Kingdom Hearts RETOLD Chapter 9: The Consequences of Your Actions, a kingdom hearts fanfic

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"Hey, how'd you get this?" demanded Phil. We were back inside the Coliseum lobby, and Sora had just shown Phil the entry pass we had received.

"Does it matter?" I asked. "We can enter the games now, right?"

"…I guess so. Ready for the prelims? We start with the prelims!"

"Yeah!" said Sora. "Let's go, guys!"

"Alright," growled Phil. "Alright. Pike down, kid. Just a word of warning. Some real weirdoes signed up for the games. Watch yourselves, okay?"

"Aw, come on!" Sora yelled. "Just let us in!"

"Alright…fine, fine," said Phil, opening the gate that was barring us from entry into the Coliseum. "Just remember what I said."

"Heartless!" exclaimed Sora as we entered the first round. "Heartless signed up for the Coliseum? That's not possible! They're…Heartless!" he yelled as we rushed into battle.

"Shut up and keep fighting!" I yelled to him as I dodged a Heartless's claw.

"Let's see how they like my magic!" cried Donald. "THUNDER!"

…

"Donald! YOU IDIOT!" I screamed at him. "NOTHING HAPPENED!"

"I told you that you shouldn't have entered the games without mastering that spell first!" cried Phil from the sidelines.

"Woohoo! You did it! You actually beat the first round!" cheered Phil. We were on our three minute break between rounds. "Look, kids, you guys ain't heroes yet, but you're not doing too bad! You're lucky you've got me for coaching."

"Hey, uh, who's that guy?" said Goofy, pointing to a man with spiky blonde hair, spiky enough to put Sora's hair to shame.

"Cloud," Phil replied. He whistled. "Something tells me he's a real tough one. Who knows, with my help, you might even end up facing him."

"What'd ya mean, 'with my help'?" I asked. "You haven't done a thing except try to hold us back!"

"Cool it, kid. Next round's starting."

"Say, you're better than I thought, kids," said Phil. We were victorious in the second and third rounds. "Beat the next round, and you fight Cloud. Don't expect to win, though. Like I said: he looks like a real tough one."

"We can beat anything!" I cried.

"She's right!" said Sora, holding the Keyblade up heroically. "I'm the Keyblade Master: a real hero!"

"Well," said Phil. "I wish he was here to see you do all this 'heroic stuff.'"

"Who's he?" said Donald.

"Hercules. Now that's a hero if there ever was one. He's off visiting his father though."

"We're heroes too!" quacked Donald angrily.

"Yeah, yeah. Spare me," said Phil. "Your next round is starting.

"Wow, kids," said Phil with begrudging respect. "You actually made it this far."

"What's that supposed to mean?" asked Sora.

"Nothing. Now, you're fighting Cloud next, kid, so watch yourself. I'll be waiting on the sidelines with a white flag."

"Like we'll need it!" I said defiantly. "You'll see! Cloud's gonna be in the hospital when we're done with him!"

"Well, I hope not, 'cuz that's against the rules," said Phil. "Don't beat him too badly, kid."

"That's Skyler to you!"

"Yeah, whatever. Just get in there and fight."

"Why don't you just give up now?" said Cloud, once we were in the ring.

"We've come too far!" said Sora. "There's no way we'll give up now!"

"Fine then. I guess you'll just have to face the consequences of your actions."

There was an eerie silence. Cloud made the first move. He was surprisingly fast for someone carrying such a huge sword, and it caught Sora off guard. Sora stumbled and fell, giving Cloud the upper hand. As he began to deal the final blow on Sora, who was completely defenseless, Goofy threw his shield like a boomerang, and it hit Cloud square in the face. I helped Sora up, and Donald held Cloud off with a thunder spell.

Cloud slowly stood up from where he had been knocked back and regained his footing. He started at us in that eerily calm, then said (calmly), "So you think you've won?"

There was a pause.

"You think you've beaten me? Well think again. You have yet to see the true power of my darkness!" Cloud began to glow with dark colors as he started floating. Raising his sword, he flew around the ring, charging at every one of us. Donald and I were short enough to dodge it, and Sora jumped out of the way, but Goofy, being not only slow, but tall too, didn't see cloud coming.

"Goofy! Look out!" screeched Donald at the top of his lungs.

"What?" said Goofy, turning to face Cloud. "Woah!"

But Goofy was too late. Cloud knocked him back, and he lay on the floor, unconscious.

Cloud stood over Goofy, ready to deliver the finishing blow. "This is the consequence of your actions," he said with a calm anger in his voice.

"Woah! Wait! Stop!" came Phil's voice. He ran into the ring, holding the white flag. "That's enough, Cloud. Give it a rest."

Cloud lowered his sword, gave an angry glance at Phil, and turned to face Goofy, who was still unconscious. "You got lucky," was all he said, and he stormed off.

"Is he gonna be okay?" I asked worriedly as Sora, Donald, and I gathered around Goofy. We had put him on a bed in the gummi ship.

"Yeah, he'll be fine. A lot of stuff…like this…happens to Goofy. He's the…King's Knight," choked Donald, though his voice was filled with worry.

"He oughta be fine if we just leave him alone for a while," said Sora, his voice fill of pity for Goofy. "Let's let him sleep."

As we headed out of the gummi ship, our thoughts on Goofy, we could never expect what was coming.

