Chapter CCVII: The Loot Of A Thousand Worlds, The Quest For Treasure Planet Part XIX

It was now later in the day, the sun of the mysterious world was beginning to set. It cast an orange glow upon the environment, making everything feel so warm and comforting, despite the desperate situation that the band of heroes were all experiencing together.

Making it through the doorway of their 'Sanctuary,' Timbre casting his revealed eye around in curious wonder, couldn't help but say, "Wow! Who'd ever thought we'd find digs like this!"

Fran following on behind him as she entered as well was quiet. As the others behind her were beginning to enter the safety of the odd shaped building. As she cast her serious eyes around, it was then she spied the bumbling robot known as Ben who was hurriedly trying to tidy his 'Home' for them.

"Ah! Pardon the mess people!" With that taking a dusty old raggedy blanket, he shook it and tossed it to one side. As he did so, he then bashfully admitted to the serious gazing Fran, "You'd think in a hundred years I would have dusted a little more!"

However to his words, Fran still said nothing as she looked on at him with her sharp nailed hands folding over her arms. Seeing this, Ben felt all the more embarrassed under this critical gaze and so he tried speaking some more to lighten up the atmosphere, "But you know when you're batchin' it, you tend to ah-!" With that in his hurried cleaning, he knocked over a make-shift chess table. Doing this he felt more awkward as he then tried to hide away a rather huge pair of polka dotted pantaloons.

Embarrassed as he held them behind himself, he looked back to Fran again and laughed saying, "Tend to let things go! Ha ha..."

Still the tall rabbit earred woman said nothing, Timbre seeing her do this then walked up to his teammate. As he did so, the others all arrived and began to place themselves within the space. As they did he looked to her and asked curious, "So? Your thoughts Fran?"

Hearing her feline comrade, Fran settling her gaze on Ben further for a moment turned from him and responded simply, "He speaks too much."

To which hearing her, Timbre couldn't help but release a small chuckle as he replied, "So I see!"

Ben unsure though, was glad to see that he had at least made a good first impression. (Or so he hoped.) However looking on behind, he saw Delbert walking on in with Captain Amelia in his arms, noticing this he smiled and exclaimed, "Aww! Isn't that sweet!"

The doctor though, not paying heed to the robot's words concentrated on lowering the Captain gently down onto the floor. As he did so, he set about making her comfortable within the space while Ben continued on, "I find old fashion romance, so touching don't you!"

However there came no response to these words from any of the others. Seeing this as they all seemed to be absorbed in something urgent, Ben decided to try and make more of an effort of being welcoming! So pulling out a tray of some kind from behind him, he approached Delbert and Amelia as he said, "How about drinks for the happy couple?"

Delbert hearing this suggestion and then seeing the...drinks? Before him was far from delighted. For there within a couple of old tin cans, appeared to be something like bubbling motor oil with a dirty wrench and cog sticking out from the top of each one. They were obviously toxic, so he replied kindly and slightly awkwardly to the hospitable robot, "Oh uh? No thank you! We don't drink and...uh?" With that coughing into his hand, he admitted looking back to his Captain, "We're not a couple."

Hearing these words, Amelia smiled up to the Doctor amused despite her pain as he looked down to her smiling bashfully. Ben himself seeing that they weren't ready for his hospitable offer replied sadly, "Oh? Okay..."

However turning his big round green eyes, in another direction. He spied Nozomi and Jim, with some of their other friends as they seemed to be gazing at something. Noticing this he brightened, so walking straight on over with his tray, he asked them, "Hey! Guy's! Do you wanna-?"

"AAGGHH!"

Immediately jumping back as he heard this loud cry of pain! Ben dropped his tray of oily drinks and as he did so, he saw that Nozomi and Jim were looking to a white haired young man with terrible anxiety as he writhed in agony!

"Riku!?" Nozomi cried out as she looked to him, for her fellow keyblader was struggling badly as the demonic wolf bite on his arm continued to release a terrible purple like mist.

As he gasped breathing in and out painfully, Mickey was worried for him as he gazed at his old pal. He couldn't help but admit with worry, "This ain't good!"

Jim silent himself as he looked over to Riku too, with Morph hovering over his shoulder bubbling with worry. He admitted feeling low, "No... it's not." However looking to the white haired keyblader's wound, he couldn't help but ask, "But, what're we supposed to do though? You guys have tried all your spells and-?"

