Chapter Five.

Re-uniting.

For about two days now Riku and Crystal walked around Traverse Town, maybe about fifteen times checking ever nook and cranny in each District, but they couldn't find a trace of Sora or Kairi. Crystal was soon getting worried

"What if they didn't make it off the island? Riku what..." asked Crystal. Riku paused and looked at the Third District Door.

"I think Sora is here."

"How would you know that?" Crystal asked.

"I don't know...I just get these feelings...like remember when you got slashed in the back by that one Heartless?" Riku said.

"Yes..." Crystal said.

"Well...I sort of...felt it happen." Riku said and looked down. Crystal looked at him.

"QUIT CHIT-CHATTING! SORA IS HERE RIGHT?" Crystal said laughing.

"Err..." Riku looked at her.

Crystal grabbed his hand and ran into the Third District. Crystal and Riku say Sora come out from a corner and two Heartless appeared in front of him. Riku and Crystal ran over to them and destroyed them.

"There you are. What's going on?" said Riku.

"Riku!" Sora says then pinches Riku's cheeks.

"Hey, hey, cut it out." said Riku.

"I'm not dreaming this time, right?" said Sora

"I hope not. Took forever to find you." said Crystal.

"Crystal!" Sora smiles, "Wait a second, where's Kairi? asked Sora.

"Isn't she with you?" asked Crystal. Sora looks down.

"Well, don't worry. I'm sure she made it off the island, too. We're finally free. Hey, she might even be looking for us now. We'll all be together again soon. Don't worry. Just leave everything to me. I know this-" said Riku. Just then a Heartless appeared and lept up to attack Riku, but Sora jumped up and slashed it with a...

"Leave it to who?" asked Sora throwing the giant key over his back.

"Sora, what did you-" asked Crystal.

"I've been looking for you and Kairi, too, with their help." said Sora pointing to a duck and a large dog, both were standing on both their two feet, and dress in clothes.

"Who are they?" asked Crystal and Riku at the same time.

"Ahem. My name is-" said the duck but Sora interrupted.

"We visited so many places and worlds, looking for you." said Sora.

"Really? Well, what do you know? I never would have guessed." said Crystal

"Oh, and guess what? Sora's the Keyblade master." said the dog-thing.

"Who would've thought it?" said the duck.

"What's that mean!" asked Sora angerily. Riku was holding Sora's keyblade.

"So, this is called a Keyblade?" he asked as Crystal was looking at it's keychain.

"Huh?" said Sora and looked at his hands. "Hey, give it back."

Riku backs up. "Catch" he throws the Keyblade back to Sora.

"Whoa!" says Sora as he catches it. "So your comming with us right?" asked Sora. "We've got this awesome rocket!"

Riku and Crystal just stared.

"No they can't come!" said the Donald.

"What? Oh come on! They're my friends."

"Uh..hey they're gone!" said the Goofy.

"Riku? Crystal!..." Sora walked over to where they we're standing. "Nice going..."

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Riku kept mumbling and Crystal was clenching her fists. "He ditched us for those...those things!" said Crystal.

Riku sighed. "Maybe..." he walked into someone who was really tall and wearing all black.

"Opps sorry..." said Riku.

"Oh no dear" said the woman. "Excuse me! Sorry, not being rude, but I was listening to your conversation and I was wondering...does this boy have brown pointy hair?" she asked.

"Yeah...why?" said Crystal.

"Here I'll show you..." she lead them to a small house in the Third District.

Her name is Maleficent and on the way she kept telling them that Sora deserted them and replaced them with that duck, Donald, and dog-thing, Goofy. Crystal didn't trust her, she never got to sneak a conversation to Riku about it.

"See it's just as I told you. While you toiled away trying to find your dear friend he simply, replaced you with some new companions..."

Crystal just stared in the window. "Should I believe it?"

"Now think no more of him and come with me. I'll help you both find what your searching for..." said Maleficent.

Riku stared at Sora for about five minutes then looked at Crystal.

"Well? Should we?" he asked.

Crystal shrugged. "Whatever."

Riku and Crystal disappeared into a blackhole as Maleficent laughed.