Chapter 2: That King has Chicken Scratch for Handwriting
Kupo3.0: Greetings from chapter…. TWO! confetti falls everywhere
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Kupo3.0: Noo! Come back! Would it help to say that it was supposed to be a mysterious black haired woman and that my edit didn't show up last chapter! Cause its true. We're still too low budget and unknown to afford a fireworks upgrade. I need more people to read my story! More reviews! More… HELP!
Firefighter: runs in with hose Help?
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Kupo3.0: NO! What do I have to do, the hula!?!?!?
Disclaimer: I don't own these characters or Kingdom Hearts…heck, I don't even own a posse, okay? I only have my cheap fake hula moves!
Sora, Riku, and Kairi were all standing around the letter, a sign from their long lost friend. Perhaps this could shed some light on where he was, what he was doing, and why he wore an organization robe despite the fact his giant ears were a clear giveaway as to his identity. Okay, maybe two out of the three.
The bottle was relatively heavy and the surface of it warped, indicating that it had floated a long way and been worn by the waves. On its journey a little bit of water must have seeped into it, because Sora felt the dampness of the paper. Getting over the shock of seeing the little mouse head insignia, the trio read the contents of the letter.
Dear Sora, Riku, and Kairi,
My friends…I hope this letter reaches you relatively unharmed. I stuffed it into an old potion bottle that I fed to Pluto, so sorry if the inside has any dog slobber.
Kairi squealed and quickly dropped the bottle she had been examining and probing into the sand, running to dunk her hands in the salt water.
On a more serious note, I have discovered more meddling with the relationship of dark and light. I have reason to believe that our new enemies may be connected to our past or future. For now, I have titled them 'Chasers'. I know this letter may be cryptic and confusing, but disclosing too much information here could have terrible consequences if you aren't the recipients…
Sora paused, thinking with a preposterous look on his face and said, "Wait, is he pointing out the flaw in his own plan, I mean, sending us a message in a bottle? Who says we would have gotten it, he's totally spoiling any respect or leadership he might-"
"Ow!" he cried, rubbing his tender and skinny arm, looking at a smirking Kairi with a sneaker in her hand. "What was that for!?!?" "It was for interrupting our letter, now keep reading it," Riku responded calmly before Kairi could answer, pulling the shoe out of her hand to avoid beat down part two.
…but some knowledge may be required to motivate you. I understand that you are finally all together again and all back at home on your island, but I must ask you to try and assist me in whatever way possible. The island life with coconuts and the ocean breeze must be a nice refreshing break, yet in my heart I can tell that none of you could truly be happy with that type of simplicity. With adventure looming, you can bite on this challenge and come help your other friends. All the worlds are in danger, you must realize. Leon, Yuffie, Aerith, Cloud, Aladdin, Peter, Jack, even the princesses of heart are in danger, so I want you to keep a special eye out for Kairi boys. To wrap this up, I want you three to come and join me on this quest, where we can all work together. Search your island for any way to get off, whether it be a passage or door or gummi blocks that you can construct. I'm sure that some flew off in your direction when they shattered after the end of interplanetary traveling and the destruction of Organization XIII. While you are trying to get off, you can brush up on your combat skills and keep your minds focused, but you must try to come help me. The trouble brewing is so immense that I even accept help from others that may not know of our traveling secrets. Recruit any help possible, but do try and establish some form of trust with them. I believe in you all and stress this urgency once again. I've been avoiding information for this entire letter, but if you've read this far there is one piece of information that you must know, as it is perilous and could affect you three specifically. Beware of---
Of course, the most crucial and dangerous information of the letter had to come on the bottom, where a mixture of salt water, sand, and dog drool had combined to blur the writing and make it impossible to read with the exception of one clear mouse symbol. Otherwise, where would the irony in the world be?
"Great…fabulous," the redhead stated, tying her sneaker back up past her left ankle. "What are we supposed to do now? Tell or not tell? Try or not try? Believe or not believe? Beware or not beware of this so-called mysterious and perilous danger!?!?"
