A/N: I'm on such an updating...spree! Yeah, that's the word. I can't wait to write the sequel to this!! Before I do that, I have to finish this or else it'll ruin everything! So, here you guys go!

Disclaimer: Unfortunately I'll never own Kingdom Hearts and I never will. But I'll always own Kupo and Gizmo!

Chapter 13

It's a Jungle In Here!

Kupo moaned and rolled over in her bed. She opened one eye slightly and glanced at her surroundings. The little bed Gizmo had slept on that night was un-made and his pillow was thrown to the side. Typical of a boy. She snickered silently to herself and closed her eyes once more. It wouldn't hurt to get a few more winks.

The girl turned back over on her stomach with her head under the covers. If any one had walked in at that instant, they might have mistaken her for smothering under the covers. She smiled at the thought. It felt great to have something to smile about. She and Sora especially had not had anything to smile about ever since the attack on Destiny Islands.

Suddenly, some one burst through the door and began shaking her. She jerked her head from under the covers and looked up at Gizmo. The little Moogle looked panicked as he realized she was awake.

"Kupo, they're out there fighting!" He explained quickly.

The girl furrowed her brow and the Moogle went on. "Sora and Donald. They're out there fighting over who will land the ship!"

"Oh great," she sighed and slowly sat up, her body still gripped by sleep. "Ok, go on out there and try to stop them. I'll be out in a minute."

Gizmo nodded and dashed back out the door. Kupo watched him go with a yawn. It was going to be an interesting day.

The girl slowly got up and stretched before smoothing down her wild hair. She stifled another yawn as she slowly exited the room. Before her stood Goofy and Gizmo looking rather helpless as Donald and Sora fought for control of the Gummi Ship.

"Riku and Kairi might be down there!" Sora shouted, trying to take the wheel from Donald. "Let's just check it out!"

"Forget it!" Donald returned angrily. "We're on an important mission!"

"Just land!" Sora shouted, both getting red in the face.

"No!" Donald shouted back as Kupo approached the two.

"Come on!" Sora pleaded as he glanced at the girl.

"Aw, phooey!" The duck waved his hand at the boy and turned back to the wheel.

For a moment, Kupo thought the matter was settled. Sora didn't say anything for a moment and everything seemed to return to normal.

"We're landing!" Sora exclaimed suddenly and grabbed the wheel.

"Don't touch that!" Donald yelled, but it was too late.

The ship lurched toward the planet ahead of them. Goofy and Gizmo grabbed onto a nearby rail and watched helplessly as Kupo and Donald were thrown to the floor.

Sora yelled and tried to avoid the crash-landing they were heading for. But it was too late. Everything went black.

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Sora slowly opened his eyes and squinted into the light of the sun. The boy propped himself up on one arm and glanced around. He appeared to be on the balcony of a tree house. Trees surrounded the lone house and vines grew around the rotting railing before him.

"Ow...my head..." he rubbed the back of his head as he continued to sit up. The boy turned to look inside the tree house. "Kupo!"

Sora jumped up and rushed over to his friend who was still out cold. He shook her in an attempt to wake her up, but she remained still.

"No, I can't lose you too!" He cried as he shook her again.

The girl slowly opened her eyes and blinked a couple times before looking at him and smiling. Suddenly, her smile disappeared and look of horror appeared.

"Watch out!" She shouted and pointed behind him.

Sora whirled around in time to see a large golden cat jumping at him. The boy rolled out of the way and looked back. Kupo had jumped safely out of the way and now had her Spikeblade drawn. The boy pulled out his Keyblade and charged the cat.

It all seemed like a blurr. It was a streak of golden fur and white fangs that was suddenly heading right for Sora. He held up his Keyblade in a desperate attempt to shield himself. The boy heard Kupo gasp and he looked up. A man with long, dark brown hair and dark, tanned skin was standing in front of him, keeping the giant cat away from the boy. With a flick of his wooden rod, he threw the cat to the floor. It slowly stood and sulked away, all the while glaring at the three.

The man with the tan turned to Sora and Kupo and said, "Sabor, danger."

"Um..." Sora replied slowly, still trying to figure out what happened. "Thank you."

"Thank you," the man imitated.

