Disclaimer: Insert cool disclaimer here.
I don't really know if anyone is actually reading this story, I hope it's okay. I'm really enjoying writing it anyway, so I guess that's really what matters. Please review after you read.
I'm not really thrilled with how this chapter came out, but I guess it's okay. This fic is gonna be a lot longer than I originally expected, not that I'm complaining or anything. And again, thank you, Dimitri Plabato/Drake Dragon, you seem to be the only person reading this.:/ Meh, I'm glad you like it so far, I will do my best! *determined shiny eyes*
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Sora and Riku ducked into the second district, trying to get away from the mass of Heartless. There were far too many to fight, more appearing every few feet.
"Damn! What are going to do, Sora?!" Riku shouted, wiping the blood from his face as they sprinted down the alley.
Sora tripped, looking back to see a shadow Riku holding onto his ankle. He swung his keyblade at it, severing its arm. He struggled to his feet and spun around.
"Shit!" He exclaimed, realizing that they were surrounded. The shadow replicas closed in around them, grinning in triumph and hate.
Sora backed up, slamming into Riku. They exchanged grim smiles and nodded in appreciation of each other.
"I guess we'll just have to make a stand. Come on, Sora, we can take 'em, easy!" Riku laughed nervously, looking over his shoulder at his friend. "But just in case, I think you should know, I was always jealous of you." He added, lowering his voice.
"What?" Sora asked, baffled by Riku's confession. "You're the one everyone respects! You're the invincible Riku!" Sora's voice faltered as he continued, "Back on Destiny Islands, nobody could beat you, not even when we ganged up on you! Then when I got the keyblade, and became the keyblade master, I thought for once, that maybe, I could be just as strong as you.. And when I found out that you were supposed to have gotten the keyblade in the first place, it was infuriating! Even as the keyblade master, I wasn't as strong as you!! What could you possibly be jealous of..?" He paused to wipe a streak of blood from his neck.
"God, Sora. I'll never understand you. I'd give anything to be you. What's strength and respect when you still can't get the one thing you really want?" He laughed bitterly, "She always loved you. I don't know why, but she only loved you."
Sora looked at his friend, concerned and a little confused. "Who? Kairi?" He asked, realization dawning on him. "Kairi.. Loved me? How do you know?"
Riku snorted, "You could see it all over her face, every time she looked at you. Especially after you rescued her from- me… And how when she lost her heart, it went to you."
Sora's eyes widened and he spun to face Riku, catching the pain in Riku's face as he tried to avoid Sora's gaze. He opened his mouth to say something, but was cut off when a Heartless wrapped it's hand around Sora's neck and pulled him into crowd.
"Sora!" Riku cried, barreling after him. He swung his dark keyblade, catching a shadow replica in the jaw. Sora struggled desperately to escape, Heartless gripping his arms so he couldn't use the keyblade. Riku slammed his foot into another Heartless, sending it flying. He punched and kicked his way through, dispatching replicas with the dark keyblade as he pulled Sora away.
"We have to get out of here! There's no way we can beat them all!" Riku cried, pushing Sora up against the stone wall.
"Right, I'm not losing to these bastards." Sora mumbled, attaching the Oblivion key chain and taking up a battle stance. "Let's go!" He cried throwing himself into the Heartless before Riku could stop him.
The Heartless pressed around them, slicing at the two boys with keyblade replicas. Magic attacks seemed to have no affect whatsoever, Sora and Riku relying on their physical skills. Both were exhausted, fighting off the hordes of shadows with failing energy. Suddenly, Riku slipped, sending him down to his knees as he blocked an attack from above. Bad move. A replica of Sora pierced him through the chest with a shadow keyblade. Sora spun around at the sound of Riku's startled shout, a look of horror on his face when he noticed the keyblade protruding from between his best friend's shoulders.
"Riku!!" he screamed, thrown back by a kick. He fought desperately against the wall of Heartless separating him from his wounded friend.
Riku groaned and slipped to the ground, the keyblade vanishing as it was released from it's holder's grasp. Blood soaked the stone around him, splashing thickly as a Heartless stepped forward to finish Riku, raising its keyblade replica for the final blow.
"NO!!" Sora screamed, kicking out at the crowd around him. "RIKU!!" In a desperate move, he leapt forward, keyblade ready. Several Heartless grabbed his right arm, holding the keyblade up as the replica standing over Riku began to bring his weapon down.
