Disclaimer: Square Enix and Disney own the characters and worlds featured. I'm just borrowing them (apparently I cannot 'buy' the Kingdom Hearts universe, ratsifratchit….).
Note: Happy little KH2 spoilers.
I felt kinda bad about how short the last one was, so…
The Radiant Garden Tourism Committee
Chapter Four: Island Hellhole
Riku could feel a massive pain in his abdomen. His aqua eyes fluttered open, only to be shut tight against the light. After a few moments, he slowly cracked an eye. Blue sky… That's normal.
The silver-haired teen lifted his head and squinted at… A brown star? Riku blinked his eyes, eventually creating Sora from the cornucopia of color. The younger boy was sitting on the elder's stomach, looking towards the ocean.
"Sora?"
The brunet did not even turn to face his companion. "Yeah, Riku?"
"Will you get the $& off?"
Sora jumped straight up, a slight blush on his face. "Sorry, sorry, sorry…"
Lifting himself from the beach, Riku glared at his friend. "You're really something…"
Carrying a hot pizza slice from the kitchen, Tifa paused in the living room. She raised an eyebrow at the sight before her.
The Radiant Garden engineer was curled into a fetal position. One hand was clutching his heart in pain. The other had its thumb in his mouth. Shaking on the wooden floor, Cid mumbled, "Baby… Dead…"
The brunette shrugged her shoulders and stepped over the pitiful man. She plopped onto the sofa and began to munch on the pepperoni slice.
Yuffie jumped out of Kairi's boat, landing nimbly on the pier. "So, which Destiny Island is this?"
The redhead waded to a ladder climbed out. "It's the business one. Our school's also here." Behind Kairi, The fairy trio teleported. Rikku smirked and sat atop Kairi's head. Yuna settled upon Yuffie's shoulder, while Paine floated around looking pissed. Or maybe she's sick?
A few yards from the dock, Riku and Sora were paddling their boats. Aww… They look so cute… Struggling against the current… Yuffie could feel a devious streak pull at the corner of her mouth. She reached a hand into the back of her shorts. At the touch of cold steel, the ninja tightened her grip.
She lifted her knife and threw in one quick motion. Within minutes, Sora's boat was half filled with water. The teen jumped ship, swimming over to grab the side of Riku's paddleboat. The brunet pulled too roughly, launching Riku into the ocean and overturning his boat.
That was worth losing a knife for.
Leon entered Merlin's home and his mouth dropped. Tifa was eating pizza on the couch with Cid as a foot rest.
The engineer whined, "My precious… gone. Gone!"
Leon's face twisted up and then everything relaxed. "Whatever… What kind of pizza do we have?"
Tifa chewed for a few more moments before answering. "… Pepperoni for me, meat-lovers for you, cheese for this nutcase," she waved at her footstool, "and vegan for Aerith."
Leon popped his neck before walking to the kitchen for his dinner.
A group of teenagers waved from a coffee shop, at the keyblade wielders and the Radiant Garden Tourism Committee.
A giddy girl in yellow with flippy hair bounced forward, waving her arms wildly. "Hey, I'm Selphie! Are you guys friends? That is so cool!" Yuna blinked at the girl. How does she get enough oxygen?
A pair of teenage boys followed, both looking embarrassed by the girl. "Whatsa happanin' man?" The orange-haired teen asked. "Gonna play blitzball wi'd us?" What in the worlds is 'blitzball?' Sounds boring… "Ja, I'm Wakka." He extended his hand towards Yuffie.
Then, he looked from Paine to Yuna and finally to Rikku. "Filt'y Al Bhed," he mumbled.
The second teen boy nudged him in the stomach, "What's an Al Bhed.…?"
Wakka rubbed the back of his head. "Tidus, I don' know…"
Tidus? Yuna caught herself drooling at the sight of the brunet stranger. "Huddle!"
The three fairies quickly gathered together into a circle. "These people are weird," Rikku declared.
"I think—what's his name?—Tidus is cute!"
Paine stared at the semi-leader of YuRiPa. "… You're not even the same species…"
"I know, but…"
Rikku hugged onto Yuna's waist. "Aww, Yuna's got a crush!"
Aerith entered the 'base of operations' for the Radiant Garden Reconstruction Committee to find two slackers on the couch and one person suffering a mental breakdown on the floor.
She bent down to sit in front of Cid. "Are you feeling alright?"
"Gummi ship…… destroyed…."
Aerith blinked her eyes a couple of times. "Cid? Don't you want to say '#$&'?"
Cid sat bolt upright from the floor. "……… That $&'n' bitch Yuffie took my #$&'n' gummi ship, and $&'n' crashed it! I $&'n' know it!" The engineer turned his head side to side. "Where's my #$&'n' pizza!"
Yuffie jumped excitedly on her soapbox. "Ladies and gentlemen! I know you've wanted to see other worlds, and here's your chance! We're taking gummi ship reservations to go to the fabulous Radiant Garden!"
The ninja unfurled a poster of the world. The construction was missing, this world looking pristine and new. $#$& 'truth in adverting'!
"A round trip and week's lodging is yours for the mere price of 5000 munny! Don't miss this opportunity!"
The crowd stared at the strange young lady. After a few moments, the shopoholics were lining up with munny in hand.
Sora rubbed his sleep filled eyes. He could hear an engine outside. He got up and moved to the window. He moved the curtain to allow a view of the outside. His gummi ship was leaving…
"Those #$&'n' whores…"
Yes, I am insane. But, I'd still like to hear what you guys/ gals think about this… Would you call it a plot?
Aww, reviewers! Selunchen123, fire spirit, Angel-of-Twilight13, Meghan, Omni-Master, and (someone who didn't leave their name so I can thank) them deserve cookies.
