Very sadly, I do not own Kingdom Hearts, Disney, Brooklyn libraries, Egyptian history, Yu-gi-oh cards and manga or the name "Ferivius, the Great Snorkler of Things." However, I do own the plot and the name Andrew, so you can be happy! YAY! Enjoy.
I was staring down at a book in the Brooklyn Public Library, using my arm to hold up my head and looking at what had seemed to be the 50,000th time. The ankh would not come off. Soap didn't do anything but clean my neck. Pliers that tried to snap the chain broke, just like the crowbar did. Power saws…well, we didn't try a power saw. After all, I can be mad desperate, but I'm sure as hell not stupid. Regarding Sora, Donald, and Goofy… they're still following me around. And despite the fact that Donald and Goofy look like regular humans, it made for an interesting morning conversation. "So, that ankh thing means rebirth, right?" Sora said, peeking over Yu-gi-oh Volume 3. "Yeah, it does." I said, looking intensely down at a book of ancient Egyptian history. "So, why do you think it's protectin' you?" Goofy asked, looking over Volume 2 of Yu-gi-oh. Disrupted again, I said passively, "Don't know. All I know is that this ankh isn't-" "Hey, man! What's up!" My friend Thomas (summer library aide) said, walking towards my table.
"What up." I said dryly, not looking up. "What you doing here reading all these books?" he said, pointing towards the stack on ancient Egypt. Suddenly looking up, I said, "Uhhhh…summer global report. Yeahhhh, the Brooklyn Tech curriculum is whack." Putting a fist to his chest, he said, "I feel your pain. By the way, who are your friends over there?" Just before I could answer, Goofy answered with, "Well, I'm Goofy, that there's Donald, and he's Sora." "Hiya!" Sora and Donald said together. Hoping and praying that this act of stupidity would not be noticed, I sat back while Thomas said, "Right. You guys play too much Kingdom-" "Hey, guys! They just got some more manga in! All the way at the other side of the library!" I burst suddenly. "Cool!" All three said in unison as they went to the other side. Breathing easily, Thomas said, "Are your friends okay?" "Oh, they're just kingdom hearts fanatics. They dress and look like Sora, Donald and Goofy all the time." I said quickly. "Oh, that explains it. By the way, you see the new girl yet?" Thomas said, motioning his head towards the nearest bookshelves.
Turning around slowly, I saw her. Wow. This girl was Caucasian, had flawless skin, beautiful eyes, blonde hair, cute nose, nice lips, perfect body, clothes in the latest style with a beautiful hazel (favorite color) pendant…the perfect girl. Still sneaking cautious looks, I said, "Think she's from out of town?" Dropping her shopping bag, we saw an "I Love NYC" shirt… "Yeah!" We said in unison, looking at each other. "Good body, nice face, and you know what they say about blondes…" Thomas said, voice fading. "Yeah, but no way she's stupid enough to fall for your lines." I said, grinning at the end. "This coming from the guy who never had his first kiss, or even had a solid girlfriend before…" Thomas said, striking back with his own grin. "I had a girlfriend before!" "Yeah, but she never even held hands with you and she was a goth too-" "What's wrong with Goths?" "Yeah, there is Danny Phantom…"
"THOMAS! Get back to work!" The head librarian Ms. Beatrice said. "I am working! I'm just about to help someone now, anyway!" Thomas quickly responded. "Help someone find a date for tonight." He added to me in an undertone. "Yeah, right. I'll be watching as you get shut down." I said, grinning as he waved me away with a hand and walked towards the girl. "We've made a decision!" Sora said, standing with his arms crossed next to Goofy and Donald. "Yeah, what's that?" I said, shooting the occasional glance at Thomas talking to the girl. "Since we can't leave the ankh alone…" Goofy started. Thomas had a stunned look on his face… "…And Yen Sid said the ankh could be useful…" Donald continued. …Now he looked deflated… "We've decided to take you with us on the Gummi ship!" Sora finished. …DENIED, as the girl walked away and left him standing there!
"So, what do you think?" Sora asked, noticing the grin on my face. Turning to face him, I used the voice you use when you want to tell somebody bad news softly to say, "Look guys, I appreciate the offer, but I'm cool on earth. After all, there's a lot I want to accomplish here. And to add to that, I'd probably miss school by traveling all around the place. So, sorry, but I can't do it." "Come on! There must be something we can do to convince you." Sora pleaded. Leaning back in my chair, smiling and closing my eyes, I said, "Here's the deal. You go get that blonde girl over there to be my girlfriend, and I'll go wherever you want. Yeah, you guys should be able to-" "Come on, we already told her, so go meet her already!" Sora said abruptly. My eyes flew open and I sat up straight in the chair as I said, "What? Wha-wha did you say to her?" "We told her that she needed to be your girlfriend…" Goofy said, pulling me to my feet. "…so that you could go with us…" Donald continued, pulling me forward. "…and help us save the worlds!" Sora finished, pushing me towards her.
