AN: SOOOOO SORRY for the late post guys! This chapter was exposition mostly and therefore I felt it a bit boring and delayed it. ANYWAY the next chapter WILL feature just what is happening to our hero, so stay tuned!
Back to the fic!
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"YOU LEFT HIM THERE?"
Kairi was furious and she struggled hard against Axel's grip while raging at the silver-haired youth that had abandoned Sora to his fate.
"After all Sora has done for you, Riku….You LEFT HIM THERE?"
"Calm down, Tiger!" Axel soothed, "Calm down! The Keybearer knows what he's doing. He knew the risks going in amd its up to us to stick to the plan."
He turned to the Nobody and said pointedly,
"Only a Keybearer and Loyal subjects of the King can pilot the Gummi Ship. Sora's plan was toi get the strongest hearts possible to help take down the witch. We need a pilot."
Roxas nodded. Help me Sora! Feed me memories on how to handle this thing!
"I'll do it. Let's go!"
Kairi snorted.
"You may be Sora's Nobody but you don't know half his allies. You jhave no idea where to look!"
Roxas grinned slyly. "That is where you are wrong. Sit back Kairi. From now on, I'm not just Sora's Nobody. I am Sora. His memories are mine, where he's been, who he met, the foes he fought….its all here in my head. The first stop is Hollow Bastion. We need to talk to Squall."
"Squall?"
"Leon, Squall same guy. According to Sora's memory he would be one of the best in a fight. We'll pick him up and also a guy named Cloud."
"Sounds good.."
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The creature's large eyes observed the travelers curiously, his ears going down and up as he looked for the hero to show himself. When it was clear that the Keybearer was not among the crew, the blue abomination went and scurried between the legs of one of the newcomers.
"Sora?" he gurgled up at the cloaked figure.
Roxas grinned at the cute, fluffy alien but did not slow his pace,
"Hi there little guy. What's your name? I'm Roxas, not Sora."
"Stitch. Sora?"
Riku smiled and bent down,
"I think he's asking for Sora, Roxas. Sorry Stitch, but he isn't with us. Do you know where we can find Leon? We need his help to rescue Sora from really bad people."
"Ih!" The blue form confermed, then scampered to a house that was NOT Merlin's and paused at the door.
"Squall intaba queesta! Nabaga!"
"He's in there?"
"Ih!"
The travelers opened the door and entered, receaving a very warm welcome as the door closed behind them.
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"So Sora's been captured." The speaker folded his jacketed arms and tilted his head in thought.
"That's the gist of it." Riku confermed.
"Interesting. So there IS a reason the Heartless around here have been gathering food instead of hearts. They're planning a party."
"Bingdiba Tookie da FABBA!" Stitch spat in descust.
Squall nodded and translated loosly, conferming the groups suspiscions.
"The Heartless can't eat food. Wich means it's the VILLIANS who are throwing the party the bastards."
Axel snorted.
"Wanna help us crash it?"
"Shoo, ya kiddin'?" Cid drawled, wiping spittle off his chin with his burly arm, "Fer what that boy done fer us, we'd be real jerks if we didn't return the favor."
Roxas smiled,
"Thank you. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"
The Nobody fell on the floor, twisting and writhing in agony. Axel dropped to his side in a millisecond, his hands on Roxas's forehead.
"ROXAS! He's hot, and I don't mean feverish. He's BURNING UP and Believe me, I know burning!"
Riku felt his heart sank as he realized the reason for the Nobody's discomfort. Sora's torture had begun. The silver-haired youth turned to Kairi's Nobody.
"Namine, What is going on with Sora? Please, tell me everything."
Namine shook her head sadly, "I'm sorry Riku, but some magical barrier is preventing me from seeing through his heart. I can't get through."
Kairi stepped forward boldly.
"I can."
Riku raised an eyebrow. Kairi threw a fit if Sora so much as stubbed his toe. Now she was willing to watch him suffer?
"Are you sure?"
"Yes. It won't be easy but it must be done."
The girl took a deep breath and closed her eeyes, then a pained look crossed her features as she relayed the scene she saw.
"Sora is on Oogie's table again. The villains are gathered around him and they are spinning him around. Malefiscent….is burning a new Emblem in his chest. Now they are…..laughing at him and…" she shed a tear, "Setting him on fire. Now Ursula is mixing things and….yes….i think…yes….they took his voice."
The girl's eyes opened, "Sora knew I was looking through his heart and he….shut me out. I can't see anything now."
Her part done, the girl finally allowed herself to truly mourn for Sora. Riku held her and shed tears of his own as he rubbed her back assuredly.
"It's ok Kairi. You did well. It's going to be ok, I promise."
TBC