Hello! I'm back with an update. Sorry it took so long for the next chappy, but KH2 was out and I couldn't stop playing...
Everyone was standing by the large doors that lead to other worlds. They were back in Traverse Town once again, but the shock of actually being in Kingdom Hearts never ceased to amaze them. When they got their bearings again, they walked over to the Second District doors.
Squall had gone back the day before they came to escape Rachel, so now they had to find him all over again.
"Ready guys?" Selena asked. She was already in the costume Stephanie forced her into, so she wasn't listening to Steph as she complained about Selena not wearing the hat too. The costume this time was much like Kairi's from KH2, but with ripped jeans instead of a skirt. Of course, KH2 wasn't out yet in this fic, and won't be out for another couple months as far as Selena and friends were concerned. "We're going to be fighting Heartless."
They drew their weapons and headed through. To their surprise, nothing appeared to fight them. They glanced around the empty streets. No one, not even a soul. They nodded and cautiously walked toward the Alleyway. Still no Heartless. What was going on?
Once they reached the Alleyway, a Yellow Opera appeared. Finally something was normal. Selena slashed it in half with the Angelblade and they continued on their way.
"Anyone else creeped out by the fact there aren't any Heartless attacking us?" inquired Irvine, stepping a little more closely to his sister. "I mean, why are they hiding?"
Tiffany paused, and then said, "Maybe Kuro already has the power of darkness and is keeping them from attacking us. It's the only logical explanation."
Mike pointed at the bars in front of the doorway. "Well, how do we get through? We don't have 'Trinity' junk in this game, remember?"
Goku stepped back nervously when everyone stared at him. "What? What am I supposed to do?"
Ame smiled. "Don't worry, Goku! I can take care of it with my super powerful scythe of DOOM!" She happily cut the iron bars with it, shocking everyone. "What? I tested it back home! I figured it would help to know what it could cut."
Mike was the only one angered by this amazing display. "I've tried to cut metal with my sword, and it doesn't work! How come she can cut stuff!"
"Mike! We'll leave you behind if you don't hurry up!" Rachel called over her shoulder. Everyone was already down the shaft except for them. "I wanna see my Squall-Chan, so get your lazy but over here!"
Furiously, he stormed over and jumped down too. He was going to try to figure out what it could do too.
They landed in deep water that smelled strongly of rotting fish. 'The only downside,' thought Selena, 'is the fact we have to smell this stuff too.' They swam over to the rocky land and squeezed the malodorous liquid from their clothes. Stephanie was the only one complaining about having to have swum through it.
"SQUALL!" Rachel shouted, tackling the poor guy.
"Mind getting off of me...?" he asked, trying to pry her off of him.
"Hey, Squall, I forgot to mention something when we dragged you to the amusement park," said Selena once Squall could properly breathe again. "We sealed a couple of Keyholes."
"Good," said Aerith, who just walked in with a pitcher of iced tea and a few plastic cups. "Here, I'm sure you're all thirsty."
"Thanks!" said Ame, taking it. "You got any salt?"
Squall stared at her, bewildered. "Salt...? In Iced Tea? Do you like disgusting tasting stuff or something?"
"She's used to it," replied Tiffany, taking a sip. "She's the one who can literally burn water when she's cooking. We don't let her near the stove, right Joe?" she asked the empty space next to her, only serving to confuse Squall more.
Maria cocked her head, slightly confused. "Why is it important if we seal the Keyholes?"
Squall put down his glass of Iced Tea without taking even a sip. "Every world among the stars has a Keyhole, and each leads to the heart of that world. The Heartless enter through the Keyhole and do something to the world's core."
Horrified, Riku asked, "W-what happens to the world?"
Aerith saw his hesitation in the question. "In the end, it disappears."
Riku, Irvine, Goku and Maria's jaws dropped. Everyone else already knew that. "WHAT!" the four shouted at once.
"That's why Selena's Angelblade is so important."
"Please lock the Keyholes," Aerith begged. "You're the only one who can!"
Selena nodded. "I know. Besides, seeing other worlds will help us anyway."
Maria nodded. "We have to find Kuro and the King, right?"
They were about to leave, when Squall stopped them. "Take this with you." He handed the Earthshine to Rachel to keep her from glomping him once again. "This stone holds some mysterious power. I've been carrying it for luck. I want you to hold onto it."
Rachel had hearts for eyes. "Really? I love you Squall!" She hugged him anyway.
"How do we use it?" questioned Irvine, but Squall remained quiet.
Maria took the gem into her small hand. "A summon gem, a quite powerful one too. I've never felt one like this." She handed it back to Rachel. "I don't know how to use it either."
They all sighed. Looks like they'd have to see the Fairy Godmother after all.
"Well, we have to see Cid about a Gummi Block," called Selena as they left.
The group reached the Accessory Shop without running into any Heartless. It was strange that there were so few. Tiffany placed the Gummi Block on the table.
"What've you got there?" Cid asked, not really paying attention. "Hey! If it ain't a Gummi Block!"
"Yup," said Goku, holding Hakuryu close so he wouldn't eat this block like he did the tiny Gummi Ship. "What's it for?"
Cid's jaw dropped. "What? You're kidding me! Bunch of pinheads! Interspace ain't no playground!"
Mike silenced him with a glare. "Don't call me a pinhead! We know what a Navi Gummi is used for!"
Cid grunted, "I'll install it for you if you give me your ship, but I got this thing I gotta deliver first."
"What do you need us to deliver?" Irvine asked.
"Just this book. It's real old, so be careful with it. When the guy brought it in, it was practically falling apart. Too beat up to restore it to the way it was, but overall, I did a decent job puttin' it back togather.
"Anyway, mind delivering it for me?" Cid handed it to them before they could answer. "It goes to the house beyond the fire symbol, got it? Oh, and when you're done with that, meet us at the old house in the Third District, okay?"
Hakuryu managed to break free of Goku's arms. He dived for the Navi Gummi and swallowed it. This shocked only Cid. "What the? Now what are you supposed to do?"
"It's okay. He swallowed our Gummi Ship too," Mike explained.
"Yeah! He turns into a Gummi Ship, a jeep, and who knows what else! So, let's go!" Ame turned to the door.
There was a loud crash outside, and some bells rang in the distance. Ame froze. "I didn't do it!" she cried, but then added under her breath, "At least I haven't done anything yet..."
"The bells above the Gizmo Shop are ringing... That's strange..." Cid muttered. "Well, you guys want to check it out, go ahead, but deliver that for me first."
They all nodded and left out the door.
That's it for this chapter. I hope you all enjoyed it! See you all later!