Kingdom Hearts Z
Last time on Kingdom Hearts Z: In order to deduce Sora's abilities, King Kai proposed that he have a sparring match with Goku to determine the focus of his training. During that time, Goku noticed a peculiar feeling resonating with Sora. An even more shocking surprise was in Sora's magic itself. King Kai later revealed that Sora had the power of Ki, the life energy that exists in all being and in all universes. King Kai reveals to Sora that through his magic, he was able to project, but only in little amounts and with assistance from his Keyblade. In order to draw out the full potential the boy had within him, Goku heavily suggested that Sora alongside Donald and Goofy that he would train to unlock his hidden Ki. The next day, Sora entered a deep meditative stance, and during that time he entered his inner world. It was there he met his Nobody, Roxas, who led to a mysterious door to which he confessed he had hid from Sora a long time. Curious to the secrets held within, he opened the door. It was that moment that he was able to unlock the hidden power within himself. Just what kind of new connections will this power lead him to? What kind of paths have opened for him this time. Can Sora handle the responsibility that comes with this power? Find out in this chapter of Kingdom Hearts Z!
The Reason to Fight
"So Sora, how does it feel?" King Kai asked.
"It feels amazing! I never imagined stuff like this was even possible!" Sora exclaimed.
Right now, Sora was immediately in the middle of his training with King Kai. One of the training regimens involved Sora generating magic through his hands. A trait he had just recently accomplished with the flames burning in his hands as proof.
After unlocking his power, Sora was immediately taught new techniques to help bequeath the power that he had previously unlocked. For one instance, King Kai had helped Sora develop his magic power in many ways that he had never imagined were possible. For instance, he had the power to use magic by just summoning it with his bare hands. Not only that, but King Kai had recently taught him how to harness all the elements with his hands while teaching him how to infuse his Keyblade with elements as well, giving his Keyblade the power of Elemental Strikes. So far, he has only learned to harness to the power of the elements in his Keyblade, but would later learn about how to utilize his other magic spells both offensively and defensively.
Another neat trick he had learned was with his healing magic. King Kai had also taught Sora about how to create healing waves from his hands without the need of the Keyblade. This way in turn would cut off the amount of excess magic energy that he usually needed for healing while at the same time he could heal others with greater ease. Also, he had learned to turn his healing power into pure Ki, which in turn he could be able to transfer to others, making it easy to help heal allies while conserving amounts of magic.
It had taken Sora about three weeks since he managed to unlock his Ki, and in that short time he had managed to learn a couple of new tricks that resonated well with his current strength.
"This is amazing! I never thought I was capable of doing this." Sora said.
"You should be proud of yourself Sora. Only three weeks and you've already managed to learn some tricks that would take novices months to learn. I can clearly tell that you've had your fair share of experience in battle." King Kai remarked.
Sora merely rubbed his head and told King Kai, "Heheh, it's not like I have a choice."
"Yeah, I can only imagine. That Heartless and Nobody's must have no intention of letting you rest." King Kai remarked.
Sora then suddenly remembered about how King Kai knew about the Keyblade from yesterday's conversation. It continuously pondered his mind about how someone like King Kai could know such information. Perhaps there was more to King Kai then what Sora had previously imagined.
"King Kai, there's something I've been meaning to ask you."
"Huh? Well what is it?" King Kai asked.
"It's about the Keyblade. I just want to know how you know about it." Sora said.
"Oh that! Well, it's simple," King Kai said. He then lied on the grass and told Sora, "Why don't you lie down with me and I'll tell you how I know."
Sora decided to comply and sat down on the grass alongside King Kai.
"Ahem! A long time ago, there was once nothing but the light. Everybody who lived in the light loved to bask in its globe. It was that very source people came to worship it very much. However, that worship would turn to greed, and that greed would in turn cause people to seek the light all for themselves."
"Yeah, and in turn darkness was born in people's hearts." Sora finished.
"Ah! So you know the story! That's good Sora. Then in that case, let me get on with a time skip and get on to the point of the story." King Kai replied. "I take it you know of the Keyblade Wars?"
