The inside of the tower was blank. There was only a staircase going in a circle leading higher up the tower. The four of us exchanged looks before marching up the stairs. This tower was huge. Which means it's gonna be a long walk to the top. But, we started, going up the many stairs. Though, when Heartless began spawning, that was when the complaints started.
"Aw, man . . ." Donald sighed, summoning his magic staff.
"They're back?!" Sora exclaimed
Donald and Sora did the same. I summoned my Keyblade and immediately I ran up, jumped and slammed my Keyblade hard onto the heartless. Goofy stared spinning around in a circle knocking out many heartless in his path, Donald started casting many spells to the heartless that was charging at him, and Sora managed to finish off the last bunch.
Afterwards we begin moving, and there was even more heartless waiting for us, Goofy managed to take them out with his shield, we entered the next room and there was more heartless waiting for us.
I started to swipe them out with each swing of my Keyblade. Donald and Goofy were by Sora's side he jumped over a hoard of Heartless. When he landed, he threw the Kingdom Key toward the group, taking off running again. Within seconds, the Keyblade was right back in his hand, I jumped up in the air and slammed my Keyblade hard on the ground knocking off all the heartless that were surrounding me. Donald sent another thunder storm at the Heartless ahead. Sora had to practically roll out of the way to dodge the electricity. We huddled up in a circle and took out the last bunch of heartless.
Donald rested his hands on his knees. "Heartless, Heartless, Heartless," he grumbled. "Things haven't changed one bit!"
"Well, it's a good thing we're on the job, then," Goofy said.
"So the worlds aren't at peace after all?" Sora asked.
"I guess not…" I answered I turned to the door and decided to continue moving we went inside a saw a man in a gold chair. The room was filled with books and different unfamiliar artifacts. The windows were cut in the shape of stars and moons. They allowed us to see the dark sky outside of the tower. The desk that the man was sitting in was filled with papers that I was guessing was important. The man himself was clad in a blue robe and a tall, pointy, blue hat. His beard was about as long and gray. Donald and Goofy were bowing down in front of him. I started to look around in amazement, and so was Sora. We both look at Donald and Goofy.
"Master Yen Sid! It's an honor!" Donald said.
Sora waved his hand. "Hey, there!" He grinned.
Donald smacked him on the arm. "Sora! Show some respect! Sid set a better example!"
I lightly smacked Sora on the head. "Sora, you need to show respect to Master Yen Sid."
Sora sheepishly scratched the back of his head. It wouldn't be a good time for that, though. The bearded man, on the other hand, ignored the two's little exchanged. He glanced over at Sora with an unreadable expression.
"So, you are Sora and you must be Sid." His eyes wandered over to me.
"Now then, have you seen the King yet?" Yen Sid questions.
"Yes, we did, Master. But we didn't get a chance to talk to him." Goofy respond.
"Yes . . . the King has been quite busy as of late. Therefore, it would seem that the task of instructing you four falls upon my shoulders. You have a perilous journey ahead of you, you must be well prepared."
"You mean . . .We have to go on another quest?" Sora asked in disappointment and I don't necessarily blame him because we already had plans of our own, so I decided to explain.
"Not just sound rude or anything but we've already had plans of our own. We were looking forward to finding our friend Riku, so we could go back to the islands."
Master Yen Sid nodded. "Yes. I know. However, everything in your journey, Sora, Sid, is connected. Whether you will find your way home to the islands . . . Whether you will return alone or with Riku . . . And, whether or not the islands will still be there. And the key that connects them all is you, Sora, Sid."
"I'm . . . the Key?" Sora mumbled. I stared at the boy. He must be really special, I'm telling you ever since the keyblade chose him he's been having a high level of responsibility. And I was a little anxious because although I did save the world once it was mostly on luck in the codependence of Sora, Donald and Goofy. Sora summoned his Keyblade.
"Chosen wielder of the Keyblade!" Yen Sid continued. "You are the key that will open the door to light. And you must keep the small one intact. If anything were to happen, you three wouldn't be the only ones suffering a great loss." He glanced over at me once more. They wouldn't be the only one's suffering a great loss? I had no family, no kind of idea about my real birth world; who besides them would miss me? And why was it enough to force the Master to point it out. Before I could ask him, he pushed a book toward us. "This book contains valuable knowledge you will need for your journey. Study it carefully. Once you have finished, we will speak of the enemies you will surely confront."
