Author's Notes: I do not own Kingdom Hearts nor its franchise - it belongs to Tetsuya Nomura! I only own my OCs!
Chapter 2 - A Traversing Arrival.
"Izzy! Wake up! Please wake up!" Young Isabella Garcia's eyes snapped opened as she found herself back at the beach. Giving a sigh, the black-haired girl saw Micah being scared with his entire body shaking.
"Micah, what's wrong...?" Izzy asked quietly as the 9-year old boy ran up to her and hug her very tightly.
"Oh, Izzy! Thank goodness you woke up! Things are pretty bad!" Micah yelled as Izzy pulled him away from the hug.
"Pretty bad? What do you-" A loud thundering noise cut the black-haired girl off. She looked up and gasp at what she saw - gigantic dark clouds were covering the night sky. Not to mention the fact the wind was picking up... very fast.
"W-what's going on, Micah? There was no mentioning of a storm on the weather broadcast today!" Izzy asked in confusion as she held Micah close to her.
"I d-don't know! This storm showed a couple of minutes after you had fallen asleep! What's worse - big sis left me all alone without any explanation! I don't know where she is... I'm scared." Micah admitted as he hugged Izzy tight as she could.
The black-haired girl couldn't believe this - a storm shows up out of nowhere and then Danni leaves Micah all alone whilst she goes who knows where... Ugh, that damned idiot!
Izzy had to find Danni and fast! But first - she had to ensure Micah's safety. Where to put him... that was the question.
A fictional lightbulb popped up in her head - the beach shack! She could leave him there and then come back to get him once she found Danni. It was just crazy enough to work!
"Micah, I need you to listen to me." Izzy began as she released the scared Micah from the hug and looked the boy in the face. "I'm going to take you to the beach shack and put you there for safe keeping until I find your sister." The black-haired girl explained as Micah started shaking in fear a lot more.
"B-but... Izzy, what if a monster comes and gets me? I don't think I'll be able to last without you or big sis to keep an eye on me.. I'm scared. Please don't leave me!" Micah pleaded.
"I know, Micah... you don't want me to leave you alone since you are still just a little boy. But I have to find your sister... it doesn't make any sense as to why she would leave you all alone in this storm. I hope to get some answers from her when I find her... in the meantime, I need you to stay inside the shack and be brave as best you can. Can you do this for me?" Izzy asked with a small smile.
Micah was still scared due to the fact that Izzy was about to leave in order to search for Danni. He didn't want the black-haired girl to go...
At the same time, he trusted Izzy completely and she would never go back her word. He had to be brave... for her and big sister Danni.
Micah nodded slowly with a little hint of bravery. "Good, Micah. I'll come back as soon as possible when I find your sister. She couldn't have gotten far. Now let's get you to safety." Izzy finished speaking before grabbing Micah's hand and running towards the beach shack.
After putting Micah inside the shack and closing the door shut, Izzy started running around the beach in search of her missing friend Danni. But where exactly could the black-haired girl start her search?
Izzy noticed that the storm was getting worst and worst at every second. In fact... the wind was also starting to pick up a little bit faster. The black-haired however continued run along the beach in the hopes of finding Danni.
Just then, Izzy stopped running when she sensed that something was about to happen. To her shock and surprise - black shadowy creatures with yellow eyes came out of the sand. It was the Heartless from Kingdom Hearts! But how was that possible!?
"No... no! It can't be you! You don't exist! You only in the game! You can't be the Heartless! YOU CAN'T BE REAL!" Izzy shouted in fear. Her voice was loud enough for the Heartless to hear. The black-haired girl face-palmed at her stupidity due to yelling at the creatures that she thought were fictional in front of her.
The Heartless charged forward with an attempt to land onto Izzy herself and steal her heart, but the teenager was quick and dodged out of the way. She turned around and ran back straight for the beach shack. Meanwhile, from the sand, purple portals were being formed with Heartless coming out of them.
Izzy ran and ran as fast as she could. This... couldn't be happening! It was nothing but a bad dream. Soon, the black-haired girl would wake up on the beach like she did earlier under the peaceful blue night and everything would be fine. No... she wasn't waking up. This wasn't a dream at all... it was a real nightmare.
As more Heartless continued to pop-up, Izzy continued running towards the beach shack. She had one objective in mind - to get Micah and escape from this nightmare. Plus, she still had to find Danni... but where was she exactly?
