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Chapter 2: PLEASE, LET ME HELP YOU
*Magical Mystery*
Kairi is putting the finishing touches on her outfit. She now wears a pink, sleeveless mandarin gown, with a black collar, that ends just above her knees with a slight slit on the right side. She wears a large violet ribbon around her waist and is tied in a bow at the back, with two laces going down to the back of her knees. She wears black leggings that cover her entire legs and ends at violet jump boots with a lighter shade than the ribbon. She wears black, skin tight wristbands and a black choker collar around her neck. Just below the collar is the necklace she's been wearing since she was little, which she just finished putting on. She takes one last look in the golden-framed mirror, twisting her body, to see everything is in order. She nods her head in satisfaction. "Well, time for another day of training," she says casually with a smile before turning around towards the door.
Yen Sid is sitting comfortably in his main chambers at the top of his tower. His eyes closed as he contemplates on what to do next. The sound of a door opening catches his attention as he looks up, opening his eyes. He sees Kairi closing the door before she turns to him. "Good Morning, Master," she greets the knowledgeable sorcerer with a slight bow.
Yen Sid acknowledges her with a nod. With a wave of his hand, a puff of smoke appears in front of his desk revealing a white chair, with a tall back. "Please have a seat Kairi there is much for us to discuss." Kairi nods and proceeds to sit on the conjured chair. Yen Sid notices something about Kairi, "Is something the matter?" he asks. Kairi has a surprised look on her face for a second before looking down with closed eyes. After a few seconds, she looks up to the tower's master, "Actually, I just had a weird dream."
"A dream you say?" Yen Sin inquires. Kairi responds with a nod. "Please tell me about this dream you had."
"Okay." Kairi then begins to tell her master everything about the dream.
After Kairi is finished after a few minutes, Yen Sid hums as he strokes his beard. "Perhaps it is not a coincidence," he mutters to himself.
"Huh" Kairi looks at him in confusion.
"Tell me, do you recall Riku's mission?"
The girl nods, "Yes, you felt some kind of disturbance and asked Riku to look into it. That was a few days ago, right?"
"Correct. The disturbance came so suddenly from a peculiar world and I sent Riku to investigate the matter. It so happens that I received word from him." Kairi puts on a serious face, ready to listen to what the sorcerer has to say. "Riku reports that he has encountered strange apparitions that dwell within this world. Apparitions that are born out of darkness."
"They're not Heartless?" Kairi asks for clarification.
"No." Yen Sid answers, "These apparitions hide themselves in mysterious labyrinths that tries to repel anyone that comes in. However, Riku believes these apparitions are not the disturbance that I have sensed, for his investigations show that these beings have existed for some time. However he believes that they may have a connection with this strange disturbance. Currently, he is now traveling the far corners of that world, in hopes of finding a clue to this mystery."
Kairi nods her head in understanding. "Master Yen Sid, you mentioned earlier that my dream may not have been a coincidence. What did you mean, and why are you telling me all about this?"
The sorcerer nods, "As soon as Riku told me what he has found, I have been planning on sending you to this world as well."
"What?" Kairi is astonished from Yen Sid's decision.
"You have been training hard over the past month. Your abilities in wielding the Keyblade and your mastery of magic are quite commendable. Perhaps this will be the perfect chance to see how far you have progressed," the sorcerer pauses. "Kairi," the girl stood up straight in her seat, "I want you to investigate the disturbance in this world, and find a way to contain it. If left unchecked, it could very well spread to other worlds."
"I understand." She says before standing up. "If you think I'm ready, then who am I to argue with you," she says with a smile.
Yen Sid nods, before waving his hand, creating two puffs of smoke on his desk. After the smoke clears, there are two hand-sized items, a blue-crystal star and an azure sphere about the size of a palm. "These would prove useful to you." He picks up the star-shaped object and offers it to Kairi. Kairi nods and accepts it. "This is my Star Shard. It has the power to transport its holder to another world. All you need to do is think of a place or person you know and it will take you there. King Mickey once used it in a quest long ago. However, he did not have the knowledge to control it and the Star Shard keeps taking him from one world to another. You see, in truth the Star Shard actually resonates with the heart of its holder." Kairi diverts her attention away from Yen Sid and looks at the Star Shard in her hand, yet she is still listening. "If the holder's heart is guiding them to a new world, without any knowledge of the Star Shard or their next destination, the shard would react and takes them away to where they are needed most. You could say the Star Shard guides the holder to where they need to go. Perhaps if you focus on your dream the Star Shard will guide you to this world and to those that may have been trying to contact you."
