Kingdom Hearts II

Woho! I'm back with another chapter!

The journey will begin here!

Tears were still flowing as he cups his face with his hand.

"Damn it…Damn it…"

"Just remember our promise! No matter where we are, do not forget about it!"

二人の約束

The Promise Between the Two of Us

Chapter 5:

The Awaken and The Forgotten

Roxas's Room

Dressed in his usual clothes, Roxas sits on his bed thinking about all the events that have happened.

"You are not supposed to exist, Roxas."

"What did she mean by that? I think I'll go and find her at the mansion." He stands up and was about to leave. "Oh yes, I need to meet up with Hayner and the others first."

Usual Place

When he arrived, Hayner and the others were chatting among themselves. Noticing that they did not sense his presence, Roxas tries to get their notice by patting Hayner on the shoulder, when instead his hand goes through the body.

"Huh?"

The others turn around to his direction and run pass him. Roxas was left alone, astonished about what just happened. He then notices a photo lying on a crater. It was a photo that he once took with Hayner and the other, but he did not appear in it.

"Why is this…happening? Am I…really not suppose to exist?"

Slowly, he starts to walk out of the usual place when three white creatures appear and block his way.

"You know?" Axel appears behind him which makes him jumps back. "They have ordered me to eliminate you if you still don't remember anything…"

"Axel…We…We are friends, right?"

"Yah, you know, turning you into a Dusk or…Hey, what did you just said? You've remembered?"

"Ye..Yeah."

"Oh! Oh, just to make sure." Axel paused for a while. "What's our boss's name?"

Roxas hesitates and shakes his head. Axel frowns at the response. "Oh, well…I guess, I have no choice then…" With that, the white creatures suddenly launches forth to attack. Noticing a wooden stick on the ground, Roxas makes a back flip to dodge the attacks and at the same time grabbing the stick. Giving it a swing, it changes into the Keyblade. In a instant, he manages to defeat all the creatures.

'Did my skills improved or something?' Roxas thought as he turns to Axel, who was already prepared to strike.

Roxas prepares for the impact but nothing happens. Axel just seems to freeze on the spot, not only which, everything seems to be.

Roxas! Go to the mansion, the time has come!

Diz's voice sounded in his mind, as Roxas starts to get furious at the situation. "What the hell is happening here? Hayner! Pence! Olette!" None of them reply to him, this leaves him no choice but to head to the mansion.

On the way, he encounters lots of various new white creatures, "Where do all these guys come from anyway?" Arriving at the mansion, he notices that gate was locked. "Don't tell me to come here and lock me out! Damn it!" Turning around, the white creatures have surrounded him.

It was then a vision came across his mind, showing Sora using his Keyblade to unlock doors. "Sora?" Looking at the Keyblade and the lock on the gate, Roxas points the Keyblade to the hole as a light beam shoots out from the brim of the blade. A loud 'click' sounded as the gate opens. It closes the moment Roxas gets in.

Inside the mansion

Roxas steps into the mansion as he scans around, the moment he reaches the centre of the hall, more white creatures appears. He dodges the attacks as he manages to strike back. He quickly dashes to the second floor and went into the room on the left hand corner.

"Huh?" It is then he notices that it was the white room he had been before. He paces around the room and stops when he saw a picture. It shows a boy like him, wearing a black cloak and was running in a town with tall buildings. "Is this…me? Ouch! AHH!!" His head starts to ache suddenly as vision starts to form in his mind.

Vision

The scenery changes to a night town, with tall buildings all around and it was raining. At the centre of the town, a black coated person was standing in the middle, surrounded by a swamp of black and weird looking creatures. The person gives his hands a swing as two Keyblade appears in each. He clears off the creatures one by one, when he notices someone looking at him from above.

On top of the tall building in front of him, another guy was standing there. Dressed in the same black coat, has long silver hair and his eyes blindfolded with a black cloth. The person who was fighting the creatures leaps up and dashes up the building as he tosses up one of his Keyblade, while the silver-haired guy jumps down and catch hold of the Keyblade.

