Chapter III: Welcome to Isle Delfino Part I
Next morning aboard the Toad Express, Luigi and Toadsworth discussed the plan for arrival to Isle Delfino.
"Master Luigi, here is the plan for arrival." Toadsworth said to Luigi. "We shall go directly to the hotel and after that, I shall guard the princess with my life while you and Yoshi go in search of this key person." He explained
"But can't we at least have some fun, Toadsworth?" Peach asked. She then begged "Please?"
"Well, alright." Toadsworth complied. "Besides, I've always wanted to try some rides at the amusement park anyway."
"That's not fair!" Yoshi said angrily. "Luigi and Yoshi get stuck doing all the work, while princess and Toadsworth have fun."
"But remember kid, we didn't come here to have fun." Luigi stated. "We have a mission! All those worlds are depending on us to find this key."
"Oh, yes and if you look ahead you'll notice this monitor." Toadsworth said gesturing towards the big screen monitor. "It can show us when we arrive at a world, but it will be unknown at the time."
"Why?" Yoshi asked.
"My aren't we full of questions." Toadsworth chortled. "Remember, we don't know a thing about other worlds and this will be our first time there. Afterwards, we should be able to remember it." He finished
"You should find that Leon person, Luigi." Peach added.
"No problem,. We'll find him faster than a spicy meatball rolling down a hill." Luigi said jokingly.
"Please tell me that wasn't a pun." Peach said raising her eyebrow.
"Um, never mind." Luigi said rubbing his head.
Toadsworth sat back in his seat and put his seatbelt on.
"Now, we should be arriving in a few minutes." Toadsworth said to Luigi. "I suggest rolling up your sleeves Master Luigi because it tends to get hot on Isle Delfino."
"On, no! Yoshi have no sleeves! Yoshi going to burn!" Yoshi panicked.
"But you don't even wear clothes." Toadsworth stated.
"Oh, yeah." Yoshi giggled. "Yoshi forgot about that."
"Ooh, look at that!" Peach called.
The others turned to notice a sun with black oval eyes on the big monitor. The screen showed the next clip of a sign that said "Welcome to Isle Delfino." In the back was a green circle with a picture of a yellow circle. Next to the word Isle was another sun with black oval eyes. Below was a subtitle in a blue, very thin rectangle that also said Isle Delfino. Luigi also noticed tropical trees in the background picture and at the bottom were fish.
"Cool!" said Yoshi in amazement.
The title shift to the left of the screen reveling little creatures around a huge statue. The creatures had leech seeds on the top of their heads, and their bodies came in many different colors, blue, tan, etc. The creatures wore grass skirts as the only piece of clothing. From what the group could tell, if the creature wore a green grass skirt it was male and if it wore a yellow and red skirt it was female. The town around them had small building made out of bamboo. Far in the back, a giant volcano could be seen.
"Welcome to the sun-drenched tropical paradise of isle Delfino!" The blue creature said happily to the audience, namely Luigi and the crew. "We're so pleased to welcome you to our beautiful home!" During the creature's narration, clips of many sights of the island were shown. Including food which made Luigi and Yoshi drop their mouths in hunger, a theme park and other sites. "Come enjoy a natural wonderland to which we've added the world's finest resort facilities, a spectacular amusement park, and succulent seafood." He continued as the citizens began dancing. "This and more await you on Isle Delfino! Come relax and let us refresh your body and spirt." He said finally finished.
Unknown to the citizens or Luigi, Yoshi, and Toadsworth, a mysterious figure was jumping around in the background which Peach noticed with a shock.
"Mario?" she gasped in surprise. Peach pressed pause on the monitor and looked closely at the figure. It wore a hat and was holding a stick. However, it looked like a shadow. Sitting back in her seat, she turned to Luigi and Yoshi who were still dazed from seeing the food. "That...that shadow?" she began saying. She then turned towards Toadsworth. "Toadsworth, did you see..."
She began saying, but realized that Toadsworth was daydreaming. She shook her head and sighed as she sat back in her seat. The Toad Express entered the worlds atmosphere and flew in.
On Delfino Island, an airport could be seen. Indeed a mysterious figure was painting orange and red type graffiti around the runway. It looked like a painting of a man with a moustache and a hat with the letter "M" on it. The figure ran over to a supply of big tanks and marked "X" on them. It then ran behind a corner and began painting on another figure's face.
The figure was leaned against the bottom of the tank. The figure was out cold and didn't budge an inch. That figure fainted was non-other then Sora getting painted. The other figure evilly laughed and ran away causing Sora to wake up. He was a little drowsy, but he opened his eyes and looked around.
