Kingdom Hearts II
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A huge explosion knocks Mickey off his balance.
"Sounds like we gotta start by helpin' out here!"
二人の約束
The Promise Between the Two of Us
Chapter 15:
Reunion
Mickey runs into the corridor and they follow him. A group of Heartless is fighting several Nobodies with the Heartless at the Postern, while Maleficent and Pete watch. The Nobodies seem to be winning.
"Hear me, my Heartless! Attack the white husks! Sweep them away!""
"What, are you nuts? We're never gonna win! I don't know about you, but I'm outta here, sister!" Pete runs away.
"You pathetic coward!"
The Nobodies seem to have overtaken the Heartless to Maleficent's disdain. She sees Sora, Donald, and Goofy race from around a corner and vanish in a flash of green flame, as the Heartless and Nobodies continue to fight.
"Heartless! Leave the white ones. Turn your attention to Sora and his friends!" The Heartless stop fighting the Nobodies and turn to the trio. They successfully defeat both groups of enemies, as the three fairies fly into the hall.
"Where's Maleficent?"
"Looks like she ran away."
"Well, that was PRET-ty lame of her. I guess we picked the wrong side." The fairies turn to each other and start babbling amongst themselves. Sora, Donald, and Goofy wait for them.
"Umm, hey...if you're looking to pick sides, why don't you pick Leon's? They can always use help."
They turn around. "Does this Leon have any treasure?"
Donald jumps up. "Yeah, lots of stuff!"
"Who ARE you people anyway?"
"Oh, we're nothing worth mentioning. Just three treasure fanatics. Yuna. Rikku and Paine. Later, taters!"
The three fairies disappear like magic, as Sora looks at Goofy. "Did Leon...really have any treasures?"
Donald snickers and runs ahead to the Postern. Dusks appear after they arrive. "We don't have time for you!" They strike them down and run around the bridge. A large beam of light slams into the ground in their way. "Whoa!"
A man with long silver hair and three large wings stands up as the light dissipates. He turns around to face them.
"Sora, it's Sephiroth!
"Ain't Sephiroth the one who's supposed to be the dark part of Cloud's heart?"
Sephiroth smirks. "Did Cloud tell you that? Then he must understand now."
"Just what are you gonna do to him?"
"Nothing. Cloud is the one who hungers for Darkness."
"He said he's got a score to settle with you."
"I see... He wants to meet me again." He turns around and walks away. "Then I should give him what he wants. That last bit of light is always the hardest to snuff out." He flies into the air and disappears. The three race to the Restoration Site, where Leon is slicing down Heartless. Aerith is there for support. She turns around as they enter.
"Sora! Behind you!"
They whirl around and several Dancer Nobodies appear. They defeat the Nobodies and run to catch up with Leon. "The King's in the bailey. You better head over there!"
"Got it!" They leave the Restoration Site and enter the Bailey, seeing no one. They approach a rock formation and look out over the expanse. "Whoa…"
He sees literally thousands of Heartless storming the cliffs. Yuffie is fighting in the fray. Her shuriken swings back to her and she falls to the ground, tired. She suddenly is healed, and stands up as Aerith runs over. They continue to enter the fight. Stitch, meanwhile, jumps down and shoots at several Heartless with his plasma shooters. One attacks him from behind. He jumps out of the way, and shoots at it.
Paine is chased to the edge of a ridge by an Armored Knight Heartless, and dodges as it swipes at her. She jumps up on it's head and over it. Yuna and Rikku attack from above, kicking it and spiraling to the ground. The Heartless stumbles over the cliff, as Yuna and Rikku jump into the air with a high-five. Paine flies back over and more Heartless chase after them.
Cloud and Leon are surrounded on both sides by multitudes of Heartless, who are pushing them towards the edge of the cliff. The two stand back-to-back with their swords out and ready.
"Think you can handle this many?"
Cloud smirks. "Well... Might be tough if one more shows up."
"Then that'll have to be the one I take care of."
"What, you're fighting too?"