"It appears to me that you'll need my crew's support in this endeavour, won't you?"

It was then turning, that everyone saw who'd spoken with this eloquent velvet tinted like voice. Seeing him, Nozomi then exclaimed, "Balthier!"

Noticing that he'd got the attention of the young female keyblader, Balthier made a single nod to her with a small smile. However quickly he turned his attentions to the suffering white haired young man, that the group were all attending to. Quiet for a moment, he made his analysis and as he did so, he finally spoke his thoughts, "It looks like as I've suspected, he's been inflicted with the bite of a Silver Lobo."

Hearing the name of this strange creature, Nozomi repeated worriedly, "A Silver Lobo?"
Nodding, Balthier then continued his explanations, "Correct, it's a dangerous poisonous type of wolf that Noel was able to capture, with his abilities as a hunter into a Paradigm Crystal."

Listening to this as he remembered the previous attack that Balthier's crew had launched against him and his pals, Mickey then asked the gentlemanly pirate, "Noel's crystal? So it's the same thing you used before to-?"

"Correct, it's the same type of wolf we used to attack you before... however it shouldn't have been able to be summoned," Balthier admitted. Then with a look of regret on his face, he made a confession, "But, during that treacherous battle against those Heartless creatures, Zidane revealed to me that he had lost it... I had assumed it had fallen overboard, so I would never of dreamt it t'would come back to haunt us this way."

Hearing all this, Nozomi was quiet. A look of pained anxiousness on her face, as she looked to Riku and saw the pain he was going through. It hurt her, deep inside! So looking to Balthier she pleaded, "But there's something you can do for him right!?"

Turning as he heard her, Balthier was quiet as he heard the female keyblader go on to say, "I remember it! You cured Raiyana when she got hurt before! You can do the same again right! You can-!"

However shaking his head, Balthier revealed to the female keyblader, "The only one amongst my crew who have the necessary remedy to cure your dear friend, is our young Yeul."

Jim hearing him say this with surprise then repeated the young girl's name, "Yeul?"

As he heard the curious tone, Balthier then explained, "Correct, she's the one who currently holds the antidote and is the only one."

Listening to him say this, it was then Mickey's turn to speak. Looking to the gentlemanly leader he asked him, "Why do you let only Yeul hold onto it? Balthier?" Hearing this question being put to him, the eloquent brown eyed man turned his attentions to the mouse king. As he did so, he heard him go on to say, "That's not really a wise move for ya to do? I mean, with all of ya seperated like this, didn't ya-?"
"I had thought of those circumstances beforehand," Balthier began to explain as he looked to them all. As he did so, he then had to admit with a sigh, "But tragically... we've experienced what you may refer to as, 'A hiccup.'"

Hearing this being said, Jim couldn't help but look to him puzzled as he repeated, "A hiccup?"

"Correct," Balthier simply and as he did so, he turned his disappointed gaze into one particular direction as he added, "One that was committed by a carefree crew member of mine."

A cat ear twitching at this word, the individual froze and turning his single green eye to look in their direction. He looked on with an uncomfortable smile as he asked, "Uh? You talking about me boss?"

To which in reply, Balthier narrowed eyes in displeasure. It was obvious to all that it was him, he was talking about.

Nozomi though not understanding had to ask, "Timbre what's he talking about? Why's he saying that you-?"

"Ha ha..." Scratching the back of his pink haired head. The cat boy then replied to them looking on awkwardly, "Well ya see, I was supposed to be carrying some of that antidote stuff that Yeul has, but... I didn't bring it with me."

Jim hearing this himself, staring at the awkward cat boy had to ask him in utter disbelief, "You what?!"

Seeing the upset he was causing, the cat boy then tried immediately to explain, "Well it's just that! I mean, you know... I don't always carry that kinda stuff on me! Plus we've never been separated before in the past and I..."

However it was clear the pitiful excuses that he was trying to make weren't working. He'd really let the team down at that time and it just filled the cat boy with total shame, along with guilt about the situation they were now all in.

"Great! So that's screw up number two we already have on our plates!" It was then Riku commented as he looked on with cringing, irritated eyes. However it was difficult for him to chat, as he grimaced quickly in pain once again.

