Author's note: Hey, 'yall! How was your weekend? Mine was sooo busy because of prom. After prom lasted until 5 am! And, I'm still tired from it…ok, ok I talk about myself too much don't I? I should be typing my story!
Adventure of Dreams
Chap. 14 Riku's Mission
As Riku stepped in, he looked around, What an earth is this place?
Darkness surrounded him, with a couple sparks of light appearing every now and then.
Where do I go from here?...He decided to go forward.
With every step Riku took, it made him wonder why he was even doing this. Soon, he heard shrieks to his left. He began to walk in that direction. The noises grew louder and more hideous as he came closer. Once, he felt something grab onto his leg, and he shook it off.
What was that?
After that he saw yellow lights everywhere, or at least that's what he thought they were. All of a sudden he heard voices above him. He looked up…thousands of hearts were there glowing brightly. Then, Riku noticed some that had begun to dim. One of them fell at his feet, shattering into pieces.
This is strange…How am I going to get up there? He felt around, trying to find a wall or ledge he could use to climb up. Finally he did, and began ascending to the top. When he was close enough, he could hear a different voice coming from every heart. New ones started to appear on top of the others, and they were the brightest.
Those must be ones recently lost…Riku climbed higher.
When he reached the top, he thought, How am I going to find the right one?
He listened to the voices, but none were familiar, There's too many hearts!
Riku pondered for a while. Then, he glanced at his keyblade.
Maybe this will help…
He held it up, and it glowed. One of the hearts began to glow, too.
That's it!
He got it and headed for the ground. On the way, something grabbed onto his leg again.
Not now!
Soon, something else took a hold of his arm. He finally reached the bottom, and the hands, or whatever they were, let go.
Riku walked in the direction he had come from. Again, "things" started to try and get a hold of him. He began to run. He looked behind and saw that the yellow dots were getting closer. He soon realized what they were…heartless.
I have to get away! Riku sprinted now, running for his life. While running, he tripped. He tried to get back up, but he couldn't get off the ground. Heartless surrounded him.
Oh, great!
Something was pulling him down…the heartless came closer.
Riku held his keyblade toward the heart and they both grew bright again. The darkness began to swallow him up.
As Sora's heart vanished, Riku whispered, "Watch over Kairi, Sora…"
The heartless attacked.
"Go find…Ansem……"
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Donald and Goofy had gone to look for the ship and their weapons. Kairi just sat there, still weeping. She wished that nothing would've happened…that "the door" had never been opened in the first place.
A while later, she heard a very strange sound. Looking behind her she saw a portal open, and then close again.
Where's Riku?
In front of her, Sora's heart appeared.
"He did it!"…Riku, where are you?
She took the heart and held it above Sora. When she let go it floated, then grew brighter, and brighter. It glowed so bright, she couldn't see a thing. When it dimmed, the heart was no where in sight.
"Wha-"
"Kairi?"
She looked at Sora, "Sora! You're back!" she hugged him close.
"What happened?"
"Riku got you heart back."
"Where is he?"
"I…don't know."
"What!" Sora stood up, "What do you mean you don't know?"
She stood also, "Well…I don't know where he went…He did say something about going to where heartsdisappear towhen they are destroyed. He used his keyblade to-"
"Wait a second! You mean the one he had when he controlled the heartless?"
"Yes…he used it to open a portal……and he went in."
"Where on earth could he be?"
"Maybe he's still there."
"Maybe…" Sora paused. He could hear a voice in his head.
Watch over Kairi, Sora…Go find…Ansem……
"Sora, what's the matter?"
"I don't know…it's like someone's voice is echoing inside my head."
The voice spoke again.
"…It's Riku!..." he listened closely, "He's trying to tell me something…"
Watch over Kairi, Sora…
Sora frowned, "Oh, no…"
Go find…Ansem…
"He…he wants us to find Ansem."
"Oh, that's right! We told Ansem where the other heartless were."
"What! Why?"
"To get your heart back…but he destroyed it and disappeared."
"We have to stop him. Where's Donald and Goofy?"
"Looking for our weapons and the ship."
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There we were…on our way to the heartless' realm. Donald was driving cautiously, on the lookout for enemy ships. Goofy was lying down sleeping, and snoring occasionally. Kairi was asleep on my shoulder, dreaming peacefully. I held my keyblade tightly, thinking to myself. Why did Riku do that?...For me?...The words still echoed in the back of my mind…Go find…Ansem…I hoped he was okay…
Kairi sat up, yawning, "Are we there yet?"
"Almost," Donald replied.
She looked at Sora and asked him, "Sora, are you okay?"
"No…" his head was down, "I'm worried about Riku."
"I'm sure he's all right. You know Riku…he can take care of himself."
"Yeah, you're probably right, but still…" he paused for a moment, "…I just hope nothing's happened to him."
Soon, the planet was in view, and Donald prepared to land.
Author's note: Now my story's getting to the best parts! And just four more chapters to go! Just to leave you in suspense, chapter 15 is called Horrible Events.