand me?" Rinoa asked slowly. The girl nodded her head and Rinoa sighed tiredly. "I guess she just doesn't talk." She said shrugging. "Do you know the way out of here?" Rinoa asked. The princess nodded again and then quickly ran out.
Cloud, Tifa, Aeris, and Sephiroth landed softly on the ground with Peter Pan guiding them. 'This way." Peter Pan whispered showing them to keep quiet. Slowly he opened a tree trunk and motioned them in. They flew in and Peter did so sparing one last glance at the environment in case. He closed the trunk tightly failing to notice the band of pirates all hiding outside. They all sneakily walked to the small window of Peter's hideout that was hidden and listened.
"Hey everybody! Peter's back!" a boy yelled. A bunch of more boys jumped out form all sorts of places dressed funny. "And who are you?" Aeris giggled and bent down to them. "We're the lost boys and we stay here with peter!" the plump one said. "Really? All these children under one roof?! Where's the adults?" Aeris asked concerned. "People in Neverland don't grow up." Peter said defensively. "But how do you cook and clean?" Tifa asked. "This place doesn't need cleaning and we hunt!" said twin lost boys. "But how were you born?!" Cloud asked. "What do you mean?" they asked. "What about your parents." Sephiroth answered. "Parents?" they asked confused. A giggle was heard. "She means your mother and father!" answered a voice. Everyone turned to a beautiful redhead. "Wendy!" they exclaimed. "Who are you?" Aeris asked. "I'm Wendy, these are my brothers John and Michael." She said referring to what appeared to be a ten and four year old. "Hello!" Jon said elegantly and offered his hand in a gentleman manner. "Hi!" said Michael innocently and waved shyly from behind John. "Wendy? What's a mother and father?" asked a lost boy. "They are the ones that created you! They raise you and love you!" Wendy exclaimed. "Could you tell us more!" they all exclaimed crowding around her except Peter who seemed angered by this. "You guys don't want to know any of that! We are fine on our own! Besides, Wendy, you already said you'd be their mother!" Peter complained. "Yes I did but I can't stay here forever! A mother is someone is wonderful. She loves, she hugs you, and holds you when you have nightmares." Wendy started (following song is included as a tribute to everyone's mommy, I luv mine!).
Well, a mother, a real mother Is the most wonderful person in the world
Everyone smiled dreamily. Cloud could remember is mother or whom he thought his mother. "Welcome home, Cloud!" "You look so handsome." "My, how you've grown. I bet the girls never leave you alone." "...I'm worried about you." "There are a lot of temptations in the city.... I'd feel a lot better if you just settled down and had a nice girlfriend." "You should have....an older girlfriend, one that'll take care of you. I think that would be the perfect type for you." "You can't cook, right? I was worried sick about how you were doing..." "I will always be your mother..."
She's the angel voice that bids you good night Kisses your cheek, whispers, "Sleep tight"
Aeris missed her mother and father so badly. "Please take Aerith somewhere safe." She loved her mother Ilfana. But she didn't forget Elmyra who raised her and loved her as a mother. "But dear... I give up. You never listen once you've made up your mind." "But if you must go, why don't you go tomorrow? It's getting late now."
Your mother and mine Your mother and mine
Far too clear in Sephiroth's head, his sweet mother crying out on her dying bed. Crying out for her newborn son to hold him one last time and his father sick ways refusing her final wish. She was just a puppet. "Lately, I dream a lot of Sephiroth... My dear, dear child. Ever since he was born I never got to hold him, even once.... Not even once. You can't call me his mother.... That.... is my sin...."
The helping hand that guides you along Whether you're right, whether you're wrong
Tidus faintly remembered his mother. She died when he was younger. "Mommy...." "Just a sec, dear." "Don't say Mom is gonna die!" "The old lady next door told me....when a lovebird dies, the one left behind....It just gives up living so it can join its mate. It was just like that. I hated my old man even more. But really, my old man..."
Your mother and mine Your mother and mine
Rinoa couldn't remember her mother too well. She only remembered her as the most beautiful woman she knows. A sweet lullaby sung to her every night by her mother's mellifluous voice. But it ended all too soon when she was all too young by a car accident. But from what Squall told her, her mother and his father had been in love at one point. "I...I want to sing. Not just play the piano, but sing, too." "But I can't. I'm no good at writing lyrics..." "But thanks to you, I think I can come up with something." "Yes... The many faces you've shown me. Times when you were hurt, worried... Or felt pain deep inside you. Your smile, your face, your eyes... You've shown me something... I think I can come up with a song." "It's not a dream, is it?"
What makes mothers all that they are Might as well ask, "What makes a star?"
Tifa had been attached to her parents. Her father was killed by Sephiroth and her mother.... it wasn't fair. She loved her mother so much, her mother had been one of the very few people nice to Cloud as well. But her mother died and she was so grief-stricken. "I want.... to see.... mom...." "....I wonder if there's anything beyond that mountain?" "Mt. Nibel is scary. Many people have died there. No one crosses that mountain alive...." "Did mama pass through the mountains?" "I'm going!"
Ask your heart to tell you her worth Your heart will say, "Heaven on earth"
Leon never had a chance to know his mother. She died giving birth to him. She died...alone. Laguna had gone off to save Ellone his stepsister. But Laguna was away so long he didn't even find out he had a son until later years when he was already in an orphanage. But when he went back into the past by Ellone he got to see his mother and she was amazing. Her voice was like an angel. "Raine... Are you gonna marry Uncle Laguna?" "A guy like that? He was carried in here crying like a baby, and I was the one who had to take care of him... His crude way of speaking... I don't know if his aspirations as a journalists... Every time I try to have a serious conversation, he avoids it... I can't stand his snoring and he talks in his sleep..." "...You don't like him?" "...I feel the same way as you, Ellone."
Another word for divine Your mother and mine
By the end of the song people were either asleep or crying like the pirates outside. Non-the-less plans needed to proceed. They waited until everyone was asleep....
Hook quietly had his pirates sneak in. They kidnapped everyone except Peter Pan and left him a 'present'.
Leon and Rinoa ran into the room tiredly. They looked around for the Indian Princess. "Great, we lost her." Leon muttered. Rinoa looked down. "Let's just try and find a way out of here. That's where she was trying to lead us and that's probably where she is." Rinoa said. Leon turned and sighed in frustration. Without another word Leon left the room and Rinoa followed. They entered a luxurious room with fancy furniture. The door behind them shut. Rinoa ran and tried to open it. "We're locked in!" she exclaimed. Leon growled. He walked over to the desk in the room. Covered by glass in the center of the desk attached to it was the map of the ship. "Do you remember this room from Sora's adventure?" Rinoa asked. Leon put a hand to his chin and thought. "I think so. This was the room he fought Shadow Sora, here it's labeled 'Hook's Bedroom'." He said. Rinoa walked over to the desk and looked at the old map. "I feel like I am on a ship in a revolution during the 1700's. So this is the Captain's bedroom, that's a nice thought." She said going over to the bed and bouncing on it. She sat there and looked around then laid down. "I need a nap. Wake me if anything happens." She said. Leon looked at her carelessly. "Do want you want." He said and sat at the desk.
Leon heard a faint sound. He opened his eyes tiredly and looked around the room. A swift movement in the corner caught his eyes. His eyes darted to the corner but nothing was there. He heard a creak from above and looked up. A dark circle was on the ceiling where it formed into a body. Leon stared at the thing strangely. "What the-?!" the figure dropped from the roof and slashed Leon across the face. He cried in pain and jumped away. Rinoa opened her eyes sleepily and sat up. She gasped when she looked at Leon. The figure thrust himself forward for the kill but Leon dodged. Rinoa prepared to cats cure on Leon but her feet were knocked beneath her and she hit the floor she barely had time to recover when she was kicked in the side. She groaned in pain. "Rinoa!" Leon yelled but had to block the sharp object coming at him. The figure prepared to kick Rinoa again but she blocked the foot and grabbed it then pulled them to the ground. She shot up and ran to Leon's side. They looked at their enemies and shock and horror crossed their face. "They look like us!" Rinoa shrieked. "They must be our shadows." Leon growled. He pulled out his gunblade and readied it while Rinoa readied her Shooting Star. They charged forward at their shadows who easily dodged. Rinoa attacked her shadow and slashed her few times. The shadow when finally given time to recover and jumped to the side and Rinoa brought her weapon over but instead hit thin air. Confused her eyes darted around the room, scanning it for her enemy. Rinoa felt the sharp pain opening skin on her back. She gasped for breathe and tried to hold her back in pain. She gritted her teeth in pain and frustration. Her shadow appeared in front of her and she dodged but received a cut on the cheek. Leon hit the figure again and again. He thrust his gunblade forward at his enemy and hit their shoulder. He pulled out the blade swiftly and spun around for another strike but his shadow disappeared. A moment later he sensed a figure behind him and thinking quickly dodged but not without receiving a minor scrape. He blocked his shadow's gunblade with his own. They grinded their gunblades together and shoved themselves apart. The blades clashed again and again. The two enemies glared at each other. Rinoa felt a chill go down her back as her shadow disappeared and appeared behind her again. She turned and blocked with her Shooting Star and charging cast fira on her shadow her winced in pain from the burn. Her shadow dropped to the floor and climbed the ceiling in the shape of a ball. It situated itself above her and she acted quickly and shot her weapon at her shadow and knocked her away while inflicting damage. The gunblades again grinded against each other creating spark between the hot metals. Leon slid his blade down the other and jumped back. He charged forward and hit his enemies' blade over and over again and they blocked. His shadow kicked him away finally and recovering, Leon twirled his gunblade once hottily like a pitwan (I don't know how you spell it and personally I don't care). He rushed forward but his enemy cast fira on him and Leon fell to the ground. Rinoa's shadow vanished again but Rinoa jumped out of the way before it could hit. She shot her weapon forward again and struck her shadow. In frustration her shadow disappeared again. It began reappearing and disappearing around the room to quickly for Rinoa. She ran to the desk and jumped on it. She prepared her body in defense and scanned the room. Her shadow appeared next to the desk and jumped on and kicked Rinoa across the room. Rinoa cried out in pain but shot up. She cast fira again inflicting more damage. Leon barely had time to react. He looked up only to meet the shadow of his own blade. He cried out in pain. The scene was much like when he fought Seifer in the training center. Blood ran down his face from his reopened scar. He touched his face, vainly trying to reduce the pain. In anger he looked up at his smirking enemy, who also seem to hold that same cocky and sickening victorious grin. Leon pushed his body forward and brought his blade to meet his shadow's face in rage. The two shadows had had enough. Like twins they glanced at each other and nodded. Slowly their body split forming three Leon Shadows and three Rinoa Shadows. "This is bad." Rinoa whispered absently. The shadows attacked bloodthirstily. Leon and Rinoa dodged in opposite direction. Rinoa's shadows surrounded her. She slashed one and it vanished unharmed. This meant that only one of these shadows could be harmed, the real one. Rinoa was met with a slash in her arm. She grabbed hit in pain. The other two shadows circled her menacingly. Leon looked at his enemies loathingly. He swung his gunblade up and got rid of one shadow but the other two attacked him as he absorbed the damage. He cursed under his breath and looked at the two shadows both charging forward, which one was it? Leon cast thunder on both quickly stopping the attacks and making another vanish. He caught sight of the real shadow and attacked it over and over again. She readied her body in something she learned from ballet when she was younger. Her body spun around gracefully, her arm with her weapon attached was extended and hit both enemies eliminating the fake. She saw her enemy and like a predator pounced upon her. Her enemy finally dodged and again split into three. Rinoa swiftly cast fire on all three again revealing the real shadow. The shadows appeared again and Leon slashed them all, easily revealing the real one. He attacked his enemy unforgiving. Rinoa also attacked her enemy without mercy leaving both shadows without a break. Both Rinoa and Leon brought up their weapons and harshly brought them down on their weary shadows. The creature stumbled to the ground and collapsed into a heap of darkness on the floor and disappeared. Rinoa and Leon sank to their knees in relief.
