Kingdom Hearts II

Hihi! Up with another chapter again.

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I hope your alert thing is working well in the coming next few chappy.

Because…hehe, it is getting very interesting.

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Roxas stands up as he touches his face where Sora just touched.

"I'm sorry, Sora…that I've lied to you…"

二人の約束

The Promise Between the Two of Us

Chapter 12:

Fear

On the Gummi Ship

Sora blinks his eyes as he sits up in his chair. He looks around to see Donald and Goofy sleeping on the floor around him.

Sora smiles at the sight. 'I'm sorry that I've worried you guys…Thank you.' He places the blanket on them as he moves towards the controlling system. It is been set to auto pilot.

Sora sits back as he thinks about the dreams he just had, he blushes as he hugs himself and chuckles. 'It's weird…Although it is just a dream…Roxas feels so real, so warmth and gentle, as if he really exists. But people from dreams are just illusions or images created by the dreamers themselves, isn't it? But if that's so…why am I dreaming about Roxas? And this feeling…I can't understand it…'

Sora runs his hands through his spiky hair. 'AH!!! Stop thinking about it already! Let's see, what's our next destination?' Sora bents forth as he scans the map. 'Eh? Isn't this place…?'

Meanwhile in Hollow Bastion

"And where is everyone else?"

In the dark tower in Hollow Bastion, Maleficent stands looking out past large spinning cogs, while Pete stands behind her.

"Beats me. They musta had some other matters to deal with."

Maleficent turns around to face him. "Matters? You mean they have more important affairs to attend to than my return?"

"Well, see, there's this Organization XIII that keeps gettin' in the way…"

"Let those fools play their little game!"

"But what about that runt with the Keyblade? He's been a real pain, too."

Maleficent snickers. "Oh, has he? Very well then. I suppose you'd best tell me what's happened during my absence."

On the Gummi Ship

Donald and Goofy wake up at the same time, they immediately panic when they find the chair that Sora is sleeping, is empty.

"SORA!!"

"Good morning guys."

"Huh?" The two blinks as they look over to the controlling system to see Sora grinning at them.

"Have a nice sleep? By the way...is…" Sora is cut off when Donald and Goofy pounds onto him. "Whoa!! Guys!! You two are crushing me!!"

"You idiot!! Do you know how worried we are?!" Donald quacks as he wipes off his tears, Goofy do the same thing. Sora smiles at them. "I'm sorry, guys. Sorry for worrying you two, I'm an idiot." Sora sticks out his tongue as they laugh out.

"A-hyuk, you do look more cheerful now, Sora!" Sora blushes a bit at the comment. "Uh..well…haha, I had a nice dream."

"What's our next destination?"

"Oh, about that, I was trying to tell you guys. It seems like we are heading to a castle, I find it familiar though. You two know about it?"

Donald and Goofy look at the map, then at each other and back again. "WHAT????!!!!!!!!!"

Sora covers his ear from the outburst. "H…Huh? What is it?"

"It's the Disney Castle!! Our castle!!"

"A-hyuk!! It's been a while!!"

"Really!! Come on, let's move fast!" Sora turns the system to manual control as they speed up to the castle.

Disney Castle

Sora, Donald, and Goofy pilot their ship as they dock in the Gummi Hangar of the Disney Castle.

"So…This is your castle... Must be nice to be home, huh? Well..."

Donald and Goofy look around. "Ya know, somethin' just don't feel quite right..."

Chip hops up onto the launch control ledge and jumps at seeing Sora, Donald, and Goofy. Dale jumps up and bumps into Chip, knocking him onto the next ledge. They both jump in the air, then slide down the slanting ledge to the group.

"You're back! Move it! Let's go!"

"Queen Minnie needs to see you! The castle's in danger! Hurry! To the library!"

They walk through the exit and up the winding stairs into the courtyard, and enter the door into the colonnade. It is then, a bunch of Heartless appear, surprising all of them. After fighting loads of Heartless down the hall, they arrive in the Library and notice Queen Minnie has her back to them.

Donald steps forth and salutes. "Your Majesty! Queen Minnie! We're back!"

Minnie turns around and smiles. "You're here!"

"Your Royal Highness, did ya happen to summon us?"

"Yes."

Sora steps forth too. "Where's the King?" Donald pulls Sora's ear suddenly. "Excuse him. This is our friend, Sora."

"Oh, Sora! The King told me all about you in his letters. He said you're a very brave young man."

Sora blushes ad he grins. "So, do you know where he is?"

She shakes her head and they sigh. "Your Majesty, what are Heartless doing in your castle?"

