---Sora53: Yes, yes, short chappie. But, who's complaining?
Fans: WE ARE! -hands Sora53 a complaint file-
Sora53: -reads complaint- Oh, you want longer chapters, do ya?
Fans: YES!
Sora53: -rips up complaint- oops...
Disclaimer: I still don't own Kingdom Hearts, but I own Corita! HAHAHAHAHAHA! -cough-
The Castle Chapel was the same as they had left it before. Sora, Corita, Donald and Goofy moved along the path to the main room, their footsteps echoing in the darkness (Beast had stayed in the Library with Belle.)
"Hello? Anyone here?" Sora called out.
"We've been waiting for you, Keyblade master." called a soft voice. It came from a young woman, standing with another person. They were both staring at Sora. There was another group of women standing in the Chapel, talking together.
"Where's Ansem?" Sora asked.
"Gone." said the same woman.
"When the Keyhole appeared, darkness poured out of it. It swallowed Ansem, and he disappeared." Said a different woman.
"Though Ansem is gone, the flood of darkness hasn't stopped. We're working together to hold it back."
After a few moments, the second woman spoke again.
"I cannot forget the look on his face. As the darkness engulfed him, he was smiling."
"Hey, Sora." Corita whispered, poking him. "Isn't that Jasmine, from Agrabah? And Alice?"
Sora turned his head to look where Corita was pointing. Sure enough, Jasmine and Alice were talking with another woman.
"Yeah! Let's go talk to them!" Donald said, moving towards them. Waving goodbye to the other two women, they all moved towards the others.
"Sora, please hurry!" Jasmine cried to him.
"It's all we can do just to hold back the darkness." Alice said.
"I don't know how long we can manage even that." the third woman said to him.
"All right, I'm on my way!" Sora said boldly.
"We're counting on you, Keyblade master. In the meantime, we'll do what we can, too."
"Of course..." Alice whispered. "We could always use more help..."
Eight pairs of eyes turned to where Corita was standing. Corita was busy trying to get her hair to lie flat, and was failing spectacularly. She didn't notice that everyone was staring at her until she looked up.
"Huh? Why isn't anyone talking...hey, why are you staring at me?" Corita asked, looking around at everyone.
"Corita...say something!" Sora whispered.
"Say what?" Corita muttered back.
"She'll think about it!" Sora announced.
"Think about what?" Corita asked.
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"Corita, we're about to head in and seal the Keyhole!" Sora said, sitting next to her. Corita was sitting on the stone ledge right outside of the Castle Chapel, staring at the sunset.
"Yeah..." Corita said, leaning back a bit. "Sora...I don't feel like I should be a Princess of Heart... I mean, do I seem like the kind of person with a pure heart?" Corita asked, looking at Sora.
Sora kept staring into the sunset. "Well, I don't know much about pure hearts, but I suppose it depends."
"Depends on what?" Corita asked.
"Corita, you've risked your neck plenty of times to save all of us." Sora said, turning to her. "Who else would've stayed behind just for a Heartless? Who else could heal us with her cure spells? Who else could worry so much when I was beaten by Riku, or have a bad feeling when someone else was in trouble, like Hercules was in the arena?"
Corita blushed slightly. "Well, that stuff's not that great..."
Sora stood up. "I guess it's up to you."
Corita looked up at him. "Sora, I can't stay here! I don't know how to 'hold back the darkness' or whatever they're doing!"
"Well, I can't help you there. However, if you choose to stay here, you'll be missed greatly."
"SORA! CORITA! Get in here now, you lazy bums!" Donald cried from inside the Castle Chapel.
Corita stood up next to Sora. "Yep, greatly missed."
"Have you decided?" Jasmine asked as Sora and Corita walked back into the Castle Chapel.
"Well, I could stay here and protect the worlds from the darkness." Corita said simply. "Or, I could go with my friends and do the same thing. Either way, I'm protecting the worlds, right? No offense, but I don't think I could stand being cooped up here for too long." Corita said with a slight smile. "Besides, if I stay here, who will keep Donald in line?"
"Huh?" Donald said, looking up. He hadn't been paying attention very well.
The other princesses nodded. "We understand. Don't forget to visit, though."
Corita smiled and turned to Sora. "Well, let's go seal the keyhole!"
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The darkness that poured out of the keyhole before Sora had defeated Riku was nothing compared to what was pouring out now. The mutli-colored keyhole glowed as it had before, but darkness seemed to seep through its cracks.
"How do we seal this one?" Corita asked. "I can't see the actual keyhole..."
"You know, it looks like we could go through this stuff." Goofy said, poking the multicolored keyhole. The moment he touched it, however, he was instantly jerked forward and started to vanish through the hole.
"Goofy!" Corita cried, reaching out to grab his arm. Instead of pulling him back, she was pulled forward along with him.
"Corita, you idiot!" Donald barked, pulling on Corita's arm. He, too, was jerked forward.
