RL: -still laughing from last time-
Riku: Is she going to stop?
Sora: I have no idea.
Kairi: Should we knock her out?
Riku: -sighs- I'll do that later…
Disclaimer: -sigh- Again, I don't own Kingdom Hearts.
Starting a New Battle
Ch. 5. The Departure.
"Um, what happened?" Tidus asked as the flames died down.
"I'd like to know that, too," Kairi said as the King, Donald, and Goofy joined her, Tidus, Wakka, and Selphie. "Do you guys know where the flames came from?"
"Whelp, I'm not sure. Let's go ask Sora and Riku," the King answered and the group headed for the two teens.
On the other side of the beach, Riku was still trying to get Sora's head down from the clouds. "Hey, Sora. Sooorrrraaaa. Sora!" Riku yelled in a frustrated tone. "Earth to Sora. Sora, come in. Oh, I give up…" Riku turned around to stop himself from killing the burnet next to him and saw the others rush over.
"What's with Sora?" asked Donald, noticing how Sora looked zoned out.
"Wouldn't I like to know…" Riku mumbled as he rubbed his temples, trying to make the oncoming headache recede.
"Is he like that because of the flames?" Selphie asked, trying to find an answer.
"What was with the flames, anyway?" Wakka asked. No answer for Selphie, poor child.
"The flames were made by an Organization member," Riku said, monotone, no expression at all, like it was something that happened everyday... which it did.
"WHAT!?!" exclaimed Kairi, the King, Donald and Goofy. Riku, Selphie, Tidus and Wakka had to hold their ears. Sora remained in his little world arguing with his other… in a boxing ring...
"Just to interject, what organization?" Selphie asked, after the four's cries died down.
Riku sighed, really not wanting to explain the Organization, but then said, "Organization XII. It was a group of super powerful Nobodies and they controlled the lesser Nobodies. Sora and myself defeated them but they somehow reassembled."
"But how, Riku?" Kairi asked.
""Yeah, you said it 'was', but how are they back?" Tidus even added the air quotes for affect.
"Remember the heart shower? Well, Sora had defeated most of the Organization before that so, it's possible that they got their hearts back and reassembled. But that's really just a theory."
"Gharsh, that sounds bad," said Goofy, scratching his head.
"But wait," Wakka said, "if it was an Organization member, why'd he help us destroy the Heartless?"
"That's the part that I don't get," Riku said, crossing his arms. "The only member that would help us is Roxas, but I don't think he would, or could for that matter, join back up with the Organization."
"Then who was it, Riku?" Kairi asked.
Riku just shrugged. "If I knew that, we wouldn't be discussing this right now, would we?"
"Whelp, I guess we should get going," the King announced. "We should check in with the restoration team back in Radiant Gardens."
"One minute, Mickey," Riku said with a smirk. "We just have to get Sora out of the clouds."
"How, might I ask?"
"Let's just say he'll get a cold wake up call…" Riku said motioning to the pond that was just to the right of the Secret Place.
"Oh, I wanna get in on this…" Kairi smirk as she joined Riku behind Sora.
"On the count of three, we push 'im in. One." They took a step towards Sora. "Two." They took another step. "THREE!" They shoved Sora into the pond.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" Sora went tumbling into the freezing cold water. "WHAT WAS THAT FOR!?!"
"Oh, that was so enjoyable," Kairi giggled.
"Wasn't it?" Riku agreed.
"No it wasn't," Sora grunted, looking like a drowned cat. "Did you have to push me into the water?"
Riku and Kairi looked at each other, then at Sora, and said, "Yes, yes we did."
"It was the only way to get you out of your little trance you had going' on there," Riku said.
"Are you finished?" the King asked.
"We are now, Mickey," Riku replied.
"So," Sora said, "where's the gummi ship?"
"Uh…um… Somewhere…" Donald stuttered.
"It's gotta be somewhere… Let's look around…"
Riku: DONALD! HOW DID YOU LOOSE THE SHIP!?!
Donald: Uh…um…
Riku: -face palm- Don't answer…
Sora: Um, R&R Plz…