Something Special
So, I'm back! After that one-week hiatus, I've been dying to write. I had to go almost FIVE days without the Internet. I know. I'm such a baby. But, in that time, I've been breached that my story doesn't exactly make sense or really follow any plotline. So, that gave me some time to actually think about my story. And, in truth, I can't believe I've written such a sloppy story. I'm not so experienced in writing such imaginative stories. I usually am used to writing research papers or essays. They almost always come out perfect. But, not this. It has been one of my life goals to be able to write a book one day, so I will accept ALL constructive criticism on this story. Whether it's on past chapters or present ones, they're much appreciated. I would also like to thank Some Random Tosser for opening my eyes and making me realizing my mistakes. I'll try and make the plot a bit understandable in this one. So, I've decided to put this one in Kailee's POV. I usually write better in first person rather than third. I'm just experimenting here, so I might be able to return to third person at any time. In any case, enjoy! Review! :)
P.S. I am basing the beginning of this chapter as kind of a redemption of DisneyLand, if you've ever been there. But, it's NOT DisneyLand. I should tell you all now that Kailee did not come from the real world. Just to clear things up later on.
Disclaimer: Square Enix and Disney are the rightful owners of the characters and worlds mentioned in the story. The ones that aren't normally from Kingdom Hearts and Disney are my property.
Surprise! That's what I felt the moment that my parent's threw my very first surprise party when I turned thirteen. It was supposedly something really special that ran down in my family's generation; mostly my dad's. Don't get me wrong; we weren't religious about being thirteen. It's just that, whenever someone would turn thirteen, a certain magical being would come visit them at night on their birthday. I didn't believe it to be true. I just thought that it was something my parents made up, just like Santa Claus or the Tooth Fairy.
We spent that day at an amusement park; one that my parents had completely rented out to celebrate. We rode some rides, had some cake, opened up some presents and I even got to star in the late night stage show while my family and friends watched. It was pretty magical. Only then, did a strange occurrence happen. Just as I was about to leave the park, I noticed that a strange boy was hanging around the ferris wheel, right by the entrance o the park. His features were unrecognizable, so he clearly was new here. Everyone that lived in our town knew everyone. So, if someone new happened to move here, the mayor would immediately introduce that family or person to the public.
However, this boy hadn't been ever made known to us. I don't even think anybody new came the last two weeks. My family and friends were already slipping out the exit and I just couldn't contain my curiosity. Checking to see if no one was noticing that the birthday girl was missing, I started my way towards the boy. In the dim lighting of the full moon, I could make out his face. He had the most pure, gray eyes that could penetrate your soul. His shaggy, blonde hair was almost white in the moonlight. The only thing that was disappointing was that he was wearing rags for clothing and his arms and legs were covered in dirt. His shoes were full of holes and hopelessly discolored. Something about him really unsettled me but, at the same time, he had an air of peace around him.
As I approached him, he started to back away. "Wait! I want to help you!"
He stopped in his tracks but stayed hidden in the shadow of a tree. "Who are you?"
He mouthed something to me, but I could barely even see his lips moving. "What?"
He retrieved something from his pocket and threw it at me. It shined bright, so much that I had to shield my eyes for a second. Just as my eyes adjusted, the boy was gone. I ran to the spot where I had last seen him but I didn't see where he had gone. No footprints had been left and I hadn't heard running when I had closed my eyes. I returned back and took up the thing that had been tossed at me. It was a small keychain. On it, was a pair of wholesome white wings that were bordered a turquoise blue. I admired it for a moment, when a sort of engraving was etched on the back.
There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in.
"Kailee! Kaile- Oh there you are!" My mom said, grabbing my arm. "We were worried about you!"
"Oh, I just thought I saw someone out here," I said, coming out of my stupor. "I'm fine."
"Well, I'm just glad that nothing happened and- Oh! What's this?" She gestured towards the keychain.
"I just found this by the ferris wheel where I thought the boy was," I explained. "I'd never seen him before."
"Well, maybe he's new," my mom began dragging me to the exit.
"No, mom. That's the problem. He's not new. There hasn't been anyone new for two weeks," I said, trying to make her comprehend. "I've never seen him at school, either."