"Where's Wendy?!" Aeris demanded. "Hook is interrogating now not that that matters to you. You're not going anywhere.' Said a pirate smiling evilly. "What happens to us?" one of the lost boys asked dumbly. "You walk the plank and drown!" they replied happily. "Is that bad?" the lost boy asked. "Uh, it means they're going to kill us." Sephiroth said. "But we never been much of killers. If yur willin' ta join us we'll let ya go! You women would come in pretty fine." They said lifting Tifa and Aeris' chin. Tifa kicked a guy in the balls and Aeris flung the other against the wall manipulating gravity. The pirates glared angrily. "Do you men agree with them?" they asked with a warning look. "Hell ya!" Cloud said. "That's too bad. Ya could've been good fighters. Prepare the hot brunette in pink." A pirate said. Smee jumped and clumsily rushed over to the ropes and cautiously untied Aeris.
Peter Pan looked around his empty home. "Where'd they go?" he asked. He shrugged. "Probably went back to Wendy's world to find a mother! Traitors! Ah, who needs them anyway!" Peter said angrily and kicked the ground. He saw a bright strange object on his table. He scratched his head and flew over to it. "What's this? A present?" He mused looking at it. "From Anonemous." He read out (I misspelled that purposely!). He unwrapped the bow and prepared to open it but something suddenly tugged on his hair. A bright light got right in his face and he angrily shoved it away. "Tink don't do that! I thought I told you not to come back! You nearly killed Wendy! Oh why am I worried about that! Everybody betrayed me, I'm sure glad you're here now Tink." He said. Tinkerbell flew around him crazily. "Whoa! Tink! What're you doing?!" he said shooing her away in annoyance. She pointed furiously at the present. "What? A bomb?! Don't be silly Tink! It's just a present!" he said and it only increased the fairies franticness. Peter rolled his eyes and opened the gift.
"Aeris!" Cloud yelled as they roughly pushed her onto the wooden plank. "She just an innocent woman! Stop it!" Sephiroth spat at the pirates who only grinned. Aeris stood headstrong and walked forward onto the plank. She looked at the looming ocean below with her dress blowing about her feet. She put one foot forwardly hesitantly and spared a bewildered glance back at everyone who tried to desperately break free. She closed her eyes and put her foot forward. "Hold it right there!"
"Last time I was wrong but this time instincts proved right! The Princess Wendy! Just turn back the clock a little and steal the chance! Your heart will help us create new worlds!" Hook exclaimed passionately. Wendy still looked at him with the same steely look. "What makes you think I'd ever do that?" Wendy asked calmly. "Oh you wouldn't! But you won't have a choice! Your heart will be sacrificed!" Hook said jumping up and down. Wendy looked shocked. "You're going to kill me!" she gasped. "Well yes and now. You body continues to exist in a living nightmare. Your heart will go to some happy land in the cloud while evil occurs below and you are left soulless." Hook said but then shook his head. "But that's all water under the bridge!" he said. "Peter Pan will save me!" Wendy replied confidently. "I'm afraid to say this time that won't be the case! Peter Pan is dead as we speak!" Hook said jumping for joy. Wendy swallowed hard. "Dead?!" she choked out in shock. "Yes, blown to smithereens!" Hook replied still jumping. "That can't be true!" Wendy said holding back her tears. "And why not! Peter Pan is finally dead!" Hook exclaimed.
Peter slowly opened his eyes. "I'm alive." He whispered. He got up and dusted himself off. Realization hit him and eh jumped up. "Tinkerbell! Where are ?!" he yelled frantically and looked around. A faint light flickered a few times behind him. "Tinkerbell!" Peter Pan yelled running over to the stones that the distressed fairy was buried beneath. "Tinkerbell! Can you hear me?! Hold on!" he said in panic and frantically threw rocks aside. The fairy flickered sadly. "What do you mean go on without you?! I care for ya Tink! I'm not leaving without me! I'm so sorry for how I treated you lately! You've always been there for me! You tried to warn me but I didn't listen! I'm so sorry! Hold on!" he yelled.
Everyone looked up dumbfounded at the voice. A petite blond who long hair went to her back in a braid held by a red bow. She wore a white shirt with a red vest and red skirt, with brown leather boots to her ankles. A dagger with a fancy sheath leaned into her curvy waist. Her long thin arms added to her frame. "What do you want?" A pirate demanded. One arm hung lazily beside her while the other was gripped onto her hip in an aloof manner and her hands were covered by oversized gloves tied at the wrist top keep them on. The girl had bright blue eyes like the devil in disguise. They held mischievous and danger but also loneliness and determination. And the last noticeable was her necklace. It was made of big purple beads and in the center was a purple curve shell. She girl skillfully jumped down and stood up. "Let 'em go." The girl said. "Stay out of this missy, ya don't wanna get hurt now do ya? Pirates are known to be dirty even to women." The pirate warned scanning her up and down. "I don't care and thieves have just as much a reputation. We Radical Dreamers make ya look like fleas. Which is what ya are!" the girl replied angrily. "Miss ya might just wanna stay out of this. The rest of ya are walkin' the plank!" "For cryin' out loud... Would ya just shut up and get on with it! I'm gonna kick yer sorry arses so hard you'll kiss the moons!" The girl pulled out her dagger made of something strange and glorious. "This is made of rainbow. Bloody hard material and it ain't easy ta come by! Make a move! I dare ya!" the girl said encouragingly. "Back of missy! This is yer last chance!" the pirate warned. "What are ya? Chicken?" the girl said cocky. "That's it!" the pirate said and ran forward. With a swift movement the girl sliced to pirates and roundhouse kicked the other. The last three pirates backed up a little but two charged forward. The girl dropped to the floor and kicked the feet beneath them. The pirates shot up and the girl jumped between them and grabbed them by their collars and threw them against the wall. The last pirate stared on in horror and fear. He backed a way and then turned to run. The girl threw her dagger at him and stopped him in his tracks. "That takes care of them." The girl said dusting off her hands and turning to the distressed group. "Oh ya!" she exclaimed and cut their ropes. "Names Kidd, nice ta meetcha!" she said. They all looked at her and blinked. "Hey you're alright! I thought I was too late!" Peter Pan said with relief he landed. The group heard a creak and turned to Smee who was trying to sneak away. "H-Hello!" Smee said and smiled nervously. "Hello there buddy." Cloud said with an unnatural grin.
Hook looked out for his lapdog. "He's coming." Sephiroth whispered calmly where he leaned against the pole. Peter Pan jumped and flew to the door. "Captain! Wait!" he yelled imitating Smee's voice. Hook stopped on the other side of the door. "The prisoners are rebelling! Stay where it's safe!" Peter said feigning concern. Hook ran and hid in his room. Everyone faked fighting with clashes of swords. Sephiroth clashed swords with Cloud and Aeris threw a playful fire at Cloud and he faked pain. Tifa giggled and 'lightly' punched Sephiroth. Peter motioned everyone quiet. "Captain! We have subdued the prisoners!" Peter yelled. Hook slowly opened the door and jumped out with joy. "Where are they?!" he exclaimed and then noticed everyone staring at him smirking. He turned to run in but was greeted with a happy Peter Pan with Tinkerbell on his shoulder looking pissed. Hook scrambled away nervously and ran....right off the plank. Last second noticing the tick-tock crocodile looking at him hungrily. Hook jumped back on the plank with unbelievable adrenaline. He ran back but faced his enemies once again. He shrieked and turned back but remembered what lingered below. He looked around for an escape. Suddenly screams were heard and Hook looked up too late. "Ouch." Kairi muttered rubbing her sore rear end. Beside her stood, "Sora!" Aeris exclaimed. Just then the door opened and out popped Leon and Rinoa. "Sora?" Leon whispered doubtfully. Sora grinned ignorantly. "Hey guys." He said. Kairi giggled. Tifa cleared her throat and pointed beneath the couple. Kairi and Sora looked down at Hook who red with anger threw them off.
Hook looked at the crew. "I will not surrender! Sleep!" he yelled casting a large amount on everyone. Kairi and Sora jumped off the ship to the crocodile below. "Sora!" Kairi screamed. Sora gritted his teeth and they stopped just inches away from death. Sora quickly shot up and grabbed Kairi's arm taking her with him. They floated in air. Kairi slowly peeked between her fingers cutely and then let down her hands. She looked around herself curiously. *Flash* Sora walked down the plank and prepared to jump. He breathed slowly. "Fly, Sora! Just believe, and you can do it!" *Flash*
Kairi and Sora landed on the ship. Kairi drew out the keyblade. Hook smirked. "Time advanced." He said deviously. "Time advanced? I never heard of that spell." Kairi said. Suddenly Sora was surrounded by glass and sand. "Hourglass." Hook said. "Sora!" Kairi yelled and ran to him. She tried to break the glass. "Sorry, unbreakable. The time has been set. If you can defeat me, he does free." Hook said calmly. Kairi looked at Sora. "What do I do?" she asked hesitantly. "It's simple, a swordfight." Hook answered drawing out his sword. "I faced that brat before. But you as I recall, were weaker!" Hook said. "That was long ago." Kairi replied and readied the keyblade. Hook jumped up ready to pounce. His sword clashed with Kairi's stuck between the key part of the keyblade. Kairi twisted the sword down and flung it forward. Hook took one hit and jumped back frantically. Kairi spun the keyblade around and positioned it. She charged forward and hit against his blade. Hook hit her sword down and flung by her striking her arm. Kairi cried out and grabbed her crimson shoulder. "Kairi!" Sora yelled. Hook went in for the kill as she still absorbed the pain. He slashed her back and she staggered forward in pain. "I was right, you are far too weak. I won." Hook declared bravely and pointed the sword at her neck. Kairi glared at him. "Even the boy was strong but he couldn't kill me. He was too weak just like you. He won a small battle but he lost the war. He spent years in as Maleficent called it, the Dark Abyss. He deserved it." Hook said and then continued despite Kairi's growing rage plainly written on her face. "He deserved to be robbed of family and friends. His mother and father must have missed the brat. His foolishness and kindness was what got him there he had only himself to blame." Hook finished. He thrust his sword forward but Kairi pushed the keyblade up and it collided with his sword and shattered it. The keyblade was an inch from Hook's face, which now had fear and panic on it. "Hook unlike him you never had family or friends. Your incessant blabbering and pride was your weakness because when the tables turn you abandon your men and hide like a coward. You fight like a girl and act like one. You looked at me as a girl and assumed I was weak, you underestimated me and you have only yourself to blame for your end." Kairi said her voice deadly. She swung the keyblade forward and struck him.
