Search Party
By Kikofreako
Summary:
Sora's whereabouts are unknown, Kairi has some strange power, and what's up with this Blonde Haired Kid that's carrying around a set of Keyblades? Everything's spinning out of control as Donald, Goofy, the Destiny Islands crew and the FF crew are jammed together in efforts to find a certain brunette. SoraXKairi Some: Squiffie and SelphieXTidus
Disclaimer:
I don't own Kingdom Hearts. So there.
The Random Quote of d00m:
"HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE ON TWO BAGS!" -Selphie
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Selphie stuck her head out of her bedroom door, peering out into the hallway. Satisfied that the coast was clear, she tiptoed as not to awake her sleeping parents. It was midnight, after all. Kairi had been talking incessantly about "gummi relations" and "reading the stars". Made absolutely no sense to her, but supposedly, according to Riku, Kairi, and Mr. Lupein, you could tell your location in the cosmos from looking up at the sky. Sounded fishy, but Selphie didn't want to crush Kairi's hope of finding Sora again. It was the first time in a year and a half that she had shown this much...spirit.
A soft click echoed through the air as Selphie silently closed the front door, then ran to the field- that was where Kairi was mapping. It was, according to her, "the best place to see the stars, since idiots will keep all their lights on and make it too bright". Well, whatever. She was probably right. Stopping to catch her breath, she looked around for the redhead, then spotted the faintglow of a flashlight illuminating a small figure on the top of the hill. Walking up to it, she tapped Kairi's back, making her jump about three feet in the air, much to Selphie's delight.
"Geez, do you always have to do that?" Kairi looked at her, annoyed.
"Maybe." Glancing around, she looked up at the sky, marveling at all of the tiny specks of light. "So this is the last piece you need, right?"
"I think. We had to map the position of the sun and stars at noon, six in the morning, six and night, and now. Midnight." Making a small mark on her paper, she gave it to Selphie. "Meet the Destiny Islands. We're right..." she pointed at the mark, "...there. Fifty-three degrees north, seventy degrees east."
Looking at the abstract marks and scribbled notes on the battered paper, the brunette handed it back to Kairi. "So...we can make the ship now?"
"If we can get our hands on the right materials. Mr. Lupein says that the museum had an old gummi display once. We should be able to get most of the blocks." A silence filled the air as they both stood there shivering from the cold night air, each thinking their own thoughts. Finally Selphie spoke.
"I'm going to go back home." She paused. "Don't stay out here too long, okay?"
Nodding, Kairi looked at her. "Um, Selphie...thanks for always being there. You know, even when I was a jerk."
Smiling happily, she gave the red head's arm a squeeze. "That's what best friends are for."
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Three Weeks Later
"Selphie!" Wakka looked at the huge mountain of bags, aghast. "Did ya bring your whole wardrobe or what, man?"
"No!" Selphie answered defensively. "I only brought two pairs of pajamas. Instead of my normal four." Motioning to the six stuffed bags sitting next to her, she lifted two up, groaning with the effort. "Can...someone help me...get these in the ship?"
"Sorry Selphie. Two bag limit."
She nearly fainted, then started screaming. "HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE ON TWO BAGS?"
"Not bring pajamas is one thing." Tidus smirked.
Glowering, she turned to the cheeky blonde. "When I get my hands on you..."
Ignoring the flirting pair, Riku looked over the checklist. "I think we have everything. Now all we have to do is get this bucket in the air."
The gummi ship was flyable. Barely. The group had scrounged supplies from the outdated museum exhibit and, according to Mr. Lupein's advice, had put them together to get a flyable ship. Now, where it would take them was uncertain, considering that the Destiny Island's gummi had been made from scratch. But not like that was going to deter anyone. What worried Riku was the walls. None of them had mentioned it, in fear that Mr. Lupein would give up on the project. In truth, no one had any idea how they were going to get past the world boarder. Not like that was going to stop them.
"Riku, come on! We're taking off!"
Jerking from his stupor, Riku clambered into the ship and took the pilot's seat. When he was traveling with Maleficent, he had watched the ship's controls and how they worked. Lucky for him. He put the ship in gear and watched Kairi sit down next to him.
"Um, Kairi?"
"Yeah?"
"You might want to strap in."
Kairi obliged. It was going to be a rough ride.
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Riku flipped switches, initiating the launch program. The ship rumbled as it rose until the nose was pointing straight into the sky as the twin boosters started to glow red with heat. Tidus cleared his throat.
"Please keep your hands and feet inside during the ride. There is no getting off at this point. If you were stupid enough to get on this pile of junk, then you need a brain transplant. Luckily for you, Selphie is scheduled for one soon."
Wakka cracked up as Selphie glared at Tidus. "Just wait until we get off this thing. You. Are. In SO. MUCH. TROUBLE!" The brunette would have kept ranting, but she was cut off by the force of gravity pressing down on her like a huge hand crushing the air from her lungs. Clouds flew by as the seconds ticked on, a whooshing sound filling every last crevice of the ship as it rattled, leaving tiny Island's atmosphere. Finally, the bucking of the ship came to a halt until they were gliding through space smoothly. Riku was the first to recover.
"We're in space now." Pushing many important-looking buttons, he checked the sonar. "Nothing for awhile. According to Kairi and I's calculations, it'll be about four hours until we arrive in Traverse Town."
