Chapter 8
---------------R-Y-A-N---------------
I couldn't hide my smile, or the laughter in between my words. I was in another world, and I was so excited.
"Well Daisuke, I'm Ryan," I said pointing towards myself, "this is Max and Huey."
"And I'm Yumi," Yumi said pointing towards herself.
"Well, this is Azumano middle school. The teachers here a really nice, now allow me to show you around," he said pointing towards the door at the far end of the building. We followed him as he went inside the school, and we found ourselves in a large empty hallway. "This is the main hallway, where all of the students put, and take stuff from their lockers." Daisuke continued walking and we followed. He showed us the many classrooms, and bathrooms of the school.
"Wow, this is a nice school," I blurted out as we passed one of the classrooms.
"I'll say," said Yumi as she played around with her hair. "Oh before I forget, have there been any other students registering for the school. Named Kazuma by any chance?"
Daisuke nodded his head no, "I'm sorry, no new students. But we're actually expecting more in a few days. I don't know their names though, I'm sorry."
Yumi smiled, but not as big as she usually does when she's excited. I tried to cheer her up by saying maybe Kazuma will be one of them. That cheered her up a little, but not nearly enough as I hoped it would.
"And finally the last stop, the art room," Daisuke said as he showed us a sliding door with the big bold letters A.R.T. Written on it. "Now if you have any questions, I and a few fellow students will be cleaning up in here after school so you can just..."
We were interupted by another girl wearing the same outfit as Yumi, "Niwa, Niwa can I talk to you?"
She had beautiful black hair with brown eyes. Daisuke followed her outside leaving me and the rest of us at the art room.
"Well, this place seems nice to crash for a few days," said Max.
"Yeah, but where are we going to sleep?" I asked counting the little munny I had.
"Well, what's so bad about the Gummi Ship?" asked Huey.
"It's to crowded, and there's only two beds," I said. But I stopped myself, "yeah what's so bad about the Gummi Ship?"
"Well, you two could have the two beds, Max and I will sleep in the cockpit," Huey suggested. Dammit, dammit, dammit!
"Well, don't you two need beds?" asked Yumi. We'll all share the beds, I'll sleep with Huey, and Max could sleep with Ryan."
"You know maybe we could find a discount hotel or something, or I'll just sleep in the cockpit by myself giving you guys one full bed," I said. No Yumi, no bedroom.
"Okay," said Max, "in that case I call the single."
"Okay guy's let's drop it Daisuke is coming back, we'll figure it out later," Yumi said. Daisuke approached us with a dim look on his face. It looked as if he were cry, but he had tried to wipe the tears. He didn't do a very good job with it though.
"Um, class is starting now," he said as he wiped a tear. He held a letter in his hand, written on it said: To Risa Harada.
"Uh, Daisuke, are you o..." I couldn't finish the sentence since he walked away. We followed after him for the first class.
"I don't think he's okay," I heard Huey say to Max.
"No, ya think?" he replied.
---------------M-I-C-K-E-Y---------------
King Mickey sat there, out cold on the marble floor. A man wearing a black coat appeared inside of the cell standing over him.
"Your Majesty, I truly wished that you would've come without a fight, but you see this is what happens to you when you don't listen," the man said removing his hood. He had white hair, and black eyes.
"Wha- what happened?" The King asked as he opened his eyes.
"You wouldn't listen that's what happened," the man replied kneeling closer to the King.
"I'm still here," Mickey said. "I thought I escaped."
"In a way, you did, but in another way your still here," he replied. Mickey stood up on both his feet, he was seeing double vision.
"I don't understand," Mickey said. "But, I don't have to understand to know who your working for." He summoned his Keyblade ready for a fight.
"I understand what your going through your Majesty, but I have no intentions of fighting you, Xemnas told me to tell you we have no more use to us so you're free to go," the man said. The glass wall behind him opened.
"Do I look stupid to you?" Mickey asked.
"Well, there was no catch, but now that you bring it up." The man vanished leaving Mickey alone. He turned around and ran out of the cell.
