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Kingdom Hearts

Sanctioned Soul

Chapter 12

"Okay, so Sora you, Donald, and Goofy can go with Pocahontas and see if you can convince chief Powhatan to spare John's life and to try and make peace with the crewmen. Demyx, Axel, and I will follow after that Thomas guy and see if we can convince that Governor Ratcliffe guy to try and make peace with the chief. Does everyone understand what they need to do?" Miu instructed as the others huddled around her. After trying to come up with ways to stop the two sides from fighting, Miu came up with the idea to split up and see if they could convince either side to step down and try to make peace. Sora nodded.

"Okay, we'll go and try to convince the chief. You guys be careful, okay? If the Governor is really controlling the heartless, then he might send them after you." he cautioned, worry clear on his features as he stared at the three. Axel nodded as he gave the boy a thumbs up.

"We'll be fine. You guys be careful too, not sure what the villagers will think of us now after seeing what happened. We'll all meet up here after we're done with what we gotta do, got it memorized?" he added. Everyone nodded before Pocahontas grabbed Sora's sleeve, leading him towards the village.

"We must hurry! They're going to execute him at sunrise!" she urged. The boy nodded as he followed her, Donald and Goofy right on their tails. With that Miu turned to Axel and Demyx, grinning.

"Then let's get going too, we have to try and stop them." Axel and Demyx nodded as the three went down the path that Thomas had gone, hoping to stop either side before it was too late.

-Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Pocahontas-

"Father, please!" Pocahontas begged as she stood before her father. After running back to the village, she, Sora, Donald, and Goofy tried in vain to convince the chief to spare John Smith and try to make peace with the crewmen. But the chief was stern as he refused, his eyes full of disappointment.

"You disobeyed me daughter, and because of that Kocoum is dead! And it was because of that monster that we have lost one of our bravest fighters. These men do not wish to make peace with us, they wish to destroy us!" he shot back. Sora stepped forward to her defense immediately, not liking how the chief was treating his daughter.

"But she was only trying to help you guys! She and John were going to try and convince you guys to not fight each other so that no one got hurt. That's all she was trying to do, she didn't mean for him to…" Sora protested, cutting off at the last part because he didn't want to say a thing about Kocoum's death. Donald and Goofy nodded as they joined him.

"Yeah!"

"Gawrsh, can't y'all try and make peace with each other? Fighting doesn't solve anything at all." Goofy asked as he stared at the chief. But the man was firm as he stared at them, his resolve unwavering.

"I'm sorry, but I cannot. Kocoum is dead, and that man and his people are the ones responsible. At dawn, he is to be executed and we are to declare war on his people." with that he went back into his tepee. The four stood there in disbelief before the sounds of footsteps startled them. Turning, they spotted Nakoma as she emerged from the underbrush.

"Pocahontas, I'll take you to see John Smith, but I can't take the others. I'm sorry…" Pocahontas stopped her before turning to Sora, Donald, and Goofy.

"You three go ahead and meet with the others at Grandmother Willow's tree. I'll join you after I've seen John Smith." she explained. Sora and the others nodded as they took off towards Grandmother Willow's tree, hoping Miu and the others were able to convince the crewmen to try and make peace.

-Meanwhile, Miu Demyx Axel-

Miu looked down at the fort from where she was hidden in the trees, watching as the men prepared their guns. She narrowed her eyes, seeing heartless surround the fort.

"We'll just have to take a few out so we can see Ratcliffe. Either that, or get his men to rebel." she thought as she watched the men and the heartless. With that she descended to the ground, where Axel and Demyx were waiting for her. The two men raised their heads as she landed gracefully, both on edge with so many heartless nearby.

"So what's going on? Did you see something?" Demyx asked as he walked over. Miu sighed as she scratched the back of her head, frustrated.

"Yeah, it looks like Thomas told them about John and now they're preparing to fight. It looks like the heartless surrounding the fort are getting ready to fight too. Which means that they're definitely under someone's control, probably Governor Ratcliffe's." she explained, her eyes narrowing at the mention of the heartless. The two men nodded grimly before Axel turned, summoning his chakrams.

