Please Read Authors Note
Hey you guys. I know I haven't updated in forever, but I'll try to update more often.
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Now, here is "Kingdom Hearts: Devil May Cry."
Sora, Riku, and Kairi: Wait!
Demondog666: What?
Kairi: You forgot to do the disclaimer.
Demondog666: Oh yeah. I do not own Kingdom Hearts or Devil May Cry. If I did, I would have combined the two to make a totally bad $$ game and Kairi would have gone with Sora on his adventure after Kingdom hearts 1.
Riku: Really?
Demondog666: Yeah. I think it would have been a bit more interesting.
Sora: Well, here's the story.
Chapter 3: Wonderland, First Keyhole, and the Message
Before Sora, Donald, and Goofy made it all the way out the door, Aerith ran up to them.
"Wait Sora!" She said.
Sora stopped and waited for Aerith to come up to him. When she did, she pulled something out of her pocket. It was a photo.
"What is this?"
"This is a picture of your father and Riku's father."
"What?"
He took the picture and looked at it. It had two men in it. One was dressed in a red coat with a black shirt and he was giving the peace sign. The other man was dressed in a blue coat with a black shirt. He was just standing there giving a small smile.. They both had white hair, but the man in the red coat had his hair down while the man in the blue coat had his hair spiked. They were twin brothers.
"The one in the red coat is your father Sora." Aerith said.
"So this is what he looks like?"
"Yes. Would you do me a favor?"
"Sure. What is it?"
She hesitated for a moment before saying, "When you find your cousin Riku…will you bring him here right away?"
Sora was surprised. When she looked at him he could see a little bit of sadness in her eyes.
"Um…yeah…of course." He replied.
Her eyes lit up with happiness at his response.
"Thank you."
"No problem."
"Sora! We have to get going!!!" Donald yelled.
Sora looked back to see Donald standing there tapping his foot impatiently while Goofy was calmly waiting.
"Alright I'm coming!" He took one last look at Aerith. "Don't worry. We'll bring him here."
"I don't doubt it." She said.
As Sora took off with the others out the door, Leon and Yuffie came up to Aerith. She turned around and saw their concerned looks.
"Are you going to be alright?" Leon asked.
"Yes…I think so."
"Don't worry Aerith. You'll be able to see Riku again soon." Yuffie reassured.
"I know. I just hope that he'll be alright." Then she started sobbing. Both Leon and Yuffie came up to comfort her. Leon put his hand on her shoulder while Yuffie gave her a hug.
"Shh, it'll be alright." The female ninja said.
"Yeah, don't cry. When he gets here you'll be able to tell him everything." The swordsman said.
"B-but…w-what if he h-hates me?" The brown haired woman cried.
"He might be angry. But I'm positive that he'll be glad to see you after all this time."
"H-how do y-you k-know?"
"He knows because Riku's just like you and his Vergil." A voice said.
Everybody looked to the door to see a woman walk in the doorway. She had long blond hair and had sunglasses on. She wore a black shirt with no sleeves that left her shoulders bare, black skintight pants, and black boots.
"Trish!" They all said.
"Hey you guys. It's good to see you all."
"You just missed Sora. He went to another world with two of the king's friends." Leon said.
"Oh I know. I saw them leave. I didn't want him to spot me. I wanted to surprise him when he came back." She said, taking her sunglasses off.
Aerith walked up to her and gave her a hug.
"So how has Riku been?"
"Don't worry Aerith. He's fine. I have a feeling we'll see him soon. Now let's go inside. I want to say hello to Cid and get something to eat."
They all walked in to the shop and waited for Sora's return.
Sora, Donald, and Goofy were on the gummi ship traveling through space. The spiky haired half-demon was in awe of everything he was seeing.
"This is so cool. I can't wait to tell Riku and Kairi about this!"
"That's right. This is your first time in inter-space isn't it?" Goofy asked.
"Yeah. Oh man! This is just so amazing! I can't believe I'm actually going to other worlds!"
"Calm down. We'll be arriving at the nearest world in a few minutes." Donald said.
All of a sudden, a screen on the ship turned on. When the fuzziness cleared, it revealed two chipmunks, one with a black nose and one with a red nose.
"Hey ya guys." The black nosed one said in a high voice.
"How's it going?" The red nosed one said in a lower, but still high voice.
Sora looked at them with confusion. Who the heck were these guys?
Noticing his puzzled look, Goofy introduced him to the two chipmunks.
"Sora, this is Chip n' Dale. The black nosed one is Chip, and the red nosed one is Dale. They're the mechanics of the gummi ship." He explained.
