I realize that the world is named after a song, but that was the theme of a dance recital I did once, so I figured it would work here. Anywho, here's the chappy!
Everyone stood just outside of a huge town, where there were numerous colored banners and seemed as if a festival was happening. Many smells and sounds came from the various streets. People were scrambling around, buying things at the vendors and shops.
"Welcome to Reyos," said Ryo-oki calmly, walking down the golden roads. In their wonder of the different things, Sora, Riku, and Kairi hadn't noticed that everything was made of gold, silver, and crystal.
"This place must be rich!" Sora said, staring at a fountain with a diamond star spurting water.
"Yes, actually. Most of the crystal you see if actually solidified light. Everyone here can turn light into different things, like cloth, gemstones, and even that vase you broke the other day," laughed Ryo-oki.
"Amazing! Simply amazing!" was all Kairi could say.
Riku, though curious, was worried. What if Ryo-oki had to stay here, and never return to Destiny Islands? He couldn't voice his fears though, since Sora would definitely take the chance to poke fun at him.
They reached a square, where multiple people with wings were dancing and enjoying themselves. Some light-hearted music was playing as the colorful dancers twirled around.
"Well, I can see why you like dancing so much," said Kairi.
Ryo-oki nodded, and then she pointed at the large castle in front of them. It had many spires with purple stone, and a bluish tinge to the walls. "That's my home, Castle Reyos."
Sora gaped at it a moment. He had seen many kingdoms, but this had to be the most magnificent one he'd seen yet. Hallow Bastion was creepy, Disney Castle was just plain weird, and of the castle in Wonderland brought back painful memories of spears poking him in the back. Hell, he couldn't even look at a deck of playing cards without having to remind himself that they wouldn't come to life. "That's wear you live?"
The band stopped, as everyone curtsied or bowed to Ryo-oki. Most of the children had run up with flowers they had picked from their mothers' gardens, and each one said their own hello to their returning princess. Ryo-oki accepted every little gift, from as small as a dandelion too as wonderful and gorgeous and irises and roses.
When her arms were filled with the scented plants, they continued on their way to the palace. Two guards stood in front, obviously arguing over which one could win in a serious fight. When they saw Ryo-oki, they jumped into attention, trying to look as if they were on duty the entire time. "Princess Ryo-oki, you've returned early..."
Ryo-oki nodded, "Yes, I need to speak to Her Majesty about something of urgency."
The shorter guard clicked the bottom of his spear on the ground, and the gates opened. "I'm glad to see you again, milady."
The group wandered into the huge hall that made Ryo's house on Destiny Islands seem miniscule. Leading them to the throne room, Ryo-oki explained that Sora and Riku had to put their right hand over their heart to bow to the queen, while Kairi had to kneel as if she were curtsying, though she didn't have a long enough skirt to do it properly. "Her Majesty has a thing for formalities," Ryo-oki stated flatly.
When they finally entered the long hallway, they saw a tall woman with long dark hair and fair eyes sitting in a chair. She wore a long, slender red dress and had pure white wings, unlike the multicolored ones the group had seen the people with outside. She was talking animatedly with a man with long white hair and a shirt that opened to reveal a heart-shaped symbol...
"ANSEM!" Sora, Riku, and Kairi all shouted at once. Ryo-oki didn't seem to surprised.
"Ah! Who might we have here?" asked Ansem sarcastically. He knew perfectly well who he was talking to, but obviously trying to hoodwink the Queen.
Ryo-oki shot a glare at her friends, hissing, "Bow! Before Queen Victorisa gets mad!"
They all did so, but the queen clapped her hands. "I'm glad you told your friends, Ryo, about our culture," she said, but she had a laziness growing in her voice. "Ryo, did you know that your future husband is in Ansem's dance studio on Destiny Islands?"
Ryo-oki gritted her teeth. Ansem had not only been able to put a spell on her Mother, but also had gotten Zoge—that damn fool—to join the 'dark side' as she put it. "No, I did not."
Kairi noticed the tension in the room rising. "Er... What's a great studio owner such as yourself doing here?" she inquired, hoping to get something out of the supposed "King of Darkness".
"Nothing really, just visiting my beloved Queen Victorisa," smirked Ansem, anywhere from innocent.
