A/N: Hey everyone! By golly, its been hella long since I've updated…well, my 2005 summer got kinda hectic here and there. I was on Vacation for a while, then I accidentally lent my Kingdom Hearts game to my cousin…. Gosh, I should've NEVER done that! He gave it back to me two months and a half…um, or so I think…jeez, seems like I'm NEVER gonna do that again! Ah, but whatever. I'm just so glad to be finished with chapter ten! Yess! Hey hey! Don't forget to Review while your reading this!…well, actually you should do it afterwards…ehehe…...()
Chapter 10: Hallow Bastion
They were in the gummi ship traveling from Neverland to Hallow Bastion….
"Sora…!" Yumi said shaking her hand violently in front of Sora's face.
"Now just remember what Donald said to you…no frowning no said faces." Goofy reminded.
"How can you be so cheerful? There's still no sign of your king. Aren't you worried?" Sora said.
"Aww phooey." Donald said
"The king told us to go out and find the key bearer and we found you. So as long as we stick together, it'll all work out okay. You just gotta believe in yourself, that's all." Goofy said.
Just believe…"Huh?" Sora was startled.
"What's the matter?" Yumi said.
"Um, nothing…." Sora said. Kairi, did you call me? he thought.
"Aww! I miss flying…! Take us back to Neverland!" Yumi whined.
"Shaddup, Yumi. We're going somewhere else and that's final!" Donald snapped.
"Humph. Fine!" Yumi pouted. She folded her arms across her chest.
As they arrive in Hollow Bastion, they fell gently down to a small concrete platform. They were surrounded in a large area filled with massive waterfalls and sphere like gigantic looking bubbles. There were rocks with flat platforms leading to a tower or building beyond the large area.
"Gawsh, look at that!" Goofy said pointing to the tower.
" I know this place…" Sora whispered to himself.
"Didya say something, Sora?" Yumi asked.
"Huh? Oh it's nothing." Sora said.
"Hmm, that's strange." Goofy said.
"What?" Yumi asked.
"I wonder why…" Sora said. "..I feel this warmth inside right here."
"Wow, that's abnormal." Yumi said.
"Aw, you're just hungry." Donald said.
"Speaking of hungry, I'm hungry. What's for lunch?" Yumi asked.
"Hey! I'm serious!" He shouted to Donald and Yumi with a stern look.
"Yeah! I'm serious too! WHAT IS FOR LUNCH?" she hollered. Some noise caught their attention.
"What was that….?" Yumi asked.
"Let's go!" Sora yelled. They climbed the rocks that lead straight to the tower.
"No vessel, no hope from the heartless…" Riku said. "So tell me, how'd you get here?"
" I simply believed. Nothing more to it." the beast said. "When our world fell into darkness, Belle was taken from me. I vowed I would find her again no matter what the cost. I believed that I would find her. So, here I am. She must be here! I will have her back!"
"Take her if you can." Riku said. The beast let out a large growl then leaped into the sky and took aim for Riku and fell. Riku had dodged the blow and landed on his two feet. From then, he swung his blade and hit the beast. The beast fell to the floor with a loud moan.
"Stop!" Sora yelled and walked towards Riku.
"So, you finally made it. About time. I've been waiting here for you." Riku sneered. "We've always been rivals, haven't we? You've always pushed me as I've always pushed you."
"Riku…." Sora said but was cut off by Riku's voice.
"But it all ends here. There can't be two Keyblade masters." Riku said.
Sora was shocked at what he was hearing. "Riku, what are you talking about?"
"Let the Keyblade choose…its true master!" Riku yelled. Suddenly, Sora's Keyblade yanked out of his hand and went towards Riku. Riku grabbed it out of mid air.
"Huh! What!" Yumi, Donald and Goofy said at the same time.
"Maleficent was right." Riku said. "You don't have what it takes to save Kairi. It's up to me. Only the Keyblade master can open the secret door…and change the world."
There was a moment of silence.
