Chapter 3 Be My Escape

I've given up on given up slowly. I'm blending in so you won't even know me apart from this whole world that shares my fate.

"WHO THE!?" Riku spun around, seeing something that chilled him, his spine shivered.

The creature stared at him, it looked like some sort of lycanthrope. Its fur was a brown furred, which was kept fairly neat, it was thin, and amazingly built. It towered at least eight feet tall. It wore what looked like ripped up dark blue jeans, and a sleeveless black shirt. Yet what scarred Riku the most was its face, half of its face was gone, down to its skull, it smelt like burnt fur. The light from the room was weak due, since his curtains were strong blocking the late afternoon sun, the shadows made the creature horribly creepy.

"What's wrong with you?" The creature suddenly spoke. Its voice was low, no where near as low as Thrugzug's was yet it added to the creepiness.

"Thrugzug t'ink you scared 'im!" Thrugzug yelled.

"I do have that effect on people," The creature said leaning down looking at Riku. Its muzzle only about an inch from his face, "get used to it."

"Who are you?" Riku choked out finally.

"Name's Alexander, but most people call me Skull," The creature grinned, "and you better pray I'm in a good mood."

Riku swallowed hard staring into the eyes of this possibly bloodthirsty creature.

"Are you afraid?" Skull asked.

"Y-yes," Riku whispered unable to control his voice.

"Don't be afraid silver-man! Skull not hurt you when Thrugzug around!" Thrugzug smiled happily… Riku didn't want to know about the "Silver-man" thing.

"Then again Thrugzug could be wrong," Skull said again.

"Please don't kill me," Riku pleaded ready to curl in a ball under his covers and cry like a little boy afraid of the monsters in his closet. Sadly these monsters were far away from his closet… If they were in there he probably would have beaten them up by now.

"Sleep with me," Riku blinked as Skull said it.

"Pardon me?"

"Sleep with me," Skull said again.

Riku's eye twitched, out of all the things for this thing to say to him the only thing it could come up with was "Sleep with me?"

"Just do it, come on pants off," Skull continued.

"NO!" Riku yelled.

"Oh come on I won't hurt you if you do," Skull said.

"No," Riku said again glaring at Skull, "I have my pride."

"Oh come on you look like the kind of guy who sleeps with his best friend twice a week at least!"

"And you're not him," Riku argued pushing Skull away from him.

And this one last bullet you mention is my one last shot at redemption cause I know to live you must give your life away.

"Fine you smell bad anyways," Skull said, "I hate the smell of this place!"

"Oh sure now you get all defensive because I tell you no," Riku said, clearly this fight would be a long one.

"I hate the smell of outworlders! They smell like rotten tuna!" Skull yelled.

"Outworlders?" Riku questioned.

"I hate the smell of this entire world! I want to go home!" Skull continued.

"Then go home get out of my room!" Riku yelled.

"I don't know how I got here," Skull growled, "and it must have something to do with you why else would I have suddenly shown up HERE."

Riku blinked, he had a point. "Well I don't know anything about it!"

"Well then I'm stuck here until I find a way home, you and your rotten tuna smell!" Skull growled.

"I don't smell like Rotten Tuna! I shower everyday!" Riku replied.

"With rotten tuna for soap?" Skull said.

"No I'm fairly sure it's orange this time," Riku said thinking about his shampoo, he nearly went through an entire case a week so he changed it all the time.

"OH THAT'S THE SMELL!" Skull yelled, "I hate oranges."

"Good to know, now get out of my room," Riku said.

"Nope I'm staying with you until I find my way home," Skull said.

And I've been housing all this doubt and insecurity

"Thrugzug miss home," Thrugzug said he fell down with a loud thump corssing his legs as he sat upon the ground.

Riku felt sorry for Thrugzug, the large orc had grown on him slightly.

"But silver-man say he help Thrugzug!" Thrugzug said cheerfully.

"What did I?" Riku asked.

"Yes I fear I witnessed that when I got stranded here," Skull confirmed.

"No I didn't mean I," Riku looked at Thrugzug who looked up at Riku with big eyes, he looked like a puppy. A really mean, smelly, big puppy but still he was nothing but a lost kid.

"I guess I can try," Riku finally sighed.

"Thrugzug like you silver-man!" Thrugzug cheered, "Thrugzug tell everyone 'bout you!"

Riku smiled, "So where do you guys come from anyways?"

"The world is known as Dragaria," Skull said, "it's a strong world full of thousands of different creatures."

Given its name and the two creatures Riku had met, he wasn't surprised.

"It's a world of war, there are the single bloods and the double bloods," Skull continued, "both which fight."

"Thrugzug hungry!" Thrugzug yelled interrupting Skull.

"Not right now Thrugzug," Riku felt like a parenting talking to an upset child.

"But Thrugzug tummy growling angrily at 'im! Thrugzug no like when tummy growl!" Thrugzug whined.

