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Chapter Five
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A very sad good-bye
I sat down on the benches at the sandlot, and tried figuring out a way to tell my friends the truth about myself... without making me sound crazy. I closed my eyes for a moment, and could only think of Donald, Goofy and Sora. I really hope those guys are alright, I miss Donald and Goofy like crazy, since those two always had a way to make me laugh. I missed Sora as well, since he was so sweet, and made sure everyone was alright.
I opened my eyes, and I saw Hayner, Pence and Olette walk towards me. I took a deep breath, and sooner or later, I had to tell them about myself. That time was now. As they walked closer and closer towards me, I got up, patted any dirt off my dress, and smiled at them. I took a small breath, and clasped my hands together as they walked towards me.
"Hey, Marie, you okay?" asked Olette. "you just up and left..."
"Yeah, something wrong?" asked Pence. I looked at the two, and they had a worried look on their face. I looked over to Hayner, who had his arms crossed as usual, and gave me a serious look.
"I need to tell you something," I said, fiddling with my fingers. I turned around, with my back facing them, and looked at the bench. I don't know why I was so afraid to tell them that I had to leave, since I was used to telling everyone I met that. But it was different this time, I think. I've been with these guys for a year now, so the memories we had of each other were a lot. I shook my head, I had to tell them, though! I took a deep breath again, and turned around to face them.
"I... remember who I am." Olette gasped, and Pence raised his left eyebrow in confusion. I motioned my hand for them to sit down, and when they did, I looked at them, and sighed.
"I don't live here," I said. Hayner raised his right eyebrow, and got up from his seat. Olette and Pence jumped at his sudden standing, and they calmed down after.
"What do you mean? Are you... are you gonna leave?" he asked, his face now donning an angry yet sad look. I really wanted to cry and hug them all, telling them that I wish I could stay here forever... but it wouldn't be fair to everyone who was waiting for me.
"I have to," I said, placing my left hand on my chest. "My family have been waiting for too long... it's time I should go home."
Olette and Pence got up in a slight shock, and they also looked sad. Hayner looked away, and couldn't look at me. Olette and Pence only stared in sadness. I clasped my hands together again, and looked down at the floor while the silence took over. I heard Hayner move, and I looked at him while he dug into his pocket. He took out the crystal that I won at the tournament, and he smirked at me. I laughed a little, and took out my crystal. Olette and Pence also took theirs out, and we all brought them together. Hayner looked at every one of us, and he laughed out loud.
"I don't want to make your old man wait," he said, while putting the crystal back into his pocket. "So I guess I can let you go..."
I looked down, and Olette took my hand and smiled at me. I smiled back, and Pence came up to rub my back. I looked at Hayner, who rubbed his nose. He looked at all of us, and chuckled. "Besides, it's not how often we see each other, but how often we think about each other, okay? So don't ever stop thinking about us, because we'll always be friends."
"Hayner!" I said, trying hard not to cry. I ran up to him, so that I could give him a big hug. I heard Olette and Pence laugh, and Hayner made choking noises, since I was hugging him pretty tightly. I let go of the hug, and I started laughing.
"Wait here," I said, raising my index finger at them. "I'll go get us some ice cream!"
I ran towards the market area of Twilight Town, so that I could get some ice cream. Although I was sad that I was going to have to leave the greatest friends on this world, I was happy that they understood. We've been friends for a year, but our bond was so strong, and I was happy for that. As I stopped into the area, I noticed there was no one in it. I looked around, and the air around the place felt suspicious.
I literally took one step forward, and I was immediately attacked from the back. I fell down to the floor, and I gasped as I did. As I turned around from the ground, I saw a bunch of white things... they looked like monsters in white jumpsuits. I groaned, and quickly got up. I looked at the monsters, and saw that three of them were present.
I smirked at them, because they were going to get it. I closed my eyes, and summoned my Keyblade, the Winged Heart. When I opened them, I realized that my Keyblade was not appearing in my hand. My eyes widened, and I looked at the monsters.
Crud. This is not happening right now!….And on my birthday, too.
I shook my head, and tried to stay focused. Seeing as I how I couldn't summon my Keyblade, I tried thinking of other things that I could do. When I looked around, nothing appeared, nothing but the thought of running away. I took a deep breath, and ran as far and fast away as I could. As I ran, I looked down to my left knee, and noticed that I had scrapped it when I was pushed to the floor by those monsters. I sighed out of annoyance, and looked behind me, those monsters were following me! As I ran from them, I couldn't help but notice something...