Kairi nods her head as she lets it all sink in. She now mover her attention to the second object on the desk, "And what's this?" she says as she picks it up.
"That is a Dreamsphere," Yen Sid answers. "With this sphere you can communicate with me through your dreams."
"You mean going into the Realm of Sleep, like what Sora and Riku did in their exam?"
"Not quite. You will be bound by your own dreams. Your thoughts however, will then project themselves to the person whom you wish to contact. Use this to make contact and update me of the current situation."
"I understand." Kairi answers.
Yen Sid nods with a smile, "This is all I can offer. The rest is up to you."
Kairi smiles, "Don't worry, I'll be sure to figure this out."
Kairi turns around walking towards the door. "Wait a moment," Yen Sid said after Kairi takes a few steps, "During your time there, it is important that you must not let anyone know."
"Don't worry. I understand. Keep the Keyblade and the fact about other worlds a secret." Kairi said before she continues walking.
At the tower's main entrance, Donald and Goofy are looking up at the stars. The door opens behind them and the two turn around, "Kairi!" Donald cries out.
"How's it going?" Goofy asks with a waved hand.
"Everything's fine" she says with a smile
"Say, uh shouldn't you be training or something?" Goofy asks while scratching his head.
"Well, Yen Sid is sending me on a mission as part of my training. This way I can find out how strong I've become."
Donald sighs, "You really have to go?"
"Don't worry." She says before walking past the two. "Oh yeah," she says, getting the duo's attention, "If you see Sora," she turns around with a smile, "Tell him that I'll be seeing him sooner than he thinks."
"You got it!" Donald cries out.
"Just be careful. After all, who knows what will happen out there?" Goofy said cheerfully.
"Right." She looks forward before taking a few more steps. She takes out the Star Shard and presses it onto her chest as she looks down, closing her eyes. As if resonating with Kairi's thoughts, the Star Shard shines before giving a bright flash. Kairi is now gone and a particular shooting star bounces its way into the countless stars in the sky.
#SCAENA FELIX#
Mitakahira Town, the leading capital of the technology of its world. It is well known, and some even say it is the city of the future. In one of its many hospitals, two girls, both wearing the same school uniform, are walking in a hallway. Along with them is a strange white creature that is perched on the pink-haired girl's shoulder. "Say Sayaka, did you hear about that rumor?" the girl asked her blue-haired friend.
"What rumor, Madoka?" Sayaka responds with a curious look.
"Well, according to the news this morning, people saw a strange shooting star last night." Madoka answers.
"Oh, now that you mention," Sayaka says while she looks up as recalls the story, "I heard several of the other students talking something like that. They said it was bouncing off the stars in the sky before there was a bright flash and it disappeared."
"What do think it was?"
"Well I know as much as you do, Madoka." Sayaka says as they leave the through the hospital doors and begin to walk by the bikes parked at the hospital.
The sun begins to set, dyeing Mitakihara Town in twilight. Kairi is walking around, trying to find some clue to the mystery she is trying to solve. The girl sighs, "This is going to be tougher than I thought." She pauses for a few seconds as she crosses her arms, "Hopefully I can find some kind of clue before…" Kairi stops speaking as she senses something. It was faint, but she can tell that it is something dark. Kairi closes her eyes and focuses on the source. After a few seconds, she opens her eyes quickly before turning around, running towards the dark power she is sensing.
After about ten minutes, she finds herself near a hospital. With each step, she can feel the darkness getting stronger, as if it's calling out to her. After taking a turn around a row of bushes, she finds two rows of parked bikes but what caught her attention are two blue school bags on the ground. The girl rushes towards the bags, the presence is extremely strong here. She looks around before noticing a black splotch on the hospital's wall and another blue school bag next to it. After taking a few steps closer, the feeling becomes stronger. "It's here" she mutters out. The next moment, her Keyblade appears in her hand, confusing the girl for a few seconds. She grasps the hilt with both hands and pointed her weapon at the spot in front of her. Light gathers at the tip of the Keyblade before firing a beam into the wall, opening some type of portal in the wall. Kairi nods her head before proceeding into the world beyond the portal.
