Here is the second chapter, I hope everyone who's reading the story like this one.
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Chapter II
Tokyo's Special Ward
1330hrs, June 12th, 2024
Shibuya Station, Shibuya, Tokyo
In June 7th, Sora, Riku and Kairi left Destiny Islands, and after five days travelling, the trio of Destiny Islands arrived in Shibuya. They just got out of the train they used to go to the city, and now they were walking around the station, looking for the exit. There were a lot of people in the station, but fortunately, no one recognized Sora for the moment.
"It's strange that we don't draw anyone's attention," Riku said.
"Why do you say that?" asked Kairi.
"Our clothes are a bit strange, don't you think? At least if you compare them with the clothes of the people around here," the silver-haired boy replied, looking at himself. He was wearing the same clothes he used during his Mark of Mastery Exam, but they were adapted to his height.
"Well, they're our only journey clothes, we weren't going to travel using the school uniform," said Kairi. She was wearing an outfit that reminded a little of her old pink dress, but it was more adapted to combat, and she also was wearing purple shorts and fingerless gloves.
"And what surprises me the most is that no one has recognized you yet," Riku said, looking at his best friend. Sora was wearing his usual black outfit, also adapted to his height, and the only changes were that the pants were less baggy and his shoes weren't oversized like before.
"The people here have better things to do than remember a small incident that happened a year ago," Sora affirmed, "but I can put on my black coat if that makes you feel calmer."
"Oh, did you bring it too?" asked Kairi, implying that she also took her black coat with her.
"Remember that those coats belonged to the members of Organization XIII," said Riku, "so some people might consider you dangerous if they see you with them on."
"Well, according to Yen Sid, those coats are an alternative to the Keyblade wielders' traditional armor," Sora answered, "and I think that the three of us lack of that armor."
"C'mon, Riku, I know you also brought yours," Kairi said smiling.
"Yes, I did it," the boy admitted. "I'm just saying that we should be careful, remember that not everyone knows that we won the battle against Xehanort, so they might mistake you with one of them."
"Don't worry," Kairi assured, "besides, you've got to admit that the coats are more comfortable than the armors."
"By the way, now that you've mentioned the armors, did you bring them?," Sora asked, and then Riku and Kairi show him their armor's shoulder plate, which they used to activate their Keyblade Armors before they got broken.
"I hope we can find someone who can repair them," Kairi said as she stored her armor, and then she looked at Sora. "There are six exits, which one should we take?"
"Neku and the others usually hang out at the Statue of Hachikō," Sora said. "Let's take the Hachikō Exit on the west side."
"You two met them during your Mark of Mastery Exam, right?" asked the redhead.
"Although I didn't have the opportunity to talk with Neku," Riku said, and then he looked at Sora. "I guess you talked with all of them when you came here."
"Yes, I did," Sora replied. "You're going to like them, Kairi, I assure you."
"I can't wait to meet them," she said smiling. "And I can't believe I'm in Shibuya finally!"
"Took you long enough," said Riku after chuckling. "I was wondering why you didn't look excited the moment we got out of the train."
"I was holding back a little," Kairi admitted. "Besides, this is just the train station. C'mon, what are we waiting for?"
After saying that, the redhead Keybearer started walking faster than the boys and reached the stairs that led outside of the station. Sora and Riku watched amused how her attitude changed in less than a minute.
"Selphie's spirit must have possessed her," Riku said smiling, and Sora laughed.
"Yeah," he said before remembering something that he wanted to tell Riku. "Hey, now that Kairi isn't with us, I want to tell you something."
"What is it?" asked the silver-haired boy.
"It's about Shiki…" said Sora.
-TLG-
While the trio of Destiny Islands walked to the exit of the station, there were three boys and two girls hanging out near a bronze statue of a dog that was in front of Shibuya's train station.
