Chibi: Well, I have to say, I wasn't pleased with how I ended the last chappy at all. I am deeply sorry to my reviewers and readers, and I hope it didn't affect your reading of my fic. . Heheh. My bad.
Shiloh: That's it!? All that saucy stuff and a 'my bad'? Pfft.
Chibi:… But, thanks for reviewing!
Fan(s): (throws a pie at Chibi)
Riku: I HAVE A ROCK IN MY SHOE!
Chibi: It look's like we're starting off the fic with a daily cup of randomness. (sighs and wipes whipped cream off of her face) I'll go get dressed. (walks off somewhere)
Shiloh: I LOVE'S MAH MOOGLE PLUSHIE SOO MUCH! (is still hugging Moogle plushie)
Fan(s): (winces) Do ya HAVE to yell?
Sora: WHHHHHHHY?! WHY MUST THE GOOD DIE YOUNG?!
Fan(s): …(sigh)
Sora: (sobs and is mourning over broken PS2)
Owen: I'm back from my shopping trip! I bought a bunch of stuff for Shiloh! And nothing for anyone else! MWAHAHA! Anyway, is Chibi awake?
Chibi: (jumps out of nowhere in a star costume) ITS PAOPU TIME! (does the Macarena until it starts to rain asparagus)
Jeff: AHH! YOU RANDOM FREAKS!-Except you Shiloh- AHHH! (runs away, trips on an asparagus, and bumps his head on a tree)
Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts or anything else, but I do own Shiloh, her uber shiny new Heartscepter, aand MY STAR COSTUME! But I don't own the paopu and the Macarena…. But It sure is fun! (does the Macarena again)
Chapter 5- Hearts and Flowers
Recap:
"Shiloh, what the hell are you doing? You can't block that! Run away!" he advised loudly.
"Just trust me!" she screamed back, raising her Heartscepter above her head a little.
She knew she wasn't going to be able to deflect it, but what else could she really do? She knew she wasn't going to succeed, but she was only doing it for Sora. Swallowing hard, she smiled to herself and sighed. He never ever gave up on me, so it would be heartless to give up on him…
Just then, the raised arm and leg came down at full force at the young teenage Heartscepter weilder.
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It all happened in slow motion.
The Guard armor's sharp claws were headed straight for Shiloh's upraised Heartscepter, prone to crush her. All her motives, all her thoughts, at that exact moment were entirely focused on protecting Sora. She closed her eyes, and awaited the loss of her heart, and inevitably, her life.
But unbelievably, her Heartscepter quickly raised itself at that moment, beginning to glow that fierce bright light again. There was yet another breif flash of light, and a large dome seemed to emit from the middle of the staff.
The hand slammed against the barrier-like structure, sending a large screeching sound to ring throughout the District. Repelled back by the force of it, the Guard Armor's arm recoiled to the ground. When Shiloh opened her eyes, she lifted the staff up, to examine its extraordinary features.
"Wow..," was all she could say once more, from the previous squabble with the stray heartless.
Sora immediately took the chance to bash the remaining hand that still held him, and ran over to Shiloh. He spun Shiloh around to face her, almost making her trip, as the Guard Armor regained its' balance from her attack.
"Are you okay?" he asked, worriedly.
"Of course!" she replied boldly, not to cause any more worry.
"Shiloh, don't ever do that again! Do you know that you could've lost your heart?" he scolded.
Shiloh made a bit of a face at him. She'd practically just saved his life. "Sora, now's not the time! First, we need to finish off this heartless!" she stated, pointing to the large creature, half reassembled with only a hand and a foot, now bounding up to them.
Sora nodded briefly, eager to ask more questions, but he had to focus on the matter at hand. The duck and dog were now fully awake, and joined the fight. They all dodged swift cyclone arm attacks, to earthquake-making feet stomps; determined to win their first battle. Finally, the armor fell to the ground in a heap, as a small, glowing, heart emerged from its torso.
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"So, you where looking for me?" asked Sora later on, after the fight.
"And me?" Shiloh asked curiously.
"Uh-huh," the duck and dog nodded.
After the fight, Sora and Shiloh were eager to ask them why they were venturing to find them.
"They too have been seeking the wielders of the Heartscepter and Keyblade," said Leon, followed by a brief nod from Yuffie.
"Hey! Why don't you come with us? We can go to other worlds on our vessel!," stated the dog.
"I wonder if I could find Riku and Kairi," mused Sora, lowering his head in thought.
"Maybe," agreed Shiloh, still a little wary of their offer. She too wanted to find Riku and Kairi again, but it was difficult to know who to trust. Though, the two persons didn't seem very threatening or untrustworthy.
"Of course!" the duck replied, a little too quickly.
Sora raised his head at the small sign of hope, but Shiloh looked at them weirdly, as they whispered something to each other.
"We'll find them Sora, going with them will just mabye make our journey easier," she reassured.
