6H:Yay, they're heading off to the next world!

Anaretsu: That world would be...?

6H: Atlantica! (trumpets play victory music in background)

Anaretsu: Joy.

6H:You would've said that no matter what world it was, wouldn't you.

Anaretsu: Yep.


Kingdom Hearts-Shattered Fragments

Fragment 43-The Ocean World; Atlantica


The cramped little gummi ship sped off through space as it's three occupants cruched into one seat. Ryu drove the ship onward past formerly visited worlds.

"Hey, there's McFuzz town!" Cedeile called out. "Anything on the fragment radar yet?"

"Not a trace. Hopefully, we'll get something soon."

"I can't believe that Merlin didn't bother to tell us he was okay!" Aru grumbled, a little annoyed. "At the last moment, he jumped into the fairy godmother's house, and he stayed there during the whole battle! We were worried sick, and he didn't give a damn!"

"I didn't know you could curse, Aru." Cedeile said in amazment.

"Oh, sorry. It's not like me to be like this, I guess."

"It's alright! I'm a little ticked off with him myself!" Suddenly, the famillar beeping noise went off. Ryu glanced at it and then pulled down his world map from above. The screen came down, showing a closer view of the world in front of them.

"It's called Atlantica-A world entirely underwater, ruled by King Triton."

"Entirely underwater? Or just mostly?" Cedeile asked. He gave her an annoyed look.

"THE WHOLE THING, CEDEILE!" he yelled at her.

"But how will we land there?" Cedeile asked.

"I'll use my transformation magic!" Aru said in confidence.

"Are you sure you can do it, Aru? This isn't as simple as giving us mask or changing us into bat people." Ryu asked her. She had a look of confidence on her face.

"I'm sure of it! I am a great magician after all." they looked at her skeptically. "Well? Drive onward, and I'll take care of the rest." Ryu shrugged.

"Alright. What's the worst that could happen?"

"We could drown!" Cedeile screamed. The fragment hunter and the magician shook their heads as he drove the ship forward and she began conjuring up the magic. Blue flecks of light came up around them and Ryu entered the world...


They floated down into a cave in the waters. Cedeile dared to open her eyes and noticed she was still alive. She looked down at herself. Incedesent yellow scales covered her body up to her shoulders. They reflected pink, green, and blue light.

"What am I, anyway?" she asked, looking at herself.

"I tried to make you an angelfish." Aru replied from somwhere behind her.

"An angel fish?" Cedeile questioned, going to look behind her, but finding translucent, yellow fins spourting out of her back, like wings. Aru came into veiw. She'd changed herself into a tropical pink seahorse. "Hey, where's Ryu?"

"He's around here somewhere..."Aru trailed off, looking around. "Ryu, come out."

"No." he anwsered from behind a rock. Cedeile swam up the huge rock, resting on top of it.

"Come on Ryu! This is all kind of fun!"

"Oh shut up!"

"I tried to make you a shark, Ryu. Did it not work out?" Aru asked, swimming to where they were.

"A shark! That would've been an improvement over this!" he yelled back angrily. The two girls rolled their eyes and Aru swam over the top of the rock to where Ryu was hiding himself. Hysterical laughter echoed all over the cave walls.

"What is it? What?" Cedeile asked, going over the rock. She too burst out into hysterical laughter.

"I'm sorry Ryu. I guess I should've focused more, but your driving was so bad that I..." Aru gasped out between laughter. Ryu, insteed of becoming a shark, had been reduced to a tiny red lobster, perched upon the rock.

"Great! Just change me into a semi-human before I hurt you." He hissed. Aru nodded, still laughing, and gathered up her magic, blue flecks of light surrounding him. When the light cleared, He was half great white shark. His sword hung across his back, as usual. He glared at the two of them, who were trying to contain their laughter. "It's not funny."

"Y-yeah...s-s-ure...hee hee..."Cedeile said. She shook it off and swam back over the rock. The others followed, following the rock closely as they swam down. "Let's find the fragments and keyhole and get out of here!" she called back to them, but a red object in front of them caused her to put on the brakes. Aru and Ryu began to slow down behind her, but all three ended up crashing, landing right in front of the thing, which turned out to be a red crab. "Hey Ryu, it's your cousin!" Cedeile joked.

"Shut up!" He yelled at her, wacking her over the head.

"Who are you three?" the crab asked. They looked at him in wonder. Cedeile picked him up to get a better look at him.

"So you talk. With a bad carribbean accent, I might add." He swished away from her grasp and landed back on the ground.

"You don't seem to be from around here. You must be with...them..." he said, glaring at them.

"With who?" Aru asked, adjusting her glasses.

"Those evil things that suddenly appeared here one day! They began terrorizing everbody, and now...the kingdom is in a panic."

"Figures! Everywhere we go, those blasted heartless follow!"

"Heartless?" the crab asked. Ryu and Aru forced their hands over Cedeile's mouth.

"Stupid! Now he'll suspect us!" Ryu hissed in her ear. Aru swam up to the crab while Ryu dragged Cedeile back.

"Well, we've heard of these things, but we've never actually seen one...they must be terrible!" Aru said. The crab nodded. "Well, my friends and I happen to be great adventures that travel the oceans helping those in need. I'm Aru the magician, over there is Ryu the sword fighter and Cedeile, the uh...preistess with healing powers..."

"I'M NO DAMN PREISTESS!" She yelled before Ryu could silence her again. Aru laughed nervously.

"Who might you be?" she asked. The crab bowed.

"I am the royal advisor, Sebastion!" he said.

"Royal advisor, huh? To the great King Trition, I presume."

"Correct!" he replied. "Perhaps you'd like to meet with him. If you are indeed the people you claim to be, then no doubt he would like your assistance." He began to lead them out of the cave. Cedeile and Ryu followed a safe distance behind them.

"Cedeile, these people here have never heard of people from the outside coming here. We have to play it cool-their king is not too fond of outsiders." Ryu whispered to her.

"How are we going to explain the fragments to them?"

"Just replace the word 'worlds' with 'oceans.' He's a dimwitt, so he'll probably buy it."

"Ahem." Cedeile and Ryu looed in front of them to see Sebastion glared at them. Aru shrugged, rolling her eyes.

"Did I say dimwitt? I meant...um..genious! He's the wisest king ever!" Ryu insisted nervously. It seemed good enough for their guide, as he turned and began to swim around. Ryu and Cedeile sighed and continued alongside Aru.

"Nice Ryu. I don't know who will get us in trouble first-you or Cedeile."

"Oh shut it, Aru." She giggled softly as they made their way through the tunnels. Suddenly, they saw the flashing lights of a battle. They stopped dead, Sebastion trembling with fear.

"Oh no! It's another fight!"

"Let me handle it!" Cedeile said, calling out the heartblade. She swung it around to unleash her famous attack. "HOLY PURIFICATION!" The cross of burning light burned into the group of heartless. They fell over limply and disappeared. "How do ya like them apples?" Ryu, Aru, and Sebastion swam to catch up to her. A group of others came into view, and Cedeile's eyes went wide with recongnition.

"Sora?"


6H:Short chapter huh?

Anaretsu: The shorter, the better!

6H: Sadly, at 15, I still like Disney movies, and my favorite is The Little Mermaid. Sad, huh? Of course, all Disney movies are good! Right? Am I right!

Anaretsu: feh.

6H:See you in the next chapter!