The two looked at each other, both confused.

"Uh, what is this place?" Kupo tried as she took her place beside her friend.

"This place, this place," the man replied, brown eyes looking the two over.

"Okaaay..." the girl hesitated. She had no idea what to think of this man. Obviously he was on their side. He had saved Sora, but still.

"Where did the others go?" Sora interrupted her thoughts. "Look, I got separated from my friends. Have you seen them?"

"Hm?" The man didn't seem to understand what they were saying.

"Maybe he speaks another language," Kupo whispered to her friend and he nodded.

"Friends," Sora said in a slow and drawn out way, hoping he would understand.

"Friends!" He said excitedly.

"Right, my friends!" The boy said, not trying to speak slowly any more. "There's two of 'em. The loud one's Dona-"

When he cut himself short in the middle of Donald's name, Kupo looked at him with her brows furrowed. He looked back at her and waved her off.

"You know what? Never mind," the boy continued. "I'm looking for my friends, Riku and Kairi."

"And Gizmo!" Kupo piped up, still looking at her friend with a confused look.

"Look for Riku, Kairi, Gizmo, friends?" The man asked.

"Right," Kupo replied before her friend could.

"Friends here."

Both of their jaws dropped in amazement. They had no idea they would find their friends so soon.

"Really?!" Sora exclaimed as soon as he could find the word. It was all so amazing that it would be this easy.

The man grunted a few times before repeating what he said earlier.

"Not sure I understand, but show me!" Kupo said excitedly as her friend agreed beside her. "Take us to Riku, Kairi, and Gizmo!"

"Tarzan," the man replied, instead of leading them to where their friends were. "Tarzan go."

"And I'm Sora," the boy explained slowly, trying to keep his patience in check. "This is Kupo. Tarzan go, Sora and Kupo go go!"

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Somewhere deep inside the jungle, Goofy and Donald were pushing their way through shrubs and weeds in a desperate attempt to find Sora and Kupo. With Donald leading the two, they pushed on until they finally reached a clearing.

"Gawrsh," Goofy said as he looked around for any sign of their two lost friends. "Where are we? I sure hope Sora and Kupo are ok..."

"Aw, who needs Sora?" Donald waved off his friend grumpily as he walked to the edge of the clearing. "We can find the king without him."

Goofy looked down at the ground, both knew it was a lie. They had no hope of finding their king without either of the two.

"Huh?"

Goofy looked up to see Donald face to face with a gorilla. Neither knew exactly what they were seeing, but it was Donald who was first to shout in terror. The gorilla let out a scream and dashed back into the forest, dropping a Gummi piece as it ran. The duck bent down and picked it up. When he stood back up, a tall, dark haired man in khaki pants and shirt stood in front of him. In the man's hands was a rifle.

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Tarzan led the two past crates, tables and stands of some kind to a large tent set up in the middle of the clearing. Not a soul was found outside, but it did not seem to faze the man as he led the two teenagers into the tent.

"Jane!" Tarzan exclaimed excitedly.

A woman with dark hair up in a bun turned to the three with a smile. "Tarzan! Oh, and who are they?"

"Um, hi there. I'm-" Sora began, but was quickly interrupted.

"Oh, you speak English!" Jane sounded surprised, yet pleased as she continued. "So, then, you're not related to Tarzan... Are you here to study the gorillas?"

"Gorillas...?" Kupo mumbled to herself, but not wanting to sound rude seeing as how they were getting a warm reception, unlike in Wonderland.

"Highly doubtful," came a voice from behind them. Sora and Kupo looked back to see a tall man wearing khaki and carrying a large rifle. Immediately, the two did not trust this man, but they had no reason to, so neither spoke up.

The tall man entered the tent followed by...Donald and Goofy!

"Sora!" Goofy exclaimed in excitement. "Kupo!"

"Goofy! Donald!" The two shouted and the girl rushed forward for a hug from each.

Kupo stepped back from Donald and looked expectantly at Sora. The boy finished giving Goofy a hug before slowly walking to Donald. The two looked hesitant, but still upset. The boy extended his hand in a friendly gesture and the duck took it. For the moment, it seemed as if everything was ok between them, but they quickly drew back their hands, crossed their arms, and looked the other way. Kupo and Goofy looked across the gap at each other and shook their heads in despair.