"It's nice to meet you Sora." Chip said.
"Say, why are you with Donald and Goofy?" Dale asked.
"This guy is the key that the king was talking about." Donald answered.
"Show them the Keyblade Sora." Goofy said.
Sora nodded and stretched out his hand. The Keyblade appeared in a flash of light.
"Wow, that's really amazing." The chipmunks said.
"Since you contacted us, is there anything that you need?" The duck asked.
"The queen just wanted us to make sure you were alright." Dale answered.
"We better get going now. Good luck on your journey." Chip said. As soon as he said that the screen turned off.
All of a sudden, something came into view.
"Hey, we're coming in on another world." Goofy said.
"Alright! Do you know what world it is?" Asked Sora.
"Let's see…says here on the screen that it's Wonderland."
"Wonderland huh? Maybe will find Riku, Kairi, or the king their?"
"Let's hope so."
They landed on the world, got off the ship and took a good look around. It didn't seem like it was anything out of the ordinary. There were brick walls and some paintings but that was about it.
Then they heard someone yelling.
They turned around and saw a white rabbit wearing clothes, a pair of small glasses, and a pocket watch.
"I'm late, I'm late! I have to get to the court or the queen will have my head! Oh dear, I'm dreadfully, awfully late! I'm late! I'm late, for a very important date! No time to say 'hello, goodbye' I'm late! I'm late! I'm late!" He yelled. Then he ran into the hallway and disappeared.
"What was that all about?" Sora asked.
"I'm not sure. What did he mean when he said the queen was going to have his head?" The magician asked.
"Didn't he say something about a court?" Goofy asked.
"Yeah I think he did. Let's go check it out." The Keyblade Master said.
They walked into the hallway and came to a door. They opened it up only to find another door.
"What the heck?"
"Keep trying."
Sora opened four more doors until they finally made it through. It seemed like they had entered into a bedroom. There was a bed, a fireplace, and a table with a chair and two bottles.
They looked down and saw the rabbit. He seemed like he had gotten shorter. He ran to a small door and went through it. Sora went over to the door with a confused look.
"How did he get so small?"
The doorknob then spoke. "Your just to big." He said.
Sora looked at the doorknob in surprise. Was there anything in any world besides Pluto that didn't talk?
"Holy cow, it talked!" Donald said.
"Would you leave me alone? I'm trying to get some sleep here." It started to close its eyes.
"Wait! How do we get small?" Sora asked.
"Try one of the bottles on the table." Then he went to sleep.
The brown haired boy then walked over to the table and took a drink. He then started to shrink down until the table looked as big as a tower.
"Wow! That's amazing!" Goofy said.
"Now you guys try it!" Sora yelled.
They both took a drink of out of the bottled and soon enough the same thing happened to them.
"Alright. Let's go through the door."
They went over to the door and tried to open it but it wouldn't even budge.
"Hey! Wake up! We need to get through!"
There was no response. It was still sleeping.
"I guess we'll just have to find another way." Sora said, sighing.
"Hey look." Goofy said.
Sora turned and saw that the big dog was pointing at something behind the bed. It looked like…a passage way!
"Alright! Let's move the bed."
When Sora came over he pushed the bed and it went into the wall. It now looked like it had been painted on there.
"Man, this place gets weirder and weirder."
They went through the passage and ended up in the courtroom. It looked like it was some type of garden. The strange thing was that the men who were guarding it were…cards. They were walking, talking cards.
"Is it possible for this place to get any weirder?" Sora asked.
"Probably." Donald responded.
They then turned their attention to the court. Apparently the defendant was a blonde girl about Sora's age. The judge was a rather fat and ugly woman. She was wearing a crown.
"Is she the queen?"
"She might be. Let's watch." Goofy said.
The white rabbit then ran up and blew a trumpet.
"Court is now in session!"
"I'm on trial? What for? What crime have I committed?" The blonde haired girl asked in surprise.
The queen then looked her up and down, trying to decide something. After taking a good long look at her, she finally spoke up.
"This girl is definitely the culprit. There's no way that I'm wrong. Why is that? Because I say so." The queen said.
"But that's not fair. Just because you're the queen that doesn't give you the right to be so mean." The girl said.
"Silence! You are on this trial for the attempted theft of my heart. Do you have any proof that you didn't do it?"
Sora looked on in surprise. She said that her heart was almost stolen. That means…
"Guys. This had to be the work of the heartless. We have to help her. She's not guilty!"
"Sora, we'd like to but we can't." Donald said.
"Why not?"
"If we did we'd be interfering in the affairs of this world." Goofy answered.
