Chapter 3: Descent into Madness Part 2
The Wonderland duo stopped in front of a locked door. "Great now what?" Alice muttered.
Naruto was about to suggest that he use his Shadow Clones to break it down when the Keyblade appeared in his hand and shot a bright light at the door causing it to swing open.
Alice looked a little shocked before she nodded. "Nicely done." She ran ahead while Naruto was trying to figure out what just happened when his ear twitched hearing two different footsteps walking towards Alice so he threw his Keyblade on pure instinct and it flew by her killing two Card Guards.
As she looked back Naruto smirked. "Can't let you do all the fighting now can we?" He asked slyly.
Alice just rolled her eyes when Naruto stiffened. "Oh now what?"
Naruto only felt this feeling once in his own mind.
'Heartless.'
Naruto ran ahead of Alice with his Keyblade ready when the Shadows came and crawled towards him. "I'll catch up!" Naruto told her.
"You think I can't take care of myself?" Alice asked as she took her knife out.
"Only the Keyblade can kill these things-!" Naruto was cut off as Alice sliced one up. "… Okay I really need to figure out the Heartless more." Naruto muttered before he swung the Keyblade. "Strike Raid!"
Alice was using her Knife which she named the Vorpal Blade and she was taking Heartless out left and right.
"So what exactly are these things?" Alice asked as she killed another Heartless before a new kind replaced them.
It looked like a mini soldier in a blue uniform and a silver helmet.
"Heartless! They're plaguing every world out there!" Naruto explained as he blocked ones attacks. "But these are new ones to me!"
"Well they're very prudent!" Alice muttered beheading one of them.
Naruto did the cross sign. "Kage Bushin No Jutsu!" Once he made an army of them they took out the Soldier Heartless before he dismissed them panting. "Okay that took a little bit longer." He muttered.
They heard laughter and Cheshire appeared. "Of course darkness is powerful here." He said with a smile.
Naruto jerked a thumb towards Alice. "How can she harm the Heartless? I thought that only the Keyblade could kill them!"
"True, but even those who are associated with the Keyblade wielder can harm the darkness!" Cheshire explained. "Plus this is Wonderland so Alice can harm them even without you here! Speaking of which you should probably catch up!" With that he disappeared.
He then looked back at Alice as she continued forward and into a swirling vortex that was through a door.
"… Son of a-." He didn't finish when he jumped through the vortex as well.
Immediately they were attacked by more Card Guards but Alice made quick work of them before jumping forward using the ropes to swing across the pit of acid grabbing a key as she went along.
After that they went through another swirling vortex.
"You have the key! Very resourceful." The gnome said. "Rabbit's trust is not misplaced. He is no fool."
"I certainly hope he is not." Alice said to him with a smile.
"Uh why did we need to go through all of that for a key when we could've used my Keyblade?" Naruto asked remembering how it unlocked a door earlier.
"Because the Keyblade cannot unlock 'every' lock in Wonderland." The gnome answered. "For this world makes counters for the Keyblades effects."
Naruto sighed in annoyance. "Just great."
With that the gnome looked at Alice. "Use the key to free my Clan from the oppressive burden they carry. Any fight against the Queens fight is a good fight. They've suffered..."
Alice interrupted him. "I'm sure. I'm very sorry for them sir. Really I am. But what about me getting small?"
The gnome just ignored her as he activated his blimp and carried them through the darkness so Naruto just sat down to rest while he could.
His dream was a memory.
~Flashback- Seven Years Ago~
"Are you always so shy?" Alice laughed as Naruto kept edging away from her and the Cheshire Cat that he was introduced too.
He twiddled his fingers. "I don't have any experience talking to others." He admitted.
"What about your friends or family?" Alice asked innocently.
As Naruto stiffened Cheshire looked at her. "He is a special case Alice. Naruto here never met his family and no one likes him back home." Now Naruto was surprised because this cat that he never met before knew what his life was like.
'Does he know why I'm hated?'
"So you have no friends?" Alice asked in confusion.
"… No." Naruto admitted.
"Well that's not true!"
Now Naruto looked up in surprise. "What are you talking about?"
"I'm your friend." Alice told him with a smile. "Now let's get you some more. I'm sure that Hatter would like to make your acquaintance."
