FG: Welcome back to CC2! I have an announcement!

Emma: My mom's in this chapter?

Robin: I get ta blow somethin' up?

Riku: Eclipse becomes evil?

Robin: I get ta blow somethin' up?

Eclipse: Emma ends up with me?

Robin: I get ta blow somethin' up?

FG: No, no, maybe, no, you wish, and you said that three times.

Robin: I like blowin' stuff up.

FG: Anyway, here's the announcement: I'm twelve years old!

Everyone else: (stare)

Sora: …that's it?

FG: Yeah, that's it! In one year, I'll be a teenager! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

Everyone else: ………

Robin: Whaddaya mean, 'that's it'? I wanna blow somethin' up!

Sana: Yeah, blowing stuff up is fun! (fires cannon that appeared out of nowhere)

Robin: Nice cannon, freak.

Sana: Who're you calling a freak?

Robin: You.

Sana: Heeeeey! You talk all big and stuff, but I bet you're a wimp! I could take you on any day!

Robin: Bite me.

Sana: If you say so! (bites Robin's arm)

Robin: IT'S A SAYIN'! (tries to shake Sana off)

FG: (sweatdrop) Um…meet Chapter 12's disclaimer guest, Sa-

Sana: (jumps in) Sana Kurata, child star extraordinaire and star of the anime Kodomo no Omocha, commonly known as Kodocha!

FG: Yeeeeeaaaaah, what she said.

Robin: My arm… (glares at her arm, then at Sana) Ya did this to my arm! HYAH! (attempts to punch Sana)

Sana: (jumps out of the way and dances) Ha! There's no way you can hit me, thanks to my fancy Gekidan Komawari steps! (leaps away from Robin)

FG: Excuse me, but you kinda have a disclaimer to do…

Sana: Huh? Oh, yeah. (stops dancing) FG doesn't own anyone except for Emma, Dia, Jake, Robin, Bernie, Coeur/Hart, Miaow, Eclipse, Taylor, Lyze, Silke, Kinzoku, Sadym, Alissa, and Miru.

Donald: Another OC?

Sana: Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go take my hourly dose of sugar. (runs off)

Jake: She's funny.

Robin: My arm…

FG: (sweatdrops again) Here's Chapter 12.

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Eclipse sat on one of the beds in his lodge room, examining the Yami Sword. I promised myself I'd never even consider helping the darkness…but I have to help Hart.

"Hey, Eclipse!" Sora shouted, running in. Eclipse hurriedly ordered the sword to vanish. "Look at this!" He showed the Nekoshu his new Keyblade. The blade was red and curved, like a scimitar. The handle was dark brown, and the keychain was a wolf's head. "The Ookami Keyblade! That means wolf! Y'know, like Great Wolf Lodge! Huh? Huh? Impreeeeessed?" Sora asked happily. "Eclipse?" He scratched his head. "Are you okay?"

"Huh? Oh, yeah." Eclipse grinned. "Don't worry about me. Where are the others?"

Sora shrugged. "They're probably still eating."

"Why aren't you?"

"I eat fast. REAL fast." Sora backed up his statement by giving out a brief yet thundering belch.

Eclipse twitched. "That's nice, Sora."

The Keyblade Master scratched his head again. "Sorry. Are you sure you're okay?"

"Yes," Eclipse replied firmly. "I'm just thinking about…things."

Sora shrugged. "Fine with me." He dropped a tube-shaped wrapper and a small, salty-smelling box on the bed. "I got you a hot dog and fries. Eat 'em when you feel like it." He walked out of the room, mumbling, "Maybe I shouldn't have had that 3rd burger…"

Eclipse laughed. He's so weird. He re-summoned the Yami Sword, and resumed his inspection of it. I may have promised not to side with the darkness…but that's not the only promise I made.

FLASHBACK

"Aw, you look so cute!" a tall girl cooed at 9-year-old Eclipse. She had shoulder-length, black hair. She wore a tan, leather vest, and black leather pants. "You're going to do great," she added as she saw the other Nekoshu's face.