Izzy was almost to the beach shack when she saw someone standing next to and watching the storm. The black-haired girl got very close and saw that it was...
"Danni!" She yelled in relief - her best friend was alright! Thank goodness!
She ran up to her and took a couple of deep breaths due to being tired from all that running.
"Danni! There you are! Where did you go? Don't you see what is happening right now?" Izzy yelled in a concerning tone.
However, Danni didn't respond to her question and instead continued to look at the sky. "The darkness... it's wonderful isn't it, Izzy?" She asked which confused the teenage Garcia completely.
"The darkness!? Are you out of your mind, Danni!? Don't your realize what is happening right now!?" She asked.
Danni gave a low chuckle. "No, Izzy... I'm not out of my mind." The ginger began to turn around to look at her friend. "For the first time ever... I feel free." Izzy gasped when she saw Danni's face.
Golden-amber eyes replaced her brown ones. There was a smile plastered on the ginger-haired girl's face. Izzy was shocked and saddened when she saw Danni like this. Her new eyes and her new tone of voice... this wasn't the Danni that Izzy knew he entire life.
"D-danni... no... please don't..." Izzy pleaded as tears threatened to leave her eyes. Danni couldn't have... there was no way it was true... but, unfortunately... it was - Danni had successfully embraced the darkness.
The new Danni laughed with a hint of evil in her voice. "Do you like me this way, Izzy?" She asked.
Izzy started to cry whilst being angry. "No! I don't like you this way, Danni! You aren't supposed to be one with darkness! You are a part of the light! This can't be happening..." She whispered quietly to herself.
"Oh, it's happening - the door has finally opened and now we can leave our home!" Danni declared with a laugh as she continued to look at the ominous clouds.
"Leave our home, Danni!? I won't leave it! What would your little brother think of you right now if he saw you? Tell me!" Izzy demanded as the tears continued to fall.
"Micah? Oh, he'll be joining us very soon! Besides, I would worry too much about what his opinion might be..." Danni replied as she smirked with her golden dark eyes shining brightly.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Izzy asked.
Danni giggled evilly. "Why don't you say hello to my new little brother, Izzy?" She asked and then stepped aside.
The door to the beach shack opened and from out it came Micah. But as he approached, Izzy became heartbroken as more tears came out of her eyes.
Micah was still the same, but his clothes were now completely different. Instead of his usual summer outfit, he wore a form-fitting bodysuit that appeared to be made of black muscle tissue. The black faded to red around the wrists and it came with purple gloves that were tucked under the suit. The bodysuit had a purple-blue color on the chest and part of the torso with an emblem that was a black heart with red outlines on the chest. It had purple feet and shins that faded into black legs. It also featured a dark purple belt and a cloth around Micah's waist, opening in the front. The cloth was an off-white color that faded into dark purple and was ripped all around at the bottom. What most broke Izzy's heart was Micah's eyes - they were still brown... yet now they were completely lifeless and without any pupils.
Izzy was heartbroken because this was indeed a nightmare - one that she would never be able to wake up. What hurt the most was the siblings opening themselves to the darkness.
Danni noticed Izzy's tearful look and gave a cruel laugh. "How does it feel, Izzy? To finally see that this is no longer a dream... but a real nightmare?" She asked.
Izzy wiped the tears away and glared at Danni and Micah. "S-stop it, you two! This isn't the way! You both are not with darkness! You are with the light! Stop it!" The black-haired girl demanded.
Danni just laughed. "Stop it? I don't want to do that just yet... the darkness is making me have too much fun! Isn't that right, little bro?" She asked Micah.
The young boy nodded immediately like a monotone slave. "Yes, big sister. I am a servant of the darkness." He simply said.
"Micah, please... don't do this! Come back to the light! It's not too late! Please!" Izzy pleaded as the tears fell from her eyes yet again.
Meanwhile, the Heartless were approaching Izzy's location very fast while she was talking to Danni and Micah.
"I am sorry, Izzy... but it is my duty now to stand alongside my big sister in the darkness. Please join us." Micah requested as he extended his gloved hand for Izzy to grab.
Danni smiled gently and did the same. "My little brother is right, Izzy. Join us... and together the three of us will be forever one with darkness." She stated.