The glass around Sora broke and he coughed up the sand that had now covered his body. Sand spilled everywhere and he fell to his knees grasping for breath. "Sora!" Kairi said running up to him. 'Are you okay?" she asked kneeling by him. He nodded through his coughing. "This isn't over." Hook whispered angrily. He got to his knees. "I didn't come back without one trick up my sleeve." He declared and spread his arms in air insanely. "Anima!" he yelled. "Anima?" Kairi whispered confused then the ground beneath her changed to a bloody color. The world around them swirled in chaotic paint. Kairi looked up and saw the most demented summon she had ever seen. The animal looked like it was in constant pain, its scarred and bloody body wrapped in chains and bandages like a mummy and blood around its eyes. A shell incased its sides and all you could see was what appeared to be the top half while its bottom was embedded in the floor. Sora looked on in horror. "This....is bad."
"This is me own summon! Try as you will but you will lose!' Hook said jumping for joy. "Sora! Here!" she yelled handed him the keyblade. He took like receiving a memory and felt it in his arms. He looked at it in awe. "You attack. I summon." Kairi said and Sora nodded. He jumped up and gave Anima a few slashes. The beats cried out in pain. "Ifrit!" Kairi yelled. The fire demon came to her command. "Hell Fire!" Kairi yelled confidently. The beast whirled up a tornado of hot molten rocks fiercely thrown about in heated flames. The beast jumped onto the large meteor in the middle and stood on it triumphantly. He thrust his hand forward and signaled the rocks and fire down ward and then hit the meteor to join them in a barrage. He landed ready to fight. The attack did considerable damage but not overkill. Anima remained with a decent amount of HP. "Pain." Hook said maliciously. Anima sent the world around them into chaotic swirling colors moving and fried a beam from in front of its chest and killed Ifrit instantly. Sora slashed the beats some more. "Continue!" Sora said snapping Kairi out of her fearful daze.
"Shiva!" she yelled summoning the ice goddess. "Diamond Dust!" Kairi ordered. Shiva engulfed the beast in ice that was so cold it burned. Shiva with a wave of her hand in a careless yet powerful motion and the ice exploded in large chunks on Anima. "Pain." Hook commanded and in a second the ice goddess fell helplessly. "Leviathan." The sea monster cam and fell then, "Ramuh!" the lightning god came and fell, then came "Yojimbo." The ancient beast came and did damage beyond belief and pain killed the summon with two shots. Kairi had one choice left that would be powerful enough compared to her other summons; Simba, Lumiere, Pegasus, and the new one she had, Genie. Know this one would have to do it! "Bahamut!" she summoned the fatal monster. The summons performed his deadly Mega Flare, which unfortunately threw Anima over his power limit. Hook as if knowing Anima had had enough. "Now is where we part!" Hook said happily. "Oblivion." Hook said unbelievingly calm. The world around them went to blue bruises. The ground beneath Bahamut sank and he met his worst nightmare....the other side of Anima. The side unhidden by wraps a demented demon beyond fathom. Fear became evident in the helpless beasts' face as Anima shattered its chains and cuffs and consumed Bahamut in a barrage of beatings with it's giant powerful fist. Bahamut fell. Kairi looked at the monster. How could the fight that?! Kairi felt her hands tingle. She was engulfed in a light and closed her serene eyes. "Grim Reaper.' Her words echoed as a dark create submerged. His body was made of shadows and he held a deadly scythe. The creature rivaled Hades and Anima. It wasn't just the looks; it was the presence it held as if it came from a horror movie. Chains spurred from the ground and held Anima down painfully by the back. Anima cried out in pain that consumed Kairi and Sora with fear from it's unearthly shrills. Anima disappeared leaving Hook dumbstruck.
Hook looked at them and backed away. "Coward." A voice said venomously. Hook turned to Relena. "Because you are too weak Maleficent sent me." Relena said beside him and stared at Kairi and Sora. "She released the boy. You have failed. No telling what Maleficent will do to you and I won't save you then. Curse!" Relena cried and Grim Reaper disappeared. Kairi gasped and Sora looked on in confusion. "What's going on?" Sora asked looking around expectantly. "I don't know....I just feel so, so weak. Now that she knows all my summons she restrained them. Sora looked at her. He looked on in bewilderment. "Physical attacks won't save us!" Kairi said sinking to her knees. "Kairi, do you know how to switch magic?" Sora asked and she looked up. "I've read it in many magic training books but I never tried it." She said. "Do you know the attack 'Draw'?" Sora continued and Kairi nodded slowly. "I want you to use draw on Hook. It'll be an unknown source, as you'll feel. Take it." Sora instructed. " "You think I'll just stand here while you do your plan?" Relena asked calmly. She rose in air and twirled around a long sword whose deadly blade seemed to go on forever. Sora readied the keyblade. He met her blade, the ground shook and Sora and Relena turn to see a light go from Hook and hit Kairi. Sora and Relena turned back to each other. "Okay now, Switch!" Sora instructed gritting his teeth. Kairi felt her world swirling and Sora felt lightheaded. Kairi could feel herself somewhere floating endlessly in patterns colliding with Sora and then returned to reality. Relena taking advantage of Sora' weak moment with his guard down went for the kill. "Sora!" Kairi screamed shooting gravity out of her hand and barely reaching in time but too late for Relena's sword to stray to Sora's stomach. Sora's eyes widened and he felt his breath stop sharply. Relena smiled and pulled out her faithful sword. "Sora!" Kairi screamed in tears and caught him. She looked at Sora fearfully. He needed help and quickly, it was time to end this fight. "Draw." She said and a light came to her from Sora. She jumped back before Relena had a chance to do anything. "Don't you just hate irony?" Kairi whispered wickedly and clasped her hands. "Anima." She whispered with an insane smile. Hook was foaming from the mouth when the beast was summoned and Relena backed away. "WellIgottogobye!" Relena disappeared in a flash but then reappeared. "Oh ya! One more thing! Relena said and snapped her fingers. A very confused Wendy looked around but before Kairi could reach her Relena grabbed the girl by the waist and vanished. Kairi looked on in defeat. "Another one." She whispered and then walked away leaving Anima to finish the job. Hook looked on in fear.
Aeris exited the room. "He'll be fine. He just needs some rest. You did it Kairi." Aeris said smiling. Everyone looked down grimly. While we're here we must find the next keyhole, we still have a mission despite our minor setback." Aeris said firmly and Kairi nodded. "If he wakes up while I'm gone tell him I'm sorry." Kairi whispered and Aeris nodded smiling sadly. Kairi walked out and turned to Peter Pan. "Do you know where the keyhole is?" Kairi asked and Peter pan shrugged and shook his head. Kairi looked down. "I'll be looking for a while." She muttered in disappointment. Suddenly Tinkerbell flew around Kairi wildly as if trying to say something. "Hey Tink! Stop that! What is it?!" Peter Pan asked and the fairy flew out. Kairi shot up with Peter and flew after her.
"This pirate ship will get us to London. Tink says that's where it is but London is so big I don't know where it could be." Peter said tiredly. Kairi nodded. "Let's just get then and then decide what to do.' Kairi said softly and turned away walking over to Kidd. "So why are you here? That's a dumb question though. You told me you were a thief so I guess you cam fro treasure, huh? Take what you want." Kairi offered kindly. 'I'm looking for someone.' Kidd stated still looking at the stars. "I-I need to see him again. I want to find him." Kidd whispered. "I was looking for Sora but I've found him. I know you'll find who you're looking for...someday." Kairi whispered turning to the stars.
"Where is she headed?" Kairi asked Peter as they flew over London. "It looks like Big Ben!" he yelled back. Kairi looked confused. "Big Ben?" she asked. "The clock tower!" Peter replied as they flew to a big enchanted clock tower. "Where could the keyhole be?" Kairi said looking around as they arrived. "It's close to midnight maybe it will appear." Peter suggested. "It's One! We've waited an hour! I think it's safe to say it's not going to just appear!" Kairi said angrily. She kicked the hour hand back to twelve and Peter jumped. "Ah, you just threw time around here into chaos everyone will think their clocks are wrong." He said. "I don't care about everyone's clocks. I want to see Sora!" Kairi whined. "They'll be late for school or work!" Peter argued mildly. "Well adults need a break every now and then and being late won't kill them. Bless the children, I always wanted to be late for school and get away with it." Kairi said. She was tired of floating and sat down on the minute hand. Suddenly the metal beneath her shook and Kairi was suddenly falling. She stopped in air before she hit the edge and looked up. The minute hand was aligned with the hour hand and in the center appeared the keyhole. "What is that?" Peter said scratching his head. "They keyhole!" Kairi exclaimed joyfully. She flew back and drew out the keyblade and pointed it at the keyhole. A beam flew from the keyblade to the keyhole and it disappeared. "Another one down! And I am leaving!" Kairi said stretching. Peter smiled. "Good luck Kairi. I'm glad you found what you needed, thanks for your help. I owe you so much already but....I need to ask you a favor.' Peter said hesitantly. Kairi looked at him confused. "What is it?" she asked. "Promise me...you'll save Wendy." Peter said. Kairi smiled and nodded. "I promise, thanks for your help Peter."
Kairi entered the ship. "Sora! You're awake!" she exclaimed. Sora looked up and smiled. "Thanks to Aeris." He said smiling. Kairi turn to the angelic brunette. "Thank you, Aeris." She whispered and Aeris smiled. "I would do anything for Sora after all he's done for us." Aeris replied. "Sora....Welcome back." Riku said hesitantly. Sora turned to his old friend and grinned. "Don't be so stiff! I forgive you! Riku we'll always be friends!" Sora said. Riku smiled but his guilt now increased. "Even I have to admit but we missed you, kid!" Yuffie said next to him on the couch. Sora turned to Kairi. "Did you already tell everyone?" he asked. Everyone looked curiously. "Tell us what?" Leon asked. "About what happens after we purify the door." Sora answered and everyone fell over. "Gee, that's not hard, happy every after! Geez, and I thought you were going to propose or something." Yuffie whined (Okay I am having problems and need some help Well I need some riddles for an FF character, as long as they are female, or a riddle for a female Disney character, I don't care. I can't guarantee they will be used because I don't plan on using all the FF girls but if you guys can come up with one please send it to me and I'll give you copyright). "No this is serious." Sora said gravely.
"As you know we've all come from different worlds but I'm a afraid it's more complex than that. Time shifts in all worlds were disturbed when the Heartless came." Sora said closing his eyes wearily. "What do you mean?" Tifa asked confused and hesitant. "All the worlds have different timelines. Take Aeris for example. Aeris do you remember Sephiroth killing you?" Kairi explained and turned to the Ancient. Aeris looked confused. "What do you mean? I wasn't dead." Aeris replied confused and scared. "What do you mean?! You don't remember what he did to you?! He killed you Aeris!" Tifa spat and pointed an accusing finger at Sephiroth. Sephiroth looked dumbstruck, confused, and frightened. "I didn't do anything like that. I may have killed a lot of people and under Jenova's control we tried to kill Aeris and you guys but we never succeeded." Sephiroth argued. "BS! Aeris don't you remember?! Even Tifa remembers! Sephiroth is lying! I saw it with my own eyes! He killed you!" Cloud said angrily. "No, he isn't lying and she didn't die. But you did see Aeris die." Kairi spoke calmly. Sora opened his eyes. "Aeris where do you remember being when your world disappeared." Sora asked. "Gold Saucer. Why?" Aeris answered now more confused. "Cloud where were you?" Sora asked. "T-The Temple of Ancients trying to bring back Aeris." Cloud answered sadly. "Tifa." Sora said turning to the bartender. "I was in Midgar. Cloud had just left saying he was going to bring Aeris back and I had started a new bar." Tifa replied trying not to sound hurt. "Sephiroth." "I don't know I was possessed. I think a ship or something. I remember I had just seen Cloud and everyone." "Yuffie." "I was staying with Vincent at the Shinra Mansion." "Vincent." "It's as Yuffie just said. What is the point of this?" "You are all from the same world, just different timelines. Aeris is from the time before she died while as most of are after." Kairi explained. "So Sephiroth and I are from close timelines while Yuffie and Vincent are from the same timeline and Tifa and Cloud are from the same timeline." Aeris said and Sora nodded. "So is that the same for everybody else here?" Tifa asked. Sora shrugged. "For some maybe." Sora answered carelessly. "What do you last remember?" Rinoa asked Leon and he turned to her. "We were headed to Timber to celebrate your 19th birthday." He said scared of her answer. Was this his Rinoa? "Were we on a train and I just ate your chocolate cake?" Rinoa asked hopefully and he nodded. "That means you guys are from the same timeline." Kairi said. "It's the same for Neverland. On Sora's adventure Wendy had also just arrived at Neverland." Kairi added. "I miss home." Aeris whispered wistfully. Cloud nodded. Tifa and Sephiroth missed it some, it was home but they still led depressed lives either way.
