Kingdom Hearts III Keys of War
Okay guys, here we have Chapter 4 of my Kingdom Hearts III Keys of War Fanfic. I've begun to notice that my chapters are gradually getting longer as I advance so I apologize if i might be ranting on a little. Its just the way I like to write; making sure every word is out of my brain before actually signing off on the chapter. So please, don't forget to review and PM me with any mistakes or suggestions i can take on to make my story better. So please enjoy my next chapter.
Chapter 4: Gun's and Waters
Kingdom of Corona – Secret Tunnel
"Damn it, I didn't think the Organisation would be onto us already. We might have to hurry this Lantern thingy along before things get to out of hand," Sora cursed mentally with clenched fists.
After the antics Rapunzel pulled in the Snuggly Duckling mere moments ago. The world travellers and Lantern seekers had barely managed to escape persecution by royal guards and an Organisation member; their escape a secret tunnel at the courtesy of the barkeeper. As of the moment: Flynn held a torch alongside Rapunzel in the front, Donald and Goofy discussed dishes they could possibly be eaten as, and Sora remained silent at the rear; eyes peeled in light of his torch.
Eventually, Rapunzel grew bored of the underground's depressing atmosphere; turning to Flynn with questioning eyes.
"So Flynn, where are you from?" Rapunzel asked her compatriot.
"Whoa sorry there blondie. I don't do back story," Flynn replied; ignoring the odd stare Sora gave from behind.
With a sigh, Rapunzel then turned to the distracted world travellers.
"What about you guys? Is there anything exciting about the land you're from?" Rapunzel asked eagerly.
The topic of question drew Sora away from his insecurities. Keeping the knowledge of other worlds hidden was still a major factor in the aspect of world travelling; despite Xehanort completing ignoring that rule. So Sora pondered for a moment in order to think of an appropriate response.
"Hmm… well I've lived for the past 17 years alongside the beach with my folks and childhood friends Riku and Kairi; the weather is an all-time high during the summer," Sora replied whilst gesturing to his companions. "And these two hail from our…local kingdom as Royal Guards of sorts."
"Ahh I see," Rapunzel replied in awe. "So does that mean you're a guard to Sora? With that giant key sword?"
Whilst Donald and Goofy chuckled at the thought of a 'Royal Guard' Sora, the key bearer sighed with a scratch of his neck. "Umm, im with a different…battalion so to speak hehe."
"Oh really?" replied Flynn. "Seems a lot of boring if you ask me; what's wrong with a past of good and bad deeds per say?"
The crook then turned his attention to Rapunzel. "Speaking of back stories, I am becoming very interested in yours."
"Now I know im not supposed to mention the hair or the mother."
"Nope," Rapunzel replied with a shake of the head.
"I do have one question though," Flynn answered. "If you wanted to see the lanterns so badly, why haven't you gone before…?"
Silence then dawned the tunnel as Rapunzel tucked blonde hair behind her ear.
"Well…" before Rapunzel could utter a word, the ground began to tremor with distant echoing throughout the tunnel. It was Rapunzel whom took note of the incoming royal guards in hot pursuit; a figure in black robes tailing beside them.
"Guys, I think it's time we run," Rapunzel uttered to the group.
Flynn's face being white as a sheet, couldn't agree more with a sudden yell. "Run!"
Wasting no time, the group sprinted off down the tunnel: Flynn still stuck in front, Donald and Goofy helped Rapunzel gather her hair, whilst Sora attempted to stall the pursuers as his hand glowed blue.
"Freeze," Sora yelled as he cast his spell at the floor; the followers slowed and stumbling from the now frozen floor.
Sora simply grinned as the group saw light at the end of the tunnel. Yet their relief was short lived as they'd found themselves atop a small ledge of what seemed to be a quarry layout.
As the group took scanned around the various tunnels and huge dam to the side. A pair of men broke out of a boarded up tunnel below.
"Umm, who's that?" asked Sora nervously.
"They don't like me," Flynn replied as the group turned to see the not so stumbling guards behind them.
