Fans: Hehe, the next chappie is when it starts to get GOOD! -bows to their shrine of darkness-
Naminé: Stop bowing to that shrine of darkness!
Fans: Why? It's fun!
Riku Fangirls: We want Riku! We want Riku!
Corita: I want Riku! I want Riku! Wait...is that what we're protesting about? O.o -runs and hides-
Disclaimer: I don't own KH or CoM. But I own Corita! You don't haha! Wait, come back! YOU MUST REVIEW! -cries-
"Ugh, I'll never forget this spot." Donald groaned. "This is where we became victim to a falling Sora."
"It's not like I could help it." Sora muttered. Underneath them, the ocean rolled, causing the old ship's wooden hull to creak and groan.
"Well, we'd better find a way out of here." Goofy recommended.
"Good idea. Maybe we should go out the door?" Donald suggested sarcastically as Goofy surveyed the room, looking for a way out.
"Oh...good idea, Donald!"
Donald approached the exit of the small room, but he was suddenly sent flying backwards, which promptly knocked Goofy and Corita to the floor.
"DONALD! WHAT DID YOU DO?"
"Nothing! I was attacked!"
"By what?"
"That!" Donald cried, pointing at the doorway.
Looking up while still in a tangled heap on the ground, they saw a small greenish pixie hovering in front of the door. She was staring at the group with a mingled expression of fear and curiosity.
"Pretty good kick for a pixie." Donald muttered as he got up off of Goofy.
"Maybe she's trying to help us." Sora thought.
"Are you kidding? Something that just attacked me is trying to help us?" Donald yelled. The pixie flew over to Sora's head and began fluttering up and down, as if agreeing with him.
"Well, that makes it easy." Sora said smugly as Donald grumbled.
"Goofy, Donald, let's go!" Sora cheered as he opened the door and Tinker Bell flew out ahead of them, with Donald and Goofy behind him and Corita staring at the ground in the rear.
"I don't feel safe on this ship." Donald groaned as the ship once again creaked to once side, sending the group sliding along the floor.
"Yeah. Plus, is it just me, or are all the rooms starting to look the same?" Sora wondered as they slid back to the other side.
"Some help SHE was." Donald muttered, watching Tinker Bell float in the air as they slid past her once again. "She's just leading us in circles..."
Indignant, Tinker Bell flew threw the air, stopping right in front of Donald. Donald looked up at her with fear right before she kicked him on the beak.
"I think ya mighta touched a nerve, Donald." Goofy said wisely as Donald cowered before the angry pixie.
"Tinker Bell!" An angry voice called from behind a group of barrels. "You weren't supposed to bring the pirates with you!"
"That voice!" Corita said in a surprised tone. From behind the barrels, a young boy clad in green emerged, clutching a small knife and watching them closely.
"Stay back, pirates!" He said boldly. "You don't want to mess with Peter Pan!"
"What? We're not pirates!" Sora cried.
"Don't be so rude!" Donald told him angrily. "We're just here because...because...um, why are we here, Sora?"
"Beats me." Sora muttered. "Goofy?"
"I don't even know what's going on." Goofy said truthfully.
Peter Pan lowered his weapon. "Okay, I get it. No real pirate would get lost on their own ship."
"Wait, this is a pirate ship?" Sora asked. Peter Pan nodded.
"Yup. You're on the ship of the infamous Captain Hook." Peter Pan explained. "That same pirate kidnapped my friend Wendy. I was lying low until I got a chance to save her."
"Well, let's save her together!" Sora suggested.
Peter Pan thought for a moment, then nodded slowly. "I guess so. I could save her by myself, but you guys look like you'd be lost without me."
"Thanks." Corita muttered, rolling her eyes.
"I'm Sora, and these are my friends Donald and Goofy." Sora said.
Peter Pan nodded. "And who's this?"
"Oh, her?" Sora wondered, looking at the girl next to him. "She's...she's...um..."
"Sora, I can't believe you!" Corita cried. "CO-RI-TA!"
"Right! Corita!" Sora said, thankful for her interrupting before he made an even bigger fool of himself.
"And I'm Peter Pan. Let's go quick, before the pirates find us before we find them!"
"There she is!" Peter Pan sighed with relief, flying over to a young girl with blonde hair wearing a blue dress. "Wendy!"
Wendy looked up at Peter Pan with a shocked look on her face. "Peter Pan?"
"Wendy! I've finally found you!" Peter said happily. "Of course, my assistants here helped me. But there's no time for that! C'mon! Let's go explore Neverland!"
Wendy looked at Peter sadly. "Peter, I have to tell you something. I...want to go back to London."
Peter Pan nearly fell out of the air when he heard this. "What? If you stay here, we'll have great adventures, never grow old...why would you want to return to London?"
"Peter, I'm sorry...I just do."
"I came to save you! And you don't even care about me!" Peter said angrily.
"Peter, that's not it! Please listen to me!" Wendy pleaded.
"Forget it! While you're at it, save yourself too! I'm leaving." Peter furiously flew away from the group and out a small hole in the netting in the ceiling. Wendy sighed and turned her attention to Sora, Corita, Donald and Goofy.
"I'm sorry you had to see that. Peter...he gets angry easily."
"We noticed." Sora said, crossing his arms. "What do we do know?"
