AN: Hey you guys!! Man, I haven't updated in forever! I still don't have word on my computer, but I'm at school right now so that's why I'm updating. If you know anyone who's reading DDR elite, please tell them that I'm still writing it, but it'll be a while before I can update in it. I feel so bad that I haven't updated, but I couldn't!! Anyways, I'll update a lot in this fic, and I'm writing in DDR elite.
Mr. Moogle: I haven't seen you guys in a while! How ya been? Holly doesn't own Kingdom Hearts. Oh yah, and she has been really busy so she hasn't had time to read many of the fics you guys have updated, but she will get to them soon!!
Chapter 13: Escape!
"What's taking Mickey so long?" Tidus asked, inside the ship.
"He should have been back by now. I think we should look for him." Goofy said.
Jahu agreed. "I have a feeling that he's in trouble. Let's move!"
"What?" the Barbado barked. "You're the king? We already have a Bendugrian king!"
Mickey looked impatient. "That's because I'm the king of all the worlds. I am a Keyblade wielder and I sealed your world from all of the Heartless."
"So that's what you were doing before." another Barbado said. "I think he's telling the truth. I mean, we didn't run into a single Heartless when we were coming here."
"Shut up!" the first Barbado yelled. "We cannot trust his words."
"But you can trust mine." a voice said from behind the group. Everyone turned around to find Jahu standing there. Goofy, Tidus, and Selphie were a little ways off behind some bushes.
"Jahujehu!" the first Barbado said, surprised.
"So, Xatoxeto, believe me when I say that this guy is the king. You should release him because he is defeating the Heartless and sealing the worlds." Jahu explained.
"Hmmm. I guess you are right. He's free to go." Xatoxeto said gruffly. King Mickey picked up his Keyblade and ran over to Jahu.
Jahu glared at Mrainer with even more hatred. Suddenly she felt a jabbing pain. Oh no, I looked him in the eyes for too long, she thought. She felt a mixture of good and bad feelings. There was a swirl of darkness and light flashing before her eyes.
"W-what's happening to her!" Mrainer yelled.
"Stand back." Mickey said. He knew he'd have to give them at least an explanation so they'd know she was okay. "She has a special gift that allows her to look into others' hearts." I'll have to teach her to control it so she'll only do it when she wants to, Mickey thought to himself.
Jahu's eyes still remained white. Now she started hearing phrases. "That mouse is the one who stole our weapons", "You don't need him when you've got me", "I'll help you with that." Finally the vision subsided.
"Are you okay?!" Xatoxeto said, holding Jahu up.
Mrainer pushed the crowd to Jahu. "So, what did you see?"
Jahu slowly looked up to Mrainer but remembered not to stare into his eyes for too long. "You've done some good and bad things. Your heart has a lot of darkness in it, more than Mickey had. But you still have some light. Basically, you're alright." Jahu said.
"Oh," Mrainer said. "Sounds like me..."
Xatoxeto helped Jahu straighten up. He kind of had a soft spot for Jahu, as a couple of other guys did, too. "Well, as long as you're okay..." Xato noticed something hanging from Jahu's pants. "Hey, this is one of our katanas!!!"
Jahu looked around uneasily. Oops, she thought. "Mickey, run!" she quickly got out of Xato's loose grip and ran as fast as she could. They wouldn't shoot at me, would they? Jahu reached where the others were hiding and told them to run to the ship. She turned around and noticed that the Barbados were chasing after them.
"The ship's not that farther off! I think we can make it!" Selphie yelled.
The gummi ship was slowly coming into view, but there were a couple huge rocks blocking the way. Everyone made it over the rocks, but as Tidus was leaping over one of them he didn't quite make it and tripped.
"Tidus!" Mickey yelled. Jahu quickly ran back and carried Tidus to the ship. They all made it in. They glanced out the windows to see some very angry Barbados shaking their fists at them from below.
"Garsh, that was quite enjoyable." Goofy said sarcastically.
"Tidus, are you okay?" Selphie said, rushing to his side. Jahu had laid him on the couch and was sitting on the ground next to him.
"I...ouch." Tidus said, trying to move his leg. "I think my leg's broken..."
"It's probably broken. Maybe we can make a cast." Selphie suggested.
Jahu stood up and touched Tidus' ankle. Tidus winced. "It's not broken, it's just a sprained ankle. A little worse than usual, but you should be better in about two days or so. Let me get you something." Jahu said. Selphie gave Jahu an unnoticed scowl.
"I knew that..." Selphie said, trailing off.
Jahu came back with a hot, wet towel and a wrap. She took off Tidus' shoe and sock then put the soaking towel on his ankle. "Here we go..." Then she wrapped his ankle. "There, now don't get up until tomorrow morning. Then you can start walking, but don't push it. You should be fine."
"Thanks, Jahu." Tidus said admiringly.
"Wow, how'd you know what to do?" Mickey asked while still in the cockpit seat.
"I've learned a few tips from the Barbados. Mrainer taught me a lot..." Jahu said. "So, where are we heading to?"
"Hmmm...good question. I don't know, but I see a world a little ways off to the right." Mickey explained.
"Half the fun is not knowing where you're going to end up next!" Goofy said.
Jahu plopped herself on a chair. "And the other half is...what?"
Mickey reminisced. "Not knowing what you're gonna do once you get there..."
"How is it working out?" the Heartless asked.
The defender looked mad. "The problem is that it's not!!! I don't know why, but it's not."
"What have you tried?" the Heartless, an Invisible, continued.
"Well, we extracted the heart from him, but Ansem was not there. Or if he is, he's not coming out." the defender sighed restlessly.
"Well, maybe the boy can become evil and do Ansem's work for us!" the Invisible said, looking over to the group of Heartless working on Mesna.
"No, he can't. Only Ansem can unlock the door. I'm afraid that the Heartless in these worlds now are the only ones left. That is, of course, if we can't take over more hearts. Plus there is the other door to darkness, which is holding some Heartless, hopefully enough to destroy the Keyblade Master. But the number of Heartless is still dwindling."
The defender continued. "I guess our transaction was a waste then. All we can do is put his heart back in and let him go."
Suddenly a shadow ran out of breath up to the two Heartless. "He...he's...."
"What's happened?! Has Ansem come back?!" the defender asked.
"Did Mesna turn into a Heartless?!" the Invisible asked.
The shadow was still trying to catch its breath. "He...he's..."