"Am I dreaming?" a dazed Sora asked himself. The graffiti on his face burned in to him and he felt it. It felt like he jumped into hot lave. The pain was unbearable. "Hot! Hot! Hot!" He shouted. "What's on my face? It burns!"
Sora quickly ran around the island in a panic. Most of the citizens were watching Sora in confusion. Some thought he was just a maniac while others thought he needed help. Sora finally saw the ocean near him and dove off the side of the runway and landed in the water.
Little did Sora know that while he was cooling off, the Toad Express pulled in. It had to come to a screeching halt when the pilot noticed the graffiti. This caused everyone in the passenger lounge to fall out of their seats. Luigi shouted "Mama-mia!" while everyone else screamed. The group was on the floor with everyone on top of Luigi.
"What happened?" Peach asked
"Did we blow a tire?" Yoshi asked.
The group stood up and exited the plane only to see the graffiti. Other toads that were aboard the ship were observing the graffiti.
"Okay, this is weird." Luigi said noticing the graffiti.
"What's this icky, paint-like goop?" one of the toads asked.
"It's...moving!" another added, feeling nervous about it.
"Now, now boys! Don't touch that stuff!" Toadsworth warned the other toads.
Peach all of a sudden saw the mysterious figure again, standing on a tank.
"Um, excuse me, but..." Peach began to say to Luigi and Toadsworth. However, the two were talking.
"What do you think happened?" Toadsworth asked Luigi. "Could this be the foreshadow of what Master Mario said would befall upon us?"
"Possibly," Luigi responded. "But with the stars going out, this could be the beginning of something that's worse to come!" He added.
"Look a star is going out!" Yoshi shouted.
Everyone looked up to see a star blinking out in the sky.
"Come on everyone! Let's get going!" Luigi announced.
World Name: Isle Delfino
The group headed over to the building where two security guards with moustaches and security hats stopped everyone.
"Alright!" one said, stopping the group "Now, is your name Mario?" He asked Luigi.
"That's my last name." Luigi said. "My first name is Luigi."
"Hm, but you look just like him." The other security guard said.
"He's my brother." Luigi replied.
"Aha! Mr. Luigi your brother has committed a very serious crime!" The guard said.
"He did?" Yoshi asked dumbfounded.
"Impossible!" Peach exclaimed. "Mario would never commit a crime!" She protested.
"Listen, lady, if you look to your left you'll notice a wanted poster." The group saw a wanted sign with a hand drawn picture of the perpetrator. It looked very similar to the picture of the graffiti man from the runway. "As you can see, based on eye witness descriptions, this man is the culprit. The one responsible for this graffiti is non other then the famous Mario!"
"It can't be! Mario never hurt anyone!" Yoshi protested
"Besides, it looks like a two year old drew that wanted picture." Luigi commented on the picture.
The other guard got offended by what Luigi said, "Hey! We can draw just fine! Watch it or I'll book you!"
"Cool it, Bob!" The guard said to the other guard. "Now if you'll follow us up stairs, we would like to ask you some questions."
"We're kind of in a hurry." Peach said.
"Don't worry this won't take long." The guard said.
The group followed the guards into the airport and up the stairs to the security office. Meanwhile, Sora finally cleaned his face off in the ocean and floated on his back and looked up at the sky. He felt the smoke leaving his face and cool water taking over the intense heat.
"Well, I'm not dreaming." Sora said. He then made a depressed look as he remembered what happened to his friends. "Riku, Kairi. What happen to them?" He floated up and looked around the airport. "But the real question is, where am I? Am I in another world?" Sora jumped back onto the runway and was greeted by a citizen of the island.
"Young man, are you alright?" he asked Sora. "I saw you screaming early."
"Yeah, I'm fine." Sora replied. "My face was burning for some reason. By the way, do you know where I am mister?" He asked.
"You're on Isle Delfino. A tropical paradise!"
"I really am in another world!" Sora gasped. He couldn't believe it. After all these years of trying he truly was in another world. "Um, is there anyway I can find some information?" He asked the citizen.
"Sure, go into the airport and take a right." The citizen replied. Sora began walking right towards the graffiti and noticed it.
"What's that goop?" Sora asked, turning to the citizen.
"It's graffiti. For a few days this island has been polluted by this stuff." he explained. "A mysterious person has been ruining are very way of life. We're not sure what to do."
"Sorry to hear that." Sora said, feeling sorry for him. "But I really need to get going. I've got to find out what's going on here."
Sora said his good-byes and entered the airport. Inside, Sora noticed people sitting in chairs waiting for planes. Sora walked over to a desk where another security guard was.
