And we're back! As said in the previous chapter, Sora and company will meet up with Yen Sid and get new clothes. And, they'll be reuniting with a certain someone too!
So, let's get to it.
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Here's chapter 7!
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Chapter 7: Reunion and New
As Sora, Donald and Goofy continued fighting up the tower, they found that A) nothing had really changed that much over a year; for there were plenty of Heartless out and about and B) it basically seemed like their hard work was all for nothing.
Still, they eventually got to the Sorcerer's Loft on the top floor. At a desk in a tall chair, there was an old wizard there. Another thing was how besides the desk, there was a figure in a black cloak. Their figure appeared to look as if it belonged to a girl, but they couldn't tell.
Donald and Goofy bowed to Yen Sid. "Master Yen Sid! It's an honor!" respectfully greeted Donald.
While the anthropomorphic duck and dog were rather formal and respectful in their greeting, Sora was much more casual. In fact, casual to the point where it was fairly shocking. "Hey there!"
Donald and Goofy gave Sora some shocked stares. "Sora! Show some respect!" Donald harshly snapped at him. The cloaked figure laughed a moment at the action before pausing and crossing their arms.
The wizard calmed Donald down with a wave of his hand. "So you are Sora. Now then, have you seen the King yet?" asked Yen Sid.
"Yes, we did, Master. But we didn't get a chance to talk to him." Goofy replied.
Yen Sid nodded in reply. "Yes...the King has been quite busy of late. Therefore, it would seem that the task of instructing you three falls upon my shoulders. You have a perilous journey ahead of you. You must be well prepared."
"You mean… we have to go on another quest? I was looking forward to finding my friend Riku, so we could go back to our islands with our friend Penelope, too." He explained.
"Yes. I know. However, everything in your journey, Sora, is connected. Whether you will find your way home to the islands... Whether you will return alone or with your friends... And, whether or not the islands will still be there. And the key that connects them all is you, Sora."
The cloaked figure shrugged, nodding in reply. Sora furrowed his eyebrows together. "I'm… the key?" He asked, holding out his hand as his Keyblade, the Kingdom Key, flashed into it.
"Chosen wielder of the Keyblade! You are the key that will open the door to light." Yen Sid said to Sora, who nodded as his eyes were filled with determination for what was to come.
Yen Sid looked to Donald and Goofy, who immediately stood up straight with his gaze and nodded. The sorcerer waved his hand over the table and a thick book appeared. Continuing to use his magic, Yen Sid made the book float up in the air and spun it towards Sora. It opened up and landed towards the edge of the table, making the figure jump on impact and scoot away slowly.
Yen Sid stared at them in silence for their reaction before focusing back on Sora. "This book contains valuable knowledge you will need for your journey. Study it carefully. Once you have finished, we will speak of the enemies you will surely confront."
It took a bit for Sora to read through the book. It made sense, really, as the passages were long, but noting the Heartless situation, something didn't exactly add up. "But wait a sec- how come the Heartless are still running around?" Sora asked Yen Sid.
Noting the aftermath of their first adventure, they should've eliminated all of the Heartless threat. That was the point of it, really, so that way, they could stop and save more worlds from either being overtaken by the darkness or be stuck in the darkness forever.
Yen Sid was fortunately able to explain why such was the case. "Your past endeavors did prevent an immense effusion of Heartless from the great darkness; make no mistake about that. However, the Heartless are darkness made real-and darkness lingers yet in every heart. The Heartless are fewer. But while darkness exists in a single heart, it will be difficult to eliminate them."
The trio sighed in response. Noting that, expecting to fully rid and destroy the Heartless would be impossible. The good thing was that hey, they got rid of most of the problem. Like, 75% of it or so, but the other 25% couldn't easily be destroyed. As they somewhat slumped over in disappointment, Goofy spoke.
"Gawrsh, that must mean...if everybody's heart was full of light, them Heartless'd go away!" exclaimed Goofy. Sora and Donald perked up in agreement.
Yen Sid nodded in agreement before focusing on the next point. "Now it is time to speak of the enemies you will encounter." said he, before he waved his hand once more. An image of Donald appeared near the wall. Then, it changed into a Shadow Heartless, much to the surprise of the three. The cloaked figure chuckled a moment, but looked away, like they had heard this before.
