1AN: Okay, here's the chappie, on time!! Oops, sorry, but it's another cliffie. Hmm...I don't have too much to say today. Well, I'll take advantage of it and just shut up.
Mr. Moogle: You're shutting up?! Finally! I mean, it's a miracle! Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! Oh, and aliasfan doesn't own Kingdom Hearts. Heh heh, thought I'd never see the day!
aliasfan: "..."
Mr. Moogle: Riku-of-Darkness, Selphie Louise, and Zanisha, do you hear that? Isn't it beautiful? Ah, silence...
Chapter Twelve: Their Devious Plans
"Wh-where am I?" Mesna said, slowly waking up. It was very cold and dark. There was a lot of fog.
"So, you've finally wakened." a voice said. Mesna only saw a large blur, but as it walked toward him the fog parted to reveal the defender.
"What did you do to me?" Mesna asked.
"I knocked you out. I just felt like punching someone so bad, you know?" the defender laughed.
Mesna got up and brushed off the debris from his clothes. "Like I said before, where am I?"
"Look for yourself." the defender pointed behind him.
Mesna turned around and gasped. There was a huge door. "Is this the second door to the light?"
The defender let out another booming laugh. "To the light! Hah, no boy, this is the door to darkness. Of course, only one person can open it. Tons of darkness and Heartless are locked up in there. The Heartless are dwindling. So we need this door to be open."
"Who's the only one that can open it?" Mesna asked, hoping that his name would not be said.
"Ansem." the defender said. Mesna was about to speak but the defender caught him. "I know what you're gonna say. Ansem does not even have a body. But he is in you, which means that he at least still exists, right?"
Mesna didn't like what he was hearing. "You're not gonna do some exorcism thing are you?"
The defender grinned. "Not exactly. We Heartless have been trying to devise a plan as to resurrect him."
"Just spill it, what're you going to do?" Mesna said, trying to be brave.
"I'm going to take Ansem out of you. But we must extract the place where he is. Do you know where he is?" the defender asked, already knowing the answer.
"M-my heart...." Mesna didn't want them to take his heart. "Would I turn into a Heartless? Will I die?"
"I don't know. That's all part of the fun." the defender moved closer to Mesna. Mesna turned to run away but was confronted with more Heartless. They reached out to him and started grabbing him.
"No!!" Mesna screamed. "No, no...don't!!!"
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"What'd you do?!" Jahu exclaimed. "Mrainer! You just knocked the king out!"
The 20-year-old looked confused. He was wearing a leather jacket and torn jeans. "What do you mean 'the king'?"
"This is King Mickey. He's from another world, as are these three." Jahu said, pointing to Goofy who laid the limp Mickey on the couch and Tidus and Selphie who had their heads peeping up from behind the couch.
"I-I didn't know! How was I supposed to know?! All I saw was some odd creatures go in your house and I was afraid it was Heartless. I was trying to protect you, that's all." Mrainer, a barbado, explained.
"Oh." Jahu said. "Well, they're actually fighting the Heartless too. And they're looking for their friends." Jahu said, closing the door as Mrainer leaned against the wall. He started drinking one of the cokes, not caring whose it was or what it was.
Tidus and Selphie jumped back into their seats. Tidus started drinking his coke, but Selphie was looking for hers.
"I'm going with them." Jahu finally said.
"What?! But why? You're safe here. The Barbados just defeated a huge Heartless, bigger and stronger than any of the others I've ever seen." Mrainer said, staring at the katana at Jahu's side.
"I know I'll be safe, but...I need to find Mesna. I can't just sit around and wait for him to magically come back."
Mrainer sighed. "That little kid? Why don't you just let destiny work it's course. You don't need him when you've got me."
Now it was Jahu's turn to sigh. "Ugh, Mrainer, you always have to have your daily amount of flirting don't you? I told you before, I'm not interested."
Tidus and Selphie glanced at each other. Tidus spoke up. "Uh, I feel like I'm listening in on a conversation when I shouldn't. Can I talk?"
"Why not?" Jahu said.