"But we can't just-"
He was interrupted when he heard the queen shout.
"What do you mean you haven't done anything wrong?!"
"That's exactly what I mean. You have no proof that I tried to steal your heart. This trial is ridiculous." The girl exclaimed.
"THAT'S IT!! OFF WITH HER HEAD!!"
"What!" The girl said, completely terrified. She didn't want to die for something she didn't do.
"That's it. I'm helping her. I don't care if I'm interfering or not. She didn't do anything wrong." Sora said, running up to the girl.
"Sora wait!" Donald shouted.
"No! What kind of person would I be if I just let an innocent person get killed for a crime they didn't commit?!"
He ran up to the girl and summoned the Keyblade and took out Ebony. The card men were taken by surprised as he came in to defend the girl.
"Who dares interfere with my court?!"
"Sora Sparda, that's who!"
Goofy and Donald both ran up to him. Donald had his wand out while Goofy got out his shield.
"More of you?! Off with all of their heads!!" The queen yelled.
"Your honor, this girl is innocent. We know who the real thief is." Sora said.
"Yeah, it's the Heartl-" Goofy covered his mouth before he completed his sentence.
"The point is, this girl isn't the thief."
"Well do you have any proof?" The queen asked.
"Well not exactly. But I can get it."
"Sora!" Donald exclaimed.
"Oh give it a rest Donald. I've already made up my mind."
"Geez. I hope you're not like this the whole time." The duck said putting his hand to his head in annoyance.
"Well, I probably will be. So get used to it." Sora said with a smile.
"Oh, this is going to be an annoying adventure. I just know it."
"Well your majesty? What will it be?" The spiky haired boy asked.
The queen rubbed her chin thoughtfully. What harm could it do in letting them try to find the proof?
"Very well. However, this girl is to remain in this cage until you find the proof. Bring it back soon or it's off with all of your heads." She said.
"Fine."
The card men escorted the young girl to the cage and closed the door to it. Sora walked up to her so he could ask her some questions.
"Hey, are you okay?"
"I think so. Thank you so much for standing up for me. What are your names? Mine is Alice." She said.
"I'm Sora. These are my friends, Donald and Goofy." He said pointing to them both.
"It's nice to meet you all. Do you really know who tried to steal the queen's heart?"
"Yes. But we're not exactly sure where to start."
"You can try talking to the Chesire Cat"
"The who?"
"The Chesire Cat." She repeated. "He's a rather strange individual. But he might know something. Try finding him in the forest. That's where I found him."
"Alright, thanks. We won't let you down."
The three of them walked off to the forest. They took a good look around to try and find a cat of any kind. So far they were having no luck. Then they heard someone chuckling. That was when they could see the head of a pink cat floating in the air. It disappeared and appeared somewhere else in the air. Then the body appeared on a giant tree stump and the head appeared right in front of it. The body put the head back on and it was a complete cat with pink fur and purple stripes.
"Who the heck are you?" Donald asked.
"Donald, I believe he might be the Chesire Cat that we've been looking for." Sora said.
"Why, yes I am. Oh, I heard about poor, poor Alice. She's about to get her head cut off and she hasn't even done anything wrong."
"Wait! So you know something?" Sora asked.
"Of course I do. The Chesire Cat knows all." He said with a wide smile.
"Can you help us get the evidence?"
"Yes. But you'll have to find it. It's hidden pretty well. You'll find it in a small pink box. Good luck." With that he vanished.
"Do you think we should trust him Sora?" The magician asked.
All of a sudden, he reappeared and said, "To trust or not to trust. I trust you'll decide." He vanished once again after saying those few, confusing words.
"That is a very creepy cat." Sora said.
They took a walk through the forest to try and find the pink box. As they were searching, Goofy heard a rustle in the bush behind them.
"Guys, there's somethin' in that bush."
"What is it?" Donald asked.
"I'm not sure."
That was when a Heartless came out. When it did, more began to appear around them. Soon enough they were surrounded on all sides. Sora summoned the Keyblade while Donald got his wand and Goofy got his shield.
"Aw crap. Why did this have to happen now?"
"Don't talk. Just fight." Donald said.
Sora went in with the Keyblade and started slashing at some of the Heartless. He jumped in the air and took out Ebony and Ivory and started shooting at some of them. He was taking down a pretty good number of the by himself, but they just kept coming.
He saw Donald casting spells and Goofy using his shield to cut them down. He then got and idea.
"Goofy, Donald! I have an idea."
"What is it?!" They both yelled.
"Goofy, throw your shield in the air!"
