1AN: I am sooo sorry!! I've been sorta busy so I totally forgot to update. Yah, so here is my chappie. But since I updated late, the next chappie will come sooner, k? Oh, and another sorry, but this chappie is left off on a cliffie. Well, I don't think I've given you too many cliffies in this fic so far, so no tomato throwing!! -tomato is thrown at aliasfan- Alright, who did that?
Mr. Moogle: Wasn't me. It was probably Zanisha.aliasfan: Zanisha?! She wouldn't do that!!! Wait a minute, you're the only one here. It was you!!!!Mr. Moogle: N-no...it wasn't! Uh...actually, it was Riku-of-Darkness, no...it was Selphie Louise....er....aliasfan: Mr. Moogle.....-taps foot on ground-Mr. Moogle: Okay, okay it was me!!!! I was just having a little fun! -tomato is thrown at Mr. Moogle- Hey, why'd you throw that at me?!aliasfan: Just having a little fun!Mr. Moogle: Okay, we're even. -grumbles- By the way, aliasfan doesn't own Kingdom Hearts. Now read on, and watch out for any flying tomatos.Chapter Eleven: Bendugria"This world is really weird." Tidus said, walking around. The world was like a city, but kind of ancient looking. King Mickey had landed the ship in a small forest, and when they had emerged from among the trees, they were introduced by a huge, castle-like building. Though they didn't know what it meant, the sign on the building said "Ha'tan".
"Well," Mickey stated, "You never know what kind of world you're going to find!"
"So, can we just look for everyone and go?" Selphie asked impatiently.
Goofy responded quickly. "Garsh, it's not that simple. We were lucky that there were no Heartless in the other world, except for that firebird, but if there are Heartless here-"
"We're gonna have to fight them, right?" Tidus asked. "How can we fight now that we're no longer half-Heartless?"
Everyone heard some rustling in the bushes. They quickly were on their guard for a Heartless but were faced with a young girl, 17 years old. "Who are you looking for?" the girl asked.
"Before we answer any questions we'd like to ask you some first." Mickey said. He gripped the Keyblade, just in case.
"Go ahead." the girl said. She slumped her weight to one side. She was wearing an army-patterned halter top and jeans. Her strawberry blond hair was in a long braid, but a few wisps of hair blew into her face.
"First of all, who are you?" Mickey continued. "And what is this place?"
"My name is Jahujehu, Jahu for short please. You've landed in Bendugria. Oh yah, and the Ha'tan guards patrol the forest every hour so you may want to move your ship."
Mickey's eyes, as well as everyone else's, grew wide. "So, you've been watching us, Jahu. I'm King Mickey. This is Tidus, Selphie, and Goofy. We're looking for some friends."
Jahu looked around then back at the group. "And see if there are any Heartless right? Well, this has happened before, so I know the drill. A few Heartless attacks have been popping up, but not too bad so far."
"What we really want to know is if you've seen our friends-Sora, Kairi, Riku, Wakka..."
"And Donald." Mickey finished.
"Don't forget about Vern." said Selphie, which caused Tidus to scowl.
"No names like that around here! I'm glad that this time the meteor shower didn't bring me away from home. No, they only took my best friend away. We're all looking for someone here. I think Ha'tan, our government, can take care of things." Jahu said, looking the king straight in the eyes. But then she felt a sudden tingling sensation, coming right from her heart. It was like she could see past all that fur into Mickey's heart. Jahu felt a very good feeling, and she suddenly saw lots of light. She heard phrases being said in her ears- "You'll be okay Riku", "Sora, let's close this door for good", "There will always be a door to the light."
"Y-you're eyes are....white...." Tidus said in a shaky voice.
"Are, are you alright?" Goofy asked.
Jahu finally snapped back to reality, her eye back to it's normal hazel color. "W-What just happened?"
"It's....her....." Mickey muttered in amazement.
"Who is she?" Goofy asked, freaked out.
"There was a mention of someone in one of Ansem's reports. It talked about a girl who is able to see inside people's hearts. When that happens, her eyes would go white and that was all she was concentrating on." Mickey explained all he knew.
"W-what?" Jahu stuttered. "All I did was look you in the eyes. Then all of a sudden I started seeing and hearing things..."