"Can I help you, young man?" the guard asked.
"Hi, I'm not from here, you see I'm from another world. I was on my island and then this storm came taking me away from my world and ending up here." Sora explained. "Do you think can help me?"
"Listen kid, I can't help you find your way back home if you really are from another world." the guard said. Sora then made a disappointed look "But what I can tell you is that many people have lost their worlds and have come to live here. Maybe if you go into town, someone could help you." He added.
"Really?" Sora said hopefully.
"Sure, but you're going to have to take the boat over to Isle Delfino." The guard answered "The next one leaves in two minutes. If you leave now, you can hurry up and catch it." He added. "By the way, watch out for that graffiti! It's pretty dangerous."
"Okay, I'll be careful." Sora nodded.
Sora ran out of the airport and left. Luigi and his group walked down the stairs with the guards.
"Okay, bub!" The guard said to Luigi. "I'll let you off this time, but I suggest talking to your brother about what he's doing. If this ruckus is still going on within the next few days, we're going to have a real problem!"
"But I told you my brother isn't the culprit!" Luigi protested with anger.
"Listen pal, the citizens all gave us the same description which basically describes your brother." The guard explained. "The people of Isle Delfino are trying to get rid of this graffiti just as much as we are. They wouldn't lie to us, would they?"
"He's got a point." Peach agreed.
"Maybe it imposter." Yoshi suggested
"We would actually need evidence to prove that hypotheses." Toadsworth told Yoshi.
"Oh." Yoshi realized. He then looked at Toadsworth with confusion. "Um, what Hypotheses mean?"
"Take the old man's advice pal. If you want to prove your brother is innocent, then gather evidence. " the guard said.
"We'll worry about that later." Luigi said.
"But he's your brother." the guard stated. "You should help him if he really is innocent."
"We have another big problem at hand that should be dealt with first." Luigi said. "I'll deal with this later. Come on! Let's get to the island!" He said to his group.
"Alright, get going!" the guard said. "But I'm keeping my eye on you!"
"Wait! Yoshi need to go to bathroom!" Yoshi cried, jumping up and down.
"But, we're in a hurry!" Luigi said. "The boat is going to leave any minute!" He then turned to Peach who had an upset look and arms crossed. He then turned back to Yoshi with a groan. "How badly do you have to go?"
"Bad!" Yoshi said anxiously.
"Alright, I'll take you to the bathroom." Luigi said rolling his eyes.
Luigi took Yoshi's hand and they both walked to the bathroom.
"Thank you." Yoshi said happily.
Meanwhile, the big boat outside pulled out and headed towards the island. Sora just missed it.
"Wait!" Sora called out to the boat. It was too late, it just left. He snapped his finger in disappointment. "Now, how do I get over there?"
"Hey kid, need a lift?" a voice called. Sora turned to notice a sea-turtle in a row-boat. He was in a state of shock. That turtle was talking to him. How was that possible? He must have been dreaming. "Over heard your story. Need to get that island right?"
"Yeah." Sora nodded, a little bit at unease. "I'm trying to figure things out, so I need to go to the main island of Isle Delfino. Unfortunately, I missed the boat." He said sadly. "And I don't know if another one will come in."
"The next one is in a half hour, but no worries." The turtle said with a smile. "I'll take you over myself."
"You'd do that for me?" Sora asked.
"Sure!" The turtle smiled. "Hop on!" Sora slowly got on the boat and he sat down across from the turtle. The turtle took two ores and began to row off toward the island. "By the way, my name is Kapp'n, and who are you my fine friend?"
"My name is Sora."
"Nice to meet you, Sora." Kapp'n said. He then noticed Sora was staring at him with aw. "You know it's not nice to stare like that."
"Sorry." Sora apologized. "It's just I never knew turtles could talk. On my island turtles never talked or row boats. They would slowly walk in the sand and bury their eggs. The only talking turtles I've seen are in cartoons."
Kapp'n laughed, "I see. Looks like you don't get out much. You'd see that there are many interesting things out there."
"I'm not from here." Sora explained.
Sora explained his story to Kapp'n. The turtle nodded with understanding in his heart,
"Don't feel bad, Sora." Kapp'n said comfortingly "I lost my world too."
"You did?" Sora asked with horror.
"Yep. Me and a bunch of friends came to this world after it's destruction." Kapp'n explained. "The peaceful citizens of Isle Delfino helped us build new homes. In fact, a friend of mine and his two boys opened an item shop there." He added. "You should go there sometime, kid."
"I guess I could stop by and look around." Sora responded. He then got excited. "Maybe, someone can help me!"