My birthday was like, national bad luck day or something, seeing as how bad things happened to me on it. I was also attacked and Keyblade-less when I turned fourteen, and that was the time when I first met Donald, Goofy and Sora.
Though, I highly doubt that same thing will happen this time.
Such is my life, after all.
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Sora
"Sora?"
"Sora? Sora! Wake up!"
Sora slowly opened his eyes, and still felt drowsy. He had a very solemn look on his face, and looked around. From the outside of his pod, stood Donald and Goofy, who looked at each other and smiled when they noticed the pod begin to open. As it did, they slowly saw Sora's body, until he was in full view.
Sora stretched his body, and yawned as well. He rubbed his eyes, and then looked ahead of him. When he saw his two companions laughing at him, he blushed, and felt a little awkward. Nonetheless, though, he smiled brightly after realizing that both Donald and Goofy were alive and awake. He literally leaped out of the pod, and hugged both of them while happily shouting out their names. "Donald, Goofy!"
As he got up, the three of them jumped in circles while holding hands, and laughed as they were together again. They stopped, and their good buddy Jiminy popped out of Sora's shoulders, and also yawned as he stretched. "That was some nap!"
Sora looked at the small cricket, and tilted his head in confusion. "You mean... we were asleep?"
Jiminy jumped down from Sora's shoulder, and told them that they must have been if they were all drowsy. Goofy asked when they went to sleep, and Donald tried answering. Sora crossed his arms, and looked up at the ceiling as he began to think. "Let's see... we defeated Ansem."
"Yep."
"Restored peace to the world...found Kairi," continued Sora. "After that we went to look for Riku and—"
Sora suddenly stopped talking, and Jiminy looked at him with a confused look. Donald and Goofy smirked at the young teen, as they knew what he was going to say. Sora jumped, and he swung his left arm around as he realized the one most important thing about everything. "We still didn't find Marie!"
Sora looked at all three of the guys in the room. Donald and Goofy looked at each other, and Jiminy scratched his head. None of them knew just where Marie had been, and after saving the world, she had disappeared. Sora placed a finger on his lips, until that, too, reminded him of what he was going to do to Marie. He blushed, and Donald noticed. "Ooooh, right. We still need to find Marie so that Sora can finally kiss her!"
Goofy and Jiminy started laughing, and Sora blushed even more. He waved his hands in protest, and couldn't help but laugh nervously. Although he didn't want to admit it, he really did want to kiss Marie, but she had to disappear on him right at the moment. He placed his hands behind his head, and sighed sadly. "I wonder where she is..."
"Gawrsh, well. What does your journal say, Jiminy?" asked Goofy, who looked at the small cricket hoping he had some information on Marie. Jiminy took out his journal, and as he opened it, he widened his eyes. Everyone peered in, and he told them that there had only been one sentence in the book.
Thank Naminè.
As Jiminy asked who that was, everyone looked at each other, and none of them knew. Donald sighed, and complained about his journal being useless. Jiminy gasped at how his journal was completely empty, but nonetheless suggested the boys to search around and see where they were.
Sora and the other two nodded, and they ran upstairs as fast as they could, just so they could continue on. Sora, however, had other plans on his mind. He was greatly concerned for Marie, seeing as how he hadn't seen her at all after she disappeared, and that worried him.
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Marie
I stopped briefly to catch my breath, and hoped that these things would just stop following me. I was behind the ice cream shop, and tried hiding myself. What the heck did they even want, anyways? Did I smell like food to them or something? Gosh, why was this happening to me? Especially on my birthday!
When I heard some shuffling, I looked around, and noticed the monsters making their way towards me. I groaned in annoyance, and just wanted to defeat them already. I closed my eyes, and tried summoning my Keyblade again, when it didn't appear in my hands, I stomped my foot to the ground. I took another moment to catch my breath, before the monsters got too close, and ran away again.
Why does my life have to suck so bad? Especially on my birthday!
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Sora
Sora, Donald and Goofy walked towards a hidden place. They noticed that it looked like a hideout of some sorts, since it looked like it was meant to be hidden. As Donald and Goofy walked past the wired door, Sora stopped, and took another look.
"You know, I think I've been to this town," said Sora, who crossed his arms and began to think on it. Donald asked what it was called, and Sora closed his eyes. "Hmm... guess I must've imagined it."
Donald and Goofy looked at each other, and then looked at Sora like he was going crazy. Nonetheless, they walked into the hideout, and Sora followed them. As they entered the room, three teens were already in there, and they looked like they were waiting for something.
As they noticed Sora in the room, they all jumped, and stood up from their seats. Donald and Goofy walked around a bit so they could look, and Sora merely stood in the middle, and moved his head around to get a good look around. When the boy with blonde hair calmed down, he sat back down, and glared at Sora. "What do you want?"