Seeing him do this, Nozomi moving at once took his harmed hand into her hand. As she did, she told him worriedly holding it gently, "Riku! Please don't push yourself! Don't..." However it was hard for the female keyblader to continue to speak on. For she couldn't help but wonder about what she and the others were supposed to do now? What could they do to ease things for him?

Fran seeing the anxiousness everyone was now consumed by, as Ben stood next to her nervous and uncertain as well. Then sighed as she uttered more of her personal thoughts, "This situation is desperate."

Delbert hearing her say this, couldn't deny it. Neither could Captain Amelia, however she had to take charge! So looking to them all she declared, "All of you! Don't lose heart now!"

To which immediately everyone turned their attentions to the weakened female Captain. As they all did so, they heard her say to them with a fierce resolve, "You mustn't let yourselves become dampened despair! You must stay focused on the objective head! We are to secure the treasure within this planet and we will stop our foes in their tracks!" Saying that she grimaced herself slightly from injury. However she wasn't going to let this get in her way! So she demanded from them with what authority she had left, "Is that understood!?"

Immediately hearing her say this, everyone was silent for a moment. But quickly they all remembered what their role there was and as they did so, in unison they all replied together, "Aye Captain!"

Pleased to see that she'd managed to require this positive response, Amelia smiled. However again her pain stung her badly! As it did so, she gasped bitterly.

Seeing her become this way, it was then that Delbert spoke and told her, "Yes, yes, aye Captain! Now you listen to me!" With that he took off his jacket and wrapped it up into a bundle. Creating a make-shift pillow, he placed it under Amelia's head as he told her further, "Stop giving orders for a few mili-seconds and lie still."

Hearing the Doctor now ordering her, Amelia couldn't help but be amused at this situation. So looking to her carer, she told him with a smile, "Very forceful Doctor! Go on, say something else!"

To which Delbert hearing these words, smiled to her gently amused himself. Everyone else seeing this little scene too couldn't help but be comforted, while Timbre grinning admitted under his breath, "Well, looks like these two need a room together, huh?"

Balthier himself then admiring the strong feline like Captain, couldn't help but admit aloud, "Leave it to a strong will of woman to-"

"Hey look!"

Immediately turning around in surprise everyone then saw that Ben was at the entrance to his home! Waving to the baffled heroes, he pointed out the opened doorway and as he did, he cried out loudly for all the world to hear, "There are some more of your buddies!"

Baffled as he said this, Timbre looking at Ben repeated, "Buddies?"

However he didn't have to wait long for an answer, for Ben then shouted out loudly to all the newcomers he could see, "Hey fella's! We're over here! We're-!"

BLAST! BLAST! BLAST! BLAST!

In seconds, laser blasts were fired upon the robot! Seeing the oncoming fire, Ben cried out in panic, "AAAGGGHHH!"

Acting quickly though, Nozomi dragged him down, crying out loudly, "Ben!?"

Then as she did this, Jim ran to the entrance and started tp fire back at their attackers with his own laser pistol!

BLAST! BLAST! BLAST!

Concentrating hard as he fired, Jim gritted his teeth! He had to keep Silver's men at bay! Or-!

BANG! BANG! BANG!

BLAST! BLAST! BLAST!

Turning quickly, he then saw that he'd been joined by none other than Balthier and Fran! Their long range weapons drawn, they too started firing away at the terrible band of pirates who were firing at them all!

Balthier firing away with his pistol, had to stop for a moment to re-supply ammo! As he did so, he couldn't help but utter, "Tch! This is a most vexing act to be caught in!"

Hearing him make a theatrical reference again, Jim couldn't help but reply to him, "You're telling me!" With that he returned fire!

Seeing this happen as chaos was ensuing, Ben feeling bad and awkward again looked to Nozomi who looked to the opening with worried eyes. Looking at her as she did this, he couldn't help but ask with an embarrassed smile, "Um? Sorry there Nozomi, looks I messed up again, huh?"

As she heard this question being asked, Nozomi turned to him. With a sigh and an awkward smile of her own, she couldn't help but admit, "Yeah, you did." However turning back to look at the fierce firing scene, she had to add, "But at least Silver isn't using the heartless on us, if he was then-"

"Stop wastin' yer fire!"

Immediately hearing this voice, Nozomi stopped in her tracks! Then as she did so, in seconds the horrible firing stopped with it. As it did so, everyone was on edge as they all silently listened on, to see what else would next transpire.

"Hello up there!"