"Are you sure?" my mom asked.
"Yes. He was wearing rags for clothes and it looked like he actually lived here," I sighed. "Forget about it. Let's just go home."
"Alright then. Are you certain that he wasn't familiar?"
I shook my head. "Not one bit."
This memory came up out of the blue, when Pacha shouted that he had found a talking, demon llama.
"Demon llama!"
"Demon llama? Where?" the llama simultaneously looked around and cried out when it faced the llama behind him. It jumped right out of the burlap sack and began to make its way to the forest. I was left with the same surprised expression as back in my party. Sora was surprised too, only that he was more excited than shocked at seeing his first talking llama. Riku's evergreen eyes were practically popping right out of his head as he saw the talking llama bounce off. Donald and Goofy were nonchalant; it seemed as though they saw this kind of thing every day. I would've expected that. Many peculiar things happened in Disney Castle when I was allowed to wander in it.
The llama was now front flipping because he had lost his balance. I think he was trying to walk on his hind legs and tripped on his own two hooves. Now, he was somersaulting right into the fountain. I ran over to the soaked llama and Pacha, Riku, Sora, Donald and Goofy followed suit. They all hung back, except for Pacha, who was trying to make sense of this while squatting on his knees.
"Ow. Ow, my head," the llama groaned, upside down on the fountain ledge.
"Okay, demon llama. Just take it easy," Pacha said, getting closer to the llama. "I mean you no harm."
"What are you talking about…" the llama's face turned into recognition as he turned himself around. "Oh, wait, I know you. You're that whiny peasant. And those are your pesky council members."
"Emperor Kuzco?" Pacha asked, stupefied. Could that really be Emperor Kuzco? It was hard to recognize him the first time I saw him. He just looked like any old llama to me. Except that he could talk. But then, as I started analyzing him more, he started to become more familiar. The coal, black hair that covered his animal body, those cold, unforgiving, hate-filled eyes, and the red hair that blanketed him, like clothing, reminded me of Emperor Kuzco's robe. Now, it was definitely certain that this llama was Emperor Kuzco.
"Yeah. Who do you think you were talkin' to?" Kuzco said, in an obvious tone.
"Um, how did…" Pacha said, trying to make sense of this, it seemed. "You don't look like the emperor."
"What do you mean I don't look like the emperor?" Kuzco asked, disbelief on his face.
"You really don't look like him, at all," I turned to see that Sora had replied and taken a few steps forward.
"Look just, um, do this," Pacha wiggled the fingers on his right hand.
Kuzco raised his hoof, trying to copy Pacha's movements. "What is this, some kind of little game you country folk like to…" Kuzco's eyes widened as he took in his hoof clicking together. "It can't be! My face! My beautiful, beautiful face!" Kuzco began to cry as he whined about his revelation.
"Okay, okay, okay. Whoa, whoa, whoa," Pacha tried to calm down Kuzco.
"I'm an ugly, stinky llama!" Kuzco whined.
"Wait, okay, Your Majesty. Shh," Pacha said, trying to quit down Kuzco because he didn't want his wife or kids to hear. Sora and Riku had tried to not interrupt the crying Kuzco when they made their way over to me.
"How long do you think this will last?" Sora whispered to me.
"I don't know. But it looks like it'll last for a while," I said back to him.
"I wonder what really happened to him," Riku said. "I wonder if a Shadow Crosser was involved in this."
"Maybe. But, then again, all worlds have their own mysteries, right?" I responded. It wasn't like it was anything new. We had experienced a bit of voodoo back in New Orleans. I doubted that magic would be any differently used in other worlds.
"Llama face!" Kuzco yelped, bringing my attention back to him.
"What happened?" Pacha questioned.
"I'm trying to figure that out, okay?" Kuzco retorted, annoyed. "I can't remember. I can't remember anything. Wait a minute. I remember you," Kuzco began to spill out a rambling of words. "I remember telling you that I was building my pool where your house was and you got mad at me and so did your council elves," Kuzco brought up his hooves to his face as he realized something. "And you turned me into a llama!"
Pacha stood up, unbelieving in Kuzco's words. "What? No, I did not!"
