The familiar soroundings of Hollow Bastion was plesant of the small town. Yume walked through the path along with Donald and Goofy by her sides. The stores was nice with a great sale of merchandise like Cid's shop back in Travers Town. It made the young blond think of how this place was a bit similar to the first world she went to, a place where people end up after their homes were lost. It made her feel sad in sorrow for those homeless people who had nowhere to go but to stay in a hotel where they can take selter for themsleves. But then she remembered Taision, Nini, Raymond, and Rhian weren't with her. Could it be that they were sent somewhere else besides Traverse's Town?
The though made Yume curious, so curious she stopped for a moment living Donald and Goofy confuse on why she just paused. She put her hand on her chin and tried to think this through quietly.
"What's wrong Yume?" Goofy asked.
"Do you guys ever wonder where people could end up if their homes were gone beside Traverse Town?" Yume asked.
"It depends wherever they're taken to." Goofy said.
That could be a good explanation, but there could be more. Maybe Traverse wasn't the only world where people could end up in. There could be some worlds that a person would be put wherever the darkness would take them.
"C'mon let's pick up the pace the faster the better." Donald said.
"Oh right." Yume said.
They continue to walk their way in the town hoping to find the king somewhere, so far Yume was able to meet up with Taision, Nini, and Raymond but she wondered where Rhian was. She totally forgot about him. What if Taision was right? What if she didn't focus on finding her friends. Yume nodded her head, of course that wasn't true she was desperate to find her from the start there's noway she would forget about them.
"Say, Yume what was that thing you found back their?" Goofy asked.
'That thing?' Maybe he meant when they're were in Neverland. Now she remembered.
"Oh yeah." Yume said. She dig into her pocket and pulled out the star-shaped object, it was yellow and very shiny. Donald and Goofy regonize that thing anywhere, it belong to the king.
"That's the king's star-founder!" Goofy said.
"A star-founder?" Yume asked confused.
"It's what he uses to help him travel to other worlds where he wants, but sometimes it can be a tricky object to use." Goofy said.
"So this is what he uses to travel?" Yume asked.
"He had a ship, but he uses the star-founder for backup just in case something unexpected happens." Donald explain.
If he had a Gummy Ship and star-founder. Could it be that...his ship crashed?!
"You don't he got into an accident with his ship, do you?" Yume asked.
Donald and Goofy jumped in terrible shock. They were terrified if anything bad would have happen to the king. Yume could tell they were in great concern but then she decided to look at the positive side.
"Unless he manage to use the star-founder to help him out." Yume said.
Donald and Goofy were relief at that statement, after all the king was a strong and fearless keyblade bearier so there wasn't anything to worry about.
"That's weird." Donald said. He went up to Yume with a supicous look on his face, he took a good look on Yume as he walked around her in a circle with his eyes still on her. Yume started get confuse about this situation as she could put that way.
"What? What is it?" Yume asked.
"The star-founder usually sends someone to another world automaticlly, but from how I see it, it's having any affect on you." Donald said.
"Your right Donald, usually the star-founder would starts activating even when it's not told to. But it's not doing anything to Yume." Goofy said.
"Huh?" Yume asked. She didn't get what they were talking about.
"Perhaps, we should ask the king about this, this is defantely something supicous we need to solve." Donald said.
"Yep." Goofy nodded.
"Hey!" a voice shouted.
The trio looked around to see where the voice came from. They looked up to see a ninja looking girl on the top of a building which wasn't so high. It was no other then Yuffie the great ninja. She was waving at them from beyond the roof. They waved back at her with smiles on their faces.
"Yuffie!" Yume said.
Yuffie jumped off the building and landed on her feet. She ran up to Yume with her arms wide open, she gave her a great big hug. Holding her so tight not wanting to let her go.
"Hey, how's my favorite little keyblade bearier?" Yuffie said hugging her even tighter.
"I'm f-fine, but if you don't not sqeezing me, your little keyblade bearier goanna suffocate." Yume said studdering a bit.
Donald and Goofy a bit at the moment. Yuffie finally let go of the little blond, letting her get some air to fill her lungs.