"Actually, I think I remember hearing about it once from Yen Sid. It was where Keyblade wielders fought for the ideals of how their powers should be used, right?" Sora asked.
"Indeed. That war was split between two factions. The first faction being those who wish to use the Keyblade so that order could be imposed. You could say that these were the warriors who utilize the power of justice to satisfy their will and opposition against others in order to achieve world order. Regardless of who gets in their way. However, there were those who awoke and saw the injustice that their fellow brethren were doing. They rose to righteousness, and swore to fight in order to preserve the light, rather than destroy and rebuild. These people were the first heroes of the Keyblade, otherwise as I know them as the Forces of Light."
"Yeah, they fought until none of them were left standing. No one survived, but the will of the Forces of Light prevailed and it was passed down time through time. That was…until he came around." Sora replied.
"Yes, the man known as Xeanhort." King Kai said.
King Kai took a deep breath and then decided to keep on going.
"Now, as to why I know the Keyblades, you could say it was because of him and one of his friends. You see, long story short, he actually came here a long time ago. I won't go into the details, but he came here on business. Through his actions, it's pretty much the only reason why a being like me knows about the Keyblade. As about other worlds, that's something I've known in my whole life." King Kai finished.
"I see. I guess that there's no reason to push it further, so I'm satisfied for now." Sora said.
Meanwhile, Goku was helping Donald and Goofy hone some of their skills. With Donald, he helped Donald focus on increasing the power and potency of his spells. By doing this, Donald's spells were able to increase in both power and range. As for Goofy, he was currently teaching him to use his newfound Ki to the test. By using it to increase his physical attributes, Goofy could actually learn to take more hits in battle while at the same time he could also gain temporary increases in his strength. This in turn would allow Goofy to be able to fight with even greater strength in order to compliment on his skills with the shield.
Overall, in these few short weeks, Sora, Donald, and Goofy were able to not just unlock new potential, but they gained new strengths that they never even imagine was possible for them. It would really seem that this journey had already started to pay off while just barely starting at all. King Kai's tutelage and Goku's instruction really seemed to help at most.
"Hah! Alright guys, that'll do it for today." Goku said with a satisfying grin on his face.
Just as soon as he had finished saying that, Donald and Goofy immediately dropped to the floor. The two of them completely exhausted just after the grueling training session. While they appreciated getting the opportunity to become stronger, they were less than pleased about the method used to attain it.
"I…can't believe…it's over…" said a heavily panting Donald.
"I…feel ya." Goofy replied.
Goku heavily laughed and said, "Ah don't worry about it guys! Believe me, you'll get used to it later on and sooner or later you won't even know what "tired" even means."
"Ah…phooey…" Donald said with distain.
Sora, observing from a distance, could see the effort that both Donald and Goofy were putting themselves in. He had to admit that their efforts were truly inspiring. Looking back at old times, he could remember their first journey. "All for one and one for all" were the words they used to describe their friendship and their inability to leave one another. However, Donald and Goofy's efforts were sometimes met with frustration.
He thought back to the time when Donald and Goofy went to aid him against Xeanhorts heartless back when he took possession of Riku's body. Goofy was unfortunately blocked out by an invisible force field, and Donald was tossed aside like a rag doll when he tried to help. They were also forced to watch helplessly as Sora went to confront Xeanhort's heartless again before being able to lend their aid. And in their last journey, Donald and Goofy were not present to help Sora against Xemnas, whereas at the time he managed to win with Riku's aid.
Compared to back then, he could tell that Donald and Goofy were prepared to give it their all to ensure that Sora never ended up in such a situation ever again.
Sora then looked at King Kai and said, "Maybe it's time we called it a day.
Elsewhere…
It was a bright day. On a small island, it was inhabited by a few built structures, but its more notable features were the plants that covered these structures and a small shack the connected upward to a lone tree that held a fruit known as the paupou fruit. Among the very small island was a small dock that held upon it two different boats. One of them belonging to the person sitting on the docks.
It was a girl. She was fifteen years old and had quite a look on her. She had long auburn hair and a pair of blue eyes. She wore a pink strapless mini-dress with three zippers with a white halter top underneath. She has 3 bracelets on her left wrist, a black belt, and lilac sneakers.
