Chapter 9
Twilight Town
"Are we there yet?" Sora asked pacing around the bridge, it's been two days since we left Halloween town and headed to Twilight town, I guess Sora doesn't like being cooped up for very long
"Were almost there, calm down!" Donald demanded, we could kind of see a world off in the distance, I wonder if we will find Riku there.
"Why is it taking so long?" Sora said impatiently. I wonder why he's in such a hurry.
"Maybe it's taking so long because the last world we were on was on the opposite side of the solar system." I tried to explain.
"I guess..." Sora said lowering his head as if he was defeated, I stand up and head towards the kitchen.
"Well, I'm going to go have a cup of tea," I said as I leave the room with Sora right on my tail.
"how have you been feeling?" Sora asked, he has been constantly asking me that ever since we left Halloween town.
"I'm fine, Sora." I said, honestly, I can understand why he's so paranoid. I was unconscious when I was taken by that weird guy Oogie, and he said Maleficent wanted me for something. I can't help but wonder what happened.
"If you feel any different, tell me." Sora said
"I will, promise" I said sitting down at the kitchen table with a cup of tea. "So princess Jasmine is one of the seven princess' Of heart that open Kingdom hearts." I said to myself.
"Yep, what brought that on," Sora asked,
"The organization," I said "I've yet to meet them and we have no idea what they're after, were completely going at this blind." I said
"I know what you mean, I want all of this to be over so we can go back home to Kairi," Sora said as I grin.
"So... do you... like Kairi?" I ask with a smile.
"Cut it out!" Sora said as his face became flushed, Donald and Goofy walk into the room
"We arrived," Donald said as Sora stood up and ran out of the kitchen.
"What was that about?" Goofy asked as I stand up and walk in the same direction as Sora,
"I was teasing him." I said as we all leave the gummy ship and walk around Twilight town. we walk into a shopping district and see what looks like a small boy wearing a tall pointy hat running at us waving his hands in the air.
"H-Help! the sandlot! It's Seifer!" the buy yelled, "Somebody please help us!" He yelled running in another direction.
"Sounds like we got trouble," Sora said as they all run ahead of me, again the sharp pain in my chest returned. this time it pulsated several times. this sensation I got, why does it feel so familiar? I quickly run after Sora, Donald and Goofy already on their way to the sandlot. I catch up to them and see three people lying on the ground surrounded by these strange white creatures, they look nothing like heartless.
"what are they?" I ask taking out mu Keyblade.
"there Nobodies," Sora said taking one out. "Don't let them circle you." he said as we all begin fighting. I had trouble landing any hits because it was like hitting at... nothing. one of them begins to circle me. I block in wait of what it would do but it just stops in front of me and stares, I could hear something in the back of my mind, I could hear the nobody speak.
"Number XIV?" it said, Sora pushed me to the ground out of the way as destroys the nobody, I was still in a daze, what is number XIV?
"Sara! Snap out of it!" Sora yelled as I looked at him, he helps me to my feet.
"Impressive," We hear a voice and turn our heads to see a man wearing a black cloak clapping his hands. "by the way, have you seen a man named Axel? I expect he's here somewhere." the man said
"Like I care." Sora said taking out his Keyblade again and I fallow.
"you see, Axel's no longer acting in our best interest," He made it sound like we were on the same side.
"Is he with the organization too?" Goofy asked.
"Yes," the man answered, I guess this is the first member of organization XIII I get to meet.
"You having a fight?" Donald asked
"Not a very organized organization..." Sora said as I laughed.
"Don't let your guard down," The mad said to Sora, "Axel will stop at nothing to turn you into a heartless." he points at Sora,
"Gee, thanks for looking out for us, mister." Sora said sarcastically, "But I'm sure we can take care of ourselves just fine." Sora said putting his hand on my shoulder, I knew that what he was saying was that when were together, nothing can stop us. I smile at him.
"Glad to hear it, Axel aside, it would break our hearts to hear something happened to you." He said, why are they so concerned about Sora?
"Hearts? you don't have any hearts." Donald said. How can he not have a heart? At this point I'm just going to give up at trying to understand what is going on.
