Chapter 3: A Tragedy, a New Beginning
"Hurry! Get inside the boat!" shouted Kairi. Everyone got inside the boat, and Riku carefully turned on the motor. They sped off into the water, and looked back at the shore. Lightning struck the spot they were standing on, and water pounded like a hammer onto the motorboat.
"I can't believe this! What's going on?!" Selphie shouted. No one had an answer, the experience was too unbelievable. Tidus then stood up on the boat.
"Guys look!" he pointed to the island. Everyone turned to see it and they couldn't believe what they saw. The island split in two and was sinking into the ocean. The clouds were dancing around the island as if it were some kind of ritual, the lightning brought down its mighty fists and punched the water and the sinking island, and the thunder laughed as they saw people falling off the island into the water.
"Our parents!! Oh my god!" shouted Sora. Everyone was in shock and in disbelief, refusing to believe any of this had happened. Kairi started to form tears in her blue eyes.
"No! No! It can't happen! This only happens in movies! Not to us! It can't happen!" Kairi shouted, and broke out in tears on to her hands. As everyone looked at the island with their mouths wide open, a strong wave slapped the boat causing Riku and Tidus to topple out of it.
"Oh no! Riku! Tidus!" Sora shouted hanging on to the side of the boat. Riku and Tidus desperately fought the water and tried to get up to breath, but the water refused and kept covering their heads.
"Oh no! Guys! Reach for our hands!" Selphie shouted. She stretched out her hand over the side of the boat, reaching for her friends. Sora did the same as Kairi hung on to the boat for dear life. Riku stretched out his hand over the water, his head bobbing up and down, in and out of the water. Selphie felt his hand and grabbed it, pulling him on to the boat. Riku's wet hair clung on to his neck and head as he gasped for air.
"Where's Tidus?" Sora shouted looking into the water franticly. Kairi spotted his dirty blonde hair floating in the water.
"There!" she shouted pointing to him. Sora stretched out his hand and grabbed Tidus's hair. He pulled the boy up as the strong raindrops hit his face as he got out.
"Tidus! Breath!" Sora shouted shaking the boys head.
"Quick! Mouth to mouth!" Selphie shouted. She placed her lips on Tidus's lips and breathed in his mouth. She then pumped his stomach, and soon after he coughed out water, gasping for air.
"Ugh, guys?" Tidus asked looking around. Yes, he was on the boat. On the boat after the unfortunate happening. But, how did it happen? Why did it come from nowhere?
Riku turned on the motor full speed and went straight toward Destiny Island, which was unharmed other then the fallen trees, broken houses and flying wood.
The motorboat finally got to the Shore of Destiny Island and they all got out.
"Quick! Everyone inside the secret hideout!" Riku ordered. Everyone ran towards the little cave, Sora helping Kairi to run, holding her hand. She was mostly in shock after what happened. As everyone got in, Riku looked back at the motorboat. The water slapped against it, and finally it toppled it upside down. A flying towel then hit Riku in the face, and Riku nodded and ran inside.
"Is Riku is still out there?" Selphie said in a trembling voice. Riku then came inside with a soaked towel, drying it off.
"God, were all soaked. This towel wont do much for all of us, but who needs it most?" Riku asked. Kairi was the one trembling the most, all shook up. "Do you need it, Kairi?" Riku asked. Kairi didn't say anything, she just starred at one spot of the cave, blankly.
"Oh my….I think she's in shock!" Selphie said walking towards Kairi. Sora held Kairi.
"She might be ok by the morning, right?" Sora asked. No one responded, and Riku just placed the towel on Kairi's cold, wet body.
"I think we might have to spend the night in here." Tidus told them. Riku nodded.
"Well, we don't have any other choice." Riku replied. Everyone nodded, and slowly fell asleep. In the cave, all you can hear is the faint raindrops from outside, and the cackling thunder. You could hear the wind singing its mournful song and lighting striking its next target. That's all you could hear.
