Chapter 125: Home Call
After Brian's return to the gummi ship with the item in hand, the crew head of to the location where the young mage would summon the portal to Little Devon. With all the items collected and signs that Sora has control over himself, the Aversion Endless head to the communication room, beginning to set it up to talk to Daniel. His expression remained still as he inputted the data onto the computer. What Rafiki had pointed out to him back at Pride Lands was still fresh on his mind. What did the baboon mean when he said that his father lived within in? From the drawing, it was suggested that his father's heart rested within him or maybe his father was just such a part of his life that he would simply act like him as well. But what he questions is the purpose that the tale told, he remembered that his father had told it to him once, but he still didn't remember it. All these questions remained unanswered; he can only hope that he can discover the rest of his past and the purpose of his future once they reach Little Devon. After waiting for the connection, the screen pops up, the Little Devon leader answering the call. "Reporting in." Brian told him.
"Have you got the last item?" He asked him, eyebrow rose in question.
Brian nodded. "We have the rest of the world's items." He smiled. "We're heading back home."
"That's great news, Brian." Daniel grinned happily. "I will tell Kyle to gather the rest of the items for the beginning of the cure."
"Let's hopes it works." Brian sighed in relief. Despite his thought, he was glad that they will be able to cure Sora from the virus. Without the worry of Sora flipping out, they can stop the Dark Master and the Order, bringing the world to peace.
Daniel chuckled before answering. "How is the situation with Sora and Kairi?" He asked.
"Situation?" Brian questioned before remembering what he was told back in Little Devon. How his every existence is infected if they go together. "Ignoring my predicament with my existence and the fact that Sora has the virus, why is it sooo important to keep Sora and Kairi apart?" he asked him.
"You don't leave me must to say if you block out most of the reasons." Daniel pointed out, his voice wrenched with annoyance at the subject again. "Until we know that the Colonel is gone for good, there is still a chance for him to perform his 'One for a Thousand' and try capturing Kairi."
"Well, surely coming back to Little Devon will resolve the problem, Sora will be cured and there shouldn't be anything to worry about." He told him, hoping that he won't get into another full agreement, especially when they are heading home. "When is the deadline due anyway?" he asked.
"In a couple of days." He said before sighing in defeat. "Sorry Brian, with everything going so well, I can't help the feeling that something is going to go terribly wrong at the last minute."
Brian hid his shock from his brother, hardly believing that his brother had just apologised to him. "Everything will be fine." He assured him. "Nothing is going to happen. The Order has no clue where our little town is. There is no way they could find us—" He could only watch the screen cut off as he talked, his screen showing the connection had been lost. "What the-?" He quickly began to type away, trying to get the connection back on his computer, only to say that another call is using the service. "Who even knows the gummi ship code?" He said in disbelief.
BOWBOWBOW
"BOOYAH! I finally got through. And you guys thought I couldn't do it." A hyperactive voiced called from the cockpit, echoing its way through the bridge.
Sora, Riku and Kairi halted their conversation when they heard the voice all out, looking at each other in a form of disbelief to what they had just heard. "It couldn't.." Riku stated, each of the islanders looking at each other in question, before racing their way to the cockpit.
When they enter, they see a familiar brunette on the screen, shrieking with excitement as they entered the room. "KAIRI!" She shrieked so loud that the guys had to cover their ears.
Kairi could only giggle as she stood beside Max, who was looking very confused to who this girl was and how she managed to override the communications of their gummi ship. "Hey Selphie." She grinned, the sight of her friend making her looking forward to when all of this is over.
"We're here, too." A voice from behind the girl, the sight of two teens trying to get view of the others.
"Selphie, ya blocking da screen." One of them complained in a Jamaican accent.
It was Sora and Riku's turn to step toward to the screen, smiling at the sight of their friends. "Hey guys!" Sora grinned.
"How's it going?" Riku nodded to the trio on the screen.
Naturally, the first things that grabbed their attention was that Sora's hair was more spikier and white while Riku's hair looked slightly shorter from when they had wished them good luck on their journey. The three keybearers began to explain what had happened on their journey. How Disney Castle was taken over by a new enemy known as the Unbirth and a ground of Endless known as the Order. Since then, they had been travelling the worlds to collect the world's items that will be able to balance the barriers that guard the capture worlds and take them back, recusing King Mickey and stopping the Order.
Before they could continue their story, their friend's voice cuts them off. "Kairi, you might have a problem when you come back." She informs them.
"Why?" Kairi senses the concern in her friend's voice. "Did something happen?"
"Let's just say that your father wasn't pleased with you going up and leaving the Islands." Tidus chuckled nervously.
"What do you mean?" Riku questioned.
"You have to come see for yourself, ya." Wakka told them.
The three keybearers looked at each other in confusion and worry. They wasn't sure what Kairi's father could possibly do, not sure whether he would be angry at Kairi's disappearance or had maybe dropped into a deep form of depression from her absence. Kairi shook the thought away as she told the two, "We have to go home." She told them, seeing the two wasn't going to object.