"Alright," Riku smiled, "let's see what I have."

And I've been locked inside that house all the while you hold the key

The three of them walked downstairs, Riku continued to question his sanity as he led them to his kitchen. Opening the fridge Riku found it lacking in much food but eventually he ground a box of Pizza pops, which he placed on the table. Riku soon figured that one would not satisfy the large orc, and placed two in the microwave.

"Thrugzug confused why food stuff turning?" Thrugzug watched the microwave.

"It's cooking don't worry about it Thrugzug," Riku said as he found himself a drink. Soon he heard the beeps of the microwave informing him the food was done.

"IT BEEP AT THRUGZUG! THRUGZUG SMASH!" Thrugzug yelled.

"No Thrugzug it's okay," Riku jumped up and stopped Thrugzug from grabbing his axe, "it just means the food is done." Riku took the plate out and placed it on the table. "I'll warn you it's hot."

Thrugzug looked at the pizza pops and soon punched one with all his force it sprayed everywhere under the force of his fist.

"Thrugzug blind! Thrugzug smash!" Thrugzug yelled as the filling hit his eyes.

Riku blinked, "This is gonna take a while to get out."

"Thrugzug smash!" Thrugzug pulled out his axe, and hit the other pizza pop, breaking the table on the way down.

"My parents are soooo going to kill me," Riku said sitting down drinking a glass of pop.

"It fightin' back!" Thrugzug continued to smash the pizza pop which continued to spray its filling everywhere.

"Oh brilliant job," Skull said sarcastically, "What next do you plan to see Thrugzug go up against, a cream filled donut?"

"Thrugzug calm down, it's not attacking you," Riku said.

"But it attack Thrugzug! It burn Thrugzug!" Thruguzg yelled.

"It's food Thruguzg," Riku said, "It's just really hot food."

"Food?" Thrugzug asked licking some of the filling. "It good! You right Silver-man!"

And I've been dying to get out that might be the death of me and even though there's no way of knowing where to go I promise I'm going

"How did I get stuck into this?" Riku asked himself.

"You have more?" Thrugzug asked.

"Yeah sure," Riku was ready to sit in a corner and pray everything would go away. He just put two more into the microwave and sat down again, handing them to Thrugzug when they were done.

"So any clue how you guys got here?" Riku asked Skull who had sat down across from him.

"None," Skull replied, "I was out on a walk and next thing I knew I was here."

"What about you Thrug?"

"Thrugzug was smashin' stuff! Den Thrugzug find you silver-man!" Thrugzug said his mouth full of pizza pop.

"Well that helps," Riku said looking out the window that was in the kitchen. "There has to be something."

Because I got to get out of here I'm stuck inside this rut I fell into by mistake.

"Worse how will I explain this to Sora when he gets back?" Riku leaned back putting a hand on his head. "I have to be dreaming it's the only way."

There was a sharp pain on his arm causing Riku to jump and yell in pain. Looking down he saw a set of claw marks on his arm. "Well you're awake now," Skull said looking at his claws, red with blood.

"I DIDN'T NEED YOU TO CHECK LIKE THAT!" Riku yelled trying to find something to stop the bleeding!

"You hurt Silver-man!" Thrugzug jumped up and glared at Skull.

"It's okay Thrugzug," Riku said trying to make sure a giant fight didn't break out in his kitchen.

"Thrugzug no smash?" Thrugzug asked.

"No, I'm sure Skull didn't mean it," Riku said.

"No I meant it, it was funny to watch you scream," Skull laughed.

"Thrugzug smash?" Thrugzug asked again his axe in hand.

"No Thrugzug no smashing in my house!' Riku yelled still looking.

"Oh come on it was just a flesh wound," Skull said watching Riku panic at the sight of his own blood.

"You could have told me!" Riku yelled finally finding some paper towels that he quickly wrapped around his arm, which was bleeding heavily, and dripping blood.

"Then you wouldn't have screamed like a girl," Skull snickered.

Taken aback Riku looked at Skull, "You are a very demented person."

"Lycanthrope actually," Skull corrected him, "of the Spell Claw Clan."

"Try saying that three times," Riku muttered.

"Spell Claw Clan Spell Claw Clan Sell Caw Can?" Thrugzug fell over onto his back, "THRUGZUG CAN'T DO IT!"

Riku rolled his eyes, "I didn't mean literally Thrugzug."

"What dat mean?" Thrugzug asked.

"Never mind."

"Oh this'll be a fun time with you two," Skull said.

"SOMEONE GET ME OUT OF HERE!" Riku yelled.

I got to get out of here and I'm begging you, I'm begging you, I'm begging you to be my escape.

"Riku?" The voice came.

Riku spun around to look at the owner of the voice.

Shuffle the songs.

Song: Be My Escape by Relient K

Sora and Riku (c) Square-Enix and Disney

Skull and Thrugzug (c) Dracowolf