"Either way, we gotta get in and stop them. Otherwise, it'll be nothing but a bloodbath." he scowled. Miu and Demyx nodded as they drew their weapons, before the three took off towards the fort. The heartless, which consisted of Soldiers, looked up as they ran in and before they could strike they took them down, not giving them a chance. Once they got into the fort, the crewmen looked up from where they were getting their armor and guns and one of them sounded the alarm as he pointed.

"Intruders! Governor Ratcliffe, there's intruders in the fort!" the man called. But Demyx stepped forward immediately, trying to calm the men down.

"Wait, we're not here to hurt anyone! We're here to talk!" he called. The men stopped and looked at the trio suspiciously. They weren't copper-skinned like the savages, but did that make them any more trustworthy? A pompous voice spoke up from behind the men, catching the three's attention immediately.

"Really, you're here to talk? And what reason did you have for cutting down my guards without warning?" a large man with black hair and a mustache asked as he stepped forward, dressed in black armor and wearing a purple hat that had a blue feather attached. Miu raised her eyebrow, a scowl on her face.

"You're the Governor Ratcliffe that John Smith was talking about? Gosh, are you fat! Then again, you're a governor so you probably live a pretty fancy life with fancy food and all the servants you please." she commented as she pointed, causing some of the men to chuckle at her remark and the large man to glare at her.

"Hmph, you obviously are a savage because no proper lady would dare make such remarks." this caused Miu to growl as she took a step forward and shook her fist at the large man.

"Hey! Why I outta-" but a hand over her mouth stopped her as Axel pulled her back, keeping her mouth covered with his hand.

"Uh, pardon the girl, they don't really have manners in the country where she comes from. Anyways…" he looked over to the man, his eyes hard. "We're here to ask you to try and make peace with the natives. Listen, if you can talk to the chief we could save your friend-"

"Wait, you know what's happening to John? How is he? Is he all right?" A familiar voice, Thomas's, exclaimed as he pushed through the crowd. The other men reacted immediately as they began to shout questions, but Governor Ratcliffe held up his hand, silencing them. Once they were quiet, he turned to them.

"And why should we believe you? You could very well be in league with the savages, trying to get us to let our guard down with promises of peace!" Ratcliffe accused, pointing his finger at them. The men looked at the group then back to each other, talking amongst themselves. Miu growled as she stepped forward, her cyan eyes blazing.

"Why should that matter? And they aren't savages, they're people just like you and me! You're the ones who invaded their land, looking for something that doesn't even exist here!" she turned to the men, who were eyeing her with curiosity.

"This man is lying to all of you! There's no gold here, and there's never been gold here! He's been lying to you all along, and now he wants you to fight and die because he's too selfish and greedy to realize that he was wrong!" she proclaimed, pointing to Ratcliffe as the man gaped at her in surprise. Thomas and the other men looked towards him, seeing what he was going to do. The man stared at her for a few long moments, before speaking.

"Ha! You're a very smart girl, but far too imaginative to see reality for what it really is." he turned to his men. "These people are in league with the savages, and they know where the gold is!"

"No, there is no gold! All we want is you guys to get along, we don't want anyone to get hurt!" Demyx exclaimed, moving so that he was behind Miu. Ratcliffe glared at them before pointing at them, smirking proudly all the while.

"Lies! Those savages do have gold, and you are trying to steer my men from the truth! Arrest them, in the name of King James the third!" immediately a group of Soldiers and Sapphire Elegys surrounded them. Some of the men also grabbed their guns, aiming for the three as they stared around at the heartless surrounding them. Axel quickly grabbed Miu and Demyx's shoulders, pulling them towards the entrance of the fort.

"C'mon, they won't listen to us!" Miu and Demyx turned to him.

"But-"

"Now! We're gonna get captured otherwise!" he growled, shoving them roughly towards the entrance. Without further argument, the group ran towards the entrance, dodging the heartless as they attacked them and taking out a few along the way. A few gunshots rang out as some of the men began firing.

"Whoa!" Demyx exclaimed as he ducked, a bullet whizzing by his ear. Running into the forest, the continued to dodge bullets as they whizzed past, before they heard Miu cry out in pain. Turning, they spotted her sprawled out on the ground as she held a hand over her thigh. Demyx gasped as he turned to run to her aid.

"Miu!" he exclaimed as he and Axel rushed over. Miu looked up at them, wincing as she removed her hand from the wound. Thankfully, the bullet only grazed her but the wound looked nasty. "I-I'm okay! It's just a scratch."

