Harry Potter and the Gathering of Worlds
By James the Fox
Shadow: "Where the heck is James?"
Riku: "He'll be here in 3, 2, 1..."
(Author opens door and slams it behind him, looking like he ran a long, long, LONG way.)
Sora: "What the...?"
"Block... Block the... Doors... NOW!"
Kairi: "Why?"
"They're here..."
Link: "Snap out of it!"
"P-plot bunnies!"
(The door blows off its hinges, and millions of pink, black, blue, and other colored rabbits swarm the room.)
Everyone: "Oh s-" (Are muffled by rabbits in mouths)
END TRANSMISSION. STARTING FICTION...
FICTION STARTED.
Harry woke with a start. He had had another vision. And it was not good...
"Sirius..."
Kairi had bad feelings the moment that Harry ran up to her, Riku, Shadow, Amy, and Link. Of course, she's been having bad feelings a lot. Sora had been WAY too quiet ever since the Black Arms attack a few weeks ago. When she asked, he simply said that the Black Arms were likely working for a higher power. Kairi knew what that meant...
"And he has help."
Rico was definitely annoyed right now. This world can't take more than 2 weeks in between life threatening situations? Someone must really want to make life miserable. First Harry runs up to him, saying that Voldemort is torturing his godfather at the Ministry of Magic, THEN, because Shadow doesn't have the Chaos Emeralds anymore, they have to fly on evil looking winged horses that are invisible to anyone who hasn't seen death. If he finds out who has it out for him, that fool will have a taste of a Chaos Blade down his throat! But still, when Harry had his outburst at the telephone, Rico couldn't help but laugh when the button he got was "Rico the Hedgehog, Rescue Mission."
"You know, for all its flaws, the Magical World really is amusing!"
Shadow was interested to note all the things that were being studied in the Department of Mysteries. He might have to come back here and check it all out. Scientists on the ARK would have loved to work with Wizards. He was astounded when he saw all the strange orbs that stood proudly on the shelves in the biggest room of all. He was about to take a closer look when a voice shook him out of his thoughts.
"Now, give me that Prophecy, Potter." Malfoy snarled.
Sora had the Keyblade out in seconds. He lunged at Malfoy and the other Death Eaters as the others took the cue to run. Harry managed to escape to a room with a peculiar curtain, but not before the 'Prophecy' shattered into pieces. It wasn't long before the Death Eaters caught up with him, and he wondered if Sora was dead. Dead because he had to play the hero… Just then, a bunch of Order members appeared and fought the DE's. Harry breathed a sigh of relief when Sirius showed up with the others and began to duel his cousin, Bellatrix Lestrange. Then he made a fatal mistake.
Sirius grinned and said, "Come on, you can do better than that!" that taunt gave the DE a chance to send a stunner at Black. As Sirius was launched back, toward the Curtain, Harry felt a rush of wind as Rico tackled the ex-Azkaban prisoner. The fugitive landed on the ground, unconscious, but otherwise fine. Rico landed next to him and whipped out his sword.
"You know, lady, I've been having an annoying month recently, and you made a major mistake. You see, I am filled to the brim with anger, and you just gave me an outlet for that anger." The red hedgehog jumped at Bellatrix and unleashed 5 consecutive strikes with his normal sword, none of which were fatal, but she wouldn't be getting up soon. She hit the ground and passed out. Rico then brought Harry and Sirius out of the battle, to the entrance hall of the ministry. Lucius came up behind him, looking like he was barely standing.
"Give the Prophecy to me, now."
Harry laughed in response. "Sorry, it broke. Too bad, now you'll have to return to your master empty handed. What's a guy to do?" just as Harry said those words, his scar burned fiercely, as if…'as if Voldemort was right… behind… Oh, bugger.' He turned around and saw the Dark Lord in all his fury. He raised his wand and snarled in rage, then seemed to calm down.
"I would be angry, if I wasn't about to kill you and make the Prophecy null and void. Avada Kevada!"
Harry was shocked to see Shadow appear almost out of nowhere and take the green lighting to the chest. He wanted to shout, "No! Don't take that for me!" but found that he couldn't. Shadow hit the ground with a thud just as Dumbledore appeared to help in the fight. Rico grinned and whispered, "Eh, don't worry, Shadow's taken worse."
"Worse than a killing curse?"
"Hey, you survived it once. It should be no sweat for Shadow."
Shadow knew what was going to happen when he was hit with that curse, but he didn't really care. After all, he's lived long enough anyway. It's time to see Maria and Gerald… As he felt his…Soul, maybe… float through the darkness, he felt relived. He landed in a garden bathed in light. It seemed to float among the clouds. A small shallow pond with a fountain was in front of him. It was simple yet beautiful. He could see them now, just standing there and… frowning? He then heard the worst words he could hear in this situation.
"Shadow… I'm sorry, but it isn't time. You still have a purpose. You still have a cause! Please, protect him. He will need the protection and guidance that only you and a select few can give him. Please…"
"Who? Maria, tell me, who do I need to protect? I can't do this without help!" Shadow couldn't understand any of this. Why couldn't anyone else do this? Why did he have to endure more sadness?
"You'll know when the time comes. This is your task. This is what you exist for, beyond anything I could imagine. This is our final request," Gerald replied. And as Shadow was thrown back whence he came, he cried with tears that should have dried up years ago. And finally, after what seemed like years to him and moments in reality, he opened his not-so-mortal eyes.
And as Shadow rose to his feet, tears in his eyes, a lightning scar was visible just above his chest.
TRANSMISSION REGAINED
(Author hits a button saying 'In Case Of Plot Bunnies'. All useless Plot Bunnies get warped to the World that never Was, while ideas from useful Plot Bunnies get put into words on the author's profile.)
"Knew I'd need that sooner or later."
Shadow: "Even with a Plot Bunny in my mouth, I was still able to see the Fic. And know what? That was a new low for you. Bringing me so close to Maria, then dragging me back. You SUCK!'
Rico: "But that was cool how I got to rescue Sirius from his untimely death."
"When I was writing the last part of this Fic, I was listening to Utada Hikaru's 'Final Distance' and FF10's '1000 Words' on Youtube. I think that's why I wrote it to be so sad."
Link: "And who is Shadow supposed to protect?"
"I could tell you, but if I did, I'd have to kill you. Since I need you for this Fic, I have no choice but not to tell you. Anyway, next chapter will have a little introspection on the part of the off-worlders. They will pretty much check out areas of the DoM that interests them. Until then, I see you later."