Kingdom Hearts Neo

Chapter 14

"On Their Own"

And so Zach spent the rest of the day and the following night in bed, recovering from his "bizarre" case of "exhaustion"….

"So, how are you doing today?" Sora asked Zach as they both sat in Hollow Bastion's Dining room eating breakfast. "A lot better, Thanks." "You remember what happened yet?" Sora asked "No, I haven't. I'm still drawing a blank." Zach Said

"This place has a big library, right?" Zach asked "Yeah, why?" Sora replied "There's some stuff I need to look into, okay?" "Fine. Whatever." Sora said "You, Kairi, and Riku are staying here at Hollow Bastion, right?" Zach asked "Kairi and I are staying here, but Riku is going back to Disney Castle." Sora replied "Well, here's a list of stuff I'll need." Zach said as he handed a scrap of paper to Sora. "Let's see…. a couple of swords, What for?" "For one thing, in case I lose the Keyblade for a while like you did. And also any muggers or thieves on other worlds are less likely to attack me if I'm visibly armed." Zach responded "Makes sense. What else... A big bottle of mustard!" "I like mustard."

Hours later, at Hollow Bastion's council room….

"Where's Zach?" Cloud asked. "Last time I talked to him, he said he had some stuff to look up at the library." Sora replied "I'll go get him." Violet said, getting up just slightly too fast.

In Hollow Bastion's Library….

Violet approached Zach, who was sitting with a stack of books such as Golems for Dummies & Homunculi and you. He was currently reading a book of legends and myths. "Everyone's looking for you, Zach." Violet said "Huh? Oh, thanks. Look at this." Zach said as he pointed to the following passage.

Long ago, all the universe was connected and a warm light covered it.

The people all loved the light and at length, they began to fight for it.

Darkness was born in the people's hearts.

The darkness swallowed many hearts and much light, and before long, it had spread far, and the universe disappeared into the darkness.

However, inside the hearts of children, there was still a small spark of light.

Gathering the fragments of light, the children remade the universe.

However, the universe that was created is not all connected, and is made of many small pieces.

That is because the True Light was still sleeping deep within the Darkness….

"Yeah, so?" Violet said "So, all I have to do is find the 'True Light' and all the worlds will be connected again, no one will have to worry about the Heartless, and we can stay friends after this is all over. Let's go."

Later at the Launch pad….

Sora handed a bag and 2 swords to Zach and said "Here's the stuff you asked for. One of these swords is a magic sword called the Angel Fireblade. That's for in case you lose the Keyblade. The other one's just a normal sword. Goodbye and Good luck."

15 minutes into space later….

"I'm going to put this stuff up." Violet said as she opened a compartment, which Alexa fell out of. "You're that girl who works for Yuffie, aren't you?" Dash said "Well great, we got to go back now." Violet said "Not necessarily. You're Alexa, right? What are you doing here?" Zach asked "Yuffie's nagging just got to me and I saw a chance to get away." Alexa replied "Can you fight?" "Yes, Cloud taught me how to defend myself." "All right, you get the magic sword since I've already got the Keyblade. Can you fly a Gummi Ship?" "Yeah, Cid showed me how." "Well then, welcome aboard and take the controls. I'm taking a nap" Zach said as he handed the controls to Alexa.

Act I Complete

Watch for Act II

Which takes place mostly on the Discworld from Terry Pratchett's novels.

Suggestions for other worlds welcomed.