Neo Shinshiro: Hey everyone! I'm back with the third chapter of Kingdom Hearts Chronicles V.2, and I can't wait until Kingdom Hearts III comes out! I saw the first look trailer, and it looked AWESOME! Anyway, let's get on with the story. Enjoy:)
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Chapter 3: Wonderland
A dark corridor opened, and Neo stepped out of it. He looked around at the odd forest as he walked. 'Maleficent said that, in order to find Kairi, I had to bring her the Seven Princesses of Heart. Seven maidens whose hearts have no darkness inside. Maleficent already has four of them, so that leaves three to find, and apparently there is one in this world. Guess I better start looking.' thought Neo. After awhile of walking Neo felt that he was being followed. He then quickly summoned his Soul Eater sword, and whipped around to find that there was no one there. When he turned back around he found a purple cat with light purple stripes, and an ear-to-ear grin floating in front of him.
"AAAHHH!" screamed Neo as he fell back on his butt.
"You seem lost." said the cat. After Neo stood up, he looked at the cat.
"Who are you?" asked Neo. The cat continued to grin.
"I am the Cheshire Cat, and I know all there is to know here in Wonderland." said the cat. Neo's eyes lit up at the idea that the Cheshire Cat might know where Kairi was.
"Do you know where a friend of mine is?" asked Neo.
"Three friends in all is what you seek. Two are here fighting darkness, and seeking Keyholes, and the third is lost in darkness, but whether she is Heartless, or not is undetermined." said the Cheshire Cat as he disappeared.
"Wait! At least tell me where to find her!" pleaded Neo. Suddenly, the Cheshire Cat's grin reappeared.
"In order to find her, you must decide whether to find her with light, or darkness. Not both. I warn you though, if you try to find her the dark way, it could result in the loss of a heart." said the Cheshire Cat's voice before his grin disappeared.
"How does that help me?" asked Neo as he hung his head. Suddenly, he heard footsteps. Neo quickly climbed up a tree, and stood on a branch as he watched for the source of the footsteps. He then saw Sora, and Riku walking by.
'Sora, and Riku?! What they doing here?' thought a surprised Neo. He then remembered the Cheshire Cat saying that two of his friends were here fighting the darkness, and searching for Keyholes.
'Now I get it! He meant that Sora, and Riku are here fighting the Heartless,and searching for those Keyholes Maleficent told me about.' thought Neo. He then noticed the two others that were following Sora, and Riku.
'And those two must be the two Yuffie told me that Sora, and Riku left Traverse Town with. Donald, and Goofy.' thought Neo.
"Why exactly are we meddling with this world's affairs when we should be trying to find the King, and Neo?" asked Donald. Sora looked back at Donald.
"Because, Donald, we need to help Alice, or the Queen of Hearts is gonna "Off with her head" with Alice." said Sora. Donald just sighed as they continued on. As they were walking Sora looked up at the trees, and his eyes went wide when he saw Neo, causing him to stop.
"What's up, Sora?" asked Riku who noticed Sora's surprised look. Sora looked toward Riku, Donald, and Goofy before pointing toward the trees.
"It's Neo! I found..." said Sora as he looked back at the trees only to find Neo no where in sight,"...him?" Riku, Donald, and Goofy all three looked toward where Sora was pointing, and saw nothing.
"There is nothing there, Sora." said Donald.
"Maybe you're worrying too much about Neo, and it's causing you to see him when he isn't really there." said Riku.
"But I did see him!" said Sora.
"Don't worry, Sora. We'll find Neo, and he'll be okay, A-hyuck." said Goofy. Sora just sighed before smiling.
"Yeah, you're right. Thanks Goofy." said Sora.
"Now let's go find that evidence to prove that Alice is innocent." said Goofy. Sora, Riku, and Donald nodded their heads before the four ran off to find the evidence of Alice's innocence. Neo poked his head out from behind the tree, and breathed a sigh of relief.
'Sorry Sora, and Riku, but I need to find Kairi before I can rejoin you guys.' thought Neo before he jumped down from the tree, and ran in the direction of the Queen of Hearts courtyard.
-Courtyard-
When Neo arrived at the courtyard he saw several card soldiers guarding a cage that was up high. He then proceeded toward the cage only for the card soldiers to block his way with their spears.
"Halt! What business do you have here?" said the card of spades.
"I need to talk to Alice." said Neo. The card soldiers stood their ground.
"No one may see the accused!" said the card of diamonds. Neo sighed as he summoned the Soul Eater sword.
"I didn't want it to come to this, but you left me no choice. I'll just have to push my way through!" said Neo as the card soldiers readied their weapons. Neo then ran at the card soldiers. He jumped over one, and cut down another before turning, and cutting down the first one. He then dodged left as a another card soldier thrusted his spear at him. Neo then struck down that same card soldier before cutting down a fourth one. Neo then turned to notice several more card soldiers flooding into the courtyard.
