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This information gathering is killing me! I really want to get into the storyline, so I am gonna try to get through this as fast as possible, I wish I had a better computer chair.. L
I hope you are enjoying the story, and I'll try to cut back on saying that, cuz I know I say it too often. This chapter still isn't very exciting, but I thought it was interesting. I looked up some info from ansemreport.com. I can't remember who told me about that, but thanks! It's a very cool website with lots of info on KH II.
Thanks D-Dragon and minamotogirl for your reviews! I know it's late, but I can't stop writing chapters! I'm stuck on Riku's Silence right now, and I hope to get back to Labyrinth soon, but I like this story so much it's driving me crazy!
And just a note, I'm not trying to make Wakka, Tidus, and Selphie look clueless, I'm just accenting on the fact that they weren't exactly present during Kingdom Hearts, so naturally, they would know the least about it.
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Everyone was seated comfortably in the garden, resting on the soft grass. King Mickey had discussed the Heartless attack with Sora, and he and Riku had thought of the same thing, the Heartless had been acting strangely.
They had just finished their lunch break, everyone trying to stay awake as they continued on with their meeting. Tidus interrupting the brief silence to ask King Mickey something that had been bothering him.
"So, you have a keyblade, too?" He asked, looking up questioningly at Mickey.
The King laughed, "Yes, do you find that confusing?" he watched as Tidus nodded, looking form him to Sora and back again. "Well, you see, there can be more than one keyblade, so long as there is a single keyblade master. Now, the keyblade master, obviously, is the most powerful, at least, wielding the most powerful keyblade. Does that make sense?" He asked, laughing as Tidus slowly nodded, looking around at Selphie and Wakka, who were equally confused.
He sighed, scratching his ear and trying to think up a better explanation. He reached into his pocket and pulled out his kingdom key chain, producing his keyblade and showing Tidus. He nodded encouragingly at Sora and Riku, who also produced their keyblades, holding them at their sides.
"Okay, uh.. Well, think of it this way. There are many different types of Heartless, right? And to destroy them, there are many different types of keyblades. Sora and I hold of the three known keyblades, while Riku holds the third, which is capable of unlocking people's hearts. Now, the most powerful keyblade sought out Sora, making him the keyblade master. There can only be one keyblade master, as Riku and Sora found out at Hollow Bastion. Do you get it now?"
Tidus thought for a minute, "Yeah, I guess that makes sense.. But why did the Heartless attack Sora in Traverse Town?"
The King smiled, "Good question! The Heartless have a great fear of the keyblade, so they constantly seek to take the heart of whoever wields one." He stated simply.
Selphie giggled, "Oh! I get it! Oh, sorry." She clamped her hands over her mouth.
Riku looked at the King, "You said we have three known keyblades?"
Mickey looked surprised to receive such a question from Riku, considering he should know more about the keyblades than anyone. "Yes, we have records of three keyblades. You, Sora, and me each holding one. Why do you ask?"
Riku looked down at Sora, who looked away from the group, suddenly very interested in the air next to his feet.
"Sora, why don't you show the king that neat little trick you learned back in Traverse? I'm sure he'd find it really interesting, and it might have something to do with the attack." He nudged his friend.
Sora looked up at the King, who looked back at him with curiosity. Sighing in defeat, he held up his left hand, the Oathkeeper materializing in it.
There was an audible gasp as everyone stared at Sora. He rested the Oathkeeper by his leg, playing with Oblivion absently. He gave the King his trademark grin and blushed, very aware of the looks he was receiving from around the garden.
"Sora, how did you do that?" Mickey asked, jumping up and rushing over to examine to two keyblades.
Sora looked slightly startled, "I don't know, it just sort of, happened." he looked down at the King.
"How? During the attack? What happened?" He pressed, fiddling with the keyblade.
