Kingdom Hearts: Intertwined Souls
By AnimeDutchess
Chapter 13: Hi-jinks on the Gummi Ship 2
A/N: Wow, already the fic is at chapter 13! And even more people want to be in the fic! Awesome!
(Due to the new rule here on I can't respond to your guy's reviews. T.T If the rule is ever removed, I promise that I will fix the chapters without Talk Backs.)
Well, this is a chapter! You need something to read so, here you go! Enjoy! Oh, and also, let me explain about the illness Sora got: He only has it when he breathes in the infected air, and the only air infected is in Traverse Town. Also, the sickness only affects males with brown hair and blue eyes, so it's kinda based on what I learned about in Biology last year (you know, genetics and whatnot). Hmm, maybe it was made by an evil scientist? I don't know yet myself, but we'll all figure out soon!
Also, warning: slight drug humor and slight Navi bashing!
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Lilith sighed while she piloted the Hornbeam and Helena manned (or should I say womanned) the lasers. Sora had regained consciousness and was sleeping; the snore was pissing her off.
He didn't snore last time I saw him asleep, Lilith thought, remembering the pictures she and Riku had taken. She then remembered…
"Oh!" She took one hand off the steering wheel of the Gummi Ship and fished around in her pocket for the picture of herself and Riku. Once she pulled it out, she carefully (and with one hand; how talented!) unfolded it and smiled sadly at the picture of the silver-haired hottie with emotional problems.
"That's Riku?" Helena asked as she leaned over to check out what had captivated Lilith's interest while flying (and amazingly, the Gummi Ship is still flying well). Lilith nodded and tried not to let herself get too sad. Helena cat-called.
"Damn, you lucky girl!" Helena said. "That has got to be THE hottest guy I have EVER seen!" Lilith laughed at Helena's eagerness.
"That's what I thought when I met him," the demon girl confessed, carefully re-folding the picture and sliding it back in her pocket, "But…"
"But what, Lil?"
"…Nothing." Lilith then heard a sound behind her. She turned around; Sora was waking up!
"Ahh, that was a good nap," he said, stretching his arms, "I feel great!" He then sniffed the air. "Uh, why does everything smell like Lo Mein?"
"You shoved it up your nose," Helena said, "You also put Goofy in a tutu and told everyone he was a coupon, snogged Kairi, and demanded our new friend Sonora that she give you her hair."
"…When was I doing this? I mean, I remember a girl with long red hair…"
"That was Sonora."
"Oh, okay…I also remember a hideout…wait, was I high or something?"
"Sora, since when have you gotten high?" Lilith asked, raising an eyebrow as she kept a lookout for worlds and Heartless ships.
"I dunno, but it sure sounds like I did."
"Anyway," Helena said, unbuckling herself, "Sora, it's your turn to fire lasers. Remember our deal?"
"I was hoping you wouldn't."
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"Okay, Kairi," Donald said, "Ready for your first magic lesson?"
"Am I!" Kairi and Donald were in their bedroom. They had pushed the beds back so they had some room to practice magic. Donald had let Kairi borrow one of his magic staff-thingies.
"Alright then," Donald pointed to Goofy, who was wearing a poster-board with a string attached so he could wear it around his neck. It had a big red-and-white bull's eye on it, "Aim for Goofy and say 'Fire!'"
"Why the heck am I the target?" Goofy asked. Donald thought about that.
"Hmm, yeah, why ARE you the target?" he said, honestly having no clue why Goofy was the target; the dog-man hadn't pissed him off in a while, recently. Navi then popped out from under Goofy's hat.
"What's this about targets?" She asked. Donald then got an evil grin as an idea popped into his head. Goofy saw Donald's diabolical look and quickly moved away from Navi.
"Kairi, there's a new target," He said.
"Yeah, I think I know what it is," She said, also grinning evilly. She aimed the staff at Navi, and with a shout of "Fire!", sent a fireball right at the annoying fairy. Navi screamed and zipped out of the way in the nick of time, but sure enough, the fireballs kept coming. Navi kept screaming as she narrowly dodged the fireballs.
"You've got great aim, Kairi!" Donald yelled over the commotion.
"Thanks," Kairi shouted back, "Back home I play those arcade shooting games! I've got the high score on each game!" After hearing this, Navi screamed even louder.
"Oh great! It's archery practice all over again! For the love of Nayru, why meeeeeeeee?"
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Helena turned around when she heard some screaming. Sora had already settled into the place where you fire the lasers.
"I'll go see what's up with them," Helena said as she headed towards the elevator. As she stepped inside, she turned around and faced the two main heroes, smirking.
"You two kids play nice, now," Helena said as the elevator door closed. Sora and Lilith gave each other a 'What-the-heck-does-she-mean?' look, and went back to piloting the Gummi Ship.
"So," Lilith said, cursing uncomfortable silences, "I was just wondering…since we need a topic to talk about and all…what exactly happened the last time Kingdom Hearts was opened? I mean…"
"You wanna know about Riku, right?" Sora asked in a serious tone. Lilith froze and blushed in embarrassment.
"I know he should be the one to tell me…and I know it's rude of me to ask you, but…I'm just…so…curious, I guess. A better word would probably be nosy." She laughed a bit. Sora looked at Lilith sadly.
"I'm sorry Lilith," he said, "I would tell you, and you deserve to know, but Riku would probably think it best if you didn't know." Lilith sighed and nodded in understanding.
"Lilith…did I really shove Lo Mein up my nose?"