The place was eerily dark, filled with all sorts of tools and items one would find in a hospital. "Wow, this is kind of creepy." Kairi commented as she continues walking forward. She soon notices several glowing lines in the distance. As she gets closer, she can see the glowing lines are yellow chains, painted onto red ribbons. She gasps as she sees a girl, with black hair, suspended in the air trapped in the ribbons. Kairi runs to the girl. "Hey, are you okay?" Kairi calls out.
The girl makes a small sound before turning her head around with a mildly surprised look. "Who are you?" she asks in a calm manner.
Kairi smiles, "Let me get you out of that first, okay." She runs past the girl before turning around. To her surprise, the ribbons binding her are connected to a flower lock with a keyhole. "Well this should be easy." She said while summoning the Keyblade before pointing it at the girl.
"Wait. What are you-" the girl says with a slight hint of fear.
"Don't worry; I'm not going to hurt you." Kairi says before light gathers at the tip of the Keyblade. A second later, the Keyblade fires a beam and makes contact with the keyhole. A clicking sound echoes as the keyhole glows before the ribbons glow as well with a white light. A second later, the ribbons dissipated, and the captive girl drops to the ground. Luckily, she lands in a crouched position before standing up. Kairi can see that she is a head taller than the girl.
"Thank you." She says coldly before she glows, catching Kairi off guard. After a flash of light, the girl is entirely in a different outfit, along with a small shield on her left wrist and walks forward. "Hopefully, I can save all of them in time," she mutters after passing Kairi.
"Hey wait," Kairi reaches a hand up out to the girl. She hears a click just as she touches her shoulder, and everything goes monochromatic around them. The girl turns her head around. She was about to say something, but when she saw Kairi's eyes, she senses something about the red-head. Kairi gives a sympathetic smile, "Please, let me help you."
The girl contemplates on this. Already she has decided to do everything herself. But there is something about Kairi that she can't put her finger on. And yet, she feels like she can trust her. The girl looks forward, "Just don't let go of me." She says in a matter of fact tone, "If you do, I can't guarantee your safety."
"All right." The two walk together, Kairi's hand still on the other girl's shoulder. After awhile Kairi sees bizarre creatures, but something is not right. Her new companion doesn't seem worried about them. As the two walk by the creatures that's when she notices something. The creatures aren't moving. In fact, they are not moving at all, not even a single twitch. Is this some kind of time magic? Kairi wonders.
A small pink doll with two round eyes, rabbit-like ears lies on a ground entirely made of cake frosting. A musket is placed on the doll. The musket is held by the Magical Girl, Mami. She has yellow hair, braids shaped liked drills, in a white and black outfit. Mami pulls the trigger before discarding the used musket and the doll, which is known as a Witch, is lifted into the air by small strings.
"She's got it!" Sayaka calls out behind a giant doughnut, next to her are Madoka and the white creature.
Mami smiles as she takes another rifle in her hand, transforming it into a giant cannon before aiming it at the Witch.
"TIRO FINALE!" she yells out as she fires. The shell pierces through the doll, before turning into ribbons that squeezes into the Witch. From its mouth, a large worm-shaped being comes out, and reaches Mami in nearly an instant. This new form is black with red spots. It has two wings for ears; one blue, the other red. Its face is like a deranged clown. It draws closer opening its mouth. Mami gasps, fearing her end. Madoka and Sayaka also hold their breaths. They cannot believe what is about to happen.
Three fireballs impact the side of the Witch, knocking it off balance. "Leave her alone, you monster!" a new voice to the girls cries out.
*UNFORGETTABLE*
Kairi runs towards the Witch as Madoka and Sayaka turn their heads to her direction. Kairi stops before brandishing her Keyblade, "I'm your opponent now!" she calls out. The Witch turns its head to her. The Witch dives at the Keyblade wielder, mouth open. Kairi jumps back, just as the Witch attempts to eat her alive, but plants its face into the floor instead. Before Kairi lands, she throws the Keyblade. The Keyblade spins with a white aura, piercing through the Witch. After going a few feet further, the Keyblade immediately goes back, cutting through the Witch once again before returning to Kairi as she lands.
