AUTHORS NOTE: faith trust and pixy dust! Let the happy thoughts commence.
Ventus held Kasai tight to him as they fell out of the world and into somewhere completely new. In the process of falling, both he and Kasai fell unconscious from fear and lack of oxygen from screaming too much.
"Tinker Bell…" Kasai could hear a distant and mumbled voice.
"Uh…they ain't movin'" another voice said, this one was more audible. She opened her eyes and saw two children, one in a fox suit and the other in a bear suit, and a fairy in a green dress hovering over Ventus.
"Let's try kickin' them!" One of the kids spoke, the one in the fox costume. Kasai then witnessed as the fairy kicked Ventus in the face causing him to tumble down the hill. She looked over and the fox kid kicked her in the side as she tumbled down the hill as well. They both landed at the bottom and the two kids ran down to them. "Who are you?" The fox kid asked as Kasai rubbed her head in pain. She figured that when she passed out Ventus must have landed her and when he did, he laid down beside her to keep her safe. Or he passed out as well and they just both landed here.
Ventus stood up just fine with no pain or anything. Kasai looked at him in slight disgust and confusion, how did he not have any pain from that. "The name's Ventus. But everybody just calls me Ven. And that girl is Kasai," she waved her head and she finally got the strength to stand up. "Hmm... Guess, when I sat down to rest, I must've fallen asleep." So her first theory was right, he kept her safe through the night but he fell asleep in the process.
"But where did you come from?" The bear child asked in a slow dull voice.
"Well ya see," when Ventus started to explain the little fairy flew by his face and to the kids. She flew between them and then went to tug on the ear of the fox boy. He groaned as she continued to pull his ear.
"All right. All right. We're goin'," he said as the fairy pulled him along.
"So long Ven, Kasai," the bear child said with a friendly wave.
Kasai nudged Ventus, for him to do the asking for her. He nodded his head then asked the three, "Hey, where you guys off too?"
"Tink," he said gesturing to the fairy, "saw a shootin' star and we're gonna hunt it down!" The bear child said with enthusiasm.
"A shooting star," Ventus looked to Kasai as if asking her if she wanted to join. Still in pain and woozy the girl nodded her head, "Mind if we tag along?"
"Course not, but you gotta agree to follow us!" The fox kid said with a cocky smile with a thumbs up.
"Yeah, it's, uh...right over..." the bear kid mumbled as he looked around as if he was hopelessly lost. "That-a way! By the Indian Camp!"
"Ready men? Forward march!" The fox kid said as he and the bear kid marched off in a single file line. Ventus being the child he was joined in with a smile. But Kasai was still in pain to care. She shook her head and just walked, not marched. Now she was able to look around at this new world. She saw a large crystal blue ocean to the west, and a jungle to the right. Where were they exactly, and who were the kids? As they marched through the lush jungle, filled with exotic flowers of all types and colors, the pain started to go away and she was back to her normal self. She looked over the purple flowers as she sniffed them. She had never seen flowers of this nature and of this smell. She was enchanted by the world around her. The grass was so green, the smell of the sea air, and the wind blowing through her hair, she kind of felt like she was at the lake at her home.
She followed the boys to a clearing where a dead tree stood in the middle. She looked at it, why did they bring them here? Just then, she heard the cock a doodle doo of a roster. She and Ventus looked around to find the noise. But what they found baffled them; they looked in the air and saw a flying boy! "Peter Pan!" The two boys yelled out in unison. Kasai looked closely and she could see the red hair boy, in green tights, covered by the green leaves of the forest around them. He wore some kind of leather shoes, probably made from some animal hide, and he had a green hat with a single red feather sticking from the side.
The boy flew down and looked at Ventus and Kasai curiously. "You do we have here? Never seen you two before." He stopped flying and proceeded to float in front of the two.
"I'm Ventus. Call me Ven."
"I'm Kasai." She waved at the boy, she had to admit he was kind of cute, and he looked about her age.