"But that's impossible. How did this happen? I'm the one who fought my way here with the Keyblade!" Sora said.
"Ha….you were just the delivery boy." Riku smirked. "Sorry. Your part's over now. Here, go play hero with this." Riku tossed a wooden sword that Sora used to battle in Destiny Islands. Riku walked away and Sora fell to the ground on all four. All hope was lost.
"Goofy, lets go." Donald said. "We have to remember our mission."
Oh! Well, I know the king told us to follow the key and all…." Goofy said. " but…ohh…" He looked back at Sora and followed Donald.
"Sora, sorry." Donald said and kept walking.
"Uh, well I guess I won the game 'Who is left standing'. Haha….." Yumi said. "Come on, Sora. Let's go…please.."
"I can't…." Sora said. "Don't you see! I lost! What am I supposed to do now!"
The beast got up and walked past Sora, then fell to the floor.
"Hey, don't move. You're hurt." Sora said getting up and placed his hands on the beast's shoulder.
"Why….Why did you both…you both come here?" the beast said slowly, for he was out of breath. " I came to fight for Belle." Then the beast got up. "And though I'm on my own, I will fight. I won't leave without her. That's why I'm here."
Sora turned to his wooden sword and picked it up and walked next to the beast. "Me too. I'm not gonna give up now. I came to find someone very important to me."
"I'm here for a reason. I'm in search to find my brother… and to FINISH THIS FUCKINGG GAME SO I CAN GO HOME!" Yumi screamed.
"What….?" Sora gave her a confused look.
"oh, um, nothing…haha.." Yumi kidded around.
Then the three of them went to explore. Then went though a sort of like obstacle course, left, right, up, down, backwards…it all ended up driving Yumi nuts.
"Ahh…I'm so tired! When are we finished!" Yumi said huffing. "Ahh! And I'm getting sick of this dog gone monsters! Jeez!"
"They're heartless, Yumi! Not monsters!" Sora said taking off. "Hyah!" the heartless split in two and disappeared among the atmosphere.
"hmm…this way." The beast said going through a set of lovely-carved doors. As they walked in, Yumi stared at the ceiling that hung a lovely chandelier.
"Oh, sweet!" Yumi's eyes began to twinkle. "So..pretty…"
"Ok, guys. Look out. I sense something in here…be on your guard." Sora said.
"Yes, I can feel them. They're close. Are you ready for them?" the beast asked. Sora took a few steps forward to examine the room at a bit closer view. Then the beast turned back at the open door and saw a young girl with brown hair and a golden-like dress.
"Belle?" the beast roared. Black and purple vapor formed around her and the girl turned into a heartless. The beast roared waking up Yumi from her reverie. The beast charged for the door and as he reached the heartless, the doors slammed shut, shutting out the beast from the rest of the team.
"Quit while you both can." Riku said from behind Sora.
"No, not without Kairi." Sora yelled back at his best friend.
Dark fumes rushed over Riku giving him another costume, making him look like a heartless. "The darkness will destroy you."
"You're wrong, Riku." Sora said. "The darkness may destroy my body, but it can't touch my heart. My heart will stay with my friends. It'll never die!"
"Really…well, we'll just see about that! Hyah!" Riku let out a white bolt that aimed straight for Sora and Yumi.
Then, suddenly, Goofy dashed in and shielded Sora and Yumi from the white bolt. "Sorry Riku, but they're ain't gonna go anywhere!"
"You'd betray your king?" Riku asked.
"Not on your life." Goofy replied.
"Yeah, not on your life, LOSER!" Yumi joined in, sticking her tongue out at him.
"I'm not gonna betray Sora either, because he's become one of my best buddies after all we've been through together. Ain't that right Yumi." Goofy said.
"You betcha, Goofy." Yumi said giving him thumbs up.
"See yah later, Donald. Could you tell the king I'm really sorry?" Goofy shouted to the other side of the room where Donald stood next to Riku.
