Chapter Twenty: He Actually Had the Nerve To…
I'd like to thank all of you loverly people out there for reading this, and reviewing this and all that yummy stuff. We have reached probably the half-way point. Remember, I'm writing this story as it comes into my mind, it's not pre-written…like my The Princess Who Ruled Nothing story…I just can't find the notebook that all of it is stored in. Anyways, I'm just really happy, I now have more reviews than I have chapters….then again there are similar stories like this that have five chapters and 200+ reviews…but I'm not complaining…But I'm hinting. No go get yerselves some o' that yummy Jack Sparrow cereal. I don't know why, but I'm all obsessed with Jack Sparrow this morning. (Maybe it's because POTC2 is coming out in like, 3 weeks)
I think with all of us, we were weighing the gummi ship down. Let's see…up front was Sora, Donald and Goofy…Behind them, was the rest of us…and in the back, was all of our stuff.
Did we honestly need to bring all of our stuff with us? It's not like we're going to go somewhere and come back to somewhere that isn't our home! Alright…we I did, but that's another story.
"Anna, where's the Organization according to that map?" Sora asked me, since I was holding it.
"All over the place." I responded blankly. "Which member, in particular?"
"I don't know, pick someone." Sora replied. I laughed.
"How about we go after Demyx again!" I giggled.
"Anna, he'd think you're stalking him, then." Kairi added, laughing herself.
"Where's Vexen?" Axel asked, looking at the map. "I've been wanting to kick his ass for about a year now!" He snatched the map away from me, tearing down the center.
"Nice move, Axel!" Riku snapped. "We can't just go back and get another map, can we?"
"Hurry! Get the tape!" I shouted, running to the bags of stuff…Maybe there really was a method to the bringing of all the stuffage.
I unzipped a giant book bag and pulled out a roll of scotch tape. "Someone!" I shouted. "Hold the map in place, I need to perform delicate surgery!" I got stared at by everyone as I put on a surgical mask and latex gloves. "I'm bored…But hurry! We need to save him!"
Just another mini-mission of Anna's in Anna in Kingdom Land.
"What was that?" Sora asked as I sat down, with the newly "stitched" up map. (I drew little stitching lines on the tape.)
"I was trying to entertain myself as I pieced the map back together." I scoffed. "What, does fun not exist here anymore…I thought you guys liked fun."
The gummi screeched to a halt. "But where are we going!" Sora shouted. "We're not going to get anything done unless we know where we're going first!"
I stared at the map for a moment, and Axel reached over my shoulder. "Why's one of the stars off the map?" Riku took the map from me.
"Let's go there." He said. "Looks kind of suspicious." I took the map back and handed it to Sora.
I pointed to the star that was floating off the map. "You want to go there?" he asked. "We don't know where that is. It could be sitting in the darkness, are you sure?"
"Why not?" I asked. "You never know what might happen."
"Sora, just go." Kairi shouted from the back. Sora sighed and stepped on the gas, propelling the gummi forward.
And we flew out of Interspace.
"Where are we?" Donald asked, looking out the window. "This doesn't look like a regular gummi path."
"Axel, do you have any idea where we're headed?" Sora asked. Axel got up and leaned against the window.
"Damned if I know." He replied, watching the teeny flecks of color disappear.
Sora groaned in disappointment. "There're no worlds out here." Goofy jumped up and pointed forward.
"Over there!" he shouted. A white castle was coming into view, and we could hear Axel sigh.
"What?" Riku asked.
"Nothing, I'm just glad it's not…" he stopped himself, and I could somehow tell he was relieved it wasn't Castle Oblivion. Either way, he still looked uncomfortable as Sora lowered the ship.
The hatch of the gummi opened up, Sora rose and began to step out, but Axel pulled him back.
"We're in the Dark Realm…I don't think you heading out first is a smart idea." He said. "Maybe, I should go out first."
Sora motioned for Axel to continue on. Carefully he stepped out onto the ground, which formed into a dirt road surrounded by grey colored grass. He bit his lip, and it was obvious that something was wrong.
"What is it?" Riku asked, stepping out afterward, being able to still freely walk in the darkness. Axel sighed heavily.
