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Chapter 2: Water and Light
[Setting: Radiant Garden]
Shortly after lunch, my mother and I left the house, heading to Mrs. Beaumont's house, who lives about three houses down from ours'. Mrs. Beaumont was my grandmother's best friend before she passed away, but she also made good friends with my mother over the years that my grandmother took my mother to go see her.
Mrs. Beaumont spends most of her days now making quilts for anyone who needs one and cooking up some of the best desserts in all of Radiant Garden. She also loves to tell stories about how both her and my grandmother used to run around Radiant Garden and cause a bit of mischief every once in a while. I do enjoy listening to her stories every once in a while but the story I love to hear is the story of light and darkness.
As my mother and I kept walking towards her walk, I notice some black creatures walking very strangely heading towards the direction of the castle to the north. While I kept walking, I put my right hand on my chin and I start to ponder.
"What were those things?" I thought to myself. "I wonder if these creatures are connected to that man I saw last night."
After I gave it some extra thought, I quickly brush it out of my mind and I continued walking with my mother towards Mrs. Beaumont's house.
We walked up to the door and she knocked three times. After a second, we heard a "Come in" from inside the house. Then, both my mother and I walked inside the house.
When we arrived, Mrs. Beaumont was sitting in her rocking chair making a quilt. Mrs. Beaumont had thick, grey hair, which was tied into a bun and had blue eyes. She wears a sleeveless, purple dress with a white apron over it along with a grey cloth tied around her neck and a white ring on her left ring finger.
"Ah, hello there Elizabeth." She said as she looks up from her knitting.
As we walked in, she placed the quilt onto the table next to her rocking chair. Then, she walks over to my Mother and gives her a hug. Then she turns to me.
"I see that you brought Skylar with you today." She said. "How are you today, Skylar?"
"I'm doing okay, Mrs. Beaumont." I said.
"That's good to hear. Now, why don't you head on back to the back bedroom and go play with Kairi while your mother and I catch up on our quilt making?" She said as she points towards the back bedroom.
"Okay." I said as I run towards the back bedroom.
"What a good little boy you have." Mrs. Beaumont said.
"Well, sometime he can be good." My mother said.
Both of them give up a small chuckle and then walk over to where Mrs. Beaumont was sitting just motherents before and start working on their quilts.
When I got back to the back bedroom, there was a girl about 4 years old lying on the bed coloring pictures of flowers in a coloring book with red, yellow, and pink crayons. She had short dark red hair with violet blue eyes. She was wearing a white apron-like shirt with blue flowers and a blue line across the chest. She also had a pink skirt with a white line on it and large, white shoes with pink and purple lines on them. Around her neck was a necklace with a silver stone on it. (Hopefully you already know who this person is).
She was coloring in her coloring book when she noticed me coming in.
"Hey Sky." She said as she looked from her coloring book.
"Hey, Kairi." I said as I walked over to the bad.
Kairi and I have been best friends for about a year now, ever since she came over to her grandmother's house. Her parents have been gone for a year now, for unknown reasons because my mother never told me. When both Kairi and I first met shortly after she arrived, she seemed to be shy, but over time, we became very good friends. Every time that I come over, Kairi and I usually play with some of her toys or color in her coloring books. But recently, Kairi has been wanting to go pick flowers at the flower fields near the big castle. Kairi really loves flowers because it reminds her of her mother, who gave her flowers every day when Kairi was living with her parents.
"So, what are you coloring?" I asked.
"I'm coloring a rose with red." She said as she was coloring on a picture of a rose that has a resemblance of the single red rose from 'Beauty and the Beast.' "I just love to color in flowers because they are so beautiful."
I looked over near her to see a picture that she made shortly before I arrived.
"Hey, what's that picture?" I asked.
She looked towards the picture that I was pointing at and she picked it up.
"This is a picture I made this morning." She said as she handed it to me.
I looked at the picture which had a beautiful white castle with tall towers, blue roofs on those towers, and yellow flags on the top of those towers. The picture also had a courtyard with flowers growing in every direction. Standing in front of the castle were a king with red garments and a yellow crown and a queen that looked like Kairi but older with a long pink dress and a silver tiara Standing next to both of them were a yellow dog, a wizard with a white beard, and a brave knight ready to defend the king and queen of the castle.
"Wow, this is a beautiful picture Kairi." I said as I gave the picture back to her.
"Thank you Sky." She said. "I always dreamed about being a princess someday."
"I bet you would be a good princess." I said.
"So do I." She said.
She handed me one of her coloring books and I grabbed her light blue crayon. Then I started to coloring in a picture of a big heart in the book.
After about 30 minutes of coloring, Kairi stopped coloring and sat up on the bed.
