Kingdom Hearts 2
Ch.2-Spiking for the gem
The impact he had on the water sent water over the side and his face burned. His clothes were drenched wet and his chains were dragging him down. How did he end up near the cave?"
"Man you look like my laundry when it's out of the water, wet and soapy." Tony helped Sora out of the water and led him over to Riku's tree. Riku sat there and once he saw Sora he began to laugh. Tony smiled at Sora; Sora of all people thought this situation was embarrassing and frustrating. His face burned redder and his thoughts went to his wooden sword, but held it in. "Riku you going to compete?"
"No, I figure I'll sit here and watch. Besides what's it worth, a stupid gem that glows when you're mad or sad? Good luck Sora, with the competition ahead of you I wouldn't want to be in your shoes." Sora returned the humorous grin and walked across the bridge.
"Relax Sora; Riku is just trying to lighten a dark mood. I'm guessing you too want to leave Destiny Islands," he looked at Sora and acknowledged his confused look, "it's apparent how you and Riku share the same dreams. I'm only about volleyball, but some how I see Riku as a brother who is lost. Better get ready to lose, because that gem is as good as mine." Sora ran to the abandoned shack and changed into his swim trunks and heard a knock on the door. Yikes I hope it's not Kairi, he thought.
"Sora are you in there? Don't be embarrassed I've seen you without your shirt before." Sora remembered the time during his 13th birthday party when Riku invited him to have a swim. Kairi didn't notice Sora dressing and that was a reason he now locked the door. Kairi opened the door and smiled at Sora.
"Kairi…ah…better hurry," he stumbled into the box and leaned casually against the wall to try and recover from his near fall. Sora was impressed at Kairi in her bathing suit, but wasn't he always? There also seemed to be some kind of competition between him and Riku. Again he had to remember that Riku loved Kairi as a sister that was it.
"C'mon before they call our name," Kairi said. They ran out to the beach and met Tony with his partner Mack. "Are you ready to get your faces scrubbed?" Mack and Tony grinned at the insult.
"The only scrubbing will be your bodies against the tide," Mack returned the insult. Tony set the ball and spiked it over the net and Sora hit it to Kairi. Kairi hit it over the net and Mack did a backward serve sending it to the sand. "The score is now one to zip!" Sora threw the ball into the air and hit it over, the ball sailed over the net and Tony set it up. Mack hit it hard and Sora received it, he then sent it to Kairi who in turn scored.
"That…that was lucky," Tony stammered. Tony stomped his feet and bounced the volleyball then hit it over to where Kairi stood; who then passed it to Sora. Sora jumped into the air and slapped it over to Tony's side; Tony slipped in a close dive, but instead got sand in his face. "We…lost," he said in defeat. Sora hugged Kairi and Tony and Mack kicked the ground. They won the gem and rushed over to tell Riku.
"What's this, a gem? I'm guessing it can tell my very emotion too huh? Look Kairi and Sora I'm fine, you don't need a gem to tell you that. What I'm going through is a typical teenage tantrum; I want something but can't have it. If I did anything wrong I'm sorry," Riku apologized. Sora stared at the gem and saw it flash white, is Riku lying, Sora thought suspiciously. Kairi managed to put on a smile and Riku gave her a friendly hug.
"Hey Riku…does this mean something?" The gem Sora held flashed wildly and with sudden quickness it enveloped Sora in a white light. Riku ran forward but was sent into the water. Kairi yelled as the light threw her into the tree where she fell down. The gem vanished and Riku emerged from the blue waves wet and frustrated. Sora could be anywhere and without the help of Kairi, he was on his own. Riku then yelled-
"If it takes the rest of my life I'll find you Sora! Friends stick by their friends through thick and thin and through most of your life I was there. Sora, if you can hear me…show me a sign." A white light shot out and went to the hills. There a diamond shaped creature appeared holding Sora in its grip. Riku ran to the beach and bumped into an aggravated Tony. "Sorry Tony, but I've got to run to save Sora."
"I'll come too, just to make sure the winner is ok," Tony said with a smile. As the two traveled up the mountain they were hit by rain, but it didn't slow down Riku's determination. When Riku got a hold of a plant it turned into a biting trap, making Riku lose his grip. Sora looked down at Riku, scared and frightened, he figures I'm done for, Riku thought, but then he doesn't know me at all. Pulling himself up he climbed again and once on the top he raised his sword to ward off several snapping plants. Tony spiked his volleyball into the diamond and hit it near the edge.
