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 own nothing of value. Except...my Moshi pillow!
The Random Quote of d00m:
"Okay then! While we're at it, let's tell each other our favorite colors, too!" -Kairi
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Cid mumbled profanities under his breath as he attempted to tighten an especially stubborn gummi in place. With the absence of his ship, Cid was forced to try to repair what was left of the kids' pitiful excuse for a rocket. After raiding Geppetto's, he had managed to come up with a few stray blocks. That, combined with his modifications, should make a working ship.
CLANG!
"-bleeping- piece of crap!"
XxX
Tyson stared out into space absentmindedly, eventually turning his gaze to the strange redhead talking with Aerith. Who was she, anyways? She knew Sora, obviously. And she was a Princess of Heart. But still...something about her...
His train of thought was interrupted as Cid slammed the door. "Ship's done. You all ready to go?"
Tidus stood up and grabbed one last roll, cramming it into his mouth. "Yup. I hope it'sh stable now." he mumbled past the food, wiping off his face.
"Tidus! That was for the trip!"
"So?"
-slap-
"OW! Selphie!"
Cloud ignored the two. "Cid, we're staying back. Someone has to keep watch over Traverse Town." He motioned to Aerith. "Me, Aerith, and you'll be staying here."
Surprisingly, Cid put up little protest. "Donald knows how to fly a gummi, right?"
Donald quacked indigently. "Of course I do! First stop, the Coliseum. Herc might know what's up."
"Herc?" several voices asked simultaneously.
"Hercules, the strongest man alive, a-hyuck." Goofy grinned. "Still couldn't beat our Sora, though."
A sad smile crossed Kairi's face. She quickly hid it, regaining a serious composure. "Okay. So, let's go!"
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A thin woman sat sprawled on the steps of Olympus Coliseum, reading a thick, leather-bound book. She tossed her long brunette tresses over her shoulders and closed it with a dull thud and uttered one simple word. "Hercules."
Herc slid beside her, smiling. "Good job, Meg. You're getting more alert." With the Heartless attack, he had decided to train Meg a bit in the art of stealth. Phil couldn't have been happier, except that Hercules was a bit too soft for his taste.
Meg smiled. "Mm-hm. And don't you hear something right now? But...what is it?"
He looked up into the sky, disbelieving. "It's...gummi engines."
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"Looks like the Coliseum is okay, a-hyuck." Goofy stated, looking at the still bright and clean arena. No Heartless.
"Let's go, Goofy!" With that, Donald pushed the OPEN/CLOSE button. A hiss filled the ship as the hatch slowly opened, ramp finally touching the ground with a small thump as dust settled. Donald clamored out from out of the ship, his staff out in case any straggling Heartless decided to show their faces. No one except a very surprised Hercules and a woman with long, chocolate hair pulled up in a messy ponytail, wearing a dark pink dress. Or was it a toga? Aw, who cares? Although uptight Donald wouldn't admit it, he was ecstatic to finally have gotten out of that god-forsaken town. He would come back, of course. With Sora.
They walked up to Meg and Hercules. Phil pushed open the big stone doors, his hooves clip-clopping against the stone stairs. "Donald! Goofy! I haven't seen you in ages!" Hercules paused. "Where's Sora?"
Tyson walked up to him, shaking Hercules' hand. "That's what we're trying to find out." He paused. "I'm Tyson. That's Leon, Yuffie, Selphie, Wakka, Tidus, and Kairi. You already know Donald and Goofy."
He nodded, picking up on the somber atmosphere. "I've heard of you, Kairi. Princess of Heart, correct?"
She nodded. "Yeah."
Phil looked at them, squinting. "How did you guys get past the walls?" He stopped, realizing something else. "And why do I even remember you! When the walls came back up, we were supposed to forget everything."
Riku scratched the back of his neck. "We, uh, have a lot to tell you."
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"Wow." Meg leaned back against the wall, amazement etched onto her face. "Let me get this straight. Sora was given a Keyblade to save all of the worlds. Kairi is a Princess Of Heart. She loses her heart, then regains it. Meanwhile, Riku's getting into then out of the darkness?" She paused, gathering her thoughts. "Sora battles the master of darkness, then you three get separated. Riku then comes through this door and gets back to the place you're from. Now, you build a gummi ship, get past the walls, and are trying to find Sora again."
Tidus leaned against the sandstone. "Yup, that about sums it up."
Phil snorted. "Yeah, that's all well and good. But Sora hasn't shown up for almost a year now. Last time we saw him, the little shrimp had taken out Sephiroth and was leaving for some place to take out Ansem."
Kairi sighed. "Okay, we just wanted to make sure no Heartless were prowling around here."