"Hey Sky." Kairi said.
\"Yea?" I said as I kept coloring in the heart.
"Let's go see if we can go to the castle to go pick some flowers." She said.
I looked up from my book and I put down the crayon.
"Okay, that sounds like fun." I said as I jumped down off the bed and followed her to my mother and her grandmother.
As we walked in, both my mother and Mrs. Beaumont were chatting up a storm. Then, Kairi went up to her grandmother.
"Grandma, can Sky and I go pick some flowers? Pretty please?" Kairi asked as she was wrapping her arms around her grandmother's legs.
"Well, I don't know." Mrs. Beaumont said as she stopped knitting. "I don't want both of you getting lost."
"Please? I know where it is." Kairi said.
"Well, okay Kairi, but only if you promise to stay out of trouble." Mrs. Beaumont said.
"I promise." Kairi said.
My mother looked at me and said, "Skylar, make sure that Kairi doesn't wander off."
"Of course Mom." I said.
"Okay, now both of you be careful." Mrs. Beaumont said.
"We will." Kairi said as she ran back to me and started to pull my arm towards the door. "Come on Sky!"
"Okay, okay, just don't pull my arm off." I said as I start to walk to the door.
I open the door and both Kairi and I go outside heading for the plaza where many flowers are.
"Have fun and stay out of trouble." My Mother shouted as both of us left the house.
Right when we reached outside, Kairi was running towards the flowerbeds where some of the most beautiful flowers were at. I was trying to run right behind her but she was moving at the speed of light.
"Come on Sky!" Kairi said.
"Slow down Kairi, you are running too fast." I said.
Finally, we both reached the flower beds in the plaza. Kairi ran up to one of the flowerbeds and started to pick a few flowers. I walked over to the left and I start smelling some of the flowers. The scent from the flowers smelled very fresh and good.
I look over towards Kairi and I spot a black puddle heading right towards her. I quickly get back to my feet and I ran towards her.
"Kairi, look out!" I cried as I pulled her away from where she was standing.
The puddle rise up to reveal a black creature with pointed arms and legs, a triangular-shaped head, and red eyes. The creature looked straight at Kairi and me and moved closer to us.
"Come on, Kairi, let's get out of here." I said as I pulled her behind me.
"Okay." Kairi said as she kept her flowers in her hand.
We started to run back to Mrs. Beaumont's house, but some more creatures stopped us and were starting to surround us. I put myself in front of Kairi to protect her and I started to look around, trying to find a way out.
"These are the same creatures that I saw this morning." I thought to myself. "What do they want with me and Kairi?"
Kairi was trembling behind me, holding my right arm, wanting to escape these creatures. I quickly scanned the area until I saw an escape route.
"Kairi, this way." I said as both of us start to run towards the big castle.
The creatures were heading right behind us. By my count, there were 6 of them chasing us.
When we reached the big castle, we ran up the stairs heading for the big doors. But when we reached the top, another creature appeared and cut us off. Kairi gave off a scream as we start running towards the left, heading for one of the corners. But another creature intercepted us so we had to turn back to the right.
Just as we are heading back to the right, a stranger started to walk up the stairs. The stranger was a woman who had blue eyes and short blue hair. She wears a black and blue, high-collared halter top, two pink, intersecting belts over her chest, and black shorts. In her hand was a weapon of some kind, (which I will find out that the weapon is actually a 'Keyblade').
When the stranger got to the top of the stairs, she spots Kairi and I running from the creatures.
"No, run!" the woman said as she came running towards us.
When both Kairi and I saw this woman, we ran behind her. I went and hid behind her while Kairi touches her Keyblade.
"I can feel the light." The woman said.
Then she looks behind her and sees me with my hands extending from my body like I was in a defensive position ready for a strike from the creatures. After that, she looks forward at the creatures, who had multiplied to about 12.
"There's no way I can fight like this and protect both of them." She said.
As she said that, one of the creatures jumped into the air, ready to strike from above. But as the creature starts to strike down, another stranger came jumping behind us and slashed the creature and made the creature disappear. The new stranger landed in from of us. This stranger was wearing a black and silver outfit similar to the outfit that Kairi drew in her picture along with white gloves. He was very short, shorter than both Kairi and me, and had the feature of a mouse including two ears on the top of his head. When he touched the ground, he pointed his Keyblade back towards us.
"Hurry!" He said. "Ya gotta get both of them to someplace that's safe."
"Who are you? Why do you have a Keyblade?" She asked him.
"I'll tell ya later. Right now, we gotta stop these things!" He said back to her.
"Right, come on." She said as she picks up Kairi with me running right behind her.
She takes us to the top of the stairs where there is a little spot to hide in.
