Chapter 2: Traverse Town
Hey everyone! It's me, sakuraphoenix, and I'm back with a new chapter of Journey of Hearts! Believe me, this is going to be one heck of a chapter, I can feel it! Anyhow, time for the disclaimer.
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts. I also do not own Luz. Credit goes to Keybladeauraofpie.
Enjoy!
I woke up feeling something wet on my cheek. I opened my eyes to see Pluto, the dog that always followed Queen Minnie around in Disney Town.
"Hey Pluto. Do you remember me?" I asked
He wagged his tail wildly as if he was saying 'yes'.
"Good dog. Listen, I'm kinda trying to keep my identity a secret here, so, pretend you don't know me, okay?" I whispered into Pluto's ear
He nodded his head.
"Okay. I'll wake up Luz and Lumen. Try getting Sora up." I said
I shook Luz and Lumen awake while Pluto licked Sora's entire face.
"What a dream…" said Sora
He then tackled Sora as Luz and Lumen opened their eyes.
"Ah! This isn't a dream!" exclaimed Sora
Lumen, Luz, and I couldn't help but laugh at his expression.
"Where are we?" asked Luz
"Ya got me. Never seen this world before." I said
"You've been to other worlds?" asked Lumen
"Too many for my own good." I said
"Oh boy." Said Sora
He then bent down to face Pluto.
"Do you know where we are?" asked Sora
Pluto then ran away.
"Hey!" exclaimed Luz
Luz, Lumen, and Sora began chasing after Pluto, and seeing that I was out-voted, I followed them out of the alley.
"This is totally weird. We're in another world!" exclaimed Lumen
"Gee whiz Captain Obvious, what gave that away?" I asked
Sora then decided to look around this place, and found himself in a shop of some sorts.
"Hey there, how can I… aw, it's only a bunch of kids." Said the man
"I'm not a kid! And the name's Sora!" exclaimed Sora
"What he said, I'm Luz." Said Luz
"Lumen." Said Lumen
"Hikaru." I said
"Okay, okay, simmer down. So why the long face Sora, Luz, Lumen, Hikaru? You four lost or something?" asked the man
"Well, maybe we are. Where are we?" asked Luz
"Huh?" wondered the man
One long explanation later…
"Traverse Town?" Sora, Luz, Lumen, and I asked in unison
"So grandpa, is this another world?" smirked Lumen
"Don't call me grandpa! The name's Cid! Anyway… not sure what you're talking about, but this sure ain't your island." Said Cid
"Hmm… Guess I better start looking for Riku and Kairi." Said Sora
"Well good luck with whatever it is you're doing. If you four ever run into trouble, come to me. I'll look out for you." Said Cid
We then exited his shop, and my scar began to act up a bit as we got closer to the second district of this place, and there was a good reason too. Sora, Lumen, Luz and I saw someone's heart get taken away, and it turned into a Heartless! Suddenly a few more surrounded us.
"It's those creatures from the island!" exclaimed Luz
"They're called Heartless. The only way to defeat is with the Keyblade." I said
"Keyblade?" asked Lumen
"The weapons you guys obtained back on the islands were Keyblades. I'll show you the ropes." I said
I summoned Light of the Moon, and took care of a Heartless in no time flat. Sora, Lumen, and Luz seemed to catch my drift, and summoned their Keyblades.
"They'll come at you out of nowhere." Said a male voice
"Who are you?" asked Sora
"And they'll keep on coming at you, as long as you four continue to wield the Keyblade. But why? Why would it choose kids like you?" asked the male
"What's that supposed to mean punk?-!" I exclaimed
I guess I forgot to mention I hate being called a kid. Besides, I'm supposed to be 25 years old by now.
"Never mind. Now, let's see those Keyblades." Said the male
"What?-! There's no way you're getting this!" exclaimed Luz
"Alright, then have it your way." Said the male
He brought out… what?-! A gunblade?-! Those things are almost impossible to master! That means he's a master of close range and long range combat! Lumen and Sora both charged into close range combat with the guy.
