Oh, man! I love this chapter! I had so much fun writing it.
Disclaimer: I no own Kingdom Hearts. It belongs to Disney and Square Enix. Seriously, don't sue me...
"Destiny Islands went missing?" I asked, pure shock covering my voice. Tidus sighed before nodding and running a hand through his blonde hair. Our world was... gone. In a matter of minutes that orb of darkness destroyed everything and left us stranded here. "You got any news from anyone?"
"No but I seen someone with spiky brown hair run that way," He answered, pointing to two big double doors. Above it was a sign that said 'Second District'. "My guess is that the kid guy was Sora. You should start looking there if you want your shoe back."
"Thanks Tidus." I smiled, my headache beginning to go away. He flashed me a thumbs up as I opened the doors. The ground was cold on my thin sock but it didn't bother me much. That was the least important problem in this situation at the moment.
I closed the doors behind me and looked around the district. This one was a lot quieter that the last one and looked more empty. My eyes scanned the place for any signs for the brunette. Nothing... he's not here..., I thought, walking passed a hotel. The only form of life was the lights on the inside of the stores. Even then there was a possibility that no one was in them. In an attempt to search some more I found myself wandering into some kind of gizmo shop.
As soon as my foot stepped into the store those black things spawned everywhere. "Don't you guys go away? My back hurts!" I growled, dodging them. The shop was brightly colored and made it easier to spot the dark creatures. I used this to my advantage to predict where they would end up when they morphed into shadows. One of them stepped on my foot and I hopped around in pain. These monsters were actually pretty heavy. Giving up on looking around the gizmo shop, I ran to the exit. If fighting these monsters was going to get old as quick as that did I don't think I could handle this much more.
The exit lead to a boucany overlooking one of the alleys in the second district. A wobbly old ladder stood in the far corner though it was far to worn for me to use. I jumped off the ledge and landed on the cold concrete below. No clues or anything were in the small alley so I left, walking into the fountain in the middle of the district. A small door stood to the right of the water fountain so I went in there. Hopefully my shoe- I mean Sora! Hopefully Sora's in here.
The door lead to a waterway and the back side of the hotel. A long stream of water slowed into a sewer in the back of the alley. Other than that there were no traces of life back here. I let out an irritated groan before going back to the second district. Maybe he was at the hotel? That seemed to be the only place that I didn't check.
I walked up the steps and to the double doors of the small building. It had five rooms that connected to the long hallway. "Hello? Anyone here?" I asked, walking passed each of the doors. I was greeted with complete silence; he wasn't here either! I exited the hotel and started for the first district, Maybe I could ask Tidus for help.
The first district was more calm since the last time. Walking cautiously down the steps, I listened for any sounds that indicated the monsters were here. After concluding that there wasn't any, I ran to the center of the district, "Yo, Tidus! I couldn't find... him..."
Sora was laying unconscious on the ground with two people standing next to him. One of them was a man with medium length dark brown hair and a scar that went diagonally across his face. The other one was a girl with short black hair and a yellow scarf. They turned to look at me with surprised looks on their faces; the guy was more expressionless than the girl. I slowly scooted over to Sora and dug into his big pockets, pulling out my black high top. The entire time we just stared at each other in awkward silence.
"Hey there..." I chuckled, sheepishly scratching the back of my neck.
"Come on, lazy bum. Wake up." Yuffie said, crossing her hands over her shoulders as she stared at Sora. Yuffie and the one named Leon brought Sora and I back to their room in the hotel. I offered to drag him there but Squall- I mean Leon declined, swinging the brunette over his shoulder like it was nothing. Sora sat up and shook his head. Most likely he was having a headache from when Leon knocked him out with his sword/gun. "You okay?"
"I guess..." He whispered, noddling his head slowly.
"Those creatures that attacked you are after the keyblade. But it's your heart they really want, because you wield the keyblade." Yuffie explained to both of us. Sora smiled at her and moved to get off of the bed they had set him on. "I'm so glad that your okay, Sasuke." He replied sluggishly.
"Sasuke? She's/I'm standing in the corner." We told him in unison. "I'm the great ninja Yuffie."
"Huh?" He asked, raising an eyebrow. She shook his head and looked back up at her. He must have been hallucinating when he had seen her. His eyes shot over to me as he stared at us confused.
"I think you might have over done it, Squall." She sighed, looking at the tall guy leaning in the corner opposite to the one I was in. He shook his head and let out a slightly annoyed sigh. He told me he didn't like people calling him that, yet she had done it anyway. "It's Leon." He simply said.