They jump away from each other and begin decimating Heartless as they move in, sending a number of hearts floating into the sky. Cloud cleaves two and more surround him, cutting him off from Leon. Before he can blink, they are gone. He sees Sephiroth, standing on the edge of the cliff, his sword out, having just cleaved through nearly twenty Heartless surrounding Cloud. Cloud stares him down.
"Sephiroth!" He clutches his buster sword. Sephiroth walks forward and points his Masamune at Cloud. The thin blade just barely touches Cloud's.
"I heard that you've been looking for me."
"Yeah. Once I get rid of you, the darkness will go away."
"Can you do it? That darkness comes from your own dark memories. Do you think you can erase your past?"
"Shut up!" Cloud glares harder at him.
"Face it…you turn your back on the present and live in the past. Because the light of the present is too much!"
"You don't know me!"
"Cloud!"
Cloud tries to look, but flashes of light make him wince. "I know. Because...I am you." Sephiroth vanishes in a flash, spouting feathers. Cloud looks around him and runs, as Tifa runs to where he was standing.
"Cloud! Wait!"
She is quickly surrounded by Heartless. One comes up behind her, she quickly gives a backfist to it, then power punches a second from the front. Another comes at her from her right, and she delivers a crescent kick.
Back to Sora, they are about to run forth to aid their friend when Mickey drops from the sky and holds his arms out, his back to them.
"Okay, fellas, you've gotta go find Riku and Kairi!"
"But Leon and the others are friends too!"
"Don't worry. There's already lotsa help here. We'll take care of this fight."
"But...I promised Leon!" Sora looks down as Donald and Goofy looks at each other.
"Donald! Goofy!" The two of them straighten up at their names. "Take Sora and get goin'!" Donald and Goofy look toward each other and nod, then straighten back up. "Your Majesty! We understand. We'll go search for Riku and Kairi!"
"Right. Watch for danger!"
"Wait, you guys!" Sora looks at them and back at Mickey, who's scouting the area, still looking away from them.
"Sora, do as you're told! You're comin' with us whether ya want to or not!"
"C'mon, Sora! Ya gotta be good!" Donald winks at him and Sora catches on. "Gotcha."
"Well then, skedaddle!"
Sora mouths the words "Thank you" to them, as they run right past Mickey and down into the cliffs. "Whoa!!" Mickey runs forth to look at them. "I'm sorry, Your Majesty! Hope you can forgive us!"
They leave over the rock face, and Mickey sighs. The three race to catch up, but are stopped by Demyx at the Castle Gate, who hesitantly readies himself. He doesn't seem sure how to react.
"Hey, you guys are looking lively."
"Didn't we catch you messing around in the Underworld? How'd a wimp like you get into Organization XIII? I bet you can't even fight." Donald crosses his arm.
Demyx wags a finger. "You shouldn't judge anyone by appearance."
Sora, Donald, and Goofy ready their weapons. Demyx turns around, lookingworried. "I told them they were sending the wrong guy..."
Sora steps forth. "Hey you, there's something I want to ask you." Demyx turns around. "Back then at the Underworld, why did you call me Roxas?"
"What? You still didn't realise it? Because…" He turns his back to them and turns around again, putting on a serious face. "You ARE that traitor!"
A dome of water appears around him. He stretches his hand up to the pinnacle and the dome turns into a bubble in his hand. The bubble explodes and forms his sitar. He grabs it and spins it around, pointing at them with a smirk on his face.
"Dance, water! Dance!"
After a very wet battle, Demyx slumps to the ground. "Aw…booed again." His sitar disappears and he is devastated. Sora runs forth. "Wait!! What do you mean 'traitor'?"
Demyx smirks. "That's…for you to find out…" He fades away in a wave of water. Sora looks down as he clenches hard onto his keyblade. "What did he mean…?"
"Sora, we gotta go help our friends out first."
"Oh. Sorry. Then let's go!" They start to walk off. "Aha! There you are!" They stop, wide-eyed and turn around. Mickey walks up to them and crosses his arms. Sora, Donald, and Goofy look down at the ground.