Izzy was shocked at what the siblings were suggesting - join and become one with the darkness? That was never going to happen... no matter what!
Izzy shook her head in anger and glared at the siblings. "No... NO! I'll never join you and become one with darkness!" She yelled.
Danni shook her head in sad disappointment while Micah looked down at the ground. "It's a shame, Izzy... you can't even begin to understand what an amazing gift the darkness can be. But if you refuse to join us... so be it." The ginger-haired girl snapped her fingers and a purple portal appeared underneath Izzy's feet. To the black-haired girl's shock, small shadows came out of it and started grabbing her legs.
"H-hey... l-let me go!" She struggled to escape, but no such luck.
Meanwhile, Danni and Micah watched as Izzy was being handled by the Heartless. If she would not join the darkness like they did the easy way... then corrupting the black-haired girl's heart was the only option available.
Danni turned to look at her brother who was still wearing the bodysuit. "Well, Micah... it is time for us to leave. Don't you agree?" She asked.
"But what about Izzy?" Micah asked in a monotone voice.
Danni looked at Izzy who was continued to struggle against the Heartless. "She'll soon join us... don't worry, little brother. Now then... let us take our leave." Micah nodded.
The two closed their eyes and raised their arms as the heavy wind picked them up and threw them into the air towards the ominous clouds. Izzy was watching the scene in shock whilst struggling to escape from the Heartless trap.
"Danni! Micah!" She attempt to call out to them, but it was no use - the heavy wind had sucked them into the ominous clouds. They were gone... and Izzy did nothing to stop them.
More Heartless had showed up from the ground and covered every parts of Izzy's body. She was beginning to feel exhausted and trapped thanks to the enemy.
"I... can't keep this up for much longer... I don't know if I'll be able to escape this nightmare... Is this it? Will I never get out of this trap? Are Danni and Micah really gone forever? Will I never see my mother again? I... I... feel... like... giving... u-" She didn't finish her last thougts as the Heartless shadows covered every part of her body and filled her eyes with blackness...
Everything was black... until a bright light came into view. It started small only to grow bigger and bigger until it was able to fill Izzy's vision to completely. She opened her eyes and found herself back onto the beach with the wind being strong and the clouds still being ominous.
What was going? Why didn't the Heartless finish her off? Why wasn't her heart taken? What was-
Izzy felt something heavy in her right hand. When she looked down, her eyes widened and she gasped in shock. It was a-
"A Keyblade!?" She yelled in shock.
The Keyblade was shaped just like a long sword with a glowing blue/white blade and a golden handle. The blade was wrapped in an ornate gold filigree in a pattern slightly reminiscent of fish bones. The teeth of the blade was a golden version of a crown charm, with the Keychain token attached to the blade by shimmering thread being a gilded heart. Izzy gasped when she realized what exactly she was wielding - more specifically, what kind of Keyblade.
"T-the Ultima Weapon!? How did I get the most powerful Keyblade in the universe!?" She asked herself as she continued to examine the weapon that appeared in her right hand.
Unfortunately, the Heartless showed up and Izzy took a fighting stance. The little monsters charged forward and attempt to take the teenager's heart only for two of them to end up getting destroyed. Three more jumped from behind Izzy and got onto her back.
"H-hey! Get off me!" She demanded and successfully shook them from her back. Soon afterwards, she disposed of them.
The first wave of Heartless was gone, but soon after - a second wave came out to fight Izzy.
Three jumped forward to which Izzy dodged and annihilated in no time at all. Two sunk back into the sandy ground and came up in front of the black-haired girl. They attempt to use a jump attack to land and steal Izzy's heart... only for the shadows to end up being sliced into dust.
The second wave was gone and Izzy sighed in relief. Thank goodness for that...
Unfortunately, she didn't have time to celebrate due to the heavy wind blowing at her. She was beginning to lose her balance...
Thinking quickly, she slammed the Ultima Weapon into the sand and held onto dear life as best she could. Unfortunately, the Keyblade was having other ideas...
Soon, the wind became too strong for both Izzy and the Ultima to handle. It eventually released itself from the hole that was holding it and its wielder all together. The black-haired girl gasped as she was sent flying by the heavy wind towards the ominous clouds.
And thus begins the wondrous tale and adventure of Isabella Garcia - The Wielder of the Ultima Weapon.