Sora shrugged, "Well, I saw Riku get stabbed through the chest, and I thought I was about to lose him." His blush deepened as the girls made cute sounds, remarking on the lies about male insensitivity. "The Heartless were all around me, and I knew Riku was about to die if I didn't do something, but Oblivion was pinned. I had to do something, but I didn't know what, then I heard Kairi's voice in my head. She was crying, and she said she wanted to help. I remembered telling her a long time ago, that she would just get in my way. So she gave me her lucky charm, and told me to use it to help Riku. So I pulled it out of my pocket, and summoned a keyblade. I don't really understand it…" He finished, locking eyes with Kairi.
"He passed out after casting curaga on me, he's obviously not strong enough to wield two keyblades, which suggests that he has them by accident." Riku added, watching Sora worriedly.
Sora gave him a small pout, "I'm strong! I can deal!" He claimed, trying to stop his hands from shaking.
"Look, it's already draining your energy, put them away." Riku commanded, grabbing Sora's shoulder to steady him.
The two keyblades turned back into their key chain forms, Sora stuffing them quickly into his pockets.
"Interesting. Very interesting." Mickey thought for a moment, pondering the reasons why Sora might have wound up with a second keyblade.
"That's very important, I'm sure, but what do we do about Ansem?" Squall asked, interrupting the King's thoughts.
"Yeah! We need to stop him now, before he tries anything else!" Yuffie cried, jumping to her feet.
"Hmmm, I suppose a confrontation is in order…" Mickey stated.
"A confrontation? You mean we're actually going to talk to him before we try anything?" Sora asked, nervous at the thought of trying to talk peacefully with the Heartless King.
"Of course! Why? Would you prefer to rush blindly into battle?" Selphie scoffed.
"That's not what I meant!" Sora shot back. "I mean, how do we know he won't pull something while we're right in the middle of his fortress?"
Squall and the others winced at the sound of their previous home being referred to as 'Ansem's Fortress'.
"Sora's right, we need to take precautions against unsuspected attack." Riku agreed, waving his dark keyblade violently.
"All right then, we need to plan this carefully." Mickey commanded, putting his keyblade away and pulling out a pad of paper.
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This information gathering is killing me! I really want to get into the storyline, so I am gonna try to get through this as fast as possible, I wish I had a better computer chair.. L
I hope you are enjoying the story, and I'll try to cut back on saying that, cuz I know I say it too often. This chapter still isn't very exciting, but I thought it was interesting. I looked up some info from ansemreport.com. I can't remember who told me about that, but thanks! It's a very cool website with lots of info on KH II.
Thanks D-Dragon and minamotogirl for your reviews! I know it's late, but I can't stop writing chapters! I'm stuck on Riku's Silence right now, and I hope to get back to Labyrinth soon, but I like this story so much it's driving me crazy!
And just a note, I'm not trying to make Wakka, Tidus, and Selphie look clueless, I'm just accenting on the fact that they weren't exactly present during Kingdom Hearts, so naturally, they would know the least about it.
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Everyone was seated comfortably in the garden, resting on the soft grass. King Mickey had discussed the Heartless attack with Sora, and he and Riku had thought of the same thing, the Heartless had been acting strangely.
They had just finished their lunch break, everyone trying to stay awake as they continued on with their meeting. Tidus interrupting the brief silence to ask King Mickey something that had been bothering him.
"So, you have a keyblade, too?" He asked, looking up questioningly at Mickey.
The King laughed, "Yes, do you find that confusing?" he watched as Tidus nodded, looking form him to Sora and back again. "Well, you see, there can be more than one keyblade, so long as there is a single keyblade master. Now, the keyblade master, obviously, is the most powerful, at least, wielding the most powerful keyblade. Does that make sense?" He asked, laughing as Tidus slowly nodded, looking around at Selphie and Wakka, who were equally confused.
He sighed, scratching his ear and trying to think up a better explanation. He reached into his pocket and pulled out his kingdom key chain, producing his keyblade and showing Tidus. He nodded encouragingly at Sora and Riku, who also produced their keyblades, holding them at their sides.
