Kingdom Hearts: Intertwined Souls

By AnimeDutchess

Chapter 16: Coming to a Crossroads 2

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Well, enjoy, everybody! Oh, and this chapter is the special Halloween edition! Happy Haunting, guys! Oh, and a warning: drug reference in this chapter! Sorry, I couldn't resist!

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Once the Hornbeam's hatch opened up onto Traverse Town, Lilith carefully climbed out, carrying Helena bridal-style. Donald, Goofy, Kairi, and a slightly woozy Sora came after them. As Donald locked up the ship, Sora tried hard to stay awake, but try as he might, the mysterious illness in Traverse Town that turned people into idiots was making its way into his system. He groaned softly. Kairi immediately came to his side and supported him.

"Sora, it's okay, you're just sick again," Kairi said, slightly worried.

"I'm not in pain," He groaned, "I just don't wanna have this happen again…besides, Helena's more important…" his eyes closed for a minute, but he then quickly opened them again. "I just want to make sure of something…Kairi…"

"Yes, Sora?"

"Please…make sure I don't hurt mysel-" Sora then fainted. Kairi gasped and held on tightly to his arms as he slumped to the ground. Goofy quickly came over to Kairi and her unconscious boyfriend.

"Here, hang on, Kairi, lemme help," the knight said, scooping up Sora in his arms. The red head flashed a thankful smile to Goofy and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"Thank you very much, Goofy," she said. Goofy blushed from embarrassment.

"Uh, garsh, Kairi, it's no big deal," he said, "I just wanted to help."

"All right, let's get moving!" Donald shouted. He started to walk, but he heard a growling sound behind him. He turned around slowly and faced Lilith, who, still holding Helena by the way, looked pretty pissed off.

"Who told you to shout?" She said in one of those creepy, possessed-person voices, "There are unconscious people here, and if you shout one more time…" She bared her fangs. Donald 'eep'ed and hid behind Goofy, shivering.

"I'm sorry! Please, don't kill me!" Donald said in a whisper. Lilith then blinked and gasped.

"Oh, I'm so sorry!" she said, "It must be that Halloween holiday the mortals would talk about! Us demons always get really into the spirit of Halloween! Please forgive me!" She explained, putting on her most apologetic face. Everyone conscious stared at her, and then nodded, and then the little gang of heroes walked to the Fourth District where Sonora and co.'s hideout was.

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"Hello? Anyone home?"

"Sonora? You here?"

"Dammit, where could she be?"

Since arriving at the hideout, no one had seen any trace of Sonora. Lilith and Goofy had set Helena and Sora onto the couch in a semi-sitting position and searched the living room and kitchen, but no Sonora. The remaining conscious people decided to search the whole hideout by themselves. Kairi decided to stay with Sora and Helena to see if they woke up. Let's see how the others are doing, shall we?

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With Goofy

Goofy was checking out a huge, dark dining room. The lights were off, and white sheets were covering the table and all the chairs. As he quietly crept around, he heard something behind him. He quickly turned around, but no one was there.

"Garsh, why do I have to check the creepy dining room out?" he asked himself, turning back around…and coming face-to-face with a floating sheet. He screamed and ran away as fast as he could. Once he was out of the room, the white sheet fell to the ground and revealed…Navi!

"What the…" She said, confused. She then zipped after Goofy. "Wait, it's me, Navi! Come back here!"

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With Donald

Donald sighed as he entered a room with a 'Security Room' sign on the door. He gasped as he walked in. There was one whole wall filled with color television screens that showed different parts of the house. Donald stared at them with fascination. He could see every room! He could see who was where! It was amazing! Donald watched the screens, wide-eyed and fascinated. He then stared at one of the screens.

It showed a little girl with long black hair that hid her face walking down a dark hallway. He froze in fear; this was too creepy. The girl kept walking…and then she disappeared. Donald cocked an eyebrow in confusion. Then…the whole screen went black, and two creepy, indigo eyes opened. Donald screamed bloody murder and ran out of the room.