The wizard explained the purpose of it, knowing that the trio were already quite aware of it. So, he didn't go into incredible depth, and it was considered more of a reminder at best. "If one such as you, Donald, yields to the darkness in their heart, they too will become a Heartless. But you know this. The Heartless are always lurking and ever seeking to capture new hearts. Never let your guard down! Now then..."
Waving his hand again, an image of one of those strange white creatures appeared by the Shadow Heartless. "At times, if someone with a strong heart and will-be they evil or good-becomes a Heartless, the empty shell they leave behind begins to act with a will of its own."
Then, the Shadow disappeared. Yen Sid kept on with his explanation. "An empty vessel whose heart has been stolen away... A spirit that goes on even as its body fades from existence-for you see, Nobodies do not truly exist at all. Nobodies may seem to have feelings, but this is a ruse-they only pretend to have hearts. You must not be deceived!"
The other figure seemed to disagree, but still listened anyway.
Sora nodded, though he was somewhat surprised and curious. "Nobodies… they don't exist…" He mumbled to himself.
Suddenly, two more images of the nobodies Yen Sid displayed appeared around Sora, taking him off guard. "Now then...the being you see before you is known as a Dusk. They are the most common form of Nobody. But there are others-some larger, some with frightening and unique powers. Be vigilant! On your journey, you will meet an alarming number of Dusks. They will all attempt to do you harm."
"Well, of course they will. They're an enemy." the figure grumbled under their breath, causing the trio to look over at them. They went silent once more as the images vanished.
"Still, they are nothing but empty shells, destined to return to the darkness. But-" Yen Sid waved his hand again, and images of figures in black cloaks appeared in the place of the Dusks. Sora, Donald and Goofy were rather wary of the image upon seeing it.
Yen Sid continued his exposition to Sora, Donald and Goofy. "While Heartless act on instinct, Nobodies function in a higher manner. They can think and plan. And it seems they are working towards a goal. What that goal is, we do not know."
Sora, Donald and Goofy looked worried at first, but were a bit at ease when the wizard continued. "The King sensed the danger, and journeyed forth to fight it. He found the dark realm's Keyblade, and with it, closed the door. Now he's traveling from world to world, fighting the Heartless as he seeks the answer to the riddle of the Nobodies and Organization XIII."
The cloaked figures disappeared. The trio was about to talk of their plans of action, until they looked at the cloaked figure in the room again. Recognizing the cloak now, they got into fighting stances and summoned their weapons. "Wait! There's a nobody in here!"
The figure jumped and looked back, waving their hands. "Wait, wait, wait! I'm not a nobody!" They exclaimed. Sora, Donald and Goofy didn't believe them.
They edged closer, and the figure stepped closer to Yen Sid. "Sora, I swear to god, if you hit me with that Keyblade…" they growled before looking to Yen Sid when they kept getting closer. "Um… Master Yen Sid! Could you please do something so I don't die!?"
Yen Sid waved his hand. "That is enough. The figure you see now is not an enemy."
Sora tilted his head to the side. "Huh? But why are they wearing a black cloak…?"
The figure quickly pulled down their hood, revealing a familiar but slightly older face. Their long brown hair, with ends that resembled fire, cascaded out. Their tanned face was red with exasperation. Sora, Donald and Goofy were shocked.
"Penelope! There you are!" Sora cried in relief, dismissing his Keyblade as she wearily walked back over. She was about to say something until Sora came at her with a hug, much to her surprise.
"What, did you miss me? I'm kinda… surprised…" Penelope began to say until she noticed what Sora was wearing. She paused. "…Sora? Is that…?"
Sora pulled away and looked down at his outfit before back at Penelope. "Is that what?"
Penelope scanned over Sora's clothes a moment before starting to crack into laughter. "Pfff…oh my god, Master Yen Sid. Are you seeing this? This…haha…"
Penelope then burst out into laughter at Sora's outfit, much to his confusion. "Huh? Penelope, what's wrong? Why are you laughing?"
"They're so…so small! Can I just…" Penelope pulled Sora in and took a screenshot of the situation before continuing to howl in laughter. "T-there! I took a screenshot to commemorate this moment… oh my god, this is priceless."
Sora looked to Donald and Goofy, not understanding why Penelope was reacting this way, but hey! At least she was back, so he didn't have to worry now. "We better go and find the King first."
"But where could he be?" Donald asked. Mickey did kinda just leave quickly while he was in Twilight Town.
"Well, we don't know 'til we look." Goofy replied.
