---Sora53: Ooh!!! This chapter is full of 'dun dun dun!!!' moments!!!
Fans: Whoo!!!
Sora53: Yup yup. It's the chappie you've all been waiting for! Well, not really. But it is...CHAPTER 38!!! I need a life.....
Fans: Yes, you do.
Sora53: You're so mean!!---
Disclaimer: Does anyone even read this anymore? I don't own Kingdom Hearts, but I own Corita. Oh, wow, that's old...
Corita, ignoring the platforms moving slowly up and down, had only one thought on her mind. Hopping down from platform to platform, she slowly climbed down towards a large platform near the middle of the area. Sora, Goofy, and Donald were almost there as well. Corita, however, had failed to notice that someone else was on the platform...
"No vessel, no help from the Heartless... So tell me, how'd you get here?" a cold, cruel, familiar voice said, cutting through the cool air. Hearing the voice, Corita scurried behind a large pillar and peeked out from behind it. She could see Riku, turned to speak to someone. The other person was covered by another stone pillar, blocking him from view.
"I simply believed. Nothing more to it." Came a gruff voice, full of quiet anger. "When our world fell into darkness, Belle was taken from me. I vowed I would find her again no matter what the cost. I believed I would find her. So, here I am. She must be here. I will have her back!" roared the one behind the pillar.
"Take her if you can." Riku said, holding his sword ready.
It happened in only a few seconds. From behind the pillar came a large, beast-like creature in purple robes, who attempted to tackle Riku to the ground. As Riku lifted his sword, Corita turned away, but nothing could cut out the cry the beast emitted after being slashed.
"Stop!"
Corita turned instinctivly towards her brother's voice. Sora, Keyblade in hand, and Donald and Goofy had just arrived on the platform, trying to catch their breath.
Without thinking, Corita ran past Riku and right into her brother's arms.
"Sora!" Corita cried with happiness. "I thought I'd never see you again!" "Corita?" Sora gasped, lifting her up. "You WERE here!"
"But now's not the time!" Corita said, quickly composing herself after catching Donald's eye.
"You're right." Sora said, pushing Corita out of his arms and turning to face Riku.
"So, you finally made it." Riku said softly. "About time. I've been waiting for you." He stopped for a moment to cast his eye over the group. "We've always been rivals, haven't we? You've always pushed me, as I've always pushed you."
"Riku..." Sora began softly.
"But it all ends here." Riku said, cutting him off. "There can't be two Keyblade masters."
"What are you talking about?" Sora asked.
"Let the Keyblade choose...it's true master!" Riku cried, lifting his hand into the air.
For a moment, nothing happened. Then, the Keyblade that Sora had been holding began pulling away from him, trying to get to Riku. Sora resisted and pulled it back, but the Keyblade vanished in a bright flash and materialized in Riku's hands.
"Maleficent was right." Riku said in awe, staring at the Keyblade. "You don't have what it takes to save Kairi. It's up to me. Only the Keyblade master can open the secret door...and change the world."
"But...that's impossible!" Sora cried, staring at Riku in disbelief. "I'm the one who fought my way here with the Keyblade!"
"You were just the delivery boy." Riku said coldly, staring back at his old friend. "Sorry, you're part's over now. Here, go play hero with this."
Riku tossed a small wooden sword he and Sora had often fought with on the Destiny Islands to Sora's feet.
Casting one last look at Corita, he turned to walk off. Sora fell to his knees, and Corita kneeled down with him, placing a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"Goofy, let's go. We have to remember our mission." Donald said, starting to follow Riku.
"Oh! Well, I know the king told us to follow the key and all... But..." Goofy said sadly, staring back at the twins and turning to follow Donald.
"Sora, sorry." Donald said as he slowly made his way towards Riku.
Sora, leaning back on his knees, stared at his sister. Corita quickly wiped a tell-tale tear out of her eye and gave a slight smile.
"Well, at least we're not alone, right?" She said to cheer Sora up.
Behind them, a loud groan interrupted them. The Beast had tried to move, but he simply slumped back to the ground.
"Hey, don't move, you're hurt!" Sora said, leaping up and running over to him.
"Why... Why did you...you come here? I came to fight for Belle. And though I am on my own, I will fight. I won't leave without her. That's why I'm here." The Beast said, slowly getting up.
Sora let these words sink in for a moment, them walked over to the wooden sword Riku had given him.
"Me, too. I'm not gonna give up now." He said, picking up the sword. "I came here to find someone very important to me."
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"WHAT?!" Maleficent roared as Riku covered his ears to drown out some of the sound. The yell came so loud some of the stone began to fall from the walls of Maleficent's chamber.