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It had been three hours since take-off, and there had been no sign of any new worlds…or Heartless fro that matter. Lilith was bored out of her mind, and so was Sora (hey, after a couple hours of only blasting meteors to bits, you'd be bored as hell, too). The demon-girl was just about to throw a hissy-fit when she saw something in the distance.
"Hey, is that a world?" She asked Sora as she pointed to the thing. Sora looked at the thing, squinted, and shrugged.
"Probably," he said, "Want me to call the others?"
"Yeah, sure, go ahead."
Sora pressed the intercom button and told everyone to come to the piloting deck. Five minutes later, everyone had entered the room (Navi sporting a few singe marks on her wings). While this was happening, the Gummi Ship had gotten closer to the thing, which was in fact a world. It looked pretty normal, with three buildings and a city jutting out of it.
"Is that our next destination?" Kairi asked.
"Looks that way, yeah," Lilith answered. Navi flew over to Sora and hovered over his head.
"It looks harmless! Maybe we won't have to fight anyone!" Navi said. Everyone glared at her.
"You don't even fight! Hell, you don't help us at all!" Helena shouted. Navi 'eep'ed and hid back under Goofy's hat. Donald sighed.
"I really wish Queen Minnie hadn't made her tag along with us," the duck-man said, "She's so annoying!" Everyone else nodded and agreed with Donald…except Lilith. She was staring at the world, her eyes growing wider by the second.
"Guys," She said, nervous, "Do you feel that?" Everyone stopped talking and looked at Lilith.
"Feel what?" Goofy asked. Lilith turned around to face the others, an eyebrow raised.
"You mean you don't feel all that darkness emanating from that world?" She asked. "It's so strong…I've never felt anything at all close to this since I was back home…"
"You're saying that there's lots and lots of darkness there?" Kairi asked, her face going white. Lilith nodded and turned to Helena. "Don't you feel it…Helena? What's wrong?"
Helena's body had become rigid, and her face reflected the pure terror she was feeling. "Oh my…I can't…but…it can't be…"
"Helena! What the FUCK is wrong with you?" Lilith said, freaking out; her best friend was never afraid! Helena pointed to the world.
"It's…it's…"
"IT'S WHAT?" everyone screamed, becoming apprehensive.
"IT'S BEING TAKEN!"
Sure enough, the world had slowly started to become covered in darkness. Everyone gasped.
"Is…is this what happens to worlds when they are being taken?" Kairi asked naively.
"I…I guess so," Sora said, horror gripping his senses. Suddenly, the whole world was covered in darkness. It then seemed to glow a white light, and…
The planet exploded, leaving behind a sphere of darkness in its place. The force of the explosion blew the Gummi Ship back. It immediately went off course, and everyone inside that wasn't bucked up (that would be everyone except Sora and Lilith) was tumbling around or trying to hold on to the backs of the chairs. Lilith was the only one not screaming as the Gummi Ship careened off course.
"Come on…come on…" she said, trying to get control of the Gummi ship. She had seen the world they were going to go to yet blew up slide away from their view, and now a different sphere of darkness was getting closer and closer as the Hornbeam tumbled to it.
Maybe I can get the ship there, she said, silently hoping they wouldn't die. As she tried to direct the Gummi Ship to the world, someone slammed into the eject button. Everyone was suddenly ejected to the new sphere of darkness, the Gummi Ship following. Lilith couldn't help but scream as she was launched towards a giant ball of her greatest fear…
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Nympha looked around at the world she had just taken for the darkness. All its beings had become Heartless, three different types actually: Blue Rhapsody, Green Requiem, and your basic Shadows. Nympha pulled out her communicator and pressed one of the buttons.
"My Lady," The aqua-haired demon said, "My mission is complete. Should I report back to base?"
"Yes, and quickly," 'Our Lady's voice said throught the communicator, "And make sure you bring all Heartless with you."
"Confirmed. Expect our arrival in a few minutes."
"You mean you won't use the vessels?"
"There are too many Heartless. I cannot fit them all into the vessels you supplied."
"…Very well. But be wary of the darkness: I don't need my only apprentice losing her heart."
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Nympha kneeled before 'Our Lady', panting. Transporting herself and all those Heartless had taken much out of her.
"I told you to beware of the darkness in your heart," 'Our Lady' said, "Perhaps you'll think twice before using its power too often. You did, after all, use it with no problems when you took that world, and even that was using more than your limits. You should rely more on that pendant." Nympha nodded.
"I will next time, My Lady," She said.
"I know you will. Now, go and rest for a while. You will be needed." Nympha nodded, got up (albeit wobbly), and left for her room. 'Our Lady' smirked once she was gone.
"She didn't do as bad as I thought she would," the villainess said, walking over to her hologram table and tapping it. The star chart came up again, only this time it pointed to where, as she put it, 'Those goody-two-shoe kids who wield key-weapons and stuff' were. She raised her eyebrows when she saw that they were on a world they had taken only four days ago.
"They're on Linksys?" 'Our Lady' asked to no one. She then smirked. "Good thing I left all those Heartless there, then…"
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A/N: So, how'd I do? I left you hanging didn't I? Only Raya the angelalchemist knows what I'm talking about, right, Raya? Heh heh…well, I hope you liked this chapter, even though it was pretty short! I'll try to make the next one longer, I promise! Ja Ne!-AnimeDutchess
P.S.: The moral of the story: never not help people and annoy them all the time; you'll end up being used for target practice.