"I just knew I would see you guys again. You all look tired from your journey what's been going on recently?" Yuffie asked.
"Well we've been searching and searching but we still have no sight of the king, so we though maybe we could stop by and visit you guys and asked about something." Yume said.
"I'm sure Leon wouldn't mind helping you guys. Come with me." The great ninja started jumping in farther distance away, bouncing one step after the other making it a challenge for them.
"Hey, wait up!" Yume said.
She tried to catch up with the fast jumping ninja girl, but man she was so fast like cheetah in high speed. Donald and Goofy even had a hard catching up even with Yume, that blue bottle that Taision gave her really did the trick not only did it heal her wounds completely but it also gave her energy back. Yume kept running faster to reach Yuffie, suddenly she found her standing with her hand in stop position. Yume stopped running before she would trip over the ground after her chasing, then Donald Goofy stop catching their breath. Yume raisied an eyebrow in confuse wondering why Yuffie just stop in front of a gizmo place. She step aside and turn the doorknob and open the door revealing the inside of the place.
"Welcome the HQ Yume, where all the experts of technology have the most incredible gizmo and computer activation machines." Yuffie introduced.
"Wow." was all Yume could say. She gasped at the famous technology in the place. Even stuff she never seen like wider-screen computers with thousands of buttons, camcorders with good view of the town areas. She couldn't believe what they had in this place, so fasinating.
"Hey their little lady, glad to you alright." Cid said as he turn from his spinable chair.
"Oh hello mister uh I-i mean Cid." Yume said embarressed.
"I see your still a little shy aren't you?" Cid asked.
"No, I'm just a little you know." Yume said. She wasn't much of the shy type but she does get nervous at times.
"It's nice to see you ok, I knew we would see eachother again." Aerith said standing next to Leon.
"Guess you still have streght in you kid." Leon said.
"Oh Leon, I wanted to talk to you." Yume said.
"What is it kiddo?" Leon asked calmly.
"We've been traveling to many worlds so far, but we still have no site of the king. We looked around and the first I came he wasn't here etheir. But I thought if there's any chance he could still be around this place since i didn't look hard enough. I manage to find this where he left out while he was wondering, I think he lost it without notice." Yume showed everyone the star-founder, Leon took a good look at it.
"It's one of those objects that can teleport someone to another world every now and then." Leon said.
"That's right, but when the king first used it kept teleporting him where it sent him. Even if he didn't made up his mind on where he wanted to go. However it dosen't affect Yume for some reason." Goofy said then he started to scratch his head.
"It could be that she's immune." Donald said in suggestion.
"Is that so?" Leon said.
"What is this all about it though?" Yume ask. Of course she didn't get why it was such a big deal for her. Donald and Goofy relise that they didn't tell Yume about her heart and her having the purist light within it. They stood their silent for a second, Aerith was the was one to spoke up.
"Sweetie you look like you had a rough time come with me." Aerith said holding out her hand. Yume kindly grab in acceptance, she walked off with Aerith as they left HQ.
"What was that all about?" Yuffie asked.
"Well you see, we still haven't told her about her heart having the most purist light ever. Or her being haunted by Organization XII, in fact she kinda ran up to one unexpectedly." Donald said.
"You guys haven't told the young girl yet, boy is she not goanna be aware?" Cid said.
"No need to worry, she can fight like a pro. She already knows the basics." Goofy said.
"That won't be good enough anymore, not unless she knows the truth." Leon said
Yume and Aerith went to a small cafe by the park, where the birds sing their lovely songs and the butterflies flutter in the air. There was a nice water fountain in the middle of the beautiful garden where flower bloom out their beloved colors. Yume sat in the table waiting for Aerith to come back from ordering something from the cafe. When she came back she brought two cups of hot chocolate and plate with chocolate chip cookies. Yume love the scent of warm chocolate coming through her nose it smelled so tasty. Yume hold her the cup of hot chocolate and blew on it so it wasn't too hot to burn her mouth.
"Why something hot like hot chocolate?" Yume asked.
