Kingdom Hearts 3
Ch.3-spy in the shape of silver
Sora groaned in the night and his eyelids flickered making his breathing become erratic. In his dream he was falling and when he awoke he was standing in the ocean and trying to get to Riku. Waves crashed against him and he washed ashore to find Kairi waiting for him. Then the two would look up and see a body falling into the ocean, his body. Then all went dark and Sora screamed, "I can't swim!" he pulled the covers to him and his face was full of sweat. "Wait a minute…I can swim."
"The one you trust will betray you." Sora turned and saw a quick glance of a figure in robes. Throwing off his covers he rushed to the middle of the room and the figure vanished. It was odd, but maybe it had a purpose. Why was Riku standing in the ocean and he couldn't reach him? Kairi was on land, was there a meaning to these dreaded dreams? Sora walked out into the night and felt a cold wind blow by. It sure felt cold.
"Couldn't sleep huh?" Sora glanced over his shoulder and saw Riku. "The one thing about Destiny Islands is we're here for a reason. Everyone on this island has dreams; Tony's was his own death that is why he lived life to its fullest. We are all friends here and have no enemies, that's why it's so quiet. Sora, you and I are best friends, but how permanent will this bond last? Once we leave here we will be facing trials that will put a strain in our friendship. What about Kairi?" Sora faced away and realized Riku knew the matters as well, and yet it was like he was asking himself that question. The sun was beginning to rise and both teenagers stared at it.
"Kairi will always have the two of us," Sora said. The mourning of Tony was today and the island had a downcast attitude among them. Riku sat on his tree and held his wooden sword in front of him. Sora is right, he thought.
"Target identified," an electric voice said. Riku jumped off the tree and onto the dirt as a knife flew at him. The robot he suspected of following him was real. The robot circled him and let loose another knife, Riku rolled to the left. "Target is evasive: next tactic-rapid fire." The brilliant crimson fire spat out at Riku's feet leading him to the bridge.
"Who are you?" Riku held his sword out in challenge and the robot halted in mid flight. Its optical eye scanned Riku and considered possible replies. The only one that seemed relevant was to arm its own challenge. The canon glowed in blue heat then as it fired the blue blast shot into the air and headed down at Riku. Riku jumped over into the water and felt the splinters of the wood tear into his leg.
"The only thing you need to know is this is a test." It continued to fire on Riku and began to load up on throwing blades. Riku's arm muscles began to tire as he swam to land. Seeing the tree house he rushed up the stairs and twisted in. The silvery robot flew by and for a few minutes he caught his breath. What test? Who would send a killer machine to Destiny Island? Sora and Kairi were probably playing pirates and he was living the real thing-the real fear. Examining his leg he could tell the splinters weren't all the way in. If this was a test, did that mean he was being watched? Maybe from another world, Riku thought. Leaning against the wood he closed his eyes.
Riku saw the creatures on the beach; they had beady eyes and looked like black critters. He tried to kill them but they kept moving around and going into the ground. I need to get to Sora, Riku thought. It was night and the moon was in the shadowy sky. Racing across the bridge he made it to his island where again he saw the endless the sea. The creatures wouldn't pass the bridge and Riku stared in panic across the island. Suddenly he felt like his heart was being drained by an evil monster. Sora made it to the bridge and the same darkness wrapped itself around him.
"Riku what's-." Riku smiled at Sora and spread his hands out in acceptance. The darkness swallowed them up and Riku plummeted to a dark labyrinth. A woman in a dark cloak stared at him as if he were another nobody. Yet her smile was held in dreams creeping his every nerve until he woke up…
Sora walked outside and saw a silvery pointed object fly at him. Running back inside he jumped over the table and heard the thump of the knife on the table. The whirring noise became louder and a silver robot covered the whole threshold. Pulling his lips back in horror he crawled across the floor to his room. The silvery robot sped after him and in last second timing Sora jammed the broom handle into its control box. Sparks exploded and the robot collapsed in a fit of flames. Kairi came running in and she was helping a wounded Riku in. "What happened to you?"
"That thing chose me as a target," Riku explained, "it said something about a test then went nuclear. What's with the broom?" Sora pulled out the broom and twirled it around.
"It happened to be around at the time. Another being from another world," Sora mused. The three decided to try and break into the robot's memory and found it scrambled and encrypted. Riku sat in the bathroom and pulled out the splinters that had flown into his leg during his battle with the robot. Blood swirled around in the tub and his hand kept twitching. Would there be a time where Destiny Islands would be crowded with creatures from another world?
"Riku we got something!" Riku limped out of the bathroom and saw Sora held a red gem. Inserting it into the hole a message began to play:
"If you are hearing this the
test was a success. You have
great potential to overcome a
adversary of advanced weaponry,
this makes me aware even more
of your power. You and I are alike
in so many ways, the time
will come when we will meet, until
then watch the ocean."
"Who could she be talking to?" Sora looked at Riku and Riku gave him the same confused look. So we are being watched, Riku thought. The island had already dealt with two machines, next time they wouldn't be so lucky. They had wooden swords, one broken broom, and some rope; which wouldn't help if there was an invasion. Until then they only had to worry about time.
"I'll see you guys later," Riku said, "I have to make blueprints for our raft if we're ever going to leave this island. It may be months until whomever spoke attacks, that means the sooner we leave the better. If I forget to say it, goodnight."
"Night Riku." Kairi and Sora that night sat on top of the trees staring at the stars. Kairi looked at Sora nervously and put her hand on his. Sora let her and stared out at the ocean. "Sora when people get older do they forget their friends?" Sora let his 14 years flood through him and his heart somehow reacted with the beat of two? Sora shook it away.
"Sure they do Kairi, time never affects the heart and the loved ones are always remembered. Tony was a friend of Riku's; Riku will never forget the sacrifice he made. When we're 15, even if we're separated, we'll always be here." Sora pointed to his heart and Kairi gave Sora a quick hug and the two laughed and cried. As the night drew on it would become clear where one's loyalty lied in the coming month…
KINGDOM HEARTS
CREATED BY SQUARESOFT/SQUARENIX
& DISNEY
Authors note: Tony is a volleyball player/ Wakka is a blitzball player
Mack is a young fighter/ Tidus is the cocky fighter
Susie doesn't' like Mack/ Selphie is the young romantic
The story is a prequel to Kingdom Hearts.