Sora jumped a bit from his cold attitude, and Sora told him he just wanted to know what their hideout was. Hayner told him that it was their spot, and Pence walked up to him. "You're new around here, aren't you? I'm Pence."
The blonde boy walked up to Sora, and he continued to glare at him. "Hayner. Nice to meet you, but we got stuff to do, so catch ya later."
Hayner walked out of the hideout, and the brunette girl walked up to Pence and Sora. "I'm Olette. Hey, did you finish up your homework for the summer? Independent studies are the worst, huh?"
Sora's eyes widened at the word, 'homework', and looked back at Donald and Goofy. They jumped, and shook their heads, telling him that they didn't know what Olette was talking about. Sora turned back to Pence and Olette, and the boy named Pence asked them what their names were.
"Oh, sorry!" apologized Goofy. "We're Sora, Donald, and Goofy!"
Pence and Olette looked at each other, and they repeated their names. Olette told Sora and the rest that someone passed by looking for them. Pence told him that the man looked like he was in a hurry, but he said that he had big, round ears, and wore a black coat. Sora, Donald and Goofy all stopped and began to think on who it was, until Donald jumped. "The king!"
Sora and Goofy nodded, and they looked back at Olette and Pence. "Where'd you see him?"
Pence told them that he was at the station, and Sora thanked them. Olette smiled at them, and so did Pence. He began to walk when Olette started, and they stopped a bit to look at Sora. "We have to go and find our friend, too."
"Hayner?" asked Sora, who placed his hands behind his head again. Olette shook her head as she laughed, and she smiled at him while telling him that they had another friend who was going to leave.
"Yeah, she said she had to go home," added Pence. "Her name's Marie, and she went out to buy ice cream, but it's been a while... so we ought to look for her."
Sora froze at the mention of Marie's name, and he couldn't say anything. Donald and Goofy also widened their eyes at the mention of her name, but they also watched as Olette and Pence left the hideout. They looked back at Sora, who only stared at the entrance. Donald slapped his arm, and Sora shook his head, getting him out of his thoughts. When he looked at the two, he smiled widely, and happily at that, too.
"You guys, Marie is here!" he exclaimed happily, while also waving his arms around and about. Donald and Goofy smiled at each other, and back at Sora. They were so relieved to know that nothing bad had happened to Marie, and that she was safe and well, and in the same world as them, too. However, the king was their main concern, seeing as how he was looking for them.
"We have to see the king, first," said Donald, who pointed his finger at Sora. Sora protested, saying how he wanted to see Marie more than the king. Donald growled, and told him that the king probably had important news for them. "What if the king already met with Marie? What if they're together?"
Sora stopped protesting, and thought about it. It was possible that they were together, and it was possible that the king had something important to say. He still wanted to see Marie first, but he knew the king had the habit of coming and going, so they had to take initiative.
"Alright, let's go see the king," replied Sora, who was already leaving the hideout. Donald and Goofy laughed as they followed him, seeing as the mention of Marie's name made him go insane.
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Marie
I ran to the station, and I stopped to catch my breath again. I noticed that none of those monsters came to follow me, so I thought I was safe for the most part. I sighed, however, and closed my eyes. I tried summoning my Keyblade, but yet again, it didn't appear in my hand. I creased my forehead, and I was starting to worry that I had lost my ability to wield the Keyblade. I dropped my shoulders, and looked around.
In an instant, those white monsters appeared. I gasped really loudly out of shock, and found out that they had cornered me. I panicked, as I had nowhere to go, and no weapon to use. I closed my eyes for a moment, and realized that I had been learning how to combat with my fists. I also used my whole summer trying to do cartwheels and flips, so I couldn't let those go to waste.
I looked at the monsters, and raised up my fists. But then I began to feel awkward, you see, I had no problem fighting them. The problem was that I was wearing a really nice dress that the gang had bought for me...
That, and I was going to have to fight on my birthday!
I shook my head, I guess I'll be getting down and dirty to protect myself. I prepared myself, and as one of the monster came leaping towards me, I screamed a bit, and blocked it. I looked at it, and I smiled at the fact that I was actually fighting professionally with my fists! As another came towards me, I ducked and extended my leg as it tripped and fell.
I was laughing, as I was having fun fighting these things with my hands! I blocked another attack, and then I began to hear footsteps. I looked over at who was running, and before I could see anything, I was punched in the stomach by one of those monsters. I bent down, and grabbed my tummy. Before I could get up, however, I was attacked again, although this time to my head. I instantly fell to the floor, and my head hit the cement floor.