Eclipse crossed his arms. "I can't do this," he told her in a childish voice.

"You can," the girl insisted. "You're the new chief. All the Nekoshus are depending on you. Besides, doesn't ruling your own chunk of land sound fun?"

"Pffffft." Eclipse glanced around the waterway of Hollow Bastion. "I'd rather eat my shoe."

The girl lightly whacked him. "No, CHIEF Kurosato, that's what DOGS do. You're a cat."

"Half-cat," he corrected.

"Half-cat," she agreed. "And the waterway's fun. We get to eavesdrop on that king!"

Eclipse shrugged. "That's not my style. You're the trickster, not me."

"Trickster? You make it sound bad. I prefer, 'graceful, cat-like, eavesdropperish…like…person'."

A voice from down the waterway's hall yelled, "Chief Kurosato! Head Warrior Kurosato! It's time for your coronation!"

Eclipse sighed. "Well, no turning back. Guess I'm going to be Chief of the Nekoshus."

"You're going to do great," the girl repeated, ushering him down the hall.

"I hope so." Eclipse smiled at the girl. "Thanks, Hart."

… … …

"We are gathered here for the coronation of Eclipse and Hart Kurosato." An exceedingly old man stood atop a slab of wet, molding concrete. Next to him were the crown siblings, wearing intricate, fang-fringed clothes. "The tin, please?" he asked a boy nearby. His hair looked like a clump of oatmeal.

The boy nodded. "Yes, sir." He passed a silver tin of black liquid to the old man.

"Eclipse, would you please step forward?" Sweating, the young Nekoshu obeyed. The old man passed the tin to him.

Eclipse gulped and stuck his finger in the liquid, which was paint. He smeared it into two spiked, whisker-like marks on both cheeks. "H-h-hart?" he mumbled.

"Heh-heh. Calm down, baby bro." Hart grinned fearlessly and took the tin, smearing the whiskers onto her own cheeks.

The old man smiled gently. "I hereby declare you…" He slipped a necklace with three fangs on it over Eclipse's head. "…Chief Eclipse Kurosato, ruler of the Nekoshu tribe." Next, he turned to Hart. "And I declare you…" He gave her an identical necklace, except for the fact that hers only had one fang. "…Head Warrior Hart Kurosato."

"Thank you, Ka Gen," Eclipse and Hart murmured simultaneously, bowing. Cheers erupted from the crowd of Nekoshus watching the ceremony.

Eclipse tugged on his sister's sleeve. "So…I'm really the chief now?"

"Yup." Hart grinned. "I mean…" She bowed mockingly. "Yes, Chief Kurosato, sir." Eclipse whacked her in the head.

… … …

"Fish-fish-fish-fish-fish-fish-fish!" Hart ran through the waterway, arms waving. "Fish-fish-fish-fish-fish-fish-fish!" she chanted excitedly.

"Hart?" The oatmeal-haired boy poked his head out from around the corner. "What're you doing, Hart?"

Eclipse, who was next to the boy, nodded. "Yeah, you're kind of scaring me."

Hart squealed. "Salmon!"

"Huh?" Eclipse and the other boy raised their eyebrows at the new head warrior.

"What about salmon?" the boy asked.

Hart grabbed the boy's shoulders and shook mercilessly. "The king's having salmon, Otomiru!"

The boy growled. "I told you not to call me that."

"Why? It's your name!"

"Yeah, but I don't want a name like Otomiru! It means 'oatmeal'! Would you want to be named Oatmeal, Hart?"

"Stop complaining! My name's just 'heart' with the E taken out!"

Eclipse groaned. "Hart, let go of Miru. Miru, Hart's right, stop complaining. Now, what did you say about salmon?"

Hart grinned. "The king's having salmon for dinner!"

Eclipse and Miru stared blankly. "So…?" Miru mumbled.

"You can't get salmon in Hollow Bastion! You'd have to go to another world to get them!" Hart explained. "And you'd need a Gummi ship for that! It's too big of a deal to go through for an ordinary dinner. So we have to see what's up!"