The Witch looks up before rushing in again. Kairi rolls to her left, avoiding it once again. She fires off several fireballs, causing the Witch to falter. The Witch turns around and attempts to eat her once again. Kairi, barely jumps back in time, before pointing the Keyblade with both hands "FREEZE!" she cries out, firing a shard of ice. Upon impact, the Witches mouth is frozen shut. It angrily looks down at her, before lifting its head up. The creature intends to nail her like a hammer. Kairi avoids the Witch's attack, but the shockwave of the impact propels her a few feet from the Witch.
Its mouth now free from the ice, the Witch charges at the girl. Kairi, without hesitation, rushes in as well. Kairi jumps into the air, ready to swing her Keyblade. In one swift movement, the Witch opens its mouth and chomps down, with Kairi inside. The other girls looked on in shock, as the new girl is now nothing more but a snack. Madoka is shocked the most, witnessing someone's death in front of her eyes. The Witch wears a gleeful grin on its face before it stretches and contorts in pain; the girls look on in astonishment. The Witch reels its head back, before coughing out Kairi. Kairi tumbles into the ground, yet she uses the momentum to gain control of her body and skids in a crouched position facing the Witch.
Kairi looks up, panting for breath. The Keyblade wielder defiantly smiles at the predator, "What's wrong," she says while panting, "Did you forget to chew before you swallow?" The Witch is really steamed at her and charges in once again. Kairi slowly stands up. The Witch is in front of her face, opening its mouth. Before it can chow down, Kairi, jumps up and lands on its head. Immediately, the Witch flings her high into the air before rushing in to eat her up once and for all. Kairi's eyes are focused on the Witch as it opens its mouth. Just as the Witch is about to eat its meal, Kairi recovers in the air with an aerial flip, her momentum allows her to go above the Witch's head as it crunches into nothing but air. Kairi yells out, as she dives towards the Witch's body. In an instant, she slashes through the creature before landing into the ground on one knee, Keyblade held towards the air in an angle. The Witch's eyes are wide open, its face in complete shock. A few seconds later, it slowly dissolves into tiny particles.
Kairi stands up and looks at what's left of her opponent before it completely vanishes. The scenery stretches and contorts before she and the other girls are in a black void. Seconds later, they all appeared in front of the hospital, the area where the portal was. Kairi continues to look on, and catches sight of a small object floating towards the ground. Kairi walks up to it, dismissing her Keyblade, and lays her hand out. The object softly lands into her hand. What's this? she wonders.
"Thank you," a voice calls out to her. Kairi turns around to see the blond girl walking towards her. The girl looks solemn, while Sayaka and Madoka run up behind her. "If you hadn't showed up in time, I may not still be here."
Kairi smiles, as she waves at her, "No need to thank me, I'm just doing what I needed to do. Actually I wouldn't have arrived in time if it weren't for her." She said pointing to someone behind the other girls. They turned around and finds the black-haired girl.
"How did you get out, Homura?" Mami asked in shock.
Kairi blinks her eyes, "Wait a minute. You trapped her in those ribbons?" She says as she points her finger to Mami before pointing to Homura.
"Yes." Homura replies calmly. She turns her gaze at Mami, "Luckily for you, this girl freed me. We were then able to reach the Witch just as you were about to lose your head."
"If you were there as well," Sayaka angrily speaks out, "Why didn't you help out!?"
"Because I asked her not to." Kairi says with a smile as Mami, Madoka, and Sayaka turn their attention to her, "I told her that I could handle it no problem."
"I-I" Madoka stutters and all eyes are on her, "I'm just glad, everyone made it out safely," she said with a sincere smile.
"Couldn't agree with you more." Kairi responds with her arms behind her back.
Mami looks at Kairi for a few seconds before smiling, "I'm Mami," she slightly bows, "Thanks again for saving me."
"Nice to meet you Mami, I'm Kairi." She turns her head to the others, "And you are…"
"Oh, I'm sorry. My name is Madoka," the pinkette says as she bows slightly.