Recognising the voice that was calling them, Mickey asked aloud, "Silver!?"

Riku grimacing in pain, as he looked to the opened doorway couldn't help but ask mad, "What the heck does he-!" However he couldn't continue as his wound was getting the best of him!

"Jimbo! Nozomi!"

Hearing her name being called along with Jim's, Nozomi perplexed ran up to the entrance of their stronghold and peered outside of it with him. As they did so, the two of them saw a white flag been waved from a stick.

Then in another second, from over the small hill where he and his treacherous crew were all hiding. The cyborg pirate captain emerged, using his cybernetic arm as a cane, he walked on forwards slowly calling out to them, "If ah, it's alright with the Captain, I'd like a short word with ya both."

Puzzled as she heard this, Nozomi couldn't help but ask, "He wants to talk to the both of us?"

However, unaware of the question that was being asked. Silver continued on with his words, telling both the listening cabin boy and keyblader, "No tricks! Just a little palaver!"

Both hearing this they were silent, then as they looked to each other with uncertainty. Another voice spoke up bitterly behind them, "Come to bargain for the map!"

Turning, they saw it was Amelia speaking again. She was struggling to pull herself back up out of frustration, as she continued on to say, "Doubtless! Pestilential! Agh!" But it was no use, she couldn't move. Her injury wouldn't allow it!

Knowing this, Delbert eased her down again as he told her gently but firmly, "Captain!"

Timbre himself bitter about this situation couldn't help but ask, "Great! Of all times that fatso want's an audience! What're we supposed to do when-!"

"I know what this means!" Jim spoke as an expression of positive realisation came to him.

Hearing him say this, Nozomi was confused as she asked, "What does it mean, Jim?"

As he heard her ask, the hopeful cabin boy then told her, "It means that he thinks that we still have the map!"

Surprised to hear this, Nozomi then had to ask, "It does?" However quickly as she stopped to think about it, she realised in another moment, "Then that would explain why he hasn't sent the heartless against us!"

Nodding, Jim had a triumphant look on his face. As he did so, he couldn't help but say with hope still growing inside, "So it looks like we still have a chance!"

Balthier listening to this conversation then had to ask as he kept his sight firmly set on the wounded cyborg, "Then? You'll be conversing with our mechanical guest will you?"

As she heard this question herself, Nozomi quiet for a moment thought. Then looking up she decided, "We'll have to! If we wanna keep up the act! We can't let him know the truth that we don't have the map and," With that stopping for a moment, the female keyblader looked to Riku who was continuing to be tended to by Mickey.

Seeing him again, in so much pain. She tightened her right hand into a fist and as she did so, she finished saying, "We gotta be sure Yeul, Noel, Zidane and Cait sith are safe... because if they are, we can do something more here!"

Hearing her say this as she looked to her comrade, Timbre was amazed to see she was still thinking of his friends as well as her own, despite their own desperate situation. Then he told her with a smile coming to his own face, "Good call!"

Nodding himself at these words, Jim then told her, "C'mon! We better get out there, we don't wanna keep the old cyborg waiting!"

With a firm nod of her own, Nozomi went to follow him. However before the two of them left, they heard a voice call from behind, "Fella's!" Turning back to look a moment, the two them saw that it was Mickey looking to them.

As he got their attention, he told them firmly with a serious look on his face, "Be careful out there!"

Nozomi hearing the king say this, then smiled simply in reply as she said, "Don't worry Mickey we will!"
Jim hearing her say this, then added himself, "Definitely!" With that, climbing out of the entrance with Nozomi following behind him and Morph floating above his shoulder. The two of them went to speak with the evil mastermind of the chaos they were all stuck within.

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Walking down the hill cautiously together, as they got closer and closer to the awaiting enemy cyborg. With Fran and Balthier keeping their eyes peeled and triggers ready for any enemies that might come at them. Nozomi and Jim were silent as they both stared at him, however one particular little individual who'd accompanied them, flew straight on over to him and burbled happily, in excited delight!

Seeing him too becoming pleased, Silver spoke with a bright grin on his face, "Ah Morphy!" With that the small pink jelly transformative creature, looped around his still organic right hand and finger. As he did this, smiling to his small little friend, he told him, "I wondered where you'd flit off to! Raiyana will be pleased to know ya're safe and well!" With that relaxed, he sat himself down as Morph continued to float about around him happily.

