A/N: Yet another slooooooooow update. But! I've got an excuse for it (don't I always?)! I've been takin' Driver's Ed in the mornings, so that's half of my day already gone! Yeah...well, with school out, and all, I should be able to update a bit faster. Please enjoy!

Disclaimer: Kingdom Hearts still doesn't belong to me, Kupo and the Spike Blade always will.

Chapter 7
Meet Gizmo

The group of four made their way out of Third District and into Second. They were all ready for a dozen Shadows and Soldiers to pop up out of the ground, but they never did.

"Where's some action?" Kupo questioned the silence.

"After what you've been through," Sora said, "I'd think you've had enough action for one day."

"Enough action?" Kupo repeated. "Think of who you're talking about!"

The two continued teasing each other as the small group walked up to the First District doors. As they opened it and entered First District, they could see a few people milling about in the plaza below.

"Looks like after we destroyed that metal guy things went back to normal," Goofy commented.

"Yeah," Donald agreed. "I'm glad things are back to normal now!"

Sora nodded in agreement as they walked down the stairs. "Maybe you guys can find your king soon."

"And you can find your friends," Goofy added.

"I hope so..." Kupo said as she glanced up at the stars.

"Look!" The girl shouted and pointed ahead.

The Wyvern started slowing down and made a graceful landing. The girl jumped off and looked around. A bunch of high platforms surrounded them and stairs even went up a few. And in one corner was a small golden fountain quietly gurgling the water out into the small fountain.

"Great!" She shouted. "I'm thirsty!"

Stephanie ran over to the fountain and pulled her blonde hair out of her face as she cupped some water in her hands and sipped it.

"Your friends are on this planet," Blue Light said. "They're leaving, so we had better hurry and find them."

"Where are they going?" She asked as she ran over to her Heartless friend.

"I'm not sure, but we'll follow them," he said.

Stephanie nodded and began leading the way up the stairs.

"And you have to be safe!" Yuffie ordered.

"Ok, ok!" Sora held up his hands defensively.

"And bring me back something cool," her voice softened from the order.

Kupo shook her head at Sora's predicament and looked back to Aerith. "So, anything you wanna order me to do...?"

"Take care of this little guy," Aerith held out the small creature Kupo had saved earlier.

"I will," the girl delicately took the small creature. It was amazing how the girl could be so rough one minute and so gentle the next.

"We haven't got all day!" Donald complained. "Lets hurry and board the Gummy Ship!"

"What's the hurry?" Kupo asked as she followed after the duck.

"He's always like this," Goofy explained apologetically. "You'll get used to him."

"Yeah, right!" Sora grumbled.

The group of four left Traverse Town for their next destination, but when they did, the three left behind heard a girl shouting at them.

"Where are Kupo and Sora?" She shouted from the platform above. Her voice was shrill and her eyes were desperate.

"They left just now," Yuffie said as she drew back a bit from being caught off guard.

"Who are you?" Leon questioned.

The blonde haired girl hesitated for a moment, not sure whether to answer or not. "Where did they go?"

"Answer my question first!" Leon growled.

Aerith jabbed him with her elbow and looked up at the girl with kind eyes. "I don't know which way your friends went, but if you leave now, you can probably catch up with them."

"Thanks," the girl smiled and climbed on something behind her. The next thing the three saw was her riding on some flying creature with a big heart on its chest.

"A Heartless!" Yuffie cried. "She's gonna destroy them!"

"Please?"

"No."

"Pretty please?"

"No!"

"Why?

"Because you'll crash!" Donald cried. "Now get out of my face!"

Sora stepped back looking disappointed. He had wanted to fly the Gummy Ship at least part of the way to...where ever they were going, but Donald shot the idea down.

Party-pooper... Sora's thoughts grumbled.

"Gawrsh, Donald, can't he even try?" Goofy asked, trying to help his new friend.

"NO!" The duck shouted with annoyance.

Sora frowned and sat down in the back of the ship, grumbling quietly to himself. He soon stopped grumbling and started watching Kupo care for the injured creature. She could change moods in a heartbeat and he had experienced that a long time ago.

: Flash back :

"You might as well tell her," the six-year-old Riku said.

"But I can't!" Five-year-old Sora cried. "I was s'possed to get her somethin' for her birthday and I forgot!"

"You can't say I didn't try to help you get somethin'," Riku said smugly, glad that Kupo wouldn't blow up at him like she would at Sora.

Sora took a deep breath and let it out. "Ok, I'll tell her."

The boy walked around the table and tapped Kupo on the shoulder. She turned and smiled. One of her front teeth had fallen out the day before and Sora could still remember how cute she looked.

"What's up?" She asked as she adjusted her party hat.

"I..." Sora took a deep breath, "I forgot to get you somethin' for y-your birthday..."

The cute smiled faded faster than you could say "Cake". She frowned and glared at Sora. The boy stepped back and looked back for the door.

"How could you forget!" Kupo shouted and started chasing him.

Sora dashed outside and ran along the beach side. He happened to glance down and see a very pretty seashell sparkling in the sun. The boy stopped and grabbed it.

The angry girl ran into his back and the two went tumbling along the seaside. When they stopped, Kupo was on top. "I can't believe-"

"Here!" Sora held up the shiny shell and prepared to get smacked.

"It's so pretty!" She cried. "Thank you!"

"I guess you managed to avoid gettin' hurt this time," Riku snickered as the two got up and they all made their way back to the house.

: End flash back :

"Sora, can you get a potion?" The boy heard his friend ask.

"Ok," he said and reached in his pocket. He knew he found one after the battle with the huge metal Heartless. "Here."

"Thanks," Kupo took it and put some in the small creature's mouth. Sora hadn't noticed, but its eyes were open and it was drinking the potion.

"We're almost there!" Donald announced.

"Wh-where am I?" The small creature asked.

"You're on a Gummy Ship," Kupo explained. "And my name's Kupo. That's Sora, Donald, and Goofy."

"I'm a Moogle," the Moogle said. "How did I get here?"

Kupo went on to explain how he got on the Gummy ship and how she saved him. Sora also got in on describing the battle.

"Is your name Moogle?" The boy asked.

"No, that's just what I am," he paused. "I don't have a name..."

Kupo fell silent for a minute before she smiled and exclaimed, "We can call you Gizmo since I found you in the Gizmo shop!"

Before the Moogle could say anything about his new name, Donald cried out, "We're here!"

A/N: Ok, so now you guys have met Gizmo! I'm very happy with his name. So, uh, I guess that's pretty much it. Review and I'll try my best to get the next chappie out soon!