The blue-haired girl also bows, "And I'm Sayaka, thanks again for helping us."
A white creature jumps onto Madoka's shoulder, Madoka smiles and points at it, "I'm pretty sure you know about Kyubey, since you're a Magical Girl as well."
Kairi blinks before staring into Kyubey. "Actually," the creature speaks telepathically, "this is the first time we ever met." The revelation shocks all the girls. Kairi though is surprised that Kyubey uses telepathy to communicate.
"Wait," Sayaka began to say incredulously, "you're saying you never met Kairi before?"
"Nope, and yet she can use magic. I have to say, you're an especially unique Magical Girl, Kairi," it said while tilting its head to the side.
"Oh, really?" she said in a confused tone but in fact she is actually nervous. Kairi doesn't want to think of anything else. If this creature is telepathic then it can easily read Kairi's mind. Before she contemplates further, she turns her attention to the black-haired girl, "and you?"
"Homura," she simply states.
"Well, I guess introductions are finally out of the way." Kairi said, before turning to Mami, "So why did you tie up Homura?"
"I believed she is someone not worth trusting," she replies in a hostile tone, looking back at the black-haired girl.
"You're the one who shouldn't be trusted, Mami." Homura says coldly. Mami merely narrows her eyes at Homura.
"Okay," Kairi said in a questioning tone."How about we forget about it, I mean we were all after the same target, right?"
"She's right," Madoka says in agreement, "Can we continue this at your place, Mami?"
Mami looks at the ground for a minute before looking back up, "Sure, I don't mind continuing this at home."
"Great!" Kairi lets out, before turning to Homura, "Why don't you come with us?"
Homura only looks at them coldly, "I prefer not." She looks at Madoka and Sayaka, who flinch at her gaze, "Remember this. If it weren't for me and Kairi, Mami would be dead and the same could be said for you two." She pauses as she narrows her eyes, placing more weight on the two girls, "Always fighting, always in mortal danger. Remember, that is what it means to be a Magical Girl." Homura turns around leaving the girls, and Kyubey.
Mami's Apartment
"This is a wonderful place you have here, Mami," Kairi said before sipping a cup of tea, "I'm kind of surprised you can afford all of this."
"Actually," Mami started, "the money I have is inherited from my parents," she said with a sad smile. She is sitting to Kairi's right. To Kairi's left is Sayaka, and on the other side of the round table is Madoka, with Kyubey perched on her shoulder.
"Oh, I'm sorry," Kairi apologizes; she didn't mean to bring up sad memories.
"It's all right."
"Hey, Kairi," Sayaka calls to her, and Kairi looks at her. "How long have you been a Magical Girl?"
Magical Girl, Kairi thought. "Well, I have been doing this sort of thing for a month now," she answers, referring to her training.
"Just one month?" Madoka says in astonishment. She knows that Mami has been a Magical Girl for more than a year and is a well-established veteran. "So how many Witches have you defeated?"
Witches, so that's what they are… Kairi thinks to herself. "To tell the truth there are hardly any Witches from where I'm from, so that fight I just had is actually my first big kill."
"Really?" Mami asked with wide eyes, "Where are you from?"
Luckily for Kairi, she already formed an answer for that question, "I'm from a group of islands, in the middle of the sea. Most people there don't venture out much and we hardly have any connection with the outside world."
"Then how did you get here?" Sayaka asked.
"Well, I left home in a ship. I bet you can figure the rest out on your own." Kairi said with a simple smile. "I'm curious of one thing though," she says with a finger on her chin, "what were those things that walked around inside the Witch's maze?"
"Those are Familiars, they serve to protect the Witch that created them," Mami answers, "Sometimes a Familiar will stray from the Witch, and if they kill enough people, they become a fully-grown Witch."
Kairi nods as she receives this information. "And where do Witches come from?"
Sayaka speaks up with a finger in the air near her face, "Since Magical Girls are born from wishes, Witches are the opposite, they are born from curses." Sayaka turns to Mami, "Isn't that right, Mami?" Mami responds with a nod. Sayaka turns to Kairi, "So what was your wish?" Kairi contemplates on the question. Based on what she just heard, Sayaka is asking what wish Kairi made to become a Magical Girl. Nothing is said for a minute, and Sayaka starts to get nervous for asking something she shouldn't have. "Well…If you don't want to tell us your-"
"My wish…" Kairi interrupts, answering Sayaka's question, wearing a soft smile "is to be able to help my friends."
