Chapter 4: Destiny Islands: Day Two Continued
Disclaimer: I do not own KH, If I did…I don't know
Notes: n/a
Last chapter: Sora turned to take a glance at the door inside the cave, the one he never could open. When he looked back, the hooded man was gone.
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Not wanting to stay any longer, Sora ran out of the secret place. He had all he needed and didn't want to keep Kairi waiting.
When he found her, she was in the same spot as before, standing on their raft, Excalibur. She seemed to be doing something though and Sora wasn't sure what.
"This? I'm making a necklace of thalassa shells. In the old days, sailors always wore thalassa shells. They were supposed to ensure a safe voyage."
Sora then handed her the provisions he had collected.
"Thanks, Sora! I found something today, too. Here, it's yours." She then handed him a Hi-Potion, which he put away for safe keeping.
"Tired? Want to call it a day?" She asked him.
"Yeah, let's go home." He hadn't realized exactly how tired he was until she mentioned it.
"Okay, tomorrow's the big day. We should rest up!"
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It was now later in the day. The sky was a mix of reds and yellows, and the water sparkled underneath the glow of the sun. Kairi and Sora enjoyed this view as they conversed on the dock.
"You know, Riku has changed." Kairi said.
"What do you mean?" Unaware of why his friend would make such a statement.
"Well…" She began, seemingly hesitant.
"You okay?" He questioned. It seemed to him as if something was on her mind.
"Sora, let's take the raft and go-just the two of us!" She said suddenly.
"Huh?"
"Just kidding."
"What's gotten into you? You're the one that's changed, Kairi."
"Maybe... You know, I was a little afraid at first, but now I'm
ready. No matter where I go or what I see, I know I can always come back here. Right?"
"Yeah, of course!"
"That's good. Sora, don't ever change."
"Huh?" (A/n: It it just me.. Or does he say 'Huh?' a lot? )
Kairi then stood up and spoke, while looking out at the water. "I just can't wait. Once we set sail, it'll be great."
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Meanwhile at King Mickey's castle: The king had left a letter to Donald.
Donald,
Sorry to rush off without sayin' goodbye, but there's big trouble brewin'. Not sure why, but the stars have been blinkin' out, one by one. And that means disaster can't be far behind. I hate to leave you all but I've gotta go check into it. There's someone with a "key"-the key to our survival. So I need you and Goofy to find him, and stick with him. Got it? We need that key or we're doomed! So go to Traverse Town and find Leon. He'll point you in the right direction.
P.S.
Would ya apologize to Minnie for me? Thanks, pal.
"Oh, dear! What could this mean?" Daisy asked the others as they were gathered in King Mickey's study. The rest of the group consisted of: Donald, Goofy, and Queen Minnie.
"It means we'll just have to trust the king." Minnie answered.
"Gawrsh, I sure hope he's all right." Goofy said.
"Your Highness. Don't worry. We'll find the king and this 'key.'" Donald added in to console the Queen.
"Thank you, both of you." She replied appreciatively.
"Daisy, can you take care of-" Donald began.
"Of course. You be careful, now, both of you."
"Oh, and to chronicle your travels, he will accompany you." Queen Minnie then said to the pair. Gesturing to an unseen person.
Donald then looked at the King's desk, noticing something small was jumping on it.
"Over here!" He called out, ceasing to jump around.
"Cricket's the name. Jiminy Cricket, at your service." He said kindly, tipping his tiny hat.
"We hope for your safe return. Please help the king." Said the queen.
Donald immediately agreed, but a confused Goofy just stood at the side of Daisy and Minnie, saluting his friend Donald.
"You're coming, too!" Donald told him, grabbing him by his arm and pulling him away.
Later. Donald, Goofy, and Jiminy had a conversation while going down some stairs.
"Gawrsh, Jiminy, your world disappeared, too?" Goofy asked.
"It was terrible. We were scattered. And as far as I can see, I'm
the only one who made it to this castle."
"Goofy?" Donald cut in, in an almost scolding manner.
"Oh, right... I gotcha. While we're in the other worlds, we can't
let on where we're from. We've gotta protect the world border."
"Order." Donald corrected.
"Right. World order."
"I guess we'll need new duds when we get there." Goofy said as they proceeded into the next room.