Now that I was standing right in front of her, I shyly lifted up my hand and said, "Uhhhh…hi. About my friends over there…" Smiling cutely, but probably about to say something evilly, she said, "Yeah, it was really cute to send your friends over here. I'll give you points for originality. Then again, how original can anything you do be after your friend already tried?" Dumbfounded, I said, "Uh yeah, I guess he did try hard…" "Try hard? His lines were the oldest in the book!" She said in an amazed voice. "What'd he say?" I said, failing to hold back a smile. "He used the, "Did it hurt when dropped down from heaven" line!" She said, giggling. "No, no, you lying!" I said, in disbelief. "Yeah! It was pathetic!" She said, laughing now. "QUIET! THIS IS A LIBRARY!" Ms. B said. "Sorry, Ms. B., she's new." I said with a smile. As she turned away, the girl said, "Thanks. And about us…well, I don't believe you're like your friend, but your approach was pretty bad too. Maybe next time." She said sweetly. "You know, I'd have a better shot next time if I knew your name." I said hopefully. "Kiara. But if you ever get close enough, Kiki. Bye." She said, quickly waving her hand. "Yeah, bye." I said, disappointed as she walked away towards the other side of the library.
"So, what'd she say?" Sora asked, hand on my shoulder. Turning around, I said, "Sorry, but she said-" "AIIIIIIIIIIIHHHHHHH!" Ms. Beatrice screamed. We all turned around quickly…Heartless. Reacting quickly, I screamed, "Everyone! To the exit!" Everyone in the library quickly ran to the door, scared out of their minds. Then again, so was I. I watched everyone leave, but I didn't see…typical. "AIIIIIIIIIIHHHHHH!" screamed a female voice from behind the library counter. As Sora, Donald and Goofy rushed forward, (Goofy and Donald look like their regular selves right now) I quickly jumped over the counter so I could save the only possible person with the female voice… "Thomas! Behind me!" I said. As a heartless advanced, a blue force field appeared, preventing it from coming any closer. "Go! Make a break for it!" I said, the heartless slightly retreating. Thomas nodded, and with his arms out in front of him, he ran out of the library. Thomas… no.
I had just turned to see a horrible sight. A bookshelf was wobbling, and who should be under it but Kiara. Typical. With a sudden drive and determination to save her, I jumped on the counter and leapt forward off it, landing 2 feet away from her. Just as it was going to come down, I reached forward, grabbed her hand, and pulled her away in the nick of time. However, she crashed into me and we both landed on the ground…where the heartless surrounded us. Quickly standing on my feet, I screamed, "BACK!" A large force field surrounded me, orange this time, and bigger. The heartless were just left stunned, and it was only a few seconds before Sora, Donald and Goofy did clean-up. When it was finally over, I turned around to face a stunned Kiara, and more out of desperation, I said, "Kiara, I…" "Don't say anything." Kiara said, with a shocked look on her face. "I guess…" I started. Putting her finger on my lips and kissing my cheek, a smile exploded onto her face and she said, "I LOVE KINGDOM HEARTS!"
Wow is a word that is perfect for this situation, but I don't think its good enough. Not wasting any time, I said, "So does this mean…" Cutting me off again, she smiled and said, "You think you could show me around Brooklyn? I just moved here and all." "Uh…yeah. I definitely think I can do that." I said, relieved as Sora, Donald and Goofy smiled… TIME SKIP This has to be the best day I've had in a long time. I showed a cute new girl around the city, defended her against 3 heartless attacks (They hadn't stopped) and might have a possible girlfriend. Sure, Donald, Goofy and Sora interfered during the romantic parts, but she loved it! And speaking of Sora, Donald and Goofy… "So, you're coming now?" Sora said eagerly.
Leery, I said, "Well, things are going well, especially with you guys around, so give it a few more days and…" "WE DON'T HAVE A FEW DAYS! WE NEED TO GET TO OTHER WORLDS! BESIDES, I'M TIRED OF FIGHTING HEARTLESS!" Donald screamed. "Donald's right. We need to get going as soon as we can!" Sora said, serious. Waving my hand, I said, "A few days won't matter! Besides, the heartless aren't that bad." "Easy for you to say! You just stand there all safe and sound, while we have to do all the fighting! You're nothing but a weak boy!" Donald screamed harshly. I could feel my anger rising…I'm NOT WEAK anymore… "What, no answer?" Donald attacked again. "Lay off it, Donald! He'll never come with us at this rate." Sora said, looking angrily at Donald.
My head down, the word echoed again…weak. I'm not weak. Not anymore…what? I saw nothing but a black hole…and a guy stepped out of it. He was wearing complete black, and a hood covered his face… Sora, whipping out his keyblade, said, "Are you with Organization XIII?" The guy in the hood chuckled and said, "I don't believe that Organization XIII has control of the heartless." Right after he said that, Heartless rose from all directions around us on the recently abandoned playground near my house and the guy in the hood stood behind them calmly. "Don't forget to drop him off at his mommy's house before we fight. After all, we don't want such a pathetic person to get in our way!" Donald said, turning towards me. Pathetic? Never again.