"Hold on, Goofy!" Donald yelled. "We'll tell him together." Donald ran towards the group. He stared up at Sora. "Well, you know, one for one and one for all."
"I guess you're stuck with us, Sora and Yumi." Goofy said.
"Thanks a lot, Donald, Goofy." Sora said.
"Group hug!" Yumi shouted giving them all a big gigantic hug.
"How will you fight without a weapon…Sora." Riku asked.
"Oh man…I totally forgot that he was there! So scary…brr..he's like a ghost…just appearing outta no where….." Yumi said.
"I know now I don't need the keyblade. I've got a better weapon. My heart." Sora said.
"Humph. Your heart?" Riku said. " What good will that weak little thing do for you?"
"Although my heart may be weak, it's not alone." Sora explained. "It's grown with each new experience, and it's found a home with all the friends I've made. I've become part of their heart, just as they've become part of mine. And if they think of me now and then.. if they don't forget me.. then our hearts will be one. I don't need a weapon. My friends are my power." Sora and the gang stood in butt kicking battle poses. Sora still held the wooden sword. All of a sudden, the wooden sword became the REAL keyblade.
"Heh, you really think your heart can defeat me! Well let's see you try!" Riku grabbed out his SPECIAL yet ugly keyblade..or so that he calls it a keyblade…swinging his blade here and there, missing and hitting, he was eventually defeated. Riku panted for a couple of seconds then ran off in a different direction. The beast broke through the door and joined the party.
"So, your heart won the battle." The beast stated.
Sora nodded.
"Ok ok, people! Enough chatting. Lets get this show on the road! It's exploring time!" Yumi hollered.
They entered a room above the stairs. It was filled with all sorts of books.
"Oh cool! It's the library." Yumi said walking. "Oof!" Yumi fell to the floor flat on her face. "Oww..I think I tripped on something…" She looked back at what she tripped on and it was a book, an orange book.
"What is a book doing on the floor?" Sora asked.
"I don't know, but we'd better put it back on the shelf where it belongs before someone else trips on it." She placed it where there was a set of orange books just like the one she tripped on all on a shelf. There was a gap in between 2 books. "I guess I'll put it here." Yumi placed the orange book with the rest of the orange books. All of a sudden, the shelf with the orange volumes were in, the bookshelf started to move, revealing a path, part of the library. "ohh,…cool! I gotta tell Sora this!" She quickly went to go find Sora. She spotted Sora trying to look for a way out.
"Sora, Sora!" Yumi yelled his name. Sora whipped around to see Yumi behind her, but kept walking.
"What do you want..?" Sora said, still walking.
"you know that book I tripped over..?" She said, with excitement.
"Eh yeah…"He answered.
"It can help us!" she yelled.
"Really!" Sora asked. BONK! Sora tripped over a book. "Oww… what is this, dejavu or something! Ah, whatever. Anyway, as you were saying..?"
"The books…if you place them in correctly with the right set, the shelves will move leading you to a different path in the Library!" Yumi said excitedly.
"Ok, everyone! You heard her! Start looking for books." Sora said. They all split up in groups of two- Sora with Yumi and Donald with Goofy. After completing the bookshelf puzzle, it revealed to them a secret passage way to the Lift Shop.
"Ahh! What is with these lift shops! We keep going back and forth!" Sora complained after of a few tries of getting nowhere.
"Hmm, according to the electrical wires that run this so called 'lift shop', I'd say this is one of the 'weirdest' puzzle things I've ever experienced…. I'm getting sick by just looking down when we're on those platforms, DAMNIT!" Yumi said with a disgusted look on her face. After a few more tries, they completed the puzzle and ended up at the Castle Gates, well, the other part of the Castle Gates.
"Ahh! What is this, a Joke! How many stairs does it take to reach the top! What is this, a maze..! It feels like I'm climbing Mount. Everest…just without the snow, damnit!" Yumi shrieked so loud.
"Uh, Mount what?" Sora asked.