Scene Change

After all the creatures had been defeated, the two of them fight against each other. The silver-haired guy was knock back, as he looks up at the other person.

"Why? Why did you have the Keyblade?" He shouted as the other person looks at his Keyblade and turns to him. "How the hell do I know!" He lifts up his Keyblade and was striking when, the silver-haired guy blocks his attack and strikes him across the chest.

Scene Change

This time it shows a lab with Roxas, dressed in a black coat sitting on a device, unconscious. Diz was standing in front of him, while another person dressed in the same cloak behind him. "What are you going to do with him, Diz?"

"He is the source for Sora's awaken. For now, I will put him in a virtual world while Namine is fixing Sora's memories."

"What will happen to him?"

"Roxas will disappear once Sora awakens."

"Poor thing..."

"That's the fate of the Nobody."

More visions appear and end

Feeling the aching is gone, Roxas slowly looks up and pants. He then saw a picture of him and Sora, involuntarily, his hand raises up to touch it. "Sora…I'm your…"

"You have recalled everything, don't you?"

Still looking at the picture, Roxas replies. "Yeah…I was once with the Organization XIII. Number XIII. The Keyblade's Chosen One. And...I'm a Nobody."

"………"

"Namine…I want to ask you something." Turning around, Roxas faces Namine, who was sitting across the table. "Yes?"

"You're fixing Sora's memories now right?"

"Yes. It has completed. Only left with you, Roxas. You are half of Sora, Sora needs you to be whole again."

"I knew that…that is my fate. But…" He looks down at the floor, thinking about the times he was with Sora.

"But?"

Clenching his fist, Roxas looks at Namine. "Will Sora forget everything about me…when he awakens?"

The room went silent as he waits anxiously for the answer.

"Yes."

The reply almost knocks him back as he bits his lips. "Is…Is that so…"

"Roxas…"

Suddenly Diz appears beside Namine and grabs her wrist. "Your duty is done long ago! I shall not allow you to continue this foolish act!" He cups her mouth with his gloved hand.

"Wait! Let her go, Diz!"

"You don't need to worry about her, you should go to Sora now. It is time."

"Sora…Sora is here?"

A guy in black coat appears beside Diz, "Diz, we do not have much time. There's too much Nobodies!"

Namine, who was struggling in Diz's grip, manages to take his hand off her mouth. "Roxas, just don't forget about the promise you have made with Sora. The promise between the two of you. Just remember that and believe in it!"

"Namine!" Roxas tries to reach for her but they disappear into darkness. He is left standing alone in the white room, after a while, he makes up his mind.

He runs out of the room as he makes his ways through the creatures, and reaches the other room on the other side. He pants as he notices the table in the centre of the room has an uncompleted symbol. A yellow crayon and a drawing was lying at the side, as he takes the crayon to complete the symbol by following the drawing.

As soon as he completes it, the floor starts to glow. Roxas runs to the far end as the floor disappears showing a second level. He proceeds down and goes through a door, as he reaches the lab where Diz had put him into the virtual world. Memories start to flow into him again as he use his Keyblade to destroy the machine.

Suddenly, a door at the far end slides open. Roxas steps into it to see more white creatures, but he defeats them within just a few moves.

"You are still as good as usual." Axel appears and walks across the room.

"Axel…"

"So you finally remembered, huh? But…" Suddenly a wall of flame shoots up around them, "IT IS TOO LATE!!!"

Roxas looks at him as two Keyblades appear in his hand, the Oblivion and Oath Keeper. Axel was surprise by the Keyblades as he takes out his own weapons.

Axel begins the fight as Roxas did a back filp to dodge it. Axel causes the floor to become a bed of cinders, which gradually sap Roxas's energy. Roxas dashes ahead and start hitting him with the Keyblades and knock Axel into the ground, clearing away the embers and stunning him. Roxas keep the pressure on Axel until he backs up behind the wall of fire. He suddenly comes flying out at Roxas but, he manages to hit him and knock him out.