After we defeat Ansem and purify the door forever we will return to our homes and timelines." Sora said. Everyone had a sharp intake of breath or gasped. "Return to our homes?" Rinoa asked on the brink of joy. Sora nodded and people burst out happily. "But then we'll never see each other again." Yuffie said sadly interrupting the sound of joy and everyone immediately fell quiet. "We'll never forget you guys. We'll miss you and the places we've been. It'll be so empty without you but we get to go home!" Aeris said. "I'm afraid that won't be true, Aeris.' Kairi said gravely. Aeris turn to her confused. "What do you mean?" she asked. "I knew it! There's going to be a cost!" Yuffie said angrily. "Yes and no. The point is you won't remember each other. Your memories of each other and this adventure will be gone. So you won't have to feel empty. You'll be happy and blissful like before. Unknowing of your great deeds and of old friends. But you'll be happy and life will go on." Kairi said and everyone looked shocked. "There must be some way to remember!" Rinoa cried. "Only one way." Sora whispered and everybody's eyes were on him. "How?" Cloud asked aggressively. "You must find your light in the darkness." Sora said and everyone looked confused. "What do you mean?" Yuffie asked. "I'm sorry. That's all I can say." Sora said and got up tiredly and left. "Wait!" Tifa yelled after him and Kairi held up a hand. "Sora and I will remember. We've found our light." Kairi said and went after Sora leaving everyone confused, shocked, happy, and sad.
Kidd stood looking out from the gold pirate ship soaring the sky. "I have been waiting an eternity.... just for this very moment.... Meaninglessly hurting one another.... The disappearing life forms.... The words that become delted....The thoughts that become buried...... The pool of cells that slowly evaporate.... The echoes of consciousness that slowly fade.... Love to hate.... Hate to love.... Why are we born? Why do we die? Evolution? The "survival of the fittest?" What is there to be achieved from harming one another.... killing one another.... The "eggs" that we call planets.... And the innumerable "spermatoza" which gather around these that we call life-forms.... When one of those countless seeds inseminates a planet, a new universe is born. But until that occurs, hundreds of millions of years will pass, and innumerable life-forms will be born, then die.... That is the be-all and end-all. Everything exists for that one moment. All so that the universe can evolve into the next dimension.... Does that make us all just pawns? Are each of our short lives nothing but a cheap sacrifice just so the one chosen life-form can be born? No. That is not the case! Each and every one of us has a chance of becoming that one chosen life form which inseminates a planet. Yes, it could be "you".... Genes and environment.... Each of us tries to do his best under the limited conditions we are each dealt. Each life-form that attempts to make out a decent life for itself forms a link in the golden chain that leads to the creation of a new universe. If one link is missing, there will be no future. There is no such thing as a useless life-form.... No such thing as a pawn! Every single thing in the whole of nature is perhaps just dreaming a dream of "life".... All of them are also perhaps nothing more than a dream dreamt by the planet before it is born. Oh, but yes.... Eventually all dreams will return to Zurvan.... to the sea of dreams.... Serge....! Don't go yet, Serge....!!! It's alright. Everything is alright now. Time, which has been divided, will be unified again now. The time for farewells has come.... You will lose all memory of this whole adventure and return to your own time. But this time you will be able to live your own life! We alone do not have the power to heal the world's woes, or to solve all its mysteries And yet, even then.... It was bloody good knowing ya, mate! Thanks for being born "you," Serge! I guess now's the time to say, "see ya later, mate!" But...... I'll find ya.... Sometime...... somewhere.... I'm bloody sure of it! No matter the time period, no matter the world ya live in, I'll find ya! I'm sure.... I am sure I will...."
A.N.- Thanks for all the reviews! Keep 'em coming! Anyway someone sent a review saying I should include Kefta, and I might but somebody needs to tell me who that is because I either don't remember or never heard of it! ^_^
For once Cid's ship landed safely! It made a belly landing in the ocean. "Okay, well this place doesn't exactly have the best map. I can only send us in groups to explore places for the keyhole." Leon instructed gloomier than usual. He thought out the plan for a moment. "Okay here it is. Aeris, Sephiroth, Cloud, and Tifa will all investigate the Indians camp. I think we pretty much know what's there and if anybody is there you must ask for their help and see if they know where the keyhole might be. Kairi, Riku, Heero, and Queen will go to Skull Rock. It looks like a dangerous cave, pretty good place for a keyhole. Vincent and Rinoa can go to the Mermaids Lagoon which is also predictable but you never know-." "Um, Leon, may I please go there instead of Rinoa?" Yuffie asked. Everybody looked at her shocked. Leon stared at her coldly. "Very well." He growled. He crumpled the map and put it in his jacket. "Me and Rinoa will go to Hangman's Tree. Tidus and Rikku stay and guard the ship. And Cid fix that damn ship!" Leon finished tiredly. " Here's a map for everyone." He said.
"Where are we?" Cloud asked. Aeris looked at the map. "In a forest." Aeris replied looking at the map. "I could see that. But how about which forest? There are four on this map!" Sephiroth pointed out. " Well maybe instead of Aeris telling you like she was your mother you'd figure out for yourself. Now let's try this together, read the map! Wow!" Tifa said. Sephiroth shot Tifa a deadly glare but she seemed unaffected. "Did that tree just move." Cloud whispered pointing at something. "It was probably your imagination." Aeris said. They continued walking and Cloud saw a tree suddenly get feet and move closer to them. "I swear it just moved!" Cloud said. "Cloud, just come on.' Tifa said. Suddenly they stopped they were surrounded by trees. "Okay, now I know it moved!" Cloud said. All the trees were pushed aside revealing Indians with spears pointed at the group.
"Where are we?" Kairi asked boredly. "We're going up a river which eventually leads to some land where we will walk to Skull Rock." Heero answered. Kairi glanced at Queen. She had swollen and blood-shot eyes and was paler than usual. Riku on the other hand was making sure to avoid Queen for some reason and what made Kairi angry at him for some reason was he carried a guilty air about him. All in all, Riku and Queen who usually were talking weren't even looking at each other. "So Queen what do you plan to do after this adventure?" Kairi asked. Queen looked ta her. "I guess I'll go back to the Magic Kingdom. How about you?" Queen asked hoarsely. "I have only thought as far as seeing Sora again." Kairi replied. "What about you Riku?" Kairi asked looking at him. He looked up at her shocked. "I hadn't thought that far either. I guess I'll just go back with you and Sora." He said. Kairi smiled sadly and then gasped. "Oh, what an idiot I ma! I haven't even asked you what happened!" Kairi exclaimed. Riku looked at her confused. "How did you become human again?" Kairi asked grinning. Riku looked away. "I-It just happened. I don't know how." He lied. Kairi frowned, she wanted the reason and knew he was lying. Was it bad he became human or something? Kairi didn't want to be nosy so she didn't push further. "What the-?!" Heero said. Kairi looked up curiously and her eyes widened. "A tidal wave?! In a river?!" she said jumping up. Kairi covered herself as the wave hit their rowboat-sized boat. She swam desperately against the current but was blown back and engulfed in a light. Slowly she opened her eyes. "S-Sora?" she asked and saw an approaching figure. "This is another dream!" she yelled angrily. Sora approached her and smiled. "Kairi, finally." He whispered. "Stop it!" she cried. Sora gently lifted his hand and touched her cheek. Kairi gasped. "A-Are you real?!" she asked. "Yes and I've come to show you something." He said. Kairi flung her arms around him crying. "You kept your promise! You came back!" she said crying into her chest and he hugged her back.
Rinoa seemed lost in thought. "What's on your mind?" Leon asked. "Why did Yuffie go with Vincent?" Rinoa asked afraid of the answer. "We broke up because she loves him." He said coldly. Rinoa gasped. "She can't! She already chose! She just can't take him away!" Rinoa said feeling herself about to cry, she didn't expect to see herself so attached to Vincent after such short time but she was. Leon looked away. "Take him away?" he asked angrily. "Why did you let her go?! Aren't you going to fight for her?!" Rinoa said shocked. "I am not going to make believe she could ever have feelings for me." he answered. He was angry, jealous, and a little hurt by Yuffie. "I want to go to Mermaid Lagoon." Rinoa said. "There's no way." He muttered. "Leon! I have feelings for him too! She already chose, she just can't take him away from me!" Rinoa cried. "Rinoa, do you know how Vincent feels for you? I know he feels the same about Yuffie." Leon said walking. Rinoa looked down and sank to her knees, she would never be loved, and having her heart broken twice was enough to make her stop pursuing. Leon looked at her. "A moment ago you called me Leon." He choked out. "Yes? So?" Rinoa asked confused. "Before this you called me Squall." He said. "What's so bad about it? Your name is Leon now, right?" Rinoa asked. "Never mind." He said walking on. Rinoa was getting angry with him he was treating her rudely and didn't seem to care. Rinoa felt something sharp in her back. "Don't move or make a sound." A voice warned her. She didn't heed his words and screamed. Ina a flash a sword dug into her shoulder and she screamed. Leon ran back jumped forward with his gunblade attacking the pirate. The pirate dodged and withdrew his sword making Rinoa cry out in pain. She fell to her knees holding her bleeding shoulder and grasping for breath. Leon took another slash and the pirate disappeared. Leon turned to Rinoa and ran by her side. "Let me see." He said removing her hand. "I don't feel so good." Rinoa choked out. Leon pulled her to his chest and cast cura on her shoulder. Rinoa went limp in his arms and Leon felt a sharp pain in his neck then fell unconscious.
Yuffie walked quietly with Vincent. "Do you think mermaids are really there? Or maybe it's just an attractive name to lure people." Yuffie said. Vincent shrugged. "I broke up with Leon." Yuffie blurted out as she stood at the lagoon. Vincent looked up. "What?! Why?!" suddenly Yuffie was pulled into the water. She screamed and Vincent grabbed her hand. Yuffie saw the mermaid and kicked her away. "What were you doing?!" Yuffie yelled. "Mermaids." Vincent whispered. There sat some mermaids sunbathing and other in the water talking and swimming. They had different colored fins and were topless except they had long hair covering their breast. Seashells, starfish, and flowers were in their hair. Yuffie gritted her teeth. "What were doing? Trying to kill me?!" Yuffie yelled. "Relax Yuffie they were only laying I'm sure. Right girls?" Vincent said. Yuffie fumed. "We were only trying to drown her, that's all." Said a red-headed mermaid. Yuffie went red. "You annoying brat!" she said. "Yuffie it was a joke!" Vincent said. "Here why don't you go flirt with them!" Yuffie said pushing him into the water and walking off.
