Now my question is. . . who do I make the reacting one first? Riku? Or
Tidus? Who gets their senses back
and starts the rescue mission? ARGH!!! Hmmm . . . .must think on this
one. Oh, and I put up a notice
explaining why some chapters are taking their time coming in. Take a look
if you're wondering!
Chapter . . . .8?
Silence. That was all that could be heard in the room. Neither Riku or Tidus knew what to say. Riku was far too stunned at Sora's betrayal, even though he'd expected it, Tidus on the other hand was simply dazed. He never really was the one to think too much.
"Er. . . Riku?" Tidus muttered. Riku sighed, and turned to face the lanky youth.
"Let me guess." Tidus began.
"We're going to rescue them." Both said together. Riku stiffened, then smiled.
"I'm getting too predictable."
"Not really, I'm beginning to think that I've been hanging around you too much." Tidus offered with a grin.
"This is odd." Riku remarked.
"What?"
"Kairi has been trying for so long to get us to be nice to each other, now when she's gone were best friends."
"Irony is a major role in my life." Laughter came out from both, then Riku stared at Tidus, a small glimmer of confidence hidden in his eye.
"I think Kairi will be very happy if. . . . . *when* we get her back. Sora too, then we can both show that Ansem guy a thing or two."
"Right!"
~~~
"Ready?" Riku asked as he turned to Tidus, they stood in front of the keyhole in Traverse town. Tidus gulped, checked once more to see if his sword was securely tied in the sheath on his back, then nodded to Riku with a gulp. Riku grinned.
"Open in the name of Riku Safeguard!" The youth yelled, much like the scene in Destiny Islands, a giant keyhole appeared, this however it was outlined by silver. This time though, it was placed on a painting in front of the fountain. The tiny faucets on the side painting shot to life, water droplets began to pour down on them.
"This is really going to ruin my hair style you know." Tidus complained loudly holding his hands above his head. Riku shot him an aggravated look, they met each other's eyes and laughed. Riku turned back to the now shimmering keyhole, which was outlined by a rainbow colored line tracing the rim of the lock. Riku then held the point of his keyblade adjacent with the keyhole so that if the keyblade were inserted, it would fit in perfectly. Light enveloped them both and before anyone knew it, the two youths had vanished.
~~~
"Whoa, where are we?!" Tidus demanded. They were in a circular room made of white marble. On the floor was a compass, the four pointed one like the one you find on maps. Except there wasn't the regular letters on the points like N for North, in their place were glowing silver symbols. One side had a star, another a heart, another, the sign of the heartless, and on the last spot was a blank? There was nothing there.
"Was like that when I first came here too." Riku muttered noticing where Tidus was looking. He gestured to the walls. The white marble shifted slightly, then began to ripple like water. Then about 15 mirrors melted out of the walls. Each mirrors' center was made of liquid glass.
"And those are?"
"The gateway into each of the worlds. Each mirror is a different door to the heart of each world." Riku replied.
"There are only 15?"
"Nope, these are just the ones I've been to. You want to see all the mirrors?" Riku asked, without waiting for a reply he waved his hand and the entire wall around them, including the ceiling rippled and at least a hundred more mirrors formed.
"There are even more then this." Riku replied with a snicker to Tidus's open mouth stares.
"So how the heck are we supposed to find Kairi?!" Tidus demanded.
"That's for you to do." Riku said turning to him.
"Wha-?! ME?!"
"Yes you."
"HOW?!" Tidus demanded.
"Simple, you're still untouched by darkness. You can find Kairi because you're untouched. Unlike me. . ."
Tidus nodded but was still puzzled.
"I still don't get it."
"Simple. Kairi is the purest of hearts, more pure then even Sora the key wielder. So only someone who has been in contact with her, has a pure heart, and the one who can find her is someone who has feelings for her. I unfortunately fill only two of those. I need all three, they're called the. . . . . .The Rules of Heart? Something like that. That's why we need you. Also . . . . . there's something odd about you." Riku trailed off.
"What . . . . . . . . .what do you mean?"
"You play a part in this, I know that much." Riku said quietly.
"Why you so sure?" Tidus demanded faintly, ignoring the fact that the walls had formed to from only the 15 mirrors again.