"A circus of clowns," the tall man grumbled as he glanced at the four reunited friends. "Not much use for hunting gorillas."

"Mr. Clayton, we're studying them, not hunting them," Jane explained as if she had done this many times before. "This is research."

Without another word, Clayton quickly left the tent in search of more gorillas.

"Well, the more the merrier," Jane said with a sigh. "Do make yourselves at home."

"Well, anyway..." Sora paused for a second before he and Donald both said, "I'm staying."

"Huh?" Kupo looked over at the two, not knowing what they even meant by that. She shook her head and quietly made her way over to Jane while Goofy showed Sora an item they found in the jungle. "Um, Jane, have you seen a small, white creature with a big, red nose and a red ball over his head? His name is Gizmo and..."

"I'm sorry," Jane shook her head with a look of true disappointment. "If I see him I'll let you know."

"Thank you so much," Kupo said, not feeling any better about not having Gizmo by her side, but knowing they would eventually find him. Just like they would find Riku and Kairi. Hopefully. She quickly shook the thought from her head as Sora approached.

"Uh, Tarzan said Riku and Kairi are here, but I don't see them, so...?" He tried to avoid sounding pushy, but he really wanted his friends back.

"I haven't seen them either," Jane said, still looking disappointed. Suddenly, her face lit up. "Why don't we try this? We'll show Tarzan some slides and- Oh what happened to the slides?"

"We'll go find them!" Kupo volunteered, her hopes rising. She turned to Sora with a determined look. "Won't we." It was a command, not a question that he was faced with.

"Yeah, we'll be back in a flash!" Sora grinned as they left the tent.

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An hour came and went before the exhausted group of four returned to the tent. They carried in their dirty hands six slides for Tarzan to look at. Jane took the slides and quickly offered them each a chair to sit in while she showed them the slides. They gratefully took their seats as the woman placed the first slide into the old projector. A picture of a giant castle appeared on the tent wall before them.

Kupo glanced over at her friend to see an intent look on his face. "What's wrong, Sora?"

"What? Um... Nothing," he whispered, hoping not to interrupt Jane as she placed another slide into the projector. "That place...it just looks so familiar. But how? I've never been off the island."

Kupo glanced back at the tent wall to see yet another picture on the tent wall. She looked back at her friend and whispered, "It looked familiar to me too. Almost like I've been in it... I'll bet I could tell you what all it's got in it."

The two were confused by this thought. They certainly had never been there, much less seen it. This was the first time they had ever left their island.

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Stephanie held the tattered piece of paper in her hands and tried to read it as she and Blue Light flew through space. The girl sighed and shoved it back into her pocket. It was too dark to read. But curiosity got the better of her, as it often did, and her mind began exploring all the possible things that could have been written about her.

"Thinking about what that Shadow gave you?" Blue Light's voice made her start. Her mind rushed back to where she was and what she was doing.

"Yeah," she said as another thought came to her. "Who wrote about me, Blue Light? And don't tell me you don't know 'cause I know you do!"

The Heartless chuckled to himself before saying, "Yes, I know who wrote about you, but if I told you, it might endanger you."

The girl frowned in disappointment. How much more danger could come to her? She didn't see how it was possible that she could be in more danger just over the author's name.

"Oh, come on!" She begged, now desperate to know since he knew. "You can protect me and when I get to my friends, they can protect me too!"

When Blue Light did not reply, she figured he did not want her to know. Or else he was telling the truth about how it might endanger her further. But after a long silence, he spoke. "If I tell you who wrote this, you will have to promise me you will never speak of it again."

"I promise!" She said excitedly, a large smile growing on her face.

"The man that wrote about you in that letter..." Blue Light paused as if considering whether to really tell her or not. Stephanie almost thought he had reconsidered telling her, but he continued on as he promised. "The man that wrote about you is the ruler of darkness as well as my master... Ansem himself."

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A/N: Ooooh. What could Ansem have written about Stephanie? Why would he have written about her? If you want to know, and I'm sure you do, please review and I'll get this next chapter out soon! Or at least I'll try to.