"Nothing, let's go." He said, as Sora and his group filed out. Kairi and I were left standing in the gummi.
"This doesn't feel right." She said. "It's too dark." The boys were all a bit ahead of us.
"Axel can tell." I added. "He knows this place isn't right." Kairi gave me a look of concern.
"Should we keep going?" she asked.
"I think so." I replied, with a bit of a smirk. "If Axel thinks it bad, then we know that they'll be hopeless without us." Kairi laughed, and we stepped out of the ship.
A few steps later, we looked back, and the ship was nowhere to be seen.
"Uh, there goes the ship." I commented, loudly enough for the others to hear.
"Leave it!" Sora called to us, as we headed forward. "We have to keep going."
"You do know what's going to happen, don't you?" Axel asked us. All but me shook their heads. "Oh yeah, you don't remember."
"I do." I corrected.
"They tricked us." Axel explained. "They've disguised the castle, that way we'd land here, and everything is going to happen all over again."
"Castle Oblivion." I said. "We have to go back."
"What?" Sora asked. "Castle What?"
"You don't remember." I said, reaching my hand into the Organization coat and pulled out my DS and the Chain of Memories game. I took the game from the system and put it back into my pocket, handing Sora the game. "Castle Oblivion is where you first encountered the Organization."
"Anna stop!" Namine cried through Kairi's mouth. "You can't tell him!" Kairi covered her mouth again. I didn't see why Roxas could leave Sora's body, but Namine couldn't.
"Uh, okay…" I said, putting the game in my pocket again. I smiled sheepishly at Sora. "Sorry, I guess I can't tell you."
"Let's get moving!" Axel suddenly shouted. "If we stay put, they'll know that we're here!" And he picked me up for the nth time and began walking. "Sora, grab Kairi! We have to keep moving!"
"Who put you in charge?" Sora asked, lifting Kairi up and carrying her a few feet.
"Sora!" she yelled. "Put me down!" she began to pound him in the back.
"You four look like great couples." Riku laughed.
"Hey!" me and Kairi yelled at him. Sora and Axel grinned at each other, as Axel leaned down and picked Riku up as well.
"Now you can question at least one of our motives." He laughed, as we all continued on.
"How can you carry both of us?" Riku asked, trying to get down.
Axel didn't answer, but we all just remained kind of quiet for a while, when Sora broke the silence.
"Anna, do you still have the map?" he asked. I dug in my pockets and threw the rolled up map at him.
"Anna…" Sora said. "There's nothing on the map."
"Huh?" I asked, leaning over Axel's arm and looking at the sheet of paper. The only thing written on it, was, "You-are-here…oh that's smart."
"I know isn't it!" I looked up, and…
"Oh no!" I shouted, jumping down from Axel. "Not again, Demyx! I've been able to go a week without having to see you! And this is what happens! No, I'm not going to do this again!" There was the sound of multiple Keyblades conjuring, a clanging shield, the tinkling of a staff, and the burning sound of two sets of chakrams.
"I'm not here to harass you that way anymore." Demyx assured, pulling me forward, a wall of water erupting from the grey grass and dirt road. "I just want to ask you something."
"Hurry up and ask before I kick you ass again, n00b!" I shouted.
Demyx stepped directly up to me, face to face and then said, "Well, if you're going to put it that way, I won't even ask, I'll just do it."
"What?" I asked, realizing I couldn't talk for a moment, and probably because of Demyx's facial position.
He backed off, stepping into the darkness, grinning, "What can I say?" he laughed. "I'm whole again!"
I backed off, crashing into Sora and Axel, who had let Riku get down. I was twitching, and stuttering trying to find the words to say.
"What'd he do?" Sora asked, helping me catch my balance, after he set Kairi down.
"Huh-huh-he…" I stuttered.
"Are you okay?" Kairi asked, waving a hand in front of my face. I shook my head.
"Demyx is whole." I shivered.
"What else happened?" Donald asked. Axel picked me up and carried me on his shoulder .
"I think I know." Axel laughed. "You can tell me what he did, I know I'm right."
I sighed deeply as we all continued on. "He actually had the nerve to kiss me!" I shouted. "I'm gonna kill him!"