"Are you still playing Tin Pin with that boy?" asked one of the girls. She had short black hair and had a stuffed cat in her arms
"You're hooked on that game, Phones," said a boy. He had blond hair, and was wearing a black skull beanie.
"Beat is right, you should find other hobbies, Neku," the third boy, who had ash blond hair, said to the spiky boy.
"Give me a break, guys," Neku said. "He's the one who looks for me to play Tin Pin, it's exhausting. I swear, that boy has so much energy as-"
"Sora!" the second girl said with a surprised voice. She was younger than the rest of the group, and had blonde hair and a black beanie that reminded of the one Beat was wearing.
"That's right, Rhyme, like Sora," Neku said, remembering the brown spiky boy.
"No, look, it's Sora!" said the girl, pointing at the train station's entrance, and the others looked there and saw the Keyblade wielder along with other two people.
"Oh my god, it's him!" said the black-haired girl amazed. "And is that Riku!?"
"Yeah, it's him!" Beat said. "Don't know who the girl is though."
"Looks like they came to visit us," the ash blond boy said smiling, and Neku looked suspiciously at him.
"Josh, this isn't one of your tricks, right?" Neku asked, crossing his arms.
"C'mon Neku, don't be like that," the girl with black hair said as she grabbed the boy's arm. "Let's go greet them!"
The group walked to where the Keyblade wielders where, and when they were close enough, Neku called the brown-haired boy.
"Sora," he said, and the spiky Keybearer turned around and saw the people he met in Traverse Town during the Mark of Mastery Exam.
"Neku!" said Sora grinning. "Long time no see!"
"It's good to see you again, Sora!" the black-haired girl said.
"I hope you didn't return to cause a mess again," Joshua said smiling.
"Hey, it wasn't my fault," said Sora, defending himself. "You should be grateful I defeated that Heartless."
"If you say so," said Neku, and you could see a small smile on his face.
"Yo, Riku, how have you been?" Beat asked the silver-haired boy.
"You didn't come to Shibuya with Sora the last time," Rhyme said.
"Sorry, I had some work to do," said Riku, and then he looked at the black-haired girl. "Hey, Shiki, it's good to see you."
"Oh, how did you recognize me? I mean…" Shiki said nervously.
"Sora told me that you'd look different," Riku explained, "although he didn't go into much detail. Anyway, I'm glad to see you again."
"Likewise," Shiki said smiling, and then she looked at Sora and mouthed a thank you to him, and the boy gave her a thumb up.
"Wow, you two have changed since the last time," Rhyme said, looking at Sora and Riku.
"Hey, you've grown a lot too," said Sora, and the girl giggled. Then the spiky boy felt someone nudging his side, and he realized that it was Kairi, trying to tell the boy to introduce her to the gang of Shibuya.
"Oh, right…guys, this is our friend Kairi," Sora said, grabbing the shoulder of the redhead girl. "Kairi, these are Neku, Shiki, Joshua, Beat and Rhyme."
"Nice to meet you," Kairi said with a smile.
"The pleasure is ours," Joshua said before taking a look at the girl. "I take you're also a wielder of the Keyblade like Sora and Riku."
"That's right," replied Kairi.
"Oh my, I love your clothes," Shiki said, admiring Kairi's outfit. "Did you make them?"
"I wish," said Kairi after giggling. "Are you interested in fashion?"
"Of course, I have to say that I'm a very talented seamstress," Shiki said proudly. "You know, a ponytail would look on you."
"You think so?" asked Kairi as she grabbed her hair.
"Here we go again…" Neku and Sora muttered.
"So, to what do we owe the pleasure of your visit?" asked Joshua.
"Well…it's not a very long visit," Riku answered. "We came here because we wanted to ask you a favor, Joshua."
"Oh, is that so?" said the boy, a bit surprised.
"If you're not going to stay long, why don't we eat together at least?" Shiki asked. "Let's spend some time together before you leave."
"We could go to Ramen Don," Neku suggested.