Tifa, Cloud, Aeris, and Sephiroth were all tied to a pole. "When I said I saw the tree move why didn't you guys believe me?!" Cloud growled. "Sorry." Aeris whispered. "Well this is fun. Our magic has been taken from us so we officially have no hope and get to burn at the stake." Cloud muttered. "Uh, why are we even here?!" Tifa asked. Cloud shrugged. "Pale faces kidnap Princess Tiger Lily!" the red-faced chief said angrily. An Indian came up and lit the hay beneath their feet on fire. Everyone stiffened against the pole. "Hey! What's going on?!" a voice exclaimed. All the Indians looked at the voice.
Riku, Heero, and Queen groaned. "Where are we?" Riku whispered. "I saved you." Said a cold and mature voice. Everyone looked over at a woman with long black hair in different braids and a long purple dress. "Who are you?" Heero asked coldly. The woman's icy eyes glanced at him. "The name is Lulu." The woman answered.
Rinoa opened her eyes. She was in an empty room and by the swaying below the floor there must be water beneath them. "Captain Hook." Leon muttered getting up and holding his aching head. "Where are we?" Rinoa asked. "On a pirate ship. We should hurry to find a way out before they execute us. I remember what the report read when Sora was here." Leon told her. "I think I remember some of the rooms here." He added looking around. "How did they get out of here?" Rinoa asked and he shrugged. Leon looked up. "There a small space between the ceiling and this wall we could climb through. But this wall is so steep we'll need something to hold us up while we get through." He said.
"Now tell us, where is Peter Pan?!" an ugly and clumsy pirate demanded. The attractive fairy turned her back to him and threw her golden hair in the air with an attitude. The pirate went red with anger. He started to pace and then his eyes lit up. "I know!" he said rushing over to the lamp they held Tinker Bell in. "Ever since that Wendy arrived Peter hasn't paid you a second thought! It's only Wendy we're after. If you tell us where Peter Pan is we will take Wendy away and you can have that Peter back!" Captain Hook persuaded. Tinker Bell jumped and turned around happily. Using her transparent heavenly wings she floated up and began to twinkle letting her fairy dust fall as if saying something. "Fine, I promise I won't lay a hand on Peter Pan!" Captain Hook muttered. The fairy got up wildly and shook her fist at the Pirate. "Or a hook!" Hook said relenting. Hook opened her cage and let the fairy fly over to the map. She got a bit of ink on her shoes and started walking on the map. She glanced back at Captain Hook and his intelligent lacking servant, Smee. Hesitantly she kept on walking and finally ended her graceful walk on a forest area. "I knew it!" Hook shouted out. Tinker Bell flew up to hook. "Well, I would keep my promise but-!" Hook said and grabbed the helpless fairy and threw her in the lamp again slamming it shut. "I am a pirate after all and would degrade such standards if I actually told the truth." Hook said grinning insanely.
Yuffie ignored Vincent's cries as he tried to look for her. "How could he defend them? 'We were only trying to drown her, that's all!'" Yuffie said angrily. Yuffie kept on walking. "I might as well go help the others. Vincent can do this on his own. We explored the area alright, mermaids are there for sure! Now we can move onto a different area! Vincent can figure it out on his own!" Yuffie declared.
"What's going on here?!" a boy with fiery red hair wearing complete green said floating in air. "He can fly!" Cloud said. The boy landed and cast watera on the fire.. "Chief! What are you doing?!" the boy demanded. "Pale faces kidnap Tiger Lily!" Chief declared. "More pale faces out there!" he added. "What?! I saw Captain Hook take her! But I stopped when I saw these guys! You can't just kill 'em! You don't have any proof even!" Peter argued. Peter flew over to Cloud, Aeris, Tifa, and Sephiroth. He got out a sharp but small knife and cut the tight ropes holding the crew. "My name is Peter Pan." He said throwing out his hand which each shook excluding Sephiroth who only glared at the hand. "You're safe now! I'll take you back to where I hide. After that I have some important business to do!" Peter Pan exclaimed. He shot up in air. "Come on!" said waving them over. But when he notice they weren't following he stopped. "What's the matter?" he asked confused. "We can't fly." Sephiroth said bluntly. "What?! You can't fly?! Seriously?! That's like walking before crawling!' he said shocked. "I walked form the start of my birth I never crawled." Sephiroth replied calmly. Peter Pan scratched his hand. "Well this does create a problem!" he said and landed. "Darnit! If Tink were here she'd just give you a little fairy dust!" Peter said frustrated. "I guess I'll just have to show the normal way!" he said. "Okay, listen up! Think of happy stuff like candy or something! Focus on that and you should slowly float up. Then we can do a practice run!" Peter said. "Happy thoughts huh?" Aeris, her being like an angel and everything shouldn't be too hard however....Cloud I think lacks imagination problem from harsh childhood, Tifa is depressed, and Sephiroth I think is in the same situation as Cloud if not worse. "Heart, Stars!" Tifa said dreamily. "Horshoes, Clovers!" Sephiroth said semi-excited. "Blue Moons, Pots of Gold!" Aeris said happily. "Rainbows and me new Red Balloons!" Cloud finished. Slowly they floated like a feather in thin air and opened their eyes. They gasped and awed looking around themselves. "I can fly!" Cloud exclaimed. Aeris began to dance gracefully leaving both men mesmerized. Tifa on the other hand just gazed up at the sky sadly. She looked here and there at the straying stars.
"So what do we do now?" Heero asked to no one in particular. Riku shrugged. "I still can't find Kairi." He whispered. Heero gazed at the floor. "We should stick around here and look for her. She may be floating in water or lost. She could come here any time now." Heero said.
Rinoa slowly stood on Leon's shoulders. "Easy does it." She whispered. She grabbed the edge and Leon pushed her up more. She climbed onto it and fell over. "Ouch!" she muttered rubbing her sore end. She unlocked their cell door and Leon exited. "Stay close behind me." he said pulling out his weapon and walking. Suddenly he heard a muffled sound in a nearby door. He motioned Rinoa to stay and slyly crept to the door. Readying his gunblade he pushed the door open forcefully. He looked around the room and saw only a distressed Indian princess. He lowered his blade and went over examining her. Rinoa after a moment entered. "Do you think this could be the princess they plan to give to the heartless?" Rinoa asked. Leon shrugged. "It's the only reason I can think of for kidnapping her." He answered. "Then why did they kidnap us?" Rinoa asked. "I don't know." He whispered. "He must've known we were enemies." He said. He cut the ropes tied around Princess Tiger Lily. The girl got up. "Are you alright?" Leon asked. The girl nodded. "I'm Rinoa and this is Sq-Leon." Rinoa said. The princess only blinked. "Can you understand me?" Rinoa asked slowly. The girl nodded her head and Rinoa sighed tiredly. "I guess she just doesn't talk." She said shrugging. "Do you know the way out of here?" Rinoa asked. The princess nodded again and then quickly ran out.
Cloud, Tifa, Aeris, and Sephiroth landed softly on the ground with Peter Pan guiding them. 'This way." Peter Pan whispered showing them to keep quiet. Slowly he opened a tree trunk and motioned them in. They flew in and Peter did so sparing one last glance at the environment in case. He closed the trunk tightly failing to notice the band of pirates all hiding outside. They all sneakily walked to the small window of Peter's hideout that was hidden and listened.
"Hey everybody! Peter's back!" a boy yelled. A bunch of more boys jumped out form all sorts of places dressed funny. "And who are you?" Aeris giggled and bent down to them. "We're the lost boys and we stay here with peter!" the plump one said. "Really? All these children under one roof?! Where's the adults?" Aeris asked concerned. "People in Neverland don't grow up." Peter said defensively. "But how do you cook and clean?" Tifa asked. "This place doesn't need cleaning and we hunt!" said twin lost boys. "But how were you born?!" Cloud asked. "What do you mean?" they asked. "What about your parents." Sephiroth answered. "Parents?" they asked confused. A giggle was heard. "She means your mother and father!" answered a voice. Everyone turned to a beautiful redhead. "Wendy!" they exclaimed. "Who are you?" Aeris asked. "I'm Wendy, these are my brothers John and Michael." She said referring to what appeared to be a ten and four year old. "Hello!" Jon said elegantly and offered his hand in a gentleman manner. "Hi!" said Michael innocently and waved shyly from behind John. "Wendy? What's a mother and father?" asked a lost boy. "They are the ones that created you! They raise you and love you!" Wendy exclaimed. "Could you tell us more!" they all exclaimed crowding around her except Peter who seemed angered by this. "You guys don't want to know any of that! We are fine on our own! Besides, Wendy, you already said you'd be their mother!" Peter complained. "Yes I did but I can't stay here forever! A mother is someone is wonderful. She loves, she hugs you, and holds you when you have nightmares." Wendy started (following song is included as a tribute to everyone's mommy, I luv mine!).
Well, a mother, a real mother Is the most wonderful person in the world
Everyone smiled dreamily. Cloud could remember is mother or whom he thought his mother. "Welcome home, Cloud!" "You look so handsome." "My, how you've grown. I bet the girls never leave you alone." "...I'm worried about you." "There are a lot of temptations in the city.... I'd feel a lot better if you just settled down and had a nice girlfriend." "You should have....an older girlfriend, one that'll take care of you. I think that would be the perfect type for you." "You can't cook, right? I was worried sick about how you were doing..." "I will always be your mother..."
She's the angel voice that bids you good night Kisses your cheek, whispers, "Sleep tight"
Aeris missed her mother and father so badly. "Please take Aerith somewhere safe." She loved her mother Ilfana. But she didn't forget Elmyra who raised her and loved her as a mother. "But dear... I give up. You never listen once you've made up your mind." "But if you must go, why don't you go tomorrow? It's getting late now."
Your mother and mine Your mother and mine
Far too clear in Sephiroth's head, his sweet mother crying out on her dying bed. Crying out for her newborn son to hold him one last time and his father sick ways refusing her final wish. She was just a puppet. "Lately, I dream a lot of Sephiroth... My dear, dear child. Ever since he was born I never got to hold him, even once.... Not even once. You can't call me his mother.... That.... is my sin...."
The helping hand that guides you along Whether you're right, whether you're wrong
Tidus faintly remembered his mother. She died when he was younger. "Mommy...." "Just a sec, dear." "Don't say Mom is gonna die!" "The old lady next door told me....when a lovebird dies, the one left behind....It just gives up living so it can join its mate. It was just like that. I hated my old man even more. But really, my old man..."
Your mother and mine Your mother and mine
Rinoa couldn't remember her mother too well. She only remembered her as the most beautiful woman she knows. A sweet lullaby sung to her every night by her mother's mellifluous voice. But it ended all too soon when she was all too young by a car accident. But from what Squall told her, her mother and his father had been in love at one point. "I...I want to sing. Not just play the piano, but sing, too." "But I can't. I'm no good at writing lyrics..." "But thanks to you, I think I can come up with something." "Yes... The many faces you've shown me. Times when you were hurt, worried... Or felt pain deep inside you. Your smile, your face, your eyes... You've shown me something... I think I can come up with a song." "It's not a dream, is it?"
What makes mothers all that they are Might as well ask, "What makes a star?"