By sudden instinct, both my hands flew to my ankh and my fingers gripped the right and left sides. I pulled them apart, and two separate chains materialized as the ankh split in half and each side got their own chains. I extended my arms fully just like a cross and my palms open. The halves of the ankh disappeared, and then reappeared in my hands, each half the size of a sword. The tips of both were curved but sharp, in the middle of the "swords" there were slightly curved squares and I gripped the bottom the halves to hold them. Sora, Donald and Goofy were surprised, but my boost of determination returned. "Who's pathetic now?" I said darkly. I rushed forward, spreading out my "swords" and destroying about 14 heartless on each half with my insane reach and the length of the "swords". I didn't stop there. I turned to slice another heartless that came up behind me and then turned swiftly to the other side to take out two more. Donald, Sora, and Goofy didn't do anything. They didn't need to do anything.
When all of them were finally gone, I stood up straight, panting slightly, and my "Blades" were pointed towards the ground. I looked at the guy in the black, who had taken off his hood to reveal a young, probably 18-year old, African-American guy with black hair with silver and cerulean streaks and cerulean eyes. Amazing. He himself looked surprised, and it was a silent standoff…before I broke it. I rushed forward, "blades" pointed straight towards him. He easily dodged the charge, but I swung my left "blade" as fast as I could, and miraculously, the curved part of the blade hit him directly in the stomach, knocking him into a car! He fell to one knee, gripping his stomach with one hand, but after a moment of deep breathing, stood up quickly.
"You've just changed things. Big time." The guy said, disappearing into that black hole. Even when he was gone, my "blades" remained, I turned towards Donald, Sora and Goofy with a serious look on my face and… "THAT WAS OFF THE CHAIN! I CAN'T BELIEVE I JUST DID THAT! DID YOU GUYS SEE THAT? I CAN'T BELIEVE I KNEW HOW TO USE THOSE!" I screamed, excited. Though all taken aback, Sora spoke up and said, "Yeah, that was amazing! I was stunned myself!" "Yeah, and ya took out all the heartless! Ya know, I think someone owes you an apology!" Goofy added, joining Sora in looking at Donald through narrow eyes. With his arms still crossed, Donald looked away and said, "Okay, okay. I'm sorry. I was wrong." Wagging his finger, Goofy said, "That wasn't a very good…" "I'll take it." I said, still happy about the new development.
Hearing the sound of the black hole behind me, and feeling cocky, I said, "Your stomach okay? Did you already tell your mommy what I did to you?" "No, but I told your girlfriend." He said in a cold voice. I turned around quickly, only to find the most terrible sight I've ever had to see. The guy in the black hood had Kiara's crystal pendant. That was enough to set me off. I rushed forward, arms downward, and my "blades" scraped the ground as I went. Then…I froze. I literally couldn't move. "Yeah, what I lack in your brute strength and resistance, I make up for with my…abilities. Let me get straight to the point. Go with Sora and his crew, and you'll at least have the chance to save your girlfriend. You stay on earth, and you will never see her again. I couldn't even groan in protest…I was so frozen. "Well, I'll be off now…" He said, starting to sink back. "Let me see her!" I screamed, using everything I had. Surprised, he said, "You can talk while my magic is still in effect! That warrants a visit!"
He snapped his fingers and Kiara appeared, upset but not scared. "No!" She said, rushing forward to me and grabbing the sides of my face. I tried to talk again, but I couldn't manage it this time. Kiara, tears in her eyes now, turned towards the black hood and screamed, "What did you do to him?" "The same I'll do to you to shut you up while we travel." He responded icily. No. "Kiara…I'll…save…" That was all I could manage to say… Her eyes tearing up worse, she said, "It's Kiki, remember? Don't worry. I know you'll come to save me." And grabbing my face again, she leaned in closer, now crying…I felt a tear slide from her eye to my cheek as she leaned in so she could kiss…me. At the exact moment before contact, Kiki was gone.
"Sorry, but that's all you get. Oh, and you get this too, little bro." The black hood guy said, throwing a black suitcase at my feet. As he faded into the black hole, I finally regained use of my body. My "blades" had already miniaturized and also formed back into my ankh. That had just happened. "We would've saved her, if we could've moved too…" Sora said softly, grabbing my shoulder. Turning around to face Sora, I said with that same dark look I had before, "Don't worry, I'll save her. All you have to worry about is how fast that Gummi ship of yours goes."
Ankh 51: Ah, yes! Now that we got into the swing of things, the comedy can be upped and relationships can come! Oh yeah, I'm supposed to be all dramatic. Ahem. (Dramatic look) Will our hero ever find Kiara? What other secrets does that magical ankh hold? Who was that mysterious person in the black hood? And most pressing of all, what is in that black suitcase that was given to our favorite heroes? Read and Review and find out. (I hope you all realize that I haven't said the main characters' name yet, another question to be answered…)