The camera then zoomed out showing Kairi watching the scary girl on the television; she had found The Grudge on DVD in the living room, and since it was her favorite scary movie, she decided to watch it. Helena and Sora were still unconscious on the couch, both on either side of her. (I don't own The Grudge either, okay? But it was one pretty scary movie…shivers)

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With Lilith

Lilith entered another room that said 'Girl's Bedroom' on a sign that was on the door. It was the last door in the hallway, and she hoped that she would find Sonora. As she looked around, she noticed a girl with her back turned towards her sitting at a table and seemed to be drawing something. She had hazel-colored hair that reached the ground in a style similar to Sonora's except this girl had more stray hair. There was a crossbow strapped to her back, and she had two wings: one a dark blood red, the other pure white. That's all Lilith could really see.

"Hello? Is that you, Sonora?" The girl asked, turning around. Lilith froze; she was a little scared as the girl turned to face her. The girl also had hazel-colored eyes and a princess's dress with a lot of fancy jewelry. Her face was kind, yet her eyes held a hidden sadness. The girl narrowed her eyes.

"You're not Sonora. Who are you?" She asked. Lilith gulped.

"L-L-Lilith..." the demon girl stuttered. "I-I'm friends w-with Sonora…" The girl's features then softened and she held out her hand.

"I'm Hazel," she said as Lilith took her hand a shook it, "It's nice to meet you. Sonora's told me that you're the Key Staff Wielder, is that right?" Lilith nodded.

"So…if it's not too much to ask…can I ask you a favor?" Hazel asked.

"Of course, Hazel," Lilith said, "What is it?"

"Well," Hazel started, "You see, I was princess of a world called Linksys. Everything was calm, peaceful, and happy there, until a few days ago, that is."

"What happened a few days ago?" Lilith asked, becoming concerned. Hazel sighed.

"A few days ago…I was out by myself, enjoying the day, when I spotted a group of strange individuals. The shortest one, who I think was the leader, had brought them into town. I knew everyone on Linksys, so I was perplexed when I saw them. I followed them until they reached the town square. And then…" Hazel started to shed silent tears.

"Oh, Hazel, it's okay," Lilith said, bringing Hazel into an embrace and rubbing her back comfortingly. Hazel smiled sadly.

"Thanks. I'm still not quite over it." Lilith then let go of Hazel. "A-Anyway, they summoned…I think they're called Heartless…to them, and they destroyed everything. Even the strangers got into the chaos. I tried stopping them…but…their leader…she was just too powerful…she threw me to the side and took my necklace…but she dropped it when she left…I passed out…and then…I woke up…and found myself here in Traverse Town…" Hazel sniffed. "I-It's just…I don't know if anyone else survived…" Hazel then went into full-blown tears and held her face in her hands, sobbing. Lilith immediately felt sorry for Hazel.

I don't know what I would do if Hell disappeared like that, Lilith thought, once again embracing Hazel. Hazel sobbed into her shoulder for a few minutes, and then slowly pulled away, drying her tears.

"A-Anyway," Hazel said in a shaky voice, "I-If you end up going to a destroyed world and f-find a gold necklace with an angel and a p-pentagram on it, please look for s-survivors…please…" Lilith then gasped. Hadn't she and Sora found a gold necklace with a pentagram and angel on it when they were on that world?

"Hazel…I…I think we already went there…" Lilith then pulled out the necklace from her pocket and showed it to Hazel. Hazel carefully took the necklace and looked at it, and then she looked at her pictures, and wailed in sadness.

"This is it!" She exclaimed, sobbing all over again as she held the necklace to her chest. She then sniffed and wiped some tears away. "W-Was there anyone a-alive? Anyone?" Lilith shook her head no. Hazel smiled sadly.

"I-I knew you w-would say that," She said, tears leaking from her eyes, "I a-already knew…i-in my h-heart, I k-knew…" Hazel then sniffed and wiped her eyes again. "S 'cuse all this, Lilith…I-I'm just really sad…y'know?" Lilith nodded in understanding, and Hazel smiled.

"D'you want me to…y'know, leave you alone?" Lilith asked. Hazel shook her head.

"N-Nah, I'll go w-with you," the distraught girl said, standing up. The two girls then left the room, leaving Hazel's pictures of the angel inside a pentagram behind.

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When Lilith arrived at the living room with Hazel, she found Kairi trying to suppress Sora, who was wearing a really tall top hat.

"What's he doing now, Kairi?" Lilith asked.

