(Next chapter is here. wow only a few days between…not bad for I, the queen of late updates lol. Thanx a mil to Ethan and Lolita my wicked crazy awesome and AMAZING reviewers I lovers u! Ethan I agree I didn't put as much effort into the last chapter because someone…Lolita… was nagging me to post it already so it only went though 1 draft. This one should be better. Also no need to apologize for the lil mistake with my rape stuff, I agree it did look kinda like a ploy. As always read and review…o and to plug myself…me and Lolita(aka Devilgirl57) are gonna co-write another fic so look out for that soon!)
Tidus sat alone in the corner of the dark room he had found himself locked in. He knew he was close to Ansem, he could feel the other man. Tidus felt…he couldn't even think how he felt. He had killed her. The only clue to his darkened past and he had slew her with his own hands. The blood from the previous day had hardened and caked onto his hands. He had tried scrubbing, but it always seemed to leave a tiny tinge of red on his hands. The newly darkened pigment was sure to be his punishment for his actions.
"She's gone now. My world is gone. She said she loved me. Yuna…who were you?" he asked himself. He had repeated this so many times today he couldn't even count. Her face flashed in his mind and when it did he felt his stomach lurch into his throat. Dead.
"Still crying over your dead bitch Tidus?" Axel said through the tiny grate that had appeared near the bottom of the heavy cast iron door. Tidus looked at the red haired man and simply glared at him. "Aww poor baby, Ansem sent me to give you your food. Enjoy it jack ass. This revenge is far sweeter then any I could have thrust upon you." Axel said laughing. Tidus simply continued to glare, even after the tiny tray of bread and butter had been hastily pushed through the grate, which was then slammed abruptly shut.
"She's dead now, and I killed her. I killed them all. The man…Squall. He, he lived. Maybe he can fill in my blanks. Maybe….Maybe…………….." and he went about his glaring. The pain in his heart outweighing any common sense that remained.
"So then let's go you lazy butt!" Kairi said as Sakura sat up in her bed. Sakura smirked and nodded.
"Let me just get dressed, I'll be down in a minute, make sure no one leaves without me ok Kai?" Sakura (oogie) said. Kairi nodded and headed down stairs to wait for her friend. "You can come out now Axel. I have full control of this body." Oogie said from within Sakura. Axel stepped out form the shadows with an overly large smirk on his face.
"So you're controlling her? Excellent. Time to implement our plan I suppose?" Axel said. Oogie nodded. "I'll summon them at once. Such a pretty little thing. No wonder Riku likes her so much. I can't wait to see what she tastes like." Axel said.
"I'll……Never……..Be yours!" Sakura growled out. Her eyes back to their normal blue and green, the spider choker glittering lightly. Axel grabbed her hand and harshly shook her.
"OOGIE GAIN FULL CONTROL YOU DOLT! IF YOU FUCK THIS UP…." Axel began. Sakura's eyes turned back to the dirty green and Axel relaxed. "Better, if you lose that control again…"Axel let it slide.
"I'm sorry Axel, she's stronger then I thought. It's almost as if some outside force is aiding her struggle against me." Oogie said. The choker had gone back to its simple silver glow.
"SAKURA LET'S GO!" Paine shouted. Axel nodded and vanished back into the darkness. It was show time.
Squall's little Gummi ship had crash landed on a near by world. The locals had found him and probably saved his life. His arm was un-healable, but the rest of his wounds were easily taken care of. The local priestess had had no difficulty with that, his ship however, was a complete mystery to the people of this world.
"Any idea what that flying contraption might be?" the tiny red haired boy with a fox tail asked his older, purple robed friend.
"No idea Shippo. It looks almost like some sort of demon, but it's made out of metal. Sango, ever seen a demon like this before?" the purple clad man asked a tall brunette with a giant boomerang on her back. She stroked the head of a two tailed kitten that mewed at the pat.
"No Miroku, perhaps Kagome will know. She should be returning today. I believe Inuyasha went to fetch her." The girl said. Squall shook his head trying to see clearly. His head throbbed with blood loss and his vision swam.
"Please, ye shouldn't try and stand yet, ye were very badly wounded." An old matronly voice cooed at him. He looked over to the source. An old woman in an eye patch smiled down at him. "My name is Kaede; I have healed almost all your wounds. I could not however, heal your arm." She said. Squall looked at his stump of a right arm and let out a groan of sorrow.
"Thanks I guess. My name is Squall. I… have to warn some friends about something. Please help me up." He said calmly. Sora had to be warned. The old woman gave him a disapproving sigh.
"I suggest you wait a few more hours before you get up. Your ribs were terribly broken. They do not heal as fast as cuts do. After the hours have past, then ye can warn your friends." She said with a hint of finality. Squall nodded and sighed. The rest of the people present introduced themselves. A demon, a demon hunter and a monk. Where the hell had he crashed?