Mickey sighs and smiles at them. "You sure have lotsa friends to help. So, I guess we better all pull together and finish this battle for good!"
Sora, Donald, & Goofy straighten up. "Yes, Your Majesty!"
Mickey walks ahead. A Surveillance Robot Heartless is fighting a Dusk on the ledge above. It shoots out a beam, which missed the Dusk and sends debris in all directions. Goofy notices a large rock heading straight for the King.
"Look out!"
Goofy pushes Mickey out of the way, and is knocked in the head by the rock. He falls to the ground and slides against the cliff. Sora, Donald, and Mickey run over to him. Goofy lies unconscious.
"No…"
Donald tries to wake him up. "Hey! You're the King's Captain! You gotta get up! I'm sorry about the ice cream!"
"Goofy...?"
There is no response from their fallen teammate. Donald lays his head on Goofy's chest. As Sora clenches his fist. "This is not happening... It can't be happening... It can't..."
Mickey makes a fist and looks toward their objective. "They'll pay for this."
He whips off his cloak, summons his Keyblade, and runs ahead. Donald feels a surge of anger and runs after him. Sora stands up, takes one more look at Goofy, and follows them. They fight through the Ravine Trail as Leon and crew help them and continue into a Crystal Fissure.
Mickey looks at the Keybearer, who is panting. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine, but..." Sora looks down, Donald and Mickey know who he is thinking of. "Ohh, Goofy..."
"Hey, fellas!"
Sora, Donald, and Mickey cannot believe their ears, as they turn around to see Goofy jumping at the entrance to the Crystal Fissure. He waves happily at them.
"Goofy!!" Goofy runs over to them and rubs his head. "Ya know, that really hurt!"
Mickey jumps onto him. "Aw, Goofy!"
"Gawrsh, Yer Majesty, I get bumped on the head all the time."
Sora chuckles. Donald walks over to Goofy and slams his staff into Goofy's feet. Goofy jumps on one foot in pain. "That hurt, too."
"Don't you ever do that again!" They laugh at the little moment as they continue deeper into the Great Maw, where tons of Heartless stand idle. Mickey slides to a stop. "Huh?" They notice that all the Heartlesses have stop moving.
"What's with them?"
Goofy sees something up on the cliff. "Hey!"
A man appears in a black cloak. He takes his hood off, revealing his silver hair and orange eyes.
"Isn't that guy Ansem's Nobody? The leader of Organization XIII..."
"Wait a minute. Now I know!" Mickey has a flashback to several years ago.
Flashbacks
He is standing in Ansem's Study, while Ansem the Wise is sitting in his large chair eating sea-salt ice cream. There are several tanks around the room containing hearts.
"Wise Ansem. I'm here to seek your advice."
"I'm glad we have the opportunity to speak like this, my friend. I'm intrigued by your hypothesis...and I'm finding it difficult to stave off the urge to test it. Still, I'm concerned about the stability of the worlds."
He sits back in his chair as Mickey sighs. "Yep, that's what worries me too."
"The doors that appeared. The place the Heartless seek. I fear my research may have brought this upon us..."He rests his arm on the table, his hand on his forehead. There is a knock on the door. Ansem looks up and Mickey turns around. A man in a lab coat with white hair opens the door and walks in. He bows slightly.
"Master Ansem. Regarding the experiment I presented the other day...With your permission, I'd like to proceed…"
Ansem the Wise stands up and pounds on the table. "I forbid it! Forget this talk of doors, and the heart of all worlds. That place must not be defiled!"
"But, Master Ansem! I've been thinking..."
Ansem the Wise shakes his head. "Xehanort...Those thoughts are best forgotten."
Xehanort restrains himself, bows again, and leaves, closing the door.
Flashback End
Xehanort's Nobody stands on the cliff-face, and smiles down at them.
"Now I remember! Xehanort! Ansem's apprentice! The leader of Organization XIII is Xehanort's Nobody!" Mickey gets out his Keyblade and runs up the cliff.