"Because you came through."
"I. . . . I what?!"
"You came through the door, not only this one, but the one in Destiny Island."
"So? So did you and Kairi." Tidus declared feeling rather uncomfortable.
"I'm a keyblade wielder. Did you wonder how I could get to each world even though they're sealed? It's because I wield the keyblade. Kairi can too because she's a princess of heart. Sora like wise, he has the Keyblade of truth. Didn't you wonder why I gave in?" Riku asked, his voice in a quiet whisper.
"Not really." Tidus replied. Riku snorted.
"Course not, what was I thinking? You didn't even notice when me, Kairi, and Sora spent days working on the raft, we didn't talk to you guys for weeks, yet you still didn't notice." Riku chuckled again.
"You guys built a raft?!" Tidus yelled shocked. Riku sighed.
"That's beside the point. Back to our conversation, when you went through the door, I expected the door to reject your body and mind and dump you back out the door into the secret place. I never really thought you'd get through to Traverse town with us."
"Y-you tricked me?"
"Didn't work as well as I thought." Riku muttered. "Anyway, it means that you have a part to play. So, and as I said before, nothing is by coincidence, I think Sora was meant to capture Kairi on Ansem's command. Kairi is the one he's after, but you were meant to show us the way."
"Great. So I guess I'm a map, or am I a key?" Tidus yelled sarcastically.
"Er. . . . .Tidus?"
"I've had it! I want to find Kairi and get out of this stupid reality and get back to the island!" Tidus yelled. Without another thought he trudged right through a mirror, a golden framed one.
"Tidus! Wait!" Riku swore and followed through to an area he'd never seen before. It was barren, the ground itself seemed to be made of clouds, but they felt solid and had small green vines sticking out of the floor. The sky was a dark blue, but still gave off a bright light.
"Okay. . . . what'd I do?" Tidus asked looking around him. Riku growled and had to try very hard to keep from slapping Tidus on the head.
"You just got us lost! Now we have to find the keyhole of this realm and get back you. . . . .you. . . . . SOMETHING!" Riku couldn't find the words to express his anger. With those words the silver haired youth stalked away mumbling something. Tidus was about to follow when . . . .
"HELP!" He screamed. Riku spun around and growled out.
"What is it NOW you . . .stupid. . . .prat?" He trailed off. Large vines had wrapped around the blonde's ankles and wrists and had elevated him to about a foot in the air.
"Damnit!" Riku cursed and drew his keyblade, he was about to attack when a vine shot out in front of him and knocked him over. He lost conscious and slumped against the white ground.
"Fine time to take a nap Rik!" Tidus yelled as he struggled against the vines which now wrapped around Riku's wrists and lifted him off the floor.
"Wake up my friend." A voice called out in a humorous way. Tidus turned and found Ansem.
"You! Where's Kairi?! And Sora?!"
"Right there." He pointed to the side of Tidus's head, Tidus looked at that spot out of the corner of his eye just in case Ansem tried something while he wasn't looking, oddly enough, there was Sora and Kairi trapped in mid air by thick green vines just like him. Kairi was hung by her wrists like Riku while Sora looked like he was nailed to a crucifix. Tidus sorely hoped he wasn't.
"Are. . . . .are they dead?"
"And what is dead to you boy? That they can't breath? That they cannot move? Or is dead meaning that they've lost their hearts? Well, the answer to both, is no. Both the boy and girl are very much alive." Ansem replied.
"Prove it." Tidus hissed. Ansem gave a sharp laugh and snapped his fingers, all three figures moved with sighs of life.
"Wha-?" Riku muttered.
"Where am I?" Kairi began.
"Damnit!" Sora hissed. "Curse you Ansem! You slimy little bast-"
"HEY! You got your memory back." Kairi broke in. Sora gave her a stunned look, then asked.
"Got my memory back? What're you talking about Kairi? Since when did I lose my memory?" Sora asked looking at her as if she had lost her mind.
"And what the heck is Tidus doing here?" Sora demanded.
"He came just like I planned him too." Ansem said quietly.
"What?!" All four youths yelled out staring at Ansem. The black robed man sneered.
