Familiar Faces
Sora stepped forward, his keyblade ready. He had to keep shaking off Aleisa because she clinged to him so tightly.
He struck at the nearest heartless, and it evaporated as if it were a puddle of liquid in the heat of a desert. Another heartless replaced it. They multiplied by the second, and neared them closer. They jumped in for attack. Donald, Goofy, Sora, and Aleisa bundled together to hope protect themselves.
Then the heartless began to spark and implode.
All that was left in their wake after the few seconds of sparks that flew was a dark smog. All remained quiet for a moment, and then the smog began to swirl. It recollected into one large cloud, then crackled with electricity.
They all stepped back from it. It began to take form. It seemed familiar. Sora recognized it as his own shadow, that grew into a dark phantom, where a hole replaced it's heart. It's yellow eyes glew with hate.
Sora steadied his keyblade. He had fought this thing many times before, but this time, it was much larger. He was concerned mostly for Aleisa. She had no weapon, and couldn't fight, so it was going to be hard to concentrate on fighting if she was going to keep holding onto him. Luckily, Donald and Goofy were fighting with him.
Sora heard footsteps, and turned around quickly. He saw someone who was very familiar. His metal boots clicked against the wet pavement. He wore loose, mauve attire straped with a belt at his waist, on his shoulder sat a brace. His turqoise eyes glew strangely, and his blonde locks of hair had laid flat from the pouring rain.
He held out a large sword in front of him, and merely watched Sora, as if something seemed strange about him. He looked to the heartless, and ran for it, stabbing it below the hole where it's heart should have been. It seemed to have no effect. The heartless grabbed him, and threw him down. Sora looked at the limp man on the ground, and ran for the heartless, whilst Goofy and Donald protected Aleisa. Within moments, it had weakened from the absorbing power of the keyblade.
The man opened his eyes. He laid on a soft cot in a familiar room. He felt dizzy, and his whole body felt heavy. He wished not to move. He heard footsteps, and closed his eyes again.
"Are you awake?" Said a female voice.
"Yeah, Tifa, I'm fine."
"Good," replied Tifa, "I was afraid you were a goner for sure."
"He just threw me down," he mumbled, "nothing to be worried about."
Tifa put her hands on her hips. "You just have to act like Mister Tough Guy all the time, don't you?"
He didn't respond. Tifa left the small room, and looked down at Sora. She smiled. "Thank you so much for helping Cloud."
Sora chuckled. "Thought that was Cloud. He hasn't changed, has he?"
Tifa blinked. "You know him?"
"Long story. Let's just say he and I have had our fights."
"But they're behind you?" Tifa gasped. "He never hurt you, did he?"
"Oh, it was a tournament thing, so don't worry about it." A pause, and then, "My name's Sora. I don't think I caught yours." He held out a hand.
Tifa smiled, and shook his hand. "I'm Tifa Lockhart. Don't believe I've seen you around Midgar before."
"Midgar?"
"Yeah. You've never heard of it? It's such a large city, I don't know how anyone doesn't know about it."
Sora laughed nervously. "Eheh, I'm newer than you think."
Tifa smiled. "So, do you know anyone from around here? I may know them."
"Well, start naming some names."
"Hmm," she thought for a moment, "Cid, Yuffie--"
"Oh, I know those two!" He said excitedly.
Tifa's eyes lit up. "Really? A ship engineerer and a ninja?"
Sora nodded. "Yeah." Sora gasped when he remembered Cid. "Doesn't Cid work on Gummi Ships?"
Tifa blinked. "Not sure, but I do know that he works on all kinds of ships and airplanes. You need something from him?"
"You could say that," Sora replied.
"Well, he's on the other side of town in Section 3, so ask around, and maybe some people can tell you exactly where he is."
Sora scratched his head. "Uh, sure, okay." He smiled, and waved goodbye. "Thanks, Tifa. I hope Cloud gets better."
He left and joined the others outside. Aleisa grinned at him. "So, who was she?"
Sora shrugged. "Not quite sure, this is the first time I've met her."
Aleisa said sarcastically "Suure."
They left from Tifa's Seventh Heaven for Section 3, and stumbled upon slums and remains of a broken-down town.