This girl's name was Kairi. And she has a history with Sora.
From long ago, she was actually a resident of Radiant Garden and lived in times of peace with her grandmother back when she was just a small child, Kairi would grow up and listen to stories that her grandmother told her, such as the tale of light and darkness. However, those peaceful times would not last. Sooner or later, she would end up getting off world after Radiant Garden fell to darkness. It was there that she soon fell on the world known as Destiny Islands.
From there she lost her memories of her former home world and was adopted under the mayor. During those times, she met both Sora and Riku, and time would show that those two would be the closest thing Kairi had ever had.
During the incident against Xeanhort's Heartless, Kairi went missing and Sora made it his mission to find both her and Riku. Unknown to him at the time, while Riku was doing the same, Riku found Kairi first and made a partnership with Maleficent, One of Sora's deadly adversaries, in order to save her. When Sora found Kairi, he would later learn that her heart was missing and henceforth the reason Riku went with Maleficent. It would be because of Kairi's state that would tear a rift between Sora and Riku. In reality, the truth was that Kairi was a princess of heart, seven maidens whose hearts possessed no known hints of darkness whatsoever, and that she was needed to open a door that could spell the end of all chaos. It was also revealed that Sora had possession of Kairi's heart, and that through his actions he was able to reawaken Kairi. It wouldn't be until after Sora defeated Xeanhort's heartless that Kairi was able to see Sora one more time before he Kairi parted ways with the promise that they would meet again.
During those times, she had grown considerably and was living a happy life with her friends. However, she couldn't let go of Riku and Sora, the latter of whom she had forgotten due to circumstances on the other side of the worlds. However, she would later remember him and would keep her promise for waiting on him. This would soon lead to her getting kidnapped and leading to both Sora and Riku attempting to rescue her later on during the fight against Organization XIII. It wouldn't be long until Sora and Kairi had finally met up with each other again, and after Xemnas' defeat, would be able to live together again in the islands.
Awhile has happened since those times. Since the Mark of Mastery for Sora and Riku was over, Yen Sid knew that time was running. In order to make sure that they had the strength to fight, Yen Sid had Riku bring Kairi over so that she could learn to master the Keyblade that she had received from Riku during the time against Organization XIII. Sometime had passed since, and Kairi's skills were growing. However, she was sitting by herself on the small docks.
Kairi got word of Sora's departure to leave on a training journey. While she understood Sora's reason for leaving, she was a little bit saddened after hearing about it from Riku. It was because of Master Xeanhorts return that Kairi found resolve in her training, and to insure that nothing ever happened to both Sora and Riku, the two people who she dearly treasured.
"Staring off into space?"
Kairi was caught off guard by a sudden voice. She turned to see who it was, and sighed with relief when she saw who it was.
It was a boy who was about the same age as her. He was tall and had short silver hair along with a pair of blue-green eyes. He was wearing a sleeveless, black, double-zippered shirt under a white vest. On his left arm he wears a white cloth that covers a bit above his fingers and between his waist and elbows. He also wears a pair of blue baggy pants with a silver belt alongside a pair of grey shoes with black stripes.
This was Riku, and he made up about one of the other third of the Destiny Islands trio. A boy who walked the way to dawn, and a man who risks life and limb to protect both Kairi and Sora. A former pawn of darkness, he saw through his faults during his own journey and decided to make up for them. Having recently taken the Mark of Mastery with Sora, he was the only one dubbed "Keyblade Master", due to Xeanhorts constant interference with the both of them during the exam.
Riku with smile decided to take a seat near Kairi just to make sure she was feeling alright.
Kairi however, looked at Riku with a slightly upset look and said, "You didn't have to surprise me like that."
Riku replied, "Ah c'mon. It's not like you were going to die of heartburn or something."
The two of them were then looking towards the ocean. That same blue ocean that served as a reminder that their island was only a small part of something even bigger. For Riku, it served as a reminder about his prison and his adventurous spirit, while for Kairi it represented the sign of her faith in both Riku and Sora.
However, Riku decided to break this small silence and ask, "So, what are you doing our here?".
