Sora followed Phanta down the dark corridor. He looked around nervously as Phanta smirked in front of the boy.
"You look rather frightened, Sora. Is something bothering you?" she asked, simply grinning.
"What do you think?" Sora snapped back at her. Phanta shook her head and smiled as she arrived at the giant double doors that led to the throne room.
"Devote all your respect for the King." she said, ignoring Sora's statement. Sora said nothing.
Phanta stepped in the giant throne room, full of purple and silver shades and huge silk curtains. At the end was the King of Heartless. He had a long, grey robe and spikey hair. Of course, he was all black with piercing yellow eyes. He was sitting on the throne, smiling straight ahead. A blank smile, really. He was starring into nothing...like some kind of psychotic being. Phanta approached the King and bowed down, respectfully.
"Your highness, feast your eyes on our little guest." she said as she rose from her kneeling position. The King paused, and turned his head to look at Sora. He smiled evily.
"It's him." he said in a low voice. "Sora."
Sora stepped back, almost tripping over himself, but Phanta caught his arm.
"Dont you dare try to get away from the King!" she yelled. The King shushed her.
"Phanta, obviously I scare the child." The Kind said looking at Sora. "Isn't that right Sora, do I scare you?" Sora gulped and shook his head. Phanta laughed.
"The poor boy cant even talk!" she said, making fun of Sora. Sora really didnt want to be there.
"Enough of this nonsense now, Phanta. I am ready to announce what we are using him for." the King said, smiling evily once again.
"Using me? Using me for what?" Sora blurted, confused.
"Let the King speak!" Phanta shouted at him. Sora glared at her and looked back at the King.
"Well, Sora, we have seen what you have done to our kind in the past. Quite a fighter with that damn keyblade, arent we?" The King said, slowly rising from his seat. "Now that the heartless has become more, evolved, we also want to use you for our means."
"How are you planning to do that?" Sora shouted.
"Your going to help us fight our way to our goal. Enveloping all the worlds in darkness!" The King said happily. Sora clenched his fists.
"I would never do such a thing!" he shouted furiously.
"I'm afraid you have no choice, if you dont help us we will kill your friends and yourself." the King replied. Fear started bulding up in Sora. His friends?
As the wind howled outside, all the kids were sleeping in the second secret hideout they managed to get to. Riku started to awake, looking around at all his friends sleeping.
"Nope, it still wasn't a dream..." he told himself. He sighed and started to rise when Kairi grabbed his arm.
"S-Sora..." she said gently in her sleep. Riku gave her a sad expression which she didnt see, and he continued to get up and walk outside.
"Sora, where are you?" he whispered to himself.
"I'm wondering the same thing." a voice said behind him. Riku spun around to see Selphie standing there, her hair all ruffled up.
"Your awake." Riku said smiling, sitting on the floor.
"No, really?" Selphie responded. Riku rolled his eyes and she giggled. "So, what's for breakfast?"
"You can go find breakfast yourself." Riku said. "I'm not in the mood to pick coconuts."
"Maybe there's more than just coconuts!" Selphie told him. "What if I find something else?"
"By yourself? No. I'm not risking that again." Riku said, regret in his voice that he dared Sora and now he was gone. "If Kairi or Tidus wake up, go with them."
"Sure. I just hope that's soon." she said turning around to look at the secret hideout where they were sleeping. Selphie turned back at Riku who looked obviously tired and worried. He was the expert at being the leader, and she started to think what they would of done without him. "Thanks, Riku.." she said smiling. Riku looked up at her.
"For what?"
"For doing such a good job at being the boss." she said sticking out her toungue.
"The boss?" he asked. Selphie shook her head.
"Beind a friend, then."
Riku smiled back at her. "I'm only doing it cause I have to."
"Oh, shut up you!" she said playfully punching him on the arm. Riku and Selphie laughed, only to be joined by an awakened Kairi.
"What are you two doing?" she asked, rubbing her eyes. Kairi yawned and sat down beside Riku.
"Just acting like five year olds." Selphie said giggling.
"You always act like a five year old." Riku teased. Selphie punched him once more.
"You just can't get enough can you?" Selphie asked. "Oh, and Kairi, your coming with me to get food."
"Okay, sure." Kairi said. She got up from her seat.
"Be careful." Riku told them. "And take your weapons."
"Aww, Riku. But there are no zombies on this side of the island!" Selphie whined.
"You never know." he mumbled. Kairi picked up a hammer and Selphie her nailed whip. Selphie walked ahead and as they walked farther, the sound of Tidus waking up and talking to Riku stared fading away. Kairi and Selphie started to hold up a conversation, taking their mind off things for a while. They stepped on and over scattered home items, fallen trees, and anything else that was all over the floor due to the horrible storm.
"What's that smell?" Kairi asked, stopping in her tracks to sniff around. Selphie did the same.
"Oh, wow. That smells like..."
"Fire!" they said in unison. The girls looked around frantically to see where it was coming from.
"Over there!" Selphie shouted pointing to smoke rising from a tree. "Let's go!"