Goofy did as he was instructed and threw his shield. Sora jumped in the air and landed on top of it. He took his hand and used his demonic lightning to cover it. He went around taking down the stronger Heartless with this combined attack. He then jumped off the shield and landed next to both his friends.
"Alright. Now Donald. Cast a Fire spell on your side. Make it big. I'm going to do the same."
"Alright."
They both cast the Fire spell. It was like two huge flamethrowers. They were both destroying Heartless at an alarming rate. When they were both done there were only a few of them left.
"Alright. Now let me try something."
Sora took out both Ebony and Ivory and aimed them at the remaining Heartless. He concentrated his magic in both guns and started shooting bullets covered in fire at the poor suckers.
"Wow. That's amazing. He's a really great strategist." Donald said.
"Yeah. I wonder what it'll be like when he learns more spells? That'll be something to see." Goofy said.
When they were done talking, Sora had finished off the remaining Heartless and put both his guns away.
"Whew. That was a good workout."
"Sora, you were great. You're better at fighting than I thought you were." Donald said.
"Thanks. You should see my mom fight. She's ten times better than I am."
Then the Chesire Cat appeared out of nowhere once again.
"That was a very impressive show, warrior of the Keyblade. You will most certainly be prepared for the challenges you will soon have to face."
"What are you talking about?" Sora asked.
"You'll know soon enough." The cat replied with a smile. Then he vanished.
"That cat just gives me the freaking creeps."
The three of them then went through a passage and landed back in the room that they were in before they went to the court.
"Aw great. Now we're back where we started." Donald said.
"Wait look." Goofy said.
They looked to where he was pointing and found a little pink box. It was the evidence that they had been looking for.
"Alright!"
Sora picked it up and the Chesire Cat appeared before them once again.
"Wonderful job. You found the evidence. You might want to hurry back to the court before the queen decides to stop waiting. Then it will be off with Alice's head. But before you go, I have something to give you." He tossed Sora a little blue orb. When he caught it, it vanished right in front of him.
"What was that?"
"That was Blizzard magic." The Chesire Cat replied.
"Blizzard magic?"
"Yes. The wielder of the Keyblade should be able to use a little magic right?"
"Thank you." Sora said.
"It was my pleasure. Now hurry. The queen's patience is running very thin." Once again he disappeared.
"How does he do that?" Donald asked.
"Sometimes, it's better not to wonder. I'm still trying to figure out how the guards at the court are cards." The half demon replied.
They walked back to the court with the pink box in hand. Once they reached their destination they found the queen waiting there along with the cards still guarding the cage that Alice was locked in. Alice saw them come in and looked at Sora with hope in her eyes. He noticed her and nodded. She smiled.
The queen noticed them looking at each other and signaled for one of the card men to put the curtain around the cage. He did as was expected and put the curtain around the cage.
Sora glared at the queen thinking that it was unnecessary to have to block Alice's view.
"Alright your majesty. We have the evidence right here." He said holding up the box. The queen took a look at it with curiosity and surprise. She didn't expect them to actually be able to find anything.
"Very well then. Open it up. Let's see what's inside." She said.
Sora opened up the box and out came a Heartless. As soon as it was free it ran towards the queen and tried to take her heart.
"Aughh! Protect me!!" She yelled.
Sora took out Ivory and shot it before it got her heart. He put it away and then looked at the queen.
"Is that proof enough for you? Now let Alice go."
The queen looked a little annoyed. He was right. Now she had to let the girl go.
"Very well. Guards! Lower the cage and set her free."
They lowered the cage and pulled the curtain around so they could open the door. But as soon as they did, they found the cage empty.
"What is this?! Where is Alice?!" The old fat woman said.
"We're not sure ma'am." One of the guards replied.
"Well find her!! I don't care how!! Just do it!!" She screamed.
Sora, Donald, and Goofy were dumbfounded. They saw her in the cage. It was ten feet above the ground. There was now way she could have gotten out without someone hearing her. Then it hit them.
"Did the Heartless take her?" Sora asked.
"Probably. We have to hurry up and save her before it's too late." Goofy said.
They went back to the bedroom that they walked in before they went to the court. They looked around for her everywhere but couldn't find her.
"Maybe she's in the forest?" Donald suggested.
"She could be. Let's go see."
The Chesire Cat than appeared before them.
"Oh there won't be any need for that my friends. I'm afraid you have a more pressing matter at hand."
"What would that be?"
The pink cat just smiled and said, "You'll see. Try turning on that lamp on the table."
Sora looked up and saw the lamp. He climbed up to the table since it was a lot bigger than he was and lit the lamp with a Fire spell.
"Alright I did what you told me." He yelled.
