Summary: Sora is the Keyblade master, and he has Heartless attacking him left and right. But what if one took a liking to him and refused to believe she is as evil as everyone thinks? Based off the manga, so there are some differences to the game.
Disclaimer: I do not, I repeat DO NOT own Kingdom Hearts, Disney, or Heartless. Well, maybe this specific Heartless...
Chapter 6 - Disappearance
Sora was the one leading the group through a gigantic forest. Goofy was whistling a tune to pass the time, Donald looked like he was ready to fume, and Kali was running up beside Sora, not really knowing how they were going to do this. "Can't we just tell them the Heartless did it?" Sora asked to break the ice.
"After all, it's not like we ain't meddling or anything." Goofy just stared at him while Kali glared at the very idea.
"How about NO!!" Donald quacked out in irritation. "Look, the worlds are defined by particular boundaries, within which some understanding of reality emerges as truth. Two truths cannot coexist, and so from the introduction of foreign bodies is conflict and chaos is spawned. That's why we limit out affairs!"
Sora scratch his head. "...I have no idea what you just said." This statement left Donald fuming.
"You speak the truth?" The foursome looked up a rather large tree to see a set of teeth grinning at them, then appeared the rest of the body, which was a purplish cat. "I pose that the untruth of this truth upon truths holds truer. The Cheshire Cat knows all truths, and has yet to find any contradictions or chaos."
'The Cheshire Cat? He seems more like a madman.' Kali thought, just as he threw a small white box down.
"There you go, kid." It bounced off Donald's head and Sora grabbed it before it hit the ground.
"Within that box lives perhaps the truth you seek, or perhaps there lives not? I trust you'll decide..." The cat grinned as he faded away.
"He vanished!" Goofy said alarmingly. However, the others were more interested in the box.
"I wonder what's inside?" Sora asked. Kali climbed atop his head for a better look inside. As soon as he lifted a corner, the top burst open and a large bluish figure jumped out. Sora jumped back, starled. "A Heartless!"
The Soldier didn't even give them a second look and dashed in the direction they came from.
"It's headed for the courtyard!" Goofy cried out and the group dashed after it, except for Kali, who jogged behind.
The Queen gasped as soon as she saw it enter. "What in the world is that thing!? Mannerless!"
"There's your evidence! Look out!" Sora yelled and jumped up at the Soldier.
"Eeeeeek!" The Queen prepared for the attack, but it never came because Sora slayed the Heartless before it slayed her. Kali had seen it from the edge of the room and silently cheered his save.
He stood back up and glared at her. "Still think Alice is the culprit?" The Queen just sat there and didn't answer.
"Don't worry Alice, we'll get you out!" Donald and Goofy were busy bring the cage back down and pushed the curtains out of the way. What they saw shocked everyone. "She's gone!!"
"Stand to attention, men! The defendant has escaped custody and remains at large! An open bounty will be offered for her immediate recapture!" The card soldier present stood at attention, all facing and glaring at the trio.
"They sure looked agitated, a-hyuk!"
The Queen glared down at them. "Should you fail, OFF WITH ALL YOUR HEADS!!"
The trio winced and headed again for the door. "You don't have to tell us twice!" Sora shouted as they fled.
"Kiiii!" Kali screeched. She had to run through the horde of cards to keep up with them. 'Man they're fast!'
The Queen had a somewhat bewildered look on her face. "...What that one of those Heartless accompanying them?" The cards just shrugged.
Again, the foursome were tridging through Lotus Forest. "Man, that queen is totally nuts." Kali nodded at Sora's accusation.
"Not blaming Kali, but I'm thinking the Heartless are behind the kidnapping." Goofy said, glancing over at Kali in Sora's arms.
"Heartless only act on instinct. Something, or someone must be contolling them." Donald quacked.
Suddenly, a familar face dropped down right in front of tem. "WAGH!!"
The cat grinned. "Alas, having found the evidence you sought, you now seek the defendant you lost? Poor Alice..."
Sora sweatdropped. "Yeah, have you seen her?"
"Negative." Cheshire Cat grinned even more, if that was possible. "That cat, the culprit, the answer all lie in darkness. I shal show what shadows lurk in the heart of the world." He turned around and bounded away as he faded.
