Castle Oblivion (Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories)
They walked through the doors, just looking around...and then they noticed someone walking up to them. "Riku?!" Sora exclaimed.
"What are you doing here?" Sabrina asked curiously.
"Not happy to see me?" Riku asked. "Let me know if I'm getting in the way, ya know, of something that's more important."
"Huh? She didn't mean that." Sora said.
"Hmph, spare the excuses. I bet that you guys had all but forgotten about me." Riku said.
"Are you crazy? Come on, we came all this way looking for you!" Sora exclaimed.
"But you're not anymore, right? Now it's only...Namine that you're looking for. You don't care about me. Just like you never cared...at all...about her feelings."
"Namine's?" Sora asked.
"Hmph. I knew it. Never even gave it a thought, did you? Just because you guys want to see Namine. Sorry, doesn't go both ways. Tell ya the truth, Namine doesn't even want to look at both of your faces." He said, giving them both an accusing finger pointing at them.
"Why not?" Sabrina asked.
"You should ask your memories...why Namine disappeared from the islands. Remember that, and you'd know." Riku told them.
"Did we...did we do something wrong?" Sora asked. "Is it our fault?"
Sabrina looked at Sora, and then at Riku...who just changed into his other outfit. "Riku?!" Sabrina exclaimed.
"Go home, you two, I'll care for Namine...anyone who goes near her..." He said, summoning the Soul Eater. "GOES THROUGH ME!"
Face It! (Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories)
Riku attacked Sora, but he quickly blocked it with his Keyblade. "What's...what's wrong with you?! We're supposed to be friends!" He exclaimed.
"Please, Sora...since when have you and your sister ever cared about me?" Riku asked coldly. "Namine's not the only one who's sick of looking at you two, so am I!" He exclaimed and then jumped back.
"Riku...that's enough!" Sabrina exclaimed, taking out her Keyblade, and then looking at her brother who looked really distressed. "Damn you..." She glared at Riku.
Riku didn't say anything, he just got in his battle position.
Riku (Kingdom Hearts II)
Riku slashed Sabrina, but she blocked and then countered, then slashing him three times and then jumping back to avoid a counter from Riku.
Sora pointed his Keyblade at Riku with three Fire cards out, he didn't want to do it... "...Firaga..." It took willpower.
Riku winced at the fire and then Sabrina used Aerial Slam on him, then jumping back with three Thunder cards. "THUNDAGA!" She yelled, making him yell in pain.
Riku glared at Sora who didn't even want to battle him, as he smirked. "IT'S OVER!" He yelled, using Dark Firaga.
Sora blocked it, and then Riku slashed him away, and then got hit by a Blizzaga and then Sabrina slashed him to a wall. "Sora, I know you don't want to fight him, but sometimes, you just have no choice." She said.
"R-right..." Sora said as he ran towards Riku and used Strike Raid, catching Riku off-guard. Before, he didn't want to fight...but now he's fighting?
"FIRA!" Sabrina yelled, as Riku yelled in pain as Sora slashed him three times to finish him off.
Castle Oblivion
Riku glared at the both of them...and then just ran off. "Riku, wait!" Sora exclaimed as they ran after him.
But when they got to the next floor...Riku was gone. "Riku, where are you?!" Sora exclaimed.
"Poor guy..." Latias said.
Goofy walked over to Sora. "Sora, are you okay?"
"Don't worry about me...Riku, what happened?" He wondered.
"Hmm, sure is strange." Jiminy muttered. "Almost like Ansem was back controlling Riku again." He mused.
"But we got rid of Ansem for good..." Sora said.
"Then I wonder what IS wrong with Riku..." Goofy wondered.
Something clicked inside Donald. "Hold on! The king! If he's with Riku, he might be in danger!" He exclaimed.
Roxas (Kingdom Hearts II)
"Sora..." Sabrina said, looking at Sora with concern written all over her face.
Jiminy hopped off of Sora's shoulder and looked up at him. "I know...you're thinking Riku isn't your friend...but that's just not true."
"You sure?" Sora asked, not even bothering to hide the sadness in his voice.
"Well, I know he said some awful things to you guys back there...but ya gotta remember, we are in Castle Oblivion. Why, folks lose their memory here a little bit at a time. Riku's probably just forgotten that the three of you were such close friends. That's all."
Sora looked at Sabrina. "But how come she's not upset that Riku attacked us like that?" He asked.
"She is upset." Jiminy explained. "But she's more worried about you, after all, she is your older sister."
Sabrina put her hand on his shoulder. "Bro...he's right. I'm upset that Riku did all that...but...the way you've been lately...I'm just really worried about you."