"Now, both of you hide here until the coast is clear, okay?" She said to both of us.
"Okay, we will." I said as she ran back towards the creatures.
As they fought the creatures, I looked from afar, seeing their moves and their style of fighting while still protecting Kairi, who was hiding in the corner with her flowers still in her hands.
As many of the creatures were defeated, one of those creatures manage to hit the short person which cause him to get off balanced. When he hit the ground, his Keyblade came out of his hand and slid toward where Kairi and I were. Then I saw a few of the remaining creatures heading towards us. The woman found him on the ground and she ran towards him. Then, she looked up to see the remaining creatures heading for both of us.
"NO!" She said as she tried to run towards us.
But she was still far away for us. So, I quickly thought that maybe I could do something.
"Kairi, stay here." I said as I ran out of the hiding place.
"Sky, what are you doing?" Kairi cried out.
I quickly grabbed the Keyblade lying down on the ground and I charged at the creatures. I jumped into the air and I slashed one of the creatures in half, making it disappear in impact, similar to what he did earlier. As I landed on the ground, I jumped backwards as another creature jumped towards me. Then, I lunged forward and sliced the creature. After that I spot the last one heading towards me. I whirled the Keyblade around and then I swinged the Keyblade to my right and I sliced the last creature.
After I defeated the last creature, my face was dripping down sweat and I was breathing hard. After a few more long breathes, my breathing went back to normal pace. Kairi saw what I did and she was amazed along with the woman and the man. As the woman went to go check up on Kairi, I went for the stranger who was still on the ground. When I reached him, he was back on his feet.
"I think that this belongs to you." I said as I held the Keyblade in both my hands.
"Well, thank you." The stranger said as he grabs the Keyblade from my hands.
"You're welcome." I said. "I hope that you aren't too much hurt."
"Don't worry, I'll be fine, but you, how did you use my Keyblade?" The stranger said.
"I don't really know." I said. "When I grabbed it, I could feel a power coming over me, enough to let me defeat those creatures. Plus, I was watching your style of fighting, so I quickly picked up on it."
"Well, in any case, thank you. I'm Mickey." He said.
"I'm Sky, pleasure to meet you." I said.
Just then both Kairi and the other stranger came walking up.
I turned around to see Kairi walking up towards us.
"Kairi." I said as I run up to her. "Are you okay?"
"Yea, I'm fine." She said. "But, what about you?"
"I'm a bit winded but I'm just glad that you are okay." I said.
Then the woman walked over to Mickey and she got down to one knee.
"Thank you." She said, " My name is Aqua. I train under Master Eraqus."
"And I'm Mickey." He said, " I used to be Yen Sid's apprentice. I came back to him
for some more training."
Aqua gave a nod to her new ally and then she looked to Kairi, who was standing next to me.
"I sense light within this girl. You think that's why they attacked her?" Aqua asked Mickey.
"Yep, I think ya might be absolutely right. If ya ask me, she must be somebody pretty extraordinary." Mickey said as he looked at both Kairi and me. "I say that both of them are extraordinary."
"You think?" Aqua asked.
"I know so." Mickey said. "Let's join forces. Oh no, not now."
Just then, a ray of light came shining from his pocket.
"What's happening?" I asked Mickey.
"Don't worry, I'll be okay." Mickey said as the light shining brighter.
Then, as quickly as the light appeared, it disappeared along with Mickey with it. The light started to shoot up towards the blue sky.
"See you real soon!" Mickey said as he disappeared into a ray of light, leaving Aqua, Kairi, and me behind.
After a few seconds of silence, Kairi turned around and handed the flowers that she picked before the creatures attacked to Aqua.
"Here you go." Kairi said as she handed the flowers to her.
"Are these for me?" Aqua said as Kairi handed her the flowers.
"Yes, these are for saving us." Kairi said. "Thank you."
Aqua takes the flowers and holds them into her hand.
"That's so sweet of you." Aqua said.
"My name's Kairi, and this is Sky." Kairi introduced us.
"Well it's a pleasure meeting both of you. I'm Aqua." She said.
"Same here." I said.
Just then, a voice came from the back.
"Kairi, Skylar." The voice said.
We looked behind us to find Mrs. Beaumont looking for us.
"We're coming." I said.
I turn back to Aqua.
"Well, I hope we meet each other again. Good-bye." I said.
"I hope that we will as well, Sky." Aqua said as I start running towards Mrs. Beaumont.
As I reached her, I looked back to see Kairi still with Aqua.
"Come on Kairi." I said.
"Coming." Kairi said as she ran towards us, leaving our new friend behind.
What I didn't see was Aqua casting a protection spell on Kairi's necklace to protect her from the darkness.