"Oh, no reason." Kairi responded with an empty tone.
Riku knew something was on Kairi's mind. He kept staring at her for a while until she decided to keep talking.
Kairi deeply sighed and said, "Well, it's about Sora."
"You mean about him leaving on a training journey?" Riku asked, to which Kairi nodded in response.
"Hey don't worry about him, he'll be fine," Riku said. "Sure he gets into trouble, but it's really nothing that he can't handle."
"Oh I know, but that's not why I…"
Kairi started to trail off and was looking out to the ocean once more. Riku was a little bit confused as to what she meant. But Kairi kept on talking.
"Do you remember Sora's dad?" Kairi asked.
Riku, taken aback by that question, suddenly asked, "Huh? What's brought that up?"
"Well, I hear that it's going to be the anniversary of his death soon. I know Sora's mom is going to his grave, but Sora…"
Riku then understood what Kairi meant. He too started to look out to the ocean and replied, "Oh, I see what you mean."
Kairi then looked down and said, "I know Sora committed himself to going on another short journey before taking the fight to Xeanhort, but he must really be hurting himself to not be here at this time."
"Well yeah. I mean it's his dad. The guy is practically a local hero. A lot of the older kids who grew up here always talked about how he was looking forward to being a father before- "
However, Riku then stopped after realizing what he was going to say. In Destiny Islands, Sora's father was a widely respected man. He lived his life as a fisher man, and a lot of old folks who used to know him always talked about how he was able to "reel in the big ones".
Kairi, then decided to look at Riku and said, "Hey Riku."
"Yeah?"
"Do you know what his father was like?"
"Nah. I told you, he died about a couple of days before either me or Sora were born."
"Oh."
"But- "
Kairi started to pay attention. As she looked at Riku, he himself was gazing around the glowing sunset. Looking at it helped Riku reminiscent about something.
"From what my old man used to tell me, Sora's practically the spitting image of his father, his looks and personality. But from his personal experience, he always told me that Sora's dad loved the ocean and the sky. Apparently he was in love with the color blue and both of our fathers back when they were teenagers practically always came here to hang out and to fish." Riku explained.
"Oh yeah, the folks say that Sora's dad was a fisherman. I heard he actually manage to catch a shark and the whole town feasted for a whole night."
"Yeah, but back to the matter at hand," RIku said. He then looked at Kairi and asked, "So what does that have to do with him?"
Kairi was silent for a few seconds, but she then said, "It's because of Sora I'm going."
Riku, looking a bit confused, asked, "Go…where?"
"With Sora's mom to go see his dad's grave."
"Really?"
Kairi nodded her head and said, "I know how bad Sora must feel for not being here right now. And with Xeanhort on the loose, I can't really blame him. That's why I'm going to go in his place, so that he doesn't have to feel bad about not going."
"That's funny. I was going to do the same thing." Riku said.
"Really" Kairi asked with a surprised expression.
"Yeah, I figure one of us has to be there for him. This is just one of many ways that I do it, you know?"
"Yeah, I agree." Replied Kairi with a smile.
The two looked on to the sun as it continued to set. The two of them could only imagine what Sora must be feeling inside. Without him, his mother might as well be considered very lonely. It also seemed to be even more of a pain knowing that her son has not comeback as of yet. Even so, Riku and Kairi made a promise that she would be okay no matter what happens. Lucky for Sora, he had two friends always looking out for him no matter where he went.
At King Kai's planet…
It was night time as everyone was having a big meal inside King Kai's house. Since training was over for the day, King Kai thought he would treat Sora, Donald, and Goofy to a nice home cooked meal. Given their time with King Kai, it would be safe to say that King Kai's cooking was very good. Goku could also attest to this as well, albeit a little more expressive.
While Sora and the others had about at least 5 plates full, Goku had continued to munch on at least 45 more plates of food without showing any signs of stomach problems in the least. While they have been here for a few weeks, it was still a hard sight to get used too. Donald could only look on in disgust while Goofy got discouraged from eating while comparing his stomach to Goku's.
Sora however, just looked at him indifferent. He was honestly more amazed at how Goku could simply go on eating without having to at least make a stop for the bathroom.