"Back for more?" asked Cloud. We were back inside the ring, ready for a rematch.

"You'll pay for what you did to Goofy," I said.

"Will I? Well, I guess you'll just have to-" Cloud never got finish his sentence. For at that moment, a giant, three-headed dog appeared seemingly out of nowhere and slammed his foot right on Cloud.

"CLOUD!" Sora cried, suddenly concerned about his enemy.

"One rule I forgot," Hades whispered from the sidelines. "Accidents happen."

"What're we gonna do?" I whispered to Sora. "We'll never defeat this dog without G-"

"Quick! You kids run. I'll hold him off!" came a voice.

"Hercules!" squealed Phil.

"Phil!" cried Hercules. "Get those kids out of here!"

Who…or what, was that? I asked the voice in my head. I hadn't talked to it in a while, and it basically didn't speak to me.

"Cerberus. Guard of the Underworld. Hades sent him to mess up the games and hurt you guys."

So Hades tricked us!

"That's right. You shouldn't have taken the pass. I tried to tell you, but I was blocked out by something…weird. I'm not sure what is was, but I'll take a guess…"

What do you think it was?

"…Darkness."

Darkness!

"I can't go anywhere near it. Can't say why. Same reason as-"

Why you can't say your name. I know.

"Anyway, listen up. Phil's making a…a speech."

"Herc should be able to handle that three-headed beast," Phil was saying. "Still…something doesn't feel quite right."

"Then we'll go in and help!" I said suddenly. Everyone stared at me. I had been silent for the past few minutes.

"…Can't we help?" I tried again. If there really was darkness in my heart, I was ready and willing to get rid of it.

"Skyler…" Sora began to try to stop me, then narrowed his eyes and frowned. "That's the spirit! Let's go!"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!" cried Phil. "You're not entering the arena, are ya? This ain't no match, this is for real!"

"We're not afraid! You hear my sister! You can decide if we're hero material or not."

"…Be careful, kid."

"Hercules!" cried Sora. Herc was standing in the middle of the ring with an unconscious Cloud slung over his shoulder.

"Herc, get Cloud to safety!" cried Phil from the sidelines. "These kids are gonna hold Cerberus off!"

"Kids!" I yelled. "It's S-"

"Yeah, yeah, I know, just get in there and FIGHT!"

"We can't beat him…" I said sorrowfully. "Three heads, four legs…he's just too hard!"

"It's not that he's too hard," said Donald. "We're just one member short."

"Yeah, that's it…" said Sora, with a touch of remorse. "We need Goofy…"

"Hey, did someone call my name?" came a voice from the sidelines.

"Wha?" said Donald, turning to face where the voice had come from.

"It's Goofy!" Sora exclaimed happily.

"Gawrsh, guys, what happened?" asked Goofy, rubbing his head. "We were fighting a cloud, and then…I was getting married to Daisy…"

"What?" exclaimed Donald. "You were dreaming, you big palooka!"

"Oh! Right! That must be it. I was dreamin'."

"Well, now that your up," I called. "Why don't you come and help us with this giant dog?"

"Ok! Sure!" Goofy threw his shield out like a boomerang, and in seconds, Cerberus lay at our feet.

"Thus, I hereby dub thee 'junior heroes,'" Phil was saying. We were back at the lobby, being "rewarded" for defeating Cerberus.

"Hey!" screeched Donald. "What'd ya mean, 'junior heroes?'"

"You rookies still don't understand what it takes to be a real hero!"

"Well, what does it take?" asked Goofy.

"That's something you have to find out for yourself," said Herc. "Just like I did."

"No problamo!" I said.

"Yeah!" said Sora. "We can start by proving ourselves in the games!"

"No can do, kid," said Phil. "There ain't gonna be any games for a while. Gotta clean up the mess Cerberus made…"

"Okay. We'll be back."

"Hey, are you alright?" Sora asked. We were outside the lobby, watching Cloud sulk on a bench.

"Yeah," he said simply.

"Why did you go along with Hades anyway?" asked Sora.

"I was looking for someone. Hades promised to help. I tried to exploit the power of darkness, but it backfired." Cloud stood up. "I fell into darkness, and I couldn't find the light."

"You'll find it," Sora said cheerily. "I'm searching too."

"For your light? Don't lose sight of it."

"Hey, Cloud," I put in. "Why don't you come with us? We could look for our light together."

"I'll pass. I have to search alone…face the consequences of my actions."

Cloud handed Sora something. "Farewell."

"What is it?" I asked. We were back inside the gummi ship, crowding around Sora, trying to see what he was holding.

Sora unfolded his hand. "A charm?" I asked, looking down at the charm. It was shaped like a sword, rocketing through space.

"I guess so. Reminds me of the thunder charm, remember?"

"Yeah."

As if on cue, the charm floated up before us and disappeared in a flash of light.

"Strange…" said Donald. "I don't feel any different."

"Gawrsh, me neither," said Goofy. "Maybe it's only for Sora."

"…Maybe, but I feel like I'm not the only one who knows something new."

"What does it feel like?" I asked.

"I feel…like…like I know…Sonic Blade."

And that is my theory on how Cloud simply handed Sonic Blade to Sora (and how Phil simply handed a thunder spell to Sora). Anyway, see you next time in another exciting episode of…Kingdom Hearts RETOLD!