"That's the spirit kid!" Kapp'n said happily. "Never give up! Any who, we should be there in twenty minutes."
For twenty minutes Kapp'n talked with Sora and he even hummed a few tunes. Sora enjoyed the songs and even joined in. Finally, they arrived at Delfino Plaza where Sora's mouth dropped upon seeing it.
"Whoa!" Sora shouted in amazement
"Well, this is it kid." Kapp'n announced. "Delfino Plaza!"
Sora got off the boat and turned to Kapp'n.
"Aren't you coming, Kapp'n?" Sora asked.
"No thanks, Sora." Kapp'n replied. "I enjoy being out on the big blue sea. Besides, if you ever need me, just call, I'll be around. By the way take this!" He threw a brown bag to Sora. Inside. Sora noticed gold coins.
"Is this for me?" Sora asked in surprised.
"You're going to need it kid." He replied. "Besides, you're growing boy. You need to eat!"
"That's true!" Sora chuckled. "Thanks for all of your help!" Sora then began to walk away.
"No problem, kiddo!" Kapp'n shouted back With that said he rowed his way off the island.
Sora walked around Delfino plaza looking at the sites.
"This place is so much bigger then my island!" Sora said in amazement.
Sora walked around the island noticing a lot of buildings. The houses he saw were made of bamboo. He also noticed a market place were the citizens were selling fresh fruits. He also saw a giant light house far off in the distance, with it's beam on. While looking around, he saw a mini harbor where he saw a giant sun hanging on a tower.
He also noticed a small beach right near by him. The island appeared to be surrounded by water. Sora also saw a giant theme park in the distance which got him interested. As Sora walked off to the right, Luigi and the others stepped off the boat.
"Well, we're here!" Luigi announced.
"This island big!" Yoshi said in amazement.
"It's so bright!" Peach said holding her umbrella up.
"I shall take the princes to the hotel, while you and Yoshi go find Leon." Toadsworth said. "We'll ronde vu for dinner later."
"Please, be careful, guys." Peach said worryingly to the duo. "I've got a bad feeling about this whole thing."
"Don't worry. Yoshi and Luigi be careful." Yoshi said holding Peach's hand. "Yoshi will find Leon!
"We promise to be careful, Peach!" Luigi said. "We'll also clear Mario's good name by finding the real culprit behind the graffiti!"
Yoshi and Luigi said their good-byes and headed off in search of Leon.
Meanwhile, Sora continued searching around the island. He talked to many people asking them for help. Sadly, non of them could help him. He felt a bit at lost. He was confused on what to do, but he knew he shouldn't stop now. Sora then noticed wanted posters of the man with the moustache on the buildings.
"Is this the one responsible for the graffiti?" Sora asked himself.
"Afraid so kid." said a voice. Sora turned and notices another citizen next to him. "That guy is the one causing this horrible graffiti! If this keeps up the shine sprites could disappear."
"What's a shine sprite?" an interested Sora asked.
"Shine sprites are our guardians." The citizen explained. "For years they've protected us from the darkness that has invaded our island. We fear that a great darkness may come and destroy us."
"What kind of darkness?"
"A darkness that may..." The islander then gasped for air and fell down onto the ground.
Sora gasped in horror when he saw the citizen's heart come flying out of his body. He then turned into a black creature wearing a helmet and disappeared. Then, the same black creatures that attacked Sora at his island surrounded him.
"Those are the creatures from my island!" Sora shouted. "Why are there here? Looks like I've got to fight them!"
Sora took out his keyblade and got ready to battle. One attacked him and he rolled out of the way and slashed, countering it. The others tackled Sora, sending him down. He quickly shooed them off and slashed them all in one swing. More appeared and Sora slashed through them, trying to run. Sora quickly ran under a bridge losing the creatures. Meanwhile, Luigi and Yoshi walked by the area Sora was just at.
"Where could he be?" Luigi impatiently said.
"Leon!" Yoshi called.
"Let's look that way." Luigi suggested, pointing towards the light house.
"Okay!" Yoshi nodded.
Meanwhile, Sora walked into the mini harbor, panting from his encounter with the creatures.
"What were those things?" Sora asked. "They must have something to with what happened at my island. And what about that person? What happened to his heart?" Sora then noticed little seeds in the ground. Deciding not to leave those things hanging around in the middle of a harbor, he pulled them out. He then gasped upon seeing little creatures looking up at him. They had a long stem on there heads with pointy noses, and came in five colors. (Blue, Purple, White, Red, and Yellow) Sora bent down to the creatures, looking at them in amazement. "Um, hi there!" He said to the creatures. "Are you lost?"