King Kai merely sighed. He looked towards the trio and said, "Sorry guys. I know you've been here for a few weeks, but I understand if you guys are disturbed."
Sora waved his hands and said, "Oh don't worry, it's nothing freaky to be honest,". He then looked at Goku and said, "Although I have to admit you really are an animal Goku."
"Sorry I can't help it. I'm just really hungry." Goku said while taking a big gulp of food down his throat.
"Yeah, well you're definitely not human that's for sure." Donald said with a disdained look on his face.
"Oh c'mon Donald. It's not my fault my appetite kills my appearance. That's just how my body works is all." Goku said.
"Now that I think of it, are you really human Goku?" Goofy asked.
Goku then gulped the whole plate of food down his throat. He then spoke to Goofy and said with a clear voice, "That's a good question. I used to think I was human too. Until that one time."
"You mean you're really not human?" Sora asked with a surprised expression.
Goku then had a serious face and replied, "Yeah, I'm really not human."
"Well, then what are you then?" Donald asked.
King Kai then decided to intervene and reply, "Well Donald, he's a Saiyan for starters."
The trio then looked at King Kai with a confused expression and asked at the same time, "What's a Saiyan?"
"Ah, interested are you guys? Okay, listen closely and I'll tell you guys the whole story."
King Kai then began to focus while telling the story about the Saiyan's from the beginning.
"The Saiyans were actual a race of powerful warriors that existed in the entire cosmos. They're actually humanoid in appearance, but one distinction was that they had tails. Monkey tails to be more specific along with wild unnatural hair that was either just wild or spikey. They were lived their lives as violent and inhumane fighters who believed only in fighting and in destroying their enemies mercilessly. They used to live on the planet of Sadla, but their planet was destroyed due to the internal conflict the Saiyans had brought amongst themselves. Because of this, they eventually relocated to planet Plant, home of the Tuffles."
"The Tuffles?" Sora asked.
King Kai nodded his head and continued, "The Tuffles were actually a superior technological race. They were weaker than the Saiyans, but they possessed the mind and technology that allowed them to thrive. Also, unlike the Saiyans, they Tuffles were a very peaceful race and didn't possess any violent tendencies, so they lived in peace with the Saiyans for a while. However, it all changed one day when the Saiyans suddenly decided to claim Plant as their own."
"They went to war?!" Donald exclaimed, to which King Kai nodded.
"Gwarsh, what did the Tuffles do?" Goofy asked wanting to hear more of the story.
"They did they only thing they could. They had to go to war." King Kai answered.
"No way. Against a race that was basically stronger than them?" Sora asked.
"Yes indeed," King Kai said. He then continued on with the story and said, "You see, as I said, the Tuffles had technology on their said and with their minds they were actually pretty much able to fight with the Saiyans. This soon became the Saiyan-Tuffle war.
"I don't get it. What caused all this?" Sora asked.
"To be honest even I don't know. Whatever records there were was lost a long time ago, so it's pretty much a debate to be honest." King Kai answered to Sora.
"Anyway, the Tuffles would seem like they had the advantage. And for the most part they did. That was until Age 730: The night of the full moon."
King Kai then became very serious and continued on with the story.
"While the Tuffles had technology on their side, the Saiyans had an ability. This ability involved the full moon and the assistance of their tails. When the full moon came, it allowed the Saiyans to transform into monstrous beasts with unimaginable power. One transformed Saiyan could be a handful, but imagine what a whole population of those guys could do."
Sora, Donald, and Goofy soon came to a sudden realization. After hearing this much of King Kai's story, the three of them could only imagine the outcome of the entire battle.
King Kai then looked down and continued on.
"The Saiyans then annihilated the entire Tuffle race in that one night. Because of that, planet Plant was decimated. None of the Tuffles survived. Not even children. They were completely extinct."
The trio were then horrified that their predictions were right. Donald had a very sad expression while Goofy could only look down in sorrow. Just hearing that not even children could make it was enough to make Goofy's spirits drown in sadness. However, Sora took it the worse. Unlike the others, he had this peculiar pain in his heart. He couldn't explain where it came from, but what he could explain was that it was a pain of regret. This pain continued to throb as King Kai was not yet finished.