"I think the catch was not knowing how to get out," he said. Suddenly an army of Nobodies appeared in front of Mickey. "Or it was the Nobody army."
Mickey ran towards the nobodies, and they ran towards him. He jumped up landing in the center of a nobody circle. He started slashing, each one vanished after the other. One attacked him from behind, but he jumped back avoiding the attack. He flipped backwards landing on a nobody's head. He slashed each one as he hopped from one to another.
He tripped as one leaped into the air. His Keyblade slipped out of his hand into the army of the nobodies.
"Stop!" yelled a voice from inside the crowd. "Separate!" The Nobodies moved to the side revealing somebody in a black coat. As he approached he seemed to be Mickey's size.
"Wh- Who are you?" Mickey asked.
"My name is not of importance, I am the tenth, and I have come to warn you," the person said. "The Organization has built a new Castle, Castle Oblivion hidden deep within the crossroads. Castle Oblivion is where you are, and is where they plan on keeping you. You will forget everything as you walk through the wretched hallways of this castle, I've already for gotten my true name.
"But I thought Castle Oblivion only erased memories that aren't that important," Mickey asked.
"Didn't you hear me, I said this is a new Castle Oblivion. It's dangerous to go on, so you'll need this." The person gave Mickey a black crown key chain. As he touched the key chain, the Keyblade, Oblivion appeared in his hands. "Keep you memories close and dear to you Mickey, for they are the only way you can survive this castle."
"Wow, thanks," Mickey said. He tried to walk around the person, but he blocked his path. "Um, excuse me, but you're sort of in my way."
The person summoned a Keyblade of his own, it was white, and on the key chain what resembled a paopu fruit, Sora had told him about if two people shared the fruit that they would be together forever, and that was his present to Kairi, the other half of his paopu fruit.
"Not so fast Mickey, there's still a matter of your test," the man said as he swung his Keyblade as hard as he could at the mouse. Mickey jumped backwards and threw his Keyblade. He was to fast for him, but the King wouldn't give up.
The Nobodies stood still, they appeared to be staring at the fighting. Mickey was too slow, and the man was too fast.
"The power of the Keyblade has chosen well," the man said as he kicked Mickey into the air. He landed on his two feet, and charged at the man again. He slashed him only scuffing his black coat as he jumped backwards to evade his attacks. The man jumped high into the air, and appeared to be flying. He came down at the speed of a falling bowling ball, and collided his Keyblade with Mickey's.
"Who are you?" Mickey asked as he used all his power to keep the blade from crashing down upon him. The man pushed his blade harder.
"People speak of things that are better off hidden," the man pushed the Keyblade so close to Mickey's face that some of his sweat actually ran down the black weapon, "I'd like my identity to stay that way." Mickey threw all of his energy into his attack knocking the man into the air, he flew upwards at a blazing speed. He came hurdling down to the ground smashing a giant hole into it.
"What's all the commotion!" yelled Pete still in his cell.
"Oh no, I forgot about him!" Mickey said dashing towards the man, Keyblade held high above his head. He jumped and threw a series of attacks at the man, not allowing him to strike back. He finished his combo with a kick to the stomach, but he wasn't done yet. He was dashing at a blazing speed and started slashing the man again and again, not stopping. He blazed all of his energy into his attacks, and then ended his combo with a extremly powerful blow from his Keyblade. The mn flew into the air and so did Mickey. He slashed the man once again and knocked him back, but he wasn't done yet. "Mystery or no mystery, you've got to be destroyed!" Mickey threw his Keyblade as hard as he could at the man. An explosion of white caused him to close his eyes.
Once he landed on the ground and opened his eyes the man was gone. "That was strange, who was that?"
---------------S-O-R-A---------------
Sora walked towards the forest with Donald, and Sally close by.
"Sally, did the Doctor get in any accidents with any experiments lately?" Sora asked as he walked along the dark path.
"Not that I remember," said Sally as she followed close by Sora. As they approached a tall tree with the appearance of a Christmas tree on it Sora felt as if they were being followed.
"Okay, time to open this door," said Sora as he pulled the image of the tree, but it wouldn't budge. "Oh no."