"What do you say?" Sora said, looking at Riku and Kairi, and they agreed to eat with the gang of Shibuya.
-TLG-
The Keyblade wielders followed Neku and the others to a restaurant called Ramen Don. A middle-aged man, who was wearing glasses and a blue bandanna, served each of them a bowl of ramen that looked delicious. It looks like the gang of Shibuya usually eats in that place since the man knew them. After talking for a while, Riku started to tell Joshua about the favor they wanted from him.
"So, you want me to help you to get to another world, right?" Joshua asked to confirm the Keyblade wielders's petition.
"Basically," Riku replied.
"I thought people like you three were able to travel between worlds without other people's help," Neku commented as he ate his ramen.
"We're, but…there's something we lack at this moment," Kairi said, referring to their armors.
"Do you think you can help them?" Shiki asked Joshua.
"Well, the last time I used Rhyme's dreams to find Traverse Town," Joshua explained. "I think I'll be able to send you to another world if you let me see your memories of that world. I just need one volunteer to do it."
"I'll do it," Kairi said without even thinking about it.
"Are you sure?" asked Riku, kind of surprised by how fast she volunteered.
"I am," affirmed the girl, and then she looked at Joshua. "You just need to look at the memories I have from that world, right?"
"Correct," the boy said. "But, may I ask why you three want to go to another world? Is something bad happening out there?"
"That's what we want to know," Riku answered. "But you know that there's always something happening out there."
"That reminds me, what happened to that hooded boy?" Rhyme asked. "He was your enemy, right?"
"Don't worry about him," Sora said smiling. "We already took care of that person."
"Nice job, man!" Beat said as he patted Sora's back. "That guy was a creep and he gave us nothing but problems."
"And what about the Heartless?" asked Shiki. "Are they gone?"
"I don't think so," Riku answered the girl. "Surely there are more out there, but Sora can always defeat them as he destroys more cities."
"Very funny…" said Sora and the others started to laugh.
"Oh, so it's true," said the owner of Ramen Don, who overheard the conversation the group was having. "You're the boy who fought that giant monster in the middle of Shibuya."
"Looks like someone remembers your performance after all," Kairi said after laughing slightly.
"You shouldn't listen to other people's conversations, Ken Doi," Neku said to the owner.
"Sorry, kids," Ken apologized while looking at Sora, "but the moment he entered my restaurant, I had the feeling that I saw him before. Let me say that you did a good job that day."
"Thanks," said Sora smiling.
"You were on everyone's lips for a while," Ken said. "Not even The Prince could compete with you during that time."
"The Prince?" asked Riku, who didn't know who that person was, and he found strange the nickname he had.
"Eiji Oji, the latest superstar," Shiki answered. "People love his don't-give-a-damn attitude."
"He is also known as 'The Prince of Ennui'," Joshua added, "and his blog is said to receive a hundred thousand hits per day."
"He called me 'spicy tuna roll'…" said Neku a bit annoyed.
"Really?" asked an amused Sora, trying not to laugh at his friend.
"He gives off the illusion of being snobbish and above most," Rhyme remarked, "but he is really very pragmatic."
"I don't get why girls are always talking about that guy," Beat said. "What's so special about him?"
"Well, as Shiki said, he's a celebrity," Riku said. "I think that's enough for them, although I don't get it either. Kairi, did you know about this guy?"
"I've heard about him," she answered. "But if you want to know more, you should talk with Selphie."
"Why am I not surprised?" Riku said.
Suddenly, screams could be heard coming from outside the restaurant. This startled the group of friends, so they turned around to see what was happening, and they saw some dark creatures emerging from the ground. There were just five monsters, but it was enough to scare the people who were walking around the area and saw them.
"Heartless," Kairi said as soon as she saw the creatures.
"It's been a while," said Sora, looking with a serious expression at the dark monsters that just appeared. Almost two years have passed since the last time Sora, Riku and Kairi saw a Heartless, but they hadn't forgotten how they looked.