"HEY!" Brian bursted into the cockpit, glaring at the three. "Who's the hell are you guys calling?"
"Brian." Sora spoke up, acknowledging that no one was going to answer his question. "We have to go to Destiny Islands."
"Destiny Islands? Your home world? Why?" Brian questioned, his anger raising slightly, his voice full with confusion. "We have to go to Little Devon to return the items and make the cure, or did you forget that?"
"We could still do that." Sora told him. "Me, Kairi and Riku will take the mini gummi to Destiny Islands to see what is up while you guys take the items back to Little Devon."
Brian shook his head at the idea before pointing out. "How the hell are you going to get back to Little Devon without a mage, idiot?"
"Hey!" Sora glared at the teen. "I was only suggesting an idea."
"He's only trying to-" Brian didn't waste time to cut the connection off from the three Islanders, the Endless glared at the three before leaving the cockpit.
"Dude!" Max glared at his leaving trail, watching the keybearers follow into the bridge. For one thing, he was glad that he had to stay here to drive.
Sora paced himself to follow Brian, talking to him as he placed himself on the sofa. "Why don't we make a vote? See who agrees with the idea?" He suggests once more.
Ventus and Hikari, who were emerging from the training room, looked between Sora and Brian at their intense glares when walking into the bridge. "What's going on?" Ventus asked.
Riku sighed as he explained the situation. "Sora, Kairi and I want to quickly go to Destiny Islands to check up on things at home and Brian is getting all angry about it. Sora simply suggested that we split up and we meet you guys at Little Devon but he's not having any of it."
"I just think it's a waste of time." Brian grumbled into his seat.
Hikari thought about the situation before smiling at the idea. "Well, we won't be wasting time if half of us are taking the items straight to Little Devon. By time we return, it would be the annual festival."
Brian raised an eyebrow at her suggestion. "'We?'" he questioned.
"Yeah 'we'." She nodded.
Brian's eyes widened at the suggestion as he jumped up from the sofa, leaning his chest on the back of the sofa, looking at her in disbelief. "Why do I have to go? Why do you have to go? Why doesn't anyone else?"
"Fine. Have it your way." Hikari simply turned away.
"Thank you…" He sighed in relief.
"Hey guys! Who wants to go where? Destiny Islands or Little Devon!" Hikari called out, begging to count the number that want to go to Little Devon. "Awww, would you look at that. Only the two of us wanna go." She smirked.
"What?" Brian jumped back to look at Hikari, arguing in his defence. "I didn't even get a chance to vote?" He quickly looked at Ventus. "Why don't you want to go?" He questioned.
He only shook his head. "Brings up bad memories." He simply said.
Brian only glared back at his blue haired friend. "WHHHYYYYYY?" He whined.
"Do you want to go back to your brother?" Hikari asked him.
The Aversion only huffed as a response, knowing that despite their near motivational talk, he will bound to argue with him, properly about Sora and Kairi and just moaning at him in general. Thought, if Sora and Kairi are going to Destiny Island, they will properly have a heart to heart from the sight of their home. Heck, he wouldn't even be surprised if Sora and Kairi made their un-dying love there. If he went back to Little Devon while they simply chilled at their Island, he will get his head ripped off by Daniel. So he didn't really have a choice, "Why are we going?" he moaned, not liking the feeling of defeat.
"Who cares?" Hikari simply shouted. "We get a day at the beach!" The comment only made her Endless friend collapse on the sofa with a defeated huff.
"I hope everything is ok." Sora yawned, grabbing the keybearers attention. "At least we can quickly go see our parents. Let them know that we're alive and well."
"I'm gonna wait till we properly come back." Riku told them, gaining confused faces from the two. "I guess I want to see my family, once I know that the world is safe…once the darkness is gone. I dunno." He simply shrugged before facing Sora. "I'm pretty sure you don't want to give your mum a scare from your sudden transformation." He pointed out before continuing. "We'll go back to straighten things out, quickly say 'hi' to the others before going back to Little Devon to cure Sora. Agreed?"
"Agreed." Sora and Kairi nod in agreement.
Brian only moaned at the situation. "Why do I have a feeling that this simple plan is going to go terribly worng?"
BOWBOWBOW
After sending Ventus, Donald, Goofy and Max to Little Devon in the mini gummi with the World's Items, the rest of the group quickly made their way to Destiny Islands, taking in the sight of the world as he began to come into view. Hikari could only gasp at the world's sight. "YAY! We're here!" She cheered as she ran around excitedly within the cockpit with Sora, Kairi and Riku. "Brian! Come and see!"
"I'M SLEEPING!" He shouted from the bridge.
"Oh you better not." It didn't take long for Hikari to jump into bridge and hear a scuffle taking place, with multiple yells of pain coming from Brian, as well as excited 'kweks' from Steve.
"I'll go make sure they don't kill each other." Riku droned as he left his seat, dragging himself downstairs to the bridge to stop the death.