The boy then landed on the ground and looked at the two, "Well if you say so." He seemed like he didn't trust them on their names. The boy then walked to the two kids in costumes. "Ten-shun!" The two kids stood up right with their hand to the side of their heads. "Now then, men. I don't suppose you'd wanna capture some real pirate treasure?"
The bear kids eyes lit up with joy as he looked to his colleague. "Real pirate treasure?"
"Sure!" The fox boy said with a gleam in his eyes.
Peter Pan crossed his arms and walked in front of the boys, "Well, guess who caught sight of Hook right when he was stashing his treasure? Whaddaya say we sneak in and grab it?" He formed a fist when he said grab it. The boys cheered with excitement just hearing that they would go on this adventure. Tinker Bell then flew in and kicked the boys in the side of the head. They had completely forgotten about the shooting star. She then flew in front of Peter Pan and began to jingle violently. "Tinker Bell, what's gotten into you?"
Ventus and Kasai stepped forward remembering what she wanted to do. "We were all supposed to go hunt for a shooting star together."
"Forget that. Pirate treasure is way more fun," Peter then turned to the little fair. "Tink, you're comin' with us!" But the little fairy got made and flew off. "Well, that's no way to respond to an invitation. C'mon, Ven and Kasai, you're a better sport than her, right?"
Ventus looked at Kasai, the child in him wanted to go look for treasure, but he never heard of a shooting star the way the boys described it to him. "I'd love to join you, but...first I wanna find the shooting star."
"Same here," Kasai said as she stood by him.
The boy looked at the two surprised, but they just shrugged off the look and walked away as the boy flew away and the kids followed. They caught up with Tink and she led them to the Indian camp. They walked up a large hill to the top of a cliff. At the top there was a circle of Indian teepees. Kasai looked around until she heard Ventus gasp. She looked in the direction he was looking and there they saw Mickey's star shard. Tinker Bell flew ahead and behind the teepee. Ventus and Kasai quickly followed but when they went around the corner they saw a man in a red pirate coat and a large boisterous hat with a large purple feather in it. He has hair as black as ebony and blue forget-me-not eyes. Beside him was a round plump man wearing a blue and white striped shirt, naval shorts, and a small red hat. In the tall pirates hand was Tinker Bell and in his hook he held the star shard. "A shooting star and a pixie! Must be me birthday." He then took notice of Ventus and Kasai.
They ran up to him as they summoned their keyblades. "Let her go!" Kasai yelled as she stood beside Ventus.
The man gave a small laugh as if he didn't care, "Two of Peter Pan's brats. Well, tell that cowardly sparrow...if he wants his precious Tinker Bell back, he'd best meet me at Mermaid Lagoon!" The two pirates ran away as Ventus and Kasai made pursuit. But they were stopped by a group of unversed.
"Scram!" Ventus yelled to the unversed but they didn't move.
"You want to this the hard way? We'll do this the hard way!" Kasai then lunged toward the unversed and began to fight. Ventus joined her as they took out the unversed one by one. These battles were growing much easier, with each battle they seemed to have gotten better. Soon it would be no time till they were keyblade masters. And maybe Kasai could finally go home. Once the unversed were gone, they continued the chase after the two pirates. They ran through the jungle and out of a cave which led them to a small lake. "We lost them." Kasai groaned as she kicked her foot. Ventus looked up at a tree which was being brightened by the sun behind it and began to get lost in thought. Kasai sat down on a rock and put her elbows on her knees and her chin in her hands.
"Look out below!" The voice jogged Ventus from his thoughts. Kasai looked up and saw Peter Pan land between them. She ran up beside Ventus.
"Peter help!" Ventus said with worry in his voice. "Tinker Bell's been pixie napped!"
"Then I'm too late," he crossed his arms over his chest. "Hook's gonna pay for this." Kasai figured he was referring to the captain with the hook hand.
"He said to meet him at mermaid lagoon," Kasai explained to the boy.
The boy pondered for a moment but then let his arms down to his side, "Gotta be an ambush. Hmph! That old codfish thinks he's clever!" He turned his back to Ventus and Kasai as he talked. He then went airborne and flew away.
