Disclaimer: Still don't own it.
Thanks, D-Dragon, I really appreciate it. Is it alright if I refer to you as D-Dragon? Your name is just so long! lol
Sorry the action scene was crappy, I'm really bad with sword-like action. Okay, to improve the future action scenes, Sora and everyone now know some martial arts, m'kay? Martial arts I can do, but it's so hard to describe what people are doing with their weapons and make it sound right. Did it get any better toward the end of the chapter, when Sora pulled the Oathkeeper out of his interdimensional pocket? I was getting bored with the fighting, so I decided to take.. I dunno, somebody's advice and throw a little dual keyblade action in. Well I thought it made it more interesting. Didn't make much sense, but I guess it'll work…
I really like the direction this story is moving in, it's gonna be hella long, but that's alright. Shouldn't take too long to finish, tho, all I want to do is write in it. I guess I'll shut up now that I'm ranting, so please enjoy the story!
Just a quick heads up, this chapter is a little boring. Not too much happens and it's pretty short, but it's got some interesting points to it. Next chapter should be better, I'll go write that and see if I can post it tonight.
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The sun was setting at Hollow Bastion, casting long red and orange streaks across the sky. Ansem leaned out over the balcony, watching the horizon as the water below reflected the brilliant colors in the heavens. Movement down to his left caught his eye, moving towards the left side of the balcony to get a better look. Down below on the walkway, small shadow Heartless gathered, shuffling back and forth, antennas wriggling.
They filed quickly out of the main entrance, crowding together and shuddering. Ansem watched in wonderment as shadow replicas rose from the stone, grinning morbidly as they wandered into the hall.
Anger rose up in Ansem, and he stormed back through the castle and burst into the hall.
The replicas were loitering dumbly on the stairs, surrounded by the small shadow Heartless.
"What were you doing?" He asked, not expecting and answer. "I ordered you to stay here until our next plan of action was confirmed!" He examined the replicas, they didn't looked too great. They had obviously been fighting with something.
"Let me see that." He ordered, reaching a hand down towards one replica's keyblade. He inspected it, wiping the blood from the tip and glaring angrily at his minions.
"Damn, you just couldn't help yourselves. I had hoped to avoid his involvement in this issue." He looked thoughtfully at the blood for a moment. A spear materialized in his hand and he made short work of the offending Heartless, turning his back on the rest.
"Stay away from the keyblade unless I order you to go after it!" He hissed, disappearing up the stairs.
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Sora leaned tiredly against the wall of the gummi ship, trying to avoid the anxious looks from the rest of the group.
"So what's the plan? We can't just fly around in this thing for the rest of our lives!" Tidus blurted, breaking the uncomfortable silence that had fallen over the ship.
Squall looked at him, sighing. "We can't do anything, we don't know what Ansem is plotting." He said, "We know he's after the keyblade again, but that's it. It's not enough to go on."
Riku ran his hand thoughtfully over his chest, feeling the spot where the shadow keyblade had pierced him hours before. "There was something different about the Heartless," He said, everyone turning to stare at him expectantly.
"I dunno, it just seems like they were, chaotic or something." He sighed, his hand dropping back down and resting against the floor next to his leg.
"What do you mean?" Cloud asked, flexing his wing and staring intently at Riku.
"Well.. They didn't seem to know what they were doing. They were just attacking, no battle strategies whatsoever. They didn't even appear in a strategic fashion, just showed up wherever you were." He said, looking up at Cloud.
Yuffie snorted, "So? Don't they always? What's the big deal?" She asked, leaning heavily on Squall.
A light blush colored Riku's cheeks, "Maybe it's nothing, but when Ansem used me, he always had a plan for each of the Heartless, mapping out who did what, where and when. It just seemed to me like they knew who their enemies were, and they wanted the keyblade."
"Soooo, what does that mean?" Selphie asked, exchanging confused glances with Yuffie.
Riku sighed, resting his forehead against his knees. "I have no idea." He stated dully.
"We need to go see the King." Sora said, facing the window.
"The King? King Mickey? Why?" Tidus asked, disappointed when Sora ignored him.
