Kairi knew something was wrong, when she woke up with a crick in her neck on a cold floor. Getting up, dazed and confused, the girl found herself before a woman of black clothing and green skin. What was worse, the stranger made her more uncomfortable than when Riku started acting funny.
"Hello my child." The woman greets with flourish, "It seems you've been removed from your world. It must be so confusing for you dear, but I'm afraid that you'll have to-"
Removing her yellow bracelet, the red head did the thing very few people do on first meeting with a bad vibe stranger.
She threw the piece of metal, headshot for the win.
Ping!
"Ah!"
Taking that brief moment of surprise, Kairi bolted out of the room.
"You wretched girl!"
Kairi was not a screamer, no matter how terrifying the unfamiliar surroundings seemed to be. Without a thought, she jumped down gaps, stairwells, and smacked the glowing crystals of importance. Some strange, inky creatures appeared at her left and right but she paid them no head. She knew that she wanted no part of it.
By the time her adrenaline wore off, she found herself in a strange hall.
Enraged stomping at her back, she headed for a nearby door to hopefully wait it out until she could run again.
That room turned out to be a library.
Getting knocked out via darkness was the worst.
Getting bumped in the ribs was hardly better.
Getting a massive headache was uncomfortable.
By the time he was aware of a red blur talking to a yellow blur, the yellow one took off prompting a surprised, "Hey!"
Riku blinked back the stars, belatedly wondering how his lazy bum of a friend was already coherent and standing. Considering that, you know, they passed out in a death ball of world destruction.
"Hey, are you okay?"
Rubbing his eyes, he groaned. "Yeah, just give me a bit." Taking the offered hand, Sora helped put Riku up so he could lean against the wall.
"So... what exactly happened back there?"
"Hm?"
"With the that storm and that blade you had."
"Don't forget, you had one too." Riku smirked, then frowned, "The blade is called Soul Eater. I would think yours has a name too."
"Kingdom Key." Sora blurted before looking surprised. "Huh?"
Riku laughed.
"Hey, it's not funny! This is weird and-" The boy froze. "Where's Kairi?"
He sighed. "'Fraid I don't know Sora. I went to the Play Island to find her, but I couldn't."
"Then what happened...?" Sora fell silent.
"Not sure, we'll never know by staying here though." Riku led the way. "We need to see where we ended up." Around the corner was a simple town, a familiar one that he knew. Riku hadn't cared to explore it much the first time around (save for the Dream World), but he remembered his growing jealousy at time. His eye scrunched up at that thought, just what was he going to do about Donald and Goofy?
Sora looked at the place in wonder, the novelty of it all shining in his eyes. "We really are on a different world." He breathed.
And that means that it was time for survival.
You'd think he'd notice that his friend didn't answer the question~.
He...
Knows something obviously, w a a a y too calm for that, don't you think?
They grew up together, there's no way.
Xehanort works in cryptic ways.
What?
It's been years, did he get already get tired of-?
Shut up!
After a quick look around the immediate area, Sora got curious about the Accessory Shop. Inside was a man that Riku couldn't say he was too familiar with. He looked like the kind of guy who you'd call uncle but is also someone who experienced intense situations. Like having once served in war for example. Aka, protective person that you DON'T want to piss off.
"Hey there, how can I-" The guy halted at seeing the boys. "Aw, it's only two kids."
"We're not kids!" An annoyed tone responded. "And the names Sora and Riku!"
The guy was hardly offended. "Okay, okay simmer down." He raised an eyebrow, "You lost or something Sora?"
"Well," Riku started, "It would be nice to know where we are."
"Huh?" The man, apparently named Cid, explained to them that they were in Traverse Town. Not the islands.
"Then, I guess we better go find Kairi."
"Wish you good luck with whatever you're doing. Have any trouble, you come talk to me. I'll look out for you."
"Thanks." With that, they left.
"Do you think she's in town?"
Good question... "Hopefully. Maybe she's looking for us too."
They went to the next district but a bad smell immediately hit Riku. A man had fell before them, but a pink crystal left him for a dark portal, and he disappeared. The portal spawned another creature of darkness before it left.
Sora rushed forward in alarm, only for the Shadows to show up. "Here too!?" He shouted, key-blade in hand.
"Then get ready for round two."
Fighting the small creatures wasn't too much of a deal, but the boys had been knocked out not too long ago. As fit as they were from playing so much, the boys were tired.
"We're going to see a lot more of these aren't we?" His friend groaned.
"Seems like it," Riku eyed the dropped orbs. "Think those look important?"
"Creatures of doom drop cash?"
He shrugged at that, if it meant being able to just whack some heads for funding, Riku wasn't one to complain. ...but he was considering complaining about transport if Donald was going to keep Riku from coming along. The one problem with that, however, was the dangers of darkness to his friend. No coat, I can't just take the Dark Corridors lightly.
Basics of Combat Magic, 101 Ways to Use your Fists, Defense: Use the Environment, and Weapons: Crafting & Uses. These books were quickly discovered and taken by eager hands. Annoying it was to play puzzles, Kairi had found the books with great delight. Curious as it was that the strange lady hadn't found her yet, Kairi guessed that it would only be a matter of time before the library was searched. But finding ways to hold against these unknown threats gave some courage to be the knight for herself.
Creeping around the library door, indigo eyes searched the main hall for unwanted company.
Nothing.
Books tucked into her arm, she crept around the door, lightly shutting it. Kairi then carefully plopped from the railing onto the staircase.
She went still again, listening. Silence.
Slow, even footsteps took her down toward the nearest pilar.
Steady breath. Step step. Looking, looking.
"The young princess has nowhere to run, find her."
Kairi's blood ran cold at that echoing voice, sparing just enough caution to walk behind the nearest pilar. Strange sounds, no doubt the unwanted company, popped around the room. The appearances against the room amplified the sounds that hurt her eardrums. She covered her mouth, trying not to give away her position.
Some whooshes and clanks sailed out of the room. But tap taps danced about the room, the echos too strong for her to judge the risk of looking outward.
Then came the clicks clicks of heels tacking on the floor.
"Your behavior is unacceptable young lady." The witch's voice echoed. "I can assure that harm to you is unnecessary, if you would only come quietly."
Thump. Thump.
Kairi knew that there was a catch. The woman seemed uncertain of her location and the girl wasn't going to give it on a silver platter.
Thump. Thump.
"Princess, were you not taught about being a guest? Surely you would have known better than to treat strangers in such a manner."
Shut up shut up.
A door creaked open then shut. The library!
Thump. Thump.
Kairi bit her lip and stayed put. She knew that trick, pretending to leave by messing with the door. Then wait for the prey to come out of hiding.
...
...
...
A door creaked open.
Riku- You're mean. You put Kairi with the hag!
Luna- Maybe, but she's gonna be doing her own thing if you were paying attention to the books.
Riku- Give her back.
Luna- Only in way that makes sense.
Riku- Stupid, non-parody authors...
Luna- *typing* "Riku finds himself with yellow eyes and pointy ears."
Riku- Okay! Okay! I'm sorry.
Luna- You can argue or insult me, but leave the reviews to the readers.
Riku- *gives angry sigh*
