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Chapter Twelve: And So It Begins...

"Fire!" A cold voice rings out into the depths of the ship. Her minions scurry to the guns and a sudden explosion sends the first wave of attacks against our heroes.

Fumbling his confidence

And wond'ring why the world has passed him by

Hoping that he's meant for more than arguments

And failed attempts to fly, fly

" To the guns! Quickly!" Sora bellows out orders to the others aboard the ship and everyone scrambles to their stations. Kyana, being new to this whole thing stands forgotten against the wall. Sora turns to see her shaking form shadowed by the flashing red warning lights above. He makes his way to her and wraps his arms around the shaking girl in an attempt to calm her. " Shhh...Kyana...it's going to be all right." She looks up at him with a surprised look.

" I'm not scared Sora...I tremble because I can feel the evil energy from the Princess of Darkness. It hurts...that's why I tremble. Sora...I want to help...what can I do?" She pleaded with him in her eyes. Sora knew no amount of arguing would skew her from her decision.

" All right...come with me..." Two cold yellow eyes watched as they ran towards the cockpit. Silver hair flying in front of one. A smirk appeared on its face.

We were meant to live for so much more

Have we lost ourselves?

Somewhere we live inside

Somewhere we live inside

We were meant to live for so much more

Have we lost ourselves?

Somewhere we live inside

" Have you taken him yet Majesty?" A young man asks from the shadows. The Princess smiles evilly and nods to herself.

" Yes, he has been taken. Now all we have to do is wait."

Dreaming about Providence

And whether mice or men have second tries

Maybe we've been livin with our eyes half open

Maybe we're bent and broken, broken

Riku walked quickly but surely into the engine room. He didn't know what he was doing there but for some reason...he didn't seem to care. Making a beeline to the ammo bank, he spied the fuse that connected the refueling switch with the guns. Smirking, he yanked the fuse from its socket and walked away like nothing happened making sure that no one saw him.

We were meant to live for so much more

Have we lost ourselves?

Somewhere we live inside

Somewhere we live inside

We were meant to live for so much more

Have we lost ourselves?

Somewhere we live inside

" Well? Did we hit them?" The Princess bellowed from her throne.

" I don't know yet Majesty. We will soon though." A minion replied.

" Perfect..."

We want more than this world's got to offer

We want more than this world's got to offer

We want more than the wars of our fathers

And everything inside screams for second life

" Sora! The guns! They won't fire back!" Kyana yelled from her station. Donald ran up to him.

" Sora...someone has detached the fuse for the refueling switch." He huffed. Sora looked astonished.

" Well, fix it!" he yelled over the blipping buttons and other noise.

" We tried, but whoever or whatever did it...well...the fuse is completely fried! We're sitting ducks!"

" Crap..." Sora turned towards the huge ship looming over them, knowing they were down for.

We were meant to live for so much more

Have we lost ourselves?

We were meant to live for so much more

Have we lost ourselves?

We were meant to live for so much more

Have we lost ourselves?

We were meant to live

We were meant to live

"Well!" She was getting impatient.

" Yes, Majesty, they're hit."

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"Sora!!!!!" Kyana screamed holding on to her love. Sora held her as he grabbed an emergency handle to steady themselves.

" Donald! Everyone! Brace for impact! We're going down!" He screamed out as he turned to the window and saw the ground of the nearby world come speeding ever closer. Warning lights and bells sounded throughout the ship as everyone waited with baited breath for the crash. Kyana looked up only to see Riku holding onto a chair nearby her and Sora. 'When did he get here?' She wondered. Then he looked up at her and for an instant, Kyana was certain that his eyes were yellow, but just that fast, they turned aqua again. Looking away, she buried her face in Sora's chest, but not out of fear...no...she didn't want Riku to know that she saw his eyes. It had begun.