The flame vanishes as Axel stands up, wobbling and panting. "You are…really strong…" His body starts to vanish. "We will meet again…sometimes later…"

"Yeah, we will…"

Axel vanishes into the darkness as Roxas proceed towards another door which is a corridor with a few weird looking egg-liked capsules. He moves forth to have a closer look when he notices two familiar figures in it. "Donald? And Goofy?"

He turns around to notice another door. He feels something calling out to him, something in there. "Sora?" He hesitates as the door slides open to reveal a large white room with a larger capsule in the centre. He moves forth as Diz appears in front of him. "You…!"

"Welcome, Roxas. The half of Sora…"

"Tell me, who are you and why are you doing this?"

"I am the servant of the world, and my business has nothing to do with you. Haha, and if I'm the servant, you are nothing more but a tool."

"Is that…is that supposed to be a joke? 'Cause I'm not laughing!!" Roxas dashes with his Keyblade to strike Diz, when the blade goes through his body.

"Sorry, this is only a data." Diz smirks through his bandages. Roxas lets out a raging cry as he did countless strikes at Diz, but the attacks were all in vain. He stops as he pants hard. "What's wrong? Tired already?"

"I…" Roxas glares at Diz. "I hate you…SO MUCH!!"

"You should share that hatred with Sora."

"I won't! Sora had nothing to do with this!" Roxas gives a last strike, but Diz vanishes. At the same time, the large capsule opens up, cold mist were coming out from it. Roxas turns towards it as he looks up.

"Sora…"

In the capsule was Sora, still in his slumber while floating. Roxas feels his hearts ache, if he has one. He feels the urge to touch Sora, to have him in his arms again. But he knew that if he touches him, he will…

"Sora…I…" Tears were threatening to fall. "I wish that I could I can spend longer time with you but…Sigh…It looks like…my summer vacation is…over…" Roxas smiles as tears tickle down his cheek.

KINGDOM HEARTS

II

Darkness…

Where am I…?

Sora.

Huh?

Wake up.

Who are you?

I'm always with you...

"SORA!!"

Opening his eyes, Sora notices his vision was blur but he could still manage to see Donald and Goofy standing in front of him. Slowly the capsule opens, shivers a little from the cold air, Sora yawns and stretches his arms. This action causes the other two giggle, which Sora pouts as he leaps forth, catching hold onto his two comrades.

"DONALD! GOOFY!!"

They laugh as they jump around in circles. Jiminy hops onto Sora's shoulder as he yawns. "That's one good nap."

"We were sleeping?" Sora asks as Jiminy leaps onto the ground. "From this feeling, it seems to be."

"Gwarsh, how did we end up here anyway?"

Sora folds his arms across his chest. "Hmm…we defeated Ansem…"

"Yes" The others reply.

"And we met the King and Riku…"

"Uh huh…"

"Then we were searching for them to return to the island where Kairi was!"

"And after that?"

"Hmmm…I can't remember…" Sora scratches his head. Goofy looks at Jiminy, "Jiminy, did you record?"

Jiminy flips through his journal. "Strange…There's only one phrase. "Thanks, Namine." Who's Namine?" At the mention of the name, Sora felt a sudden ache on his head. "Ouch!"

"Gwarsh, are you alright, Sora?"

"Yeah…just a little headache…" Sora grins at them. Donald glares at Jiminy. "Some journal you are…"

"Umm…why don't we head outside?"

"Yeah, let's go."

Outside the Usual Place

As they were walking around, they ended up in the alley that leads to the usual place. Sora halts in his steps, scanning around as a familiar feeling starts to overwhelm him. 'Why does it feel so familiar? It feels like I've been here before…'

"Hey, Sora! Watz are youz doingz?" Donald half-shouted.

"Ah…! N-No…it's nothing…" He runs up to them as they go into the Usual Place, where Hayner, Pence and Olette were sitting on the craters talking. The same feelings start to go through his body again. Familiar? And sadness?

"Who are you? This is our territory." Hayner raises an eyebrow.

"Umm…Sorry, but we were kinda lost here. I'm Sora. And this is Donald and Goofy."

Hayner jumps off the crater. "I'm Hayner. But sorry, I'm busy now." With that, he walks off as Pence and Olette come forth. "Sorry, he's having his usual mood swing. I'm Olette and here's Pence." All of them nod.

