Chapter 7: Mysterious Tower
After a while, the train has now arrived to the tower that is on a floating piece of land. As it stops in front of it, it door opens as Tommy and Chuckie come out of it. "So this is the tower you told me about Chuck?" Tommy asked his best friend. "That's right. It's the same one I ended up on after our world vanished." Chuckie told him. "That reminds me, what DID you mean by 'our world'?" Tommy asked suspiciously. "I think Master Yen Sid will inform you about that when we meet up with him." Chuckie said as they walk to the tower, but then Tommy sees that the train has vanished. "Well, there goes our ride." He said as he catches up to Chuckie. As they got close to the door, they see what appears to be a humanoid dog and a duck sitting in front of the door. "Hey Donald, Goofy, I brought Tommy over." Chuckie called out to them, seemingly having to have met them. "Oh boy! Hey Goofy, wake up, their hear!" The duck, now known as Donald, told Goofy, who is apparently still sleeping. "Agh, wake up you big palooka! THUNDER!" Donald called out as a bolt of lightning has struck Goofy. "WHOAH! Uh… Gawrsh, and I was havin' a nice nap." Goofy said. "Never mind that, Chuckie brought the key bearer hear!" Donald told him motioning to Tommy and Chuckie. "Huh? A-hyuck, well I'll be, so he's the key bearer that ya was talkin' about. Name's Goofy, and that theirs Donald." Goofy said introducing themselves. "Well, my name's Tommy and I see you guys have met Chuckie." Tommy said. "Of course, now let's go, Master Yen Sid is waiting for you." Donald said grabbing Tommy's arm as they all went into the tower.
As Donald and Goofy lead them to the top of the tower, they came the door to Yen Sid. "Well, master Yen Sid in there. So remember, show some respect." Donald told Tommy. "Okay, I got it." Tommy said as he and Chuckie went through the door. Who Tommy sees is a man in a blue robe and a wizard hat and has a grey beard. "Master Yen Sid, I brought Tommy over for you." Chuckie said standing up strait. "Very good Charles. So you are Thomas Pickles, I assume young Charles has told you a bit of what's going on." Yen Sid said as he stroked his beard. "Well, he did say something about 'our world vanishing', but what did he mean by that?" Tommy asked him. "As I figured, you see besides your town, this tower, and the last one you were at, there are many other worlds out there beyond the sky. Each star out there are countless worlds that are residing. However, if one of those go out, that means that the world was swallowed by the darkness." Yen Sid informed him. "So, everything that happened back home, it all meant that it was about to vanished into darkness. Not only that, everyone on that world is gone?" Tommy said looking down. "Correct. But, like you and Charles, there is a possibility there are survivors that are scattered across many worlds." Yen Sid told him. "So, it could also mean that our friends and family could be out there, right?" Tommy asked him. "Of course. But let's get on with the situation." Yen Sid said in a serious manor. "You see, from what I sensed from the worlds, I knew something was amiss, and I knew that it wasn't Master Xehanort's doing. I do know that the Heartless are involved." Yen Sid said. "The Heartless? You mean those things I have encountered a few times?" Tommy asked with a shocked expression. "That is Correct Thomas. Now as I said before, I know that the Heartless have something to do with it, so my best guess is that Maleficent is behind this." He said stroking his beard. "Maleficent? Who's that?" Tommy said with a bit of fear. "She happens to be an evil sorceress from another world. Years ago, Xehanort visited her world and told her everything she knows about the worlds and the seven Princesses of Heart. With the Heartless at her side, she travels to many worlds and have the darkness spread over them." Yen Sid informed him. "Wow! She sounds dangerous." Tommy said. "You're telling me Tommy. I nearly freaked when I heard about her." Chuckie said as he shivered a bit. "Now then, like a time like this, I would have sent over other Keyblade welders I know for this, but they are all busy with their own maters to deal with. So, with you being new to this Thomas, I'm going to train you with the ways of the Keyblade before you and Charles head on out of your journey." Yen Sid said to him. "Well, with what's going on, and that are friends might be out there somewhere, I got to be prepared. What do you say Chuck?" Tommy said as he looked over to Chuckie. "Well, I am afraid of what might happen, but I do want to find our friends, so I'm in." Chuckie said actually brave for once. "Very well then, let's begin with your training." Yen Sid said as Tommy prepares his training with the Keyblade.
(5 days later)
5 days has passed as Tommy was training with the ways of the Keyblade. As that was going on, he even learned some magic spells with some help from Chuckie and Donald. He even learned some abilities to aide him along the way. Then comes the final day before heading off on his journey. "Now, let's see how much you've improved with the corridors off light." Yen Sid said as Tommy was focusing summoning a portal of light from his Keyblade. When he got enough power, he pointed his Keyblade at the towers wall as a beam of light came out and a corridor of light appeared. "Very good Thomas, now go though and see where it takes you." So Tommy steps though the portal just as it vanished. Five minutes later, another portal appeared and out came Tommy with two ice cream bars in his hands. "I'm definitely improving with this Master Yen Sid, I thought of where I want to go, and then I was in Twilight Town." He said as he hands a bar to Chuckie nearby. "Thanks T." He said as he and Tommy have their ice cream. "Well now, you have very well improved with your abilities with the Keyblade. And remember Thomas, if you happen to have found any of your friends, use that corridor to send them over hear. Sense you are unfamiliar with the rest of the worlds, if you end up on one without the vessel you will use to travel across worlds, use the corridor of light back hear." Yen Sid informed him. "Understood master Yen Sid." Tommy said. So they all head back into the tower so they can get ready for tomorrow.
