IG: Somebody guessed it…Good job Kaaera and Oliversgurl. Anyways next chapter and it's another cliffhanger although not as tough a one to guess if you've played as many video games as I have…
"LEON!!!!! How are you? How is everyone else? What's been going on since I left? Is there trouble? Why are you here?" Sora says firing off the questions as quickly as he can form the words in his breathy voice.
When Sora has stopped talking Leon lies back on the sand utterly confused with an impatiently waiting Sora bouncing on his chest. "Ummmmmm let me see if I can get this in the right order." Leon begins in his patiently annoyed voice counting off on his fingers as he finishes his answers. "I'm Fine, everyone else is okay although Yuffie has recently been trying to get Cid to stop swearing…honestly it's the funniest thing I've ever seen if he puts one more dime in that swear-jar we'll have enough to buy an entire world. Things went well for a while after you left but some weird crap has been happening lately. Yes there is a bit of it. I came to get you so you could help us again but honestly I have no idea what we are up against."
Sora listens thoughtfully to Leon's answers smiling at Yuffie's antics and frowning at the mention of weird things and trouble. After Leon is done Sora gets off him and sits in front of him instead, Riku soon sinks down very close to Sora and Tidus sits to Sora's other side watching the brown haired stranger closely.
"So you have no idea what we are going up against……you know I said I was done the last time. I didn't choose the key blade it chose me." Sora says with anger in his voice. Leon looks sadly at his young friend "I know Sora but we need you……." Leon says pleadingly and Sora sighs.
Riku reaches a hand out and takes Sora's hand squeezing it comfortingly. Sora looks over at him and smiles a bit. Finally Sora looks back at the patiently waiting Leon. "Fine I'll come along but you may want to bring Riku as well." Sora says and Leon turns to him "Riku…..Ansem possessed you didn't he kid?" Leon asks and Riku nods.
Leon turns to Sora "Look Sora I would love to bring Riku but if he is just gona sit around looking pretty…" Leon stops as Sora gets up and walks back up the beach retrieving two key chains from the sand. Walking back he tosses them at Leon. Leon looks at them and his eyes widen "But these look like the ultima key chain." Leon says not believing there to be two ultimate key blades.
Sora just gives a sad grin and takes them from Leon's out stretched hand. Tossing Riku his both boys hold them out and two ultimate key blades appear just like before. Leon gasps and reels back from the sheer power of the two teens. Sora calmly sticks the blade into the sand and sits back down Riku following his example.
"The first time Riku was the key blades chosen master I just got in the way. But soon the blade recognized that we both had our strengths and weaknesses. For the first time in its long existence the blade had two perfect wielders. Each different but each the same, only Riku had been lied to by the dark side and drawn over than possessed. So the blade picked me by the time Riku was finally purged of the evil the key blade had made its decision and when we got back to the island we found these two chains waiting for us." Sora explains to Leon and slowly the older brunette takes it all in nodding.
"Wow…" is all Leon manages starring at the two other boys on the beach. The feisty little blond disappeared soon after Sora brought back the chains. "Well than Riku I guess you need to come to if the key blade chose you as well." Leon says and the quieter silver haired teen nods solemnly. "If we're leaving I best go and get a few things." Riku says standing up and Sora nods than turns to yell at his retreating friend "You know what I would want can you stop by my house too?" Sora asks and Riku nods shouldering his blade as he goes down the beach.
Riku walks down the beach brooding darkly to himself. A perfect afternoon they would surf a bit Tidus would take a nap and him and Sora could get back to their newly admitted love. But no that bastard with brown hair had to show up flipping their lives upside down once more.
Meanwhile Sora and Leon are taking the surf boards back to the small shack. While Sora picks up their discarded clothes he wonders were Tidus went off to than shrugs as he slips into his shirt and puts his flip flops on. Shaking out the two other shirts and setting the flip flops upright Sora sighs "Riku left without shoes or a shirt….he only took his blade." Sora says to himself as he hooks his own chain to his pants and locks up the hut after grabbing out a few special things.
Finally done Sora and Leon sit down next to the shoes and folded shirts. "So are we going to traverse town?" Sora asks trying to fill time but Leon shakes his head "Nope we have to pick up a few others first than we go back to Traverse to meet up with everyone else. They went to get supplies and stuck me with getting all of you guys together since I'm apparently one of the chosen warriors." Leon says and Sora perks up.
"Chosen warriors Leon?" Sora asks and Leon gulps. Sora raises an eyebrow and Leon sighs "Okay you caught me we know a little of what's happening. This old man came to us and made a prediction right before he passed out. He fell down hard on the stone and it put him into a coma, than he died…." Leon begins and Sora nods.
As Leon takes a breath to start again Riku comes jogging up the beach his keychain hooked to his shorts now and two bags thrown over his shoulder. Throwing down the bags he picks up his shirt and puts it on as he slips on his shoes. "Well look Riku is here let's go huh?" Leon says and begins to get up but Sora grabs his arm and shakes his finger.
"No dice Leon you are gona finish your explanation." Sora says and Riku sits down next to Sora looking at him "Explanation?" Riku asks and Sora nods "Apparently Leon does know something. Apparently an old man came to them and made a prediction than died. Well as a short version." Riku turns his blue green eyes on Leon and they darken holding Leon in his seat. Leon looks over but finds Sora's dark blue eyes locked up.
Leon sighs "Fine okay I'll tell you. So the old man's prophecy told of six warriors. He said two of them would fight with blades that chose their wielders. Another would fight with a blade of running water blue as the ocean which he lived by. The next would be a renegade with a blade of a gun." At this Sora snorts and Leon nods.
"Anyways the last two would be two hardened warriors with a poison in their systems that made them what they are and each would own one half of a set of wings." Sora perks up at this. When Leon is done Riku looks thoroughly confused but Sora has a hand to his chin thinking.
"Blades that choose their wielders, obviously the key blade. But I bet you didn't expect to find another key blade and its master huh?" Sora says and Leon shakes his head no. "Well that takes care of us two. Than blade of a gun, obviously your gun blade." Sora says and Leon nods. "The two with poison and half a set of wings?" Sora asks and Leon nods "One is Cloud" he says and Sora nods in agreement than gets a sly look "Could the other be Sephiroth?" Sora asks and Leon shakes his head "Sephiroth is evil…." But Sora shakes his head.
"No he isn't it was just Jenova he's perfectly normal….well not normal he did have so many mako experiments run on him just like Cloud but still. He only has one wing too, and mako must be the poison." Leon nods "So when we pick up Cloud at the stadium we get Sephiroth too simple enough. But now we are left with our final problem the warrior with the blade of water." Leon says and Sora shakes his head.
"That one puzzles me too. You know anybody Riku?" Sora asks and the silver haired teen shakes his head no. Than a voice comes out of the trees standing to the side of the hut. "I know who it is." The voice says and Leon jumps a bit, Sora and Riku just look at each other and roll their eyes. "HOW MANY TIMES TIDUS?" they both yell and the younger blond comes out of the stand of trees blushing slightly with his hands behind his back.
"Sorry but I knew you'd make me leave and I wanted to hear the prophecy. You see I left because I wanted to pack my stuff to try and make you guys take me with you. But now you have to take me." Tidus says so happy that he bounces up and down. Riku and Sora look at each other again "We have to take you?" they both ask but before Tidus can answer Leon interrupts. "Excuse me children but you said you know who has the blade of water." …