---Sora53: Guess what? The end part of this chapter came to me in a dream
just like Hotel Corita!
Fans: Cheer?
Sora53: Hey, look! It's Corita.
Corita: Meh. I was kidnapped by Sora Fangirls.
Sora53: Did you blast them?
Corita: You bet!---
Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts. I own Corita. Meh.
The next day began in a typical manner, with Corita and Goofy waking everyone up with their energy and drowning Donald's pancakes in syrup. After another long goodbye with Kairi, everyone boarded the gummi ship, and prepared for takeoff.
"I'm driving!" Corita said, shoving Donald out of the cockpit. Their trip was a terribly long one, and no one seemed able to speak. The fact that their journey was almost over had begun to sink in.
Suddenly, the gummi ship was shaken and tossed around by a huge ship flying next to them.
"What the heck was that?" Donald cried, looking out the window. To his dismay, they were surrounded by about 6 huge Heartless ships.
"Corita! Get us out of here!" He cried.
"No problem!" Corita said cheerfully. She pressed the booster button, and they were lurched forward, only to be surrounded by more ships.
"Uh oh." Goofy said, pressing various buttons. "Our lasers are out of energy..."
After being slammed by Heartless ships for a few seconds, Sora made a very good suggestion.
"PUNCH IT, CORITA!"
Corita slammed the acclerator, and they were speeding through space with several Heartless ships in pursuit.
"Of course. The one time I drive normally, we're shot down by Heartless ships. What a day." Corita grumbled as she pressed various buttons. "Goofy, can't you do something about our lasers?"
"Hmm...well, there is the 'DON'T PRESS UNLESS REALLY, REALLY BIG HEARTLESS SHIPS ARE TRYING TO SHOOT YOU OUT OF THE SKY' button, but that's supposed to be for emergencies!"
"GOOFY, ARE YOU DUMB?!" Donald cried. "THIS IS AN EMERGENCY!"
"Oh, okay Donald...you don't need to be so mean about it..." Goofy said as he flipped open a red lid on the dashboard and slammed the giant red button. Huge lasers shot out of the gummi ship, and ran right into the Heartless ships behind them. The ships were instantly destroyed, and Corita slowed down the gummi ship.
"'Only for emergencies...'" Donald muttered.
The rest of the trip went along in silence, for the most part. When they arrived at Hollow Bastion, Corita slowed the gummi ship down to a hover.
"So...in which direction is this new world?"
The others looked out the windows. It was true; Cid hadn't mentioned where the new world was.
"Well, I suppose it's over there, because the whole sky's pitch black." Goofy said, pointing to the east. Corita turned the gummi ship, and they continued on their trip.
Sora was sitting in the back, putting different keychains on his Keyblade. Donald had pretended that he'd rather read 'Gummi Ships for Boneheads' again than watch this, but Goofy could've sworn he saw Donald watching over the top of the book. Goofy, meanwhile, was sitting in the front, humming something that sounded terrifically like the gummi ship song. Corita was carefully maneuvering the gummi ship through various obstacles, until something huge loomed in the distance.
"Hey, guys...what is that?"
The three others stopped what they were doing and looked through the windshield. A huge black orb hung in front of them, surrounded by dark purple rings. It was emitting a dark glow, and it looked very sinister indeed.
"This is our final destination?" Corita asked quietly. The others nodded, and Corita moved in slowly to land.
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The four friends had landed here, in the land that would be the end of their journey, the End of the World. They were now standing inside a small cave, and outside was a mysterious sight. There were many small fragments of rock scattered across a wide area, seemingly floating in midair. Far off, a giant glowing orb waited, surrounded by more rock.
"Gawrsh, is that all that's left of the worlds taken by the Heartless?" Goofy asked.
"Those worlds will be restored if we beat Ansem, won't they?" Corita asked.
"You betcha!" Donald said.
"But if we do beat him and all these worlds become restored and disconnected..." Sora said slowly, "what's gonna happen to this place? And to us?"
"Well, uh..." Donald said, trying to think of an answer.
"This is a Heartless world, so maybe it'll just disappear." Goofy answered.
"Huh?" Sora, Corita, and Donald said together.
"But no worries!" Goofy continued, seeing their worried faces. "Even if this place goes poof, our hearts ain't goin' nowhere! I'm sure we'll find our pals again. Yup, I just know we will!"
"Yeah, you're right!" Sora said. Sora looked down at the charm Kairi had given him that was now swinging from his Keyblade.
"I'll return this. I promise." Sora thought to himself.
"Now...how do you suppose we cross this?" Donald wondered, moving carefully to the edge of the cave. Corita edged over to him slowly and shoved him 'by accident.' Donald was pushed off the edge of the cave, but instead of falling and catching the edge like Corita had expected him to, he was standing on the air as if it were solid ground.