"To be able to help your friends?" Madoka responds.
Kairi nods, "My friends they're… working hard. They help a lot of people. They even helped me several times when I needed it most. But…" Kairi closes her eyes, picking out the right words to say next, "They always push themselves, and I always get left behind, worrying about them. So I decided, that I would find some way to help them. To shoulder some of their burden. And one month ago, someone came by and gave me the chance to help them." Kairi pauses as everyone present lets it all sink in. "Well," she says with a happy smile, "that's how I came to be here and help you all out." Kairi scratches the back of her head, "Though, it seems that life of a Magical Girl can be pretty tough."
"I envy you Kairi," Madoka says with a sad smile, "You already know what you want to do. As for me, I still don't have anything to wish for."
Mami smiles, looking at Madoka "It's okay," she says, confusing Madoka. "I said that after I finish off that Witch, you can ask Kyubey to make a huge cake as celebrating our new partnership."
"Wait," Kairi interrupts, "Seriously, you would have Madoka wish for a cake to become a Magical Girl?"
Mami nods, still looking at Madoka, "However, since I didn't finish off that Witch, I guess the whole arrangement is void. Still…"
"Don't worry Mami," Madoka assures her, "I'm sure I can make a wish that I know that I won't regret."
"Thank you, Madoka," Mami says with a sad smile.
The girls continue eating cake and drinking tea for the next minute, "It's starting to get late," Sayaka comments.
Mami looks out to the window, "I guess I should start getting back to work," she says as she rubs the ring on her hand, which transforms into a yellow, ornate jewel with black splotches on the inside. "Though it will be difficult, since I can't use my magic too much."
Sayaka looks solemnly at Mami, "You mean you don't have any more Grief Seeds?"
Mami nods. Kairi on the other hand puts a finger on her chin. Grief Seed? she wonders for a moment. Kairi shuffles her hand in the pocket of the skirt of her dress. "You mean this?" she asks; taking out the object she acquired from her opponent.
Mami nods, "You should use it." Her words confuses Kairi, "You're the one who finished it off, and I'm sure you need it to cleanse your Soul Gem and regain your magic."
Kairi looks at the Grief Seed in her hand. She can tell that these Grief Seeds are important for a Magical Girl in order to keep on fighting Witches. Kairi shakes her head, "No, I want you to have it. Trust me, you need it more than I do." Kairi smiles, "Just consider it as a token of our friendship," she offers the object to Mami.
Mami is at a loss for words. After a few seconds, she reaches out, hesitating for a second before taking the Grief Seed away from Kairi. "Thank you," she said graciously before touching her Soul Gem with the Grief Seed. Kairi notices how the black specks in the gem are drawn into the Grief Seed.
"Looks like you're ready to go, Mami" Sayaka said with excitement.
"Ready, for what?" Kairi asked in confusion.
"To hunt down Witches, what else," Sayaka said obviously.
"Sorry, I'm still somewhat new to this whole thing," Kairi responds with an embarrassed smile. Almost immediately, she looks at them with curious eyes, "Which comes to my next question, what do Witches do? I mean, how they hurt people?"
"Witches don't just hurt people," Mami said in a somewhat serious tone, "Witches exist to kill innocent people." Kairi blinks with a serious face before nodding to let Mami continue, "Witches tend to stay hidden within their barriers. They attack people by placing a mark on them known as a Witch's Kiss. Those that are marked fall under the Witch's power. They would then go on to commit either murder or suicide unwittingly."
Kairi is at a loss for words. After a minute Kairi regains her composure, "So they're that dangerous, right?" The other girls nod. Kairi close her eyes, contemplating on what to say next, "Listen. I can already tell you take your job seriously. But, why don't you take tonight off?" The girls looked at her incredulously, "What I mean is, you nearly lost your life. Shouldn't you take things slow for a bit before heading out again?" The girls simply stare at her. "And besides, that girl, Homura, is also a Magical Girl, so I'm pretty sure she will be hunting down Witches tonight for sure."
