Disclaimer:

…:put favorite disclaimer here:…Oh and the Heartless here have a little attack a bit gross to some, but it was fun thinking about it.

VIII: Edible Blocks?

"This is taking too long! There's no way Cid would take a whole week to build a ship!" Takeshi complained with his head slumped on the counter. Leon, Aerith and Yuffie came inside the store, grabbing Takeshi's attention.

"Cid put you in charge again! What is that man thinking!" Yuffie pointed at him again.

"Didn't we have this conversation before!" Besides, why are you here?" Takeshi directed to them.

"None of--"

"We came to buy some things before we head out to the other Districts." Aerith interrupted Leon.

"I wish I could go with you." Takeshi slumped again. "How 'bout you Alexa; you can stay here and watch the shop (Since you're not doing anything)!"

Alexa only stared at him. "Cid gave the job to you. Make sure you finish it."

"But this shop never closes!" Takeshi crossed his arms; he then turned back to the trio. "Ok, back to business. So, what are you looking for?" He said getting straight.

"Now you're a businessman?"

""Been all my life." He replied avoiding Yuffie's intentions. Then, the entrance door slammed open, turning everyone's view to it. At the entrance was Cid, gasping.

"'Bout time you finished!" Takeshi said.

"Cid, what happened!" Aerith asked noticing the situation.

"My garage is being eaten by a swarm of Heartless!" He exhausted himself.

"What!" Everyone said except for Alexa and Leon. Takeshi quickly got away from the counter.

"There's no way Heartless eat gummi ships!" Leon said.

"Then go see for yerself, and make sure to kill everyone of them in the process." Cid replied back to Leon, and then turned to Takeshi. "You go too, kid!"

"Why?"

"Next target's gonna be your ship. That's why! Unless you wanna stay here."

"(Working for this guy forever?) Fine! I'll go…but you won't charge me, right?" He smiled.

"Get going now and we'll discuss that later!" Cid said staying behind in the Shop

TTR

After a long way down the stair of a building near the Gizmo Shop, the group reached the main door of Cid's garage. Rackets and falling heavy objects could be heard from beyond the door.

"What could that be?" Aerith asked concerned.

"Didn't you herd Cid? Heartless! "Yuffie said annoyed.

"Leon opened the door, partly revealing the large room filled with gizmos and parts that looked like toys. The creatures Cid mentioned were flying afar across the room; they were impish, colored in yellow, purple and black squares, toothed smile and a harlequin's hat for the top of their round heads.

"Those are the Heartless Cid was running from?" Takeshi said about to laugh. "So where's the ship?"

"Right there 'bout to be lunch!...and I wasn't running from them kid!" Cid surprised him from behind. "Those little imps aren't stupid!"

"What are you doing here!" Takeshi asked back.

"I wouldn't let a bunch of kids handle expensive material!" He said as he took out his lance.

"Kids?" Leon said amused. He took out his gunblade and opened the door a bit more.

Suddenly, an imp came out of nowhere biting his way through the opening. Leon fell back only to see the creature be destroyed by Cid.

"I told you they weren't stupid!" Cid exclaimed as he went in. He was followed by Takeshi, Yufie and then the last two. Past the door, they were already dealing with the Heartless that flew towards them.

Takeshi was dealing with three Heartless on the lower level. He took out one, but was lifted by another to the air.

"Hey! Let go!" He said as he saw one of them a few meters in front of him. The creature spat in his direction. Takeshi quickly dodged by forcing himself to the left, still grabbed in the air. The green spit took the Heartless behind him in an instant, vanishing in thin air.

Takeshi fell on the solid floor, and pressing aside the pain he ran for a clear view and from the following Heartless.

Yuffie had chosen to fight with her Giant Shuriken, blowing them up in one hit; Leon, Cid and Alexa slicing them, and Aerith casting fire and ice spells.

"They're just like flies!" Yuffie landed near the group as Takeshi joined them.

"Why didn't you tell me you knew magic? You could have taught me!" Takeshi asked Aerith.

"I'm sorry. I really don't know how to teach."

"Kid if you don't wanna wait any longer, I suggest you get on the ship now!" Cid interrupted.

"What ship?"

"That ship!" Cid quickly pointed at a red colored ship, still fighting off the Heartless.

"That's a gummi ship!" Takeshi said transfixed, pulled by Alexa who was slicing her way through it. Yuffie ran after them with the same pace.

"Why are YOU following us?"

"You don't know how to fly, and we haven't finished our match!"

"We don't--" He was pulled up by Alexa, landing inside the cockpit, followed by Yuffie.

She started the machine, closing the clear hatch and elevating it to the exit. The gummi ship jettisoned out of the garage, leaving it empty. The Heartless continued with their destruction for about one more minute; then group by group, they vanished.

"Damn those little creatures! Eating my garage…Next time they come, they'll never know what hit them!" Cid complained.

"They were following them." Leon said.

"Is Takeshi another Keyblade Master?" Aerith asked, both of them unnoticed by the blonde engineer.

"If that's the case, he should have a Keyblade by now…It's something else."

"Hey, you two! Would you mind helping an old man over here!"

TTR

"You managed to escape all my traps Takeshi. Next time it won't be so easy." A human silhouette said for himself, watching from the Gizmo Shop.

Yep, it's about time the villan introduces himself, just one more chapter to go and something is about to be known, hehehe. Hope you're liking it.