"It's simple. I never wanted Kairi to begin with. Not this time anyway. The one I've truly wanted, is Tidus." He said staring at the blonde.
"And now I have him."
Disclaimer: Not mine. Only plot is.
Chapter . . . .8?
Silence. That was all that could be heard in the room. Neither Riku or Tidus knew what to say. Riku was far too stunned at Sora's betrayal, even though he'd expected it, Tidus on the other hand was simply dazed. He never really was the one to think too much.
"Er. . . Riku?" Tidus muttered. Riku sighed, and turned to face the lanky youth.
"Let me guess." Tidus began.
"We're going to rescue them." Both said together. Riku stiffened, then smiled.
"I'm getting too predictable."
"Not really, I'm beginning to think that I've been hanging around you too much." Tidus offered with a grin.
"This is odd." Riku remarked.
"What?"
"Kairi has been trying for so long to get us to be nice to each other, now when she's gone were best friends."
"Irony is a major role in my life." Laughter came out from both, then Riku stared at Tidus, a small glimmer of confidence hidden in his eye.
"I think Kairi will be very happy if. . . . . *when* we get her back. Sora too, then we can both show that Ansem guy a thing or two."
"Right!"
~~~
"Ready?" Riku asked as he turned to Tidus, they stood in front of the keyhole in Traverse town. Tidus gulped, checked once more to see if his sword was securely tied in the sheath on his back, then nodded to Riku with a gulp. Riku grinned.
"Open in the name of Riku Safeguard!" The youth yelled, much like the scene in Destiny Islands, a giant keyhole appeared, this however it was outlined by silver. This time though, it was placed on a painting in front of the fountain. The tiny faucets on the side painting shot to life, water droplets began to pour down on them.
"This is really going to ruin my hair style you know." Tidus complained loudly holding his hands above his head. Riku shot him an aggravated look, they met each other's eyes and laughed. Riku turned back to the now shimmering keyhole, which was outlined by a rainbow colored line tracing the rim of the lock. Riku then held the point of his keyblade adjacent with the keyhole so that if the keyblade were inserted, it would fit in perfectly. Light enveloped them both and before anyone knew it, the two youths had vanished.
~~~
"Whoa, where are we?!" Tidus demanded. They were in a circular room made of white marble. On the floor was a compass, the four pointed one like the one you find on maps. Except there wasn't the regular letters on the points like N for North, in their place were glowing silver symbols. One side had a star, another a heart, another, the sign of the heartless, and on the last spot was a blank? There was nothing there.
"Was like that when I first came here too." Riku muttered noticing where Tidus was looking. He gestured to the walls. The white marble shifted slightly, then began to ripple like water. Then about 15 mirrors melted out of the walls. Each mirrors' center was made of liquid glass.
"And those are?"
"The gateway into each of the worlds. Each mirror is a different door to the heart of each world." Riku replied.
"There are only 15?"
"Nope, these are just the ones I've been to. You want to see all the mirrors?" Riku asked, without waiting for a reply he waved his hand and the entire wall around them, including the ceiling rippled and at least a hundred more mirrors formed.
"There are even more then this." Riku replied with a snicker to Tidus's open mouth stares.
"So how the heck are we supposed to find Kairi?!" Tidus demanded.
"That's for you to do." Riku said turning to him.
"Wha-?! ME?!"
"Yes you."
"HOW?!" Tidus demanded.
"Simple, you're still untouched by darkness. You can find Kairi because you're untouched. Unlike me. . ."
Tidus nodded but was still puzzled.
"I still don't get it."
"Simple. Kairi is the purest of hearts, more pure then even Sora the key wielder. So only someone who has been in contact with her, has a pure heart, and the one who can find her is someone who has feelings for her. I unfortunately fill only two of those. I need all three, they're called the. . . . . .The Rules of Heart? Something like that. That's why we need you. Also . . . . . there's something odd about you." Riku trailed off.
"What . . . . . . . . .what do you mean?"
"You play a part in this, I know that much." Riku said quietly.
"Why you so sure?" Tidus demanded faintly, ignoring the fact that the walls had formed to from only the 15 mirrors again.
"Because you came through."
"I. . . . I what?!"
"You came through the door, not only this one, but the one in Destiny Island."