Leon stepped forward , speaking suddenly. "Sora, Shiloh, go with them, especially if you want to find your friends,"
"I guess," said Sora, with a melancholy voice, and a lowered head once more.
"But you can't come along looking like that, understood? No frowning, no sad face, okay?" the duck said, making faces throughout the conversation.
"Yeah! Ya gotta look funny, like us! A-hyuck!" said the dog, goofily.
"This boat runs on happy faces!" exclaimed the duck.
Shiloh cracked a tiny smile at their goofy antics, warming up to them a little.
"Happy?" questioned Sora, with a confused look.
He lowered his head in thought, then smiled a huge smile, showing teeth and all. With that, he added an equally goofy "Cheese!"
His smile faltered when at first, everyone just stared at the smiling teenager. Then, they all broke into small chuckles amongst themselves.
"That's one funny face!" exclaimed the dog.
"Okay, why not! I'll go with you guys!" said Sora. He turned to Shiloh.
"Your coming too, right Shiloh?"
"Of course," she answered, just really wanting to follow Sora around, regardless of where they went. She didn't want to be alone in this weird world again. The duck extended his hand outward.
"Donald Duck,"
"Names Goofy," said the dog, adding his hand above Donald's.
"Shiloh, pleased to meet your acquaintance," she said, politely, then stuck her hand in the fray of hands.
"I'm Sora," he announced, proudly, of course, joining his hand to the bunch as well.
"All for one, and one for all!" exclaimed Goofy.
This is going to be a fun little excursion.. thought Shiloh. But she couldn't help but think, in the back of her mind, that she was doing something wrong…
--POL--POL--POL--
As Sora plopped himself in the pilot's seat immediately amazed by all the gears and such, Donald was attempting to instruct him on how to steer. Shiloh took one of the seats in the back, and admired the cute inside paneling of the compact gummi ship.
She had never seen anything quite like it, and was pretty amazed that such things existed. She was also interested that she actually knew a person from another world; it was a rare treat.
The trivial chipmunks, Chip and Dale, had especially won her greatest interest, though. She felt like taking them home-- they were ADORABLE! This is all becoming quite fun, I wish Riku and Kairi could see this, she thought. Maybe once all of this is over, they'll be able too…
"Hey Shiloh! You've gotta look outside! Its amazing!" he squealed, partially ignoring Donald's instructions.
Shiloh had been too busy daydreaming with her own little thoughts, and quickly snapped completely out of her reverie. She wandered over to the window, trying to keep herself upright from the rocking of the ship, and feasted her eyes on a vast space universe.
The stars winked at her as the small ship passed them by, along with some sort of maze structures that seemed to be floating right in space.
"Wow! Your right!" she agreed. Suddenly, the small ship lurched, sending her to the ground.
"WAAAAk! Sora shoot! Shoot!" screamed Donald.
He was referring to the enemy ships, which were shooting at them, for no apparent reason.
"I'm trying!" complained Sora, trying to clear his mind with the little duck screaming in his ear.
Shiloh tried multiple times to try and stand up, but each time was thrown to the floor.
"Okay that's it!" she yelled, agitated. She jumped up, and reached to hold onto a seat, but flew back, yet again from the rocking of the ship.
She flew back, with a slight scream, because she was sure she'd hit her head this time. Goofy grabbed her, and helped her up, after catching her, though. Shiloh rubbed the back of her head, which could've had a bruise by now, if it wasn't for him.
"Thanks Goofy,"
"No problem!" he responded merrily.
Shiloh made sure to hold onto the seat this time, but by now Sora had cleared much of the passage for a smooth ride. He decided to let Donald drive the rest, to avoid being randomly attacked again. He sat in the seat next to Shiloh.
The two sat quietly in their seats for a few minutes, carefully admiring the twinkling stars outside the ship.
Sora decided to speak up at this point.
"Shiloh, um, I never asked you how you felt, after we left Traverse town,"
Shiloh shifted in her seat a little more comfortably, and replied "Oh, well, I'm okay,"
"But….you almost lost your-,"
"I know that Sora," she interrupted.
She saw Sora's eyes widen a little, and she looked straight into his eyes.
"Didn't you hear Yuffie? The Heartscepter wielder's job is to protect the keyblade wielder. And…also, it's my job as your friend to protect you."
Sora paused for a moment; he couldn't understand how she was acting like this. Didn't she realize the danger she had been in? He quickly covered up his perplexed look, with a slight nod. Shiloh still looked at him, a little sorry for saying it so boldly. Okay next question, thought Sora.
"And Shiloh,"
"Yes?"
"Why did you--"
"It's a world!" yelled Donald.
He didn't finish, because the halting of the ship, and Donald's voice in the background called him and Shiloh's attention.
Goofy made his way to the window, to get a look at the new world.
"Yup! That's a world all right!" he said.