The night of harsh winds and rain finally passed, and the morning came. Sora woke up to the sound of birds chirping from outside. When he opened his eyes he remembered yesterday morning, when his mom woke him up. The last time, his mom would wake him up. Sora cried a little, then turned his head and saw Kairi sleeping next to him. He got up carefully, to not wake her, and walked outside. He saw Riku standing on the shore.
"Riku..?" Sora asked. He got no response, but heard a whimper. He got closer to Riku, and tapped him on the shoulder. "Riku!" Sora shouted once again. Riku turned around, his eyes seeming watery. Sora knew why he was crying, it was more then obvious.
"Why did that have to happen, Sora?" Riku asked sadly. Sora didn't say anything, and just looked over at where the island of Oria should have been. Floating objects could be seen around the area it sunk. Sora heard someone walking and turned around, and saw Tidus. He was carrying big rocks, and dropped the heavy load onto the sand.
"Are you going to help me shape them?" Tidus asked. Sora looked at him in confusion.
"What? Shape them?" Sora asked curiously. Tidus nodded.
"Yeah, grave stones for our parents." Tidus said, in a lower voice then before. Riku turned around at that statement.
"That's, a good idea." Riku told him. Sora ran to get hammers and nails, if he could find any. He ran to the area of what used to be his house and saw wood everywhere, with only some walls still standing, but with big gaps and holes in them. Sora saw all his possessions. CD's, lamps, toys, books, wet photos, picture frames, clothes, tables bent in half, and other stuff scattered everywhere. An expression of sadness occupied itself on his face, as he searched to where the hammers and nails should be.
Riku and Tidus looked at all the rocks Tidus gathered, trying to look for a good shape for a tombstone.
"In one day, one measly day, our lives changed totally." Riku told his friend, still looking at a rock. "Even though the island would still be a mess, we would still have our family."
Tidus nodded, having his parents there again would still make him happy, even though his belongings were lost or broken. Selphie then came running to Tidus and Riku.
"Guys! Guys! Come quick!" Selphie shouted. She looked as if she was about to cry, but the guys didn't hesitate. They got up, and Selphie led the way. She led them along the beach and under the coconut trees, and finally stopped at something horrible. There, they saw a corpse of a woman. She was soaked and had ripped apart clothes, and was pale. Riku and Tidus were left with their mouths open.
"I think I know her!" Tidus shouted. In fact, he did. "She worked at Destiny Island City! In the clothes shop!" Tidus shouted. Selphie nodded, he was right. They looked at were Destiny Island city was suppose to be, and it had sunk in the water too. The island that they were on was the only one still standing. They didn't know what to do with her, but decided to give her a proper burial. They dragged her across the sand and into a little cave where little mushrooms grew.
"We will give her a burial when we have our parents funeral." Tidus said. Selphie tilted her head.
"Funeral? Is that what the rocks are for?" Selphie asked. Riku and Tidus nodded. Tears formed in Selphie's eyes and she smiled. "Tidus, that's such a good idea!" she said, and hugged him. They all walked back to where the stones were, and Sora sat by them with a hammer and a couple of nails.
"Found some!" he said, holding up the tools. They sat in a circle around rocks, each shaping one at a time. They sat there silently, all that could be heard was the sound of the beating of the rocks. Kairi, who had just woken up and stepped outside, then broke the silence.
"What are you guys doing?" she asked, yawning. Sora moved over so she could sit with them.
"Making grave stones, for our parents." Tidus answered. Kairi took a sit between Sora and Selphie, and helped them shape the stones.
"What really happened yesterday?" Kairi asked, not really expecting an answer.
"It didn't seem like a hurricane. It seemed like some kind of, force." Sora said. They all then looked at him.
"Force?" Riku asked. Sora nodded.
"Well, I was just saying. Maybe I'm wrong." Sora told them.
"I hope your wrong." Kairi then shot up. They continued making the graves, followed by another short silence.
"I guess were going to start over." Tidus said focused on the stone. Sora then nodded.