"It's going to-." Riku never finished as the diamond creature regained its footing and began to glow red. It shot out three blasts and all were focused on Tony. It tore into Tony and sent him over the edge. Riku slid to the edge and held onto Tony's outstretched hand. "Hold on Tony, don't die on me!"
"Die, Riku this is Destiny Island, what lives today will eventually die tomorrow. Try and see it this way, the game isn't set…yet." Tony's hand slid through Riku's grip and he soared or rather fell the rest of the feet to the ground. Riku stood up and raised his sword. 3 more beams were aimed at him but he chopped them down like eel. Dodging the blast he launched himself into the air and attacked. The diamond creature took the attacks, but it never paid attention to Sora and had loosened its grip on him. The creature exploded and Riku dove forward and held onto Sora's hand. Sora held on and stared up at Riku.
"Sora don't let go! The creature is gone and all is well, at the moment anyway. Focus on living and whatever you do don't go into the darkness." Sora raised his other hand and put his feet firmly on the cliff. Riku helped him up and one never seen by either of them; could it be from off world?
Maleficent stared into her crystal ball and saw her creature explode. "Drat, this Riku seems stronger then I expected. Those mood swings of his gives me the perfect idea to get him on my side. Ansem after all needs a new body, one that is strong willed and has a purpose, like Riku. Jafar how goes it?"
"It is going fine; it just needs the finishing touch. By the way Maleficent; why this interest in a kid? They are off on some island and pose no immediate threat, why waste our experiments on…him?" Maleficent turned to face Jafar and her evil eyes were asking him to say that again. Jafar turned away and met the eyes of dark creatures. "I'm assuming you a job for…them?"
"Don't worry Jafar, they are back up. If your experiment fails then I will send them to the island. After all these kids only have wooden swords, what damage can they cause to…what is the name of that thing again?" Jafar held his staff up and the doors opened revealing a sleek silver robot. It hovered in the air and in a blink of an eye was in the corner. "Is it deadly?"
"To answer your first question its name is Crayer 1, its top speed is 50. It carries with it 4 throwing knives, 6 reserve tanks for fire, ice, and thunder. Maleficent it is deadly and like you just witnessed in a blink of an eye it's in the corner. By the way what do you command?" Jafar stood there staring at her obediently.
"To test their skills," Maleficent said, "if what I think is true then we'll send the Heartless to get them. From what I've observed this Kairi is the focus of the two. Eventually both will try to find her, which will it be." The silver bot known as Crayer 1 hovered in the air then spotted a Heartless. The black bug moved forward and one knife launched at such incredible speed that the bug was gone in a flash. "It seems to have aim."
"Its stealth is its weapon. It was used mainly for capture or assassinate, but what you ask of it seems questionable. If you see these kids as a threat, why not eliminate them? It seems such a waste for Crayer 1 to waste its energy on tests." Maleficent turned towards him making her black cloak swirl around. Jafar met her menacing stare without once flinching.
"Jafar you amaze me sometimes," Maleficent said coolly. His reaction was pure surprise, but he took what he didn't expect as a compliment. "You speak about eliminating teenage kids, when you can't get rid of a street brat like Aladdin? How is that?"
"This street brat is very elusive and his handling of that Arabian sword cuts my henchmen down. If you were to lend me some of your heartless I may trap him once and for all!" Maleficent looked out the window and let her gaze take in her surrounding. Ursula wanted heartless to take the triton from King Triton, Oogie Boogie, even Captain Hook, but they all helped her in stopping her enemies. At the time she had none.
"If the kid Riku passes you'll get your heartless. Until then get the council ready." As Jafar headed out to warn the council, Maleficent turned her attention to one of the heartless. "I want each of your group to head to a planet and stay there until further orders. The 1st group should head to Traverse Town."
"Maleficent," Jafar said. She sent off the heartless and took one last look out of her castle. Eventually they would end up here, and then the ultimate battle would begin.
"When I was up there in that creature's grip my thoughts went wondering. Maybe they were focused on the places that I would never visit or words unspoken. Riku, I'll go on the trip with you, if you want." The two stood near Riku's tree and were looking at the setting sun. the orange shade had added to the blue ocean making it more peaceful and cool then in the rising sun. Riku smiled at Sora.
"Of course I'd like you to come Sora, you're my best friends and would I keep you out on the adventure of a lifetime? Destiny Island is our stepping stone to new wonders and to think we'll do it together." As Riku walked home he felt like someone was following him, but as he turned around it vanished. The shape he caught in the reflection of the water was a silvery craft. Frowning he walked the rest of the block and reached the safety of his home. Collapsing on his bed Riku tried to close out his vision of a silvery craft, but into the night he had dreams.