"Donald!" Sora cried, grabbing one of his feathery wings. Sora was the last to see the light of the previous room.
The four of them landed together in a tangled heap near where the portal was. The area they were in now seemed simply like a huge room, covered entirely by the same colorful darkness they had seen before Goofy led them in. Across the vast room, shining brightly in the darkness, was the Keyhole.
"Great job, Goofy!" Sora said, standing up quickly. This was difficult, considering they were all still lying in a heap.
"Donald, I think you're crushing my arm." Corita said, pushing him off.
"Corita, you're lying on my foot." Goofy said.
"Aw, quit whining! What were you saying, Sora?" Donald asked.
"Look!" Sora said, pointing to the Keyhole.
"Hey, that was easy!" Corita said.
"Do you guys...hear something?" Goofy said nervously.
"Let's go seal it!" Sora said joyously.
"Seriously, guys...what is that noise?"
"Stop being paranoid, Goofy." Donald said.
"But...remember when we were sealing the Keyhole in Traverse Town?" Goofy protested. The others stopped walking.
"He's right." Sora said truthfully. "Now that you mention it..."
"I can hear that..." Donald continued.
"Rumbling sound..." Corita finished.
There indeed was a rumbling sound coming from deep in the area. It was slowly getting louder and louder...
"How could we have not heard it before?" Donald wondered as the rumbling shook the whole area.
Finally, the rumbling noises stopped. Bunched tightly in a group, Donald spoke first;
"Do you think it's gone?" He asked weakly.
"Guys..." Corita said slowly, stepping back.
The others turned to where she was pointing, and saw a horrific sight.
A massive, purple Heartless was blocking their way to the exit. Its huge hooves and giant horns made it look more than capable of murder. Its eyes were tiny yellow slits that glared at them, and a low growl came from the massive beast's throat. The Heartless symbol was clear on its chest, and it moved slowly towards them.
"RUN!" Donald screamed, and the four of them spread in different directions.
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Sora53: HAHAHA! FEEL THE POWER OF MY SHORT CHAPPIES! I wanted to tweak this chapter a bit cuz I thought it made Corita look a bit like a......-shutter- Mary Sue...
Fans: Meh. Mary Sues are evil.
Corita: I'm not evil! -eats a cookie-
Joe: Can I have a cookie? The Riku Fangirls stole all mine.
Sora53: Joe, I thought you left?
Joe: Not when there's free cookies! -eats a cookie-
Fans: WE ARE! -hands Sora53 a complaint file-
Sora53: -reads complaint- Oh, you want longer chapters, do ya?
Fans: YES!
Sora53: -rips up complaint- oops...
Disclaimer: I still don't own Kingdom Hearts, but I own Corita! HAHAHAHAHAHA! -cough-
The Castle Chapel was the same as they had left it before. Sora, Corita, Donald and Goofy moved along the path to the main room, their footsteps echoing in the darkness (Beast had stayed in the Library with Belle.)
"Hello? Anyone here?" Sora called out.
"We've been waiting for you, Keyblade master." called a soft voice. It came from a young woman, standing with another person. They were both staring at Sora. There was another group of women standing in the Chapel, talking together.
"Where's Ansem?" Sora asked.
"Gone." said the same woman.
"When the Keyhole appeared, darkness poured out of it. It swallowed Ansem, and he disappeared." Said a different woman.
"Though Ansem is gone, the flood of darkness hasn't stopped. We're working together to hold it back."
After a few moments, the second woman spoke again.
"I cannot forget the look on his face. As the darkness engulfed him, he was smiling."
"Hey, Sora." Corita whispered, poking him. "Isn't that Jasmine, from Agrabah? And Alice?"
Sora turned his head to look where Corita was pointing. Sure enough, Jasmine and Alice were talking with another woman.
"Yeah! Let's go talk to them!" Donald said, moving towards them. Waving goodbye to the other two women, they all moved towards the others.
"Sora, please hurry!" Jasmine cried to him.
"It's all we can do just to hold back the darkness." Alice said.
"I don't know how long we can manage even that." the third woman said to him.
"All right, I'm on my way!" Sora said boldly.
"We're counting on you, Keyblade master. In the meantime, we'll do what we can, too."
"Of course..." Alice whispered. "We could always use more help..."
Eight pairs of eyes turned to where Corita was standing. Corita was busy trying to get her hair to lie flat, and was failing spectacularly. She didn't notice that everyone was staring at her until she looked up.
"Huh? Why isn't anyone talking...hey, why are you staring at me?" Corita asked, looking around at everyone.
"Corita...say something!" Sora whispered.
"Say what?" Corita muttered back.
"She'll think about it!" Sora announced.
"Think about what?" Corita asked.
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"Corita, we're about to head in and seal the Keyhole!" Sora said, sitting next to her. Corita was sitting on the stone ledge right outside of the Castle Chapel, staring at the sunset.