"Hey, cool!" Donald said, moving around on the air. Sora, Goofy, and Corita followed after him.
"Look, a treasure chest!" Sora said, moving over to the remains of one of the worlds. He lifted his Keyblade and tapped on it, but instead of opening and revealing an item, it burst open and surrounded them in an orb of darkness.
"SORA! YOU IDIOT!" Corita cried, trying to see through the darkness. They were suddenly thrown onto the ground in a new area, and a low growling filled the air.
"Not another one..." Goofy muttered as they turned to face the Behemoth.
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After the Behemoth had been defeated, they were surrounded by another dark orb, and pulled back to where they'd been before.
"Sora...don't do that again!" Corita yelled as she dusted herself off.
"Okay." Sora said meekly.
"C'mon, I'm pretty sure we're headed for that big bright orb!" Goofy said, walking forward. He was stopped, however, by an invisible barrier.
"No fair!" Donald whined, poking the barrier.
"Fun, fun...another giant maze..." Sora muttered.
They continued to maneuver their way around the giant maze for a long time, constantly being pulled away by orbs of darkness to fight huge waves of Heartless. They soon made their way to the giant orb, and they were instantly pulled inside of it. They flew through the darkness for a short time, and they landed in a large stone room.
"Ugh...where are we?" Sora asked as he pulled himself up. There wasn't much to the room at all; at the end of it were two pillars and a large doorway.
"Gee, I wonder where we have to go." Donald said sarcastically. They walked forward to the doorway, and Donald was the first to try to move through it. He was instantly thrown back, however, knocking over the others.
"I don't think that's going to work." Goofy said simply as the others got up.
"No, you think?" Donald growled. Corita had gotten up and had wandered over to one of the pillars.
"Hey, you guys, look at this!" Corita said, pointing to the pillar. There were words written on it, and they began to read:
'The path is blocked by darkness, the road ahead is bleak, The dark is unforgiving and it swallows all the weak. The dark is growing weaker now, the light shall make it part, Help it light the way with twin flames and twin hearts.'
The four of them looked at each other, puzzled.
"What does all this mean?" Donald wondered, and Sora and Goofy shrugged their shoulders. Corita, however, was smiling, reading the poem over again.
"What are you doing?" Sora asked her. Corita looked up at them.
"Don't you get it? It's a riddle!" She said, as if that explained everything. The others simply stared at her.
"A riddle?" Sora asked.
"Yes! Look at these pillars; they have wood on the top of them!" She said, pointing to the top of the pillar they were standing around.
"Hey, they do! But how is that supposed to help us?" Sora asked.
Corita sighed. "Twin flames and twin hearts..." She muttered, thinking it over. "Of course!" She said suddenly. "Sora, you and I have to light these pillars at the same time! Meaning..." She said with a smile, holding up her staff, "that you have to do magic."
"What?!" Sora cried. "There has to be some mistake!"
"Actually, it makes sense to me." Goofy said.
"C'mon, Sora! If Donald can do it, you can!" Corita said. "Look, remember what Merlin said? Just don't worry about it so much, and cast a fire spell! It's the easiest spell!"
Sora stared at the ground, thinking it over. "All right...I guess I can try..."
"Good! Now, I'll light this one, and you light that one!" Corita said.
"What happens if this doesn't work?" Donald asked.
"Well..." Corita said, thinking. "I dunno."
"Goody." Sora said, holding up his Keyblade.
"Ready, Sora?" Corita asked.
"No!"
"Good!" Corita said. "1...2...3!"
A blast of fire instantly burst out of Corita's staff and headed for the pillar, and Sora concentrated for a few moments and a small flame burst out of his. Either way, both pillars lit at the same time, and Donald walked up to the doorway carefully. He poked the air where they barrier had been, and there was none.
"Great thinking, Corita!" Donald said, forgetting for a moment that they were rivals.
"Hey, nice job, Sora!" Corita said as Sora walked over to the doorway.
"You know, that actually wasn't that hard." He said with a grin. The four of them proceeded through the doorway and into the next area.
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Sora53: -Is asleep-
Fans: NOO!!! WAKE HER UP!!! SHE MAY HAVE CRAZY DREAMS AGAIN!!
Corita: I'm so smart! -Cheesy grin-
Joe: Meh. Anyone could've figured out that stupid riddle.
Sora53: -wakes up suddenly- Excuse me? It took me like, 5 hours to write that stupid poem!
Joe: Wow. That's sad.
Riku Fangirls: No more Riku till end of ficcy! -sob-
Sora Fangirls: YAY! SORA DID MAGIC!!! YAY! -goes and buys cherry lollipops-
Riku Fangirls: CHERRY? GRAPE!
Sora Fangirls: CHERRY!