"Oh my... So those are the Heartless."

"Don't worry, we'll take care of 'em!"

Minnie chuckles. "I know I can count on you, Sora. Now, there's something I'd like all of you to come and see. Would you please escort me to the audience chamber?"

The three salute her, when she suddenly gasps. "Oh no! I forgot to warn everyone else in the castle about the danger! We must be sure they're hidden somewhere safe!"

"Okay, we'll go tell them!"

"The whole castle!?"

"We just gotta split up, Donald."

"I'll make sure that everyone knows what's going on."

"No, Sora, you'll just get lost!"

Sora frowns. "Okay. Then I'll stay with the Queen." Minnie giggles as Donald and Goofy leave the Library.

"Um, the audience chamber, right, ma'am?"

"Yes, Sora. Let's be on our way."

They hurry back into the colonnade and reach the immense doors to the audience chamber, which are magically locked. "Just one moment." Minnie holds up her hand as her ring shines. "As soon as the trouble started, I made sure to seal this room."

The magical barrier breaks apart and the room is unlocked. A small door appears through the larger one. "Now then...shall we?"

They enter the large audience chamber, which is completely empty, until a horde of Bolt Tower Heartless float down from the ceiling.

"Oh no! Not here, too!"

Sora calls out his keyblade. "I got 'em."

They race across the chamber, dodging the Heartless, as they reach the throne. The Heartless are relentless. "Come on, gimme a break!"

Minnie hurriedly reaches beneath the arm of the throne and presses a button. There is a loud rumbling and the throne starts to move. The throne recedes with a flash of light and the Heartless are gone. The floor contains a set of stairs to a lower room.

"Whoa..."

"The room below is called the 'Hall of the Cornerstone.' Our castle has always been safe from worlds that are evil...thanks to the Cornerstone of Light which we keep down there." Minnie explains as she moves to the stairs.

"The Cornerstone...of light?"

Sora follows the Queen down into the Hall of the Cornerstone and sees the unbelievable mass of thorns surrounding the walls. A giant ball of swirling light stands in the middle of the room.

"This is the castle's cherished Cornerstone. But look. The thorns...They must be the work of someone very evil. I wonder what this could mean..."

A burst of green flames appears suddenly before the Queen and an image of Maleficent appears.

"Maleficent! No way!"

Maleficent turns around. "Well, well, well. What have we here...? If it isn't the wretched Keyblade holder.All in good time. I promise you'll be able to partake of my vengeance. But you must be patient."

"Just what are you doing here, Maleficent!?"

Maleficent bows. "Ah, Queen Minnie. Radiant, as always. I'm here on a property venture. I want this castle for my own. However, it's a bit too "bright" for what I have in mind. I suppose I'll just have to fill every room with my personal touch of darkness."

She reaches out to touch the Cornerstone of Light, but it rejects her hand.

Minnie stares at her. "You'd better stop right now if you know what's good for you!"

"Ooh, how frightening. Very well. I'll stop... Just as soon as the castle belongs to me!" She disappears as her laughter echoes through the place.

"What a hag."

Minnie looks down. "Nothing like this has ever happened before. I looked through all the records in the library, but I couldn't find a single clue."

"Ohhh! We should go ask somebody who knows lots of stuff that ain't in any book!"

"Merlin the Wizard!"

"Yes! That's perfect! Merlin just might know something about this mess. Let's ask his advice!"

"Yeah. Let's go!" Sora and crew fly to Hollow Bastion and enter Merlin's House.

"Anybody home? Merlin! The castle's in danger!"

Merlin appears behind them in a puff of white smoke. "What is all that racket? Ho-ho! I thought…oh, it's you!"

"Merlin, we have big trouble! It's Maleficent! She's back!"

Merlin gasps. "Where? Inside the castle!?"

"Yep! And Heartless, too."

Merlin strokes his beard. "Oh, dear..."

"Maleficent wants to take over the whole castle..." As Donald is talking, Merlin transports them all to the Hall of the Cornerstone, where Minnie is waiting. "There's Heartless in every part of the castle! The Queen is in danger! What!?" Donald stops and notices he's back in Disney Castle.

"Perhaps, I'd better just see for myself." Merlin walks over to Minnie and the Cornerstone of Light. "Mm-hmm...interesting..."

"What's happening, Merlin?"

Merlin sighs. "This is not good. In fact, I'm afraid, it's quite serious." The wizard clears his throat, as he waves his arms and a door appears.

"What's that?"

"My boy, that is a gateway to a special world. Someone in that world is responsible for what's going on in this castle. Of that, I'm certain."