Selphie unhooked her seatbelt and stood up, cracking her knuckles. "That'll be just enough time to finish off Tidus."
The said blonde screamed and jumped out of his seat, running around the cockpit. Selphie laughed manically. This was going to be fun.
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Riku's patience was frayed. That was an understatement, actually. As of this moment, his patience was going to last about as long as an appetite in a McDonalds. And to any of you that don't understand that stupid analogy, that means not long.
Wakka walked up and plopped into the co-pilots seat, groaning. "How much longer..." He had given up with trying to get Tidus and Selphie to shut up. Kairi, on the other hand, was watching them argue and having a great time.
"Twenty minutes. Maybe less."
"I can't believe this ship has even lasted this long," Wakka stated. "We're definitely gonna need that guy's ship. What's his name?"
Riku looked at the sonar again, desperate for the familiar blip of a world. None came. "Cid. He builds the ship. We've probably disgraced the art of gummi."
"Probably."
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Kairi sat in a chair, listening to Selphie and Tidus. It wasn't often that you got this kind of entertainment. As of right now, they were debating on which was better, Coke or Pepsi. Selphie was all for Coke, while Tidus refused to even say Coke's name aloud in fear of "polluting the air".
"Have you ever seen a Coke can?" Selphie stated.
Tidus snorted. "Well duh."
"It's obvious that the even the color scheme on the can is superior to Pepsi's lame little red, white, and blue circle thing."
He looked at her, flabbergasted. "It's so not about the can! The pop is what matters. And Pepsi's design is awesome. The pop-which-shall-not-be-named is always changing theirs."
"The design is what grabs the consumer's eye. Every good company knows its all about design."
"Pepsi cans do catch people's eyes!"
"Afterwards, they puke from the poor color scheme."
Poor Tidus never stood a chance. If Selphie didn't get her job as a fashion designer, she planned to pursue a career as a lawyer.
"Look, all I'm saying is that Pepsi's color scheme is a piece of cra-" The brunette didn't finish her sentence, being cut off for the second time in less than a day. The ship buckled suddenly, throwing all occupants that weren't strapped in plummeting into the back wall of the ship, then to the floor.
"What in the -bleep- was that?" Tidus swore, earning a slap from Selphie.
Riku's face had a somber look on it. "We finally hit the world boarder. The ship's stalled."
Everyone was silent. They knew this would happen eventually, but no one wanted to acknowledge the subject, crush any of the buds of hope that they had. Wakka's voice broke the silence. "So, man. What do we do?"
Riku sighed. "I really don't know."
Outside, the wall pulsed gently, waves of light traveling back and forth. In the distance, they could just make out Traverse Town. So close! We're so close... Riku punched the dash in frustration. "I didn't come this far to stop now!" he yelled, frustration coursing through every vein in his body.
It was then everyone noticed Kairi.
She stood up, as if in a trance, and walked to the dash, walking slowly. Then, she just stood staring at the window, watching the patterns of light as they swirled around. Kairi closed her eyes, then reopened them slowly. They glowed a bright white, and body was surrounded by a white aura. She stretched out her hand, palm facing the wall.
"Make way for a Princess Of Heart!"
Then...the wall parted for them. Shards of light danced in the air, surrounding the ship and pulling them past the wall. Kairi lost her glow, her eyes closing as she stumbled back, Riku catching her.
"Wha-what happened?" Kairi spoke softly.
Selphie looked at her in amazement. "You just got us past the wall! You were glowing, and then you're like, 'Make way for a Princess Of Heart!' Then the wall came down."
The redhead stared at her. "There's no- I couldn't-"
Tidus interrupted her. "There is, and you did. I don't know how."
Kairi cradled her head in her hands. "What's happening..."
A beep sounded. Glancing at the sonar, Riku pointed to the little green dot. "We're here."
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Kairi's head swirled with thoughts. Everything was spinning out of control. How had she broken past the wall? Why did she collapse? Was Sora okay?
Kairi stopped abruptly. Where had that come from? Her musings were interrupted by a jar as the ship touched down.
Riku took a deep breath and opened the hatch, not sure of what he'd see.
What came next, no one expected.
Traverse Town was in ruins.
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What's happened in Traverse Town! Hehehe, you'll all just have to wait and find out. Reviews...
Unbound Evil- Thanks- I hope the next chapters will be up to par.
Perhelediel- I have now read the CoM script online; I thought it was very good. And I wish I have played FFX...-cries- But I have not. I need to go rent it, huh? -pulls out cash and tries to see if she has enough dough to spare-
Kingdom219- Thanks, the suspense will grow, I'm afraid.
Razer- Nice to see you again! And yes, another evil cliffie, I know. -shields self from EBIL MOOGLE PLUSHIES-
Horsie890- Hehe, I am going to have fun with Kairi- she probably has the biggest role in this story. I'm glad I managed to change your perspective a bit. Sora won't be appearing until the end. -gives DDK a cookie- Since they won't let you have a say in this. -Haha-
Slinky Lover- Everyone, meet my proofreader. Lol, just kidding. But I send her all my chapters before I post them here. And the stupid spell checker didn't pick up "Brigade" -whaps spell checker-
Well, that's it. And for all of you that have read my other story, you know what I'm going to say next. Push the shiny review button and make meh happy!