"It's a small group of Neoshadows," Riku said. "They must have felt our presence and came out to attack us."
"Let's do something, yo!" Beat exclaimed as he stood up. "We have to take them down!"
"Wait, Beat!" Rhyme said, grabbing her brother's arm. "We're not in the UG, how are you going to fight them?"
"Uh…" Beat realized that, as Rhyme said, they weren't in the Underground, a parallel plane of existence where the Reaper's Game takes place and the only place where the gang of Shibuya could use their powers. However, there were three people who are able to defeat the Heartless with ease.
"Can you do something about it?" Neku asked the Keybearers, although he already knew that they were able to destroy them.
Sora and Riku looked at Kairi, who nodded in understanding when they exchanged glances. The redhead girl turned her gaze to the Heartless, and then she snapped her fingers, casting five lightning bolts which struck the Heartless and destroyed them immediately. The people in the streets, who were safe now, looked perplexed at the sky since they didn't understand what happened, but they're glad that the monsters were gone. Neku and the others were amazed at how fast Kairi dispatched the Heartless.
"Wow," said Shiki and Rhyme amazed.
"You rock, girl! That was neat!" Beat exclaimed and Kairi laughed.
"Come one, it wasn't that great," she said before looking at the people who were outside. "We better go unnoticed while we're here."
"Then, let's leave before we start to attract more Heartless," Riku said. "Do you know some place where we can do this without being seen?"
"I think I know a place like that," Neku said, "Udagawa's back streets."
After they finished eating, they said goodbye to Ken Doi and exited the restaurant. The group followed Neku through the streets until they arrive at an alley, where there was a big graffiti painted on a wall. Sora and Riku recognized the graffiti since in Traverse Town there was one just like this one, and Neku commented something about a company called CAT and how he was a fan of their work.
"Well, if you're ready, we'll begin," Joshua said to Kairi.
"Let's do this," she said with decision before closing her eyes, and then Joshua raised his hand and touched Kairi's forehead. The boy's hand started to glow with a bright light, as well as the forehead of the redhead. After a minute, Joshua removed his hand from the girl's head and she opened her eyes.
"Radiant Garden, right?" asked Joshua.
"Yes, that's where we want to go," Riku affirmed.
"You three sure have gone through a lot in that place," Joshua said smiling, as if he knew more about the Keyblade wielders after looking at Kairi's memories. They felt a bit uneasy when Joshua said that and they wondered what he saw in the redhead's memories.
"You looked more than you should have, right?" Neku asked, not even surprised.
"Don't worry, it's not like I saw something bad," the boy said, looking at the Destiny Trio. "Alright, now I can open a portal that will take you to Radiant Garden."
"Then, it's time to leave," Sora said a bit sad since he would have liked to stay a little longer in Shibuya with Neku and the others, but first things first.
"Don't feel bad," Shiki said. "We know that you three are needed out there, so you better leave now."
"You gotta beat up those monsters!" Beat said.
"Just try to not destroy anything in the process," Neku said looking at Sora, who glared at him. They spiky Keybearer was also surprised to see how Neku's attitude has changed since the last time. The boy didn't use to joke much, but it looks like this changed.
"And don't forget to return if you have some free time," Rhyme said, and then Joshua created a portal near the wall where the graffiti of CAT was painted.
"Here you go," he said, "a portal to Radiant Garden."
"Thanks, Joshua," Riku said. "We owe you one."
"You don't owe me anything," Joshua declared smiling at the silver-haired boy. "We're friends, right?"
"That sounds like something Sora would say," Kairi remarked.
"Well, he can be very influential," Joshua said. "Neku is an example of it."
Neku didn't say anything since he knew Joshua was right, hanging out with Sora has changed him a little. The Keyblade wielders started to walk to the portal while the group of Shibuya looked at them. Before crossing the gate, the Keybearers turned around and said goodbye to the group.