The Chesire Cat than appeared on the table. He started to point up.
"Well now, are you ready for the shadows. If not, too bad."
"What?"
Then something came down from the ceiling. It was a giant Heartless. Unlike the one they fought at Traverse down. This one had a head shaped like a pillar. It had many faces on it. The arms looked like they were made of paper that had been cut in a zig zag pattern.
"Oh crap." Sora said.
He turned to the Chesire Cat and glared. Why the heck did this guy lead a Heartless to them?
"You tricked us."
"I did nothing of the sort. The Chesire Cat is always there to help the weak."
"Yeah. Next time, help me a little less."
"After you're done fighting, you'll see what it is I've done to help you." With that he disappeared.
The Heartless brought out two gigantic matches and lit them. He slammed them both down on the trio attempting to hit them. They ducked out of the way just in time.
Sora jumped on its shoulder and started attacking its head with the Keyblade. It just brought him down like he was some annoying fly.
"Aw man. Wait I know." He brought out both Ebony and Ivory and covered them both in demonic lightning. He pulled the triggers and started firing lightning bullets at the giant monster. Once he was done, it looked like that he had only damaged the monster a little bit.
"This isn't getting us very far." After he said that he noticed that he was batted away with one of the matches. Unfortunately, he was hit by the burning part.
"HOT!!!" He screamed.
Donald cast a Blizzard spell on him. When the fire was out Sora's skin looked a little charred but it healed up thanks to his healing.
"I'm really glad I have that healing ability."
"Sora. Try using the Blizzard spell that you got from the Chesire Cat earlier. We can put out the matches with it." The duck said.
"Okay. You go for the one on his left arm and I'll go for the one on his right."
They both ran towards the matches and cast the spell. Sure enough, they put out the matches and then began attacking the Heartless.
"Goofy! Try aiming the shield for its head!"
Goofy did as he was told and threw the shield at the pillar like head. Once it hit, the Heartless went back a couple of feet and got a little dizzy. Sora then took out Ebony and Ivory and combined his Blizzard magic with it. He managed to get plenty of hits.
Once the Heartless recovered, it looked a little weak from the spells. It lit it's matches up once again and began trying to hit them all so they wouldn't have any time to cast more spells.
"Shoot. We can't keep dodging forever. We have to take it out now."
(A/N: I'm not going to spend to much time on a Heartless fight in this story. I'm going to focus more on the fights where Sora, Donald, and Goofy are battling major villains or demons.)
"Sora! Concentrate all of your magic in the Keyblade. We have to completely freeze this guy if we want to win!" The magician yelled.
"Okay! You do the same! Goofy! When this guy's completely frozen, throw your shied at it to shatter his body!"
"You got it!"
Sora and Donald then concentrated all of their magic into their weapons while dodging the giant matches. Once Sora was done he looked over at Donald and saw he was ready.
"Alright! Let's do this!"
"FREEZE!!" They both yelled.
Two huge Blizzard spells came out of both weapons. They were freezing the Heartless quickly. Before it froze it tried one more time to bring the matches down on all of them. They were about a couple feet from the trio before he completely froze. Goofy than threw his shield and shattered the Heartless into a million peaces once the three of them were at a safe distance.
Sora was silent for a few moments. He could not believe that the three of them defeated this monster with so much power. He felt that their teamwork was getting better with each battle. He also felt himself get stronger. He wondered just how powerful he would become later on. Would he become as strong as his father? Maybe he would become even stronger. He had no way of knowing at the level he was at right now. But he felt that he would definitely get stronger along the way.
Once he was done thinking, Donald spoke up. "Sora, are you alright?"
He looked at the magician with a smile and laughed. "Yeah. I'm good."
Then they heard someone yawn. They looked at the doorknob and saw it waking up.
"What is with all of this racket? It's so hard to sleep."
"He didn't seem to have any trouble sleeping during the battle." Sora said to both of his friends.
The doorknob then yawned again. As it did, something in it's mouth started glowing. The three friends were confused and moved closer to see what it was.
"What do ya think is going on?" Goofy asked.
"Not sure." Sora answered.
The Keyblade then started to glow at the tip with stars dancing around it. Sora looked at his weapon, wondering what was happening.
"Something's up with the Keblade." He said.
Then the sword moved its tip in the direction of the glowing doorknob and fired a beam of energy. When it stopped they heard a "click" and the glowing died down.
"What the heck was that?" Donald asked.
"I'm not sure. I think I just heard something lock." Sora said.
"I heard the same thing to." Goofy said.
Then the Chesire Cat appeared before them. The three friends jumped back in surprise because they were so focused on what just happened.