I looked at who was running... but all I saw was red before I passed out.
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Sora
Sora, Donald and Goofy ran towards the station. A weird warping noise was heard, but Sora shook his head and ignored it. As they stopped running, Sora walked a little further. He gasped and jumped a bit as he saw a girl lying on the floor, and he looked a little closer. She was lying on the left side of her body, and had her right hand placed flat on the floor. He was able to see blonde hair, and he wondered who she was. He ran to help her, and hoped she was alright.
He was stopped however, as he was blocked by numerous monsters who wore white. Sora looked at the one in front of him, and couldn't help but feel as if he saw these monsters before. He shook his head, however, and prepared himself while taking out his Keyblade.
Donald, and Goofy also took out their weapons, and prepared to fight the mysterious monsters that appeared around them. One of the white monsters attacked Sora, but he blocked in in time. He was thrown off a bit since he hadn't fought in a long time, and he had to be careful about that. Donald went to cast a couple of ice and thunder spells at the monsters, and Goofy blocked some that were going to hit both Donald and Sora.
As Sora attacked one of the monsters, he looked towards the girl, and noticed she was still out. He wondered if the monsters had anything to do with it, and he realized that the warping noise he heard before might have been them. As he attacked the monster, it disappeared, and Sora ran to attack the other ones that remained.
Donald and Goofy were getting fatigued after a while, because of the lack of exercise. Sora started feeling it too, and he took a breather in between his fights. He was finding that the more monsters he killed, the more appeared. He groaned in annoyance, and looked over to the girl again, hoping she wasn't dead or anything.
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Kingdom Hearts
She looked at the screen, and tightly clenched her fists. She wanted to help both Sora and Marie, but she knew she had to let Marie be her own strength. She clasped her hands together, and hoped that the monsters would all be dead soon. She wondered where the king was, as well, since he had been looking for all of them. She closed her eyes, and took a deep breath, hoping that the king would deliver what she gave him to Marie without causing or bringing up questions and concerns.
The man also walked into the room, and noticed Sora fighting the monsters. He sighed, and couldn't help but see the tiredness from Sora's movements. "Organization XIII plays dirty. They know Sora just woke up, and their attacking him. Definitely reminds me of—"
"Will you not say her name?" replied the woman. "Even after I killed her, she still lingers around, gosh."
The man sighed, and rubbed his temples. He smiled after, realizing the good times he, the woman and everyone else that were involved in their lives had. He wished they went back to them, but that wasn't possible. He looked at the screen, and could only hope that Marie would live a better life than he did.
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Sora
Sora attacked another white monster, and Donald fired a spell at the others. Goofy blocked some of the attacks, but they were all getting tired. Sora attacked a couple more monsters, but he was getting dizzy, and seeing doubles made him stagger a bit in his attacks.
He stood and looked at the monsters, but as he kept seeing doubles, he fell flat on his behind to the floor. Donald and Goofy also fell down on their butts, and stared as all the monsters surrounded them. As Sora stared at the monster in front of him, he covered himself with the Keyblade as it attacked. He wasn't able to feel the impact however, as someone else came in and attacked all of them.
Sora and the other stared as the small person wearing a black coat attacked and killed all of the monsters that were in the area. He was quick on his toes, and made sure none of the monsters even laid a scratch on him.
As he finished killing the rest off, Sora jumped a little forward as he looked at the person's Keyblade. Donald and Goofy jumped on top of Sora, as they knew who the person was. Donald stared in awe as he called out to him. "Your Majesty?"
King Mickey turned around slightly, not showing his face to them. "You gotta board the train and leave now! The train knows the way."
The King walked backwards, still not showing his face to the three, and handed Sora a pouch with munny in it. He took something else out, and Sora looked at it. The king had a shooting star key chain in his hand, and he extended it towards Sora. "Give this to Marie, she'll need it if she wants to fight."
Sora took the key-chain, and looked at it. As he examined it a little closer, it lit up, and it formed into a Keyblade. Both Donald and Goofy jumped at the sudden change, and they looked at it as well. The Keyblade itself was pink, with hints of blue and yellow. It had three blades, and a half blade on top of the middle one. In the center of the three blades where stars, and a crystal was present in the middle of the half blade. There was a trigger near the base, but Sora didn't want to pull it.
When Donald saw the king leave, he walked a little forward, and called out for him. They Keyblade disappeared into it's key chain form, and Sora looked as the king left. "The King... was that really him?"