"I found some, sir!" called a voice.
Sora turned and saw two little men walk up to the creatures. Both men wore space suits as they ran over. One was skinny and tall and the other was short and fat. They had white skin and a red ball on top of their heads.
"Captain Olimar!" exclaimed the skinny one to the short one. "I found some of the Pikmin!"
"Good work, Louie!" Captain Olimar said, patting the skinny one on the back He then turned his attention to Sora. "Thank you, young man! We were looking for them."
"You're welcome sir!" Sora responded. He then looked at the creatures. "But what are those things?"
"They're called Pikmin." Louie told Sora. "These creature have pretty special talents, right sir?" He said to Olimar.
"Yes indeed." Olimar nodded in agreement. "How rude, I forgot to introduce myself." He said turning to Sora. "My name is Captain Olimar and this is my partner Louie. You see we have recently come to this world after a world we were exploring got destroyed. Our ship luckily made it, but the new materiel for the ship got ruined and only the Pikmin can fix it. "
"If we don't get the ship fixed soon, we'll run out of oxygen and die!" Louie added.
"How terrible!" Sora said in horror. "Is there anything I can do to help?"
"As a matter a fact there is a way. Louie there is a chance for survival!" Olimar said excitedly. "Young man, could you retrieve the Pikmin for us? You see, we need 99 of them and you found 9 of them already."
"They're scattered throughout many worlds and can be found in the ground." Louie added.
"But I can't carry a bunch of creatures with me while I'm traveling." Sora stated.
"Easy," Olimar laughed. "Louie, hand him the box."
Louie walked back to a house and seconds later came back out with a pocket sized box.
"Use this box to capture the Pikmin." Louie said handing the box to Sora. "When they come out of the ground, use the box to capture them."
"Now, we're not making you do this against your will," Olimar told Sora. "But it would be best if you could help us."
Sora put the box in his pocket and smiled.
"Don't worry." Sora said with a smile. "I'll find them for you."
"Thank you so much!" Olimar said, excitingly shaking Sora's hand. "We could have never counted on a better person! And we'll shall reward you handsomely."
"I've got to get going." Sora said. "I'll keep my eyes out!" Sora said good-bye to Olimar, Louie, and the Pikmin and left. Upon leaving, Sora realized something. "But how do I get to other worlds to find them?"
Sora felt a bit disappointed now. He forgot that he had no way to get to other worlds, and here he was raising their spirits. Sora left the harbor, hoping to find some help. Luigi and Yoshi entered the same location, just missing the key wielder.
"This is hopeless!" Luigi groaned.
"Come on!" Yoshi said, trying to rebuild Luigi's confidence. "Luigi and Yoshi can't give up now!"
"Alright, we'll look over by Pianta Village." Luigi instructed
The two headed off to find Leon. Meanwhile, Sora ran into more shadows, but took them out with little difficulty. He slashed through them, cutting them into pieces. He felt the hard force from each blow he landed as he turned the shadows into dust. Sora finally managed to escape and ran over to the center of town. He noticed a bench next to him and sat down. He took a deep breath as he was exhausted from all the fighting. His muscles were sore and could feel them tighten. He felt the sweat drop down from his boy. Slowly, he was able to sit up into an upright position.
"Man, what am I going to do now?" Sora said tiredly.
"Excuse me," said a voice. Sora turned to notice a cat wearing a red long sleeved shirt looking at him. He was once again in shock by an encounter with talking animals. "Do you have the time young man?"
Sora thought he had lost his mind. He was talking to a cat who was asking for the time. He looked at the wrist watch he luckily had to check the time.
"It's about three thirty in the afternoon, sir." Sora answered.
"Say thanks! You're too kind!" The cat said, laughing to Sora. "Really, you're a big help. So do you mind if I sit next to you for a bit?" He asked. "I promise I won't fall asleep, tumble onto you, and start drooling on your shirt."
"Sure." smiled Sora.
"Thanks again, kid!" The cat said smiling. The cat then took his seat next to the boy. "It sure is nice meeting friendly folk in this town. Are you a psycho?"
"What's that suppose to mean?" Sora asked angrily.
"Just kidding!" The cat said. laughing again. "By the way, what's your name?
"Sora."
"Sora, huh? Now THAT is an odd name!" He said laughing. He then noticed Sora making a disappointed look. "Sorry, kid, I like to joke around. I'm Rover, nice to meet you" He said shaking Sora's hand "So, kid, you're not one of the people I've seen in this town. Where ya from?"
"I'm actually from an island called Destiny Island." Sora said. He then told Rover his story.