Kuzco stood on all fours. "Yes, and then you kidnapped me."
"Why would I kidnap a llama?"
"I have no idea. You're the criminal mastermind, not me."
"What?"
"You're right. That's giving you too much credit," Kuzco pondered. He began to mumble by himself.
"What's gotten into him?" I asked Pacha.
"I don't know. All I know is that all that stuff he just said isn't true. We were all together at the same time. The only ones that actually were left out were Donald and Goofy. And I doubt they would do something like that," Pacha scratched his head.
"Well, we'll defend you throughout the whole way," Sora replied.
"Wait, Sora. Remember what K- I mean Mickey said?" Sora was confused by Riku's words. " About meddling?"
"Don't worry Riku. I don't think he'll be too meddlesome. I think he just meant by just lending a hand. Not his full support," I said.
"Yeah but I can't let go of that time when Sora told us about what King Triton told him back when he was first adventuring. I don't think he's changed at all," Riku whispered, worriedly.
"I'm sure he's learned his lesson. If not, then we can remind him now and then, I guess," I figured.
"Hey, you people!" Kuzco snapped back to reality and gestured to us. "No time to waste. Let's go."
"Where are we going?" I asked, pretty sure of his response.
"To the palace, of course. I plan to be changed back over there. Now let's go!" he spat back at me. "I want to get out of this body. Wouldn't you? Let's go!"
I briskly crossed my arms over my chest. "No."
"Fine. I don't need you, girl. The rest of you are coming with me and, maybe, your punishments won't be as rough as hers." Kuzco trotted towards the path that led to the forest.
Sora and Riku crossed their arms, too. "Nope."
"Us neither," Donald and Goofy answered.
"Alright, tiny. I guess it's just you and me," Kuzco clutched at the fence, trying to walk on his hind legs.
"Build your summerhouse somewhere else," Pacha responded.
"You wanna run that by me, again?" Kuzco turned back, disbelieving the words that had come out of Pacha's mouth.
"I can't let you go back unless you change your mind and build your summer home somewhere else," Pacha explained.
Kuzco approached him. "I got a little secret for you. Come here," Pacha went. "No closer."
Pacha placed his ear right by Kuzco's mouth. "I don't make deal with peasants!" Kuzco shouted, practically destroying Pacha's eardrum.
"Then I guess I can't take you back."
"Fine. I don't need you. I can find my own way back," Kuzco careered to the pathway leading to the forest.
"I wouldn't recommend it if you don't know the way," Pacha called back.
"Nice try, pal."
Pacha cupped his hands over his mouth. "No, really! I'm telling you there are jaguars and snakes and quicksand!"
"I'm not listening!" Kuzco sing-songed.
"I'm not kidding! You cannot go in there!"
Kuzco mildly tripped on his way into the forest. "Ow. Still not listening!"
"Aw, you…" Pacha took a deep breath. "Fine, fine. Go ahead. If there's no Kuzco, there's no Kuzcotopia. Takes care of my problem."
He did have a point. I mean, if there is no Kuzco then they wouldn't build Kuzcotopia and Pacha wouldn't have to go without his home along with all the villagers. It would be a marvelous outcome, especially since Chica is about 8 months pregnant. It wouldn't be so jarring as having to be born and raised in the streets. But, Kuzco doesn't necessarily have to die for that to happen. We could try and sway his decision so he can build it somewhere else. We can't be so cruel as to let him die. His soul matters too. Even if he is cruel and heartless, hating a person so as to wishing them to die is going a bit too far.
"Pacha," I began. "Are you sure you want to let Kuzco die? Does he really deserve it?"
Pacha sighed. "Well, if it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be having to look for a home when this has been my home since I was born! He deserves at least some justice."
"But death is too cruel. Even for him," Sora put in, going to stand by me. "Sure, he might deserve some justice but not something that'll probably make you feel guilty and end up killing you too in the end."
"Well…" Pacha was speechless then sighed. "I guess it wouldn't be so nice to leave him to die. I guess it would be a bit heartless."
"Then let's go find him," Riku said. " He shouldn't be too far."
A black form caught my eye. "Wait! Look!"