We stared at the book. Well, it was time to get reading . . .
Sora began to scratch at his head. We've been reading the book for all of twenty minutes. With every page, the brunet stopped to ask a question. They were always answered, but now that we had read it cover to cover, it was obvious that he now had a ton more.
"But wait a sec - How come the Heartless are still running around?" Sora asked.
"Your past endeavors did prevent an immense effusion of Heartless from the great darkness; make no mistake about that," he answered. Sora scratched his chin.
"However, the Heartless are darkness made real - and darkness yet lingers in every heart. The Heartless are fewer. But while darkness exists in a single heart, it will be difficult to eliminate them."
We sighed. Which means that the Heartless will continue to exist "Gawrsh, that must mean . . .If everybody's heart was full of light, them Heartless'd go away!" Goofy said.
"Now it is time to speak of the enemies that you will encounter." Yen Sid waved his hand toward a corner of the room. Our eyes turned to a hologram of Donald and that said hologram morphed into a small Heartless.
"If one such as you, Donald, yields to the darkness in their heart, they too will become a Heartless. But you know this. The Heartless are always lurking and ever seeking to capture new hearts. Never let your guard down! Now then . . ."
The hologram changed into one of those silver, graceful creatures that we had fought in front of the train station in Twilight Town. I could of sworn I've seen that symbol before not just one of those creatures but somewhere else…
"At times, if someone with a strong heart and will - be they evil or good - becomes a Heartless, the empty shell they leave behind begins to act with a will of its own. An empty vessel whose heart has been stolen away . . . a spirit that goes on even as its boy fades from existence - for you see, Nobodies do not truly exist at all. Nobodies may seem to have feelings, but this is a ruse - they only pretend to have hearts. You must not be deceived." Yen Sid explained
"Nobodies . . ." I whispered to myself. The name sounded familiar. "They don't exist . . ."
Three more holograms of the creatures popped up in front of us.
"Now then . . . the being you see before you is known as a Dusk," Yen Sid explained.
"They are the most common form of Nobody. But there are others - some larger, some with frightening and unique powers. Be vigilant! On your journey, you will meet an alarming number of Dusks. They will all attempt to do you harm. Still, they are nothing but empty shells, destined to return to darkness. But -"
With a wave of his hand, the Dusk holograms were replaced by holograms of people in black cloaks. The hoods were covering their heads, not allowing us to see their faces. Sora went stiff at the sight. I started to squint my eyes as I could have sworn I've seen these guys before but the memory was very vague.
"The beings you see before you now are different. These powerful Nobodies have formed a group called Organization XIII. It commands the lesser Nobodies."
"Organization XIII?" Sora repeated.
"While Heartless act on instinct, Nobodies function in a higher manner. They can think and plan. And it seems they are working towards a goal. What that goal is, we do not know. The King sensed the danger, and journeyed forth to fight it. He found the dark realm's Keyblade, and with it, closed the door. Now he's traveling from world to world, fighting the Heartless as he seeks the answer to the riddle of the Nobodies and Organization XIII."
"Then I guess we better go find the King first!" Sora said.
Donald tapped his chin. "But where could he be?"
"Well, we won't know 'til we look," Goofy pointed out. I nodded in agreement. He was right.
"Yeah. And the King must know where Riku is 'cause the two of them were together in the realm of darkness when we close the door," I added. "After defeating Ansem."
"So, before you go, you will need more suitable traveling clothes," Yen Sid said.
I looked at my clothing and I slowly became embarrassed. "Those look . . . a bit too small for you two. Through there, you'll find three good fairies. If you ask, they'll create for you appropriate garments."
Goofy tried not to laugh at us. "Gawrsh, guys, you sure are growing fast."
Sora attempted to pull down his shirt. "Uh, I guess . . . Hehehe . . ."
"That's putting it lightly." I said.
Yen Sid pointed to a door in the corner of the room. I was the first to walk to it, twisting the knob and Inside of the room stood three women in a room similar to Yen Sid's. One was in a green dress, one in a red, and the other one was in a blue one. They all had gray hair, hinting toward their elderly age.