"After the war, the Saiyans had literally dug their own graves at that points. With everything destroyed, they were unable to live off the technology of the Tuffles and it would seem they doomed themselves again. Of course that was until they met they Arcosians."
"You see, Arcosians were originally settlers who had very interesting types of "business". You see, when they met the Saiyans and saw their strength, they made them an offer. They had money and technology, but lived in an unsuitable world. They would actually hire the Saiyans to conquer a planet whereas in turn they gave them money and technology that allowed their intelligence to evolve."
"No way." Sora said with a shocked expression.
"Yes way unfortunately. You see later on over the years, the Saiyans would later on continue on this kind of work for decades. In return for money and technology, they would purge a planet of its inhabitants and sell it off to the highest bidder. An act that would be known as the intergalactic planet trade, where a world's people are sacrificed for another. An act that fitted with the Saiyans and their blood thirsty nature."
"They would purge other worlds and sell it?" Goofy asked to which King Kai again nodded in agreement.
"That's horrible. Who on Earth would do something that horrible and make a living off it?" Donald asked.
However, Sora's teeth merely gritted. Just hearing this seemed too inhumane. Goku noticed Sora's anger as he struggled to keep his emotion in check. Although he too could sympathize with how Sora was feeling. Goku also felt the same way when he discovered the same thing about himself, and his heritage.
"The Saiyans continued living this way until a tragedy struck planet Vegeta, the new name of what was once planet Plant. In Age 737, the planet Vegeta met a horrid fate, and it was destroyed along with all of its people. The Saiyan race was considered extinct. Although, some did survive like Goku."
Goku then decided to speak and said, "Not just me, but two more Saiyans arriving to planet Earth and destroy it. And that's something I'm not gonna let happen."
Goofy then asked, "When are they coming?"
"During my time here, I'd say seven more months." Goku replied.
"SEVEN MONTHS?!" Donald and Goofy exclaimed with a shocked expression.
"Exactly. You see, I'm actually here training with King Kai for about a year so that I can gain enough strength to fight them off. I have friends who are really capable of fighting them off, but I'd feel a lot better if I came there myself to help them out."
"So that's why you're training here," Goofy remarked. "But King Kai said Saiyans were really aggressive and violent. You don't look that way to me Goku."
Goku then smiled and said, "Yeah, well let's just say I sorta ran into an accident a long time ago that made me who I am. And an accident I'm forever grateful for. But that's a story for another time when we have a chance. I really don't mind telling you guys y'know."
Goku then noticed Sora. He still looked like he was in pain. It seemed the story really struck him deep in his heart. But what caught Goku's attention were the tears that he was shedding.
"Hey Sora, are you all right?" Goku asked.
King Kai then waved his hands in surprise and said, "Whoa! I'm sorry if the story made you sad!"
Sora tears continued to wallow down. He couldn't explain why, but he had this feeling about the Saiyans. Just hearing of their nature would've have been enough for Sora. However, his heart was different. It was as if he regretted them not being better people themselves and could have done a lot better. Sora didn't know where this feeling had come from. But what he did know was that if felt like someone else's pain.
"Goku, you say the Saiyans are going to come in seven more months?" Sora asked with his head down while Goku nodded in response.
"Then…we'll help you," Sora said. He then raised his head held high and said, "We'll help you protect the people you love and care for!"
King Kai was seriously taken back by Sora's sudden reply. He knew that Keyblade wielders were not allowed to meddle in the affair of other worlds. However, Sora was really different from the Keyblade wielders of old.
"Wow! Really guys?" Goku shouted in excitement.
However, Donald suddenly replied at Sora's answer.
"Sora! You know we can't do that! We- "
"WELL WHY SHOULD WE JUST SIT BACK AND DO NOTHING DONALD!" shouted Sora in anger.
Everyone was taken back by Sora's sudden out lash. Never had Donald and Goofy every witness Sora's temper flare that high. Nor did they even expect Sora to be even angry.