Tifa had been attached to her parents. Her father was killed by Sephiroth and her mother.... it wasn't fair. She loved her mother so much, her mother had been one of the very few people nice to Cloud as well. But her mother died and she was so grief-stricken. "I want.... to see.... mom...." "....I wonder if there's anything beyond that mountain?" "Mt. Nibel is scary. Many people have died there. No one crosses that mountain alive...." "Did mama pass through the mountains?" "I'm going!"
Ask your heart to tell you her worth Your heart will say, "Heaven on earth"
Leon never had a chance to know his mother. She died giving birth to him. She died...alone. Laguna had gone off to save Ellone his stepsister. But Laguna was away so long he didn't even find out he had a son until later years when he was already in an orphanage. But when he went back into the past by Ellone he got to see his mother and she was amazing. Her voice was like an angel. "Raine... Are you gonna marry Uncle Laguna?" "A guy like that? He was carried in here crying like a baby, and I was the one who had to take care of him... His crude way of speaking... I don't know if his aspirations as a journalists... Every time I try to have a serious conversation, he avoids it... I can't stand his snoring and he talks in his sleep..." "...You don't like him?" "...I feel the same way as you, Ellone."
Another word for divine Your mother and mine
By the end of the song people were either asleep or crying like the pirates outside. Non-the-less plans needed to proceed. They waited until everyone was asleep....
Hook quietly had his pirates sneak in. They kidnapped everyone except Peter Pan and left him a 'present'.
Leon and Rinoa ran into the room tiredly. They looked around for the Indian Princess. "Great, we lost her." Leon muttered. Rinoa looked down. "Let's just try and find a way out of here. That's where she was trying to lead us and that's probably where she is." Rinoa said. Leon turned and sighed in frustration. Without another word Leon left the room and Rinoa followed. They entered a luxurious room with fancy furniture. The door behind them shut. Rinoa ran and tried to open it. "We're locked in!" she exclaimed. Leon growled. He walked over to the desk in the room. Covered by glass in the center of the desk attached to it was the map of the ship. "Do you remember this room from Sora's adventure?" Rinoa asked. Leon put a hand to his chin and thought. "I think so. This was the room he fought Shadow Sora, here it's labeled 'Hook's Bedroom'." He said. Rinoa walked over to the desk and looked at the old map. "I feel like I am on a ship in a revolution during the 1700's. So this is the Captain's bedroom, that's a nice thought." She said going over to the bed and bouncing on it. She sat there and looked around then laid down. "I need a nap. Wake me if anything happens." She said. Leon looked at her carelessly. "Do want you want." He said and sat at the desk.
Leon heard a faint sound. He opened his eyes tiredly and looked around the room. A swift movement in the corner caught his eyes. His eyes darted to the corner but nothing was there. He heard a creak from above and looked up. A dark circle was on the ceiling where it formed into a body. Leon stared at the thing strangely. "What the-?!" the figure dropped from the roof and slashed Leon across the face. He cried in pain and jumped away. Rinoa opened her eyes sleepily and sat up. She gasped when she looked at Leon. The figure thrust himself forward for the kill but Leon dodged. Rinoa prepared to cats cure on Leon but her feet were knocked beneath her and she hit the floor she barely had time to recover when she was kicked in the side. She groaned in pain. "Rinoa!" Leon yelled but had to block the sharp object coming at him. The figure prepared to kick Rinoa again but she blocked the foot and grabbed it then pulled them to the ground. She shot up and ran to Leon's side. They looked at their enemies and shock and horror crossed their face. "They look like us!" Rinoa shrieked. "They must be our shadows." Leon growled. He pulled out his gunblade and readied it while Rinoa readied her Shooting Star. They charged forward at their shadows who easily dodged. Rinoa attacked her shadow and slashed her few times. The shadow when finally given time to recover and jumped to the side and Rinoa brought her weapon over but instead hit thin air. Confused her eyes darted around the room, scanning it for her enemy. Rinoa felt the sharp pain opening skin on her back. She gasped for breathe and tried to hold her back in pain. She gritted her teeth in pain and frustration. Her shadow appeared in front of her and she dodged but received a cut on the cheek. Leon hit the figure again and again. He thrust his gunblade forward at his enemy and hit their shoulder. He pulled out the blade swiftly and spun around for another strike but his shadow disappeared. A moment later he sensed a figure behind him and thinking quickly dodged but not without receiving a minor scrape. He blocked his shadow's gunblade with his own. They grinded their gunblades together and shoved themselves apart. The blades clashed again and again. The two enemies glared at each other. Rinoa felt a chill go down her back as her shadow disappeared and appeared behind her again. She turned and blocked with her Shooting Star and charging cast fira on her shadow her winced in pain from the burn. Her shadow dropped to the floor and climbed the ceiling in the shape of a ball. It situated itself above her and she acted quickly and shot her weapon at her shadow and knocked her away while inflicting damage. The gunblades again grinded against each other creating spark between the hot metals. Leon slid his blade down the other and jumped back. He charged forward and hit his enemies' blade over and over again and they blocked. His shadow kicked him away finally and recovering, Leon twirled his gunblade once hottily like a pitwan (I don't know how you spell it and personally I don't care). He rushed forward but his enemy cast fira on him and Leon fell to the ground. Rinoa's shadow vanished again but Rinoa jumped out of the way before it could hit. She shot her weapon forward again and struck her shadow. In frustration her shadow disappeared again. It began reappearing and disappearing around the room to quickly for Rinoa. She ran to the desk and jumped on it. She prepared her body in defense and scanned the room. Her shadow appeared next to the desk and jumped on and kicked Rinoa across the room. Rinoa cried out in pain but shot up. She cast fira again inflicting more damage. Leon barely had time to react. He looked up only to meet the shadow of his own blade. He cried out in pain. The scene was much like when he fought Seifer in the training center. Blood ran down his face from his reopened scar. He touched his face, vainly trying to reduce the pain. In anger he looked up at his smirking enemy, who also seem to hold that same cocky and sickening victorious grin. Leon pushed his body forward and brought his blade to meet his shadow's face in rage. The two shadows had had enough. Like twins they glanced at each other and nodded. Slowly their body split forming three Leon Shadows and three Rinoa Shadows. "This is bad." Rinoa whispered absently. The shadows attacked bloodthirstily. Leon and Rinoa dodged in opposite direction. Rinoa's shadows surrounded her. She slashed one and it vanished unharmed. This meant that only one of these shadows could be harmed, the real one. Rinoa was met with a slash in her arm. She grabbed hit in pain. The other two shadows circled her menacingly. Leon looked at his enemies loathingly. He swung his gunblade up and got rid of one shadow but the other two attacked him as he absorbed the damage. He cursed under his breath and looked at the two shadows both charging forward, which one was it? Leon cast thunder on both quickly stopping the attacks and making another vanish. He caught sight of the real shadow and attacked it over and over again. She readied her body in something she learned from ballet when she was younger. Her body spun around gracefully, her arm with her weapon attached was extended and hit both enemies eliminating the fake. She saw her enemy and like a predator pounced upon her. Her enemy finally dodged and again split into three. Rinoa swiftly cast fire on all three again revealing the real shadow. The shadows appeared again and Leon slashed them all, easily revealing the real one. He attacked his enemy unforgiving. Rinoa also attacked her enemy without mercy leaving both shadows without a break. Both Rinoa and Leon brought up their weapons and harshly brought them down on their weary shadows. The creature stumbled to the ground and collapsed into a heap of darkness on the floor and disappeared. Rinoa and Leon sank to their knees in relief.
"Where's Wendy?!" Aeris demanded. "Hook is interrogating now not that that matters to you. You're not going anywhere.' Said a pirate smiling evilly. "What happens to us?" one of the lost boys asked dumbly. "You walk the plank and drown!" they replied happily. "Is that bad?" the lost boy asked. "Uh, it means they're going to kill us." Sephiroth said. "But we never been much of killers. If yur willin' ta join us we'll let ya go! You women would come in pretty fine." They said lifting Tifa and Aeris' chin. Tifa kicked a guy in the balls and Aeris flung the other against the wall manipulating gravity. The pirates glared angrily. "Do you men agree with them?" they asked with a warning look. "Hell ya!" Cloud said. "That's too bad. Ya could've been good fighters. Prepare the hot brunette in pink." A pirate said. Smee jumped and clumsily rushed over to the ropes and cautiously untied Aeris.
Peter Pan looked around his empty home. "Where'd they go?" he asked. He shrugged. "Probably went back to Wendy's world to find a mother! Traitors! Ah, who needs them anyway!" Peter said angrily and kicked the ground. He saw a bright strange object on his table. He scratched his head and flew over to it. "What's this? A present?" He mused looking at it. "From Anonemous." He read out (I misspelled that purposely!). He unwrapped the bow and prepared to open it but something suddenly tugged on his hair. A bright light got right in his face and he angrily shoved it away. "Tink don't do that! I thought I told you not to come back! You nearly killed Wendy! Oh why am I worried about that! Everybody betrayed me, I'm sure glad you're here now Tink." He said. Tinkerbell flew around him crazily. "Whoa! Tink! What're you doing?!" he said shooing her away in annoyance. She pointed furiously at the present. "What? A bomb?! Don't be silly Tink! It's just a present!" he said and it only increased the fairies franticness. Peter rolled his eyes and opened the gift.
"Aeris!" Cloud yelled as they roughly pushed her onto the wooden plank. "She just an innocent woman! Stop it!" Sephiroth spat at the pirates who only grinned. Aeris stood headstrong and walked forward onto the plank. She looked at the looming ocean below with her dress blowing about her feet. She put one foot forwardly hesitantly and spared a bewildered glance back at everyone who tried to desperately break free. She closed her eyes and put her foot forward. "Hold it right there!"
"Last time I was wrong but this time instincts proved right! The Princess Wendy! Just turn back the clock a little and steal the chance! Your heart will help us create new worlds!" Hook exclaimed passionately. Wendy still looked at him with the same steely look. "What makes you think I'd ever do that?" Wendy asked calmly. "Oh you wouldn't! But you won't have a choice! Your heart will be sacrificed!" Hook said jumping up and down. Wendy looked shocked. "You're going to kill me!" she gasped. "Well yes and now. You body continues to exist in a living nightmare. Your heart will go to some happy land in the cloud while evil occurs below and you are left soulless." Hook said but then shook his head. "But that's all water under the bridge!" he said. "Peter Pan will save me!" Wendy replied confidently. "I'm afraid to say this time that won't be the case! Peter Pan is dead as we speak!" Hook said jumping for joy. Wendy swallowed hard. "Dead?!" she choked out in shock. "Yes, blown to smithereens!" Hook replied still jumping. "That can't be true!" Wendy said holding back her tears. "And why not! Peter Pan is finally dead!" Hook exclaimed.
Peter slowly opened his eyes. "I'm alive." He whispered. He got up and dusted himself off. Realization hit him and eh jumped up. "Tinkerbell! Where are ?!" he yelled frantically and looked around. A faint light flickered a few times behind him. "Tinkerbell!" Peter Pan yelled running over to the stones that the distressed fairy was buried beneath. "Tinkerbell! Can you hear me?! Hold on!" he said in panic and frantically threw rocks aside. The fairy flickered sadly. "What do you mean go on without you?! I care for ya Tink! I'm not leaving without me! I'm so sorry for how I treated you lately! You've always been there for me! You tried to warn me but I didn't listen! I'm so sorry! Hold on!" he yelled.