"They say something hot helps sooth the wounds of a body. Even in the deepest pain, it relaxes the harsh scraps and bruises with it's hot liquid." Aerith explained.
Yume started to get the idea but she still didn't understand completely.
"Like how warm water help release stress when you take hot bath." Aerith said.
Yume nodded in agreement, she took a sip of her hot chocolate. The warm taste of chocolate went down her throat with plessure, her tastebuds would take the nice hot bath of the hot chocolate that touched them. Then she took a bite a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie, the warm and gooeyness just filled her mouth with joy. Aerith smile happily to see Yume enjoying herself. Yume kept stuffing her face with cookies and drank more hot chocolate to wash it down, she then relise she need to talk to Aerith about something important.
"Was there something you needed to ask of?" Aerith said.
Yume gulped down the cookies she was devouring and began to speak up.
"Oh yeah, there's something I've been wondering about where you could end up after your home is lost. Like when I ended in Travers Town my friends weren't there, If i could make an inference I think that people would be shattered in different worlds once their place is gone." Yume said then took another sip of her hot chocolate.
"Your right." Aerith said after taking a small sip of her hot chocolate.
Yume almost choked on her cookies after what Aerith said. It that really true? People can really end up in different worlds?
"If you were seperated from your friends, then that must mean that they were put in individual worlds. You were able to be sent to Travers Town as most people would end up when they have to no home to turn to. Traverse Town is the place where people end up when they lost their homes." Aerith explain.
"But why?" Yume asked.
"That's something that remains unknown, sorry but I can't tell you anymore." Aerith said.
Yume saw a sad look on Aerith's face once she finish her sentence, it was obvious that she was disappointed not to answer her. Yume didn't mind at least she told her the main reason there's no need for more.
"It's ok, you told me what I needed to know at least, that's enough." Yume said with a smile.
Aerith was frown turn into a grin, delighted to inform Yume what she wanted. Yume finished eating her cookies and chugged down the rest of her hot chocolate, not even noticing she had chocolate around her face, Aerith gave her a napkin for her to wipe it off.
"I have a feeling that the organization is making some dangerous skims around here, using heartless monster to fight for them. It's important that you guys stay put in case of anything supicous comes around. There still aiming to get Yume, you have to keep her secured so she doesn't get held hostage or anything like it." Leon said.
"Don't worry we won't let them lay a figure on her this time." Donald said with conviction.
"Geez, it not often when they come over for something like this, I mean there destroying other worlds, stealing people lives, eliminating innocent people just to get to her." Yuffie said with her hands on her hips.
"Never judge a book by it's cover Yuffie, never judge. There's a lot of stuff in Yume you don't know about." Cid said.
"And another thing, we need your help with something important." Leon said.
"What is it?" Goofy said.
"Organization XIII created some type of monster, it's very dangerous from not only it's looks but it's power. It can devoured over a hundred hearts in one gulp, it's extremely vicouse and it must be taken down A.S.A.P, so far it already devoured twenty hearts. We manage to defeat the minions but we could stop this creature, I'm guessing it need to be strick down with a power of light. It's the only way it can be cut through." Leon explain.
"Sounds like a job for Yume don'tcha think?" Goofy said.
Donald got angry and hit in his arm for what he said.
"Ouch! What did I say?" Goofy asked rubbing his sore spot where Donald punched him.
"We can't let that monster take Yume's heart, it will take away all her power and life. Donald said.
"Hello, your being too overprotected Donald. Yume is a high-spirit person who could kickass, that sounds like someone who could handle a monster. Even if she's only a kid." Yuffie said.
"Like I said never judge a book by it's cover." Cid said.
"You maybe right but-" Donald started saying until Yuffie interrupted him.
"But nothing, geez how stubborn are you? Yume has a path to take, a destiny to porfilled, she's Sora's kid. The daughter of the most strongest and kindhearted person to help save our world from eternal darkness, who successfully won the keyblade war and put an end to Xehanort. I'm sure Yume will do the same, you guys can't hold her back otherwise she'll never be a strong keyblade master or a hero." Yuffie said.
