Ankh 51: Disney, Squaresoft, the Kingdom Hearts franchise itself- I don't own. They are very beautiful people, though.
I should stay. I should go. I should fight. A million thoughts run through my head. But no matter what I think, the heartless is still there. "Let him make the first move. Then I'll go." I say in my head, while breathing heavily. It seems like an eternity, but it's only a few seconds. Nothing has happened…so I relax-very slightly. Without realizing, my right hand moves to my ankh-the heartless jumps. I dive off my bed immediately and land on the floor-hard. I don't really care. I fly out the door, and plan to go down the stairs-but who should be waiting at the bottom but a heartless. My only option is the window. I quickly pull the bottom up and turn it, then throw it behind me. Then the top part goes, crashing nicely into the other. All that remains is the netting…the heartless still doesn't advance. Why? After pulling out the bug screen, I quickly climbed out the window onto the slant part of the roof and sit. "Okay, now that I'm here, I need to jump to the tree, shimmy down and break open the back door. Once I'm with someone, the heartless will leave…good plan." I think, getting up. I move closer to the edge to jump…heartless.
A sea of heartless, to be exact. They surround the tree in the backyard, and especially the entrance to the back door. What now…I fall forward…but catch myself in time. I'm tired…and scared out my mind. I just have to keep thinking one thing. I fall, and I crack my skull, and lose my heart. After all, the roof isn't exactly close to the ground. Real minutes pass now. I keep swaying back and forth, wondering how long this battle can continue. After all, this isn't a physical battle, a battle of smarts, or even a battle of strength…it's a battle of wills. TIME SKIP
It has to have been at least an hour now, swaying on the border of a heart or heartless. My strength is fading now, and I don't think I can last much longer. "Those little beasts can't have my heart!" I said, through gritted teeth. I've started to talk more, to stay awake. The questions come back again… Why haven't they attacked? Why doesn't anybody notice? What is going on? The questions keep on buzzing, and finally, I take a rock from the roof and throw it into the distance. It flies, and then abruptly stops. Force field. One less question. What's going…the house is shaking. There are no earthquakes in New York! NONE! ESPECIALLY NOT IN QUEENS WHEN I'M ABOUT TO LOSE MY OWN HEART! Noise surrounds me completely, and only gets louder and louder until…the house gives a violent shake. It takes me by surprise completely. My feet crave solid ground, but have to settle for light cold, air. Hard cement. That's all I have to look forward to. Cold, hard, silent, cement. A strong gust of wind comes out of nowhere and turns me belly down. I fall slowly, also slowly accepting my fate. Falling into darkness. That's it. That's The End. Darkness. "I got ya!" said Goofy, jumping to catch me.
"Donald! Use ya' fancy thunder spell!" Goofy yelled, still holding me. "IT'S THUNDAGA!" Donald yelled, raising his staff into the air. Thunder from out of nowhere crashed onto the heartless saturated ground, destroying most of them. However, quite a few were still around, and one in particular….was going after Donald. As you can see, I don't really care about him. "Behind ya, Donald!" Goofy screamed in alarm. Donald can't move that fast… "Got 'em, Goofy!" Sora said, his keyblade slicing through the heartless. "What do you say to finishing this?" Sora said to Donald. "I say let's do it!" Donald declared. It was over quickly, seeing how fast Sora was with the keyblade, and the ground clearing thundaga spell. Finally it was clear. No more heartless.
"You can stand up, right?" Goofy said, looking down at me. "Uh…yeah." I said, processing all the stuff that had just gone down. "Well, aren't you gonna say something to us?" Donald said, tapping his foot impatiently. "Chill, Donald, he's in shock." Sora said, pleading with Donald. "I work hard and cast spells and…" "Ya only cast two, Donald. Sora did most of the work." Goofy replied bluntly. "HMPH!" Donald said, going back to tapping his foot. Sora, grinning at Goofy's comment, put his hand out and said, "The name's Sora. And you are?" Suddenly shaking off the shock, I put my hand in his and said, "Um…thanks." Still grinning, Sora replied jokingly, saying, "Well, um…thanks, the one that saved you was Goofy and Mr. Thundaga over there is Donald."
"HEY, I SAVED HIM TOO!" Donald said loudly.
"Yeah, but you were gonna let him fall, Donald!" Goofy said, concern in his voice. Crossing his arms now, Donald said, "Stop beating around the bush and ask him already!" "Ask me…what?" I said, not realizing I said it until Sora replied with, "Well, we want to know if we can take your akh." "Huh?" I said, confused. "Uhhhh…I think it's pronounced "Ankh", Sora." Goofy said. Scratching the back of his head, Sora woke up and said, "Oh yeah! Can we have your ankh?" Now, seeing the ankh as a way out, I reached back to my neck and lifted my ankh chain of my head…at least, I tried. The chain now felt like it weighed 1000 pounds, and with both hands, I was having trouble moving it.
"I…can't get it off, guys." I said, in total shock. While Goofy cried out in surprise and Sora exclaimed, "No way!" Donald was unaffected and said, "Nonsense! Let me try!" Right after he said that, he jumped on my chest and tried to pull it up. It was a no go for him too. "I can't believe it! It's really stuck!" Sora said, stunned. "Then I'll try shocking it off!" Donald said, raising his staff in the air. He's serious. "THUNDAGA!" he screamed. Thunder appeared from nowhere and came down on me…at least it was going to. The thunder strike bounced off of the area right above my head, and ended up reflecting back to Donald! What? While Donald rubbed a sore beak, Goofy said, "Didn't you remember what Merlin said? That ankh of his protects him from otherworldly attacks!"
Still rubbing his beak, Donald asked aloud, "Then what do we do now?" "Well, seeing as Merlin said to "stay with the ankh no matter what" all serious like…" "…Then we stay with the ankh, no matter what. Maybe it'll even come off by tomorrow morning." Sora finished, hopeful. Then this fantasy continues… "Well, I'm gonna need some sleep, so ummm…Sora, can you unlock my back door with your keyblade?" I asked doubtfully. "Sure." Sora said confidently. His keyblade glowed for a moment, then quickly shot out a laser that unlocked the door. That's useful. "Lead the way." Sora said extending his arms out.
As we climbed the stairs, a bell went off in my head. I had almost forgotten. "Uh…guys, I'm gonna scope out my room. You know, check that's it's safe and all." I said, unconvincingly. "Hey, shouldn't we scope out your room?" Donald said, arms crossed. "No, I'll do it." I said quickly. As soon as I stepped in my room, I closed the door and quickly exchanged Kingdom Hearts 2 for Dragonball Z Budokai 3 and hid Kingdom Hearts II in my pillow. Maybe it's best if they don't find out. Leaning my head out of an open door, I said, "Come in." Once they came in, they quietly surveyed the room, probably remembering that I was tired.
I collapsed onto to the bed and looked frustratingly at a clock that read 2:20. Only 4 hours of sleep… "So, what are we gonna do tomorrow?" Goofy asked making his shield into a pillow. Upon hearing that, I smiled weakly, had a nervous giggle, and collapsed backwards onto an awaiting pillow.
Ankh 51: Ah, so the plot thickens as a simple earth boy finds his life is going crazy…by the way, I labeled it comedy, but this is my mild stuff. If you go into a laughing fit from this story, please stop reading, as I'm afraid that you'll laugh yourself into a coma as the story goes on. Read and Review! (For those who don't know, an ankh is like a cross with an oval on the top, making the empty space in the middle look like an upside down teardrop)