Goofy confirmed that it was, and Donald jumped up and down, happily stating that the king was okay. Sora reminded that the king was in the realm of darkness, and that he was just in the town. He placed a finger on his chin, and then thought about it for a moment. His eyes popped opened when he realized something. "If the king is here, that means Riku's here!"
Before Sora could continue on, he heard someone moan, and the shuffling of clothes. He had completely forgotten about the girl that had passed out, and quickly turned around. Donald and Goofy also looked at the girl, whom they hadn't seen when they fought the monster, and the three of them ran over to her.
Sora slowed down when he reached her side, and as she was getting up, he held onto her shoulders. He watched as she rubbed her eyes, and then rubbed her head. He stared intently at her, and he felt sort of familiarized with her.
"Unngh," she said as she slowly got up. She rubbed her head with both of her hands, and she groaned out of annoyance. She sighed, and finally turned around to face the guys. When she realized who they were, she jumped, and went to hug both Donald and Goofy. "Donald! Goofy! It's so nice to see you guys at last!"
Both Donald and Goofy looked at each other behind the girls shoulder's, and they raised their eyebrows. Who was this girl? They thought. She looked familiar, but they couldn't tell just who she was. Sora merely stood there, and when she stopped hugging them, she stood up straight. He saw her face for a good while, and he smiled so brightly, that he almost wanted to cry.
He had found the person he was worried for the most, and she was smiling at him. Although Donald and Goofy weren't able to tell who she was, Sora knew. The feeling in his heart made it clear to him, and her smile gave it away, as well. He could never forget the bright and happy smile she gave him whenever she got the chance, and because of it, he knew.
He had finally found Marie.
She smiled at him, and gave a small wave. Sora sniffed, although quietly, and ran towards her to give her the biggest hug that he ever gave. She jumped a bit in surprise, and he dug his face into her side, stroking her hair with his left hand, and rubbing her back with the right. They both stood there quietly, and both Donald and Goofy looked at each other as they smirked. They only knew one person who could make Sora this mushy, and that... was Marie.
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Marie
I stood there with Sora for quite a while, and I gotta be honest, this friendly hug felt pretty awkward. I was glad to see Sora, but I don't think this dramatic hug was necessary. I awkwardly patted his back, and laughed nervously when he hugged me tighter. He pulled away from the hug, and he smiled at me. See, now that was something that I was happy to see; his smile.
"You haven't changed much," I said, looking at him. I touched his hair, and giggled. "Except for newly added spikes."
Sora laughed, and he scratched the back of his head. He looked at me, and I think he started looking at me fully. He laughed, and then he smiled. "You changed too much! I remember seeing short Marie with short hair."
I laughed, and lightly pushed his shoulder. He laughed with me, and then his eyes softened. "I'm so happy to see you again... I really thought you were gone this time."
I giggled at how mushy he was sounding, sure I almost disappeared, but I came back, right? I clasped my hands together, and I looked at all three of them. "So, guys, what are you doing here?"
Donald explained that they saw the king not too long ago, and I raised my eyebrows at this. Goofy also explained that Sora had a theory that Riku was here, as well. I placed a finger on my chin, and began to think. "So, do we go looking for Riku?"
Sora looked at me, and he smiled. "Yeah, we'll look for him, and we'll go back to the islands. Everyone and Kairi are waiting for us, anyways."
Kairi? Right, the girl with the red hair. I wondered how she was, dealing with the fact she was separated from both Sora and Riku. I hope she's okay, and I hope I get to see her soon. I really want us to be friends, since she's so sweet and caring.
"What are you two gonna do?" I heard Sora ask Donald and Goofy. I stepped out of my thoughts, and I looked at the two. Both Donald and Goofy had grumpy looks on their face, and I looked over to Sora as we both tried not to laugh. They saw us laugh either way, and Donald demanded to know what was so funny.
"Your face!" Sora exclaimed while laughing. He was holding his stomach from too much laughter, and I placed my hands in front of my mouth so I wouldn't laugh any further. Donald and Goofy looked at each other, and after realizing they did look funny, they, too, started laughing.
"What do you say, guys?" asked Sora, who looked at all of us. He stopped laughing, and smiled. "Let's stick together for one more journey."
I smiled at the three of them, having old memories of friendship and laughter pop up in my head was so pleasant. Sora placed his hands on the back of his head, and he asked where they were headed. I shook my head and sighed, I didn't have a clue where to start.
"We hafta board the train!" explained Goofy. Sora remembered, and I shook my head while slapping my face at how forgetful Sora could be. Both Donald and Goofy started heading to the train. When I began to walk, I was stopped by Sora. I looked at him with a smile, and he did, as well.