Sora nodded. "Yeah. And the King must know where Riku is, 'cause the two of them were together in the realm of darkness when we closed the door. You know, after defeating Ansem."
Penelope bit her lip. "Well…um…"
The trio looked at Penelope in confusion, but she stopped. "Ah, never mind. I mean, he might know. Or he might not, since… well…"
"Wait, you might know where Riku is, Penelope?" Sora asked.
Donald seemed hesitant. "But how could she? She might've been asleep-"
"I was NOT asleep! I was awake during your absence, so don't even go there, duck!" she snapped.
Sora was surprised. "Wait, you weren't asleep? So…"
Penelope stopped Sora. "Even if I did know where that idiot was now, I don't know if I could tell you. I'm still mad at him for something he did, and plus, he did something really stupid. Even if I did know, he likely wouldn't be there now."
Sora was getting more and more curious, much to Penelope's dismay. She desperately looked at Yen Sid, who managed to pause Sora. "That is quite enough. Before you go, Sora, you will need more suitable traveling clothes. Those look a bit too small for you."
"Ya think?" Penelope asked back, only to be hushed by Donald and Goofy (who glared at her). "Sorry, sir. I kinda let my mouth run on for a little too long."
"There is no need to apologize, Guardian Penelope," Yen Sid stated before motioning to the door. "As for you, Sora, through there, you will find three good fairies. If you ask, they'll create for you appropriate garments."
Goofy looked at Sora and his current state of clothes. "Gawrsh, Sora. You are growing fast."
"Uh… I guess." Sora looked at his clothes and nervously tugged on them. As he, Donald and Goofy were going into the one room, Penelope stayed back, looking through the bookshelf. They paused and stared at her confusedly.
"…Penelope? Are you coming?" Sora asked.
Penelope stared back at him. "I already got my clothes." She answered.
"…You did?"
Penelope had her back turned a moment as she zipped down her cloak and threw it off, revealing her outfit underneath. She turned around to face Sora to show it off.
Like usual, she had her pendant and her star barrette in her hair. She was wearing a purple jacket with short sleeves and a collar, a white v-neck shirt with a pinkish-purple four pointed star, with four dots around it (though her jacket covered them up). The black sleeves went a bit past her jacket to about mid-way at her upper arm, and she also wore short, black fingerless gloves.
Her skirt, which was a pinkish-purple and had a star symbol resembling her pendant and barrette, went down to about mid-thigh. She also had on white socks that went up mid-calve with single black stripes at the top. Unlike her shoes that she wore previously, which were similar to Kairi's, her shoes were smaller and better fit her feet. They were black sneakers she didn't need to tie up, and had one dot per side of the shoe.
"I got here before you, by the way. I wanted to meet you here rather than in Twilight Town."
"Technically, aren't we still in Twilight Town?" Sora inquired.
"No, this is a secret area you access from Twilight Town. You could say it is a part of it, but it also isn't. I took the train to get here." She answered.
"But we didn't see you on the train…?"
"I took the train that went before yours, for your information. Get your clothes from the fairies so I don't start laughing at how small your clothes are again." Penelope ordered, going back over to get her cloak which was on the ground.
Sora smiled and shrugged, going into the one room with Donald and Goofy following.
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(Mysterious Tower- Wardrobe)
Upon going into the next room, which was the wardrobe, Sora saw three fairies (adorned in red, blue and green depending on the fairy). They appeared to be chatting by the window.
Sora spoke to Donald and Goofy yet again. "Me, you guys, Penelope, Riku, and the King. I don't care who this Organization is or what it's planning. With the six of us-I mean, seven of us-there's nothing to worry about, right?" He asked.
"Yeah!" cheered Donald. Their talking caught the attention of the three good fairies- Flora, Fauna and Merryweather. Flora, who was the fairy in red, spoke first, acknowledging the situation to the other two fairies.
"Well, look who's here, dears! It's Sora, Donald and Goofy!" exclaimed Flora.
"Ooh, if you're looking for clothes, you've come to the right place!" Merryweather said as she got a quick look at Sora's outfit.
Fauna was excited for this newfound, though soon-to-be short project. "I'll do the designing."
At the time, Sora was standing closest to Goofy, so Flora and Merryweather pulled him away so they could start. Fauna sent out a spell that made Sora's outfit change, but it changed to green.