Naruto smiled for real in happiness for the first time as he ran after her while Cheshire rolled his eyes. "Kids." He said playfully.
~End Flashback~
Alice shook Naruto awake. "We're almost there!" She said sternly. "I know that while you do need rest we need to be aware of our surroundings at all times."
Naruto smiled sheepishly. "Sorry." He apologized.
The gnome spoke up. "There's a Skool, inside the fortress, where you'll find certain items for a concoction that will make you small."
That caught Alice's attention. "What items exactly?" She asked.
"Items. Items girl." Was his answer that made Naruto nearly face vault. "You'll know them when you see them. Speaking of seeing things, we should avoid the Card Guards notice. Hang on! Ahhhhhh! – DAMNIT! We've been seen."
Naruto summoned the Meian Blade. "Then we'll fight our way through!"
"No need!" The gnome said as he moved the blimp doing acrobatic feats dodging the flaming projectiles that the Card Guards were shooting before making it past the fortress.
"… Okay I'm impressed." Naruto admitted at seeing how this went.
Now they were being shot at as they made their way to the main building. "Eventually you must break through such walls… But for now, JUMP!"
Alice and Naruto jumped and landed on the edge of the land but Naruto stumbled nearly falling into the endless abyss under it before Alice grabbed his hand and pulled it back.
"Be more careful!" Alice told him before realizing that she was still holding Naruto's hand so she let go of it quickly.
Naruto chuckled in embarrassment. "Sorry about that!" He apologized not noticing how quickly that she let go of his hand.
Sneaking into the castle was easy enough since the Card Guards were easy but something happened when they crossed the room… It split apart and this time Naruto did fall into the abyss while Alice managed to back up in time.
"Naruto!" She shouted as he fell.
~Flashback- Seven Years Ago~
"HAPPY UNBIRTHDAY!" The Mad Hatter shouted to Naruto as he smiled widely.
Ever since he found Wonderland he's been coming to this place for about two weeks before returning to Konoha. It certainly beats having people shout at him and call him a demon.
"Thanks Hatter!" He said as tea was put in front of him and Alice. "Hey where's Dormouse?"
"She's around." Alice said with a smile. "So Naruto what do you want to do in Wonderland today after the party?"
"How about a prank on the queen!" Naruto suggested with a smile. "Is that all right Oneesan?"
Alice mirrored his grin because Naruto was always good with tricks but then she frowned. "What does Oneesan mean?"
Now Naruto's eyes widened as he put a hand over his mouth. "Sorry it slipped out." He apologized quickly.
Shaking her head Alice gave Naruto a look. While he was getting over his shyness after a week of coming to Wonderland he still had a ways to go. "Come on tell me!"
Naruto rubbed the back of his head. "It means big sister." He admitted.
After letting that sink in Alice smiled. "You really see me as a sister?" She hugged Naruto. "That's so sweet!"
Naruto was shocked because this was the first time he was hugged by anyone so he didn't know what to do.
"Well come now finish your tea!" Hatter said with a smile. "For you must be madder than me to prank the Queen!"
~End Flashback~
Naruto groaned as he opened his eyes to find himself in a weird room but then the Keyblade appeared in his hand right as Heartless showed up. "Oh for the love of Kami." He muttered before getting into a stance.
But for some odd reason they weren't attacking.
"… What the hell?" Naruto muttered before his new animal senses went haywire.
'Danger!' A Voice screamed in his head as he heard heavy footsteps.
When the figure came into view Naruto saw that it was looking like a decayed body in a black cloak with a dark scythe that had a Heartless symbol on it.
"DeAtH CoMeS tO aLl oF uS bOy!" It hissed. "FoR i Am ThE gRiM rEaPeR!"
Then it lunged at him ready to rip him apart with his scythe.
~With Alice~
After Naruto fell Alice sighed deciding to continue ahead. "He can take care of himself." She muttered but she felt guilty for not pulling him back in time.
She made her way across the room before she climbed the stairs but she saw that the vortex out of the room was back on the other side. "Of course it is." She muttered as she ran across with the floor tipping a bit but she made it through the vortex with no trouble.