"Here, take this," he took hold of my hand, and positioned it so that my palm was showing. He placed something on it, and I looked at it. It was a key chain that looked like a shooting star, and I stared at it in awe. I looked up at Sora, and I asked him where he got it from. "The king said to give it to you, it's a Keyblade."
I looked at the key chain, and I began to think. Did the king know I couldn't use a Keyblade? Was it possible that he knows something about me that I don't? Either way, he had a lot of explaining to do concerning other things. He's trustworthy, but he held a lot of things from us...
"Thanks," I said, holding on to the key chain. I looked at Sora, who was awfully close to me. Although I know he was happy to see me, I don't think it was necessary to get so close to me... whatever, I smiled at him, and I started walking towards the station.
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Sora
Sora watched as Marie left to follow Donald and Goofy, and he could only smile. She had changed a lot from the last time they saw each other, but he wasn't complaining. It was a good change, and he noticed that Marie had gotten prettier. Her hair was longer, smoother, and a bit more wavier. It smelled really nice, too, like cherries with a hint of apples. She had also gotten a little more taller, but it wasn't much of a difference.
But what Sora noticed most about her physical appearance, was that she looked more feminine. She was wearing a dress, and she had a bit of make-up on. Her cheeks were very rosy, and her eyelashes fluttered. Of course, this didn't matter much to him, since the one thing he hoped to see first about her... was her smile.
Every time she smiled, it made his heart feel light. She had a brilliant smile, and she looked very sweet with it.
But as much as he was happy...thrilled to see Marie, he noticed something was off with her. She wasn't her usual self, and he started to question it. He shook his head, though, and figured it was probably due to the fact that they hadn't seen each other.
He was just so incredibly happy to see Marie, and so glad to have her back to him. This time, he thought, both him and her were gonna go back home... together.
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The King
The King ran around Twilight Town, checking to see if any of the members of Organization XIII were around. As he searched around, he couldn't help but think of the encounter he had with the person who called herself the "power of Kingdom Hearts."
Riku looked behind him, and nodded. He turned back to the King, and as he stared and wondered who the person was, his eyes widened. A women who he was not familiar with popped out, however, she was glowing. "Oh my, who might you be?"
"Your Majesty," she greeted as she bent down. "You are one of the people who are desperately trying to rid the worlds of a great evil, and I am here to see that it is gone—this evil."
The women took a deep breath, and looked at the king. "I am what you call, Kingdom Hearts. I control it's power, and I see that there are those who seek it."
The king almost choked on his own spit after hearing what she was. He couldn't believe that there was someone already controlling the power, and figured that it had a mind of it's own or something. The king shook his head, however, and looked at the woman. "Then what is Marie to you? She has the power as well."
"To ensure her own safety... and sanity, I will only tell you that she is connected to me," said the woman, who looked at him seriously. "however, I have request I must ask you to do."
"And that would be?" asked the king, who looked at the woman. She reached down into her pocket, and searched for something. When she pulled out what she was looking for, she showed it to the king. She had a key chain that looked like a shooting star, and his initial guess was that it was a Keyblade.
"This is a Keyblade that I would like you to give to Sora, who will give to Marie," she said, giving the key chain to the king. "They will reunite soon in this town... make sure it gets to her."
The king nodded, and placed the key chain in his pocket. He looked at the woman, and she stared back. There was something about her that looked familiar, but he didn't want to be rude and talk about it to her. He bowed down to her, and she raised her eyebrow."There's no need to bow down to me, your Majesty. I was once a person who lived a normal life, so we are all equals."
The king nodded again, and he laughed while looking at her. She smiled lightly to him, and she took another deep breath. "Now, there isn't much I can help physically, but I will help you by saying that those Nobodies are after Marie and her Nobody. They both hold half the power of Kingdom Hearts, and Organization XIII knows that. They will do anything for those two to merge, and to gain the power to unlock the doors."
"So you want me to make sure they don't get any of them?" asked the king. The woman nodded, but she told him that he should focus a little more on Marie, since her nobody is more stronger and capable to take them on. The king nodded and understanding, and she thanked him, before disappearing back into the heart of all worlds.
He didn't know what to think at the time, but he figured that Marie and the women were more connected than she made out to be. There was something of a bond between them, since she cared a lot for Marie. He didn't know what it was, but he was curious as to know what it could be. Regardless, he had other matters to attend to.
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Marie
As we walked into the station, we heard a voice. Sora, Donald and Goofy questioned what it was, but I knew. It was Hayner who called out to us, and I mentally slapped myself for having forgotten to buy ice cream for them.