Eclipse laughed. "You're serious? We could get in trouble," he added, gaining a more somber look.

"You can't get in trouble, you're the chief!" Hart nodded to finalize the issue.

Miru looked nervous. "Not officially…not until he's eighteen. Until then, Gen-ojisan has more authority than him."

Hart sighed, remembering the old man from the ceremony. "Ka Gen? He can't stop us."

"But, Hart-" Eclipse started.

"No buts. We're going to spy on King Ansem!"

… … …

"Shhhhh! Don't let him see you!" Hart hushed the younger boys as the three of them came up in the waterway elevator. "He's right there…"

A blonde man wearing a lab coat and a red scarf stood outside the castle, scanning the sky. "King Ansem's so cool!" Eclipse whispered. He looked around. "I thought there would be more people here…but there's just those three guys."

The Nekoshus turned their attention to the newcomers. There were two girls and a boy, all around twelve or thirteen years old. "Too much pink," Hart mumbled in disgust, glancing at one girl. She was wearing a pink dress, and a pink bow topped her shiny, brown hair. With her were a muscular boy with a dark blue jacket and another girl wearing a green tank top and beige short-shorts.

The pink-clad girl shyly stepped forward. "Um…King Ansem…sir…?" The other two followed her. "I'm…Aerith Gainsborough…and…"

"Let me do the talking," the other girl suggested cheerfully. She strode forward to meet Ansem. "King Ansem, my name is Yuffie Kisaragi, ninja-in-training! These are my friends Aerith Gainsborough and Squall Leonhart."

Squall nodded and crossed his arms. "Pleasure to meet you, sir." (A/N: Squall changed his name to Leon when the Heartless attacked Hollow Bastion. This takes place before then, so he's still Squall.)

Ansem smiled in a fatherly way. "The pleasure is all mine." He looked behind them. "Is that young boy going to be joining us?"

A blond, spiky-haired boy scrunched up his shoulders, then stalked over. He bowed awkwardly. "Cloud Strife, sir."

"Nice to meet you all. To what do I owe this visit?"

There was an odd silence among the four children. "Um…" Aerith pointed to Cloud. "HE dared us to talk to you."

Cloud froze for a moment. "I did NOT! I said it would be cool to meet King Ansem!"

"Oh, yeah?" Squall, held up a patched bag. "Then why'd you give us all 500 gil?"

Yuffie nodded and pushed her scarf aside to get her own bag out. "And let's face it, I need that gil to buy more shurikens." Aerith also took out a bag.

Ansem chuckled as he saw Cloud's pale face. "It is alright. Just a harmless little game, correct?" Cloud nodded mechanically. "No harm done, then! But I am a little busy right now…do you mind? I am having company."

"See?" Hart hissed proudly at Eclipse and Miru.

Squall, Yuffie, Aerith, and Cloud shook their heads.

"We understand, Your Highness," Aerith told him. "We'll be on our way." She curtsied and ran off with her fellow Final Fantasy characters.

A fire-colored shape whizzed through the sky. "He is here," Ansem murmured.

The shape became bigger as it headed towards the castle. "It's a Gummi ship! A real Gummi ship!" Miru practically glowed with happiness.

The ship hovered by the castle door, and a small ladder came out. "I hope I'm not late!" a high voice said.

"You are just in time, sir," Ansem assured it. "Welcome to Hollow Bastion. Please, make yourself comfortable."

A figure climbed down the ladder. "Golly, sure is a swell place you've got here!"

Ansem bowed his head modestly. "I appreciate the comment, King Mickey."

Mickey, wearing his Chain of Memories attire, strode over to Ansem and shook his hand. "Thanks again for letting me visit."

"Think nothing of it. Shall we go in now?"

The mouse looked around again. "I think I'll just take in the scenery for a while. You can go ahead, though." Ansem nodded and walked into the castle.

Eclipse stared blankly at Mickey. "The guest is a mouse?"

"Eclipse!" Hart reprimanded, whacking him in the head. "He's a king!"