"Sorry to hear that kid." Rover said sadly. "I lost my world too. It was terrible! So what are you going to do, Sora?"
"I was hoping to find some help about the whole thing." Sora said. He then put his head down. "But I don't know what to do."
"What? You don't know what to do?" Rover shouted in shock. "Well, we obviously need to find you some help!" Rover then thought about it for a second and then got an idea. "Oh, wait! Boy, am I dense! I have a buddy that runs an item shop on Isle Delfino! He could help you!"
"Really?" Sora asked hopefully.
"Sure kid. Let me give him a jingle! Wait right here, ok? " Sora nodded as Rover stood up. Rover walked over to a pay phone and put some money in it. After a few seconds of ringing, someone answered it "Hey there, Nook!... It's me!" He said into the phone. "So what's the good word?" You ranking in the cash?" He paused for a second listening to the person on the other line. "Ooh, that's rough! Brutal!" He said in aw. "Well, it's a crazy world! Anyway, as I was saying, I found another one who lost his world." He paused again. "Oh, yeah completely! But the poor thing is lost and doesn't know what to do. It's sort of a tight spot." He paused again. "I know, but this kid need's our help! His name? Why do you want to know?" He paused again. "Oh I see, his name is Sora. So, think you can help out?" He listened to the person on the other line telling him something. Rover nodded in agreement and said "Yeah" or Uh-huh" He finally answered back. "Cool! I'll bring him right over! See ya in a few, Nook, my man. Bye!" He hung up the phone and walked back to Sora.
"Well?" Sora asked.
"Good news for you!" Rover said smiling. "My buddy might be able to clear some things up with you about this mess! If you'll come with me, I can take you to him."
"Thanks, Rover." Sora said happily.
The two headed to the item shop when more shadows appear.
"Whoa! What are those things?" Rover gasped.
"I'll take care of them!" Sora shouted as he drew his keyblade.
Sora ran at the shadows and disposed of them. One was about to attack Rover but Sora rolled in and slashed it saving him.
"Thanks, kid!" Rover said with relief. " I owe ya one."
"Don't worry about it." Sora chuckled.
The two continued to make their way towards the shop. After a few minutes of walking, the two finally arrived at a small round house that had words printed in blue. It said "Nook and Sons Item Shop" Sora knew that maybe he would find some answers.
"Well, Sora. Here it is." Rover announced. "The item shop!"
"Let's go!" Sora said to Rover.
"Sorry kid, but I have things to do. Don't worry, I'm sure our paths will cross again."
"Me, too!" Sora said with a smile. The two say good bye and Sora walked into the item shop
As Sora looked around, he noticed a counter and a shelf with items up for sale. An interesting thing Sora saw on one of the shelves was a hose type thing. It looked like a backpack and it had a yellow nozzle on top and water in the tank below. Under it a sign said "F.L.U.U.D"
"You, young man!" A voice addressed Sora.
"Who's there?" Sora asked.
"Over here!" The voice called. Sora turned to notice a brown racoon wearing a dark blue apron looking at him with two littler racoons. "Would your name happen to be Sora?" He asked.
"Yes, sir." nodded Sora.
"Good, good!" The racoon with the apron said. "My name is Tom Nook owner of this store, and these are my boys Tommy and Timmy Nook."
"Hi!" Tommy and Timmy said.
"I just got a phone call about you." Nook said to Sora. "I'm quite pleased to meet you, yes? Something strikes me odd though, my young friend. Arriving in a new world, being lost. Why, it's the craziest thing I have ever heard of! Absolute maddens, hm?" He said laughing.
Sora has had it. He felt like no one even cared about his problem. He slammed his fist down onto the counter.
"Stop laughing!" Sora shouted. He then had tears streaming down his face. "I'm trying to find my way home and no one wants to help me! I'm just lost and I miss my friends!"
"I'm sorry, Sora." Nook said softly patting him on the back. "That just struck my funny bone. Now don't you worry! It's going to be okay." He then turned to his sons. "Tommy, could you get a tissue for Sora, hm?"
"Sure, daddy!" Tommy said walking over to get a tissue. He then handed it to Nook.
"Here you go my friend." Nook said handing a tissue to Sora.
"I'm sorry I acted up." Sora sniffled. He then blew his nose. "I'm just confused, lost, and maybe a little scared."
"When the my two boys and I came to this world, we were scared, too." Nook said. "But a friend of mine helped me out and he'll do the same for you."
"But Rover said-"
"Rover overreacts sometimes." Nook laughed, interrupting Sora. "He gets into people's business too much. I try to warn him, but he just won't listen, hm? This friend of mine is the real one who helped me and he's going to help you."