Silence falls into the room, and Kairi begins to feel nervous for saying something she shouldn't have. Mami closes her eyes before looking back up at Kairi, "Kairi," she said in an authoritative tone, Kairi holds her breath. Mami kept her look for a few seconds before softening, "I suppose I could take tonight off. I mean, I would probably push myself more than necessary if I continued on with my hunt tonight." Kairi lets out a sigh of relief. "However," Kairi raises her head, looking into Mami's stern eyes, "Homura isn't someone to be trusted."
"How come?" Kairi asks.
"Kyubey says that Homura is an anomaly," she answers, looking at Kyubey, who is now on the table next to her.
At that last word, Kairi's eyes turned serious. That is the reason she is here in the first place, "What do you mean?"
Kyubey lifts its head up towards Kairi, "Homura is clearly a Magical Girl, but I do not have the slightest recollection of making a contract with her." Kairi blinks at this information.
"Not only that," Mami continues, "She's been trying to prevent both Madoka and Sayaka from making the contract."
"Maybe she has her reasons?" Kairi asked.
"Hmph" Sayaka responds, crossing her arms, "Yeah, I bet. If me and Madoka become Magical Girls, then she will find less Grief Seeds for herself."
"What do you mean?" Kairi inquires.
"Most Magical Girls believe that hunting down Witches is a matter of competition for survival," Mami answers seriously. "They may even try to defeat other Magical Girls just to make sure that they can get more Grief Seeds for themselves."
"That sounds ridiculous," Kairi said sternly. "I may not know what Homura's intentions are. But when I first met her, I can already tell that she is a good person. It's true, that she seems cold and distant. However, that doesn't mean you should immediately treat her as an enemy. If we can convince Homura to join us, then maybe we can work something out that makes everyone happy."
The girls are awed about her speech. Mami hums as she thinks on what Kairi just said. "How about I talk to her," Madoka spoke out, catching everyone's attention. "I don't know how to say this but, I feel as if I've met her before. Before she transferred to our class." Madoka fidgets with her hands for a few seconds, "I can at least try to know why she doesn't want us to become Magical Girls."
Kairi nods, "I think that sounds like a good idea."
Madoka smiles, "Well, I better get going. I already told my mom I'd come home late. But I should get home before it gets too dark." The other girls nod before Sayaka stands up before stretching out her arms.
"Yeah, I guess I better get home too," said Sayaka. Madoka stands up as well, Kyubey then climbs up on her shoulder.
"Just be careful, on your way home," Kairi said.
"Don't worry, we will." Sayaka assures them before the two leave the apartment.
After they close the door, Mami turns to Kairi, "Shouldn't you go home as well?"
"Well, actually I just arrived in town today, so I don't have any sleeping arrangements." Then an idea sparked in Kairi's head, "Say, is it okay that I sleep here?" Her question surprises Mami.
After a few seconds, Mami nods her head, "You can stay as long as you need to," she said with a joyous smile. She has been alone for so long, that having someone sleeping in her place is greatly comforting.
"Great!" Kairi exclaims before yawning. "Think I'll retire for now," Kairi looks around and finds a sofa, "I'll take the sofa, if that's okay with you?" Mami nods. "See you in the morning then." Kairi said before walking to the said sofa before lying down on it. Before she lets the curtains of slumber fall on her, Kairi sits up before shuffling her hand through her pocket. She takes out the Dreamsphere, placing it on her chest, beneath her hands before laying back into the sofa. Almost immediately she is whisked away into dreamland. Mami notices Kairi has already gone to sleep. She was going to ask what Kairi pulled out, but that can wait for tomorrow.
Kairi opens her eyes, finding herself floating in a space filled with strangely-colored clouds, flowing one way or another, giving the place a magical feel. Kairi looks at her surroundings before closing her eyes. "Master Yen Sid…can you hear me?" In moments, several clouds gather in front of her. The clouds turn into a shape of an oval, within a few seconds a light emanates from the cloud, like a magical mirror. After the light fades, the wise sorcerer appears in his desk on the other side of the window.
"Ah. Kairi, how do you fare?"