"Now where is he going?"
Sora and Goofy shrugged. "I dunno, but let's follow him."
Kali cocked her head as they followed the ghost-cat. "Skhaaark?"
Where they were headed, it sure was dark. "Over here!" The cat chimed out.
"Where are we?"
"Patience!" The cat then summoned a tiny flame with the flick of a claw. "Have you heard? Where there is the brightest of flames, there is the darkest of shadows."
The foursome looked up at a rather intimidating creature casting quite a shadow on them. "Oh, my-"
Before Sora could finish, a blast of fire shot at them. Even Kali didn't escape the attack.
"Aaaah, hot!!"
"I'm on fire!!"
"Hothothothot!!" The three were screaming bloody murder, but Kali managed to put herself out by going 2-d and crawling off into a corner.
'Good god, that was painful!' She felt nearly dead in that corner as she feverishly licked her wounds.
"It seems you're in dire need of assistance. Rather a miracle you made it this far..." The cat smiled and shot a sort a glittery white blast at Sora's Keyblade.
"What the-?"
"I just granted you the strength you lack."
It looked like it would help, so Sora aimed his key at Goofy and Donald and fired. Out came a small blizzard, which quickly put out the flames.
"Sora, was that you who did that?" Donald asked.
"The bearer of the Key.. It would have been a pity if you didn't know how to use magic."
"..Magic?" Sora studied the key as the last bits of snow melted away.
"Skhaaaaa!" Kali screeched out, trying to warn them of another attack. Too late, the three were again blasted by fire and scorched black. She facepalmed.
The giant Heartless started chuckling at his seemingly victorious battle. Sora glared up at it and grit his teeth. "Why you!"
He fired another blast of ice at it, but it just brushed it off and chuckled at the boy. It raised a foot and stomped down to smash them, but luckily missed. The force of it was strong enough to create a shock wave which hit Sora with powerful force. Kali wanted to run back out there and thrash the monster herself, but that would have been suicide on her part.
"Cure!" Donald aimed his staff and a healing aura surrounded Sora. "You need to focus on what you're trying to do!"
He knew Donald was right. Focusing all his power into the Keyblade, he stood back up and aimed up at the beast. "There's no way I'm losing this! BLIZZARD!!"
The blast was stong enough to chill the whole room. It flew out and actually froze the Heartless on the spot. So much in fact, he began to crack and collasped under his own weight and another heart was released.
Everyone there was staring in shock. Even the cat had stopped smiling. "...Sweet."
"Great job Sora, huyk!"
"You did it kid!"
Sora was delighted at another victory. "Thanks guys! Now maybe we can go back to finding Alice. C,mon Kali! ...Kali?"
Kali staggered over, still in pain, and weakly looked up at him. "Oh, you got hurt too! Donald?"
The duck sighed and used Cure to help with the burns. She squeaked in delight at him. She'd probably never been happier that Donald was part of the team.
"What's with all the racket? Can't a doorknob get any sleep?"
The group turn the the doorknob glaring at them. "Hey, we just saved this world from a bunch of Heartless! At least say thank you!"
He wasn't even listening to Donald. He just yawned a big yawn and prepared to sleep again.
Kali saw something glitter and pointed right at it for the boys to see. Sora caught on first. "Huh? A Keyhole?"
Suddenly, the Keyblade jerked towards it and shot out a beam of light, startling them. A short while, they heard something click and the beam ceased. "Well, that was weird."
"Please, do let me sleep..." The doorknob mumbled before drifting back into dreamland.
"Hey, what's that?" Donald pointed to something rolling by Goofy's feet. The dog bent down and picked it to examine it.
"Ahyuk, looks like a gummi block!"
"Never seen one like that before..." Donald quacked out.
"So where is Alice anyway?" Sora looked down at Kali thinking maybe she could track her, but she too just shrugged her shoulders.
"I guess it's one to the next world then. Maybe we'll find a clue there.." Sora picked Kali up and led the way back to the gummi ship.
I have been wondering something lately. Should I write the world chapters like I did with Wonderland, or should I throw it all in one chapter? And should I include the worlds not present in the manga version? Leave your opinion in a review please!