"Yeah, but who would make a mouse a king?"

"ECLIPSE!" Hart and Miru hissed, forcing their chief's head down.

"Huh?" Mickey turned in their direction with a confused look. "I could've sworn…"

Miru wiped his sleeve across his forehead. "That was close."

"What was close?"

The Nekoshus whirled around to see Mickey standing in back of them. "King Ansem told me that there was some tribe in the waterways…you must be part of it!" he mused. Mickey held out his hand. "I'm King Mickey, ruler of Disney Castle."

Eclipse stood up shakily and climbed out of the elevator. "Um…I'm Chief Eclipse Kurosato of the Nekoshu tribe."

"So you're sort of a king too, huh? Well, nice to meet you, Chief Kurosato!" Eclipse shook his hand, but stayed silent. "Is there something wrong?"

"Honestly, I don't know why I call myself a chief."

Hart stuck her head up. "You ARE a chief," she told him irritably.

"Who are you?"

"Huh?" Hart glanced up at the king. "Head Warrior Hart Kurosato," she mumbled.

Miru snorted. "Look at Hart, gettin' all embarassed…"

Hart glared, then picked Miru up by his collar. "And this is Otomiru Kami."

"IT'S MIRU! AND PUT ME DOWN!"

Mickey laughed. "Nice to meet you, Hart and Miru." He then resumed talking to Eclipse. "Why can't you call yourself a chief?"

"Because I'm a scared, wimpy kid who could never protect his tribe."

"Hmm…hey, I've got an idea!" Mickey pulled a glowing ball out of his robes. "You can learn magic!"

Eclipse raised an eyebrow. "Huh?"

Mickey handed him the ball. "It's easy to learn magic. You just need an ability sphere, and a weapon to put it in!"

"I don't have a weapon," Eclipse admitted. "But…I never take off my headband," he added. "Maybe I could put it in there! Then I'll definitely get stronger!"

"That's the spirit!" Mickey encouraged him. "Just concentrate on putting it into your headband."

Eclipse closed his eyes. After a few moments, the ball flew up and disintegrated into sparkling particles, which floated into his purple headband. "What kind of magic is it?"

"Psychic energy," Mickey replied. "I was going to give it to King Ansem, but I can have my court magician make me another one. He has a short temper, but he's swell at spells."

"Thanks, Your Highness." Eclipse bowed, followed jerkily by Hart and Miru. "I won't forget this."

Mickey nodded. "No problem!"

"How can I make it up to you?"

"Just promise me that you'll try to see me again. I want to see how great of a chief you'll become."

Eclipse grinned. "No problem, Your Highness."

… … …

"You're getting really good, Eclipse!"

Eclipse was sitting in the waterway, lifting and dropping a hunk of concrete, which Miru was sitting on. It had been four years since he had gained his psychic abilities from Mickey. "Thanks," he responded proudly.

Miru wobbled a little as Eclipse dropped the block again. "Too bad Hart couldn't watch you. She's gotten really busy with her assignments."

"Yeah, it's her and Gen-ojisan running the waterways for the next five years."

"At least you have more responsibility than you had since you were coronated," Miru offered. "You're thirteen years old now. You're a teenager, so you have more say in things."

Eclipse shrugged and closed his eyes. "Yeah…but being the REAL chief will be great…I'll be able to do anything I want."

"ECLIPSE!" Miru's shriek put a stop to his daydream. "ECLIPSE, PAY ATTENTION!" Miru and the block were flying through the waterway, bumping roughly into walls. "CONTROL THE BLOCK!"

The psychic flinched, then brought his hands down forcefully. The block stopped, but it fell to the ground and broke into dozens of shards. "Um…ta-da?"

A dusty Miru sat in the middle of the broken concrete. "I think that's enough practice for now."

"GUYS!" Hart yelled, running towards them. Her hysterical face looked almost identical to the one she wore during her "Fish-fish-fish-fish-fish-fish-fish!" chant. "GUYS, YOU WON'T BELIEVE THIS!"