Sora and Kairi could only chuckle at the sight, before looking back at their home world. Sora could only smile at the sight. "Home." He said in a heartfelt tone. The sight of his home gave him hope. He had been feeling bad with what happened with Hikari and her brother due to him losing control again. Seeing that a trip to not only cheer his friend up but a reminder that all of this will soon be over, that he would be rid of the virus. He looked over to the girl next to him, smiling happily at the sight of the world. Once this is all over, there won't be any fear. I will tell her. He smiled at this.
Keep dreaming, Sora. Your heart is almost mine. The soul echoed to him. No cure will save you and your damsel now.
He could only sigh at this, only if the cure will actually work will he be able to fulfil the promise he made to her back in Christmas Town.
Kairi turned to face him, catching him sigh sadly. "What's up?" she asked.
"I'm guess I'm hoping things will can go back to the way they were." He sighed into his pilot seat, halting the gummi above the world.
"Things happen for a reason." Brian yawned as he entered the cockpit, holding the side of his head in pain as he took Riku's seat. "Sometimes, change is for the better. It makes us who we are."
"Maybe." Sora said in a thoughtful way before looking back at Brian. "Where's Riku?"
"Calming Hikari down."
"How so?" Sora chuckled slightly.
Brian shrugged as he laughed. "Maybe some time in the closet or maybe in the bedroom. Hikari is always calm there." The comment made the two cry hysterically into laughter.
The Princess of Heart shook her head at the guys' behaviour, especially Sora. "Really guys?"
"Awww Kairi, don't be such a killjoy." Brian waved off before looking at the world, his eyes fill with confusion. "Is this it?" he asked.
"Yeah. Sweet Ol Destiny Islands." Sora smiled as he closed his eyes leaning back on his chair, looking over to Kairi. "Where fates align."
"What do you mean?" He questioned, his eyebrow raised.
"It was where our journey first began." He explained. "Where our friendship has formed, where certain events have happened." Sora could only chuckle as he added. "Now I truly get why they call it Destiny Islands." The thought was that Sora realised was that mostly everyone he had heard off had come to Destiny Islands and discovered something or something had begun. From Sora finding Kairi to hearing that Riku talked to Xion about the choices she had to the time that Terra had appeared and had given Riku the power to become a keybearer. His world truly lives to its name.
"Strange." Brian spoke as he kept his sight on their world. "It just looks…very familiar." He kept his eye on the world for a vague moment before turning to them. "Do you have any large cities?" He asked.
Sora shook his head off. "A city would just ruin the sight of the Islands, the culture, the people, the secrecy." He pointed out. "Though it would be nice to have an easier way to get to the Islands." He chuckled slightly, hearing Kairi mentioning that he only wishes that so he can be lazy.
The Aversion Endless kept his eyes on the crystal blue sea world before shaking his head in annoyance with himself. He could only guess it was what Rafiki had said to him about finding the truth on another world, now he's just judging a world he hasn't even been too yet. At this thought, he erupted from his seat. "Come on, we better head down before Hikari drags us down there."
"Right." Kairi smiled as she jumped from her seat, earning a smile from the two teens as she stood confident. "Let's go home."
BOWBOWBOW
Within his throne, he remains; looking at the sight that his precious soldiers had gathered for him. The sight of his throne room in the middle of being transformed as the windows were being filled in, six containers being built, along with an heart in the progress of being engraved. He remains tapping the side of his armrest, waiting for news to return for him for the results of Ventus' search and the results of the Colonel's whereabouts. The doors opened, he watched as his new favourite member beated the weak Nobody onto the floor, his rigged sword in hand. "Enough Crush." He raised his hand.
The Wrath Endless looked up at the Dark Master with hatred before bowing his head. "As you wish…" He said vemonly, disposing of his weapon as he dragged the semi-conscious blond closer to the Vanitas, so that he was by the feet of his throne. "Anything else?" He asked.
"Unless its news then leave." Vanitas told him.
Crush only growled as he replied. "We should just kill them—AHHH!" He grabbed his claw in pain before aching back. "You won't have control forever!" he cursed.
"So long as you're darkness. I will always have control." Vantis quickly commented. "Now leave." He glared, watching the teen leave the throne room. As soon as he left, he stepped up from his throne and leaned his boot on the groaning Nobody. "Where's Sora?" He questioned.
"I don't know.."
"You're his Nobody, Roxas." He kicked the Nobody away, walking towards him. "You should have a connection to him, be able to talk to him-"
"Until your stupid virus cut me off and sent me here!" Roxas pushed himself up, glaring back at the masked villain. "And even if I had the connection, I wouldn't tell you."
Vanitas only huffed at the news. "Then you're no use to me conscious." He raised his darken claw and blasted him away before he could react. He looked at the fallen nobody before saying to himself. "Looks like this will be a challenged after all." He could only laugh at the thought.
A/N: Woo! Time for some Destiny Islands fun ^^. For those that have stuck on, I hope that you have enjoyed the story so far. Sorry that its soooo long and its been going on for soooo long but hopefully, it will be done soon.
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