"Luz, watch this. Fire!" I exclaimed
That smoked him.
"Pretend that your Keyblade is an extension of yourself, and focus your energy on releasing magic. All Keyblade wielders can cast magic." I said
"Even Sora and Lumen?" asked Luz
"All Keyblade wielders. That's one of the most basic spells. Try it." I said
"Okay. Fire!" exclaimed Luz
That got him square in the chest, and Lumen and Sora finished him off.
"Now… you're… gonna… you're gonna…" started Sora
He and Lumen collapsed onto the ground.
"Sora!" exclaimed Luz
"Lumen!" I exclaimed
"Aw, you're slipping Leon." Said a female voice
"I went easy on them." Said Leon
"Really? 'Coz it looked to me that you were giving it your all." Said Luz
"Watch it." Said Leon
"Maybe you were, maybe you weren't. That's all I can say." I said
"Looks like things are worse than we thought. A lot worse." Said Leon
Leon, and Yuffie, I later learned, took us to a place they were staying at. They put Sora in one room, while Lumen was in another. Luz stayed with Sora while I was with Lumen.
"Come on, lazy bum. Wake up." I said
He then groaned as he got up.
"You okay?" I asked
"I guess." Said Lumen
"We were lucky today. Those Heartless sure know how to pack a punch. They're after the Keyblade you and I possess, along with Luz and Sora. I'd be lying if I said that's all they're after, because it's not. It's our hearts they want, because we can wield the Keyblade." I said
"Well, in any case. I'm glad you're okay Hikari." Said Lumen
"Hikari? Is that your girlfriend? It's me, Hikaru. Are you sure you don't have a concussion? Because I think that 'Squall' guy overdid it." I said
"Squall?" asked Lumen
"It's Leon's real name, at least, that's what Yuffie said." I said
"Oh. Sorry, it's just that I've been seeing this girl in my dreams lately, and her name's Hikari. You kinda look like her too, only she always has a sort of scowl on her face." Said Lumen
"Yep, doesn't sound like me at all." I said
"So, where are we?" asked Lumen
"Some place where Leon and his crew hang out to make plans. The Heartless were tracking us via Keyblade, so we had to ditch them, so to speak. It was the only way we could conceal our hearts from them, but it won't work for long. Still, I kinda find it hard to believe that your friend Sora is one of the chosen ones." I said
"Chosen ones?" asked Lumen
"To wield the Keyblade. I'm not surprised about you or Luz, I kinda expected it. Unfortunately, beggars can't be choosers." I said
"Okay, since you know so much Miss Know-it-all, what's going on around here?" asked Lumen
"Oh, where do I even begin? Okay, you know there are many other worlds out there, besides this town and your island." I said
"Yeah." Said Lumen
"Thing is, they're supposed to be a secret, but things have changed. The other worlds have been secret, because they've never connected before, until now. The Heartless are most likely the cause of it." I said
"The Heartless?" asked Lumen
"Right, I didn't give a detailed explanation before. They were the wise guys who attacked us. The darkness is people's hearts is what attracts them, and there's darkness inside every heart, so everyone's in danger, except for a small few who have nothing but light inside their hearts." I said
"Who are they?" asked Lumen
"The Princesses of Heart. Individuals who have light so pure in their hearts that no darkness can reside in those hearts. Anyhow, Yuffie asked me to ask you if you heard of someone named 'Ansem'." I said
"No. Do you?" asked Lumen
"Not personally, but his reputation pursues him. He was studying the Heartless, and had a detailed report about his findings. If you ask me, it makes me sick to the stomach. Unfortunately, the pages were scattered everywhere, to many worlds, and that Keyblade my friend is the key to get there." I said
"So, this is the key?" Lumen asked as he picked up his Keyblade
"Yep, so keep it memorized. The Heartless have great fear of the Keyblade, so they'll keep coming after you no matter what." I said
"But I didn't ask for this!" exclaimed Lumen
"Hey, to be fair, neither did I. The Keyblade chooses its master, and it chose you." I said
"This is too weird." Said Lumen
"Welcome to my life. When you've been trained to battle Heartless from a young age, you kinda don't have room for anything else." I said
"Hikaru! Over there!" exclaimed Lumen
A Heartless appeared. They found us!