"I'm back!" a soft female voice said. A girl ran into the small hut smiling, her green skirt swaying in the wind as she nearly fell on top of Squall. "Who is this?" she asked looking him over.
"My name is Squall, I kinda crash landed here. You seem a little less primitive then the others. Is there any docks where you're from?" he asked. She shook her head.
"No not really. Just rest let your wounds heal, and then we can try and help you out." She said. Kaede passed him a cup of tea, as he drank it he felt his body numb and his senses die. He let himself drift into a deep sleep. Once he woke up, he'd fix the ship and rush to Halloween Town to tell Sora what had happened.
"I'm ready!" Sakura yelled as she dashed down the Inn stairs towards the group. "So we leaving or what?" she asked. Everyone nodded. As they headed out of the Inn, they were met by a chorus of screams.
"HEARTLESS!" Sora yelled. He shoved Kairi back into Goofy and Donald. "Make sure she doesn't get hurt!" and with that he summoned the Keyblade.
"WAIT!" Sakura yelled. She turned towards Riku, the deep ugly green flashing brightly, but no one seemed to see it, no one but Kairi who stood next to the possessed girl. "He's doing it. He controls them; I've seen him do it before. Back in Wonderland!" She shouted.
"Sakura, I quit remember? I'm not working for Ansem anymore!" Riku shouted back. Everyone seemed to stop. Even the Heartless seemed to want to listen to the lovers' dispute.
"Bull shit! You control these mother fuckers! Paine knows, I know Kairi knows it! WE SAW YOU!" she shouted. As she shouted the Heartless massed up around them, attacking at every which end of the group. Everyone began to fight. However, Rku remained unharmed and unhindered by the mass of Heartless.
"SALLY!" Jack screamed as a heartless began to slash at his beloved. Jumping in its path, Sakura and Kairi watched as Jack Skelington and the Heartless disappeared into oblivion. Soon after, the mass of heartless had been whittled down to no more then a few. Sora kept them at bay and soon after destroyed them.
"DO YOU SEE? Why is it that we were all fighting for our lives, that were all cut up and bloody, yet he is still clean? He wasn't even touched! You've lied to us Riku. You lied to me, you lied to Kairi and you lied to Sora! Jack is dead, and it's your fault!" Sakura shouted, the green pulses in her eyes growing. Kairi stared fixatedly at her friend's face, almost afraid to look away.
"Sakura…it's not like that! You believe me, right Sora?" Riku asked. His eyes pleading with his friends. Sora's face was stoic and bloodied.
"How could I have believed you Riku? I knew it was trap from the beginning and now Jack's dead. You could have killed us all Riku. Why did you do it?" Sora asked his face full of hurt and anger.
"I… I didn't do this. I wouldn't do this." Riku said, self doubt apparent in his words.
"I hate you Riku, and I never want to see you again. You've killed a man, and you've broken my heart. Haven't you caused enough pain?" Sakura asked. A dark portal erupted just behind Riku. Axel stepped out.
"Come on Riku. See how easily they turn against you? See how easily they jump to you as the culprit. Come back to the darkness Riku, come back to Ansem." Axel said quietly into Riku's ear. Sakura drew her sword and walked slowly towards Riku.
"Riku, I knew you had betrayed us, betrayed me. I swear I will kill you." She shouted, the point of her sword growing closer to Riku's heart.
"Your choice kid. Death by the one you love, or life and pay back for this….humiliation and betrayal. The portal's only gonna stay open for 1 minute. Your choice." And with that Axel was back into the portal.
Riku stood fixed in his position. How could something so right have gone so wrong? He looked into Sakura's eyes and saw such an utter hatred. He looked towards his other friends and saw the look mirrored. They had betrayed him the first chance they had gotten. They didn't deserve him; he would make sure they suffered for this. He gave one last look at his so called friends and one final look at the love of his life, and headed into the dark portal. Back to Ansem and his life of darkness.
"I can't believe he did that." Sora said softly. Kairi was still fixated on Sakura. The green light from her eyes now emanated an eerie glow all around her face. The veins in her neck were puffed up and tense. Kairi finally understood what was wrong.
"He didn't…did he…Sakura? Or Should I say Oogie Boogie?" Kairi said. Sakura turned around, her eyes the deep and ugly green. A hideous smile upon her face.
"It's too late now. The Darkness has won him back. And you all played your parts amazingly. My part in this play is over. But I will take this girl as my prize. Her body might be expelling my essence sooner then it should, but it's been done. Ansem has won. Congratulations Key Bearer, you have given us back our most prized warrior." And with that, the hideous green light exploded out of Sakura's body. The shadowy form of the Boogie man escaped into the air. The Spider choker around Sakura's neck glowed such a bright light that the shadow immediately faded into nothingness.
