Chapter 5a: Chase's Story
"My story starts on Destiny Islands, the home me and Marissa share. It was Christmas day and I was heading to the children's island. At 5 years old I was allowed to come with the kids but I couldn't bring anything with me. So while the others were playing around and sailing the boat to the island, I just sat excited. That was until the boat got hit by a wave and I fell out of the boat. With all of the kids happy and working none had noticed that I fell so I just sank. I couldn't swim yet and quickly I had passed out. When I awoke I was here on this island. At first I just explored, excited and completely unaware that I wouldn't make it home for a long time. That day I found nothing but instead I managed to get lost. Then as night hit I found that mark... and the dragons. As they all flew above I spent the entire night terrified of dying. Every day after that I learned more and more. Ten years later, I had become a master archer and survivalist. Every day I talked to my reflection to ensure I could still speak until one more night had passed." Chase told Marissa and Terrakai, "On that night-"
"I'm enjoying all of this night talk." Terrakai interrupted, only to be silenced by Marissa smacking him with Venom's Kiss.
"As I was saying... On that night, over 3 years ago, a beacon lit the center of the island and I choose to investigate it. I thought the beacon was people who had washed up on the island like I did... but I couldn't have been more wrong"
"Just get to the point!" Marissa said. She hated back-story stuff. She hated listening to stories. She just wanted to know the whole point. She had enough of that crap in her life.
"Sit and listen before you get know how it feels to have Turmeric wrapped you." Chase stated as Turmeric flicked his tail in approvement.
"I'd like to see that." Terrakai said laughing
"He's tried it before. It didn't work on me." Marissa replied, laughing a bit. Turmeric started to wrap her leg, and she simply let it happen. "He does this all the time. He likes to be wrapped."
"Then I'll just have him subdue you." Chase said pointing in Terrakai's direction but not directly at him.
"Whatever, that boy can't hurt anyone. Go on." Marissa was starting to get really bored, and would probably start daydreaming soon, but her daydreams were never pleasant.
In response to Marissa's comment Terrakai summoned Shadow Legion and with and, wicked looking grin threw it out into the distance, injuring an animal in the forest. "Looks like it's injured to me." Immediately Chase reacted by shooting Terrakai and lecturing him about injuring animals without reason then sat back down. "By the way Marissa, I wouldn't let him injure you I meant the dragon." Chase said pointing to a big bulky dragon with tiny wings. Calling Turmeric back to his side Chase returned to his story "Now let's continue-"
"Wait... Why do you keep calling over MY snake?" Marissa wanted to KNOW. No one EVER took her snakes without permission.
"Ugh... I've tamed him. He'll follow my commands till I release him so you can't use him as a weapon. Now as I was saying... Wait no more interruptions right?"
"Actually can we eat?" Terrakai asked, his hunger getting the best of him. Marissa sighed, and pulled some ramen out of her bag. "Here can we just get this cooked for him really quick?"
"Uuuuuuuum... I kinda have nothing to cook it with only thing I've needed to cook is meat sooooo yah." Chase stated kind of embarrassed.
"Oh wait I have this..." She pulled a small pot out of her bag, and asked, "Where is some water?"
Before Chase had a chance to answer, Terrakai looked at Marissa in awe and began to ask things like "You have food in there? How is it in enclosed in that plastic thingy?" and "Why did I not hear about food in that bag?" Meanwhile Chase filled the pot with water from a container made from leather.
"It's always been there. This is Ramen, and yes it comes in small packages at the supermarket. My dad buys a lot of these. They are great for travelling, so I keep a few with me. And I didn't tell you because you would have eaten ALL OF IT." She was deeply annoyed with both of these boys. One for stealing her snake, the other for being quite dopey.
"You're right I would." Terrakai said eyes still shining with awe and as Marissa put the pot over the fire, Chase propped it on a stove-top like mesh and continued his story. "So that beacon of light... I thought it was from a traveler but it was actually that symbol from earlier. As I walked toward it I discovered that there was no person but instead the light was shining from the symbol itself. So I did what any 15 year old would do. I shot it with my bow."
"I wouldn't do that." Terrakai interrupted, while trying eat his ramen with his hands.
Ignoring him Chase continued, "As the arrow hit the symbol, suddenly the symbol grew and changed exactly as you saw it did. As I regained my sight I discovered I was standing on a platform of light and directly in front of me was that." Chase said pointing at Kingdom Hearts, "As I looked at it, the moon began to speak to me-"
"Wait you expect me to believe that Kingdom Hearts spoke to you?" Terrakai said drawing both his keys in disgust.
"Just listen to me for freaks sake! It started speaking with the most heavenly voice I've ever heard. It gave me the choice between the sword, the wand and the shield just like you guys with your keyblades. I chose my bow it made me fight this horrifying creature. I won and it told me this. 'For your victory I grant you power. But that power comes with a price. You will use your power to find the one with the pure aura of light and protect her. Just as there are-'"
"If you think that I'm this person you are sadly mistaken. Just so you know." Marissa said, wanting to tell him straight off that she was NOT pure. No way. Goddamn I'm surrounded by crazy people she thought.
"Well even if that's not you, you're still the purest person I've seen and you have purity attached to you. Besides you're my way off this island. Now as I was saying... 'Just as there are 7 princesses of light and there were 7 keybearers, you shall be the first guardian. Now take your power and wait for your time to come.' and from there I was here with the Keybow, quiver, and arrows. Any questions?"
"Just one. How do I eat this?" Terrakai asked trying to use his scarf as a spoon.
"Just one- A Keybow? Does it work the same as a Keyblade except in a bow form?" Marissa asked.
"I guess so it's broken into three pieces, the bow, quiver and the arrows. May I see your blade to compare?" Chase asked setting his bow and the wares on the ground. Marissa shook her head no, replying, "I still don't really trust either of you, and the fact you took my snake makes feel even more distrusting."
"Okay I see a couple problems in your argument. One, I bet you can call the weapon back at anytime just like I can with the bow. Two, Turmeric is free to go and three, how can I compare how the weapons function without being able to see them?"
"Doesn't mean I trust you anymore. That's my main problem- I don't trust either of you." Marissa got up and stretched. "And I don't have a normal Kingdom Key. My Key is locked in a snake form for a reason."
Okay well then how about you, Shadow Boy?" Chase asked Terrakai who had given up on eating the ramen and instead pulled out a paopu fruit he snuck from Destiny Islands. Marissa promptly took it out of his hands and threw it into the woods.
"Yah I got another Keyblade from my second awaking you can use. My favorite two keys are a bit broken but this should do you well. By the way, not cool Marissa I will get one of those." Terrakai said as he summoned his Kingdom Key and passed it to Chase, who laid it out alongside the bow. "Looking at these weapons I can see the similarities. Both Keys have a keychain on them. Mine is located on the quiver and yours is on the handle. On both there is a key mine is on the arrows and the both ends of the bow. The handles are also similar they may have the same functions but I've never seen what the Blades do. So essentially they seem the same. Only difference is that mine has distance."