Chapter Six
Riku and Zack walked past rocks and desert creatures.
"Be careful out here, you never know when you're gonna get attacked. The creatures out here will kill without a second thought or a reason" said Zack.
"Don't worry, I'll watch out for monsters" replied Riku.
"Riku, if you ever need help on a mission, just call for me and I'll come save you" said Zack.
"Heh, you're talking like I already passed the test" said Riku.
"Hey, I'm just trying to give you a confidence boost, you seemed kinda down about something" said Zack. Riku didn't say anything back, he just stared at the ground as he walked and wondered what Sora and Kairi were doing while he was on his mission.
Meanwhile...
"Where-Where am I?" said Sora as he got to his knees. He looked around and saw he was standing on a floating rock in the middle of what looked like a waterfall going up instead of down.
"This is one strange place." Sora started jumping from rock to rock until he got to what seemed like the remains of an entranceway. As he progressed a little further, he saw a giant castle in the distance.
"I guess that's the best way to go, but how do I-" started Sora. Suddenly a large platform appeared and as Sora stepped on it, it started to head towards the castle. As he got closer and closer, he started to make out the form of a person. As he came close to the end of the ride, he noticed it a woman, with a crow resting on her shoulder…
Back at Midgar...
"Zack! Look out!" yelled Riku as he saw a Heartless jump at Zack from behind. Zack swung around and defeated it with one swipe. Suddenly, what seemed like hundreds more appeared all around them, cutting off all means of escape.
"Get ready for a struggle" warned Zack. Riku summoned the Keyblade and took his battle stance. One Heartless charged, with the rest following. Zack and Riku charged into the swarm, swinging and fighting in all directions. They both jumped back and ended up back-to-back. They had put a large hole in the swarm, but suddenly, several more appeared to take their place.
"Damn! There's no end to this!" said Zack.
"Zack, are we gonna…die?" asked Riku. Zack looked at Riku and seemed to think for a few seconds.
"No, we're not gonna die. Stand back" said Zack. He took out what seemed like a large glass ball. Suddenly it shone brightly. Zack absorbed it into his sword and jumped high. He held his sword up and started to spin it. Suddenly, his sword began to blaze brightly. With one swing, he sent a blazing inferno down upon the Heartless. But as he fell back to the ground, hundreds more appeared.
"Grrr, that attack took too much out of me, I can't fight any more" said Zack. Several Heartless ran at them and jumped. Just as they were about to strike, lightning struck all of them. Donald and Goofy jumped in front of Riku and Zack. Riku stood up and stood next to them. They all shared a nod and ran into the swarm. After several minutes of fighting, all three of them had become worn out. But suddenly a bright flash shone and when the brightness died down, all the Heartless were gone. Sephiroth stood in front of them with his sword held high.
"You looked like you could use a helping hand" said Sephiroth. No sooner had he finished his sentence than a giant armored Heartless fell from the sky.
"Hmph, this is your fight" said Sephiroth as he walked away. Zack joined Riku, Donald, and Goofy. They all stared down their enemy and charged into battle.