Kingdom Hearts – Introverted
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Chapter Six – Yuffie and the Giant

The world was turning, spinning, moving all around them in a way that the world shouldn't have moved. They were tossed around, crashing into walls and chairs and the control panel and various other objects that just happened to get in their way. Bruises were forming all over their bodies, as well as all over their ship. The world continues to turn as it smacked into buildings, and finally, crashed into the ground.

They lay still there for a very long time…

Yuffie emerged from her gummi ship, coughing from all the smoke that was coming from the ship. Damned Heartless, she wanted to say out loud, but she knew that if she opened her mouth she might have vomited everywhere. She still wasn't very good with flying. She steadied herself against a nearby wall, feeling the contents of her stomach swirling around inside her, and turned to observe her newly wrecked ship. It had been beat up pretty badly, with dents all over it, and cracks all over the windshield. A small fire had even started somewhere near the back, which was where all the smoke was coming from.

It was a wonder she was able to land it at all. Oh well, it could still be repaired.

There was a loud beeping suddenly, coming from the inside of the ship, and Yuffie approached it slowly, seeing a red light flashing inside. What the hell is wrong with it now? She thought irritably, approaching the ship just as the light started to flash faster and faster. Then the ship exploded.

Yuffie screamed in shock, as gummi pieces started flying everywhere and one hit her between the eyes, sending her flying backwards. She lay there for a moment, then felt her lunch rising inside of her, and she sat up quickly, letting it all out in front of her.

"Eww … damn it." She muttered, wiping her mouth when she finished and stood slowly. She stared back up (or rather, down) at the gummi ship. It was nothing but a pile of destroyed gummi pieces now. She picked one up and examined it, finding that it was completely useless. So much for being repairable, she thought bitterly, tossing it back on the ground. "Ah well … better check this place out." She said, turning away from the ship and walking away from it. She stumbled through grass that was way too long, scaling the building, which she noticed was way too tall.

What a stupid world. She thought, staring at her surroundings. Everything here … it looks like it was designed for giants or something. She mused, staring at a huge spherical object before her. She approached it, staring up at it blankly, wondering at its purpose. It was just as tall as a two storey building, made out of a bright red, and blue and yellow material. It looked like a huge ball. Maybe it's a statue? She thought, placing her hands against it. It moved with ease and she jumped back in surprise. Behind the wall, hundreds of feet away, was the largest building she had ever seen in her life. It towered over her tiny form, and Yuffie suddenly shuddered. It looked like a normal, two storey house, except that it was probably 200 storeys to Yuffie. She realised the tall blades of grass around her probably weren't that tall, and that building she had landed near – she turned to look at it quickly – was a really, really big dog house.

She swore under her breath. She really had landed in a world full of giants.

There was a loud growling behind her, and Yuffie's hand instantly fell to her shuriken. She turned slowly, ready to take on whatever it was behind her, when her legs buckled beneath her. Behind the giant ball stood the most vicious, dangerous, and largest dog she had ever seen. It was snarling at her, drool dripping from its sharp teeth. She cringed when she thought of those huge things, easily ripping her apart with one chomp. She stood slowly, grabbing her weapon and never taking her eyes off the creature. It took a step forward and she took one back. Gripping the shuriken tightly, she moved her arm slowly, then threw, hitting it in its right eye.

It let out a whimper as it hit, and as Yuffie caught her weapon on its return, she saw the dog's eyes flare. She gulped, realising that she'd done nothing but made it angry. It pounced, and she jumped out of the way, rolling across the ground and away from it. She was on her feet immediately as she looked around for an escape route, and on what must have been the largest fence she'd ever seen was a tiny hole, just big enough for her to squeeze through. She looked back at the dog, who had turned around and was looking for her. It spotted her and began to run again, letting out a menacing growl as it did and Yuffie ran. She could feel it's hot breath on her back, and it felt like a hot wind had just blown against her and she sped up, turning back to see the dog wasn't phased by her burst of speed. If anything, it got closer to her.

Yuffie gulped, she wasn't going to get to the fence by just running. She had to distract the mutt somehow. She looked around, and catching sight of some tall flowers growing in the ground, she dove towards them, moving away from the dog as it snapped down at her. She ran again, looking back as the dog skidded to a halt and turned around, following her again. She stopped as she reached the tall stem of one of the flowers and stared at the dog as it approached her. She was catching her breath, and waiting for just the right moment. It opened its mouth, snarling at her and was ready to snap at her just as she jumped up, landing on top of the flower. Confused, the dog snapped at where she'd been, surprised that he couldn't find her anywhere. He looked up suddenly, catching Yuffie on top of the flower and snapped at her again, just as she jumped onto another one. Again it snapped at her, and she jumped back to the first flower, and it did it again and again, while Yuffie easily evaded it.

She grinned at the creature, who was panting loudly. She could see the enraged look in her eyes, and was quite pleased with herself. It made to snap at her again, and she jumped away with ease, and when she turned back to smirk at it, she saw that it had devoured the flower.

Oh crap. Yuffie thought, then asked it, "What kind of mutt eats flowers, huh?" just as it chomped down on the flower she had been on, forcing her to jump away. "I guess playtime's over." She said, readying herself as the dog made to snap down on her again. She jumped as it ate the flower, landing on its nose. She climbed up it, feeling its wet slime ooze all over her as she did. She wanted to cry out "grossness!" but managed to hold it in. The dog was stunned, then it began to shake its head uncontrollably, just as Yuffie fell over and grabbed onto its fur. She was being tossed around wildly, and it was only making her feel sick again.

The world was a blur, but she was staring the dog in the eyes as she grabbed her shuriken, and almost lost her grip as she did so, then slashed it across the dog's nose. It let out a howl and she dropped, instantly running back toward the fence. As she inched nearer, she heard the dog let out a vicious bark, and turned back to see it chasing after her, blood soaking into its fur. She put on a burst of speed as she raced towards the fence, not wanting the dog to catch her when there was an explosion above her. Stunned, she stopped to look at the source, when she saw a man – who was not the size of a giant, aiming a shotgun at the dog, and fired again.

"Go, damn it! This thing's only irritating it!" He snapped when he noticed Yuffie standing there staring at him, and she burst into a run again, diving through the hole. She sat there for a moment, breathing heavily with relief, when something burst through the hole and she jumped up, seeing the dog's large muzzle poking through, snarling and snapping violently at the air. She stepped back, just as the man on the fence jumped down beside her.

"Don't worry," He said, which made her jump. "He can't get us as long as we stay away from the fence."

She turned to him ready to thank him when she froze. She stared at him, suddenly wanting to scream.

The man before her looked like Reno of the Turks.

Aah, I changed perspectives! I wasn't going to do this until a little later but it's fun to keep a cliff-hanger going for a bit. And this it gonna be a bit longer too, considering I didn't get everything in that I wanted to in this chapter, so … for at least another chapter (maybe even two, it depends) we're gonna see things from Yuffie's POV.

Koshou: Dagger and Vivi are from FFIX. They're looking for Zidane, who's the main character in the game. Dagger's also known as Garnet, but she changes her name to Dagger. (but everyone keeps calling her Garnet anyway)

Lady Sonora: Thanks for the reviews! In chapter four that was Vincent!

Okay … this is gonna be it for a little while. I have exams now, spread over the next four weeks and I'd like to try and study for them. There will be occasions in between exams where I'll write a bit, and post it, but don't expect too much. Thanks heaps for reading, I'll see you all soon!