"huh? Oh, its nothing…hahah!" Yumi said with a smile on her face. Dude! I keep forgetting I'm not in America anymore! Yumi screamed in her head.
As they all reached a room, a dark room…. Maleficent stood in front of them.
"You're too late. In a few seconds, this world will be plunged into darkness." Maleficent said. "It is unstoppable."
"We'll stop it. After coming this far, there's no way we're gonna let that happen!" Sora said.
"You poor, simple fools. You think you can defeat me! Me, the mistress of all evil!" Maleficent yelled back. She then decided to get rid of them by using her magic.
"Mistress of all evil my ass, woman!" Yumi said chewing on some gum. "Battle mode, people."
After a couple of minutes passed…
"Dude, doesn't she EVER die!" Yumi asked panting from all the action she had used during battle. "Because it's killing me!" Just then a purple bolt zapped her. "Ow! Shit, she's got some issue problems with obsession of being ol'-high-and-mighty …. Pssh, I don't give a crap! Eat my microscopic dust! Hyah!" Yumi hollered.
After a few more minutes, she was defeated. She breathing heavily, backing into a purple shining light that led to the darkness, then she disappeared.
After a few seconds….
"Phew, glad that's over…because I am BEAT!" Yumi said. "Oh..what a pretty light..!" Yumi got closer to the light she was dazzled by and disappeared the same way Maleficent did.
"Yumi, No!" Sora ran after her, but ended up doing what she did...along with Donald and Goofy. After going through that light, Sora saw Riku, in a weird, yet funny costume. Yumi cracked up, laughing.
"Riku!" Sora's first instinct was and he yelled it out.
"Is that--" Donald said but was cut off by the voice of Riku's.
"Yes, a Keyblade." Riku said, but there was a change to it. It sounded different. It sounded like two people spoke at the same time….ohh, freaky. "But unlike yours, this Keyblade holds the power to unlock people's hearts. Allow me to demonstrate . . ." Riku explained. He pierced the Keyblade into Maleficent. "Behold! Now, open you heart, surrender it to the darkness. Become darkness itself!" Then Riku disappeared in a beam of yellow light.
"This is it! This Power!" Maleficent said excitedly as she gleamed with a greenish outline around herself. "Haha, darkness … The true darkness!" She was on FIRE! With green flames, oh yes, green flames. A black shadow shaped as a big dragon rushed up, uniting with the flames, forming Maleficent into a fearsome dragon.
"Ahh! Did it ever occur to you guys that I'm scared like crap!" Yumi screamed as her eyes were stuck on the dragon. After half an hour of throwing ninja stars, using magic, attacking it, physically and shielding everyone from getting hurt, they FINALLY defeated the ugly purple/black dragon.
The dragon wailed then collapsed on the ground, lifeless. It consumed in green flames and left behind purple and black ashes.
"How ironic." Riku said, arriving. "She was just another puppet after all."
"What?" Donald asked.
"The heartless were using Maleficent from the beginning. She failed to notice the darkness in her heart eating away at her. A fitting end for such a fool." He then disappeared into the light behind him.
"Let's go! Quick!" Yumi shouted running towards the entrance.
"Go where!" Sora shouted to her.
"Just trust me!" Yumi shouted back. They all joined her as they ran to a big gigantic room called the Grand Hall.
"See! I told you.." Yumi said.
In the beginning part of the room had all six princesses: Jasmine, Belle, Alice, Aurora, Snow White and Cinderella.
"Up there!" Donald shouted pointing to the stairs.
They all ran up the stairs, up to the high platform that sits above. As they reached the top, a force field blocked off Goofy, then fell backwards. Donald turned to see Goofy fallen on the red carpet on the stairwell.
"Kairi!" Sora yelled. He ran up to a lifeless body on the floor. "Kairi, Kairi! Open your eyes!" Sora pleaded.
"It's no use." Sora whipped his head around to see Riku standing before him…with the same disgusting outfit he wore a while ago.