With that done Alice found herself in a dark room and she threw her Vorpal Blade cutting a Card Guard in half but as she walked forward three more Card Guards came at her so Alice did a backflip moving back before throwing Vorpal Blade again going through two of them.
'Naruto must be having better luck than me.' She thought as more surrounded her.
~With Naruto~
'DAMN IT! DAMN IT! DAMN IT!' Those were the only thoughts in Naruto's head as he blocked each scythe strike but they made their way past the Keyblade and sliced up Naruto's Jumpsuit a bit.
"Come on this is the only thing of clothing that I have!" He protested as a sleeve ripped off.
The Grim Reaper didn't listen to him as he took another slice but Naruto ducked it before he went to attack the Reaper but he was kicked back and he went through a wall.
"How the hell do I beat this guy?" Naruto muttered in pain.
Then Cheshire appeared on the roof looking at him with his trademark smile. "The best way to defeat an enemy is to impale them with their own sword." Then he disappeared.
Naruto blinked in confusion for a second before a big goofy grin came across his face. "Interesting."
The Grim Reaper came in with his scythe so Naruto did a backflip. "Kage Bushin No Jutsu!" He made five of himself and charged at the Heartless.
"TrY, tRy As YoU aRe AbLe!" Reaper taunted him. "YoU cAnNoT hOpE tO dEfEaT mE!"
With that he swung the Scythe in an arc cutting all six of Naruto. "ChEcKmAtE!" But he was confused when they all disappeared. "wHaT?!"
"Hey Grim!" Reaper looked up as the real Naruto jumped down from the ceiling and grabbed the scythe with his tail. "I think you need a little something to your look!" With that he jammed the scythe into the Heartless chest right where the symbol was and he fell forward in shock.
"ThIs Is ImPoSsIbLe!" Reaper managed to get out. "I wAs MaDe To KiLl YoU!"
Naruto had a feral grin. "Sorry but I'd rather stay alive!" With that he swung his Keyblade cutting off Reaper's head and a heart came out as he dissolved. "Okay now that that's out of the way, I better make my way back to Alice."
~With Alice~
She finally managed to kill all of the Card Guards but as she made her way to the center of the room something red sprayed in her face.
"Time to raise some havoc. The dogs of war are loose." As the red spray finished going across her face she grew horns and a demonic looking appearance.
The Card Guards came at her while she looked like that and she lunged at them ripping them apart the only thing in her mind was to kill them.
After a few kills the door opened to show Naruto as he walked in but he froze when he saw the demonic looking Alice so he took a step back as she lunged.
"CRAP!" Naruto ran off with her chasing him. "ALICE SNAP OUT OF IT!"
He brought out his Keyblade and knocked the Vorpal Blade down before he used the Henge Jutsu to hide as a chair in a corner as Alice ran by him before changing back.
"Damn that was close." Naruto muttered but Alice came back and snarled at him before turning back to normal.
"Oh that was very unpleasant." Alice muttered before she saw a wide-eyed Naruto staring at her in shock. "What?"
"Nothing!" Naruto said quickly.
To Be Continued…
Okay so this chapter is done and I'll get started on the Reviews.
Gamerlover41592: … How in the world would that pairing work?! No it isn't that pairing but One Piece? That sounds like a good idea so I'll look into that!
Guest 1: Yes there will be but it won't be any fun if I tell you know would it?
Guest2: Okay Tron Legacy I'll keep that in mind and Naruto will have some upgrades with his new look that will be explained as the story goes on! His tail and ears are already useful in this chapter! But the Fox combat form would be a good idea for something that he'll learn much later. I'll have to look into Devil May Cry as well as Fairy Tail but Jak and Daxter sounds good.
Okay I'm thinking about after the main fights from Kingdom Hearts II to have this Naruto continue into the Shippuden Arc but with two teammates from other worlds since he won't be a part of Team Seven! I have one member already decided but I can't decide on the last one so any preferences? The last member has to be around Naruto's age. (And a guy since the other member that I chose is a girl.)
But I'm also plan on having Naruto travel with Sora, Donald and Goofy after at least three or five worlds and they visit Naruto's world during the Chunin Exams so what do you think?
Oh and tell me what you think about the Grim Reaper Heartless that I came up with (At least I hope that I did!)