Heartless Imperfection
Chapter IV
Sora leaned over the rail, overlooking the grand Gummi Factory Room. A combination of cogs and gizmos and wheels littered the walls and floor, minus the raised platforms. The boy looked around, the layout of the Factory was changed, he was able to hop into the Gummi Ship without any notice, at least until Queen Minnie appeared in the doorway.
"Sora, wait," She began, and walked slowly closer, not to alarm him.
"Nothing's going to make me stay, I have to do something," His blue eyes were examining the Ship in front of him, rolling to and fro, until Minnie placed a hand clad in silk on his shoulder, to turn him around to face her kneeling.
"I know why you're leaving, I was prepared for this night for a long time. I'm surprised time passed so quickly," She started to babble, having grown protective of Sora over the past year of his staying at the castle. "But," She started to amend, "There's something you need to know." Tears formed in her large, unreadable eyes, streaming to the tip of her pitch-black nose. "You can't look back, Sora. Remember that. I'm sending Donald and Goofy after you, and when that's done, my world will cease to exist for a while." Despite the boy's horror-ridden expression, she hugged him, and gave him a light shove into the Gummi Ship.
Sora placed a hand on the cockpit glass of his favorite ship, Excalibur, and Minnie waved him off. His destination: A place called Midgar.
Sora re-designed most of the Gummi Factory himself. He activated the launch sequence, and Excalibur fired up. Crying, he held onto the controls, and activated his warp out of the world.
It started to rain; Kingdom Guards were on the walls and parapets, overlooking the battle plain on the other side of the safe gate. "Archers! Let loose! Footmen! Follow me!" Donald screamed, his incessant quacking rousing the entire fighting body. Goofy was following close behind, through the elements. Taller, darker Shadows lurked in the front, dodging the projectiles quite easily, by switching form. None fell to the arrow swarm, but they were slowing down exceptionally. Donald was issuing a command to open the gate, before Queen Minnie appeared.
"What are you doing, your Highness? Get back in the castle! We can handle this!" He began to call for Sora, but Queen Minnie shook her head. "Donald, they've already penetrated our borders. They don't have to go through the main gate." She pointed to the back and sidewalls, Shadows oozing over and into rooms. Donald let out a quack of horror, but the Queen held him close. "You need to follow Sora, now, it's what you've been meant to do the whole time. We will fall here, regardless of what you try to do to stop it. You must take a Gummi Ship and follow him, if not, I will order you to." She looked at him, baleful.
Donald and Goofy looked at her for a moment, but soon nodded in agreement. There would be a way to return things to normal, eventually…