"No… He… was too….strong. I couldn't beat him… fast enough." Sakura panted out. She fell towards the ground, only to be caught by Sora. He shielded his eyes from the near blinding light of the choker.
"It's alright Sakura, its over. He's gone." Kairi said softly from next to the blonde girl. Sakura turned her head and smiled weakly at her concerned friend. Her mind was on Riku, though, and what she had just done. As soon as she had seen Oogies plans unfurl in her mind, she had begun to fight. However, Oogie was a powerful enemy, especially one that could only be fought in mental state.
"Yuna… she didn't teach me how to fight mentally. I had to improvise. But I lost." Sakura said. The glowing of the choker had died and as the others rubbed their eyes, she cried. Kairi squeezed her hand trying to comfort her sorrowed friend.
"Aww how very touching. I'm serious, brings a tear to my eyes, really. Now if we're done with this cutesy bull shit, I'll be taking the girl." He said walking ever closer to the fallen girl.
"I'll kill you before you take her." Paine said stepping into Axel's path. He smirked at her.
"Well babe, you'll be my next toy. But for now, scram." He said taking his fist and punching Paine hard in the gut with all his force. She was sent flying backwards and crashed into the Halloween Town fountain. Sora now stood, summoning his key blade.
"Come and get Some Axel!" he said. Axel smirked again.
"These aught to stop you from distracting me Key bearer." Axel said as two giant Heartless appeared. Menacing and large, they certainly took EVERYONES attention off of Sakura. All but Kairi's.
"No. I won't let you take her." Kairi said trying to defend her fallen friend. Sakura squeezed Kairi's hand.
"I don't deserve your kindness Kairi. Let me go. I'll be fine, I promise you. Go back to Destiny Islands, find my sister. GO!" Sakura said pushing herself off the ground. She tried lifting her sword, only to find herself far too weak to lift the small Katana at her side.
"A final stand little one? I think not." He said laughing menacingly. Kairi tried to protest but Sakura simply tuned her out. She concentrated hard on her magic, like Yuna had taught her. Her element of power was fire; it was the Element that worked the best at her call.
"FIRAGA!" Sakura shouted. A pillar of fire shot from her hand and collided with Axel, singing his cloak. Other then that, he was unharmed.
"Nice try little witch, but I'm afraid in this weakened state your magic, even your element do as much damage to me as a newborn kitten." He said scooping her into his arms. She tried to kick but using the spell had weakened her beyond movement. She screamed. That was all she could do. Axel opened a portal and walked in, placing the small Pentagram barrette onto her hair. Her screaming stopped abruptly. "You're mine now." He whispered harshly in her ear.
"SORA! HE GOT HER!" Kairi shouted as Sora, Donald and Goofy fought with the two giant monsters. He sent her a quick nod of acknowledgement. Receiving it, she ran over to Sally to check on her injuries.
"Kairi? Where's Jack?" Sally asked, as Kairi sewed her back together. Kairi let a small sigh escape her mouth. That tell tale sigh said it all. Sally stared blankly at where Jack had stood not half an hour ago. Her tears fell wetting her doll face, almost breaking Kairi's heart in two.
"I'm sorry Sally. We couldn't save…I mean we tried but, it just happened so fast." Kairi said through sobs. Sally nodded.
"It's alright. I understand. He'll be back. You can't kill what's already dead can you?" she asked unsurely. Kairi nodded, doubting Jack would be back.
Soon after Sora had successfully defeated the two Heartless monsters, he, Kairi, Donald, Goofy, and Paine boarded their ships and sped off back towards Destiny Islands to get Yuna and Rikku. What they found would change this entire battle between good and evil, light and darkness.
"Sora…it's…" Kairi began.
"Gone. They….they destroyed our home. My mom was there. And Wakka, and Selphie…This can't be…" Sora said in disbelief. Donald and Goofy by his side for some kind of support to the shocked boy.
"Yuna…Rikku. Their…. No. I'LL DESTROY ANSEM FOR THIS! THEY WERE… they were my first and only true friends. They were like my sisters. This whole fight just got very, very personal." Paine said her red eyes flashing with the flame of battle. She would not take this sitting down. She would avenge her fallen comrades and save Sakura even if it killed her.
And thus, the battle between light and dark began anew, the fight to save friends and avenge family had returned. The adventure never stopped, it merely paused. Sora and his friends knew what had to be done; he knew that now was their time to strike back. Ansem would pay dearly for killing his friends and family. He would save Riku, even if it killed him. His friends would stand by him, and Kairi loved him. With her back with him, he felt there was nothing he could not do. All that was left was to find and infiltrate Ansem's hide out. A feat easier said then done.
(Read and review :) thanks guys! I hope this is a bit better, it went through a draft and a half… stupid school eating my life away :S)