Whoa! You guys really freaked out last chapter. And all because of Axel and Demmy...

Kyrie (c) Me

Kingdom Hearts characters/some of the story (c) Square Enix

Kingdom Hearts

Bonded Soul

Chapter 30

"We're here!" Donald called as the ship approached the new world. The others nodded as they got out of their chairs and surrounded him. He quickly opened the hatch, before jumping out with Goofy following after him.

"You're going to love Halloween town, Kyrie. They celebrate Halloween there everyday of the year, and Jack is the king of Halloween." Sora chattered as they climbed down. Kyrie nodded, she didn't know what Halloween was, but she'd ask later. Suddenly a flash of light surrounded them, causing her to gasp and lose her grip as she fell, landing on the ground with a painful thud.

"Ow…" Kyrie thought as she lifted herself from the ground, rubbing her back as she did so. She felt a change in her clothes as they brushed against her skin and looked down, before gasping. She was dressed in a black dress that had a orange sash around her waist, and two chains with black crosses on them crisscrossing over the area below the sash. She had a black and orange cape on as it flowed over her shoulders and reached to her feet, a familiar blue heart that resembled her hairclip acting as a tie and keeping the cape on her.

Her tights were black and orange, going from the toes on her feet to her thighs, and she had brown shoes on her feet. Feeling something on her head, she reached up and pulled down a black pointy hat that had an orange band wrapped around the middle of it, with a cat-shaped clip with a bow that held the band together.

"Wow…I look so strange…" she thought as she looked at herself again, before realizing that something was wrapped around the right side of her face. Reaching up, she felt the familiar texture of bandages.

"Oh, I have bandages wrapped around the right side of my face…not much of a difference if you ask me." she thought.

"Kyrie, are you okay?" turning, she spotted Sora, Donald, and Goofy as they walked over, making sure that she was okay. Donald was wrapped in nothing but bandages, looking like a mummy. Goofy looked like a strange monster, with stitches on some of his body and large bolts on both sides of his neck. Sora looked like a gothic bat, with an orange mask covering his right eye. The three stopped and looked her over.

"Wow, you look cool, Kyrie!" Sora complimented, making her blush. "You look like you're going to cast a spell on someone." he added. Donald and Goofy nodded in agreement before looking around at their surroundings. They were standing in a graveyard, with large tombstones scattered around them. This creeped her out, making her inch closer to Sora and the others. They walked over to where a scarecrow with a scary-looking pumpkin head stood, a sign in front of it that read "Halloween town".

"It's great to be back in Halloween town." Sora spoke as they stared at the sign. Donald nodded, grabbing one end of his wrap.

"Well, it sure looks like Halloween- …wha?" he began before turning, spotting a row of glittering red and green lights that led into the town. The others followed his gaze and stared at the lights in confusion before Kyrie felt something cold brush against her. Jumping, she ran into Sora and the both toppled over, with her on top of him.

"Ow, Kyrie! What was that for-" Sora started but stopped when he looked behind her. Getting to his feet, he stared at the ghost dog that hovered where she had been just moments before.

"Hey, it's Zero! How've you been, boy?" he asked as the dog circled him. Zero gave him a bark before floating down the path of the glittering lights. Kyrie stared after the dog in confusion before huffing and getting to her feet, feeling ashamed that such a thing scared her.

"Besides, I don't even know what Halloween is…maybe now I can ask, so I don't offend anyone." she thought as they walked. Pulling out her notebook, she tugged on Sora's sleeve, making him turn to look at her.

Sora, what's Halloween?

"Huh? You don't know what Halloween is? Well…every year, there's a special day when you can dress up as a monster, princess, or whatever you want and go door to door asking for candy. You say "trick or treat" and the people give you candy. It's the scariest night of the year, and always full of surprises." he explained. She nodded as she listened. The group continued to explain more about the holiday to her as they walked, before they finally got into town.

"What the…?" Kyrie thought as they walked into town square. More of the lights were hung everywhere and a long wooden launch pad stood alone near the fountain. It looked rickety and unstable, completely unsafe if anyone were to stand on it.

"What's that for?" Sora asked, looking at the others. They shrugged their shoulders before they could hear the sound of bells, making them look around in confusion.

"Bells? On Halloween? But I thought Sora said Halloween was a creepy holiday…" Kyrie thought as they looked. Donald took a glance at the sky and gasped, pointing.

"It's Jack!" he cried happily. A strange-looking contraption landed on the launch pad, with a few skeleton animals leading it. Inside was a tall skeleton, who was looking at them and smiling.