"RIKU!!" Sora screamed again, pulling his left arm around, destroying a wave of shadows as Oathkeeper materialized in it. He lunged free, slicing through the Heartless with both keyblades.
He reached Riku just in time, catching the offending Heartless's keyblade with Oblivion, while beheading it with Oathkeeper. The remaining Heartless fell back several paces, avoiding the keyblade master as he crouched over his fallen friend. He brandished the keyblades threateningly, fighting the crowd away from him. They formed an unsteady circle around the two, watching as the keyblades flashed back and forth, Sora's strength beginning to fail.
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"There! Cid hurry up! Riku looks hurt!" Selphie cried, pointing out the window towards the ground, where Sora could be seen, still standing over Riku.
Kairi paced anxiously, Yuffie standing defensively next to her. "I hope they're alright.." She whimpered, not able to bring herself to look out the window.
"Hey, you guys ready? They're completely surrounded, so be prepared." Cid called back to the boys, who were already waiting at the door.
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At the familiar sound of the gummi ship, Sora looked up. He smiled, holding the two keyblades up triumphantly.
"They're here, Riku, we're gonna be alright!" He told the silver-haired boy, who was barely conscious and gasping for breath.
Taking advantage of the Heartless' distraction, Sora cast curaga on Riku, watching him double up in pain as his chest knit itself back together. He smiled distantly as Riku managed to pull himself to his feet, holding a hand to his chest and still gasping.
"Thanks, Sora.." He choked, watching the gummi ship descend towards them. "Sora..?" He looked back, catching a glimpse as Sora collapsed weakly on the stone, his keyblades disappearing back into key chains.
The gummi ship landed roughly several feet from where Riku stood. The door slid open and Squall and Cloud jumped out, meeting the Heartless head-on as they surged forward to attack. Wakka and Tidus jumped out next, Tidus helping Riku aboard as Wakka picked Sora up, leaping back in and calling to the others.
Cloud lunged forward and pulled himself back in, catching Squall by the arm as the gummi ship began to rise. The two males collapsed on board as the door slammed shut, the ship lurching as it rose above the city, disappearing into the sky.
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I don't really know if anyone is actually reading this story, I hope it's okay. I'm really enjoying writing it anyway, so I guess that's really what matters. Please review after you read.
I'm not really thrilled with how this chapter came out, but I guess it's okay. This fic is gonna be a lot longer than I originally expected, not that I'm complaining or anything. And again, thank you, Dimitri Plabato/Drake Dragon, you seem to be the only person reading this.:/ Meh, I'm glad you like it so far, I will do my best! *determined shiny eyes*
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Sora and Riku ducked into the second district, trying to get away from the mass of Heartless. There were far too many to fight, more appearing every few feet.
"Damn! What are going to do, Sora?!" Riku shouted, wiping the blood from his face as they sprinted down the alley.
Sora tripped, looking back to see a shadow Riku holding onto his ankle. He swung his keyblade at it, severing its arm. He struggled to his feet and spun around.
"Shit!" He exclaimed, realizing that they were surrounded. The shadow replicas closed in around them, grinning in triumph and hate.
Sora backed up, slamming into Riku. They exchanged grim smiles and nodded in appreciation of each other.
"I guess we'll just have to make a stand. Come on, Sora, we can take 'em, easy!" Riku laughed nervously, looking over his shoulder at his friend. "But just in case, I think you should know, I was always jealous of you." He added, lowering his voice.
"What?" Sora asked, baffled by Riku's confession. "You're the one everyone respects! You're the invincible Riku!" Sora's voice faltered as he continued, "Back on Destiny Islands, nobody could beat you, not even when we ganged up on you! Then when I got the keyblade, and became the keyblade master, I thought for once, that maybe, I could be just as strong as you.. And when I found out that you were supposed to have gotten the keyblade in the first place, it was infuriating! Even as the keyblade master, I wasn't as strong as you!! What could you possibly be jealous of..?" He paused to wipe a streak of blood from his neck.
"God, Sora. I'll never understand you. I'd give anything to be you. What's strength and respect when you still can't get the one thing you really want?" He laughed bitterly, "She always loved you. I don't know why, but she only loved you."
Sora looked at his friend, concerned and a little confused. "Who? Kairi?" He asked, realization dawning on him. "Kairi.. Loved me? How do you know?"