"Then we should go get him!" Sora walks over to the door and places his hand on the handles.

"Wait a moment! The perpetrators must be stopped, of course. But there's something else to do first. Somewhere in that world, there should be another door that's identical to this one. I believe our enemies are utilizing that door. As long as it remains open, the castle will be in grave danger. Listen carefully, Sora. You must find that door. And when you do…lock it with your Keyblade."

Sora nods. "Got it. You can count on us!"

"Now, one more thing. You're heading into a very special world. While you're there, the nature of that world may tempt you to do something dark. You must resist that temptation at all costs!"

"What do you mean?"

"You'll know soon enough. I have faith in you, my lads!"

Sora opens the door after a small struggle and walks in. On the other side, the door jumps around making several honks and whistles, before spitting the three out onto the ground. Goofy shakes his head as he looks up.

"Hey, look! There's the Cornerstone of Light!"

Sora walks over to it, and realize the colour of the surrounding. "What's going on? Everything's black and white."

Donald is checking himself too. "Hey, this is kinda like...um...uh..."

"Deja vu?"

"Yeah, that's it!"

Sora looks at them. "Really? Have you been here before?"

Just then, a Pete look-alike walks behind Sora in the direction of the Pier, but stops when he sees the three. "Hey you! Seen any bad guys around here?"

Sora, Donald, and Goofy all point at him.

"Why I oughta... Bah! I don't have time to waste on punks like you! So, I guess I'll go easy on ya!" He walks off to the Pier.

"Well, there's our villain." Donald and Goofy nod as they enter the Pier. Captain Pete is standing on the dock as they approach him.

"What's with you squirts? You got some kinda bone to pick with me?"

It is then, they hear a boat whistle. Captain Pete starts walking toward Cornerstone Hill, when Sora, Donald, and Goofy block

his way. "Not so fast!"

"What's that for?"

They fight Captain Pete, who ends up beaten badly and sits on the ground. "What's you punks' beef with me anyway? Hmm... Who are ya? You new around here?"

Sora crosses his arm. "Cut the act."

They hear the boat whistle again. "That's my ship Whoa!" He stands up too quickly and his back cracks, causing him to fell over again. "Ooh, ow!"

Sora and crew round up behind Captain Pete. "You know, somethin' doesn't seem quite right here. Are you sure you're Pete?"

"Well, of COURSE I'm Pete. I'm the captain of the steamboat. So stop botherin' me, see?" He waves his fist and his back cracks again. "So hit the road! I gotta go find the little runt what stole my boat!"

Goofy whispers to Sora and Donald. "Gawrsh, maybe we made a mistake."

"I'm starting to think the same thing. He hasn't even called any Heartless."

They turn to him. "Sorry we attacked ya like that, Capt'n Pete."

Captain Pete stands up. "Oh yeah? Well, if you're really sorry, then go find my steamboat."

"Y-yes sir!"

His back cracks again, as he fells over while the three support him.

Timeless River

The three walk back to Cornerstone Hill.

"I thought for sure Pete was the bad guy. Come on. Let's try to find that steamboat. We have a door to find too."

"Look over there!" They look to the direction that Donald points. An odd window with a curtain floats in midair nearby. They walk over to it.

Sora folds his arms. "I can't see a thing..."

"But Donald and I can."

Donald pulls the drawstring on the side and opens the curtains. They see a video of four small doors around the Cornerstone of Light, with a different pair of Heartless in front of each one. The doors open and the Heartless enter, another door bouncing in the background. Sora, Donald and Goofy are thrown out of the bouncing door, landing on the ground. It is a video replaying what just happened. The video ends with a flash and the curtains shutting.

Sora looks at them. "What was that?"

"Heartless goin' out...and us, coming in."

"What does it mean?" Donald pulls the drawstring again, but nothing happens. They see the four doors the Heartless had gone through in the video.

"Let's get rid of those Heartless!"

Sora, Donald, and Goofy enter a door with a construction building symbol on it and arrive at a Building Site. "What're they building?"

"Look out!"

A Hammer Frame Heartless falls from a beam above, when suddenly, Mickey swings down on a rope and knocks the Heartless away.

"The King!" Mickey waves to them from a beam up above and runs off. "Gee, he seems kinda different somehow..."

They see several more Hammer Frame Heartless on the top beams. "Now, let's get those Heartless!" They manage to defeat the Heartless before the scaffolding falls. Mickey ran over to Sora, shook his hand, waved, and ran off.

"Hey, look!"

Another curtain window was hanging on the corner of the scaffolding. Donald pulls the drawstring and they see Maleficent in the dark tower in Hollow Bastion talking to someone.