Miru stood up and dusted himself off. "What, King Ansem's having salmon again?"

"No!" Hart looked worried. "This is bad!"

Eclipse walked over. "What is it?"

"I was eavesdropping on King Ansem again, and he was talking to his assistants! There a saw this purple glow, and his assistants started laughing like they were up to something!"

Eclipse and Miru stared. "Are you sure you didn't drink too much of that wine you stole?"

"I'm sure! Plus, when I went to tell Ka Gen-"

"Gen-ojisan," Miru corrected.

"'Ojisan' means 'uncle'. That old man's no uncle of mine, figuratively or not. Anyway, Ka Gen said I could stop my assignments early, 'cause he needed to do something!"

"Why?" Eclipse asked.

Hart shrugged. "I'm not sure. But-"

"We know, we know," Miru interrupted. "We have to find out what's going on."

… … …

"Are you the one they call Ka Gen?" Ansem demanded.

Ka Gen nodded. "Yes…and you're Xehanort, aren't you? Ansem's assistant."

The other man smirked. "Nonsense. I am Ansem. I know that I promised you and your tribe the waterways, but I need to store something down here." His red eyes glimmered.

Will us Nekoshus still be able to live here?"

"Of course," Ansem assured him. "My storage may clutter up your living space a bit, but the waterways will still be inhabitable. Do we have a deal, Ka Gen?"

"Well…" Ka Gen shook Ansem's hand. "…I suppose we do. If you don't mind me asking, what IS the storage?"

Ansem just smirked again. "Just a few of my experiments…"

"I never thought that eavesdropping would be useful, Hart," Eclipse murmured. He, Hart, and Miru darted back around the corner. "What do you think the experiments are?"

Hart perched atop a column, and looked around the passage. "I haven't got a clue. But we're going to find out! There are the boxes!" she whispered, pointing down another passageway. Ka Gen was walking in that direction, holding a small dagger. "Yeesh, old man! What are you doing?"

Suddenly, there was a cracking noise, and a scream. "Gen-ojisan!" Miru called. The trio ran toward the dead end. Ka Gen was lying on the ground; his face was pale, and his eyes were wide with shock. Three black creatures surrounded him, then disappeared. "What just happened?" Miru asked nervously.

Hart picked up Ka Gen's wrist, then held it for a few seconds. She dropped it abruptly. "No pulse…" she murmured. She looked up, then stumbled backwards. "Oh my gosh!" The old man's body glowed purple, and a crystalline heart floated out of him. "This is the light I saw!" Ka Gen disappeared, and a Shadow Heartless appeared in his place, wearing his fang necklace.

More Heartless appeared behind them, blocking their only way out. Hart screamed again. "Calm down!" Eclipse told her.

"I CAN'T!"

Grumbling, Eclipse closed his eyes. When they opened again, they were light purple. With a sweeping movement of his hands, the Heartless were pushed to one side. "We have to get help!"

Regaining her trademark bravery, Hart announced, "I'm the Head Warrior of this tribe. I can take them on! I'll cover your back while you run."

Eclipse looked sadly at his sister, then grabbed Miru's wrist and ran. "I'll come back for you!" he called over his shoulder. "No matter what happens, I'm going to help you!"

Hart turned around from her Heartless-killing duties. "Forget about me! Save the others!" Eclipse gulped and reluctantly nodded. A Soldier Heartless came up from behind Hart and dug its claws into her back. "Ugh…" she grunted, slumping over.

"HART!" Eclipse ran forward.

"Forget…about me…" Hart insisted. Other Soldier Heartless heaped on top of her.

"HART!"

A heart made out of crystal floated out of the pile. "Forget…me…" her voice echoed. Then, nothing.

"HAAAAAAAAAART!"

… … …

Eclipse sat on top of a slab on concrete, crying. Miru sat next to him, patting his back. "This is what Hart wanted, Eclipse…she wanted you to alert the others to get out, and to forget about her."

"I know, but…" Eclipse watched the older Nekoshus direct the younger ones out. He was ordered to help make sure everyone else got out, and Miru wanted to stay with him. "…I can't believe she's gone…"

A light appeared in front of the two boys. "Who said she's gone?"