"Hey we wanna go to!" Ventus yelled out to the flying boy.
"Well we have to hurry. Can you keep up?"
"You bet!" Kasai said with a smile. Peter flew away as Ventus and Kasai followed him on foot. How far away was mermaid lagoon anyway? Kasai shook off the thought that a mermaid might try to attack one of them and tried to focus. She had always heard evil stories how mermaids would sing a song, lure men, and then drag them under the water to eat them. She grimaced at the thought of Ventus or even herself being eaten. They ran through the thick jungle, up mountains and down in a valley. Finally they made it to mermaid lagoon. It was quite pretty; there was a small water fall, small beach, a rock grotto underneath the water fall. Kasai stopped hearing some sort of sound. "Did you guys hear that?" The two boys stopped looking around. Suddenly, there was an explosion behind them. Kasai fell forward as Peter and Ventus kept their balance. The red haired boy flew over her, grabbing her under the arms and pulled her up.
"You okay?" He asked with a smile.
"Yeah," she moved her hair behind her as she blushed slightly. "Thanks."
Ventus growled to himself, he wanted to push Peter out of the way and kiss her. But he refrained when they heard another cannon blast. "Cannon fire?! Where's it coming from?"
"On the water!" Peter then pointed his finger toward the sea, "Over there!" Ventus and Kasai looked in the direction and saw a pirate ship. Another cannon was fired as the three ran, well Venus ran. Peter picked up and Kasai and flew her out of danger. They all relaxed as they hid behind a rock. Just then a familiar shimmering light flew over to the group. It was Tinker Bell! "Tink! It's you! And you're all right!" You could tell Peter was over joyed to see his friend was ok. But the little fairy began to explain something to him. All Kasai heard was jingling, but apparently Peter could understand her. "What? A strange fellah with a funny-lookin' sword has-" But the explanation was cut short by another cannon exploding beside them. "Hold on! I gotta stop that cannon!"
"Ok! We'll go after Hook!" Kasai said as she formed a fist in front of her with a confident smile.
The boy nodded and then turned to his fairy friend, "Tink, if you would?" The small fairy flew around Kasai and Ventus sprinkling her pixy dust on them. Kasai sneezed as some got into her nose. "It's pixie dust. Bet you feel lighter now, don't cha?" Kasai didn't even have time to ask what he meant before he and Tink flew off toward the ship.
Kasai looked to Ventus with a confused glare. "What did he mean by that?"
"Not sure," he said as he shrugged his shoulders. Kasai smiled as she looked at him. The way the water reflected off his eyes, they made them look even bluer. The sun shining behind him was outlining every perfect detail! Her heart began to soar! Ventus looked at her and the sun glistened off her chestnut hair, her eyes pure and blue, and her skin just perfect! He was so in love. Just then the two began to lift off the ground. They both gasped and flailed their arms not knowing what was going on. They…They were flying! Well floating right now. Ventus tried to keep steady but he tumbled around in the air. Kasai flung her arms and legs trying to act like she was swimming but that just sent her into a tree. "How do we work this?!" Ventus yelled almost falling into the water.
"I have no idea!" Kasai yelled as she flew into a flock of birds. She then straightened out her arms to the side, she put her feet straight behind her, and thrust her body forward. The win propelled her forward and she could direct herself using her arms. "Ven! Do what I do!" He looked over at her as she did a back flip. He did the same as he joined her in flying. Kasai was so amazed by flying that she completely forgot about Hook. She twirled around in the air as if she was dancing. She flew around trees, under water falls and through rainbows. She stopped and looked back at Ventus who was just watching her. She flew down and grabbed his hand, pulling him up high into the air. He chuckled and did his goofy childlike smile as he floated in the air. "Come on! Just have fun with it!" With that Ventus flew around and did dare devil stunts, like back flips, barrel rolls, and he flew on his back. While flying on his back he bumped into Kasai who was looking down on the beautiful world. He gasped as he looked up at her. She looked down at him and smiled. He smiled softly back at her, as he wrapped his arms around her waist, and she put her arms around his neck. The two flipped over, so Ventus was soaring over her as she looked up at him. Ventus heart raced in his chest, he wanted to kiss her! He wanted to tell her how much he loved her! How much he wanted to be her light! Kasai gulped and her breath became short as she stared into his eyes. She oh so desperately wanted to love him! She wanted to tell him how much she wanted to stay with him! How much she loved him! This was the moment, in the cradle of the clouds, wrapped in the warm sunlight.