"Try pulling from the other side," Sally suggested. Sora nodded his head and pulled the other side of the door, but it wouldn't open.
"That's strange," said Donald.
"Yeah, why is the door closed?" asked Sora.
"Yeah, why is the door closed?" said somebody in a mimicking voice. Sora turned around, and there seemed to be a bag, a bag of bugs standing there in front of them. "Well if it isn't the sacred Keyblade Master himself."
"Oogie!" yelled Sally.
"Oogie!" he replied back with a mimicking voice.
"Okay Oogie, what'd you do to Christmas Town?" asked Sora.
"Why I didn't do anything, it's right here," he said holding up a bottle. Inside it was white as snow, it was snow. "You see, the doctor created a machine that allows me to shrink thins, and it just so happens I shrunk Christmas Town, and a few other holidays."
"Why would the doctor do that?" asked Sally.
"Because he can," Oogie replied, "now I'd love to stay and chat, but I've got to go watch the show!" Oogie ran off in the other direction.
"What show is he talking about?" asked Donald as he scratched his head.
"JACK!" screamed Sally as she ran after Oogie.
"GOOFY!" Screamed Sora, and Donald. The two chased after Sally.
---------------R-Y-A-N---------------
I sat in a seat behind a quiet boy with light blue hair. He appeared to be looking at a map of some kind, but he closed the book before I could get a clear look at it. Beside me sat the girl that Daisuke had encountered with this morning. I overheard a conversation she was carrying on with some other girls.
"Risa, you turrned Daisuke down? But he's so cute," said a girl with pig tails.
"Well," said Risa as she placed her hand on her face, "he's just not my type you know?"
I leaned over so I could get a better ear of the coversation.
"He's just average... he won't help my social standing," she continued talking and I continued to listen. "If a guy wants to go out with me, he has to be really hot!"
I almost fell out of my chair. That's why I tend not to hold anybody to close, but my personality makes me seem selfish, but I don't care. I will never love anybody as much as I loved her, This might not be very good information, but just to say: don't hold anybody to close, because when you lose them you'll change completely.
"Oh no, I hope Daisuke's okay," I said to myself.
"Your so ruthless," said the other girl with pig tails.
I was about to get up until I discovered the conversation was still going on, "Of course I am. I can never give in..." Risa said, "to that witch. My sworn enemy, my twin sister Riku." The door... has opened. A picture of a boy with white hair popped up in my head.
"What the hell was that?" I asked myself.
"Huh?" asked the boy in front of him.
"Oh, nothing," I said.
The conversation between the girls went on, "Hmph, just because she's five minutes older I have to call her big sis, at least I'm the cute one, I don't care if we're twins." I started to chuckle a little, then I began to stare at Yumi. All of her books were already packed in her back pack, I knew we were both ready to leave, even though I live by myself I would have to get used to this place then when time comes to go I wouldn't want to leave. All the students at this school seems nice until I heard the rest of this conversation . "But now she's got an edge." I leaned in closer o hear what she was saying. "Five extra millimeters in the chest."
A blank stare wiped over my face. I fell over out of my seat.
"What the hell, the girls in this world are so fucked up," I said under my breath standing to my feet.
"Um, are you okay?" asked Risa.
"Yeah, sure. I've got to be somewhere else now," I said as I walked towards Daisuke. "Hey Daisuke, I know why you were so down this morning."
"You do?" he asked.
"Yeah, and I've got a little advice a man told me a while back, th..." I was interrupted by a boy with jet black hair.
"Yo, Daisuke! Earth to Daisuke, why are you always so spacey?" said the boy with black hair.
"He's been out of it since lunch, his stupidity is up fifty percent from normal levels," said a boy with white hair as he waved his hand in Daisuke's face.
"All right this is getting boring," the boy said as he caught Daisuke in a headlock. "C'mon Daisuke snap out of it!"
In a faint voice I could hear Daisuke say, "He's so violent."
"Tonight's the big night, news is in the air!" the boy with jet black hair said. "
My reporter's nose can smell it!"