"I thought you were watching them all very carefully!" Maleficent said, glaring at Riku.
"I was! She's just too crafty for her own good." Riku answered quietly.
"Oh! Fine, then. We'll see what happens without her. After all, it was just a precaution." Maleficent said, turning away from Riku.
"Go and deal with the boy. If that castaway is with him, kill them both. If the girl is still with them, bring her here. No messing up this time!" Maleficent called to Riku's retreating back.
Meanwhile, Donald and Goofy were waiting outside Maleficent's chamber.
"Ya know, that Riku isn't nearly as nice as Sora or Corita were." Goofy said to Donald.
"Ssh! I'm trying to hear what they're saying..." Donald said, one ear to the thick stone door. The door was suddenly pushed open, and Donald crashed to the ground.
"You two! If you're going to follow me, please be useful." Riku sighed as he walked down a long stone stairway. "We've got a mission..."
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"He kidnapped you? Why did he do that?" Sora asked as he, Corita, and the Beast clambored up the steep slopes Cortia had just climbed down. The platforms kept moving quickly, so each sentence was often interrupted by a jump.
"No idea." Corita said quickly. Sora looked at her, plainly showing that he didn't believe her.
"Well...it's just that...strange things have been happening." Corita said truthfully. "Like in Agrabah. Jafar said I could be useful, and when that Heartless tried to grab me, and when you summoned Simba..."
"JUMP! I know...I just don't understand it either."
"JUMP! Well, we've reached the top. I guess we can milk the answers out of Riku later."
The three of them stood on the platform as they rose through the air towards the castle slowly. Sora was staring at the castle, the Beast was standing apart from them in silence, and Corita stared at Sora.
"What is it, Sora?"
"It's just...nothing." Sora said, looking away from the castle looming ahead.
"What? Tell me!" Corita demanded.
"Corita, look at the castle." Sora said simply. Corita turned her head away from him to stare up at the magneficent stone castle.
"Doesn't it look...familiar somehow?" Sora asked her. Corita simply stood in awe of the place. True, it did seem familiar...
"Nothing makes sense." Corita said gruffly, turning away from the castle and staring down at the platform.
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---Sora53:Yay! I'm not alone! Nothing makes sense to me either!!!
Fans: That's obvious.
Sora53: YOU'RE SO MEAN! YOU'RE FIRED!!!
Fans: Muahaha! We have a life contract!
Sora53: NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!---
Fans: Whoo!!!
Sora53: Yup yup. It's the chappie you've all been waiting for! Well, not really. But it is...CHAPTER 38!!! I need a life.....
Fans: Yes, you do.
Sora53: You're so mean!!---
Disclaimer: Does anyone even read this anymore? I don't own Kingdom Hearts, but I own Corita. Oh, wow, that's old...
Corita, ignoring the platforms moving slowly up and down, had only one thought on her mind. Hopping down from platform to platform, she slowly climbed down towards a large platform near the middle of the area. Sora, Goofy, and Donald were almost there as well. Corita, however, had failed to notice that someone else was on the platform...
"No vessel, no help from the Heartless... So tell me, how'd you get here?" a cold, cruel, familiar voice said, cutting through the cool air. Hearing the voice, Corita scurried behind a large pillar and peeked out from behind it. She could see Riku, turned to speak to someone. The other person was covered by another stone pillar, blocking him from view.
"I simply believed. Nothing more to it." Came a gruff voice, full of quiet anger. "When our world fell into darkness, Belle was taken from me. I vowed I would find her again no matter what the cost. I believed I would find her. So, here I am. She must be here. I will have her back!" roared the one behind the pillar.
"Take her if you can." Riku said, holding his sword ready.
It happened in only a few seconds. From behind the pillar came a large, beast-like creature in purple robes, who attempted to tackle Riku to the ground. As Riku lifted his sword, Corita turned away, but nothing could cut out the cry the beast emitted after being slashed.
"Stop!"
Corita turned instinctivly towards her brother's voice. Sora, Keyblade in hand, and Donald and Goofy had just arrived on the platform, trying to catch their breath.
Without thinking, Corita ran past Riku and right into her brother's arms.
"Sora!" Corita cried with happiness. "I thought I'd never see you again!" "Corita?" Sora gasped, lifting her up. "You WERE here!"
"But now's not the time!" Corita said, quickly composing herself after catching Donald's eye.
"You're right." Sora said, pushing Corita out of his arms and turning to face Riku.
"So, you finally made it." Riku said softly. "About time. I've been waiting for you." He stopped for a moment to cast his eye over the group. "We've always been rivals, haven't we? You've always pushed me, as I've always pushed you."
"Riku..." Sora began softly.