Sora, with tears still visible on his face began to say, "How could I not want to help Donald? Don't you see? So many people lost their lives because of the Saiyans. And now two more of them are going to continue doing the same thing over and over again. I get it, we aren't allowed to interfere, but after hearing what the Saiyans have done, how could I let something like that just slip by?"
"Sora…" uttered Goofy.
Sora then manage to open his eyes. Still crying, he found the strength to keep on speaking.
"To be honest, I don't know if I can hate the Saiyans purely. Sure, they were violent and killed people off for profit. Heck, they're cold hearted monsters for all I know and deserved whatever karmic retribution came to them. But then again, why did they have to choose this path? They have could have done so much better with the power they have."
King Kai and Goku were shocked to hear Sora say that. Even with King Kai's story, rather than feel hate for the Saiyans, he actually felt sorry for them. King Kai was surprised he possessed such a passionate heart.
"I do know one thing. I just can't sit back and let this go on anymore," Sora continued while softening his tone. He then clutched his heart and said, "believe me, this pain hurts me more than anything. My heart can't help but go off and feel sad for them. But that doesn't matter. I know for a fact that I can't just ignore what's going. Even the pain in my heart knows this. That's why we have to help. It's the right thing to do."
Donald walked up to Sora. He seemed mad at Sora's backlash. However, Donald knew full well that whenever Sora spoke out from his heart, it was always for a good intention.
He then looked at Sora with a soft expression of his own and said, "Sora. I didn't say that we didn't want to help. Believe me, if we could we would. It's just that time is not on our side."
"What?" Sora asked.
Goofy then decided to speak and said, "Sora, what Donald is trying to say is that we don't have the time to help. Goku has to defeat the Saiyans in a year. We don't have a year considering our own battle with master Xeanhort. In other words, wasting time here means we might as well be giving Xeanhort victory."
Sora then looked on with realization. He then looked down on the floor and said, "I…didn't consider that."
Donald then looked at Sora and said, "I'm sorry Sora. Me and Goofy really are. But we just can't help them out."
However, King Kai suddenly decided to interrupt and say, "Not so fast fellas!"
The three were surprised. The couldn't help but wonder what King Kai had to say.
"Ahem, now it is true that the Saiyans will arrive in about a year to Earth. However, you guys have plenty of time to help out and train."
"We do?" Goofy asked.
King Kai nodded his head pleasantly and said, "Oh indeed. You see, time here flows differently if we compared this universe to your own. And lucky for you guys, I know for a fact that while you're in this universe, time will move slower compared to your universe. In other words, you guys will practically get years of training while probably only a day, month, or even a year if you guys wanted to had passed."
The three of them were utterly shocked. Even Yen Sid didn't tell Sora that kind of information. Just hearing this news was enough to drop their jaws.
"No way! You mean it?!" The three of them asked at the same time while King Kai nodded his head.
Sora then looked at his friends, "Then does that mean…"
Donald and Goofy happily nodded their heads in agreement as well.
"If King Kai says that we have the time, then I'll take his word for it!" Goofy said.
"Me too Sora!" Exclaimed a now happy Donald.
Sora then turned to Goku with a happy expression and said, "Goku, you can count on us to help you fight these guys off."
Goku then gave a huge grin and exclaimed with happiness, "Wow! Thanks you guys,". He then looked at King Kai and said, "And thank you for giving them that information."
"Aw, it was nothing Goku. Let's just say I'm a bit touched by Sora's heart is all."
However, King Kai gave them a stern expression and began to say something to the three.
"Now that you guys are committed to this; I'm going to work you guys as hard as Goku here. What that means is that you'll get the same kind of strength that Goku's working for. However, that also means you'll go through the same pains Goku is going through to get it. Now that you guys know this, do you still want to help out."
"Leave it to us!" Sora said.
"Yeah, we'll show those monkeys whose boss!" Donald exclaimed.
"Yup. We'll take'em on like how Gregory takes on bananas." Goofy exclaimed.
Everyone soon laughed as Goofy made that kind of remark. Especially King Kai who burst into laughter just after hearing that joke from Goofy.
"HOHOHOHO! Oh boy, you guys seriously have to stop! You're killing me here!" King Kai said with glee.
