Sapphire sighed heavily as Niko ran off. Her eyes were tired, dark circles underneath them. She got comfortable on the ship, her head in her hands. She knew she had her flaws, but Niko had a real knack for just running off and leaving her, avoiding problems by just running from them. She shut her eyes, feeling for her wedding band, anxiously twisting it around her finger before tilting her head up and getting a cigarette. She smoked for a bit, but it just wasn't doing the trick. It wasn't strong enough. She frowned and let it drop to the floor, crushing it under her shoe. Maybe she'd be able to get ahold of some liquor because if things kept going like this, with Niko's darkness and his anger and his running, she'd need something to fill the void.
She stood up from her seat and started pacing slowly. She couldn't just sit around and mope. The Insurgents were still out there. She had to think of some way to get to them. As Sapphire was composing a way to the Insurgents, she felt a pulse of energy. When it subsided, she saw she was in the Pride lands next to Kovu and Kiara who were watching Niko and Vanitas fight.
"Sapphire?" Kovu said in surprise. "When did you get here?"
"Just now," Kiara replied.
"Someone must have unconsciously brought you here," Sarabi said in thought. "The question is who and why?"
Sapphire blinked at her new environment but did not ponder it long. Too much weird shit had happened for this event to be strange.
She frowned and thought back to how Niko had reached out to her for help when first calling Herato. He had contacted her for help, and his abilities had only gotten stronger since then, so that had to be it
Her eyes became set, and her Keyblade appeared in her hand. Niko was in danger. "Which way did Niko go?"
Both Kiara and Kovu pointed to the fight happening behind her. Sapphire ran to the fight, Keyblade tight in her grip. "Vanitas, you need to leave us the fuck alone!" she snarled, her anger roused. She jumped into the fight without a second thought, knowing she needed to help Niko. Vanitas quickly moved out the way and laughed. Niko looked to Sapphire and sighed.
"I guess it can't be helped," Niko said smiling. "Let's do this."
Niko charged at Vanitas and jumped into the air quickly firing a blast of the wind at Sapphire. The wind turns into a barrier. Doing the same to himself he landed on the ground.
"You are one stupid and reckless bitch," Vanitas said. "No matter. This shit will end with your death anyway. Stay tuned!"
Vanitas disappeared into a cloud of darkness. Niko looked to Sapphire and hugged sobbing. Sarabi was surprised at first but she smiled.
"I'm so sorry, Sapphire," Niko said through his tears. "I shouldn't have run away from you. I was too scared to endanger you."