Sora turned around, and Donald, Goofy and I did as well. I jumped when I saw all three of them run up to us, and I walked a little forward towards them. "You guys!"
"Hey, Marie, you can't just go without us saying goodbye!" replied Olette, who playfully whined. I laughed, and I placed my hands together. She looked at me, as well as Hayner and Pence.
"We came to see you and Sora off," added Pence. "Even though we didn't know you guys knew each other."
"It's a long story," I replied, waving my hands out and about. "But not only are people waiting for me back home, they're all waiting for Sora, too."
I stood there, and lowered my head. I felt bad for forgetting about the ice creams, and I wanted to let them know. "Hey, guys? Sorry about not getting the ice creams... I really wanted us to eat them before I left."
Olette walked up to me, and she gave me a hug. We both laughed, and she told me it was alright. Pence told Sora that he should buy the tickets before the train leaves, and he nodded. As we walked up to the ticket booth, Sora took out an orange pouch. Both Olette and I gasped, and she quickly took her pouch out.
"They're the same," stated Goofy, to which Olette agreed. I placed a finger on my chin, and wondered why that was. Olette made her pouch from scratch, so there shouldn't be another copy of it since Olette had the original.
I shook my head when I heard Sora ask for the tickets. We all walked towards the trains, and Sora suddenly had a sad look on his face. "I can't help feeling like we won't see this town again..."
Hayner, Pence, Olette and I looked at Sora with a sad expression on our faces, and Goofy told him he was thinking too much. I hope he was right, since I would love to visit this town as much as possible. I sighed, and Olette locked arms with me as we walked closer and closer to the train that approached. It was purple, and it had stars on it. I began to think to myself, and wondered why this train never appeared when I was living in this town.
As I stopped thinking, Olette stopped. I looked at her, who was looking at Sora, Donald and Goofy standing near the doors of the train. I sighed, and wanted to cry... I don't want to leave just yet...
"Okay, let's go!" stated Sora, who was standing right in front of the door. He turned around to Hayner, Pence and Olette, who told them goodbye. I pulled away from Olette, who had a sad look on her face.
"Hey, Sora. You sure we haven't met before?" asked Hayner. I looked at him, and questioned why he would say that. Sora replied saying he was positive that he had never met him, and asked him why.
"I dunno," replied Hayner, who smiled at Sora. I smiled softly at the two of them, and I was happy to see that everyone was friendly towards each other. I looked over to Sora, who smiled as well.
But then suddenly, a tear fell from his right eye. Hayner, Pence, Olette and I gasped, and Sora noticed. He wiped the tear from his face, and Olette asked if he was okay.
"Y-yeah. Don't know where it came from," replied Sora, who slapped his cheeks to rid himself of the awkwardness that had just happened. I looked down at the floor, and creased my forehead. Seeing Sora cry suddenly made my cry.
"Well, now you're making me cry," I said, trying not to cry any further. Hayner, Pence, Olette and Sora looked at me while I started crying. I felt Olette hug me very tightly, and I hugged her back while sniffling. I really didn't want to leave, and I really didn't want to leave my friends here.
As Olette pulled away from the hug, I noticed she was starting to well up as well. I saw Hayner walk up to me, who patted my back, and pulled me into semi-hug. I started laughing, realizing that I wasn't going to have those play fights with him anymore. Pence came up after, and told me not to cry, while rubbing my back.
As they backed up, I wiped the tears from my face. I still wanted to cry, but I held it back. I sniffled, and looked at them one more time. I walked inside the train, and Sora started rubbing my back as well.
"Hey, Sora?" asked Hayner, who looked really sad. Sora looked at him, and tilted his head as he wondered what Hayner had to say. "Take care of her... or else I'll have to hit you."
I laughed through the sniffling I was doing, and Sora laughed as he nodded. I looked at them for the last time, and I waved goodbye to them. "Bye, you guys."
the door closed on us, and as it started to move, I saw Pence walking along with the train as he looked at us. I placed my hands on the window, while looking at all three of them. I couldn't help but cry a little more as I saw them getting smaller and smaller, and I closed my eyes, trying to prevent myself from crying further.
As I opened them, I no longer saw them anymore. I took a deep and shaky breath, and sat down on the chairs. I looked over to Sora, who was leaning on the door as he looked out the window. I noticed he took something out of the pouch that Olette had, and it was a blue crystal. My eyes widened a bit as I looked at it, since it was the exact same as my crystal that I won at the tournament, except a different colour.
"You know," I heard Sora say, who looked at the crystal. He placed it towards the sun, and it shined very brightly. I wanted to take mine out, too, but I would have probably cried, since it was a memory that was inside it. "I'm sad."
