Kingdom Hearts: Warriors of Light

Another Day, Another Quest-Chapter 26

"Hey look! It's my world!" Hercules shouted from inside the Gummi Ship. Everyone looked out to see Olympus Coliseum floating by in space. "Donald, can we stop in? I haven't seen Phil in ages!"

"No way Hercules," Ti-Day said. "Ni-Ne's in trouble and Kita's still missing. We have to help them."

"Um, Riku's missing too," Sora cut in making note to everyone. "And Kairi, which you all seem to have forgotten."

Hercules and Ti-Day continued fighting as though Sora had never said a thing. "We won't be long," Hercules said. "You never know, maybe Kita's here. Huh?"

"Nope, her ship is not here," Donald said stating the fact.

"See, waste of time," Ti-Day said looking annoyed. "My girlfriends out there captured by villains. You can have tea with your satyr when she's safe and sound."

"Um, Kairi could be in much worse company for all we know," Sora continued quietly.

"Well, Phil's been here all alone for a while now. Since we're here, might as well make sure he's ok," Hercules said.

"I don't see how that's gonna help anything!" Ti-Day shouted.

"SHUT UP! Both of you!" Donald yelled. He yanked the ship down towards the world at a fast rate annoyed from listening to Ti-Day and Hercules bicker. "You two are worse than Kita and Riku."

"I doubt that," Goofy said thinking out loud.

"Ha!" Hercules said as the ship landed in Olympus Coliseum. Ti-Day merely gave Hercules a grumpy look resisting the urge to punch him in the face. They departed the ship in a hurry to get away from each other. Hercules dashed off to find Phil. Everyone else followed. They ran into the arena to greet an awkward sight. Phil was cowering in the center of the arena while several people were battling heartless around him. When at last they had destroyed the last few, Hercules ran to Phil and the rest of the group confronted the new comers. There was a man with semi-long spiky brown hair carrying a gun blade, a woman with long braided brown hair and another young woman with short black hair.

"Leon? Aerith? Yuffie?" Ti-Day asked recognizing them at once.

"Oh no. It's the prank kid," Leon said stepping back from Ti-Day.

"As tempting as that sounds, I've got more serious matters to attend to today," Ti-Day said smirking. "What are you guys doing here?"

"Looking for Cloud," Aerith explained. "Never imagined we'd find you here."

"Yeah really. It's a small universe after all," Yuffie said smiling. "What brings you to Olympus Coliseum?"

"We're 'visiting'," Ti-Day said giving Hercules a grim look.

Leon scanned the group with a confused look. "Where's Kita? I thought she was out here with you. At least that's what the King told us."

"Yeah…," Donald said. "We sorta lost her somewhere."

"Lost her?" Yuffie said looking shocked.

"She's the Princess of Hallow Bastion," Leon pointed out. "You really shouldn't go losing important persons such as her."

"It was an accident," Goofy said cowering in fear. "She was following us in her Gummi Ship and the next thing we know, she's not there anymore."

"Don't worry. We plan to find her along with Ni-Ne," Hercules said.

"Ni-Ne Nite?" Aerith asked. "Isn't she the one Ansem kidnapped at the Hallow Bastion Ball a long time ago? We had no idea she was also on your side."

"Yeah, King Mickey asked us to find her and bring her along," Ti-Day explained. "But… turns out she has this killer heartless inside of her and I think maybe the heartless finally won." Ti-Day trailed off looking lost in thought. "We were told that Captain Hook would know where she is, so that's our next stop. Why are you guys looking for Cloud here?"

"You know Cloud," Leon said. "Likes to travel all over the place. We've been stopping in all kinds of worlds."

"Well, you missed him," Phil spoke for the first time. "He was here ages ago, but I don't think he'll be coming back."

"You could have mentioned that before!" Yuffie said.

"No way! I can't fight those heartless on my own," Phil said. "They've been terrorizing me since Herc left."

"I'm sorry Phil," Hercules said. "We'll fix it!"

"I'll seal the world," Sora said holding up his Key Blade.

"You must be Sora, the Key Blade Master," Leon said eyeing the Key Blade. "I do hope these guys don't go and loose you next."

"Shut up Squall," Ti-Day said.

"Don't call me that," Leon said looking annoyed. "You have some friends to find so you'd better hurry."

Sora ran around the Coliseum looking for the keyhole until it finally revealed itself. He held up his Key Blade and locked the world for good. "There, Phil's safe and we can get back to rescuing." Sora rejoined the group and they readied to depart for Neverland.

"You have to find Kita," Leon told Ti-Day. "And maybe I don't know Ni-Ne, but after all this mess that Ansem's caused, I'm guessing she's better off out of the wrong hands too. Best of luck to you all."

"Thanks Leon," Ti-Day said getting back on the Gummi Ship.

"Phil, you gonna be ok now?" Hercules asked Phil as he was saying good-bye once more.

"Yep, I'll be ok," Phil said. "But don't be a stranger, I do get lonely sometimes. Beat that Ansem guy and hurry back so we can finish your training!"

"Oh joy," Hercules said thinking of how boring the training would seem after all the adventures he'd been on. "Well, take care Phil!" Hercules joined everyone else on the ship. Phil, Leon, Yuffie and Aerith stood outside waving the warriors good-bye as they took off to find their missing friends.

Kita was feeling much better after resting up. She was greeted by her mother when the sun rose in Atlantis. Riku was already up. "I do hope you're ready to get up now," Lollahec said carrying some breakfast into the bedroom.

"I think I'll make it," Kita said sitting up. "Where's Riku?" she asked noticing he was no longer in his place.

"A much earlier riser than you," Lollahec said with a smile. "Tell me, are you two an item."

"Not a chance!" Kita said looking repulsed. "He acts like he's two. Besides, I've got more important things to do than waste my time on boys."

"Oh I see," Lollahec said. "I doubt you'll feel that way forever."

"Please…" Kita said rolling her eyes. "They all act like kids. I can't stand it." Though the words coming out of her mouth sounded so true, she couldn't help but think about the times she'd blushed because of Riku. She wasn't about to admit to anyone, including herself, that she may have had a change of heart. She hastily took some breakfast from Lollahec's tray because she was starving.

"Kita, I have a favor to ask you," Lollahec said looking a little sad. "You see, the King wanted to have you banished or killed when you and Riku arrived, so to save you I told him that you could do something for him."

"Like?" Kita asked sounding nervous, wondering what she could possibly mean.

"His daughter, Princess Kidagakash, was kidnapped by the heartless," Lollahec explained. "Since we don't know where she is or how long it will take to find her, we can't go looking for her because leaving means dieing. No one who has ventured out has had any luck yet. Not only that, but the clock is already ticking for Kida's life because she is no longer here.