Chapter 5 - Arabian Knights
Kairi slowly opened her eyes. She looked around her, taking in the fact that she was now in her room. Sitting next to her was Sora, fast asleep. She smiled and rubbed his hand affectionately. He opened his eyes, roused from his much needed sleep. He smiled, then stood. "You alright, Kairi?"
She blinked slowly. "A little dizzy, but I'll be alright…"
Sora nodded, then exited the room. He had promised Kairi on Radiant Gardens that he would train her, but they just haven't had the time. And now Kairi was injured because of her inexperience in combat. Sora held his head in frustration. He sighed as Riku's voice came over the intercom. "Hey, Sora! We're comin' up on a world!"
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As they came up on the next world, Agrabah, Sora smiled in anticipation of seeing his old friend, Aladdin. He remembered his first visit, when he help Al get rid of Jafar, trapping him in his lamp, then defeating the Kurt Zisa. He reminisced about his second visit when they helped get Jafar's lamp from a merchant, then when they had to defeat Jafar after he destroyed the city. Sora sighed. Even though Genie rebuilt the city, it still had its effect on the people, especially Aladdin. I wonder how they all are doing… Sora wondered, putting the ship into Auto-Orbit.
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They all beamed down onto the world, then slowly made their way to the palace. Riku had conjured a turban out of nowhere and was now haggling with a merchant for a certain item. Sora looked up at the towering palace when someone ran past him. "Sorry!" they yelled back.
Sora recognized the voice and ran after him. He was running after a man with a scepter of some kind. Sora ran into an alley and jumped from wall to wall until he got to the roof and ran along it. The man with the scepter ran around a corner and jumped onto a wall to climb over it. He completed the climb, laughing as he ran, only to bump into Sora. Sora smirked and beckoned for the scepter. The man chuckled, drawing a dagger. Sora frowned, summoning the Keyblade and disarming the man. The man ran off after dropping the scepter, and the one chasing him ran around the corner as Sora picked it up.
"Wow…long way to run for a stick, Al…" Sora said sarcastically, giving it to the ex-street rat.
"Sora!" He took the scepter, then hugged Sora.
Kairi ran around the corner, panting. Riku came up behind her and patted her back as she coughed. Sora gave them one of his goofy grins as Aladdin let him go. "It's good to see you, Sora!" Al said, clapping Sora on the back.
Sora grunted and stumbled. They all had a good laugh as they made their way back to the palace.
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Slowly following them was a person in a black cloak. They brought their hand in front of them, summoning a Juggernaut, a group of Luna Bandits and a couple of Fortune Tellers. "Go, my pets…" said a man's voice, a Heartless Emblem on his palm, "Show them the true meaning of the word 'Pain'" And with that, the Heartless charged for the Palace.
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Sora blushed as he got a hug from Jasmine. They got to the palace, and apparently just in time, for it was about a week before their wedding. After stammering their congratulations, Genie popped up out of nowhere and hugged the three of them. "Oh, I am so glad I was picked to be Al's best man, I- oh…" He looked at Sora. "Here's my replacement…" He flushed himself down a toilet as he descended into despair.
Sora scratched the back of his head, a confused look on his face. "Replacement…?"
Aladdin laughed, patting Genie on the back, turning him back to normal. "Sora…would you like to be the best man?"
Sora scratched the back of his head again, clearly surprised. "Ummm…"
Kairi screamed, for Jasmine had asked her to be her maid of honor. At that moment, a Genie on the wall blew into a trumpet. "Contacts at 11 o'clock!"
Immediately, hundreds of Genies appeared on the wall, all armed like WWII soldiers. Heartless by the dozen were attacking the Palace. Sora summoned Fenrir to his hand, jumping up onto the wall. Riku appeared next to him, Way to Dawn in his hand. Kairi led Jasmine away as Aladdin ran up the stairs so he was on the wall, scimitar in his hand. Several dozen Shadows were charging the Palace, followed by Bandits and Fat Bandits. "That's it?" Aladdin asked, brandishing his scimitar, "I remember beating these guys up on your first visit, Sora."
Sora frowned. This has to be Pete…only he could summon these weaker Heartless'… Sora thought as the Heartless started scaling the outer wall. All the Genies were shouting, firing their rifles, complimenting each other. Riku kept casting dark spells, destroying a couple Heartless with every swing of Way to Dawn. Sora stood next to Al, a frown on his face as the first Heartless started overwhelming the wall. Sora destroyed one in a single strike, stabbing one behind him before continuing to kill those getting over the wall. Aladdin spun in a circle, killing the Heartless that had surrounded him. There were sudden wails as a new group of Heartless entered the square. Sora saw a Juggernaut at the front, leading Luna Bandits and Fortune Tellers. "Al! Look over there!" Sora yelled over the battle cries, directing Aladdin's attention to the new group.
They were slaughtering the other Heartless…
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Pete grimaced as he saw his Heartless decimated by another group of Heartless. Where did they come from? He wondered, using all his power to summon another Heartless. "Now…" He said, gesturing to the big black Heartless, "you can go and kill those other Heartless, and be sure to bring me the Keyblade brats heart!" The Heartless bowed, then rose to its shockingly 7 feet height, and charged at the other group of Heartless.
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Sora saw the new Heartless ram into the Juggernaut, sending it flying into the palace wall. All the shadows swarmed the hole that was made. The Genies gasped. "Protect the hole!" said one as they all jumped off the wall, swarming the Juggernaut.