"Holy shit!" Yumi exclaimed for she was standing next to Riku! Before, there was no one there.
"That girl has lost her heart. She cannot wake up." Riku explained…or so he thought it was Riku. Yumi backed away as Riku's eyes fell on her.
"What? You … You're not Riku." Sora said in horror.
"The Keyhole cannot be completed. So long as the last princess of heart still sleeps." Riku was still explaining.
"The princess … ? Kairi is a princess!" Sora exclaimed.
"Yes, and without her power, the Keyhole will remain incomplete." Riku still explained. "It is time she awakened."
"Whoever you are, let Riku go! Give him back his heart!" Sora yelled.
"But first, you must give the princess back her heart." Riku said. All of a sudden, Sora placed his hand on his chest and then fell to the floor.
"Sora!" Yumi said, running up to him.
"What's--" Sora said, but couldn't finish his sentence.
"Don't you see yet!" Riku exclaimed. "The Princess' heart is responding. It has been there all along. Kairi's heart rests within you!"
"Kairi…Kairi's inside me?" Sora said slowly.
"I know all that there is to know." Riku explained.
"Tell me. Who are you?" Sora questioned.
"It is I, Ansem, the seeker of darkness." He introduced. Donald let out a loud cry and then charged forward at Riku/Ansem. (A/N: what..! don't look at me. I don't know what to call them. Its Riku's body but, Ansem's voice!) Riku/Ansem held out his hand and pushed Donald aside. Donald was pushed out the platform (where the stairs are…and Goofy is), landing outside the force field.
Riku/Ansem came closer to Sora. "So, I shall release you now, princess. Complete the Keyhole with your power. Open the door, lead me into everlasting darkness!" Riku/Ansem raised his Keyblade and striked towards Sora. Sora was still on all fours when something … a voice cried out to him. "Sora!" Kairi yelled from within him. Sora lifted his head and saw Riku/Ansem about to strike. Sora raised his Keyblade and defended himself with both hands.
"Forget it! There's no way you're taking Kairi's heart!" He yelled back. Sora turned to Yumi. "Run, Yumi. Get out of here!"
But Yumi stayed put. "No! I can't leave you here like this!"
Riku/Ansem turned and looked at Yumi. "Yes, I think you should run….heheh." Riku/Ansem returned to Sora, fighting.
"Hurry. This isn't a safe place for you. Go!" Sora demanded.
Yumi glanced back at Sora once more, then headed down the stairs. As she ran towards the darkened doorway, something in front of her grabbed her arm.
"Ah! Let go!" She pulled away and ran towards the light and tripped, falling to the floor. She heard loud footsteps in front of her. There, as the light gleamed down, there stood the man they once fought at the Coliseum. She knew his name… his name was Cloud. He grabbed behind him and pulled out his weapon, a gigantic blade wrapped in white strips. He raised it high and striked down to her. But before he striked, she grabbed a crowbar nearby and defended herself.
(A/N: don't ask me how the crowbar was there in the first place!
Sora: oh, whoops. I left it there near Aurora cuz I was wondering if it was true.
Me: what's true?
Sora: u know, the one that kisses her, she will wake up? I used the crowbar to get her out of the weird looking shield that kept her isolated. Heh.)
"You! Out of all people..and out of all time! How could you!" Yumi yelled. She then swung the crowbar towards him and he caught it before it touched his cheek. He stared at her with a serious/solemn look. He saw that she was bowed down halfway with tears streaming out of her eyes. She cried silently that all he heard was whimpering.
"Stop…"she muttered. "Stop it!" she hollered as she still cried.
Then, his eyes were no longer black. They turned back to a cool shade of navy blue. His clothes glittered and lit in bright light. His clothes disappeared and his old clothes from his real world (Earth) appeared. He dropped the crowbar from his hand and swooped Yumi up and hugged her.
"Shh, nakanai, Yumi. I'm here." Issa said soothing her with his voice. (A/N: nakanai means don't cry). Yumi rubbed her eyes to see her brother. She burst into tears of joy.