Sora53: Ugh...---
Fans: Cheer?
Sora53: Hey, look! It's Corita.
Corita: Meh. I was kidnapped by Sora Fangirls.
Sora53: Did you blast them?
Corita: You bet!---
Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts. I own Corita. Meh.
The next day began in a typical manner, with Corita and Goofy waking everyone up with their energy and drowning Donald's pancakes in syrup. After another long goodbye with Kairi, everyone boarded the gummi ship, and prepared for takeoff.
"I'm driving!" Corita said, shoving Donald out of the cockpit. Their trip was a terribly long one, and no one seemed able to speak. The fact that their journey was almost over had begun to sink in.
Suddenly, the gummi ship was shaken and tossed around by a huge ship flying next to them.
"What the heck was that?" Donald cried, looking out the window. To his dismay, they were surrounded by about 6 huge Heartless ships.
"Corita! Get us out of here!" He cried.
"No problem!" Corita said cheerfully. She pressed the booster button, and they were lurched forward, only to be surrounded by more ships.
"Uh oh." Goofy said, pressing various buttons. "Our lasers are out of energy..."
After being slammed by Heartless ships for a few seconds, Sora made a very good suggestion.
"PUNCH IT, CORITA!"
Corita slammed the acclerator, and they were speeding through space with several Heartless ships in pursuit.
"Of course. The one time I drive normally, we're shot down by Heartless ships. What a day." Corita grumbled as she pressed various buttons. "Goofy, can't you do something about our lasers?"
"Hmm...well, there is the 'DON'T PRESS UNLESS REALLY, REALLY BIG HEARTLESS SHIPS ARE TRYING TO SHOOT YOU OUT OF THE SKY' button, but that's supposed to be for emergencies!"
"GOOFY, ARE YOU DUMB?!" Donald cried. "THIS IS AN EMERGENCY!"
"Oh, okay Donald...you don't need to be so mean about it..." Goofy said as he flipped open a red lid on the dashboard and slammed the giant red button. Huge lasers shot out of the gummi ship, and ran right into the Heartless ships behind them. The ships were instantly destroyed, and Corita slowed down the gummi ship.
"'Only for emergencies...'" Donald muttered.
The rest of the trip went along in silence, for the most part. When they arrived at Hollow Bastion, Corita slowed the gummi ship down to a hover.
"So...in which direction is this new world?"
The others looked out the windows. It was true; Cid hadn't mentioned where the new world was.
"Well, I suppose it's over there, because the whole sky's pitch black." Goofy said, pointing to the east. Corita turned the gummi ship, and they continued on their trip.
Sora was sitting in the back, putting different keychains on his Keyblade. Donald had pretended that he'd rather read 'Gummi Ships for Boneheads' again than watch this, but Goofy could've sworn he saw Donald watching over the top of the book. Goofy, meanwhile, was sitting in the front, humming something that sounded terrifically like the gummi ship song. Corita was carefully maneuvering the gummi ship through various obstacles, until something huge loomed in the distance.
"Hey, guys...what is that?"
The three others stopped what they were doing and looked through the windshield. A huge black orb hung in front of them, surrounded by dark purple rings. It was emitting a dark glow, and it looked very sinister indeed.
"This is our final destination?" Corita asked quietly. The others nodded, and Corita moved in slowly to land.
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The four friends had landed here, in the land that would be the end of their journey, the End of the World. They were now standing inside a small cave, and outside was a mysterious sight. There were many small fragments of rock scattered across a wide area, seemingly floating in midair. Far off, a giant glowing orb waited, surrounded by more rock.
"Gawrsh, is that all that's left of the worlds taken by the Heartless?" Goofy asked.
"Those worlds will be restored if we beat Ansem, won't they?" Corita asked.
"You betcha!" Donald said.
"But if we do beat him and all these worlds become restored and disconnected..." Sora said slowly, "what's gonna happen to this place? And to us?"
"Well, uh..." Donald said, trying to think of an answer.
"This is a Heartless world, so maybe it'll just disappear." Goofy answered.
"Huh?" Sora, Corita, and Donald said together.
"But no worries!" Goofy continued, seeing their worried faces. "Even if this place goes poof, our hearts ain't goin' nowhere! I'm sure we'll find our pals again. Yup, I just know we will!"
"Yeah, you're right!" Sora said. Sora looked down at the charm Kairi had given him that was now swinging from his Keyblade.
"I'll return this. I promise." Sora thought to himself.
"Now...how do you suppose we cross this?" Donald wondered, moving carefully to the edge of the cave. Corita edged over to him slowly and shoved him 'by accident.' Donald was pushed off the edge of the cave, but instead of falling and catching the edge like Corita had expected him to, he was standing on the air as if it were solid ground.