"Okay my ass, it looks bad. Bad as in B-A-D, got it memorized?" Axel scolded, pointing to his temple. Demyx nodded in agreement as he placed his hand over the wound, causing the girl to wince as he stared at her in worry.

"Yeah, we need to get this healed and quick. But we can't do it here, the heartless and those crewmen will get us. C'mon!" with that the two men then pulled the girl to her feet, wrapping her arms around each of their shoulders as they continued to run, supporting her all the while. She blinked at them in confusion as they did so, why were they helping her?

"I'm just someone they met only hours ago. Is it because they need me that they're helping me, or is there another reason? …Nah, they're just helping me because they need me, nothing else."

-Later, Grandmother Willow's Tree-

"Man, where are they?" Sora sighed as he, Donald, and Goofy looked around for the rest of their group. Pocahontas looked over from where she was seated in front of Grandmother Willow, concern on her face.

"Will they be all right? Do you think they'll be able to convince them to not fight?" she asked. The three shrugged before the bushes rustled, causing them to look up in surprise. Within moments, Axel, Demyx, and Miu stumbled out into the clearing, the two men supporting the girl as she held up her left leg, blood dripping down from a nasty wound on her thigh. They gasped.

"Miu!" Sora exclaimed as he ran over, Donald and Goofy right behind him as Axel and Demyx lowered the girl to the ground. They surrounded her in minutes, examining the wound. Miu grinned, seemingly unaffected by the wound.

"Hey, guys! So, how'd it go with Chief Powhatan? Did you manage to convince him to let John go?" she asked as she stared. But the boys were more concerned with the wound on her leg than answering their question. Sora looked up at her in surprise.

"Doesn't your leg hurt you?" her smile faltered for a second, before she shook her head.

"Nope! I'm one-hundred percent A-okay!" she grinned, giving them a thumbs-up. Donald wasn't convinced as he pulled out his staff, preparing a cure spell. She made a move to stop him, but Goofy placed a hand on her shoulder, stopping her.

"Cura!" Donald exclaimed as he waved his staff over the wound, a flurry of leaves leaving it and landing on her skin, healing the wound in seconds. Axel looked as Sora as he straightened up, his eyes hard as he stared at the boy.

"We couldn't convince the crewmen to stop. That Governor Ratcliffe guy is bad news, Miu was right. They started shooting at us when he ordered them to arrest us, and a couple of heartless came after us too." Sora nodded as he looked at Miu, before looking back to him.

"Is that how Miu…?"

"Yeah. So, what about you guys? Did you manage to convince the chief?" Sora was quiet as he scratched the back of his head.

"Well…"

-A few minutes later-

"Then it's hopeless." Demyx sighed as he sat down. After hearing that Sora couldn't help Pocahontas convince her father, the group became more dejected and frustrated. Miu growled as she slammed her fist to the ground.

"We can't just give up! Miu, adventurer extraordinaire, never gives up! I swear on my honor, we will find a way to stop this!" she exclaimed as she got to her feet. But the others weren't so sure, except for Sora. The boy nodded as he clenched his fists and pumped them into the air.

"Yeah! We just can't give up, Miu's right!"

"But what can we do, Sora?" Axel asked from where he was leaning against a tree, his arms crossed. Everyone was quiet before Meeko crawled over to Pocahontas, waving something in his paw as he tugged on the girl's skirt. She looked over, to see a compass in his paw.

"Hey, is that a compass?" Miu asked from where she sat. Pocahontas nodded as she stared at the compass, her eyes focused on the arrow as it spun.

"The spinning arrow…"

"Huh?"

"It's the arrow from your dream, child!" Grandmother Willow exclaimed. Pocahontas watched as it continued to spin, before it suddenly stopped, pointing to the direction where the sun was beginning to rise. She was silent for a few moments, before getting to her feet.

"We have to try and stop them. And we have to find a way to save John Smith." Miu smirked as she walked over to the girl and pumped her fist.

"Then let's go! You can stop your father from executing John Smith and we'll stop Ratcliffe and the heartless. So, let's go!" with that the two women were off, causing Sora and the other boys to groan as they followed close behind.

"Miu, Pocahontas! Slow down!"

Sigh... still in a writer's block. Hopefully you enjoyed this chapter. I wanna say more... but I'm too depressed to. SIGH...

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