"Issa?…Issa!" Yumi yelled as she hugged him tightly.
"Wait…..SO YOU WERE CLOUD! HOW COME YOU NEVER TOLD ME?" Yumi hollered.
LATER:
"Riku!" Sora said. He tried to reach his friend, but Riku/Ansem disappeared out of thin air.
"Sora, Sora, look!" Donald yelled. He pointed to the shaped like heart symbol that looked like it was filled with eco (A/N: got the word 'eco' from Jak and Daxter.).
"The … The Keyhole!" Goofy shouted. "It won't work! The Keyhole's not finished yet!"
"What can we do!" Donald asked.
"Maybe we've gotta go wake Kairi up." Goofy suggested.
"I think you're right…" Sora agreed. "If we can free her heart … but .. but how? Hmm, a Keyblade that unlocks people's hearts … I wonder." Sora's eyes met the Keyblade Riku/Ansem used to battle Sora, laid on the ground. Sora walked up to the Keyblade.
"Sora…?" Donald asked. Sora picked up the Keyblade with caution…
"Sora, hold on!" Goofy hollered.
"No, wait!" Donald shouted. Sora lifted the Keyblade in the air, turned to them and smiled.
Sora took the tip of the Keyblade and stabbed himself. The Keyblade lit different colors and six little bubbles that contained a star floated down to the princess' of hearts, giving back their own hearts. Finally, one last bubble floated to Kairi's body. Kairi woke up to see the Keyhole complete and Sora, glowing in yellow light.
"Sora … Sora!" Donald yelled out running to him. Sora fell to the ground, lifeless. As Kairi got up, she saw Sora. "Sora!" She yelled. She ran to his side, but before she could touch him, Sora turned into specks of bright shining dust and fluttered away to the ceiling.
"Sora! Come back, Sora!" Kairi yelled.
"What's … what's happening to me? Sora thought. Falling … falling … into darkness.
"Sora, are you really--" Kairi said, still shocked to see what had happened to Sora. "No, He' can't be! I won't let him go!" Yumi ran up the steps dragging Issa with her, seeing everyone looking shocked.
"Uh, what happened..?" Yumi asked confused.
"So, you have awakened at last, Princess." A voice said on the other side of the platform. There stood the real form of Ansem. "The Keyhole is now complete. You have served your purpose. But now it's over."
"Don't even THINK of making another move, mister!" Yumi said, taking out her weapons, along with Goofy and Donald. Yumi stood in front of Kairi.
"Do you think we can stop him all by ourselves?" Goofy asked.
"Yea we can! ….. Um, I don't know! Does it look like I'm that smart to you people!" Yumi yelled.
"Of course you don't." Issa said with a big smile on his face. "Put a pair of glasses on and then BOOM…you're geeky. Wish granted, yo!"
"I WASN'T TALKING TO YOU, YOU KNOW!" Yumi screamed with a big smile on her face. It has been forever since she had so much fun with Issa.
Ansem took a few steps forward, and then he started to fidget. "Impossible…." He said, with a shaky voice. Then, a spirit form of Riku crouched down in front of them. "No, You won't use me for this!"
"Riku!" Kairi screamed.
"You've gotta run! The Heartless are coming! Go, Now!" Riku exclaimed. Then, they were surrounded by heartless.
Yumi folded her hands together at her chest. "The Heartless already came, stupid. Now what..?" Yumi, Kairi, Issa, Donald and Goofy looked at each other……then…. "Run!" they said at the same time and ran down the stairs. Before they exited the doors of the Grand Hall, Goofy stopped.
"But what about the Keyhole?" Goofy asked.
"Let's just get out of here!" Donald said as Yumi grabbed Goofy's hand and dragged him out of there.
Entrance Hall….
"Kairi, hurry up!" Goofy said.
"I can't leave them behind!" Kairi said.
"We can't stay here!" Donald said. All of a sudden, Kairi ran down the stairs.