"I always thought he was gay," Sora whispered to Riku, who shrugged in agreement. "Er... Wow?"
"Yes, isn't it wonderful?" Victorisa hugged Ansem. "We're planning on getting married in a few weeks. Ryo-oki was planning on the same day, actually."
Ryo-oki lost it completely. "I am NOT getting married to that pervert Zoge, and that's the end of it!"
Riku saw that the queen was charmed entirely by a spell from Ansem, and he knew that she would get extremely angry at what Ryo-oki said. He said the only thing that came to mind. "Yeah! Ryo and I are—"
Ansem cut him off. Snapping his fingers, Queen Victorisa instantly fell unconscious. "Apparently you don't get it, Riku. Victorisa is all mine and so is this kingdom. All the strong hearts here." He laughed maniacally. "You'll never defeat me with a Keyblade or any other weapon! Ha!"
Sora knew that he wouldn't be able to fight Ansem if he were to call the guards. They were people like himself, so it wouldn't be possible. Then he remembered that team from Dianne's dance that competed, and had an 'Aha moment'. "Let's have a dance off! 3 of your studio against 3 of Dianne's!"
Kairi glanced at Sora, and understood what logic there was in it. "Yeah! We'll have impartial judges too! If we win, you leave Destiny Islands, this world, and crawl back under the rock you came from and die!"
"Interesting... And if I win, what should I get...?" Ansem was enjoying every second that they got themselves deeper into his ploy. He had been planning this from the beginning. "How about all of your hearts, this kingdom, and the Keyblade?"
Riku realized what Ansem could do if Reyos became part of the Heartless' Empire, but it was a risk they had to take. "Fine. I'll even be your puppet again."
Ryo-oki was horrified. "No! This is my problem! You guys don't have to—"
"We want to help you," Kairi smiled. "That's what friends are for." Kairi put her hand in the center for the famous handshake.
"Yeah! All for one, and one for all!" said Sora, his hand joining Kairi's.
"And that's a promise!" threw in Riku. He placed his hand on top of Sora's.
Ryo-oki was stunned, but only for a moment. Her eyes were brimming with tears as she gently laid her hand on of Riku's. "Thank you guys..."
"How touching. Don't forget our deal. We'll have 3 pairs dancing against each other: one modern, one traditional, and one tap number. You have exactly 2 weeks. See you then. I look forward to taking over all worlds," Ansem laughed, returning the Queen to her throne, and disappearing.
"Mother!" Ryo-oki shook her mother slightly, but to no affect. "MOTHER!" she screeched, but no matter what she did, Queen Victorisa would not wake up.
After Sora and Kairi brought guards only to see a sobbing Ryo-oki, and a Riku comforting her, they were all in Ryo-oki's chambers. Ryo-oki had stopped crying by now, since she had run out of tears, and was now like a zombie.
"Don't worry, we'll help your mother!" Sora said, hitting his chest in his typical point of saying 'I'll make sure of it!'
Riku pulled Ryo-oki into a hug. "He's right. There's no use in mourning when she's not dead. We'll just have to kick Ansem's ass."
Kairi bent down so she could look into Ryo-oki's bloodshot eyes. "Come one, we'll so beat Ansem!"
Solemnly, Ryo-oki agreed. "But here, we only have 2 pairs. We'll need another."
"Don't worry, I'll handle that!" said Kairi with her sweetest smile. She knew that no one, especially Riku, could stand seeing Ryo-oki so upset.
"Well, then what are we waiting for? Let's start practicing!" Sora said with his trademark grin.
"Since when have you been interested in dancing?" Riku taunted.
"Shut up Riku! Anything to pound Ansem's face in!" Sora got an evil smirk. "Maybe I can use my clumsiness to trip and kick him in the head with tap shoes on!"
They left the room and went back to Destiny Islands to practice for Ansem's defeat.
Wow... I'm not sure why, but this chapter actually seemed well written... Anywho, I tried my hardest on this chappy and there will definitely be more dancing next chappy! All the fancy, big words are brought to you by my computer's Thesaurus! Also, if you look at Victorisa's name, it's actually "Victoria", but I hit the 's' key, and thought the named looked cool. It's pronounced like Victoria but with an 's' sound. I hope you liked this chapter!