Sora turns to Donald and Goofy. "Let's go!" They nods but Heartless quickly surround them. Sora's Keyblade appears with a flash of light. "Move it! We can't let Xehanort get away!"
Sora glances behind him at Donald and Goofy, who give him a thumbs up. They each run to their own group of Heartless to defeat, as Sora turns around and blazes through his 1000. After the Great Maw is cleared of Heartless, Sora continues through the cliffs. He catches his breath as Donald and Goofy run up.
"Where's the King?"
Donald sees Mickey defeating an Armored Knight Heartless in a clearing ahead. "There he is!"
"C'mon!"
Xehanort's Nobody stands facing Maleficent's dark castle as Mickey stands behind him. The three run up to them. "Xehanort!"
"How long has it been since I abandoned that name..." The man starts to disappear; Mickey runs up and jumps into the portal afterward. Sora and crew try to catch up but they are too late.
"He's gone..." Sora slumps to the ground and slams his fist into it. Goofy puts a hand on his shoulder to stop him.
"Way to fall right into their trap." They turn to see Axel leaning against a rock."C'mon, it's a set-up by Organization XIII. Xemnas is using you to destroy the Heartless…that's his big master plan." Axel gets up from the wall and moves towards them.
"Xemnas?"
"The guy you just saw. He's their leader. Got it memorized? X-E-M, N-A-S."
"Organization XIII wants to get rid of the Heartless?"
"Man, you're slow." Axel points to the Keyblade. "Every Heartless slain with that Keyblade releases a captive heart. Thatis what the Organization is after."
Donald stomps his feet. "So what are those guys gonna do with the hearts?"
"I'm not telling."
Sora stands up. "You…You are one of the organization right?"
"Can't you see that from my clothing?" Axel shrugs and points to his cloak.
"Do you know about Roxas? And why is everyone calling me 'Roxas'?"
"Of course I know him. He's my best friend. Wait, you still don't know about the truth?"
Sora looks down at the ground. "I don't know…I don't care about what truth!! Please! Just let me see Roxas!!" Axel folds his arms. "Why should I? What are you to him? How do you feel about him?"
Sora bits his lips. "At first, I just thought he's a person from my dream…but after I regain my memories…I realised that Roxas is important…He's important to me! Please! Let me see him!"
"Hmph, just like what you said! That is 'after you have regained your memories'! How are you treating him before that? You are thinking about someone else right? About a red-haired girl? Now you remember about Roxas, so you can just toss her aside. Isn't that a bit irresponsible?"
Sora looks down. "It's true…that I hurt Roxas's feeling…But I can say it to you clearly right now! I like…no, I love him! More than anything! More than the feeling I had for Kairi!!"
Axel stares into Sora's eyes. "You two have the same glances when you said that…"
"Please let me see him!"
Axel smirks. "If you want to see him so much…" He snaps his finger and an Armored Knight Heartless appears. "You must let this thing takes away your heart."
"Eh?"
"Don't you get it? In order to see Roxas again, you must turn into a heartless. Because he's like me, he's one of the Organization XIII."
Sora gasps. "Roxas is…a Nobody…?"
"He…is your Nobody, Sora."
Sora stumbles a little, obviously shock at the information. "Roxas…is my…Nobody? Then the reason he disappear…"
"That's right. A Nobody and his creator cannot coexist. That's why when you regained your memories and acknowledge his existence, Roxas must return to your heart. To be one whole again. That's the fate of a Nobody."
"It's not your fault. This is my fate."
"If you remember everything about me, I must disappear…no, you can say that I must go back to where I suppose to be."
"No, Sora. You and I can't exist at the same place. I…I'm a person who is not suppose to exist as well."
"I will always be here with you. Because…I'm your…"
Sora places a hand on his chest as tears start to fall. "Roxas…"
Axel smirks. "It's up to you whether you want to meet him or not. But for me, I will make you into a Heartless and get him back, no matter what!"
"Like we will let you!!" Donald and Goofy are about to charge towards Axel, when Sora stops them. "Sora!"
Sora smiles sadly at them. "Guys…I'm sorry…I must…"
"Sora! Don't listen to what he had said!"