"Keyblade?" I asked, motioning Sora's key that was leaning on the wall next to Leon. Yuffie nodded at me and looked at the weapon also. "Yeah, we had to get it away from him to shake off those creatures. It turns out that's how they were tracking him." She answered, slowly pacing around the room.
"It was the only way we could conceal your heart from them. But it won't work for long." Leon added, crossing his arms over his chest. Sora stared at the floor as he tried to process all of this. "Still hard to believe that you of all people are the chosen one." He picked up the keyblade and it faded out of his hands. Within seconds it was across the room in Sora's. "Well, I suppose beggars can't be choosers."
"Why don't you start making sense! What's going on here?" Sora asked, clutching his head.
3rd Person P.O.V.
"Okay, you know there are many other worlds out there besides your castle and this town, right?" Aerith asked Donald and Goofy, explaining to them what she knew. They both quickly nodded at the pink-clad girl. Of course they knew that, how couldn't they?
"Yeah, but their supposed to be a secret." Goofy whispered, unsure if they should have answered that question.
"They've been secret because they've never been connected. Until now." She told them, shaking her head slightly. Their eyes grew wide, giving her their full attention. "When the Heartless came, everything changed.
"The Heartless?" I asked, cocking my head to the side. Yuffie nodded, suddenly appearing by my side. I shrieked and jumped away from her. "When did you-"
"The ones who attacked you guys, you remember? Those without hearts." She cut me off, ignoring me completely. I put a hand over my chest in an attempt to slow down my speeding heart rate. "The darkness in people's hearts- that's what attracts them."
"And there is darkness within every heart." Leon said, shaking his head. I looked at the floor. That... was kinda depressing. "Hey, have you heard of someone named Ansem?" Yuffie smiled at me. I huffed and turned the other way, making Sora laugh a bit. I was still mad at her for almost giving me a heart attack.
3rd Person P.O.V.
"He was studying the Heartless." Aerith explained, looking the two in the eye. Donald and Goofy had no idea who he was so she had to explain him to them. "He recorded all of his findings in a very detailed report."
"Gawrsh, uh, can we see it?"
"It's pages are scattered everywhere."
"Scattered?!"
"To many worlds."
"Oh, then maybe the King went to find 'em." Goofy suggested, putting his fist in his hand. Donald nodded in agreement. There was a possibility that statement was true. "Yes, those were my thoughts exactly." Aerith agreed.
"We've gotta find him quick, Donald!" Goofy shouted, looking down at the duck. Said duck scowled at him, "Wait! First we need that 'key'!"
"That's right. The keyblade."
"So... this is the key?" Sora asked, holding up the silver and gold keyblade. Yuffie clapped her hands and smiled, "Exactly!"
"The Heartless have great fear of the Keyblade." Leon said as he headed towards the door. "That's why they'll keep coming after you no matter what."
"Well, I didn't ask for this."
"The keyblade chooses its master. And it chose you." Yuffie told him in a sing-song voice. Leon leaned against the door and crossed his arms over his chest again, "So... tough luck."
"How did all this happen? I remember being in my room..." Sora trailed off. He gasped and jumped to his feet, looking at all of us. "Wait a minute! What happened to our home? Our island? Riku! Kairi!"
"You know what? I really don't know..." Leon sighed, closing his eyes. Sora looked at me to see if I knew. I just shook my head at him, "As far as I know, Destiny Islands is gone, Sora. I don't know where Riku and Kairi are."
We were all quiet after I said that. You could just feel the sadness radiating off of the brunette. I looked at Leon for help and he cleared his throat to catch Sora's attention. "The Keyblade can supposedly unlock almost anything. You're bound to run across treasure chests and other locks. Try it out." He said, motioning to the royal blue chest next to me.
Sora slowly walked over to it, keeping his head facing the floor. He tapped the chest with his keyblade twice and it popped open. I watched as he pulled out a bottle with green liquid in it. He put it in his pocket and turned to face the older male. "Sooner or later, the Heartless will find you. You'd best prepare yourself." He instructed.
"Prepare myself?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.
"To fight for your life. Are you ready?" Leon asked, nothing but seriousness in his tone. Sora nodded and turned to look at me. I nodded as well. "Alright. Yuffie, let's go join Aerith. She should be there by now with the other visitors."
"Leon!" Yuffie yelled, pointing to the Heartless that was spawning in the center of the room. This one was different that the other ones. It was wearing armor and was standing on two legs instead of four. It made clanking sounds as its body twitched awkwardly.