Kairi nods, "Everything's fine. I'm calling to let you know of what I found." The sorcerer nods his head, giving Kairi the cue to proceed. She tells him everything she just learned, the Witches, Familiars, Magical Girls, Soul Gems, and Grief Seeds. She didn't tell him about the process of becoming a Magical Girl or about Homura being the disturbance she was sent to investigate. Her reason for the latter is because she does not have enough proof nor can she believe that Homura is a bad person. "And that's all I've managed to find so far," Kairi finished.
The sorcerer strokes his beard, "I see." he asked in a curious tone. "These Witches truly sound frightening." He places both hands on his lap as he close his eyes while looking down. "If we are to solve this mystery," he said before looking up, opening his eyes, "it is best to keep these Witches in check."
"Not to question, but since this appears to be a problem for this world. Wouldn't that be considered interfering?" Kairi asks.
"Tell me, do you consider yourself as interfering with the lives of those that you met?"
Kairi shakes her head "No, in fact. I feel as if I'm supposed to be here now."
Yen Sid nods with a smile, "Then that is your answer."
Kairi makes a slight sound of surprise before nodding her head, returning the smile. "I'll let you know when I find more information."
The wizard nods before the image stretches and contorts, fading away. The clouds dissipate and the entire realm becomes engulfed in light. Kairi finally sense she is now drifting into the depths of her dreams.
Riku's Log 1
It's been nearly a month since Kairi started training with Yen Sid. It's also been nearly a month since Sora left. I had a feeling he went back to the Realm of Sleep to thank all the Dream Eaters that helped during our Mark of Mastery exam. However, he has been gone for so long that it's gotten me worried. Knowing him, I'm betting he found some trouble and is trying to find a way to solve it. That's so like him.
As for Kairi, she has shown great progress in her training. She already has mastery over the basic spells of magic and her abilities with the Keyblade are pretty much on par with Sora's when I met him when… I was not myself. I wouldn't be surprised if she becomes as strong as Donald when it comes to magic when her training is done, maybe even stronger than mine or Sora's.
Today, I was sent to a new world under Master Yen Sid's request. He has sensed a "great disturbance" and asked me to look into it. The world I was sent to has a large city, and from what I gathered, it's the leading city of this world's technology. At first glance, everything seems peaceful. However, as soon as I arrived in this world, I can already feel a large force of darkness. Despite that, the people in this world seem to be doing their daily activities, unaware of this presence. After focusing my attention on the darkness in this world, I realized that it isn't one powerful entity, but multiple entities.
Not that I am doubting myself, but I believe it's best to write down my observations and experiences just in case something happens to me. These entities seem to be around all over this city and perhaps even more areas in this world. There might be more powerful ones than those that I am sensing right now, and so I will write down everything in my time here as a form of fail-safe, in case something happens to me.
After detecting one presence nearby, I approached with caution. At first nothing happened. All of a sudden, the presence I felt multiplied in force. At the same time, the entire scenery changed, and found myself in some sort of bizarre, otherworldly maze. I decided to proceed farther into the maze, battling against weird creatures. The creatures possess darkness, but are clearly not Heartless, but rather fragments of the presence in this place.
It didn't take me long to find the master of this bizarre space. It was a creature unlike anything I have neither seen or felt. But there was a familiar force surrounding it, darkness. With Keyblade in hand, I fought this strange apparition. As soon as I defeated it, the space I was in disappeared and found myself back in this world. Not only that, there was a strange item lying on the ground. The item in question is nothing I have ever seen before; it is small enough to wrap my entire hand around it. Yet there is something I felt from it. Though it was weak, I can still sense the presence of the apparition in this item. Perhaps this is its true form, or maybe these are some type of remains of my opponent.
No sooner that I walked around after this event, I felt another dark presence had disappeared. Is there someone else that is fighting this darkness? If so, perhaps they may have a clue for my investigation. Yet, I shouldn't make direct contact with anyone in this world yet. Instead, I'll travel outside of this city and see how far this spread of darkness exists within this world. I should make contact with Yen Sid and see what my next course of action should be.
Author's Note: The Riku's Log thing is something similar to Secret Reports from the Kingdom Hearts series. From now on, there will be a Riku's Log after each chapter, just to give you guys an idea what Riku is doing in this world.
I'll have the next chapter up by around two weeks from now.
Other than that, I hope all of you are enjoying this.