"Who is he?" Sora asked.
"His name is Cid." Nook responded. "He and a bunch of guys know more about this whole thing then I do. I would take you myself, but I'm a very busy racoon and kind of out of shape. But I'll have Mr. Resetti take you to him." He then shouted to his left. "Hey Resetti, get in here!"
A little mole wearing a yellow mine hat entered the room.
"What do you want, Nook?" The mole known as Mr. Resetti asked angrily. "Are you resetting again? If you are, there's going to be serious trouble!"
"Listen, we've got a bigger problem then resetting!" Nook shouted.
Upon hearing that Resetti gasped in horror.
"What?" he yelled hysterically. "What could be more important then the issue of resetting?" Nook then smacked him across the face. "Thanks, I needed that." He said calmly.
"Now listen, I need you to take this boy Sora to Cid's Accessory shop, hm?" Nook explained. "I'd do it myself, but I'm just too busy."
"Alright," Resetti complied with a groan. "But this better not be a plan to reset again, so I have to take this kid again!"
"What does he mean by resetting?" Sora asked Nook with a raised eyebrow.
"Beats me." shrugged Nook. He then made a worried look. "Sora, be careful. My boys and I wish you luck and I hope you find what you're looking for. Next time, I'll give you a discount on items. Say ten percent, hm?" He laughed.
"Thank you for everything, Mr. Nook." Sora smiled with appreciation.
"Call me Tom, son" Nook chuckled. "Take care and come back now, hm?"
Sora and Mr. Resetti headed out of the door and headed to Cid's shop.
"Just to let you know, Sora, I'm not very nice." Resetti said. "People say I've got an Acid Tongue and that I scare people. It's true, you don't want to see me when I'm mad and it even scares my older brother."
"I'll bet." Sora replied under his breath.
The two finally reached the Accessory shop and stop at the door.
"Well, this is where I take my leave kid." Resetti said. "Just take care and don't reset. And by the way, before you go to bed, brush your teeth, now...SCRAM!" He pushed Sora through the door and left.
"Wow, he sure was friendly." Sora said sarcastically.
Sora looked around the shop noticing a fire place, a red love seat, and a counter. Sora saw two men, the one behind the counter was in his late 40's or early 50's. He wore a white shirt and blue geans. He had blonde hair and a brown strap around his hair and had a yellow straw in his mouth. The other man in front of the counter was younger and wore a green jump suit and had black hair. He kept jogging in place.
"Can you please hurry up?" The black haired man said impatiently.
"Hold your horses!" snapped the other man with gruffness in his voice. "I'm only human and I'm not as young as I used to be!" He walked to a counter and grabbed something and handed it to the other man. "That will be five gold coins."
The other man payed the old man five gold coins.
"Thank you, sir!" The younger man said. He then dashed out of the store at light speed running by Sora, making him fall over from the wind. He then stood back up.
"Whoa, who was that?" Sora asked the old man in surprise. "He ran so fast!"
"Ah, he calls himself the 3-D World Runner." The old man replied. "Need some fire power up to fight a giant snake.""You must be Sora. My name is Cid. Nook told me about you. So you need help?"
"Yes, sir!" Sora said. "I was on my island and then this storm came and I ended up here."
"Here's the deal, kid." Cid said with a sigh. "You've noticed those black creatures running around, right?" Sora then nodded to him. "Well, there the ones causing all this. That storm has the power to send people to any other world and a lot have ended up here..." The phone rang and Cid picked it up. "Hello? You're here? Good! I'll get right on it!" He hung up the phone. "Do you mind doing me a favor, kid?"
"I guess so." Sora said with a shrug.
"Could you bring in a shipment for me?" Cid asked. "It's right outside, brown box you can't miss it. And if you ever have any problems, I'll be here."
Sora walked outside and headed towards the center of town. As he made his saw to the center, he heard a mysterious voice.
"If you're not careful, they'll come after you." said a low male voice.
"Wh-who are you?" Sora asked, nervously to the man in the shadows.
Sora took his keyblade out to feel a bit more safer and defensive if he had to. The man came out and revealed himself. He wore a grey leather jacket that went down to his back, a white shirt inside, black pants, and many colored belts around his waist. He had long brown hair and wore a lion neckless. He held a sword that looked like a gun in his hand.
"And they'll keep on coming after you," the man continued. "For as long you continue to wield that keyblade. But why would it choose a kid to wield it's power?"
"Hey, what's that suppose to mean?" Sora asked offended.