"I have no idea!" Kairi exclaimed, "I only turned my back on him for a second, and he was gone! And then he came running into the room with this hat on and starts trying to karate-chop the TV!" She then noticed Hazel. "Hey, are you one of Sonora's friends?"

"Yeah, my name is Hazel," Hazel responded, looking curiously at Sora. Sora then managed to wiggle out of Kairi's grasp and he scrambled on top of the couch and stood on it in a heroic yet funny pose.

"I am…Karate Lincon!" Sora exclaimed, jumping down from the couch, "I must save the world with my karate-ness, and my…uh…Lincon-ness!" Everyone else who was conscious looked at him like he belonged in the nut-house. He then threw off the hat and ran over to Hazel.

"Who're you?" He asked.

"I'm Hazel," Hazel said.

"That's cool. Thanks for not stabbing me."

"W-Wha?"

Sora smiled his goofy smile and hugged Hazel, all the while muttering his thankfulness for her not stabbing him, which was totally irrelevant. Just then, Sonora and a red-haired boy holding a few shopping bags entered the hideout.

"Oh, hey guys," Sonora said, noticing everyone, "I'm glad you met Hazel." She then indicated the boy behind her. "Guys, this is-"

But before Sonora could finish talking, Goofy and Donald burst into the room.

"Help! This place is haunted!" Goofy exclaimed.

"Yeah, it is!" Donald yelled. They then noticed Sonora.

"Yay, Sonora, you're back!" They shouted at the same time. They ran over to Sonora and hugged her.

"Well, I was only going out with Matt to the store," She said, indicating the boy holding bags behind her, "We needed a few things for playing pranks. It is Halloween, you know." Donald and Goofy then let go of Sonora, said 'Oh' quietly, and backed away. Matt then came out into the open. His hair was reddish orange and reached about halfway down his neck. He wore a regular red shirt and jeans, and his green eyes topped off his already attractive look.

"Hey," he said, "What's up?" He then spotted Kairi and Lilith. "Excuse me ladies, but-"

"I'm already in a relationship," Kairi said, "And we're searching for our friend who will probably become Lilith's future husband." Lilith nudged her in the side, but her look held thanks; it's not that she didn't find Matt attractive, it's just that she found Riku to be THE MOST attractive guy in the world. Matt 'Oh'ed.

"Hey, who're you?" Sora asked Matt.

"I'm Matt."

"Really?"

"Yes."

"Really really?"

"Yes, yes, really really."

"Really really really?"

"Yes, dammit, YES! Really really really!"

"Oh, okay…Really?"

"Arg!" Matt then bopped Sora on the head, and everyone laughed. And then Navi burst into the room. (I got the 'really' thing from SpongeBob, which I don't own. I don't seem to own much, now do I?)

"Goofy, why'd you run? It was only me under a sheet!" Navi exclaimed, zipping over to Goofy.

"Well, SORRY! I was just really panicked!" Goofy exclaimed, shocking everyone. No one had ever seen Goofy this mad before…

"Anyway," Sonora said slowly, "What are you guys doing back so soon?" Lilith pointed to Helena, who was still passed out on the couch.

"We, uh…accidentally went off-course because of the aftershock of a world being taken, and we landed in Hazel's world-"

"Is that where we landed?" Kairi interrupted, "How do you know that?"

"You know that necklace we found?" Kairi nodded.

"Yeah…It was mine."

"…Oh. Are you alright, Hazel?"

"Yeah, I-I'm okay."

"Uhm, anyway, Helena fainted from all the dark energy there. We had to bring her back."

"Ah, I see," Sonora said, "Well, how is she?" Lilith gasped and ran over to Helena's side.

"I should've been with her the whole time! I've cured her ever since we met each other just with my presence! Don't worry, she'll be fine, just hang on!" Lilith then placed her hand on Helena's forehead. Immediately, Helena's eyes opened, startling Lilith.

"Oh my gosh, you're okay!" Lilith said, radiating happiness. Helena smiled and slowly sat up.

"Wha? What happened to me?" She then blinked, her memory of her most recent events coming back to her. "Dammit, did I faint again?"

"Yeah, but you're okay now. We're in Traverse Town," Lilith explained. Helena, still troubled from her flashback-dream (you know, last chapter), didn't respond. She then looked over to Sora, who was, unbeknownst to the others, gnawing on the couch. Everyone laughed at him, easing the tension in the room.