The one in the red dress was the one who spoke next. "Well, look who's here, dears! Sora, Sid, Donald, and Goofy!" she almost squealed.
"Ooh, if you're looking for clothes, you've come to the right place!" she said happily.
"I'll do the designing!" the one in the green dress said. She waved her wand at Sora and I. A blast of light shot from it, changing our clothes to the same ones, but with a green hue.
"Oh, that will never do!" the blue one argued. She changed our outfits blue, making me sigh. This could take a while.
"Now, now, dears!" The red one changed our outfits red.
"But don't you like this better?" The green one changed our outfits green.
"Hold on!" The red one changed our outfits red.
"Are you certain?" The green one changed our outfits green.
"Blue!"
"Red!"
"Green!"
"Red!"
"Blue!"
Sora let out a groan. "Aww, would you just decide?" he carefully asked the woman.
The women gasped before nodding. "All right, then. Together now, dears. And no more squabbling!" the red one said. The others nodded in agreement. They waved their their wands all at once. The flashes of light hit Sora and I. Hopefully, they could agree. But, my thoughts were cut off by the women gasping.
"Oh, my! Ooh, they look lovely! Oh, yes! They does look very dashing."
My eyes wandered over to Sora first. His once red-themed clothes had been changed to black ones. His shirt, jacket, and shorts now fit. There were hints of blue, red, and yellow here and there. For example, the belts around his shorts were a bright yellow. Though, what he seemed the most happy about were the black and yellow high tops on his feet. He gave me a smile.
My clothes were a mix of red, blue and black, my jacket, my pants and shoes fit me appropriately, and it had some really neat designs to it, for example I saw Sora's crown on my pants, hearts designs on my shoulders, overall the design and my clothing looked really good.
"Now, boys, those aren't ordinary garments that you have on," the red woman said.
"They have very special powers. Take the orb, dear, and watch what happens." She made a floating, yellow orb appear in front of the boy. His black gloved hand hesitantly reached out for it. Once he had it, his outfit changed into a black and red one. In his right hand was his Kingdom Key. In his left hand was a new Keyblade.
"Wow," Donald, Goofy, and I mused in unison. "Two Keyblades!" That looks so cool!
"This journey is going to be twice as difficult as difficult as your last," the woman in the blue dress pointed out. This caused Sora and I to let out a sigh.
"Your garments also have other powers - but you will have to discover what they are as you continue on your journey."
Sora nodded. "Okay, I'll do my best. And thanks a lot!" he said.
"Yeah, Thanks I really love the clothes ladies." I said.
"Oh, and there's something else for you - from Master Yen Sid," the woman in green said. "See him right away."
We nodded, saying our thanks as we walked out of the room. Yen Sid stood at the window. He was staring out of it at something outside. It didn't take long for Donald and Goofy to figure out what it was.
"Hey! It's the Gummi Ship!" Donald cheered.
Sora looked over at the three of us. "So, you guys ready to go?" he asked. We nodded.
"Now, now, just a moment." We looked over at Yen Sid.
"Because of your previous endeavors, the worlds have returned to their original states. That means the pathways between them have disappeared."
"How do we get around, then?" I asked.
Yen Sid merely chuckled.
"Do not fear. If what the King suspected proves true, the worlds have prepared new pathways along which you may travel. These pathways may be utilized by unlocking special gates. How these gates are opened, I'm afraid I do not know. However, the Keyblade will serve as your guide. When a beam of light radiates from the Keyblade, return to the Gummi Ship. Though the world may seem far apart and out of reach, they nonetheless remain connected by invisible ties. As do our hearts."
"Our hearts are connected . . ." Sora repeated. His eyes were staring at the floor again. Yen Sid nodded.
"That is correct. But be warned. As you proceed, the Heartless and the Nobodies will be using their own paths: corridors of darkness, to travel from world to world. They may be attempting to link these dark pathways to the gates between the worlds."
"Hey, that's not fair!" Donald quacked.
"Now then, that is all the information I can give to you at this moment. Go forth, Sora, Sid, Donald, and Goofy. Everyone is waiting."
"Okay, let's get going!" Sora smiled at us.
"Lets go save the universe!... Again" I said.
We nodded before bowing down to the man. "Master Yen Sid, thank you. We sure do appreciate the help." It was time to go. It was time to go face the world once more.