"Sora, Donald, Goofy, and new girl! Welcome, welcome back and Merry Christmas!" he cried, waving at them as he stood and walked out of the contraption. Kyrie raised her eyebrow, what was Christmas?

"Merry Christmas? Don't you mean 'Happy Halloween'?" Sora asked, looking at him as if he grew another head. The skeleton nodded, seeming to correct himself.

"Of course, Halloween greetings from Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King." He spoke, placing a hand on his chest as he did so. Suddenly, he lurched forward and gave a roar, causing Sora and Donald to jump while Goofy and Kyrie just stared. He quickly straightened up, smiling and waving a bony hand.

"Forgive me. I'm in a Christmas mood. You see, I'm running the show again this year… but I need Sandy Claw's blessing, so I'm off to Christmas Town." He explained. Sora looked at him, at the others, then back to him again. He quickly turned to the others and they huddled up, earning a confused look from the pumpkin king.

"Sandy Claws?" he asked.

"I think he means Santa Claus." Goofy corrected. Kyrie simply scowled, who was Santa Claus and what was Christmas?

"Grr…I swear I'm going to grab someone in five seconds and demand them to tell me what Christmas is. The suspense is killing me!" she thought in aggravation. She quickly stepped out of the huddle and approached the skeleton, only to have him jump on the rim of the fountain and wave his arms around, gesturing at the decorations, before stopping and looking down at them.

"Aren't these decorations wonderful? This year Halloween Town's going to handle Christmas too! But first, we have to visit Sally. She's working on something no self-respecting Santa Claus can do without. Come along…I'll show you!" he spoke in awe, looking around at his handiwork. Kyrie was silent before nodding, the decorations were wonderful, but it just didn't seem to suit the town. She quickly followed after him as he walked, her curiosity getting the better of her. Glancing at the skeleton man, she smiled gently at the wide grin on his face as he looked straight ahead, lost in his thoughts.

"Jack seems like a sweet person. Despite his title of being the king of Halloween." she thought. The sudden sound of pitter patter against cobblestone caught her attention and she turned, spotting Sora, Donald, and Goofy as they ran after them. She stopped and waited for them to catch up, Jack having caught notice of this and waited as well.

"Hurry up, gentlemen! Sally can't wait." Jack called. Sora nodded frantically as he finally caught up with them before speaking up.

"Oh, Jack! This is our new friend, Kyrie. Kyrie, this is Jack Skellington, the king of Halloween!" Sora spoke as he introduced the two. Jack smiled a crooked smile at her and extended a bony hand.

"It's a pleasure to meet you." he smile. Kyrie nodded as she took his hand and shook it, feeling his cold, bony fingers against hers. He stared at her curiously for a moment, before Donald spoke up.

"She can't talk, so that's her way of saying "hello"." he explained. The pumpkin king nodded in understanding before turning, continuing towards the doctor's house. Once they got there, he opened the doors and walked in, the others following after him. The room looked like a small lab, with many bookshelves and a table for placing large things on. Near the door, three children dressed in Halloween costumes stood, surrounding what looked like a robotic leg. On the other side of the room, a small creature in a wheelchair sat, reading a very thick book. Half of his skull was open, revealing his brain for all to see.

"Yuck!" Kyrie thought as she shuddered, unable to take her eyes away from the object. Jack didn't seem at all phased by this as he walked over, standing next to the small creature.

"Hello, Doctor! Where's Sally?" Jack inquired as he looked at the creature. The doctor reached up and began scratching his brain, making Kyrie gag in revulsion as she watched.

"Oh man, this is so sick! I don't even want to know how it is possible for a person to scratch their brain, let alone have their head open for all to see!" she thought as she turned away, earning sympathetic pats on the back from Sora and Goofy.

"It's okay, he'll close it in a minute." Sora murmured, feeling bad for her. His assumption proved true as the doctor closed his head, turning to glare at the taller being at his side.

"Can't you see… that I'm in the middle of an experiment?" he asked, annoyed as he turned his mechanized chair around to glare at the group. Around this time, the three children picked up the robotic leg they were surrounding and began to carry it over. They stopped in front of Sora and his companions, looking like they were tired of carrying the heavy object.

"Hey, this is way too heavy!" the red one complained. The little witch just rolled her eyes as she glanced back at her two companions.

"Then let's toss it!" she suggested, snickering. Before they could act on her idea, the Doctor turned to them, glaring at them monstrously.