"Now might be a good time to try that spell Maleficent taught me." said Neo. His left hand became cloaked in a dark veil before he held up his hand toward the sky.
"DARK THUNDARA!" shouted Neo. Suddenly, thousands of medium-sized purple thunder bolts came raining down on the card soldiers, striking them all down. Neo sighed a breath of relief before turning his attention to the cage. Neo then looked at his Soul Eater sword before hatching an idea. He then tossed the sword at the cage. When the sword struck the cage, the cage swung back, and forth before the door swung open, and parted the red curtain covering it. Alice then fell out of the cage, and landed on the ground in front of Neo. After regaining her senses, Alice looked up at Neo.
"W-Who are you?" asked Alice. Neo stared down at Alice with remorse in his eyes.
"Sorry, but I have to take you with me." said Neo. Alice's eyes widened in shock.
"W-What?!" asked Alice. Neo then summoned the Soul Eater sword.
"Please don't hate me for this. I'm only doing this so I can find someone very precious to me." said Neo. He then swiftly moved behind Alice before hitting the poor girl in the back of her head with the tip of the swords handle. Alice fell face first on the ground, unconscious, before the Soul Eater disappeared in a dark veil. Neo then picked the unconscious Alice up in his arm, and held her bridal style as a dark corridor opened. Neo then walked through the corridor before it closed.
-Hollow Bastion-
Maleficent, and her co-conspirators, which comprised of Oogie Boogie, Captain Hook, Ursula, Hades, and Jafar, were conversing in the castle chapel in Hollow Bastion when a dark corridor opened, and Neo stepped out of the corridor with Alice in his arms.
"I see you were successful in retrieving the fifth Princess of Heart." said Maleficent. Neo then carefully laid Alice on the floor before standing up straight, and glaring at Maleficent.
"Yeah, now tell me where Kairi is." Neo said firmly.
"Tsk, tsk. We're still short two princesses, me boy. Ye won't be finding yer little girlfriend until we have all seven, I'm afraid." said Captain Hook with an evil grin. Neo then glared at Captain Hook before turning his attention back to Maleficent.
"I don't care about getting the last two princesses. All I want is to know where to find Kairi." said Neo. Maleficent smiled a small, evil smile.
"Very well." said Maleficent. She then tapped her staff on the ground before an image of Kairi appeared.
"KAIRI!" shouted Neo. The image of Kairi appeared to be laying on her back, unconscious, in a dark place.
"Go to her." said Maleficent as she tapped her staff on the ground again causing a dark corridor to open. Neo then turned, and ran through the dark corridor.
-End of the World-
A dark corridor opened, and Neo came running out of the corridor. "KAIRI!" shouted Neo. He then ran out of the cave to find that he was in a dark world made up of fragments of all the worlds taken by the Heartless. He looked around for any sign of Kairi. As he ran he spotted something that caught his eye. Neo ran toward the object to find that it was actually Kairi herself, unconscious, on the ground.
"KAIRI!" shouted Neo as he ran to his best friend. Once he reached her, he dropped to his knees, and pulled the girl into his arms.
"Kairi. Kairi, wake up." said Neo as he gently shook the girl to try awakening her. When Kairi didn't respond Neo gripped her hand.
"C'mon Kairi! Wake up!" Neo begged as tears formed in his eyes. Neo then let go of Kairi's hand, and the girl's hand dropped onto the ground. A single tear slid down Neo's cheek as the boy hugged Kairi to him.
"KAIRIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!" Neo screamed as hot tears ran down his face. After awhile Neo stood up with Kairi in his arms, and walked toward the cave. A dark corridor opened in front of the cave, and Neo walked through it.
-Captain Hook's Ship: Captain's Cabin-
Maleficent, and Captain Hook were on their way to retrieve Neo when said boy came out of a dark corridor that opened just a spilt second before. He then walked over to the bed nearby, and gently laid Kairi on it.
"Why won't she wake up?" asked Neo. Maleficent just looked on.
"I think we both know why." the evil fairy said. Without looking away from his friend, Neo spoke.
"Her heart is..." Neo trailed off. Maleficent nodded her head.
"Yes." said Maleficent.
"How can I get it back?" asked Neo. Maleficent walked up to Neo, and placed a hand on his shoulder.
"By finding the last Princess of Heart." said Maleficent. Neo looked at her with a questioning look.
"What do you mean by "Last"? There are two left." said Neo.
"You mean you didn't know?" asked Maleficent with a mock shocked expression. Neo then looked at Kairi with a surprised look.
"You mean Kairi is a...!" Neo trailed off.
"That's correct." said Maleficent. Neo then looked at Maleficent with a determined look in his eyes.
"Where is the last Princess of Heart?" Neo asked.
-Next Chapter: Agrabah-
Neo Shinshiro: Sorry this chapter took so long, but I've been busy lately so I didn't have much time. I'd also like to apologize for changing my username again, but it was for personal reasons, and I'd rather not go into them now. Anyway, read, review, comment, and don't flame! Peace, I'm out!