Nozomi and Jim though still remained absolutely silent as they approached. Watching on, they saw Silver turn his cybernetic arm from a make-shift cane back into it's original hand state, as he sat and waited for them to come over.

However still feeling an ache, the cyborg couldn't help admit to them as they finally walked on over to him, "Oh! This poor old leg's downright snarky since that game of tag we all had in the galley, hey?" With that he ended with a laugh and grin to them, trying to lighten up the atmosphere.

But it was clear, looking on at the faces of the keyblader and cabin boy. They were far from being entertained as they stared at him with serious eyes, they weren't going to be tricked again!

Silver seeing these expressions, then knew this was no time to be foolishly jovial. So trying to be more serious, but with a softer tone to his voice. He informed them both as he cast his eyes down and held his hands together, "Whatever you both heard back there, at least the words concerin' ya both... I didn't mean a word of it!"

Nozomi and Jim's expressions didn't change in the slightest to these words. However the female keyblader, couldn't help but narrow her eyes slightly as she looked to the cyborg. For who did he think he was trying to fool now?!

Mr Silver though continued on with his words, not noticing the change at all, "If that bloodthirsty lot had thought that I'd gone soft... they would have got the lot of us!"

However still there was no change in either Jim or Nozomi's expressions as they looked to the cyborg. Seeing the still serious light that was in their eyes, Silver tried again to speak to them both, "Now ya both listen to me!" With that he wagged his cyborg finger, urging them both to come closer to him.

Neither of them moved though, so Silver moved instead. Putting his cyborg arm around them both and making them closer to him! Feeling this all of a sudden, Nozomi protested as she said, "Hey! What're you-!"

Quickly though, she was distracted as she saw something shining in Silver's right black coat pocket. Silent, she then saw that it was a crystal, however what made her freeze was the colour of it! It was purple, it was the same haunting purple as the mist leaking out from Riku's wound! It was then as she saw, that it all clicked into place! The one who'd taken the Paradigm crystal and sent the wolves after them! It could only have been-!

Silver though unaware that Nozomi had noticed his newly acquired treasure, simply continued to speak on, as he told them both, "If we all play our cards right! We can all walk away out of this, rich as...kings!"

Jim hearing this, then had to ask with a hand to his chin, as Nozomi still looked on with her expression of shock, "Yeah?"

Turning to Jim as he said this, barely hearing a word he said. Nozomi looking to Mr Silver had to ask him in disbelief, "Are you serious?"

Mistaking the hard look in her eyes, Silver then proclaimed to her. Bowing his hat to her, acting as the proper gentleman he should be, "Oh promise lass!" Then putting his hat back onto his head, he decided to add, "And I'll guarantee ya this! Yer friends I got back on the ship, they'll be left unscathed too!"

Hearing this, Nozomi then had to ask the cyborg with widened eyes, "Cait sith! Yeul! They're all safe! They're-!?"

Seeing the startled look on her face, Silver chuckled and as he did so. He told her, "Aye lass! They're all chipper! Rai lass is takin' good care of 'em as we speak, so there's no need for ya to fret on their regard!"

Hearing these words, Nozomi then had to ask as she looked down to the ground in consideration for a moment, "So... Raiyana really is-?"

"Now, if you both just get me that map..." With that said as Silver interrupted Nozomi, he leaned in and told them both further, "You'll get yer mates back and you'll all receive an even reward of the treasure as yours! To do with as ya both so wish!" With that done, Silver reached out his hand to both keyblader and cabin boy. Curious to see which of them would take him up on his generous offer first.

However staring at Silver's cyber hand, Nozomi was far from wanting to take it. For looking at the crystal that was there, glowing evilly in his left coat pocket. She already knew what her answer was!

Jim though silent, started to speak himself as he told the old cyborg, "Boy... you're really something!" With that he started to walk around him. As he did so, he told him with a cool relaxed air, "All that talk of greatness... light coming off my sails! What a joke!"

Hearing his own words now being used against him, Silver was offended automatically as he started to complain. Losing his calm face, "Now see here, Jimbo-!"

"And what was it you told me?" To which immediately, the cyborg moved his eyes back to Nozomi. The girl was not bothering to hide away her anger any longer, then continued on to say herself, "A little star that shines so brightly? I bet that meant nothing either when you uttered it!"