"Well done. You defeated the shadows. I must say that you all fought with much style. Especially you Sora." He said.
"Thanks. I think I see now why you led us to that Heartless."
"Oh? What was the conclusion you came to?" The grinning cat asked.
"You were trying to get us to improve our teamwork and make us stronger. Thank you for that."
Donald and Goofy looked at Sora with surprise. They never would have guessed that was why the Chesire Cat led them to the Heartless.
"Oh it was no trouble at all. Though when I did the same thing to the man in red, he was a bit angry at first even though he knew the reason why I led him to the shadows. But he eventually calmed down and thanked me."
"Wait. A man in red?" The swordsman asked.
"Yes. He had silvery-white hair. He said that I was little bit like an evil man named 'Arkham', helping him and leading him into battles, but that I wasn't evil and trying to get something out of it for my own personal gain."
"Did he happen to look like this?" Sora took out the picture that Aerith gave him before they left Traverse town, and showed it to the Chesire Cat.
"Why yes. That's exactly what he looked like. He also used those guns that you have right now."
"Do you know where he went?"
"I'm afraid not. But he did tell me that if I saw you to give you this message." He handed the Keyblade master a note.
"Thank you. Oh! I completely forgot! We have to find Alice!"
"He's right!" Goofy agreed. "We have to start looking for her."
"I'm afraid you're too late my friends." The pink and purple cat said.
"What do you mean?" Donald asked.
"By the time you found the cage she was in was empty, the shadows took her away. Far away from Wonderland."
"You wouldn't happen to know where?" Sora asked.
"I'm afraid not. But I should warn you, a few days ago the people who are controlling the shadows tried to recruit me."
"What?" The three asked, surprised.
"You mean there are people that are controlling the Heartless?" Donald asked.
"Yes. I turned down their offer of course and they left. But I have no doubt that they are the ones who kidnapped Alice."
"Did you see what they looked like?"
"Yes. One man was wearing a strange hat and holding a snake staff. The woman was holding some kind of staff with a crystal ball at the top. She was wearing dark ropes and had horns on her head. She also had a crow perched on her shoulder."
"Is that all of them?" Goofy asked.
"Well, those were the only ones I met. But I'm sure that they have other members. You must watch out for these people." The cat said.
"We thank you for all you've told us Chesire Cat. We'll go and try to rescue Alice." Sora said.
"I wish you luck my friends. When you see your father, tell him I said 'hi' will you?"
"I will. Well, let's get going." Sora said to his friends.
"Don't forget what I've told you. You must beware of the shadows." With that, the Chesire Cat disappeared.
Once he was gone, the trio walked to the gummi ship and took off. They all sat in silence for a while until Sora thought of something.
"There's something I don't get. Why is it that the Heartless would kidnap Alice? It just doesn't make any sense."
"I'm not sure. Maybe we'll find out more about this evil group as we travel to other worlds." Donald said.
"Gawrsh. I hope that Alice is okay. She's been through so much already." Goofy said.
Both Sora and Donald nodded in agreement.
"Hey Sora. Why don't you take a look at the note that the Chesire Cat gave you? It might have some information regarding the Heartless or the group that's controlling them." Donald said.
"Oh yeah. I forgot about it." Sora took the piece of paper out from his pocket and unfolded it.
Dear Sora,
I had a feeling that you would be going on a crazy adventure just like I used to. I just wanted to say good luck to you. You have a lot to discover about yourself.
I suspect the others at Traverse Town already told you about your demonic heritage. The demon inside you is very powerful son. We both have the power of Sparda running through our veins. I don't know when your power will fully awaken. When it does, use it wisely. I've seen what happens to people who misuse their powers and it's not pretty. Your uncle was lucky that that didn't happen to him.
I have a feeling that we'll be seeing each other soon. When this is all over, we'll all go back to Destiny Islands and live like a family should. You, me, your mother, Riku, Vergil, and…I wish I could tell you who else but she made me promise not to tell. I hope that you and your mother are doing well. Tell her that I love her. Once again, good luck.
Love,
Dad
P.S. Kick some ass while your on your adventure.
Once Sora was done reading the note he smiled. His dad really was out there. But then another thing crossed his mind.
Who was the other person that his dad couldn't tell him about? It must have been Riku's mother. Growing up, Riku didn't know his mother very well. She left when he was five and they hadn't heard from her.
Before she left, Riku would always ask questions about his father and what he was like. She told him that he was a very great man and left it at that.
When she did leave, Riku came and lived with Sora and Trish. They grew up like brothers.