They were now in a room with many whirring cogs and machines. A Gummi Ship awaited them on a circular platform.
"Hello up there? Donald Duck to launch crew! Anytime you're
Ready." Donald said, speaking into a golden pipe.
They then boarded the ship and prepared for takeoff.
Queen Minnie and Daisy were watching them from below. Donald gave Daisy a reassuring thumbs up.
"Blast off!!" Donald shouted. And off they went, leaving their world behind.
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Back in Destiny Islands..
"I just can't wait. Once we set sail, it'll be great." Sora sat on his bed, Kairi's previous words echoing in his mind.
He heard a clap of thunder and looked out his open window, he saw a vivid flash of lightning.
"A storm?" He wondered as he watched out his window.
"Oh, no, the raft!" He exclaimed suddenly, realizing that their raft would be in danger of being damaged or swept away if a storm was coming.
"Sora, dinner's ready. Come on down. Sora?" But Sora's mother's voice echoed into his room unheard, he had already set off.
Outside, it was pitch black. And in the sky, Sora saw something he had never seen before, something that looked like a flaming black hole.
"What's that?"
He then looked to see his friend's boats floating by the docks. "Riku's boat. And Kairi's!"
But there was no time to process anything else, because Sora noticed that Shadow Heartless were now appearing rapidly around the area.
He gasped in shock. What was he to do?
The only weapon he had with him was his wooden sword, and that wouldn't do any good.
He then saw Riku, standing amongst the chaos. "Where's Kairi? I thought she was with you!" Sora said frantically.
"The door has opened…" Riku said ominously, not even facing Sora.
"What?"
"The door has opened, Sora! Now we can go to the outside world!" Riku replied, now facing him. He seemed almost unaffected by the current scene.
"What are you talking about? We've gotta find Kairi!" Sora reminded him urgently.
"Kairi's coming with us! Once we step through, we might not be able to come back. We may never see our parents again. There's no turning back. But this may be our only chance. We can't let fear stop us! I'm not afraid of the darkness!"
Riku then put out his hand is Sora's direction.
"Riku!"
Suddenly a shadowy cicle seemed to engulf the spot where Riku stood. He stayed un phased, his hand still outstretched.
Sora then ran up to his friend, a dark circle forming around him too. He attempted to reach out to Riku, who was just inches away, but couldn't get to him.
Then for a moment everything went black, and when he could focus on the scene again, Sora had something in his hand. Riku was gone.
"Keyblade... Keyblade…"
He found this strange weapon.. the keyblade could fend off Heartless.
But at the moment he was less worried about the Heartless and more so about his other missing friend.
He immediately went in the direction of the secret place, his last hope. Instead of seeing the usual mossy cave entrance, he saw a large white door in it's place.
Putting aside all caution, he ran in.
Which is when he found Kairi.
"Kairi!"
She slowly turned to face him. Her face was pale and her eyes seemed to droop as if she were tired.
"Sora…" She responded weakly.
She made a move to reach out to him, when a dark wind seemed to sweep through the cave.
Sora could see Kairi flying in his direction, he reached out to catch her, but nothing met his grasp.
She passed through him, just like the wind that was sweeping her away. Almost like ghost.
Then Sora found himself being pushed off his feet as well, but came to a landing on the now deteriorating beach of Destiny Islands.
He got on his knees and looked around, it was almost like the world had been broken. And hen he looked up at the sky, the dark circle he had seen was now a full-blown fiery red. It seemed to be sucking everything in.
The worst wasn't even over yet, because behind Sora appeared what seemed to be a kind of gigantic shadow Heartless, there was only one thing he could do: fight.
And that's exactly what he did. Slashing blindly yet furiously at the monstrous creature with his Keyblade until it was no more.
Or rather, at least until it got sucked up by the gigantic black hole.
It seemed to be moving, coming closer. Like it was getting bigger and stronger. Furious winds whipped around Sora, it was like thousands of hands were pulling at him, trying to drag him into the hole.
With the last of his strength he held onto a log that had yet to be swept away, as his legs flew in the air. It wasn't meant to be.
The winds were getting stronger and his fingers slipped, he felt himself flying up to the fiery orb, he would be swallowed whole. Like his home.., like his friends..
Ending Notes: Well that's it for this chapter. Please review.