Kingdom Hearts: The Other Dimensions
Chapter 7: The Undimensionals
Dragonium99: Well, everybody, here is the new chapter. My OCs and one of MGs OCs are coming next chapter. By the way, yes, one will travel with the group. Here comes the Chapter!
The group entered the Meeting Room. It was big, with the floor and bottom half of the wall red and the ceiling and top part of the wall blue. There were a lot of comfortable looking armchairs, way more than were needed for the crew. In the center there was a strange machine with a keyboard on one side. Sora, Riku and Kairi were amazed that all of it could enter in the ship.
"Please take sit." Mickey said. All did so. The mouse sat next to the keyboard. "We are going to talk about something very important. Please say hello to Master Yen Sid!" He rubbed his ring and a magic projection of Yen Sid appeared and said,
"Hello, Keyblade Wielder Sora, Keyblade Wielder Riku, Princess of Heart Kairi, King Mickey, Court Magician Donald, Captain of the Royal Knights Goofy. It´s a pleasure to see you here all fine. That means that Destiny Islands is a safe world."
"However," he continued, "not all worlds are safe like yours. Strange beings have appeared in many worlds, beings which shouldn´t be at all. Not like the Nobodies, who shouldn´t have existed, but exist logically, with two parts out of the three that make up a whole being. These beings have none of these parts, yet they exist. They are called The Undimensionals. However, we still don´t know much about these new enemies. Maybe Sora, Riku and Kairi could help us. Mickey told me you have new abilities. Could we see them?" The friends nodded. Sora stood up and summoned Kingdom Key, which he quickly Reversed. He showed it to everybody.
"This is a Reversed Keyblade, the Kingdom Key R. It has the power of the wind. Look." He brought it towards his chest and then pushed it away, creating a powerful gush of wind. He spun in his place, creating a whirlwind and then struck it in the floor, creating a giant Aero.
"Different Keyblades have different abilities. Now, Riku, it´s your turn," said Sora.
"If you say so…" the white-haired boy answered. He stood up as soon as Sora sat down, and without hesitation, he summoned his Keyblade and turned it into the Keystaff without any flashy throws to the air or shouts. However, his demonstration was as flashy as humanly possible. He engulfed himself in Dark fire, ice and thunder. Then, he showed a hit with all the elements and ended with a trielemental dome, saying,
"And there's a lot more!"
"Stop showing off," said Kairi. "Now it´s my turn!" She stood up and summoned her Keyshield, without summoning her Keyblade first.
"I trained a bit during my Dive to the Heart to be able to summon the Keyshield without having the Keyblade out because, what's the point of being able to summon a shield if you can't do it quickly? So, well, this thing can summon things made of Light, and the chains that connect the rest of the Keyblade to it can be cut, they weld together or with the shield whenever I want to, and by concentrating a bit I can make them stick to other places. Both powers can be combined to create some pretty awesome things, like a pair of wings," she said. She then started flying around the room. Afterwards, she showed something that Sora and Riku hadn´t seen: she shot the chains to the ceiling, sticking them there, and started to swing around with them. When she finished, she said,
"So... That's it," and returned to her seat. Everybody remained silent for a second…
"And that wasn´t a showoff?!" protested Riku, but was quickly answered back by Sora, who said,
"Hey, she didn´t show off as much as you did." However, before things got out of control, Master Yen Sid intervened, saying,
"We aren´t here to discuss who was a showoff or not. We are here to talk about something much more important: the Undimensionals," his voice had an overwhelming tone. Whenever he talked, everyone around would just shut up. "Where was I? Oh, right… These weapons you posses are the only way to hurt certain Undimensionals. The reason for this is simple: the Undimensionals… were here before," everyone gasped.
"Wh-what?! That´s impossible!" stuttered Mickey. "Being the king, I know every attack to our Dimension!"