Squall jumped up. "Of course! The King has the other keyblade! He might know what's going on! Cid?" He turned to Cid, who was already making his way to the controls to set their destination.
With a new option ahead for them, everyone on board relaxed, except for Sora. He continued to stare out the window, worrying silently to himself. Pulling the Oathkeeper key chain out of his pocket, he inspected it. Two keyblades? He had no idea how he had done it, but it had really drained him. He would ask the King about it as soon as he got a chance, turning back to his friends and trying to be his usual cheery self again.
~*~
Goofy watched happily as the large gummi ship landed, the wind from it knocking him back into Donald.
"Whoa! Hyuck! Sorry, Donald!" he laughed, stumbling to his feet and rushing forward to great his friends.
"Goofy! Donald! Did you miss me already?" Sora laughed, jumping down and hugging his two friends.
"Ahem! The King has been waiting, Sora. Follow me." Donald quacked, trying to sound as important as possible.
Sora turned and called to his companions, who were hurrying to catch up. Donald led them through the castle, finally stopping in front of a massive door. He knock loudly on it, puffing out his small chest as the huge doors swung open.
"Your majesty, I present Sora, the keyblade master, and his companions." Donald bowed graciously, scowling darkly when Goofy shoved past him laughing.
"Mornin', Mickey!" Goofy called across the room, waving cheerfully to the small mouse, seated happily in his throne.
Mickey leapt down from his throne, walking quickly down the aisle and waving back, "Mornin' Goofy!" He replied, smiling brightly. He approached Sora, shaking his hand. "Welcome, Sora, I'm glad you're alright! We had quite a scare when we realized the Heartless were after you!" He sounded relieved that Sora and his friends had made it safely.
"Did they attack you, too?" Sora asked, his voice anxious.
Mickey nodded solemnly, "Yes, and had it not been for Donald's powerful protection spells, they might have broken into the castle! Now come, let's take this discussion out into the garden, it's beautiful out there this time of year!" He smiled brightly again and led the group down the corridor, walking through a door and emerging in a vast garden.
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Thanks, D-Dragon, I really appreciate it. Is it alright if I refer to you as D-Dragon? Your name is just so long! lol
Sorry the action scene was crappy, I'm really bad with sword-like action. Okay, to improve the future action scenes, Sora and everyone now know some martial arts, m'kay? Martial arts I can do, but it's so hard to describe what people are doing with their weapons and make it sound right. Did it get any better toward the end of the chapter, when Sora pulled the Oathkeeper out of his interdimensional pocket? I was getting bored with the fighting, so I decided to take.. I dunno, somebody's advice and throw a little dual keyblade action in. Well I thought it made it more interesting. Didn't make much sense, but I guess it'll work…
I really like the direction this story is moving in, it's gonna be hella long, but that's alright. Shouldn't take too long to finish, tho, all I want to do is write in it. I guess I'll shut up now that I'm ranting, so please enjoy the story!
Just a quick heads up, this chapter is a little boring. Not too much happens and it's pretty short, but it's got some interesting points to it. Next chapter should be better, I'll go write that and see if I can post it tonight.
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The sun was setting at Hollow Bastion, casting long red and orange streaks across the sky. Ansem leaned out over the balcony, watching the horizon as the water below reflected the brilliant colors in the heavens. Movement down to his left caught his eye, moving towards the left side of the balcony to get a better look. Down below on the walkway, small shadow Heartless gathered, shuffling back and forth, antennas wriggling.
They filed quickly out of the main entrance, crowding together and shuddering. Ansem watched in wonderment as shadow replicas rose from the stone, grinning morbidly as they wandered into the hall.
Anger rose up in Ansem, and he stormed back through the castle and burst into the hall.
The replicas were loitering dumbly on the stairs, surrounded by the small shadow Heartless.
"What were you doing?" He asked, not expecting and answer. "I ordered you to stay here until our next plan of action was confirmed!" He examined the replicas, they didn't looked too great. They had obviously been fighting with something.
"Let me see that." He ordered, reaching a hand down towards one replica's keyblade. He inspected it, wiping the blood from the tip and glaring angrily at his minions.