"You do and you'll be sorry! Now bring it over here." He snarled. They nodded before tossing the leg onto the table, making it spark and sizzle when it made contact. They laughed mischievously before taking off their masks and bolting, wanting to get out of the room before the Doctor had a chance to explode at them.

"I guess these are the troublesome trick-or-treaters Sora told me about. Um…Lock, Shock, and Barrel." Kyrie thought as she watched them go. The Doctor growled loudly as he slammed his fists on his chair, making the others jump and turn to him.

"Imbeciles! Now my experiment is ruined!" he rant and raved. At that moment, a woman who looked like a badly sewn together doll walked in, Jack smiling when he spotted her.

"Sally! Did you finish it? I want to show my good friends." Jack asked excitedly, causing the woman to look at her hands sadly.

"I'm sorry, Jack. I… I need a little bit more time." She spoke softly, a strange mix of reluctance and shame in her voice. Jack sighed for a moment and placed a hand on his hips.

"Ohh…Well, that's all right. Just as long as it's ready for Christmas!" he brightened, patting her shoulders before walking past her, heading for the door. "But…Jack…"

"I'd best be off. I've got to go get Sandy Claws, right away! Wonderful to see you again. Good-bye for now!" he called as he walked out, leaving behind a confused and baffled group as they stared at the door. Kyrie gave Sally a sympathetic look, to poor girl looked like she was in dire need of some help.

"Maybe it has something to do with Jack. She did seem a bit reluctant to the whole Christmas idea." she paused for a moment, frowning. "And I still don't know what Christmas is! I want to ask, but I don't want to be rude. Gah!" she thought, crossing her arms angrily. Sora seemed off in his own thoughts, not even bothering to look at Sally as she walked with him.

"Please, Sora. I'm afraid something terrible will happen if Jack goes through with this." She explained with a shake of her head. Donald and Goofy nodded frantically, agreeing with her on the whole Halloween-Christmas thing.

"You can say that again!" Donald added. Goofy looked at Sora, realizing that the boy was staring off into space. Kyrie sighed and face palmed, pigs would fly or she could speak before that boy would stop being oblivious.

"Sora?" Goofy asked, trying to jar the boy out of his thoughts. Suddenly, the door opened causing the group to flinch, before turning and spotting Jack at the door. He seemed a little frantic as he looked at them, his empty eye sockets focused on Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Kyrie.

"Are those strange-looking fellows in the town square with you?" He asked. Sora cocked his head to the side, confused at the skeleton's words.

"Huh? What 'fellows'?" he asked, confused. Jack pointed to the door behind him as he continued.

"You know the ones who wanted to spoil Halloween and Christmas? What are they called again…?" He paused for a moment, tapping his skull for a few moments before finishing. "Heartless?"

Within seconds, Kyrie had her keyblades drawn as she stepped towards the door, heartless mean trouble.

"We never get a chance to sit back and relax. It's always heartless, heartless, nobodies, Pete, and more heartless!" she thought angrily as she opened the door and ran outside, not bothering to check and see if Sora and the others were behind her. In the center of town where strange heartless wrapped in bandages, their long appendages twitching as they moved about. Zero and an unknown person were near the house, the creature yelling into a cone.

"Now here this, you… you things! Leave Halloween Town at once… by order of the mayor! Jack? Where are you? I'm only an elected official…I can't handle this by myself." He cried. Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Jack ran down the steps and caught up with her, before Jack approached the man. His head turned, making Kyrie flinched, and he cried out.

"Jack!"

"We're on it!" Sora cried as he, Donald, Goofy, and Kyrie ran in, weapons raised. Jack joined in as well, using magic as his weapon to dispatch the heartless. But a minute into the fight, Kyrie didn't know which was more dangerous, the heartless or the town square itself?

"Duck!" she thought as she ducked, avoiding acid that was spewed from the fountain. Donald cried out as he nearly bit it with the guillotine, and Goofy was shot up fifteen feet into the air thanks to the geysers that came from the drain. Poor Sora got sent flying when a gate slammed open on him, and only Jack seemed to avoid all of the dangers of the square as they fought the heartless.

Once all of the heartless were gone, Jack sighed, turning to them.

"How is Sandy Claws supposed to relax with all this going on?"

Finally, we've come to Halloween town! Yay! ...Don't ask why Kyrie doesn't know what christmas is, remember, she did lose all of her memories. So it would be understandable if she couldn't remember what christmas was.

Here's a link to Kyrie's halloween-town look. Just get rid of the spaces. h t t p: / k-chanlovesanimexd . deviantart . com / gallery / # / d4dtz7a

Anyways, enjoy and read and review!