AN: I'm baaaack! And it never felt so good! College is turning out to be quite an adventure for me, but so far I'm loving it.
Ryu: Weren't you just complaining about it yesterday?
DT: Umm, er, no. That was one class I was complaining about. I like all the others.
Ryu: Whatever.
Rikku: Hey don't you have something else to tell them?
DT: Oh yeah! Thanks for the reminder Rikku.
Rikku: No problem.
DT: Okay guys, I got bored in my economics class so I started drawing. I ended up drawing Ryu. I'm not quite done with it. There are a few things I'm fixing, but other than that it's pretty much finished. If you want me to send you the drawing then please say so in the review and I will email it to you as soon as I can. Right, now lets give the reviewers some feedback.
Blood Pixie: I'm glad you liked the last chapter, but I'm even more glad you're still loving the story. College is fun, but sometimes lecture classes are a real snore fest. Enjoy this chapter!
plZ gO oN!: Uh, okay? I mean how can I say no to that review.
Hiei's Kage: Yeah, I'm trying to make time to update this story and my other one. College isn't as scary as I thought at first, but it does keep you busy. Well, enjoy the chapter.
DT: Now, so that no one sues me, here is the disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy X-2 or Kingdom Hearts. Enjoy!
Ch 5 The Exterminators
"AAAHHH!" several voices yelled as they crashed into the snowy peaks of Mt. Gagazet. A strange looking ship was stuck in the snow. It opened and out walked a girl. She has brown hair that's up in a pony tail with a strand of hair on each side of her face. She's wearing a pink shirt that exposes her belly with a red jacket over it. She also has on blue jeans with a black belt and black boots with heels. Her blue eyes look around the area.
"It's all clear!" She yells into the ship.
Another girl walks out. Unlike the first girl, she has curly blonde hair that cascades down her back. She's wearing a white corset with a black jacket over it and black jeans. You can hear the snow crunching under her boots that are similar to the brown haired girls. She and the brown haired girl both have staffs strapped on their backs. The blonde hair girl turns to the ship. There was annoyance in her green eyes.
"Will you two hurry up?"
Two boys came stumbling out of the ship. "Well, we would but it's freaking cold out here!" said a boy with pale blue hair. He is wearing a black sleeveless shirt that clung to his body. A chain with a lock hung from him neck. His black baggy pants were fashioned with several zippers and he wore black and blue sneakers. His grayish blue eyes looked at his companion for support. The other boy had spiky brown hair that was spiked forward. He had on a blue shirt with a white and black jacket with a hood. A necklace with a key medallion hung from his neck.
His blue eyes looked at them pleading. "Yeah, I mean, I'm not exactly dressed for this weather." He pointed to his dark blue shorts and black sneakers. Both boys had a key like sword hanging from their pants/shorts.
"Lets just go. We have a job to do." The blonde haired girl said.
"Can we stay in the ship?" The brown haired boy asked.
"No." answered the brown haired girl.
"But Karin…."
"I said no Yuri."
Yuri lowered his head in defeat. Karin looked at the ship. "You know we can't leave it like that. What should we do with it Maya?" she asked the blonde haired girl.
Maya shrugged her shoulders. "No clue." She spotted a cave and then looked at Yuri. "Think you and Kai can push it over to that cave?"
Yuri gave her a you've-got-to-be-kidding look. Kai snorted. "It's flattering that you think we're that strong, but we're not."
"Well, it was worth a try." Maya said. "Either way we can't stay here. Lets go down the mountain and look for some people."
"Okay." The other three responded.
As they walked down the mountain the boys shivered. Maya and Karin were talking quietly among themselves.
"Hey Karin?" Yuri said.
"What?"
"Why are you, Maya and Kai here again? Usually, only Kai or me are sent to seal the key holes and to destroy the heartless, but why did all you guys come have to come this time?"
"You have a problem with us being here?" Maya said a bit annoyed.
"Uh, no, but shouldn't you guys be helping out in other worlds?"
Maya and Karin stopped walking. They turned to the two boys. "Ansem is hiding out here. That's why both of you were sent."
"What?" Yuri said in surprise.
"Didn't you know?" Kai asked Yuri.
"You knew!"
"Yeah, if you were listening to your dad and my dad when they explained to us where we were going you'd know."
"Uhh, oops."
The three teenagers sighed. "Is there anything else I should know?"
The girls and Kai began walking. "Yeah, Sephiroth it here too." They said at the same time.
Yuri rubbed his temple. "What's he doing here anyway and can you remind me of the plan?"
He jogged to catch up with them. Kai sighed at his friends lack of knowledge. "No clue since we didn't know he was still alive. Before I even get to the plan, you do know why Ansem is here, right?"
Yuri smiled and shook his head.