"Damn, you just couldn't help yourselves. I had hoped to avoid his involvement in this issue." He looked thoughtfully at the blood for a moment. A spear materialized in his hand and he made short work of the offending Heartless, turning his back on the rest.
"Stay away from the keyblade unless I order you to go after it!" He hissed, disappearing up the stairs.
~*~
Sora leaned tiredly against the wall of the gummi ship, trying to avoid the anxious looks from the rest of the group.
"So what's the plan? We can't just fly around in this thing for the rest of our lives!" Tidus blurted, breaking the uncomfortable silence that had fallen over the ship.
Squall looked at him, sighing. "We can't do anything, we don't know what Ansem is plotting." He said, "We know he's after the keyblade again, but that's it. It's not enough to go on."
Riku ran his hand thoughtfully over his chest, feeling the spot where the shadow keyblade had pierced him hours before. "There was something different about the Heartless," He said, everyone turning to stare at him expectantly.
"I dunno, it just seems like they were, chaotic or something." He sighed, his hand dropping back down and resting against the floor next to his leg.
"What do you mean?" Cloud asked, flexing his wing and staring intently at Riku.
"Well.. They didn't seem to know what they were doing. They were just attacking, no battle strategies whatsoever. They didn't even appear in a strategic fashion, just showed up wherever you were." He said, looking up at Cloud.
Yuffie snorted, "So? Don't they always? What's the big deal?" She asked, leaning heavily on Squall.
A light blush colored Riku's cheeks, "Maybe it's nothing, but when Ansem used me, he always had a plan for each of the Heartless, mapping out who did what, where and when. It just seemed to me like they knew who their enemies were, and they wanted the keyblade."
"Soooo, what does that mean?" Selphie asked, exchanging confused glances with Yuffie.
Riku sighed, resting his forehead against his knees. "I have no idea." He stated dully.
"We need to go see the King." Sora said, facing the window.
"The King? King Mickey? Why?" Tidus asked, disappointed when Sora ignored him.
Squall jumped up. "Of course! The King has the other keyblade! He might know what's going on! Cid?" He turned to Cid, who was already making his way to the controls to set their destination.
With a new option ahead for them, everyone on board relaxed, except for Sora. He continued to stare out the window, worrying silently to himself. Pulling the Oathkeeper key chain out of his pocket, he inspected it. Two keyblades? He had no idea how he had done it, but it had really drained him. He would ask the King about it as soon as he got a chance, turning back to his friends and trying to be his usual cheery self again.
~*~
Goofy watched happily as the large gummi ship landed, the wind from it knocking him back into Donald.
"Whoa! Hyuck! Sorry, Donald!" he laughed, stumbling to his feet and rushing forward to great his friends.
"Goofy! Donald! Did you miss me already?" Sora laughed, jumping down and hugging his two friends.
"Ahem! The King has been waiting, Sora. Follow me." Donald quacked, trying to sound as important as possible.
Sora turned and called to his companions, who were hurrying to catch up. Donald led them through the castle, finally stopping in front of a massive door. He knock loudly on it, puffing out his small chest as the huge doors swung open.
"Your majesty, I present Sora, the keyblade master, and his companions." Donald bowed graciously, scowling darkly when Goofy shoved past him laughing.
"Mornin', Mickey!" Goofy called across the room, waving cheerfully to the small mouse, seated happily in his throne.
Mickey leapt down from his throne, walking quickly down the aisle and waving back, "Mornin' Goofy!" He replied, smiling brightly. He approached Sora, shaking his hand. "Welcome, Sora, I'm glad you're alright! We had quite a scare when we realized the Heartless were after you!" He sounded relieved that Sora and his friends had made it safely.
"Did they attack you, too?" Sora asked, his voice anxious.
Mickey nodded solemnly, "Yes, and had it not been for Donald's powerful protection spells, they might have broken into the castle! Now come, let's take this discussion out into the garden, it's beautiful out there this time of year!" He smiled brightly again and led the group down the corridor, walking through a door and emerging in a vast garden.
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