They both ran quickly, hearts pounding with thoughts racing through their heads. What could be the source of the fire? What will happen if they can't put it out? Suddenly, Selphie came to a sudden stop and as did Kairi as they reached the tree burning in flames, along with trees near it.
"Oh my god!" Kairi shouted, her hands to her face. Selphie quickly turned around to a sound of twigs snapping behind them .
There it was. The source of the fire. Selphie couldn't beleive it, but it was a heartless. A heartless with fire blazing on it's head, symbolozing it's dangerous element. Kairi as well turned to face it, and both girls stepped back in shock.
"You act like you've seen a ghost!" the heartless giggled. The girls remained quiet. "My name is Fotia, by the way, nice to meet you!" Fotia stuck out her hand and grabbed Selphie's arm, only to slightly burn it and make the girl scream as Fotia laughed.
"Selphie!" Kairi shouted. Selphie quickly ran towards the beach and stuck her arm into the water. Fotia then turned to Kairi.
"I suppose your next?" Fotia asked mischevously.
"Back off!" Kairi screamed and spat on the fire heartless. A little flame on her body went out.
"Hey, don't do that! It's like a pinch..." Fotia said, massaging her arm. Kairi ran to Selphie and dragged her by the hand.
"Come on! Let's go!" she said to her friend.
The girls ran, faster and faster back the way they came. Selphie turned around and saw Fotia quickly gaining on them, a smile across her face. Fotia started to form little balls of fire, and threw them at the girls.
"Ahh!" Kairi yelped as one landed near her foot. "That crazy maniac!"
Riku lay on the floor starring at the sky as Tidus dug through the sand playfully like a little puppy. Riku rolled his eyes at him.
"Amused easily, are we?" he asked. Tidus paused for a while and then stopped what he was doing.
"I had a dream I found a Game Boy in the sand, so now I'm looking for it!" he explained. Riku just starred at his friend and rolled his eyes.
"Good luck.." Riku told him. Tidus nodded and continued.
"Thanks!" he said, oblivious to his friend's sarcasm. Riku then suddenly shot up and looked around. "What's up?" Tidus asked startled.
"I heard voices." he said in a low voice.
"....Please don't tell me your turning into a lunatic." Tidus murmured. Riku shot a warning glance at Tidus.
"I heard that. And I'm serious." he told him as he got up from the ground. As he did so, Kairi ran straight into him, knocking them both down.
"I shouldn't of bothered getting up." he said to himself. He then saw Selphie follow soon after.
"Riku! Tidus! There's a heartless throwing fireballs at us!" Selphie shouted. Riku's eyes widened.
"You guys aren't kidding right?" he asked. "You swear?"
"Yes you idiot why would we joke about something like that!" Kairi shouted, dusting off her skirt. Suddenly a giggle was heard.
"Woah..." Tidus whispered. Then another giggle, and another.
"It's her! Inside, everybody!" Kairi shouted as she sprinted towards the hideout. Selphie quickly grabbed her arm.
"Bad idea! It's a dead end and besides, she can trap us in there if she wanted to!" she told her friend. Kairi nodded in agreement quickly.
"Ok, yes, your right..." Kairi said. "But.." Just as Kairi tried to finish, a fireball was thrown in the middle of them, startling everybody as they screamed.
"Teehee..." Fotia giggled. "It's fun playing with you guys."
"Well it's not fun for us, bitch!" Kairi shouted. Fotia let out a gasp as she walked out of the trees, showing herself to them.
"Don't use profanity just 'cause your mad!" Fotia lectured. "No need for name calling.."
"What do you want?! Where's Sora?" Riku shouted, demanding answers from her.
"I throw some fireballs at you and you assume I have Sora?" Fotia giggled. "That is so mean!"
"Oh, shut up you space cadet!" Selphie shouted at her. Fotia rolled her eyes and formed a fire ball in her right palm.
"What did I say about name calling?" she said and threw the ball straight at Selphie who quickly dodged it with a scream, falling onto the floor. Fotia giggled once again. "This is the part where you run!"
Kairi helped Selphie up and quickly did indeed run, Tidus and Riku following after. Fotia clapped her hands in joy.
"Goody! A wild goose chase!" she said, as sparks flew from her hands. Fotia then started to run after the kids.
Sora woke up, the sound of waves splashing and the smell of sand telling him of his surroundings. He opened his eyes and quickly shot up when he realised he was back at Destiny Isles.
"What? Wait.." he whispered, and then was tapped on his shoulder. He turned around to face Phanta, to his dissapointment.
"It's about time." she growled at him. Sora got up.
"How did we get here?" he asked curiously.
"We were dropped off and you fell asleep like the pathetic whimp that you are." Phanta hissed. Sora glared at her.
"If I'm a pathetic whimp then why does the King wan't me to help you?" he shot back. Phanta pushed him on his back without touching him and black smoke lifted from where he was standing. Sora scurried backwards and got up quickly. "What did you do?!"
"I hit you with the power of the shadows." Phanta told him as if he should of known. "If you don't cooparate I can make you do whatever I wish."