"Kasai, I have something to tell you," he blushed wildly as the words stopped in his throat.
"Ven, I want to tell you something as well."
"Oh well, you go first!" He couldn't find the right words to say, the right words to express the love he felt for her.
"No, you spoke first. So go ahead and tell me," she also couldn't find the perfect words to even begin to start describing her love.
"Let's say it together," he suggested with a small smile.
She nodded her head and opened her mouth. "Ven."
"Kasai."
"I-"
At that moment the two flew into the side of a rock facing. The two slid down the rock and landed on the cold hard ground. Ventus rubbed his head as Kasai rubbed her back. "I'm in pain." Kasai said to finish the sentence she had not meant to start earlier. They looked around and saw that they were right off the shore from Skull Rock. This was where Hook was supposed to be. Just then they heard a voice talking just a few feet away. They looked around a corner and saw Hook standing on rock on the other side of the small river, separated by a rock island in the middle. "Alas, and so passeth a worthy opponent. To think that his would be such an inglorious end." Hook slumped over as he sighed, but then began to laugh manically. "At last, that scurvy brat will never trouble me again!"
Kasai and Ventus summoned their keyblades and stood ready to fight. "I wouldn't be so sure of that Hook!" Ventus yelled out to the pirate. Hook turned around and gasped when he saw the two ready to fight.
The pirate jumped back, "Swoggle me eyes!" He then stopped and thought for a moment. He turned around, ran to the rock edge, and pulled out his telescope. "No, don't tell me!" He looked toward his ship as Kasai and Ventus smiled to each other knowing what he would find. The pirate then threw down his telescope and stomped his foot. "Blast that Peter Pan!" Hook turned around and leaped over the small river and to the small island in the center. He drew his sword with an evil and frustrated grin. Just then the sound of a ticking clock could be heard, "That sound." He looked behind him and saw a crocodile waiting there with its mouth opened. The pirate jumped back in fear, "NO! NOT AGAIN!" He begin to back away slowly, "S-stay away from me!" He turned around to run away but was stomped by Ventus and Kasai.
"I don't think so," Kasai said with a grin. Hook growled as he held his sword tight in his hand. He stood in defensive mood waiting for Kasai and Ventus to make the first move. Kasai was a defensive fighter as well, but Ventus always fought on the offense. He charged in at the man head on. He swung his keyblade at Hook but the man dodged. As he landed Kasai took the advantage to run in and catch him off guard. But the pirate heard her coming as he slashed at her. Kasai stopped and backed up slowly. The fight raged on, for almost 20 minutes. Hook was indeed a very skilled fighter. But then Kasai noticed something. When Ventus was pushing Hook back to the edge, the crocodile came up and tried to attack Hook. But the pirate leaped over Ventus and into safety. If they could just knock him in the water they would win this. Kasai started to think out a strategy as Ventus continued to swing away. Ventus had him pushed back to the edge again and there was the crocodile. Again the pirate leaped over Ventus. "Ven! Move!" Kasai yelled and Ventus moved out of the way. As the pirate was regaining hit footing Kasai ran up and smacked him with her keyblade sending him into the water.
He struggled to swim as he came up gasping for breath. When he opened his eyes, right there in front of him was the crocodile. The pirate gasped as he literally jumped out of the water and started to swim away frantically. "Leave me alone!" The crocodile lunged after wanting its meal. "Help me Smee! SMEEEEE!" The pirate yelled as he ran on the water to escape the impending jaws of the tic toc croc.