"Never mind." The man groaned. He then made his way towards Sora. "Now, show me that keyblade."
"Whoa! Hold on a second!" Sora cried, getting into attack position. "I'm not giving you this, it's been helping me beat those black creatures!"
"Hm, your stubbornness will not help you win." The man said, getting his Gunblade ready. "Alright then, I'll take it by force!"
"Bring it on!"
The battle began as Sora ran at the man. Sora attacked with his keyblade, but the man blocked the attack with his Gunblade. Sora jumped back and tried to kick the man, but the man grabbed his foot and threw him at a wall. Sora hit the wall and slowly got back up.
"Give up!"
"No way!"
Sora tried to attack again, but the man spun past Sora's thrust and slashed him in the back, making him scream in pain. Sora spun back and vertically swiped at the man who dodged the attack and tripped him. Sora weakly tried to get back up, but the man knocked him over again with a kick.
"How pathetic." scoffed the man, unimpressed. "I was expecting better from the chosen one of the key."
Sora weakly stood up, readying his keyblade. He wasn't going to give up against this guy.
"Trust me," Sora said weakly. "I've only begun."
"Impressive, you have a lot of determination," the man said, raising his eyebrow, slightly impressed. "However, you're too overconfident in your abilities and that could lead to your downfall. You think you can defeat anyone, and yet, you're not developed."
"Think again!"
Sora gave a hard thrust at the man again, but this time when the man spun Sora tripped him and kicked him, sending the man crashing to the ground. Sora charged at the man again who quickly spun out of Sora's way. Sora angrily thrust again, but the man created a fireball that emerged from his hand. Sora's eyes widened upon seeing this and quickly blocked the attack.
"Well, I've underestimated you." the man said. "You truly do know how to use the keyblade."
"Thanks, but there's no way you're getting this from me." Sora said. "I'd even kill you if I had to."
"Careful," the man warned.. "I'm doing you a favor right here. At this point, I may have to get serious!"
"Bring it on!"
The two clashed blades with each other and they both went into a blade lock. They both struggled against each other and then jumped back The two dodged and clashed with their swords with neither backing down. Sora tried to attack again, but the man kicked Sora. The boy quickly returned the attack, giving the man a hard kick in the stomach. The two went spinning back and landed on the ground. Sora jumped forward and tried to attack again, but the man launched a fire ball at him. Sora narrowly missed the attack. He could feel the heat pass right by his face.
Catching him off guard, the man knocked the keyblade out of Sora's hand and slashed him with ten mighty and vicious blows. Sora screamed in pain again and fell over, gasping for air. He couldn't even stand up again. The battle appeared over as the man reached for the keyblade. Sora quickly jumped back up and rammed the man, knocking the Gunblade out of his hand. Sora grabbed the keyblade and slashed the man hard in the chest, making him fall down hard. As the man weakly sat up, he saw Sora holding the keyblade and the Gunblade, ready to strike.
"Now your...your...your...ugh!"
Sora was too weak to finish the attack. He was so tired that he dropped both weapons and fell over, fainting in the process. The man stood up, brushing himself off in the process. He looked like he was barely effected by Sora's blow.
"Well, he put up quite a fight." The man said impressed.
"Looks like you're slipping, Leon." said a female voice.
The man turned to notice a yong girl walking up to him. She wore tight, short, white, shorts with a blue belt. She also had a white ban around her head and wore a green and white tank top.
"I went easy on him." Leon said to the girl.
"Sure you did, Squall." she giggled sarcastically.
"It's Leon, Yuffie!" snapped Leon.
"Geeze, I was only kidding Leon." Yuffie said upset.
"But enough about that, we must hurry because they're coming." Leon said calmly. "Things have gotten worse, a lot worse."
Leon picked up Sora and Yuffie picked up the keyblade and the two headed off, with Cid watching them leave. Cid just lightly chuckled.
"Ah, that Leon." Cid chuckled. "Such a show off."
Meanwhile, far away a dark castle could be seen. Far from the castle was a blue area that could be seen. It had a water fall all around that went up. On a tiny little island, a person could be seen passed out. The figure groaned and stood up. It is non-other then Riku. He gasped as he looked around his new surroundings.
"Where am I?" ee asked nervously. "I don't remember this place!" He then called out for his friends. "Hello? Is anyone there? Sora! Kairi! Where are you?"
Unknown to Riku someone or something was watching him. It was a giant turtle creature that had a giant green shell with spikes. Yellow skin on his body, orange hair and orange eyebrows, and link chains around his neck, arms, and legs. He made an evil smile at Riku displaying his sharp teeth and sinister chuckle.
To Be Continued...