"But it wasn't an attack," answered the wizard. "It was a reconnaissance mission. They can think and adaptate, and they came here wishing to know which the most powerful weapon in this dimension was. When an Undimensional gets killed, you can know, for sure, that it will revive, usually in hundreds of years. However, when they revive, they become immune to whatever killed them. Most Keyblade wielders confused them with rare Heartless and Nobodies, and killed them with their weapon, causing them to become immune to it."
"So, our new weapons are the only reliable way to lead them out of our Dimension for another hundreds of years?" figured out Sora.
"Yes, answered Yen Sid, "but not only our Dimension. You see, right now, there are 2 other Dimensions under attack. Those with knowledge about Dimensions call them the Dimension of Life and Death and the Dimension of the Soul."
"Why is one called the Dimension of Life and Death?" Kairi asked.
"Because there are two kinds of people there: Vitals and Necrofates. In that world, Life and Death are like Light and Darkness here. Vitals have a Vita, which is an essence aligned to Life, while Necrofates have a Necro, aligned to Death. Most Necrofates are evil, because while both races can have an equal power, Necrofates' power is much harder to control. That way, it usually consumes them, which creates a Necroless, a being which looks and has exactly the same abilities as its original Necrofates but lets power control it completely, and that's why, when referring to an evil Book Reader-"
"Book Reader?" questioned Riku, grinning. "What's a Book Reader?" To answer that question, Yen Sid first scolded Riku for being rude and interrupting him and then explained,
"Book Readers are the chosen ones from the Dimension of Life and Death, who hold magic powers beyond your wildest dreams. Their powers depend on a Book, which they can change by changing its Bookmarker, just like Keyblades change with their Keychains. Now, what was I saying? Oh, right. That's why, when referring to an evil Book Reader, we usually call him or her aligned to Death. Nevertheless, one of the three Book Readers who will come with us is a Necrofate. He is that Dimension's parallel of you, Riku. However, that world's true evil is the combination of both sides, trying to create something impossible. There are beings created artificially, which have half a Vita and half a Necro. This goes against the rules of that world, and creates strange beings with great amounts of power, but not control over it. It's different to the Necroless in that while the Necroless were created because a Necrofate let its power control him or her, these beings, called Undeads, didn't have any choice. Even if they try to be good, their power forces them to attack anyone on sight. It's a sad life, one of an Undead, and that's why they usually turn to evil. The other Dimension, the Dimension of the Soul, has three essences, just like this one. They are the Soul, the Spirit and the Body. This world's chosen ones are called Card Users, and they have incredible mastery over their weapons, which turn into cards when not used. They fight against the Soulless, which are like the Heartless, but instead of being formed by a Heart falling into Darkness, they are formed by a Soul falling into Corruption, and the Mysts, who are like the Nobodies, but formed by a Spirit and a Body. I thing I have explained everything, didn´t I?"
"Yes, Master, I think you did," Mickey answered. "Now it´s my turn to talk. Give me your Keychains, please."