A group of Heartless was now blocking our path. They're eyes were glowing red instead of their normal yellow. A couple of Nobodies were forming a circle around us and were trying to close in. Forming in front of Pacha, was an Illusionist. If it hadn't been bad enough to have to fight one in the Kingdom of Corona and potentially have to relive a rather horrible memory, now I had to fight one all over again. A warm vibration was coming from somewhere in my robes. I checked, while keeping my eyes on the Heartless that were approaching, and came up with the angel wings keychain. On the back, the words had changed revealing a brand new quote.
Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up.
What did that mean? Did it mean that I didn't share enough of my own fighting power when it came to fighting these monsters? Or did it refer back to when I was thirteen and was very selfish when it came to sharing and I was pretty much damned for not doing it? In any case, the quote didn't fully make sense to me. The words were engraved in solid gold and faintly glowing. A moment later, a golden light engulfed the wings and it grew 10x its original size. The wings were now bigger than two of me standing on top of each other. They seemed to notice both Sora and Riku and went after them, completely swallowing them up in its feathers. A few muffled screams came from them as the wings kept them intact.
I tried to break the wings open, even with my keyblade, but it just bounced off them and threw me back into the swarm of Heartless. I fought them off easily with only a few bruises and scratches left on my arms and legs. Pacha had crossed over to me and was using me as a shield, which I didn't mind considering the fact that he didn't have any weapons. The Illusionist was now trying to open the wings with no avail. It peered over to me and was about to attack, when the wings opened. A white light shot out and covered the entire backyard, blinding Pacha and me. Donald and Goofy had been fighting off the Nobodies and had barely noticed Riku and Sora's predicament. They only just realized when the white light had shot out. They shuffled their way towards Pacha and me, and tried to shield the light with their staff and shield.
"What happened?" Donald said, blindly.
"Sora and Riku have been trapped inside those wings," I replied.
"Why?" Goofy asked.
"I don't know! It just happened!" I sighed, eyes closed. "It was my fault. I had this keychain in my pocket and I took it out and it had this message on it. It really confused me. But, the next thing I know, Sora and Riku have been sucked into those wings!"
"Have you tried to get them out?" Donald implied.
"Yes!" I responded. "But it was no use! Not even my keyblade worked!"
"Then maybe you could-Look!" Goofy pointed at the wings.
Just as I dared to un-shield my eyes, the white light had died down. The backyard was back to normal, with no Heartless, Nobodies or Shadow Crossers still roaming around. Sora and Riku were sprawled out on the ground, unconscious. Just as I was about to run to them, their keyblades appeared in their hands. They were not their normal keyblades, anymore. They had turned into keyblades like mine.
"What do you mean it won't enter?" Eliza asked, impatient and furious.
Master Xehanort had set Xylen and Eliza straight on their ship that could transport them from world to world. It wasn't exactly like a gummi ship but much faster and less noticeable when traveling. But, they had landed in a bit of a fix. The path that the gummi ship had made was sealed off; only accessible by gummi ship. There weren't any more paths to go by so Xylen and Eliza were locked out of the Golden Palace.
"I mean that we can't go in through any other way," Xylen fumed.
"Well that's just great! Then how are we going to capture them, now?" Eliza questioned.
Xylen scratched his head fiercely. "I don't know! Damn it, Eliza! Stop pestering me!"
"I'll stop when you tell me how we're going to get there!"
Xylen breathed deeply, trying to compose himself. "The only way in is by gummi ship. So, we have to rely on the Shadow Crossers to not kill them."
"Aren't there portals in which Heartless and Nobodies travel through?"
"Yes, but this particular world is a bit challenging to get through to. Only 5 or 10 Heartless can enter at a time," Xylen responded.
"Great. What are we going to tell Master Xehanort?" Eliza said. "We can't just go back either.
"Well, there is somewhere else we can go," Xylen flicked a few switches and turned the ship around.
"Where is that?"
"Let's just say we'll visit a long lost friend of the Younger Master Xehanort."
Finally! An update! I know that it was a bit boring but Kailee remembering things ties in with the whole concept of the story. I'll try the first person stuff with Riku and Sora but I'm not making any promises. Anyways, review! I appreciate everything! Especially constructive criticism! :)