Episode 3: Under The Sea

Game: Kingdom Hearts 2


Riku, Sora, Kairi, and I were thinking of places to go for an extended vacation. The King said we needed one from the saving the world thing so we agreed. The hardest part was where we should go?

Maybe Twilight Town but Hayner, Pence, and Olette would attack me in hugs and totally pester me about my thing for a certain somebody.

Halloween Town is a really great place, but the Heartless are infested there so we can't even enjoy ourselves without killing some heartless.

The Pride Lands maybe one but…. Don't take me wrong, seeing Sora and Riku as Nekos isn't really bad but having to watch Kairi drool over them both is really sick!

Then there is Atlantica. Hm…. Atlantica seems great. I've never been there before actually, I was captured by Saïx before I could get to go there so I haven't been there. It would be really fun. I wonder what happens there.

"SORA~ I THINK I FOUND A PLACE TO GO FOR OUR EXTENDED VACATION!" I yelled to the lazy bum who was balancing out his magic. My azure hair and sapphire eyes were looking for a nod from his head. I smiled at the spikey haired brown brother of mine softly. I was wearing a light T-Shirt one that stated 'Under the Sea is the place to be~'. I also had on ripped jeans with heartless key chains on them swishing as I walked to him.

"Really? Where ever so, Kazumi?" He asked smartly as he walked to me smiling. His clothes were kinda different than what he usually wears on our adventure. He had a black Tee on and swimming trunks. His crown necklace was still there and the bite marks from our cat, Lucy, where he accidently sat down on her.

"How about Atlantica? I've never been there before and YOU know I wanna!" I whined as I hugged Sora tightly as if I was dying. Sora felt really sweaty. "Eww…. Sora! I told you not to wear black today! You'll burn up!" I ran into the water to get the sweat offa me.

"Oh, I never thought of it before. I'll ask Kairi and Riku if it's settled." Sora smiled at me and hugged me again making me flail in terror of his sweat.


~Later that Night~

I was in the Gummi ship, waiting for Riku, Kairi, and Sora to get packed to our vacation to Atlantica. I, on the other hand, was already packed since I was dreaming about this day. I was in the room that Kairi and I was gonna share on our long way to Atlantica. The room was really wonderful! I had practiced my magik on the room to make it more comfortable for trips. It was all girls like except for my side of the room which was a light blue with a beach theme to it. It had a dresser with my clothes in it on my side, and a dresser on the other side for Kairi's things.

"Chirp!" A small chirping squeak made way to my ears so I turned around to find a golden baby Chocobo. The Chocobo looked at me, chirping. "Chirp!" It said again. It was so cute! But, I wonder where it came from. Chocobos don't live on Destiny Islands nor do they breed there. Then how did this little one get here? The Chocobo jumped onto my bed, and it looked at me. It cocked its head to the side.

That was cute! I hugged it, not trying to kill it, and began to cuddle with it. "Awww! You're so adorable! I wonder how you got here, but I guess I will name you!" I said. I quit hugging the Chocobo, and I looked at it closely. Its eyes were different colors. One was green and the other was brown. They reminded me of Challisk.

Challisk is a type of ancient stone in the Hundred Acre Woods. They glow in happiness if you are happy, and they glow in sadness if you are sad. They reflect your emotions by colors.

"I'm gonna name you Challisk, alright?" I asked the adorable Chocobo infant.

The Chocobo looked at me, nodding. "Chocobo!" He said. He danced a bit before feeling me put a collar on his neck. The collar was red with a golden emblem on it. It stated 'Challisk'. "Cho?"

"It's a collar silly. So other people won't try to steal you, and they will know you are mine!" I stated. I hugged Challisk again. He hugged me back. I giggled as I heard the door to the Gummi ship open and people come in. "Finally!" I said, walking out to the main room. Challisk followed me.


"What took you guys so long? I thought you all had forgotten it and left me on here!" I snapped at my older brother in anger. Even though he was older than me by 1 year, I still was snappy. I put my hands on my hips, tapping my right foot on the ground.

Sora looked at me. "Sorry Kazumi, I was looking for my camera." He chuckled. He was putting up his stuff in his room that he shared with Riku.

"Why would you need your camera? Atlantica is a water world, and if I remember correctly, your camera spazzes out in water and goes to camera heaven!" I stated.

"I have magik I can use to make it not spazz out. Think like a water proof camera." He waved it off, going to put up his stuff.

I face palmed. I looked at Kairi and Riku. "Your story?" I asked them.

Kairi laughed. "I had to tell my mom to feed Sabrina before I left, and she was downstairs." She smiled brightly at me. She went to put up her stuff, and I showed her which room.

"The second one of the left, your side of the room is pink." I stated.

"Thanks!" She left to put up her stuff.