And then all the madness began. While the fairies began to argue amongst themselves of what color to pick while doing so, Merryweather sent a spell at Sora's clothes that changed them blue. Disagreeing with the blue, Fauna sent a spell that changed the boy's clothes green. They kept going as they exchanged more spells, not seeing a raven that appeared in the window (and it flew off with a squawk).
Sora was getting fed up with all these spells and how they couldn't decide. Impatiently, he requested, "Aww, would you just decide?"
The fairies stopped with a gasp before giggling. They supposed that Sora was right, after all. They had started to get a little out of hand with the magic. Flora looked at the other two and then spoke upon looking back at Sora. "All right, then. Together now, dears. And no more squabbling!"
With a blast of white magic and a flash, Sora was now in new clothes. It was predominantly black, but it had many yellow straps going up his pants and they were also slightly on his jacket, which was a very deep blue and red. The edges of his jacket and his pants were white. And yet, despite having similarities to his old outfit, it was very much different. Sora was in awe.
"Now, those aren't ordinary garments." Flora indicated.
Fauna put her wand in both of her hands and held it somewhat close. "They have very special powers." She explained. As a result, Flora waved her hand and created an orb which she blasted in front of Sora. She told him to take the orb.
What it happened to do was unlock potential inside of Sora that would allow his clothes to transform. Why would his clothes transform in the process?
Well, now Sora had magic clothes. Upon unlocking his potential or something, his clothes changed into a red and black outfit with a flash while Penelope came in. Sora also had two Keyblades in hand, being his Kingdom Key and another Keyblade called Star Seeker.
Sora was shocked to have another Keyblade, as well as Donald and Goofy.
"Oh, really, Sora? Why are you wearing red again? And why is your theme blasting through the room?!" Penelope asked in dismay, utterly ruining the moment. She didn't see he had two Keyblades.
The room went silent and everyone stared at the Guardian in alarm. Penelope frowned before noticing Sora had two Keyblades and then she pieced it together. "Oh never mind. I get it now. You're in Valor Form, so you can use Synch Bade as a result. Sorry for yelling."
Sora, Donald and Goofy stared at Penelope in confusion and blinked. Her behavior was a bit different than they remembered. She was a bit less aggressive?
"Remember to not go and lose that pendant, Guardian Penelope. You can't use your forms without it." Fauna reminded Penelope as she was about to leave the room.
Sora was curious. "Wait, you got an orb too? Could I see your other outfit?" He asked. Penelope went silent and looked nervously at Flora, Fauna and Merryweather. The fairies nervously looked back at her and then at each other.
"Would it be a good idea though? I mean, the way my forms work isn't the same way as Sora's…" She thought out loud, but seemed to be directing it to the three good fairies.
"It's ultimately your choice, dear. It's whether or not you want to risk the consequences." Flora replied. Penelope looked away and pondered on it. Sora furrowed his eyebrows together and was trying to figure out what was going on.
"Wait, what consequences? I don't get it?"
Penelope chuckled to herself and then said, "Well, Sora, I probably should show it off. I mean, I probably had you worried somehow. And I deserve to take pain, even if it's just a bit. Especially noting how bad I was."
The girl turned around and tapped a finger onto her pendant. She glowed with the same light Sora did when he changed forms. Except when her outfit changed, it was completely different. Her outfit changed into one that was frillier and much more dress-like, with reds, pinks and oranges on the jacket-like part and her frilly dress-like addition of silvery-white with gold trimming. She also wore long white gloves and silvery boots with wing accessories. Her pendant appeared to be gone, but her hairclip changed into a bow with the same star, but the jewel was red. A similar four-pointed star was on the jacket-like part of her dress.
Sora was in awe at Penelope's outfit, as was Sora, Donald and Goofy. Suddenly though, she cringed and keeled over in a sudden burst of pain. Sora panicked and tried to help her up, but she stubbornly shook her head. "N-no. Don't worry about me. This pain happens, and it should. I don't deserve any mercy for my mistakes. They have more to say, so I recommend you'd listen." She breathed, before forcing herself out of Valor Form.
Donald and Goofy were still in awe at the fact Sora had two Keyblades, but they didn't get why Penelope was being weird. Sora didn't either, but he tried to not show concern (but still did) like Penelope requested. They continued listening to the three good fairies, who were also worried, but tried to not make a huge fuss about it.
"This journey's gonna be twice as difficult as your last. Maybe even harder with that one there." Merryweather explained, invoking a sigh out of Sora. Nothing could be easy in this case, especially with these new enemies that they had to face. But they could do it, couldn't they?