"true, we don't have hearts." He said taking off his hood to show his face, he was an older man with long blue hair with a scar in the shape on an X in the middle of his face. "But we remember what it was like, that's what makes us special." He said.
"Whaddaya mean?" Goofy asked as a corridor of Darkness opens up beside the man.
"We know very well how to injure a heart." he said, was that a threat? "Sora, you just keep on fighting those heartless."
"Lets jump in after him." Sora said
"How come?" Donald asked
"I'm not sure but maybe he'll lead us to the Organizations world." Sora said as we all get ready to jump in after the man.
"Don't be reckless, you don't want to end up like Riku." he said
`"Riku?" I said lowering my Keyblade. The man looks at me and smiles,
"See you soon." He said bowing to me and walking into the corridor of Darkness.
"Hey wait!" I yell running at the corridor only for it to close in front of me.
"What did he mean end up like Riku?" Sora asked frozen from shock.
"Riku..." I said lowering my head, what happened to you? have you gone somewhere I can't reach?
"Oh, Sora!" A boy yells running up to us wearing a red tank with a white long-sleeved shirt underneath. Sora turns to face him and I walk up alongside Sora.
"Um... Pence, right?" Sora asked, I thought Sora was good at remembering people?
"Yeah, who?..." Pence began to ask but I interrupted him,
"Sara," I simply said,
"Right, um do you know a girl named Kairi?" he asked and both Sora's and my eyes widen.
"K...Kairi! We sure do!" Sora said almost jumping out of his shoes with excitement.
"than you better come to the station," Pence said as Sora and I practically race towards the station, I wanted to See Sora's face when he finally gets to see Kairi again. We arrive at the station but there is no one around.
"He-ey!" a blond buy wearing cameo pants and a girl beside him come running up to us.
"Hey, so do you guys know Kairi?" Sora quickly asked in anticipation to their response, but the boy and girl both look at each other and then lower their heads.
"Kairi was really here?" Sora asked wondering how she got there.
"Yeah, and... she was looking for you." the boy said as Sora's face lit up.
"Tell me where she is!" Sora demanded,
"Well that's the problem. a guy with spiky red hair came out of this black hole in the wall and took her." he explained. Both Sora and I freeze out of shock. Kairi had been kidnapped, and from what I hear this isn't the first time. Sora takes out a star shaped pendant made out of seashells, I believe on our world they were called Wayfinders.
"Kairi..." Sora said with a frown,
"You think is might of been Axel?" Goofy asked, well at least we know who to start looking for.
"Sorry," the boy said and him, Pence and the girl begin to frown as well.
"Hey, it's not your fault, C'mon cheer up!" Sora said lowering his head, "Like I can even say that." I just realized Goofy was holding a trophy, where did it come from? Sora jumps back, "I gotta help Kairi!" he said knocking the trophy out of Goofy's hands and four glass balls break off the trophy. Sora and the others pick them up before they roll away. Sora looks at if for a second and points it at the sun, and the others do the same. While I watched Sora, I could see another boy with blond spiky hair and a black organization cloak appear in Sora's place, like I was remembering someone from the past.
"Ro...xas?" I said as everyone turns and looks at me.
"What?" Donald asked as I rapidly shake my head to clear my thoughts.
"Nothing... never mind." I said, who was that? the blue ball in Sora's hand glows and he quickly unlocks another Keyhole.
"Wa... what just happened?" Pence asked
"other worlds need our help." Sora said, "and Kairi and Riku are waiting somewhere along it." he said
"you better hurry then." the girl said.
"You coming back?" the boy said.
"Promise. " Sora said as we get back to the gummy ship and fly off. Sora sits down in the chair behind Donald and I leaned against the chair. Sora lets out a loud sigh.
"The king, Riku- and now I've lost Kairi again too," Sora said lowering his head trying to hold back the tears.
"Don't be sad," Donald said
"Donald's right, why, you're the key that connects everything." Goofy said trying to help.
"So it's all mu fault." Sora said sulking even more.
"We'll find them." I said placing my hand on Sora's shoulder.
"Thanks," Sora said
"Oh no!" Donald said, "Hollow Bastion is covered in Darkness!"
"We better go check it out." I said as we make our way towards Hollow Bastion.