Disclaimer: Don't own Kingdom Hearts or anything of it.
Rating: T
This fanfiction assumes the upcoming Dream Drop Distance game events (whatever they are, but i'm excited for it :D) do not happen for awhile. Now then, this fanfiction is directly after the end of KHII, so Sora and Kairi are reunited. But as they soon find out, life will be completely different, since they have Nobody personalities inside them. They may have merged and become whole, but that doesn't mean they're unable to talk to their original selves.)
And since Roxas and Namine can feel emotions, being special Nobodies, they're well aware of Sora and Kairi's feelings... and so may have a little fun along the way.
Kairi and Namine drifted downward, their eyes closed.
Out of nowhere, they appeared to fall into an ocean. But their hair and clothes didn't get wet, and they breathed just fine. Below them, they floated down toward a white space.
About halfway down, they slowly opened their eyes, their bodies slowly turning to have them land on their feet.
After a few seconds, Kairi looked around slowly. "Where... where are we?" she breathed, glancing at herself and the floor (what was it anyway?)
"I think..." Namine said slowly, looking around. "We entered a Dive Into The Heart... together"
"Together?" Kairi said, blinking. From what Sora and Riku had told her, this was supposed to be a separate thing for each person.
Shortly after she said that, the floor seemed to shift, drawing the girl's attention.
Immediately, the floor dissolved into many white doves, who flew up rapidly. The girl's quickly covered their faces, Namine also placing one hand to prevent her dress from billowing. Kairi was mentally glad she was still wearing her pink shorts instead of her usual strapless dress.
"Is that normal?" Kairi asked her Nobody, looking at her, slowly lowering her hand. Namine nodded with a smile, then she looked at the 'floor' with great interest, so Kairi looked as well curiously.
On one side of the Dive Into the Heart, Kairi lay, Destiny's Embrace in her hand. In smaller circles beside her, were pictures of Sora, Riku, Namine, Selphie, Tidus, and Wakka. On the other side lay Namine, her unnamed keyblade in her hand. In smaller circles beside her, were pictures of Kairi, Roxas, Sora, and Riku. The style of the rest of it was in the form of Destiny Islands.
There was a slight rushing sound, drawing the attention of the two girls. In front of them -appearing with a mysterious sound- the Dream Sword, Dream Rod, and Dream Shield floated in front of them, pillars of faint light surrounding them. Each of them had Mickey's head and ears on them in some way.
"Those look pretty cool" Kairi said, stepping forward near them, though she kept glancing at the magic wand.
"But don't touch them yet" Namine said, slowly circling the shield, then approaching the sword. "I've seen this in Sora and Roxas's memories... we both have to choose one, and that will become our strength. In exchange, we must give up the other"
"But who goes first?" she asked her Nobody. Namine told her to go first, but she insisted Namine should, and this went back-and-forth for a little, then Kairi decided to go first. She looked between the three floating items, thinking back to her training. What did she like doing most?
Just looking at this wand seems to empower you with magic. Is magic really important?
She slowly reached forward, and touched the magic wand.
There was a flash of light, and something seemed to pass through her body.
Received the power of the magician. But what will you give up in exchange?
The Dream Rod started glowing white, but only on one half, showing her decision, but leaving room for Namine if she so chose. Kairi looked at Namine, standing off to the side with her hands behind her back, nodded with a smile.
Kairi looked back, approaching the Dream Sword, staring at it.
Just looking at this sword seems to fill you with strength. Give it up?
She smiled a bit, slowly touching it.
There was the flash of light, then something seemed to be taken from her, even if only a little.
After a second of this, Namine stepped forward. "Okay, Kairi" she said, stepping closer to the sword (half of which was 'glowing' black, to show she had given it up). "Now it's my turn"
She smiled and nodded, stepping back a few steps, simply watching Namine. To her slight surprise, Namine chose the Dream Sword as her strength (the other half started glowing white, the blade two different colors now). Then she seemed to hesiatate as she glanced between the Dream Rod and the Dream Shield.