"See what I mean?" Jiminy asked. "Family members always worry about each other." He said. "But back to Riku, we just need to make sure to jog his memory."
Donald looked at Sora. "Sora, do you remember our very first promise?" He asked.
"Huh?" Sora asked, looking at Donald and Goofy.
"Always smile!" They both exclaimed.
"That was the first promise we made to each other the first time we met!" Goofy exclaimed. "We promised to never forget to keep smiling!"
Sora just chuckled and smiled at them. "You're right."
"Now there's the smile we all know and love." Sabrina smiled at him. "Alright, let's get to the next world...er...memory." She said.
Castle Oblivion
They walked up to the door as Sabrina took out the Hollow Bastion card...but the card didn't disappear. "Huh?" Sabrina asked. She tried it again, but nothing happened. "What the hell?"
Latias walked up to the door and saw something written on it, but it was small. "This door somehow doesn't allow cards; we're trying to fix that. Just keep moving along. – Axel." She read.
"How in the hell...does that even work?" Sabrina wondered before shrugging it off as they walked through the open doors...to see Riku walking away.
Riku stopped walking. "Take the hint...I told you guys to go home." He said.
"Not until we rescue you and Namine." Sora told him.
"I don't remember ever asking you both to rescue me." Riku muttered.
"Did you forget? Kairi's there...waiting for all of us to come home." Sora asked with a smile.
"You're the ones who forgot." Riku said, turning his head to the both of them. "I told you at Kingdom Hearts when we closed the door...'Take care of Kairi'."
Sora looked on in shock, as he looked down at the floor in guilt; however, Sabrina just glared at Riku. "Give it up. I'm not going back to the islands...for anything."
"It's not just for Kairi! What about the rest?" Sora asked.
Riku chuckled. "You can have those losers. Already forgot 'em."
"That's enough." Sabrina said, taking out her Keyblade.
"What about you two?" Riku asked, pointing fingers again. "Do you actually remember what they all look like?"
"Of course we remem-" Sora tried to say, but stopped himself and then sighed, as Sabrina looked at Sora in worry again.
Riku chuckled again. "Don't feel bad. That's what this castle does to you after a while. It's good. You forget all the useless stuff and remember for the first time what really matters. I remembered it, guys! I now know the one thing that is most important to me." He said and then turned his head to them again. "Protecting Namine, nothing else matters...not a thing."
Sora looked at the ground. "Hey...Riku..." He said as he turned his head and took out his Keyblade. "I think we'll jog your memory."
"Go ahead and try." Riku challenged.
Riku
Sora and Sabrina ran towards Riku and slashed him, but he backflipped and slashed, but Sabrina blocked while Sora jumped up and slashed down at him, causing Riku to get hit and sent a few feet.
Riku ran to Sora and slashed him, but Sora blocked and then countered with a Fire, as Riku winced from this and then Sabrina using Aerial Slam, and while she was in the air, she used three Thunder cards and you guessed it...Thundaga.
Sora used Blizzaga, and then using Strike Raid, causing Riku to yell in pain. "IT'S OVER!" He yelled, using Dark Firaga on Sora, but Sora jumped up and slashed down again, but Riku jumped back to avoid it. "Too slow." He said.
Sabrina ran towards him and used Sonic Blade, making him scream in pain from all the attacks he's receiving, and then Sora used Ars Arcanum to finish him off.
Castle Oblivion
Riku weakly got up, chuckling. "Hmph, too bad, you guys. You can fight me all you want, but I still won't remember a thing."
"Come on, Riku. Let's quit fighting...let's go help Namine." Sora said.
"Together...right." He shook his head. "So like you. Sora...you're always trying to worm your way into my heart." He said, pointing his Soul Eater in front of Sora, inches away from his chest.
Sabrina got in front of Sora, her arms spread out. "Don't even try."
"Hold on, when did I ever do that?" Sora asked in confusion.
"Hmph, you forgot that too?" Riku asked coldly and pointed an accusing finger at Sora. "You never cared. It never mattered to YOU!" He exclaimed angrily and ran off.
Meanwhile...
Namine (Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories)
"Does it hurt, Namine?" Axel asked as he walked towards her.
Namine didn't say anything, but she slowly nodded. "Watching your childhood friends fight all because of you? You have my sympathies from the heart."
"What?" Namine asked, looking up at Axel.
"But don't waste your time. We Nobodies can never hope to be somebodies..." He muttered, looking away from her as Namine just looked down.
Back with them...
Castle Oblivion
Sora walked ahead, just sighing out loud as Sabrina was right behind him, looking at him with concern while the other three were looking at each other and then at Sora.