Kai mumbled something before starting. "Okay well, so far we've been chasing Ansem from world to world. Since he failed the first time, he's been looking for other suitable princesses. Of course we've been able to stay ahead of him, but this time he found a princess we didn't detect. This is his last chance to open the door to Kingdom Hearts. So, while we've been chasing him, we've also been cornering him. Right now he is surrounded. If he tried to travel to any world at this point, there is someone waiting to catch him. We will end it on this world. Remember he's been in this world for a few days, so be on the look out for any heartless."
"Right." They answered. They walked in silence for a few minutes when Yuri broke the silence again.
"Hey Karin?"
"What now?" She said irritated.
"Geez calm down. I just wanted to know if you're still looking for….. you know."
"Yes, he's out there somewhere and we're going to find him." Maya and Karin both answered.
Kai and Yuri had to admire their determination. Even after all these years, they had not lost hope. Yuri said no more after that. They continued their walk down the mountain. It was kind of creepy that there was no signs of life anywhere. They hadn't even run into any animals! As they got closer and closer to the bottom of the mountain, they heard a scream. Well, more like a roar. They quickly ran to the sight of the roar. They arrived at what looked liked a village. They were surprised to see that the inhabitants were tall, fury and blue. However, they realized that they needed help fighting shadow like creatures. The heartless. Yuri and Kai drew their Keyblades and charged into battle. Maya and Karin nodded at each other and went to help the boys.
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Ryu wiped some sweat from his forehead. He walked over to some stairs and sat on them. They had made their way from the village of Kilika, through the forest and then to the temple. It was a very tiring journey, especially with all the shadow creatures popping up. A new variety appeared while in the village. They wore a helmet and had long red nails. They were tougher to kill, but they managed some how. Their next challenge had been in the forest. Monkey like ones appeared and these annoying red one's that could use magic slowed them down quite a bit. At least by the time they got to the temple it was all clear. Rikku came and took a seat by Ryu.
"Man I'm pooped."
"Tired already? We still have to go to Luca, Mi'ihen, Guadosalam, and Mt. Gagazet."
Rikku groaned. "Don't remind me!"
Yuna and Paine sat next to Rikku. Tidus had decided to stay in Besaid just incase those things showed up again. The three Gullwings looked pretty worn out from all the fighting. The three of them looked at Ryu. He was sweaty, but didn't seem to look tired.
"How come you're not all worn out?" Rikku asked her bodyguard.
Ryu just smirked. "Training. Lots and lots of training."
Some monks came to thank them for saving the temple and the village. After they had rested, Yuna called for Brother to pick them up. Paine, Yuna, and Rikku walked to the bridge. Ryu decided to head to his room for a bath. He was about to go in when he noticed something wrong with Rikku's door. He walked over and saw there was a claw mark on it. He went to his room and left the door slightly open. Rikku talked with Yuna and Paine on the bridge when she decided to go take a shower. As soon as Rikku stepped out of the bridge, Brother put the airship on auto pilot. He followed Rikku as fast as he could with a sphere recorder. Yuna and Paine looked at each other.
Yuna looked at Buddy. "What's he doing?"
"Seeing if his plan to get rid of Ryu works."
"Oh." They both said.
Paine began to walk out of the bridge as well. "Where are you going?" Yuna asked.
"To see the show. It should be entertaining." Paine said with a smirk.
Yuna ran after her. She did want to see what happened, but was also concerned for Rikku's safety. They took the elevator to the cabin area. They hid behind a corner and watched as Brother waited to the side of Rikku's room. Suddenly there was a scream. Yuna was about to jump into action when Paine put a hand on her shoulder and shook her head. Yuna turned to see Ryu practically jump out of his room and run to Rikku's room. Brother was standing in front of the door way with his recorder. Ryu shoved him out of the way and drew his Katan.
Inside Ryu heard water running and found Rikku in the shower. A Fang was growling at her. Ryu wasted no time and cut the Fang in two. He sheathed his sword. Rikku screamed again and next thing he knew she slapped him. He stepped out of her bath room and walked out of her room. He closed the door behind him and he glared at Brother who was still laying on the floor. Yuna and Paine were watching him so he wouldn't do anything else.
"What happened to you?" Paine asked him.
Ryu had a red hand print on his face. He growled in response. He then lifted Brother up by his overalls.
"Fryd dra ralg fana oui drehgehk? Biddehk y veaht eh ran pydrnuus? Yna cdibet un fryd! Fryd ev huha uv ic fana rana du ramb ran! Fuimt oui ryja cyjat ran ouincamv! (What the heck were you thinking? Putting a fiend in her bathroom? Are stupid or what! What if none of us were here to help her! Would you have saved her yourself!)" he asked angrily.
"E-E teth'd drehg dryd vyn yrayt. (I-I didn't think that far ahead.)" Brother responded lamely.
Ryu growled again and dropped him. He went to his room for the bath he put on hold. Paine and Yuna shook their head and decided that a bath seemed good right about now. Brother dusted himself off and sulked off to the bridge. He needed to think of something else.
Later that night, Rikku was searching for Ryu. He wasn't in the bridge, the engine room, or his own room. Rikku knocked on Yuna's door.