"Ah, there you are child." Mrs. Beaumont. "Come on, you two, it's time to get you home."
All three of us turned from the castle and started to walk back towards home, where my Mother was waiting.
"Hey, Grandma?"
"Hm? Mrs. Beaumont said.
"Can you tell us the story?" Kairi asked.
She gave a small chuckle. "Again, dear?"
"Yes please." Kairi said.
"Do you want to hear it too, Skylar?" Mrs. Beaumont asked.
"Yes please." I said.
"Very well then." She said as she starts to tell the story with Aqua listening as well.
"A long time ago, a warm light shined on the people in the worlds and they could live peacefully. Everybody loved this light. However as everyone wanted the light, a dispute started soon. There upon darkness was born in everyone's hearts. The darkness spread out rapidly and devoured many hearts and the light. The worlds got covered in darkness and disappeared completely.
But a small light fragment remained. Inside the hearts of the children. The children rebuilt the vanished world with the power of the light fragments. This is our world. But the true light is still resting in the interior of darkness. Because the worlds can't be connected into one, they got separated in many small worlds. However there is a day when surely in the interior of darkness a door will continue to open and the light will certainly return home.
It's alright, even If you get swallowed by darkness, certainly there's light in the interior of darkness and it will protect you. It's because we must not lose to darkness. If you believe in the light of the interior of darkness, your heart becomes the light that illuminates the darkness and it can make everyone happy."
Kairi gave off a small laugh after her grandmother was done with the story.
"I always love hearing that story." Kairi said.
"So do I." I said.
"I know both of you do, but now, It's time to get both of you home." Mrs. Beaumont said as all three of us made it down the stairs and walking back to the plaza, heading for home.
When we reached the plaza, my mother was waiting for us to get back.
"There you two are." My mother said to both of us. "Did both of you enjoyed the flowers?"
"We should did." I said. I wanted to tell her about what really happened but I didn't want to worry mother about those creatures.
"Well, we better get on home, your father is probably wondering where we are." My mother said.
"Right." I said as I start to wave back at Mrs. Beaumont and Kairi. "Bye Mrs. Beaumont, Bye Kairi."
"Good bye dear." Mrs. Beaumont said as she walked up to Kairi to take her home.
"Good bye Sky." Kairi said as she waved back at me. Then she turned and started to walk with her grandmother home while I did the same.
As we got home, my father was waiting for us. I told him about what I did today but I let out the fight because I didn't want to worry my dad.
Shortly after supper, I went back to my room and I went to the window. When I peeked outside, I saw in the plaza Aqua, the same person that I met earlier in the day, pressing a button on her right arm. When she did, her body was encased in dark violet armor along with her face covered by her helmet. Then, she lifts up her Keyblade A light comes shining from the end and the light created a portal in front of her. Then, her Keyblade transforms into a two part glider with one part being a weapon platform and the other part being the standing platform.
She walked onto the platform and when she was on, she activated the thrusters on the glider and she went through the portal. Then when she was through, the portal closed.
"Wow!" I thought to myself. "So she must have been from another world."
Then I wondered if Mickey, the other person I met, was from another world as well.
"So both of them were from another world." I said to myself. "Man, maybe someday I could go to other worlds and meet new people like Mickey and Aqua. I hope I can meet both of them again someday."
I walked over to my desk where I had some drawing paper and my crayons. I grabbed a few sheets of paper and my crayons and I walked back to my bed. Then, I started to draw some pictures.
After a few hours of drawing, my mother told me it was bedtime. So I put away my crayons and the pictures that I drew and I got ready for bed. One of the pictures that I drew was a picture with Kairi and me along with our new friends Aqua and Mickey standing side by side.
Author's Notes:
My, what an interesting chapter. Now for some clarification of this chapter. First off, the creatures are not Heartless because the Heartless didn't arrive for some time. The creatures that are in this chapter are called Unversed. Unversed are creatures from the realm of darkness that are based upon negative feelings, mainly the negative feelings of Master Xehanort's apprentice Vanitas. Second, the scene with Sky and Kairi meeting Aqua and Mickey is basically the same as it was in Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep when Aqua finds Kairi but with some extra dialogue. Lastly, I hope that some of you found an Easter egg in this story, a 'Hidden Mickey', so to speak. I may put in more of these 'Easter eggs' in the story so try and look out for them. (Also if you find it, then please DON'T comment it on the review, I want people to find it without spoilers. If you want to know if it's right, then just PM me and I will tell you if you are right or not.) If you have any questions about the story or need some clarification with Kingdom Hearts itself, then please either PM me or leave your questions in the review section. Also, don't forget to review my story. Thank you very much. Onto Chapter 3.