"What for?" Sora asked, but he stood up and gave Kingdom Key's Keychain to Mickey. His Keyblade immediately turned into an exact copy of his wooden sword, but with a hole to place a Keychain in the hilt. Sora looked at it, unsurprised, and took his crown pendant off, with chain and everything. He held it in his left hand, concentrated a bit, and with a flash of light, Ultima Weapon's Keychain appeared next to his pendant. He put it around his neck again and turned the wooden sword into Ultima Weapon. Then he stood between his friends and gave Riku and Kairi Oblivion's Keychain and Oathkeeper's one, respectively. They did exactly the same as Sora had done. Riku's Keyblade turned into Soul Eater, but with a hole at the hilt, and Kairi's one turned into a wooden Keyblade, before she turned it into Oathkeeper. Mickey received the Keychains, and inserted them into a slot in the machine. It instantly started to make weird noises, and suddenly a hologram that looked like a computer screen popped up. Mickey started controlling the keyboard an changed the image into a tridimensional rendering of a Dark Liquid. The teens immediately were on guard, which only caused Yen Sid to said,
"Lower your guard. This is only a hologram. It can't hurt you. Now, look here. This is a Dark Liquid. It's a new type of Undimensional, and one of the only ones that can actually be hurt and killed with the Keyblade. King Mickey had to face an army of these when he came to my tower. However, it wasn't the worst enemy that Mickey had to face. That was certainly this." A scaled hologram of the giant beast that Mickey had to fight appeared, with render of Mickey at its side. The difference was enormous. Master Yen Sid talked again, saying, "This is what we called a Dark Tsunami. Formed by hundreds, or even thousands of Dark Liquids, this enemy is hard to defeat, as it moves really fast, and can let you through any part of its body." The render showed Mickey trying to hit the monster in the chest, going through a hole in it and landing on the other side. "However, a powerful explosion, such as Mickey's Sniper form's Explosive Shot, can force the Dark Liquids to scatter and makes them lose their ability to levitate like Dusks." The render now showed Mickey turning into Sniper form and using that ability against the creature, with the effects previously described. Yen Sid then continued talking, as a render of the silver Neoshadows that the kids had fought in their Dives to the Heart appeared. "This is the Neodusk, a combination between a Dusk and a Neoshadow. It doesn't use the techniques of any of them, instead using a relentless attack, forcing its enemy to retreat. It, however, is easy to defeat with your Keyweapons. Is there anything more I should say?"
"Yes." Mickey answered, showing him a file in the hologram, which had turned again into a computer screen.
"Oh, no." Yen Sid was pale. "Open them. The three of them." The strange being Riku had fought appeared, alongside one that looked like Sora and one that looked like Kairi. "These are Others. Beings made from a Heart, a Soul from the Soul Dimension and a Vita. They are equally skilled to their original counterparts, but in opposite aspects. For example, if there is a person that can do wonderful and resistant buildings, his or her Other would know how to destroy them in a few seconds. In this case, it looks like your Others carry the weapon you gave up. Riku, yours wields the Keyshield. Kairi, yours wields the Reversed Keyblade. And Sora, yours wields the Keystaff. The name of an Other is its original counterpart's name inverted. Therefore, these are Aros, Ukir and Iriak. These beings are really strong, but have to be artificially created with a digital copy of its counterpart's memories. That is a very expensive process, which is why I believe that these are the only Others we'll be seeing. Others hold the same moral beliefs as their counterparts, but their emotions can be controlled by their creators. You had to fight them, so I believe that they were created by the same group of people that entered the Undimension. Before you ask, the Undimension is the place between Dimensions. It is the place Undimensionals come from, and the place we are going to go through to get to other Dimensions. That is all I had to say. However, I would like Sora, Riku and Kairi to stay with me."
The three wielders agreed, and were about to sit down, but the Keyblade Master asked them to remain stood up. Mickey had also stayed there, because his ring was the only way for Yen Sid to talk with them. He told Riku and Kairi to approach him, and from behind him, the three good fairies appeared. Sora watched from afar, happy to see his friends getting the powers that had aided him so greatly during his previous journey. Flora called Kairi first, and the three started discussing and changing the color of her clothes just as they had done with Sora's. Finally, they reached an agreement and fired their magic towards the waiting teenager at the same time, sorrounding her with light. When it vanished, Kairi's clothes had changed completely. She was wearing a white knee-length dress, with a pair of pink shorts underneath it. The dress had a pair of huge pockets attached to its side by green belts. The pockets themselves were blue, with red zippers. Yen Sid said,
"This clothes are like Sora's: they let your friends give you power to overcome a great foe. Now, grab that sphere to reveal your first form." A sphere of light appeared before her. She grabbed it, and suddenly her clothes turned red, with white fleur-de-lis symbols drawed on the pockets. A red glow sorrounded her arms, and on her left hand, a second Keyblade appeared. It was white, and its token was a white heart connected to the round hilt by what looked like a chain of pure light. Its teeth were formed by a good luck charm just like hers, but bigger. Kairi said,
"So... what Form is this? I mean, how do I figure out what powers it gives me, besides the second Keyblade?" As nobody answered, she sighed. "All right, then, I guess I'll have to train with it. By the way, Sora, how do I stop using it?"
