Sclartaran Productions Presents
A Talanane Creation
Kingdom Hearts Trinity Sight
Episode XII: A Memorial Interrupted.
Standard Disclaimer
The following is a work of fan-fiction. This means it contains characters, locations and other things drawn from various sources such as books, movies, television shows, anime and video games, none of which I own the rights to. In this episode they are Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts, Chain of Memories, by Square-Enix Inc, and Skies of Arcadia Legends, by SEGA.
Riku and Mickey were forcibly thrust back into their cell in the 'sky submarine's brig.
"Hey, don't be so rough pal!" Mickey shouted at the pirates.
"I'm not your pal." the pirate replied. "Just cool off and think about telling the Captain where that treasure is!"
"I don't know about any treasure, I swear!"
"Suit yourself." the pirate said as he slammed the cell door shut.
As their jailor walked away, Riku struggled to his feet and went forward to clasp and rattle the bars a little bit, as if he could break down the door.
"Hey come back here!" he shouted. However the pirate was gone.
In Arcadia's middle sea, three ships were approaching a small floating island known as a junction point on the planet's trade routes. One was the Little Jack. The second was a larger two mast frigate whose sails bore the emblem of an albatross and flew a blue skull flag. The third was a large steel battleship bearing the banner of the Valuan Armada, and underneath that the standard of the Valuan Royal Family. On all three ships a crew member stood on the deck with a pair of flags, signaling to the other ships and to the dock workers on shore. Eventually, with a lot of signaling and maneuvering, all three ships got into position. The Little Jack pulled up to the dock, while the two other ships sent out small boats filled with dignitaries.
A little while later in the island's tavern, six figures sat around one of the tables, just inside the entrance while four more, obviously soldiers by the way they were dressed, stood by for any trouble. Those seated around the table rose, moving toward the exit. A few minutes later those same figures could be seen in an alcove carved out of the living rock of the island, standing around another carved stone in the shape of a sad looking old man dressed in robes, one arm extended out in front of him, pointing south by southwest. Almost as one, everyone there, including the soldiers bowed with respect in that direction.
One of the figures, a young man in his twenties dressed in a short purple coat and trousers and wearing a simple gold circlet on his head began to speak. "We are gathered here today to remember those who lost their lives in the tragedy of four years ago. Whether they number among those who sacrificed their lives to bring peace and freedom or were simply the victims of a senseless and unnecessary war, we honor the memory of each and every one."
He paused just as a plump middle aged woman brought up a basket containing a couple of bottles and a number of simple clay cups. He nodded to her and she set the basket down, opened the bottles, took out the cups and began filling them, the young man taking them and passing them around to all those assembled there. Just as the woman finished, pouring one for herself and the young man was about to propose a toast, another man in the uniform of the Valuan Armada rushed into the area, shouting. "My Lord, My Lady!"
The young blonde man turned to him, as did a young woman with long black hair, wearing something very similar to a kimono. "Yes trooper?" the young man asked.
"Report from the Capital Sire!" the soldier said.
"Read it!"
"The Defense Minister sends his regards and regrets to inform you that there is yet no news on the stolen prototype Sky Submarine, but that Captain Marco expects that it may be somewhere in the Middle Sea area. Also, there have been reports of a strange new type of monster having been seen in the outlying areas of New Valua City."
"New monsters trooper?" the blonde man said, as the woman beside him gasped.
"Sorry Lord Enrique." the soldier stammered. "That's all the report says."
The other people nearby could be heard talking, asking each other the obvious questions about what kind of monsters they were and would they show up near where they lived. Neither Enrique nor the soldier had any answer for that.
Riku and Mickey's cell shuddered as the reverberations from a strong impact ran through the ship, waking both of them from a fitful sleep. Then a moment later it happened again, accompanied by the clanging of an object striking the metal hull. A moment after that a muffled yet still quite audible boom sounded as cannon were fired. Riku rubbed his eyes as he tried to focus his still dream scattered thoughts. Mickey too was a little disoriented, but both he and Riku knew from experience what the sounds and vibrations meant and therefore realized what was happening.
"Wonder who these Pirates are attacking now?" Mickey asked.
"Who cares? It's no-one we know, probably."
"Riku, I'm surprised at you! Some innocent people could get hurt!"
