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A/N: What'd Roxas see? What's going on? I guess you'll just have to read on to find out! I hope you like what you see here! This is a very short chapter, but I think it made for a decent natural ending. Please read and review! Thanks!
Part VII: Fear of the Unknown
"Roxas?! What's going on?" I don't think Naminé can see passed him. If she could, she'd know what's going on.
"Kairi just go. Tell the President or the police or something."
"Sora, what's going on?" I move out of Kairi's way and let her see the creatures climbing over the tops of the buildings "Wha..."
"Come on!" I turn to see Serah leading them away from us. I hope they'll be okay. I can't worry about them now.
"So much for normal," with a sigh Tobi takes out his Keyblade. these monsters are totally different They don't look like anything we're seen before. They don't have any of the usual symbols. Could they be Heartless? Like the shadows? Ah man...these have nasty teeth too.
"What are they?" They aren't really attacking us, just staring with their teeth showing. Not even Ven's question startled them. Each one of the...things has this dark fog around them.
"Don't know, but I'm not waiting to find out," Van's right on top of them. I can't let him go alone. Whoa, now they attack back. Those teeth are wicked sharp. So much for my new t-shirt. They dissolve like the Shadows. Still, they're more dangerous. I slip behind them. I fire one of them in the butt. That makes one less. Van and Tobi seem to be handling that one. Roxas and Ven are on the other. I guess that leaves the last one for me. Here we go. Jeez...this one's fast. It's leaping from one tree to the next, and I can't get anywhere near it. WHAT THE HECK? I roll away as this mass of black flies from its mouth. Yikes, glad I moved. It ripped a hole in the ground.
"Need some help?" That's a relief. Tobi must've finished with theirs.
"Sure," These things are much harder than Heartless. This one's got me panting already, and it doesn't even seem tired. Tobi, Van and I surround the thing as best as we can. Luckily Tobi's pretty agile so he takes most of its attention. That leaves it open for Van and I. At the same moment our Keys slash through the middle of the thing. With a howl the monster falls over and starts dissolving into black wisps of smoke. Man...that was tough...I think I'll sit here for a sec.
"What were those things?" Tobi falls beside me...breathing just as heavily. Ven, Roxas and Van stumble over toward us. I think Roxas might be hurt...he's clutching his side, which is never a good thing.
"I've never seen anything like them..." Ven looks over to the still evaporating body and then over to Van.
"Don't look at me. I stopped with the whole Unversed thing before I made my apology to you, remember?" That must still be a touchy subject for them.
"But, then what were they? Heartless? They weren't Nobodies, that's for sure."
"Roxas! You're bleeding," Tobi and I rush to him. We saw it after he removed his hand from his side. It looks like a pretty big cut too. Ven and Van now right beside us.
"I'm okay...it's...owww...okay that hurt,"
"You've got a pretty deep cut Roxas," Tobi peels away the sides of his clothes.
"We're going to have to get him to the hospital."
"Ven's right. Van hand me you knife," Tobi reaches out to grab the metal blade Van's holding out. He cuts off the leftover fabric from around the cut. Wow...it's a lot deeper than I thought. "Sora, call an ambulance. We're not going to be able to get him there ourselves. And can one of you call Naminé and let her know to mee us there?" Tobi leads Roxas to a bench.
"I'll do it. I'l let Aqua and Terra know too. They're going to want to know."
"Okay, the ambulance'll be right over," I join the others on the bench.
"Sure is a bummer that cure doesn't work to close open wounds like this," Roxas cringes as he tries shifting.
"You know, I bet the more you move, the more you hurt yourself," I wag my finger at him like I'm scolding him. He scowls and sticks his tongue out at me.
"Okay, Serah and Kairi will meet us at the hospital, but Naminé is on her way here," Ven puts his phone in his pocket.
"She was supposed..."
"I know. I know, but I couldn't change her mind."
"Here comes the ambulance."