Namine approached the Dream Shield, looking at it. For some reason, though she never heard it, this phrase came into her head:
Just staring at this shield strengthens your resolve. Give it up?
Namine touched it, and a flash of light appeared, then half the shield 'glowed' black.
All three of the Dream Items disappeared into light, and the two girl's keyblades appeared in their hands by themselves, surprising them.
Then Namine's eyes widened, and she stepped closer to her other self. "Kairi..." she said, her voice a warning. Kairi turned herself, her body tensing a bit. "Heartless..." she said.
About fifteen Shadow Heartless stood there on the Dive Into The Heart, the only color on them was their eyes, which glowed pure gold. They twitched in place, but they didn't move from their place, yet.
You can do it. Just believe in yourself.
Kairi blinked, then looked at Namine. "Did you say something?" she asked, only for Namine to shake her head. So... what was that voice?
But they didn't have time to figure it out: The Heartless attacked right then.
"Kairi!" Namine said, pushing her out of the way of a Heartless lunge. Another jumped in the air at her, but Namine swung her keyblade right through it.
Kairi regained her balance, but found herself surrounded by Heartless, who simply popped upward from their invinicible traveling-in-the-floor. She swung at one several times, and it disappeared after the third hit, but another jumped at her. Instinctively, she backflipped away, landing on her feet again as she almost slid toward the other Heartless.
Namine was a bit less graceful in her attacking, as she was new to this, even though she had watched Kairi's training. Still, she did her best, taking out two in one hit.
In short order, the last of the Heartless dissolved into darkness, and the girl's slowly relaxed. Their heads turned as a sound rang through the Dive Into The Heart, and a door appeared.
Powerful foes await you, but don't be afraid.
Namine nodded, then the two girls walked toward the door. As they came closer, the door opened on it's own, light surrounding them and everything else.
When it cleared, the two girls found themselves standing another Dive Into The Heart 'floor'. It was mostly the same, with Kairi and Namine on opposite sides, and the important people to them in smaller circles. The only thing that was different was the style: that of Castle Oblivion. Unlike the previous one though, it had a walkway brancing outward, toward a second 'floor'.
"Ready?" Namine asked, Kairi nodding. They had only taken a few steps before they stopped in shock however.
A figure stood in front of the pathway. It's face was completely obscured by the black hood, as was the rest of it's body by a black coat. It didn't say a word.
"...Who are you?" Kairi asked, wary. She didn't know who it could be, but anyone in Organization 13's coat probably didn't mean good. The only exceptions so far had been Riku and King Mickey, but this one was too short and too tall at the same time to be either of them.
No response. Wait... the figure raised an arm in front of him, palm toward the ground.
With a puff of Nothingness, four Samurai Nobodies appeared in front of him.
The girl's tensed as they held their keyblades at the ready, though Namine's eyes squinted at the hooded figure, like she was suspicious. As she did so, the hooded figure turned and walked toward the pathway, disappearing into thin air. Immediately afterward, two of the Samurai's stepped forward, while the other two didn't move.
Then, one of them lunged at her.
Kairi rushed forward as well, slashing at one of it's blades, which met in mid-air. She pushed it back with some effort, then jumped above it (the other blade missing her), and held her hand toward it. "Freeze!" she shouted, a ice projectile shooting toward it.
It staggered slightly from the hit, and it's entire body froze over, but it broke free just as she hit the ground. (Was that even fair?)
She whirled around, her keyblade swinging backward to strike, just as it's blade swung backt to strike as well. Time seemed to slow, as each waited for the other to make a wrong move. Then the Nobody's moved slightly, and Kairi instinctively lunged forward, swinging her keyblade through it's mid-section.
The Samurai staggered from the hit, but it didn't disappear, so Kairi turned right around, pointing her keyblade directly at it. "Fire!"