"So? So did you and Kairi." Tidus declared feeling rather uncomfortable.
"I'm a keyblade wielder. Did you wonder how I could get to each world even though they're sealed? It's because I wield the keyblade. Kairi can too because she's a princess of heart. Sora like wise, he has the Keyblade of truth. Didn't you wonder why I gave in?" Riku asked, his voice in a quiet whisper.
"Not really." Tidus replied. Riku snorted.
"Course not, what was I thinking? You didn't even notice when me, Kairi, and Sora spent days working on the raft, we didn't talk to you guys for weeks, yet you still didn't notice." Riku chuckled again.
"You guys built a raft?!" Tidus yelled shocked. Riku sighed.
"That's beside the point. Back to our conversation, when you went through the door, I expected the door to reject your body and mind and dump you back out the door into the secret place. I never really thought you'd get through to Traverse town with us."
"Y-you tricked me?"
"Didn't work as well as I thought." Riku muttered. "Anyway, it means that you have a part to play. So, and as I said before, nothing is by coincidence, I think Sora was meant to capture Kairi on Ansem's command. Kairi is the one he's after, but you were meant to show us the way."
"Great. So I guess I'm a map, or am I a key?" Tidus yelled sarcastically.
"Er. . . . .Tidus?"
"I've had it! I want to find Kairi and get out of this stupid reality and get back to the island!" Tidus yelled. Without another thought he trudged right through a mirror, a golden framed one.
"Tidus! Wait!" Riku swore and followed through to an area he'd never seen before. It was barren, the ground itself seemed to be made of clouds, but they felt solid and had small green vines sticking out of the floor. The sky was a dark blue, but still gave off a bright light.
"Okay. . . . what'd I do?" Tidus asked looking around him. Riku growled and had to try very hard to keep from slapping Tidus on the head.
"You just got us lost! Now we have to find the keyhole of this realm and get back you. . . . .you. . . . . SOMETHING!" Riku couldn't find the words to express his anger. With those words the silver haired youth stalked away mumbling something. Tidus was about to follow when . . . .
"HELP!" He screamed. Riku spun around and growled out.
"What is it NOW you . . .stupid. . . .prat?" He trailed off. Large vines had wrapped around the blonde's ankles and wrists and had elevated him to about a foot in the air.
"Damnit!" Riku cursed and drew his keyblade, he was about to attack when a vine shot out in front of him and knocked him over. He lost conscious and slumped against the white ground.
"Fine time to take a nap Rik!" Tidus yelled as he struggled against the vines which now wrapped around Riku's wrists and lifted him off the floor.
"Wake up my friend." A voice called out in a humorous way. Tidus turned and found Ansem.
"You! Where's Kairi?! And Sora?!"
"Right there." He pointed to the side of Tidus's head, Tidus looked at that spot out of the corner of his eye just in case Ansem tried something while he wasn't looking, oddly enough, there was Sora and Kairi trapped in mid air by thick green vines just like him. Kairi was hung by her wrists like Riku while Sora looked like he was nailed to a crucifix. Tidus sorely hoped he wasn't.
"Are. . . . .are they dead?"
"And what is dead to you boy? That they can't breath? That they cannot move? Or is dead meaning that they've lost their hearts? Well, the answer to both, is no. Both the boy and girl are very much alive." Ansem replied.
"Prove it." Tidus hissed. Ansem gave a sharp laugh and snapped his fingers, all three figures moved with sighs of life.
"Wha-?" Riku muttered.
"Where am I?" Kairi began.
"Damnit!" Sora hissed. "Curse you Ansem! You slimy little bast-"
"HEY! You got your memory back." Kairi broke in. Sora gave her a stunned look, then asked.
"Got my memory back? What're you talking about Kairi? Since when did I lose my memory?" Sora asked looking at her as if she had lost her mind.
"And what the heck is Tidus doing here?" Sora demanded.
"He came just like I planned him too." Ansem said quietly.
"What?!" All four youths yelled out staring at Ansem. The black robed man sneered.
"It's simple. I never wanted Kairi to begin with. Not this time anyway. The one I've truly wanted, is Tidus." He said staring at the blonde.
"And now I have him."
Disclaimer: Not mine. Only plot is.