"You know I can give you some help if they are a bother." Axel snaps his finger as a barrier forms to block Donald and Goofy from Sora. "So, Sora, looks like you have made your decision."
Sora moves towards him and the Heartless. Donald and Goofy can only watch what is going to happen. The Armored Knight Heartless leaps forth as it pierces its arm through Sora's chest.
"SORA!! NO!!"
Light starts to burst out from the part where the Heartless just pierced. Sora's heart floats out, follows by a figure, it was Roxas who is in his milky white and black clothing.
"Ro..xas…" Sora tries to reach out to the blond, but fails when darkness overtakes him. Instead of changing into a Shadow Heartless like before, Sora's features remains the same look but is totally cover in darkness. His eyes glows like any Heartless has.
Roxas regains his stand as he grabs hold onto Sora's heart. "Sora!" He dashes forth to Sora but is hold back by Axel. "Axel! Let go of me! Sora is…!"
"He has turned into a Heartless now! There's nothing you can do!" Roxas breaks off the grip, when Sora charges towards them, trying to attack them. Axel looks from Sora to Roxas. " Roxas! Come on! Let's go! Leave him!
"No."
"Roxas!"
"I said 'NO' and I mean it! I won't leave him! I will never!" Roxas walks towards Sora, who is pacing around. Roxas holds out his hands. "Sora…"
Sora notices him and steps back. Roxas bents down, with his hands still out stretch. "I'm here, Sora. Please come back. Come back to me."
"Roxas!" Hearing Axel's shouting, Sora leaps towards the red-haired. Axel shuts his eyes and waits for the impact, but he opens his eyes when he did not feel anything. To his shock, Roxas stands in front of him, holding onto Sora's arms. "Roxas!"
Sora's claw-like hands clench hard into Roxas's flesh. The blond did not flinch or show any signs of pain as he pulls his lover into his arms. Sora struggles in the hold as he claws madly at Roxas's back, causing a great amount of blood to ooze out. Axel is trying to help when Roxas stops him with his stare. He turns back to the brunette in his arms.
"Shh…Sora…I'm here…I'm right here with you…So please…come back…"
In his mind, Sora is felling to an abyss of darkness.
Darkness…
The darkness is slowly consuming me…
Why am I here?
What happened?
I can't…remember…
I'm so tired…
And I feel happy…why?
Sora!
So..ra?
Sora!
Is that…my name?
Sora! Come back!
Go back…? Where?
Come back to me!
This voice…sounds so familiar…
Sora! Remember our promise!
Promise?
Sora! Please!
Ro…Ro…xas…?
Suddenly a small light starts to shine through the darkness, Sora looks at it.
Roxas…?
SORA!
Roxas appears from the light as he reaches out his hand to Sora, who grabs hold onto it
The light starts to engulf them both.
Bright light shines from Sora as Donald, Goofy and Axel shield their eyes from the brightness. When the light dissipates, they look back at Roxas, who is holding onto Sora in his arms. Sora has change back from the Heartless form.
"Sora…" Roxas looks down at the brunette as Sora slowly opens his eyes, and looks up.
"Ro..xas…I heard you calling to me…" Tears dwell in his eyes as Roxas smiles at him. The blond leans forth and plants a light kiss on Sora's lips.
"I'm right here with you, Sora."
THE END!!
Of this chapter I mean! Lolx
I love this part of the story the most!! The next chapter also!
Here's a little sneak preview:
Saix carries the unconscious Roxas in his arm as he looks at Sora, who is pinned down by the Nobodies. His strength still has not recovered from the changing.
"Ro..xas! Where are you taking him?!" Sora struggles to get up but the weight is pushing him down.
Saix looks from Roxas to Sora and smirks. "We will take good care of him. You don't need to worry about it. Just fulfilled your job as a KeyBlade bearer."
A dark portal appears behind him, as Saix turns around and steps in. Sora winces in pain as he reaches out his hand and cries out.
"RRRRRRROOOOOXXXXAAAAAASSSSS!!!!"
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