Sora stepped forward, his keyblade ready. He had to keep shaking off Aleisa because she clinged to him so tightly.
He struck at the nearest heartless, and it evaporated as if it were a puddle of liquid in the heat of a desert. Another heartless replaced it. They multiplied by the second, and neared them closer. They jumped in for attack. Donald, Goofy, Sora, and Aleisa bundled together to hope protect themselves.
Then the heartless began to spark and implode.
All that was left in their wake after the few seconds of sparks that flew was a dark smog. All remained quiet for a moment, and then the smog began to swirl. It recollected into one large cloud, then crackled with electricity.
They all stepped back from it. It began to take form. It seemed familiar. Sora recognized it as his own shadow, that grew into a dark phantom, where a hole replaced it's heart. It's yellow eyes glew with hate.
Sora steadied his keyblade. He had fought this thing many times before, but this time, it was much larger. He was concerned mostly for Aleisa. She had no weapon, and couldn't fight, so it was going to be hard to concentrate on fighting if she was going to keep holding onto him. Luckily, Donald and Goofy were fighting with him.
Sora heard footsteps, and turned around quickly. He saw someone who was very familiar. His metal boots clicked against the wet pavement. He wore loose, mauve attire straped with a belt at his waist, on his shoulder sat a brace. His turqoise eyes glew strangely, and his blonde locks of hair had laid flat from the pouring rain.
He held out a large sword in front of him, and merely watched Sora, as if something seemed strange about him. He looked to the heartless, and ran for it, stabbing it below the hole where it's heart should have been. It seemed to have no effect. The heartless grabbed him, and threw him down. Sora looked at the limp man on the ground, and ran for the heartless, whilst Goofy and Donald protected Aleisa. Within moments, it had weakened from the absorbing power of the keyblade.
The man opened his eyes. He laid on a soft cot in a familiar room. He felt dizzy, and his whole body felt heavy. He wished not to move. He heard footsteps, and closed his eyes again.
"Are you awake?" Said a female voice.
"Yeah, Tifa, I'm fine."
"Good," replied Tifa, "I was afraid you were a goner for sure."
"He just threw me down," he mumbled, "nothing to be worried about."
Tifa put her hands on her hips. "You just have to act like Mister Tough Guy all the time, don't you?"
He didn't respond. Tifa left the small room, and looked down at Sora. She smiled. "Thank you so much for helping Cloud."
Sora chuckled. "Thought that was Cloud. He hasn't changed, has he?"
Tifa blinked. "You know him?"
"Long story. Let's just say he and I have had our fights."
"But they're behind you?" Tifa gasped. "He never hurt you, did he?"
"Oh, it was a tournament thing, so don't worry about it." A pause, and then, "My name's Sora. I don't think I caught yours." He held out a hand.
Tifa smiled, and shook his hand. "I'm Tifa Lockhart. Don't believe I've seen you around Midgar before."
"Midgar?"
"Yeah. You've never heard of it? It's such a large city, I don't know how anyone doesn't know about it."
Sora laughed nervously. "Eheh, I'm newer than you think."
Tifa smiled. "So, do you know anyone from around here? I may know them."
"Well, start naming some names."
"Hmm," she thought for a moment, "Cid, Yuffie--"
"Oh, I know those two!" He said excitedly.
Tifa's eyes lit up. "Really? A ship engineerer and a ninja?"
Sora nodded. "Yeah." Sora gasped when he remembered Cid. "Doesn't Cid work on Gummi Ships?"
Tifa blinked. "Not sure, but I do know that he works on all kinds of ships and airplanes. You need something from him?"
"You could say that," Sora replied.
"Well, he's on the other side of town in Section 3, so ask around, and maybe some people can tell you exactly where he is."
Sora scratched his head. "Uh, sure, okay." He smiled, and waved goodbye. "Thanks, Tifa. I hope Cloud gets better."
He left and joined the others outside. Aleisa grinned at him. "So, who was she?"
Sora shrugged. "Not quite sure, this is the first time I've met her."
Aleisa said sarcastically "Suure."
They left from Tifa's Seventh Heaven for Section 3, and stumbled upon slums and remains of a broken-down town.