Seeing both of them were now teaming up against him, in their criticisms. Silver couldn't say a word, however he tried as he said, "Now ya both listen! That weren't-!"

Both of them though were clearly not in the mood to listen to him! For looking at him with pure scorn, it was then that Jim told Silver, "But you did teach me one thing! Stick to it, right!" As the cyborg heard this, he looked to the two of them with utter disbelief as he heard Jim tell him, "Well that's what I'm gonna do! I'm gonna make sure you never see one Drobloon of my treasure!"

Then as Jim finished saying his words, Nozomi pitched in her own thoughts, "Exactly! Also for the agony you've caused to Riku! I'm never gonna forgive you for that! You lying snake in the grass!"

Baffled as he heard this, Silver didn't understand a word of what she was saying about Riku. However he did understand offence when he saw it! Becoming riled up, he then told them both, "That treasure! Is owed me by thunder!"

Unintimidated though, Jim simply retorted straight back to him just as enraged, "Well try to find it without my map! By thunder!"

Seeing that neither of them were going to back down, Silver then told them angrily, "Oh you both don't know how to pick your fights, do ya!?"

With that hearing these words, Nozomi then replied angrily straight back, "We don't have to! But that doesn't mean we won't win each one that comes our way!"

As he saw her looking at him so defiantly, Silver then informed both the foolish keyblader and cabin boy, "Now mark me! Either I get that map, by dawn tomorrow! Or so help me! I'll have the heartless tear yer mates and all of ya apart!"

Hearing these words, Nozomi then instantly drew out her keyblade! As it appeared in a sparkle of light, she aimed it straight at him and declared mad, "Come and try it! We'll tear apart any monster or pirate you send at us!"

Jim listening to her words, then agreed as he said simply with just a much angered determination, "Exactly!"

Morph seeing his favourite people, quarrel so angrily like this. Didn't understand at all what was going on! However he shuddered in fear at all this hostility! It was terrible to experience!

Silver glaring at the keyblader as she threatened him, then looking to Jim as he stared at him just as angrily. Decided there and then he'd had enough! So turning his back, he went to manoeuvre himself back down the hill, however he decided to not forget one thing this time, "Morph! Hop to it!"

The small transformative creature wavered though. It was clear he was uneasy, he didn't know what to do. He-?

"NOW!"

Terrified in seconds, Morph rushed away from this enraged shout! As he did so, he quickly hid himself in Nozomi's dark hair. Shivering from the rage that Silver was emanating.

Seeing this happen with a huff, the cyborg though didn't bother to look back. As instead he continued his journey back down the hill, using his arm again as a make-shift cane, as he went to join the rest of his loyal crew.

Looking at him with a hard glare on their faces. It was then the keyblader and cabin boy decided to end this confrontation and leave themselves. Dismissing her keyblade in seconds in a flash of light, Nozomi couldn't help but utter, "Well I guess that shows his true colours!" Then looking to the side mad, she added, "I can't believe that I even imagined for a second, I thought he was anything like my master!"

Jim, not making a reply to this. Simply turned his gaze back to their stronghold, as he did so he told her, "C'mon, let's get back... we don't wanna keep the others worried and waiting."

Nodding simply at this reply, Nozomi walked on up behind him. However as she walked back up, she felt Morph shivering still from the fright he'd been given. Feeling this, she couldn't help but feel sad for him, so moving her right hand up she stroked him gently trying to ease some of his fear away.

Morph mumbled sadly as she did this, but he seemed to be comforted a little. Which was a relief in itself to her... but now she couldn't help but think of her friend's who were trapped on the RLS Legacy. Turning back to look upwards, she saw the ship high up in the sky... as she did so, she whispered gently, "Hang on guys... we'll save you all! Somehow..."

However as she said these words, it was then for a brief moment she caught Silver looking up to her and Jim with a saddened expression. Stopping in her tracks as she saw this, she wondered what that was about? But she didn't get a chance to dwell on it, as the cyborg continued his journey down alone. Hiding away his own pain and regret as he went...

Nozomi standing in wonder, couldn't help but question what that was? However shaking the thought away, she decided not to dwell on it. As she began her journey back up the hill, she thought about the tribulations they needed to be concerned about, the fate of her friends, Riku's injury, Amelia... and the battle that would soon be fought, over who would be the rightful possessors of the Loot Of A Thousand Worlds...