Donald and Goofy knew she had a good point, Yume is goanna be the next one to take Sora's place. A hero can't be provoked even by the most dangers or consequences even if he or she was the target. It was a hero's duty to protect those in need and be fearless throughout the unthinkable that would come.
"Your right, I guess we got carried away being overprotected of her." Donald said rubbing the back of his head.
"We were too convinced being her bodyguards that we forgot she was supposed to do the heroing." Goofy said.
"And we were never like this with Sora, maybe we did took it to far." Donald said lowering his head.
"It's alright you were doing your job but you just went a little overboard. Like what Yuffie said the kid knows how to take care of herself." Cid said.
"That is true." Goofy said.
From that moment a rumble started coming from the ground, it felt like an earthquake. Everything started shaking from it's place. It must've been something coming from outside.
"EVERYBODY OUT NOW!" Leon shouted.
Everyone left the HQ as quickly as possible, once they got outside they saw a fiery and vicouse monster from outside. It had sharp fangs with eight legs, it's eyes was completely red with anger. It had nails sharp like knives, and had a heartless red heart mark on it's chest. It was the monster Leon was talking about.
"Garsh, that thing sure looks scary." Goofy said holding his shield in front of him.
Fifthteen minutes earlier...
Yume and Aerith finished their snack, they went to the garbage and threw away the napkins that were curled up in ball. Yume wipe away the chocolate that was on her face from the chocolate chip cookies she was eating.
They decided to take a little walk together in Hollow Bostion, until they came up to an alley where they saw a man with black clothes and spikey blond hair with a sword hand on his back that had banagages wrap around it. It was...
"Cloud?" Aerith said.
"Hey, nice to see your still alright." Cloud said tonelessly.
"What are you doing here?" Yume asked.
"That's something that doesn't need to be worried about kiddo." Cloud said.
"I'm glad your back, everyone needed you to help support our stop to the monster." Aerith said.
"A monster?" Yume asked.
"That's right a beast that has an intense power of darkness. It can devoured any heart of anyone it comes to, so far we haven't been to defeat it. We're guessing it needs to be stop by the pure power of light. Something that bright enough to put an end to it." Cloud said.
A power of light? That made Yume wonder, she can use light from her keyblade. That could enough to stop the vicous beast, even the smallest of light can stop a power darkness.
"I can help. I know how to use light as my power. That just might be enough to defeat the monster." Yume said.
"I appreciate your coroperation kid, but if you really wanna help you should stay put where it can be safe." Cloud said.
Yume put her hands on her hip at Cloud's statement, that made her feel like she can't fight because she a kid. She's fourteen years old and she can cut group of heartless in one half, and this guy thinks she can't do anything. Before Yume could say something Aerith was the one to speak up.
"Please Cloud, Yume is our new hero. She has the power that can save all of us. There's no one else that could do this than her at this time, she's our only hope now." Aerith said. Yume felt delighted having someone who believes in her. Cloud looked at the little blondie who was just the same height as the burnette father of hers. A fourteen year old who had a weapon the can cut threw the darkness like fire that can cut ice. Even for a child she still had the skills and that should be enough from a hero.
"Fine then, just don't let your guard down kid. And remember don't hesitate, it won't get you anywhere." Cloud said.
"Right." Yume nodded.
A load roar came from farther distance, it musted of been some horrible creature. From far away, it was coming all the way near headquarters. Yume gasped at the loud roar, it must be where the other were at.
"What was that?" Yume asked.
"It's here." Cloud said.
"Oh my, it must be where the others are. We need to go after it." Aerith said.
"Right, you go and take Yume to the others." Cloud said.
"What about you?" Aerith asked.
"Don't worry just go." Cloud demanded. Aerith nodded and obeyed, she ran with Yume heading back to HQ.
"You think we'll just back down because your so scary ugly face?" Yuffie said to the monster.
"Uh, I don't think it's nessecary to aggravate it." Goofy said scared.
"C'mon Goofy let's show this Beast what we're made of." Donald said wielding up his staff.
"Let's see if we could out numbered this monster at least it's surrounded." Leon said.