Tidus walked up to Mrainer. "Dude, get a clue. She doesn't want you. Man, can't you take a hint. Wait, it's not even a hint, it's the answer!!" Then he sat back down.
"Okay..." Goofy said, noting that Tidus had some steam built in him.
Mrainer just stood there. "Fine, I'll go. Yah, that's what I'll do-I'll go and tell the Barbados that you stole weapons."
"Wait!" Jahu said, standing up. She knew he had her there. She sighed. "What do you want?"
"Hmmm." Mrainer thought. Jahu rolled her eyes. Suddenly they heard mumbling and Mickey was slowly gaining consciousness.
"King Mickey!" Goofy said, rushing to his side.
"W-what happened?" the mouse said, slowly getting up.
Jahu explained everything to him. "Sorry, Mickey. He was just trying to protect me. Also, he told me that the Barbados defeated a huge Heartless boss. That's means all you have to do is..." Mickey nodded so Jahu didn't have to finish and give too much away to Mrainer.
Mrainer was looking around the room until he finally looked back at Jahu. "How 'bout a kiss?"
"Huh?" Jahu said, preoccupied with Mickey.
"A kiss, for not snitching on you." Mrainer smiled. "On the lips too, please."
"Man, there are other fish in the sea!" Tidus yelled, at that moment thinking about Vern.
"No way." Jahu backed up, disgusted. "I don't even think I would kiss you on the cheek!"
Mrainer frowned. "Well, then no deal."
"How about for this?" Mickey asked, holding up his Keyblade. Jahu's eyes grew wide.
She started to protest, but Goofy held her back and smiled.
Mrainer whistled. "Sa-weet!"
Mickey continued. "Excellent weapon. Very strong against the Heartless. If you don't tell on Jahu, I'll give you this."
Mrainer ran his hands along the blade. "Hmmm. It's a deal."
"All right." Mickey said. He handed the Keyblade to Mrainer and pushed him out of the house.
"Why did you do that?!" Jahu exclaimed.
"The Keyblade will come back to me. It always does. I didn't lie because I said I would give it to him. I did, but it'll just return to me! So, here's the plan. I'll get back the Keyblade, which will lead me to the Keyhole. I'll seal it then meet you guys back at the ship. If Mrainer tells, we'll already be gone before anyone can punish you, Jahu. Everyone got it?" Mickey asked.
"Yep." they all said. Tidus, Selphie, Goofy, and Jahu went back on the ship. As soon as Mickey got stepped out of the house, the Keyblade went into his hands. He knew he had to move quickly because he heard a faint scream from far away. The Keyblade pulsed as it led Mickey to the Keyhole. It finally led him to the tall building where they first encountered Jahujehu. The Keyhole was glowing on the huge front doors.
"This is dangerous, all out in the open." Mickey said out loud. He quickly climbed the steps and pointed the Keyblade to the door. He heard a click and was about to run to the ship when he heard another click. How can the Keyhole be sealed twice, he thought. Then he turned around. Tons of Barbados were surrounding him. The click was made from the gun Mrainer had aimed right at Mickey's head.
Another Barbado pulled out a gun. It was different from the one Mrainer had, and it was bigger. "Put your hands, er...paws in the air!"
Mickey still had the Keyblade in his hands. He knew that it would come back to him if they took it away. So he dropped it at his feet and raised his hands.
"You sure this is the guy?" the Barbado, a 23-year-old tough guy, asked Mrainer.
"Definitely. He's the one who stole the weapons and my weapon." he said, pointing to the Keyblade.
"I said I'd give it to you, but it's not my fault that I got it back! And anyways, I didn't steal those weapons." Mickey protested.
"Oh yah?" Mrainer said cockily. "So who did?"
Mickey bit his lip. He couldn't tell on Jahu. He didn't want to lie either. "How do you know it wasn't a Heartless?" Mickey finally said.
"Enough chit-chat." the first Barbado said. "You're coming with us, to receive your punishment from Ha'tan."
"You cannot convict me of this! I'm the king, and I just saved your world from the Heartless!" Mickey yelled.
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