As Riku got older, he wondered why his mother left him. Trish would say that it wasn't because she hated him; it was because she had something that she needed to do. The blonde haired woman told him that his mother was very reluctant to leave. She didn't want to leave her son without a mother. But she knew, deep down in her heart that they would see each other again someday.
Riku didn't remember too much about his mother. Only that she had these beautiful green eyes.
Eventually he stopped worrying about her after what Trish told him. He then focused more on trying to find his father. But Sora knew that he wanted to find his mother as well.
"Sora?" Goofy asked.
Sora snapped out of his daze and saw Goofy looking at him.
"What did the note say?" Donald asked.
"There's no information on the Heartless or the group, but my dad did say that he knows that he and I will meet and that we'll be able to go back to the islands and live like a family should when this is all over."
"That's good. You probably will meet him Sora. We might need to check a lot of the worlds while we're searching for the King and your friends anyway." Goofy said.
"Yeah, your right. I can't wait." With that, Sora looked out into the depths of inter-space, imagining what it would be like when he met his father.
Elsewhere in a dark castle, a group of people was looking at a hologram of Sora, Donald, and Goofy on a giant stone table.
"That little brat is good. He showed some skill with that Keyblade." One of them said. He was wearing a read hat with a feather in it and had a hook where his right hand should have been.
"You think he might be a problem? What if he messes up the plan?" Another said. He had blue fire as his hair and was wearing a dark toga.
"Let's just turn him into a Heartless. That'll settle things quick." A woman said. She had the upper body of a woman but had eight tentacles like an octopus.
"That obviously isn't working out to well. You saw what he did to those Heartless. What's more they now know about us." A man carrying a snake staff with a red parrot on his shoulders said.
"They all look like bilge rats to me." The man with the hook said.
"Your no prize yourself." Another voice said. He looked like a giant bag that was stuffed up.
"Shut up!"
"Quit your bickering all of you." A woman said. She walked up to the table dressed in dark robes with horns on her head. She carried a staff with a crystal ball and had a crow perched on her shoulders.
"The point is that the boy is learning how to use the power of the Keyblade." She said.
"He might become a problem. He found one of the keyholes." The man with the snake staff said.
"We don't need to worry. It will take him ages to find the rest. We already have one of the princesses." The horned woman pointed to a glass case attached to a wall. In it was Alice and she was fast asleep.
"Not to mention the newest addition to our group. He might be able to convince this Sora to join us." She said.
"That would be something. Two direct descendants of the Dark Knight Sparda. We would have so much more power at our disposal." The octopus woman said.
"For now, there is nothing to worry about. Keep looking for the keyholes. We will soon rule all of the worlds." The horned woman said.
In the corner, a figure stood. He looked like he was about fifteen years old. He was wearing a yellow shirt without sleeves, blue jeans, and gray shoes. He had white hair and blue eyes. It was Riku.
He looked at the group uninterested with what they were saying, save for the part where the octopus woman thought that he was a weapon that they could use as they pleased.
"These people are a weird bunch. They're really full of it too. They better be able to keep their end of the bargain." He then turned his head to the hologram of Sora, Donald, and Goofy smiling. He was glad to see that his best friend, who he found out was his cousin, was alright.
"Sora, I wonder how much stronger you've gotten? It'll be interesting to see." He then walked over to the group.
The first one to notice him was the octopus woman.
"There's the boy now. We we're just talking about you."
"I know. I was standing in the corner the whole time. By the way, contrary to what you think, I'm not some weapon at your disposal." He told her with a cold voice.
She shivered slightly. She could feel some of the demonic energy radiating from him.
"Now, now. There's no need for hostility. She's just glad that you're in our group." The man who had blue fire hair said.
"Really? From what I was hearing, you all just thought you could use my power in whatever way you please." The silver haired boy said looking at the older man with cold eyes.
"Alright. Calm down. You're right. We shouldn't have talked that way about you." The horned woman said.
"I know. By the way, when do you need me to go?"
"Very soon. We just need to wait until he gets back to Traverse town."
Riku then looked at the hologram of Sora. He saw how he was talking to the duck and the dog. He definitely made some new friends. That was good. His best friend would need some help, just as he would.
The horned woman noticed how he was looking at the hologram and smiled.
"It's a shame that he made some new friends. Looks like he's already replaced you and the girl." She said.
His eyes grew slightly angry at what she said. Who did this woman think she was? What did she know about Sora?
The man with the snake staff saw that she was trying to make him angry. From the looks of it, it was working. He decided to join in.
"Yes. It seems he doesn't really need you anymore. I couldn't imagine what that feels li-" he was cut off when he saw a sword pointed at his throat.