Flora smiled and then informed Sora of another detail. "Your garments also have other powers-but you will have to discover what they are as you continue on your journey."
Sora looked at both of his Keyblades and then back at Flora. "Okay, I'll do my best. And thanks a lot!"
There were a few things left before they left the tower. For one thing, Fauna mentioned Yen Sid had something for them. But the three of them were a bit hesitant on leaving the wardrobe due to the one problem. Penelope managed to get herself up (she still denied getting help from Sora, Donald and Goofy, as she kept insisting she didn't deserve or really need their help), but she slightly limped out the door and had to balance herself up against the wall as Yen Sid motioned the other three to the window.
Fortunately, it was the Gummi Ship! So, it denied any worry from Sora about the previous incident of their ride being gone. They were about to leave when Yen Sid stopped them, and they straightened up in their presence. Penelope limped over and tried to stand up on her own while they faced Yen Sid.
"Because of your previous endeavors, the worlds have returned to their original states. That means the pathways between them have disappeared." explained Yen Sid, which upset Sora, Donald and Goofy. Just how were they to get around now?
Well, fortunately, they were not to worry…
…Too much.
Apparently, according to Yen Sid and Mickey's suspicions, there were pathways that were to be utilized that the worlds created. It was uncertain how they were accessed, but the worlds still had ties. And the Keyblade was to be the guide in order to find the paths.
Unfortunately, the Heartless and Nobodies had their own paths and were able to get into the worlds. It was uncertain if they were trying to connect their paths of darkness to the gates of the worlds (which was unfair nonetheless), that was the last of the information. "Now then, that is all the information I can give to you. Go forth, Sora, Donald, and Goofy. Everyone is waiting." Yen Sid dismissed.
Sora, Donald and Goofy nodded, thanking Yen Sid and saluting the wizard before beginning to leave until they stopped and looked at Penelope. "Hey Penelope, are ya comin'?" Goofy asked.
"Yeah. Just a second." She answered, still looking somewhat pained. The three of them appeared worried. Penelope rolled her eyes. "I'm fine. Please, get to the ship. Don't let me hold you back. You never let it before, anyway. I'll catch up with you."
"Ok. We'll wait for you. Will you be okay getting down the stairs?" Sora asked.
"If I trip and break my leg, I probably deserve it for all the screwing up I've done lately. But I don't need help getting down. I can do it myself." She replied. Sora was getting worried again, but it didn't bother Penelope like it had before.
The trio left, leaving Penelope and Yen Sid in the room. She smiled and headed to the door, still pained. "Thank you for everything, sir. I'll do my best to help Sora, Donald and Goofy in their adventure." She said to the wizard, heading towards the door.
"Remember your role in all this and what you must do Guardian. We both know I am not the one to guide you, for another has that role in my place."
"Right. I know." Penelope finished, saluting to Yen Sid before vanishing out the door. He vanished with a whisk of light.
When Penelope went out the door, she noticed Sora waiting there. "Sora, I told you that you can leave without me. You don't need to help me, ok?" She indicated, starting to sound exasperated as she was starting to go down the stairs. She stumbled a bit, much to Sora's worry, and he came to her side and started helping her.
Penelope decided to at least accept that Sora was going to help her and there was nothing she could do about it. "I'm surprised you're helping me despite all the awful things I've said and done to you. I'm not deserving of it in any way, since I've messed up enough."
"Will you stop saying that?" Sora asked, halting their movement. Penelope went silent, and looked away. "Besides, I've already forgiven you. You've been acting weird since we got here though. Did something happen?"
It took a moment for her to reply. "…No. Nothing has happened. Forget about it."
"Okay. Still, what is up with you saying something about messing up?" Sora asked. "And where did you go? We didn't see you in Twilight Town when I woke up."
"I know. I came here when I left Twilight Town. I couldn't bear seeing you at the time."
"How come?" Sora asked. Penelope looked away and started acting a bit aloof. Sora continued helping Penelope down the stairs. "Y'know… you're still acting weird. And you've seemed to change a lot from when I last saw you. You were acting like your old self earlier-"
"That would be a bad thing if I acted TOO much like my old self. I mean, I acted like a complete bitch, so I can't go back to it."
"True. I'm unsure where you're getting that from, but you weren't THAT bad… I think." Sora tried to remember it, but Penelope stopped him.