"Yeah, we are. It's a new beginning."
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"Hurry! Get inside the boat!" shouted Kairi. Everyone got inside the boat, and Riku carefully turned on the motor. They sped off into the water, and looked back at the shore. Lightning struck the spot they were standing on, and water pounded like a hammer onto the motorboat.
"I can't believe this! What's going on?!" Selphie shouted. No one had an answer, the experience was too unbelievable. Tidus then stood up on the boat.
"Guys look!" he pointed to the island. Everyone turned to see it and they couldn't believe what they saw. The island split in two and was sinking into the ocean. The clouds were dancing around the island as if it were some kind of ritual, the lightning brought down its mighty fists and punched the water and the sinking island, and the thunder laughed as they saw people falling off the island into the water.
"Our parents!! Oh my god!" shouted Sora. Everyone was in shock and in disbelief, refusing to believe any of this had happened. Kairi started to form tears in her blue eyes.
"No! No! It can't happen! This only happens in movies! Not to us! It can't happen!" Kairi shouted, and broke out in tears on to her hands. As everyone looked at the island with their mouths wide open, a strong wave slapped the boat causing Riku and Tidus to topple out of it.
"Oh no! Riku! Tidus!" Sora shouted hanging on to the side of the boat. Riku and Tidus desperately fought the water and tried to get up to breath, but the water refused and kept covering their heads.
"Oh no! Guys! Reach for our hands!" Selphie shouted. She stretched out her hand over the side of the boat, reaching for her friends. Sora did the same as Kairi hung on to the boat for dear life. Riku stretched out his hand over the water, his head bobbing up and down, in and out of the water. Selphie felt his hand and grabbed it, pulling him on to the boat. Riku's wet hair clung on to his neck and head as he gasped for air.
"Where's Tidus?" Sora shouted looking into the water franticly. Kairi spotted his dirty blonde hair floating in the water.
"There!" she shouted pointing to him. Sora stretched out his hand and grabbed Tidus's hair. He pulled the boy up as the strong raindrops hit his face as he got out.
"Tidus! Breath!" Sora shouted shaking the boys head.
"Quick! Mouth to mouth!" Selphie shouted. She placed her lips on Tidus's lips and breathed in his mouth. She then pumped his stomach, and soon after he coughed out water, gasping for air.
"Ugh, guys?" Tidus asked looking around. Yes, he was on the boat. On the boat after the unfortunate happening. But, how did it happen? Why did it come from nowhere?
Riku turned on the motor full speed and went straight toward Destiny Island, which was unharmed other then the fallen trees, broken houses and flying wood.
The motorboat finally got to the Shore of Destiny Island and they all got out.
"Quick! Everyone inside the secret hideout!" Riku ordered. Everyone ran towards the little cave, Sora helping Kairi to run, holding her hand. She was mostly in shock after what happened. As everyone got in, Riku looked back at the motorboat. The water slapped against it, and finally it toppled it upside down. A flying towel then hit Riku in the face, and Riku nodded and ran inside.
"Is Riku is still out there?" Selphie said in a trembling voice. Riku then came inside with a soaked towel, drying it off.
"God, were all soaked. This towel wont do much for all of us, but who needs it most?" Riku asked. Kairi was the one trembling the most, all shook up. "Do you need it, Kairi?" Riku asked. Kairi didn't say anything, she just starred at one spot of the cave, blankly.
"Oh my….I think she's in shock!" Selphie said walking towards Kairi. Sora held Kairi.
"She might be ok by the morning, right?" Sora asked. No one responded, and Riku just placed the towel on Kairi's cold, wet body.
"I think we might have to spend the night in here." Tidus told them. Riku nodded.
"Well, we don't have any other choice." Riku replied. Everyone nodded, and slowly fell asleep. In the cave, all you can hear is the faint raindrops from outside, and the cackling thunder. You could hear the wind singing its mournful song and lighting striking its next target. That's all you could hear.