"Huh?" Eclipse stared at the light. "You mean Hart's alive?"

"In a way," the light explained. It materialized into a dark-skinned man with silver hair.

Eclipse and Miru jumped off the concrete block. "What do you mean, 'in a way'?" Eclipse demanded.

The man looked down at a small cat in his arms. "She is no longer Hart of the Nekoshu tribe. She is Coeur, the genet."

Coeur leapt out of the man's arms and into Eclipse's. She nuzzled him. "Myew!"

Eclipse hugged her. "H-hart…" he finally made out in-between sobs.

"I am truly sorry, but we must go now. There is a much more pressing matter she needs to attend to."

Eclipse wiped his nose on his sleeve like a toddler. "Will I see her again?"

"Yes. In two years."

Miru patted Coeur's head. "I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm gonna miss you."

"Myew, myew, myew!" Coeur replied.

The man chuckled. "What did she say?" Miru demanded.

"She said, 'See you later, Oatmeal'."

Miru growled. "Whatever."

Eclipse bit his bottom lip. "Hart, I know you told me to forget about you, but I can't. I'm going to become the best psychic ever. When I am, I'll be able to change you back!" He sniffled again, and Coeur nuzzled him again. "Here you go…" He handed his sister back to the man.

"Eclipse?" Miru shook his friend's shoulder. "How are you going to train?"

"I'll travel all over the universe," he decided.

Miru sighed. "I was afraid of that. Who's going to be the chief?"

Eclipse thought for a moment. He took off his three-fang necklace, then placed it on Miru. "You will. Can you rule over the Nekoshus until I come back with Hart?"

"Me?" Miru threw up his hands and sighed again. "Sure, why not. I'll see you in two years, buddy." He shook Eclipse's hand. "It's been cool."

Eclipse looked like he was going to cry again. "Yeah. Seeya." He turned back to Coeur and the man. "I WILL turn you back into a Nekoshu."

Coeur meowed. The man translated, "She says, 'I know you will.'"

"Thanks." Eclipse held back his tears, focused, then teleported away.

END FLASHBACK

… … …

"Eclipse, are you okay?" Jake repeatedly poked Eclipse in the chest. "Ecliiiiipse…"

Eclipse sat up. "Huh?"

Bernie smiled. "You were sleeping for a really long time."

"Myew!" Coeur agreed.

"Hart…" Eclipse hugged his sister.

The rest of Juu Senshi just stared at him. "Okay…" Riku mumbled.

"So you're okay?" Emma was sitting on the edge of the bed, chin in her hands.

Eclipse nodded. "Yeah."

"Good. We have a busy schedule," Donald told him. "And it doesn't involve sleeping!"

Mickey's words echoed in Eclipse's head. I can have my court magician make me another one. He has a short temper, but he's swell at spells.

"Thanks, Donald." Eclipse hugged the duck.

"H-HEY! LET GO OF ME!" Donald squelched.

Dia was cracking up. "Think again, Donald, 'cause I think this kid needs some more sleep."

"LET GO!"

… … … … … … … … …

FG: That was Chapter 12!

Sana: (sniffle)

FG: Hey, what's wrong?

Sana: This is even sadder than MY story…

Emma: Even sadder than your mom abandoning you as a baby and having to watch as your boyfriend almost died?

Sana: …okay, nevermind.

FG: For those of you who don't know, 'ka gen' means 'wise words'. Since he's an old man, I thought that'd fit. But 'ka gen' also means 'cause of misfortune', in this case being the Heartless. Cool, huh?

Everyone else: ………

Donald: Not really.

FG: (beats Donald up) This is the longest chapter I've ever done. It's 12 pages long, including Ultra-Author's Notes.

Jake: Cool!

FG: I have a surprise for you reviewers: one of you is going to be the next disclaimer guest! I'll put your names in a hat, then pick one! Just tell me a little about yourself, and what you want to be called. FG out, yo!