"But it all ends here." Riku said, cutting him off. "There can't be two Keyblade masters."
"What are you talking about?" Sora asked.
"Let the Keyblade choose...it's true master!" Riku cried, lifting his hand into the air.
For a moment, nothing happened. Then, the Keyblade that Sora had been holding began pulling away from him, trying to get to Riku. Sora resisted and pulled it back, but the Keyblade vanished in a bright flash and materialized in Riku's hands.
"Maleficent was right." Riku said in awe, staring at the Keyblade. "You don't have what it takes to save Kairi. It's up to me. Only the Keyblade master can open the secret door...and change the world."
"But...that's impossible!" Sora cried, staring at Riku in disbelief. "I'm the one who fought my way here with the Keyblade!"
"You were just the delivery boy." Riku said coldly, staring back at his old friend. "Sorry, you're part's over now. Here, go play hero with this."
Riku tossed a small wooden sword he and Sora had often fought with on the Destiny Islands to Sora's feet.
Casting one last look at Corita, he turned to walk off. Sora fell to his knees, and Corita kneeled down with him, placing a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"Goofy, let's go. We have to remember our mission." Donald said, starting to follow Riku.
"Oh! Well, I know the king told us to follow the key and all... But..." Goofy said sadly, staring back at the twins and turning to follow Donald.
"Sora, sorry." Donald said as he slowly made his way towards Riku.
Sora, leaning back on his knees, stared at his sister. Corita quickly wiped a tell-tale tear out of her eye and gave a slight smile.
"Well, at least we're not alone, right?" She said to cheer Sora up.
Behind them, a loud groan interrupted them. The Beast had tried to move, but he simply slumped back to the ground.
"Hey, don't move, you're hurt!" Sora said, leaping up and running over to him.
"Why... Why did you...you come here? I came to fight for Belle. And though I am on my own, I will fight. I won't leave without her. That's why I'm here." The Beast said, slowly getting up.
Sora let these words sink in for a moment, them walked over to the wooden sword Riku had given him.
"Me, too. I'm not gonna give up now." He said, picking up the sword. "I came here to find someone very important to me."
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"WHAT?!" Maleficent roared as Riku covered his ears to drown out some of the sound. The yell came so loud some of the stone began to fall from the walls of Maleficent's chamber.
"I thought you were watching them all very carefully!" Maleficent said, glaring at Riku.
"I was! She's just too crafty for her own good." Riku answered quietly.
"Oh! Fine, then. We'll see what happens without her. After all, it was just a precaution." Maleficent said, turning away from Riku.
"Go and deal with the boy. If that castaway is with him, kill them both. If the girl is still with them, bring her here. No messing up this time!" Maleficent called to Riku's retreating back.
Meanwhile, Donald and Goofy were waiting outside Maleficent's chamber.
"Ya know, that Riku isn't nearly as nice as Sora or Corita were." Goofy said to Donald.
"Ssh! I'm trying to hear what they're saying..." Donald said, one ear to the thick stone door. The door was suddenly pushed open, and Donald crashed to the ground.
"You two! If you're going to follow me, please be useful." Riku sighed as he walked down a long stone stairway. "We've got a mission..."
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"He kidnapped you? Why did he do that?" Sora asked as he, Corita, and the Beast clambored up the steep slopes Cortia had just climbed down. The platforms kept moving quickly, so each sentence was often interrupted by a jump.
"No idea." Corita said quickly. Sora looked at her, plainly showing that he didn't believe her.
"Well...it's just that...strange things have been happening." Corita said truthfully. "Like in Agrabah. Jafar said I could be useful, and when that Heartless tried to grab me, and when you summoned Simba..."
"JUMP! I know...I just don't understand it either."
"JUMP! Well, we've reached the top. I guess we can milk the answers out of Riku later."
The three of them stood on the platform as they rose through the air towards the castle slowly. Sora was staring at the castle, the Beast was standing apart from them in silence, and Corita stared at Sora.
"What is it, Sora?"
"It's just...nothing." Sora said, looking away from the castle looming ahead.
"What? Tell me!" Corita demanded.
"Corita, look at the castle." Sora said simply. Corita turned her head away from him to stare up at the magneficent stone castle.
"Doesn't it look...familiar somehow?" Sora asked her. Corita simply stood in awe of the place. True, it did seem familiar...
"Nothing makes sense." Corita said gruffly, turning away from the castle and staring down at the platform.
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---Sora53:Yay! I'm not alone! Nothing makes sense to me either!!!
Fans: That's obvious.
Sora53: YOU'RE SO MEAN! YOU'RE FIRED!!!
Fans: Muahaha! We have a life contract!
Sora53: NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!---