"Lumen, stay back!" I exclaimed
"What can you do?" asked Lumen
"Fight. I don't have just the Keyblade. Watch this. Light Freeze!" I exclaimed
A bright version of Blizzard hit the heartless, and froze it solid.
"Lumen, your turn!" I exclaimed
He used the Keyblade, and sent the Heartless flying.
"Not bad for a beginner, but its boss must be somewhere." I said
We soon found ourselves in the third district, and as soon as we arrived, we all saw a duck and some kind of dog… wait a minute! That's Donald and Goofy! And unfortunately, they landed on us, and saw our Keyblades.
"The key!" Goofy and Donald exclaimed in unison
Then there seemed to be some kind of earthquake, because ground doesn't shake for no reason. Correction, an arena was being made, and Heartless appeared, but as soon as we got rid of them, well… I think we found our boss.
"Guys, aim for its arms and legs, the armor will fall apart!" I exclaimed
"Who made you the boss?" asked Luz
"Who's the expert around here?" I countered
She was about to open her mouth to say something, but quickly closed it. We all worked in teams to get rid of the Heartless. Sora and Luz were working on the legs while Lumen and I were working on the arms. When all that was left was the chest of the monster, we quickly attacked it all at once, and that's all she wrote for the Heartless. Donald and Goofy then told us they were looking for the 'key', or in this case, us.
"So, you were looking for us?" asked Sora
Donald and Goofy nodded.
"They, too, have been seeking the wielder of the Keyblade." Said Leon
"Hey, why don't you four come with us? We can go to other worlds on our vessel." Said Goofy
"I wonder if I could find Riku and Kairi." Said Luz
"Of course!" exclaimed Donald
They were then whispering something into each other's ears.
"Sora, Lumen, Luz, Hikaru, go with them. Especially if you want to find your friends." Said Leon
"Yeah, I guess." Lumen said with a long face
"But you can't come along looking like that. Understand? No frowning. No sad face. Okay?" asked Donald
"Yeah, you gotta look funny, like us!" exclaimed Goofy
"This boat runs on happy faces." Said Donald
"Happy?" I asked
Sora then tried to make a happy face, but after a while, we all burst out laughing!
"That's one funny face!" Goofy exclaimed while laughing
"Okay, why not? I'll go with you guys." Said Sora
"Count me in." said Luz
"Me too." Said Lumen
"Make that three." I said
"Donald Duck." Said Donald
"Name's Goofy." Said Goofy
"I'm Sora." Said Sora
"My name's Luz." Said Luz
"I'm Lumen." Said Lumen
"The name's Hikaru." I said
"All for one, one for all!" exclaimed Goofy
"Make sure you're prepared for the journey ahead of you guys. We don't know how far the Heartless have spread." Said Leon
"Good luck!" exclaimed Yuffie
"I hope you find your friends." Said the woman in pink
"Look out for each other. Keep your spirits up." Said Leon
We then walked with Donald and Goofy until we got to the gate leading to district one.
"The gummi ship is outside that gate." Said Donald
"The what?" asked Lumen
"That's our ship." Said Donald
"Wait 'till you see it!" exclaimed Goofy
"Hold on. Sora, Lumen, Luz, this is for you." Said Donald
He waved his wand around, and some kind of light appeared to surround them.
"What about Hikaru?" asked Goofy
"I'm already good with magic, so I don't need it." I said
"Let's get going then." Said Luz
We boarded their ship, and began a new adventure to save the worlds in trouble.
Done and done! This really took a while to finish, but hey, at least it's done! Please review, and until next time, I'm sakuraphoenix, saying I heart you, signing off for now. Kan dao ni!