Now it was Riku's turn. "Yours?" I asked him.

He glanced at me, smiling. "Sora fell over with his bags on top of him, and I tried to help him up, and he pulled me down too." He said. He chuckled. He held some bags, not as much as Kairi and Sora. He had just a plain gray T-shirt on and some Khaki.

"Well…. Alright." I concluded. Something hit my leg, and I looked down to see Challisk. "Oh, I forgot about you." I said, picking him up. He chirped.

"Is that a Chocobo?" Riku asked me. He came closer to inspect the bird I was holding.

"Yes, I thought Chocobos didn't breed on this island. Then how is this little one here?" I said, seeing Challisk stare at Riku. It was like a stare down. Not either one of them moved. "Guys?" I asked them.

Challisk was the first one to break the stare between him and Riku as he nuzzled Riku's face. "Cho!" He chirped.

I laughed. "Challisk! I thought you hated him!" I giggled, hugging Challisk in my arms. He cuddled me. "Cho!"

Riku smiled before petting the Chocobo's head as he ruffled its feathers in a playful matter. "Cute Chocobo. Better watch out for cats though, I heard that cats have a strong liking to Chocobos." Riku advised me. He left to put up his stuff.

I shivered. "Cats?" I instantly thought of Lucy. I gulped, thinking of what poor Lucy would do to Challisk! "No! I won't let that happen!" I vowed, hugging Challisk.

"Won't let what happen?" Sora asked, coming in. He looked tired as he sat down on the chair. "Is that a Chocobo?" He asked. He got up again, and he looked at the Chocobo in my arms.

"Yes, his name is Challisk, and he is my new pet!" I smiled. I held him out of Sora who yelped. I raised an eyebrow. Sora has never ever been afraid of anything. Not even heartless or the nobodies! "Sora? Are you afraid of Challisk?" I asked him.

Sora looked at me as if I was nuts. "No! Pfft! Why? He's just a bird…." He trailed off. He was shivering. "I just saw a spider on the floor, die spider!" He said, stamping a spider on the floor. He chuckled nervously.

"Sora, are you afraid of birds?" I asked him worriedly. I mean if he was afraid of birds, then how did he take to the bird like heartless and Donald? I mean Donald would never hurt Sora in anyway, but I wonder why he is afraid of birds. I looked sad.

"Cho?" Challisk asked, afraid he did something wrong.

"…. Promise not to tell anyone? Not even Riku?" He looked at me. He looked scared, unlike his confident, charming self. This was a new side to my older brother that frightened me so. What could have happened to make my brother scared of birds so much? Since he asked me not to tell Riku it must have been terrible.

"I promise. Pinky Promise." I smiled. I held out my pinky to him.

He looked at me smiling as he did the same. Both of our pinkies intertwined around one another's as a promise was made. "I'll tell you once we are alone alright?"


We finally arrived at Atlantica! I was so happy! I was starting to get bored on the ship. Challisk seemed that way too, and I bet he wanted to go. I think I could get my magik to help him transform into something awesome. I ran out to the lobby. The world was utterly fantastic! "Oh my god, this is truly amazing!" I said.

"So ecstatic about the underwater world I take it?" A voice said from right behind me.

I jumped at the sound of the voice, and I turned around to see none other than Riku himself. "You scared me! Don't ever do that again!" I said, putting a hand to my fast, beating heart. It started to slow down some.

"Sorry, but I couldn't help myself." Riku laughed.

"Yes, I am ecstatic about Atlantica! I have always wanted to breathe underwater and talk to fish! I love the ocean, and I love Dolphins! I want to talk to a Dolphin!" I said excitedly, waiting for Sora and Kairi to get up. I wanted to go really badly!

"Alright, so…. How about we just go already since I think Sora will sleep for like until 3 in the morning and Kairi takes so long to get ready." Riku suggested. He smiled at me.

"Both of us? Won't Sora be angry? Well, I do have some magik to transform us. Alright, hang on… I need to get Challisk." I said, running off to find the little Chocobo. I found him sleeping outside of the door, and I woke him up. "Hey, Challisk, I'm going to go to Atlantica with Riku now. Want to come?" I asked him.

Challisk immediately woke up, and he chirped. He ran to where Riku was already waiting.

I smiled as I went back to where they were. "Ready!" I said. Finally! I get to see what Atlantica looks like! I had gotten my little wand which was just a small azure still. I twirled it around before I grabbed Riku's hands and kicked the door open, jumping out into the water. Challisk jumped as well. My magik swirled around us before we both transformed into mer people.


I opened my eyes to see that I was indeed underwater! It was dreams come true! I looked to see that my azure hair was floating, and it sparkled in the sun's rays. A piece of coral was in my hair, and it was pink. I looked at my chest to see lilac colored sea-shells as bras. I looked down further to see my stomach, and I saw a scaly deep purple colored tail. The ends of it were white. "Woah! It worked!" I said. I was amazed! I could talk and breathe underwater! But wait, where were Riku and Challisk?

