Kingdom Hearts 2: Dark Dream
By: Kirstin
Chapter 2: Let the Illusion give way to Reality
"Sora what is taking-SORA!!"
Riku rounded the corner and walked into Sora's room, stopping dead in his tracks, eyes wide at the sight before him. Sora's mirror was pitch black, and what looked like tentacles of darkness were wrapping around him. He was just standing there, as if paralyzed. He yelled his name, trying to snap him out of it, scrambling for an idea on how to get him away from that...thing.
"Ri-ku..."
Sora's eyes were half lidded, the blue that was usually so vibrant now dull and cloudy. He started forward but when he reached the other end of the room, Sora was just pulled through. He pounded his fists on the dark mirror, trying to get through.
"SORA!!!!!"
Thunder clapped outside as the mirror ceased being black, revealing Riku's own reflection. He leaned his forehead against the cool glass, panting. He pushed back, grabbing Sora's necklace from the floor and dashed down the hallway to the stairs, leaning over the railing.
"MRS. KOKORO!! MRS. KOKORO, SORA'S GONE!!!"
He shouted. There was no answer; there wasn't even a stirring below. He dashed down the stairs and into the living room where Sora's mother had been. There was no one there, her mug of coffee sitting there unattended and a magazine left upturned on the floor.
Lightning struck and thunder sounded in its wake, the clouds outside the window had taken on a deep dark purple hue. Lightning crackled along the clouds, of what he could see they were red in color. The storm had turned from bad to worse in a very strange way.
As he ran out the door he didn't notice the shadows grow into moving forms with golden glowing eyes that stared at him hungrily.
Kairi stood under the eaves on Destiny Island, watching the strange lightning strike in the distance.
"KAIRI!!"
She turned her head, spotting a form running through the pouring rain toward her.
"Riku?"
He stopped just short of her, soaking wet and out of breath.
"So-Sora, he's gone!"
"What?! HOW?!"
Riku wrung at his extremely soaked shirt, still trying to regain his breath. The lighting struck closer this time, white light filling the ominous afternoon sky. Kairi looked out worriedly over the water, then back at Riku.
"I went to get him and when I went up to his room...the mirror, it was all black, it was drawing him in with vine like things! I tried to stop it from taking him but it pulled him through!"
He said, his voice raised over the sound of the pouring rain and the occasional crash of thunder and lightning. Kairi stared at him, running the account over in her mind.
"But how can that- that can't be possible..."
"Mrs. Kokoro's gone too, Kairi. So are Wakka, Tidus and Selphie. Everyone's disappeared."
He murmured. Lightning struck suddenly, crashing on the beach about twenty yards away. Kairi screamed and Riku covered his eyes, grunting at the intense sound and light that erupted.
"We've got to get to someplace-"
Kairi stopped mid sentence, staring over Riku's shoulder with wide eyes. He turned, his sea green eyes watched with fascination as something began happening along the shoreline.
In the darkened area he could make out shapes rising out of the nothingness, shadowy small forms with glowing empty eyes. Dear gods their eyes.
Riku broke his gaze, turning his head back to Kairi abruptly and grabbing her by the wrist.
"We have GOT to get out of here."
She nodded dumbly, speechless as she continued to gaze at the strange creatures that were slowly creeping up the beach behind them as Riku pulled them out into the poring rain, his sure footsteps pulling them toward the Secret Place. He was positive they would be safe there, from the storm AND those...things.
As they neared the Secret Place the same black shapes appeared, blocking their patch. Riku started forward a pace, unsure as to what he would do. He walked forward again, kicking at the small creature that intended to block their way to safety. It jumped away then back at him, claw like hands reached out, ready to strike upon impact. Riku reached up his free arm to shield himself.
There suddenly was a tinkling of a far off bell and there was a heaviness in his hand. He struck out with whatever he was grasping and the was a muffled shriek as he felt whatever he held come in contact with the strange creature. He opened his right eye, gazing at what he held.
It had a black wrapped hilt, a gold square's sides protruding from either side. A silver shaft ran a ways until it ended in a rectangular shape that had a crown punched from the middle. At the end of the hilt hung a key chain, it appeared to be a mouse emblem. It struck him odd that the weapon he held resembled a large key.
Keyblade.
TBC
Authors Notes: Only a three page chapter...wow that was fast XD;
If you wondering why Kairi wasn't taken along with Sora, well, lesse. In the original Kingdom Hearts Kairi and Riku are in the same place. I figure "HEY LETS GO WITH THAT IDEA." and stuff, there you have it.
Next chapter will be longer, I promise...I think XD; I was looking over the prologue, and I realized just how fuzzy my memories are of the ending. I really need to find that video tape that I recorded the ending on .O;