"Okay, uh.. Well, think of it this way. There are many different types of Heartless, right? And to destroy them, there are many different types of keyblades. Sora and I hold of the three known keyblades, while Riku holds the third, which is capable of unlocking people's hearts. Now, the most powerful keyblade sought out Sora, making him the keyblade master. There can only be one keyblade master, as Riku and Sora found out at Hollow Bastion. Do you get it now?"
Tidus thought for a minute, "Yeah, I guess that makes sense.. But why did the Heartless attack Sora in Traverse Town?"
The King smiled, "Good question! The Heartless have a great fear of the keyblade, so they constantly seek to take the heart of whoever wields one." He stated simply.
Selphie giggled, "Oh! I get it! Oh, sorry." She clamped her hands over her mouth.
Riku looked at the King, "You said we have three known keyblades?"
Mickey looked surprised to receive such a question from Riku, considering he should know more about the keyblades than anyone. "Yes, we have records of three keyblades. You, Sora, and me each holding one. Why do you ask?"
Riku looked down at Sora, who looked away from the group, suddenly very interested in the air next to his feet.
"Sora, why don't you show the king that neat little trick you learned back in Traverse? I'm sure he'd find it really interesting, and it might have something to do with the attack." He nudged his friend.
Sora looked up at the King, who looked back at him with curiosity. Sighing in defeat, he held up his left hand, the Oathkeeper materializing in it.
There was an audible gasp as everyone stared at Sora. He rested the Oathkeeper by his leg, playing with Oblivion absently. He gave the King his trademark grin and blushed, very aware of the looks he was receiving from around the garden.
"Sora, how did you do that?" Mickey asked, jumping up and rushing over to examine to two keyblades.
Sora looked slightly startled, "I don't know, it just sort of, happened." he looked down at the King.
"How? During the attack? What happened?" He pressed, fiddling with the keyblade.
Sora shrugged, "Well, I saw Riku get stabbed through the chest, and I thought I was about to lose him." His blush deepened as the girls made cute sounds, remarking on the lies about male insensitivity. "The Heartless were all around me, and I knew Riku was about to die if I didn't do something, but Oblivion was pinned. I had to do something, but I didn't know what, then I heard Kairi's voice in my head. She was crying, and she said she wanted to help. I remembered telling her a long time ago, that she would just get in my way. So she gave me her lucky charm, and told me to use it to help Riku. So I pulled it out of my pocket, and summoned a keyblade. I don't really understand it…" He finished, locking eyes with Kairi.
"He passed out after casting curaga on me, he's obviously not strong enough to wield two keyblades, which suggests that he has them by accident." Riku added, watching Sora worriedly.
Sora gave him a small pout, "I'm strong! I can deal!" He claimed, trying to stop his hands from shaking.
"Look, it's already draining your energy, put them away." Riku commanded, grabbing Sora's shoulder to steady him.
The two keyblades turned back into their key chain forms, Sora stuffing them quickly into his pockets.
"Interesting. Very interesting." Mickey thought for a moment, pondering the reasons why Sora might have wound up with a second keyblade.
"That's very important, I'm sure, but what do we do about Ansem?" Squall asked, interrupting the King's thoughts.
"Yeah! We need to stop him now, before he tries anything else!" Yuffie cried, jumping to her feet.
"Hmmm, I suppose a confrontation is in order…" Mickey stated.
"A confrontation? You mean we're actually going to talk to him before we try anything?" Sora asked, nervous at the thought of trying to talk peacefully with the Heartless King.
"Of course! Why? Would you prefer to rush blindly into battle?" Selphie scoffed.
"That's not what I meant!" Sora shot back. "I mean, how do we know he won't pull something while we're right in the middle of his fortress?"
Squall and the others winced at the sound of their previous home being referred to as 'Ansem's Fortress'.
"Sora's right, we need to take precautions against unsuspected attack." Riku agreed, waving his dark keyblade violently.
"All right then, we need to plan this carefully." Mickey commanded, putting his keyblade away and pulling out a pad of paper.
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