"Woah, calm down Kairi," Riku said. "Let's think rationally guys. Yeah, half that letter didn't have real information and was just the king trying to comfort and calm us cause that's the way he is. But I'm sure if we read between the lines we could find more real information, stuff he accidentally or maybe purposefully left clues of. We just have to concentrate."
Sora couldn't help but let out something of a laugh, "Hey, hey Riku. Stop trying to think too hard and get into things too deep. It's a letter to three adorable teenage friends, not an epic poem for the gods with amazing literary talent. Take things at face value and get a jump on our goal: get off this little island. He said we can get help… so let's get help. The more people, the faster and better it'll go. We can run off from here faster than you can finish this coconut." Sora tossed a small, hairy brown bulb to his friend underhand. With his signature grin, he laughed and said, "Deal?"
Kairi kept shifting around, looking nervous and scared at once. She quietly said, "Okay, so we aren't alone but we aren't going to rope the whole island into helping us. I think Riku might be right Sora… we should do this as covertly as possible, to avoid any dangers. We still don't know what this 'beware' is." She stood and pushed the sand around with her feet, back and forth while looking down.
They stood around and argued back and forth for as long as it took for the sun to start to set.
A distance away on the beach, two other boys were bumping a blitz ball back and forth. The smaller one gave it a harder hit and shot it over the other's head.
"Ha ha, I guess I'm too good of a player to deal with you Wakka," small Tidus said proudly.
"Ha ha, no man, I'm just off today, just a little off, like everyone else."
Tidus raised his eyebrow at the excuse, "And who else is off today? No one."
Wakka ran his fingers through his hair and pulled off his bandana, replying, "Not true man. Have you seen Riku and Sora all day? Nah, they've been way weird man. Over by that tree. For the whole day! C'mon and looking at some paper forever man. Something's not right."
Tidus rolled his eyes and giggled oddly, noticing his friend's point. "Eh, its them, they need professional help."
Wakka gawked, "Dude!" Tidus continued to walk inside his hut with his buddy, saying, "Just kidding, dude."
After hours of trying to negotiate, Sora got impatient and blurted out, "Guys, I'm just trying to do what's right now. King Mickey needs us, and I'll get whatever help I can. His trouble seems more important than approaching the situation the 'right' way. People are in danger, lives could be at stake here!" Huffing and taking a few steps, he replied, "I'm just trying to be the best I can, y'know? I guess I'll sleep on it."
He moved to the edge of the shore, looming over the sandy ladder below him.
The sun was so bright that only his silhouette could be seen, but his assured response was definite, "I can't help the way I think guys… I think with my heart."
Leaping over the ladder and into the air, the boy became fully submerged in a perfect, aquamarine ocean on what seemed to be a not so perfect summer day.
Riku took a bold step forward, crying out, "Sora! Wait!" His silver hair fanned out with his step, shining in the fiery sunset. But it fell limp when he saw the skinny torso of a brown-haired boy swimming away.
Kairi leaned forward and placed a hand on Riku's shoulder.
"You know, Sora always had his own mind. Its admirable and crazy, but its his heart that controls him not logic, and his heart has never failed, it's too backed with passion."
Riku turned his stare from the ocean to back over his shoulder.
"You can say that, but I remember once when it didn't. He was so crazy and so passionate he stabbed himself straight through the heart."
Kupo3.0: Yay! Much longer chappie. I'm much happier. The letter was filled with lots of fluff and junk, but eh? What can you do, right?
Readers: lack of presence without even a cricket
Kupo3.0: C'mon guys! It was long, it got a teensy melodramatic at the end, but good! Still good! Still review worthy! You read this whole long thing, so you can at least take a minute to review and prove that you didn't just click me and then click back.
Passerby: with friends There! There she is! That's the confetti girl who promised us hula!
Kupo3.0: oO No I did not.
Group: Oh yes you did, Miss 'Cheap Fake Hula Moves' tosses grass skirt on Kupo3.0's head
Kupo3.0: sigh Will you review now?
Passerby: Maybe….
Kupo3.0: Hey, worth a shot. starts some hip movement Please, I beg you to review! hulas
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