"By the way, Neku," said Sora while Riku and Kairi crossed the portal. "Say hello to Mr. H for me."
"Sure," the orange spiky boy replied before Sora and the portal disappeared.
-TLG-
After crossing the portal Joshua created, the Riku and Kairi landed in a flat area, and Sora appeared a few seconds after them.
"So, what do you think about them, Kairi?" asked Sora, referring to the group of Shibuya.
"They are really nice," she answered. "I'd have liked to hang out with them a little longer. I also would like to know to know what is that 'Underground' that Rhyme mentioned."
"There will be time for that," Riku said as he looked at his surroundings with a perplexed face. "Hey, have you realized that we aren't in Radiant Garden?"
"What are you-" Sora stopped talking when he saw that they weren't in the city they wanted to go. They were in a lawn area, and they could see some houses and mountains in the distance. There was a path too, but the three friends couldn't see the end of it.
"I don't know where we are, but this world seems to be huge," Riku said. "The only thing that is in Radiant Garden is the city with the same name, but this is much bigger."
"We should visit those houses," Sora suggested. "Maybe someone can tell us where we are."
"Hey, look!" Kairi said, and the boys turned around to see what Kairi was looking at. They were astonished when they saw the enormous city that was behind them. There was a wall that surrounded the entire city, and a large door that led inside. On the group's right there was a big signboard, and the name of the city was written on it.
"Radiant Garden?" said Sora surprised when he read what was in the signboard.
"This is Radiant Garden?" asked Kairi, who was also surprised. "It looks bigger than the one we visited two years ago."
"And this outside area wasn't here either," Riku added while thinking about what could have happened. "Do you think this is one of the changes Yen Sid mentioned?"
"If this is the change the worlds went through," Sora said, "I'm starting to feel more relaxed."
"Then, you think that by opening Kingdom Hearts, this world experienced an expansion?" asked Kairi.
"I think it's the only explanation," Riku replied. "Let's enter the city and ask someone about it."
The three friends followed the path that led to the city. As they walked, they could see more people who were getting into the city, some of them were merchants. The door that led to Radiant Garden was opened, so it could be deduced that they didn't have any problems in letting people enter the city. However, the Keyblade wielders could see that there were some people guarding the entrance.
As Sora, Riku and Kairi got near the entrance, they could tell that the people guarding the entrance were wearing the same uniform which consisted of a short light brown jacket with a badge on both shoulders, on the front left pocket and on the center of the back, a light-colored shirt, a dark brown sash around the waist covering the hips, white pants and dark brown knee-high leather boots.
When the three reached the gate, Sora decided to talk with one of the guards and ask him about what happened with the city. Besides, he wanted to confirm that the city was indeed Radiant Garden.
"Excuse me," said the boy to a guard who had short blond hair, who turned around when Sora called him.
"Hey, do you need something, lad?" he asked.
"I wanted to ask you something," Sora replied. "This city is Radiant Garden, right?"
"That's right," the man answered, and then he looked at the three friends. "Is it your first time here? Where are you from?"
"From far away," Riku answered, not sure if they should say that they are from a different world to this man.
"Oh, from another world, right?" the man said and the Keybearers looked surprised at him. "Why are you looking at me like that? Did I say something wrong?"
"No, it's just we didn't expect you to say that we're from another world," Sora said. "But, you're right; we're not from Radiant Garden."
"Well, actually I am," Kairi mentioned. "But I started living in another world a long time ago."
"The last time we were here, the city wasn't this big," Riku said. "What happened?"
"When was the last time you were in Radiant Garden?" the man asked.
"Two years ago," Sora replied.
"We arrived in this world two years ago too, around November," the man said. "When we arrived the city was smaller than this and part of it was destroyed, but thanks to a group called 'Radiant Garden Restoration Committee', the city was restored and expanded. Since then, many people have arrived in the city."