Ventus and Kasai high fived each other with a smile, when, "Ahoy! Look what we brought!" They looked out to the ocean and saw the bear kid and the fox kid in a row boat as Peter flew above them.
"It's a pirate treasure chest!" The fox kid said with a large smile. The children rowed the boat up to the side of the rock island as Ventus and Kasai ran to them. Ventus helped Peter unload the chest and laid it on the ground.
"Treasure!" Ventus said, letting his child like enthusiasm show.
"Yup, the same chest I told you about," Peter said as he crossed his arms. "We snatched it right from Hook's hiding place."
"Come on already! Let's open it!" Kasai said, now it was her turn to act like a kid.
Peter kneeled down in front of the chest and flipped open the lid. "Huh? How come it's empty!?"
"What!?" Kasai looked inside and he was right, it was empty. Nothing but a wooden chest.
"Uh, sorry, but...we losted all the treasures," the bear kid said as he looked down in embarrassment.
"Oh well, that's too bad," Ventus said with a small frown.
Peter stood up and with a big smile he said, "Ah who needs it? It was prob'ly just full of dumb old jewels or doubloons or somethin' anyways." Kasai looked at the boy with a disgusted face. "Dumb" jewels? How could he call gold and riches dumb? Well he was a kid he had no need for them
"We could just put what we treasure in there instead-if ya wanna?" The fox kid suggested, as Kasai smiled nodding her head.
"Yeah, that's perfect! Instead of fillin' it up with jewels and gold and stuff, we'll put in what's truly special to us. The real riches!" Kasai watched as the boys filled the chest up with wooden weapons, bows and arrows, and sling shots. So weapons where what was most special to them? Kasai smiled inside though, it was the memories those things had is what counted most. "What you are you putting in Kasai and Ven?"
"Not sure," Kasai said as she patted herself to look for something.
"I dunno," Ventus said as he placed a finger under his chin thinking. "How about this?" And like out of nowhere Ventus pulled out the wooden keyblade Terra gave him a while back. Where was he keeping that?! Kasai looked behind him and up and down, where had he been hiding it?
"Hmm? What is it?" Peter asked with curiosity.
"It's...just something that one of my best friends gave me," Ventus said with a smile as he held the keyblade in the air. Kasai smiled inside, that was the first time he had said that Terra wasn't his only best friend.
"So it's like a keepsake, huh? You sure you wanna part with somethin' that special?" Peter asked Ventus.
"Yup. I don't need it if I've got Terra, Aqua and Kasai. Our best memories are still ahead," he smiled, but then his heart skipped a beat thinking of the memories he and Kasai could have in the future.
"Alright then, Kasai what are you putting in?" The red hair boy looked over to Kasai as she started to rummage through her pockets. But then she remembered she had a necklace around her neck. She lifted it up and looked at the golden heart locket. Inside was a picture of her and Ventus on one side and her parents on the other. She looked at the little trinket, it meant so much to her but she knew that if it was here it was safe. She took the necklace off and laid it inside the chest without a word. Ventus looked at her confused, he had never seen that locket before. He shook his head and then laid his keepsake in the chest as well. "Next time ya visit, we'll have an even bigger chest waitin'. Enough for all those treasures and lots more."
"It's a deal," Ventus said. He looked up and saw Tinker Bell carrying the star shard and was about to put it in the chest. "Oh, wait, Tink- I'm pretty sure that belongs to a friend of mine. Do you think maybe I could hang onto it?" Ventus reached out his hand to the small fairy with a warming smile. But the fairy shook her head and held tight onto the star shard.
She began to fly off, "Now Tink!" Peter said sternly and she stopped in her flight. She sighed as she flew back reluctantly handed the star shard over to Ventus.
"Thank you," Ventus said politely with a nice grin. The fairy flew away and back to Peter. Just then the star shard began to glow bright! Kasai grabbed Ventus' hand as the light grew brighter. She closed her eyes and then she could feel herself being rocketed somewhere else with Ventus.
AUTHORS NOTE: another moment gone wrong! will these two ever spill it out