"Hey, cool!" Donald said, moving around on the air. Sora, Goofy, and Corita followed after him.
"Look, a treasure chest!" Sora said, moving over to the remains of one of the worlds. He lifted his Keyblade and tapped on it, but instead of opening and revealing an item, it burst open and surrounded them in an orb of darkness.
"SORA! YOU IDIOT!" Corita cried, trying to see through the darkness. They were suddenly thrown onto the ground in a new area, and a low growling filled the air.
"Not another one..." Goofy muttered as they turned to face the Behemoth.
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After the Behemoth had been defeated, they were surrounded by another dark orb, and pulled back to where they'd been before.
"Sora...don't do that again!" Corita yelled as she dusted herself off.
"Okay." Sora said meekly.
"C'mon, I'm pretty sure we're headed for that big bright orb!" Goofy said, walking forward. He was stopped, however, by an invisible barrier.
"No fair!" Donald whined, poking the barrier.
"Fun, fun...another giant maze..." Sora muttered.
They continued to maneuver their way around the giant maze for a long time, constantly being pulled away by orbs of darkness to fight huge waves of Heartless. They soon made their way to the giant orb, and they were instantly pulled inside of it. They flew through the darkness for a short time, and they landed in a large stone room.
"Ugh...where are we?" Sora asked as he pulled himself up. There wasn't much to the room at all; at the end of it were two pillars and a large doorway.
"Gee, I wonder where we have to go." Donald said sarcastically. They walked forward to the doorway, and Donald was the first to try to move through it. He was instantly thrown back, however, knocking over the others.
"I don't think that's going to work." Goofy said simply as the others got up.
"No, you think?" Donald growled. Corita had gotten up and had wandered over to one of the pillars.
"Hey, you guys, look at this!" Corita said, pointing to the pillar. There were words written on it, and they began to read:
'The path is blocked by darkness, the road ahead is bleak, The dark is unforgiving and it swallows all the weak. The dark is growing weaker now, the light shall make it part, Help it light the way with twin flames and twin hearts.'
The four of them looked at each other, puzzled.
"What does all this mean?" Donald wondered, and Sora and Goofy shrugged their shoulders. Corita, however, was smiling, reading the poem over again.
"What are you doing?" Sora asked her. Corita looked up at them.
"Don't you get it? It's a riddle!" She said, as if that explained everything. The others simply stared at her.
"A riddle?" Sora asked.
"Yes! Look at these pillars; they have wood on the top of them!" She said, pointing to the top of the pillar they were standing around.
"Hey, they do! But how is that supposed to help us?" Sora asked.
Corita sighed. "Twin flames and twin hearts..." She muttered, thinking it over. "Of course!" She said suddenly. "Sora, you and I have to light these pillars at the same time! Meaning..." She said with a smile, holding up her staff, "that you have to do magic."
"What?!" Sora cried. "There has to be some mistake!"
"Actually, it makes sense to me." Goofy said.
"C'mon, Sora! If Donald can do it, you can!" Corita said. "Look, remember what Merlin said? Just don't worry about it so much, and cast a fire spell! It's the easiest spell!"
Sora stared at the ground, thinking it over. "All right...I guess I can try..."
"Good! Now, I'll light this one, and you light that one!" Corita said.
"What happens if this doesn't work?" Donald asked.
"Well..." Corita said, thinking. "I dunno."
"Goody." Sora said, holding up his Keyblade.
"Ready, Sora?" Corita asked.
"No!"
"Good!" Corita said. "1...2...3!"
A blast of fire instantly burst out of Corita's staff and headed for the pillar, and Sora concentrated for a few moments and a small flame burst out of his. Either way, both pillars lit at the same time, and Donald walked up to the doorway carefully. He poked the air where they barrier had been, and there was none.
"Great thinking, Corita!" Donald said, forgetting for a moment that they were rivals.
"Hey, nice job, Sora!" Corita said as Sora walked over to the doorway.
"You know, that actually wasn't that hard." He said with a grin. The four of them proceeded through the doorway and into the next area.
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Sora53: -Is asleep-
Fans: NOO!!! WAKE HER UP!!! SHE MAY HAVE CRAZY DREAMS AGAIN!!
Corita: I'm so smart! -Cheesy grin-
Joe: Meh. Anyone could've figured out that stupid riddle.
Sora53: -wakes up suddenly- Excuse me? It took me like, 5 hours to write that stupid poem!
Joe: Wow. That's sad.
Riku Fangirls: No more Riku till end of ficcy! -sob-
Sora Fangirls: YAY! SORA DID MAGIC!!! YAY! -goes and buys cherry lollipops-
Riku Fangirls: CHERRY? GRAPE!
Sora Fangirls: CHERRY!
Sora53: Ugh...---