RL: OMG! OMG!
Riku: What?!
RL: I'M ALIVE!
Riku: I can see that…
RL: Yeah but I haven't updated this story in nearly a year! This is what happens when you get a major brain fart. Though note this: I redid all the other chapters. The edits aren't too major but I did play with the plot a bit so if you want to go reread them, then be my guest. Sora! Disclaimer!
Sora: RikuLuvr does not own Kingdom Hearts, Disney, or Final Fantasy. All characters here are being borrowed and shall be returned once this story is over… hopefully.
RL: What do you mean 'HOPEFULLY'!?!?!?
Riku: Let's just go to the story before this gets bloody…
Starting a New Battle
Ch. 7 The Game
There was dead silence between our heroes and the two villains. The only noise was the clattering of armor from the unknown beings. After nearly five minutes, Sora and Riku both hissed, "Maleficent."
"Yeah, and you'd better not mess with 'er!" Pete exclaimed, but everyone ignored him. "Hey, are you even listening to me!?"
"Maleficent, what are you doing here?" Riku spat, proving to Pete that he was, indeed, being ignored.
"Yeah, last time we saw you, you were fighting in the castle, which I might add, collapsed," Sora added on to Riku's statement.
"Now, my dear children," the dark witch started, making everyone of our heroes cringe. "You underestimate my powers. That simple flock or Shadows was easily taken care of once you brats left. And to how, and why, I'm here is simple, I wanted to show you my cute little minions." The sorceress lifted one of her boney fingers and called over one of the armored figures. "They're adorable, aren't they?"
The RGRC, the islanders, and the royals all looked at the witch like she was mad, which isn't far off from the truth. "Can we crush them now, Maleficent?" Pete asked, juggling a few of his bombs in his hands.
"Patience is a virtue, my dear Pete. Remember, Master only wants us to shake them up a bit."
"Oh, so now you're someone's minion? Would have never guessed you of all people would stoop to that status," Riku remarked as he stepped in front of the group.
"Ah, does little Riku care?" Pete remarked with a smirk.
"Like I'd care for a fatass like you and a devious witch like her."
"Devious? Oh, I'm flattered. But flattery isn't going to help you here, my dear," Maleficent sneered.
"I wasn't trying to flatter you."
"Maleficent, if your only purpose here is to ridicule us, why don't you leave," Tifa interjected before the sorceress could make another comeback. "And take your… whatever they are with you."
"Oh dear me, I forgot to tell you what they are, didn't I?" the witch exclaimed like she really had meant to tell them sooner. "These, my pretties," Everyone cringed again. "are what we like to call Chasers. Here's a little description on what they are; they are what you'd call, the souls of people after a Heartless takes a heart. Simple, isn't it?"
"When you think about it, it is," Mickey said after a few minutes of pondering.
Everyone, to say the least, was shocked. "You agree with her, your majesty?!" Sora asked as he looked down at the mouse king. Mickey looked up and nodded his head.
"This is a surprise, the rodent agrees with me."
"I'm just saying that these… Chasers are most likely the souls seeing as the hearts turn into Heartless while the bodies turn into Nobodies. Have none of you wondered this?" the king looked around.
"I had always wondered about that, my friend, I just never put that much thought on the subject," Merlin, who everyone forgot was there, seeing as he never did anything fighting wise, said. Soon, everyone could hear a distant clock timing in the hour.
"Ah, it looks like I've over stayed my stay here. If we don't wrap this up now, Master will be furious." A malicious grin covered Maleficent's face as she brought up her staff, her raven transferring itself to her shoulder. The end of the staff began to glow. Everyone went on the defensive. "Its a little game we've made up. Guess which world the annoying brat landed on." With that said, the orb let off a bright green light temporarily blinding the others. A girl's scream could be heard and everyone turned towards the direction. There was a dark portal underneath both Sora and Kairi. The dark tentacles were rapidly crawling up their bodies, too fast to wards off. "Scratch that; Guess which worlds the annoying brat and the princess landed on." The others tried to get there but the tentacles seamed to have gained speed. Sora, seeing this and having a memory flash through his head, grabbed hold of Kairi and held her tight as they were quickly dragged under, leaving no traces of them ever being there.
Riku ran to the spot and fell to his knees, pounding the ground as if it would open up and give him his friends back. "Well, I see my job is done here. Pete, let's go," Maleficent smirked as she and Pete were consumed by green flames and disappeared only seconds before a large shuriken whizzed by where their heads were. Yuffie's weapon whirled around and back to its master's hand. Mickey had gone over to comfort Riku, but before he could, the teen stood up abruptly and stalked away, revenge rolling off him in waves. The royals were quick to follow the distressed teen, which left the RGRC to look at each other with a mixture of worry for Sora and Kairi and hatred towards the sorceress.
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A man cloaked in darkness sat upon his 'throne' waiting for someone, or some people. Soon a small pillar of green fire shot up before him and revealed Maleficent and Pete. The sorceress bowed slightly, putting out her staff arm, and then stood full erect.
"I hope you two have not disappointed me," the man said, his deep voice reverberating in the darkness.
"No, milord, everything went as planned," Pete replied.
"So the keybearer has been separated from his friends?"
This time Maleficent spoke. "Yes, along with the princess. She had been in the circumference of the portal when it was created. So both were taken."
The man leaned forward onto the desk that seamed to appear suddenly before him and rested his elbows on it while resting his chin onto of his hands. "That's even better. That will most likely deter those fools from their course even more. Good job you two. You may be dismissed." With that he turned around from the duo.
"Come, Pete," Maleficent commanded as she turned around and walked away, Pete at her heels.
The man sighed. "Those two are fools. Why did they have to get the Princess of Hearts as well? It will only provoke Riku to finds his friends more. Well, what is done is done. It will be quite a show from now on." The man then chuckled to him self, clearly fascinated with that idea.
RL: So? Was it good?
Riku: I hate you…
Mickey: Aw, c'mon, Riku, it ain't that bad.
Riku: Ain't that bad? AIN'T THAT BAD!?! –storms off-
RL: O.O Um…. R&R plz, before Riku looses it….