"Sora, Donald, Goofy…We just saw someone looking for the three of you."

"For us?"

"Yes, he seems to be in a hurry. He wore a black coat, and has this big round ears."

Sora and the others thought for a while, when a person comes into thoughts. "It's the king! Where did you see him?"

"At the station."

"The station? Thanks!"

The three quickly head out to the station.

The Train Station

As they reached the centre of the court in front of the station, a few white creatures appear. Holding out their weapons, Sora looks at the symbol on the creatures' forehead. 'I…seemed to see them before…What is all this feelings?'

"Sora! Stop dreaming and fightz!!" Donald shouted.

After a while, more and more creatures start to appear. Donald and Goofy were already down, as Sora wobbles in his steps. "My body feels so weak…" He fells next to Goofy as the creatures slowly circle around them. Without warning, one of them leaps towards Sora.

SORA!!

"Huh?" Without his control, Sora's arm suddenly rises on its own and guards the attack with the Kingdom Key. His arm gives the key a swing, hitting the creature back. Sora is startled by all these. 'My body…is moving on its own? And whose voice is that?"

"Sora!" His comrades shout as he notices more were launching their attacks at him. But a flash of black appears before him, as it defeats all the creatures. Looking closely, they realized the person is holding onto a Keyblade. It is the King!

"Your Majesty!"

"Shhh…Go and take the train in the station. It will know the way. Here, take this." Mickey takes a few leaps back and handles an orange pouch to Sora. "Your Majesty!" Mickey runs off in the other direction.

"Is that…really the King?"

"Yeah, it definitely is!"

"But the King was left behind at the door of Darkness, right? If the King is here…that means Riku is alright as well!"

"It must be!"

"Alright, I'm going to search for him. What are you two going to do?" Sora looks at Donald and Goofy.

"Well…guess that we will stay with you for a little longer, Sora." Goofy hangs his arms around Sora's shoulder. "Alright, let's go on another journey again! Three of us, together! And…where should we start?"

"We must board the train."

"Yeah, that's it!"

Donald lets out a sigh at Sora's dumbness, as they proceed into the station.

In the Station

"Hey Sora!"

They turn around to see Hayner and the others running to them. "Hey there, what's up?"

"No, it's just that we got this feeling that we want to see you off for your trip."

"Oh, thanks."

The bell rings for the departing of the train. "You better hurry to purchase the tickets."

Sora went to the ticket booth to purchase the ticket, when he takes out the pouch, Olette gasps as she takes out the similar pouch from her pocket. Sora looks at his in confuse as he takes the tickets. They head to a purple-yellow train as Donald and Goofy go in first, while Sora was talking to the others.

"Thanks for seeing us off."

"Nah, Sora. Is this really our first meeting?" Hayner asks.

"I don't know but…it seems to be…What's wrong?"

Hayner smiles as he shakes his head. "Just a feeling."

Sora grins but stops when he notices tears were trickling down his cheek. "Huh?" There is a pain in a corner of his heart, and he wonders why. He only just met these people.

"Are you alright?"

"Y-Yeah, I'm surprised myself."

"Hang in there, dude."

Sora smiles as he board the train. "See ya then!" The door slides close as it moves out of the station.

On the Train

Donald and Goofy were looking out at the scenery, while Sora is still standing at the door side. He looks at the pouch in his hand as he notices there is something hard inside. Opening it up, he finds a blue crystal ball as he holds it up, letting the sunlight reflects on it.

'Why do all these feels so familiar? What's wrong with me?'

"Sora? What's wrong?" The other two look worried at him.

"No…It's just that…I feel…kinda sad…"

Donald and Goofy look at each other and back at Sora. "We will come back." "That's right, we will come and visit Hayner and the others again!"

Sora nods his head as he sits down on the seat. The scenery changes from the sunset to a dimension lighten up by the aurora.

'But…I can't shake off this feeling…That…I have forgotten something important…"

TBC…

Tada! End! Hahax!

Quite long… Hiaz…But worth the work!

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