Wow! People actually read my story! Coolness!
Rike-sama: I sort of like Donald myself, but only because he looks cute when he's not mad. (By cute, I mean puppy dog cute.)
crystalfeathers: Who is your White Mushroom character? I could try to add him/her into the story, if you want me to.
And now, after spending forever trying to write this dumb thing...
Chapter 2 - Truff
After Leon confirmed my story, Sora explained to me that he, Dummy, and Goofy were going to participate in the upcoming tournament at the Olympus Coliseum. I agreed to go only because I hadn't seen any action in a while. Eh, there's the life of a White Mushroom for you.
The four of us went our seperate ways -- three of us to the main gate and one to the side with her ribbon hidden -- once we arrived at the Coliseum. The worst possible thing to do with this many Heartless around nearby would be caught walking with the three biggest threat to Malificent's plans. So, I headed to the side gates where non-competitors were seated and took my place among a group of White Mushrooms. Strange... How did so many Heartless get the day off? I merely shrugged it off and looked out at the battlefield.
The first round was five Yellow Operas and five Green Requiems against a single Rare Truffle. I laughed softly and leaned back in my seat. "The Truffle's toast; no competition for those other guys."
"I wouldn't say that," the White Mushroom next to me half-sang. "Haven't you heard the news?"
I turned my head and blinked. "What news?"
"About how that Rare Truffle down there, Truff, has been trained for actual combat," the girl replied. "It's not just bouncing anymore. This is the first time anyone has ever seen a Rare Truffle fight!"
I was instantly interested. Leaning forward for a closer look, I saw the mushroom's eyes filled with what I would definitly call a fighting spirit. Amazing. How many others had been trained like him?
"He's the only one." I jumped out of my seat in surprise. How did she...? "By the way, I never caught your name." Wow. What a subject-changer!
"I never threw it," I whispered to myself. Then I realized that saying "Lilac" would sound an alarm among the Heartless. I had to make up something, anything! "Lola," was the first word that came out of my mouth.
"That's a pretty name... better than mine. I'm White Cherry, Cherry for short."
"White Cherry..." I softly echoed. "I like that. It suits you."
"Me and every other White Mushroom in the universe," Cherry mumbled. It was amazing how two Heartless, even one with a heart, could have such a normal conversation like humans. Could it be possible that she, too, was an Imperfect?
In the middle of my thoughts, a gong rang out, and all eyes went to the field. The two teams were posed for battle. Truff was the first to move. He bounced high in the air and slapped an oncoming Opera out of the sky -- WHAM into the ground. Gasps and awws swelled from the crowd as Truff knocked down two more to the arena's floor. Three down in less than five seconds... Pure amazement! Suddenly, a wave of a single emotion coursed through me. I felt like a cloud floating across the sky. A new ecstacy filled my heart. Did I have a crush on the blue fighter?
"Lola," Cherry whispered. "You've got that look... You like him, don't you?" Before I could even react, she laughed. "Relax. You're not alone. Looks like every other mushroom girl here feels the same way."
How was that possible? Heartless, as their names imply, don't have hearts, unless they're an Imperfect. Even some Imperfects don't have them. How could they, too, fall in love with Truff? I looked over at a White Mushroom who was staring at the Rare Truffle with a hand on her cheek. Something didn't feel right... Was it false love that they were feeling?
Before I knew it, the last of the floating magicians was brought down, and cheers rang out all across the stadium. "Wow!" I exclaimed. "He beat all ten of them with his bare hands!"
I watched round after round of Truff bringing down his foes. Finally, the time came for the final round. I gasped as Sora, Donald, and Goofy walked onto the field facing Truff. A chill went down my spine. The two teams (if Truff could be call a team) who could take out every single competitor in the tournament were facing off. Who would win?
The gong rang out, and the battle began. Sora ran forward with his Keyblade, but Donald and Goofy simply paced over. What? Did they not know that he could fight? Again with the ignorance... Sheesh. Sora waited for Truff to make a move, but he stood as still as a rock. Sora swiped the Keyblade at his underside, launching him up into the air. Sora jumped up to strike again, only to be slapped right back to the ground. Laughter erupted from the audience. I let out a small giggle, hoping Sora wouldn't see or hear me.
"What the heck?" I heard Sora gasp. Donald and Goofy got into their battle stances and faced the Rare Truffle. "Allright. If it's a fight you want, it's a fight you'll get!" He charged forward with his two comrades and swung his key at him. Truff dodged and jumped behind them. Donald whirled around and received a slap to the face. Truff chuckled and bounced about, taunting Sora and the party.
"Holy Malificent..." Cherry whispered. "He's making a fool out of Sora!" Then, with seemingly less enthuiasm, she added, "Cool!"
"This is just... wow," I half-whispered. "Who ever would have thought that a Rare Truffle could win a Coliseum tournament?"
Spoke too soon. Truff looked over to the side where Cherry and I were sitting and paused for a short moment. Sora gave the mushroom a good whack on the noggin, sending him into the invisible barrier on the edge of the field. His original Rare Truffle instinct suddenly kicked in, and he jumped into the air and disappeared.
Every Heartless watching the events began booing at Sora. It took all of security to get them under control and not attack the champion.
"Why did he just vanish like that?" I whispered, backing away from the mob.
"Maybe there was a flaw in his upgrade."
I let out a soft shriek and spun around. Cherry was standing there with some other White Mushrooms, obviously the ones who did not want to fight due to lack of strength.
"Please don't do that again," I gasped. I would have said, "You almost gave me a heart attack," but that would have given away my posistion.
"Come on!" Cherry suddenly urged, grabbing my arm. "Truff is gonna be out back in a few minutes. We have to meet him!"
"And you know this how?" I asked, trying to keep my underside from scraping against the rocky ground below.
"Eh, I have my ways."
What a strange one, that White Cherry.
To be continued...
Pointless chapter? Think again, all.