Goofy thought for a moment, then cried out in triumph, "I know! Why don't we think of something once we reach the deck?"
"What kind of an idea is that?" Donald wondered.
"Well, it's better than nothing." Sora responded. "Wendy, you stay here. Maybe Peter'll change his mind and come back."
"All right." Wendy said softly. The group turned away from her and headed back up the stairs from whence they came.
As the group made their way onto the deck, the cool ocean currents sprayed in their face, and a taste of salt clung to the wind. Corita smiled.
"Just like home..." She muttered to herself.
"We finally made it onto the deck." Donald said, shivering in the cold wind.
"But now what do we do?" Sora wondered.
"There you are, you rascals!" boomed a voice from ahead of them. Looking forward, the group saw a tall pirate heading towards them. He had a large feathered hat, red clothes, and a hook for a hand. "Friends of Peter Pan, no doubt!"
"Are we his friends?" Sora asked, crossing his arms.
"He sure didn't seem to think so." Goofy said sadly.
"How dare you ignore me, the great Captain Hook!" The pirate roared. "You're plotting against me! In cahoots with Peter Pan, I'd wager!"
"If you say so." Sora muttered. "Either way, you're gonna let us off this ship. Wendy, too."
"Ah, but that's where you're wrong." Captain Hook said craftily.
"Wait, so you don't want us on your ship, but you won't let us off?" Corita asked. Captain Hook glared at her.
"I'd hold my tounge if I were you! Any trouble, and Wendy swims with the sharks!"
Moving away from where he'd been standing, Hook showed them that Wendy was on a plank behind him, staring at the water below.
"You wouldn't!" Donald cried.
"Believe me, I'd rather not." Hook said deeply. "I need the girl to lure out Peter Pan."
"Then I'll just have to take the bait, you old codfish!"
Peter swooped down from the sky, reaching his arms down to Wendy. He lifted her off of the plank, and held her as he hovered above the wooden ship.
"Miss me?" Peter asked. Hook's face turned beet red as he grabbed his sword.
"Insolent pup! This will be the day you pay for taking me hand!"
Hook ran towards where Peter and Wendy hovered, but Peter Pan merely floated lazily out of the way. Hook nearly fell off the plank, but managed to keep his balance.
"You've made a fool of me for the last time!" He roared as he turned towards the group.
"Uh oh!" Sora cried as his friends began to turn into cards. That could mean only one thing: another battle.
"Thanks, Peter. We owe you one." Sora said gratefully as they watched Captain Hook skidding across the water at top speeds, pursued by a large crocodile.
"Well, at first I thought I'd let you handle it." Peter explained. "But I couldn't just stand around and do nothing when things got out of control."
"Don't you mean fly around?" Donald asked. Goofy and Corita began to snicker.
"Anyway, Wendy...are you sure about London?" Peter asked.
Wendy nodded. "Peter, I'm sorry, but I really want to go home."
"I was afraid of that..." Peter said sadly. "Everyone grows up, and grownups always forget. First you'll forget what it feels like to be a kid, and then you'll forget about me."
"Peter, I could never forget about you!" Wendy cried.
"Sure, that's what you think now. But when you try to remember me, the memories will be gone. You'll forget...little by little, one memory at a time. Once you're grown up, there won't be a single memory left You'll..."
"Stop." Sora commanded, interrupting Peter's speech. Peter Pan and Wendy looked at him in surprise.
"Memories...even important ones...don't come back to us whenever we want them to. But that doesn't mean the memories are gone. It's more like...like they're sleeping. So when the right thing comes along and wakes the memory up, we can remember it. The memories engraved in our hearts never go away. I'm sure of it."
"He's right, Peter." Wendy said. Corita, Goofy and Donald gave Sora bright grins.
"Never go away, huh? Well...okay. If you say so, then I believe you." Peter said happily.
"Let's go, Peter." Wendy said. Peter nodded, and lifted her into the air.
"It's funny...grownups shouldn't be able to see me. But I feel like you guys may be different." Peter said. "Goodbye, everyone. I can't wait to see what you look like all grown up!"
Peter and Wendy flew off the deck into the night. Sora, Goofy and Donald waved. Meanwhile, Corita was in deep thought.
"The memories engraved in our hearts never go away...I sure hope you're right, Sora."
"What's the matter, Tink?" Sora asked. The pixie had flown over to the Keyblade master, and was fluttering up and down again. From the pixie dust that was coming from her, a card floated into his hand, and the pixie flew off after Peter.
"A gift from Peter?" Corita asked as she moved towards them.
"Maybe he isn't such a thoughtless guy after all." Donald said.
"Maybe not." Sora said as he put the card into his pocket.
Sora53: Just a bit more to the excitment!
Corita: I hate you, Sora53.
Riku Fangirls: Just one more chapter till Riku!
Sora: Corita, I'm sorry Sora53 enjoys victimizing you.
Corita: I hate you, Sora53.
Sora53: I know. Anyway, the Riku Fangirls won't be chasing me for long...next chappie is Riku!
Riku Fangirls: WE WANT RIKU NOW! -throws grape lollipops-
Sora53: AHH!
Corita: What the heck. -throws grape lollipops-
Sora53: E tu, Coritae?
Joe: STOP THE HISTORY LESSON AND KEEP WRITING! This is getting good...-eats a grape lollipop-