"A Heartless is after us!" Goofy shouted.
"I'll take care of him!" Donald said. As the Heartless got closer to them, Donald used his Mage stick and hit the Heartless on the head a couple of times.
"Confounded Heartless! Get lost will ya?" Donald shouted. But the Heartless didn't move. It looked at Kairi.
"Sora..?" Kairi said looking at the Heartless. "Is that you?"
"Uh, guys, we gotta problem…" Yumi said. They were surrounded by more heartless. "Go!" As
"This time, I'll protect you!" Kairi said, standing in front of Sora (the heartless form). As the heartless got closer and jumped towards her, Kairi hugged the Sora/heartless form. "Sora!" she cried out.
Donald, Goofy and Yumi all looked back and saw Kairi, covered with heartless.
"Kairi!" Goofy shouted. There was no response, but all of a sudden, a beam of light surrounded Kairi and scattered all of the other heartless away from them. There stood Sora holding Kairi.
"Kairi." Sora said. "Thank you."
"Sora …" Kairi said.
"Sora!" Goofy, Yumi and Donald said simultaneously.
"And Yumi…." Sora said walking towards her with a sweet smile on his face. Yumi blushed.
"Uh, yeah. Hi Sora. I missed you too!" Yumi said shyly. Yumi's face was beet red.
"Huh?" Sora asked as he put his hands on her shoulders. "Oh, I was gonna ask who is that?" Sora pointed to Issa.
"Huh?" Yumi said astonishingly. She turned and saw Issa. "Oh. That's my brother. You know, the guy I've been trying to look for though out our adventure."
"He looks very familiar…like I've seen him before…" Sora whispered. Sora tried to imagine him as Cloud. Then BOOM it happened. "OH MY FUCKIN GOD! Its good to see you again!" Sora ran up to Issa giving him a cool handshake.
"Uh, see him again?" Yumi said confused.
"Oh, ahah, I meant good to see you, you know…uh…I heard soo much about you, Issa!" Sora said to Issa.
"Huh?" Issa said confused. "Oh, yeah. Well nice to meet you, Sora! Haha!" Issa said, trying to play along!
"Uh…okay…" Yumi said. As she turned around, Kairi shrieked.
The heartless still surrounded them.
ROAR! They heard from the water fountain. There stood the Beast. The Beast jumped off and attacked a few heartless'. "Go! Now!" he said.
"Come with us!" Sora shouted.
"I told you before, I'm not leaving without Belle." The Beast explained. "Now, Go! The Heartless are coming!"
"Let me join as well, sir!" Issa said. He pulled out a new weapon, the paired Demon Wind Shuriken (from Naruto-manga vol. 2: number 14), one in his left and right hand. Each had 4 sharp blades in a form of a windmill. In the middle was a center hold with a open circle. He held them in his hands, crises-crossed.
"You guys run while we hand them, kay?" Issa said smiling and eyeing at one of the heartless.
"What! You can't leave me like this, Issa!" Yumi shouted. " Come with us! I don't want to lose you again!" Yumi burst into tears and ran and hugged Issa behind him.
"Hey." Issa said.
Yumi stopped crying and looked up at Issa's face, which faced forwards towards the heartless.
"I'm sorry, but I have to do this. This is the only way for you and your friends to be safe."
"Promise….promise me…one thing…one thing, Issa." Yumi said hesitantly. Issa looked over his shoulders and looked at Yumi.
"Promise me that you'll come back." Yumi finished. Issa bent down and hugged Yumi. I'll come back. I promise." Issa lightly kissed Yumi and the forehead and wiped Yumi's tears with his hand.
"By the way…." Issa said. "It looks like you have the hots for…sora…..ohh-la la!" He said with a smile.
". . . . . . . . . . . .. DO NOT! FORGET IT! AND BREAK THAT PROMISE FOR ALL I CARE!" Yumi screamed and blushed hella red.
"All right. Let's get out of here." Sora said. They all ran to the door, exiting the area.