"Cho!" A squeak was heard from behind a couple of seaweed bushes.

"Challisk?" I asked. I floated on over there, surprised how hard it is to control a mermaid tail. "Man, this is uber hard!" I said. I finally made my way over there. "Challisk? Is that you?" I asked once more. I moved the seaweed pieces out of the way, and I saw that it was in fact Challisk! He had turned into a Seahorse! He was stuck.

"Chocobo!" He said, trying to get out of the tangled plants. He was upside down.

I giggled. "I'll help you out. Hang on." I said as I pulled the plants off him. I managed to get all of them off. He was free as a bird! I swam back to the rock I was sitting on before as I looked at Challisk try to maneuver his way. "It's harder than it looks, right?" I asked.

"Cho!" He agreed, swimming over to me. He nuzzled me. He had a lot of yellow frills. His eye colors were the same as well.

"Now, I found you, but what about Riku?" I asked him. "Did you see where he went?" I asked Challisk.

Challisk tilted his head to the right a bit before shaking his head.

"Oh… Then where is he? Man, Sora is gonna flip when he finds out I lost Riku!" I said. I was already flippingout! I decided to explore the new lands and look for him. Challisk followed me as well, getting the hang of swimming. "Let's try to find him alright, Challisk?"

"Cho!"


Sora woke up in the morning at 3pm sharp. He looked to see that Riku was gone, and his bed was neatly made. "Neat freak." He mumbled. He rubbed his eyes to get the sleepiness out of them. "Oh, yeah, Atlantica…. I guess Kazumi wants to go. Alright, I'll get her up." He said, yawning. He trekked out to the room she and Kairi shared, as he knocked on the door. "Kairi? Are you up?" He asked.

The door opened to reveal Kairi, dressed in a white dress. She seemed to be ready to leave. "Yes? Why?" She asked.

"We are at Atlantica so I was wondering if Kazumi wanted to go now." Sora said.

"Well, she's not here. Not been here for about 4 hours or more. Her bed has been made. I thought she was out in the training room, so I checked, but nothing was there." Kairi stated.

Sora looked inside to see that Kairi was true. Kazumi's bed was made neatly just like Riku's when he woke up. Challisk wasn't there at all either too. Where was his baby sister? Also, where was Riku? Was he in the bathroom? "Have you seen Riku? I saw that his bed was made, but I didn't see him."

Kairi pondered. "No, I haven't. Aren't you his roommate?" She asked.

"Yes, but his bed was made. I wonder if he is in the shower. Maybe he knows where Kazumi is." Sora stated, knowing that his little sister might be somewhere. Maybe Riku knew?


I was searching for Riku for what seemed like hours. Actually, it had been 1 hour and 27 minutes sharp. "Where is he!" I asked myself, swimming into a cavern. The cavern was dark and so I was kinda afraid. I saw a light beside me, and so I saw that Challisk was glowing in the dark. "You glow in the dark?"

Challisk looked at himself to see that he was glowing in a golden color. "Cho!" He said.

"I'm gonna make you my flashlight, alright?" I asked him.

"Cho!" He saluted me.

I giggled, but I stopped when I heard a growl. It was a dark growl that made my spine chill. "H-Hello? Anyone here?" I stuttered out. I was shaking.

The growl got louder as I saw a pair of two golden eyes staring at me. They were in the darkness, reminding me of a heartless.

"W-Who are you?" I asked. I was deeply afraid of whatever this mysterious being was. It was scary. I had my charms with me so if I got into any trouble of some sort; I would use them to defend myself and Challisk.

"Chocobo!" Challisk hissed at the being. He was trying to be protective of me, and he was trying really hard. His frills were ruffled up.

"Challisk, let's leave. I'm afraid Riku's not around here." I said, turning back around to find the entrance blocked by darkness. Oh no! I was trapped! "The entrance is blocked! What do we do now?" I whimpered, backing up to Challisk.

"Cho!" He replied, backing up to me while circling around with so he created a barrier of his tail. He glared at the beast.

I stared into the darkness. The beast was gone. I saw light up ahead so I told Challisk to move. A way out of the darkness? I'll take it! We swam over there to the light, and I saw a crack in the wall. It was big enough for both of us. "Challisk, how about you go first." I said.

Challisk nodded, slipping through the crack in the wall, and he waited for me. "Cho!"

I smiled, pushing my head through, and then my whole body.


Sora was frantic! He couldn't find Riku anywhere! He checked every room in the Gummi ship, and he couldn't find him! Neither could he find his little sister! "Where are they! Did they leave to the world already?" He asked Kairi who was sitting on one of the chairs.

