Chapter 10:

A Long Lost Memory

"Hey Akina, the card freaks aren't leaving..." Jiro whispered angrily.

Akina sighed as she looked at him, "I know, I know...I'm not a blonde."

"Um...you are..."

"Shut up!" she yelled, "Ooops..."

Suddenly, something tapped on both of their shoulders. They turned around and saw two cards staring down on them, "Heh...um hi?" Akina laughed nervously.

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"The Queen of Hearts? A playing card has a courtyard?" Zan asked dubiously.

Alice laughed, "You're silly"

"Uh...I guess..." Zan said, confused.

Zan stopped when she heard approaching footsteps. Alice quickly grabbed her and pulled her into the bushes just as a group of ten card soldiers walked by. Zan sat wide eyed.

"So...Thats why you you said I was silly...heh"

"Shhhh," Alice whispered.

The cards stopped walking and looked around, "Did you hear something?" one asked.

"I didn't hear anything, maybe it was just the wind?" another said.

"Yeah probably, let's go. The trials are about to begin..." they all soon disappeared in the distance.

"Oh dearie me...We better hurry, if there are about to be trials then that may just mean that would be for your friend..." Alice said.

They both emerged from their hiding places, "Follow me quickly!" Alice said. Zan followed, although oddly she was having difficulty keeping up with the strange girl.

Trumpets sounded close by, when all of them were supposed to stop, one rogue trumpet player kept going playing an entirely different melody before it was cuffed out of his hands.

Zan tried to hold in a laugh, her body shook mirthlessly with the effort of holding it back.

Alice gasped, "There's three people,"

Zan choked, "There's Jiro and Akina too!"

A mouth suddenly appeared next to the two and then it took shape slowly into the form of an oddly colored cat than Zan had met before, "Looks like they're in a bit of a wheeze, best help 'em out or they'll never feel another breeze."

"What the crap?" Zan asked.

The cat soon disappeared. "That was weird." Alice said.

"I totally agree on that," Zan shook her head in puzzlement.

"What did you do to Zan?" Riku yelled out at the queen.

She huffed with indignation, "How dare you not address me as 'Your Majesty' or 'Your Highness!"

A card prodded him with it's spear. Riku muttered darkly under his breath before speaking, "What have you done with my other friend, her name is Zan, YOUR MAJESTY." he spat the last part bitterly.

"I don't know who you are talking about," she snapped rudely.

"Riku, you don't think 'they' got her do you?" Akina asked worriedly.

"No talking amongst prisoners!" A card soldier ordered sternly.

"Sheesh, I was just askin him a question." Akina retorted. "Maybe miss fatty up there would like to do somethin' 'bout it."

The queen stood and gave her an icy glare that could have killed a small creature right on the spot, "OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!" she screamed forcibly.

Zan arised from her hiding spot, "Hold it right there!"

"Zan what're you doing?" Alice gulped visibly.

"Stay there," Zan commanded, as she started walking towards the crowd.

Riku's eyes widened beneath the blindfold, at least she was ok...but what the heck was she tryin' to pull? How idiotic could she be to just walk into a courtyard filled with armed soldiers?

"And who are you?" the queen barked bluntly.

"Hozannah 'Zan' Tanaka, " she stated pristinely.

"Ah, you must be their little friend." the queen smirked contemptuously.

"Yeah..." Zan replied.

"Very well then, OFF WITH YOUR HEAD AS WELL!" the queen yelled.

"WHA-----WHAT DID I DO?" Zan yelled angrily.

Card soldiers began closing in on her. "Oh holy crap..." she muttered.

Abruptly, a light blue beam shot from Zan's hands.

As card soldiers crumbled to the ground from the onslaught of beams, Zan could do nothing but stare in utter bafflement at her hands.

Even Jiro, Akina, Riku, and Alice stared at Zan in amazement.

"You go girl!" Akina called out inencouragement.

Zan looked at Akina and slightly grinned, the number of card soldiers quickly diminishing from the battle. Well if it could really be called a battle, as Zan had such a large advantage over the cards.

They were all defeated finally and the beams form Zan's hands stopped shooting out. The queen shook in fear, "Y--y--you're th---th--the f--f--foret--t--told one..."

"The what?" Zan asked, baffled.

"The foretold one..." Alice said, springing from the hiding spot.

"Someone please explain!" Zan exclaimed exasperated.

"The sister of oblivion...the one who will reunite the worlds along with the keyblade master..." Akina whispered darkly.

"Uh...keyblade...my...story?" she stared in bewilderment.

"Wait, your story?" Jiro asked.

"I wrote a story...called Kingdom Hearts..." she trailed off.

Riku smirked in realization, "Kingdom Hearts isn't just a story...It's real..."

Zan looked at him, "Wha----wait a sec...it is? But then...aren't you...him?"

"Yes...That would be me..."

"Th---then Sora's your friend right and the keyblade master?"

"Yes, and you are my sister...sister of oblivion." Riku beganundoing the back of his blindfold.

The truth hit Zan like a bunch of daggers going through her heart...memories started flooding through her head.

The True beginning of a long lost memory...

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Sailorstar- I'll add your character later on in the fic mmmkay?

PLZ R AND R!

Yo what's up my peoples! This is blondie91 speakin! Whoo-hoo! Sugar high on mountain dew! Oh yeah and the cookies...thanks for that reminder Jupiter! Aren't you forgettin to thank a certain someone who helped you with this chapter Jupi? cough cough and I'm at your house right now typin on your computer and I know where you'll be sleepin tonight mwahahahaha LOL LOL. cough cough

Oh yeah thanks blondie for helping me and introducing me to a webbie that has big words! ok sorry about this authors note it's 3 in the morning...we'll probably have sugar hangovers in the morning wait it is morning...we'll have sugar hangover later then 0o