Back at Traverse Town….
"Tell me what happened." Leon asked Sora. Sora and Yumi explained basically everything…er, except Yumi did a lot of EXTRA details….
"So the darkness is flowing out of the Keyhole…," Leon said.
"No wonder there are more and more Heartless everywhere." Aerinth said. "The only way to stop them is--"
"Seal the Keyhole, right?" Yumi and Sora said simultaneously.
"Hey! Stop copying me!"
"Maybe…. But no one knows what will happen once it's sealed." Leon said.
"Well, we can't just stay here. We have to do something." Sora said. "I've got a friend back there."
"I know. Let's get moving!" Yumi said. "I have to save my brother before it's too late!"
"Say what?" Leon sounded surprised. "You have a brother?"
"Uh, yeah. . . ." Yumi said awkward.
"What's his name?" Yuffie asked. Aerith seemed interested as well.
"Uh, his name is Issa." Yumi said. Everyone stared at her blankly. "Uhm, but you know him as Cloud, I suppose."
"Oh my gosh, CLOUD!" Yuffie shrieked.
"Oh my…how is he by the way? I haven't seen him a very long time." Aerith said with kind eyes and a huge smile.
"Oh yeah, huh. How is that ass doin', by the way?" Leon asked.
"Um, do you know something I don't?" Yumi asked.
"You're his brother. You should know what happened." Leon said.
"Well, lets just say I was 'absent' when he was with you guys." Yumi said. "Yeah, so would you KINDLY fill me in?"
"Well, let's just say he came outta no where looking for an exit…which is funny because in Hallow Bastion…there IS no exit. Then, we chit chat a bit more…Yuffie and Aerith going crazy over his yellow spiky hair….then BAM, the next thing I knew, we were best friends." Leon said. "Then like, we were talking about girls one time…he mentioned someone named Yumi whom he loved so much and wanted to see her again, no matter what the cost. For me, I didn't even know who the fuck was Yumi and I thought Yumi was his long lost girlfriend or something. Now I realize that its you. I guess he really cares about you."
"Next thing we knew, we arranged a hang out place together, but Cloud never showed up. Rumor has it that Cloud was consumed by the darkness." Yuffie continued.
"Then one day, our world fell apart. That's how we landed in Traverse Town. But still, even today, we don't even know what had happened to him at all." Aerith said.
"Huh. I guess that explains all the fuss about Issa…." Yumi said to herself.
"Did you say something?" Sora asked from behind her.
"hahah! Nothing!" Yumi said with a smile on her face.
After a moment of silence, Leon broke it. "Well Sora…." He said. "You have one more friend to worry about. Riku's Keyblade must have been born of the captive princess's' hearts … just like that Keyhole you saw. Of course, without Kairi's heart, it remained incomplete. Once that Keyblade was destroyed, the princess's' hearts should have been freed. Don't worry, Sora. If anyone can save your friend, you can. You too, Yumi."
"Yes, bring Cloud home." Aerith said.
"Hurry back!" Yuffie shouted as they all got on the gummi ship.
"Sora!" Kairi shouted. Sora stopped before he went in the doorway. He looked back at Kairi.
"I'll come back for you. I promise." Sora said softly to her. He placed his hand on her cheek.
"Yeah, you better be! I hate hanging out with people I don't know!" Kairi said and slapped him on the back.
"Ouch ouch! Ok ok, I'll be back! Jeez!" Sora said walking away from her.
As they got on the gummi ship. "Ready, guys? Ignition...ON!"
I'm coming for you, Issa. Stay where you are! Yumi said to herself.
Riku! Hold on! I'm coming for you! Sora thought.
"Let's go!" Yumi and Sora shouted simultaneously.
To be continued in Chapter 11????……………..( sorry. i didn't come up with a title yet!)
OH GOD IM SOO TIRED! I guess I don't really remember what it's like to finish a story chapter! LOL. Ok ok. I'll update soon….i hope! .()