"What did you see and hear?" Tidus asked curiously.
Jahu still looked scared, but continued. "I-I saw tons of this bright light. It felt really good. And I heard you, Mickey, talking. You were saying nice things-that some guy named Riku will be okay, that you're gonna close a door for good with Sora, and that there will always be a door to the light. But I don't understand any of that."
"Well," Mickey said, pulling out his Keyblade. "I am a Keyblade wielder, so I must have light in my heart which is what you saw and felt. I guess what you heard were just some things I said that just back up the conclusion that I'm good."
Jahu's eyes grew wide at the sight of the Keyblade. "But who's Sora and Riku. Didn't you mention that you were looking for them?"
"Yes. Sora is the Keyblade Master. Riku used to be, but he chose darkness over light during the first storm so now he is only a Keyblade wielder." Mickey explained.
"Isn't this magic very powerful? I mean, can't she use it to know that she's not being deceived or taken advantage of by someone with darkness like with what happened to Riku? Tidus asked.
"Precisely." Mickey said. "Say, would you like to come with us on our journey. Of course, you'll need a weapon, but so does these two." Mickey pointed to Selphie and Tidus.
Jahu looked around then down at her feet. The night was only getting darker, the breeze colder. Finally she looked back up at the group. "I'll go. It may be dangerous to fight those creatures, but I need to find Mesna. He was like a little brother to me. He's my best friend, and if you're searching for yours I should be too."
"What will our weapons be?" Selphie asked, hoping she'd never have to use any weapon. Except for using her nanchuka in matches with friends that was all the combat practice she'd had.
"I could steal some weapons from our fighter group. They're called the Barbados and they fight the Heartless. I'm not one of them but hopefully I can sneak in and get some stuff." Jahu suggested.
"How 'bout you get the stuff and we'll head back to the ship?" Goofy asked.
"Not yet." Mickey said. "Jahu said there was some Heartless attacks here. I don't know about their armed force fighting the Heartless, but only I can seal the Keyhole to this world. We have to stay here and destroy the big boss Heartless controlling Bendugria."
"Okay, so just move your ship while I get the stuff. I'll meet you back here then we'll go to my house. It's too dangerous to be out in the open like this." Jahu said. She ran in the opposite direction of the others as they moved the gummi ship in between some small mountains. They all met back up together and Jahu led them through the old looking town. Finally they got to a cute, little cottage-looking home.
"It's small, but it's home." Jahu said as she welcomed her guests in. She went into the kitchen and poured everyone a cup of hot tea.
"Blegh...sorry, but this stuff doesn't taste good. What is it?" Selphie asked.
Jahu smiled. "It's mingh tea. It's made from crushed eggplant and rhubarbs." Jahu took a sip of the tea and looked around noticing that no one else was drinking it. "Uh, let me get you guys something else." She collected the cups and returned to have them filled with a blackish liquid.
"Mmmm. Now this is much better! What is this?" Selphie asked.
"It's Coke." Jahu laughed.
"So, what weapons were you able to acquire?" King Mickey asked, not wanting to waste any valuable time.
"I was able to get a couple knives, a small gun with some bullets, and a katana." Jahu said. "I've learned some moves from the Tenshi so I'll take the katana."
Tidus and Selphie both looked at each other. "Uh, I don't think I could shoot something, let alone aim correctly." Tidus said.
"Then you can both have two knives each. The gun will be extra." Mickey said. Everyone grabbed their weapon. But suddenly the group went tense. There was a knock on the door...
"Sh-Should I answer it?" Jahu asked.
"Well, if you would expect someone to come, then go ahead. But if no one ever comes here at this time, then don't." Tidus concluded.
Jahu glanced at her watch. 9:30 p.m. "No, I wouldn't be expecting anybody..." Another knock.
"But now I want to know who it is." Mickey looked around and got up.
"No," Goofy protested. "Don't!"
"I need to know. If you don't want to see then don't look." Mickey said. He kept his Keyblade hidden in his coat but he had it ready to use. Selphie and Tidus hid behind the couch. Goofy stayed in his seat and Jahu got up behind Mickey. Mickey slowly opened up the door and was knocked unconscious.
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