"I know, I know. You always say that. What can we do about it down here?"
Before Mickey could answer him, there was an especially loud clang and a bang quite nearby, along with a shaking which threw both of them along with the guards outside to the deck. Simultaneously there was a scream and a snapping of twisted and tortured metal. Mickey and Riku picked themselves up, a little more bruised and battered. The brig cell didn't fare so well, having visible cracks in the bulkhead and a slight twisting in the bars. There was also a slight smell of burnt or burning gunpowder. Outside of the cell the guards were also getting to their feet, cursing all the while.
"What's the hook-handed, peg-legged Cap'n think he's doing with this boat?" one of them complained. "Get us all killed I reckon!"
"Shut up you swab!" the other one retorted. "You want to be keelhauled?"
"You shut up!" the first shot back.
"Who says!" the second pirate shouted, his fists held out in front of him.
"I say!" the first shouted back, with a knife in his hand.
Just about then there was another bump and a clang, once again sending everyone back down to the deck. Then, once the pirates and prisoners regained their feet, another pirate burst into the passageway shouting. "The Captain orders all hands on deck, repel boarders!"
"Ah great!" the pirate with the knife said sarcastically. "What else could happen?"
The two original pirates fell back into their argument, the one with the knife wanting to stay down in the brig, the one without wanting to obey the order, with the third backing him. The knife wielder lashed out with the blade, grazing the arm of the other as he dodged and counterattacked with a fist, hitting the first pirate on the shoulder as he ducked. The third pirate tried to get them to break up the fight, shouting "Hey, hey! Stop it! There's enough fighting up on deck!" He was cut off in mid-sentence as his interference only got him punched and stabbed by the others, causing him to stagger and leaving a bleeding hole in his shoulder.
Riku and Mickey could only lean against the bars and watch while this was going on, as the age-old tendency of the violent and evil to turn on each other played out before them. (Riku was still weak from his bout with the bends, and even if he could have used his Dark Mode powers, the blast would have likely killed everyone in the area, given the cramped quarters.) They would have seen their jailors kill each other but for the sudden entrance of two other figures dressed differently than the pirates, and who took up fighting postures, one shouting a challenge as he did so.
"Hold it you pirate scum! Step apart and put your hands up, before they get cut off!"
One pirate, the one who had come down to warn the others of the boarding party shouted hoarsely "See, I told you we were being boarded, but no, you had to have your little quarrel!"
"Shut up and put them up I said!" the Armada sailor who had first addressed them shouted as he and his companion pointed their blades as the pirate who had spoken. That pirate was in no real shape to resist them, since he had to hold the bleeding wound in his shoulder with the opposite hand, and the arm on the wounded side was of little use. His companions though, once alerted to the intrusion and still full of anger and adrenalin from their argument, charged the soldiers and managed to surprise them, getting in the first hits.
However the Valuan soldiers were well trained professionals and they quickly recovered from their surprise, taking the blows in stride and each moving in a different direction to get to either side of the pirates. Then with an order from one of them, they closed in to execute a pincer style attack on the two now flustered brig guards. One, two hits, one on each of the pirates of a closed fist wrapped around the hilt of a Navel cutlass and they were knocked unconscious. The third pirate, who had not fought due to having to hold his wound, just moaned.
"What do we do with this scum Lieutenant?" one of the soldiers asked.
"Orders are to take them alive if possible Sergeant. We take them back to the Captain." The lieutenant mused for a moment then said "Well, since we're already in the brig anyway, you can just check these fellows to see if one of them has the keys and we'll stick them in a cell for now, and yes, after you've done that you can go see if you can get Bones to check over this guy here."
"Yes sir!" the Sergeant replied as he began searching the unconscious bodies.
"Hey Lieutenant!" a loud, yet slightly squeaky voice sounded from one of the cells, what about us!"
The Lieutenant looked over to see who was speaking. Since Arcadia did not have any humanoid animals of its own, he was obviously shocked to see Mickey.
"A mouse?" he asked out loud.
"Mickey Mouse, to be precise." he answered.
Author's Note: Yes, I know that this one is a little shorter. It's taken me a while to put this chapter together, and when Mickey said his last line, I knew it to be a natural chapter break.
Next time on Kingdom Hearts Trinity Sight: Fight at the Farmhouse.