Sora sighed, frustrated that every time he tried to ask that question, there was always interference.
"I'll tell you later," he said, standing up.
Shiloh blinked, wondering what else he could possibly ask her, and stood up as well. She hoped Sora wasn't mad at her or anything.
"Okay," she replied.
Then the entourage departed the gummi ship, and entered the strange new world.
--POL--POL--POL--
Avoiding the question pounding at the back of her head, which was why the world was pink, and looked so heartsy, Shiloh floated down a conveniently placed hole with the others.
They seemed to float down the obscure hole, Sora, Shiloh, and Donald landing on their feet, and Goofy his stomach. Just then, a tiny, white rabbit, holding a big clock, dashed hurriedly to the hallway, perhaps leading to another room, screaming
" Oh my fur and whiskers! I'm late! I'm late! I'm late! I'm here- I should be there! I'm late! I'm late! I'm late! She'll have my head for sure!"
They all just stood in bewilderment for a second, and then decided to follow the rabbit. Sora approached the door, and swung it open to reveal about three other doors. Eventually, they reached the room where the rabbit was. They briefly saw him sprint through a door, with a bright, glistening doorknob placed on it. Then, the door closed, leaving them to wonder what kind of crazy, mixed up world this was. Sora walked over to the door, and bent down to get a better look at it.
"How did he get so small?" he asked.
Suddenly, the doorknob, weirdly enough, said, "No, your simply too big," just like that.
The group jumped back slightly, surprised at this, until Donald exclaimed, "It talks!".
"A talking doorknob?" said Shiloh, bewildered as well.
The doorknob yawned, and lazily answered, " Must you be so loud? You woke me up!,".
"Good morning!" said Goofy.
"Good night!" replied the doorknob hastily, right after him.
Shiloh stared at the two a bit weirdly, for their strange outburst of retorts.
"I need a bit more sleep," it said, beginning to close its eyes.
"Wait! What do we have to do to grow small?" Sora asked.
"Why don't you try the bottle over there?" it said, sounding even drowsier.
Sora and Shiloh turned around to see a puff of smoke, then a convenient table with two bottles on it, where a flattened outline of a table once was. The doorknob then resumed his slumber, while they walked over to the bottles. Sora picked up one with a blue label on it.
"Wait! We don't even know what that stuff could do to us!" warned Shiloh.
"It's gonna shrink us, that's what. We have to find Riku and Kairi," answered Sora.
Shiloh sighed, she did want to find them, they'd just have to take a chance. Lighten up! It's just a bottle of shrinking juice! Nothing really bad can happen! Relax! Her conscience yelled at her.
She'd once again, been too caught up in her thoughts to notice that Sora, Donald, and Goofy had already shrunk themselves, and were yelling at Shiloh to drink the juice. She giggled slightly at their tiny voices, and picked up the bottle.
"Well, bottoms up!" she said, trying to lighten up, and swallowed the liquid.
A puff of smoke surrounded her, and she shrunk too. When the smoke cleared, she was staring at Sora, Donald, and Goofy.
"Okay, everyone's here, lets-" Sora began to say, until heartless materialized in front of them.
"Heartless!" Shiloh squealed, not knowing that they dwelled in other worlds as well.
"Lets fight our way to the door!, " ordered Sora, followed by a nod from Donald and Goofy.
Shiloh noticed Sora staring at her, worriedly. "C'mon Shiloh!"
She smirked a bit crazily and grabbed his arm.
"No, you c'mon mister Keyblade master! Time for some practice!" she exclaimed, playfully pushing him forward.
--POL--POL--POL--
Chibi: Sorry for the shortness of this chapter. Tee hee, everyone's still recovering from that random splurge at the beginning of the chapter. XD
Fans: JUST BE QUIET AND TYPE! (are sharpening pieces of licorice)
Chibi: . w-what are you doing with that licorice?
Fans: (pokes Chibi with licorice)
Chibi: ……Ow!
Shiloh: Delayed reaction!
Sora: (is playing KH again) HAHAHHAH! OH NO! KAIRI! (cries)
Riku: Uuhhhhhhhh, I'm bored (throws a rock at Sora, and it gets stuck in his hair)
Sora: What the…?
Riku Stalkers (RS): RIKU! (attacks everything that Riku touched)
Sora: (is being tackled by millions of stalkers) AAAAAAAAHHHH! WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS?
Riku fangirls: GET THE ROCK!
Chibii: STOP POKING ME! YOU'RE LEAVING MARKS!
Fans: MWHAHAHAH! (poke)
Chibi: (smacks Fans) Ahurm. Now then, next chappy coming soon! Pwease review! If I get a sudden splurge of reviews, I may do an extra long chappy……But If not….oh well! And, I fixed the other chapter's spelling errors and stuff, cause I felt like it. .
Fans: We're bored. (goes to create an explosion)