Chapter 4: Return to the Castle That Never Was
"Is that it?" Nino asked.
"Yeah, we think so," Sora said.
"Cool, so that's where are friends are." he summed up.
"Yup. And we're gonna go find them," Goofy said.
"Ah, and how are we gonna get past them?" he asked, pointing out the front of the windshield. When the others looked out the window, they gasped collectively. Surrounding the castle was thousands of Heartless ships, as well as free-flying Heartless. And they all had one target. The Gummi ship.
"Oh shit,"Sora said.
"Yeah,"Nino agreed.
"What are we gonna do?" Goofy asked.
"Buckle up!" Donald said, pressing a few buttons.
Nino, who was standing up, dove for a seat and quickly and buckled in just before the ship shook violently. "What the hell was that!" he yelled.
"Enemy fire, hitting the ship," Sora said, "What else would it be?"
"Well soooorry Mr. Captian of the Obvious for asking a question out of shock!" Nino snapped at Sora. Sora shut up and turned his attention to the Heartless.
Lia and Danny came outof Nino, and while intangible, Lia said to Donald, "We'll cover your ship from the outside. If you can't see us, than neither can they," she turned to Danny, "C'mon, let's go kick some ass." Danny nodded and the two Halfas left.
"Maybe Shimm and I can provide some outside help as well,"Nino said, disappearing in a flash of light.
Donald, Goofy and Sora looked out as the two Halfas were joined by Nino.
Lia's POV
"Hey, Nino," I said, "Come to join the party?" He held something out to me. "My necklace. Thanks. Alright Shimmera," I called out, holding the small crystal on the end of the chain aloft, "come on out and play, too, girl!" A flash of light emitted from Shimm's crystal. A light I know well. The light of a summon spirit coming out of their crystal. Shimmer appeared next to me.
"Destroy?" Shimm asked. I nodded. "Funmuch." She grinned evily, her doggish form growing into a large, shaggy, grey, wolflike creature. The mark on her head is the mark of my family, a rectangle on top of a circle with atriangle hanging from it.
End POV
The Heartless were the first ones to attack. One of the ships shot at the Gummi ship, which shot back, and flipped to the side, barely missing the shots.
Lia grinned. "Well, looks like they want to play 'Blasty'. Okay, we'll play with them. Danny, turn invisible and come with me," she grabbed his hand,"We're gonna sneak up on them and use the sound wave." They disappeared.
"Well, Shimm," Nino said, "It looks like we're goin' in head first. Care to join me?" Shimmera nodded. Nino grinned, his nails geting longer and his nose turning into a snout as he transformed into his werewolf form. Both creatures nodded at each other and propelled themselves toward the enemy.
Elsewhere...
"Okay Danny," Lia said, "You're gonna need to use your 'Ghostly Wail' attack or whatever you call it. It'll help get rid of all those Heartless."
"But that always wipes me out," Danny protested.
"I can take care of that. Just work on getting rid of those ships," Lia said, letting her information sink in, then said, "Okay Danny, whenever you're ready."
Danny heastiated, wondering if heshould believe her. He decidedthat she would make sure he was okay,nodded, took a deep breath, and let out a fierce shockwave that was his Ghostly Wail.
Meanwhile...
Donald was doing his best to make sure the ship was staying in one piece. He blasted, swerved, shot lasers at, and basically just went nuts on the Heartless. He made sure to hit his mark precicely, and avoid hitting Nino and Shimmera. He didn't know where Danny and Lia were, but he figured they were taking care of themselves.
Sora asked, "Do you think everyone else is alright?"
"I think they are, Sora," Goofy said, "What do you think, Donald?"
Donald didn't answer, he just dodged the Heartless ships, his eyes wide with shock and wonder at what he saw. A large, green shockwave was wiping out all the Heartless, and the blast was accompanied by a strange noise that sounded like something in between a growel and a scream. It was terifying, but the enemy ships were being destroyed, so that was good.
When most of the ships were gone, the shockwaves stopped coming, and the noise faded away.
"What was that?" Sora asked.
"That was Danny and Lia," Nino said, reappearing with Shimmera at his side, then he added, "What else would it be?"
"Shut up," Sora said. Nino grinned.
"Hey, guys. Did we miss anything?" Lia asked, tapping on the windshield of the Gummi ship.
"Not really," Nino said.
"Cool. Let's go." Lia and Dannydecided not to ride in the Gummi ship since it was too small. They arrived at something like a docking point, and landed the ship. As Donald, Goofy, Sora, Nino and Shimmera got out, the Box Ghost appeared, a Shadow on the ground below him.
"I am the Box Ghost!" he said.
"Bewhere!" cried the Shadow, and they both disappeared.
"Well, that was weird," Sora said.
"Yeah, but now we know we're in the right place," Danny replied.
"Well then, what the hell are we waiting for? A showfer?" Lia said walking into the fortress. They had arrived.
End Chapter 4: Return to the Castle That Never Was
Author's Notes: So, did you like it? I should have chapter 5 up soon, which is good. The Shadow and Box Ghost thing was for a friend of mine. I thought it was a funny idea to have the Box Ghost, and she suggested to put a Shadow with him. Well, Ellen, I hope you got to read this chapter.
Author's Quiz: In the first Kingdom Hearts, Sora gets turned into a Heartless. What Heartless does he get turned into and how does it happen?