"Yuffie, go!" Leon growled, motioning for her to leave while he took out his gun-blade. She ran out of the room and slammed the door against the wall when she opened it. Funny, I could have sworn I heard something shriek...
"Sasuke you go too! You're still hurt." Sora ordered, taking his defensive stance. I nodded and ran out of the room after her. A girl with a pink dress and light brown hair in a braid followed after us. I ran with them out of the hotel and down one of the alleys.
"Where are we going, Yuffie?" I asked, speeding up to catch up with her. She was pretty fast; no wonder they called her a ninja. We dodged the Heartless and ran through a door that said 'Third District'. "To safety." She giggled, leading us to a vacant looking house. We walked inside and waited for Sora or Leon to come back. After about ten minutes Yuffie began pacing around the room, most likely a bit restless.
"I can't take this anymore." I sighed, running out of the house. She called after me but I ignored her. The sound of metal clanking together filled the third district as I walked outside. A purple suit of armor came crashing down on the first floor before a glowing heart disappeared into thin air. "Uh... I think you should come check this out..."
Yuffie ran outside and jumped off the second floor instead of taking the stairs. Hmm... so she really is a ninja, I thought as I did the same. Leon was already down there with Sora, a duck, and a tall dog. What...?
"So, you were looking for me?" Sora asked them, pointing to himself. The quickly nodded, making him sheepishly scratch his head.
"They, too, have been seeking the wielder of the keyblade." Yuffie answered, walking closer to the group. I rubbed my back and groaned. Jumping down here was not a good idea while I was still sore.
"Hey, why don't you come with us? We can go to other worlds with our vessel." The dog suggested, looking at Sora with hope it his eyes. He looked at the ground while he thought it over. "I wonder if I could find Riku and Kairi..." Sora whispered to himself.
"Of course!" The duck cheered, making me laugh. There was something about him that was just funny to me. The dog bent down to whisper something into his ear and he shrugged his shoulders. "Who knows? But we need him to come with us to help find the King."
"Sora, go with them." Leon said, stepping forward too. Sora whipped his head around to look at him. "Especially if you want to find your friends."
"Yeah, I guess..."
"But you can't come along looking like that. Understand?" The duck told him, waving his index finger. He put his hands on his hips and gave Sora a stern look. "No frowning. No sad face. Okay?"
"Yeah, ya gotta look funny, like us!" The dog added, moving his face next to the duck's. He glared at him and pushed him away before looking at Sora again. "This boat runs on happy faces." He smiled.
"Happy?" Sora asked, sounding very depressed. Was he going to make a silly face? I ran over to stand beside the two; there was no way I was going to miss this. We huddled together as he lifted his head to show us his face. His mouth was pulled into the widest grin ever and his eyes looked all bugged out. "Cheese~!"
We stared at him with blank faces for a while before me fell over laughing. That had to be the best thing I'd ever seen in my life. "That's one funny face!" The dog laughed, helping me and the duck up. Sora shook his head and smiled, "Okay, why not? I'll go with you guys under one condition: Sasuke gets to come too."
I raised an eyebrow and pointed at myself why the duck and dog glanced at me. They nodded in unison and gave us a thumbs up. I smiled, Yes! I'm not going to be left here alone! "Donald Duck." The duck introduced, putting his hand out.
"Sasuke."
"Name's Goofy."
"I'm Sora."
We put our hands on top of each other, "All for one, one for all!" Goofy laughed.
3rd Person P.O.V.
They watched as Sora, Goofy, Sasuke, and Donald introduced themselves through the hologram. All of them were there, except maybe one person. "That little squirt took down that Heartless! Who'd have thought it?" Hades chuckled, sounding shocked.
"Such is the power of the Keyblade. The child's strength is not his own." Jafar explained to Hades. He just shook his flaming head and crossed his arms over his chest.
"Why don't we turn him into a Heartless? That'll settle things quick enough." Ursala suggested, cackling at her own idea.
"And the brat's friends are the King's lackeys. I don't know about that girl though." Captain Hook said as he watched the four of them talk in the hologram. He narrowed his eyes at them, "Swoggle me eyes, they're all bilge rats by the look of them."
"You're no prize yourself." Ooggie Boogie laughed, pointing to Hook.
"Shut up!"
"Enough." Maleficent warned. The two instantly stopped bickering to look at her. "The keyblade has chosen him. Will it be he who conquers the darkness? Or will the darkness swallow him? Either way, he could be quite useful..."
So there was chapter four. Did you like it, hate it, none of the above? Review and tell me what you thought.