Sora dropped down, seeing a big black Heartless knock all the Genies aside, and squeeze the Juggernaut until it went POP! Sora frowned and readied his Keyblade. The big Heartless knocked off a Bandit that had jumped on it, then turned to Sora. It beat its chest, charging Sora. A Rammernaut? Sora thought, dodging its clumsy attack. He jumped on its back and slashed it several times before it knocked him off. He got back up and charged it, and it countered by slamming its fists into the ground. Sora jumped up to dodge it and landed on its arm, then ran up it to attack it. The Rammernaut shrugged him off and pinned him to the ground. Its arm turned into a spear as it readied it for a fatal blow. Sora's vision was going dark, but he wouldn't let it beat him so easily.
He activated one of his Drives, making the Rammernaut stumble away from the ensuing light. Sora emerged, his clothes no longer black, but Blue. Wisdom…Sora floated off the ground and flew high into the air. He kept dashing around, firing off magical bursts, and wearing the big Heartless down. He finally came above it and started spinning in place really fast. Sora smiled as his mind thought up this move. Spark Rain… He fired off thousands of magic orbs at once, all of them different elements, but all of the same design. The rained down upon the Heartless in the square, killing them all. Several orbs came to Al and Riku…and a couple unconscious Genies, all of which were healed.
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Pete stomped his feet, enraged at this development. "When'd he learn that? Doh!" He called up a portal to take him off the world. I'll get your heart yet, Keyblade Brat! He thought bitterly, stepping into the portal.
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A person in a black cloak, the same man who summoned the Juggernaut, grunted as his creation was destroyed by the Rammernaut. He frowned underneath his hood, his yellow eyes visible underneath the rim. Well…You win this time, Pete. And you may live for a little while longer, Sora… he thought, conjuring a Corridor of Darkness, but I will take Kairi, and the Beginning of the End will happen…even if I have to die to make it happen… And with that, he stepped into the portal.
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Sora went down to the area where the Jafar's Lamp was sealed away. He sighed as he remembered all that had happened before the lamp was sealed away. He frowned. What's that glowing…? He thought, getting closer to investigate. He came to the side of the pedestal, were on it was Jafar's Lamp. He saw a tiny Keyhole, no bigger than his pinky. He smiled, pulling out The Kingdom Key. But he hesitated. What If, in doing this, I bring Jafar back to try and rule Agrabah again? He thought, lowering his Keyblade. He frowned, then got an idea. He put away his Keyblade, and summoned another one from deep in his mind, one he had never used. One he had found shortly after he got back to the Islands, in the Secret Place.
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Sora walked into the Secret Place, obviously being too tall now. He looked at all the pictures he and his friends drew, saving his favorite for last. He noticed that in the last two years, Kairi had added to it. Before he left the Islands, he had added to his picture of himself and Kairi, making himself give Kairi a Paupu Fruit. Now, the picture had been added to, so that Kairi was giving him one in return. He smiled, and turned to leave, but noticed a glinting in the corner, near the Door to the Heart of Destiny Islands. He went to investigate, and found a keychain. It was shaped like a Heartless symbol, but only half, as the other half was taken up by a Nobody symbol. A light shined from the keychain, blinding Sora. When it faded, Sora held a Keyblade in his hand. It reminded him of Oblivion, only it was more zig-zaggy, and had a serrated edge. Half-Hearted went through Sora's mind. He sent it away, into the back of his mind. It was a dark Keyblade, and he didn't want to use it.
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Sora held that same Keyblade in his hand now. Half-Hearted… Sora thought, examining the Keychain. Appropriate name… Sora held up the Keyblade, and locked the Heart of the World. He dismissed Half-Hearted, smiling. If it works like I think it does, then it locked the world without breaking the seal… He thought, walking out of the room.
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Kyle appeared at his seat at a round table. "Sorry I'm late…the old man was harder to kill than I thought."
Matt looked over at him, reading him. The person on Matt's other side shrugged. "As long as it is done."
"I think Kyle didn't kill him…" said a man two seats down on Kyle's other side.
"What makes you say that?" said a woman 4 seats down from him.
"Because the geezer's star still shines," said the man two seats down from Kyle, "He used to be a Keyblade Master, you know. He still has a star up there."
"That being said..." Matt started, then noticed that the seat 4 seats down from Kyle was empty. "Wait…where's Ed?"
Kyle stood up and went to his seat. All these chairs had a life-reader on the headrest. If his heart was still beating, it would show here. All Kyle saw was a straight, green line. "Dead, by the looks of it…" Kyle said, sitting back down.
All the members started getting anxious. The person one seat down from Kyle slammed their fist into the table. "Who could've done this? I will end them! They will pay for destroying one of our number." Said a woman's voice.
"Easy, Tesla. Wouldn't want anyone who might be listening in to know our plans now…" said a man's voice one seat down from the empty seat.
"Dani's right! This position has probably been compromised…" said the person on Matt's other side, "We must move our meeting place. The World That Never Was is no longer safe, what with those who may be listening, as well as Maleficent mobilizing the Heartless." They looked at Matt. "Speaking of which, Matt…has Maleficent decided whether or not she is going to join us?"
Matt frowned. "Her answer was no. I almost got my butt fried on my way out. Damn, that witch is too powerful."
Kyle remained silent for the rest of the meeting. I've got to report to Mickey…
A/N – Well…what do you think. Every member gets at least three worlds/chapters. (Except for Ed, who died in chapter 4…he will be missed.) Thank you for reading. ^^ reviews are accepted and sorely needed.
P.S. – That move that Sora did during his Wisdom Drive was something I had on my mind. However, if Square Enix was going to use something like that, I am sorry, and I put a disclaimer here.
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts, Square Enix, Disney or any of its characters, Final Fantasy VII, VIII or X, and finally, I do not own any attacks used during Sora's Drives until further notice.
No reviews for the last chapter?! You guys aren't nice. T.T *Kairi pats Kyle on the back*