"Who's that?" Rapunzel exclaimed.
"They don't like me either," Flynn answered before a random palace horse emerged from the crowd.
"Okay now who's that?" asked a clearly confused Donald.
"Okay let's just assume for the moment that everyone here doesn't like me," Flynn retorted; the organisation member exiting a dark corridor down below.
"I don't wanna know who that is," Flynn muttered with a shiver.
"They don't like us!" The world travellers replied; Rapunzel now frowning from the situation at hand.
"Here," Rapunzel exclaimed as she used her hair to swing across the ravine from the dam supports; winding Flynn from the shove of her fry pan. Whilst everyone was distracted by Rapunzel's gusto, Sora narrowly avoided shots from the Organisation member's arrow gun below; their purple arrow bullets protruding off the quarry wall.
Sora simply glared at his new opponent below. "Scatter!" Sora yelled; glowing pink with Flow-motion as he descended by the dam supports and quarry ledges.
With Sora off already, Flynn, Donald and Goofy turned to face the Guard and oddly defensive horse.
"Hah, I've been waiting a long time for this," said the head guard as they each drew their swords; Flynn responded meekly with Rapunzel's frying pan. Yet by the time Donald and Goofy summoned their weapons, Flynn has charged blindly at the guards; parrying slashes with a swift slam of the frying pan till the bodies lay flat.
Flynn couldn't help but grin at his newest weapon, "Ooh Mamma I gotta get me one of these!"
But when he turned to his next opponent…it was the white palace horse; a guard's sword clenched in its teeth.
"He's all yours," said Donald; he and Goofy making their way down to deal with the thug brothers.
"Wha-hey,'" Flynn exclaimed as he began to… duel with the Palace horse.
"You should know that this is the strangest thing I've ever done." Yet he was silenced once the horse disarmed him of the frying pan; a loud clang echoed below.
"How about two out of three?" said Flynn? The horse simply glared with a point of its sword.
"Flynn!" yelled Rapunzel as she lassoed her hair around Flynn's hand to swing him to safety. Yet Rapunzel grimaced as Flynn was being swung straight toward the thugs. "Flynn look out," she yelled, swinging him away from the brothers as Donald and Goofy arrived to face them.
"Ha!" Flynn exclaimed. "You should see the look on your faces you lo-" Flynn was cut off upon hitting a dam support. "Ridiculous…
Whilst Rapunzel and Flynn were sorting out their escape from the palace horse. Donald Goofy had been exchanging a barrage of Firaga spells and Shield throws toward the notorious Vreedle Brothers.
"What's with these talking animals?" exclaimed the eye path brother as he attempted to lob off Donald's head with a slash. Yet Donald was too short as he parried with his staff before he leaped back with a multitude of Blizzaga spells. The brother managed to slash away at a few before literally being knocked out cold by a frozen spell to the face.
"Ha, bet you never thought you'd lose to a duck?" Boasted Donald.
The second brother growled as he attacked Goofy with a flurry of thrusts from his pointy sword. Yet Goofy's shield proved far too sturdy for the man's sword as countered his strikes with hard bashes to the brother's chest.
"Sorry about this, but you've gotta be taken down now," said Goofy; launching into Goofy spin before one final blow to the back of his opponents neck.
It was then that the battle turned to Sora. His keyblade was drawn and his eyes brimmed with anger at the Organisation member before him.
"Well hey there kiddo, why the angry face? I was almost certain you'd be happy to see me after so long," said the figure; twirling his arrow gun with a snicker.
"Yeah, yeah whatever Braig. Just what in the hell did Xehanort send you here for?" Sora retorted.
"Ooh, a feisty mouth," Braig replied whilst removing his hood: scarred face, eye patch, grey streaked black hair tied back in a ponytail. "Why he asked me to come teach you a lesson per say. It's only a matter of time before our little princess hunt begins; so why not finish you off early."
Sora simply grit his teeth as he summoned his armor, "We'll see about that."