"Oh, that's simple." Sora answered. "Just think hard about it. It may seem a little bit forced right now, but believe me, after a short time it is as simple as walking." Kairi did, and immediately reverted. She approached Sora who, while watching the fairies discuss again, this time over Riku's clothes, asked,
"So, what's your second Keyblade's name?"
"Its... Its name?" Kairi asked. "I... don't actually know it. How do you get to know your Keyblades' names anyway?"
"Me?" Sora answered. "You know, I just know it. Its like an instinct or something, when I think about one of them, its name just pops into my head."
"All right. I'll try that." She closed her eyes. "Its name is... Purest Heart."
They keeped on watching how Riku received his new garments (shaped exactly like before, but with orange jeans and a completely white jacket) and his first Form:
"What?!" He screamed, to the top of his lungs. "Dark Form?!" Effectively, his clothes changed completely, looking exactly like Riku's Dark Mode, but the simbol on his chest looked like Way to the Dawn's Keychain.
"I'm not using this, not at all. It brings too many memories. I'll change back and I'm never using it again."
"Gosh, Riku," Mickey answered, "that's a bit-"
"I am not using it!"
Mickey sighed, "Alright then. Come, Sora. I've got to teach you something." Sora approached them, and Mickey opened a file; a render of himself appeared and shouted,
"Sharpshooter Form!" and began a transformation. Sora was about to ask a question, but when he opened his mouth, virtual Mickey shouted, "This battle ends now! Sniper Form!"
The three teens looked awestruck at the pillar of light that descended over the hologram, and when the transformation finished and the image dissapeared, Sora's eyes were stil wide open.
"Woah, awesome!" He said.
"That was an overForm," explained Mickey. "It surpasses the power of the original Form, releasing its user's true power. Sora, I want to teach you how to use it."
"Yes, King!" said Sora, saluting and making Riku chuckle. "When do we start?"
"Right now!" said the mouse. "Follow me, I'll take you to the training room! You two can come ,as well!" He added, looking at Riku and Kairi. "Oh, I almost forget! Here, take your Keychains back!" He retrieved them from the machine and gave them to their owners Sora and Riku turned their Keyblades back into Kingdom Key and Way to Dawn, respectively, and him and Kairi gave him back his Keychains. Kairi, instead, kept Purest Heart as her main Keyblade, and stored Destiny's Embrace safely in her pocket.
Sora entered the training room alongside his friends and... wasn't really impressed. It was just a white, empty room with a window and a door to the control room. Mickey entered it and said, through the window,
" I thought you would prefer a known place, so tell me if you like this." He pressed a few buttons and, suddenly, the room turned into Destiny Islands' small island. The three wielders looked around, astonished. Riku ran up to the place where the wall had been before, and was surprised when he found out that he could actually go further than that. He tried to open the door to the cove, but on the other side was the control room. The King exitted it and said, "This place is a solid hologram. It automatically picks two doors and asigns them to the exit and the control room. Now, Sora, come here." The boy obeyed immediately, and when he got near Mickey, he said,
"So... doesn't somebody else have to share their power with me to enter an overForm?"
"Normally yes," Mickey said, "but Jelli Ships provide you unlimited Drive and gives you the power necessary for anything, be it Form or overForm. Now, an overForm transformation is simiar to a normal one in many ways. To begin one, you need to start a transformation, then, when it's about to end, you lift your Keyblade and think very hard about what it represents."
"Just like in normal transformations" Sora said, "OK, I'll try. Light!" and he started to transform into Valor Form. The transformation was about to end when he lifted Kingdom Key and yelled. Light descended on Sora, and when it vanished, Sora had his Valor Form clothes on, but most of them were black, excepting the fleur-de-lisses. He also had Star Seeker in his left hand. The teen looked at his clothes and told Mickey, "Well, it wasn´t that hard."