"The Heartless still exist? I thought Sora killed them!"
"Apparently not. Cause Traverse Town is totaled."
Meg looked crestfallen. "Traverse Town is gone?"
Tyson spoke for the first time. "No. The Organization just looted it and left. With Sora."
The little centaur raised his eyebrow. "Somebody managed to beat Sora? Not someone I'd wanna meet in a dark alley."
Leon unsheathed his sword, the burnished blade glinting in the torchlightin the lobby."Mind if we get a little practice? I'm sure that Tidus could use some pointers."
Tidus' face grew indignant as he realized he had just been insulted. "Hey! What's that supposed to mean?" Leon just smirked. "Fine. You're on, Leon!" Tidus unsheathed his light sword. It had a beautifully sharp edge, and the handle was a bronze flame-like piece.
Yuffie threw up her arms. "Fine. I'll have to come with you to make sure you don't kill each other."
On that cue, Selphie pulled out a pair of fans, swinging them experimentally. The paper was accented by a steel frame. A sharp steel frame, actually. Wakka had designed the fans. They actually doubled as small daggers- the edges of the fan were serrated, while the paper part kept it flexible and lightweight. They were beautiful weapons- beautiful and deadly.
"Guess we're all practicing." Yuffie commented. "Kairi, you gonna come in too?"
Kairi smiled. "I think I'm gonna stay in here for awhile. I'll come out in a little bit, okay?"
The ninja shrugged. "Whatever floats your boat."
The group exited out the roped-off doorway, Meg following. Probably going to read more of her book out in the sunlight. Kairi waited until they were gone, then turned to Phil, who was currently polishing several trophies that were displayed on shelves carved into the side of the stone wall.
"Phil? Can I, um, talk to you for a second?"
"That's what we're doing now, isn't it?"
The redhead sighed, her morose mood coming out. "I have a problem. A big one."
He put down his rag, turning to face the girl. Her hair fell over her face as she sat down abruptly, putting her head in her hands. She spoke, her angry voice muffled.
"Everything is nuts! The Organization completely destroyed Traverse Town, there's some punk with two Keyblades, I'm suddenly the sacred Princess of Heart who can get past the world borders, and now I even have a stinking Keyblade!"
Phil looked at her in disbelief. "You have a Keyblade?"
Kairi opened her eyes and held out a hand, her shining silver sword appearing in her palm. "I don't even know how to wield a sword. Why would it turn into..." She paused, realizing that she was the only one who even knew about what happened in the Moogle shop. "I found Sora's Keyblade in a destroyed building. When I touched it...the Keyblade...changed."
"So that's what's been going on."
Kairi and Phil both snapped their heads up, hearing the voice. Tyson walked into the room, his face holding a trace of anger. "I saw the ring of keychains on your skirt, Kairi. I'm not stupid. Why didn't you tell us what was going on?"
She stood up and in two long strides was right up next to him. "You're not my mother! Not like I have to inform you of everything that goes on in my life, is it Mister Bow-Down-To-Me-Because-I-Have-Two-Keyblades."
"Get a hold on yourself! You've got a Keyblade now, too. And you didn't think it was important enough to mention? Very mature, Kairi. Very mature."
Now her face was as red as her hair. "You think I wanted this! You seriously believe that I wanted all these responsibilities dumped on me? I don't even know what's going on! Excuse me for wanting to sort it out before I told you guys!"
"We might've been able to help you!"
"Just like you are now, right?"
Tyson narrowed his eyes. "You're a real piece of work, aren't you?"
Phil stepped in, getting between the furious pair. "Look, you two, this ain't gonna solve nothin. He knows now, anyway. Not much you can do about it."
Kairi threw up her hands. "Okay then! While we're at it, let's tell each other our favorite colors, too!" She stalked out of the two double doors, brooding. "I'm going to wait on the ship. Hopefully Tyson won't try to spy on me there, too."
Tyson watched her go, mad as heck at the girl. "Go on, then, miss Princess Of Heart! No one cares!" With that, he turned and ducked back under the rope into the Coliseum. Leaving a very confused Phil in his wake.
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Kairi resisted the urge to throw something at the wall inside the ship. "Of all the dirty tricks! Who does he think he is, spying on me!" A clang was heard as her Keyblade fell to the floor. She narrowed her eyes. "Congratulations, you stupid piece of metal. I'm back to my moody old self now. Just like how I was on Destiny Islands after Sora left."
She sat down on a cot, leaning her head against the wall. "I know he was just trying to help... but still!" Kairi closed her eyes. "I'm such an idiot..."
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"So, it's agreed." A deep voice echoed through the vast marble room. "The three of us together can take down the Queen Of Hearts. And with her, Sora will fall." He smiled. A familiar smile...