With a grin, Braig summoned his second arrow gun and opened fire on the armoured Sora. The keybearer groaned as he deflected his way forward with Kingdom Key; stray arrows nipping away at his armor.
"Heh, so the tin can really does protect you?" Braig exclaimed as he warped his way around to evade Sora's slashes. Sora grimaced as he casted Firaga and Thundaga spells to stall the sharpshooter; then using flow motion in order to reach in for hard hitting combos.
"Tch, gotcha now" Braig commented as he warped on top of the Dam supports. Sora recognised this move from when he battled his nobody way back when. So with quick precision, Sora managed to break enough of Braig's sniping shots in order to bring him back in combo range. Signs of panic had begun to show on the sharpshooters face as he warped and aimed for Sora's blind spots. Yet the keybearer simply cast a Reflega shield or deflected Braig's arrows straight back at him.
"Hmm kids improved a lot. He knows my technique from my Nobody's fighting style, I can see the old man now struggling if he wants to beat this guy."
Braig's train of thought was cut off as he was forced to block Sora's strike with his guns.
"What's the matter Braig? Haven't learnt any new moves?" Sora mocked as he glared into Braig's golden eye.
The Sharpshooter simply sighed as he warped back a few metres. "Yeah I'll admit you got me there kiddo. But im afraid we're gonna have to finish this another time; you've got yourself a bit of leaking problem," Braig chuckled as he vanished through a dark corridor.
Sora couldn't help but gulp as his fears turned to reality behind him. The supports of the dam gave way as the flood of water surged through the rugged quarry.
"Sora!" Donald and Goofy screamed as they ran toward their friend in a left side tunnel; whilst Flynn and Rapunzel fled to the right side. Yet the amount of running proved to no avail as the group became immersed under the waves; Rapunzel and Flynn boxed in by a fallen boulder…
Kingdom of Corona – Castle Outskirts
Sora gasped as he dismissed his helmet as he'd landed on the now wet grassy ground. He Donald and Goofy had emerged from a bordered up tunnel to the quarry; the sound of a river could be head close by.
"Ugh, I might be a duck but this is more than wet," grumbled Donald.
"Ugh… quit it Donald," Goofy grumbled. "Hey, what about Rapunzel and Flynn?!"
The trio panicked before the sound of coughing and spluttering caught their attention.
"The river!" The trio exclaimed as they scuffed their way through the shrubs toward the river's edge; Rapunzel and Flynn lay no worse for wear.
"Hey are you guys all right?" asked Sora as he helped Rapunzel to her feet; Donald and Goofy heaving up Flynn.
"Um I think so, just a little wet," replied Rapunzel.
"Her hair glows…" added Flynn with a cough of water.
Rapunzel simply giggled as she began to make out buildings in the distance "Oh my god look, guys we made it to the Kingdom!"
"Ha-ha looks like you'll get to see your lanterns after all," Goofy replied; the group now gazing at the sunset overhead.
"Aww, no I couldn't have made it here without my fellow travelers," Rapunzel chuckled. "And of course there's my guide Eugene."
"Eugene?" Questioned Donald.
"Oh yeah, its Flynn's real name he told me never to tell…" Rapunzel paused at 'Eugene's reddened embarrassment. "…Anyone."
The world travelers simply laughed it off as Sora placed his hands behind his head.
"Well as much as we'd like to stay, that hooded guy from before and his goons are causing some trouble we need to deal with," said Sora with a sigh.
Rapunzel shook her head, "Oh come on now, at least stay with us for the night. You can't go beating bad guys with wet clothes."
With Rapunzel's insistence, the group decided to spend one last night together; unaware of the cloaked woman disappearing through a dark corridor.
Chapter End
Soo guys what did you think? Sora and co have finally wrapped up their adventures in Corona, but do not fret. For we should hopefully return to Corona with another key bearer later on in the story; the cloaked woman being a dead ringer as to why XD So like I said before, Please review/PM me about the action scenes, dialogue, or the story in general per say. For the next chapter we shall be seeing the familiar face of a green skinned hag and her goons amidst their plotting 0.o