The fireball exploded against it, igniting the Samurai as it staggered after her. She held her keyblade, ready to defend, but the Nobody dissolved before it reached her. So instead, she went after her second one, seeing Namine had already taken down her first one.
The fight continued onward for awhile, but Kairi's second Samurai seemed smarter, having watched her battle earlier. She had taken and given a few hits, but she didn't think she could end this quickly.
Suddenly, the Samurai knocked her keyblade out of her hand (and hurtling her to the ground at the same time), then it advanced. Instinctively, she threw up a hand.
CLANG!
The Samurai staggered back, having hit and been damaged by the light shield that suddenly appeared outta nowhere. Kairi stared at it, looking at her own hand. "Did I do that?" she thought in surprise.
Before the Samurai could recover, it was hit by a blast of darkness, which made it dissolve. Kairi blinked; she was QUITE sure she hadn't done that.
She looked to her right, seeing Namine with her hand outstretched, smiling at her. "It's okay, they're gone" she said simply.
Kairi smiled, taking her hand and standing up. "Thank you, Namine" she said, then she looked between her hand and her Nobody. "But... how did I do that? And, what did you just do?"
"You're a Princess of Heart, Kairi" Namine said with a soft smile. "You have no darkness in your heart, only light, and you used it instinctively here. And me, I'm a Nobody, able to access the darkness with little ill effects... but still, we have little training in it"
"So..." she said slowly, tilting her head. "Outside this Dive Into The Heart... I'll be able to use light and darkness-based attacks? Because the two of us together can?"
Namine nodded, smiling. "Sure"
She smiled, then she glanced at the pathway. "Well... we're almost there" she said, then she turned. "Let's go"
The two girls ran up the path, slowing as they approached the third 'floor'. It was the same as before: Kairi and Namine on opposite sides, important people in smaller circles beside them. The style this time seemed to be Radiant Garden. Waiting for them was the same cloaked figure from before.
Both held their keyblades, half-ready for a fight. "Okay, whoever you are... If you're gonna fight us, get it over with" Kairi said, tightening her grip.
The cloaked figure didn't answer. Instead, his hands simply moved, one at a time toward his sides. When they withdrew, they held a keyblade in each hand.
First Oathkeeper, then Oblivion.
Namine gasped, Kairi glancing at her in surprise. "Roxas! Our Dive Into The Heart created a version of Roxas for us to fight!" she said without preamble, staring at the cloaked figure. "Is he as powerful as Roxas himself though?"
"I don't know... but we'll have to work together to bring him down" Kairi said, determined.
At that moment, 'Roxas' lifted his keyblades high, and a beam of light shoot upward.
"Look out!" Namine warned, pushing Kairi to her left, then moving out of the way herself.
Beams of light struck the Dive Into The Heart, seemingly at random, but so fast they didn't have time to look up and dodge at the same time. They kept hitting for a long while, before finally stopping.
Kairi breathed heavily, looking back at 'Roxas', who had stopped his attack, but didn't make a move otherwise. "Okay... full power or not, he's good" she thought, so she held her hand toward him, and tried to focus. She had deserved for the Samurai's attack to stop, and she had gotten a shield. Maybe she could do this...
Circles of light appeared all over the air above 'Roxas', in all three dimensions. 'Roxas' eyed them, but he didn't let his guard down. Kairi breathed in, then hesitantly thought 'Attack'.
A keyblade-shaped projectile shot out of one, straight at 'Roxas' like an arrow. He saw it coming, and deflected it, but that was all Kairi needed. "All Attack!" she thought, standing up straight.
The keyblade projectiles shot out of their light sources, in a steady rain of them. 'Roxas' deflected them one by one, enough of a delay for him to do so, but he didn't see Namine moving behind him.
As 'Roxas' deflected the last of them, Namine lunged at 'Roxas', her expression fierce as she drew back her keyblade, which became coated in darkness. 'Roxas' saw it, but he couldn't stop it in time.