"Well, that's the easy part. The hard part is actually controlling your powers. You see..." But Sora wasn't listening anymore. He had tried to jump on top of the bridge that connected the island with the miniature islet, and was now around twenty meters over it, and decreasing. Quickly. Sora screamed,and scrambled so he would at least fall on his feet. He crouched to minimize the impact and prepared for the hit, but as he was about to impact the bridge, his body moved on his own and fell on a three-point landing, obliterating the construction in the process. The new overForm user stood up, unharmed, and looking at the destruction around him. The mouse ran towards him, shouting,
"Sora! Are you alright!" Riku and Kairi followed him. Sora walked towards them, and said,
"Yeah, I'm fine. The bridge, however..." He looked backwards, where the scraps layed. "That was amazing! I think I'm going to call this the `Vertigo overForm´. What do you think?" Riku smiled and teased,
"You should have seen your face. You were so scared!"
"No, I wasn't! I was screaming because... er... my skin was being ripped apart by the speed!"
"If you say so..." Riku laughed again. Sora frowned, and said to the King,
"OK, let's see what else I can do!"
Sora continued training untill he was completely exhausted, and then asked the King to take him to his room. His friends asked to go to their rooms too, and Mickey told them to follow him.
Sora entered his room, marked by the drawing of a silver crown. Riku's room was marked by Way to Dawn's token, and Kairi's room was marked by a white Heart. The rooms looked exactly like the training room looked when they first entered it, but as soon as he put a foot inside it, a holographic screen appeared. It read,
Welcome to your room, Sora. Now you'll be going through the room modification process to pick how it looks.
Accept
Sora pressed Acceptand the screen changed. It now read,
Pick the color of your room with the arrows, then press Accept
{|- White -|}
Accept
Sora scrolled through the colors until he found red, then pressed Accept. The walls changed to a red color, and the screen changed again.
Pick how your bed will be, and its color.
{|- White -|}
Sora scrolled throght them, until he found red. That color reminded him of the Gummi ship, and he liked that. He went through all the other decisions, and when he finished, his room had been formed.
Sora was in his room, reading one of the holobooks that Mickey had sent him. It was just like a book, but holographic, like the rest of the rooms. You culd also take pictures of the pages to send them through the intra-ship chatting system. Suddenly, something appeared in front of him with a "WOOSH!" sound. He jumped out of his bed and summoned his Keyblade, but it was just an holographic message. That thing sounded way to similar to a Heartless appearing. It was uncanny. He returned his blade to... wherever it goes when it's not in use, and read the message. It was a picture of a book Kairi was reading. On top of the picture, Kari's message said,
"Hey, look at this! We appear in this book. It's called The Wars of the Worlds. Check out if you got it!" In the image, the boy's name was highlighted in many parts of the text, as well as his friends' ones. Sora went to his library and looked at the books. In effect, right in the top shelf, he found the book Kairi was talking about. In the cover, there were drawings of the Heartless Emblem, the Nobodies' symbol and something that made Sora squint: right in the middle was a drawing of his pendant. A perfect, life size drawing. Sora looked at the back cover. It said that it was a recopilation of the last two wars: The Heartless War and The Organization War. Of course it would talk about them. Sora started reading, and heard Mickey's voice from a loudspeaker, saying
"We are about to go through the wall to the... what was it called? Oh, right: the Undimension. Please don't leave your rooms."
Dragonium: Er... well, this is embarrasing. I'm sorry for the year late update. It's just that I forgot, then kept remembering and forgetting, I discovered TVTropes and if you know it you know how addictive it is (The irony: I got sidetracked by it because of a research on Mary Sues to avoid writing one in this Fanfic), then I got grounded a month for bad notes, and finally, I discovered Homestuck. So yeah, i'll try not to do that anymore. I'll try to update more often. Luckily, I'm on vacation now so I will be able to do this. See you soon (I hope)!