Chapter Eight: Unraveling Mysteries
After beaming up, I went straight to the bridge. I decided to show my friends my spoils immediately; I was sure they pertained to the mystery we were going to have to figure out. After plopping down in the captain's seat, I motioned them to come closer.
"What is it?" Amy said, exasperated, as she walked over to my seat.
"Look. I found these papers in the White Witch's chariot," I told them.
"Really, man? What do they say?" Jason asked.
"Uh… 'Today, I've taken the last survivor and placed him inside a pod. Having fought in the Keyblade War, this one seems to have survived on luck alone… or could it be that he has broken the chains of fate? I'm not sure…'" I read aloud.
"'After altering his memories and personality, I will send this one after the Radiant Garden. That place…' … the rest is illegible or faded," I informed.
"Keyblade War? What's that?" Amy asked (though we were all asking the same thing).
"Well, from the name of it, I'd assume it's a war that involved multiple Keyblades, or was fought over a single Keyblade. But from what the report said… 'the last survivor,' I'd have to say it was fought with multiple Keyblades," I theorized.
"Well, then, what about the 'pod?'" Jason asked.
"Undoubtedly the pods in the basement of Twilight Town's mansion. Some of the other ones looked like they'd been used before," I answered.
"So if we go to Twilight Town, we might find out more about this!" Jason exclaimed.
"… unfortunately, I doubt it. From the look and feel of these papers, they're pretty old. Any traces this report mentions are probably gone," I said.
"Stop being so pessimistic. Well then, now what?" Amy asked.
"We keep going. Sooner or later, we'll find more of these papers, and maybe Kingdom Hearts. And once we find Kingdom Hearts…" I started.
"… we'll find the way home," Amy finished. "All right, let's go."
"To Twilight Town!" I shouted, setting the ship in motion. We quickly arrived, and beamed down to the surface. At the train station, we took the Underground Concourse to the Street Common, then meandered through the woods to the Mansion.
"What do you think we'll find in there?" Jason asked me.
"I'm not sure…" I said hesitantly, looking at the paper, "but there's no turning back! Let's go!"
We charged into the open gates…