As the day came for Tommy and Chuckie to leave on their journey, they are seen in Yen Sid's room having a conversation. "Man Chuck, to think that of all the crazy adventures we used to have when we were little, this one is the craziest out of them. The worlds, Heartless, Maleficent, and the Keyblade." Tommy said as he was examining his weapon. "I know, like when I was in shock when we heard about Kimi's biological father." Chuckie said thinking back. "Yea. What was his name again?" Tommy asked. "Well, if I have this right, I think his name was Hiro Watanabi." He said. Suddenly, Yen Sid appeared out of nowhere in a flash of light. "Did you just say, Hiro Watanabi?" he asked Chuckie. "Yea. What about him?" Chuckie asked him. "You see, he was once an apprentice of mine." He told them. "WHAT?!" They both said in shock. "You mean, Kimi's father was a Keyblade welder like me now?" Tommy asked. "Correct. Not only that, there's an ancient history that involved the Watanabi clan." Yen Sid told them. "An ancient history? My mom never said anything like this. Could you tell us about it?" Chuckie asked him. "Very well. I'll tell you about what I know." Yen Sid said as he tells them the story.
"Long ago, when the worlds was once one big world, the Watanabi clan was a powerful clan that many knows not to mess with. However, nine of them, mainly woman, has a special power where if you gather them in the same place, they will open a door to the realm of dragons. One day, the Keyblade war took place, so the clan ended up into the war with their own Keyblades as the battle raged on. But as a result, the nine woman was taken down, but their powers survived the battle. As the war has settled down, thanks to the hearts of children, the powers of those nine woman has spread across the divided worlds for the newborn hearts. However, one of them within one of the members of the Watanabi clan. As the years went on, that power has passed on to newborns shortly after its previous possessor has passed on. This has been going on continuously for centuries." Yen Sid told them the story. "Wow! Who knew that Kimi's ancestors had a history like that?" Tommy said in shock. But then, something came up to Chuckie. "Wait, from what my mom told me, Kimi's great grandmother passed away a weak before Kimi was born." Chuckie said trying to put two and two together. "I know what your implying Charles. Tell me, is this who you're referring to?" Yen Sid said as he waved his hand as a magical image of an elderly Japanese woman appeared on his desk. "That is her! Mom showed me a photo of her a few years ago." Chuckie said in shock. "According to what Hiro once told me, she was the last one he knew that had that special power of the Watanabi clan. Which means, Young Kimiko is the possessor of that power." Yen Sid told him. "My own sister?! Wait, you said you have no idea what Maleficent might be up to right? Then, she could be after those that has that power so she could open the door to the dragon's realm. Which means…. Kimi could be in danger!" Chuckie said freaking out. "If that's true, then I beater locate where she is then." Yen Sid said as he closed his eyes to concentrate. "I can't believe that your sister is goanna get involved in this Chuck." Tommy said. "I know Tommy. Now I'm even MORE worried about Kimi!" Chuckie said panicking. "Calm down Chuckie, we will get her back before Maleficent gets her." Tommy said trying to calm his best friend down. "Your right Tommy. I need to calm down." "This is very strange." Yen Sid said as Tommy and Chuckie turned to face him. "What do you mean?" Chuckie asked him. "I was able to pin point her, but for some strange reason, I was able to locate her in this very room." Yen Sid admitted. "What? But where the only ones, along with Donald and Goofy, that are hear." Tommy said as he and Chuckie was looking around. "That's what I thought. Where ever she really is, I can't seem to locate her properly." He said truthfully. "Well, I guess we beater get going to fined Kimi on our own, along with our friends." Tommy said. "Very well then, go forth you two. Your vessel is waiting." Yen Sid told them as they left his room. "This is starting to sound too familiar. Like what has happened with Kairi." Yen Sid said after they left.
Outside, Tommy and Chuckie are in front of what looks like a ship. "So this is what they call a Gummi ship?" Tommy asked Chuckie. "That's right. With this, we can travel to different worlds." Chuckie said. They was about to go on until…. "Hold on!" someone said. They look back, only to see no one. "Down hear." They look down to see a cricket jumping to get their attention. "Who are you?" Tommy asked the cricket. "Names Jiminy, Jiminy Cricket. You see, I happen to have heard about what's going on, so I decided to go along with you so I can wright down everything on my journal. Plus I happen to have been on some of those worlds, as well as some of the people out there." Jiminy said to them. "Okay then. We may need some pointers as we go along on this adventure." Tommy said. with that, Tommy and Chuckie, with Jiminy coming along, they when into the ship and has set out to protect the worlds, find their friends, and save Kimi.