"Takeshi, I can't breathe," Daisuke said as he was drawn back out of his chair. I adjusted my backpack, and in the corner of my eye I thought I had saw something moving outside the classroom.
"Something's happening tonight, right at eleven. My dad tipped me off," he said as he walked to the storage closet at the front of the room. He returned with a mop seconds later, I have to go and get ready. So can you clean up for me, thanks." The boy left along with the rest of the students leaving Daisuke, Yumi, and I in the classroom alone.
"Daisuke, your just gonna let him boss you around like that?" I asked.
"Yeah you should take a stand," Yumi said as she took the mop. "I'll tell you what, Ryan and I will stay behind and help you clean up."
"Yeah, huh wait a minute when did we agree on this?" I asked scratching my hair.
About ten minutes later we met Daisuke at the art room he held the mop from earlier and held a card in his hand. Max, and Huey had went back to the ship .
"Ya know?" he said, "normally everyday brings me bad luck." He placed the card into the slot beside the door. "But my birthday only comes once a year, couldn't I have good luck just that one day?"
"I'm sorry Daisuke, but you met us. That might be all the luck you need," Yumi replied to his statement.
"Well, I guess your right," he said as he typed a number code into the door. "Oh no!" He said.
"I- I brought the wrong Key," he said as he turned around. His eyes got all puffy, and he seemed as if he were about to cry. Yumi gave him a hug.
"It's okay Daisuke," she said. WHAT! "It happens to everybody." No way!
"Hey should I open it?" I asked Yumi. I reached for my key chain and was about to summon my Keyblade, but Yumi broke away from her hug with Daisuke and drew me into a far corner.
"No, in other worlds your Keyblade can bring Chaos. I know you can use it for fighting, but just don't show off by opening random doors," she said.
"First of all I was going to bash the door open like hell, I barely know anything about this Keyblade. And second of all who told you all this?"
"Leon, and Yuffie," she said as she drew away from me.
"Ahem," said a familiar voice. I looked up and noticed that it was the boy from class. He handed Daisuke a handkerchief to wipe his tears.
"Who, what, Satoshi? What are you doing here?" Daisuke asked.
"I'm on cleaning duty today," he said trying to open the door. It wouldn't budge.
"Sorry Satoshi, I brought the wrong key so the door's locked. Let me open it," Daisuke said. How can he open it, I thought he brought the wrong key? "This is all I need to do." Daisuke punched in some numbers on the Keypad and the door flew open. Satoshi walked inside, "Satoshi Hiwatari, even though he's in my class, I've never really talked to him. He's not a snob or anything, he's just hard to talk to."
"Hey Daisuke?" Satoshi asked. "How'd you open the door?"
Daisuke froze up for a while and then answered, "it's just that, I'm used to it. We have one at home."
"A Debac Z1GII? You have one at home, it's a pretty unusual lock," he said as he walked into the room. Daisuke followed.
"Well this world seems pretty normal, I wonder when those new students are gonna come," asked Yumi.
"Yeah, if Kazuma is among them then we could go home," I said.
---------------?-?-?-?---------------
The boy looked in the mirror, the only reflection of him in this large room.
"I really have changed," he said to himself. "No friends, no nothing." We're best friends, right?
Yeah, but that... wait, you remember now?" the man shouted.
"Yeah, sure I do," the boy said in a blank voice.
"Wow, but um... you know I've gotta make sure and all so, what's our leaders name?"
The boy said nothing, all he did was stare at the man.
"Oh, you don't remember," he said.
"I'm pretty sure that question could be answered easily now," the boy said to himself. "Xemnas, that was the name of our leader.
"Was, is correct," said a mysterious voice. "now tell me have you missed him?"
"Yes, but he's gone back to what he usually was, just as I did," the boy said.
"I can bring him back, but you'll need to do something for me, before I can complete the task."
"Anything," the boy said.
"I want you to lead Ryan, and Sora towards the same path. Then your wish will come true, Roxas will become more than just a memory to you."
"Yes sir," the boy said. "And please, call me Axel."