I heard Sora continue speaking, and I looked at him for a moment, and then I lowered my head towards the floor. I'm sad too, although I didn't know why he was sad, but at least I had someone to be sad with. "Me, too."
Donald and Goofy both looked at us, and I was able to tell with the whole shuffling of their bodies and whatnot. Then I heard Donald talk. "We'll be back."
"Yeah. We can visit Hayner and those guys again," assured Goofy. I looked at them, and they smiled at the both of us. I gave a small and weak smile, since I couldn't give a big one. I was really grateful for such great friends, and I wouldn't jeopardize that... ever.
.GAWD.
So, Marie, Sora, Donald, and Goofy are finally out of Twilight Town! Such a sad ending, but at least they all got to say goodbye. Oh-ho-ho, and it seems Sora forgot about the kiss he wanted to give Marie. Hmm, I wonder... what will happen when he gives her one while she doesn't remember their love for each other?
Lele-the-Greek-Geek: Sora did find it odd how she was... different. But it'll get much worse, far worse. MUAHAHAHAHHA. And sort of. Since she was born while her mother had the power within her, she gained some powers of light, but they're hers alone. Oh man, the Nobodies have it bad! They're life sucks worse than Marie's. She'll merge with her like at the last minute, hopefully by then she copes with the feelings. Ahaha, thank you! I hope it is.
Shadow 1n2: Haha, seriously, I know! All this running around the town was not necessary at all! And thank you! Ah, and sadly that hasn't happened yet. The feeling of not seeing each other took over for her to notice that he is wearing shrunken clothing! It'll happen in the next chapter though. XD AND OMG, I saw it! Freaaaaakkiin' hilarious!
Lvl-ZeR0: Ahaha, thank you! And yes, he did had a sad life. Everyone did want something out of him, and Naminè seemed like the only person to give a crap about his well-being. That being said, I very much like Naminè, she's so sweet and blonde. XD And thank you! Glad to have your respect. XD You have mine, as well! Just so long as you don't hate me for no reason. I had a friend who was like that, and I liked her very much. But oh well, life goes on. And I'm not that nice. I can be pretty heartless and a total biatch, which is usually every day at my house. Though with friends, I act different, since they don't give me trouble. XD
Grapejuice101: Thank you! And yea, it was sad. Right when he is starting to remember her, she has to leave forever. I wonder what will happen when they meet again. And yes! Epic adventures!
Mysterygirl123: Lo, yeah. I tried making sure Roxas and Aura had the worst exit. Making them miserable make me smile. XD And thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
Squalls Kid: I knew it was you when you mentioned Yuffie. XD O_o whoa... okay. XD Sparkly fairy Edward Cullen being stabbed by a spork of death is awesome.
AlexMontgomery: Yeah, I'm trying to do my best. LOL, true enough. Though Aura doesn't have that look. That expression does not compute with her. XD And hmm, maybe not as awkward as you think, but still awkward.
SisterOfScarletDevil: Thank you so much! Hope you enjoyed it! XD
HopeReincarnated: LOL, thank you so much! Ahaha, yes, I is brilliant. Though really, more drama HAS to be included, and this was the only way. Oh my, that made me laugh! XD Though ironically, actual swirlies make people depressed.
Kurai-Darkness: Haha, it's no problem. Glad to see you're alright. Ah, I've never been into anime, but I heard Naruto was good.
Sajere1: LOL, I KNOW RIGHT? Yeah, it'll be sad and tragic. Also funny. And thank you! I originally didn't feel very comfortable writing about it, but I'm glad now that people like it. XD And yes, she hates him hard.
XliesOfLovex: Yes, it has been way too long! Of course I remember you, you had the story, "A bright radiance" out. Though it sucks it got deleted, honestly, I really liked it. And I should be sorry for never having the time to review it! And thank you! I hope you get your story up soon! XD
kingdomdisney: ISN'T IT? XD Hooray for tweests!
TheAngelFromYourNightmares: Yes, sadly it is over-eth. LOL, it's always and pleasantly better when it happens to someone else. It is sad, but you're also right about the development of Marie. I wanted to focus on this story with her, and how she handles the eventual fact that Sora likes Kairi, she has no power to rely on, and Organization XIII. And as for Sora, we must remember the boy is slow, so it'll take him a while to fully know what's going on with Marie. And haha! Marie is too nice to do that kind of thing, I think. Aura on the other hand...
Gui: Oh, well thank you for reading it! Yes, I hope so, too. Though since I no longer work, I'll have more time for it. XD