"Alright then, it's decided. Tomorrow we'll train even harder," Goku said as he stood up from the table. He then looked to Sora, Donald, and Goofy and said, "I promise that'll I'll help you guys become stronger than ever."
"Thanks Goku" said an appreciative Sora. And in response, the two new friends fist bumped with another as a way to "seal the deal"
"Alright you guys. How bout we get some sleep, we got a whole day tomorrow. And since I'm in a good mood, I'll do the dishes tonight." King Kai said.
In the middle of the night…
After everyone feel asleep, Sora was outside looking at the grass. He couldn't help but look at the night time sky. It was so beautiful. The stars were gleaming with polish while the color of blue seemed very relaxing to look at. Sora was amazed just by the sight. But he was more amazed when meet by a familiar voice.
"Can't sleep?"
Surprised Sora turned to see who it was. To his surprised, it was actually Goku.
"Oh I'm fine. I'm just looking at the sky is all." Sora replied.
"Mind if I sit by you" Goku asked, to which Sora happily nodded his head.
Goku then sat near Sora while looking at the stars. He could understand why Sora wanted to do a little star gazing by himself. It was beautiful tonight. Especially for this night.
Goku then turned to Sora and said, "Hey, thanks for helping me out here. I really appreciate what it is you guys are doing."
"Well you know. If you value your friends then you practically value your life."
"Hey that's what friends are f- ". Goku then paused for a moment before asking, "You really consider me a friend?"
Sora replied, "Well of course. What else would you want me to consider you?"
"Heheh, good point." Goku said.
The two of them continued to gaze upon the stars. Goku had to admit, star gazing looks really fun. Especially if you had a friend by your side. And Sora felt mutual as well.
"Hey, you mind if I ask what you're doing out here? Besides stargazing." Goku asked.
"Well, just thinking to myself is all." Sora answered.
"Really? About what?"
"About my friends back home."
"Oh, your folks?"
"Yeah. I'm just wondering how they're doing right now. Especially my mom."
"What about your dad?" Goku asked.
Sora then held a sad face. While Sora didn't say anything, Goku knew enough about what the answer was to his question.
"I'm sorry. I should never have asked about that." Goku replied.
"No it's okay. It really is." Sora said.
"Y'know, I also wonder how my own family is doing right now too." Goku said.
"You have a family?" Sora asked.
"Yep. Me, my wife Chi-Chi, and my son Gohan. Along with my other friends like Krillin."
"Wow, I didn't know you were married." Sora replied.
"Nah, it's okay." Goku said.
There was an awkward silence between the two. They just didn't know what else to talk about. Nothing came to their minds in an honest sense. For Goku, it was hard to talk to others while being intelligent about it, while Sora found it hard to talk to new people in a way as such. However, Sora would eventually break the silence between them.
"So…how did you get to King Kai's planet anyway?" Sora asked.
Goku chuckled and answered, "Well, I sorta took the hard way here. I went up this weird serpent trail just to get to here. Not easy for someone who just came to the afterlife."
Sora chuckled as well until he realized the last thing Goku just said.
"Wait? You're dead?" Sora asked.
"Yep, as dead as dead can be." Goku answered.
"But how?" Sora asked with a confused expression.
"Well, it'll take a while. But I don't mind telling you know if you're interested." Goku said.
"I don't mind one bit." Sora replied with a smile.
It seems that Sora and Goku have a lot to talk about. But what will Goku talk to Sora about? How much will Sora learn about Goku? And will Goku learn something similar about Sora as well? One things for sure, Sora has made a very interesting friend. Find out in the next chapter of Kingdom Hearts Z.
On the next chapter of Kingdom Hearts Z, Goku tells Sora about his origins and his fight against the Saiyans. And soon after that, Goku decides to teach Sora one of his most powerful techniques. Just how much about Goku will be revealed to Sora? Will his motivations to fight rise even higher? And will this new technique help Sora in his journey to become a Keyblade Master? So many questions to be answered. One things for sure, you'll just have to stick around for the next chapter of Kingdom Hearts Z!
Next Chapter: The Strength of Heart and Motivation
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