Everyone looked up dumbfounded at the voice. A petite blond who long hair went to her back in a braid held by a red bow. She wore a white shirt with a red vest and red skirt, with brown leather boots to her ankles. A dagger with a fancy sheath leaned into her curvy waist. Her long thin arms added to her frame. "What do you want?" A pirate demanded. One arm hung lazily beside her while the other was gripped onto her hip in an aloof manner and her hands were covered by oversized gloves tied at the wrist top keep them on. The girl had bright blue eyes like the devil in disguise. They held mischievous and danger but also loneliness and determination. And the last noticeable was her necklace. It was made of big purple beads and in the center was a purple curve shell. She girl skillfully jumped down and stood up. "Let 'em go." The girl said. "Stay out of this missy, ya don't wanna get hurt now do ya? Pirates are known to be dirty even to women." The pirate warned scanning her up and down. "I don't care and thieves have just as much a reputation. We Radical Dreamers make ya look like fleas. Which is what ya are!" the girl replied angrily. "Miss ya might just wanna stay out of this. The rest of ya are walkin' the plank!" "For cryin' out loud... Would ya just shut up and get on with it! I'm gonna kick yer sorry arses so hard you'll kiss the moons!" The girl pulled out her dagger made of something strange and glorious. "This is made of rainbow. Bloody hard material and it ain't easy ta come by! Make a move! I dare ya!" the girl said encouragingly. "Back of missy! This is yer last chance!" the pirate warned. "What are ya? Chicken?" the girl said cocky. "That's it!" the pirate said and ran forward. With a swift movement the girl sliced to pirates and roundhouse kicked the other. The last three pirates backed up a little but two charged forward. The girl dropped to the floor and kicked the feet beneath them. The pirates shot up and the girl jumped between them and grabbed them by their collars and threw them against the wall. The last pirate stared on in horror and fear. He backed a way and then turned to run. The girl threw her dagger at him and stopped him in his tracks. "That takes care of them." The girl said dusting off her hands and turning to the distressed group. "Oh ya!" she exclaimed and cut their ropes. "Names Kidd, nice ta meetcha!" she said. They all looked at her and blinked. "Hey you're alright! I thought I was too late!" Peter Pan said with relief he landed. The group heard a creak and turned to Smee who was trying to sneak away. "H-Hello!" Smee said and smiled nervously. "Hello there buddy." Cloud said with an unnatural grin.
Hook looked out for his lapdog. "He's coming." Sephiroth whispered calmly where he leaned against the pole. Peter Pan jumped and flew to the door. "Captain! Wait!" he yelled imitating Smee's voice. Hook stopped on the other side of the door. "The prisoners are rebelling! Stay where it's safe!" Peter said feigning concern. Hook ran and hid in his room. Everyone faked fighting with clashes of swords. Sephiroth clashed swords with Cloud and Aeris threw a playful fire at Cloud and he faked pain. Tifa giggled and 'lightly' punched Sephiroth. Peter motioned everyone quiet. "Captain! We have subdued the prisoners!" Peter yelled. Hook slowly opened the door and jumped out with joy. "Where are they?!" he exclaimed and then noticed everyone staring at him smirking. He turned to run in but was greeted with a happy Peter Pan with Tinkerbell on his shoulder looking pissed. Hook scrambled away nervously and ran....right off the plank. Last second noticing the tick-tock crocodile looking at him hungrily. Hook jumped back on the plank with unbelievable adrenaline. He ran back but faced his enemies once again. He shrieked and turned back but remembered what lingered below. He looked around for an escape. Suddenly screams were heard and Hook looked up too late. "Ouch." Kairi muttered rubbing her sore rear end. Beside her stood, "Sora!" Aeris exclaimed. Just then the door opened and out popped Leon and Rinoa. "Sora?" Leon whispered doubtfully. Sora grinned ignorantly. "Hey guys." He said. Kairi giggled. Tifa cleared her throat and pointed beneath the couple. Kairi and Sora looked down at Hook who red with anger threw them off.
Hook looked at the crew. "I will not surrender! Sleep!" he yelled casting a large amount on everyone. Kairi and Sora jumped off the ship to the crocodile below. "Sora!" Kairi screamed. Sora gritted his teeth and they stopped just inches away from death. Sora quickly shot up and grabbed Kairi's arm taking her with him. They floated in air. Kairi slowly peeked between her fingers cutely and then let down her hands. She looked around herself curiously. *Flash* Sora walked down the plank and prepared to jump. He breathed slowly. "Fly, Sora! Just believe, and you can do it!" *Flash*
Kairi and Sora landed on the ship. Kairi drew out the keyblade. Hook smirked. "Time advanced." He said deviously. "Time advanced? I never heard of that spell." Kairi said. Suddenly Sora was surrounded by glass and sand. "Hourglass." Hook said. "Sora!" Kairi yelled and ran to him. She tried to break the glass. "Sorry, unbreakable. The time has been set. If you can defeat me, he does free." Hook said calmly. Kairi looked at Sora. "What do I do?" she asked hesitantly. "It's simple, a swordfight." Hook answered drawing out his sword. "I faced that brat before. But you as I recall, were weaker!" Hook said. "That was long ago." Kairi replied and readied the keyblade. Hook jumped up ready to pounce. His sword clashed with Kairi's stuck between the key part of the keyblade. Kairi twisted the sword down and flung it forward. Hook took one hit and jumped back frantically. Kairi spun the keyblade around and positioned it. She charged forward and hit against his blade. Hook hit her sword down and flung by her striking her arm. Kairi cried out and grabbed her crimson shoulder. "Kairi!" Sora yelled. Hook went in for the kill as she still absorbed the pain. He slashed her back and she staggered forward in pain. "I was right, you are far too weak. I won." Hook declared bravely and pointed the sword at her neck. Kairi glared at him. "Even the boy was strong but he couldn't kill me. He was too weak just like you. He won a small battle but he lost the war. He spent years in as Maleficent called it, the Dark Abyss. He deserved it." Hook said and then continued despite Kairi's growing rage plainly written on her face. "He deserved to be robbed of family and friends. His mother and father must have missed the brat. His foolishness and kindness was what got him there he had only himself to blame." Hook finished. He thrust his sword forward but Kairi pushed the keyblade up and it collided with his sword and shattered it. The keyblade was an inch from Hook's face, which now had fear and panic on it. "Hook unlike him you never had family or friends. Your incessant blabbering and pride was your weakness because when the tables turn you abandon your men and hide like a coward. You fight like a girl and act like one. You looked at me as a girl and assumed I was weak, you underestimated me and you have only yourself to blame for your end." Kairi said her voice deadly. She swung the keyblade forward and struck him.
The glass around Sora broke and he coughed up the sand that had now covered his body. Sand spilled everywhere and he fell to his knees grasping for breath. "Sora!" Kairi said running up to him. 'Are you okay?" she asked kneeling by him. He nodded through his coughing. "This isn't over." Hook whispered angrily. He got to his knees. "I didn't come back without one trick up my sleeve." He declared and spread his arms in air insanely. "Anima!" he yelled. "Anima?" Kairi whispered confused then the ground beneath her changed to a bloody color. The world around them swirled in chaotic paint. Kairi looked up and saw the most demented summon she had ever seen. The animal looked like it was in constant pain, its scarred and bloody body wrapped in chains and bandages like a mummy and blood around its eyes. A shell incased its sides and all you could see was what appeared to be the top half while its bottom was embedded in the floor. Sora looked on in horror. "This....is bad."
"This is me own summon! Try as you will but you will lose!' Hook said jumping for joy. "Sora! Here!" she yelled handed him the keyblade. He took like receiving a memory and felt it in his arms. He looked at it in awe. "You attack. I summon." Kairi said and Sora nodded. He jumped up and gave Anima a few slashes. The beats cried out in pain. "Ifrit!" Kairi yelled. The fire demon came to her command. "Hell Fire!" Kairi yelled confidently. The beast whirled up a tornado of hot molten rocks fiercely thrown about in heated flames. The beast jumped onto the large meteor in the middle and stood on it triumphantly. He thrust his hand forward and signaled the rocks and fire down ward and then hit the meteor to join them in a barrage. He landed ready to fight. The attack did considerable damage but not overkill. Anima remained with a decent amount of HP. "Pain." Hook said maliciously. Anima sent the world around them into chaotic swirling colors moving and fried a beam from in front of its chest and killed Ifrit instantly. Sora slashed the beats some more. "Continue!" Sora said snapping Kairi out of her fearful daze.
"Shiva!" she yelled summoning the ice goddess. "Diamond Dust!" Kairi ordered. Shiva engulfed the beast in ice that was so cold it burned. Shiva with a wave of her hand in a careless yet powerful motion and the ice exploded in large chunks on Anima. "Pain." Hook commanded and in a second the ice goddess fell helplessly. "Leviathan." The sea monster cam and fell then, "Ramuh!" the lightning god came and fell, then came "Yojimbo." The ancient beast came and did damage beyond belief and pain killed the summon with two shots. Kairi had one choice left that would be powerful enough compared to her other summons; Simba, Lumiere, Pegasus, and the new one she had, Genie. Know this one would have to do it! "Bahamut!" she summoned the fatal monster. The summons performed his deadly Mega Flare, which unfortunately threw Anima over his power limit. Hook as if knowing Anima had had enough. "Now is where we part!" Hook said happily. "Oblivion." Hook said unbelievingly calm. The world around them went to blue bruises. The ground beneath Bahamut sank and he met his worst nightmare....the other side of Anima. The side unhidden by wraps a demented demon beyond fathom. Fear became evident in the helpless beasts' face as Anima shattered its chains and cuffs and consumed Bahamut in a barrage of beatings with it's giant powerful fist. Bahamut fell. Kairi looked at the monster. How could the fight that?! Kairi felt her hands tingle. She was engulfed in a light and closed her serene eyes. "Grim Reaper.' Her words echoed as a dark create submerged. His body was made of shadows and he held a deadly scythe. The creature rivaled Hades and Anima. It wasn't just the looks; it was the presence it held as if it came from a horror movie. Chains spurred from the ground and held Anima down painfully by the back. Anima cried out in pain that consumed Kairi and Sora with fear from it's unearthly shrills. Anima disappeared leaving Hook dumbstruck.
Hook looked at them and backed away. "Coward." A voice said venomously. Hook turned to Relena. "Because you are too weak Maleficent sent me." Relena said beside him and stared at Kairi and Sora. "She released the boy. You have failed. No telling what Maleficent will do to you and I won't save you then. Curse!" Relena cried and Grim Reaper disappeared. Kairi gasped and Sora looked on in confusion. "What's going on?" Sora asked looking around expectantly. "I don't know....I just feel so, so weak. Now that she knows all my summons she restrained them. Sora looked at her. He looked on in bewilderment. "Physical attacks won't save us!" Kairi said sinking to her knees. "Kairi, do you know how to switch magic?" Sora asked and she looked up. "I've read it in many magic training books but I never tried it." She said. "Do you know the attack 'Draw'?" Sora continued and Kairi nodded slowly. "I want you to use draw on Hook. It'll be an unknown source, as you'll feel. Take it." Sora instructed. " "You think I'll just stand here while you do your plan?" Relena asked calmly. She rose in air and twirled around a long sword whose deadly blade seemed to go on forever. Sora readied the keyblade. He met her blade, the ground shook and Sora and Relena turn to see a light go from Hook and hit Kairi. Sora and Relena turned back to each other. "Okay now, Switch!" Sora instructed gritting his teeth. Kairi felt her world swirling and Sora felt lightheaded. Kairi could feel herself somewhere floating endlessly in patterns colliding with Sora and then returned to reality. Relena taking advantage of Sora' weak moment with his guard down went for the kill. "Sora!" Kairi screamed shooting gravity out of her hand and barely reaching in time but too late for Relena's sword to stray to Sora's stomach. Sora's eyes widened and he felt his breath stop sharply. Relena smiled and pulled out her faithful sword. "Sora!" Kairi screamed in tears and caught him. She looked at Sora fearfully. He needed help and quickly, it was time to end this fight. "Draw." She said and a light came to her from Sora. She jumped back before Relena had a chance to do anything. "Don't you just hate irony?" Kairi whispered wickedly and clasped her hands. "Anima." She whispered with an insane smile. Hook was foaming from the mouth when the beast was summoned and Relena backed away. "WellIgottogobye!" Relena disappeared in a flash but then reappeared. "Oh ya! One more thing! Relena said and snapped her fingers. A very confused Wendy looked around but before Kairi could reach her Relena grabbed the girl by the waist and vanished. Kairi looked on in defeat. "Another one." She whispered and then walked away leaving Anima to finish the job. Hook looked on in fear.
