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….).

Notes: I don't like Pirates of the Caribbean.


The Radiant Garden Tourism Committee

Chapter Nine: Booty

Yuffie swam towards the rocky cliffs, salt water getting into her eyes and nose. One arm darting out, pulling back, and the second arm mimicking the first's motion. After her twenty minute escape from the sinking Black Pearl, she finally reached a jagged rock and clung to its algae-covered surface.

A few yards away the massive Isla de Muerta loomed. This is not how I wanted to spend my day.

A flash of light revealed the ninja's committee, YuRiPa. "It's not fair!" Yuffie whined to anyone who would listen. "I had to swim all this way, and you guys can just 'poof' here!"

"Life isn't fair." Paine replied.

Rikku tossed a stray braid behind her. "Oh, Doctor P! That isn't very nice to say!"

Paine's red eyes narrowed and she leapt—can you leap when your floating?—towards the blonde. Yuna shook her head as the pair wrestled in midair. "I don't claim responsibility for those two."

Yuffie, her hair dripping water onto her face, only sighed. How do I get myself into these situations?


Aerith looked at the blond's sleeping form. His face was the least damaged by Tifa's 'outburst.' Cid's skin was black, blue, and brown where it had been pale before.

Sky blue eyes fluttered open, and the engineer turned his head towards his caretaker. "How'm doin'?"

"Better." Aerith lifted the blanket to examine his chest. "… A few broken ribs though."

"#$&."

Aerith checked the bandages, before replacing the covers. "… Don't know why Tifa would do this… Do you?"

"#& if I know."

Aerith smiled and turned towards the door. "I'll come back later to check up on you."

"Aerith has a really nice ass…" The pilot mumbled.

The brunette turned around in mid stride. Her eyes dancing with an inner rage. "Ethically, I shouldn't hurt someone who's injured, but…"

The man in question tried to melt into his bed. With no success.


Yuffie wandered around the network of rock that made up the island. Where's that damn… YuRiPa had 'gone ahead' to look for a way off this world, but the ninja had not seen wing or hair of the trio. "Probably robbing someone…" She mumbled.

"YuffieYuffieYuffie!" Rikku raced through the air towards the chair of the Tourism Committee. "ItstotallyawesomeComeonComeonQuick!"

Yuffie's mouth dropped open slightly. "Huh?"

"We found lots and lots of treasure!" The blonde placed her hands onto the brunette's in a vain attempt to drag her forward.

"So you didn't find a—"


"—shopping district?" Cloud blinked at the neon-lit street. Traverse Town was always covered in darkness, so the pinks and yellow lights were painful on the black background.

His 'companion' stood a few feet behind him. The SOLDIER turned to face his darkness. Sephiroth seemed fascinated by something on the ground. "Yes… I need to pick some things up…"

A single eyebrow rose on the blond's face. "Like?"

Sephiroth lifted his face, a slight smile on his face. "Some new wings…"

"I was wondering how those two," Cloud waved towards the bottom of the black jacket, "got there… Do you staple them on?"

The silver-haired ex-hero's face twisted into a mixture of disgust and fear. "What is wrong with you?"


The ninja could feel her brown eyes bulge out of her head. Inside this cave, a chest, overflowing with golden coins, sat. "That's-that's a lot of treasure."

Yuna played with a doubloon roughly the size of her head. "It's so… wonderful."

Paine sat on the edge of the wooden box, her legs crossed. "So, Boss… How are we getting this stuff home?"

Yuffie ran a hand through her hair. "I saw a 'save point' on the way here… We can use that to get back to the gummi ship."

"Hey," the blonde fairy perked up, "why's it called a 'save point' anyway?"

Yuna, Paine, and Yuffie all stared off into space, trying to learn the answer. After several minutes, Yuna spoke up. "I dunno… Maybe it's named after someone called 'Save'?"


Yes, I am insane. But, I'd still like to hear what you guys/ gals think about this… Would you call it a plot?

Benadryl is my enemy.

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