"You absolute idiot! You've managed to fail at everything! And what's more...you foolishly thought you could take my place while I was away. Well, as of now, you're finished. Mark my words, there'll be no place for you when our time comes!"

She begins to walk away. "Useless imbecile..." She leaves.

The video ends, as Sora, Donald, and Goofy return to Cornerstone Hill. They check the other three doors, at last they finds out that it was Maleficent's and Pete's doing. And Pete had used the same door that Sora used to get here.

It is then, Donald sees Pete near the sign to the Waterway. Pete laughs, "Now that castle's as good as ours!" With that, he runs to the Waterway.

"Hey! That's the Pete we know!"

"Gwarsh! The Cornerstone's gone! They're gonna fill the castle with darkness! We gotta hurry!"

Captain Pete runs through Cornerstone Hill in the direction of the Waterway.

"Hey, hold it right there!" Sora shouts.

"No way, small fry! I finally found the pipsqueak what stole my steamboat! It wasn't me! It's just somebody who looks like me!" The Captain saunters to the Waterway.

Sora scratches his head. "Aw, which is it!?"

They follow both Petes into the Waterway, where they're fighting over the steamboat. The Cornerstone of Light is in a cage on the raft it's tugging behind. Pete shoves the Captain away by punching him, who goes flying. Pete jumps onto the cage as the steamboat begins to float down the river, blowing smoke out of its stacks. Pete salutes them and laughs.

"You mugs couldn't follow me if you wanted to!"

Sora readies his Keyblade as Pete sends tons of garbage flying towards Sora, Donald, and Goofy. Sora hits the garbage back as they hit Pete causing him to fell off the cage. They manage to break open the cage when the steamboat is back at the bank. Pete surfaces right next to the raft.

"You'll pay for this!"

Pete climbs out of the water and shakes it off. He looks back to the boat, then sighs and runs to the Wharf. They chase after him to the Wharf and find Pete in a fight against Captain Pete. Pete punches the captain, who's knocked to ground, grabbing his face. "Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!"

"Ha! You're still wet behind the ears!"

"Then try us!"

Sora and crew joins Captain Pete as they fight against Pete and manage to win against him. Pete huffs away, stops, and holds out his arms. The door appears in the air and falls to the ground.

"The door!"

Pete opens the door to leave. Sora runs to the closed door and locks it with the Keyblade. Captain Pete looks at them. "Would somebody tell me what's been goin' on here? Who was that creep, anyways?"

Sora raises an eyebrow, "Hello? That creep was you from the future!" Goofy covers Sora's mouth before the last three words. "Sora, that's a secret!"

"Secret? What kinda secret? Oh, never mind. Sorry I put you guys through all that trouble."

Donald folds his arms. "Yeah, well, just don't make a habit out of it!" Sora and Goofy chuckle.

"And to show ya my appreciation, I'll let you pilot my steamboat. Best little craft on the river! My deck hand Mickey's late anyways."

They board the steamboat as it charges down the Timeless River towing the Cornerstone of Light with Sora at the helm. Donald jumps to blow the whistle, as Mickey lazily taps his foot at the back of the raft. They return the Cornerstone of Light to the Hill.

"Guess we should head back."

"Wait! As long as we're here..."

"Donald!" Both Sora and Goofy shout as they grab him by the arms on each side. "Hey! What's the big idea!? Let me go! Let me GO!" They swing and toss Donald into the doorway back to Disney Castle and walk in themselves.

At the Disney Castle

The Hall of the Cornerstone has become white again and the thorns shine with a bright light and vanish.

"The thorns have disappeared!"

"By george! The lads have accomplished their mission."

On the other hand, Donald falls out of the door into the room, followed by Sora and Goofy.

Minnie smiles at them. "Welcome back! Because of your bravery, the castle is safe and protected again. Thank you so much for all you've done!"

Merlin strokes his beard. "Now boys, I hope you didn't do anything reckless while you were there?"

"Of course not!" Donald pats his chest while Sora and Goofy giggle. It is then Donald notice Daisy Duck peeks into the room. "Daisy!"

Daisy walks in as Donald rushes to her. Sora looks at them as he places his hands behind his head. "Who?"

Goofy chuckles. "Daisy is Donald's very special sweetheart."

"Oh really..."

Daisy turns to Donald. "Donald, you forgot about our date again! You'd better have a good excuse this time!"

"But Daisy...I..."

Daisy places her hand on her hip. "I know it's an important mission, but you could at least check in every once in a while."