"What about that?" asked Kairi, who was pointing at the area that was outside the city.
"I don't know about that area," the guard said. "You'll have to ask the committee about it, they are inside the city."
"Wait a moment," Riku began, "did you say that you arrived in this world two years ago?"
"That's right," the man replied. "If you see someone wearing this uniform, that means they aren't from this world. The people here were very kind to us, after the restoration was finished, they let us live here."
"I'm afraid to ask, but…what happened to your world?" Sora asked. He wasn't sure if he wanted to know the answer to that question, but he needed to take that load off his shoulders.
"Sorry, I don't know the details," the man of the Military answered. "As I said, you better ask the committee about that. Come on, I'll walk you inside."
The Keyblade wielders followed the guard as he crossed Radiant Garden's entrance.
"By the way, my name is Hannes," the guard said. "What are yours?"
"I'm Kairi," said the redhead, "and these are Riku and Sora."
"Sora?" asked Hannes while touching his chin in a pensive way. "Where have I heard that name before? We don't know each other, right?"
"I don't think so," replied Sora.
"Well, never mind," Hannes said, and then they came into the city.
The trio of Destiny Islands looked wide-eyed at the part of the city they could see, it was completely restored and there were a lot of buildings around and much more people than before, men, women, children and seniors. There was a very wide marketplace, with alleys and branches stretching off in all directions, all of them full of shops, open market stalls and outdoor cafés. It was obvious that the Restoration Committee did a splendid job these last years.
"Wow," the three friends said in awe.
"Welcome to Radiant Garden, kids," Hannes said.
-TLG-
Well, what do you think? I know they haven't spent much time in Shibuya, but they will visit it again in the future. There have been some references to the game The World Ends With you, unfortunately I don't know if everyone who's reading the story has played it.
As stated in the first chapter, some worlds have experienced changes when Kingdom Hearts was opened. Radiant Garden has increased its size and now the world is bigger than before. By the way, in this story Naminé is also a Keyblade wielder, I hope no one dislike the idea, but I wanted to make her able to fight too.
To Coolgal342: I am glad you enjoyed the first chapter that much, and as you could read, you were right about Joshua.
To The Dark Dragon Emperor: I know, it can be confusing when someone uses time-skips, but I tried to make it less confusing as possible.
To AquaTitaniaMiyuki: Good to see you here too, thanks for the review. The first chapter was almost finished when I ended the crossover with Fairy Tail, so I was able to post it fast.
To JGM16: Yeah, I think that would be a good idea, it's obvious that KH3 is going to contradict this story in some points.
To Sunny Lighter: I hope you liked this chapter as well!
To Ziden115: Thanks! I thought it was a good opportunity to use that line.
To Daxen123: I didn't want to KH3 release to start writing this either.
To Great fan-M: (1) You weren't thinking that I was going to wait three or four years until the game release, right? Anyway, I'm sure KH3 will contradict this story in some points, this is after KH3 because I wanted to use all the Keyblade wielders in the story. (2) Donald and Goofy will appear for sure, but I remind you that this story is more centered on the Keyblade wielders.
To KH-Hardcorefan4483: I'm not someone who kills characters often, just for you to know. Yes, you saw SAO there, and it won't be the only time you see it.
To Undertaker5: Thanks, I hope you enjoyed this one too!
To AnimeMasterDub: I'll try to make them appear in the story as soon as possible, surely the Soul Eater cast will appear before the others.
To Guest: I won't make them a couple, at least not yet, but there will be some hints in the story about the romantic relationships and, of course, Kairi will be aware of the girls Sora have met.
To kingdom hearts guy: Thanks, I'll try to update as soon as possible.
To TigerOfGuy7139: Thanks man, I wanted to start writing this as soon as I finished the crossover with Fairy Tail.
To DustierKestrel: Wow, I'm surprised someone noticed that! Yeah, I love that game, it's awesome!