"Maybe…. The door is open so… I bet they did." Kairi stated.

Sora looked to see the door wide open. "THEY LEFT WITH THE DOOR OPEN?" He seethed. They had enough sense to close the door since space pirates or Heartless could come in and kill them while they slept! "Well, I'm going down there to find both of them and scold them. How about you?" Sora asked, walking to the door.

Kairi just smiled, "Nah, I'll stay and watch the ship. Besides, when you get them both back up here, we all can go and have a vacation down there." She stated.

"Alright, just don't forget if there is any danger, use the keyblade Riku gave you." Sora said before he jumped into the water to find his sister and Riku. His magic transformed him into a merman with a blue dolphin tail.


Challisk looked over to see a merman with a shark tail, the color of black with white stripes, coming towards them. He growled at them, his frills spiking up.

"Woah, Challisk, chill. It's me, Riku." The merman said.

"Cho?" Challisk asked. "Choco!" He said, nuzzling the boy.

"How ya doing? Where's Kazumi?" Riku asked him.

"Right here!" I said, trying to get my tail through the crack in the wall. It was stuck. "Ow! My tail is stuck!" I whimpered. The rocks were digging into my tailfin.

"Are you stuck?" Riku laughed. He had no shirt on, well he was a merman, and his dorsal fin was black as well.

"Yes, I'm stuck! I was looking for you when I went into the cavern, and I saw a creature! It vanished, and I saw the crack in the wall, and so Challisk got out, but my tail is stuck! Mind giving me a hand?" I said.

"Alright, give me your hands." Riku said. He swam over, and he grabbed my hands. He smiled at me. "Ready?" He said.

I looked at him. "Yes!" I said, feeling him pull me out of the crack. But, something wasn't right. Something latched onto my tail from inside the cavern. It pulled me back. "Something is pulling on my tail from the other side! I think it might be the creature!" I whimpered.

"Hang on! I got you!" Riku seriously said, grabbing my waist as he pulled back. He tried really hard not to hurt me in the process, but it was really hard since something was stronger on the other side. "What the heck is it!" He asked.

"How should I know!" I grumbled out, seeing his chest. 'Dang, it looks so hot… Wait… I'm about to die, and I'm thinking of his sexy chest!' I mentally punched myself. I felt whatever it was on the other side, pulling me in harder. Riku's grip was slipping as he tried to hold onto me.

"Kazumi!" He yelled, using his other hand to call forth his keyblade. He aimed at the crack in the wall, and he shot a blast of darkness at it. The crack in the wall got bigger as sunlight poured inside the dark cavern. He gasped as he saw a rather large aquatic heartless, grabbing my tailfin.

It was blue with a circular head, and it had a diamond shaped spear on its head. It had two golden eyes and a white stitched mouth. A red collar was on its neck with the emblem of a heartless on it, meaning it was a heartless. It had a shark's body, and it had four long tentacles. Each one had a different kind of spear on it.

"HEARTLESS!" Riku yelled out in fright as he blasted the creature with all his might! His keyblade's magik was wearing thin. The magik as was losing power. He was frustrated as he was beginning to release that he might not be able to save Kazumi. His heart burned in defiance. There was no way in hell he was gonna let her go, he developed feelings for her.

"Help!" I cried out. I looked to see the heartless's tentacles coming at me from behind, wrapping around my body. 'Ew…. Tentacle raep!' I thought disgusted. Thank god I was a mermaid…. I tried kicking the slimy thing off my body, but it didn't work.

"I'm not gonna lose you!" He cried out. Riku's eyes turned dark as darkness swirled around his merman body. It lashed out at the heartless, engulfing it into a sphere of darkness. He crushed his palms together, indicating the heartless's death. He looked at me in a weird way.

"Riku? You alright?" I asked him. His eyes were not green anymore. They were yellow. Sora told me once that when Riku was on the dark side his eyes turned yellow. That meant he was on the dark side. Was he now? Hope not…. We finally got Riku back to the good side. We don't wanna lose him again. I don't wanna lose him again.

"Yeah, why would you ask?" His tone was on the edge. Darker and deeper. He shifted his body towards me, swimming at me. He held me.

"Um… Riku? What're you doing?" I asked him. I was blushing since he was holding me, and he was closer to me.

"What? You don't like me holding you? I thought you liked me." He laughed. "I know you do. I can see it in your eyes when you stare at me when I'm not looking. I can hear you talk oddly when you're around me. Let's face it, when I came back with Sora from our final battle, you came up and hugged me tightly. That's called love." He chuckled darkly, leaning into my face.

I blushed darkly. He found out my secret. My deep secret. "Yeah…." I mumbled. I felt a hand on my chin, gently lifting it up to his face. Lips from lips.

"Don't be ashamed. You know what? I love you too."