"Alright." Yuffie said. She held up her big sliver star and jumped over to the opposite side of the monster. Donald and Goofy moved to the left side and Leon went to the right side. But there was still a side that was missing someone.
"There's still one side left Leon." Goofy said pointing at the empty spot.
"We're goanna have to do what we can. Until then let's give it our all." Leon said, everyone nodded and agreed.
The monster started to roar even louder, making everyone cover their ear in pain from the loud screech.
"Go!" Leon shouted.
Yuffie made a high jump and threw her star like a frispie, it starch the monster near the eye leaving scar filled with blood gushing out. Donald used his magic and blasted the it on his neck causing it to roar even louder, everyone kept covering their ears until the loud screech was gone. Leon shoot the monster on it's chest hoping it would fall from agony. Unforchenately it didn't yield it just roar into a horrible tone of temper.
"What's going? On everytime you hit it it's just roars even louder." Yuffie said.
"And it doesn't seem to be getting damage from our attacks." Goofy said.
"How is that possible?" Donald said.
"I don't know, apparently our attacks don't have any affect on that thing." Leon said.
"What should we do Leon ?" Yuffie asked.
Before Leon could even think the monster started to stamble and swoosh his long and sharp claws at Donald and Goofy then to Yuffie except for Leon who dodge the attack.
At the moment three flowers appeared aboved Yuffie, Donald, and Goofy and yellow sparkles sprinkled on them, healing every wound on their bodies.
"Are you ok?" Aerith said.
Leon turned to see Aerith and Yume running to him.
"Is that the monster?" Yume asked.
"Yeah, we tried to fight it but it seemed to be indisstructible." Leon said.
"How is that?" Aerith asked.
Leon didn't answer, Yume went up to Donald and Goofy hoping they would wake up soon. As soon as they awaken, Yume help them up from the dirty ground.
"Oh Yume! Perfect timing." Goofy said.
"What happened?" Yume asked.
"We were trying to stop this beast but it keeps ignoring our attacks. Like it's immune to it." Donald said.
"How can we possibly stop this thing?" Goofy said.
"Like I said, only a power of light strike it down." Leon said.
"A power of light?" Yume questioned in her head. She thought about the power of light that she can use with the keyblade. A special light that comes from her inner will, that she can only release when it's in need. It might acthually work. Yume came up with a plan that just might work.
"Guys I got an idea but I'm goanna need your help." Yume said.
"Sure what you have in mind?" Goofy asked.
"I know you guys can't even scratch that monster, but do you think you could distract at it while I put in a sneak attack." Yume said.
"But how are you goanna do that?" Donald asked.
"I can use the power of light, with I'll be able to strike it down. It'll be eliminated in no time for sure I just know it." Yume said.
"Alrighty then." Goofy said.
Donald and Goofy went to separate sides of the heartless monster, they attack it from each side even though they couldn't harm it they could at least distract by hitting it. Yuffie tried to throw her star at it's neck but it quickly shoot back at her like steel. Yume took advantage of the moment and ran behind the monster so it wouldn't notice her, she dodge it's tail from hitting her from behind. It was really getting angry from the attack Yuffie, Donald, and Goofy were making. Yume quickly did a high jump and climb from the walls that were near by as her feet bounce off them hopping from on side to the other. Then finally she jump high in the air and held her keyblade up above her head it started glowing with bright light and sliced it on the head. The monster screamed in agony, from the torture pain of the shiny light that made it sting. Everyone covered their ears again to block the horrible screech that was coming from the monster's mouth. It eventually fell down to the ground and disappeared in the darkness.
Every jumped for joy of their successful victory. Yume was so proud of herself for making such a great effort in defeating the terrifying beast. She didn't even know she had it in her, she felt the same strong and willful feeling inside her heart just like her father felt. It felt so incredible, being a keyblade hero really take a lot of effort and support but Yume wouldn't have it any other way.
"Way to do Yume, you beat the monster!" Goofy said giving her a high five.
"Thanks but I wouldn't been able to if it wasn't for you guys. You really help a lot." Yume said.
"Aw it was nothing." Donald said.
"Great work kid, you really had the guts to take him down." Leon said patting her head.