The night of harsh winds and rain finally passed, and the morning came. Sora woke up to the sound of birds chirping from outside. When he opened his eyes he remembered yesterday morning, when his mom woke him up. The last time, his mom would wake him up. Sora cried a little, then turned his head and saw Kairi sleeping next to him. He got up carefully, to not wake her, and walked outside. He saw Riku standing on the shore.
"Riku..?" Sora asked. He got no response, but heard a whimper. He got closer to Riku, and tapped him on the shoulder. "Riku!" Sora shouted once again. Riku turned around, his eyes seeming watery. Sora knew why he was crying, it was more then obvious.
"Why did that have to happen, Sora?" Riku asked sadly. Sora didn't say anything, and just looked over at where the island of Oria should have been. Floating objects could be seen around the area it sunk. Sora heard someone walking and turned around, and saw Tidus. He was carrying big rocks, and dropped the heavy load onto the sand.
"Are you going to help me shape them?" Tidus asked. Sora looked at him in confusion.
"What? Shape them?" Sora asked curiously. Tidus nodded.
"Yeah, grave stones for our parents." Tidus said, in a lower voice then before. Riku turned around at that statement.
"That's, a good idea." Riku told him. Sora ran to get hammers and nails, if he could find any. He ran to the area of what used to be his house and saw wood everywhere, with only some walls still standing, but with big gaps and holes in them. Sora saw all his possessions. CD's, lamps, toys, books, wet photos, picture frames, clothes, tables bent in half, and other stuff scattered everywhere. An expression of sadness occupied itself on his face, as he searched to where the hammers and nails should be.
Riku and Tidus looked at all the rocks Tidus gathered, trying to look for a good shape for a tombstone.
"In one day, one measly day, our lives changed totally." Riku told his friend, still looking at a rock. "Even though the island would still be a mess, we would still have our family."
Tidus nodded, having his parents there again would still make him happy, even though his belongings were lost or broken. Selphie then came running to Tidus and Riku.
"Guys! Guys! Come quick!" Selphie shouted. She looked as if she was about to cry, but the guys didn't hesitate. They got up, and Selphie led the way. She led them along the beach and under the coconut trees, and finally stopped at something horrible. There, they saw a corpse of a woman. She was soaked and had ripped apart clothes, and was pale. Riku and Tidus were left with their mouths open.
"I think I know her!" Tidus shouted. In fact, he did. "She worked at Destiny Island City! In the clothes shop!" Tidus shouted. Selphie nodded, he was right. They looked at were Destiny Island city was suppose to be, and it had sunk in the water too. The island that they were on was the only one still standing. They didn't know what to do with her, but decided to give her a proper burial. They dragged her across the sand and into a little cave where little mushrooms grew.
"We will give her a burial when we have our parents funeral." Tidus said. Selphie tilted her head.
"Funeral? Is that what the rocks are for?" Selphie asked. Riku and Tidus nodded. Tears formed in Selphie's eyes and she smiled. "Tidus, that's such a good idea!" she said, and hugged him. They all walked back to where the stones were, and Sora sat by them with a hammer and a couple of nails.
"Found some!" he said, holding up the tools. They sat in a circle around rocks, each shaping one at a time. They sat there silently, all that could be heard was the sound of the beating of the rocks. Kairi, who had just woken up and stepped outside, then broke the silence.
"What are you guys doing?" she asked, yawning. Sora moved over so she could sit with them.
"Making grave stones, for our parents." Tidus answered. Kairi took a sit between Sora and Selphie, and helped them shape the stones.
"What really happened yesterday?" Kairi asked, not really expecting an answer.
"It didn't seem like a hurricane. It seemed like some kind of, force." Sora said. They all then looked at him.
"Force?" Riku asked. Sora nodded.
"Well, I was just saying. Maybe I'm wrong." Sora told them.
"I hope your wrong." Kairi then shot up. They continued making the graves, followed by another short silence.
"I guess were going to start over." Tidus said focused on the stone. Sora then nodded.
"Yeah, we are. It's a new beginning."
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