Sora's heart sank with that statement. Does that mean, he really has to fight his friends?
"So why are we here?" he asked her. Phanta started to walk expecting the boy to follow.
"Just running some errands. Fotia is taking care of some things for me." she grinned evily. Sora walked behind her.
"What kind of things?" he asked.
"Just shut up." she snapped. "You'll know soon enough."
Sora starred at the back of her head with hatred but said or did nothing. He just followed Phanta as she walked, head hung high, towards where ever they were going.
After a while of walking, Sora could hear screams and familiar voices. Phanta then stopped at a wide open, sandy area that stretched from the beach to the base of a rocky mountain. She then walked towards the mountain and place her hand on the side. Suddenly, a yellow light surrounded her hand and a keyhole appeared before her on the rocky wall.
"A keyhole!" Sora shouted. "What are you doing?" Phanta didn't respond, she then took out a small black key from her pocket, and it turned into a key several times it size. A Keyblade.
"The Heartless Keyblade." she said, throwing it to him. Sora grasped it firmly and a felt a shock inside of him. He looked at the long, smooth black Keyblade in his hands. The Heartless emblem was at the top.
"You, want me to seal the keyhole?" Sora asked as he gulped.
"Precisely." she said, smiling evily at him. "Don't want to do it?"
"What would happen?" he asked curiously, fear in his eyes. Before Phanta could answer, Riku, Kairi, Selphie and Tidus all ran into the wide open area out of breathe. Sora's face lighted up. "Guys! I'm here!! Are you okay!?"
No answer. They ignored him.
"Whose that!?" Tidus shouted, pointing to Phanta. Phanta grinned.
"Nice to meet you." she said, lying. Fotia then appeared into the area.
"I didn't have good luck burning them!" she explained to Phanta as she ran over to her. "Do I have another chance?" Phanta rolled her eyes at her.
"That's enough." she said.
"A Keyhole!" Kairi shouted, pointing to the said object."What are you trying to do!?"
"That's not all Kairi." Riku said, focusing on the floating black Keyblade. "Look whats over there."
The black Keyblade, which was held by Sora, moved closer to them as Sora spoke.
"Why can't you hear me?" he said, ready to just break down and cry at the spot.
"Attack." Phanta ordered. Sora turned to her, not knowing who she was speaking to. "Attack." she repeated. Sora looked at his friends. No, he couldn't.
"No." he said. Phanta grinned. Suddenly Sora's arms swung in the air, bringing the Keyblade along with it.
"What!?" he shouted in disbelief and swung at Riku, striking him hard.
"Riku!" Kairi shouted. Riku stood up immedietly and starred on in horror as the Keyblade swung itself towards him.
"I can handle this." he said. Riku ran towards the Keyblade and grabbed it firmly, feeling fingers under his when he did so. He quickly let go as if he touched something grotesque and the Keyblade struck him once again, causing him to fall over and bleed at the mouth. "Shit...there's an invisible heartless."
"No! No!!" Sora shouted uselessly. Riku then got back on his feet and punched where he felt the head would be, hitting the right spot as Sora fell back onto the ground.
"Yes!" he shouted, oblivious that he was punching his best friend. Phanta laughed and continued to control Sora like a marionette. He struck Riku at the side and then his stomach, making him crouch down in pain. Sora pulled back for full force and hit Riku hard so he flew against a tree. Riku screamed out in pain. Then, the Keyblade slid itself under Riku's chin, sandwiching his neck between the tree and the Keyblade. One quick swipe and it was off with his head.
"What will it be, do I kill him or will you agree to fight?" Phanta smirked. Sora starred in fear at what he was doing uncontrollably, and nodded.
"I'll fight him. I dont want you killing him." he agreed, a tear running down his cheek. Phanta smiled.
"Excellent." she mumbled, and stopped controlling Sora. Sora then felt a weight being lifted off of him, and stood for a while. He then took the Keyblade off his neck.
As Kairi watched in fear she noticed a drop of water fall onto the sand. She looked up, but it was not raining. "What was that..?" she whispered to herself.
Riku then got up quickly and punched Sora in the face, then kicking him back on the floor. Sora forced himself to get up and grasped the Keyblade firmly.
"I'm sorry, Riku." Sora whispered in sadness as he spun around and hit Riku hard, throwing him onto the floor. He continue to hit him as Riku shot back up and struck him with more punches.
"I need to help!" Tidus shouted. He ran towards Sora and kicked hard. Sora fell back but quickly got up again and hit Tidus with strength that sent the younger boy to go flying down the sand. Sora raised the Keyblade high and then struck Riku with all his might one last time. It sent the older teen back towards Kairi, and he didnt try to get up again.
"Bravo!" Fotia shouted. Phanta nodded.
"Bravo indeed. Now Sora, it's time. Time to insert the Keyblade."
Holy crap, I had you guys waiting for like forever. You see my computer was broken down in the Spring, then I went to Greece the entire summer, and when i arrived had a death in the family. Lot's of stuff went on and I couldnt update, but now I'm back on track and ready to update MUCH sooner. I'm really sorry. Hope you liked this.