"Thank you." Yume said.
"WOOH! Alright Yume! You beat it's butt in one hit! Great job!" Yuffie said. She hugged Yume really tight from her joyment.
"Ok, Ok. Your welcome, but in return can you stop trying to break me in half?" Yume said in a weak voice.
Yuffie let go of Yume letting her catch every gap of breath in her lungs. Cid came over to the group to see the end of he battle, he could tell that Yume must of beaten the monster from the reaction of everyone thanking her.
"Well little lady you really did had it in ya." Cid said tapping her on the shoulder.
"Thanks, I didn't know I had it in me. It's like I had this special power inside me that was ready to come out." Yume putting her hand on her chest.
"That's what's called your inner streight, something that was waiting to come out once you released it." Aerith said putting a hand on Yume's shoulder.
Later on the gang headed back to HQ, Yume asked Leon how they can get rid of the last bits of darkness that terrorizing other worlds. Leon folded his arms firmly and had a serious look on his face, he obviously knew the answer.
"Alright kid, now listen up. There's still bit of darkness consuming into far off places, there's also someone that could be responsible for that. Besides the organization they have a ally of them. Her name is Malificent, she's a devious witch. She likes using the power of darkness as her own too. If your willing to clear up every inch of darkness, you might wanna go find her first. She could be responsible for some the damages of the darkness, but be careful she's can be a dangerous person." Leon said.
"Alright then, I'll go find her." Yume nodded.
"She's not all fun and games Yume. Malificent can be pretty nasty." Goofy said.
"Yeah you don't wanna mess with that witch." Donald said.
"It's ok, if I can defeat a vicouse monster then I can deal with a mean old witch." Yume said with conviction.
"Garsh, you really are brave." Goofy said.
"Wait Yume, one more thing." Aerith said.
"Yes?" Yume said.
Aerith handed over a green bottle that had some liquid in it. It was like the potion that she had only that it was green instead of blue.
"It's a maximum potion, it can heal any wound of a body no matter how bad the wounds are. Take it, you'll probably need it." Aerith said.
"Thank you." Yume grabbed the bottle and put it in her pocket where it would fit.
"Bye, good luck." Yuffie said waving. Yume waved back.
"Bye." Yume said.
Yume, Donald, and Goofy headed back on the ship and took off.
Nini was coughing a lot, she was turning awfully pale and she sweated from the top of her forehead. It was difficult for her to breath, warm tears came out from her eyes as they were watering. It's like she was having a fever, Raymond placed his hand on her forehead. She felt really hot, her temperature was rising up badly.
"She getting worst." Raymond said.
"The darkness is spreading very badly, it must be flowing in her body." Maleficent said.
"Taision better not take too long. If Nini perishes someone's goanna get their butt kicked." Raymond said angrily.
"Calm yourself, you'll need your energy eventually." Maleficent said putting her hand on his shoulder.
Raymond tried to calm himself down but he was still upset that Nini was getting even more sick than before. He wish that he couldn't been the one to go find the medicine but he could at least thrust his friend to finding it. Nini was intently weezing, obviously she was suffering and her cheeks were turning red.
"Hang in their Nini, we're goanna help you as soon as possible." Raymond said.
The adults were outside of Yen Sid's tower and stood by the stairs, watching the king as he was going to set off.
"Are you sure about this you majesty." Ven asked.
"Of course I am, I've learned how to open portals with the keyblade hundreds of times." The mouse king said.
"We have to thrust him Ven, he the only one the can bring Yume and the other here." Aqua said put her firmly on Ven's shoulder, he nodded and agree.
"Promise me that you'll bring my daughter back safe." Sora said.
"Of course, it's a definent promise." Mickey said.
He waved his keyblade and created a portal right in front of him where he was pointing at. He turn back to the young adults.
"See ya real soon." Mickey said happily. He walked into the portal and disappeared from site.
There you go! Sorry for the long wait, I just started highschool as a freshman and it was amazing. Highschool is so fun I love it a lot. And just to let you guys know I'm only able to go on the computer on weekends or days off from school so the updates are goanna take a while. And please review what you think.