Sora stopped walking. "I don't get it. We all want the same thing. We want to help Namine out, how come we're fighting each other right now? I mean, the three of us have argued in the past, but..."
"Could be 'cause ya care what happens to each other." Goofy said.
"That's what I thought, but...what if Riku doesn't?" Sora wondered.
"You can't give up. You're friends tied together!" Donald exclaimed. "Sora, Sabrina, Riku and...and..." Donald folded his arms. "What was her name?"
"Hmm, it seems our memories are fading mighty fast." Jiminy said. "We gotta hurry. I bet Riku will come around if you guys talk to him."
"You're right. We four were never apart." Sora smiled. "Me, Sabrina, Riku..."
"And Namine." Sabrina nodded.
Latias had her arms folded. "Hmm, who was it..." She thought. "Kai...Kai...uh, damnit, I'm no help."
Sabrina took out the Hollow Bastion card. "Well never mind about that, let's go." She said as she used it and then they walked in.
Scent of Silence (Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories)
"Wait, Reimu...what did you just say?" Marisa asked.
"I said you shouldn't be here." Reimu repeated.
"Reimu, I came all the way from Gensokyo just to find you...and you're just pushing me away like this? This doesn't make any sense."
"Marisa...just go home."
"No way. The Reimu I know...would never push away her best friend. Best friends always help each other out."
Reimu just looked at her. "I don't care...you need to leave." She said as she just walked away.
"That's it...who are you and WHAT have you done with the REAL Reimu? The Reimu I know...would NEVER be such an asshole!"
Reimu froze in her tracks and turned her head, glaring at Marisa. "Go away..." She could only say that and just walked right into the castle doors.
Marisa could only look on in shock. "Reimu...what happened to you?" She asked.
"That's not normal..." Sabrina said. "Reimu would never push Marisa away like that."
"Well, we can always ask Reimu why she just did that...because I am just confused as Marisa." Sora said as they nodded and ran after Reimu.
Hollow Bastion (Kingdom Hearts)
Reimu was in the library, just basically beating herself up. "God damnit...why did I say those things to her..." She muttered, punching a table in frustration.
"What was that about?" A voice asked as Reimu looked up to see the others walking up to them.
"You guys look so familiar..." She said before shaking her head. "Whatever, we haven't met..."
"We might have..." Sabrina smiled, as Reimu raised an eyebrow.
"Anyways, why did you say those things to Marisa like that?" Latias asked.
"Yeah, your friend seemed very upset." Goofy said.
Reimu sighed. "The truth is...Maleficent is here...and I wouldn't be able to live with myself if Marisa got hurt."
"Uh..." Sabrina tilted her head. "Marisa...is a badass witch from Gensokyo, she knows what she's doing."
"I know, but...I fear that Maleficent used me as bait just to do something horrible to Marisa." Reimu muttered. "Wait, how do you know that Marisa is a badass witch from Gensokyo?"
"Well...I...uh..." Sabrina said, trying to think of an answer.
Suddenly, a noise interrupted her. "Crap...never mind about that. Hide...now!" Reimu exclaimed as they nodded and ran off somewhere to hide.
Villains of a Sort (Kingdom Hearts)
A door closed, and Maleficent walked out. "Oh joy...it's you." Reimu said coldly. "What do you want now?"
"Is that any way to speak to me?" Maleficent asked.
Reimu just glared at Maleficent. "Gee, I dunno...maybe it's because you're the most hideous hag I have ever seen?"
Maleficent frowned and grabbed her wrist. "Come on, you're coming with me." She said.
"Why should I?" Reimu asked.
"Because, I know she's here...and hearing you scream will make her come running to you." She smirked.
Reimu's eyes widened as Maleficent tightened her grip and pulled Reimu away before she could do anything. "That hag is here too?" Sabrina asked when they came out.
"Come on, we gotta save Reimu." Sora said as they nodded and ran after them.
A few minutes later...
Maleficent tightened her grip...on Reimu's throat. "Go on, scream for me. She will come running any time now."
"There's no way...I would ever..." Reimu said.
"Then perhaps I shall try a different approach." She said, loosening her grip on her throat and grabbed her arm, her one hand on her bare arm, her fingernails touching it. "I wonder..." She smirked. Those fingernails were sharp and pointy...
"I don't think that's a good idea." Sabrina said, as Maleficent turned her gaze from Reimu to them, as the siblings took out their Keyblades, Latias getting in a battle position and Donald and Goofy taking out their items.
"Oh, looks like we have some witnesses." She smirked and began to press on Reimu's arm.
Suddenly, she yelled in pain as they looked up to see Marisa on a broom. "Don't even think about shedding blood." She said, hopping off her broom and landing in front of her.