The blade was red with blue lines going across it, making it look like a bat's wing. The handle was blue with a pointed edge at the end shaped like an arrowhead. The cutting edge was also blue. Between the handle and the blade was an eye. There was one eye on both sides of the sword. Both of them were light blue with black slits.
The man with the snake staff then turned his attention away from the sword to Riku. He had a look of pure anger on his face.
"Unless you want me to cut up your face, you better shut up. Just because he has some new friends doesn't mean that he replaced me or Kairi." He said.
A black and red energy started to surround him, as he got angrier. He looked as though he was about to slit the older man's throat.
The man and everyone else except the horned woman looked at the boy with wide eyes. He was definitely going to hurt anyone of them if they joined in on the teasing. They wisely kept their mouths shut.
Riku then felt a hand on his shoulders. He turned around and saw it was the horned woman.
"Put your sword away. I promise no one will mention something like that again." She said.
He calmed down and his sword disappeared in a black smoke. The aura radiating off of him began to disappear as well.
"You better not. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got some training to do." He walked off towards the door and opened it. Before he went through he took one last look at the group.
"One more thing. I swear if you don't keep your end of the bargain, I'll make every last one of you regret it." He said.
The horned woman smiled at him and said, "We will stay true to our end of the deal as long as you stay true to yours. Do you not trust us?"
"No, I don't. At least I don't yet. I hope that you don't give me any reason to mistrust you." He said. He turned away and went through the doors.
As soon as they closed the man that was a walking, talking potato bag spoke up.
"Man that kid is scary! I thought for sure he was going to rearrange your face." He said to the man with the snake staff.
"So did I. I don't think I'll be making fun of him any time soon."
The others could only nod in agreement.
"Just give him no reason to mistrust you. His help will be very useful for our plan." The horned woman said.
"You got it. Well I think I'm going to head back to Olympus. I have an annoying nephew to destroy." The man with fire hair said and walked away.
"We should all head back and meet up later. We need to find those keyholes." The octopus woman said.
They all walked out. Only the horned woman stayed. She looked back toward Alice and smiled.
"Oh yes. Both of the grandchildren of Sparda will become very powerful. I can't wait to see how they will develop."
Then she walked away to her room with the crow flying next to her.
On the other side of the door he had walked through earlier stood Riku. This woman and her little group were some of the weirdest people he had ever met.
"I guess it doesn't matter. As long as they help me find my family."
He looked out the window and saw the stars shining bright.
"My mother and father are out their somewhere along with my uncle. Once Sora and I see that Kairi is safe we'll be able to find them."
He walked towards the training room as soon as he was finished looking at the stars. For now he needed to get stronger. He needed to awaken the demon inside him. Then he would be strong enough. Strong enough to protect everyone he held dear and make sure they were never in danger again. Strong enough to never lose them again.
Back in Traverse Town, Aerith was looking at the stars. The night was so beautiful and she just had to look at the stars.
"Sora, I hope you can save those remaining stars and bring back the ones that have been destroyed." She said.
She then took out a picture from her pocket. It was a copy of the one she had given Sora. She looked at it for a long time with a smile.
"We'll definitely see each other again soon. I hope that the all four of you are okay, wherever you are."
As she continued to look at the picture a tear came out of her eye.
She heard someone come out of Cid's shop. It was Trish.
"Aerith? Are you alright?" She asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just worried."
"Well don't be. Those four boys are strong. I know they'll survive."
"Your right." The brown haired woman said.
"Now let's go inside. I made some mushroom pizza and I don't want Yuffie eating all of it."
Aerith laughed a little at the joke and said, "Alright. Let's go."
They both walked into Cid's shop and ate the pizza, waiting for the four half demons.
I'm finally done with this chapter. I really thought hard on this one. I'm sorry for not updating in over a year but I promise I'm going to update more often. I'm not
sure about my other two stories though. I might discontinue those. I've just lost my taste for writing Naruto fan fiction.Also, please review. I really want to know what you people think.
Sora: Yeah, you worked hard on this chapter.
Riku: I have a question.
Me: Yes?
Riku: In this chapter, I'm a bit more hostile towards Maleficent and the group. Does this mean I won't be manipulated?
Me: Yes, it does.
Riku: Awesome!
Kairi: When do I come in?
Me: I'm sorry Kairi. You won't show up until much later. I promise that you'll have a bigger part in the sequel though.
Kairi: Okay. I guess that's fair.
Me: Well, I'm going to get started on the next chapter as soon as I see a good increase in my reviews.
See ya.
Demondog666