Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts.
The Other Kid
You had seen the video. Everyone had seen that goddamn video. It was actually several videos, most of them from a safe distance, a few from the news channels that were fast enough to respond, and one surprisingly long from that one dumbass that got way too close to the whole thing (most sound in that video was obscured by that woman who was yelling at the dude off-camera to stop filming like an idiot and RUN and yeah, she had a point).
The real problem was the content of those videos. It was a gigantic shadow devil Kaiju thing attacking in the middle of the city, in broad daylight, out of fucking nowhere. Most people not in the area dismissed it as a scam or a fake movie trailer. Yeah, it freaking looked like one, except that skyscraper was still in pieces because that thing THREW it at someone.
Said someone being a literal child. Okay, maybe older but FUCK. They weren't in a JRPG! Except maybe that someone was from a JRPG because that person was suddenly who knows how many floors off the ground making this giant gold light tornado. It actually served in hiding their identity really well, between how fast the whole thing went down, the shitty quality of most cameras, and the glare created by the whole tornado thing. In most videos they appeared as a human-shaped outline. There were some people on Social saying they saw some teen boy running at full speed towards the monster, but a description as vague as "teen boy with brown hair dressed in black" wasn't going to get you fucking anywhere. And nobody thought to take a picture of the dude before he picked a fight with a monstrosity so yeah. Have fun finding the kid.
Maybe the Clark Kent style of disguise had more merit than they thought. At least the media hadn't gone the Spider-Man route of blaming that person for the whole "snapped skyscraper" thing.
Even if people had died.
Because yeah, people had fucking died that day. A lot. Too many. Not just from the skyscraper. There were crashed cars that the thing had taken off the ground with those shadow tendrils. Those who turned around with their cars to get away from the area ASAP and caused car crashes in their panic. Those that were straight up stepped on. That thing just wailed around blindly until it found something that actually threatened it. It was the one thing that kept anyone not in the city from dismissing the whole incident as a farce.
So yeah, nobody blamed the kid. Nobody had any idea what kind of crazy origin story was behind that lightshow, but nobody deserved to deal with Kaijus. You just hoped that he got some real thanks for getting rid of that. Maybe letting him have the morning coffee for free or a discount on takeout. Maybe even cover his future tuition on whatever. Something nice and simple that anyone would appreciate.
Anyway, the kid was not seen since that day – at least nothing confirmed. The whole area had been quarantined for the foreseeable future, to clean up the ruble and find any survivors or get the body count. There was police around to keep people off the area. There was a debate on whether or not they'd send the military, but what kind of gun would work on a creature like that?
Needless to say, online debate was still ongoing.
Which was how things ended up in the current situation: you on the phone trying to find an alternate route now that half the important city lanes were closed (that monster also wrecked a bridge or five and therefore ended up affecting a lot more areas than just the one it attacked) and idly wondering about all the other drivers around that were going through the same pain as you.
Like THAT guy over there. The one that was getting stared at by everyone who passed by him because dude.
It was some teenager with his motorcycle parked illegally on the sidewalk, absorbed on his phone. Fair enough, nobody minded as long as he did not stick around for too long.
No, the thing about this kid was his fashion choices.
Like, anime-level fashion choices.
This teen had the most bleached hair ever to the point it was straight up grey, some snazzy motorcycle gear, leaning against one of those almost-too-modern sleek bikes that usually had either absurd price tags or absurd modifications attached on them. Also now that you looked more closely, the bike seemed to have some devil vs angel thing going on, geez… Wait.
Wait a fucking second.
Are those Disney stickers?
You shift a bit, trying not to make it too obvious that you are staring because this dude is super absorbed in his phone but you never know-
Yep. Those are Disney stickers. And some heart designs. And even a couple of crayon drawing of a tropical landscape of all things. And some cutesy animal stuff. Splattered all over the bike. You look at the teen dude again and realize that the phone case is also Disney-themed. This is like the edgiest bike you've seen out of the internet and it's covered in so many fucking Disney stickers it looks like someone unleashed a toddler on it. It's a goddamn statement. It's the most statement statement you have ever seen. You're not sure what he's stating but it's there.
And now you know you're obviously staring and you're really glad that this guy is so engrossed on his phone because he would have noticed by now. Actually, he's staring a bit too hard at the phone. It's the most intense stare you've seen out of anyone except your manager. It's low-key intimidating. This guy's energy is indescribable.
You're so focused on trying to decode this guy you barely even notice when the shadows start moving.
Someone yells and you turn around and you need a few moments to process what you're seeing because it's black and purple and it has glowy eyes and it looks like a trick and-
They're mini versions of that monster WHAT-
-and they're GONE.
You blink a couple of times to make sure what you just saw is real because the second those blobs showed up there was a purple fireball right at their "faces" that utterly annihilated them. Like, only a smoke trail left.
You turn to the direction where that came from. And you see a key. An absolutely massive goddamn car key the size of a giant sword pointed at the exact direction of where those things came from. Held by none other but the edgy Disney guy.
Who still hadn't looked up from his phone. Because he was typing something at light-speed with the same ferocity as the fucking fireball he just threw. From his massive key-sword thing. While scrolling through a Disney-themed phone. With a key. That just vanished into thin air with fairy sparkles. Dude clearly couldn't decide on a theme so he went with both.
Also, what the actual fuck.
And it was only now that he noticed the crowd gawking at him. He would have to be seriously dense not to notice though.
Suddenly his whole demeanor went from edgy to awkward and coming from him it was a trip. He just turned to look between all the people that stared at him. You vaguely recognize this as the "fuck I'm in trouble" look.
"Um… do those things come here often…?"
WHAT THE HELL- no?
Some brave soul approached him with her phone. You could already tell which video she pulled up from the sound, it was that Insta vid filmed by that dumbass who got way too close to the shadow Kaiju.
The edgy Disney dude look appropriately horrified because yeah that thing was big and the dude filming was suicidal to try filming it.
And then the video got to that point where the mysterious savior pops at and this guy-
He lights up like a Christmas tree.
"Where did this happen!?"
"Um, Shibuya…?"
And the dude leaps on the bike and guns it.
…
You and every bystander just take a few moments to watch the trail of dust left by the tires settle.
"…Wow, he looked happy."
You're not entirely sure who said that but-
"…does he know that place is under police lockdown…?"
Edgy JRPG Disney sword key wizard. Yeah. He was a thing. A real thing. Like the gold tornado kid that ran up a skyscraper.
Well, that kid could probably use the company because goddamn there's probably a ton to unpack here.
At least the new shadow blobs looked tiny. You could probably run them over with your car. Yeah, that would work.
You and the rest of the bystanders exchanged glances. Some were also glancing down on their phones. The rest was a bit of that silent communication thing that sometimes happens. Nobody would post about this. Give the kids their privacy.
You went back to trying and figure out a route. Inside the safety of your car. Just in case.
Author notes: This was inspired by a tumblr post of Riku on a motorcycle in Quadratum. My imagination ran away from me so I decided to put it in fic form. So here it is. This is the first time I write in Second Person POV or in a style like this, but I hope I made it work. I kind of like how it came out. (for future reference, I'm lermis on tumblr in case anyone stumbles upon the post, I know it's a popular one, I drafted my idea on a reblog).
I hope you enjoyed!