"Marisa!" Reimu smiled.
Maleficent cackled. "You have fallen right into my trap." She said and then throwing Reimu right into the fountain.
"Oh? What's the trap? I can easily get through any trap, or I just ignore them." She said.
"I...am going to..." She aimed her staff at Marisa. "Steal your heart." She smirked and then fired a huge green fireball directly towards her...and it was fast too.
No Time to Think! (Kingdom Hearts)
Marisa tried to move, but for some reason, she was stuck. Frozen in fear since that fireball was extremely fast.
Suddenly, Reimu ran towards her and pushed her out of the way, and then the fireball hit her, as she screamed in pain...and then a heart just floated from where Reimu was and floated away.
"REIMU!" Marisa screamed, as the others were just looking on in shock.
"Well, no matter." Maleficent said. "I originally wanted Reimu's heart, but when I learned that Marisa was here, I wanted hers. Oh well, I got her heart." She said and then disappeared in a green fiery portal.
Hollow Bastion
"D-did that just...?" Latias asked.
A tear escaped from Marisa's eye...and then her fists clenched in anger. "Oh...THAT SON OF A BITCH IS GOING TO GET KILLED!" She screamed and ran off.
"Hey, wait up!" Sora exclaimed as they chased after her.
A little while later...
Maleficent looked at them and smirked. "So, I see you came to get her heart back."
"You're damn right. I am going to wipe that smirk off of that ugly face of yours." Marisa said.
"And we'll help you!" Sora exclaimed.
"You fools think you can stop me this easily? You won't stop me!" She exclaimed and then glowed...turning into the dragon...and for some reason, they ended up in the place where they first battled Dragon Maleficent and the Mysterious Figure.
"Alright, let's take her down." Sabrina said.
Love Colored Master Spark (Touhou 8: Imperishable Night)
Maleficent breathed fire at the siblings, but they rolled out of the way as Sora used Strike Raid while Sabrina took out two Blizzard cards and one Aero card. "HOMING BLIZZARA!" She yelled.
"Whoa..." Sora said. "Nice one."
"Thanks." She smiled, and then jumped up to avoid Maleficent's shockwaves as Sora did the same thing as they slashed Maleficent as Sabrina looked at her summon cards and then smirked. "KAT AND ANA!" She yelled.
Kat and Ana appeared and looked at the dragon. "Ready?" Kat asked.
"Oh yeah." Ana nodded.
Sora was busy slashing Maleficent and then jumping back to avoid her bite. "Stand back, we're going to slice this dragon up!" Kat exclaimed, as they slashed through Maleficent a lot of times, as Maleficent roared in pain.
Once the sisters were done, they high fived and disappeared. "Nice!" Sora exclaimed and then used Thundaga on Maleficent.
Maleficent fell to the ground, but was still going, but very weak. "You got a Flandre card?" Sabrina asked, holding a Marisa card.
"Yep, let's let them finish her off." Sora said and raised his card up. "FLANDRE!"
"MARISA!" Sabrina called out to her.
Marisa and Flandre appeared in front of them. "Huh, I have a huge amount of déjà vu at the moment." Flandre said.
"Worry about that later." Marisa said as Flandre nodded.
"TABOO: LAVATEIN!" Flandre yelled as Marisa backed up, got on her broom and sped up towards Maleficent as Flandre got out of the way.
"SUNGRAZER!" Marisa yelled and went right through Maleficent, causing a huge explosion, as Maleficent roared in pain...and then died.
"That was for Reimu...bitch." She said, glaring at the remains of Maleficent.
"Do I even...want to know?" Flandre asked.
Hollow Bastion
They walked out of the place...and then noticed a heart floating down towards them. "Wait...is that...?" Marisa wondered.
The heart glowed...and then Reimu appeared right here, as she just rubbed her head. "Ow..." She groaned in pain.
Namine
"Reimu!" Marisa exclaimed as Reimu looked at her and smiled, as the two best friends hugged each other. "I...I thought I lost you forever..." She said, tears were just streaming down her cheeks.
"It's okay..." Reimu said. "I had to be a jerk back there because Maleficent knew you were coming...I wouldn't live with myself if you were hit by that blast." She said, as Marisa was just crying loudly.
"Well this is a sweet moment." Sabrina smiled.
"I'm...sorry...that I was an asshole back there." Reimu said, tightly hugging her best friend. "You're my best friend...and I will always love you as a best friend."
"Come on, let's leave these two alone." Sabrina said as they nodded, walking away from them and back to Castle Oblivion.
Wait, did I make Marisa actually cry? Yep, I did. Hey, even badasses have to cry every once in a while even if they don't want to.