"Come in."
Rikku opened the door and walked in. Paine was there. She was holding a sphere.
"What's that?"
"The sphere we confiscated from Brother." Paine answered.
"Oh, so what's on it?"
"You slapping Ryu."
Rikku looked a little guilty. "Speaking of which, have you guys seen him? I've looked everywhere and I can't find him."
"Did you check the deck?" Yuna asked.
"Uh, no."
"Then you didn't check everywhere." Pained said.
Rikku smiled sheepishly and ran out to the elevator. Paine and Yuna shook their heads. Just then Yuna got a brilliant idea.
"Hey Paine do you have a sphere recorder?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Just get it and follow me."
"You're not going to.."
"Yup."
Paine shook her head is disbelief, but smiled and went to get the recorder. Meanwhile, on the bridge. Ryu was looking up at the night sky. It always calmed him to see them. He heard the doors his open and footsteps followed. Rikku then sat down next to him and gazed up at the sky. They sat in silence for a while before Rikku broke the silence.
"I'm sorry."
Ryu looked at Rikku from the corner of his eyes. She had stopped looked at the sky. She had pulled her knees up to her chest and hugged them.
"I shouldn't have hit you. I mean you saved me from that Fang and I thank you by slapping you. Sorry…okay?" she asked hopefully.
A cold wind blew by. Rikku shivered. She wished she had brought a jacket or something warm with her, but how was she suppose to know it was going to be cold. Suddenly she felt something warm around her shoulders. She turned towards Ryu. He had taken off his coat and put it around her.
"Apology accepted." He then stood up and looked towards the elevator. "You guys can join us if you want." He yelled. Rikku stood up and turned towards the elevator. Paine and Yuna walked out. Paine was holding something behind her back. Rikku looked at them suspiciously.
"Hi." Yuna said innocently as they walked up. "Fancy meeting you here."
"It sure is." Ryu answered. "I'm going to bed. Don't stay up to late. We still have a lot of work to do."
They nodded as Ryu walked to the elevator. Paine smirked at Rikku.
"So…you apologizing to you're boyfriend?"
"What! It's not like that! I just felt bad that I hit him okay! Besides I'm engaged!"
"That shouldn't stop you from looking." Yuna commented with a smile.
"He's the one that gave me his coat. I didn't tell him to be nice to me!" Rikku said. A tint of red was on her cheeks. "And anyway, what are you guys doing here?"
"Just passing by." Paine answered.
"Riiight. What's that behind your back?" Rikku asked as she reached for it.
Paine reacted quickly and pulled the recorder from Rikku's reach. She held it over her head.
"Hey, you weren't recording us where you!"
Paine and Yuna just smiled. "Give it to me now!" Rikku said.
Paine and Yuna laughed as they ran from Rikku. "Come back here!"
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On Mt. Gagazet, Karin, Maya, Yuri, and Kai had defeated all the heartless. They looked around at the village. At least it was still standing. One of the fury creates with a broken horn walked up to the four teenager.
"Kimahri thank you for helping Ronsos."
"Uh, you're welcome." Yuri answered.
"Mr. Kimahri, can you help us with something?" Karin asked.
"For helping Ronsos, we help young warriors."
"Great. Yuri lead them to the ship and tell them to push it in the cave. Maya and I will find out how we can get to a city or something."
Yuri nodded and went with Kai and several Ronsos towards the ship. Meanwhile, Maya and Karin found out more about this world from the leader of the Ronsos.
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The Gullwings had arrived in Luca. The city wasn't as big a mess like they expected, but apparently there where some areas that were sealed off. Most likely to keep those creatures out. They found out from several people where these sealed off locations were and went to work. Rikku helped some people make bombs and had them deliver it to some of the locations. There was no way they could get to all of them, so the people could just bomb the heck out of the creatures without having to fight them directly. Once that was done, the went to the stadium. They got a report that there was something there. There was some civilians with weapons guarding the entrance.
"What's going on?" Yuna asked one of the men.
"There a giant…suit of armor in there. It seems to be the one controlling those shadow creatures."
"Hmm, so if we destroy the leader, then maybe those things will go away." Ryu deduced.
"Then what are we waiting for? Lets kick it's butt!" Rikku said excitedly.
They all nodded. The guards stood back and let them in. Once they stepped into the stadium, they saw what was indeed a giant suit of armor. However, it's whole body was…detached. It's legs, arms, and head were not attached to it's body. Ryu drew his katan and rested it on his shoulder.
"I have a feeling this is going to take awhile."
The girls followed his lead and drew their weapons.
"Lets do it!" Yuna said. She charged ahead with Ryu, Rikku, and Paine right behind her.
AN: I love adding new characters. Can you guys guess who's kids they are?
Ryu: I think they can.
DT: I'm so glad you're so supportive of our readers.
Rikku: Someone's gotta be.
DT: Okay guys, you know the drill by now. Just remember no flames and if you want me to send you that drawing remember to say so in you're review. Later!