"Pity. He was entertaining." He grinned eerily, a crown of red spiked hair framing his face.
"You know that he's dangerous, Axel. To the Organization."
"I'm aware. He was fun while it lasted. It's easy to toy with him." He paused for a moment. "Kxerrix- you're sure he's locked up tight, correct?" (A/N- Kxerrix is pronounced Kuh-ZERR-Ix. Just thought you'd all want to know.)
The Organization member looked at him, slightly annoyed. "I can summon Heartless well enough. Besides, without the Keyblade, the kid's defenseless."
A pink-haired man stood up. "I'll check on him just the same." Marluxia walked out of the two double doors. Kxerrix and Axel stared after him for a moment, then Axel leaned back in his chair, smiling triumphantly. "You really do have a talent there."
The blonde let a small smirk play across her features. "It was easy. I learned a few tricks from Naminé. Marluxia never knew what was coming- changing a few memories here and there isn't a problem." She paused for a moment. "That's all I dare do, though. Any more and his powers might be disrupted."
Axel laughed scornfully. "We wouldn't want that, would we? It wouldn't have been worth saving him. After all of that mess in Castle Oblivion."
Kxerrix closed her eyes. "Who'd of though so many disloyalties to the Organization would sprout up? Anyways...now that's over with."
The spiky haired redhead nodded. "I'm going to go check on Sora." They shook hands, and Axel left.
Kxerrix sat back in her chair, faking relaxation. In the Organization, loyalties changed with the weather. Marluxia was still presumed loyal by most of the organization- Axel and herself had kept the memory change under their hoods for obvious reasons. She hadn't made an appearance in Castle Oblivion- she was too busy honing her skills- particularly, her ability to call Heartless at will. It really was her specialty; her talent had been magnified from the beginning. Now, she could call even Cerberus at will. Axel had also significantly improved in his fighting skill and prowess- not someone you'd like to tangle with, unless, of course, you were Kxerrix. The three of them were supposed to 'eliminate' Sora and the Queen Of Hearts. It was common knowledge that only one would emerge to take the credit.
She was going to make sure it was her.
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You guys have no idea how long it took to find a girl's name that I like and that has X's in it. Plus, want to know an interesting fact about Kxerrix's name? It's derived (Which means I changed a few letters. Hahaha) from the Celtic/Gaelic name Kerry, which means "Dark Princess". I was searching online for FOREVER. But I'm satisfied. Anyways... I am officially fourteen! And can study for my permit...-evil laughter-Excuse me...I got three hours of sleep last night because of my B-Day party, so I'm a bit tired-hyper. (You all know how that is...if you're up late enough, you start to act a little...weird)Okay. Enough of me...here's you guys!
Therazrbladekisses- I am so mean. Well, in the next chapter, I could be REALLY mean and leave you on about the worst cliffie of all time. Worse than my other one. Hahahaha...
Horsie890- Hahahaha. Sora is fine- the Organization isn't planning to kill him until he has served his purpose...which I can't tell you right now. Cause that's a spoiler.My cousin's name is Meaghen (Gah! I can never spell her name right. -whaps self-) I enjoy giving life to my characters; its fun to take personalites to extremes. And since Sora's not here to make the stupid remarks, Tidus gets to do it. I can never get Wakka right, though. I don't like him...he's annoying. Argh. -shoots a Blitzball out of a cannon) Go get it Wakka!
Perhelediel- Marluxia is back in black! (Excuse the pun; couldn't be helped.) Tidus will later insult Marluxia about his 'flower power'...Tidus will get hurt...hahahahahaha. I plan to make him dangerous. No wimpy flowers for him!I bet that most people who read this thought that it was Donald that was making the noise. The little ducks don't get much recognition, so I wanted to at least mention them in my story. Kairi wasn't expecting to find that stuff either...well, want a hint to how powerful the new Organization members are? They managed to KO Sora fast enough that he didn't have time to call his Keyblade back to him so that he could weild it again later. Owch.
-buffers review button with shoe polish- See, it's EXTRA shiny! WOW. Even you that havn't reviewed yet feel the uncontrollable urge to push it!
-Akiko
-N O T E-
Umm… this is kikofreako's friend, Slinky lover, and told me to tell everyone this… Very sadly- and unfortunately- Akiko will be on a MAJOR hiatus. M A J O R. As in weeks. So this is pretty much all there is for a while. I'm sure she'd rather not have me go into detail, so I will not. Let's just say… she screwed up.
Although, there might be more up… she might be able to write the next parts and I'd type them up for her. So there may be more, but don't count on any updates soon. Don't try e-mailing her, either. She's lost all computer privileges. Anyway…