"Well," Sonora said," Since you guys just came back, and it IS Halloween, how about we all go pulling pranks together?" Everyone shouted "YEAH!", and they all ran out the door, ready to have major fun and pull major pranks.

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'Our Lady' sighed as she examined her stomach in the mirror. A horrid scar was positioned straight down the middle. She sighed again and pushed her shirt back down, and then went over to the table, which had a hologram on it. The hologram showed the map of taken, sealed, and untaken/unsealed worlds. She then noticed something that was moving on the map. She tapped it, and it enlarged itself to be a whale moving through space. She looked at it curiously.

"Hmm, what world could this be from?" She asked herself. She then pressed a button on the table.

"All Disciples and my Apprentice, please report to the meeting room in the Castle Tower," She said. Immediately, all her living minions that weren't mindless Heartless rose up from the ground from dark portals. 'Our Lady' enlarged the hologram so that everyone could see it.

"I just found this in the hologram map," She said, "Now, if anyone recognizes it…Yes, Disciple Ganondorf?" She said as she noticed Ganondorf's hand raised, shaking.

"Uh, well, My Lady, heh heh, funny story actually, y'see…that's a creature from my world…" He said nervously. 'Our Lady' narrowed her eyes.

"Didn't we destroy your world just last week?" She asked. Ganondorf nodded. She sighed.

"Okay, well, Disciple Ansem," She indicated Ansem, who merely nodded, "Has told me that when he was using the darkness to conquer all worlds, there were some people hiding inside a whale that escaped being turned into Heartless. I think you should go inside the whale and examine it, just to be sure there's no one there. Nympha, I want you to go with him." Ganondorf and Nympha nodded, and then everyone went through their dark portals to leave. 'Our Lady' sighed.

"Well, I'll be dammed," She said, "something actually survived that attack, and it was one HELL of an attack. Ah, well," she said, shutting off her hologram, "I'm tired. Damn, I hate Halloween."

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"I LOVE HALLOWEEN!" Lilith screamed to the heavens as she walked back to the Gummi Ship with the rest of the gang (not including Sonora, Matt, and Hazel; they went home), covered from head to toe in egg yolks and damp toilet paper. Everyone else yelled their agreement as they reached the Gummi Ship. Sora, though, had passed out, and Goofy was carrying him.

You see, Sonora, Matt, and Hazel had taken everyone to trash the First District, then to a haunted house in the Second District, and then to a rocking outdoors party in the Third District.

As Donald unlocked the Gummi Ship, Helena laughed like crazy. It seems that, somehow, someone had spiked the one punch that only Helena would drink because she didn't know it was spiked but everyone else did at the Third District party, and she drank a lot of it, and since angels aren't good at holding any other liquor besides wine, she got…how should I put this? Oh yeah, wasted.

As they all stumbled into the Gummi Ship, Helena fainted. Lilith sighed and carried her best friend to her seat and buckled her up. She then went to her own seat and buckled herself up. Once everyone was buckled up, Donald and Goofy, since it was their turn to drive, started up the Gummi Ship. After a few seconds of preparation, the Gummi Ship lifted off the ground. Lilith looked back on the slowly shrinking Traverse Town. She had more good memories now, and with her optimism refreshed, she was ready to continue the gang's epic quest.

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A/N: Sorry the ending was so lame; I wanted to end this chapter on a heroic note. Anyways, how did you enjoy that chapter? And is everyone excited for Halloween, or did you enjoy it already? Anyways, please review! Oh, and I might not write that FullMetal Alchemist fic for a while, because I've got all these ideas rushing to me for this fic, and I want to get started on the next chapter already! Ja Ne, everybody!-AnimeDutchess

P.S.: If anyone has a guess to who 'Our Lady' might be, tell me! I won't say if you're right or wrong, but I want to know what you guys think! This fic's got a huge secret to it (well, to me it's huge), and the identities of people is a major role in it and it also plays a part in…the sequel! Yes, when this fic is finally over, I will write a sequel filled with more cool stuff!

P.P.S.: The Karate-Lincon and stabbing thing were from, once again, the Andy Milonakis show. The couch thing I made up myself. Yeah, I'm not very creative today. T.T