Donald looks to Sora and Goofy for help, who just look away. "Sora! Goofy!" Donald looks over at the door, and snickers. But his tail is grab by Daisy, who proceed to hit him. All of them laugh but stop to see that Sora's Keyblade is glowing, as is the Cornerstone of Light. Sora points to it and opens another gate. He walks over to the couple.

"Daisy, we need Donald for just a little longer."

"How much longer?"

"Um, well..." Sora looks over at Donald, who turns to Daisy. "I'll be back soon, Daisy!"

"Alright, if you say so."

Goofy salutes to Minnie. "Don't you worry, Queen Minnie. We'll return. Please tell the King that we're still looking for him!"

"I will!"

They bid farewell to one another as the trio boards the Gummi Ship.

On the Gummi Ship

"Hey, Donald, Goofy! I want to sleep again. You guys handle the piloting!" Sora shouts from his seat.

"Hey, don't be lazy!! Sora…!" Sora has already fallen asleep. "This kid…"

"A-hyuk, since he always wakes up in a happy face. Why don't we just let him sleep?"

"Yeah, you're right."

In Sora's dream

Feeling the same old sea breeze, Sora scans around the island for the blond. He explores around but Roxas is nowhere to be found. Fear starts to rise within.

"No…it can't be…He's…gone?" Sora starts to run. "Roxas! Roxas, where are you?!"

After a while, Sora fells to his knees and pants. "No…he's…gone…he's gone…" Tears start to fall as Sora hugs himself. "Roxas…"

"Sora?"

Sora turns around immediately at the source of voice, to see Roxas, who is only wearing his pants and he is wet from head to toes. Roxas is shock to see Sora crying. "What wrong? Why are you crying, Sora?"

He tries to wipe the tears away when Sora jumps into his arm again, as the brunette cries out on his bare chest. Roxas whispers smoothing words as he pats Sora's back.

"I thought…hiccup…you…hiccup…are gone…that you have disappear…hiccup…I…I… was so scared!!"

"Shhh…There, there. I'm here, Sora." Roxas holds him closer.

After a while, Sora starts to calm down and realize that he is still lying on Roxas's BARE chest. He immediately sits right up and turns his back to the blond. Roxas notices this as he chuckles; he leans forth as he blows behind Sora's ear.

"Why did you turn around?" Roxas asks in a low and hoarse voice, that sends a shiver down Sora's spine. Roxas rolls back on the sand and laugh out. Sora is blushing mad. "Quit it, Roxas! And put your clothes back on!"

"What's wrong? You don't wish to see my body?"

"Yes! Uh…I mean! Just put your clothes back on! Now!"

"Alright, alright." Roxas snaps his finger and his clothes are back on. "Done."

"Huh? That's fast." Sora turns around, a shade of pink can still be seen on his cheek.

"Have you forgotten? This is a dream world. I can do anything here."

"Oh…" Sora looks down ashe jumps into Roxas's arm again. "I thought that…you are gone…"

"I'm still here, Sora. Don't think about it."

Sora looks up at him. "You will stay here…always, right?" Roxas remains slient. "Roxas? What…?" His words are cut off when Roxas covers his mouth with his. Roxas pushes him down to the sand as he kisses the brunette fiercely. Sora starts to tremble in fear at Roxas's sudden action, he tries to struggle out of the grip but the blond is much stronger than he thought.

Sora starts to weep as he cries out between breathes. "Stop!! Roxas!! NO!!"

Roxas stops as Sora slides back a distance from him. He is trembling badly and has a hand over his mouth, obviously afraid of what just happened.

"Ro…Roxas…I…" Roxas looks at him, who flinches at the gaze. "I'm sorry…I can't…I…" His hand subconscious reaches to his pocket and grabs it tight. "I…"

It is the place where he keeps Kairi's charm. And Roxas notices it. He stands up and turns his back to Sora, without saying anything and walks off.

Sora looks from him to the sand, as he weeps. 'Why? Why is my heart arching so much? Because Roxas did that to me? Or…because…I've…fallen for him…?"

In the secret cavern

Brushing his hand across the craving that has the face of Sora and another person, but the picture is less blur than the last time they seen it.

Roxas leans his forehead against it.

"Sora…I really wish thatyou will regain your memories…"

Tears trickle down his cheek. "But…if you did…I'll…disappear…"

End of this chapter!!

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Anyway, here's a little sneak preview of the next chapter:

Looking at the blue crystal ball in his hand and back to the sunset, trails of tears start to flow from Sora's eyes.

"I…remember it now…I remember all about it…Roxas…Our promise!"

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