BAM!
'Roxas' was sent flying, but he recovered in mid-air, landing on the floor.
"Thunder!" Kairi cried out, not intending on letting him rest.
Lightning struck downward, quick as it's name. 'Roxas' though had been prepared, but it still hit a small part of him. As he staggered, his body met the three slashes of Kairi's keyblade.
The two girls stood by each other, confident in themselves, but still wary of 'Roxas'.
'Roxas' stood up, then he raised his keyblades again. The girl's tensed, but while the tip's of his keyblades glowed, it didn't shoot upward. This confused them slightly, and they glanced around.
Out of nowhere, thirteen sword-shaped things appeared in the air above them, pillars of light shining down from them. The thirteen surrounded them, then began to spin rapidly. The two girls glanced around as they waited, wary.
The floor inside the thirteen swords glowed, and they had enough time to glance down. The light intensified, then it exploded.
Kairi was flung in some direction, hit her head hard and nearly blacked out, making her groan. It took some seconds, but the world finally got color back, and her eyes half-opened, vaguely seeing Namine struggling from the same thing.
It took them a minute, but they recovered slowly, standing up with each other's help, panting heavily. 'Roxas' stood there opposite them, keyblades held in front of him, waiting.
Don't give up!
"That's new..." Namine said, looking at her other self.
"We have to end this, and fast" Kairi breathed, looking at 'Roxas'. "We need a powerful, combined attack..."
"I have an idea" Namine said, drawing her attention. "But we're gonna have to do this right... there's no room for error" she continued, slowly whispering her idea in Kairi's ear.
She nodded slowly, going over how to do it in her head, slowly taking her ready position. 'Roxas' merely stood there, keyblades ready now, waiting for their attack.
"Ready?" Namine whispered, and Kairi nodded. "Go!"
Kairi held her hand up, shooting several light balls at 'Roxas'. Instantly afterward, she lunged at him, seeing Roxas deflect her light balls, but left himself wide open.
Swinging her keyblade, she uppercutted Roxas, sending him flying upward.
As 'Roxas' soared upward, more then twenty darkness keyblade shapes waited for him. And just as 'Roxas' recovered, Namine brought her hand down.
They hurtled downward, exploding against 'Roxas' hard.
Below him, Kairi and Namine took up identical positions: Keyblade's drawn back for swinging, their legs ready for running.
'Roxas' fell downward, but before he hit the ground, the girls ran faster than they ever had before, swinging their keyblades with one mind.
They sliced right through 'Roxas'.
'Roxas' truly staggered, and fell forward onto his knees, the girl's slowly standing up and facing him, their keyblades disappearing. They waited, 'Roxas' slowlys standing up again, and facing them.
"Not bad" he said simply. "You'll make great Keyblade wielders"
And with that, he disappeared, and the Dive Into The Heart shined brightly, overwhelming everything else.
"Kairi!" she heard, making her blink slowly.
Sora stood there by her side, holding her close, his eyebrows furrowed in worry, while Riku also stood close by. "Kairi, are you okay?" he asked gently.
She slowly smiled, nodding as she stood up straight. "Yeah, I'm okay, you guys" she said. "Sorry for worrying you... I just had my first Dive Into The Heart experience, alongside Namine"
This surprised them, but Sora was more relieved than curious, at least right now. "At least you're okay" he said, one hand in her red hair, making her blush slightly.
After that, they discussed Dive Into The Heart quite a lot, both her recent one, and Sora + Riku's experiences with it. While they did so, another conversation was going on.
I planned to have Roxas and Namine's conversation in this chapter, but I found it was too long already. So instead, it'll be included in the final chapter, which is the next one :)
Hope you all enjoyed the various fights. It was quite interesting to think about Kairi and Namine's possible combat abilities, once they had a chance to try them, but still having them be beginner level-ish. Hope they get abilities like this in future Kingdom Hearts games.
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