"Don't ponder on it too much, Sora. It seems we've both called each other out on our actions now."
"With your aggression against Kairi last time or…?" Sora stopped when he said Kairi, but Penelope didn't seem to react. Then, he got worried he upset her.
"I wasn't really talking about what happened with Kairi, but I was so mean to her too. Especially when she was without her heart. I need to apologize to her profusely when we see her again."
Sora stopped again, and Penelope frowned at him. "What? Did I say something wrong, Sora? You're looking like you've just seen a ghost or something."
"Wait, you're not mad at Kairi? Oh wait, I'm not supposed to…"
Penelope shot Sora a bored stare. "Come ON, Sora. Do you honestly think I'm still that jealous of Kairi? I mean, by now, she's probably smokin' hot, but I have no reason to hate her. If it weren't for Kairi, someone I knew… maybe two people I knew wouldn't exist. And you can say her name too. Kairi's a person and she exists, so I don't see why it matters a lot to say her name."
Sora laughed. "Am I still talking to the same Penelope?"
"Yes, Sora. You're taking this too much like a surprise. But we're taking too long to go down the stairs, so we probably should keep going." She replied rather calmly.
Sora continued helping Penelope down the stairs so they could meet up with Donald and Goofy (Sora had told them to go on without him. They were hesitant on doing so, but Sora was dead set on helping Penelope down the stairs since using her Valor Form hurt her a lot and the effects were still evident).
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While Sora and Penelope were meeting up with Donald and Goofy, someone came back to life. You're probably wondering, "Wait, someone was revived from the dead? Who? And what happened?"
Well, remember that raven from earlier? The one who was spying in from the window before it flew off? He returned with a long black dress.
Actually it looked more like a cloak. But the three good fairies recognized it. And upon accidentally remembering whom it belonged to and her name (they didn't want to do it. But they did, and that somehow affected the revival), the clothing started to change form and rise out of the ground. Flora and Fauna fled to tell Yen Sid, and Merryweather fled upon seeing the newly-revived figure's face.
And upon crying her name in alarm, Merryweather booked it out of the wardrobe. Basically, Maleficent came back to life somehow (despite she was slayed in her dragon-form and was supposed to be dead). Joyous at her own return, Maleficent burst into evil laughter.
Meanwhile, upon coming onto the Gummi Ship, the quartet was hailed by Chip and Dale. "Howdy, Sora, Guardian Penelope! How are ya doin'?" Dale asked.
The two of them then reintroduced themselves to the party. They already knew who the pair was of course, but it had been a really long time since they had seen them. Plus, they had been taking care of the ship too.
Upon giving their dismissal, Sora checked the map. Penelope was curious where they could go now. "So, guys. Where to next? How many worlds are on the map?" She asked. The other three were silent, much to her confusion.
"Yo, boys. What's up? You're being kinda quiet." Penelope stated, as she started to get up.
"There's only one." Sora suddenly said out of the blue.
"Huh? Only one what? One world?" Penelope continued to inquire.
"Yeah! There's only one!" Donald answered back.
Penelope blinked before taking a deep breath. However, a yawn got in between, and tiredly, the girl asked, "Mm…alright. Which world?"
"It's Hollow Bastion." Sora quickly replied.
Penelope stretched and smiled at the three of them. "Alright then. Let's get going, shall we?"
From there, the quartet headed to Hollow Bastion, seeing what was up next and also what they could do next.
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Wow, this chapter was long. Anyway, I guess one of my main focuses for this story is working on Penelope's character as well as her relationship with Sora and other characters. One of the biggest flaws I'm aware of in Re: Kingdom Hearts was how strained and how differently the other characters treated her, as well as she treated them.
Though she has developed through Re: CoM and Re: 358/2 Days and has become better, there was little to no interaction with Sora, Donald or Goofy. The only exception was in Re: CoM, where Penelope did interact with them a bit, and called Sora out when he was acting differently as result of Namine's influence.
And noting that this story in particular is going to be much longer, it's important that Penelope and Sora have a better relationship. In the next chapter, I'll be touching upon this with one of Maria's first and most important teachings that will be a factor in combat and also Penelope's relationship with Sora. As well as other characters too.
What will it be, exactly?
Well, you'll find out in the next chapter!
Please review if you'd like, please try to refrain from flaming and please tell me how I can improve!
I will see you all in the next chapter.
Ciao!