Riku snorted, "You could see it all over her face, every time she looked at you. Especially after you rescued her from- me… And how when she lost her heart, it went to you."
Sora's eyes widened and he spun to face Riku, catching the pain in Riku's face as he tried to avoid Sora's gaze. He opened his mouth to say something, but was cut off when a Heartless wrapped it's hand around Sora's neck and pulled him into crowd.
"Sora!" Riku cried, barreling after him. He swung his dark keyblade, catching a shadow replica in the jaw. Sora struggled desperately to escape, Heartless gripping his arms so he couldn't use the keyblade. Riku slammed his foot into another Heartless, sending it flying. He punched and kicked his way through, dispatching replicas with the dark keyblade as he pulled Sora away.
"We have to get out of here! There's no way we can beat them all!" Riku cried, pushing Sora up against the stone wall.
"Right, I'm not losing to these bastards." Sora mumbled, attaching the Oblivion key chain and taking up a battle stance. "Let's go!" He cried throwing himself into the Heartless before Riku could stop him.
The Heartless pressed around them, slicing at the two boys with keyblade replicas. Magic attacks seemed to have no affect whatsoever, Sora and Riku relying on their physical skills. Both were exhausted, fighting off the hordes of shadows with failing energy. Suddenly, Riku slipped, sending him down to his knees as he blocked an attack from above. Bad move. A replica of Sora pierced him through the chest with a shadow keyblade. Sora spun around at the sound of Riku's startled shout, a look of horror on his face when he noticed the keyblade protruding from between his best friend's shoulders.
"Riku!!" he screamed, thrown back by a kick. He fought desperately against the wall of Heartless separating him from his wounded friend.
Riku groaned and slipped to the ground, the keyblade vanishing as it was released from it's holder's grasp. Blood soaked the stone around him, splashing thickly as a Heartless stepped forward to finish Riku, raising its keyblade replica for the final blow.
"NO!!" Sora screamed, kicking out at the crowd around him. "RIKU!!" In a desperate move, he leapt forward, keyblade ready. Several Heartless grabbed his right arm, holding the keyblade up as the replica standing over Riku began to bring his weapon down.
"RIKU!!" Sora screamed again, pulling his left arm around, destroying a wave of shadows as Oathkeeper materialized in it. He lunged free, slicing through the Heartless with both keyblades.
He reached Riku just in time, catching the offending Heartless's keyblade with Oblivion, while beheading it with Oathkeeper. The remaining Heartless fell back several paces, avoiding the keyblade master as he crouched over his fallen friend. He brandished the keyblades threateningly, fighting the crowd away from him. They formed an unsteady circle around the two, watching as the keyblades flashed back and forth, Sora's strength beginning to fail.
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"There! Cid hurry up! Riku looks hurt!" Selphie cried, pointing out the window towards the ground, where Sora could be seen, still standing over Riku.
Kairi paced anxiously, Yuffie standing defensively next to her. "I hope they're alright.." She whimpered, not able to bring herself to look out the window.
"Hey, you guys ready? They're completely surrounded, so be prepared." Cid called back to the boys, who were already waiting at the door.
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At the familiar sound of the gummi ship, Sora looked up. He smiled, holding the two keyblades up triumphantly.
"They're here, Riku, we're gonna be alright!" He told the silver-haired boy, who was barely conscious and gasping for breath.
Taking advantage of the Heartless' distraction, Sora cast curaga on Riku, watching him double up in pain as his chest knit itself back together. He smiled distantly as Riku managed to pull himself to his feet, holding a hand to his chest and still gasping.
"Thanks, Sora.." He choked, watching the gummi ship descend towards them. "Sora..?" He looked back, catching a glimpse as Sora collapsed weakly on the stone, his keyblades disappearing back into key chains.
The gummi ship landed roughly several feet from where Riku stood. The door slid open and Squall and Cloud jumped out, meeting the Heartless head-on as they surged forward to attack. Wakka and Tidus jumped out next, Tidus helping Riku aboard as Wakka picked Sora up, leaping back in and calling to the others.
Cloud lunged forward and pulled himself back in, catching Squall by the arm as the gummi ship began to rise. The two males collapsed on board as the door slammed shut, the ship lurching as it rose above the city, disappearing into the sky.
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