Aeris exited the room. "He'll be fine. He just needs some rest. You did it Kairi." Aeris said smiling. Everyone looked down grimly. While we're here we must find the next keyhole, we still have a mission despite our minor setback." Aeris said firmly and Kairi nodded. "If he wakes up while I'm gone tell him I'm sorry." Kairi whispered and Aeris nodded smiling sadly. Kairi walked out and turned to Peter Pan. "Do you know where the keyhole is?" Kairi asked and Peter pan shrugged and shook his head. Kairi looked down. "I'll be looking for a while." She muttered in disappointment. Suddenly Tinkerbell flew around Kairi wildly as if trying to say something. "Hey Tink! Stop that! What is it?!" Peter Pan asked and the fairy flew out. Kairi shot up with Peter and flew after her.
"This pirate ship will get us to London. Tink says that's where it is but London is so big I don't know where it could be." Peter said tiredly. Kairi nodded. "Let's just get then and then decide what to do.' Kairi said softly and turned away walking over to Kidd. "So why are you here? That's a dumb question though. You told me you were a thief so I guess you cam fro treasure, huh? Take what you want." Kairi offered kindly. 'I'm looking for someone.' Kidd stated still looking at the stars. "I-I need to see him again. I want to find him." Kidd whispered. "I was looking for Sora but I've found him. I know you'll find who you're looking for...someday." Kairi whispered turning to the stars.
"Where is she headed?" Kairi asked Peter as they flew over London. "It looks like Big Ben!" he yelled back. Kairi looked confused. "Big Ben?" she asked. "The clock tower!" Peter replied as they flew to a big enchanted clock tower. "Where could the keyhole be?" Kairi said looking around as they arrived. "It's close to midnight maybe it will appear." Peter suggested. "It's One! We've waited an hour! I think it's safe to say it's not going to just appear!" Kairi said angrily. She kicked the hour hand back to twelve and Peter jumped. "Ah, you just threw time around here into chaos everyone will think their clocks are wrong." He said. "I don't care about everyone's clocks. I want to see Sora!" Kairi whined. "They'll be late for school or work!" Peter argued mildly. "Well adults need a break every now and then and being late won't kill them. Bless the children, I always wanted to be late for school and get away with it." Kairi said. She was tired of floating and sat down on the minute hand. Suddenly the metal beneath her shook and Kairi was suddenly falling. She stopped in air before she hit the edge and looked up. The minute hand was aligned with the hour hand and in the center appeared the keyhole. "What is that?" Peter said scratching his head. "They keyhole!" Kairi exclaimed joyfully. She flew back and drew out the keyblade and pointed it at the keyhole. A beam flew from the keyblade to the keyhole and it disappeared. "Another one down! And I am leaving!" Kairi said stretching. Peter smiled. "Good luck Kairi. I'm glad you found what you needed, thanks for your help. I owe you so much already but....I need to ask you a favor.' Peter said hesitantly. Kairi looked at him confused. "What is it?" she asked. "Promise me...you'll save Wendy." Peter said. Kairi smiled and nodded. "I promise, thanks for your help Peter."
Kairi entered the ship. "Sora! You're awake!" she exclaimed. Sora looked up and smiled. "Thanks to Aeris." He said smiling. Kairi turn to the angelic brunette. "Thank you, Aeris." She whispered and Aeris smiled. "I would do anything for Sora after all he's done for us." Aeris replied. "Sora....Welcome back." Riku said hesitantly. Sora turned to his old friend and grinned. "Don't be so stiff! I forgive you! Riku we'll always be friends!" Sora said. Riku smiled but his guilt now increased. "Even I have to admit but we missed you, kid!" Yuffie said next to him on the couch. Sora turned to Kairi. "Did you already tell everyone?" he asked. Everyone looked curiously. "Tell us what?" Leon asked. "About what happens after we purify the door." Sora answered and everyone fell over. "Gee, that's not hard, happy every after! Geez, and I thought you were going to propose or something." Yuffie whined (Okay I am having problems and need some help Well I need some riddles for an FF character, as long as they are female, or a riddle for a female Disney character, I don't care. I can't guarantee they will be used because I don't plan on using all the FF girls but if you guys can come up with one please send it to me and I'll give you copyright). "No this is serious." Sora said gravely.
"As you know we've all come from different worlds but I'm a afraid it's more complex than that. Time shifts in all worlds were disturbed when the Heartless came." Sora said closing his eyes wearily. "What do you mean?" Tifa asked confused and hesitant. "All the worlds have different timelines. Take Aeris for example. Aeris do you remember Sephiroth killing you?" Kairi explained and turned to the Ancient. Aeris looked confused. "What do you mean? I wasn't dead." Aeris replied confused and scared. "What do you mean?! You don't remember what he did to you?! He killed you Aeris!" Tifa spat and pointed an accusing finger at Sephiroth. Sephiroth looked dumbstruck, confused, and frightened. "I didn't do anything like that. I may have killed a lot of people and under Jenova's control we tried to kill Aeris and you guys but we never succeeded." Sephiroth argued. "BS! Aeris don't you remember?! Even Tifa remembers! Sephiroth is lying! I saw it with my own eyes! He killed you!" Cloud said angrily. "No, he isn't lying and she didn't die. But you did see Aeris die." Kairi spoke calmly. Sora opened his eyes. "Aeris where do you remember being when your world disappeared." Sora asked. "Gold Saucer. Why?" Aeris answered now more confused. "Cloud where were you?" Sora asked. "T-The Temple of Ancients trying to bring back Aeris." Cloud answered sadly. "Tifa." Sora said turning to the bartender. "I was in Midgar. Cloud had just left saying he was going to bring Aeris back and I had started a new bar." Tifa replied trying not to sound hurt. "Sephiroth." "I don't know I was possessed. I think a ship or something. I remember I had just seen Cloud and everyone." "Yuffie." "I was staying with Vincent at the Shinra Mansion." "Vincent." "It's as Yuffie just said. What is the point of this?" "You are all from the same world, just different timelines. Aeris is from the time before she died while as most of are after." Kairi explained. "So Sephiroth and I are from close timelines while Yuffie and Vincent are from the same timeline and Tifa and Cloud are from the same timeline." Aeris said and Sora nodded. "So is that the same for everybody else here?" Tifa asked. Sora shrugged. "For some maybe." Sora answered carelessly. "What do you last remember?" Rinoa asked Leon and he turned to her. "We were headed to Timber to celebrate your 19th birthday." He said scared of her answer. Was this his Rinoa? "Were we on a train and I just ate your chocolate cake?" Rinoa asked hopefully and he nodded. "That means you guys are from the same timeline." Kairi said. "It's the same for Neverland. On Sora's adventure Wendy had also just arrived at Neverland." Kairi added. "I miss home." Aeris whispered wistfully. Cloud nodded. Tifa and Sephiroth missed it some, it was home but they still led depressed lives either way.
After we defeat Ansem and purify the door forever we will return to our homes and timelines." Sora said. Everyone had a sharp intake of breath or gasped. "Return to our homes?" Rinoa asked on the brink of joy. Sora nodded and people burst out happily. "But then we'll never see each other again." Yuffie said sadly interrupting the sound of joy and everyone immediately fell quiet. "We'll never forget you guys. We'll miss you and the places we've been. It'll be so empty without you but we get to go home!" Aeris said. "I'm afraid that won't be true, Aeris.' Kairi said gravely. Aeris turn to her confused. "What do you mean?" she asked. "I knew it! There's going to be a cost!" Yuffie said angrily. "Yes and no. The point is you won't remember each other. Your memories of each other and this adventure will be gone. So you won't have to feel empty. You'll be happy and blissful like before. Unknowing of your great deeds and of old friends. But you'll be happy and life will go on." Kairi said and everyone looked shocked. "There must be some way to remember!" Rinoa cried. "Only one way." Sora whispered and everybody's eyes were on him. "How?" Cloud asked aggressively. "You must find your light in the darkness." Sora said and everyone looked confused. "What do you mean?" Yuffie asked. "I'm sorry. That's all I can say." Sora said and got up tiredly and left. "Wait!" Tifa yelled after him and Kairi held up a hand. "Sora and I will remember. We've found our light." Kairi said and went after Sora leaving everyone confused, shocked, happy, and sad.
Kidd stood looking out from the gold pirate ship soaring the sky. "I have been waiting an eternity.... just for this very moment.... Meaninglessly hurting one another.... The disappearing life forms.... The words that become delted....The thoughts that become buried...... The pool of cells that slowly evaporate.... The echoes of consciousness that slowly fade.... Love to hate.... Hate to love.... Why are we born? Why do we die? Evolution? The "survival of the fittest?" What is there to be achieved from harming one another.... killing one another.... The "eggs" that we call planets.... And the innumerable "spermatoza" which gather around these that we call life-forms.... When one of those countless seeds inseminates a planet, a new universe is born. But until that occurs, hundreds of millions of years will pass, and innumerable life-forms will be born, then die.... That is the be-all and end-all. Everything exists for that one moment. All so that the universe can evolve into the next dimension.... Does that make us all just pawns? Are each of our short lives nothing but a cheap sacrifice just so the one chosen life-form can be born? No. That is not the case! Each and every one of us has a chance of becoming that one chosen life form which inseminates a planet. Yes, it could be "you".... Genes and environment.... Each of us tries to do his best under the limited conditions we are each dealt. Each life-form that attempts to make out a decent life for itself forms a link in the golden chain that leads to the creation of a new universe. If one link is missing, there will be no future. There is no such thing as a useless life-form.... No such thing as a pawn! Every single thing in the whole of nature is perhaps just dreaming a dream of "life".... All of them are also perhaps nothing more than a dream dreamt by the planet before it is born. Oh, but yes.... Eventually all dreams will return to Zurvan.... to the sea of dreams.... Serge....! Don't go yet, Serge....!!! It's alright. Everything is alright now. Time, which has been divided, will be unified again now. The time for farewells has come.... You will lose all memory of this whole adventure and return to your own time. But this time you will be able to live your own life! We alone do not have the power to heal the world's woes, or to solve all its mysteries And yet, even then.... It was bloody good knowing ya, mate! Thanks for being born "you," Serge! I guess now's the time to say, "see ya later, mate!" But...... I'll find ya.... Sometime...... somewhere.... I'm bloody sure of it! No matter the time period, no matter the world ya live in, I'll find ya! I'm sure.... I am sure I will...."