"Yeah..." Corita said, leaning back a bit. "Sora...I don't feel like I should be a Princess of Heart... I mean, do I seem like the kind of person with a pure heart?" Corita asked, looking at Sora.
Sora kept staring into the sunset. "Well, I don't know much about pure hearts, but I suppose it depends."
"Depends on what?" Corita asked.
"Corita, you've risked your neck plenty of times to save all of us." Sora said, turning to her. "Who else would've stayed behind just for a Heartless? Who else could heal us with her cure spells? Who else could worry so much when I was beaten by Riku, or have a bad feeling when someone else was in trouble, like Hercules was in the arena?"
Corita blushed slightly. "Well, that stuff's not that great..."
Sora stood up. "I guess it's up to you."
Corita looked up at him. "Sora, I can't stay here! I don't know how to 'hold back the darkness' or whatever they're doing!"
"Well, I can't help you there. However, if you choose to stay here, you'll be missed greatly."
"SORA! CORITA! Get in here now, you lazy bums!" Donald cried from inside the Castle Chapel.
Corita stood up next to Sora. "Yep, greatly missed."
"Have you decided?" Jasmine asked as Sora and Corita walked back into the Castle Chapel.
"Well, I could stay here and protect the worlds from the darkness." Corita said simply. "Or, I could go with my friends and do the same thing. Either way, I'm protecting the worlds, right? No offense, but I don't think I could stand being cooped up here for too long." Corita said with a slight smile. "Besides, if I stay here, who will keep Donald in line?"
"Huh?" Donald said, looking up. He hadn't been paying attention very well.
The other princesses nodded. "We understand. Don't forget to visit, though."
Corita smiled and turned to Sora. "Well, let's go seal the keyhole!"
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The darkness that poured out of the keyhole before Sora had defeated Riku was nothing compared to what was pouring out now. The mutli-colored keyhole glowed as it had before, but darkness seemed to seep through its cracks.
"How do we seal this one?" Corita asked. "I can't see the actual keyhole..."
"You know, it looks like we could go through this stuff." Goofy said, poking the multicolored keyhole. The moment he touched it, however, he was instantly jerked forward and started to vanish through the hole.
"Goofy!" Corita cried, reaching out to grab his arm. Instead of pulling him back, she was pulled forward along with him.
"Corita, you idiot!" Donald barked, pulling on Corita's arm. He, too, was jerked forward.
"Donald!" Sora cried, grabbing one of his feathery wings. Sora was the last to see the light of the previous room.
The four of them landed together in a tangled heap near where the portal was. The area they were in now seemed simply like a huge room, covered entirely by the same colorful darkness they had seen before Goofy led them in. Across the vast room, shining brightly in the darkness, was the Keyhole.
"Great job, Goofy!" Sora said, standing up quickly. This was difficult, considering they were all still lying in a heap.
"Donald, I think you're crushing my arm." Corita said, pushing him off.
"Corita, you're lying on my foot." Goofy said.
"Aw, quit whining! What were you saying, Sora?" Donald asked.
"Look!" Sora said, pointing to the Keyhole.
"Hey, that was easy!" Corita said.
"Do you guys...hear something?" Goofy said nervously.
"Let's go seal it!" Sora said joyously.
"Seriously, guys...what is that noise?"
"Stop being paranoid, Goofy." Donald said.
"But...remember when we were sealing the Keyhole in Traverse Town?" Goofy protested. The others stopped walking.
"He's right." Sora said truthfully. "Now that you mention it..."
"I can hear that..." Donald continued.
"Rumbling sound..." Corita finished.
There indeed was a rumbling sound coming from deep in the area. It was slowly getting louder and louder...
"How could we have not heard it before?" Donald wondered as the rumbling shook the whole area.
Finally, the rumbling noises stopped. Bunched tightly in a group, Donald spoke first;
"Do you think it's gone?" He asked weakly.
"Guys..." Corita said slowly, stepping back.
The others turned to where she was pointing, and saw a horrific sight.
A massive, purple Heartless was blocking their way to the exit. Its huge hooves and giant horns made it look more than capable of murder. Its eyes were tiny yellow slits that glared at them, and a low growl came from the massive beast's throat. The Heartless symbol was clear on its chest, and it moved slowly towards them.
"RUN!" Donald screamed, and the four of them spread in different directions.
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Sora53: HAHAHA! FEEL THE POWER OF MY SHORT CHAPPIES! I wanted to tweak this chapter a bit cuz I thought it made Corita look a bit like a......-shutter- Mary Sue...
Fans: Meh. Mary Sues are evil.
Corita: I'm not evil! -eats a cookie-
Joe: Can I have a cookie? The Riku Fangirls stole all mine.
Sora53: Joe, I thought you left?
Joe: Not when there's free cookies! -eats a cookie-